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Heisuke Tōdō, Captain of the Shinsengumi's 8th Division, originates from Edo and is the youngest captain, known for his highly energetic nature. He frequently teams up with Sanosuke Harada and Shinpachi Nagakura, sharing their enthusiasm for fighting and drinking, often breaking rules and curfews, which sometimes draws disciplinary action from Vice-Commander Hijikata.
Standing at 163 cm, he is the shortest captain. Initially, he has long brown hair tied in a ponytail and emerald eyes. After the Shinsengumi adopts Western customs, he cuts his hair and wears modern attire: a white shirt, black vest, trousers, boots, and fingerless gloves. Following his transformation into a Rasetsu—a state granting increased strength and healing but causing bloodlust and shortening his lifespan—his hair turns white and his eyes become crimson red.
His personality stays cheerful and talkative post-transformation, though he actively resists his bloodlust by refusing blood, relying on medicine from Keisuke Sannan to control his urges. This fight to retain his humanity defines his existence as a Rasetsu. He suffers a severe head wound during the Ikedaya Inn fight against Kyūjū Amagiri, who later critically wounds him at Aburanokōji when Heisuke protects Chizuru Yukimura.
His story includes a six-month recruitment mission to Edo where he stays at Chizuru's residence while searching for her father. Later, citing disagreements with the Shinsengumi's alignment with the Bakufu, he leaves the group with his mentor Kashitarō Itō and Hajime Saitō. After the Shinsengumi assassinates Itō, Heisuke nearly dies defending Chizuru but is saved by Rasetsu conversion. He rejoins the Shinsengumi, participating in later conflicts, including supporting a wounded Souji Okita and attending Susumu Yamazaki's funeral.
In the spin-off *Hakuouki: SSL*, set in an alternate modern universe, he attends Hakuo Academy as a second-year student and kendo club member. Here, he shares a longstanding childhood friendship with Chizuru, having been neighbors for over ten years. He realizes romantic feelings for her and confesses on Valentine's Day, beginning a relationship marked by mutual care and shared history, contrasting sharply with his historical life of conflict and supernatural affliction.
Standing at 163 cm, he is the shortest captain. Initially, he has long brown hair tied in a ponytail and emerald eyes. After the Shinsengumi adopts Western customs, he cuts his hair and wears modern attire: a white shirt, black vest, trousers, boots, and fingerless gloves. Following his transformation into a Rasetsu—a state granting increased strength and healing but causing bloodlust and shortening his lifespan—his hair turns white and his eyes become crimson red.
His personality stays cheerful and talkative post-transformation, though he actively resists his bloodlust by refusing blood, relying on medicine from Keisuke Sannan to control his urges. This fight to retain his humanity defines his existence as a Rasetsu. He suffers a severe head wound during the Ikedaya Inn fight against Kyūjū Amagiri, who later critically wounds him at Aburanokōji when Heisuke protects Chizuru Yukimura.
His story includes a six-month recruitment mission to Edo where he stays at Chizuru's residence while searching for her father. Later, citing disagreements with the Shinsengumi's alignment with the Bakufu, he leaves the group with his mentor Kashitarō Itō and Hajime Saitō. After the Shinsengumi assassinates Itō, Heisuke nearly dies defending Chizuru but is saved by Rasetsu conversion. He rejoins the Shinsengumi, participating in later conflicts, including supporting a wounded Souji Okita and attending Susumu Yamazaki's funeral.
In the spin-off *Hakuouki: SSL*, set in an alternate modern universe, he attends Hakuo Academy as a second-year student and kendo club member. Here, he shares a longstanding childhood friendship with Chizuru, having been neighbors for over ten years. He realizes romantic feelings for her and confesses on Valentine's Day, beginning a relationship marked by mutual care and shared history, contrasting sharply with his historical life of conflict and supernatural affliction.