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[Name]: Tamaki Suoh (René Tamaki Richard de Grandtaine)
[Canon]: Ouran High School Host Club
[Age]: 16
[Gender]: Male
[Canon Point]: End of Series. (Might update him later on based on the manga, but that's not a sure thing)

[History]:
List of Ouran Episodes

[Personality]:
If Tamaki, his friends and his classmates, were to choose one word that describes him as a whole, it would be the word “Prince”. Thus, when he set up the idea of the host club, he was billed as the “prince-type”. This is because his beauty, actions and personality reinforces this famous love interest genre.

As the President. Tamaki is the President of the Ouran High School Host Club. He is extremely confident so he easily pulls off the position. One look at him and you know that he is the leader of their group. As far as he’s concerned, he’s the one calling the shots. For the most part, he is the one giving instructions to the other members, and he is the one basking in the glory of having the title “President of the Host Club” or “Host Club King”. However, in truth, most of the decisions of the host club are heavily influenced by his best friend, the Vice President of the host club, Kyouya Ootori. These are done through subtle hints. And unfortunately, the host club king is immensely innocent, so he thinks that they are still his ideas when he proposes them.

To a certain degree, Tamaki feels like he is the main character of this romantic school comedy. (Although in reality, he really is) He feels like Haruhi and he are the main characters with love interests and that everyone else in the club are homosexual side characters. Of course, this was not received well by the rest of the club, but he refuses to admit otherwise. Essentially, Tamaki loves being the centre of everyone’s attention.

Daddy and his Host Club Family. He views the host club as his family and him as its patriarch.

He treats his friends with utmost importance. He openly claims that he is the father and that they are all members of one family. He considers Kyouya, the Vice President, as the mother of their family. Because of this, Tamaki often calls him ‘Mommy’. They never talked about the roles in the family. However, there was a scene when Tamaki was upset about Haruhi’s apparent nonchalant behaviour about being caught as a girl, Tamaki called out, “Mommy, Haruhi is being a….”. They were all wondering who Tamaki was talking about, but Kyouya responded to Tamaki and said that as the Vice President, it only seemed natural that he was the one assigned as Mommy. Later on, it became more natural for both of them to call each other ‘Mommy’ and ‘Daddy’.

He claims that Haruhi is the daughter, and the twins, Hikaru and Kaoru, are their sons. Mori and Honey however, though he still says they are part of the family; they are assigned as the neighbours. Tamaki always insisted that Haruhi calls him ‘daddy’ throughout most of the series. This is because he sees Haruhi as his daughter. Though later on in the series, it was found that these feelings were misinterpreted, and that his feelings were more of a romantic nature.

Initially, this pretend family was thought to be caused by their positions in the host club and Tamaki’s personal fancy. But as the series progressed, it became more evident that this family was like a replacement family for Tamaki. As will be discussed later, Tamaki’s real family is dysfunctional. So, deep inside, he yearned for a family that he can protect, and at the same time, he can love as well as receive love from. So his host club family is extremely important to Tamaki, and he’d do anything and everything to protect them and their families.

One classic example of Tamaki’s protectiveness was when Hikaru and Haruhi went on their first date. Although it was silly, they stalked their two friends in the beginning of their date. However, when it started to rain they decided to get back to their hotel accommodations. Later on, it started to rain. When the slight rain turned to a vicious thunderstorm, he started to worry about Haruhi. When he realized that Hikaru was on his way back instead of staying with Haruhi, Tamaki yelled at him over the phone, saying, “ "You idiot! I want you to turn around and start looking for Haruhi right now! What kind of jerk would leave a girl out in a thunderstorm like this by herself? Now you listen to me, Haruhi is terrified of thunder. Whenever she hears it, she gets so scared she can't even move. Why don't you spend less time concentrating on your jealousy and worry about someone else for once!" And it showed that not only was he very protective of his friends, but he was also very sensitive to the situation.

On the outside Tamaki is very flamboyant, egotistical and dramatic. Nothing about Tamaki is ever simple. This is because Tamaki comes from a rich family. Certain standards are expected of him. And he doesn’t want to let his parents and grandmother down. So he acts like a Prince most of the time. Unfortunately, his acting tends to be over the top, most especially when they are serving their ‘princesses’. He thinks highly of his looks, and unfortunately has every right to think he looks good.

Tamaki is very dramatic. He emphasises everything and is always so emotional about things. His favourite thing to do is pout at people, before he waltzes towards a dark corner of the room and look gloomy. In fact, there are many instances in the series where he is found in that corner, emoting and sobbing. Unfortunately, most of his friends ignore this reaction.

As a student. Tamaki is very dedicated to his studies. It was shown in the series, that even the one whom prided himself as the smartest student in his batch was almost beaten by Tamaki at the end of the grading period. And yet, 2 weeks prior to their exams, Tamaki was still pestering Kyouya to tour him around the famous places in Japan. A week before the exams, when Kyouya finally had the perfect vacation planned, Tamaki turned him down and said that exams were close and that he had to focus on studying and so should Kyouya. This showed Kyouya how dedicated Tamaki was as a student.

Obvious flawsHe is outspoken and naïve for someone his age. He is very outspoken, most of the time to his downfall. Though there are times when he says insightful and appropriate things, most of the time, he speaks his mind, and utters things that are thoughtless and can be thought of as rude.

Though he is naïve and very innocent when it comes to so many things, he is actually very insightful deep inside. In fact, this came as a shock to Kyouya and the rest of them. There was this one time that Kyouya was complaining about how he can never get anywhere in life since he’s the youngest of the three sons of Ootori Family. That he’s supposed to do nothing but stand behind them and be supportive. He was angry at Tamaki for not trying hard enough in everything. However Tamaki rebutted this by saying, "Hold on, it sounds to me like you're the one who isn't trying. If you really want to surpass your brothers then you can do it. But I think the one who's given up here is you, Kyouya." There were also similar occasions like this when they were in Junior High, and it was because of this that they all decided to join Tamaki’s idea of forming a host club in their academy. Even when they were in high school already, Tamaki had a way of just shocking everyone with the things he says. As if it were impossible for him to think of such things.

It almost seems like his naivety is nothing more than a shell which he uses to hide his true personality. However, he really has a side of him that is painfully innocent, and that people like Kyouya, Haruhi and the rest of them try their best to protect Tamaki and his pure intentions.

His family lifeForbidden to see his mother. When the Grantaine(Tamaki’s Matriarchal side) family business goes into debt and is near bankruptcy, Shizue Suou(Tamaki’s grandmother, Patriarchal side) offers a deal to Anne-Sophie. In exchange for financial security and medical care until the end of her days, she is to relinquish all control and visitation rights to her fourteen year old son. Tamaki was a child out of wedlock, so it was already hard for him to see his father often. His mother was all he had. For them to agree to this deal was truly heart breaking for Tamaki. He had to leave the comfort of his home and the love of his mother to ensure that his mother was to live a long and healthy life. But he did this without any questions asked.

Shizue Suoh is his grandmother and the matriarch of the Suoh Family. At the time that Tamaki was born, his father was already married to someone else, and this was something that his grandmother looked down upon. She did everything to make sure that they will never see each other again. Though he never complained about it, not having his father there throughout his childhood was very painful. To make matters worse, when he was allowed to join his father in Japan, instead of allowing him to stay in the Main Mansion of the Suoh’s, he was sent to live in the Second Mansion, showing him how much of an embarrassment he was to the family. As if the only reason for keeping him was because the father had no natural born heir except for Tamaki. After all the pain, he still smiled and kept moving forward.

Romance and Naivity. He is blind to his own romantic feelings, even when it is painfully obvious with the other hosts. In the beginning of the series, all the other hosts realised in their own pacing that Haruhi was a girl. However, it took until the end of the first episode, and Haruhi wearing a dress, for Tamaki to realise that Haruhi was indeed a girl. Just like that, he is painfully oblivious of his own romantic emotions. It took a few seasons for Tamaki to realise that he was indeed inlove with Haruhi not as her father figure, but as a lover.

His view on Commoners. Tamaki can be very obnoxious without knowing it. To someone like Haruhi, students like Tamaki often get labelled, ‘Rich Bastard’. Tamaki is from one of the richest families in the world. Thus, there is nothing wrong if he acts all princely, regal and rich.

Ouran Academy is full of students who come from either wealthy families or influential families. So in the academy, it was perfectly alright for Tamaki to act flamboyant. However, Haruhi got into the Academy as a scholar, and she didn't come from a rich or influential family. So it was then that they started to realise the difference from commoners and rich people.

Unfortunately for Haruhi, she had to deal with Tamaki's unique fascination with commoners. Whether it was commoner's instant coffee, 'Hescafe', or commoner's instant ramen, Tamaki was absolutely fascinated by them. His reactions were refreshing to the students around him, and he himself was absolutely delighted by the novelty of commoner's food and habits.. But when it comes to Haruhi, it was absolutely bothersome. Because she is a commoner, and the way Tamaki says things are quite offensive. For example, they would usually bribe Haruhi with expensive food (which was common to them), so that she’ll do things for them. There was a time when they learned that Haruhi has never tasted ootoro, and they immediately tried to order lots for her and said, “you poor little girl”, in which her response was, “you rich bastards”. Another example was when they went to Haruhi’s house for the first time. It was the house of a commoner, and Tamaki was so excited and he had an idea of what to expect through a dream he had. So he told Hikaru and Kaoru, “I know it's a tight fit in here, men, but just pull your knees in and sit gym style. Commoners have specially developed this position to conserve space”. For them, it was normal to say those things, and yet, for people like Haruhi, it is highly offending.

His true personality. Though outside Tamaki is very poised and charming, he is clumsy and an attention seeker deep inside. As the host club king, he is adored by most of the girls in the academy. He’s blonde, flawless and very charming. Thus, among his members, he’s the one who gets booked the most. Somehow he has grown accustomed to this, so when he loses the attention of even one of his ‘princesses’, he goes to his dark corner and cries dramatically. Another theory on why he seems to crave for women’s attention is because of how he was deprived of his mother’s love and attention, and how his own family seemed distant with him. It’s almost as if every time he entertains ladies, he gives his love and attention, in hopes that he himself will be granted the same privilege.

He is very dedicated in his duties as a host. Although it sounds absurd, Tamaki treats his duties as a host very seriously. He cries when it is called for it, and he gives it everything he has. He invests his emotions whenever he meets with one of the ‘princesses’, unlike the other hosts who need to use fake tears. His emotions are very genuine, and he never lies about them. Unlike the twins who do it for fun, Haruhi who does it to pay off her debt, or Kyouya who does it for money (And because he wants to fulfil Tamaki’s dream), Tamaki does this to genuinely make the women happy.

Upper-class etiquette and shameless flattery. This is his main selling point. Tamaki truly fits the ‘Prince type’. He has the kind of personality that girls would readily envision as a prince. His physical appearance alone is flawless and princely. Outside his ‘family’, he exudes a high class elegance that women can’t help but falling in-love with. However, when it comes to flattery, nothing but the truth leaves his lips. When he says something flattering, he truly means it.

Desire to please. It may seem like his desire to please the female guests seem fake, and purely for profit. However, it was clear in the series that Tamaki’s desire to please their female customers is genuine. It can be inferred that his desire to please their guests stem from his innate desire to want to make his mother happy. Since unfortunate circumstances would never allow it, he projects his emotions to other women.

The Lonely Prince. Tamaki exudes a painfully bright and sunny behaviour. He can be seen smiling 24/7 with lots of energy that it can sometimes be annoying. But there’s a saying that says “The person with the brightest smiles are those with the most painful past”. Supposedly, it means that those people who exude happiness are those people who are sad and destroyed inside. This is true for Tamaki. Growing up only seeing your father a few times and seeing your mom trying to raise you on her own was truly sad. The Grandtaine’s business falling to bankruptcy is also very hard. It is also terrible knowing that his mother was sick and he can’t do anything about it. Those three things alone are enough to push a boy into depression. The only silver lining of the situation was the fact that his mother was with him through everything. But then, when Tamaki was 14 and brought to Japan, his grandmother made sure he’ll never have contact with his mother again.

Though Tamaki was given worldly comforts in the second mansion of the Suoh’s, it still doesn't change the fact that his beloved mother, the one person who has been there all his life was not by his side. What’s worse is that he doesn't know her condition. All he knows is that the deal was if he went with his father, his mother would live a comfortable life and her medical expenses will be covered.
Aside from this, Tamaki was never really treated like family by the head of the Suoh family. He was still an outsider. He wasn't even announced as an official heir of the family in the series. Unfortunately, there is nothing his father can do about it since Tamaki’s grandmother is the head of their family company.

So there he was, in a foreign land, nobody to call family and no one to comfort him. Yet, it is surprising that every day he greets the sun with a huge smile. Every day, he goes to school with hope in his eye and warmth in his touch. Tamaki is a very strong person. Even when he should just lie on the floor and admit defeat, he still stands up and carries on. His smile never falters, even if he is badly broken inside. Someone who has gone through the things he had could never pull off the things Tamaki does every day. Deep inside, Tamaki is a lonely Prince, who struggles to be strong and keep a smile on his face. This is a side that he has only shown to a few people whom he deeply trusted.

[Abilities / Strengths & Weaknesses]:
Physically, his body is not made for huge battles. He may have some muscles in his body, but Tamaki is not athletic. However, as seen in the episode when the host club got a manager, Tamaki knows how to fight to defend Haruhi from bullies. So much so, that the bullies were actually very afraid of Tamaki, and Kyouya had to destroy the film showing Tamaki’s violent side.

Also, he can run fairly fast as shown in the episode when Haruhi was tossed from a cliff and Tamaki ran to save her. Tamaki is also strong enough to carry a girl (Haruhi) without any complaints for a moderate amount of time.

As one of the members of the elite, Tamaki has the skill set expected from him. Tamaki is an excellent pianist and is very good at teaching younger people to play the piano as well. Tamaki also knows basic fencing and swordplay, though Mitsukuni and Morinozuka are the best when it comes to martial arts.

Though not readily apparent, Tamaki is very smart, and can easily get good grades when he needs to.

His ability to charm women and make their hearts skip a beat is unparalleled. He has the stamina to dance all night without getting tired.

It is very easy to push his buttons, so he gets really emotional very quickly. He is forced to act impulsively because of this. Aside from teasing him, when something concerns the safety or welfare of a maiden, Tamaki also acts rashly and impulsively.

He is afraid of Belzeebub dolls, most especially the ones coming from Nekozawa. He is very superstitious because he thinks that these dolls cause extremely bad luck.

He can be very clumsy and not watch were he’s stepping (especially when he’s trying to save his ‘daughter’ from getting kissed), so he usually encounters slipping accidents.

He is 100% human, so he is susceptible to wounds, bruises and illnesses. He does not have healing abilities or superhuman strength and speed. He does not have magic abilities.

[Limited Powers]:
If it comes to superpowers, Tamaki has none.

[Other Important Facts]:
Tamaki loves commoner food, most especially cup noodles and instant coffee. He has a stuffed bear, “kuma-chan”, which he has loved ever since he was a kid.

He loves waking up extra early. And if a character is part of his ‘friends/family’ list, he’d try to wake them up as well and enthusiastically invite them to go out.

He has a belief that Princes don’t get wet. His favourite colour is white. And he is designated with a white or red rose.

[Samples]:
♦ Thread:
Test Sail

♦ Post:
[Tamaki was pacing around the fountain with a short wrinkle on his brow. He was clearly very upset. Both his arms were folded behind him as he walked. Not even his beautifully tailored outfit could put a smile on the host club king's face.]

I don't get it...

[He twirled 180 degrees, and continued pacing.]

Am I not handsome enough?

No it can't be...of course I'm handsome~!

[His expression started growing darker.] Am I too beautiful? Do I intimidate her?

[Tamaki fell dramatically on side of the fountain.] Captain Maribelle, why don't you like me~!? [He yelled passionately.]