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Sumio Kodai

2025-12-03T14:07:08Z

665: /* Trivia */ PS1 Video mistakenly referred to his gun as SIG SAVER P229 instead of SIG Sauer P229

{{Character
|title= Sumio Kodai
|image = [[File:Sumiofb.png|125px|]]
|othernames = [[Sumio Mondo]]
|age = 26 (''The Silver Case'') 32 (''The 25th Ward'')
|nationality = Japanese
|family=
|occupation = Detective
|affiliation=[[Heinous Crimes Unit]]
|weapon = SIG Sauer P229
|status= Alive
|first = {{CL|1}}
|playedby= Susumu Nihashi (as Sumio Mondo)
}}'''Sumio Kodai''' (古代純夫, コダイスミオ, ''Kodai Sumio'') is a character in ''[[The Silver Case]]'' and ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''. He is a detective working for the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]. A troubled man and an effective officer, he shares a close bond with his partner [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]] and a strange relationship with [[Ayame Shimohira]].

==Appearance and Personality==
Sumio, due to the traumatic events of his childhood seems to lives a double life. On the exterior Sumio displays himself as a cool, collected and highly capable police officer. He displays incredible skill in the field and is known to be stubborn and short fused, snapping fiercely at [[Akira]] for the smallest of mistakes. Sumio also has a bit of a romantic side, seeing as he allegedly had shared a romance with a suspect and how openly he flirts with [[Ayame Shimohira]]. Sumio's interior however tells a different story. Sumio sees himself as nothing but an empty husk, void of anything aside from his desire for revenge against the [[Yukimura Zaibatsu]]. In order to bury the grief he feels over [[The Parade]] he seemingly killed nearly his entire identity. Despite this he still holds his own morals and desires but this does not quell how truly sad and lonely he feels on a daily basis. Throughout ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]'' we get a closer glimpse of his true nature. Ultimately, Sumio's a person in pursuit of justice and what is truly right, by any means necessary, and at any cost to himself or anybody.

==History==
[[File:mikumoboys.png|thumb|200px|Sumio, Hiseki and Fuyuki]]
Although Sumio is potentially one of the [[Eleven Children]], he was the son of a poor factory worker, and spent his childhood in the rural industrial town of [[Mikumo 77]]. His childhood friends were [[Hanao Hiseki]], [[Fuyuki]] and [[Riru Yukimura]]. He seemingly lived a relatively normal life until The river near Mikumo 77 became gradually polluted by chemicals as a result of the activities of the [[Yukimura Zaibatsu]]. The people of Mikumo 77 protested against Yukimura's interference, but as the chemicals began to affect their mental states, they became more paranoid and erratic and their demonstrations grew increasingly violent. These riots became colloquially known as [[The Parade]]. During the Parade riots, Riru, abandoned by her parents as a "sacrifice", is targeted by townspeople who believe she is a witch. She is taken from her home, raped, and killed by the crowd of rioters. For their efforts to rescue Riru, Sumio and his friends are attacked and disabled; Sumio's ears were stabbed out, rupturing his eardrums and leaving him deaf. In response to the injustice, Sumio and his friends form the [[Mikumo Boys]], vowing revenge on the Yukimura Zaibatsu whose actions had caused the riots. What happened to Sumio after the riots is unknown. As a young man, Sumio Kodai trained at the [[Central Police Department]], keeping his deafness a secret in order to conceal his true motivations and identity. He resorted to bribery to skip his physical and hearing tests, became an expert in lipreading, and made use of accessibility technology invented by Hiseki (i.e. phones that translated incoming messages into Braille). Sumio Kodai is implied to have no higher education, as he stated that he was a high school graduate.

By 1994 Sumio had successfully been recruited into the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]] where is assigned to Unit 2 and met his partner [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]]. The two got off to a rough start but soon formed a tight bond despite Kusabi's volatility. Sumio's first case with the HCU was the Power Girl Case which involved a terrorist bomber on the east side of [[Ward 24]]. Details on this case are vague but it is known that Sumio shared some sort of romantic relationship with the main suspect. Sumio continued his work with the HCU contributing on the 1998 Gas Kids case as well as other non-specified cases.

===''The Silver Case''===
Sumio is first mentioned by Kusabi during {{CL|0}} after he is fired upon by a crazed [[Ryo Kazan]]. [[Chizuru Hachisuka]] however mentions that Sumio had already left the office for the night. This is shown in the supplemental manga [[Pre-Lunatics]], which shows Sumio awakening from a nap with a "bad feeling" before quickly leaving for a meeting with the [[Mikumo Boys]].
[[File:sumiogun.png|thumb|100px|Confronting [[Ayame Shimohira|Ayame]]]]

Sumio makes his first physical appearance in {{CL|2}} alongside Kusabi at [[IMM Hospital]] interviewing [[Kamui Fujiwara|Kamui Fujiwara's]] personal doctor [[Tachibana]] in the aftermath of the [[Republic|Republic Unit's]] Destruction. The two detectives learn that Kamui is in a comatose state and is physically and mentally incapable of committing any murders. After interviewing the doctor the two detective come across [[Akira]], one of two surviving members of the Republic Unit. Kusabi attempts to get information from Akira but Sumio quickly interrupts, telling Kusabi that Akira is mute from trauma. [[Chizuru Hachisuka]] calls the two detectives notifying them of another murder, they soon depart the hospital taking Akira with them. The body is identified as [[Yuka Kawai]]. The following day the detectives hold a meeting regarding the death. Later the two detectives manage to track Kamui to the [[Babylon Shopping Center]]. Sumio and Kusabi however and unable to get there in time and guide Akira by phone. Akira does not manage to apprehend Kamui but locates a panicked [[Tokio Morishima]] and the body of [[Kei Nanami]]. After their failure to apprehend Kamui, Kusabi ends up blaming himself. [[Shinji Kotobuki]] sends Kusabi away on a retreat with his wife [[Akemi Kusabi]] while Sumio and Akira are sent to the art studio [[Gladiolus]]; Kamui's former place of employment.

Sumio begins to interview the owner of Gladiolus [[Ayame Shimohira]] about her relationship with Kamui. Ayame makes vague statements about making "contact" with Kamui causing Sumio to interrogate her further as he has a hunch that Kamui had been there. Sumio and Akira are shown some of the digital art created by both Ayame and Kamui. Sumio's interrogation however quickly devolves into flirting as he comments on Ayame's beauty and asks her out on a date. Sumio deduces that Kamui had in fact been to the art studio to which Ayame confirms his suspicions. Akira opens the closet and finds Kamui bound in her closet. Ayame and Kamui are brought back the HCU precinct. Ayame is interrogated by Chizuru while Kamui remains in a vegetative state doing nothing but mouthing words. [[Kiyoshi Morikawa]] asks Sumio to lipread, Sumio reveals what he is continuously mouthing is the word [[Shelter]]. The two detectives discuss Kamui's condition and whether or not to investigate the shelters but their conversation is cut short by a gunshot. Sumio and Morikawa find Hachisuka injured and she reveals that Ayame has escaped. Sumio and Akira track Ayame to the [[Shelter Exhibition Hall]]. While searching for her the Sumio and Akira encounter [[Kamui's Children]] before finally locating Ayame herself. Sumio laments his inability to protect the ones he loves and the two detectives confront Ayame. Ayame asks for Sumio to kill her as it is what she truly desires. Sumio tells her that he can't kill her even when she threatens to kill the children. The two begin to flirt once again while pointing guns at each other. Ayame declares that she is grateful for meeting Sumio before turning the gun on herself. Kamui's children however convince her not to shoot herself and she is taken into custody. Kamui is taken back to IMM Hospital and Ayame is discovered to be the true murderer, acting out of jealousy towards Kamui's other lovers. Sumio meets with Kusabi and Akira at IMM Hospital as they depart to their next assignment.

[[File:stakeout.png|thumb|150px|Staking out the Yukimura Estate]]
Sumio spends the entirety of {{CL|2}} on a stakeout with Kusabi of the Yukimura Estate following vague threats, presumably from the [[Mikumo Boys]]. The two detectives talk about various topics, including Sumio's attraction to Ayame despite her being a serial killer, Kusabi's money issues as well as complaining about how bored they are. Sumio and Kusabi are both approached by [[Tokio Morishima]] and share a quick interaction much to Sumio's annoyance.
Sumio and Kusabi are still staking out the Yukimura Estate at the beginning of {{CL|3}}. Sumio tells Kusabi a dark fairy tale that is a coded metaphor for his own childhood back in [[Mikumo]] ominously foreshadowing what is about to unfold. He rudely orders Akira to surveille the estate's perimeter. When Akira returns to the car the estate explodes. Kusabi tells Sumio to never forget this moment to which Sumio replies knowingly that he won't.

[[File:sumioyukimura.png|thumb|150px|Meeting Yukimura]]

Following the kidnapping of [[Chairman Yukimura]] Sumio accompanies Kusabi and Akira to the [[Snow Tower]]. while there the detectives consider the Yukimura Zaibatsu board of directors to be suspects and discuss the case with Central Detective [[Michiru Kosaka]]. Later that night they discover the hanging corpse of [[Hanao Hiseki]] the alleged bomber of the Yukimura Estate. The detectives lament the suicide of their only lead but soon Central receives a video confirming that Yukimura is still alive. Sumio, Akira and Kusabi analyze the footage at a forensic lab and discover a coded demand for a diamond worth 600 billion yen to be delivered the following day.
The diamond is paid for by the Yukimura Zaibatsu effectively ruining the company financially. Akira is chosen to make the exchange at the [[Garbage Incineration Plant]]. However during the exchange the perpetrator [[Fuyuki]] commits suicide destroying the diamond in the process. Yukimura is later found and rescued at the plant but is found heavily sedated.

While the HCU attempts to figure out the motive behind the kidnapping, Sumio is seen to be meeting with Chairman Yukimura along Route 4 of Area A4. A few days later Sumio is missing at the HCU precinct. Chairman Yukimura returns to work only to trigger a remote explosive killing himself and the entire executive board, no other staff were killed.
On August 1st Sumio met with [[Tokio Morishima]] at the [[Harakiri Batting Center]]. Initially Sumio thought thought that the journalist was looking for Kusabi but Tokio insisted on speaking to Sumio. After some reluctance, Sumio explained his life to Tokio.

[[File:sumioarrest.png|thumb|150px|Arrested by [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Kusabi]]]]

The following day Sumio is finally apprehended by Kusabi and Akira outside of [[Mikumo 77]]. As the three men watch Mikumo get destroyed Sumio explains his desire to [[Kill the Past]] and that his entire self was trapped in the past. The two former partners reminisce about their first encounter with each other as Sumio is arrested.

===''Case 4.5 : FACE''===
[[File:Sumioprison.jpg|thumb|70px|Sumio during his time in prison]]
Shortly after the events of {{CL|4}}, Sumio is still incarcerated due to the events of {{CL|3}}. While incarcerated he is interviewed by [[Sakura Natsume]] as part of her training. During their first interview Sumio shows himself to be cold, emotionless and unhelpful. Initially Sakura attempts to ask him about his crimes, but he rebukes her by arguing that analyzing the past is pointless in the context of investigating heinous crimes. He ascertains that searching for meaning in all things is an incorrect method of investigation, much to Sakura's annoyance. Once Sakura mentions [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]] however, his demeanor changes completely to something resembling his older 'self'. Sakura soon asks Sumio why a seasoned and respected detective would commit a crime like he did. Sakura tells Sumio that she believes crime is something that needs to be eradicated, however Sumio argues that an inability to connect with your own inner darkness makes it impossible to understand the nature of crime and how crimes are committed.

Sakura later felt she needed to speak with Sumio again and continue their discussion. After convincing her instructor to let her interview him again, Sakura conducts a second interview. Sakura begins to ask him about [[Minato Sawaguchi|Jack the Ripper]], but instead of answering he merely criticizes her makeup. This causes the overworked trainee to lose her temper and lash out at Sumio regarding the death of her close friend [[Kana Makino]]. This causes Sumio to laugh much to her surprise; he tells her that she sees things the way that he used to. Sumio describes the events of the traumatic events of the [[Parade]], declaring that as the source of his own darkness. He elaborates that his life after the Parade was a battle to prevent his inner darkness from consuming him, and that his revenge against [[Chairman Yukimura|Yukimura]] was his way of taking control of it instead. However even afterwards his darkness still existed and always would. Sakura tells Sumio the true reason for her second visit; that she wants his help to apprehend Jack the Ripper. The two then begin to discuss the [[Shelter Kids Policy|Shelter Kids]] and Sumio advises her to figure out her own connection to the shelters.

After the death of Minato Sawaguchi and the end of the Jack the Ripper case; Sakura meets Sumio in prison one last time. The two finish their discussion about inner darkness. She thanks him for his help as Sumio declares they probably will never meet again.

===''Flower, Sun, and Rain''===
:''Main article: [[Sumio Mondo]]''

A different version of Sumio, using the surname [[Sumio Mondo|Mondo]], appears as the protagonist of ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]''. He takes the role of an amnesiac searcher contracted by an unknown source to stop a terrorist bombing on the Micronesian island of [[Lospass Island|Lospass]]. The details of how Sumio was released (or escaped) from prison are unknown. However, [[Tokio Morishima]] alludes to [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]]'s romantic feelings for Sumio Kodai and the fact that they "caused problems"; therefore, it can be inferred that Kusabi had some role in Sumio's release.

Ultimately, not only is it revealed that Sumio Mondo is in actuality Sumio Kodai, he is also revealed to be one of 16 cloned Mondo bodies originating from [[Eleki Island]]. Kodai specifically is one of 11 individuals who escaped the Eleki compound, known as the [[Eleven Children]]. The exact details of how Sumio and the other 10 children escaped from Eleki, as well as when these events take place chronologically in relation to the rest of Sumio's past, are unknown.

The ending text of the game reiterates Sumio's true identity: "The long day of Sumio Mondo has ended, and a new day for Sumio Kodai has started."

===~2000===
Following the events of Flower, Sun, and Rain, Sumio was re-integrated into the Heinous Crimes Unit, and worked on a number of cases. He and Kusabi investigated the "Hyena Shot" case, in which the imaginary hitman Genichiro Hara actually exists. The two eventually uncovered Hara's true identity. He later participated in the "Life & Money", "Animal Hunting", "Door Lock", "Angel X", and "Cut Doctor" cases.

===''The 25th Ward: The Silver Case''===
[[File:SumioSakura_02.png|thumb|150px|Investigating [[Kosuke Kurumizawa]]]]

In 2005, Sumio is once again working with the Heinous Crimes Unit. Sumio makes his first appearance in {{CR|3}} in the midst of a cryptic discussion at the [[Harakiri Batting Center]] with [[Shinko Kuroyanagi]]. The two exchange pleasantries and threats before Kuroyanagi asks what Sumio knows about [[Kosuke Kurumizawa]]. Their conversation however is cut short. Sumio returns in the subsequent {{CR|4}} as the lead protagonist. Sumio is shown speaking with a strange young girl named [[Alice]] at a bus stop in the [[Ward 24]]. She declares that they have reached the "end of despair" and that she willing to talk to Sumio about his problems. Sumio quickly rebuffs her causing her to claim that he isn't very nice. Alice then begins to speak cryptically about Sumio's desire to see somebody he [[Ayame Shimohira|loves]]. She claims that he cannot see them unless he "beats" her. She subjects Sumio to a nonsense quiz in which the answer is a joke. Sumio fails to answer correctly only for Alice to tell him that it is time for his "Punishment". A bus arrives and Sumio boards it. He is then accosted by a bizarre monster that ominously teases and warns him against meeting Kurumizawa. The Monster declares that it is going to eat him all the way down to the bone. Sumio gets off the bus at another stop where he begins to have a conversation with a double of himself. The two Sumios have a cryptic discussion about Kurumizawa and Sumio states "The wind enters my body".

Sumio is then seen at the Precinct 24 with [[Sakura Natsume]]. The two seem to be investigating Kurumizawa and are watching a tape he sent to the HCU. The tape shows Kurumizawa with a bloodied knife looming over the corpse of an anachronistically dressed woman. Sakura notes the seeming artificiality of Kurumizawa while Sumio argues that both Kurumizawa and the girl are real. Sakura and Sumio deduce that the video was a challenge to find the location in which it was filmed. Sakura goes to interview an [[Observer]] while Sumio visits the same forensic lab from {{CL|3}}. Sumio meets with [[Kira]], and the two go over the footage of Kurumizawa. Kira confirms that the footage is in fact real and figures out the location on the tape.

Sumio is then shown continuing his conversation with Kuroyanagi. Kuroyanagi explains that her partner [[Mokutaro Shiroyabu]] has disappeared while hunting for Kurumizawa. Sumio agrees to help, Kuroyanagi asks if Kusabi is able to help as well but Sumio tells her that he is currently in America and will be gone for "a while". Sumio explains that crime in Ward 24 has changed into a formless invisible kind of crime. Sumio tells Kuroyanagi that Kurumizawa is an observer and warns her that going up against him will kill her. The conversation moves to the topic of Kamui, which Sumio says has now "Become an idea".

Sakura and Sumio arrive at [[Mansion no 20]]; the alleged location from the tape. Sumio follows his instincts and locates Kurumizawa in room D203. Kurumizawa appears to them on the balcony of the apartment in a distorted form resembling a TV image. Sumio asks Kurumizawa if what he is experiencing is in fact reality. Kurumizawa speaks cryptically and declares that he can see the world of the dead. Sumio begins to get frustrated at Kurumizawa's indirect answers to his questions. Kurumizawa explains that he is now on a higher level of existence and cannot bring himself down to Sumio's level. Sumio asks what he plans to observe next and Kurumizawa ominously answers "Your Life Weight". Sumio figures out that Kurumizawa has no physical form and attempts find out what he can see past his "observations". Kurumizawa simply replies "Hallelujah". The two detectives are dumbstruck and unable to fully comprehend what exactly had transpired. They find that the "corpse" was merely a mannequin and that Kurumizawa's thoughts changed it into a corpse. Sumio then proceeds to make contact with Kurumizawa.

Sumio is next seen at the [[Model House]] sitting across from Ayame Shimohira. The two share vague pleasantries as he expresses his wishes to stay with her and leave everything else behind him. She however reminds him that she needs to pay her rent. It is unclear whether this meeting really happened or if Sumio was peeking into the [[Other Side]] using Kurumizawa's power. Sumio makes his final appearance interrupting the conversation Kurumizawa and [[Mokutaro Shiroyabu]] were having. He shoots Shiroyabu in the head and states "Kamui can fuck off."

===blackout===
Sumio is mentioned in two of {{CR|7}}'s endings. In No. 61, "Target Kuroyanagi's ears", Sumio appears with white hair to end the duel between [[Uehara]] and Shiroyabu. In No. 99, "Go see Sumio", Uehara meets Sumio for dinner on [[Lospass Island]].

==Official profiles==
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|Originally from the industrial city of Mikumo, Sumio was assigned to the Heinous Crimes Unit after graduating from the Central Police Academy. Since then he has served effectively as the backbone of the 24 Wards Police Department. He has a partnership with Kusabi and always likes to get into the heart of an investigation. He has a serious attitude and is above petty disagreements within the department over status and promotion, focusing only on preventing crimes and solving mysteries. His history suggests that he gave up the chance to make a bigger name for himself out of choice, though his real motives remain unclear (''Official site profile'')
|}
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|The backbone of the 24 Wards HC Unit, he works investigations together with Kusabi. Not one to conform to nor conflict with the police force, he knows his place and puts all of his focus on crime. (''{{CL|1}} profile'')
|}

==Trivia==
*It is highly possible that the man smoking in the Yukimura ransom tape is in fact Sumio.
*The Mikumo Boys represent the Japanese maxim of the "three wise monkeys", origin of the proverb "see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil". The monkey who covers his ears is known as Kikazaru, a name shared with a [[Kikazaru|character]] from [[killer7]].
*Sumio is shown to be prone to sudden bouts of explosive rage, as seen in {{CL|1}} if the player searches the same shelter twice or one that Sumio has already searched.
*In the [https://imgur.com/a/wvHbXKz introduction video] for the PS1 version of The Silver Case, his weapon is mistakenly referred to as "SIG SAVER P229"

==Gallery==
===''The Silver Case''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
FACE SUMIO.png|Transmitter
FACE SUMIO2.png|Placebo
Sumiofirstday.png|First day on the job
Sumiokusabi.png|Decoyman
D_Cut29.png|With Kusabi at [[IMM Hospital]]
Morikawad.png|Sumio talking with Morikawa
sumiogun.png|Confronting [[Ayame Shimohira|Ayame]]
sumiosit.png|Meeting [[Ayame Shimohira|Ayame]]
sumios.png|Spectrum
stakeout.png|With Kusabi at the stakeout
Stakeout2.png
mikumoboys.png|Parade
Mikumo_boys_old.png|Playstation Version
SumioParadeCloseup.png
riru_sumio.png|Sumio and Riru
SumioGunPS1.png|PlayStation Version
sumiop.png
SumiopPSX.png|PlayStation Version
sumiobomb.png
SumiobombPSX.png|PlayStation Version
sumioyukimura.png|Meeting Yukimura
sumioguilty.png|Confronting [[Akira]] and [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Kusabi]]
sumioarrest.png|Arrested by [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Kusabi]]
KusabiSumioMoon.png|PlayStation Parade outro (Unused)
sumiok.png|Kamuidrome
sumiocar.png
sumioplacebo.png|As seen by [[Tokio Morishima|Tokio]]
SumioWithKusabi.png|With [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Kusabi]] (Unused)
New_sumio.png|2016 remake art
Sumioprison.jpg|Sumio during his time in prison
Tsc.png
Mikumo.png|With Riru, Hiseki, and Fuyuki
Sumio2425.jpg|''The Silver Case 2425'' art
Sumio PreLunatics 1.png|Sumio's Introduction in the Pre-Lunatics Comic
Sumio PreLunatics 3.png|Sumio napping
Sumio PreLunatics 2.png|Sumio getting ready for a "date"
</gallery>

===''Case#4.5: Face''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
face_sumio.jpg|Sumio talking with [[Sakura Natsume]]
</gallery>

===''The 25th Ward''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
Sumio25.png|Portrait
SumioGirl.png|With [[Alice]]
Monster -222194.png|Digital Man
Sumiodouble.png|Meeting at the Edge of the [[Ward 24|24th Ward]]
Sumio 01.png
Sumio 02.png|The wind enters my body
SumioSakura_02.png|Investigating [[Kosuke Kurumizawa]]
SumioSakura_01.png|With Sakura Natsume
AyameSumio.png|Meeting with [[Ayame Shimohira|Ayame]]
BattingCenter24.png|Meeting with [[Shinko Kuroyanagi|Kuroyanagi]]
SumioKuro.png
SumioShoot.png|Kamui can fuck off
</gallery>

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Tetsugoro Kusabi

2024-12-19T05:09:58Z

665: /* Trivia */Added the useless trivia that Tetsugoro’s name was misspelled as Tetsugolow in the PS1 intro video

{{Character
|title=Tetsugoro Kusabi
|image=[[File:kusabifb.png|150px|]]
|othernames= Peter Bockwinkel The Man Who Arrested Kamui Mysterious Man
|age=44 (''The Silver Case'') 46 (''Flower, Sun, and Rain'') 48 (''The 25th Ward'', white out)
|nationality= Japanese
|family= [[Toriko Kusabi]] (eldest daughter) Akemi Kusabi (wife) Unnamed daughter
|occupation= Detective
|affiliation= [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]
|weapon= Colt Officer's ACP SIG Sauer P229 ([[The Silver Case (event)|Used in 1979]])
|status= Alive
|first= {{CL|0}}
|playedby=
}}'''Tetsugoro Kusabi''' (楔鉄五郎, クサビテツゴロウ) is a character who has appeared in ''[[The Silver Case]]'', ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'', ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]'' and ''[[Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes]]''. He is a detective, a founding member of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]], and the father of [[Toriko Kusabi]]. He made a name for himself in 1979 as "The Man who Arrested [[Kamui Uehara|Kamui]]".

==Appearance and Personality==
Tetsugoro Kusabi generally talks rudely and coarsely, not giving much regard to what anybody else thinks about him; yet at the same time, he does this with a laid-back attitude that suggests that he isn't very serious about it. Despite his arrogance about his methods, he is a very accomplished detective. He has a soft side for his daughter Toriko, who he cares about deeply. He's also shown to be rather bad at handling money, as midway through the game he loses a bet over horse racing and begins asking other members of the Unit to lend him 50,000 yen that he needs, which becomes somewhat of a running joke to the point that he's still asking for the money two years later in ''Flower, Sun, and Rain''.

Kusabi is close friends with [[Sumio Kodai]], to the point that Tokio Morishima believes Kusabi to be gay, despite being married to a woman. While the status of their relationship is unclear, Kusabi does go to great lengths to find Sumio in ''Flower, Sun, and Rain'' and speaks with him privately at several points in ''The Silver Case''. Kusabi also takes a liking to [[Akira]], giving him "Big Dick" as an affectionate nickname.

Despite his rude, grizzled demeanor, Kusabi might be one of the most honest and good-hearted characters in the series. For example, when [[Michiru Kosaka]] confides in Kusabi that he is conflicted over whether their actions are the right thing to do, Kusabi responds with both understanding, but also advice to try to keep investigation simple and not get caught up in anxiety. In the climax of ''The Silver Case'', he guides Akira towards dealing with his past through philosophical instruction on dealing with inner darkness and seizing inner light.

==History==
===Backstory===
In 1979, Kusabi, then a Regional Investigation Unit Special Agent, was involved in the event known as [[The Silver Case (event)|The Silver Case]], in which [[Ginji Nakane]], chairman of the [[TRO]]/[[CCO]] Alliance, was assassinated by [[Format Kamui]] in front of the TTV Station. Publicly, Kusabi arrested Kamui; however, as Kamui was actually killed, it is believed that Kusabi killed Kamui. Yet, Kusabi's personal version of the events maintain that Kusabi merely stood and watched as Kamui was killed by members of the Alliance, and had his [[silver eye]] stolen by [[Uminosuke Hachisuka]]. Regardless of the truth, Kusabi was promoted to the Security Department where he remained until 1990, when he became one of the founding members of the Heinous Crimes Unit.

In February of 1991, Kusabi and [[Shigeo Ishikawa]] headed the "Running Off" case, and faced off against violent bank robbers. In November of 1992, [[Sawa Kobayakawa]] and Ishikawa were killed by the [[Tsubaki Syndicate]]. Kusabi and [[Kiyoshi Morikawa]] took revenge against the syndicate, and made Tsubaki himself take responsibility. In December of 1994, he met [[Sumio Kodai]], a new recruit to the Unit. They became very close partners and makeup the sub-Unit 2. In December of 1996, Kusabi and Morikawa headed the "Still Town" case, during which they closed off and cleaned areas that had devolved into slums. The two completely wiped out a group of young criminals. In July of 1998, Kusabi and Sumio investigated the death of a truck driver in the "Gas Kids" Exhaust Fume Serial Murder Case.

===''The Silver Case''===
[[File:kusabilunatics.png|thumb|100px|Kusabi killing [[Ryo Kazan]]]]
In {{CL|0}}, in 1999, while driving through Area E3 late at night, Kusabi is fired upon by a crazed [[Ryo Kazan]] with a pistol. Kusabi calls for reinforcements and is reacquainted with his old associate [[Daigo Natsume]]. The two briefly speak of their families as the [[Republic]] force begin their operation. Kusabi and the Republic security force track Kazan down to the nearby [[Cauliflower]] building. The operation culminates in a standoff on the roof of the Cauliflower building. Republic member [[Akira]] hesitates in shooting Ryo but Kusabi arrives, shoots him dead and proceeds to fire four additional shots into him. Immediately after, [[Rumi Toba]] picks up Ryo's discarded pistol and begins rambling incoherently about [[Kamui Uehara|Kamui]], before being shot to death herself. Kusabi met with Akira for the first time in this incident, who Kusabi called a "chinchilla". As he left the Cauliflower building he began to ruminate on what Rumi had said, letting his mind drift back to [[The Silver Case (event)|the Silver Case]].

[[File:stakeout.png|100px|thumbnail|Staking out the Yukimura estate with [[Sumio Kodai]]]]
[[Case 1 Decoyman|Two months on]] from the Cauliflower incident, Kusabi secretly meets his associate, [[Ryu Munakata]], at the [[Harakiri Batting Center]]. Munakata warns him that Kamui is going to "make a move". This ends up being metaphorically true, as although Kamui himself remained an empty shell, [[Ayame Shimohira]]'s actions reignited the idea of Kamui in the public eye of [[Ward 24]]. Kusabi helps investigate for part of this case, but is later given a paid vacation along with his wife by [[Shinji Kotobuki]], so he is absent for the conclusion.
[[File:kusabi_arrest.png|thumb|125px|Arresting [[Sumio Kodai]]]]
Kusabi spends [[Case 2 Spectrum|a while]] with Sumio doing a stakeout on [[Chairman Yukimura]]'s house, which pays off when it explodes in {{CL|3}}. Kusabi investigates into the motives with Akira and discovers that Sumio headed the operation; Kusabi arrests him, but continues to [[Case 4 Kamuidrome|regularly]] talk to him, seemingly informing him about the [[Shelter Kids Policy]] and the concepts of light and darkness.

During {{CL|5}}, Kusabi seems to act based off of lots of unknown information that he either has obtained or has had the whole time. Speaking with Shinji Kotobuki on the roof of the precinct, they come to some agreement about how to proceed, after which Kusabi shoots and kills him. Later on, Akira and [[Sakura Natsume]] encounter him in the [[IEDU Building]], where he tells them that he plans on "disappearing for a while". After this, [[Morichika Nakategawa]] says that should anyone locate Kusabi, they can kill him on site, suggesting that Kusabi is on the run from the law. Kusabi heads into the Ward 24's underground, where he shoots and kills [[Kiyoshi Morikawa]]. He meets up with Akira in the [[Shelter]] and explains lots of information about the Silver Case, Kamui and Ward 24. They journey together from the underground to the [[TV Tower]] and kill [[Nezu]].
[[File:LIFE_Cut52.png|thumb|100px|Tetsu after the death of [[Nezu]]]]

Despite Nakategawa's order, Kusabi is shown peacefully chatting at a public cafe in {{CL|!}} and takes on more cases after the events of ''The Silver Case'', suggesting that he peacefully integrated back into the Heinous Crimes Unit.

===''Flower, Sun, and Rain''===
[[File:Peter_art.png|thumb|100px|Peter Bockwinkel]]During the events of ''Flower, Sun, and Rain'', Kusabi takes his daughter Toriko on vacation to [[Lospass Island]]. However, he has another purpose there, and disguises himself as a truck driver named '''Peter Bockwinkel''' (ピーター・ポックウィンクル, romanized as "Peter Bocchwinkurr" in the official translation). Kusabi, as Bockwinkel, acts as an agent sent by "The Commission" to meet with searcher [[Sumio Mondo]] - actually Sumio Kodai - and direct him to the [[Flower, Sun, and Rain (hotel)|Flower, Sun, and Rain]] hotel, where his services have been hired. After agreeing on "Peter"'s cut of Mondo's pay, they part ways. Curiously, as Peter, Kusabi appears to have a [[silver eye]], which [[Catherine]] is able to [[jack-in]] to.

In the final chapter of the game, Mondo boards an airplane to leave Lospass, where he re-encounters Bockwinkel, the only other passenger on board. During the flight, Bockwinkel heckles Mondo into remembering his true identity as Sumio Kodai; after this realization, Bockwinkel is seen to be Kusabi. Due to Sumio Mondo being an unreliable narrator, it is unclear if Kusabi was actually disguised as Peter (as certain dialogue suggests - "This costume is so hot, I can hardly take it!"), or if Sumio was merely seeing Kusabi as Peter.

===2000~===
Following the events of ''Flower, Sun, and Rain'', Kusabi continued to work with the Heinous Crimes Unit. He and Sumio investigated the "Hyena Shot" case, in which the imaginary hitman Genichiro Hara actually exists. The two eventually uncovered Hara's true identity. He later participated in the "Animal Hunting", "Door Lock", "Cut Doctor", and "Call" cases.

===''The 25th Ward''===
During [[06 white out|#06 white out]], in 2003, Kusabi is officially missing, and the authorities are unable to get ahold of him. However, he is actually doing independent investigations in his original position as a Regional Investigation Unit agent. He saves Akira from [[Mokutaro Shiroyabu]] underground when he shoots the latter in the ear, as Kusabi is looking into the same case that they are: that of the [[Joker]]. He gives the two a hint on how to proceed with the investigation and disappears.

Tetsu later appears at the [[Hachisuka Dome]] after the Joker's attempted suicide. He speaks in a way that makes it unclear whether he is talking to the police officer Shiroyabu or to the Joker, claiming that "Michiru killed [Shiro]" despite Michiru Kosaka not being present. Kusabi reveals Shiro's real name and the truth of his birth to him (that being that he is the son of Kamui). After this, Kusabi leaves Shiro to [[Hatoba]] to deal with.

Kusabi is not present at all for the main game of ''The 25th Ward''. Sumio says that he is currently in the States, but no further information is given on what he is doing there.
===black out===
Kusabi is only mentioned in one of [[07 black out|#07 black out]]'s endings, No. 100, "Go and see Kusabi". In this ending, Kusabi's body is buried under the sea under [[Ward 26]] in the future. [[Uehara]] rescues Kusabi's sleeping body, bringing an end to the war. Kusabi presumably goes along with Uehara to Ward 27 on the spacetime ship Natsume, but it cannot be said for certain.
===''Travis Strikes Again''===
Kusabi makes a brief appearance in the chapter [[4: Modern Observation|#4: Modern Observation]] of [[Travis Strikes Back]], although he is only identified as "Mysterious Man". He approaches [[Travis Touchdown]] at [[Fatboy Burger]] when Uehara has gotten up to place their order. He warns Travis that Kamui is dangerous, remarks on Travis' bloodlust, and leaves before Uehara returns.

==Official profiles==
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|A veteran agent who is partnered with Sumio, Tetsugoro may give off the impression of a dull-witted man past his prime, but when it comes to investigating crime he is able to act upon instinct and lead the case to its resolution. As a regional agent he headed the Silver Case 20 years ago, which was concluded with his arrest of the hit-man known as "Original Kamui", Uehara Kamui. His success was rewarded and he was reallocated to the Security Department, but in compliance with the wishes of his former boss Kotobuki, he was made an additional member of the Heinous Crimes Unit at its inauguration. there is also another side to him that is a regular father, scared of losing the affection of his daughter. (''Official site profile'')
|}
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|Out of loyalty to veteran detective Kotobuki, he joined the Heinous Crimes Unit upon its establishment. He sometimes acts as Sumio's stopper, and sometimes troubles the younger agents with his explosive behavior. More afraid of being hated by his daughter than anything else in the world, Kusabi is seriously considering quitting smoking. Currently, his biggest source of worry is his eldest daughter Toriko's overseas studies. (''{{CL|1}} profile'')
|}
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|An easy-going sloven. Actually a very important man. Occupation: Agent Place of Birth: Federation of Micronesia (''Profile for Peter Bockwinkel'')
|}
==Trivia==
* [[Goichi Suda]] has described Kusabi as the kind of person he wants to be.
* Kusabi says "fuck" or some variation of the word "fuck" approximately 128 times throughout the English translation of ''[[The Silver Case]]''.
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/ofw06w/im_goichi_suda_aka_suda51i_am_president_of/h4fbera?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 In a Reddit AMA on July 7th, 2021 on r/Games], Suda stated that Kusabi "might be" interested in men "but... he would personally deny it".
* In Japanese, Kusabi (as well as Kotobuki, Morikawa and Munakata) uses 己 (おのれ), typically used to refer to someone else, to refer to himself (オレ). This leads to a translation error at the reveal of [[Flower, Sun, and Rain]].
* In the [https://imgur.com/a/Y7uQI7f introduction video] for the PS1 version of The Silver Case, his name is mistranslated as “Kusabi, Tetsugolow”

==Gallery==
===''The Silver Case''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=155px>
FACE_KUSABI.png|Transmitter
FACE_KUSABI2.png|Placebo
Kusabi_ps1.png|PlayStation Portrait
S0_vs04.png|Lunatics
Kusabid.jpg
D_Cut29.png|With Sumio at [[IMM Hospital]]
stakeout.png|With Sumio at the stakeout
C-15.png|Parade
C-15a.png|PlayStation Version
C-10_pic.png
c-22a.png
c-29.png
Kusabik.png|Kamuidrome
LIFE_Cut14.png|Lifecut
LIFE_Cut49.png
LIFE_Cut50.png
LIFE_Cut43.png
LIFE_Cut44.png
LIFE_Cut52.png
Youngkusabi.png|Young Kusabi in Lifecut
LIFE_Cut53.png|Tamura
O1 13.png|As seen by Tokio in Placebo
new_kusabi.png|Remake Art
Sakura_back.jpg|Back cover illustration
2425 kusabi.jpg|''The Silver Case 2425'' art
Kusabi Prelunatic Comic.png|Kusabi's Introduction in the Pre-Lunatics Comic
Kusabi Prelunatic Comic 2.png|Dodging Ryo's bullet
Kusabi Prelunatics 3.png|Holding Toriko's photo
Kusabi Prelunatics 4.png|" "TGIF" my ass... "
</gallery>

===''Flower, Sun, and Rain''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
peter1.png|Portrait (as Peter)
peter2.png
peter_bio.png|Peter's profile in the DS version
Kusabi_fsr.png
Kusabi_plane.png
</gallery>

===''The 25th Ward''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
Kusabi25.png
Kusabishoot.png|Shooting Shiroyabu in the ear
joker_kusabi.png|Standing over a dead Shiroyabu
</gallery>

===''Travis Strikes Again''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
kusabi_tsa.png|Travis Strikes Back
</gallery>
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