"This city I've created is... is a paradise. Life here is perfectly autonomous, a model of peace. But our corporation, First Life, Inc.? Hahaha. It doesn't exist. No sir. It just runs commercials. You see, people judge books by their covers."
— Andrei Ulmeyda, Killer7
In Suda51's insane multiverse of immoral assassins and crazed killers, there are many who prove to be as intelligent as they are charismatic.
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Examples
- Sumio Kodai, an officer of the Heinous Crimes Unit (HCU), is secretly the ringleader of the Mikumo Boys who was deafened by the Mikumo 77 villagers. Learning to lipread and bribing his way into becoming an HCU officer, Kodai uses his connections to initiate his and his friends' revenge scheme against the Yukimura Corporation for the ruination of Mikumo 77 and the death of their friend Eru. Having Chairman Yukimura held hostage after blowing up his mansion, Kodai bankrupts the company by having them pay for a 6 billion yen diamond, only to destroy it during the hostage trade, which results in the Chairman killing himself and his board members in a massive explosion. Stealing a helicopter, Kodai uses it to destroy the remains of Mikumo 77, killing his own past while knowing full well he'll be arrested for it. Meeting the trainee Sakura in his cell, Kodai assists her in capturing a serial murderer, while using riddles and philosophy to get her to discover her origins as an Ayame copy. Arriving at the 25th Ward after his tenure as Sumio Mondo, the recovering Kodai does what he can to assist Sakura in her mission to take down the elusive Kurumizawa.
- Tetsugoro Kusabi, co-founder of the HCU, is a stern, hard as nails detective who develops into a more benevolent personality as the games progress. Responsible for arresting hitman Kamui Uehara after he killed a board of elderly executives, Kusabi actually made the story up in order to keep the true story—that he killed Kamui and the executives killed each other over Kamui's immorality-granting silver eyes—under wraps for being too ridiculous to be believable. Doing what he can to easily take down criminals and protect his partners, while treating them with playfully crass respect, Kusabi forms a crush on his partner Sumio Kodai. Later on the run from the HCU, Kusabi assassinates a partner of his in order to protect the player, killing each of Kamui's bodyguards himself and helping the player take down the Kamui Maspro conspiracy. After breaking Kodai free from prison only to find that he's now the searcher Sumio Mondo, Kusabi dons on a disguise and tracks him down to Lospass Island, helping him jog his memories during their flight off the island. Spending time fighting crime in America, Kusabi arrives at the 25th Ward to assist the HCU in the capturing of the criminal Joker.
- Tokio Morishima is a jaded freelance journalist and turtle lover whose childhood as a Shelter Kid gave him the power to see apparitions. Tasked with finding facts about the Kamui conspiracy, Tokio would assist the HCU in finding the Shelter's location, and would later kill the 24th Ward's mayor Hachisuka and steal his silver eye for himself, erasing his identity afterwards. Heading to Lospass Island to uncover the secret of the silver eyes, Tokio gets Sumio Mondo to solve a puzzle that contains his location on Eleki Island, where he has him solve another puzzle to stop the island's time problems and ensure his freedom. Getting his memories wiped by Kipple and blackmailed into securing data of the 25th Ward, Tokio does whatever he can to plant items to assist his future self before his operation. Able to privately recover his memories and effortlessly download the entire city's data into his artificial silver eye, Tokio hands the data to his pet turtle Red and releases him to spite Kipple, later faking his own death once he finds Kipple trying to kill him. Returning years later, a now older Tokio tracks down teenagers who share his gift of seeing spirits in order to properly help them control their power.
- Edogawa "Edo" Macalister is a mysterious hotel manager who often disguises his well-intentioned, yet devious, plans with a polite and affable demeanor. A high level administrator for the brainwashing conspiracy group E.L.B.O.W., when he found out about their cloning and silver eye production plans, he set out to destroy Lospass Island by blowing up the airport to put a stop to them. Since Sundance Shot keeps moving the bombs away, Edo calls in Sumio Mondo to stop him, refusing to tell him his true intentions until the very end. After allowing Mondo to leave the island and evacuating the people on the island upon its detonation, E.L.B.O.W. goes under and Edo vanishes. Reappearing as the Union Hotel's manager, Edo is willing to help people uncover their dark pasts, from hinting to Garcian Smith about his past as Emir Parkreiner, to spiking Kaido Kamizake's wine
to make him come to terms with the death of his ex-girlfriend. - Dan Smith, "The Hellion", is the slickest member of the Killer7. Originally a measly criminal whose deaths came from his overconfidence, once Dan was resurrected by Harman Smith, he gained intelligence and charisma, able to produce dry wisecracks as he sadistically slaughters every Heaven Smile in his path. Defeating his evil mentor Curtis Blackburn in a duel by killing him with his own organ harvesting device, Dan later hunts down Shigeki "Badman" Birkin as payback for selling him out years prior. Upon finding him, Dan hands Badman a Death Ball to revive his deceased daughter and gives him the location to her killer Travis Touchdown's hideout in return for sparing his life.
Kill the Past
Examples
- The Silver Case games:
- First game's "Case #3 Parade" & "Report #3 Tsuki" have the other two members of the Mikumo Boys:
- Fuyuki is The Heavy of the Mikumo Boys' scheme whose mouth was sewn shut by the Mikumo 77 villagers. Effortlessly kidnapping Chairman Yukimura and holding him hostage, Fuyuki requests a 6 billion yen diamond paid by the Yukimura Corporation under the threat of harming him. Luring the HCU to an industrial warehouse and forcing the player to waste time going through random hurdles to reveal his location, upon acquiring the diamond, Fuyuki commits suicide by jumping down a smokestack, destroying the diamond and bankrupting the Yukimura Corporation in the process.
- Hanao Hiseki is a bomber who was blinded by the Mikumo 77 villagers. A computer wiz able to use special technology to get around his blindness, Hiseki is responsible for blowing up Chairman Yukimura's mansion in order to get the HCU's attention, killing himself before he can be arrested. During his spare time, after mistakenly receiving an email from Tokio Morishima, Hiseki decided to prank the journalist by posing as "The Bat", making Tokio solve Mother Goose-themed riddles with the false promise of revealing his location. Upon Tokio's completion, Hiseki emails him after his suicide revealing the truth, while admitting he was a fun spectator.
- The 25th Ward's "Matchmaker" scenario: "The Translator", real name Mitsuki Haijima, aka "Heidi", is a member of the Okiai Syndicate assisting his bosses Shigino and Kiryu in spreading chaos across the 25th Ward. The Syndicate's most smooth and astute member, Haijima also moonlights as the writer for the tabloid magazine 25-Today while he assists Shigino in the ruination of Tsuki's life. Assisting in Tsuki's arrest many years ago, Haijima creates the Kamui Fan Club (Pending) as a distraction for Tsuki in order to kill his friend Yabukawa. Planting Sasa into the RAB to shake the organization up, Haijima invites Tsuki and Sasa to the Thousand Year Hotel, which he managed to refurbish into a maze in less than a day, just so he can have Sasa betray Tsuki. Making a deal with the suicidal Okiai boss Itsuki, Haijima drugs Osato in order to unlock his criminal power to have him kill Itsuki. Meeting Tsuki in a secret room, Haijima commits suicide by drinking poisoned wine, while using his last word to provide Tsuki with a hint to Shigino's hideout.
- First game's "Case #3 Parade" & "Report #3 Tsuki" have the other two members of the Mikumo Boys:
- Flower, Sun and Rain:
- Sundance Shot is a charismatic terrorist, leader of the FSO faction, and one of several clones of Sumio Mondo. Originally a product of the Eleven Children cloning operation, Sundance set out to find the original Mondo in order to make him carry on his and the clones' special genes and memories to a new generation. Constantly foiling Edo's plan to destroy Lospass Island by moving his bombs to traveling airplanes, Sundance continues to do so until he finds the original Mondo. Killing Mondo at one point and having him resurrected upon making a deal, Sundance continuously persuades him to uncover his true past by helping him get to the airport.
- Stephan Charbonie is an engineer and soccer enthusiast who proves to be more sinister than he lets on. Upon Mondo finally exiting the hotel, Stephan informs the searcher that he poisoned Yayoi out of jealousy, and forces him to search his PDA in order to acquire the antidote to save her, only for it to be not be on there. In actuality, Stephan had given Yayoi a sleeping pill, and the whole thing was a test to see if Mondo will believe anything anybody tells him. Reuniting with Mondo at the airport, Stephan tells Mondo how to activate his Android Bombs to destroy the entire island, afterwards stealing his precious car Giggs.
- Killer7:
- Harman Smith is a god-like figure and government assassin who serves as the head of the Smith Syndicate. Very good friends with his arch enemy Kun Lan, Harman challenges him with games of chess, using the Smiths as figurative chess pieces in his greater-scoped game against Kun, even allowing Kun to harm those in his path. Constantly outwitting Kun and his men at every turn, Harman's unafraid to get in on the action despite his frail, wheelchair-bound nature. He also uses his younger reincarnation to make Garcian Smith kill the Chairman of Education Greg Nightmare for him, which makes Garcian rediscover his past life as wicked hitman Emir Parkreiner. Despite getting killed by a mysterious assassin alongside Kun, Harman and Kun return a hundred years later in Shanghai, ready to repeat everything they've done and start their game anew.
- Kun Lan is the leader of Heaven Smile, and Harman Smith's best friend/arch enemy. A supernatural deity born with the power of "God's Hand", Kun uses his ability to grant eternal life and knowledge for evil, forming Heaven Smile to spread terrorism for the sake of terrorism. Creating the artificial Heaven Smiles to pose as regular humans, Kun implants them in numerous countries to act as secret suicide bombers to disrupt talks of peace. Luring the timid U.N. Party leader Kenjiro Matsuoka to his side by giving him confidence, Kun prefers letting his cronies do the work for him, always facing defeat with hearty laughter and a sly grin, ready to strike elsewhere.
- Emir Parkreiner is a deadly assassin who gained infamy as a teenage killing machine. In truth an immortal being who has been reincarnated several times, Emir became a secret assassin working for the government during high school. Tasked with taking out the Smiths, Emir managed to easily outwit and murder all six members at the Union Hotel, before feeling guilty and committing suicide on the rooftop. Reincarnated as Garcian Smith thanks to Harman, Garcian becomes the Syndicate's cleaner, able to outwit, outmatch, and kill his opponents with ease. Breaking his connection with Harman after traumatically discovering his past as Emir, Garcian is still able to accept what happened and does whatever he can to take down the Last Shot Smile, even if it means the destruction of America or Japan.
- "Cloudman": Andrei Ulmeyda is a jovial, affable cult leader and president of the successful First Life Inc. A former postman who achieved fame by selling out his city to the Heaven Smiles in exchange for a portion of the Yakumo, Ulmeyda established a following built around himself. With First Life serving as a commercial-running front for his operations, Ulmeyda has also infected himself with countless diseases to make himself immune, selling his immunized blood as a vaccine. But when he acquired the Heaven Smiles disease, knowing that he'll soon turn into a monster, Ulmedya summons the Smiths to execute him when he eventually transforms, taking credit for a Stacy concert bombing to get their attention. Ulmeyda ultimately dies a satisfied man, his spirit leaving behind encouraging advice to his follower Clements.
- "Alter Ego": Handsome Pink, real name Love Wilcox, is the true leader of the Handsome Men. An avid gamer/hacker working for PR agency Electro and Line Inc. tasked to use media to create propaganda, Love plans out the Handsome Men's assassinations with the help of comic book artist Trevor Pearlharbor in order to push sales of Handsome Men products, while using Handsome Red as The Face of the team. Upon Pearlharbor's assassination ordered by Electro and Line, Love forfeits her duel with Garcian Smith to tell him about her plan to get even with the agency, letting him know that it was a pleasure meeting him before departing.
- No More Heroes games:
- Sylvia Christel is the sultry, sly head of the United Assassin Association (UAA). A conwoman who created the UAA as a way to scam assassins out of their money, upon encountering the drunk Travis Touchdown at a bar, Sylvia promises to help him get even with his sister Jeanne for killing his parents, signing him up for the UAA as a way to kill her, all while disguising the true reward by playing into Travis's want for sex. Establishing the UAA as an actual organization, Sylvia returns to help Travis get even with Jasper Batt, Jr., from signing him up as a ranked assassin; gunning down assassins Travis spares; enlisting the help of Shinobu to kill some assassins for him behind his back; and having a dozen of assassins killed by Dr. Letz Shake and getting Travis to kill him afterwards. Despite becoming a depressed stripper after the UAA collapses, Sylvia is able to recover by marrying Travis and establishing a loving family with him, understanding that his abandonment is to protect them. Creating the Galactic Superhero Rankings in order to get Travis to kill Prince FU's assassins, Sylvia manipulates events so that Travis kills FU and Damon Ricotello, becoming Earth's savior in the process.
- Henry Cooldown is Travis's playful, Irish twin brother, and a passing assassin who acknowledges himself as the cool, handsome foil to his brother's rambunctious personality. Introduced killing Dr. Letz Shake before Travis can fight him, Henry later saves a defenseless Travis from a killer before challenging him to a fight. Saved by Travis after he's frozen in carbonite, Henry is able to recover and steal three of Travis's kills, sending him pictures of them to rub it in his face, while still able to assist Travis in the defeat of Jasper Batt, Jr. Returning as a psychopathic Hive Mind of clones hellbent on world domination, Henry is able to use one of his clones to distract Travis into dropping his guard and temporarily kills him while he's defenseless on the toilet, eventually creating a Bad Future where he successfully kills Travis for good and allies himself with aliens to become Earth's ruler.
- First Game: Holly Summers, Ranked #6 in the UAA, is an intellectual assassin who prefers luring opponents into sand traps and bombarding them with grenades. Upon her defeat at the hands of Travis Touchdown, after finding that Travis refuses to kill women, Holly calmly accepts her loss and commits suicide, but not before making him promise to never forget her, even leaving behind plans for the Tsubaki Mk-II beam katana as a thanks.
- Desperate Struggle: Margaret Moonlight, #4 on United Assassins Association, is a three-way between an Elegant Gothic Lolita, a Musical Assassin and a Cold Sniper. Known as the "Goddess of Death" and evoking the image of the Grim Reaper during her hits, Margaret is dreaded even by other hardened assassins, to the point she terrifies the UAA's own head Sylvia Christel, who admits she only barely got away from Margaret with her life. During her fight with Travis, Margaret subjects him to a brutal "The Reason You Suck" Speech in the form of her song "Philistine," tearing down his philosophies and the very reason he fights. When she's struck down, Margaret takes her death with grace, asking only if Travis memorized the song—to which he replies "100%!"
- No More Heroes III: Native Dancer, in actuality Scott Touchdown, Travis's future grandson, is a ninja working with his mother and uncle to stop Henry Cooldown. Tasked with providing Travis with the skills needed to take Henry down, Native Dancer takes the opportunity to personally fight Travis himself, jeopardizing the mission in the process. Killing Travis's opponent Black Night Direction so that he'll have no choice but to fight him, Native Dancer uses his ninjitstu techniques to provide Travis with the remaining Death Glove Skill moves, keeping personal information to himself unless he bests Travis. Later assisting Travis in the takedown of FU, Native Dancer proves his skills when he massacres King Jess-Baptise V's entire army before they could take over the Earth.
Others
Examples
- Killer is Dead:
- David is Mondo Zappa's brother, the king of the Wires, the ruler of the moon, and a hammy egomaniac who seeks to spread the moon's Dark Matter all over the Earth and become its ruler. Having been an executioner for Bryan's Execution Firm, once David became corrupted by the Dark Matter, he left the Firm, leaving behind the brainwashed Mika to act as his spy to sabotage the Firm. Killing his mother and chopping off Mondo's arm, David usurps control over the moon from its Goddess, Moon River, using Dark Matter to create Wires to wreak havoc on Earth, knowing that each kill drives Mondo closer and closer to Dark Matter corruption. David ultimately has Mondo kill him in a final duel to completely corrupt him into taking his spot as the moon's ruler.
- "The Man Who Stole Blood" DLC:
- Sebastian is a half-blood vampire who prefers drinking the blood of pure-blood vampires over humans. Seducing several female vampires with his charm so that he can suck their blood, when his latest target Betty fights back and kills him, Sebastian immediately resurrects and injures her face. Setting up several traps for those who raid his castle, upon his encounter with Mondo, Sebastian expresses his admiration for his determination, putting up a tough fight while refusing to go down. With his dying breath, Sebastian warns Mondo about his family connections to David.
- Betty is a pure-blood vampire who previously denied Sebastian’s chance to feed upon her blood by temporarily killing him. Her face injured by Sebastian afterwards, Betty hires Bryan’s Execution Firm to get revenge. After Sebastian’s slain by Mondo, Betty reveals that she had intended to feed on Mondo’s blood afterward, preferring the blood of strong warriors. Coming very close to biting him, Betty allows Mondo to leave after he draws his sword on her, but not before having hot steamy sex with him.
- Let It Die: Uncle Death is the creator of Let It Die, the president of the Yotsuyama Group, and an eccentric skateboarding otaku. In actuality The Grim Reaper himself, the messenger of the Underworld tasked to strengthen the souls of the dead, Uncle Death modified the Tower of Barbs and lied about a treasure hidden at the top in order to encourage players to climb the tower, expecting hundreds to die from the challenge. Because Uncle Death views mankind as corrupt, he created a fake moon that absorbs the challengers' souls, which would allow it to crash into the Earth and wipe out all of humanity. Upon the player reaching the top, Uncle Death, who gained enthusiastic respect for the player's fighting skills, forgoes his plan despite being near completion to continue playing Let It Die with them, even killing the final boss himself to sever his ties with the Underworld.
