| 1 | This is a list of tropes which applies to the characters of ''VisualNovel/TogainuNoChi''. Most of these tropes are from the viewpoint of the visual novel, and some tropes pertaining to the BL aspect of the novel may not be present in other media. |
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| 6 | !! Main Characters |
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| 8 | [[folder:Akira]] |
| 9 | !! Akira (アキラ) |
| 10 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/KosukeToriumi [[note]] Credited as Spoon Sakiware [[/note]] |
| 11 | [[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tnc_akira_4.png]] |
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| 14 | ->''"My whole life -- up until now -- I didn't think I cared about anything. It didn't matter to me whether I myself or anyone else died. I was only living because I hadn't died yet, and I had no particular reason to be alive. Or so I thought."''\ |
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| 17 | The protagonist of ''Togainu no Chi''. He is the reigning champion of Bl@ster, a series of street brawls, and is known by the moniker "Lost". When he is falsely accused of murder, he faces life imprisonment... until he is approached by a mysterious duo: Emma and Gwen.\ |
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| 20 | In exchange for his freedom, they send him to Toshima, a city ravaged by the Third Division, where he will participate in the game of Igra. Upon arriving, he learns that Igra is completely different from the street brawls of Bl@ster, and in Toshima, it's either kill or be killed. |
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| 22 | * BlessedWithSuck: It's soon revealed that Akira was [[spoiler: a part of Project Nicole, a genetic engineering program that sought to enhance the natural capabilities of humans and create the perfect soldier. While he was regarded as a failed subject at first, his blood actually contains a substance which serves as the antidote to the Nicole Virus, which can also be found in the drug Rein]]. This is also the reason [[spoiler: he's framed for murder and placed in Igra: Emma wants to use him to lure out Nano, whose blood is the source of Rein]]. |
| 23 | * BreakTheCutie: Akira goes through a lot of crap throughout the story. It starts with him being framed for murder, and it only goes FromBadToWorse when [[spoiler: he encounters Keisuke after the latter took Rein and underwent a drastic change in personality]]. |
| 24 | * ClearMyName: This is the reason behind Akira's participation in Igra. He's been framed for a murder he never committed, and Emma offered to clear his name if he were to take part in the game and win against Il-Re. |
| 25 | * CombatPragmatist: No matter the route, after Akira learns [[spoiler: that his blood can nullify the effects of Rein]], he uses this knowledge to his advantage whenever he's attacked and cornered by aggressive Rein users. |
| 26 | * DefiantToTheEnd: When faced with death, Akira will make it clear that he won't go down crying, begging, or even just hanging his head in resignation. He shows this trait best in Shiki's route, where in each of their encounters, Akira refuses to go down without a fight even with the knowledge that he's completely outmatched. |
| 27 | * DespairEventHorizon: Akira is horrified when [[spoiler:he accidentally kills Keisuke]] in Shiki's route, and he's left so broken that he barely attempts to resist when [[spoiler:Shiki takes him captive]]. |
| 28 | * DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Played with. Before he gets framed and sent to Toshima, Akira has been drifting by without any goals or aspirations, and doesn't take a moment to reflect on what he wants to do with his life. It isn't some time after he participates in Igra that he finds an actual motive to live and fight for another day. |
| 29 | * TheDeterminator: Another thing that makes Akira strong is his refusal to give up so easily. During his first encounter with Shiki, who is supposedly invincible, he tries to block the other's sword with his knife, and actually ''succeeds'' for a while. In Shiki's routes, where they cross paths again, Akira refuses to beg for his life and glares at the man despite having a blade pressed to his neck. |
| 30 | * TheDragon: [[spoiler:In one of the Shiki's two bad endings where Shiki takes over Japan and starts his own dictatorship, Akira joins his regime and serves as his adjutant]]. |
| 31 | * EvenTheGuysWantHim: |
| 32 | ** Given that he's a pretty man in a set of circumstances that involve a whole hell of a lot of SituationalSexuality, Akira ends up catching the unwanted attention of some men who become interested in having their way with him. He's even attractive enough that should he [[spoiler:end up getting caught by either of the Executioners in their bad endings, they opt to violate him rather than just beat and kill him]]. |
| 33 | ** This trope is ''especially'' the case in [[spoiler: one of Shiki's bad endings, which Akira uses to his advantage to easily seduce Shiki's underlings whenever Shiki is outdoors]]. |
| 34 | * HeroicBSOD: He falls into a depressed slump shortly after fighting against [[spoiler: the Rein-addled Keisuke]]. It gets even worse if he [[spoiler: accidentally kills him in Shiki's route, to the point that he doesn't resist much when Shiki claims him as his prisoner]]. |
| 35 | * HeroicRROD: After fighting [[spoiler: Keisuke, who had been empowered with the effects of Rein]], Akira struggles just to stay awake. This is especially the case in Keisuke's route, since [[spoiler: Keisuke would often wake up while struggling with the painful effects of withdrawal]], requiring Akira to hold him in place until he calms down again. The trope also applies in Rin's route, since [[spoiler: Rin attempts to kill Akira shortly after the latter's fight with Keisuke, and Akira has to force himself to stay awake for a while longer to watch over Rin in case he gets too violent]]. |
| 36 | * {{Hypocrite}}: Akira proves to be rather self-contradicting, albeit only in the AnimatedAdaptation. When he saves Rin from [[spoiler:Shiki]], he tells Rin to forget about [[spoiler:killing Shiki]] because it's not worth it. Later on, [[spoiler:Shiki kills Keisuke and Akira tries to kill him]]. [[IronicEcho Rin tells him the same thing]]; although Akira doesn't listen to him and in the finale, [[spoiler:he returns to Toshima to settle things with Shiki once and for all]]. |
| 37 | * IChooseToStay: Somewhere in his route, [[spoiler: Shiki kidnaps Akira, takes him to his apartment, pierces his belly button as a sign of his ownership, and essentially treats him like a SexSlave. Akira tries to leave a few times, but is unable to. Shiki even takes note of this in the drama CD, where in an internal monologue, he remarks that Akira had every opportunity to escape if he wished]]. |
| 38 | * TheImmodestOrgasm: Even in the consensual sex scenes, Akira has a hard time keeping his voice down in spite of his best efforts, and moans himself hoarse. |
| 39 | * TheImmune: [[spoiler: Since Akira's blood counteracts the Nicole Virus]], he doesn't suffer any reaction when he [[spoiler:ingests Nano's blood, which is essentially undiluted Rein]]. At most, he only feels [[spoiler: his skin tingle whenever Nano touches him]]. |
| 40 | * InformedAbility: Played with. Akira is described early on to be a good fighter, but more often than not, he ends up becoming a BadassInDistress. Then again, there are scenes which show him curb-stomping normal Igra participants, and the only reason he has a bit of a hard time fighting against [[spoiler: Takeru and Keisuke]] later in the game is because they're both doped up on Rein. In Rin's route, even though [[spoiler: he's utterly drained from his final fight with Keisuke]], he still manages to get the upper hand on Rin, who's no slouch in combat and was a former Bl@ster participant. Ultimately, the only people who Akira ''really'' has trouble against are [[PsychopathicManchild Gunji]], [[BloodKnight Kiriwar]], and [[ImplacableMan Shiki]]. |
| 41 | * ItsAllMyFault: Akira blames himself for [[spoiler:Keisuke having taken Rein]]. This gets worse in the routes where [[spoiler:Keisuke doesn't survive]], and his guilt comes to a head in Shiki's route, where he tolerates the treatment [[spoiler:Shiki]] gives him because while he despises what's being done to him, he still believes it's his punishment for [[spoiler: failing to save his friend]]. |
| 42 | * JerkassHasAPoint: |
| 43 | ** Akira repeatedly tells Keisuke that it's not a wise idea for him to join Igra, what with him not knowing how to fight and still failing to realize just exactly what awaits him if he were to stay with Akira in a lawless city that's also an arena to a brutal BloodSport. Keisuke can't even give a proper counterargument besides the insistent remark that he refuses to go back home. |
| 44 | ** While he goes overboard with his rant, Akira is still not wrong when he points out that Keisuke's not helping things by making himself small whenever he compares himself to Akira, and by refusing to be honest about his thoughts and feelings since Akira can see right through Keisuke's lies. |
| 45 | * KickTheDog: Even though he raises some fair points, Akira telling off Keisuke in an attempt to make the latter fully realize the gravity of their situation is still the equivalent of kicking a puppy, if only because of Akira's poor choice of words. While he ultimately didn't mean any ill will, Akira does regret his words as soon as they left his mouth, and even Rin thinks that Akira took it too far. |
| 46 | * LethalChef: One of the short stories set some time after the events of Motomi's route confirms that Akira has no idea how to cook and is incapable of making a decent meal. |
| 47 | * LikeASonToMe: Played with in Motomi's route, where the older man becomes protective of Akira because he can't help but think what his own son would be like growing up, with him remarking that his son would be about Akira's age if he were still alive. But later on, Motomi starts to see Akira in a different light as his feelings shift from familial to romantic. |
| 48 | * LivingEmotionalCrutch: If Rin is the chosen love interest, Akira gradually becomes more than just a friend to Rin, who then finds the resolve to look forward to living again. [[spoiler: While he still wishes to kill Shiki and avenge his teammates, he no longer has any intention of dying after his quest for revenge is complete, and he doesn't give up searching for Akira for the next five years for them to meet and finally start anew]]. |
| 49 | * MoralityChain: |
| 50 | ** In Motomi's route, Akira learns of Motomi's real motive for working as an information broker in Toshima, to which he then reminds Motomi that [[spoiler: while Nano had taken many lives, he had been the government's lab rat for as long as he can remember and was deprived of both choice and freedom. He then questions if Motomi sees Nano as less of a human and more of a thing, and that however he sees Nano shouldn't be different from how he regards Akira, since both are results of the same experiment]]. This causes Motomi to reevaluate his mission, and he soon agrees to Akira's plan to [[spoiler: at least try and see if they can reason with Nano and have him accompany them to safety]]. |
| 51 | ** Akira is the only one who can bring out [[spoiler: Nano]]'s long-suppressed humanity. [[spoiler:Nano has spent all his life as a living weapon, which left him cynical at the idea that he can live as a normal human being, with him remarking a few times that there is no other possibility left for him]]. In his route, Akira motivates [[spoiler:Nano]] to live for himself by telling him that he can forge his own path, something that [[spoiler: Nano]] eventually takes to heart. |
| 52 | * MoralityPet: While it doesn't take until near the endgame for the man's edges to soften (even if minutely), Akira is the only person who Shiki will deign to show a slightly less colder side to. Not even [[spoiler: Rin, Shiki's half-brother]] managed to receive a similar treatment, especially at present. |
| 53 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: Even though Akira raises some valid points when he chews out Keisuke halfway through the common route, he still ends up crossing the line when he lets his anger take over, causing him to say some rather harsh things that he didn't actually mean. His words leave Keisuke gutted, as they feed into the latter's insecurities, [[spoiler: causing him to take Rein in the hopes that it would give him the strength needed to finally be helpful to Akira. As expected, however, it ends up causing nothing but harm, and Akira is left feeling both horrified and guilty about the aftermath]]. |
| 54 | * NotSoAboveItAll: He may be stone-faced and in control of his emotions most of the time, but when with certain people, he can get incited into acting more like his age. Such is the case with Motomi, whose teasing causes Akira to get annoyed despite knowing better. |
| 55 | * PhlebotinumRebel: Akira [[spoiler: is one of the children who was subjected to the experiments under Project Nicole, and his blood was altered to counteract the Nicole Virus present in Rein. Of course, Akira has no plans in letting the military use him for their goals]]. |
| 56 | * PrettyBoy: Akira is considered uncommonly attractive even InUniverse, and the art style renders him more stereotypically "bishie" than it does the other characters. |
| 57 | * RedBaron: Akira has a famous reputation among Bl@ster fighters due to being an undefeated champion in the game, and is referred to as "Lost" due to his aloof demeanor. |
| 58 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: This only happens in the AnimatedAdaptation, however; in the finale, Akira [[spoiler:intends to kill Shiki to avenge Keisuke's death]]. |
| 59 | * RomancingTheWidow: This trope applies if Akira pursues [[spoiler: Motomi, since Motomi used to have a wife]]. |
| 60 | * SanitySlippage: The drastic shift of Akira's personality in both of Shiki's bad endings make it obvious to the player that he had jumped off the deep end either out of despair (in the ending where he doesn't feed Shiki his own blood) or as a means to survive (in the ending where he does). |
| 61 | * ScrewDestiny: In contrast to [[spoiler: Nano]], Akira refuses to believe that anyone's life has been decided for them by fate, stating that no matter what he'd resolve to make his own decisions and carve his own path. |
| 62 | * SecondLove: To both [[spoiler: Rin]] and [[spoiler: Motomi]], since [[spoiler: Rin's previous crush was killed by Shiki while Motomi's wife died some time after learning of their son's death]]. |
| 63 | * SexSlave: He becomes this in [[spoiler: Arbitro and Gunji/Kiriwar's endings.]] |
| 64 | * TheStoic: He is a textbook example of the trope at first. As the story progresses, [[NotSoStoic he starts showing a wider array of emotions]], but he still keeps a cool head when he needs to. |
| 65 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: By default, Akira acts cold and distant towards everyone. But when it comes down to it, he demonstrates that he truly cares about the people close to him, and surprisingly isn't one to hold onto grudges no matter what would be done to him. |
| 66 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Akira is implied to like omelette rice-flavored Solids. Since omelette rice is usually a kids' favorite, he doesn't like it when people mention it. |
| 67 | * TragicKeepsake: In Nano's ending, [[spoiler: Akira keeps Keisuke's tag after the latter's death]]. |
| 68 | * TyphoidMary: [[spoiler: Akira's blood is the antidote to -- rather than the carrier of -- the Nicole Virus and of Rein itself. However, the process of nullifying the virus]] isn't painless and quick, and in some cases, the results can be fatal. |
| 69 | * {{Uke}}: With the exception of Rin's route, where he's the one taking charge instead. Though the short stories imply that after he and Rin reunite, he'll be the one taking it in the relationship, what with [[spoiler: Rin's growth spurt]]. |
| 70 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: He was a bit more sociable, and a whole lot kinder, when he was a child. |
| 71 | * TheVamp: [[spoiler: Akira becomes this in one of Shiki's bad endings. Whenever Shiki is out, Akira would go and seduce Shiki's men, knowing full well that they'll be killed for sleeping with him. Even though said men know this rule all too well, they are still unable to resist Akira's seductive charms]]. |
| 72 | * WeakButSkilled: Akira stands out as this when compared to Rein users and the unusually high volume of overpowered characters he encounters over the course of the story. Although his physical strength is inferior, he moves fast and strategically reads and analyzes his enemies' movements to find openings and ways to avoid attacks, rather than blindly swinging his weapon around like some of his opponents. |
| 73 | * WhatTheHellHero: When Keisuke praises Akira for winning a fight against another Igra participant despite being clearly disturbed by the implications behind that victory, Akira loses his temper and calls Keisuke out for seemingly not having a mind of his own outside of his friendship with the former. That being said, he goes overboard with his rant when he tells Keisuke that the sight of him pisses him off. |
| 74 | * WouldHitAGirl: In Motomi's route, Akira would have [[spoiler: already whaled on Emma after she confirms that she's been using Akira the entire time]] had Motomi not held him back. |
| 75 | * YouRemindMeOfX: Part of the reason why Rin takes a liking to Akira is because he looks a lot like [[spoiler: Kazui, his first love]]. |
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| 78 | [[folder:Keisuke]] |
| 79 | !! Keisuke (ケイスケ) |
| 80 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomokazuSugita [[note]] Credited as Nanimusha [[/note]] |
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| 84 | ->''"I can't just stand by and watch. I want to be of some use to you. Please... I promise I won't get in your way."''\ |
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| 87 | Akira's longtime friend, having lived in the same orphanage at the same age. After learning Akira has been sent to Toshima, he follows Akira with a vague knowledge of the dangers of the city. |
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| 89 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Keisuke started following Akira starting from the day he had saved him from a group of bullies. |
| 90 | * BoyNextDoor: Keisuke is Akira's childhood friend, and this trope is considered the main appeal of his character... at least before [[spoiler: he takes Rein and his entire personality turns a complete 180. If he manages to survive the Rein in his blood being neutralized]], he goes back to being this trope, but with more self-confidence than before. |
| 91 | * BreakTheCutie: Keisuke slowly realizes what's in store for him and Akira when they enter Toshima, but it doesn't take until Akira chewing him out for Keisuke to hit rock bottom. The experience [[spoiler: drives him to take Rein]], where things then turn FromBadToWorse... |
| 92 | * CannotSpitItOut: His feelings for Akira go unsaid for years, not that he's particularly good at hiding them, though it's not as if Akira is even aware that Keisuke sees him that way. |
| 93 | * CharacterTics: Keisuke tends to scratch his head whenever he gets frustrated. |
| 94 | * CheatedDeathDiedAnyway: |
| 95 | ** In Nano's route, Keisuke [[spoiler: actually gets to survive the effects of withdrawal from Akira's blood nullifying the Rein in his body. Even then, Keisuke meets his demise when he gets shot while trying to protect Akira from the military's gunfire. The only consolation is that Keisuke dies as himself, not as a crazed murderer]]. |
| 96 | ** The AnimatedAdaptation mostly follows Keisuke's route from the visual novel, but includes important scenes from the other routes. This leads to a jarring sequence of events where [[spoiler:Keisuke gets addicted to Rein, nearly bites the bullet, barely overcomes his addiction and returns to his normal self (all from his own route), and then is abruptly killed while trying to protect Akira from an unrelated threat (taken from Nano's route)]]. |
| 97 | * CorruptTheCutie: When Keisuke [[spoiler:takes Rein, he unsurprisingly becomes violent and psychopathic, and goes on a bloody rampage while occasionally chasing Akira and threatening to kill him]] before actually attempting to go through with it. |
| 98 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: His eyes and hair are the same shade of brown. |
| 99 | * DoggedNiceGuy: Keisuke is nice as much as he is timid, and he's also been desperately in love with Akira for years, tagging after him for even longer. This, in spite of the fact that for most of the time they've known each other, Akira has been completely indifferent towards him, mostly because he doesn't understand exactly ''why'' Keisuke is so interested in him in the first place. |
| 100 | * DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler: In Nano's ending, Keisuke is ultimately not spared from death. But unlike in the other routes, his personality had gone back to normal, and he uses his final breath to apologize to Akira for everything he had done]]. |
| 101 | * FatalFlaw: Keisuke's main flaw is his tendency to never ''ever'' think before he acts, and to stubbornly stick by his decision even when warned more than once that the cons far outweigh the pros. Akira had warned Keisuke that he is woefully underprepared for what awaits him if he officially joins Igra, and Motomi advised Keisuke about how he should think things through and how nothing comes out of the desire to protect someone who doesn't even want or need his help. Both times, Keisuke opted to not really take their words into consideration. Had he done that however, and if he especially had not [[spoiler:taken Rein in an impulsive attempt to get stronger, he may have had a higher chance of surviving the main plot]]. |
| 102 | * FirstGuyWins: If he's the chosen love interest, given that he's the first to show up in the story. All the more notable since [[spoiler:if his route isn't taken, he ''always'' dies]]. |
| 103 | * FromNobodyToNightmare: He starts out as Akira's almost comically ineffectual childhood friend who's [[AllLoveIsUnrequited clearly harboring an unstated-but-obvious crush on him]], but when Akira [[spoiler: snaps at him for being TheLoad, Keisuke decides to take matters into his own hands and ingests some Rein, not knowing that he was biologically engineered for the drug to turn him into [[TheBerserker a bloodthirsty killing machine]]]]. |
| 104 | * GreenEyedEpiphany: While Keisuke had been aware for some time that his feelings for Akira are more than just platonic, he only fully admits to himself that he's in love with Akira when he sees a woman drape herself over him at a Bl@ster match, notwithstanding Akira's obvious disinterest in her. |
| 105 | * IncompatibleOrientation: A flashback that is shown only in his route fills the player in on Keisuke's first and only relationship with a woman. Though not for lack of trying, he can't bring himself to have sex with her, and the entire experience forces him to acknowledge the true extent of his feelings for Akira. |
| 106 | * InsecureLoveInterest: He doesn't think highly of himself, which is essentially the entire reason he [[spoiler:chooses to take Rein when he can no longer handle his perceived inferiority and his own feelings of being a burden on Akira]]. |
| 107 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In his good ending, [[spoiler:Keisuke snaps out of his Rein-induced insanity and when he remembers everything he did -- including raping Akira -- he says he will go away if Akira doesn't want to see him again. Thankfully, Akira doesn't want him to leave.]] |
| 108 | * KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler: In both Motomi and Rin's routes, Keisuke's death is simply confirmed by word of mouth, and the player is left guessing if someone else had managed to kill Keisuke or if he had simply succumbed to the effects of his forced withdrawal from Rein. At most, Motomi mentions rumors of Keisuke walking around while drenched in blood]], but no more than that. |
| 109 | * KillTheCutie: [[spoiler: This trope occurs in every route save his own. It doesn't matter who else the player chooses; Keisuke ''will'' bite the dust sooner or later. He manages to live for a little longer in Nano's route, but he still ends up being a casualty after TakingTheBullet for Akira.]] |
| 110 | * TheLoad: Try as he might, Keisuke isn't able to be of much help to Akira, something that he's painfully aware of. This is part of why he feels inferior to Akira, and also part of why he [[spoiler:opts to take Rein in the first place]]. |
| 111 | * MurderersAreRapists: Played with. [[spoiler: Keisuke starts killing people left and right after taking Rein, though Akira is the only person he sets out to violate. Though he only does so in his route; in the other routes, he decides to just taunt Akira and give him a beating before making his leave.]] |
| 112 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In his route, after [[spoiler:getting the Rein out of his system]], he's nothing short of horrified when he remembers that he murdered ''a lot'' of people and [[spoiler:raped Akira]] while under the influence. However, after Akira forgives and encourages him, he opts to live and try to atone for what he had done. |
| 113 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: Keisuke only [[spoiler: decided to take Rein]] because he's frustrated with his own weaknesses and wants to stop being a burden to Akira. However, his action only brings about the opposite of what he intended. [[spoiler: After taking the drug, he wreaks havoc and destruction all around while taunting and harassing Akira the entire time]]. In the end, he only ends up becoming an even bigger obstacle in Akira's mission. |
| 114 | * NonActionGuy: For a good portion of the common route, all Keisuke can do is either tag along or sit in the background and do nothing much. That is, [[spoiler:until he decides to take Rein]]. |
| 115 | * RapeAsDrama: Inverted. Although he [[spoiler: rapes Akira, he later apologizes for his actions and the incident becomes the subject of his nightmares]]. |
| 116 | * ShrinkingViolet: During conversations with other characters, Keisuke usually fades into the background to the point the player can forget he's even there. |
| 117 | * SingleTargetSexuality: In his route, it becomes apparent that he can't see himself being with anyone else but Akira. In the drama CD, Keisuke also reveals in a monologue that Akira is the only person he's ever fallen in love with, and he hasn't experienced the same sort of feelings for any other men, or even women. |
| 118 | * StartOfDarkness: Akira's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Keisuke is what pushes Keisuke over the edge and [[spoiler: causes him to take Rein, which changes him for nothing but the worse]]. |
| 119 | * StepfordSmiler: Keisuke tends to hide his true thoughts and feelings with a smile, no matter how obvious it is that he's putting up a front. This comes to a head later on when when Akira brandishes the tags he got from his first defeated opponent, to which Keisuke only congratulates Akira with a forced smile despite it being clear he's disturbed by what Akira had done in order to win them. This backfires, as Akira [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calls him out on it]]. |
| 120 | * TookALevelInBadass: If he survives [[spoiler: having the Rein in his body neutralized by Akira]], not only does he gain a noticeable increase in physical strength and mental fortitude, he becomes [[CharacterDevelopment less emotionally dependent]] on Akira and is able to find the resolve to participate in a fight against multiple enemies and win without breaking much sweat. |
| 121 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: He likes the green curry-flavored Solids. |
| 122 | * UnluckyChildhoodFriend: He and Akira have been friends since they were children, and if his route isn't taken, [[spoiler:he always ends up dead]]. |
| 123 | * VictoriousChildhoodFriend: This trope is naturally a given if he's the chosen love interest, since not only does his love for Akira finally get to be reciprocated, [[spoiler:his route is the ''only'' one where he ultimately survives]]. |
| 124 | * WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: In his good ending, he manages to knock out a group of vengeful Igra participants with nothing more than a wooden beam since there's no other available weapon in sight. |
| 125 | * WhiteShirtOfDeath: Keisuke wears a white shirt, [[spoiler: and is doomed to die in every other route besides his own]]. |
| 126 | * {{Yandere}}: A flashback shows that Keisuke gets easily jealous of anyone who gets a little too close to Akira, and has struggled with having his feelings towards Akira not being acknowledged for a long time, but he only truly becomes the trope after [[spoiler: the effects of Rein render him violently insane. Whether he snaps out of his madness or not depends on which route is taken]]. |
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| 129 | [[folder:Rin]] |
| 130 | !! Rin (リン) |
| 131 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunFukuyama [[note]] Credited as Hayato Kiryuuin [[/note]] |
| 132 | [[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tnc_rin_7.png]] |
| 133 | [[caption-width-right:230:Click [[labelnote:here]]\ |
| 134 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tnc_rin1_6.png[[/labelnote]] to see him [[spoiler: after the TimeSkip in his ending]]]] |
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| 137 | ->''"There's no telling when you might die in this city. Doesn't matter whether or not you participate in Igra. In that case, wouldn't you rather have fun?"''\ |
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| 140 | A youthful boy who has been participating in Igra long before Akira and Keisuke arrived in Toshima. He helps the pair get acquainted with Toshima and how things run in there when they first enter the city. |
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| 142 | * AnArmAndALeg: In his ending, Rin [[spoiler:loses his left leg in his battle with Shiki, though he has it replaced with a prosthetic one]]. |
| 143 | * BrokenPedestal: He once admired [[spoiler: Shiki]] and wanted nothing more than the man's acknowledgement, though that admiration turned to hatred after [[spoiler: Shiki killed his teammates]]. |
| 144 | * CainAndAbel: Morality-wise, he's the Abel to [[spoiler:Shiki's]] Cain, but in terms of who plans to kill who, the roles are switched. Too bad for him [[CurbStompBattle it's not working out so well.]] |
| 145 | * CameraFiend: Rin's hobby is taking pictures and even keeps a digital camera on his person. He also occasionally gives some pictures to Motomi to assist the latter in his information-gathering. |
| 146 | * CharacterDevelopment: [[spoiler: Rin is revealed to hide a lot of mental and emotional scars underneath the happy-go-lucky persona he shows others, and ultimately seeks to kill Shiki for tricking him and killing his teammates. But Rin truly wants, even more than revenge, is death, which he believes would finally free him of his guilt]]. Though in time, Akira and Rin's growing bond allows Rin to have a reason to look forward to living again. While he still [[spoiler: sets out to kill Shiki for the sake of finding closure with his past]], he promises Akira that [[spoiler: they'll see each other again-- a promise that he eventually fulfills five years later]]. |
| 147 | * CuteAndPsycho: Rin is very nice and cheerful, [[spoiler:and is also a mentally-damaged DeathSeeker who will try to kill anyone who gets in the way of his revenge]]. |
| 148 | * CuteBruiser: Don't be fooled by his young and fair appearance. Even with his stature, he's more than capable of kicking the asses of men who are much taller and larger than him. |
| 149 | * DeathByAdaptation: While his fate is left in ambiguous in any route that isn't either his own or Shiki's, the webcomic explicitly kills him off halfway through the story by having Rin get fatally wounded in his encounter with Shiki (unlike in the visual novel, where Rin survived but was left an emotional mess). |
| 150 | * DeathSeeker: He wants to [[spoiler:kill Shiki and avenge his friends... or die trying]]. |
| 151 | * DualWielding: Rin fights with a pair of stilettos during combat and is surprisingly deadly with them. |
| 152 | * DudeLooksLikeALady: The text of the novel states that he is a "girl" until Akira observes him more closely. |
| 153 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He is extremely friendly and generous to Akira and Keisuke, even trading his own tags for supplies when they are injured. [[spoiler: This is eventually subverted when he stabs Akira in the back and takes his tags to face Il-Re, and especially when he's revealed to be the leader of an infamously violent Bl@ster team with a terrible track record]]. |
| 154 | * [[SheIsAllGrownUp He Is All Grown Up]]: Rin undergoes quite the growth spurt in his good ending, even managing to surpass Akira in terms of height. |
| 155 | * IcyBlueEyes[=/=]InnocentBlueEyes: Depending on his current state of mind, the look in Rin's eyes can shift between the former and the latter. |
| 156 | * KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler: Rin gets killed in Shiki's route, which is confirmed in the scene where Akira observes Shiki tossing away a pair of daggers]]. |
| 157 | * MrExposition: Rin helps explain to Akira and Keisuke the other details about Igra and the people behind it. |
| 158 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: Besides his [[spoiler: connection to Shiki]], Rin is the only member of the main cast who has no involvement with anything regarding [[spoiler: Project Nicole]], which also explains why he fades out of the story in every other route that isn't his own. |
| 159 | * NeverBeHurtAgain: [[spoiler: Being betrayed by Shiki, losing his FirstLove, as well as being shunned by his surviving teammates]] had left Rin immensely burdened with both guilt and grief, resulting in him keeping some emotional distance between the people he gets attached to out of the fear that they'll either die on him or turn on him. If he's the love interest, Akira eventually talks him out of this mindset by promising that he'll never betray him. |
| 160 | * NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: During his first encounter with Akira and Keisuke, he happily huddles up with them, one on each arm, making the two feel rather uncomfortable. |
| 161 | * PintsizedPowerhouse: He's the shortest and youngest member of the cast, but he can easily defeat several Igra participants. ''At once''. Though Akira and Keisuke never get to witness the fight, they do see him none the worse for wear while surrounded by a group of larger and bulkier fighters, all of whom are knocked out. |
| 162 | * ThePowerOfTrust: This trope plays a huge role in his relationship with Akira, if his route is taken. Beneath that quirky persona of his lies a huge amount of trust issues, since when Akira assures him that he won't turn on him, Rin vehemently tries to cut him off or deny his statements out of fear. |
| 163 | * RedBaron: As [[spoiler: the leader of the now-defunct Bl@ster team "Pesca Corsica"]], Rin's moniker was "Koat". |
| 164 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Rin wants to kill [[spoiler: Shiki]] for [[spoiler: murdering his Bl@ster teammates]]. |
| 165 | * StepfordSmiler: On the surface, he appears almost suspiciously as a cheerful, upbeat person in a CrapsackWorld. Later in the story, it is revealed that [[spoiler:his friends have been killed by Shiki, who also happens to be his older half-brother, and Rin's reason for participating in Igra is to exact his revenge]]. |
| 166 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: Throughout his route, the two sides become so extreme that Akira begins wondering which is the real Rin. |
| 167 | * SurvivorGuilt: Rin is both mentally and emotionally burdened at the memory of [[spoiler: Shiki killing his friends, which happened because Shiki emotionally manipulated Rin, allowing Rin to carelessly tell his half-brother where his other teammates were hiding]]. As a result, Akira and the PowerOfTrust are needed before Rin can get over his guilt by the end of his route. |
| 168 | * TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler: In his ending, Rin keeps Shiki's sword after killing the latter, then gives it to Akira as proof that he can finally let go of his past and move on with his life]]. |
| 169 | * UncannyFamilyResemblance: Rin is essentially [[spoiler:Shiki]] with a PaletteSwap, as best shown in his good ending, where he's now physically mature after a five-year TimeSkip. |
| 170 | * UnstoppableRage: Whenever he's taken over by his desire for revenge, Rin becomes scarily aggressive and fierce, and his temper can easily be likened to a ticking time bomb. |
| 171 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: With the exception of [[spoiler: Shiki's route as well as his own]], it's never revealed what becomes of Rin by the end of the game. |
| 172 | [[/folder]] |
| 173 | |
| 174 | [[folder:Motomi]] |
| 175 | !! Motomi (源泉) |
| 176 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/KazuyaIchijo |
| 177 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tnc_motomi_4.png]] |
| 178 | \ |
| 179 | |
| 180 | ->''"What do you want to protect? A person, a thing, or you yourself? Wanting to protect something is important, but it's pointless if you do it for your own satisfaction."''\ |
| 181 | \ |
| 182 | |
| 183 | An older man living in Toshima as an information broker. |
| 184 | ---- |
| 185 | * AffectionateGestureToTheHead: In Motomi's first appearance, he gives Akira, Keisuke and Rin a good pat on the head as a friendly gesture. In both his and Rin's routes, Motomi continues doing the same thing to Akira to show his concern for the younger man. |
| 186 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: Upon first glance, Motomi doesn't seem all that threatening, what with his relaxed and oftentimes teasing demeanor. Even then, just because he's not inclined to violence doesn't mean he's afraid of resorting to it when worse comes to worst. |
| 187 | * BigDamnHeroes: In Rin's route, Motomi arrives just in time to [[spoiler: help Akira and Rin escape from the Palace by bombing the arena, creating a distraction that's loud and chaotic enough for them to slip by unnoticed]]. |
| 188 | * BrainyBrunette: He's an information broker, which means that he knows plenty of things that many others are willing to pay money for. He also used to work in pharmaceutics, and that aside, he's also proven to be intelligent enough to [[spoiler: have been selected by ENED as one of their researchers]]. He's also sharp enough to correctly deduce that [[spoiler: Akira is a result of Project Nicole and that Emma contacted Akira and sent him to lure out Nano]] simply from seeing [[spoiler: Akira's communicator and from hearing what Akira had told him about other Rein users having an allergic reaction to his blood]]. |
| 189 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: While he's not that eccentric, his laid-back personality can often belie the fact that nothing slips past him. There's also how luck is almost always on his side due to his ability to keep calm and to always think three steps ahead. He ''is'' an information broker, after all. |
| 190 | * CoolOldGuy: Motomi is a textbook example of the trope. He's the oldest of the main cast, and while he's no fighter, his information-gathering skills and his ability to keep a good head on his shoulders even when under pressure is what allows him to survive in almost every route. |
| 191 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Similar to Keisuke, Motomi's hair and eyes have the same dark brown color. |
| 192 | * DefectorFromDecadence: Motomi [[spoiler: used to work for ENED, though he had no idea that the organization was dabbling in human experimentation. He only learns of the truth the hard way after Nano escaped, which resulted in the death of Motomi's son. Ever since then, Motomi made it his mission to find Nano and put him down to ensure that the government cannot continue their experimentations and cause any more unnecessary bloodshed]]. |
| 193 | * HeroAntagonist |
| 194 | * HiddenDepths: Motomi's ending reveals that he has some skill in drawing. While he's no master, his sketches are decent enough that Akira thinks [[spoiler: Motomi should use them in some of his articles]]. |
| 195 | * HyperAwareness: Motomi possesses a sharp eye and can notice even the smallest of details and make an at least semi-correct conclusion from his observations. Likewise, he's also proved to be adept at reading people. |
| 196 | * IgnoredExpert: Motomi warns Keisuke about the dangers of taking Rein, how joining Igra on a whim won't do any good for anyone let alone himself, how there's no point in wanting to protect someone who doesn't want to be protected in the first place, and that nothing will come from forcing his feelings on someone else. All these words of wisdom go in one ear and out the other for Keisuke, [[spoiler: and in every other route that isn't his own, the younger man ends up paying the price for it]]. |
| 197 | * IntrepidReporter: In the aftermath of his ending, Motomi uses his newfound job as a journalist as an opportunity to uncover and expose everything about [[spoiler: ENED and RABBIT. This gets him in danger a few times, since even with Project Nicole being discontinued, there still are existing members of both companies that are determined to keep their dirty secrets hidden]]. |
| 198 | * KnowledgeBroker: Motomi states he is an information broker, but the player rarely sees him giving information other than common knowledge about Igra to the protagonists. This is until the player takes his route, where [[spoiler:he has an audience with Arbitro and uses previously unknown information to interrogate him]]. Likewise, he reveals even more information to Akira about [[spoiler:Project Nicole]], and it comes complete with the romantic subtext. |
| 199 | * TheMedic: Before coming to Toshima, Motomi used to work [[spoiler: at a pharmaceuticals company, then worked as both a mercenary and a medic during the Third Division]]. |
| 200 | * MrExposition: In his route, Motomi takes both Arbitro and Emma's place in telling Akira everything about [[spoiler:ENED, Project Nicole, and how Akira's blood is modified to counteract the Nicole Virus]]. |
| 201 | * MustHaveNicotine: Motomi is practically a chain smoker, and is almost always seen with a cigarette in his mouth. |
| 202 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Motomi was only [[spoiler: one of the rank-and-file researchers who had no idea about ENED's top-secret experiments, particularly the ones involving Project Nicole]], but the fact that he was involved at all still leaves him both guilt-stricken and horrified, especially since it [[spoiler: indirectly resulted in his son and wife's deaths]]. |
| 203 | * MyGreatestFailure: Motomi [[spoiler:considers his (albeit unwitting) participation in ENED's experiments to be his gravest mistake. In his mind, had he never agreed to work for the organization, neither his son nor his wife would have met tragic ends]]. |
| 204 | * NervesOfSteel: Whether he's casually talking to the Executioners or [[spoiler:confronting Arbitro even with a dozen men training their guns on him]], Motomi shows zero fear whatsoever and doesn't flinch or sweat at any threat thrown his way. |
| 205 | * NonActionGuy: He chooses to be an information broker instead of participating in Igra. However, he still keeps a handgun for self-defense. |
| 206 | * NotSoAboveItAll: In spite of his age, he's still prone to acting a bit childish whenever he's caught off-guard. |
| 207 | * OnlySaneMan: He's the only person in the main cast who isn't obsessive, craves killing, mentally wounded from past events (at least not unhealthily so), or apathetic towards things which should be important to them, which further cements his status as the CoolOldGuy. He's also generally one of the most level-headed and stable Nitro+[=CHiRAL=] love interests. |
| 208 | * OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler: His son was killed by Nano when the latter escaped from ENED]]. |
| 209 | * PapaWolf: Part of the reason why Motomi [[spoiler: informed ENED about Arbitro's fetishes was because he imagined -- and feared -- the scenario of Arbitro mutilating]] his own son. |
| 210 | * PermaStubble: Motomi's face is a bit unshaven, further accentuating his overall scruffy appearance. This is all the more noticeable since everyone else seems to be well-shaved. |
| 211 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Subverted. Even though [[spoiler: Nano is responsible for his son's death and indirectly for his wife's, Motomi doesn't want to kill Nano for revenge. Rather, he wants to do it in order to stop the spread of Rein]]. |
| 212 | * SeenItAll: Being the oldest of the main cast, practically nothing fazes him, giving the impression that he's already witnessed plenty of the horrors that mankind has to offer before, during and after the Third Division. [[spoiler: Given that Motomi once fought in a war and used to be a scientist at ENED, this would be more than correct]]. |
| 213 | * TheSmartGuy: Motomi is extremely knowledgeable about both Igra and the people controlling it. [[spoiler: He used to work as a researcher in ENED]], and thus has access to information he can use as leads to investigate further. |
| 214 | * TheStoolPigeon: Motomi [[spoiler: was the one who got Arbitro fired from ENED after finding out about his perverse hobbies, and this is the reason why Arbitro has a seething hatred towards him]]. |
| 215 | * TheTease: If Motomi is the chosen love interest, he's shown to often take delight in poking fun at Akira because of how easily the other gets worked up and flustered. |
| 216 | * ThrowTheDogABone: He's still confirmed to get a happy ending in Rin's route, with the epilogue confirming that [[spoiler: he fulfills his dream of becoming a journalist (which also happens in his own route) and is traveling the world while still keeping in touch with Akira once in a while]]. |
| 217 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: While he's confirmed to survive all the way to the end in his, Rin's and Nano's routes, his fate is left unknown in both Keisuke and Shiki's routes. |
| 218 | [[/folder]] |
| 219 | |
| 220 | [[folder:Shiki]] |
| 221 | !! Shiki (シキ) |
| 222 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/HikaruMidorikawa |
| 223 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tnc_shiki_19.png]] |
| 224 | \ |
| 225 | |
| 226 | ->''"Emotions are merely an obstacle. All you need is your own strength, perfectly honed. And nothing else."''\ |
| 227 | \ |
| 228 | |
| 229 | A powerful and feared man who mysteriously appears in front of Igra participants and kills them. |
| 230 | ---- |
| 231 | * AloofBigBrother: To [[spoiler: Rin]], with the aloof part being a huge understatement. Even long before [[spoiler: he betrayed Rin's trust, in spite of the latter's admiration of him, Shiki never bothered to give his younger brother any form of acknowledgement]]. |
| 232 | * BadassLongcoat: Shiki wears a black longcoat of pure leather, which accents his mysterious and imposing status as an unbeatable fighter regarded with fear by all. |
| 233 | * CainAndAbel: Morality-wise, he's the Cain to [[spoiler:Rin's]] Abel, but in terms of who plans to kill who, the roles are switched. Though he becomes the Cain once more when [[spoiler: he kills Rin in his route]]. |
| 234 | * CurbStompBattle: Fight him, and expect it to be extremely one-sided. Even though Akira was able to hold his ground for a while, he was eventually overpowered. [[spoiler: Rin]] couldn't lay a scratch on him either. The only one who could hold out against Shiki in a fair fight, and even turn the tides, is [[spoiler: Nano]]. |
| 235 | * TheDreaded: His presence makes almost everyone who sees him run in fear. Not that he would let them leave alive... |
| 236 | * DrunkWithPower: [[spoiler: Should Shiki choose to drink Nano's blood (which leads to both of his bad endings), he becomes determined to attain more power and subsequently takes control over Japan as a tyrannical dictator]]. |
| 237 | * EmptyShell: [[spoiler: In his good ending, Shiki manages to kill Nano without drinking the latter's blood. But right after he fells Nano, Shiki is struck with the realization that he has nothing left to live or fight for, and becomes catatonic as a result. However, the drama CD hints that he's slowly waking up]]. |
| 238 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: While it's probably more out of personal taste than a sense of morality, even Shiki is disgusted by the [[BodyHorror "modifications"]] Arbitro makes to the boys in his collections. |
| 239 | * FinalBoss: Shiki has this status InUniverse, since [[spoiler: he is none other than Il-Re, who has to be defeated to win Igra]]. |
| 240 | * ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: If he's the chosen love interest, with each time he and Akira cross paths, he shows fascination towards Akira's unwillingness to surrender to him. He even tells Akira outright that he's intrigued at Akira's defiance and stubborn will, and while he likes toying with Akira, he's not all that interested in actually breaking Akira since he enjoys it much more when Akira puts up a fight against him. |
| 241 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In his good ending, Shiki [[spoiler: guides Akira through an underground passageway that leads to the outskirts of Toshima, to which he then tells Akira to go where he wants]] since he knows that [[spoiler: it's only a matter of time until he becomes an EmptyShell as a result of losing his one drive for living. Even then, Akira decides to stay by Shiki's side and look after him until he regains himself once more]]. |
| 242 | * JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Even if he had any slightly sympathetic traits, one can count the total number of them with only one hand. |
| 243 | * KatanasAreJustBetter: Shiki's weapon of choice is a long katana, and he's frequently shown slicing Igra participants with hardly any effort, whether they're armed or not, or even whether or not they're empowered by the effects of Rein. |
| 244 | * KilledOffscreen: |
| 245 | ** [[spoiler: Rin finally gets to settle his score with Shiki in his ending, even carrying his katana as a TragicKeepsake]]. |
| 246 | ** [[spoiler: It's also hinted that he dies in Nano's route, as shown in one scene where Akira sees Nano tossing aside a bloodied katana, and Shiki is the only character who wields such a weapon]]. |
| 247 | * LimaSyndrome: In his route, he starts to harbor an attachment to Akira after having taken the latter as his captive for some time. Proof that he has begun to see Akira as more than a plaything is [[spoiler: shown in both his bad endings, where he declares his intention to keep Akira at his side no matter what and never takes anyone else as his partner or his plaything. And in his good ending, Shiki shows Akira one rare act of selfless compassion by leading him to safety when civil war finally breaks out in Toshima]]. |
| 248 | * PetTheDog: He shows a more human side in his good ending, bittersweet it may be. |
| 249 | ** When [[spoiler: Arbitro attempts to drain Nano's blood dry]], Shiki stops the man from doing so and [[spoiler: gives Nano the closest thing to a proper burial]]. |
| 250 | ** Shiki [[spoiler: shows Akira the way out of Toshima and tells him to go wherever he likes]], with no ulterior motive or expectation whatsoever. He even goes as far as trying to, in his own way, comfort Akira when the latter [[spoiler: starts brooding about his blood]]. |
| 251 | * RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: He's easily distinguishable due to his red eyes and being completely clad in black, and while the extent of how evil he is can be debatable, he's definitely ''not'' one of the good guys. |
| 252 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: One of Shiki's most defining features is his blood red eyes, which stand out from his color scheme, and everyone InUniverse unanimously agrees that they'd be extremely lucky to ''never'' cross paths with him. |
| 253 | * SecretCharacter: His route is only unlocked after the player has completed Rin's route. In turn, [[spoiler: Shiki's route needs to be completed for the player to access Nano's ending]]. |
| 254 | * VengeanceFeelsEmpty: In his good ending, [[spoiler: Shiki chooses not to drink Nano's blood. But after killing him, Shiki loses the will to live since most of his life, he was focused solely on defeating Nano. From then on, he becomes unresponsive to everything and everyone]]. |
| 255 | * ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Gender-inverted. In a sense, the trope still applies to Shiki, since he still is one of Akira's love interests. In the climax of his route, when Akira is [[spoiler: left at the mercy of either Emma and Gwen or Arbitro and the Executioners]], Shiki immediately makes his presence known by [[spoiler: killing the former two in a single stroke and quickly pulling Akira away from the Executioners' grip]]. Then when [[spoiler: Arbitro threatens to have Akira killed in the good ending]], Shiki responds by pointing his sword at the man's throat and warning him to back off. |
| 256 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: While [[spoiler: Shiki's death is confirmed in Rin and Nano's routes]], whatever becomes of him in Keisuke and Motomi's routes is never revealed. |
| 257 | [[/folder]] |
| 258 | |
| 259 | [[folder:Nano]] |
| 260 | !! Nano (ナノ) |
| 261 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakumiYamazaki [[note]] Credited as Prof. Shiryuu [[/note]] |
| 262 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tnc_nano_8.png]] |
| 263 | \ |
| 264 | |
| 265 | ->''"I do not know what you mean when you speak of possibilities. The path I must take, everything I must do, has been laid out before me from the very start."''\ |
| 266 | \ |
| 267 | |
| 268 | A mysterious man who is being pursued by Emma and Gwen. |
| 269 | ---- |
| 270 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason why Nano is attached to [[spoiler: Akira]] is because he's the only one who showed any kindness towards him in the past and treated him like a human being. |
| 271 | * BeneathNotice: Even though his appearance by itself stands out, his quiet personality also allows him to blend in with the crowd so well that no one around him seems to notice he's even ''there''. And even in more open spaces, he can seemingly appear and disappear before anyone realizes it, much like how a ghost would. |
| 272 | * CharlesAtlasSuperpower: He's capable of effortlessly holding a man and strangling him with one hand despite his scrawny physique. [[spoiler: This is because he is the product of Project Nicole, which intended to create the ultimate soldier, and he's the only test subject to show 100% compatibility with the Nicole Virus.]] |
| 273 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: [[spoiler: Spending most of his time in a lab]] caused him to have a very limited knowledge on basic living. For instance, he survives on eating ''tree bark'', and in an attempt to eat a Solid, he forgets to remove the wrapper first. |
| 274 | * TheCorrupter: He's the one who [[spoiler: convinced Takeru to take Rein]]. |
| 275 | * CoveredWithScars: His body and arms are full of ghastly scars, [[spoiler: which is telling of the years he spent as a test subject for ENED]]. |
| 276 | * CreepyMonotone: Nano talks in a blank tone, and his manner of speech is overall slow and unhurried. In Shiki's route, he does talk at a somewhat faster pace with more emotion in his voice. Likewise, both his tone and his speech become more animated in [[spoiler: his own ending]]. |
| 277 | * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He doesn't look like much of a threat at first glance, which makes it more surprising when it's revealed just how dangerous he actually is. |
| 278 | * CurbStompBattle: No one has any chance of winning against him, not even [[spoiler: Shiki]]. The only reason [[spoiler: he even dies in Shiki's route is because he lets it happen]]. |
| 279 | * DorkInASweater: Zigzagged. Nano wears a brown cardigan, but he's nowhere near as harmless as he seems. Even then, when he's around Akira and is in a situation where neither of them is endangered, Nano shows a clueless and strangely innocent side. |
| 280 | * DyeOrDie: In his ending, he dyes his hair black to blend in better, since [[spoiler: he and Akira have become fugitives and are on the run from the military]]. |
| 281 | * [[EmotionlessGirl Emotionless Guy]]: This is explained by [[spoiler: the manipulation of his genetic features in Project Nicole, which resulted in the suppression of his emotions, allowing him to become invincible as per the goal of the project]]. |
| 282 | * EmptyEyes: Almost every route has Akira observe that Nano's eyes are often devoid of light, which reflects how he's also devoid of emotion. In his own route, Shiki also comments that there is ''nothing'' that he can find whenever he'd look into Nano's eyes. |
| 283 | * TheFatalist: Nano's history as [[spoiler: a LivingWeapon and a guinea pig for the government had stripped him of anything resembling choice or free will]], leaving him with the broken belief that everything is inevitable and predestined. He has a "what was is what will be" point of view and believes that he cannot choose his own fate or break free of his current predicament, which reflects his detachment from his humanity. |
| 284 | * AGodIAmNot: Invoked; when Shiki accuses Nano of being so arrogant that he sees himself as a god, Nano denies the accusation by saying that none of their actions -- including his own -- matter in the grand scheme of things. |
| 285 | --> '''Nano''': My individual actions do not have the power to change a single thing. None of it adds up to more than a scant fistful of sand, no more than dust in the wind. |
| 286 | * HumansAreBastards: Nano possesses such a belief, stating that humans bring about their own destruction time and again as a result of their own hubris and greed. Though to be fair, he says that he doesn't consider himself an exception. |
| 287 | * HyperAwareness: His amplified physical capabilities also leaves him with senses far sharper than that of the average human, allowing him to sense the presence of any human even from a far distance. |
| 288 | * TheImmune: While [[spoiler: Nano carries the Nicole Virus in his blood, he doesn't suffer any adverse reaction when he tastes Akira's blood, which counteracts the virus circulating through his own body. Similarly, nothing happens to Akira when he tastes a few drops of Nano's blood.]]. At most, both only feel an electrifying sensation run through their skin whenever they come in physical contact. |
| 289 | * InASingleBound: Nano's physical capabilities are enhanced to the point that he can jump great distances and even withstand falling from a great height without fear of suffering any potential injuries. |
| 290 | * IShallTauntYou: He would throw a few {{Armor Piercing Question}}s, {{Hannibal Lecture}}s, and {{Breaking Speech}}es at [[spoiler: Shiki]] whenever they cross paths. |
| 291 | * KnewItAllAlong: At the climax of his route, he reveals that he always recognized [[spoiler: Akira as the same boy who approached him years ago]], and the only thing he ''didn't'' know about until later in the game was [[spoiler: that Akira's blood carried the cure for the Nicole Virus]]. |
| 292 | * LackOfEmpathy: The cold environment that Nano spent most of his life in has left him almost completely incapable of feeling compassion or even understanding why others would feel sorrow. [[spoiler: In the aftermath of his ending, this trope is gradually subverted. While he still has yet to fully grasp the concept of every different emotion, he nevertheless has taken his first steps to understanding what it feels like to cherish someone and to show concern for them.]] |
| 293 | * LivingWeapon: Nano [[spoiler:was used by the CFC's government as a OneManArmy to sic on their enemies before and during the Third Division]]. He is even referred to as such a few times InUniverse. This is refers to his brutal strength and unparalleled battle skill, but it's also a nod to how he's been conditioned for years to fight and kill for others, and was never given the chance to think for himself. |
| 294 | * MiseryPoker: Regardless of the outcome, in their final confrontation, [[spoiler: Nano]] tells Shiki that he can never hope to beat him no matter how he tries because [[spoiler: Nano]] had to undergo all kinds of suffering to attain the strength he has now, whereas Shiki had never gone through such similar tribulations, even with everything that Shiki had done and witnessed throughout the war. |
| 295 | * NonSpecificallyForeign: His light brown hair and blue eyes is a clear sign that he's not of Japanese origins, or at least not fully. Akira even remarks on how foreign he looks. |
| 296 | * NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: There are times when he can suddenly be clingy, and really clingy at that; though this is only reserved for [[spoiler: Akira]]. |
| 297 | * OneManArmy: [[spoiler: Being a LivingWeapon and the most successful result of a human experimentation project geared toward creating human super-soldiers]], it's only a given that Nano can face against an entire battalion and come out as the victor with nary a scratch on him. |
| 298 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Both Nano and [[spoiler: Nicole Premier]] are only his code names, and [[spoiler: while he does reveal his real name to Akira at the end of his route, [[TheUnreveal the scene fades to the credits before the player can hear him say it]]]]. Even then, [[spoiler: the short stories have Akira still call Nano by his code name since he feels that Nano's real name]] is too sacred to just use so casually. |
| 299 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: |
| 300 | ** There's one memorable instance in Shiki's route where Nano laughs, and it's quite creepy. Though what's creepy isn't with ''how'' Nano is laughing, but with the fact that ''[[EmotionlessGirl he's]]'' laughing. |
| 301 | ** What makes [[spoiler:Motomi finally back down from killing Nano in the latter's route]] is when Nano takes the initiative to protect Akira and tell Motomi to not get in their way]]. It's especially the newfound resolve that's palpable in Nano's words and expression which leaves Motomi stunned. |
| 302 | * OutOfFocus: Even before his route is unlocked, Nano still plays an important role in the other routes... except for Rin's, that is, since he doesn't appear again after the scene where [[spoiler: he finds Takeru's corpse]]. |
| 303 | * PhlebotinumRebel: Nano [[spoiler: was experimented on by ENED for years in order to create the perfect human SuperSoldier, and was oftentimes deployed into war. One day, however, he suddenly broke free and escaped the laboratory]], and is now currently lurking around Toshima. |
| 304 | * PurpleIsPowerful: Nano has pale blue eyes that occasionally glow purple, which is an indicator of both his mysterious nature and how he's a lot stronger than he first appears to be. |
| 305 | * RageBreakingPoint: What incited Nano into [[spoiler: escaping from the facility was when he heard some scientists talk about how they've partly made great progress with researching his vitals thanks to his interactions with Emma]]. Brought to despair and anger out of the belief that [[spoiler: the only human connection he had whilst in the laboratory was no more than a farce, he broke free of his confines and killed everyone in the facility during his escape]]. |
| 306 | * SecretCharacter: He's the final love interest, and can only be pursued once the player has gone through everyone else's routes. |
| 307 | * SingleTargetSexuality: Given how [[spoiler: Akira is the only person who ever treated Nano like a human being without any compulsion from outside forces (unlike Emma, who also genuinely cared for Nano but was also working under ENED's orders)]], Nano cannot see himself desiring or caring for anyone else but Akira. One of the short stories in the novel even says as such. |
| 308 | * TheStoic: Nano shows little to no emotion both in his expression and in his speech. |
| 309 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: By default, he's mysterious, emotionless and apathetic; but he shows a softer and slightly more expressive side whenever [[spoiler: Akira]] is concerned. |
| 310 | * SuperSpeed: Enhanced strength aside, Nano can also move really fast to the point that he's even thought to be teleporting. |
| 311 | * SuperStrength: He's strong enough to lift a fully-grown man with only one hand and toss heavy objects at other people with ease. |
| 312 | * TheseHandsHaveKilled: Near the end of his route, Nano takes the first step to regaining his long-lost humanity by acknowledging how many lives he had taken when [[spoiler:he was still the government's living weapon and even after he had escaped ENED's clutches]]. |
| 313 | * ThouShaltNotKill: Nano makes the vow to never take another human life [[spoiler:at the end of his route, and carves cross-shaped wounds on the back of his hands as an eternal reminder]]. |
| 314 | ** One of the short stories goes into more detail on how [[spoiler:Nano gave himself the aforementioned scars. Whilst fleeing from the government's men, Nano is forced to fight against a group of soldiers when he and Akira are cornered. While he makes sure to not kill them, his attacks are still devastating enough to leave debilitating injuries. Nano notices that this bothers Akira-- to which he then promises to neither kill nor ''hurt'' anyone else]]. |
| 315 | * TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:Akira's knife, which Nano had given to him years ago]], originally belonged to Nano's father. It is the only memento of his family that Nano got to bring with him when [[spoiler:he was taken away by the government]]. |
| 316 | * TyphoidMary: Nano [[spoiler: is Nicole Premier, whose blood is the carrier of the Nicole Virus and the source of Rein]]. |
| 317 | * [[WhenSheSmiles When He Smiles]]: At the end of his route, Akira is left speechless when Nano -- for the very first time in his life -- shows the younger man a gentle smile upon [[spoiler: being asked about his real name]]. |
| 318 | * WildCard: A lot of the characters, both on the moral and the immoral side, are after Nano for their own respective reasons, which partly explains why Nano acts on his own. And while some of Nano's actions result in Akira nearly losing his life (even if it is not necessarily what Nano intended), Nano never once becomes Akira's ''enemy'' and will even opt to aid the man when needed in some routes. |
| 319 | * WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler: Being used as a lab rat and subjected to all kinds of experiments in order to push his mental and physical capacities past their limits for as long as he can remember]] makes it clear to anyone who knows even that much about Nano can only begin to imagine how much he suffered and why it has deeply affected him so. This doesn't stop the government from trying to capture him to make use of him, and his lamentation over his situation is why Nano [[spoiler: allows his blood to be distributed around even beyond the streets of Toshima]]. |
| 320 | --> '''Nano''': I scorned those who [[spoiler: flocked toward my blood. I thought: "If you want it, I will give you as much as you like]]. Drown in it, and destroy yourselves." ...And I hoped I would be destroyed with them. |
| 321 | [[/folder]] |
| 322 | |
| 323 | [[folder:Yukihito]] |
| 324 | !! Yukihito (ユキヒト) |
| 325 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiroshiKamiya |
| 326 | [[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tnc_yukihito.png]] |
| 327 | \ |
| 328 | |
| 329 | ->''"You're quite defenseless to enter an anonymous place all by yourself like this. Have you ever considered all the dangers that might be awaiting you here?"''\ |
| 330 | \ |
| 331 | |
| 332 | A character exclusive only to ''Togainu no Chi: True Blood''. He once participated in Bl@ster, the same as Akira. He seeks to take down the Japanese government, which is also his reason for joining Igra. |
| 333 | ---- |
| 334 | * ArtistsAreAttractive: He likes to draw and is also good-looking. |
| 335 | * BestFriend: He is close friends with Touya, the leader of their group. |
| 336 | * CanonForeigner: He appears only in ''Togainu no Chi: True Blood'', the [=PS2=] port of the original game. However, he becomes a CanonImmigrant in the [=CHiRAL=] Night 10th Anniversary event, where he meets [[VisualNovel/DramaticalMurder Mizuki]], who shares the same status as him. Both of them have their own route in an UpdatedReRelease of the game, where there's additional cutscenes and [=CGs=] but with the catch of the sexual and gory content being toned down. However, Mizuki already appeared in the original game while Yukihito is a new character who appears only in the VideoGameRemake. |
| 337 | * CopeByCreating: His drawing is actually his way of coping with [[spoiler:the nightmares he would have from being experimented on when he was a child]]. |
| 338 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Like Akira, Nano and Keisuke, Yukihito is yet another of the test subjects for Project Nicole. Unlike most other children, who were subjected to LaserGuidedAmnesia before being "released", Yukihito remembers everything about his time as a lab rat.]] |
| 339 | * FieryRedhead: Averted, he's actually quite calm and calculated. |
| 340 | * MeaningfulName: His name is Yukihito, which means "snow person", which matches his calm personality. |
| 341 | * TheNotLoveInterest: While he naturally has his own route in ''True Blood'', no romance develops between him and Akira. While there are hints of a ShipTease here and there, the route ends with them being more like PlatonicLifePartners. That being said, [[spoiler:a bonus scene from the CHIRAL Night 5th Anniversary concert has Yukihito admitting that he's starting to have feelings for Akira]], leaving the hint that they may undergo a RelationshipUpgrade in the future. |
| 342 | [[/folder]] |
| 343 | |
| 344 | !! Supporting Characters |
| 345 | |
| 346 | !!! '''Vischio''' |
| 347 | |
| 348 | [[folder:Arbitro]] |
| 349 | !! Arbitro (アルビトロ) |
| 350 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Kousuke Okano [[note]] Credited as Masaru Hishi [[/note]] |
| 351 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tnc_arbitro_6.png]] |
| 352 | \ |
| 353 | |
| 354 | A high-up of the drug syndicate Vischio, which is responsible for distributing Rein. |
| 355 | ---- |
| 356 | * BerserkButton: |
| 357 | ** Arbitro is quick to get irked whenever someone mocks his tastes. Similarly, he also doesn't take it well whenever anyone tarnishes or destroys his furniture, [[spoiler: which Motomi fearlessly exploits whilst interrogating Arbitro]]. |
| 358 | ** The very sight of Motomi immediately makes Arbitro lose all composure. This is because Motomi [[spoiler: got Arbitro fired from ENED when he discovered the latter's hobby of mutilating young boys]]. |
| 359 | * {{Blackmail}}: In ''True Blood'', Arbitro kidnaps Touya's teammates in order to force him to surrender Akira. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for Arbitro, while Touya does hand over Akira to him, it's only so that he and Yukihito can rescue Akira later]]. |
| 360 | * BringMyBrownPants: [[spoiler: In one of Shiki's bad endings, Arbitro wets himself as Shiki slowly goes in for the kill]]. |
| 361 | * DepravedHomosexual: Arbitro doesn't hide the fact that he's into only men. He also counts as a cross between a pedophile and an ephebophile, since he takes interest particularly in prepubescent boys, but he also shows interest in men of a slightly older age if they still look youthful enough for his tastes. |
| 362 | * EvilMakeover: Believe it or not, Arbitro didn't always look so garish. According to Motomi, he used to have short, black hair, wore glasses, [[spoiler: and sported a lab coat while he worked at ENED]]. |
| 363 | * FauxAffablyEvil: He is extraordinarily polite and invites Akira to dinner, [[spoiler: offering him some bread... laced with drugs]]. |
| 364 | * FreudianExcuse: His parents' neglect of him in favor of gathering other young children to rape and abuse left Arbitro wanting his own collection of "dolls" to play with. |
| 365 | * ImpossiblyTackyClothes: Akira's first impression of him is how bad his taste in clothing is. Many other characters also point out that his sense of style is rather crude and garish. |
| 366 | * MrExposition: |
| 367 | ** InUniverse, Arbitro serves this role to all new participants of Igra, since he's the one who gives them their starting tags and explains to them the rules of Igra. |
| 368 | ** In Keisuke's route, Arbitro tells Akira that [[spoiler: his blood carries the anti-Nicole Virus, which explains why any Rein users who drink Akira's blood have violent seizures shortly afterwards]]. |
| 369 | * NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Arbitro's gaudy tastes are reflected in both his clothing and all the furniture and statues he owns in the Palace, and no one has anything complimentary to say about it, often remarking how it gives them the creeps. The narration even goes so far as to call Arbitro the "king of kitsch". |
| 370 | * OffWithHisHead: After [[spoiler: gaining an increase in both power and insanity in his bad endings, Shiki beheads Arbitro]] in a single strike. |
| 371 | * OutOfFocus: Putting aside the events from the common route, Arbitro doesn't make any additional appearances in Nano's route. |
| 372 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: In Keisuke's route, he and his men make themselves scarce after [[spoiler: Nano causes chaos around Toshima by distributing undiluted Rein, with Arbitro noting that the civil war is also close at hand and he has no plans staying around and waiting for the bombs to start dropping on the city]]. Likewise, he also flees with his men near the climax of Motomi's route. |
| 373 | * SissyVillain: Arbitro helps run Vischio and has many sadistic fixations. He also swishes about in a feather boa, has a very flashy and tacky sense of style, collects statues of naked young boys, and is oftentimes flamboyant and theatrical with the way he acts. |
| 374 | * UncertainDoom: Given that Arbitro is still in the arena when Motomi sets off the explosives he had rigged in the place, whether the man made it out alive or not is left in the air, [[spoiler: especially since both the CFC and Nikkouren finally decide to openly go at war right in Toshima itself the day after]]. |
| 375 | [[/folder]] |
| 376 | |
| 377 | [[folder:The Executioners]] |
| 378 | !! Gunji (グンジ) and Kiriwar (キリヲ) |
| 379 | !!! '''Gunji voiced by:''' Creator/KisshoTaniyama [[note]] Credited as Kazuya Sugisaki [[/note]]\ |
| 380 | '''Kiriwar voiced by:''' Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi [[note]] Credited as Bakuhatsu Fuji [[/note]] |
| 381 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tnc_executioners.png]] |
| 382 | [[caption-width-right:350:Gunji (left), Kiriwar (right)]] |
| 383 | \ |
| 384 | |
| 385 | Gunji and Kiriwar are men men hired by Arbitro to enforce the rules of Igra, often through violent means. They are somewhat irresponsible and use whatever they can as an excuse to [[ForTheEvulz kill people randomly for fun]]. |
| 386 | ---- |
| 387 | * AxCrazy: Their penchant for violence, as well as their lack of brains, makes it very palpable that there's nothing screwed right in their heads. |
| 388 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: They may not have much in the way of smarts, but they are still as every bit as dangerous as the others warn them to be. |
| 389 | * TheBigGuy: When taking into account the confirmed heights of every single character in all Nitro+[=CHiRAL=] games, it's both Gunji and Kiriwar who come out as the tallest of the lot, standing at an impressive height of 195 and 200 cm, respectively. This helps enhance their intimidating status as the Executioners. |
| 390 | * ButForMeItWasTuesday: Igra participants make a big deal of how they randomly kill people for fun. However, the Executioners themselves shrug it off and pay no mind to it, since their hunts are no more than just fun games for them. |
| 391 | * CleanupCrew: Besides killing any rule-breakers, the Executioners are also in charge of disposing any corpses littering the streets of Toshima. |
| 392 | * TheDreaded: The Executioners have free rein to kill any Igra participant whether said participant actually broke the rules or not. They're also sadistic, strong and difficult to shake off, so it's only expected that everyone would be wary of the duo. |
| 393 | * DumbMuscle: They are extremely strong fighters, able to kill a standard Igra participant with hardly any effort. However, Gunji is dimwitted and has the mentality of a five year-old, and Kiriwar confuses cats with dogs. |
| 394 | * ICallItVera: Kiriwar refers to his pipe as "Mitsuko." |
| 395 | * ImAHumanitarian: Kiriwar is implied to indulge in the human flesh in a certain way in his bad ending, with him mentioning to Akira how human meat can taste especially delicious under specific conditions. |
| 396 | * LaughingMad: Gunji can really sound psychotic at times when he lets loose with laughter. |
| 397 | * MurderersAreRapists: They mostly murder for fun, but every once in the while, they help themselves with anyone who's unlucky enough to be their victim if said victim happens to appeal to their tastes. |
| 398 | * TheNicknamer: Gunji has nicknames for practically everyone; "Ji-ji" (old man) for Kiriwar, "Papa" for Arbitro, and "Shikitty" for Shiki. However, the best example of this trope is when he starts [[TermsOfEndangerment calling Akira "Neko-chan" (which means kitty or kitten)]]. |
| 399 | * PipePain: Kiriwar's weapon of choice is a pipe, which he uses to bash in the skulls of either rule-breakers or anyone else he feels like killing. |
| 400 | * PsychopathicManchild: They're erratic and speak with childish mannerisms... while beating the living daylights out of anyone they encounter. Gunji qualifies for the trope more than Kiriwar does, with him often talking almost exactly the way a child would. |
| 401 | * SuperPersistentPredator: Once they've set their eyes on a victim, they won't stop chasing after said victim, ''ever''. If they give up, it's only so that they can have fun going after the unfortunate guy some other day. |
| 402 | * WolverineClaws: Gunji fights with a pair of long-bladed gauntlets which he uses to slice and carve his victims. |
| 403 | [[/folder]] |
| 404 | |
| 405 | [[folder:Kau]] |
| 406 | !! Kau (狗) |
| 407 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' N/A |
| 408 | [[quoteright:215:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tnc_kau.png]] |
| 409 | \ |
| 410 | |
| 411 | A heavily mutilated boy who Arbitro keeps as a pet. |
| 412 | ---- |
| 413 | * EyeScream: Part of Kau's body modifications involved the removal of his eyeballs, hence why he wears a blindfold. |
| 414 | * HappinessInSlavery: Arbitro's very careful and thorough conditioning have made Kau lose all sense of humanity, with the only thing left being his unconditional devotion to his owner. |
| 415 | * MalevolentMutilation: Aside from having his eyes removed, there's the large criss-cross scar across his chest, and piercings covering his torso. Arbitro also removed his vocal chords and his eyes purely for his sense of aesthetics. |
| 416 | * TheNoseKnows: Kau has a very sharp sense of smell, and is often brought around by the Executioners to detect any rule-breakers, particularly those who are carrying a suspicious set of tags. |
| 417 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: It's unlikely that Kau is his real name, given that Kau (狗) means "dog" in Japanese, which ties a little too well with what Arbitro had made of him. |
| 418 | * RunningOnAllFours: The kind of training Kau had undergone left him behaving exactly like a dog, all the way to how he would move around. |
| 419 | * {{Stripperific}}: He wears black skin-tight leather gear that evokes the image of latex outfits used for BDSM. |
| 420 | * TheVoiceless: Besides some breathing noises, Kau doesn't speak since Arbitro had taken away his larynx. |
| 421 | [[/folder]] |
| 422 | |
| 423 | !!! '''Igra Participants''' |
| 424 | |
| 425 | [[folder:Takeru]] |
| 426 | !! Takeru (猛) |
| 427 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/HidekiOgihara [[note]] Credited as Takezou Koike [[/note]] |
| 428 | [[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tnc_takeru.png]] |
| 429 | \ |
| 430 | |
| 431 | ->''"Guys like you would never understand. Drifting aimlessly wherever the wind takes you. You don't have a care in the world, huh? Bet you never thought there might be people who'd give anything for a taste of what you threw away."''\ |
| 432 | \ |
| 433 | |
| 434 | He is also a player in Igra. His main goal is to defeat Il-Re and use the prize money to save his family from poverty. |
| 435 | ---- |
| 436 | * BigBrotherInstinct: The reason Takeru joined Igra was to win the prize money and ensure a better life for his little sister, Yukari. Although they aren't related by blood, this does nothing to change the fact that they deeply care for each other. |
| 437 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: A Rein-crazed Keisuke kills Takeru by barehandedly crushing his skull into a bloody pulp]]. |
| 438 | * DelinquentHair: His hair is spiky and dyed blue, but a flashback shows that it wasn't always spiky and his hair color was originally brown. Said flashback also covers the night that he left for Toshima, which meant that Takeru got into his current get-up some time after joining Igra. |
| 439 | * EyepatchOfPower: He wears an eyepatch over his right eye, and he gives Akira trouble a few times throughout the common route, before and after [[spoiler: taking Rein]]. |
| 440 | * HoneyTrap: He often resorts to seducing unwitting men to get their tags. |
| 441 | * MementoMacGuffin: His cross necklace is from his sister, Yukari. |
| 442 | * MotiveDecay: He joined Igra in order to earn money that would make him and his foster family set for life. As time goes on, he loses sight of his original goal, especially after [[spoiler: taking Rein, to which then his goal changes to both taking over Vischio and killing Akira, who he developed an IrrationalHatred for]]. |
| 443 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: He wants payback against Il-Re, the supposed circulator of Rein, the drug which he holds responsible for the degradation of [[spoiler: his family, especially his mother]]. He loses sight of his goal, however, [[spoiler: when he takes Rein himself and becomes both bloodthirsty and power-hungry]]. |
| 444 | * SacrificialLion: He is a powerful fighter, able to go toe-to-toe with Akira, and was a former Bl@ster fighter who had accumulated a win streak prior to quitting and joining Igra. He survives in Toshima on his own, unlike others who are part of a small gang who tend to look out for each other. Despite this, he is convinced to [[spoiler: take a dosage of pure and undiluted Rein, only to have it painfully neutralized by Akira's blood. In his weakened state, he is promptly killed by a Rein-addled Keisuke]]. This is the first major indicator that Toshima is dangerous for reasons other than Igra. |
| 445 | [[/folder]] |
| 446 | |
| 447 | [[folder:Tomoyuki]] |
| 448 | !! Tomoyuki (トモユキ) |
| 449 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuichiNakamura |
| 450 | [[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tnc_tomoyuki.png]] |
| 451 | \ |
| 452 | |
| 453 | ---- |
| 454 | * FieryRedhead: His orange hair color is artificial rather than natural, but it does well to complement his crass and rather unpleasant personality. |
| 455 | * {{Jerkass}}: He "greets" Rin by being derisive and harsh with his words, and he doesn't take kindly to Akira even when the latter has done nothing to offend him. |
| 456 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: Both Tomoyuki and Rin were in the same Bl@ster team, though their relationship irreparably soured [[spoiler: after plenty of their teammates were killed by Shiki]]. |
| 457 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He's last mentioned to have [[spoiler: been leaking information to Arbitro about Akira and Rin's whereabouts]], but Tomoyuki's fate after [[spoiler: Motomi bombs the Palace and both sides of Japan finally go at war with each other in Toshima]] is left for the audience to guess. |
| 458 | [[/folder]] |
| 459 | |
| 460 | [[folder:Touya]] |
| 461 | !! Touya (トウヤ) |
| 462 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/KentaroIto |
| 463 | [[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tnc_touya.png]] |
| 464 | \ |
| 465 | |
| 466 | Another exclusive character from ''Togainu no Chi: True Blood''. Yukihito's friend and leader of their group. |
| 467 | ---- |
| 468 | * BestFriend: His close friend is Yukihito. |
| 469 | * CanonForeigner: Like Yukihito, he only appears in ''True Blood''. |
| 470 | * HeroicSacrifice: In Yukihito's route, he stays behind to give Yukihito and Akira time to escape from the Executioners. [[spoiler:He survives, though he sustained many injuries.]] |
| 471 | [[/folder]] |
| 472 | |
| 473 | !!! '''Miscellaneous''' |
| 474 | |
| 475 | [[folder:Emma]] |
| 476 | !! Emma (エマ) |
| 477 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AsakoDodo [[note]] Credited as Kaori Okuda [[/note]] |
| 478 | [[quoteright:255:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tnc_emma_9.png]] |
| 479 | \ |
| 480 | |
| 481 | ->''"We aren't responsible for maintaining law and order, but rather, for eliminating those who would disturb it."''\ |
| 482 | \ |
| 483 | |
| 484 | A mysterious woman who approaches Akira, offering him freedom from prison in exchange for his participation in Igra. |
| 485 | ---- |
| 486 | * ApologeticAttacker: Emma is not all too happy about having to [[spoiler: shoot Gwen dead when he opposes her attempts to put down Nano and Akira]]. In Keisuke's route, Akira sees her muttering something akin to an apology, although he's unsure if he's only seeing things. |
| 487 | * AnArmAndALeg: She's missing her lower left arm, [[spoiler: since Nano tore it off when he escaped from ENED]]. |
| 488 | * ChekhovsGunman: She appears in the beginning of the story to release Akira from jail. Later, [[spoiler: she re-appears, revealing that she knows about Nicole Premier, Akira's capability of neutralizing Rein and is out to kill Nano, whose blood is the source of Rein]]. |
| 489 | * EvilRedhead: While she's established to be shady and not entirely to be trusted early on, the climax of most routes reveal what her endgame really is, and [[spoiler: it doesn't exactly favor either Akira, Keisuke or Nano]]. That being said, her true intentions makes her qualify more as an antagonist than a villain. |
| 490 | * FemmeFatale: Emma is beautiful as much as she is mysterious, manipulative and deadly. |
| 491 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: In every other route that isn't Shiki's or Rin's, Nano always ends up killing her by driving his ''bare hand'']] through her chest. |
| 492 | * LadyInRed: Besides the fact that she has striking red hair, she's never seen without her red coat. |
| 493 | * MercyKill: She attempts to [[spoiler: kill Nano, but only because she knows that the other option would be to give him back to the military, who will experiment on him again. Of course, he kills her before she gets the chance]]. |
| 494 | * MrExposition: Gender-inverted. In Keisuke, Shiki and Nano's routes, she's the one who explains to Akira (and to the player) about [[spoiler: Project Nicole and how both Akira and Nano are connected to it]]. |
| 495 | * OutOfFocus: Both she and Gwen are completely absent in Rin's route, which is also the only route where Akira [[spoiler: doesn't get to learn about Project Nicole and everything and everyone involved with it]]. Their absence is also partly explained by [[spoiler: Akira tossing aside his communicator halfway through the plot, so it only makes sense that they wouldn't be able to locate him by the time the CFC's military forces decide to set foot in Toshima]]. |
| 496 | * RevolversAreJustBetter: She brandishes a revolver when she reappears in the climax of certain routes and reveals the role she truly plays in the plot. |
| 497 | * SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Emma has red hair and blue-green eyes, and is one of the characters outside of the main cast who remains relevant to the plot in almost every route, with only Rin's route being the exception. |
| 498 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the sole prominent female character among the cast who plays a major role in the story, since Yukari is a character who appears only in a flashback to provide more depth to Takeru's character. |
| 499 | * SpyCatsuit: This is what she's wearing underneath her trademark red coat, which emphasizes the fact that she works for a secret organization. |
| 500 | * TreacherousQuestGiver: She sends Akira to Toshima to challenge Il-Re, promising him a clean slate if he succeeds. In truth, [[spoiler: Il-Re doesn't matter to her; she's using Akira to lure Nano out of hiding, and she's planning to kill them both]]. She's also the one who [[spoiler: framed Akira]] to begin with. |
| 501 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: Unlike the [[spoiler: organization she's working for or the entirety of Vischio]], Emma wants [[spoiler: Nano dead to ensure that he won't suffer the agony of being experimented on for a second time]]. |
| 502 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: Neither she nor Gwen shows up in Rin's route]], leaving their fates unknown since it's left unconfirmed if they [[spoiler: manage to find Nano or not]]. |
| 503 | [[/folder]] |
| 504 | |
| 505 | [[folder:Gwen]] |
| 506 | !! Gwen (グエン) |
| 507 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Takuo Kawamura [[note]] Credited as Kikutarou Namerikawa [[/note]] |
| 508 | [[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tnc_gwen.png]] |
| 509 | \ |
| 510 | |
| 511 | Emma's right-hand man. |
| 512 | ---- |
| 513 | * EtTuBrute: [[spoiler: Emma will shoot Gwen near the end of several routes if he tries to stop her from betraying their mission.]] It's only in Shiki's route that [[spoiler: she doesn't get to pull the trigger on him... because Shiki kills them both instead]]. |
| 514 | * {{Expy}}: He looks like the splitting image of [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright]]. It helps that he's one of the more rational characters in the game, even if he's working for the wrong side. |
| 515 | * MrExposition: When he and Emma first make their appearance, he explains to Akira (and by extension, the player) the basic rules of Igra. |
| 516 | * MyCountryRightOrWrong: He is loyal to the CFC, first and foremost, to the point that he [[spoiler: will stop Emma from trying to kill Nano and Akira since the government wants them ''alive'', and he becomes shocked when Emma states their country is already a lost cause]]. |
| 517 | * OnlySaneMan: He's the only character outside the main cast to be reasonable and clear-headed, even when taking into consideration that he's working for a corrupt government. |
| 518 | * OutOfFocus: Both he and Emma are completely absent in Rin's route, which is also the only route where Akira [[spoiler: doesn't get to learn about Project Nicole and everything and everyone involved with it]]. Their absence is also partly explained by [[spoiler: Akira tossing aside his communicator halfway through the plot, so it only makes sense that they wouldn't be able to locate him by the time the CFC's military forces decide to set foot in Toshima]]. |
| 519 | * TheStoic: He doesn't talk unless he has to, and when he does, he speaks in a very professional manner. His composure only cracks when [[spoiler: he learns that Emma plans to ''kill'' rather than ''retrieve'' both subjects of Project Nicole]]. |
| 520 | * UncertainDoom: In Motomi's route, [[spoiler: Emma still shoots Gwen -- albeit non-fatally -- to keep him from getting in her way. By the time Nano kills Emma and Motomi and Akira run to evade the military, Gwen is still breathing]]. But given that [[spoiler: Toshima gets dragged into the civil war shortly afterwards]], it's unlikely that Gwen survives, especially with [[spoiler: the reports that none of the forces from the CFC had managed to leave the city alive]]. |
| 521 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: Neither he nor Emma shows up in Rin's route]], leaving their fates unknown since it's left unconfirmed if they [[spoiler: manage to find Nano or not]]. |
| 522 | [[/folder]] |
| 523 | |
| 524 | [[folder:Yukari]] |
| 525 | !! Yukari (由香里) |
| 526 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Nozomi Sasaki |
| 527 | [[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yukari_0.jpg]] |
| 528 | \ |
| 529 | |
| 530 | Takeru's younger adoptive sister. |
| 531 | ---- |
| 532 | * ChildrenAreInnocent: She's young and has yet to grasp how harsh the world she and her family live in. When she's told that her mother was sent to the hospital (when in truth, she was sent to a correctional facility reserved for drug addicts and the like), she believed it without question. |
| 533 | * IWillWaitForYou: The night Takeru left, she tells him that she'll be waiting for him to come home. [[spoiler: Alas, this never comes to be, as Takeru is fated to meet a grisly end no matter which route the player ends up in.]] |
| 534 | * MoralityPet: Takeru only participated in Igra to get the money needed to provide for her and for their parents, given that they're destitute and the prize money from Bl@ster matches isn't enough to make ends meet. When Takeru first ambushes Akira but ends up dropping both his tag and his cross, Takeru prioritizes retrieving the cross as it's a keepsake from Yukari. |
| 535 | * NiceGirl: She's a sweet and loving young child. When Takeru says he's leaving and going to Igra so he can win the prize money to support their family, she wishes him the best. And in [[spoiler: Takeru's DyingDream]], she tells him that she doesn't need lots of toys and clothes to be happy and only wants him to be with her. |
| 536 | [[/folder]] |
| 537 | |
| 538 | [[folder:Kazui]] |
| 539 | !! Kazui (カズイ) |
| 540 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeHirakawa |
| 541 | [[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tnc_kazui.png]] |
| 542 | \ |
| 543 | |
| 544 | ---- |
| 545 | * FirstLove: Kazui was [[spoiler: Rin]]'s first crush, although [[spoiler: Rin never got to confess his feelings to Kazui until it was too late]]. |
| 546 | * TheLostLenore: [[spoiler:Shiki had tricked Rin into revealing his teammates' hideout, and proceeded to slaughter everyone there]]-- with Kazui being one of the casualties. The entire incident had [[spoiler:left Rin guilt-stricken, and is also why he's so determined to kill Shiki]]. |
| 547 | * NumberTwo: He is called as such by Tomoyuki, which meant that Kazui was the second-in-command of [[spoiler:Rin]]'s team. |
| 548 | * TokenGoodTeammate |
| 549 | [[/folder]] |
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