Orca

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Biography
TWWHD: is an elderly man who lives on TWWHD: on the ground floor of a house he shares with his older brother TWWHD: and great-niece TWWHD:. TWWHD: does not get along well with his older brother, who considers TWWHD: a "hooligan" for preferring martial arts to book study. TWWHD: has a calm disposition and thinks his brother is high-strung.

TWWHD: was once a master swordsman, though he now wields a spear. He allows TWWHD: to practice the basic sword techniques using the TWWHD:, however, he refuses to give TWWHD: a sword of his own for fear of upsetting TWWHD:. TWWHD: is unaware of TWWHD:'s fall into the TWWHD:, and when TWWHD: returns to the swordsman for practice, he senses an urgency in TWWHD: and allows him to keep the TWWHD:.

Sword Training
Upon TWWHD:'s return to TWWHD: later in his adventure, TWWHD: remarks that the young hero has changed. TWWHD: asks TWWHD: to show him how much his skills have improved. If TWWHD: accepts, a TWWHD: begins in which TWWHD: must strike TWWHD: as many times as he can before TWWHD: strikes him three times. Before starting, TWWHD: taunts TWWHD:, stating that his skill level is only that of a page.

If TWWHD: hits TWWHD: 100 times before being hit three, TWWHD: declares him to be a knight, and gives him a TWWHD:. 300 hits convinces TWWHD: to give TWWHD: an TWWHD: and increase his rank to "swordsman". For 500 hits, he gives TWWHD: a TWWHD:.

At 1000 hits, TWWHD: loses count and ends the battle. He gives the young hero a TWWHD: and calls him "Master TWWHD:" from then on. He remarks that his arm feels numb, and asks TWWHD: if his left index finger is numb too. This is a fourth-wall-breaking reference to the prolonged holding of the L-Target that is required if the Targeting Mode is left to the default "Hold".

If struck outside a training context, TWWHD: automatically blocks the strike with his spear. He expresses annoyance when TWWHD: strikes him three times, and again more pointedly after five times. On the sixth strike, he yells at TWWHD: to stop and knocks him down.

Secret Technique
In their youth, TWWHD: and TWWHD: longed to learn the TWWHD:. They spent several years collecting the requisite NaN Knight's Crests, but grew old before they could gather the ten needed to learn the secret technique.

Some time after TWWHD: departs from TWWHD:, TWWHD: sends him a TWWHD: with instructions to bring back NaN Knight's Crests. When TWWHD: presents 10 NaN Knight's Crests to TWWHD:, he teaches TWWHD: the TWWHD: technique that he and TWWHD: were never able to master. TWWHD: drops his spear and cries tears of joy at having his long-held dream come true. TWWHD: will then say that there is no longer anything left for him to teach TWWHD:, and expresses his certainty that TWWHD: will be successful in his quest to save TWWHD: and bring her home to TWWHD:.

Trivia

 * The first time TWWHD: shows TWWHD: a TWWHD: that he has collected, TWWHD: drops his spear. TWWHD: is then able to attack TWWHD: while he is without his spear. TWWHD: will still block the attack, defending himself with only his hands and legs.

Nomenclature
TWWHD: is named after the Killer whale. His brother, TWWHD:, is also named after an aquatic animal. In Japan, TWWHD: is named, in contrast with his brother's name.