Dushtabuddhi

Dusthabuddhi is a recurring character in the Tantri story line. He is one of the story line's first supporting villain, having debuted very early in the story arc. He is also the first supporting character in the story line to become a recurring one. He has began to reappear in current issues as a more prominent figure than before.

Dushtabuddhi is an evil genius and Tantri's henchman. He provides the latter with gadgets and gear for terminating Hooja. It is presumable that he did so because he believes or was promises that he would be rewarded by Tantri.

Dushtabuddhi is a notable character in the Tantri story line for being one of the only of Tantri's associates to constantly come back with more plans following the failure of the previous ones, mainly because those who have failed flee the scene and sometimes Hujli altogether to escape Tantri's wrath. This implies that he is more than just his utility man but might also be his friend. This was proven true in Little Tantri: Christmas Miracle, where it was confirmed that Dushtabuddhi, Vichitrabuddhi, and Tantri struck out as best friends back when they were kids.

It is revealed rather later, however, that Dushtabuddhi is conspiring to conquer Hujli himself, and use the great deposits of rare minerals present in the latter's soil to achieve world domination. When one phase of his plan, which involved manipulating Hooja to declare war on the neighboring king, Dooja, in a bid to have Hujli crushed. This plan, however, was foiled by the timely intervention of Tantri, who he had hoped to keep out of the picture by kidnapping the former. Tantri, and everyone else, remain oblivious of Dushtabuddhi involvement, although the henchman continues to scheme.

Dushtabuddhi is, by most means, a genius, albeit an evil one who puts his ingenious devices and tools to diabolical uses. He is extremely loyal to Tantri and has never betrayed or permanently abandoned him to date. He clearly possesses great determination as well, as he has not given up on helping Tantri attempt to overthrow Hooja despite the number of failures. Dushtabuddhi has been proven to be dependent on Tantri's schemes in Tantri: Fashion Passion where he was left depressed and without a drive when Tantri stopped scheming. Later, however, Dushtabuddhi showed irritation over having to revert to becoming Tantri's henchman after his conspiracy failed.