#totokaka

[pikabysss]

Doodly concept art sheet! Another Xblaze AU but this one less of a joke? Ripper, how I imagine him if he was born in the Blazblue c-series world: he's some kind of Demi-human Kaka clan abomination.

The text in the bubble says: Why don't I get a mask!?

He got his mask right after.

[suzukaka]

Suzukaka, Phase Shift 3

[mizukagami-takamagahara]

The phase shift novels are slowly being translated on baka-tsuki. Phase shift 3 is now almost completely translated. There is still one active translater named Riki.

Holy shit! I'll be completely honest, I thought this was too good to be true when I first got your ask. For those curious, it's legit- the most recent update appears to have been just last week.

Thanks for letting me, and us, know! And a huge shoutout to this Riki person. I'm super excited to continue my read of the series!!! It seems more chapters with Seven and Eight, AND the introduction of Totokaka and Suzukaka have been translated!

[cloudyspider]

Rereading/watching BBCT and rambling about things I find interesting or may've missed a first time part 5 featuring Taokaka and Litchi

Starting off with Tao there's not much to say. She's the fun goofy character and her story does well to relay that. That isn't to say she's one-dimensional as when she does have Arakune dead to rights she decides to let him go so long as he no longer bothers the Kakas. Partly because it's the right thing to do and partly because Litchi told her it isn't right to hurt people. Something he's never going to honor but it's the thought that counts. Her head maybe vacant ninety percent of the time but she is definitively a sweet girl.

Surprising that Kokonoe actually showed up to her in Kagatsuchi of all the story modes even if unintentionally. Even more so considering how patient and kind she was to Tao for as much as Kokonoe tends to be. No real condescension, concern for Tao getting in trouble with the NOL for not being in the Kaka Village underground, and willing to help her get back albeit also testing one of her devices on Tao to do so. Kokonoe being more friendly with Kakas in general considering they were the ones who saved her from Terumi after he killed Nine and Trinity wouldn't be a stretch.

I also wonder if the whole mecha Tagers and Taokakas are just supposed to be a one-off gag and shout-out to Robo-Ky or they were supposed to be something more. Nothing serious mind you but if BlazBlue was purportedly meant to be a RPG at one point then maybe they were supposed to be generic mob enemies. Or even just generic mobs that Kokonoe would throw at someone when she needs to distract someone like Azrael. Food for thought.

Litchi's episode is probably been one of my favorites so far but that could just be recency bias. It does a good job to flush out her character. She's kind, motherly, reasonable, a bit overbearing but in a "teacher who doesn't want her students to play to rough" sort a way. It also makes it clear she can be selfish. She wants to put down Arakune to relieve her own pain but she also wants to save him while knowing that in the meantime he's running rampant he's inevitably going to do more harm to others. All in all just a good episode to read.

The plight of the Kaka's population is made here through Elder Kaka Totokaka talking about it through Litchi. The population of the Kaka will never go past 100 under otherwise normal circumstances and in the event they can't naturally reproduce they will do so asexually. There's a concern by Toto on the fate of the Kaka on how they'll fade away to time and how they're forsaken by God. Not an unfounded concern because the Elder seems to understand that they will be victim to genetic stagnancy and decay. To paraphrase her words all the new children are just copies of those passed away and although they are a hundred they are essentially one organism. Eventually the parts of a organism will degrade and fail and the organism as a whole will die. Litchi thinks that through genetic alteration they can fix this but Totokaka thinks would just make them a further afront to nature. Which really begs the question of why the Kaka's are designed like this? Beastkin/Demihumans like Makoto who's kind were also made during the Dark War don't seem to have this problem and the population control factor seems to be an intentional design for the Kaka's.

[smellpelt]

kitty

[cannondisabledcharacters]

Today’s disabled character of the day is Totokaka from the BlazBlue series, who uses a mobility aid

[abyss-of-the-azure]

Fact of the day

The Kaka Elder’s real name is Totokaka. She was around in the Dark War, and helped the Six Heroes with her older sister, Suzukaka.

(Suzukaka on the left, and Totokaka on right)

For those interested, Suzukaka died sometime before BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger.

[closedspeciesdrama]

Rant

Here are some cats like characters with masks on! Remember this if anyone says you can’t draw these types of characters!

http://kaypikefashion.deviantart.com/art/Simple-Cheshire-Cat-Hoodie-147195749

http://clockworkteadoll.deviantart.com/art/PS-YigYizEw-171242077

http://whittacker.deviantart.com/art/catleaves-317234472

http://zekke87.deviantart.com/art/Taokaka-292693960

http://ulitmate-grim-reaper.deviantart.com/art/Wonderland-Characters-1-147505735

http://morgancluelessgoat.deviantart.com/art/HS-MC-God-Tier-Hoodies-257571673

http://the-littlest-hero.deviantart.com/art/Nagi-142533232

http://iron-fox.deviantart.com/art/Stitches-hoodie-93453184

http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/blazblue/images/9/96/Torakaka_%28Story_Mode_Artwork%2C_Normal%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20111025121643

http://blazblue.wikia.com/wiki/Totokaka

http://www.zerochan.net/138907

[suzukaka]

Suzukaka with Totokaka!

[help-me-professor-kokonoe]

I have been waiting for this a long time, young lady... you don't pay enough respect to your roots. You haven't talked to your father in months and it's almost Father's Day. You're too unorganized and it's going to be the death of you. You got the best of your parents' genes and you don't put either of them to any use. And lastly, I'm kind of hungry and all you have it this silvervine garbage. -Totokaka.

Oh wonderful, now I get to brutally insult you, you wrinkly old bitch.

You're a fucking annoyance. You've got literally no reason to be in the series at all. You're not an important character in any way. If you were removed, nothing, literally NOTHING would change! 

You're just a stupid old hag who no one gives a shit about. What person, when asked their favorite character, says "The Village Elder!"? No one. Because no one cares about nor remembers you.

Have I mentioned you're an annoying ugly bitch? Because you really are. All you do is sit around and bitch at me. Do you do ANYTHING for the Kaka clan? Do you? Because Tora's never told me anything about you doing anything important. Tao never talks about you. 

You're the most unimportant character in the series. And you see, that's all I'm talking about right now. I could go on for even LONGER about OTHER reasons why I fucking hate you. Just die, you fucking dumbass. No one would miss you.

[haeni]

Totokaka cosplay! (Prob. The first.. )

[smellpelt]

Suzukaka!

extra Totokaka under the cut enjoy :3

[abyss-of-the-azure]

So, since Jubei is out, there is still one thing I'm trying to understand. Kokonoe is Jubei's daughter, so where does Taokaka fit in all of this? Is Taokaka even related or part of the family tree along with Nine and Celica?

The Kaka were made from Jubei’s genes by an unknown country just before the Dark War really began. They’ve been around longer than Kokonoe has, but Kokonoe is older than most of the current Kaka (only exception being Totokaka, who’s the village elder).

I mean, you can consider the Kaka part of the family tree, just depends on what you consider family. Biologically, they’re very similar to Jubei.

[abyss-of-the-azure]

Gotta ask the dreaded question: Was Linhua an Entitled?

Maybe?

Totokaka, Linhua, Homura, and Kajun all appeared in some form inside the Embryo but it’s never stated.

[abyss-of-the-azure]

A popularity contest is being held on the BlazBlue 10th Anniversary site! It includes every fleshed our character with visible art in the series bar:

Nago, Gii, Totokaka, Ignis Clover, Ada Clover, Ex Machina: Minerva, Suzukaka, Shuichirou Ayatsuki, Artillery, Akio Osafune, Goro Joizumi, and Brain Cat.

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Suzukaka and Totokaka during the Dark War. (Totokaka is the one in the corner. You may know her as the Kaka Elder).