A/N: Hello, readers! Since I'm not doing end season checkpoints I decided to add my character wiki in the beginning of the book! So here's a character wiki for Tadahiro!

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❝ I see now. I should've known it was you... Dai-chan. ❞

Tadahiro Kagami

Tadahiro Kagami (Japanese: 加々美 忠熙 Kagami Tadahiro) was previously a third-year at Karasuno High School and a wing spiker in the boys volleyball club. As of 2018, he is married to Daichi Sawamura, changing his name to Tadahiro Sawamura (Japanese: 澤村 忠熙 Sawamura Tadahiro). He's also a member of the MSBY Black Jackals, a Division 1 team in the V. League. As of 2021, he is a member of Japan's National Team and participated in the 2021 Olympics.

He is the older brother of Taiga Kagami.

APPEARANCE:
Tadahiro has red hair and red eyes. He is 200 cm (6' 7") which is the above average height for a volleyball player. Tadahiro wears the standard black and orange Karasuno High uniform emblazoned with the number zero. He also wears white athletic shoes.

At other times, Tadahiro dresses in the Karasuno High uniform, which consists of a classic black gakuran, white collared shirt, and black pants. He also has a crow tattoo on the right side of his collarbone.

PERSONALITY:
Tadahiro has a childlike and energetic personality that some people find annoying (aka his younger brother). Though when he plays he's surprisingly quiet and dangerous that the opposing team finds his aura deadly.

BACKGROUND:
Tadahiro originally lived in America where he learned how to play volleyball at a young age. He ends up moving back to Tokyo and had attended Nekoma High during his first-year, even getting into a romantic relationship with Tetsurō Kuroo. However, when he finds out the truth behind their relationship, he eventually leaves Tokyo and moves to Miyagi.

He transfers to Karasuno in the middle of his first-year where he quickly becomes friends with Daichi Sawamura, who he eventually ends up dating.

STATISTICS:

High School Statistics

Power: 5/5.
Jumping: 5/5.
Stamina: 5/5.
Game Sense: 5/5.
Technique: 4/5.
Speed: 5/5.

Tadahiro is a good overall player. Even though he is a wing spiker, it is shown that he can set the ball for his teammates like a setter.

Jumping Reach: 350 cm.

SKILLS:
• Jumping Power: Tadahiro's jumping power is remarkable. His height is a huge advantage to his power and why he can jump so high.

• Animal Instinct: This instinct enables Tadahiro to play purely on feeling and greatly enhance his five senses, making his reflexes and speed top notch. His instincts have been compared to that of a wolf.

• Zone: Tadahiro has the ability to access the Zone. The Zone is a state of focused attention and energy that enhances one's performance. When a player enters the Zone, electricity shoots and streams from their eyes and their true physical prowess can be expressed. Tadahiro experiences these same effects while in the Zone, with his reflexes, speed and especially jumping power, and strength being greatly augmented. He also gains a greater field of vision.

• Direct Drive Zone: Tadahiro gained access to this second door when he's reached his limit and his teammates start to synchronize with him. The gatekeeper is revealed to be Daichi all along who opened the door for him containing his teammates inside. This second level of the Zone is all about teamwork. The presumed reason for the name "Direct Drive Zone" is due to the uninterrupted play Tadahiro shows while in this state which makes use of his teammates coordination. The main reason this becomes unstoppable is not only the Zone user but the others are involved as well and the ball rotation creates a lot of openings, leaving the defense stunned. This is essenaitlly team play at the speed of the users zone.

RELATIONSHIPS:

Daichi Sawamura: Daichi was Tadahiro's first friend when he had transferred to Karasuno in the middle of his first-year. They eventually start dating in their second-year. During the match against Shiratorizawa, Daichi is shown to be the gatekeeper of the second door when Tadahiro finally opens it. In 2018, it is revealed that Daichi and Tadahiro get married.

Asahi Azumane: Tadahiro holds a lot of respect towards Asahi being his team's ace. He always tries his best to reassure him whenever he gets insecue. One of the reasons why Tadahiro hates being called "the ace who didn't become the ace" is because he feels like people are putting down Asahi's talents.

Koushi Sugawara: Tadahiro isn't really as close with Sugawara as he is with Daichi and Asahi, but he thinks he's talented as a setter even though he's not a genius like Kageyama. When he first learned about Sugawara being replaced, he was upset but Sugawara was there to reassure him that it was fine with him.

Karasuno High: Tadahiro cares about his team and his underclassman on it. Even though he describes them as chaotic, he wouldn't trade them for anything else.

OTHER SCHOOLS:

Wakatoshi Ushijima: Tadahiro met Ushijima due to them being on the U-19 team together. When Tadahiro first encountered Ushijima, he considered him as a friendly rival who he wanted to win against since people always compared Tadahiro as Ushijima's equal. After Shiratorizawa's defeat against Karasuno, Tadahiro and Ushijima meet up and Tadahiro allows Ushijima to call him by his first name and vice versa.

Tetsurō Kuroo: Kuroo is one of Tadahiro's childhood friends. During his time at Nekoma, Tadahiro and Kuroo dated. However, when it is revealed that Kuroo only dated Tadahiro for a dare, they break up. When they end up reuniting, Tadahiro eventually forgives Kuroo and they start slowly as friends again.

Kenma Kozume: Kenma is another one of Tadahiro's childhood friends. He was the only one who Tadahiro kept in contact with after they reunited and Tadahiro doesn't hold a grudge against Kenma for knowing about Kuroo's dare and not telling him.

FAMILY:

Taiga Kagami: Taiga is Tadahiro's younger brother who lives in Tokyo. Tadahiro supports Taiga in his basketball career and always tries his best to encourage him to be stronger. Even though Taiga thinks that his older brother annoys him, the two of them have a close sibling bond with one another, as shown when Taiga and his basketball team attend the finals of the Spring Inter-High and Taiga goes to congratulate him on his win.

QUOTES:

❝ Listen, I'm gonna tell you the same thing I told my little brother when his basketball team lost their Inter-High. One lost is everybody's lost. One win is everybody's win. We're a team. We're in this together. Being an ace means that you're not fighting on your own, you're fighting with the team. So stop being a selfish bastard and come back to us! ❞

— To Asahi.

❝ Ushijima Wakatoshi... You know, I didn't really care enough about him until people started comparing me to the guy. It makes me want to defeat him now. ❞

— About Ushijima.

❝ Nothing has changed since last year... You face still pisses me off, Futakuchi. ❞

— To Futakuchi.

❝ Could I have done something to change the outcome of the match? I can't let them [Karasuno] down. I have to be able to put every one of my teammates into the Zone, and to do that, I have to be stronger. ❞

— To himself, after Karasuno's lost.

❝ I don't want this to be the end. If we give up, we're giving up everything that we've worked so hard for over the years, and if I'm being honest, I don't want to stop playing with you guys [Daichi, Sugawara, Asahi]. So I say we need to keep playing, if not for us, then for the first and second years on the team. We need to show them that we're not quitters just because we lost the Inter-High. ❞

— To Daichi.

❝ The only way to counter a beast... is another beast! And in this situation, the wolf is mightier than the dog! So bring it on! ❞

— To Kyōtani during their joust, before gaining Animal Instinct.

❝ We have to win... I don't want to lose anymore. I don't want my time on the court to end here. I'm sick of it! I'm sick of seeing my friends cry behind each others backs! Which is why... I won't let you get that chance! ❞

— To himself.

❝ If there's one thing I've learned from volleyball... is that being the stronger one doesn't mean shit if you're fighting alone! ❞

— To Ushijima, during their joust.

❝ I see now. I should've known it was you... Dai-chan. ❞

— To himself, after finding out Daichi was the "gatekeeper" of the second door.

❝ You guys want to know why you lost? You placed all your attacks onto Ushijima. You didn't fight as a team. A bit of advice for next time, don't look down on your opponents. You never know if they'll be the ones on top. ❞

— To Shiratorizawa, after Karasuno's victory.

❝ Normally, I have much respect for top aces in the country. No matter what rank they are. But the more I see it, the more I realize you're just a weaker version of Wakatoshi. ❞

— To himself, about Aran.

TRIVIA:

• Favorite Food: Cheeseburgers.

• Current Concern: None.

• Tadahiro is one of the top three spikers in Japan.

• He has a high metabolism.

• Tadahiro is childhood friends with Kenma and Kuroo.

• Tadahiro tends to be hot-headed and loses his temper sometimes.

• He is one of the most noticed high school hitters in the nation, and he is also a player selected from Tohoku to participate in the Youth World Championship as Japan's second under 19 volleyball representative.

• Like his younger brother, Tadahiro has a huge fear of dogs.

• He is the tallest player on Karasuno's team.

• His star sign is Scorpio.

• Tadahiro used the honorific "-chan" at the end of people's names if he's close to them.

• He has a crow tattoo on the right side of his collarbone.

• Nomenclature:

• Tadahiro (匡洋) — Faithful, Ocean, Broad

• Kagami (加々美) — Mirror

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A/N: And there's the character wiki! Thanks for reading!