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Taifu Toneido was a rakugo master and the victim in one of Athena Cykes' cases.
A penchant for tricks[]
Taifu was a rakugo master, with two students under his care, one of whom was the daughter of Uendo Toneido, called Geiru. Due to her lack of talent in storytelling, Taifu assigned Geiru to be a balloon artist, and she begrudgingly did so, still hoping to inherit her father's title. However, Taifu chose the other student over her, not wanting her to be bound to her father's name or rakugo. Additionally, after Bucky Whet's father died, Taifu "stole" the deed to Whet Soba to help motivate Whet to improve. Taifu's true intentions were not apparent to Geiru or Whet.
Death[]
- Main article: Turnabout Storyteller
Being suffocated by Geiru.
Aware of Geiru's buckwheat allergy, Taifu had Whet come over to teach him how to make udon noodles, so he could cheer Geiru up and convince her to try and find her own path, instead of being caught up in inheriting the name, unknowing of the reasons for her obsession and how embittered she had become. As Taifu was preparing for the naming ceremony, he invited Uendo to his room. Uendo refused an offer of sake as he had a very low tolerance to alcohol, but accepted a manju bun, not aware that it was alcoholic. This caused him and two of his alters to fall unconscious, causing Owen to emerge. Later, Geiru came by the dressing room, planning to kill Taifu. Geiru was unaware that Taifu was making udon noodles rather than soba noodles. Despite the risk posed by her allergy, Geiru went through with her plan. She grabbed the dough and began to suffocate him. He fought back, slicing her forehead with his knife, making her bleed into the dough as he died.
Personality[]
Mugshot.
Taifu was described as working in mysterious ways and somewhat eccentric. He would never directly tell his students or friends something he was concerned about for them, a trait that would lead to his death and his close friend accused of it. He had a fondness for soba, and was famous for his soba-based rakugo routines. He would often have a drink or two before performing, claiming it would make him more eloquent. He was apparently a model train collector as well.
Name[]
- Japanese - Bakufū Senpūtei (旋風亭 獏風):
- His Japanese given name, "Bakufū" (獏風), comes from "bakufū" (爆風) which means "blast", like one from an explosion.
- "Senpū" (旋風) means "hurricane" and "Tei" (亭) is often part of a rakugo performer's title.
- English - Taifu Toneido / French - Taifu Torunado:
- His given name and last name are a play on "typhoon" and "tornado", respectively.
- Chinese - Xuànfēngtíng Mòfēng (旋風亭 獏風)
Development[]
- Being 70 in his debut episode, Toneido is the oldest victim in the series.