Yamato

Yamato (大和) is a secondary character in Toukiden: The Age of Demons who resides in Utakata Village. The player can normally find him standing over the "Slayer" emblem at the center of the reception area.

Players who participated in Famitsu's Toukiden questionnaire ranked him as their ninth favorite character.

Role in Game
Yamato was born and raised in Utakata Village. He is Yū's father and Hatsuho's childhood friend. Yamato was the first to recognize Hatsuho when she returned home and explained the situation to her. He hesitated to introduce her to her parents, fearing their shock if they were reunited with their daughter in her current state. Before he had time to ponder, the dimensional portal which began the "Awakening" opened. Yamato fought heroically with the other Slayers but lost his eye to the demons. Hatsuho's parents also perished in the seven day conflict, causing Yamato to regret his decision to wait.

Without his good eye, Yamato has been forced to retire from fighting. He was elected by the "Slayer" organization, the currently elected government created to protect whatever remains of humanity from demons, to be Utakata's chief. He provides shelter to any survivors, always hoping to see new recruits. He is often seen ordering the Slayers to attend to various assignments. Feeling inept to help Hatsuho, he entrusts the protagonist to watch over her for him.

He momentarily leaves the village during the story to attend to a meeting with the other chiefs at Unzen, the center of humanity's government in Nakatsu Kuni. Yamato implies that the situation for the other villages isn't well, yet he dismisses it to remain focused on Utakata.

Personality
Rough and strict, Yamato is a military man even when retired. He stands firm with a rigid posture, easily intimidating the young recruits. Though he seems like a hardened stoic who doesn't show his emotions, he treasures the friendship shared between the Slayers and dearly loves his daughter. He is very protective of Yū, which discourages any man from trying to court with her. His daughter reveals that he can be deceptively childish and finicky with his food.

Despite the vast age difference between them, he still looks up to Hatsuho as his older sister. He feels conflicted patronizing her inexperience as a Slayer and is hesitant to let her fight.

Requests
The protagonist can complete his chain of personal requests to greatly boost their affinity ratings with him. His requests are clearly labeled with his name in each posting. They must be completed in consecutive order.

Higher affinity additionally increases the chances of him appearing within the village's bathing area.

Function
Aside from providing whatever missions or objectives the player needs for the main story, Yamato offers explanatory tutorials for the game's weapons and the Demon Eyes skill. Players can visit him to check what accomplishments/trophies they have earned.