History Characters / HigurashiWhenTheyCryMinorCharacters

* HatedByAll: Everyone in Hinamizawa either fears or despises him. PlayedForDrama in certain instances where his abysmal social standing makes it easier for people to believe he's behind crimes even when he isn't.

* TheIrredeemableException: Aside from Nomura (who we never learn the real name and identity of), Teppei and Rina are the only characters in the story to be depicted as thoroughly evil people without any redeemable qualities to them, and are offered no chances to reform and atone for their sins in any of the loops whether they die or not. [[spoiler: This is played with for Teppei in ''[[Anime/HigurashiWhenTheyCryGou Gou/Sotsu]]'' where even in loops where he does get more humanized and becomes TheAtoner, he's unable to make good on fully changing his life and making better choices and better relationships with people he'd hurt like Satoko, and the trope is straight up averted only in the loop of "Tatariakashi-hen" and in the final miracle fragment seen at the end of the series.]]

* TheIrredeemableException: Aside from Nomura (who we never learn the real name and identity of), Teppei and Rina are the only characters in the story to be depicted as thoroughly evil people without any redeemable qualities to them, and are offered no chances to reform and atone for their sins in any of the loops whether they die or not. [[spoiler: This is played with for Teppei in ''[[Anime/HigurashiWhenTheyCryGou Gou/Sotsu]]'' where even in loops where he does get more humanized and becomes TheAtoner, he's unable to make good on fully changing his life and making better choices and better relationships with people he'd hurt like Satoko, and the trope is straight up averted only in the loop of "Tatariakashi-hen: and in the final miracle fragment at the end of the series.]]

* HateSink: Like Teppei she's made unsympathetic and hateable so we feel bad for [[spoiler:Rena]] when the latter kills Rina as revenge for scamming her father.

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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Curry, which is yet another indication that she's an {{expy}} of Ciel.

* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler: Another sign of how drastically different he's become in ''Sotsu'' is that he goes to Ooishi to kowtow and beg him to help Satoko out when it seems like the town's against his niece. Ooishi is flat-out stunned by this and implores the request.]]
* AscendedExtra: In ''Gou'' and ''Sotsu'' he undergoes some significant CharacterDevelopment and is a major supporting character, which is a drastic change for a previously FlatCharacter that practically only existed to [[HateSink inspire audience hatred.]]
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He gets by Keiichi and Rena in ''Tatarigoroshi-hen'' and ''Tsumihoroboshi-hen'' respectively for tormenting their loved ones but in ''Miotsukushi-hen'' [[BigBad Takano]] injects him with [[PsychoSerum H173]] to induce the [[ClawingAtOwnThroat final stages of Hinamizawa Syndrome]]; he'd been abusing Satoko earlier in that last arc so no tears are shed. {{Averted}} come ''Sotsu'' when he's gunned down by Satoko's witch self [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry Lambdadelta]].]]
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: In addition to wanting to avoid DyingAlone and realizing he and Satoko are LonelyTogether, a big motivator for Teppei's HeelFaceTurn in ''Gou'' and ''Sotsu'' is [[HeelRealization the realization]] of [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone how long he'd been wasting his life and how horrible he'd been to his own family, who he should be more loving and caring towards.]]]]
* BoomHeadshot: How he bites it in ''Sotsu'' at the hands of the one person he'd enjoyed tormenting the most: [[TheDogBitesback Satoko]].
* ChildHater: Taken to truly repulsive levels in ''Tatagoroshi-hen'' and ''Minagoroshi-hen''.

* DyingAlone: [[spoiler:{{Defied}}; in ''Gou'' episode 23 where he starts remembering past loops Teppei realizes that his behavior is pushing everyone, including Satoko, away to the point that there's no one who will care if he dies alone. He resolves to be a better person and take better care of himself from then on to avoid this fate or at least not be an unnecessary burden on everyone around him.]]
* EvilIsPetty: While he's depicted as a despicable person ''Gou'' exaggerates his pettiness at the beginning of episode 12 when he vandalizes a roadside shrine and pees on the gates offscreen. However, in ''Sotsu'' this is subverted as it turns out [[spoiler:Teppei has already turned over a new leaf so he can treat Satoko better. It was actually [[BeneathSuspicion Ooishi]] who was responsible after Satoko injected him with H173 so he can frame Teppei and have him seen in a bad light.]]
* EvilUncle: He has a history of beating his niece and nephew Satoko and Satoshi. He's not even their real uncle as his older brother was their stepfather. [[spoiler:Gets out of this by ''Gou'' episode 23, buying Satoko snacks and protecting her from the motorcycle gang, wanting to be a better uncle to Satoko even if she can't forgive him]].
* {{Gaslighting}}: [[spoiler:A major victim of this at the hands of Satoko in ''Sotsu'', ironically enough. She claims [[HatedByAll everyone in the village hates and bullies her]] (which was true before the series started) and makes her life a living hell but refuses to let him get any sort of "revenge" for this.]]

* HateSink: A [[HairTriggerTemper violent]] [[WouldHurtAChild child-abusing]] pimp that has had a hand in ruining the lives of Rena and Satoko. With his limited screentime only used to illustrate how vile he is Teppei was clearly meant to be a character the audience wants to suffer; Teppei is gruesomely murdered in almost every loop except the rare ones he lives through. Ironically, this is subverted in ''Gou'' and ''Sotsu'' where Teppei is presented as a more complex character and the negative aspects that always defined him are harshly {{deconstructed}}.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:A JerkassRealization in ''Gou'' episode 23 from remembering past loops makes Teppei resolve to try to be a better person and be the uncle Satoko needs, buying her snacks and protecting her from a Motorcycle Gang. But it is too bad Satoko is still suffering from his abuse too much to be able to forgive him. Solidified when she seemingly experiences a SplitPersonalityTakeover courtesy of [[VillainsLoveEntertainment Eua]]'s machinations and cleans his clock for good.]]
* HeelRealization: {{Subverted}}. [[spoiler:In ''Gou'' episode 23 Teppei begins remembering his past loops. The horror of dying alone so many times coupled with reliving the consequences of his abusive and brutish behavior over and over in an isolated and miserable life makes him regret all his prior actions, deciding to change for the better by losing the HairTriggerTemper and trying to be kinder towards Satoko, which continues into ''Sotsu''. Too bad Satoko is taking advantage of his attempts to change and manipulates him until he lets his guard down.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: By the end of ''Sotsu'', [[spoiler: Teppei is a cheerful man that's found a legal job and is also no longer an outcast in Hinamizawa, maintaining amicable relationships even with people like [[TheMafia the Sonozakis]]. Although Satoko is implied to understandably have mixed feelings about him their relationship has improved to where she doesn't mind living with Teppei at all. All in all, Teppei resembles nothing of his [[TheSociopath former]] [[HateSink self.]]]]
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:Teppei becomes nicer around the exact same time Satoko is becoming a more selfish person who's doing worse than he ever did.]]
* IWasJustPassingThrough: In ''Gou'' [[spoiler:he saves Satoko from some thugs and when Ooishi questions him, Teppei tries to pretend he only felt like picking a fight because even he knows he isn't the type of man he would go out of his way to protect the very niece who he abused in the past. Satoko and other witnesses do attest that he was defending her, getting him out of trouble.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Even when he isn't doing anything morally reprehensible he's still an asshole. [[spoiler:{{Subverted}} in ''Gou'' episode 23 where the Teppei of that episode's world decides to change for the better after a series of bad dreams involving his deaths in past loops]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Has become one by the "Curse Revealing" chapter of ''Sotsu'', in a way that's played for maximum drama. [[spoiler: His heart is now firmly in the right place of wanting to make amends to his neice, be a good uncle to her and protect her from the bullying and harrassment he's led to believe is happening to her at the hands of the villagers. But his HairTriggerTemper, alcoholism, and jerkish attitude tendencies remain with him and sabotoge his efforts, casting suspicion onto him for things he didn't even do. In the new reality shown at the very end of ''Sotsu'', the "jerk" part seems to have mellowed out altogether as he TookALevelInKindness and is on good terms with not only Satoko but Shion as well.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: PlayedWith. [[spoiler:Even in ''Gou'' episode 23 where he has a HeelRealization and tries to change his ways, while keeping himself to his word of no longer abusing Satoko, Teppei still stalks her the day after he'd met up with her again and tries to worm his way back into her life explicitly because there would be benefit for ''him'' in doing so and he seems to regret the negative impact his poor life choices have had on himself first and foremost rather than being remorseful about all the people he'd hurt, his young niece and nephew included. In the reality of "Curse Deceiving", it's heavily suggested that Satoko did choose to let him back into her life and was only lying about his continued abuse to her friends, and by the end of that arc he's driven to attempting to murder Keiichi when Satoko lets the latter into the Houjou home, suggesting that despite his best efforts to change he still ends up slipping back into his old ways when pushed far enough.]] That said, [[spoiler:''Sotsu'' shows that his 180 degree flip on Satoko is genuine, in addition shown to being genuinely friendly with people with her presence, Teppei practically only does things with her if she allows it, and waits for her to approach him, not the other way around. At one point, he gets so upset about the alleged abuse she's suffering from the village, he's actually driven to tears because he's unable to help her. It's largely due to Satoko's manipulation that his violence and bad behavior come back. However, in the end his violent side never makes a reappearance as Satoko kills him before such a thing happens.]]
* KarmicDeath:
** [[spoiler:In most arcs he's killed by one or several members of the club to either free Satoko from his abuse or get back at him for Rina extorting money from Rena's father.]]
** [[spoiler: In ''Sotsu''. On one hand he's killed by his past victim Satoko. On the other hand by the time she actually does do this Teppei is actively trying to be better and she's arguably become worse then he ever was.]]

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Astonishingly in ''Sotsu''. [[spoiler: While Teppei was a huge asshole with zero redeeming qualities he realizes his behavior is going to have him dying brutally and without anyone caring about him. As such he slowly attempts become something better while his former victim Satoko has [[TookALevelInJerkass gone through some MAJOR levels in jerkassery]] and is responsible for most of the same crimes he's committed.]]

* LonelyTogether: [[spoiler:The reason why he suddenly tries to be nice to Satoko in ''Gou'' is because he realized that they're each other's only family in the world. Satoko calls him out on how he's only looking for someone who feels as lonely as him so they'll take care of him for free and he doesn't deny it, but still wishes that he and Satoko can at least be on speaking terms.]]

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler:After years of being the biggest asshole with even Rika considering his appearance the point of no return for any given loop Teppei does a complete 180 in ''Gou'' episode 23. Remembering his past loops convinces him to change his ways, losing his HairTriggerTemper, taking better care of himself and going so far as to buy snacks for Satoko with his pachinko winnings and beating up the Motorcycle Gang attacking her. [[LampshadeHanging Both himself and Ooishi even lampshade it]], Teppei saying unreservedly that this change is outright unnatural for someone like him.]]

* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: While one could argue that him giving Satoko his snacks and later saving her from the biker thugs in ''Gou'' episode 23 was still largely self-motivated, as he'd wanted Satoko to let him back into her life so that he could live LonelyTogether with her in Hinamizawa and be better taken care of, he ''did'' show himself capable of doing something decent for Satoko at the end - respecting her wishes for him to back off from her, putting space between the two of them when it was clear she was too traumatized by his past abuse to even entertain forgiving him to the point of being on speaking terms with him again, let alone letting him live with her. This is the big sign that change is indeed possible for him, as he shows dramatic self-improvement in future loops shown in ''Sotsu.'']]

* RejectedApology: [[spoiler:In ''Gou'' episode 23 Teppei decides to change himself for the better and mend his frayed relationship with Satoko. Even if Satoko won't live with him again (knowing his past abuses are already unforgivable), he at least wants to be on speaking terms with her again. However, Satoko is still suffering from the effects of his abuse and pushes him away. She ends up [[OpportunisticBitch taking advantage of his newfound kindness]] and [[UngratefulBitch throwing it away by eventually killing him]].]]
* RippleEffectProofMemory: [[spoiler:In ''Gou'', Teppei suddenly begins remembering past loops which he explains away as bad dreams, including one where he is killed by a trio of thugs. The terror of the previous loops combined with a HeelRealization convinces him to begin righting his past wrongs.]]
* TheSociopath: [[spoiler:In loops prior to ''Gou'' and ''Sotsu'' at least]] Teppei shows all the characteristics of a low-functioning sociopath; a LackOfEmpathy, a HairTriggerTemper, DomesticAbuse, [[WouldHurtAChild willingness to hurt children]] [[HarmfulToMinors and such]], being a LoanShark, {{Gaslighting}} and being a {{Sadist}}. Naturally this always leads him to meeting miserable but karmic ends. [[spoiler:Realizing this becomes Teppei's incentive to better himself starting in ''Gou.'']]

* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:In ''Gou'', after having recurring "nightmares" (which are most likely him remembering the alternate timelines where he died) he undergoes a HeelRealization, and decides to turn over a new leaf, even going out of his way to be kind to Satoko. In ''Sotsu'' he becomes very protective of Satoko, though he remains respectful of whatever she asks of him and does not ask for anything in return.]]
* TheUnsmile: In Sotsu, he tries this with Satoko and ends up looking sinister instead.

* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Once Satoko realizes her looping is making Teppei more remorseful she decides to use this opportunity to exploit his newfound kindness in any way that can benefit her. In ''Tatariakashi-hen'' she actively ''asks'' Teppei to come live with her in their old house to reenact the loops where he returns to Hinamizawa to fool Rika further and to make sure he'd act like his old, belligerent self to others as part of this front she tells him the village is actively bullying her for being part of the Houjou family.]]

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:In ''Sotsu'' she has a change of heart about what she is doing because she used to be a single child just like Rena and even tries to tell Rena that she should convince her father to break it off with her. Which makes Rena murdering her regardless a lot less warranted.]]
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:She's killed by Takano and the Yamainu after sneaking into the Irie Clinic in ''Miotsukushi''. {{Averted}} during ''Sotsu'' when she gets her ticket punched by an infected Rena.]]

** In ''Oniakashi-hen'' [[spoiler:Rina gets strangled to near-unconsciousness, beaten and slashed with Rena's cleaver until she dies and to further drive it home her body is cut into pieces and stuffed into separate bags.]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:In ''Sotsu'', while just as conniving and manipulative as before Rina has an uncharacteristic tinge of regret for driving Rena's father to drink and stealing his money. She's specifically hesitant to keep her scheme going for Rena's sake, not wanting her to be in a difficult situation as a fellow child raised by a single parent. Rina even goes straight to Rena appealing for her to ask her father to stop visiting her club and claims she'll stay away from him. [[HeelFaceDoorSlam It doesn't take]].]]

* FreudianExcuse: In the ''Meguri'' manga, Rina reveals that much like Rena, her mother abandoned her father for another man and her father got into debt while raising Rina on his own. Rina saw that she and her father were miserable because they didn't have money and this lead her to become a GoldDigger. [[spoiler:However, this also makes Rina sympathize with Rena's family circumstances and she promises to stop extorting her father as well as give back the money she took from him.]]

* HateSink: Like Teppei she's made unsympathetic and hateable so we feel bad for [[spoiler:Rena]] when the latter kills Rina as revenge for scamming her father. [[spoiler:This is reversed come ''Sotsu'' in which she expresses regret for having manipulated Rena's father for cash.]]
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:In ''Oniakashi-hen'', for the first time in history Rina regrets the trouble she has put Rena's dad through, presumably due to remembering past loops like Teppei. Like Teppei she's never truly given a proper chance to bury the hatchet. Rina is instead lured by an H173-infected Rena to her hangout spot and slashed to death. [[HopeSpot Just as she's asking Rena to stop her father from visiting her club]].]]
* HeelFaceTurn: Like Teppei, by the end of ''Sotsu'' [[spoiler: Rina is a kinder person that's found peace in living as a decent human being. Judging from her scene at the tea shop it's evident she's also lost her outcast status in Hinamizawa.]] Given she's also alive and happy it's suggested she is on better terms with Rena than the previous loops.
* KarmicDeath: In ''Tsumihoroboshi-hen'' [[spoiler:she's extorting money from Rena's father, which ends in Rena brutally beating her to death with a pipe. Subverted in ''Sotsu'' where she's killed by an infected Rena as she's apologizing for what she did.]]

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:In ''Sotsu'' she regrets the scam and tells Rena about it, asking Rena to help her end it by convincing Rena's father to stop visiting Rina. Unfortunately, Rena takes this genuine act of remorse as another lie and responds by brutally killing Rina.]]

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Major hint that there's something not right about her.
* RoseHairedSweetie: Subverted. The pink-haired Rina at first presents herself as a nice and friendly woman who loves Rena's father and wants to get along with Rena even though the latter dislikes her. Then Rena discovers that's all an act and Rina's true self is a manipulative, vicious scammer who only wants her father's money and is ready to kill Rena when she exposes her as a fraud. [[spoiler:[[DoubleSubversion Double subverted]] in ''Sotsu'' where her regret for bleeding Rena's father dry is genuine and she has sincere intentions to strike a bond with Rena. Too bad she's succumbed to the effects of the Syndrome...]]
* SlashedThroat: How she dies in ''Sotsu'' after failing to escape Rena.

** In ''Tsumihoroboshi'' and ''Sotsu'' [[spoiler:Rina is lured by Rena to an abandoned junkyard where no one can hear her scream. A junkyard that Rena comes by every day to look for treasures and she thinks she's got the upper hand. She learned the hard way when Rena beat her to death with a pipe in one timeline and cut her up in another.]]

* AbusiveParents: He's [[EvilUncle Satoko's uncle]] but ends up as her direct guardian in some arcs, making him a parental figure. Not only does he treat Satoko like crap and hit her, one of the TIPS flat-out states that if she were a few years older he would have no qualms about abusing her sexually. It doesn't end well for him in any of the arcs.

* ChildHater: Taken to truly repulsive levels in ''Tatagoroshi'' and ''Minagoroshi''.

* EvilIsPetty: While he's depicted as a despicable person ''Gou'' exaggerates his pettiness at the beginning of episode 12 when he vandalizes a roadside shrine and pees on the gates offscreen. However, in ''Sotsu'' this is subverted as it turns out [[spoiler:Teppei has already turned over a new leaf so that he can treat Satoko better. It was actually [[BeneathSuspicion Ooishi]] who was responsible after Satoko injected him with H173 so he can frame Teppei and have him seen in a bad light.]]

* HateSink: A [[HairTriggerTemper violent]] [[WouldHurtAChild child-abusing]] pimp that has had a hand in ruining the lives of Rena and Satoko. With his limited screentime only used to illustrate how vile he is Teppei was clearly meant to be a character the audience wants to suffer; Teppei is gruesomely murdered in almost every loop except the rare ones he lives through. Ironically, this is subverted in ''Gou'' and ''Sotsu'' where Teppei is presented as a more complex character and the negative aspects that always defined him are harshly deconstructed.

* {{Jerkass}}: Even when he isn't doing anything morally reprehensible he's still an asshole. [[spoiler:{{Subverted in ''Gou'' episode 23, where the Teppei of that episode's world decides to change for the better after a series of bad dreams involving his deaths in past loops]].

* OhCrap: That's how normal people react to [[spoiler:putting the light on and seeing a cute teenage girl brandishing a large blade ready to slice your brains. Or seeing a furious teenage boy charging at you with a baseball bat while screaming like a banshee. Or waking up to find the niece you've abused for years aiming a loaded firearm at your forehead.]] He doesn't have the time to say it out loud in any scenario though.

* TheSociopath: [[spoiler:In loops prior to ''Gou'' and ''Sotsu'' at least]] Teppei shows all the characteristics of a low-functioning sociopath; a LackOfEmpathy, a HairTriggerTemper, DomesticAbuse, [[WouldHurtAChild willingness to hurt children]] [[HarmfulToMinors and such]], being a LoanShark, {{Gaslighting}} and being a {{Sadist}}. Naturally, this always leads him to meeting miserable but karmic ends. [[spoiler:Realizing this becomes Teppei's incentive to better himself starting in ''Gou.'']]

* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:In ''Gou'', after having recurring "nightmares" (which are most likely him remembering the alternate timelines where he died), he undergoes a HeelRealization, and decides to turn over a new leaf, even going out of his way to be kind to Satoko. In ''Sotsu'' he becomes very protective of Satoko, though he remains respectful of whatever she asks of him and does not ask for anything in return.]]

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Rika considers his return to Hinamizawa to be one of the worst possible omens for a new timeline. In timelines where he comes back to the village his presence - in particular his destabilizing influence on Satoko - invariably dooms any and all efforts at making things better. It gets to the point that when he appears in ''Minagoroshi'' she considers simply killing herself to save the heartache as she is convinced that despite the timeline having excellent luck thus far his mere presence in the village has doomed it beyond hope of recovery.]]
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Once Satoko realizes her looping is making Teppei more remorseful she decides to use this opportunity to exploit his newfound kindness in any way that can benefit her. In ''Tatariakashi-hen'' she actively ''asks'' Teppei to come live with her in their old house to reenact the loops where he returns to Hinamizawa to fool Rika further, and to make sure he'd act like his old, belligerent self to others as part of this front she tells him the village is actively bullying her for being part of the Houjou family.]]

* WouldHurtAChild: As long as he has someone to hit he's not picky about the age. He also [[spoiler:kills Rika for protecting Satoko]] in an unseen world.

* EvilIsPetty: While he's depicted as a despicable person all through, the ''Gou'' season exaggerates his pettiness at the beginning of episode 12 when he vandalizes a roadside shrine and pees on the torii shrine gates offscreen. However, in ''Sotsu'' this is subverted as it turns out that [[spoiler:Teppei has already turned over a new leaf so that he can treat Satoko better. It was actually [[BeneathSuspicion Ooishi]] who was responsible for it after Satoko injected him with H173 so he can frame Teppei and have him seen in a bad light.]]
* EvilUncle: He has a history of beating his niece and nephew Satoko and Satoshi. He's not even their real uncle as his older brother was their stepfather. [[spoiler:Gets out of this by ''Gou'' episode 23, buying Satoko snacks and protecting her from the Motorcycle Gang, wanting to be a better uncle to Satoko even if she can't forgive him]].
* {{Gaslighting}}: [[spoiler:A major victim of this at the hands of Satoko in ''Sotsu'', ironically enough. She claims everyone in the village hates and bullies her (which was true before the series started) and makes her life a living hell but refuses to let him get any sort of "revenge" for this.]]
* HatedByAll: Everyone in Hinamizawa either fears or despises him. This played for drama in certain instances where his abysmal social standing makes it easier for people to believe he's behind crimes even when he isn't.

* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:A JerkassRealization in ''Gou'' episode 23 from remembering past loops makes Teppei resolve to try to be a better person and be the uncle Satoko needs, buying her snacks and protecting her from a Motorcycle Gang. But it is too bad Satoko is still suffering from his abuse too much to be able to forgive him. Solidified when she seemingly experiences a SplitPersonalityTakeover courtesy of [[VillainsWantEntertainment Eua]]'s machinations and cleans his clock for good.]]

* IWasJustPassingThrough: In ''Gou'' [[he saves Satoko from some thugs and when Ooishi questions him, Teppei tries to pretend he only felt like picking a fight because even he knows he isn't the type of man he would go out of his way to protect the very niece who he abused in the past. Satoko and other witnesses do attest that he was defending her, getting him out of trouble.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Even in episodes where he isn't doing anything morally reprehensible he's still an asshole. [[spoiler:{{Subverted in ''Gou'' episode 23, where the Teppei of that episode's world decides to change for the better after a series of bad dreams involving his deaths in past loops]].

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: PlayedWith. [[spoiler:Even in ''Gou'' episode 23 where he has a HeelRealization and tries to change his ways, while keeping himself to his word of no longer abusing Satoko, Teppei still stalks her the day after he'd met up with her again and tries to worm his way back into her life explicitly because there would be benefit for ''him'' in doing so, and he seems to regret the negative impact his poor life choices have had on himself first and foremost rather than being remorseful about all the people he'd hurt, his young niece and nephew included. In the reality of "Curse Deceiving", it's heavily suggested that Satoko did choose to let him back into her life and was only lying about his continued abuse to her friends, and by the end of that arc he's driven to attempting to murder Keiichi when Satoko lets the latter into the Houjou home, suggesting that despite his best efforts to change he still ends up slipping back into his old ways when pushed far enough.]] That said, [[spoiler:''Sotsu'' shows that his 180 degree flip on Satoko is genuine, in addition shown to being genuinely friendly with people with her presence, Teppei practically only does things with her if she allows it, and waits for her to approach him, not the other way around. At one point, he gets so upset about the alleged abuse she's suffering from the village, he's actually driven to tears because he's unable to help her. It's largely due to Satoko's manipulation that his violence and bad behavior come back. However, in the end his violent side never makes a reappearance as Satoko kills him before such a thing happens.]]

** [[spoiler: In ''Sotsu''. On one hand he's killed by his past abuse victim Satoko. On the other hand by the time she actually does do this Teppei is actively trying to be better and she's arguably become worse then he ever was.]]

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler:After years of being the biggest asshole in ''Higurashi'' with even Rika considering his appearance the point of no return for any given loop, Teppei does a complete 180 in ''Gou'' episode 23. Remembering his past loops convinces him to change his ways, losing his HairTriggerTemper, taking better care of himself and going so far as to buy snacks for Satoko with his pachinko winnings and beating up the Motorcycle Gang attacking her. [[LampshadeHanging Both himself and Ooishi even lampshade it]], Teppei saying unreservedly that this change is outright unnatural for someone like him.]]

* PragmaticVillainy: In the VN the protagonists note that as abusive as Teppei is he's able to keep custody of the kids by not being overt about it and keeping them fed and clothed. He fulfills his role as a guardian just enough to keep child protective services off him.
* RejectedApology: [[spoiler:In ''Gou'' episode 23 Teppei decides to change himself for the better and mend his frayed relationship with Satoko. Even if Satoko won't live with him again (knowing his past abuses are already unforgivable), he at least wants to be on speaking terms with her again. However, Satoko is still suffering from the after-effects of his abuse and pushes him away. She ends up [[OpportunisticBitch taking advantage of his newfound kindness]] and throwing it away by eventually killing him.]]

* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Dies a lot, mostly due to his own evil acts biting him in the ass.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Rika considers his return to Hinamizawa to be one of the worst possible omens for a new timeline. In timelines where he comes back to the village, his presence - in particular his destabilizing influence on Satoko - invariably dooms any and all efforts at making things better. It gets to the point that when he appears in ''Minagoroshi'', Rika considers simply killing herself to save herself some heartache, as she is convinced that despite the fact that the timeline has had some excellent turns of luck thus far, his mere presence in the village has doomed it beyond any hope of recovery.]]

* WouldHurtAChild: As long as he has someone to hit he's not picky about the age. He also [[spoiler:kills Rika]] in an unseen world.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He gets by Keiichi and Rena in ''Tatarigoroshi'' and ''Tsumihoroboshi'' respectively for tormenting their loved ones but in ''Miotsukushi-hen'' [[BigBad Takano]] injects him with [[PsychoSerum H173]] to induce the [[ClawingAtOwnThroat final stages of Hinamizawa Syndrome]]; he'd been abusing Satoko earlier in that last arc so no tears are shed. {{Averted}} come ''Sotsu'' when he's gunned down by Satoko's witch self [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry Lambdadelta]].]]

** [[spoiler:He has his head pierced to the brain by Rena for playing a part in Rina's scam regarding her divorced father and his body is wrapped up in cloth with hers to be hidden in a junkyard.]]

* DyingAlone: [[spoiler:[[DefiedTrope Defied]]; in ''Gou'' episode 23 where he starts remembering past loops Teppei realizes that his behavior is pushing everyone, including Satoko, away to the point that there's no one who will care if he dies alone. He resolves to be a better person and take better care of himself from then on to avoid this fate or at least not be an unnecessary burden on everyone around him.]]

* HateSink: A [[HairTriggerTemper violent]] [[WouldHurtAChild child-abusing]] pimp that has had a hand in ruining the lives of Rena and Satoko. With his limited screentime only used to illustrate how vile he is, Teppei was clearly meant to be a character the audience wants to suffer and he does; Teppei is gruesomely murdered in almost every loop except the rare ones he lives through. Ironically, this is subverted in ''Gou'' and ''Sotsu'' where Teppei is presented as a more complex character and the negative aspects that always defined him are harshly deconstructed.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:A JerkassRealization in ''Gou'' episode 23 from remembering past loops makes Teppei resolve to try to be a better person and be the uncle Satoko needs, buying her snacks and protecting her from a Motorcycle Gang. But it is too bad Satoko is still suffering from his abuse too much to be able to forgive him. Solidified when she experiences a SplitPersonalityTakeover courtesy of [[VillainsWantEntertainment Eua]]'s machinations and cleans his clock for good.]]
* HeelRealization: Subverted. [[spoiler:In ''Gou'' episode 23, Teppei begins remembering his past loops. The horror of dying alone so many times coupled with reliving the consequences of his abusive and brutish behavior over and over in an isolated and miserable life makes him regret all his prior actions, deciding to change for the better by losing the HairTriggerTemper and trying to be kinder towards Satoko, which continues into ''Sotsu''. Too bad Satoko is taking advantage of his attempts to change and manipulates him until he lets his guard down.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: By the end of ''Sotsu'', [[spoiler: Teppei is a cheerful man that's found a legal job and is also no longer an outcast in Hinamizawa, maintaining amicable relationships even with people like [[TheMafia the Sonozakis.]] Although Satoko is implied to understandably have mixed feelings about him their relationship has improved to where she doesn't mind living with Teppei at all. All in all, Teppei resembles nothing of his [[TheSociopath former]] [[HateSink self.]]]]
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:In ''Sotsu'' Teppei becomes nicer around the exact same time Satoko is becoming a more selfish person who's doing worse than he ever did.]]

* {{Jerkass}}: Even in episodes where he isn't doing anything morally reprehensible, he's still an asshole. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in ''Gou'' episode 23, where the Teppei of that episode's world decides to change for the better after a series of bad dreams involving his deaths in past loops]].

** [[spoiler:In ''Tatarigoshi'', ''Exorcism'' and ''Tsumihoroboshi'' he's killed by one or several members of the club to either free Satoko from his abuse or get back at him for Rina extorting money from Rena's father.]]
** [[spoiler: In ''Sotsu''. On one hand he's killed by his past abuse victim Satoko. On the other hand, by the time she actually does do this Teppei is actively trying to be better and she's arguably become worse then he ever was.]]
* KnightOfCerebus: His presence always signifies things getting unpleasant. [[spoiler:Lampshaded by Rika in the Massacre Chapter: in any world where Satoko's uncle returns to Hinamizawa she feels she might as well give up at trying to fight against any circumstances.]]

* PayEvilUntoEvil: Whenever he's killed, it's because someone found his actions so horrible, they thought he no longer had the right to live.

* PragmaticVillainy: In the VN the protagonists note that as abusive as Teppei is he's able to keep custody of the kids by not being overt about the abuse and by keeping them fed and clothed. He fulfills his role as guardian just enough to keep child protective services off of him.
* RejectedApology: [[spoiler:In ''Gou'' episode 23, Teppei decides to change himself for the better and mend his frayed relationship with Satoko. Even if Satoko won't live with him again (knowing his past abuses are already unforgivable), he at least wants to be on speaking terms with her again. However, Satoko is still suffering from the after-effects of his abuse and pushes him away.]]
* RippleEffectProofMemory: [[spoiler:In ''Gou'', Teppei suddenly begins remembering past loops which he explains away as bad dreams, including one where he is killed by a trio of thugs. The terror of the previous loops combined with a HeelRealization convinces him to begin righting his past wrongs]].
* TheSociopath: [[spoiler:In loops prior to ''Gou'' and ''Sotsu'' at least]] Teppei shows all the characteristics of a low-functioning sociopath; LackOfEmpathy, HairTriggerTemper, DomesticAbuse, WouldHurtAChild, being a LoanShark, {{Gaslighting}} and being a {{Sadist}}. Naturally, this always leads him to meeting miserable but karmic ends. [[spoiler:Realizing this becomes Teppei's incentive to better himself starting in ''Gou.'']]
* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Dies quite a lot, mostly due to his own evil acts biting him in the ass.

** [[spoiler:He is drugged and shot upon awakening by the same niece he'd relentlessly mistreated and gets his corpse's skull bashed in by her missing brother's old baseball bat.]]

* AbusiveParents: He's [[EvilUncle Satoko's uncle]] but ends up as her direct guardian in some arcs, making him a parental figure. Not only does he treat Satoko like crap and hits her, one of the TIPS flat-out states that if she had been a few years older he would also have had no qualms about abusing her sexually too. It doesn't end well for him in any of the arcs.

* DyingAlone: [[spoiler:[[DefiedTrope Defied]]. In ''Gou'' episode 23 where he starts remembering past loops Teppei realizes that his behavior is pushing everyone, including Satoko, away to the point that there's no one who will care if he dies alone. He resolves to be a better person and take better care of himself from then on to avoid this fate or at least not be an unnecessary burden on everyone around him.]]

* HatedByAll: Everyone in Hinamizawa either fears or despises him. This played for drama in certain instances where his abysmal social standing makes it easier for people to believe he's behind a crime even when he isn't.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Has become one by the "Curse Revealing" chapter of ''Sotsu'', in a way that's played for maximum drama. [[spoiler: His heart is now firmly in the right place of wanting to make amends to his neice, be a good uncle to her and protect her from the bullying and harrassment he's led to believe is happening to her at the hands of the villagers. But his HairTriggerTemper, alcoholism, and jerkish attitude tendencies remain with him and sabotoge his efforts, casting suspicion onto him for things he didn't even do. In the new reality shown at the very end of ''Sotsu'', the "jerk" part seems to have mellowed out altogether as he TookALevelInKindness and is on good terms with not only Satoko, but Shion as well.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: PlayedWith. [[spoiler:Even in ''Gou'' episode 23 where he has a HeelRealization and tries to change his ways, while keeping himself to his word of no longer abusing Satoko, Teppei still stalks her the day after he'd met up with her again and tries to worm his way back into her life explicitly because there would be benefit for ''him'' in doing so, and he seems to regret the negative impact his poor life choices have had on himself first and foremost rather than being remorseful about all the people he'd hurt, his young niece and nephew included. In the reality of "Curse Deceiving", it's heavily suggested that Satoko did choose to let him back into her life and was only lying about his continued abuse to her friends, and by the end of that arc he's driven to attempting to murder Keichi when Satoko lets the latter into the Houjou home, suggesting that despite his best efforts to change, he still ends up slipping back into his old ways when pushed far enough.]] That said, [[spoiler:''Sotsu'' shows that his 180 degree flip on Satoko is genuine, in addition shown to being genuinely friendly with people with her presence, Teppei practically only does things with her if she allows it, and waits for her to approach him, not the other way around. At one point, he gets so upset about the alleged abuse she's suffering from the village, he's actually driven to tears because he's unable to help her. It's largely due to Satoko's manipulation that his violence and bad behavior come back. However, in the end, his violent side never makes a reappearance, Satoko kills him before an such thing happens.]]

* OhCrap: That's how normal people react to [[spoiler:putting the light on and seeing a cute teenage girl brandishing an axe ready to slice your brains. Or seeing a furious teenage boy charging at you with a baseball bat while screaming like a banshee. Or waking up to find the niece you've abused for years aiming a loaded firearm at your head.]] He doesn't have the time to say it out loud in any scenario though.

* StraightMan: He plays the calm ByTheBookCop to Ooishi's BunnyEarsLawyer, oftentimes being the level-headed {{Foil}} to Ooishi's boisterous antics.

* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler: Another sign of how drastically different he's become in ''Sotsu'' is that he goes to Ooishi to kowtow and beg him to help Satoko out when it seems like the town's against his niece. Ooishi is flat-out stunned by his behavior though implores the request.]]

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He gets by Keiichi and Rena in ''Tatarigoroshi'' and ''Tsumihoroboshi'' respectively for tormenting their loved ones, but in ''Miotsukushi-hen'' [[BigBad Takano]] injects him with [[PsychoSerum H173]] to induce the [[ClawingAtOwnThroat final stages of Hinamizawa Syndrome]]; he'd been abusing Satoko earlier in that last arc so no tears are shed. {{Averted}} come ''Sotsu'' when he's gunned down by Satoko's witch self [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry Lambdadelta]].]]

* {{Gaslighting}}: [[spoiler:A major victim of this at the hands of Satoko in ''Sotsu'', ironically enough. She claims everyone in the village hates and bullies her (which was true before the series started) and make her life a living hell but refuses to let him get any sort of "revenge" for this.]]

* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:A JerkassRealization in ''Gou'' episode 23 from remembering past loops makes Teppei resolve to try to be a better person and be the uncle Satoko needs, buying her snacks and protecting her from a Motorcycle Gang. But it is too bad Satoko is still suffering from his abuse too much to be able to forgive him. Solidified when Satoko experiences a SplitPersonalityTakeover courtesy of [[VillainsWantEntertainment Eua]]'s machinations and cleans his clock for good.]]
* HeelRealization: Subverted. [[spoiler:In ''Gou'' episode 23, Teppei begins remembering his past loops. The horror of dying alone so many times coupled with reliving the consequences of his abusive and brutish behavior over and over in an isolated and miserable life makes him regret all his prior actions, deciding to change for the better by losing the HairTriggerTemper and trying to be kinder towards Satoko, which continues into ''Sotsu''.]] Too bad that Satoko is taking advantage of Teppei's attempts to change and manipulates him until he lets his guard down and kills him.

* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:In ''Sotsu'', Teppei becomes a much nicer person around the same exact time Satoko is becoming a much more selfish person who's doing worse than he ever did.]]

** [[spoiler:In ''Tatarigoshi'', ''Exorcism'' and ''Tsumihoroboshi'' he's killed by one or several members of the club either to free Satoko from his abuse or get back at him for Rina extorting money from Rena's father.]]

Satoko and Satoshi's uncle/foster father. He and his wife Tamae were forced to take care of Satoko and Satoshi after the death of their parents but abused them. He left Hinamizawa after Tamae's death and currently lives in Okinomiya.

* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler: Another sign of how drastically different he's become in ''Sotsu'' is that he goes to Ooishi to kowtow and beg him to help Satoko out when it seems like the town's against his niece. Ooishi is flat-out stunned by his behavior, though implores the request.]]
* AscendedExtra: In ''Gou'' and ''Sotsu'', he undergoes some significant CharacterDevelopment and is a major supporting character, which is a drastic change for a previously flat bit character that practically only existed to [[HateSink inspire audience hatred.]]
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He gets by Keiichi and Rena in Tatarigoroshi and Tsumihoroboshi respectively for tormenting their loved ones, but in ''Miotsukushi-hen'' Takano injects him with [[PsychoSerum H173]] to induce the [[ClawingAtOwnThroat final stages of Hinamizawa Syndrome]]; he'd been abusing Satoko earlier in that arc so no tears are shed. {{Averted}} come ''Gou'' and ''Sotsu'' when he's gunned down by Satoko's witch self [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry Lambdadelta]].]]

* ChildHater: Taken to truly repulsive levels in ''Tatagoroshi'' and ''Minagoroshi-hen''.

* DyingAlone: [[spoiler:[[DefiedTrope Defied]]. In ''Gou'' episode 23 where he starts remembering past loops, Teppei realizes that his behavior is pushing everyone, including Satoko, away to the point that there's no one who will care if he dies alone. He resolves to be a better person and take better care of himself from then on to avoid this fate, or at least not to be an unnecessary burden on everyone around him.]]
* EvilIsPetty: While he's depicted as a despicable person all through, the ''Gou'' season exaggerates his pettiness at the beginning of episode 12 when he vandalizes a roadside shrine and pees on the torii shrine gates off-screen. However, in ''Sotsu'', this is subverted as it turns out that [[spoiler:Teppei has already turned over a new leaf so that he can treat Satoko better. It was actually [[BeneathSuspicion Ooishi]] who was responsible for it after Satoko injected him with H173 so he can frame Teppei and have him seen in a bad light.]]
* EvilUncle: He has a history of beating his niece and nephew Satoko and Satoshi. He's not even their real uncle. His older brother was their stepfather. [[spoiler:Gets out of this by ''Gou'' episode 23, buying Satoko snacks and protecting her from the Motorcycle Gang, wanting to be a better uncle to Satoko even if she can't forgive him]].
* {{Gaslighting}}: [[spoiler:A major victim of this at the hands of Satoko in ''Sotsu'', ironically enough. She claims everyone in the village hates and bullies her (which was true for a time before the series started but is a lie when she claims this) and make her life a living hell but refuses to let him get any sort of "revenge" for this.]]

* HateSink: A [[HairTriggerTemper violent]] [[WouldHurtAChild child-abusing]] pimp that has had a hand in ruining the lives of Rena and Satoko. With his limited screentime only used to illustrate how vile he is, Teppei was clearly meant to be a character the audience wants to suffer and he does; Teppei is gruesomely murdered in almost every loop except the rare ones he lives through. Ironically, this is subverted in ''Gou'' and ''Sotsu'', where Teppei is presented as a more complex character, and the negative aspects that always defined him are harshly deconstructed.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:A JerkassRealization in ''Gou'' episode 23 from remembering past loops makes Teppei resolve to try to be a better person and be the uncle Satoko needs, buying her snacks and protecting her from a Motorcycle Gang.]] [[spoiler:But it is too bad Satoko is still suffering from his abuse too much to be able to forgive him.]]

* HeelFaceTurn: By the end of ''Sotsu'', [[spoiler: Teppei is a cheerful man that's found a legal job and is also no longer an outcast in Hinamizawa, maintaining amicable relationships with even people like [[TheMafia the Sonozakis.]] Although Satoko is implied to understandably have mixed feelings about him, their relationship has improved to where she doesn't mind living with Teppei at all. All in all, Teppei resembles nothing of his [[TheSociopath former]] [[HateSink self.]]]]

* IWasJustPassingThrough: In ''Gou'', [[spoiler:Teppei saves Satoko from some thugs and when Ooishi questions him, Teppei tries to pretend he only felt like picking a fight because even he knows he isn't the type of man he would go out of his way to protect the very niece who he abused in the past. Satoko and other witnesses do attest that he was defending her, getting him out of trouble.]]

** [[spoiler: In Sotsu. On one hand he's killed by his past abuse victim Satoko. On the other hand, by the time she actually does do this Teppei is actively trying to be better and she's arguably become worse then he ever was.]]

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:She's killed by Takano and the Yamainu after sneaking into the Irie clinic in ''Miotsukushi''.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: When Rina confronts Rena about the fact that she doesn't like her and Rina puts on a pretty convincing act about how she genuinely loves Rena's father. Rena falls for it and starts to reconsider her view on Rina before overhearing her and Teppei badmouthing her father.

** In the scenarios where she steals from the [[TheDreaded Sonozakis]] her mutilated corpse is found washed up in the sewers. Her nose and ears are cut off, one nail is driven through each of her finger joints and her belly is slit open.

* MeaningfulName: Rena took the "i" out of her name to signify the removal of all "ickyness" from her life. Could it really be a coincidence that Rina is nothing ''but'' horribleness?

* OutlawCouple: With Teppei. Together they swindle men out of their money through intimidation and blackmail schemes.

* RoseHairedSweetie: Subverted. The pink-haired Rina at first presents herself as a nice and friendly woman who loves Rena's father and wants to get along with Rena even though the latter dislikes her. Then Rena discovers that's all an act and Rina's true self is a manipulative, vicious scammer who only wants her father's money and is ready to kill Rena when she exposes her as a fraud. [[spoiler:[[DoubleSubversion Double subverted]] in ''Sotsu'', where her regret for bleeding Rena's father dry is genuine and she has sincere intentions to strike a bond with Rena. Too bad Rena's succumbed to the effects of the Syndrome...]]
* TheSchlubPubSeductionDeduction: It has struck again. Poor Rena's dad.
* TattooedCrook: She's Teppei's partner in crime and has a star-shaped tattoo on her midriff.

** In ''Tsumihoroboshi'', [[spoiler:Rina is lured by Rena to an abandoned junkyard where no one can hear her scream. A junkyard that Rena comes by every day to look for treasures and she thinks she's got the upper hand on Rena. She learned the hard way when Rena beat her to death with a pipe.]]
** In ''Minagoroshi'', [[spoiler:you learn that her potential death can be caused by her attempt at swindeling the yakuza]].
* VigilanteExecution: [[spoiler:The motive for her death in the ''Tsumihoroboshi-hen'' and ''Oniakashi-hen''. Only in the latter, Rina wasn't as deserving of her death.]]

%%* ActionMom
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Green hair and eyes, which her daughters got from her.

** [[spoiler:In Tatarigoshi, Exorcism, and Tsumihoroboshi, he's killed by one or several members of the club either to free Satoko from his abuse or to get back at him for him and Rina extorting money from Rena's father.]]
** [[spoiler: In Sotsu. On one hand, he's killed by his past abuse victim, Satoko. On the other hand, by the time she actually does do this, Teppei is actively trying to be better.]]
* KnightOfCerebus: His presence always signifies things getting unpleasant. [[spoiler:Lampshaded by Rika in the Massacre Chapter: in any world where Satoko's uncle returns to Hinamizawa, Rika feels she might as well give up at trying to fight against any circumstances.]]
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Astonishingly in Sotsu. [[spoiler: While Teppei was a huge asshole with zero redeeming qualities, he has a realization that his bad behavior is gonna have him dying brutally and without anyone caring about him. As such, he slowly attempts become something better, while Satoko, one of his former victims and clearly traumatized by his abuse, has gone through some MAJOR levels in jerkassery and is responsible for murder (both directly and indirectly), torture, gaslighting, and emotional and psychological abuse.]]
* LoanShark: One of his activities is threatening people into signing loans with him, with the help of Rina.

* OhCrap: That's how most normal people react to [[spoiler:putting the light on and seeing what was a cute teenage girl 2 seconds ago, brandishing an axe ready to cleave your head in two. Or seeing a furious teenage boy charging at you with a baseball bat while screaming like a banshee.]] He doesn't have the time to say it out loud in either scenario though.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler:After years of being the biggest asshole in ''Higurashi'' with even Rika considering his return the point of no return for any given loop, Teppei does a complete 180 in ''Gou'' episode 23. Remembering his past loops convinces him to change his ways, losing his HairTriggerTemper, taking better care of himself and going so far as to buy snacks for Satoko with his pachinko winnings and beating up the Motorcycle Gang attacking her. [[LampshadeHanging Both himself and Ooishi even lampshade it]], Teppei saying unreservedly that this change is outright unnatural for someone like him]].
* OutlawCouple: According to Kasai, he is a pimp and uses his lover Rina to swindle men out of their money.

* PragmaticVillainy: In the VN, the protagonists note that as abusive as Teppei is he's able to keep custody of the kids by not being overt about the abuse and by keeping them fed and clothed. He fulfills his role as guardian just enough to keep child protective services off of him.

* RippleEffectProofMemory: [[spoiler:In ''Gou'', Teppei suddenly begins remembering his past loops which he explains away as bad dreams, including one where he is killed by a trio of the Sonozaki's ''yakuza'' gang. The terror of the previous loops combined with a HeelRealization convinces him to begin righting his past wrongs]].
* TheSociopath: [[spoiler:In loops prior to ''Gou'' and ''Sotsu'' at least]] Teppei shows all the characterisitcs of a low-functioning sociopath; LackOfEmpathy, HairTriggerTemper, DomesticAbuse, WouldHurtAChild, being a LoanShark, applying deliberate tactics for psychological control of his victims, and outright releshing how cruel he can be to others. Naturally, this always leads him to meeting miserable but karmic ends. [[spoiler:Realizing this becomes Teppei's incentive to better himself and avoid a descent into sociopathy altogether starting in ''Gou.'']]
* TheyKilledKenny: Dies quite a lot, mostly to his own evil acts biting him in the ass.
* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:In ''Gou'', after having recurring "nightmares" (which are most likely him remembering the alternate timelines where he died), he undergoes a HeelRealization, and decides to turn over a new leaf, even going out of his way to be kind to Satoko. In ''Sotsu'', he becomes very protective of Satoko, though he remains respectful of whatever she asks of him and does not ask for anything in return.]]

* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Once Satoko realizes her looping is making Teppei more remorseful, she decides to use this opportunity to exploit his newfound kindness in any way that can benefit her. In ''Tatariakashi-hen'', she actively ''asks'' Teppei to come live with her in their old house to reenact the loops where he returns to Hinamizawa to fool Rika further, and to make sure he'd act like his old, belligerent self to others as part of this front, she tells him the village is actively bullying her for being part of the Houjou family.]]

* WouldHurtAChild: As long as he has someone to hit, he's not picky about the age. He also [[spoiler:kills Rika]] in an unseen world.

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:In ''Sotsu'', she has a change of heart about what she is doing because she used to be a single child just like Rena, and even tries to tell Rena that she should convince her father to break it off with her. Which makes Rena murdering her a lot less warranted.]]

* BitchInSheepsClothing: When Rina confronts Rena about the fact that she doesn't like her, and Rina puts on a pretty convincing act about how she genuinely loves Rena's father. Rena falls for it and starts to reconsider her view on Rina before she overheard her and Teppei badmouthing her father.

* BludgeonedToDeath: In ''Tsumihoroboshi-hen'', [[spoiler:Rena kills her by beating her skull open with an iron pipe.]]
* ConsummateLiar: For a moment, she managed to fool Rena into thinking she really loved her father. That's until Rena overhears her speaking with Teppei and discovers Rina makes a living out of lying and scamming people.

** In the scenarios where she steals money from the Sonozakis, her mutilated corpse is found washed in the sewers. Her nose and ears were cut off, one nail was driven through each of her finger joints, and her belly was slit open.
** In ''Tsumihoroboshi-hen'', [[spoiler:Rena cuts her stomach open and beats her to death with a pipe.]]
** In ''Oniakashi-hen'', [[spoiler:Rina gets strangled to near-unconsciousness, beaten and slashed with Rena's cleaver until she dies, and to further drive it home, her body is cut into pieces and stuffed into separate bags.]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:In ''Sotsu'', while just as conniving and manipulative as before, Rina has an uncharacteristic tinge of regret for driving Rena's father to drink and stealing his money. She's specifically hesistant to keep her scheme going for Rena's sake, not wanting her to be in a difficult situation as a fellow child raised by a single parent. Rina even goes straight to Rena appealing for her to ask her father to stop visiting her club and claims she'll stay away from him. [[HeelFaceDoorSlam It doesn't take]].]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: In case you don't spot her right from the beginning, the first TIP of ''Tsumihoroboshi'' after she appears tells us her name and her work: the same as Teppei's mistress who was killed horribly three arcs earlier. Woops. [[spoiler:In other words if she dies early, Teppei Houjou returns to Hinamizawa.]]

* HateSink: Like Teppei, she's made unsympathetic and hateable so we feel more bad for [[spoiler:Rena]] when the latter kills Rina as revenge for scamming her father. [[spoiler:This is reversed come ''Sotsu'' in which she expresses regret for having manipulated Rena's father for cash.]]
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:In ''Oniakashi-hen'', for the first time in series history, Rina regrets the trouble she has put Rena's dad through, presumably due to remembering past loops like Teppei. Unlike Teppei though, she never gets the chance to bury the hatchet with Rena. Rina is instead lured by a H-173-infected Rena to her hangout spot and slashed to death. [[HopeSpot Just as she's asking Rena to stop her father from visiting her club]].]]
* HeelFaceTurn: By the end of ''Sotsu'', like Teppei, [[spoiler: Rina is a kinder person that's found peace in living as a decent human being. Judging from her scene at the tea shop, it's evident she's also lost her outcast status in Hinamizawa.]] Given she's also alive and happy, it's suggested she is on better terms with Rena than the previous loops.
* KarmicDeath: In ''Tsumihoroboshi-hen'', [[spoiler:she's extorting money from Rena's father, which ends in Rena brutally beating her to death with a pipe. Subverted in ''Sotsu'', where she's killed by an infected Rena as she's apologizing to her for what she did.]]

* SternTeacher: In the visual novel, Rena states that Rumiko would not hesitate to discipline her students who had crossed the line with harsh methods, such as hitting them with a wooden ruler. This is never brought up in the anime, where she's generally nice to her students.

An employee of the Sonozakis and Shion's personal bodyguard, who looks like a secret agent.

* RetiredBadass: He was a more active member of the local {{Yakuza}} in the past, but has settled down to become Shion's caretaker.

* StraightMan: He plays the calm ByTheBookCop to Ooishi's BunnyEarsLawyer. Often times being the level-headed {{Foil}} to Ooishi's boistrous antics.
* TheWatson: Ooishi often explains what's on his mind to Kumagai in the process letting the audience know what the police know. It's especially prominent in the TIPS where no protagonists are present for Ooishi to play off of.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The credits of ''Tatarigoroshi-hen'' state that Kumagai went missing alongside Ooishi; neither man's body was found.

Satoko and Satoshi's uncle/foster father. He and his wife were forced to take care of Satoko and Satoshi after the death of their parents, but they abused them. He left Hinamizawa after Tamae's death, and currently lives in Okinomiya.

* AbusiveParents: He's [[EvilUncle Satoko's uncle]], but ends up as her direct guardian in some arcs, making him a parental figure. Not only does he treat Satoko like crap and hits her, one of the TIPS flat-out states that if she had been a few years older, but he would also have had no qualms about abusing her sexually too. It doesn't end well for him.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He gets by Keiichi and Rena in Tatarigoroshi and Tsumihoroboshi respectively for tormenting their loved ones, but in ''Miotsukushi-hen'', Takano injects him with H173 to induce the [[ClawingAtOwnThroat final stages of Hinamizawa Syndrome]]. He'd been abusing Satoko earlier in the arc, so no tears are shed.]]

* ClawingAtOwnThroat: [[spoiler:His fate in ''Miotsukushi-hen'' is being selected by Takano as Tomitake's replacement the night of the Watanagashi Festival. She injects him with H173 and he dies by clawing his own throat out.]]
* DyingAlone: [[spoiler:[[DefiedTrope Defied]]. In ''Gou'' episode 23 where he starts remembering past loops, Teppei realizes that his jerkass and abusive behavior is pushing everyone, including Satoko, away to the point that there's no one who will care if he dies alone. He resolves to be a better person and take better care of himself from then on to avoid this fate, or at least not to be an unnecessary burden on everyone around him]].
* EvilIsPetty: While he's depicted as a despicable person all through, the ''Gou'' season exaggerates his pettiness at the beginning of episode 12 when he vandalizes a roadside shrine and pees on the torii shrine gates off-screen. However In ''Sotsu'', this is subverted as it turns out that [[spoiler:Teppei has already turned over a new leaf so that he can treat Satoko better. It was actually Ooishi who was responsible for it after Satoko injected him with the H173 vaccine so he can frame Teppei and see him in a bad light.]]

* {{Gaslighting}}: [[spoiler:A major victim of this at the hands of Satoko in ''Sotsu'', ironically enough. She claims that the village and her friends hate and bully her (which was true for a time before the series started, but is a lie when she claims this), and make her life a living Hell, but refuses to let him get any sort of "revenge" for this.]]

!!!Voiced by: Creator/FumikoOrikasa (JP), Sam Carr (EN, Bang Zoom), Creator/MacyJohnson (EN, Funimation)

* GenerationXerox: Her future self in ''Yoigoshi-hen'', grew up to do the exact same type of job as her father.

* BareYourMidriff: She wears a tube top that exposes her belly. Her ''Sotsu'' outfit exposes several more feet of midriff than before.

* WhenAreYouComingHomeDad: Unfortunately, Akasaka's work in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department often means that he is away from home for extended periods. Miyuki is [[RaisedByGrandparents raised at least as much by her maternal grandparents]] as by Akasaka himself.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: Her WeaponOfChoice is a katana. Mion must have got it from somewhere.

!!!Voiced by: Shumpei Otani (JP), Kyle Hebert (EN, Bang Zoom), Anthony [=DiMascio=] (EN, Funimation)