| For their Imperial Reality counterpart, see The Supreme Ruler |
- “The Son...he is someone very important. A being, a human, a god, an entity, an apparition...he is many for his ability to resonate with like-minded individuals makes him so. His power is absolute, it cannot be overruled unless he decides so. He cannot be killed, unless he wills it. He is The Son, ruler of this Dimension.”
- ―Thor
The Son, formerly known as Mr. Tachibana, is a shadowy figure described as a very calm man, and later as a mood swung man. He is the owner of the Armoury as well as being the creator of the Cards of Assistance. He has also been called the Armoury Owner, The Mysterious Man, and the Man in the Trench Coat by many who have seen him, his most recent nickname was The Drifter due to his host, and has called himself an interesting "Goodie" while in the Nexus Arena in his "The Son" form. He also wields a combat bow called T-100 which he took from another universe and keeps it as his own.
Although many have speculated upon his nationality, The Son is actually the last known Nexu to be alive. A rare of powerful beings with immense power and abilities, which are seen as supernatural by humanity. Due to being a Nexu, he has direct access to the Nexus, an interdimensional realm that all connects all of time and space through a series of "clock" doors. However, it has been confirmed in The Final Chapter's second cinematic cutscene that Mr. Tachibana is host of The Son, but was able to "silence" The Son and took over.
In "Prophecy", it is revealed that he is the current Keeper of the Nexus Dimension, one of the Nine Dimensions in existence, and because of it, he is considered part of the Order of the Nine.
After the events of The Final Chapter, The Son continued to remain active and kept his current form as his own, as he still held a lot of grief over The Drifter's death, still affecting him immensely. Though, his search for Sophia remains difficult due to Replica Techno's arrogance and the constant dangers and hinderances appeared with the restoration of the Arc 3 Universe, especially since most of the paradoxes caused by the universe's destruction had kept spreading and affecting the Roach Chronicles multiverse and other universes in negative ways, leaving himself and his Nexus Apparitions busy trying to contain and repair these paradoxes.
He first appears in Call of Duty: Awakening of the Hive, and later in Call of Duty: Extinction, Call of Duty: Rise of the Hive Beta, Call of Duty: Rise of the Hive, Call of Duty: Age of Extinction, The Drifter, Boss Rush, The Final Chapter, Futuristic Redemption, Futuristic Midnight, Futuristic Twilight and The Son. He was mentioned in Call of Duty: Zombies, Call of Duty: Retribution and Lost Civilization.
Timelines[]
Awakening of the Hive timeline[]
In the Infection timeline, a clone of Mr. Tachibana is situated at the 501st Korean Headquarters in South Korea where he serves under 501st General Henry Knight as a contractor for the equipment and supplies within his Armoury.
He denies the fact that while he is allowed to operate within the 501st Korean Headquarters, Henry Knight has no command or control over him, and replies saying that he does not own him either.
Eclipse Universe[]
In the Eclipse Universe, The Son is aware of four different timelines; the main timeline itself, the Eclipse Universe "rip" timeline, the Rose Squad timeline, and the 180th Alpha Group timeline.
In the main timeline, Mr. Tachibana has a clone of himself disguised as a Galactic Rebel group leader and works primarily with other Rebels groups in the Sol System. This clone's Rebels group fought early in the Human-Alien Conflict, assisting the Eclipse Navy in the Battle of Harmony in 2075.
In the "rip" timeline of the main timeline, Mr. Tachibana was aware of its situation and finds him with a lot of to do within the "Rose Squad" timeline.
Within the "Rose Squad" timeline, Mr. Tachibana had befriended Rose Squad, situating his Armoury on their flagship the Beacon. During his time in this timeline, he took Rose Squad on numerous missions and even used the Nexus to take them to the main timeline of the Eclipse Universe and to a timeline where the Cryptids exist and ravaged Earth.
In the "180th Alpha Group" timeline, a clone of Mr. Tachibana becomes a temporary quartermaster for the 180th Company, using his Armoury to supply them with weapons and hired help (skins) from various parts of the galaxy.
However with Commander Ruby Rose having a thought about how things would've turned out if the Grimm and Korma Empire weren't stopped, this prompted the Nexus to create a "rip" timeline specifically based on her thought. Mr. Tachibana, being the last of his race, was never made aware of this "rip" timeline. He, in his new host, returned to this timeline instead of the original.
Ichiban no Takaramono[]
Few months after the events of Ichiban no Takaramono, he clears out the abandoned Castle in order to use it for the Gauntlet of Valor, a course of challenges. He spends the next two weeks putting together the course he eventually calls the "Gauntlet of Valor", designing it to be as dangerous as he could think of, and the only his most intelligent friends and contestants would make it through.
During construction, he clones himself multiple times using Who's Who II for extra hands, acquiring real Warrior Grimm from the Eclipse Universe and creating statues of Warrior Grimm, acquiring Vindicator Grimm for the first The Run, acquiring Bruiser Grimm as well as Scorpion gas. Once completing the Gauntlet, he puts his "friend" to the test, but doesn't account for an incoming Rogue Clone of his to which he then asks his "friend" to take care of.
Once his "friend" kills the Rogue Clone and clears the Gauntlet, he congratulates them by giving them a Specialized Weapon Variant from another universe, and then sets them on his way.
Call of Duty: Nexus Arena[]
- “Interesting goodie you got there, friend. Better use him well.”
- ―The Son[src]
Mr. Tachibana appears in Call of Duty: Nexus Arena as an Exotic Leader/Healer/Support Character, and synergies well with Black Armoury Characters. He has five Abilities, four Unique Traits and a Leader Trait.
He is categorized into the following: Protagonists, Leader, Healer, Support, Eclipse Empire and Black Armoury.
His five Abilities include:
- Quick Draw (Basic)
Mr. Tachibana deals Physical damage to target enemy. If the target has less than 50% Turn Meter, deal 25% more damage. This attack scores a Critical Hit, all allies gain Tenacity Up for 2 turns.
- Deadeye (Special)
Mr. Tachibana fires at all enemies in quick secession, dealing Special damage. If any scores a Critical Hit, all allies gain 20% bonus Turn Meter.
- Upper Hand (Special)
Mr. Tachibana gains 100% max Protection and Retaliation for 2 turns. All Eclipse Empire allies also have their Abilities cooldowns reduced by 1.
Retaliation: Whenever Mr. Tachibana is damaged from an enemy, he counter-attacks and has a chance to score a Critical Hit.
- Just In Time (Special)
Mr. Tachibana deals Physical damage to target enemy. This attack deals 25% more damage if they are a Soul of the Machine enemy. This damage is doubled if target enemy is The Angel.
- Search and Rescue (Special)
Mr. Tachibana revives a random dead ally at 50% Health and 20% Protection. If that ally is Black Armoury, they gain full Health and Protection. However, if there are no dead allies, Mr. Tachibana heals all allies to full Health.
| Trait Name | Trait Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Black Armoury Leader | Leader | All Black Armoury allies gain 30% Defense while above 50% Health and 30% Offense while below 50% Health. In addition, all Black Armoury allies gain Black Armour for rest of battle. Black Armour: Cannot be Critically Hit, has 30% Bonus Protection and gains +5% bonus Turn Meter whenever an ally is Critically Hit. |
| Nick of Time | Unique | Mr. Tachibana has +5% Critical Chance and +10% Critical Damage. In addition, at the end of his turn, Mr. Tachibana recovers Health equal to 10% of his Max Health. If Mr. Tachibana already has full Health, the least Healthy ally is healed instead. |
| Shoots First | Unique | At the start of the battle, Mr. Tachibana takes a bonus turn. In addition, if Mr. Tachibana scores a Critical Hit, he also heals allies with Health equal to 10% of their Max Health. |
| Partner in Crime | Unique | While Mr. Tachibana is active and The Drifter is present, both have +50% Health Steal when damaging enemies. This effect is doubled for each Soul of the Machine enemies present. In addition, if The Drifter takes damage from enemies, Mr. Tachibana gains Critical Chance Up until he scores a Critical Hit which deals 70% Critical Damage. If killing an enemy with this effect, Mr. Tachibana and Drifter's ability cooldowns are reset and gain 50% bonus Turn Meter. |
| Ready for Anything | Unique | Whenever Mr. Tachibana is buffed with Drifter's Gamble, he gains 100% Bonus Protection and 50% Evasion. |
He and The Drifter are currently only obtainable from the The Jokers Showdown Event, which is available every three months.
Drifter's death[]
- “Do I regret killing Breach for what he did? No. But I didn't feel any closure. -sighs- I guess his life is mine now, since I'm in a clone body of his...I'm gonna avoid looking into mirrors.”
- ―Mr. Tachibana[src]
Out of all those affected by death of The Drifter, Mr. Tachibana was the most affected and did not feel any closure or relief, even after killing his murderer Breach. The Drifter's death led to a severe period of depression for Mr. Tachibana and went into self-exile, feeling sorrowfully guilt-ridden, and spent years on The Frontier. He had severed his ties with all associates, scuttled The Derelict and parted ways with Vessa and Elena, and disbanded The Armoury. However, when the threat of Ignotus had risen, he was forced to come out of exile to deal with the situation, and in doing so, rediscovered his original life as a Nexu and as The Son.
Personality[]
- “If you wanna keep your head, don't try anything.”
- ―Mr. Tachibana when someone enters the Armoury[src]
The personality of The Son, and Mr. Tachibana, is always influenced by the personality of their current and previous Host. This is the main reason as to why they appear to have mood swings, as sometimes a Host can be hostile to others. When a previous Host becomes the third most recent Host, parts of their personality will continue to linger in the succeeding and current Host, and will slowly decay until fully disappearing.
The results of an altered personality can be seen with Ozma, The Mysterious Man and The Drifter.
Clones[]
Due to cloning himself with the use of Who's Who II, The Son gains experience and memories from his clones as whenever a clone is killed, the knowledge and memories of that clone go back to the original. In order to differentiate himself from them, he wears a necklace that has an "Armoury Credit" attached.
With all of the clones he has, he formed a group in order to keep them in check, leaving them in a timeline where only they exist. However, one of his clones went rogue, whom believed he was the real Mr. Tachibana.
Personal Weapons[]
During his travels throughout different universes and timelines, Mr. Tachibana had collected a number of weapons that he claimed for himself as part of his personal weapon collection. These weapons were inherited by The Son upon Mr. Tachibana's sacrifice of his Life-Force and Essence.
- T-100
- Ravager
- Lightning of the God
- Spectrum
- Excavation
- Angel's Death
- Massive Punch-9
- Longest Winter - Later given to his "friend".
Quotes[]
- Main article: The Son/Quotes
- “First time coming here? Rules are don't try anything, and we'll get along just fine.”
- ―When a new player enters the Armoury for the first time[src]
- “That's a good choice.”
- ―When the player purchases an item with Credits[src]
- “Hey, you got a spare Package on the shelf in the back.”
- ―Mr. Tachibana notifying the player of a waiting Package they earned through gameplay[src]
Hosts[]
The Son has the granted ability to reincarnate with like-minded individuals, causing his essence to latch onto these individuals after his current form is killed or otherwise ceases to exist. Granted by The Father, each reincarnation merged his original memories with his Hosts, which became his new ones until eventually he forgot about his original self and became dormant after an unnamed Host merged their Essences together, and later became known as Mr. Tachibana. A host by the name of Ozma had granted The Son and Mr. Tachibana humanity, combining their Nexu DNA with human DNA, becoming a hybrid.
This ability to reincarnate was eventually discovered by The Angel, whom attempted numerous times to exploit this, including others who were considered enemies to The Son and Mr. Tachibana.
In "Pursuit of Truth," The Son learns the truth of his ability to reincarnate, that it was given to him by The Father, that also the memories of a new Host not only merge with his own, but also the other way around, that the Host will have the memories of previous hosts. He also learns their personalities also become his own as well, which results in his own original personality having vanished long ago. Despite this, The Son's personality is entirely similar to that of Ozma, due to his humanity.
After The Son reincarnates with a new Host, he is unable to influence or take control of them for some time, remaining simply as a "voice" in that Host's head. When he is able to influence and take control of his Host's body, the Host can regain control at will. This can sometimes prove difficult, as some Hosts disliked Mr. Tachibana's presences.
List of known hosts:
- Mr. Tachibana (????—????)
- Yuzuru Nakamura (????—????)
- Ozma (????—1098)
- The Man in the Trench Coat (1636—1878)
- Ilse Kissling (1938—1957)
- Marshall (1999—????)
- The Mysterious Man (????—2047)
- The Drifter (2047—2143)
- Ei (2143—)
- Unnamed Mercenary (2243—????)
Theme[]
- Main article: Mr. Tachibana's Theme
- Main article: Indomitable
Trivia[]
- Anne Yatco is third to be the voice of The Son, after American actors Todd Haberkorn and Eric Roberts. Both of whom still lend their voices to clones of The Drifter and The Mysterious Man.
- Anne Yatco is also the first woman to voice The Son.
- The Son is currently the only character created by Anakin Nakamura to have had a lot of development and time put into, unlike his other characters.
- Gameplay-wise, his "friend" is actually the player.
- Participating in the Call of Duty: Rise of the Hive Beta rewards players with his Ancient skin, his T-100 Specialized Weapon Variant, and his weapon camouflage.
- In Call of Duty: Zombies, Mr. Tachibana is mentioned by Daniela Knight in "Library of Divination" when reading the back of a card from his Cards of Assistance.
- While in the "Awakening of the Hive" timeline, Mr. Tachibana had a clear opportunity to prevent the launch of the NAKA Chemical Missiles while disguising as a Red Star officer who was part of the group holding responsibility over the missiles. However, he did nothing to stop the launch.
- Mr. Tachibana's favourite Perk-A-Cola is Juggernog, due to its Eggnog-like taste and from past clones of himself.
- In Call of Duty: Awakening of the Hive, he indirectly mentions he has cloned himself at least a thousand times, and that "all minds" are tiring.
- Mr. Tachibana appears in Call of Duty: Nexus Arena in his original "The Son" form.
- He also appears in his "The Son" form in Boss Rush as a Boss himself.
- The Mr. Tachibana that appears in the An Alternate Eclipse storyline is actually the Unnamed Mercenary host he created during the events of the film Mr. Tachibana.
- "Where Are You - Mr. Tachibana's Theme" is a song by the Scottish rock band Nazareth, one of the author's favourite musical bands.
- The Son is the fourth character on the wiki to be commissioned into art by dumbdelvon on Twitter, following Xarcoh, Paige Bishop and Heather Mason.
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