| 1 | %%Maybe add a spoiler warning |
| 2 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 3 | |
| 4 | !Utsugi Detective Agency |
| 5 | |
| 6 | [[folder: Protagonist]] |
| 7 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fdc_protagonist_1_2.png]] |
| 8 | [[caption-width-right:350:The Missing Heir]] |
| 9 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:The Girl Who Stands Behind]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fdc_protagonist_2.png]][[/labelnote]] |
| 10 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MegumiOgata |
| 11 | ---- |
| 12 | %%* AmnesiacHero |
| 13 | %%* ConvenientlyAnOrphan |
| 14 | %%* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest |
| 15 | %%* EasyAmnesia |
| 16 | * EmbarrassingNickname: He does not like being called ''Mr. Detective'', the nickname given to him by the Ushimitsu High students. Later on he does begrudgingly get used to it, however. |
| 17 | * TheEveryman: He’s a mild-mannered youth who’s nondescript in both appearance and professionalism. |
| 18 | * EurekaMoment: In "The Missing Heir", [[spoiler:he's the one who realizes that the Ayashiro's, save Azusa, were killed via tobacco that were laced with cyanide]]. |
| 19 | * ExperiencedProtagonist: He assisted Utsugi in multiple cases prior to the plot of ''The Girl Who Stands Behind''. |
| 20 | * FingerTenting: In ''The Girl Who Stands Behind'', he does this at the end of each chapter, as he mulls over the clues and facts that have been recently uncovered. |
| 21 | * HelloInsertNameHere: While text dialogue will show the protagonist's full name, for gameplay limitations, you won't hear the characters say his name. Promotional material for the Nintendo Switch remake use the name ''Taro Ninten'', however no official CanonName has been confirmed. |
| 22 | * IAmWho: [[spoiler:Revealed to be the son of Yuri Ayashiro and thus, the heir to the Ayashiro fortune.]] |
| 23 | %%* IdentityAmnesia |
| 24 | * InformedAbility: He's a black belt in karate, but never actually gets to use his skills on anyone. |
| 25 | * KidDetective: The protagonist became one after being taken in by Utsugi. In ''The Girl Who Stands Behind'' especially, it’s noted several times by many of the adults you talk to on how young you are, with at least one of them mistaking you for a student at the high school you’re investigating. He makes it clear that he wants to be seen as a detective and not a ‘kid’, though. |
| 26 | * NamedByTheAdaptation: He's given the name Naoya Takada in the {{gamebook}} adaptation by Futabasha. |
| 27 | %%* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname |
| 28 | %%* OpenFlyGag |
| 29 | * RejectingTheInheritance: [[spoiler:He gives the Ayashiro proof of succession to Kazuto instead of taking it for himself, proudly stating he is Takao and Yuri Toyama's son.]] |
| 30 | * SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: The protagonist is repeatedly accused of being Ayumi's boyfriend. While he denies it, there are hints that he does at least harbor some feelings towards her. |
| 31 | * SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:By the end of ''The Missing Heir'', he's the last member of the Ayashiro bloodline, as Kanda/Amachi points out before attempting to murder him.]] |
| 32 | * StraightMan: Often ends up being this for the sillier characters. |
| 33 | [[/folder]] |
| 34 | |
| 35 | [[folder: Ayumi Tachibana]] |
| 36 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukoMinaguchi |
| 37 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ayumi_tachibana_remake_1.png]] |
| 38 | [[caption-width-right:350:The Missing Heir]] |
| 39 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:The Girl Who Stands Behind]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ayumi_tachibana_remake_2.png]][[/labelnote]] |
| 40 | A former student of Ushimitsu High School. Currently an assistant detective. |
| 41 | ---- |
| 42 | * AscendedExtra: Several times. She mostly appeared in the chapter ends of ''The Missing Heir'', gained a more prominent and personal role for ''The Girl Who Stands Behind'', then finally became the protagonist of ''Lost Memories in the Snow''. |
| 43 | * CharacterDevelopment: Done retroactively in ''The Girl Who Stands Behind'', as she wasn't always the GoGetterGirl that the player is likely to have been acquainted with in other games, and started out emotionally withdrawn until the protagonist came into her life. |
| 44 | * DisappearedDad: [[spoiler:Her father was murdered when he opposed a corrupt family's scandal 18 years prior to the events of ''Memories in the Snow'']]. |
| 45 | * DudeMagnet: A few NPC students mention that she has many male fans, and that likely includes the protagonist. |
| 46 | * ExtremelyProtectiveChild: When her mother is named prime suspect in the murder of the previous mayor, she take matters into her own hands in order to debunk the accusation. [[spoiler:However, her mother dies taking a stab wound for Reiko who was revealed to be Ayumi's older sister]]. |
| 47 | * FamilialReveal: [[spoiler:Reiko Nomura was revealed to be her older sister]]. |
| 48 | * MotherlySidePlait: She bears one of these and true to the trope, she's very protective of her loved ones. |
| 49 | * PromotedToPlayable: She becomes the main protagonist of ''Lost Memories in the Snow''. |
| 50 | * SpottingTheThread: [[spoiler:After the protagonist realizes that it was Akira who attacked him and gave him amnesia at Unakami Cliff, Ayumi wonders he didn't simply dump his body into the water.]] |
| 51 | * SupportingProtagonist: Ayumi conducts her own side of the investigations while the protagonist is busy with the majority of them. This eventually led to her gaining own starring role in ''Lost Memories''. |
| 52 | [[/folder]] |
| 53 | |
| 54 | [[folder: Shunsuke Utsugi]] |
| 55 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/utsugi_2.png]] |
| 56 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShowHayami (Satellaview), Riki Kagami (Switch remake) |
| 57 | ---- |
| 58 | * AscendedExtra: Shunsuke never appears in ''The Missing Heir'', since he's mentioned [[TheGhost to be away on business]]. ''The Girl Who Stands Behind'' gives him a more proper introduction. |
| 59 | * HeroOfAnotherStory: He's established as an experienced investigator, who later took on several cases with the protagonist himself before they eventually met Ayumi. |
| 60 | * PrivateDetective: He's the owner of his own detective agency and is one himself, but he takes cases out of altruism rather than profit. |
| 61 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: A responsible adult who takes his cases seriously and is generous in regards to helping people. As a matter of fact, the first thing we see him do is talk his way into getting the protagonist out of trouble with some policemen. |
| 62 | |
| 63 | [[/folder]] |
| 64 | |
| 65 | ![[VisualNovel/FamicomDetectiveClubTheMissingHeir The Missing Heir]] |
| 66 | |
| 67 | !!Ayashiro Family |
| 68 | [[folder: Ayashiro Family]] |
| 69 | A wealthy family descended from feudal lords who ruled Myoujin in the past. |
| 70 | ---- |
| 71 | * ClashingCousins: Cousins once removed, technically, but [[spoiler:the siblings' antagonistic behaviour towards the protagonist is this, although none of them were aware of it]]. |
| 72 | * DysfunctionalFamily: Pretty much every member of the family you meet personally is a {{Jerkass}} in some way, the three cousins having a heated SiblingRivalry and being quick to throw each other under the bus, [[spoiler:being largely unbothered and more concerned for their own safety and gain when one of their own gets killed,]] and being quick to take advantage of [[spoiler:each other's deaths]]. |
| 73 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler:They all sing the praises of the family lawyer Kanda, not knowing he's been planning their downfall for years.]] |
| 74 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: [[spoiler:Due to her cutting ties with them, they didn't know that Yuri was dead for the last 17 years.]] |
| 75 | * SmokingIsNotCool: Almost all of them smoked, and the ones you meet, [[spoiler:save for Kazuto,]] [[{{Jerkass}} aren't entirely pleasant]]. [[spoiler:Plus, all but four of them[[note]] Yuri, Kazuto, Akira and Azusa [[/note]] are killed via cyanide-laced tobacco.]] |
| 76 | ---- |
| 77 | [[/folder]] |
| 78 | [[folder: Kiku Ayashiro]] |
| 79 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Kiyoko Miyazawa |
| 80 | |
| 81 | The late matriarch of the Ayashiro Family and chairwoman of the Ayashiro Corporation. |
| 82 | ---- |
| 83 | * AbusiveParents: She was cold towards her step-son Kazuto and never did quite accept him into the family while he was around, which was a factor in Yuri's decision to leave the family. She later regretted her behavior towards him, however. |
| 84 | * TheAtoner: Tries to make up for the crimes she and her family with deeds such as making her estranged daughter heir to the household, formally make her step-son a member of the family, [[spoiler:and allowing the son of a family that they mistreated to act as their lawyer]]. |
| 85 | * ContrivedCoincidence: The reason Zenzou hires you; he finds it hard to believe that she just so happened the die after announcing her will. [[spoiler:Turns out he had every right to be suspicious.]] |
| 86 | * DesecratingTheDead: [[spoiler:It’s revealed at the end of the game that her body was dug out by Kanda and then tossed into the ocean, showing just how deep his contempt is towards the Ayashiro family.]] |
| 87 | %%* NiceJobBreakingItHero |
| 88 | * KimonoIsTraditional: She was born around 1910 and died aged 78. In her photo and flashbacks, she wears a kimono rather than the western clothes worn by the rest of the family. |
| 89 | * NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:Her body is dug up and thrown into the ocean by Kanda and Akira to remove evidence of the poisoning.]] |
| 90 | * OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:She never lived to know this, but her daughter Yuri died from the injuries she got from getting burned in an arson a bit less than two decades ago]]. |
| 91 | * PlotTriggeringDeath: It was her sudden death after announcing her will that set the events of the story into motion. |
| 92 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: She meant well, but it was her decision to [[spoiler:make Kanda the Ayashiro Corporation's Legal Advisor]] that brought tragedy to her family. |
| 93 | [[/folder]] |
| 94 | |
| 95 | [[folder: Tokube Ayashiro]] |
| 96 | Kiku's late husband and former head of the Ayashiro family. |
| 97 | ---- |
| 98 | * AllThereInTheManual: His name is never mentioned in the game. |
| 99 | %%* CorruptCorporateExecutive |
| 100 | * DrivenToSuicide: As the villagers will repeatedly tell you, he had driven an entire family to suicide in the past. [[spoiler:This family turns out to be the Kandas, with Kyonosuke as the only surviving member, which is why the latter seeks revenge.]] |
| 101 | %%* GreaterScopeVillain |
| 102 | %%* NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead: Averted. |
| 103 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Driving the Kanda family to suicide lead to the sole surviving member, Kyonosuke, trying to kill off the entire Ayashiro family]]. |
| 104 | |
| 105 | [[/folder]] |
| 106 | |
| 107 | [[folder: Kanji Ayashiro]] |
| 108 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Hiroyuki Kinoshita |
| 109 | |
| 110 | CEO of the Ayashiro Corporation. Kiku's nephew and the eldest of the three siblings. |
| 111 | ---- |
| 112 | * BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible: Averted. Compared to his siblings, he's willing to honestly answer all of the protagonist's questions, even showing him the contents of Kiku's will. |
| 113 | * DesecratingTheDead: [[spoiler:After being poisoned via a cyanide cigarette, he's stabbed with an heirloom knife to throw off the investigation.]] |
| 114 | * FatBastard: Hardly a pleasant individual, and has quite a bit of girth to him. |
| 115 | * IHaveNoSon: {{Downplayed}}. He doesn't have the highest opinion of Akira, seeing him as a good for nothing. |
| 116 | * OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:He did not know it at the time, but his son Akira was murdered sometime before he was]]. |
| 117 | * PetTheDog: He comes across as a kinder man compared to his siblings as he did agree to provide answers to the protagonist and let him know about what was in Kiku's will. |
| 118 | [[/folder]] |
| 119 | |
| 120 | [[folder: Azusa Kasuga]] |
| 121 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AtsukoTanaka |
| 122 | |
| 123 | Kiku's niece and the middle child of the three siblings. |
| 124 | ---- |
| 125 | * LosingAShoeInTheStruggle: [[spoiler:When she struggled with Kanda strangling her to death and failed, one of her slippers came off before her dead body was tossed into the ocean]]. |
| 126 | * NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:{{Subverted}}. This was clearly the killer's the intent, throwing her off Unakami Cliff after strangling her, but by a stroke of luck, the body came back to shore and was discovered.]] |
| 127 | * ProperlyParanoid: She becomes increasingly worried after [[spoiler:Kanji and Jiro die]], speculating that she might be next. [[spoiler:She's right]]. |
| 128 | * SinisterSuffocation: [[spoiler:Is strangled to death and thrown off the cliff.]] |
| 129 | * TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:She would've lived a lot longer had she not gone off by herself so often]]. On top of this, [[spoiler:according to Kanda, she tried to extort him ''after'' finding out he was the murderer... and if he's telling the truth, then as part of this, she would have met him alone... at the top of a huge cliff known for suicides.]] |
| 130 | [[/folder]] |
| 131 | |
| 132 | [[folder: Jiro Ayashiro]] |
| 133 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenyuHoriuchi |
| 134 | |
| 135 | Managing Director of the Ayashiro Corporation. Kiku's nephew and the youngest of the three siblings. |
| 136 | ---- |
| 137 | * CrocodileTears: When [[spoiler:Kanji is discovered dead]], he's quick to act distraught and angry, but Azusa easily sees through it, and some employees note that he didn't seem too bothered by it. |
| 138 | * NeverSuicide: [[spoiler:Kanda framed his death to appear that he hung himself, when in reality he killed him using poisoned tobacco.]] |
| 139 | [[/folder]] |
| 140 | |
| 141 | [[folder: Akira Ayashiro]] |
| 142 | Kanji's son. |
| 143 | ---- |
| 144 | * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Murdered his own grand aunt and attempted to kill the protagonist when he was looking into her murder. This ensures he had it coming when Kanda bludgeoned him to death with the top portion of Kiku's tombstone]]. |
| 145 | * BludgeonedToDeath: [[spoiler:After proving of no more use to Kanda, Akira got struck in the head with the top of Kiku's tombstone before his dead body was stuffed inside the tomb]]. |
| 146 | * ClashingCousins: [[spoiler:Out of all the Ayahiros, he was the one most murderous towards the protagonist, having tried to off him via tossing him off the cliff]]. |
| 147 | * DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:Turns out to have been killed roughly after he killed Kiku and attacked the protagonist.]] |
| 148 | * DigYourOwnGrave: A variation. [[spoiler:He wasn't digging a new grave, but rather helping Kanda open up Kiku's grave. It's just that when they went back to refill it, Kanda killed him and hid his body there.]] |
| 149 | * EvilNephew: [[spoiler:Great-nephew, technically. He was the one who poisoned Kiku to death and tried to kill the protagonist]]. |
| 150 | * TheHeavy: [[spoiler:He's the one who poisoned Kiku, and later attacked the protagonist after Zenzou hires him to look into her death. However, it's at this point that he [[YouHaveOutlivedHisUsefulness Outlived His Usefulness]].]] |
| 151 | %%* JapaneseDelinquent |
| 152 | * SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:His decision to steal an antique after planting the stolen tobacco for Kiku served to Kanda's benefit, as he was able frame Kanji's death on him and throw off the investigation.]] |
| 153 | * UngratefulBastard: Kiku cared for him greatly, seeing him as a grandson, and often gave him money, and he responded by stealing her family's artifacts [[spoiler:and later killing her]]. |
| 154 | %%* UsedToBeASweetKid |
| 155 | * WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:By the time we find out about his role in the protagonist's amnesia, he had walked his last steps back to Kiku's grave where he met his end]]. |
| 156 | * WhyDontYouJustShootHim: [[spoiler:Upon realizing that he's the one who attacked the protagonist at Unakami Cliff, Ayumi ponders why he threw him into the bushes instead of into the water, which would more likely killed him. {{Subverted}} in that that was his intent, but the protagonist was saved by Kanda because he needed him alive.]] |
| 157 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:After poisoning Kiku, giving the protagonist amnesia, and helping him dump her body, Kanda sees no further use for him and kills him.]] |
| 158 | [[/folder]] |
| 159 | |
| 160 | [[folder: Yuri Ayashiro]] |
| 161 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MegumiHan |
| 162 | |
| 163 | Kiku's only daughter. |
| 164 | ---- |
| 165 | * DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:She's been dead for 17 years.]] |
| 166 | %%* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest |
| 167 | * GoodParents: [[spoiler:She shielded her son from the fires that were caused by arsonists, eventually dying from her wounds. She also gave him a different name so that he wouldn't suffer discrimination as the son of a convicted murderer.]] |
| 168 | * ScrewThisImOutOfHere: [[spoiler:Genshin speculates that eloping with her husband may have also been motivated by escaping Kanda's potential vengeance. A wise decision, but one that ultimately didn't change her fate.]] |
| 169 | * SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Fell in love with Takao for his kindness. |
| 170 | * UptownGirl:The Uptown Girl to Takao, which is why her father disapproved of the pairing. |
| 171 | * WhiteSheep: Yuri is the only member of her family that's universally beloved by the locals, for her grace and beauty, even after she eloped with her lover decades ago. |
| 172 | [[/folder]] |
| 173 | |
| 174 | [[folder: Kazuto Ayashiro]] |
| 175 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShinjiKawada |
| 176 | |
| 177 | Yuri's half-brother. |
| 178 | ---- |
| 179 | * BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:He comes in at just the last moment to pin down Kanda after he had cornered the protagonist and was just about to kill him.]] |
| 180 | * ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:He was the businessman the protagonist met in Yatsuka that left in a hurry.]] |
| 181 | [[/folder]] |
| 182 | |
| 183 | [[folder: Yuri's Child]] |
| 184 | Yuri Ayashiro's missing son. |
| 185 | ---- |
| 186 | * KillAndReplace: The protagonist and Ayumi fear that the murderer might have killed the child and, after claiming the symbol of the successor, replaced him with a body double who would do his bidding. |
| 187 | * UnwittingPawn: It's speculated that the BigBad, assuming they haven't [[KillAndReplace killed and replaced]] him, might be manipulating the child into giving them power over the Ayashiro Corporation. [[spoiler:Those suspicions turn out to be true, as Kanda, under the guise of the friendly Amachi, had gained the trust of the protagonist and was using him to locate the symbol of the successor.]] |
| 188 | * WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Turns out, the character you're playing as is Yuri's son.]] |
| 189 | [[/folder]] |
| 190 | |
| 191 | !!Other Characters |
| 192 | [[folder: Amachi]] |
| 193 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomokazuSugita |
| 194 | |
| 195 | The man who found the protagonist at the start of the game. |
| 196 | ---- |
| 197 | * BigBadFriend: [[spoiler:Seemingly a friend, he is really Kanda who sought to claim the Ayashiro's assets after all of them get exterminated, including the protagonist]]. |
| 198 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Amachi is presented from the beginning as a GoodSamaritan who rescued you from your fall. However he's actually Kanda, the conniving lawyer who is behind every death in the game.]] |
| 199 | * EvilAllAlong: Seemingly a saviour, [[spoiler:he really only wanted the protagonist alive so he can claim the Ayashiro family assets with no one else to inherit it]]. |
| 200 | * WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:He was really Kanda, the one walking around and killing off the Ayashiro family]]. |
| 201 | [[/folder]] |
| 202 | |
| 203 | [[folder: Zenzou Tanabe]] |
| 204 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Ben Hiura |
| 205 | |
| 206 | The Ayashiro family's butler. |
| 207 | ---- |
| 208 | * DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Nearly crosses this after Azusa's murder and learning of Yuri's death years ago, but the protagonist is able to stop him by threatening to stop investigating, saying he can't work for someone who's given up.]] |
| 209 | * UndyingLoyalty: In spite of their shady past and their general {{Jerkass}} behaviour, he's nothing but loyal to the Ayashiros, [[spoiler:and grieves heavily when each of them are killed]]. |
| 210 | * TraumaCongaLine: [[spoiler:This poor guy has the displeasure of every member of the family he loyally served turning up dead, even being the one to discover two of their bodies.]] |
| 211 | [[/folder]] |
| 212 | |
| 213 | [[folder: Akane Yamazaki]] |
| 214 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Erika Ishitobi |
| 215 | |
| 216 | The Ayashiro family's housekeeper. |
| 217 | ---- |
| 218 | * TheAtoner: [[spoiler:After confessing to her supposed part in Kiku's death, she vows to repay her sins by being useful to the Ayashiro family.]] |
| 219 | * ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:Feels responsible for Kiku’s death, as she knew that she continued smoking but didn’t have the heart to stop her, which she felt led to her heart failure. Kumada tries to reassure her, as a medical professional, that that wouldn’t have been enough to kill her, and he's right.]] |
| 220 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Everyone notes that she was a lot more cheerful before Kiku's death, and so are naturally concerned about her new, withdrawn demeanor. |
| 221 | * ShrinkingViolet: Akane became withdrawn ever since Kiku's death, so she tries to avoid giving any information. |
| 222 | [[/folder]] |
| 223 | |
| 224 | [[folder: Genshin]] |
| 225 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Ikkyu Juku |
| 226 | |
| 227 | Chief priest of the Kagura Temple and an old friend of Kiku. |
| 228 | ---- |
| 229 | * BerserkButton: He flies into a rage if you decide to get near the Ayashiro Family's tomb, since he sees this as desecration. At one point, you have to select it twice in a row, so that you can make him slip up about [[spoiler:some trace of blood no longer being on the tomb]]. |
| 230 | * DesecratingTheDead: Absolutely against this, showing increasing ire for the villagers desire to dig up Kiku's grave when [[spoiler:they believe to have seen her corpse walking around. He does make an exception when the protagonist and Kumada claim to need to examine her body for signs of cyanide poisoning]]. |
| 231 | * OhCrap: [[spoiler:He freaks out when he accidentally reveals he found that Kiku’s tombstone had a bloodstain on it before Kanji was murdered]]. |
| 232 | [[/folder]] |
| 233 | |
| 234 | [[folder: Dr. Kumada]] |
| 235 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Hiroshi Iwasaki |
| 236 | |
| 237 | Myoujin Village's local doctor and the Ayashiro family physician. |
| 238 | ---- |
| 239 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: He's an odd fellow with delusions of being a GreatDetective and [[DirtyOldMan has a thing for beautiful woman]], but he's still a skilled physician and is trustworthy enough to be the Ayashiro's personal physician and [[spoiler:for the police to allow him help with their autopsies for the Ayashiros]]. |
| 240 | * CloudCuckooLander: Doctor Kumada is fairly straitlaced most of the time, but under the right circumstances, he becomes much sillier, showing a great enthusiasm for being a "Great Detective" and taking off like a shot, much to the chagrin of his nurse, as well as being easily excited by the prospect of a beautiful woman. |
| 241 | * DirtyOldMan: It's evident that despite his age, he's rather infatuated with Yuri and often blushes when she's brought up. It's evident this doesn't apply to just her though, seeing as he drags the protagonist to Umanaki Cliff upon hearing of Yukiko. |
| 242 | * HopelessSuitor: Both of the women he's interested in already have lovers. [[spoiler:Doubly bad in Yuri's case, since she's actually been dead for 17 years.]] |
| 243 | [[/folder]] |
| 244 | |
| 245 | [[folder: Kyonosuke Kanda]] |
| 246 | |
| 247 | Ayashiro Corporation's chief legal advisor. |
| 248 | ---- |
| 249 | * BigBad: [[spoiler:He instigated the events of the game in order for all the Ayashiros to die ending with the protagonist so he can claim the Ayashiro assets personally]]. |
| 250 | * BigBadFriend: [[spoiler:To Kiku and the Ayashiros, but he plotted to have all the remaining members offed out of contempt and claim their assets]]. |
| 251 | * CantKillYouStillNeedYou: [[spoiler:The reason he saved the protagonist from drowning in the ocean is because as Yuri's child, he's the only one with the talisman needed to find the symbol of the successor.]] |
| 252 | * EvilCounterpart: To [[spoiler:the protagonist, both being individuals who lost their parents due to the actions of wealthy and influential individuals, with Kanda's parents being DrivenToSuicide while the protagonist killed the son of a wealthy man in self-defense, but got sent to prison while Yuri, his mother, suffered harassment that culminated in the arson that took her life. However, whereas the protagonist never gets the chance to pursue vengeance, and doesn't seem to consider it even after learning the truth, Kanda has spent his life pursuing revenge against the Ayashiro clan]]. |
| 253 | * {{Foil}}: To the second game's BigBad, [[spoiler:Tatsuya Hibino]]. |
| 254 | ** They seek [[spoiler:murderous revenge against the members of a notorious and wealthy family who had wronged the people close to them. But whereas the murdered Kanedas had actively ruined the livelihoods of others, only Tokube was truly to blame for the Kanda's deaths. Every Ayashiro he targeted was either on good terms with him (Kiku, Kanji, Jiro, Azusa, Akira) or had no fault in what had happened (the protagonist)]]. |
| 255 | ** [[spoiler:Hibino manages to kill all of the known members of the Kaneda family. Kanda is stopped from killing the protagonist by Kazuto Ayashiro.]] |
| 256 | ** While [[spoiler:Kanda's murders are premeditated and he himself makes an effort to cover them up, Hibino's are all heat of the moment killings, with him leaving the crime scenes behind untampered and Urabe being the one to hide the bodies for him]]. |
| 257 | ** Both of them end up outliving [[spoiler:their accomplices, who get framed for crimes they committed. The difference is that Urabe committed suicide near the end of the story and wrote a fake confession letter, Akira is killed early on by Kanda who needed to get rid of a loose end]]. |
| 258 | * FamilyExtermination: Both on the giving and receiving end. |
| 259 | ** On the receiving end, [[spoiler:he turns out to be the surviving child of the family which had committed suicide due to Kiku's late husband]]. |
| 260 | ** On the giving end, [[spoiler:he wants to exterminate every living Ayashiro as revenge. He almost succeeds, managing to take the lives of five Ayashiros in total, before being stopped from killing the protagonist by Kazuto]]. |
| 261 | * {{Greed}}: [[spoiler:His final objective is to seize the Ayashiros' fortune for himself, as a mark of just how far he JumpedOffTheSlipperySlope.]] |
| 262 | * JackTheRipoff: [[spoiler:He got the idea to poison the Ayashiro's tobacco from a case he previously worked.]] |
| 263 | %%* ManipulativeBastard |
| 264 | %%* VillainWithGoodPublicity |
| 265 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Akira, who aided Kanda in killing Kiku and disposing of her body in the ocean, ended up getting BludgeonedToDeath by Kanda who was in no favor of pawns that move by themselves and needed the protagonist alive as Akria nearly killed him]]. |
| 266 | |
| 267 | [[/folder]] |
| 268 | |
| 269 | [[folder: Reiko Ishino]] |
| 270 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Ayano Yamamoto |
| 271 | |
| 272 | The office manager for Kanda Law Offices. |
| 273 | ---- |
| 274 | %%* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: |
| 275 | * UndyingLoyalty: To Kanda, [[spoiler:being incredulous at the possibility that he killed the Ayashiros. It takes her attempt to call the police on the Protagonist backfiring with them ordering her to cooperate for him to hand over the file]]. |
| 276 | [[/folder]] |
| 277 | |
| 278 | [[folder: Motoko Yamamoto]] |
| 279 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Izumi Sawada |
| 280 | ---- |
| 281 | * MissExposition: [[spoiler:After the protagonist learns that he's Yuri's son, she explains the circumstances that split them apart in full.]] |
| 282 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: The reason the protagonist feels he knows her is because [[spoiler:she bears a heavy resemblance to her mother, Sawako Yamamoto, who practically raised him]]. |
| 283 | [[/folder]] |
| 284 | |
| 285 | [[folder: Takao Toyama]] |
| 286 | Yuri's husband and [[spoiler:the protagonist's father]]. |
| 287 | ---- |
| 288 | * CrimeOfSelfDefense: Tragically {{Invoked}}. [[spoiler:While he, Yuri and the protagonist were living in Yatsuka, he happened upon two thugs beating on some poor guy, and stepped in to help him. One of them came at him with a knife and he ended up stabbing him in the struggle. Everyone assumed that he would get off since it was self-defense, but the thug he killed was actually the son of an influential figure, [[KangarooCourt who influenced the trial so he'd be convicted and sent to prison]], where he died.]] |
| 289 | * LikeFatherLikeSon: Like his son [[spoiler:the protagonist]], he had a strong sense of justice. |
| 290 | * NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:He tried to help a guy being beaten up by two thugs, only to be convicted of the CrimeOfSelfDefence, and for his family to get harassed endlessly, culminating in an arson that killed his wife and was covered up by the spiteful father of his victim.]] |
| 291 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: Looks just like an older version of [[spoiler:the protagonist in flashback depictions]]. |
| 292 | [[/folder]] |
| 293 | |
| 294 | |
| 295 | ![[VisualNovel/FamicomDetectiveClubTheGirlWhoStandsBehind The Girl Who Stands Behind]] |
| 296 | !!Ushimitsu High Faculty |
| 297 | [[folder: Tatsuya Hibino]] |
| 298 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hibinooriginal.jpg]] |
| 299 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShinichiroMiki |
| 300 | An English teacher at Ushimitsu high school. He was Yoko Kojima's homeroom teacher, and seems greatly disturbed by her death. |
| 301 | ---- |
| 302 | %%* BigBad |
| 303 | * DespairEventHorizon: Yoko's death affects him greatly and practically leaves him with a permanent ThousandYardStare,[[spoiler:and this was already long after Shinobu's death already threw the already unstable Hibino well over the edge]]. |
| 304 | * GoMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler:Yoko telling him that she knows he was the one who killed Shinobu Asakawa causes him to absolutely snap.]] |
| 305 | * HotTeacher: Hibino is quite pleasing on the eyes. He’s also thought to be “cute” by one of the female students you talk to in the beginning. |
| 306 | * IHaveManyNames: [[spoiler:Tatsuya Hibino, Tatsuya Uchida, Tatsuya Urabe.]] |
| 307 | %%* MaskOfSanity |
| 308 | * VillainHasAPoint: [[spoiler:While killing Yoko and trying to kill the main duo was a horrible thing to do, he was not wrong about how disgraceful the Kanedas were to the school and the town]]. |
| 309 | [[/folder]] |
| 310 | |
| 311 | [[folder: Tetsuji Komada]] |
| 312 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Michitaka Kobayashi |
| 313 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/komadaoriginal.jpg]] |
| 314 | The art teacher at Ushimitsu High School. He has worked at the school for 35 years; the longest of any of the teachers. He is old friends with principal Urabe and holds some information on the "Girl Who Stands Behind" mystery. |
| 315 | ---- |
| 316 | * {{Troll}}: [[spoiler:At one point he locks you in the art room with him with the clear intent to kill you. Turns out the room wasn't locked and he was just messing with you]]. |
| 317 | [[/folder]] |
| 318 | |
| 319 | [[folder: Hisako Hayama]] |
| 320 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hayamaoriginal.jpg]] |
| 321 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuuKobayashi |
| 322 | A biology teacher at Ushimitsu high school. She is also a graduate of the school and was reportedly the first person to encounter "The Girl Who Stands Behind". |
| 323 | ---- |
| 324 | * GhostStory: "The Girl Who Stands Behind" rumor began when Hayama was leaving school late one night and saw a bloody figure of a young girl in a classroom window, staring down at her. [[spoiler:What she actually saw was a bloody Shinobu Asakawa.]] |
| 325 | * TraumaButton: She ''does not'' like to talk about "The Girl Who Stands Behind". |
| 326 | [[/folder]] |
| 327 | |
| 328 | [[folder: Tadashi Urabe]] |
| 329 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/urabe.jpg]] |
| 330 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkioOtsuka |
| 331 | |
| 332 | The principal of Ushimitsu High School. He is greatly respected by both teachers and students as a fair and committed educator. He remains calm in the wake of Yoko's murder, but feels guilty that he was unable to protect his students. |
| 333 | ---- |
| 334 | * AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:Urabe accidentally hit Shinobu with his car when she was escaping from the scene of Genjiro's murder, killing her]]. |
| 335 | * AllForNothing: [[spoiler:His FalseConfession and his SuicideForOthersHappiness were almost immediately invalidated as Hibino quickly reveals that Urabe lied and that he's the real killer.]] |
| 336 | %%* DrivenToSuicide |
| 337 | * FalseConfession: [[spoiler:In order to protect Hibino, Urabe claims he was Genjiro's partner-in-crime and killed him and both Shinobu and Yoko too.]] |
| 338 | * FatalFlaw: His desire to protect [[spoiler:Hibino. 15 years ago, when Hibino called Urabe and said that he was planning to kill Genjiro, Urabe sped over in his car to try and stop the boy from ruining his life by committing murder. Not only did he arrive too late, but he also accidentally hit and killed Shinobu, another of his students. 15 years later, when Hibino strangled Yoko to death, Urabe stepped in and disposed of the girl's body to try and protect Hibino once again. The shame and guilt over what he'd done ultimately caused Urabe to commit suicide, but not before crafting a fake confession to try and keep Hibino safe one last time.]] |
| 339 | * IAmYourFather: [[spoiler:He is Tatsuya Hibino's real Father, who gave him up for adoption to the Uchida's after the death of his wife.]] |
| 340 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He is absolutely horrified over [[spoiler:his AccidentalMurder of Shinobu]]. |
| 341 | * ParentalSubstitute: Was an old friend of Hibino's father and looked after him when after the latter's death. [[spoiler:Later subverted as TheStinger reveals he is in fact Hibino's biological father.]] |
| 342 | * UndyingLoyalty: Many have this to him, but he himself has it towards [[spoiler:Hibino, to the point of [[DisposingOfABody hiding both Shinobu and Yoko's bodies]] and [[SuicideForOthersHappiness killing himself]] after making a FalseConfession to their murders]]. |
| 343 | [[/folder]] |
| 344 | |
| 345 | [[folder: Toshio Tazaki]] |
| 346 | [[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tazaki_0.png]] |
| 347 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TaitenKusunoki |
| 348 | A janitor working at Ushimitsu high school. He is usually quite calm and normal, but is regarded as an oddball because of his quick temper. |
| 349 | ---- |
| 350 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his present abrasiveness, it's pointed out by some people that he's actually kind, deep down. You actually get to see this later on. |
| 351 | * RedHerring: Early on he draws heavy suspicion to the point where [[spoiler:Ayumi decides to confront him after drugging the protagonist]], but it comes out that he's innocent. |
| 352 | * TookALevelInKindness: After a certain plot point, he becomes much nicer and willing to cooperate with your investigation. |
| 353 | * UndyingLoyalty: To Urabe, [[spoiler:to the point where the main reason for his erratic behavior during the case is because the investigation could lead to TheReveal of [[BigSecret Urabe having lied about being Tazaki's alibi when Shinobu disappeared]] which could lead to Urabe becoming a suspect in Yoko's murder]]. |
| 354 | [[/folder]] |
| 355 | |
| 356 | !!Ushimitsu High Students |
| 357 | |
| 358 | [[folder: Yoko Kojima]] |
| 359 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yoko_1.jpg]] |
| 360 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ManakaIwami |
| 361 | A first-year student at Ushimitsu high school, and also a member of the school's detective club, along with her best friend, Ayumi. She was investigating the school's horror mystery of the "Girl Who Stands Behind" when she was murdered. |
| 362 | ---- |
| 363 | * AmateurSleuth: Ran the detective club with Ayumi, [[spoiler:and was a good enough sleuth to solve a 15 year old murder]]. |
| 364 | * DueToTheDead: Becomes borderline obsessed with solving Shinobu Asakawa's disappearance. It's heavily hinted it;'s because [[spoiler:she's possessed by Shinobu's spirit]]. |
| 365 | * HeroicHost: Many speculate that she [[spoiler:is carrying Shinobu's soul]]. |
| 366 | * IdenticalStranger: Bears a great resemblance to the late Shinobu Asakawa, [[spoiler:later revealed to be a case of StrongFamilyResemblance, as the two girls were cousins]]. |
| 367 | * PracticallyDifferentGenerations: [[spoiler:She is Shinobu Asakawa's cousin, but is 15 years younger than her.]] |
| 368 | * TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Directly confronting a murderer in a private location goes about as well as you'd expect]]. |
| 369 | [[/folder]] |
| 370 | |
| 371 | [[folder: Shinobu Asakawa]] |
| 372 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanaIchinose |
| 373 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shinobu_0.png]] |
| 374 | A high school student of Ushimitsu high school who went missing 15 years ago. Her body was never discovered and no one truly knows if she is alive or dead. Her disappearance is believed to be the origin of the "Girl Who Stands Behind" rumor with many believing it's her spirit roaming the halls of her old school. |
| 375 | ---- |
| 376 | * NeverFoundTheBody: She vanished without a trace 15 years ago, her disappearance was the origin of "The Girl Who Stands Behind" rumor. [[spoiler:[[FinallyFoundTheBody Her body is finally found]] [[ConstructiveBodyDisposal behind the mirror in the school hallway in the game's conclusion]].]] |
| 377 | * PeekABooCorpse: [[spoiler:Shinobu's corpse is revealed this way when Hibino attempts to attack the protagonist and Ayumi and misses, hitting the mirror instead... resulting in the skeleton landing ''directly on him''.]] |
| 378 | * SheKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:Her being a witness to Genjiro Kaneda's murder ultimately leads to her death.]] |
| 379 | * TimeDelayedDeath: [[spoiler:Okay, so this is an odd one. She seemingly died when Urabe accidentally ran her over, but according to Hibino, she was only knocked out and he finished her off by smashing her over the head with a vase. ''However'', her eventual autopsy doesn't reveal any head trauma which means Hibino must've been lying and she really did die when Urabe ran her over. ''Except'' it's made very clear the moment she woke up from her "death" was when Hayama saw her bloody image, which led to the Girl Who Stands Behind rumor in the first place, which means it ''must've'' happened...but, again the autopsy...we'll just leave it at a definitive "We don't know".]] |
| 380 | * UnfinishedBusiness: [[spoiler:Some speculate her soul possessed the body of Yoko Kojima, to finally solve her murder.]] |
| 381 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: Was a sweet and kind girl, [[TookALevelInJerkass until she met Goro Kaneda]]. |
| 382 | [[/folder]] |
| 383 | |
| 384 | [[folder: Hitomi Kawai]] |
| 385 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RikiyaKoyama |
| 386 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hitomi_32.jpg]] |
| 387 | A first-year student at Ushimitsu high school, and was a close friend of Yoko Kojima. He is suspicious of the protagonist at first, but later cooperates with the investigation |
| 388 | ---- |
| 389 | * GenderBlenderName: The big, ugly JapaneseDelinquent who tries to act tough and intimidating towards you is named ''Hitomi'', a typically feminine name. Even the protagonist is baffled when he finds this out. |
| 390 | [[/folder]] |
| 391 | |
| 392 | !Other Characters |
| 393 | [[folder: The Girl Who Stands Behind]] |
| 394 | [[quoteright:181:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/girl_who.png]] |
| 395 | A rumored specter who haunts the halls of Ushimitsu High School. The rumor is a ghost of a blood-soaked girl that appears, standing behind a student. The rumor began with the disappearance of Shinobu Asakawa, with many believing it to be Shinobu's spirit. |
| 396 | ---- |
| 397 | * OurGhostsAreDifferent: [[spoiler:Implied to not so much be a ghost itself, but Shinobu's spirit possessing Yoko's body.]] |
| 398 | * UrbanLegend: The titular Girl Who Stands Behind, a ghost who is said to haunt the local high school. Yoko's investigation into the story behind the ghost is what ultimately led to her murder. |
| 399 | [[/folder]] |
| 400 | |
| 401 | [[folder: Genjiro Kaneda]] |
| 402 | A local pub owner and swindler who lived near Ushimitsu high school. He tricked many locals out of their money, and was murdered 15 years ago just as the police began an investigation on his fraudulent activities |
| 403 | ---- |
| 404 | * AssholeVictim: Kaneda is described by the investigator at the police agency as a “master con-artist”, having swindled peoples’ livelihoods and (in the case of Uchida) forced them to declare bankruptcy if they couldn't pay him back. His body had been left with multiple, savage stab wounds, signifying the murderer’s genuine hatred for the man. |
| 405 | * BaldOfEvil: Genjiro had no strand of hair on his head in life and was such a scummy con artist and loan shark, he drove Teruhiko Uchida to suicide after taking away his factory. |
| 406 | * ConMan: A ruthless thug who had no problem taking every single penny from someone. |
| 407 | * DiesWideOpen: Artwork for the second half of the Famicom version shows him with open eyes right after he was stabbed to death repeatedly. |
| 408 | * GreaterScopeVillain: While the man himself has no direct influence on the story, it was his nefarious crimes which [[spoiler:drove Tatsuya Uchida to murder him]] which ultimately led to the domino chain of events that set off the plot. |
| 409 | * HateSink: When Genjiro was still alive, he ran a bar to function as a front for his LoanShark activities, leading to multiple people's lives being ruined with Teruhiko being agitated enough to commit suicide from losing his factory to Kaneda. He made so many enemies who were rightfully mad with him that by the time he dies from repeated stabbings, we have no reason to mourn scum like him. |
| 410 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: [[spoiler:Yoko wouldn't have been killed if she didn't look into Shinobu's disappearance. Shinobu wouldn't have been killed if she wasn't a witness to Genjiro's murder, and Genjiro wouldn't have been murdered if he wasn't such a sack of human garbage.]] |
| 411 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Scamming a factory out of its owner's hands and driving him to suicide were what caused Hibino to go on a series of murder in the story's events]]. |
| 412 | [[/folder]] |
| 413 | |
| 414 | [[folder: Goro Kaneda]] |
| 415 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Takahiro Yoshino |
| 416 | |
| 417 | Genjiro Kaneda's son. He inherited his father's fortune after his death, and lives off the money instead of finding a job. |
| 418 | ---- |
| 419 | * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Nary anyone feels any pity when he's murdered.]] |
| 420 | * BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler:When his dead body was found, blood was seen dripping from his mouth thanks to being stabbed repeatedly]]. |
| 421 | * ChickMagnet: Goro was quite popular with the ladies at Ushimitsu High School, often taking them to his father’s snack stand and his mansion for parties. |
| 422 | * DastardlyWhiplash: His attire is modern, but his small, beady eyes and slightly curled mustache practically say "louse". While his secret activities are never explicitly shown, they definitely seem to be petty seeing as [[spoiler:he blackmailed Urabe just so that he can regain money and continue partying without a care in the world]]. |
| 423 | * DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler:When his dead body was discovered, he's seen with open eyes, a detail made more apparent in the Nintendo Switch remake thanks to enhanced graphics]]. |
| 424 | %%* HappilyAdopted |
| 425 | * IdleRich: Has turned into this after his father's passing and claiming of the vast inheritance. He spends his days hosting parties filled with attractive women. |
| 426 | * RichesToRags: [[spoiler:By the time Yoko was murdered, he completely expended his father's fortune and was able to regain his luck by extorting Urabe...until these actions lead to Hibino tracking him down and fatally stabbing him]]. |
| 427 | [[/folder]] |
| 428 | |
| 429 | ! [[VisualNovel/BSDetectiveClubLostMemoriesInTheSnow Lost Memories in the Snow]] |
| 430 | [[folder:Toshie Tachibana]] |
| 431 | The mother of Ayumi Tachibana who ends up being labeled the prime suspect in the murder of the previous mayor. |
| 432 | ---- |
| 433 | * AlliterativeName: Both her first and last names start with a T. |
| 434 | * FamilialReveal: [[spoiler:It later turns out that Reiko was her first child, making her Ayumi's sister as well]]. |
| 435 | * TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:Takes a knife wound from [[DirtyCop Sakuma]] when he attempts to stab Reiko, who was her first daughter, to death]]. |
| 436 | [[/folder]] |
| 437 | |
| 438 | [[folder:Reiko Nomura]] |
| 439 | Ayumi's friend who is two years older and a graduate. |
| 440 | --------------- |
| 441 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: [[spoiler:While she had killed several corrupt members of a family, she is different from Hibino or Kanda in that she does not make an attempt to kill the main character, in this instance her sister Ayumi. It was [[DirtyCop Chief Sakuma]] who makes the stabbing attempt on the protagonist. As an additional contrast to Hibino, her mother was murdered protecting her from being stabbed by Sakuma as opposed to Tadashi committing suicide by being the one to stab himself. As another contrast, as opposed to having strangled one of her victims to death as Kanda or Hibino, she nearly was the one strangled to death]]. |
| 442 | * DistaffCounterpart: [[spoiler:Essentially a female counterpart to Tatsuya Hibino. Given up by her real parent to another family and subsequently both adopted parents die by the time of the present, then killed at least three people with them including members of a family they have despised and was displeased to see who had been their real parent be a murder suspect despite being the murderer, said parent makes effort to cover up evidence of their child's crimes, and ultimately witness their parent get stabbed]]. |
| 443 | * FamilialReveal: [[spoiler:It later turns out that Toshie was her real mother, making her Ayumi's sister as well]]. |
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