It's time to celebrate another Vanguard birthday! This time, we'll be celebrating the birth of one of the first newest characters introduced within the 2021 reboot era! Everyone, say happy birthday to Tohya Ebata from Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress!
Tohya Ebata is one of the main rivals turned protagonist and ally within the 2021 era reboot of the Vanguard series known as Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress. In the first season, he was a medical student who was constantly attempting to beat his rival, the protagonist's mentor. Unfortunately, his path to strength would lead him to discard everything. Friends, family, his future as a doctor, he cut ties with everything and destroyed so much to obtain his strength. By the second season, Tohya has finally come to his senses and was appointed as the new leader of the main Vanguard team, Team Blackout. Throughout the second season, Tohya does his best to repent for his sins and help the protagonist as much as he can. By the third season (known as will+Dress) and future seasons, Tohya leaves the team to the protagonist and once again travels the world in order to go stronger. Even if it's in the desert, the arctics, the forests, if there's a strong player somewhere, Tohya will find them and challenge them!....no literally, he legit is doing that-
Personality wise, Tohya was once a man who had an ambition to quit Vanguard after a tragic event, driving him to seek at least one more fight and win it in order to find some kind of closer and finally focus on becoming a doctor. Once Tohya discarded everything in his path for strength, he became a cold man who sends fear within the hearts of his opponents and will do his best to pin you to a wall in order to beat you. After coming to his senses, we see Tohya was a genuinely kind man who always viewed himself as a weak man who desperately needed closure. He constantly seeks to carry his own sins and burdens on his own back, deeming them to be his own issues that he must solve alone. He's a very responsible and caring person as well, always doing his best to look after his friends and teammates, even if those friends have gone down the wrong path like he once did. He also has a very childish side as well which usually comes out whenever he's eating, enjoying Vanguard with friends, and deckbuilding! Tohya also has a bad habit of spending a lot of money on Vanguard in order to get the cards he needs. Sometimes, he'll even buy a carton of boxes of the newest set!
Tohya is voiced by Yuma Uchida who's known for voicing Jun Sazanami from Ensamble Stars!!, Ultraman Tregear from the Ultraman series, the Bujin Riders from Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle, Hayate Immelmann from Macross Delta, Takumi Shinada/Black Pepper from Delicious Party Pretty Cure!, Spider-Man/Peter Parker from Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man!, Megumi Fushiguro from Jujutsu Kaisen, Anaxa from Honkai: Star Rail, Kyo Soma from Fruits Basket, Reo Mikage from Blue Lock, Kaveh from Genshin Impact, Haruma Iori/Kamen Rider Haruma from Ride Kamens, and so much more!
Tohya runs a Keter Sanctuary Nation deck, a nation filled with technological knights and magic that was destroyed by a civil war over the years. His ace is one of the high knights who protect the upperclass, Apex Ruler, Bastion and the Bastion archetype! During the first season, Tohya uses Apex Ruler who has a very simple effect! All of the Bastion cards focus on gathering and swarming the field with a large amount of level 3 cards and gaining advantage off of them! Apex Ruler has a passive skill that gives all level 3 cards on the field an extra +5,000 attack! Once per turn, if you revealed a level 3 card on the top of your deck after Bastion attacks, Bastion allows one of your level 3 units to attack again and gives it an extra +10,000! During the beginning of the game, Bastion was one of the top decks within the meta for his high beat down power that's able to end the game quickly! Although his skills seem very chill, if you're not careful, they can pack a punch and overwhelm you easily (I learned that the hard way)!
During the final battle of the second season, Tohya gains access to Bastion's upgrade form which is Apex-surpassing Sword, Bastion Prime which is a level 4 unit! He has a passive skill which gives the entire front row an extra +2,000 attack! Once per turn after he attacks, if you revealed a level 3 from the top of your deck, you can discard a Bastion from your hand or detach a Bastion XYZ material (in Yu-Gi-Oh! terms) and send it to the grave, allowing Bastion to make EVERY single level 3 on your field able to attack again and gives them an extra +10,000! Once this card was released, it gave Bastion an even STRONG boost to his overwhelming power, quickly ending the game if you're unable to defend for long enough! After all, Bastion will be attacking with five attacks now!
During the final battle of will+Dress season 3, Tohya gains a new form for Bastion which is Sword of the Nation, Bastion Accord! This level 3 unit counts as Apex Ruler, so it can get the bonus effects of any card that mentions Apex Ruler, Bastion! All level 3 or higher cards on your field gain an extra +5,000 attack AND can't be targeted by your opponent's card effects which is even active on your opponent's turn, making all cards on your field even harder to hit! Finally, after Bastion attacks, you can make one of your cards attack again and if your opponent has a level 3 or higher card, you can discard a Bastion card from your hand to give the restanding attacker an extra reveal of the top card of your deck and add it to the hand! Although a bit underwhelming, this new version of Bastion was made to replace the old Apex Ruler and still work together with Bastion Prime!
OH GOD IT'S MY FUCKING DUMBASS TWONK OH MY GOD AKIFS HAUISFHS I've grown to love Tohya over the years due to him being a VERY dumb blond. No, I'm not joking. Ever since season 2, Tohya has lost SO many brain cells and has become SO dumb. Like I stated before, Tohya is LITERALLY wandering the world right now in order to find strong opponents and there was a season in DivineZ season 4 where Tohya was stranded in the south Pole and missed the next tournament date cause his phone battery was dead AND had no reception. So unlucky- but still, I REALLY love Tohya! He's such a lovable dumbass and is someone I can REALLY relate to cause of his backstory. But as I've said, he's a dumb blond. I mean- look at him-
Literally one of my fav Tohya scenes. He was so serious in the first season and then he became like this- I love him- oh, and I'm not joking about him buying multiple cartons of booster boxes. He CANONICALLY has. Legit- during the prep for season 2's final battle, Tohya bought a carton of booster boxes for the entire team to try and get new cards for their decks- plus, it's canon he only has one copy of Bastion Accord cause he's too poor to afford the other copies. Me and my sister often joked that he's probably using his college fund on Vanguard and honestly- we're still concerned- like- he keeps doing this- Tohya- honey- stop- please-
As for Bastion, JESUS HE'S STILL A POWERHOUSE! I mean- during the beginning he is, but in the modern era...he can sorta compete with the top decks at the moment. My sister has been a Bastion main since day one so I'm always helping her test out her Bastion deck and helping her build new strategies. I've faced her Bastion deck so many times and it's always so fun! After all, my sister can be a wild card at times- she doesn't follow regular combos online- she just does what she feels like is best in the moment and it's always so fun to see what she'll do! However, she can be predictable when it comes to certain decks- hell, even I'm able to replicate the combos she makes on the fly and when we use each other's decks, it's easy for me to understand her strategy and do what I can to win- love ya sis! Keep doing you!
MY IDIOT DESERVES A FIC SO HERE WE GO
Tohya Ebata x Gender-Neutral Reader
"Thank you so much for the fights!"
"Ah, no problem!"
It's been so long since Ebata Tohya had enjoyed a good fight like that. After the end of the biggest Cardfight!! Vanguard tournament known as DELUXE ended, Tohya had once again begun to wander the world in search of stronger opponents. In order to complete his quest, Tohya was willing to do as much as he could, spending as much money as he could and using every connection he had available to him; and today's quest had landed him stranded in the arctic, specifically the South Pole. Why? Well…it's to become strong of course!
Tohya released a large sigh of excitement as he rested against the chairs of the local airport, finally pulling out his phone and his own portable charger. "I haven't charged this at all, huh…?" the man shrugged as he connected the plugs and waited a few minutes before turning the phone on, checking the wifi bars. "Still not service..?" he shrugged until his eyes lit up when he at least got three or four bars. Suddenly, his phone was bombarded by a mountain of texts and phone calls, all of them unread as his phone continued to vibrate into overdrive.
"H-HUH?!" Tohya screamed, almost collapsing out of his chair. "I MISSED THE THIRD DELUXE?!" His eyes widened, shaking with fear as he saw the other calls and texts he received. "..uh oh…." Tohya took a deep breath as he pressed ring, pressing the phone to his ear. "Ahahaha…um…hi, (Y/N)…"
"Where the hell are you?" you hissed through the speaker, making Tohya feel an extremely cold shiver through his spine that nullified the warmth of the airport. "You haven't responded for ten days."
"Um…my phone died…" Tohya sheepishly answered. "A-and I didn't have any service…"
Tohya could hear you groan from the other side of the phone. "Jeez…Do you know how worried I was..?"
"Sorry…"
"It's alright," you sighed. "Just…please make it home safe, alright? I miss you."
Tohya's face lit up as he took another deep breath. "I promise. Please don't worry, alright?"
If it's not a bother to ask but do you have any like character headcannon's for older characters and new characters in Cfv?
(sorry if I'm bothering or anything.)
dont worry you're good!! idk what characters you wana hear from me so I will just. grab some favs. holds them at you.
OG
Ren - He's like...some wealthy rich kid. I like to think he's an heir and supposed to inherit some company but he's never taken the thing seriously. He'll never talk about his family tho, mostly his dad, his mother left him and Ren doesn't remember her.
tbh I don't think anyone knows he's like rich lol. Maybe Asaka and Tetsu but he doesn't really act the type?? Maybe he throws money around...at cards mostly but man does not live that lavish lifestyle.
Probably gets cut off some funds when he's an adult but idk I can see him saving money or finding a way to have cash so he's p set doing...whatever it is he does as an adult (pre branch chief).
I joked once that he could probably get away with working anywhere and I kinda believe it?? Man says he works here and can play it off like nothing but only works one day and is never seen again...
Would randomly crash into his homies places in the middle of the night. You're sleeping? No problem. Ren is there, maybe grabbing something from the fridge before sleeping on the couch or the bed. It's impossible to Ren proof your home.
Asshole would 100% pick a random box from a cardshop and it has the most expensive Shadow Paladin card in it. Doesn't even need Psyqualia this just happens naturally.
Aichi - He's good with speaking other languages like...he knows the words/phrases/whatever to say but thinking isn't the same as speaking. So he usually trips over his words. Can translate very well just give him a sec so he doesn't mess up words.
100% a lil bookworm. Didn't have a lot of friends in his youth so he turned to books. That was like his escape fantasy along with thinking of Vanguard.
No matter how much more confident he is in his older years...he still struggles with public speaking. Please don't make him go up and talk to the crowd...he's so nervous...
Likes to send Emi and his mom gifts!! Little things from traveling. Would send Emi ocean/mermaid related things and I think in a note somewhere his mom plays Vanguard too (I think it was something to do with hot men?? let it be touken ranbu...) he'll send her things related to what she plays and just whatever she wants lol
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Kazumi - Hates his family lmao. He's on bad terms with his father and is a little better with his mom but not really. The only good one in his fam was Kazuma (pleading emoji).
Knows how to conceal his true feelings p well?? He has to in the business world and around his parents. So he'll bottle up things a lot. His more childish side peeks through usually during Vanguard or when he's around people he knows he can relax with.
Wants to learn how to cook and kinda be on his own?? He doesn't want to rely on his family's wealth and probably only uses it for housing, away from the main house, but he wants to be able to live on his own and not follow the family name.
Has a lil...dragon collection. Maybe it's cuz of Shiranui but I like to think he collects little dragon trinkets. Please don't let him go off about his collection because he will. Also is v proud of it.
Mamoru - He doesn't make dad jokes, other people make dad jokes for him!! He takes care of Ryuzu and just kinda...adopted him?? Yeah the whole association is supposed to take care of him but legally he is Mamoru's kid.
He needs to take better care of himself. Probably eats fast food or whatever the dragon empire cafeteria has that's quick and can be found sleeping at his desk, especially during the heavier seasons. Tokoha usually helps him out but he's gotten a little better at it.
Probably would have been like...a teacher or something in that field if he wasn't doing Vanguard. That wouldn't be his go to or something he aspired at first but that's what he would have settled upon.
Somehow knows everyone. Could say hi to someone on the street and has seen/spoken to them before. I like to think he's kinda famous cuz of his status and all the stuff he does but like...a lot of locals know him too. Support the community!!
Overdress
Yuyu - Ends up going to the student council because of Raika lol. I don't think he'd go for any of the president or VP seats but would do something like secretary or treasurer.
Would go out of state for college!! He wants to be a pro Vanguard fighter but wants to get a degree for his fam. His sisters all have degrees so baby boy has to do it to!!
Probably genderfluid. tbh? Doesn't mind dressing up as feminine but doesn't quite like the frilly dresses his sisters pick out for him. I think he'd like more of the androgynous stuff.
He's not into max rarity for his decks. He pulls like 1 SP/FFR and is like aight cool. At most he'd would make his sideline bling but wouldn't go insane over it. Also he's a high schooler so he has no budget for this lskfjds
Tohya - Got disowned from his fam. Or at least kicked out of his house due to dropping out of med school. Homie was on his way to the big doctor leagues and then...gives it up for silly cardboard?? Yeah no his fam ain't having that bye bye.
He didn't finish school yeah but tbh he could be like...a roaming doctor. I think he was the top of his class and he knows his shit (and probably studies up on the side but not that much) so he knows what's up. Charges you with a cardfight instead of money. help him.
Stopped eating ramen for a while. Man was traumatized by the ramen challenge. It's okay he got over it and he can eat cup noodles on his own now.
He travels a lot but I like to think he p much lives at Danji's old place?? So if you wana catch him he usually goes back there. He can't officially leave because he has to take care of the turtle. Granted some Blackout members do if he can't but!! turtle is his responsibility.
