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He is also known as the artist ''euphoria'', and is able to grant the wishes of the person he paints. He does not paint just anyone, however, and will only paint when overcome with both inspiration and interest.

* AffluentAscetic: Towa resides on the third floor of Taku's clinic, and the place doesn't have much utilities besides the basic necessary appliances as well as all of his painting supplies. After Ryuujirou Takasato's death, the man's will dictated that a lot of inheritance money was left for Towa. But when inquired about it, Towa refuses to take even a single ''yen'' and has no complaints about his current living arrangements.

* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Towa is only interested in men and sleeps around with one on a regular basis, though not to the extent that he immediately propositions every man he encounters, jokingly or otherwise. The final route eventually reveals that his promiscuity [[spoiler:is connected to a severe case of childhood trauma]], and he gets over this trope once he gets together with any of his love interests. While still sexually active, he's nevertheless in a content and committed relationship, something that he unconsciously avoided having for years.

* AntagonisticOffspring: [[spoiler:While Towa technically qualifies for the trope, he's far from the sinister kind]]. When he was still a child, [[spoiler: he followed every one of his mother's orders regardless of how he felt about it because he would get harshly punished otherwise]], and his upbringing had never let him realize that [[spoiler: he could disobey Maya]]. However, the seeds of rebellion were planted when [[spoiler: he was befriended by Mei, who soon encouraged him to run away. Although that attempt failed and he never saw her again afterwards, he soon realized that his mother had something to do with Mei's disappearance, to which he then finally stood up to Maya]]. It resulted in [[spoiler: a scuffle where Towa pushed her down the stairs in an act of self-defense, and she died some time after the fall]]. But even with [[spoiler:the deep-seated trauma Towa was left with in spite of the amnesia he suffered from the incident, Maya's plans for him were still far from over]]. Once he learns [[spoiler:exactly what those plans are in the GoldenEnding]], he staunchly refuses to take part in it.

* AuraVision: Towa has the ability to see people's auras except for his own, and the way said ability is described hints that Towa might have something akin to real-life synesthesia. He's able to use this ability to tell if someone's being honest or not with him, and to read and manipulate people.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: With Rei, Madarame or Fujieda, Towa starts to have feelings for them on the basis of a CommonalityConnection. But if Taku's route is chosen, Towa's growing affection for him blossoms from the reflection on how Taku would always look out for his well-being both then and now.

* BlemishedBeauty: Towa is a dead ringer for his mother, who is described by many to be incredibly beautiful. The difference is that he has a lot of scars that extend from his face down to his legs, and they're eye-catching in both an alarming and alluring way to many people.

* ButNotTooBi: Played with. While it's confirmed in Taku's route that Towa tried to date women before, [[IncompatibleOrientation he eventually found them to be too much work to go out with]]; never mind the fact that most women generally make him feel uncomfortable. Likewise, Towa's flings are strictly with men, he's more predisposed to choosing male over female models for his paintings, and he ultimately ends up with a man in any of the Euphoria endings.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Towa went through a lot during his childhood, which is still putting it mildly. [[spoiler:He had an unstable psychopath of a mother who forced him to serve her customers, all of whom would brutally torture or [[RapeAsBackstory rape]] him. Every time, his mother would always attempt to comfort him with the words "it's okay", which soon turned into his TraumaButton]]. He then befriended someone who [[spoiler:tried to help him escape... only for that person to get killed on Maya's orders]]. Then finally, when he [[spoiler: rebelled against his mother for the first time and refused to let her continue her madness, she was utterly enraged and attempted to kill him. In the ensuing fight, Towa pushed Maya off of him, only for her to fall downstairs, resulting in her death]]. [[TraumaInducedAmnesia The resulting shock from the experience hit Towa so hard that he ended up forgetting about the whole thing.]]

* DayHurtsDarkAdjustedEyes: Downplayed. Towa can walk out during the day just fine, but he's not used to having the sunlight in his room, as he reacts with complete discomfort when Fujieda opens the windows to let in some fresh air.

* DeceptiveLegacy: In the true route, when Towa [[spoiler: asks Sakaki what his mother was like, Sakaki says she was a kind woman who loved Towa dearly, and that Towa loved her in return]]. Despite not being able to remember anything [[spoiler: about her]], Towa feels both uncertain and uneasy about [[spoiler: Sakaki's claims]]. It then turns out that [[spoiler: while Maya didn't exactly hate him, she still put him through several kinds of hell and is the reason that he's so miserable and broken]]. And in contrast to [[spoiler: loving her, Towa feels nothing but ''hatred'' for her]].

* DelinquentHair: It's hard to notice at first, but the tips of Towa's hair have a rusted-gold highlight color to it. It's revealed in Madarame's route that Towa used to dye his hair blonde in the past, [[spoiler:and will dye his hair blonde again in Madarame's Euphoria ending]].

* DrearyHalfLiddedEyes: Befitting his often-tired demeanor, Towa almost always has his eyes half-closed.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Played with. Fujieda previously worked as an escort and was mentioned to sleep with both men and women. However, he only worked in that profession for the money, so his actual sexuality is never confirmed. But given that he is one of Towa's prospective love interests, it can at least be confirmed that he is not opposed to a relationship with a man.

* HighClassCallGirl: Gender-inverted. Fujieda used to work in a host club as one of the escorts, and his customers were wealthy enough to help him pay his tuition fees while he was in law school.

* RagsToRiches: After Fujieda ran away from home, he used up all of his savings trying to find Mei and would have died on the streets had the owner of a host club not taken him in. After working for years as an escort while studying to get a law degree, he was eventually able to accumulate enough wealth to pay for at least three different apartments, with one shown in the game being particularly high-end.

!! Towa

!! Takuma Murase

** When Taku learns of Fujieda's plans to meet with Hasegawa, [[spoiler:he warns that the Takasato Group will do anything to keep all information surrounding Maya hidden, even if it means silencing those with even slightly loose lips]]. True enough, [[spoiler:Hasegawa gets shot at not long after]], and Taku doesn't waste the opportunity to reiterate his warning [[spoiler:to Fujieda about endangering other people in his quest to uncover the truth]].
** Zigzagged in this specific example. When Fujieda finds information about a nurse from Shinkoumi Hospital who may be able to [[spoiler:give them more information about Maya]], Taku is visibly reluctant to get in touch with said nurse, especially after what happened to [[spoiler: Hasegawa after she told the main cast everything she knew about Maya and Euphoria]]. Even Fujieda acknowledges that Taku's concern is understandable, but after a moment, Taku concedes and [[spoiler:offers to approach the nurse anyway]]. Thankfully, [[spoiler:the nurse didn't know anything damning enough to get her in any trouble with the Takasato-gumi]], but Taku still sternly advises Fujieda to keep quiet about the exchange so as to not risk getting her in danger.

* When Taku learns of Fujieda's plans to meet with Hasegawa, [[spoiler:he warns that the Takasato Group will do anything to keep all information surrounding Maya hidden, even if it means silencing those with even slightly loose lips]]. True enough, [[spoiler:Hasegawa gets shot at not long after]], and Taku doesn't waste the opportunity to reiterate his warning [[spoiler:to Fujieda about endangering other people in his quest to uncover the truth]].

** Zigzagged in one case. When Fujieda finds information about a nurse from Shinkoumi Hospital who may be able to [[spoiler:give them more information about Maya]], Taku is visibly reluctant to get in touch with said nurse, given what happened to [[spoiler: Hasegawa after she told the main cast everything she knew about Maya and Euphoria]]. Even Fujieda acknowledges that Taku's concern is understandable, but after a moment, Taku concedes and [[spoiler:offers to approach the nurse anyway]]. Thankfully, [[spoiler:the nurse didn't know anything damning enough to get her in any trouble with the Takasato-gumi]], but Taku still sternly advises Fujieda to keep quiet about the exchange so as to not risk getting her in danger.

* RealMenWearPink: Despite his otherwise gruff demeanor and serious personality, he has a sensitive side and shows vulnerability in certain emotional moments. He's very good at housework as he's the one who takes care of Towa's laundry, even regularly cleans Towa's apartment, and he can also cook his own meals if need be.

* MysteriousPast: Besides the part where he used to be a member of the Takasato-gumi, not much else is known about Madarame and it's obvious that there's a lot more history between him and Kaga than the few details that are revealed in the game.
* NeverFoundTheBody: Although Madarame was said to be dead by the Takasato-gumi, Sakaki admits to Towa that they never actually saw his corpse.

* OldFlameFizzle: His route reveals that he and Towa used to be in a relationship, to which they can return to being lovers again in the climax.
* OneManArmy: Madarame can knock out an entire crowd of armed men with his bare fists alone, and this is no exaggeration. More than one character has even commented about how Madarame is said to be ridiculously strong that he may even have the strength of ten men-- which isn't an exaggeration either.

* PsychoForHire: Back when he was still with the Takasato-gumi, Madarame was this trope in a nutshell. He's no more than hired muscle for the organization and has no loyalty to it. Likewise, the Takasato-gumi viewed him as a potential threat because of how capricious he was and how he doesn't follow anyone's orders, but they also opted to not do away with him because he was that strong, which was still of some value to them.

* StaticCharacter: He's the only love interest to not get any CharacterDevelopment from the beginning to the end of his route. This ties in to the kind of man Madarame is: everything about him is on the surface since he has nothing to hide and has no burden that he needs to resolve. While his ''After Story'' drama CD does provide more details about his past with Kaga, he remains the same maverick he always has been since Towa first knew him.
* TheStoic: He never loses control of his emotions and is always in a collected mood, showing no more than a sneer at best.

* TokenEvilTeammate: The other main characters aren't lacking when it comes to having a checkered past and deep-seated issues, but their flaws still come with reason. Madarame, by contrast, is the way he is just because, with no other explanation behind it. The fact that he has no mental burdens also means he isn't tied down by moral or ethical scruples.

* {{Yandere}}: Zigzagged. On one hand, he appears to fit the trope to a tee by [[spoiler: using underhanded means to capture Towa and keeping him chained like a wild animal for him to beat into submission, and he even warns Towa at one point that he'll hunt him down if he even manages to get away]]. There's also his fixation on Towa, or [[spoiler: at least what Towa used to be like in the past]]. But on the other, Madarame's mercurial nature makes him unable to fully qualify for the trope as he doesn't have enough drive to fully commit to his fixation, with one little change of circumstances being more than enough to make him lose interest and move on to other things-- as is the case with his actions in Fujieda's route. In said route, while he [[spoiler: initially takes the first steps to lure out Towa]], he's quick to cut and run when [[spoiler: he observes that there's almost nothing left of the Towa he once knew or wanted]].

* FuryFueledFoolishness: After learning that Mei is truly dead and gone, Fujieda snaps at Towa and blames him for what happened, except that his grief caused him to fail to consider that Towa was only a child at the time and thus would have no way of being complicit in his mother's crimes. He does realize his mistake later on and admits to it when he talks Towa out of killing himself.

* GreenAroundTheGills: While he doesn't get motion sickness on either a car or a boat, Fujieda doesn't do well on roller coaster rides as he feels light-headed and ill afterwards.

** When Towa, who was with Mei until her last moments, told him of what exactly happened when they were held captive in Euphoria, Fujieda falls silent and listlessly walks away. Like before, he eventually gets better; but for good this time, especially after he reflecting on himself and everything that had happened.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Fujieda has occasionally shown to have a difficult time reading the room, which can lead him to often act in an awfully tactless manner.
** For example, even though he and Towa are well aware that Towa is unlikely to react well once he recovers his memories, it doesn't occur to him that Towa may need a moment to recollect himself every time he comes across yet another shocking revelation about his past, which Taku calls him out on.

* NeatFreak: Downplayed. Hopeless Fujieda may be in the kitchen, he's at least very diligent about his housework. Towa even observes that everything in all of his apartments are always organized and spotless.
* NoSocialSkills: Downplayed. While he's a very articulate man, he has a better time talking about business than about the weather. His serious demeanor also makes him unexpectedly upfront about certain topics at the most unexpected of times, often making him come across as awkward. To add, the short story from the artbook shows that even with his experience in sex, Fujieda is completely innocent where dating is concerned since he fails to catch Towa's playful joke at his suggestion that they (both of whom are two grown men) should go to an amusement park together, feeling that there wouldn't be anything strange about it.

* PsychicBlockDefense: Upon their second meeting, Towa is perplexed when he sees Fujieda's aura, since it is completely devoid of color and always stays static, unlike everyone else's. Towa eventually figures out that this is because Fujieda puts on an "armor" when he interacts with other people. Once his emotions begin to surface, the color of Fujieda's aura changes from white to red.
* RagsToRiches: After Fujieda ran away from home, he used up all of his savings trying to find Mei and would have died on the streets had the owner of a host club not taken him in. After working for years as an escort while studying to get a law degree, he was eventually able to accumulate enough wealth to pay for at least three different apartments, with one shown in the game being particularly high-end in terms of both the exterior and the interior.

* SexGod: After their second time together (since the first time happened under far more upsetting and nonconsensual circumstances), upon being asked about his... ''performance'', Towa can't help but honestly comment that Fujieda's skills in bed are ''impressive''.

* SourOutsideSadInside: At first, he seems like a completely cold ConsummateProfessional and any semblance of emotion he does show amount to no more than either apathetic indifference or snide condescension. Though this is nothing more than a mask to hide someone who has been through hell for a long, long time and is willing to persevere all for the sake of finding closure with the one relative he treasures.

* SugarAndIcePersonality: When he's first introduced, he comes across as unfeeling and the kind of person who cares only about his job and nothing else. Once his layers unravel, he starts to show a warmer and humane side to the people around him, ''especially'' Towa, who he grows to be a bit more vulnerable towards.

* {{Tsundere}}: Downplayed. After they get in a relationship, Fujieda's earnest personality makes him susceptible to getting embarrassed whenever Towa manages to catch him off-guard; although between the two of them, Towa qualifies for the trope more.
* TheUnapologetic: Zigzagged. Fujieda makes it clear to Towa that he doesn't plan to apologize for raping the latter, though this is isn't due to lack of regrets and is more of him knowing that he has no excuses for what he had done. However, he does give an (indirect) apology later on by admitting that Towa was no more than a victim of Maya's abuse, and just because he's her son doesn't mean he should be held culpable for her crimes. And in the ''After Story'' drama CD, he's a lot more upfront about the fact that he has done plenty of wrongs not only to Towa, but to many others in his attempts to find Mei.

* TheUnapologetic: Zigzagged. Fujieda makes it clear to Towa that he doesn't plan to apologize for raping the latter, though this is isn't due to lack of regrets and is more of him knowing that he has no excuses for what he had done. However, he does give an (indirect) apology later on by admitting that Towa was no more than a victim of Maya's abuse, and just because he's her son doesn't mean he should be held culpable for her crimes. He is also more upfront about the fact that he has done plenty of wrongs not only to Towa, but to many others as well in his attempts to investigate Mei's whereabouts.