History Characters / Erased

[[spoiler: See The Killer's folder for his true personality.]]

* AbusiveParents: She regularly beats Kayo, barely feeds her, and, to ensure the bruises on her face heal fast, shoves her head into ice water on numerous occasions, nearly drowning the girl.

* JerkassHasAPoint: While he's far more smug and jerkish about it than necessary, Takahashi is technically doing the right thing by the law's standards by working with the police to catch Satoru.

%%* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:She is last seen in one of the route being restrained by a cop. It is unclear if she was also arrested for attempting to resist and interfere with Satoru's arrest or not due to Satoru resetting things before [[FromBadToWrose they get worse]].]]

* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:She has an emotional breakdown after she unknowingly leads the police to Satoru's location.]]

* BeautyMark: She has a small mole under her left eye.

The abusive and sociopathic elder sibling of the killer, "Brother" shows up only in flashbacks in the manga, and is one of the primary factors that lead to the killer's sadistic nature.

* AdaptedOut: He doesn't appear at all in the anime and the live action adaptations. Seeing as his only appearance is in the manga, the killer's backstory is cut almost entirely in the anime and live action adaptations.

* BigBrotherBully: Physically assaulted his younger sibling for years, only stopping when he began using him as a subordinate.
* TheBully: Was known to regularly attack students at his school.
* FrameUp: After accidentally murdering one of his rape victims, he planned to frame his little brother for the crime. This didn't end well for him.

* DeathByAdaptation: only in the movie.

* AdaptedOut: He doesn't appear at all in the anime or the live action adaptation though he appeared in the drama. Seeing as his only appearance is in the manga, the killer's backstory is cut almost entirely in the anime and live action adaptations.

* AdaptedOut: He doesn't appear at all in the anime or the live action adaptations. Seeing as his only appearance is in the manga, the killer's backstory is cut almost entirely in the anime and live action adaptations.

* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:He dies in the film adaptation.]]

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Hina Kino (Japanese), Creator/MelaLee (English)

* OverarchingVillain: See GreaterScopeVillain.

* OverarchingVillain: Regardless of his one time appearance, he is still the overarching antagonist since he was the reason why his brother became a psychologically broken SerialKiller.

** [[spoiler:This is reaction before she dies when she realizes that she should have believed Satoru when he said that Yuuki wasn't the killer.]]

* SheKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:She's murdered by the killer in 2006 when she figures out his true identity.]]

SheKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:She's murdered by the killer in 2006 when she figures out his true identity.]]

* {{Deuteragonist}}: Mostly in the anime adaptation as Kayo's own subplot and CharacterDevelopment are precedent only to Satoru's. A sizeable chunk of the series focuses on her growth as a person and how Satoru's actions help her through all the horrible stuff she endures. Likewise, it's her interactions with Satoru that help spur him into growing into a much more openly caring and heroic individual.

* SheKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:She's murdered by the killer in 2006 when she figures out his true identity.]]

* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:She's murdered by the killer in 2006 when she figures out his true identity.]]

* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:She's murdered by the killer when she figures out his true identity.]]

* PlotTriggeringDeath: [[spoiler:Her death at the killer's hands is what sends Satoru back to 1988 to save the three kidnapping victims.]]

* HateSink: He was a serial killer, their is nothing sympathetic about him.

* OverarchingVillain: Regardless of his one time appearance, he still is the overarching antagonist.since he was the reason why his brother is now a villain and psychologically broken.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: Despite his ''very'' limited appearances, he manages to be one of the most wicked characters in the story, and is one of the main reasons why his brother became a SerialKiller.
* TheSociopath: Raped numerous little girls, beat his younger brother, and tried to frame said sibling when he accidentally murdered a girl, all while never showing a shred of remorse or empathy.

* HateSink: He was made to be hated.

* HateSink: He was a serial rapist who coerced his abused brother into being his accomplice.
* OverarchingVillain: Regardless of his one time appearance, he still is the overarching antagonist.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Sayaka Kaneko (Japanese), Corina Boettger (English)

* MamaBear: She's highly protective of her son, while simultaneously letting him have plenty of space to do his own thing.

* DomesticAbuse: She's a victim of this thanks to her mother.

* HateSink: He was a rapist who coerced his abused brother into being his accomplice.

* KarmaHoudini: In the original timeline, at least before Satoru's revival allowed him to go back and fix everything. This is averted in the current timeline, although the amount of punishment differs by adaptation:
** In the manga, he's arrested for the attempted murder of Kumi and Satoru, and as compensation for Satoru's efforts, he openly admits to all his crimes, even the ones he can no longer be convicted for, earning him a death sentence. So he didn't got away scot-free
** In the anime, he also ends up arrested for attempted murder, although his ultimate fate is left unclear. The closest was he explained his identity and all of his crimes. Just like the manga didn't got away scot-free

The abusive and sociopathic elder sibling of the killer, "Brother" shows up only in flashbacks in the manga and a concept character in the adaptations, and is one of the primary factors that lead to the killer's sadistic nature.

* AdaptedOut: He doesn't appear at all in the anime or the live action adaptations. Seeing as his only appearance is in the manga, the killer's backstory is cut almost entirely in the anime and live action adaptations. Some fans think he is a cut character and he's possible alive in the adaptations

* HateSink: Like his brother, he was also made to be hated, self explanatory.

* TheHeavy: He was the main reason of Gaku's villainy and a monster like him, and starting the events of the story.

** In the anime, he also ends up arrested for attempted murder, although his ultimate fate is left unclear. The closest was he explained his identity and all of his crimes.

** In the manga, he's arrested for the attempted murder of Kumi and Satoru, and as compensation for Satoru's efforts, he openly admits to all his crimes, even the ones he can no longer be convicted for, earning him a death sentence.
** In the anime, he also ends up arrested for attempted murder, although his ultimate fate is left unclear.

The abusive and sociopathic elder sibling of the killer, "Brother" shows up only in flashbacks in the manga, and is one of the primary factors that lead to the killer's sadistic nature.

* AdaptedOut: He doesn't appear at all in the anime or the live action adaptations. Seeing as his only appearance is in the manga, the killer's backstory is cut almost entirely in the anime and live action adaptations.

* PragmaticVillainy: Subverted. Yashiro helps Satoru with rescuing Kayo, but that's only so he doesn't suspect him as the killer.

* BrokenBird: Due to the trauma caused by the deaths of Kayo and Hiromi, Satoru blocked a great deal of his memories from that time including the otherwise happy childhood that he spent with his mother. This left him as an unenthusiastic husk of what he used to be, a handicap that hinders the positive aspects of his relationships at work and with his mother. Though he was not as enterprising as when he was sent back, Satoru was a happy, normal child with his future ahead of him.