Kakusui Yakushiji

A shaved scalp and heavy dark brows immediately mark him out as a man given over to religious life. He carries himself as a disciplined ascetic, an impression reinforced by the temple setting he trains in throughout his lone anime appearance.

Despite his reputation for spiritual discipline, Kakusui proves surprisingly fallible. He nods off in the middle of meditation and turns queasy while training beneath icy water, and he freely admits that concentration does not come easily to him. That honesty becomes a gift to Makoto Kino, since he tells her that flawlessness is not required and that leaning on other people carries no shame, encouragement that later moves her to place her trust in her fellow Guardians.

By Eudial's account, the monk withdrew from ordinary society for fifty-two months, retreating to a temple to chase the meaning of existence through relentless training. Makoto reports that he scales the temple's enormous stairway fifty times each day, and he proves nimble enough to somersault clear over the girls to avoid a collision without ever losing his composure. Other exercises show him seated in meditation atop a boulder or enduring the chill of a waterfall. When Makoto joins his regimen hoping to toughen herself, the encounter ultimately steers her toward relying on the Sailor Senshi and defeating Daruma. His constitution is sturdy enough that he stays awake even after his Pure Heart is drawn out, a rarity among the targets. The Cloverway English dub renamed him Tetsuo.