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In the IDW continuity, Oroku Tadami was one of Oroku Saki and Kitsune's four sons.
History[]
Following the death of Oroku Saki in feudal Japan, the goddess Kitsune returned to the mountains, leaving their four sons alone. The four sons, Randou, Tadami, Daigo and Masaie had inherited their father's ambition and all believed they should take his place at the head of the Foot Clan. Tadami, as the first born, claimed that right as his own. He and Randou drew swords against one another to fight for leadership. Randou insisted that the men knew their father did not trust Tadami and that they would rather follow him. Tadami vowed to kill him, but Randou claimed that he hadn't the skills.
Trying to end the fight, Masaie stepped between them and said that they could work together towards their father's vision. Tadami quickly turned on him, slaying his brother with a slash of his sword and saying that his overture of peace was false. He then turned back to Randou, who kicked him to the ground, saying he was their father's true heir. Tadami pulled a tanto from behind his back and threw it into Randou's neck, killing him.
Before he could kill his final brother, Daigo, the latter pledged service to Tadami, reasoning that their mother served their father despite her great power. Tadami accepted him at his word and said he would allow Daigo to live, as long as he remembered his place. Daigo did so for many years, but realized that with Tadami's rule, the Foot could never prosper long enough to fulfil its destiny. Unable to go back on his word to his brother, he instead fled to China and started what became known as the Dog Star Clan. The Untold Destiny of the Foot Clan #3