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| − | + | '''Taihei Aoki''' (青木泰平, ''Aoki Taihei'') is a recurring character in ''[[Hajime no Ippo]]''. |
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He was the leader of a group of delinquents at his school. He became [[Makunouchi Ippo]]'s first disciple and later joined the [[Kamogawa Boxing Gym]]. |
He was the leader of a group of delinquents at his school. He became [[Makunouchi Ippo]]'s first disciple and later joined the [[Kamogawa Boxing Gym]]. |
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When Taihei was in elementary school, he went to see [[Aoki Masaru|his older brother]] off, but all he saw was a laughing stock. This broke his spirit and from then on, he began getting into fights. Years later, Taihei became a leader of a delinquent group. He was the most feared in his group by other students in high school, with no one wanting anything to do with him. |
When Taihei was in elementary school, he went to see [[Aoki Masaru|his older brother]] off, but all he saw was a laughing stock. This broke his spirit and from then on, he began getting into fights. Years later, Taihei became a leader of a delinquent group. He was the most feared in his group by other students in high school, with no one wanting anything to do with him. |
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| + | [[File:Taihei_meeting_Ippo.png|thumb|left|Taihei meeting Ippo for the first time.]] |
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+ | Taihei and four other delinquents walked up to [[Teru Okazaki]]] and began beating him up, until [[Makunouchi Ippo]] appeared and threw Taihei to the ground by his shoulder. Before the delinquents beat Ippo up when he begged the delinquents to leave, Taihei ordered the group not to fight, as he senses something off with Ippo. Taihei asked Ippo for his name before he and his group leaves.{{-}} |
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| ⚫ | Days later, after asking residents where Ippo is, he learned that Ippo runs on the riverbank every morning, waiting for Ippo to show up. When Ippo showed up, Taihei watched Ippo's [[Shadow Boxing|shadow boxing]]. Amazed, he showed Ippo his shadow boxing. After Ippo began to leave, Taihei chased Ippo, asking to be taught boxing, until he falls down. Taihei was then asked why he wants to box and why not go to a gym, which Taihei replied he always liked boxing and wants to become pro immediately, and a gym would just tell him to wait before becoming a pro. Taihei then found out that Teru has talked to Ippo about how he bullied him. Taihei asked to be taught boxing, which Ippo refuses, as he doesn't trust Taihei's word or fists. When Taihei stated that he quit being a delinquent, he is asked to apologise to Teru. He later apologised and began waiting at the riverbank for Ippo. When Ippo arrived, Taihei told him that he's serious. |
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| + | [[File:Taihei_getting_hit_by_Ippo.png|thumb|left|Taihei getting smacked by Ippo.]] |
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| − | His main reasons of training was to commence an attack against another group of delinquents known to be good at brawling, or having certain types of skill. |
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| + | As a final test, Taihei was instructed by Ippo to catch five leaves in three days in order for Ippo to teach him boxing. After Taihei "completed" the test by throwing dirt into the air to make Ippo close his eyes and grab five leaves for him to see, Ippo took Taihei under his wing and began training him. When Taihei requested to mix up on the training as it has been focused on running, Ippo decided to do mitt practise with him. During a mitt practise session, Taihei discussed with Ippo about his big family, mostly his big brother. Afterwards, Taihei felt fired up, but Ippo ordered him to not start a fight, which Taihei reassured him that he won't. After being called out by delinquents at another school for a showdown, Taihei arrived at the designated spot where he faced against five delinquents by himself. After defeating four delinquents, he was approached by Ippo, who pleaded for Taihei to stop and tried to reason with Taihei, but Ippo was rejected and had the mitts he borrowed from [[Kamogawa Genji]] knocked out of his hands, dirtying them. As Taihei was about to fight the remaining foe, [[Kintarō Kaneda]], Ippo approached them and threw a slap at Taihei whilst wearing a face that Umezawa would describe as "not the face of a human". The slap resulted in knocking out Taihei. |
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| + | Later, Taihei met Teru outside of school and told him that he got kicked out and that he let his fellow delinquents know to not bully him anymore. Teru mentioned that just because Taihei is gone doesn't mean anything will change as he may get bullied by someone else before telling Taihei that he isn't his way to kill time. Taihei learned that Ippo wants him to file a police report on him, however, Taihei did not know what happened to him and wishes to know. However, Teru claimed he didn't know. |
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| + | [[File:Bald Taihei and Kaneda greet Ippo - 02.png|thumb|Taihei and Kintarō requesting to become Ippo's student.]] |
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| + | Later, with Kintarō, Taihei decided to shave his head and turn over a new leaf. Taihei and Kintarō then contacted the [[Kamogawa Boxing Gym|Kamogawa gym]] to tell the gym what happened and that they wanted to enrol. The two arrived and asked a bald Ippo to teach them boxing, and, after Taihei convinced him to, the two former delinquents were accepted and officially enrolled to the gym under Ippo. It was then revealed to everyone at the gym that Taiehi was [[Aoki Masaru]]'s younger brother. That night, Taihei and Aoki argued about their family's struggle when Aoki left them. Taiehi learned from [[Kimura Tatsuya]] how Aoki was actually helping Taihei and his siblings by paying their school fees. Aoki mentioned to Taihei how he never thought twice about helping him and his other siblings. |
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| + | The next day, Taihei and Kintarō went with Ippo to wait until the evening roadwork as Ippo fished with [[Mashiba Kumi]]. After seeing Kumi stroking and almost kiss Ippo's bald head, they asked Ippo how it felt, shortly getting frightened by Kumi's pressure as she claimed it was an accident and to forget about it. The next day, while sweeping outside the Kamogawa gym with Kintarō and Ippo, they were attacked by [[Takamura Mamoru]], causing the three to run away and begin their roadwork. The three then take a break under a tree. Taihei confessed that during the leaf catching test, he threw sand up in the air to blind Ippo and show him five leaves that were already in his hand, however, Ippo claimed it is fine and to just pour his heart and soul into boxing. When Taihei expressed his joy of entering a world where he gets praised for hitting people, he remembered Ippo's beliefs about violence, and added that he meant just as a sport. Taiehi and Kintarō then received a lesson from Ippo about how they see boxing and that doing what is fun is not the same as doing whatever they want. The trio were then approached by [[Miyata Ichirō]]. |
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| + | [[File:Itagaki talking with Taihei and Kaneda - 01.png|thumb|left|Taihei and Kintarō having a conversation with Itagaki about Ippo and Miyata.]] |
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| + | Taihei and Kintarō became angry at Miyata for his words towards his coach and they then began running towards him until [[Itagaki Manabu]] stopped them and pulled them away from their conversation. Itagaki informed them that Miyata is the [[Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation|OPBF]] [[featherweight]] champion. The two wondered who is stronger, but Itagaki wasn't able to answer them. When Miyata left, Taihei and Kintarō asked Itagaki why Miyata came. They then laughed, thinking little of the OPBF champion that he had to come to Ippo to figure things out. Itagaki mentioned that he heard the words "[[Punch Drunk Syndrome|punch drunk]]", however, Itagaki claimed that no one confirmed that Ippo was punch drunk and explained why Ippo chose to quit boxing. Taihei and Kintarō was then called over to Ippo to continue training. Later, Taihei and Kintarō were approached by Kumi, asking about Ippo's training with them, warning them to stop Ippo from doing anything dangerous as he is punch drunk. Taihei then remembered what Itagaki claimed and realised that Kumi was the one who called Ippo punch drunk. After mentioning that Miyata visited Ippo, Kumi got angry and told the two to let her know every time it happens, leaving Taihei agreeing while terrified of her pressure. |
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| + | [[File:Taihei and Kintaro seeing the hall for the first time.png|thumb|Taihei seeing the Kōrakuen Hall for the first time.]] |
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| + | That night, Taihei and Kintarō went with Ippo to the [[Kōrakuen Hall]], learning that the reason for Kumi's nervousness was that it was because of her brother's match coming up. [[Mashiba Ryō]] approached the three, making Taihei and Kintarō angry at Mashiba's attitude until they look at him, causing them to hide behind Ippo. Taihei and Kintarō entered the hall with Ippo while a match commenced. As Taihei mentioned that the venue was where Aoki was seen as a laughing stock, Ippo mentioned that Aoki is a true pro if he got the crowd rowdy. Ippo explained to them how the intensity of matches go up as boxers advance the number of rounds they are able to go. Taihei then watched the main event with Mashiba going against [[Japanese Boxing Commission|JBC]] [[lightweight]] champion [[Iga Shinobu]]. After the first round, Taihei was stunned witnessing Mashiba's skill, and then outraged when [[Kurita Baron|Iga's trainer]] struck Iga's face. Kintarō asked Ippo if he had been slapped during a match before. When he heard that he did, but it was for a different reason than with Iga, believing it to be a slap for a "win at any costs," Taihei still could not accept it. When Mashiba won the match, Taihei, Kintarō, and Ippo met with Aoki and Kimura. |
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| + | It was soon decided that Taihei and Kintarō would go with Aoki and Kimura to the [[Kemuri Izakaya]] to let Ippo think about what he gathered from the match alone. Inside, Taihei and Kintarō were in disbelief when Kimura revealed to them that Ippo defeated Mashiba by knockout. They then continued their conversation about what they guessed what Ippo was about to say before they cut him off. |
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| + | Later, Taihei went with Kintarō and Ippo to the [[Roigal Hotel]] where Takamura went to have a press conference for his [[middleweight]] title defence against [[Michael Goat]]. When it was over, Taihei carried one of Takamura's champion belts as he expressed his excitement and asked many questions about the upcoming match. Taihei and Kintarō were then instructed by Ippo that they will act as support for his seconds and to watch the match closely, without blinking. The next day, Taihei and Kintarō arrived to the [[Ryōgoku Kokugikan]] with Ippo to watch Takamura's match against Goat and to act as support for his seconds. After Takamura won the match, Taihei carried one of his belts to the Kamogawa gym, relieved that he can blink again. Pumped up from seeing the match, Taihei and Kintarō ran with Ippo, however they could not keep up. |
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| + | With Taihei's hair grown back, he continued his training with Ippo, doing roadwork for 6-rounders even though he was a 4-rounder. Taihei then began throwing left [[Orthodox Boxing Techniques#Jab|jabs]], responding to Ippo's "one" call from the numbering system. At the Kamogawa gym, with the gym members interested in the numbering system, Taihei partook in the training as Ippo called off numbers to everyone. However, as Ippo only called out the number "one," the session to ended early due to the gym member's annoyance. Taihei recalled that they had not did a celebration party for Takamura's win yet, however they discovered that Takamura left to go on a trip, postponing the party. When [[Sendō Takeshi]] went to [[Mexico]], he made it to the magazine where he posed with the [[Milo Scamaras|Scamaras]] [[Marascas Scamaras|brothers]], shocking Taihei. |
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Revision as of 06:43, 16 September 2020
Taihei Aoki (青木泰平, Aoki Taihei) is a recurring character in Hajime no Ippo.
He was the leader of a group of delinquents at his school. He became Makunouchi Ippo's first disciple and later joined the Kamogawa Boxing Gym.
Background
When Taihei was in elementary school, he went to see his older brother off, but all he saw was a laughing stock. This broke his spirit and from then on, he began getting into fights. Years later, Taihei became a leader of a delinquent group. He was the most feared in his group by other students in high school, with no one wanting anything to do with him.
History
Part III
Second Step Arc
Taihei meeting Ippo for the first time.
Taihei and four other delinquents walked up to Teru Okazaki] and began beating him up, until Makunouchi Ippo appeared and threw Taihei to the ground by his shoulder. Before the delinquents beat Ippo up when he begged the delinquents to leave, Taihei ordered the group not to fight, as he senses something off with Ippo. Taihei asked Ippo for his name before he and his group leaves.
Taihei Arc
Taihei waiting for Ippo at the riverbank.
Days later, after asking residents where Ippo is, he learned that Ippo runs on the riverbank every morning, waiting for Ippo to show up. When Ippo showed up, Taihei watched Ippo's shadow boxing. Amazed, he showed Ippo his shadow boxing. After Ippo began to leave, Taihei chased Ippo, asking to be taught boxing, until he falls down. Taihei was then asked why he wants to box and why not go to a gym, which Taihei replied he always liked boxing and wants to become pro immediately, and a gym would just tell him to wait before becoming a pro. Taihei then found out that Teru has talked to Ippo about how he bullied him. Taihei asked to be taught boxing, which Ippo refuses, as he doesn't trust Taihei's word or fists. When Taihei stated that he quit being a delinquent, he is asked to apologise to Teru. He later apologised and began waiting at the riverbank for Ippo. When Ippo arrived, Taihei told him that he's serious.
Taihei getting smacked by Ippo.
As a final test, Taihei was instructed by Ippo to catch five leaves in three days in order for Ippo to teach him boxing. After Taihei "completed" the test by throwing dirt into the air to make Ippo close his eyes and grab five leaves for him to see, Ippo took Taihei under his wing and began training him. When Taihei requested to mix up on the training as it has been focused on running, Ippo decided to do mitt practise with him. During a mitt practise session, Taihei discussed with Ippo about his big family, mostly his big brother. Afterwards, Taihei felt fired up, but Ippo ordered him to not start a fight, which Taihei reassured him that he won't. After being called out by delinquents at another school for a showdown, Taihei arrived at the designated spot where he faced against five delinquents by himself. After defeating four delinquents, he was approached by Ippo, who pleaded for Taihei to stop and tried to reason with Taihei, but Ippo was rejected and had the mitts he borrowed from Kamogawa Genji knocked out of his hands, dirtying them. As Taihei was about to fight the remaining foe, Kintarō Kaneda, Ippo approached them and threw a slap at Taihei whilst wearing a face that Umezawa would describe as "not the face of a human". The slap resulted in knocking out Taihei.
Later, Taihei met Teru outside of school and told him that he got kicked out and that he let his fellow delinquents know to not bully him anymore. Teru mentioned that just because Taihei is gone doesn't mean anything will change as he may get bullied by someone else before telling Taihei that he isn't his way to kill time. Taihei learned that Ippo wants him to file a police report on him, however, Taihei did not know what happened to him and wishes to know. However, Teru claimed he didn't know.
Taihei and Kintarō requesting to become Ippo's student.
Later, with Kintarō, Taihei decided to shave his head and turn over a new leaf. Taihei and Kintarō then contacted the Kamogawa gym to tell the gym what happened and that they wanted to enrol. The two arrived and asked a bald Ippo to teach them boxing, and, after Taihei convinced him to, the two former delinquents were accepted and officially enrolled to the gym under Ippo. It was then revealed to everyone at the gym that Taiehi was Aoki Masaru's younger brother. That night, Taihei and Aoki argued about their family's struggle when Aoki left them. Taiehi learned from Kimura Tatsuya how Aoki was actually helping Taihei and his siblings by paying their school fees. Aoki mentioned to Taihei how he never thought twice about helping him and his other siblings.
The next day, Taihei and Kintarō went with Ippo to wait until the evening roadwork as Ippo fished with Mashiba Kumi. After seeing Kumi stroking and almost kiss Ippo's bald head, they asked Ippo how it felt, shortly getting frightened by Kumi's pressure as she claimed it was an accident and to forget about it. The next day, while sweeping outside the Kamogawa gym with Kintarō and Ippo, they were attacked by Takamura Mamoru, causing the three to run away and begin their roadwork. The three then take a break under a tree. Taihei confessed that during the leaf catching test, he threw sand up in the air to blind Ippo and show him five leaves that were already in his hand, however, Ippo claimed it is fine and to just pour his heart and soul into boxing. When Taihei expressed his joy of entering a world where he gets praised for hitting people, he remembered Ippo's beliefs about violence, and added that he meant just as a sport. Taiehi and Kintarō then received a lesson from Ippo about how they see boxing and that doing what is fun is not the same as doing whatever they want. The trio were then approached by Miyata Ichirō.
Towards a Resolution Arc
Taihei and Kintarō having a conversation with Itagaki about Ippo and Miyata.
Taihei and Kintarō became angry at Miyata for his words towards his coach and they then began running towards him until Itagaki Manabu stopped them and pulled them away from their conversation. Itagaki informed them that Miyata is the OPBF featherweight champion. The two wondered who is stronger, but Itagaki wasn't able to answer them. When Miyata left, Taihei and Kintarō asked Itagaki why Miyata came. They then laughed, thinking little of the OPBF champion that he had to come to Ippo to figure things out. Itagaki mentioned that he heard the words "punch drunk", however, Itagaki claimed that no one confirmed that Ippo was punch drunk and explained why Ippo chose to quit boxing. Taihei and Kintarō was then called over to Ippo to continue training. Later, Taihei and Kintarō were approached by Kumi, asking about Ippo's training with them, warning them to stop Ippo from doing anything dangerous as he is punch drunk. Taihei then remembered what Itagaki claimed and realised that Kumi was the one who called Ippo punch drunk. After mentioning that Miyata visited Ippo, Kumi got angry and told the two to let her know every time it happens, leaving Taihei agreeing while terrified of her pressure.
Taihei seeing the Kōrakuen Hall for the first time.
That night, Taihei and Kintarō went with Ippo to the Kōrakuen Hall, learning that the reason for Kumi's nervousness was that it was because of her brother's match coming up. Mashiba Ryō approached the three, making Taihei and Kintarō angry at Mashiba's attitude until they look at him, causing them to hide behind Ippo. Taihei and Kintarō entered the hall with Ippo while a match commenced. As Taihei mentioned that the venue was where Aoki was seen as a laughing stock, Ippo mentioned that Aoki is a true pro if he got the crowd rowdy. Ippo explained to them how the intensity of matches go up as boxers advance the number of rounds they are able to go. Taihei then watched the main event with Mashiba going against JBC lightweight champion Iga Shinobu. After the first round, Taihei was stunned witnessing Mashiba's skill, and then outraged when Iga's trainer struck Iga's face. Kintarō asked Ippo if he had been slapped during a match before. When he heard that he did, but it was for a different reason than with Iga, believing it to be a slap for a "win at any costs," Taihei still could not accept it. When Mashiba won the match, Taihei, Kintarō, and Ippo met with Aoki and Kimura.
It was soon decided that Taihei and Kintarō would go with Aoki and Kimura to the Kemuri Izakaya to let Ippo think about what he gathered from the match alone. Inside, Taihei and Kintarō were in disbelief when Kimura revealed to them that Ippo defeated Mashiba by knockout. They then continued their conversation about what they guessed what Ippo was about to say before they cut him off.
Later, Taihei went with Kintarō and Ippo to the Roigal Hotel where Takamura went to have a press conference for his middleweight title defence against Michael Goat. When it was over, Taihei carried one of Takamura's champion belts as he expressed his excitement and asked many questions about the upcoming match. Taihei and Kintarō were then instructed by Ippo that they will act as support for his seconds and to watch the match closely, without blinking. The next day, Taihei and Kintarō arrived to the Ryōgoku Kokugikan with Ippo to watch Takamura's match against Goat and to act as support for his seconds. After Takamura won the match, Taihei carried one of his belts to the Kamogawa gym, relieved that he can blink again. Pumped up from seeing the match, Taihei and Kintarō ran with Ippo, however they could not keep up.
Sendō in Mexico Arc
With Taihei's hair grown back, he continued his training with Ippo, doing roadwork for 6-rounders even though he was a 4-rounder. Taihei then began throwing left jabs, responding to Ippo's "one" call from the numbering system. At the Kamogawa gym, with the gym members interested in the numbering system, Taihei partook in the training as Ippo called off numbers to everyone. However, as Ippo only called out the number "one," the session to ended early due to the gym member's annoyance. Taihei recalled that they had not did a celebration party for Takamura's win yet, however they discovered that Takamura left to go on a trip, postponing the party. When Sendō Takeshi went to Mexico, he made it to the magazine where he posed with the Scamaras brothers, shocking Taihei.
Importance of the Support Role Arc
Ippo in Mexico Arc
Boxing Abilities
Taihei doing some Mitt Training with Ippo.
Taihei has shown a lot of potential in his training with Ippo, as he's one of a few who managed to keep up with him, if not the only one. Since he is a delinquent, he was surely involved in a lot of fights, making him the way he is. He has shown to be very skilful in terms of street fighting. As Ippo trains with him, he notices his swings a lot, leaving his body wide open weak for counters, explaining to him one of his first mistakes.
His first major weakness showed itself quickly during the first run. Taihei has very little stamina and runs out of energy quickly as he grew tired after just going to the river bridge. He has improved somewhat after a few runs but still has trouble around the river area.
He learned to snap his fists faster than Ippo did in the past, learning how to do jabs.
He gets excited when he is about to punch, itching to hit, wild instincts that a fighter would have. By training with Ippo, he is eligible to improve.
Appearance
Taihei's appearance.
Taihei has the eyebrows like his brother but his hair is blonde and shaped into a pompadour although he has since shaved his head so he is bald currently. He has a slightly muscular build but has grown slightly more due to Ippo’s training.
Personality
Taihei's good side.
His personality is very boldly shown, as very ruthless and wild. Eyes of murderous intentions, itching to be involved in a fight.
Despite his fierce personality, he also has a rather good side hidden inside him. He has shown signs of blushing or being extremely happy, even acknowledging Ippo as his training master, happily accepting being his disciple.
Taihei is very similar to his brother as he loves to fight but while Maseru was content on simply causing some chaos with Kimura, he was in it to destroy everything. This changed after getting hit by Ippo as now he learns to fight for his own reasons other than destruction.
Gallery
Trivia
- Taihei (泰平) can mean "peace" or "tranquillity" in Japanese.