Tatara

Tatara (鈩) is an exorcist, Shikigami and Tōda (騰蛇) of the Twelve Guardians.

Appearance
Tatara appears to be wearing a male priest uniform. He has a paper mask that covers his face, Tatara's mood is reflected on the paper that covers his face. He also holds a bag of bread crumbs that he eats out of fairly often. He has clot cracks below his eyes, similar to scales on a snake, either due to his snake related powers or his injuries in the battle in his first hometown, the Kingdom of Noto.

Personality
Tatara is considered the most sinister of the Twelve Guardians but is generally calm as long as you do not break any rules.

He does have a justified reaction when displeased. As seen in episode 10, he showed a brief flash of his power when enemy kegare slashed his bag of bread crumbs.

Plot
Tatara shows up behind Rokuro and Kinako to scare off several people from destroying Benio's old home.

In the anime, he fought Kuranashi without restraint, to avenge the deaths of the Twelve Guardians, and make Kuranashi pay for the massacre on his hometown 600 years ago, the Kingdom of Noto. As mentioned by Seigen, Kuranashi used his spell power to make seven villages of the kingdom ascend to the sky, and used his army of Impurities to slaughter all the people on the floating islands. Tatara might be the sole survivor of the Noto Tragedy.

Powers and Abilities
Not much is known about Tatara's powers other than being known to have "One of the most destructive powers" by Subaru.

In episode 41, Tatara is shown to be wild and chaotic, and evidently very powerful, as he was able to go up against Kuranashi who had absorbed the powers of the Twelve Guardians.

Tatara releases his power by using Phantom Serpent Coil, with hidden marks on his forehead and chest glowing as a sign of its awakening. His divine enchantment is Toda Crystal Talisman.

Relationships
Tatara is usually seen with Subaru Mitejima, another Guardian and Benio's mentor in the anime.

Trivia

 * Tatara has been holding a grudge against Kuranashi for more than 600 years.
 * His face and identity as a shikigami is revealed in episode 41
 * He is capable of normal speech if his mask is taken off