Character Info
[series]: ツバサ-RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE-
[character]: Syaoran (clone)
[character history / background]:
As a young child, the clone was found in the street by the kindhearted archeologist, Fujitaka. At that time he had no name, no memories of his past, and no sight in his right eye. Fujitaka readily adopts him as his son and names him 'Syaoran'. The two travel across the country for excavation work which leads Syaoran to meet Princess Sakura of Clow Country. Even though Syaoran is blunt and emotionless from his mysterious past, Sakura takes an immediate interest in him. Instead of pitying him or rejecting him for not having memories or a birthday, Sakura readily gives Syaoran her birthday (April 1st) so they can share it and tells him that it doesn‘t matter if he has no memories--they can create many happy ones together. She quickly becomes the person Syaoran cherishes most in life.
As a child, Syaoran often feels he is a burden to others because of his inferiority and is constantly concerned about worrying his father or upsetting Sakura when he hurts himself. And though Sakura urges him not to hide his pain and tells Syaoran to let her worry about him, even later in the journey Syaoran hides his true feelings because he doesn’t want to trouble others or make them sad.
As they grew up together, it's very much obvious that Syaoran and Sakura are both in love with each other romantically and though Sakura is on the verge of confessing, Syaoran seems embarrassed at her wish to be called "Sakura" instead of "Princess" and he tells himself it's wrong to be in love with a Princess. He even turns down Sakura's offer to live in the castle with her after Fujitaka dies, because he said only people with royal blood should live there.
While visiting Syaoran at the ruins for lunch one day, Sakura is pulled under an engraved seal to an underground chamber where her heart is transformed into feathers by Fei Wong Reed. In order to 'save' Sakura, Syaoran is sent to Yuuko. Here Syaoran is told that if Sakura remains without her feathers then she will die. But in order to gather her feathers he has to pay a price to Yuuko--the thing he cherishes the most: his relationship with Sakura. He’s told that even if Sakura regains all her feathers she will never remember him or any of the memories they shared together in Clow Country.
While there at Yuuko's, he meets Kurogane, a rough-mannered ninja banished from his world by Princess Tomoyo, and Fay D. Flourite, a magician who fled his world to avoid King Ashura. Each of them must pay with what he values most in order to gain the power to cross dimensions. For Kurogane, it is his sword Ginryu, and for Fay, it is the tattoo on his back which regulates his control of his magic. Only when the three agree to her terms does Yuko present them with the power to cross dimensions; a white creature named Mokona Modoki.
As they traverse through worlds to find Sakura's feathers, the four travellers and Mokona are forced to overcome many dangers and opponents, some of whom are figures from Syaoran's past who wish to collect Sakura's feathers for their own reasons as they are seen to be objects that hold great power.
This page here gives a more detailed look on Syaoran.
[character abilities]:
To compensate for his lack of reliable depth perception (due to being blind in his right eye) he asks for fighting lessons from Seishirou in exchange for translating books. Syaoran is shown to be an excellent fighter despite his blind eye, and his style is centered around his devastating kicks. Later on in the journey he also asks Kurogane to teach him swordsmanship so that he can become stronger. The sword Syaoran uses is called Hien, "scarlet flame."
Heavily due to his bond with his adoptive father, Syaoran is also an aspiring archaeologist with the attendant skills and experience of a hardened adventurer. One of his quirks is taking an animate interest in history and is often very excited when they stumble on new books or artifacts in the countries they visit. His knowledge is useful on their journey so that he can read on leads to Princess Sakura’s feathers.
[character personality]:
One of the traits that truly stands out from him is his undying determination. Regardless if the situation seems so hopeless, he would still go for it. He even uttered a line which says that even if there's only a single percent of him succeeding, he'll still take that chance and go with it. Mostly this undying pertinacity stems from his equally undying devotion to Sakura. There had been countless of times already wherein his life had been put in danger but, even so, Syaoran always states that he wouldn't die because he still has a mission left to accomplish.
He's also very selfless to people he cares about the most. To save Sakura, he even gave up his relationship with her - sacrificing what he feels just for his most precious person to live. Even if Sakura wouldn't be able to remember him, he still persevered and tried his very best to regain her feathers and her memories. All for the sake of her living.
His strength of heart is also a notable trait. Amidst everything, he still finds a reason to live day by day, mostly for Sakura's sake. Despite the misery he feels from the fact that Sakura will never remember him, Syaoran continues to fight passionately for his “most precious person.” He would fight anything, even characters stronger than him, just to protect Sakura.
Syaoran is also very polite. He would address people with certain respect - giving them what's due to them. This is obvious when Sakura, back when they were still kids, wanted to invite him to live with them in the palace. He refused, telling her that the palace is only for the royalty. And even if he had fallen in love with her, he still found it wrong because he's falling in love with the Princess. Furthermore, when they had met Kurogane and Fai, Syaoran always addresses them with a suffix "-san" that Kurogane found idiotically polite.
He's a bit shy and innocent as well, often blushing whenever dealt with uncomfortable situations. He also feels awkward whenever dealt with his love for Sakura or whenever Fai would tease the two. Syaoran also has an odd quirk when it comes to history and archaeology. He would often go fanboy about certain artifacts and would become extremely fascinated and curious about it. This mainly came from his foster father's inclination with the subject.
He doesn't want people worrying for his welfare too to the point where he would hide what he feels to them. Back then, he felt like a burden to the people close to him because he would frequently get hurt. He felt like he's giving them reason to worry and be upset.
Syaoran thinks maturely as well. Even if his emotions get the better of him at times, he could pull off a battle strategically. In short, he's an intelligent fighter. He's also very sensitive to what others might feel. He's very well-mannered too and he wouldn't hesitate reaching out a helping hand to people who greatly needs it. He's also very inquisitive. He would often be seen asking questions to clarify things and would seek knowledge to gain basis to the queries he has in mind.
[point in timeline you're picking your character from]: After Chapitre 90; after Piffle and before Tokyo Acid