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Toriko Kusabi

2025-04-29T09:10:31Z

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{{Character
|title=Toriko Kusabi
|image=[[File:toriko_kusabi.png|150px|]]
|othernames= Girly, Trico Kusabi
|age=15
|nationality= Japanese
|family= [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]] (father) Akemi Kusabi (mother) Unnamed sister
|occupation=
|affiliation=
|weapon=
|status= Alive
|first= [[Request 01: Gymnopédie#1]]
|playedby=[[Mia Murano]]
}}'''Toriko Kusabi''' is a character who was first mentioned in ''[[The Silver Case]]'' and later appeared in ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]''. She is the daughter of detective [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]] and a junior high school student staying in Room 405 of the [[Flower, Sun, and Rain (hotel)|Flower, Sun, and Rain]] hotel, with her pet crocodile [[Christina]]. The player assumes her role for several brief moments in the game, as she follows the path of [[Sumio Mondo]].

==Appearance and Personality==
Toriko is a mysterious young girl with black hair, wearing a white dress. In the live-action opening for the game, she is seen in other outfits. She has an eccentric personality, and is constantly worried about where Chris has gone. She seems to have little patience with certain people who get in her way or waste her time. She loves Chris and thinks he's cute, despite Chris hating his own name. She has knowledge of the true nature of [[Kamui Uehara]], which she likely learned from her father. She views Mondo as their savior, who will throw open the world of the island.

==History==
===Backstory===
Toriko Kusabi was born to [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]] and his wife Akemi. She was raised in [[Kanto]], eventually adopting a pet crocodile named [[Christina]].

===''Flower, Sun, and Rain''===
In 2001, Toriko and her father went on vacation to Lospass Island, with the purpose of recovering her father's friend [[Sumio Kodai]], now living under the personality of the searcher [[Sumio Mondo]]. Toriko appears in a series of vignettes after each Request, which seem to take place some amount of time after each story:

*[[Request 01: Gymnopédie#1]]: Toriko first appears sleeping in her room as Christina escapes out the door. She chases him down the hallway and passes by [[Sundance Shot]], who she says is an evil man. She asks Chris where he's going, as he stopped outside of Mondo's room.

*[[Request 02: Air in G]]: Chris takes off again, and Toriko runs past [[Mati Sding]]. Mati tells her not to run in the hallway, and she says she was chasing her pet. Mati says that trotting in the hallways is fine.

*[[Request 03: "From the New World" Symphony No.9 in E minor,Op.95]]: Toriko finds El Crasher training in the 3rd floor stairwell. She mistakes him for a sumo wrestler, and asks him where Chris went. He was too busy training to see him, and Toriko tells him to look after CEO Dragon.

*[[Request 04: 'S Wonderful]]: Toriko meets [[Maria Nicharesuk]] in the 2nd floor stairwell. Maria says she hasn't seen Chris, and offers Toriko a drink of milk, which she was drinking after being tired from flying.

*[[Request 05: The Entertainer]]: Toriko reaches the lobby and greets [[Edo Macalister]], who says Chris went outside. Toriko notices the autograph from Sonny and Tubbs Balboa near the front door.

*[[Request 06: Air in G]]: Toriko meets [[Stephan Charbonie]] right outside the hotel. When asked where Chris went, Stephan believes she is referring to a football player named Chris. He rambles on about football until she gives up.

*[[Request 07: Children's corner]]: Toriko kicks a ball sent at her by Shoutaro Kai. Shoutaro tries to pick a fight with her, and questions why Chris is pink.

*[[Request 08: Ave Maria]]: Toriko chases Chris by the church, where Seiji Fujieda and Yuuri Otowaya are getting married. She congratulates them, and they say they're happy to have her blessing.

*[[Request 09: Rhapsody in Blue]]: Toriko chases Chris to Power Beach, where she meets Ken Sakurabi. He promises to tell her where Chris is if he spots him on his route, but doesn't know where to find Toriko to tell her.

*[[Request 10: I Love You, Porgy]]: Toriko finds Chris in Mati's diner, walking in circles in front of Daizaburo Kai. She says that Chris seems to like him. Kai says that was fine and that he finds Chris pleasant.

*[[Request 11: Clair de Lune]]: Toriko loses track of Chris, who lets out a cry from the top of the hotel's sign, as if to mourn Mondo's death.

After [[Request 12: I Got Rhythm]], Toriko caught up to Chris outside of the Business Tower lighthouse. He said that he ran off because she gave him a stupid name, which doesn't fit with him being male. Chris told her that Sundance Shot was at the top of the lighthouse, and that he had been following him. Toriko confronted Sundance, and said that she was there to kill him like he killed Mondo. Toriko said she was going to save Mondo, and accused Sundance of being Kamui Uehara, who he claimed to not know.

After [[Request 13: La fille aux cheveux de lin]], Toriko appeared on the roof of the hotel, confronting Sundance as he prepared to shoot Mondo again. She asked Sundance why he had to shoot, and questioned his philosophy. Toriko said that if Mondo dies, then he would disappear too. The two make a pact that if Mondo can find him, she'll win, and if he doesn't then both Sundance and Mondo will disappear. She agrees and Mondo is shown shooting himself to move forward to the next day. Toriko asks Chris if he thinks Mondo is really their savior, and if he can throw open this world. She tells Mondo to wake up as she points to the exploding plane overhead.

Toriko doesn't appear again until [[Request 18: An American in Paris]], when she confronts Sundance while he is disguised as Mondo in the Lospass Airport. She tells him that he is Kamui, and that Kamui moves among humans to kill them. He told her that a friend of her father's would be there soon to release him. The real Mondo appeared shortly after to verify his identity and unmask Sundance.

==Official profiles==
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|A girl who keeps a pink crocodile as a pet. A 3rd year junior high school student. Place of Birth: Far East
|}
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|A beautiful, yet mysterious, young woman in a white dress, Toriko is on a constant mission to find her pet crocodile Christina. Although it seems like she is trying to help Sumio in his endeavors, her motivations remain clouded in uncertainty.
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
Toriko1.png|Portrait
Toriko2.png
toriko_art.jpg
toriko-1.png|Promotional Art
toriko_art2.png
mia_toriko.PNG|Played by Mia Murano
TorikoDVD.png|Music Clips DVD
toriko_manga.png|Toriko and Christina as seen in Pre-Lunatics
Toriko_profile.PNG|Toriko's profile in the DS version
toriko_beta.png|Music Clips DVD Render
TorikoModel.png
toriko_car.png
toriko_chris.png
Toriko_run.jpg
toriko_beta_art.png|Music Clips DVD Art
fsr_card.png|PlayStation 2 Memory Card Sticker
</gallery>
{{FSR Characters}}

File:TorikoDVD.png

2025-04-29T09:09:55Z

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DVD

Sumio Mondo

2025-04-29T09:08:21Z

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{{Character
|title=Sumio Mondo
|image=[[File:mondo_art.png|140px]]
|othernames=[[Sumio Kodai]]
|age=28
|nationality=Japanese
|family= [[Sundance Shot]] (Clone)
|occupation=Searcher
|affiliation=
|weapon=[[Catherine]]
|status=Alive (as Sumio Kodai)
|first=[[Request 00: Welcome to the "Flower,Sun,and Rain"]]
|playedby=Susumu Nihashi
}}'''Sumio Mondo''' is the protagonist of ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]''. He is a "searcher" who finds lost objects for people, sent to [[Lospass Island]] on a mission for hotel manager [[Edo Macalister]]. Apparently unbeknownst to him, he is actually an amnesiac [[Sumio Kodai]] suffering from a severe case of psychogenic fugue.

==Appearance and Personality==
Although Sumio snarks at the various strange events he finds himself confronted with, most of the other characters in the game regard him as a pushover who is too trusting and willing to help. Many characters insult him or find him to be a loser, yet rope him into helping others regardless. As the game goes on, Sumio becomes progressively more jaded with reality. Sumio has an eccentric relationship with his "partner", a briefcase computer known as [[Catherine]]. Sumio treats Catherine as if she was a person, which confuses the other characters; it is unclear whether he realizes his behavior is odd or not. Similarly, he also has an obsession with his car, [[Giggs]], but he doesn't seem to find Giggs to be sentient like Catherine. When separated from Catherine, he ignores all else to retrieve it.

Sometimes, particularly annoying individuals incur his anger, most notably [[Stephan Charbonie]], who messes with Sumio in an antagonistic way, and [[Shoutaro Kai]], who criticizes the game itself. Sumio seems to find attacking ''Flower, Sun, and Rain'' and lampshading its problems to be the most abhorrent thing imaginable, referring to Shoutaro's actions as "worse than the terrorist" and stopping what he's doing to hunt him down.

Sumio sometimes refers to a lonely past, saying that he can't meet the woman he loves, and that he's "always been alone". These would seem to reflect on the truth behind his identity of [[Sumio Kodai]], a very depressed and lonely individual who has lost many people he loved. It is suggested that Sumio might be remembering more and more as the game goes on, as he at one point brings up the name [[Kamui Uehara|Kamui]] without it being stated by anyone else, and remembers [[Tokio Morishima]]’s name despite only have seen Tokio’s pseudonym of Taro Turtle. Sumio Kodai's transformation into Sumio Mondo seems to be a way of repressing his depression and past, and taking on the persona of a more positive person in a significantly lighter and less tragic world.

==History==
===Origins===
Sumio Mondo is one of the [[Eleven Children]] who grew up under [[Eleki Island]], suggested to be the eleventh child. This presents a bit of a contradiction, as Sumio Kodai already has his own backstory during the same year that the Eleven Children are specified to still be on the island. It is hypothetically possible that Sumio was moved from the island to Kanto that very year, but this seems unlikely due to the close relationship [[Mikumo Boys|and his friends]] had with [[Riru Yukimura]]. Alternatively, Sumio could have been moved to the island ''after'' the events in his hometown, though this means he forgot his past on Lospass but not his prior history before then. Another possibility is that Sumio Kodai is not himself the original Sumio Mondo, but one of his clones. Indeed, it is Mondo and not Kodai who is specified to be one of the Children by the game and by Suda in Famitsu interviews, suggesting that this may be the case; however, this may be due to Sumio's unreliable perspective and Suda wishing to avoid spoilers, respectively. In any case, there are several stock bodies of Mondo that are stationed on the island and facilitate the time loop he experiences, with each one receiving the previous clones' memories.

As for Kodai, the circumstances behind his transformation into Sumio Mondo remain unclear. At some point after his arrest in 1999, he escaped jail through unknown means, presumably in the same event that caused him to become Mondo. He was entrusted Catherine by an unknown person, and took on work as a searcher. He completed every job given to him, until completing a request from "the largest local general contractor", who afterwards gave him the mission from Lospass.

===A Job===
Sumio arrives on [[Lospass Island]] at some point in later 2001, together with Giggs and Catherine. After meeting [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Peter Bockwinkle]] who drives him to the Hotel [[Flower, Sun, and Rain (hotel)|Flower, Sun, and Rain]], he meets with his client, Edo Macalister. Edo explains that a terrorist is attempting to plant a bomb on the plane at the [[Lospass Airport]], and that Sumio's mission is to locate the bomb. He also gives him a copy of [[The Lospass]] guidebook. Sumio sleeps in his room (402) that night, but the next day gets trapped within the [[Sealed Space]]. By the time he's solved the puzzles to escape, the plane carrying the bomb explodes overhead.

Sumio finds himself waking up at the beginning of the day again, with Edo urging him to hurry and find the bomb. He finds that, no matter what he wastes time doing during the day, he will wake up at the beginning of the day when the plane explodes, but he initially dismisses this as a dream, despite Edo's earlier warnings that time is looping due to a "crazy magnetic field". He slowly makes more and more progress on leaving the hotel, always being distracted by having to help various characters with their problems. When he finally makes it outside, fellow guest [[Stephan Charbonie]] refuses to let him pass, instead tricking Sumio into believing that he has poisoned other fellow guest [[Yayoi Hanayama]]. When Sumio solves Charbonie's puzzle, he points out to Sumio that when Sumio alerted Edo to the poisoning, he promised to call an ambulance which never arrived. Charbonie warns Sumio not to trust Edo.

Sumio continues to trek across the island more loop by loop in hopes of reaching the airport, meeting several eccentric characters and taking a small trip to Eleki Island. All this changes when one day he awakens in the middle of the night. He finally notices that hotel maid [[Sue Sding]] has been sleeping under his bed, and she asks him to find something for her, but is unable to specify what. Sumio crosses the island at night and views the moon from the [[Business Tower]] lighthouse. Returning to his room with no answers, he speaks with Sue again, who asks Sumio to reveal the secret of the island, which is linked to her own secret. She also tells him that time on the island has stopped, berating him for believing it to be a dream. After solving a puzzle, he receives a call from Sue asking him to head to the roof of the hotel. When he arrives up there, though, she disappears, and Sumio is shot by [[Sundance Shot]], falling off the roof and dying.

===Secrets of the Island===
Sumio is later "revived" through a deal between [[Toriko Kusabi]] and Sundance Shot (in actuality, his memories are transferred into the next body). Catherine was stolen from him by [[Step Sding]] while he was asleep, so he must first retrieve her before continuing to make progress. He is also confronted by fellow member of the Eleven Children, [[Remy Fawzil]], who attempts to remind Sumio of their shared past, but he brushes her off. The next day, he accuses Edo of keeping secrets from him, pointing out the many suspicious points about his time on the island. Edo admits to manipulating him and even being the terrorist, but immediately faints. Sumio continues exploring the secrets of the island (in the opposite direction from the airport), soon meeting [[Sundance Ritz]] and her nurse [[Hana Kaburagi]].

The next day, Sumio is confronted in his room by Sundance Shot, who asks Sumio to find him and release him "from the toilet", urging him to get to the airport. Sundance says that time is not looping on the island, and that Sumio is merely "releasing the program". He also claims to be the bomb himself. Leaving behind a die, Sumio solves a puzzle with it and is transported to the ruins where he met Ritz, where she tells him of the Eleven Children. As the story goes on, Ritz and Hana try to tell him about the history of the island and the [[Sundance Tribe]]. He also manages to blow open a hole to a cave on Eleki Island. Through that cave, Sumio meets [[Tokio Morishima]], who tells him about the [[hyena]]s and the [[silver eye]]s, and mentions Sumio Kodai. By jacking Catherine in to Tokio's eye, time is restored to normal and the path to the airport opens.

===The Truth===
Edo explains his true intentions to Sumio, that he is indeed the terrorist, attempting to blow up the island, and that Sundance has been moving it onto the plane. Sumio is given his car Giggs back for his drive to the airport, but when he gets there, Stephan Charbonie steals it. Sumio visits the restroom. When he exits, he finds another stock Sumio - Sundance Shot in particular - being held up by two agents. When he unmasks him as Sundance, the truth about the time loop being the memories of his various previous bodies is revealed to him, as all the other Sumio Mondos appear. Each Mondo lived through a previous day, and their memories have been given back to the Kodai Mondo. Sundance tells him to take their memories and impart them to Step. Sumio escapes on the plane, with the island implied to be blowing up shortly as Edo intended.

On the plane, Mondo meets Peter Bockwinkle, and they speak about their experience. Peter claims to have obtained a photo taken earlier by [[Sister Phantom]] that has to do with Mondo's birth. Peter then says that he's been looking for Mondo this whole time. Mondo doesn't understand what's going on, but as Peter continues to drop more and more hints, Mondo finally realizes that he was Sumio Kodai, and sees who Peter truly is: his old partner, Tetsugoro Kusabi. Afterwards, Sumio Kodai returns to his identity and work at the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]].

==Official profiles==
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|A good natured guy. Tends to get caught up in things around him. Occupation: Searcher Place of Birth: Far East
|}
==Trivia==
[[File:Mondops2.png|thumb|135px|Mondo in the Playstation 2 version of Flower Sun and Rain]]
*According to a Famitsu interview, Mondo owns two cats named Jam and Stycoun, referencing The Jam and The Style Council, two English bands both fronted by Paul Welker.
*Mondo's hobby is reading poetry, and he is said to have experience playing badminton.
*Mondo's ingame model does not seem to resemble his character portrait or artwork at all. It is that his ingame model does in fact seem to resemble [[Sumio Kodai]] much more than his portrait.
*Mondo’s room number in the [[Flower, Sun, and Rain (hotel)]] (Room 402) is the same as [[Koichi Sugita]]’s apartment number in [[Case 2 Spectrum|Spectrum]] in [[The Silver Case]]. Additionally, the DS cover art for [[Flower, Sun, and Rain]] is displayed on the desk in Koichi’s room in the 2016 Remake.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=140px>
mondo1.png
mondo2.png
mondo_art.jpg
TorikoAndMondo.jpg
mondo_box.png|DS release box art
Mondo_profile.PNG|Mondo's profile in the DS version
Mondomodel.jpg|Music Clips DVD model
MondoWalk.png
mondo_beta_art.png|Music Clips DVD Art
Mondofanbook.jpg|Official Fanbook
MondoGuidebook.png|Guidebook
MondoGuidebook2.jpg
</gallery>
{{FSR Characters}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Males]]
[[Category:Flower, Sun, and Rain characters]]
[[Category:Protagonists]]
[[Category:Eleven Children]]

File:TorikoAndMondo.jpg

2025-04-29T09:07:21Z

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Toriko and Sumio

Sumio Mondo

2025-04-29T08:51:42Z

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{{Character
|title=Sumio Mondo
|image=[[File:mondo_art.png|140px]]
|othernames=[[Sumio Kodai]]
|age=28
|nationality=Japanese
|family= [[Sundance Shot]] (Clone)
|occupation=Searcher
|affiliation=
|weapon=[[Catherine]]
|status=Alive (as Sumio Kodai)
|first=[[Request 00: Welcome to the "Flower,Sun,and Rain"]]
|playedby=Susumu Nihashi
}}'''Sumio Mondo''' is the protagonist of ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]''. He is a "searcher" who finds lost objects for people, sent to [[Lospass Island]] on a mission for hotel manager [[Edo Macalister]]. Apparently unbeknownst to him, he is actually an amnesiac [[Sumio Kodai]] suffering from a severe case of psychogenic fugue.

==Appearance and Personality==
Although Sumio snarks at the various strange events he finds himself confronted with, most of the other characters in the game regard him as a pushover who is too trusting and willing to help. Many characters insult him or find him to be a loser, yet rope him into helping others regardless. As the game goes on, Sumio becomes progressively more jaded with reality. Sumio has an eccentric relationship with his "partner", a briefcase computer known as [[Catherine]]. Sumio treats Catherine as if she was a person, which confuses the other characters; it is unclear whether he realizes his behavior is odd or not. Similarly, he also has an obsession with his car, [[Giggs]], but he doesn't seem to find Giggs to be sentient like Catherine. When separated from Catherine, he ignores all else to retrieve it.

Sometimes, particularly annoying individuals incur his anger, most notably [[Stephan Charbonie]], who messes with Sumio in an antagonistic way, and [[Shoutaro Kai]], who criticizes the game itself. Sumio seems to find attacking ''Flower, Sun, and Rain'' and lampshading its problems to be the most abhorrent thing imaginable, referring to Shoutaro's actions as "worse than the terrorist" and stopping what he's doing to hunt him down.

Sumio sometimes refers to a lonely past, saying that he can't meet the woman he loves, and that he's "always been alone". These would seem to reflect on the truth behind his identity of [[Sumio Kodai]], a very depressed and lonely individual who has lost many people he loved. It is suggested that Sumio might be remembering more and more as the game goes on, as he at one point brings up the name [[Kamui Uehara|Kamui]] without it being stated by anyone else, and remembers [[Tokio Morishima]]’s name despite only have seen Tokio’s pseudonym of Taro Turtle. Sumio Kodai's transformation into Sumio Mondo seems to be a way of repressing his depression and past, and taking on the persona of a more positive person in a significantly lighter and less tragic world.

==History==
===Origins===
Sumio Mondo is one of the [[Eleven Children]] who grew up under [[Eleki Island]], suggested to be the eleventh child. This presents a bit of a contradiction, as Sumio Kodai already has his own backstory during the same year that the Eleven Children are specified to still be on the island. It is hypothetically possible that Sumio was moved from the island to Kanto that very year, but this seems unlikely due to the close relationship [[Mikumo Boys|and his friends]] had with [[Riru Yukimura]]. Alternatively, Sumio could have been moved to the island ''after'' the events in his hometown, though this means he forgot his past on Lospass but not his prior history before then. Another possibility is that Sumio Kodai is not himself the original Sumio Mondo, but one of his clones. Indeed, it is Mondo and not Kodai who is specified to be one of the Children by the game and by Suda in Famitsu interviews, suggesting that this may be the case; however, this may be due to Sumio's unreliable perspective and Suda wishing to avoid spoilers, respectively. In any case, there are several stock bodies of Mondo that are stationed on the island and facilitate the time loop he experiences, with each one receiving the previous clones' memories.

As for Kodai, the circumstances behind his transformation into Sumio Mondo remain unclear. At some point after his arrest in 1999, he escaped jail through unknown means, presumably in the same event that caused him to become Mondo. He was entrusted Catherine by an unknown person, and took on work as a searcher. He completed every job given to him, until completing a request from "the largest local general contractor", who afterwards gave him the mission from Lospass.

===A Job===
Sumio arrives on [[Lospass Island]] at some point in later 2001, together with Giggs and Catherine. After meeting [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Peter Bockwinkle]] who drives him to the Hotel [[Flower, Sun, and Rain (hotel)|Flower, Sun, and Rain]], he meets with his client, Edo Macalister. Edo explains that a terrorist is attempting to plant a bomb on the plane at the [[Lospass Airport]], and that Sumio's mission is to locate the bomb. He also gives him a copy of [[The Lospass]] guidebook. Sumio sleeps in his room (402) that night, but the next day gets trapped within the [[Sealed Space]]. By the time he's solved the puzzles to escape, the plane carrying the bomb explodes overhead.

Sumio finds himself waking up at the beginning of the day again, with Edo urging him to hurry and find the bomb. He finds that, no matter what he wastes time doing during the day, he will wake up at the beginning of the day when the plane explodes, but he initially dismisses this as a dream, despite Edo's earlier warnings that time is looping due to a "crazy magnetic field". He slowly makes more and more progress on leaving the hotel, always being distracted by having to help various characters with their problems. When he finally makes it outside, fellow guest [[Stephan Charbonie]] refuses to let him pass, instead tricking Sumio into believing that he has poisoned other fellow guest [[Yayoi Hanayama]]. When Sumio solves Charbonie's puzzle, he points out to Sumio that when Sumio alerted Edo to the poisoning, he promised to call an ambulance which never arrived. Charbonie warns Sumio not to trust Edo.

Sumio continues to trek across the island more loop by loop in hopes of reaching the airport, meeting several eccentric characters and taking a small trip to Eleki Island. All this changes when one day he awakens in the middle of the night. He finally notices that hotel maid [[Sue Sding]] has been sleeping under his bed, and she asks him to find something for her, but is unable to specify what. Sumio crosses the island at night and views the moon from the [[Business Tower]] lighthouse. Returning to his room with no answers, he speaks with Sue again, who asks Sumio to reveal the secret of the island, which is linked to her own secret. She also tells him that time on the island has stopped, berating him for believing it to be a dream. After solving a puzzle, he receives a call from Sue asking him to head to the roof of the hotel. When he arrives up there, though, she disappears, and Sumio is shot by [[Sundance Shot]], falling off the roof and dying.

===Secrets of the Island===
Sumio is later "revived" through a deal between [[Toriko Kusabi]] and Sundance Shot (in actuality, his memories are transferred into the next body). Catherine was stolen from him by [[Step Sding]] while he was asleep, so he must first retrieve her before continuing to make progress. He is also confronted by fellow member of the Eleven Children, [[Remy Fawzil]], who attempts to remind Sumio of their shared past, but he brushes her off. The next day, he accuses Edo of keeping secrets from him, pointing out the many suspicious points about his time on the island. Edo admits to manipulating him and even being the terrorist, but immediately faints. Sumio continues exploring the secrets of the island (in the opposite direction from the airport), soon meeting [[Sundance Ritz]] and her nurse [[Hana Kaburagi]].

The next day, Sumio is confronted in his room by Sundance Shot, who asks Sumio to find him and release him "from the toilet", urging him to get to the airport. Sundance says that time is not looping on the island, and that Sumio is merely "releasing the program". He also claims to be the bomb himself. Leaving behind a die, Sumio solves a puzzle with it and is transported to the ruins where he met Ritz, where she tells him of the Eleven Children. As the story goes on, Ritz and Hana try to tell him about the history of the island and the [[Sundance Tribe]]. He also manages to blow open a hole to a cave on Eleki Island. Through that cave, Sumio meets [[Tokio Morishima]], who tells him about the [[hyena]]s and the [[silver eye]]s, and mentions Sumio Kodai. By jacking Catherine in to Tokio's eye, time is restored to normal and the path to the airport opens.

===The Truth===
Edo explains his true intentions to Sumio, that he is indeed the terrorist, attempting to blow up the island, and that Sundance has been moving it onto the plane. Sumio is given his car Giggs back for his drive to the airport, but when he gets there, Stephan Charbonie steals it. Sumio visits the restroom. When he exits, he finds another stock Sumio - Sundance Shot in particular - being held up by two agents. When he unmasks him as Sundance, the truth about the time loop being the memories of his various previous bodies is revealed to him, as all the other Sumio Mondos appear. Each Mondo lived through a previous day, and their memories have been given back to the Kodai Mondo. Sundance tells him to take their memories and impart them to Step. Sumio escapes on the plane, with the island implied to be blowing up shortly as Edo intended.

On the plane, Mondo meets Peter Bockwinkle, and they speak about their experience. Peter claims to have obtained a photo taken earlier by [[Sister Phantom]] that has to do with Mondo's birth. Peter then says that he's been looking for Mondo this whole time. Mondo doesn't understand what's going on, but as Peter continues to drop more and more hints, Mondo finally realizes that he was Sumio Kodai, and sees who Peter truly is: his old partner, Tetsugoro Kusabi. Afterwards, Sumio Kodai returns to his identity and work at the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]].

==Official profiles==
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|A good natured guy. Tends to get caught up in things around him. Occupation: Searcher Place of Birth: Far East
|}
==Trivia==
[[File:Mondops2.png|thumb|135px|Mondo in the Playstation 2 version of Flower Sun and Rain]]
*According to a Famitsu interview, Mondo owns two cats named Jam and Stycoun, referencing The Jam and The Style Council, two English bands both fronted by Paul Welker.
*Mondo's hobby is reading poetry, and he is said to have experience playing badminton.
*Mondo's ingame model does not seem to resemble his character portrait or artwork at all. It is that his ingame model does in fact seem to resemble [[Sumio Kodai]] much more than his portrait.
*Mondo’s room number in the [[Flower, Sun, and Rain (hotel)]] (Room 402) is the same as [[Koichi Sugita]]’s apartment number in [[Case 2 Spectrum|Spectrum]] in [[The Silver Case]]. Additionally, the DS cover art for [[Flower, Sun, and Rain]] is displayed on the desk in Koichi’s room in the 2016 Remake.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=140px>
mondo1.png
mondo2.png
mondo_art.jpg
mondo_box.png|DS release box art
Mondo_profile.PNG|Mondo's profile in the DS version
Mondomodel.jpg|Music Clips DVD model
MondoWalk.png
mondo_beta_art.png|Music Clips DVD Art
Mondofanbook.jpg|Official Fanbook
MondoGuidebook.png|Guidebook
MondoGuidebook2.jpg
</gallery>
{{FSR Characters}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Males]]
[[Category:Flower, Sun, and Rain characters]]
[[Category:Protagonists]]
[[Category:Eleven Children]]

File:MondoWalk.png

2025-04-29T08:51:24Z

Autismvania:

Sumio Mondo

Toriko Kusabi

2025-04-29T08:35:40Z

Autismvania: /* Gallery */

{{Character
|title=Toriko Kusabi
|image=[[File:toriko_kusabi.png|150px|]]
|othernames= Girly, Trico Kusabi
|age=15
|nationality= Japanese
|family= [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]] (father) Akemi Kusabi (mother) Unnamed sister
|occupation=
|affiliation=
|weapon=
|status= Alive
|first= [[Request 01: Gymnopédie#1]]
|playedby=[[Mia Murano]]
}}'''Toriko Kusabi''' is a character who was first mentioned in ''[[The Silver Case]]'' and later appeared in ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]''. She is the daughter of detective [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]] and a junior high school student staying in Room 405 of the [[Flower, Sun, and Rain (hotel)|Flower, Sun, and Rain]] hotel, with her pet crocodile [[Christina]]. The player assumes her role for several brief moments in the game, as she follows the path of [[Sumio Mondo]].

==Appearance and Personality==
Toriko is a mysterious young girl with black hair, wearing a white dress. In the live-action opening for the game, she is seen in other outfits. She has an eccentric personality, and is constantly worried about where Chris has gone. She seems to have little patience with certain people who get in her way or waste her time. She loves Chris and thinks he's cute, despite Chris hating his own name. She has knowledge of the true nature of [[Kamui Uehara]], which she likely learned from her father. She views Mondo as their savior, who will throw open the world of the island.

==History==
===Backstory===
Toriko Kusabi was born to [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]] and his wife Akemi. She was raised in [[Kanto]], eventually adopting a pet crocodile named [[Christina]].

===''Flower, Sun, and Rain''===
In 2001, Toriko and her father went on vacation to Lospass Island, with the purpose of recovering her father's friend [[Sumio Kodai]], now living under the personality of the searcher [[Sumio Mondo]]. Toriko appears in a series of vignettes after each Request, which seem to take place some amount of time after each story:

*[[Request 01: Gymnopédie#1]]: Toriko first appears sleeping in her room as Christina escapes out the door. She chases him down the hallway and passes by [[Sundance Shot]], who she says is an evil man. She asks Chris where he's going, as he stopped outside of Mondo's room.

*[[Request 02: Air in G]]: Chris takes off again, and Toriko runs past [[Mati Sding]]. Mati tells her not to run in the hallway, and she says she was chasing her pet. Mati says that trotting in the hallways is fine.

*[[Request 03: "From the New World" Symphony No.9 in E minor,Op.95]]: Toriko finds El Crasher training in the 3rd floor stairwell. She mistakes him for a sumo wrestler, and asks him where Chris went. He was too busy training to see him, and Toriko tells him to look after CEO Dragon.

*[[Request 04: 'S Wonderful]]: Toriko meets [[Maria Nicharesuk]] in the 2nd floor stairwell. Maria says she hasn't seen Chris, and offers Toriko a drink of milk, which she was drinking after being tired from flying.

*[[Request 05: The Entertainer]]: Toriko reaches the lobby and greets [[Edo Macalister]], who says Chris went outside. Toriko notices the autograph from Sonny and Tubbs Balboa near the front door.

*[[Request 06: Air in G]]: Toriko meets [[Stephan Charbonie]] right outside the hotel. When asked where Chris went, Stephan believes she is referring to a football player named Chris. He rambles on about football until she gives up.

*[[Request 07: Children's corner]]: Toriko kicks a ball sent at her by Shoutaro Kai. Shoutaro tries to pick a fight with her, and questions why Chris is pink.

*[[Request 08: Ave Maria]]: Toriko chases Chris by the church, where Seiji Fujieda and Yuuri Otowaya are getting married. She congratulates them, and they say they're happy to have her blessing.

*[[Request 09: Rhapsody in Blue]]: Toriko chases Chris to Power Beach, where she meets Ken Sakurabi. He promises to tell her where Chris is if he spots him on his route, but doesn't know where to find Toriko to tell her.

*[[Request 10: I Love You, Porgy]]: Toriko finds Chris in Mati's diner, walking in circles in front of Daizaburo Kai. She says that Chris seems to like him. Kai says that was fine and that he finds Chris pleasant.

*[[Request 11: Clair de Lune]]: Toriko loses track of Chris, who lets out a cry from the top of the hotel's sign, as if to mourn Mondo's death.

After [[Request 12: I Got Rhythm]], Toriko caught up to Chris outside of the Business Tower lighthouse. He said that he ran off because she gave him a stupid name, which doesn't fit with him being male. Chris told her that Sundance Shot was at the top of the lighthouse, and that he had been following him. Toriko confronted Sundance, and said that she was there to kill him like he killed Mondo. Toriko said she was going to save Mondo, and accused Sundance of being Kamui Uehara, who he claimed to not know.

After [[Request 13: La fille aux cheveux de lin]], Toriko appeared on the roof of the hotel, confronting Sundance as he prepared to shoot Mondo again. She asked Sundance why he had to shoot, and questioned his philosophy. Toriko said that if Mondo dies, then he would disappear too. The two make a pact that if Mondo can find him, she'll win, and if he doesn't then both Sundance and Mondo will disappear. She agrees and Mondo is shown shooting himself to move forward to the next day. Toriko asks Chris if he thinks Mondo is really their savior, and if he can throw open this world. She tells Mondo to wake up as she points to the exploding plane overhead.

Toriko doesn't appear again until [[Request 18: An American in Paris]], when she confronts Sundance while he is disguised as Mondo in the Lospass Airport. She tells him that he is Kamui, and that Kamui moves among humans to kill them. He told her that a friend of her father's would be there soon to release him. The real Mondo appeared shortly after to verify his identity and unmask Sundance.

==Official profiles==
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|A girl who keeps a pink crocodile as a pet. A 3rd year junior high school student. Place of Birth: Far East
|}
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|A beautiful, yet mysterious, young woman in a white dress, Toriko is on a constant mission to find her pet crocodile Christina. Although it seems like she is trying to help Sumio in his endeavors, her motivations remain clouded in uncertainty.
|}

==Gallery==
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Toriko1.png|Portrait
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mia_toriko.PNG|Played by Mia Murano
toriko_manga.png|Toriko and Christina as seen in Pre-Lunatics
Toriko_profile.PNG|Toriko's profile in the DS version
toriko_beta.png|Music Clips DVD Render
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toriko_car.png
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toriko_beta_art.png|Music Clips DVD Art
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Sumio Mondo

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{{Character
|title=Sumio Mondo
|image=[[File:mondo_art.png|140px]]
|othernames=[[Sumio Kodai]]
|age=28
|nationality=Japanese
|family= [[Sundance Shot]] (Clone)
|occupation=Searcher
|affiliation=
|weapon=[[Catherine]]
|status=Alive (as Sumio Kodai)
|first=[[Request 00: Welcome to the "Flower,Sun,and Rain"]]
|playedby=Susumu Nihashi
}}'''Sumio Mondo''' is the protagonist of ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]''. He is a "searcher" who finds lost objects for people, sent to [[Lospass Island]] on a mission for hotel manager [[Edo Macalister]]. Apparently unbeknownst to him, he is actually an amnesiac [[Sumio Kodai]] suffering from a severe case of psychogenic fugue.

==Appearance and Personality==
Although Sumio snarks at the various strange events he finds himself confronted with, most of the other characters in the game regard him as a pushover who is too trusting and willing to help. Many characters insult him or find him to be a loser, yet rope him into helping others regardless. As the game goes on, Sumio becomes progressively more jaded with reality. Sumio has an eccentric relationship with his "partner", a briefcase computer known as [[Catherine]]. Sumio treats Catherine as if she was a person, which confuses the other characters; it is unclear whether he realizes his behavior is odd or not. Similarly, he also has an obsession with his car, [[Giggs]], but he doesn't seem to find Giggs to be sentient like Catherine. When separated from Catherine, he ignores all else to retrieve it.

Sometimes, particularly annoying individuals incur his anger, most notably [[Stephan Charbonie]], who messes with Sumio in an antagonistic way, and [[Shoutaro Kai]], who criticizes the game itself. Sumio seems to find attacking ''Flower, Sun, and Rain'' and lampshading its problems to be the most abhorrent thing imaginable, referring to Shoutaro's actions as "worse than the terrorist" and stopping what he's doing to hunt him down.

Sumio sometimes refers to a lonely past, saying that he can't meet the woman he loves, and that he's "always been alone". These would seem to reflect on the truth behind his identity of [[Sumio Kodai]], a very depressed and lonely individual who has lost many people he loved. It is suggested that Sumio might be remembering more and more as the game goes on, as he at one point brings up the name [[Kamui Uehara|Kamui]] without it being stated by anyone else, and remembers [[Tokio Morishima]]’s name despite only have seen Tokio’s pseudonym of Taro Turtle. Sumio Kodai's transformation into Sumio Mondo seems to be a way of repressing his depression and past, and taking on the persona of a more positive person in a significantly lighter and less tragic world.

==History==
===Origins===
Sumio Mondo is one of the [[Eleven Children]] who grew up under [[Eleki Island]], suggested to be the eleventh child. This presents a bit of a contradiction, as Sumio Kodai already has his own backstory during the same year that the Eleven Children are specified to still be on the island. It is hypothetically possible that Sumio was moved from the island to Kanto that very year, but this seems unlikely due to the close relationship [[Mikumo Boys|and his friends]] had with [[Riru Yukimura]]. Alternatively, Sumio could have been moved to the island ''after'' the events in his hometown, though this means he forgot his past on Lospass but not his prior history before then. Another possibility is that Sumio Kodai is not himself the original Sumio Mondo, but one of his clones. Indeed, it is Mondo and not Kodai who is specified to be one of the Children by the game and by Suda in Famitsu interviews, suggesting that this may be the case; however, this may be due to Sumio's unreliable perspective and Suda wishing to avoid spoilers, respectively. In any case, there are several stock bodies of Mondo that are stationed on the island and facilitate the time loop he experiences, with each one receiving the previous clones' memories.

As for Kodai, the circumstances behind his transformation into Sumio Mondo remain unclear. At some point after his arrest in 1999, he escaped jail through unknown means, presumably in the same event that caused him to become Mondo. He was entrusted Catherine by an unknown person, and took on work as a searcher. He completed every job given to him, until completing a request from "the largest local general contractor", who afterwards gave him the mission from Lospass.

===A Job===
Sumio arrives on [[Lospass Island]] at some point in later 2001, together with Giggs and Catherine. After meeting [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Peter Bockwinkle]] who drives him to the Hotel [[Flower, Sun, and Rain (hotel)|Flower, Sun, and Rain]], he meets with his client, Edo Macalister. Edo explains that a terrorist is attempting to plant a bomb on the plane at the [[Lospass Airport]], and that Sumio's mission is to locate the bomb. He also gives him a copy of [[The Lospass]] guidebook. Sumio sleeps in his room (402) that night, but the next day gets trapped within the [[Sealed Space]]. By the time he's solved the puzzles to escape, the plane carrying the bomb explodes overhead.

Sumio finds himself waking up at the beginning of the day again, with Edo urging him to hurry and find the bomb. He finds that, no matter what he wastes time doing during the day, he will wake up at the beginning of the day when the plane explodes, but he initially dismisses this as a dream, despite Edo's earlier warnings that time is looping due to a "crazy magnetic field". He slowly makes more and more progress on leaving the hotel, always being distracted by having to help various characters with their problems. When he finally makes it outside, fellow guest [[Stephan Charbonie]] refuses to let him pass, instead tricking Sumio into believing that he has poisoned other fellow guest [[Yayoi Hanayama]]. When Sumio solves Charbonie's puzzle, he points out to Sumio that when Sumio alerted Edo to the poisoning, he promised to call an ambulance which never arrived. Charbonie warns Sumio not to trust Edo.

Sumio continues to trek across the island more loop by loop in hopes of reaching the airport, meeting several eccentric characters and taking a small trip to Eleki Island. All this changes when one day he awakens in the middle of the night. He finally notices that hotel maid [[Sue Sding]] has been sleeping under his bed, and she asks him to find something for her, but is unable to specify what. Sumio crosses the island at night and views the moon from the [[Business Tower]] lighthouse. Returning to his room with no answers, he speaks with Sue again, who asks Sumio to reveal the secret of the island, which is linked to her own secret. She also tells him that time on the island has stopped, berating him for believing it to be a dream. After solving a puzzle, he receives a call from Sue asking him to head to the roof of the hotel. When he arrives up there, though, she disappears, and Sumio is shot by [[Sundance Shot]], falling off the roof and dying.

===Secrets of the Island===
Sumio is later "revived" through a deal between [[Toriko Kusabi]] and Sundance Shot (in actuality, his memories are transferred into the next body). Catherine was stolen from him by [[Step Sding]] while he was asleep, so he must first retrieve her before continuing to make progress. He is also confronted by fellow member of the Eleven Children, [[Remy Fawzil]], who attempts to remind Sumio of their shared past, but he brushes her off. The next day, he accuses Edo of keeping secrets from him, pointing out the many suspicious points about his time on the island. Edo admits to manipulating him and even being the terrorist, but immediately faints. Sumio continues exploring the secrets of the island (in the opposite direction from the airport), soon meeting [[Sundance Ritz]] and her nurse [[Hana Kaburagi]].

The next day, Sumio is confronted in his room by Sundance Shot, who asks Sumio to find him and release him "from the toilet", urging him to get to the airport. Sundance says that time is not looping on the island, and that Sumio is merely "releasing the program". He also claims to be the bomb himself. Leaving behind a die, Sumio solves a puzzle with it and is transported to the ruins where he met Ritz, where she tells him of the Eleven Children. As the story goes on, Ritz and Hana try to tell him about the history of the island and the [[Sundance Tribe]]. He also manages to blow open a hole to a cave on Eleki Island. Through that cave, Sumio meets [[Tokio Morishima]], who tells him about the [[hyena]]s and the [[silver eye]]s, and mentions Sumio Kodai. By jacking Catherine in to Tokio's eye, time is restored to normal and the path to the airport opens.

===The Truth===
Edo explains his true intentions to Sumio, that he is indeed the terrorist, attempting to blow up the island, and that Sundance has been moving it onto the plane. Sumio is given his car Giggs back for his drive to the airport, but when he gets there, Stephan Charbonie steals it. Sumio visits the restroom. When he exits, he finds another stock Sumio - Sundance Shot in particular - being held up by two agents. When he unmasks him as Sundance, the truth about the time loop being the memories of his various previous bodies is revealed to him, as all the other Sumio Mondos appear. Each Mondo lived through a previous day, and their memories have been given back to the Kodai Mondo. Sundance tells him to take their memories and impart them to Step. Sumio escapes on the plane, with the island implied to be blowing up shortly as Edo intended.

On the plane, Mondo meets Peter Bockwinkle, and they speak about their experience. Peter claims to have obtained a photo taken earlier by [[Sister Phantom]] that has to do with Mondo's birth. Peter then says that he's been looking for Mondo this whole time. Mondo doesn't understand what's going on, but as Peter continues to drop more and more hints, Mondo finally realizes that he was Sumio Kodai, and sees who Peter truly is: his old partner, Tetsugoro Kusabi. Afterwards, Sumio Kodai returns to his identity and work at the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]].

==Official profiles==
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|A good natured guy. Tends to get caught up in things around him. Occupation: Searcher Place of Birth: Far East
|}
==Trivia==
[[File:Mondops2.png|thumb|135px|Mondo in the Playstation 2 version of Flower Sun and Rain]]
*According to a Famitsu interview, Mondo owns two cats named Jam and Stycoun, referencing The Jam and The Style Council, two English bands both fronted by Paul Welker.
*Mondo's hobby is reading poetry, and he is said to have experience playing badminton.
*Mondo's ingame model does not seem to resemble his character portrait or artwork at all. It is that his ingame model does in fact seem to resemble [[Sumio Kodai]] much more than his portrait.
*Mondo’s room number in the [[Flower, Sun, and Rain (hotel)]] (Room 402) is the same as [[Koichi Sugita]]’s apartment number in [[Case 2 Spectrum|Spectrum]] in [[The Silver Case]]. Additionally, the DS cover art for [[Flower, Sun, and Rain]] is displayed on the desk in Koichi’s room in the 2016 Remake.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=140px>
mondo1.png
mondo2.png
mondo_art.jpg
mondo_box.png|DS release box art
Mondo_profile.PNG|Mondo's profile in the DS version
Mondomodel.jpg|Beta model
mondo_beta_art.png|Music Clips DVD Art
Mondofanbook.jpg|Official Fanbook
MondoGuidebook.png|Guidebook
MondoGuidebook2.jpg
</gallery>
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[[Category:Males]]
[[Category:Flower, Sun, and Rain characters]]
[[Category:Protagonists]]
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Sumio Mondo

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{{Character
|title=Sumio Mondo
|image=[[File:mondo_art.png|140px]]
|othernames=[[Sumio Kodai]]
|age=28
|nationality=Japanese
|family= [[Sundance Shot]] (Clone)
|occupation=Searcher
|affiliation=
|weapon=[[Catherine]]
|status=Alive (as Sumio Kodai)
|first=[[Request 00: Welcome to the "Flower,Sun,and Rain"]]
|playedby=Susumu Nihashi
}}'''Sumio Mondo''' is the protagonist of ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]''. He is a "searcher" who finds lost objects for people, sent to [[Lospass Island]] on a mission for hotel manager [[Edo Macalister]]. Apparently unbeknownst to him, he is actually an amnesiac [[Sumio Kodai]] suffering from a severe case of psychogenic fugue.

==Appearance and Personality==
Although Sumio snarks at the various strange events he finds himself confronted with, most of the other characters in the game regard him as a pushover who is too trusting and willing to help. Many characters insult him or find him to be a loser, yet rope him into helping others regardless. As the game goes on, Sumio becomes progressively more jaded with reality. Sumio has an eccentric relationship with his "partner", a briefcase computer known as [[Catherine]]. Sumio treats Catherine as if she was a person, which confuses the other characters; it is unclear whether he realizes his behavior is odd or not. Similarly, he also has an obsession with his car, [[Giggs]], but he doesn't seem to find Giggs to be sentient like Catherine. When separated from Catherine, he ignores all else to retrieve it.

Sometimes, particularly annoying individuals incur his anger, most notably [[Stephan Charbonie]], who messes with Sumio in an antagonistic way, and [[Shoutaro Kai]], who criticizes the game itself. Sumio seems to find attacking ''Flower, Sun, and Rain'' and lampshading its problems to be the most abhorrent thing imaginable, referring to Shoutaro's actions as "worse than the terrorist" and stopping what he's doing to hunt him down.

Sumio sometimes refers to a lonely past, saying that he can't meet the woman he loves, and that he's "always been alone". These would seem to reflect on the truth behind his identity of [[Sumio Kodai]], a very depressed and lonely individual who has lost many people he loved. It is suggested that Sumio might be remembering more and more as the game goes on, as he at one point brings up the name [[Kamui Uehara|Kamui]] without it being stated by anyone else, and remembers [[Tokio Morishima]]’s name despite only have seen Tokio’s pseudonym of Taro Turtle. Sumio Kodai's transformation into Sumio Mondo seems to be a way of repressing his depression and past, and taking on the persona of a more positive person in a significantly lighter and less tragic world.

==History==
===Origins===
Sumio Mondo is one of the [[Eleven Children]] who grew up under [[Eleki Island]], suggested to be the eleventh child. This presents a bit of a contradiction, as Sumio Kodai already has his own backstory during the same year that the Eleven Children are specified to still be on the island. It is hypothetically possible that Sumio was moved from the island to Kanto that very year, but this seems unlikely due to the close relationship [[Mikumo Boys|and his friends]] had with [[Riru Yukimura]]. Alternatively, Sumio could have been moved to the island ''after'' the events in his hometown, though this means he forgot his past on Lospass but not his prior history before then. Another possibility is that Sumio Kodai is not himself the original Sumio Mondo, but one of his clones. Indeed, it is Mondo and not Kodai who is specified to be one of the Children by the game and by Suda in Famitsu interviews, suggesting that this may be the case; however, this may be due to Sumio's unreliable perspective and Suda wishing to avoid spoilers, respectively. In any case, there are several stock bodies of Mondo that are stationed on the island and facilitate the time loop he experiences, with each one receiving the previous clones' memories.

As for Kodai, the circumstances behind his transformation into Sumio Mondo remain unclear. At some point after his arrest in 1999, he escaped jail through unknown means, presumably in the same event that caused him to become Mondo. He was entrusted Catherine by an unknown person, and took on work as a searcher. He completed every job given to him, until completing a request from "the largest local general contractor", who afterwards gave him the mission from Lospass.

===A Job===
Sumio arrives on [[Lospass Island]] at some point in later 2001, together with Giggs and Catherine. After meeting [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Peter Bockwinkle]] who drives him to the Hotel [[Flower, Sun, and Rain (hotel)|Flower, Sun, and Rain]], he meets with his client, Edo Macalister. Edo explains that a terrorist is attempting to plant a bomb on the plane at the [[Lospass Airport]], and that Sumio's mission is to locate the bomb. He also gives him a copy of [[The Lospass]] guidebook. Sumio sleeps in his room (402) that night, but the next day gets trapped within the [[Sealed Space]]. By the time he's solved the puzzles to escape, the plane carrying the bomb explodes overhead.

Sumio finds himself waking up at the beginning of the day again, with Edo urging him to hurry and find the bomb. He finds that, no matter what he wastes time doing during the day, he will wake up at the beginning of the day when the plane explodes, but he initially dismisses this as a dream, despite Edo's earlier warnings that time is looping due to a "crazy magnetic field". He slowly makes more and more progress on leaving the hotel, always being distracted by having to help various characters with their problems. When he finally makes it outside, fellow guest [[Stephan Charbonie]] refuses to let him pass, instead tricking Sumio into believing that he has poisoned other fellow guest [[Yayoi Hanayama]]. When Sumio solves Charbonie's puzzle, he points out to Sumio that when Sumio alerted Edo to the poisoning, he promised to call an ambulance which never arrived. Charbonie warns Sumio not to trust Edo.

Sumio continues to trek across the island more loop by loop in hopes of reaching the airport, meeting several eccentric characters and taking a small trip to Eleki Island. All this changes when one day he awakens in the middle of the night. He finally notices that hotel maid [[Sue Sding]] has been sleeping under his bed, and she asks him to find something for her, but is unable to specify what. Sumio crosses the island at night and views the moon from the [[Business Tower]] lighthouse. Returning to his room with no answers, he speaks with Sue again, who asks Sumio to reveal the secret of the island, which is linked to her own secret. She also tells him that time on the island has stopped, berating him for believing it to be a dream. After solving a puzzle, he receives a call from Sue asking him to head to the roof of the hotel. When he arrives up there, though, she disappears, and Sumio is shot by [[Sundance Shot]], falling off the roof and dying.

===Secrets of the Island===
Sumio is later "revived" through a deal between [[Toriko Kusabi]] and Sundance Shot (in actuality, his memories are transferred into the next body). Catherine was stolen from him by [[Step Sding]] while he was asleep, so he must first retrieve her before continuing to make progress. He is also confronted by fellow member of the Eleven Children, [[Remy Fawzil]], who attempts to remind Sumio of their shared past, but he brushes her off. The next day, he accuses Edo of keeping secrets from him, pointing out the many suspicious points about his time on the island. Edo admits to manipulating him and even being the terrorist, but immediately faints. Sumio continues exploring the secrets of the island (in the opposite direction from the airport), soon meeting [[Sundance Ritz]] and her nurse [[Hana Kaburagi]].

The next day, Sumio is confronted in his room by Sundance Shot, who asks Sumio to find him and release him "from the toilet", urging him to get to the airport. Sundance says that time is not looping on the island, and that Sumio is merely "releasing the program". He also claims to be the bomb himself. Leaving behind a die, Sumio solves a puzzle with it and is transported to the ruins where he met Ritz, where she tells him of the Eleven Children. As the story goes on, Ritz and Hana try to tell him about the history of the island and the [[Sundance Tribe]]. He also manages to blow open a hole to a cave on Eleki Island. Through that cave, Sumio meets [[Tokio Morishima]], who tells him about the [[hyena]]s and the [[silver eye]]s, and mentions Sumio Kodai. By jacking Catherine in to Tokio's eye, time is restored to normal and the path to the airport opens.

===The Truth===
Edo explains his true intentions to Sumio, that he is indeed the terrorist, attempting to blow up the island, and that Sundance has been moving it onto the plane. Sumio is given his car Giggs back for his drive to the airport, but when he gets there, Stephan Charbonie steals it. Sumio visits the restroom. When he exits, he finds another stock Sumio - Sundance Shot in particular - being held up by two agents. When he unmasks him as Sundance, the truth about the time loop being the memories of his various previous bodies is revealed to him, as all the other Sumio Mondos appear. Each Mondo lived through a previous day, and their memories have been given back to the Kodai Mondo. Sundance tells him to take their memories and impart them to Step. Sumio escapes on the plane, with the island implied to be blowing up shortly as Edo intended.

On the plane, Mondo meets Peter Bockwinkle, and they speak about their experience. Peter claims to have obtained a photo taken earlier by [[Sister Phantom]] that has to do with Mondo's birth. Peter then says that he's been looking for Mondo this whole time. Mondo doesn't understand what's going on, but as Peter continues to drop more and more hints, Mondo finally realizes that he was Sumio Kodai, and sees who Peter truly is: his old partner, Tetsugoro Kusabi. Afterwards, Sumio Kodai returns to his identity and work at the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]].

==Official profiles==
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|A good natured guy. Tends to get caught up in things around him. Occupation: Searcher Place of Birth: Far East
|}
==Trivia==
[[File:Mondops2.png|thumb|135px|Mondo in the Playstation 2 version of Flower Sun and Rain]]
*According to a Famitsu interview, Mondo owns two cats named Jam and Stycoun, referencing The Jam and The Style Council, two English bands both fronted by Paul Welker.
*Mondo's hobby is reading poetry, and he is said to have experience playing badminton.
*Mondo's ingame model does not seem to resemble his character portrait or artwork at all. It is that his ingame model does in fact seem to resemble [[Sumio Kodai]] much more than his portrait.
*Mondo’s room number in the [[Flower, Sun, and Rain (hotel)]] (Room 402) is the same as [[Koichi Sugita]]’s apartment number in [[Case 2 Spectrum|Spectrum]] in [[The Silver Case]]. Additionally, the DS cover art for [[Flower, Sun, and Rain]] is displayed on the desk in Koichi’s room in the 2016 Remake.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=140px>
mondo1.png
mondo2.png
mondo_art.jpg
mondo_box.png|DS release box art
Mondo_profile.PNG|Mondo's profile in the DS version
Mondomodel.jpg|Model
mondo_beta_art.png|Music Clips DVD Art
Mondofanbook.jpg|Official Fanbook
MondoGuidebook.png|Guidebook
MondoGuidebook2.jpg
</gallery>
{{FSR Characters}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Males]]
[[Category:Flower, Sun, and Rain characters]]
[[Category:Protagonists]]
[[Category:Eleven Children]]

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Guidebook

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Guidebook

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Model of Sumio Mondo

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Mokutaro Shiroyabu

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{{Character
|title=Mokutaro Shiroyabu
|image=[[File:shiro_infobox.png]]
|othernames=Mokutaro Shimohira, Jaburo, Jabroni
|age=Older than 24 (''25W'')
|nationality=Japanese
|family=[[Format Kamui]] (father) "Mother" (suggested to be adoptive) Siblings (presumably adopted)
|occupation=Detective
|affiliation=[[25th Ward Heinous Crimes Unit]] [[Central Police Department]] (former)
|weapon=
|status=Alive
|first=[[01 new world order|#01 new world order]] {{CL|25}} (retroactively)
|playedby=
}}'''Mokutaro Shiroyabu''' is a detective of the [[25th Ward Heinous Crimes Unit]] and one of the central characters of the [[Correctness]] storypoint of ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''. He also appears in {{CL|25}} of the 2017 edition of ''[[The Silver Case]]''.

==Personality==
Shiroyabu is a reckless and overconfident cop. As a [[Central Police Department]] officer, he shows enthusiasm to the concept of dying in the line of duty, tries to shoot [[Akira]] based on presumption and shows fanboyism towards [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]]. As an HC Unit detective, he is considerably more competent; however, he is still prone to recklessness and is frequently berated by his partner, [[Shinko Kuroyanagi]]. When left on his own devices in {{CR|3}}, he acts unnecessarily aggressive and violent towards both his enemies and civilians.

After [[death-filing]] and being "overpowered" by [[Kosuke Kurumizawa]], Shiro mellows out considerably and begins carefully planning out his actions. He gains an existential awareness of [[Kamui Uehara]] and his own past selves. He is still dangerous, however, and has to be talked down from this state by Kuroyanagi. Shiro has a vindictive attitude towards crime and Kamui, and feels the need to kill anyone who he believes to be Kamui, even after the events of ''The 25th Ward''.
==History==
===Backstory===
Shiroyabu is the son of [[Format Kamui]] and a woman, presumably the source of his true name, Shimohira. He was presumably brought up in a controlled environment, and cloned many times to create stock bodies similar to those of the [[Eleven Children]], if he is not in fact one of the Eleven himself. As a young man he lived in the country with a mother of unknown identity and three siblings. At some point he became obsessed with [[The Silver Case (event)|the Silver Case]] and [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]], and sent requests to join the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]. Eventually he was scouted for the police force in the wards.
===Whiteout===
In 2003 (in {{CL|25}} and its completed counterpart {{CR|6}}), Shiroyabu had been hired for the [[Central Police Department]] in [[Ward 24]]. As one of his first jobs, Shiroyabu received orders to assassinate the final member of [[TRUMP]]: [[Joker]]. In doing so he encountered [[Akira]] in the [[Shelter]], immediately confusing him for the Joker. Before he could shoot Akira (who, being mute, was unable to answer Shiro's accusations), [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]] appeared and shot Shiro in the left ear. Kusabi made Shiro work together with Akira to find the Joker.

After a complicated investigation, the two cornered the Joker at the [[Hachisuka Dome]]. When they went in to take him down, Shiro's memories began flowing backwards as the Joker prepared to kill himself. After the Joker was knocked to the floor, Shiro realized that the Joker was in fact one of his own stock bodies. The narrative abruptly cuts to Shiro himself apparently having been killed by [[Michiru Kosaka]]. Kusabi then hands Shiro off to [[Hatoba]], who assigns him as Kuroyanagi's partner.
===''The 25th Ward''===
Between 2003 and 2005, Shiro worked for the [[25th Ward Heinous Crimes Unit]]. He lost at least one partner, apparently having been paired up with other detectives when not working with Kuro. At some point in his police career, he also had a mentor-and-student relationship with [[Ryu Munakata]], who taught him the secrets of death-filing.

By the time of {{CR|1}}, he was partnered with [[Sakaki]], investigating the death of [[Milu Yuzuki]] in the [[Bayside TowerLand]] apartment complex. During this investigation, Sakaki was killed by one of the [[Postal Federation]]'s [[deliverymen]] going berserk, and a bloody shootout ensued. Shiro, Kuro and new recruit [[Uehara]] also investigated the mysterious death of [[Yasushi Kamijo]]. After this, he was set off on his own by Kuro to investigate the truth behind Kosuke Kurumizawa. When left to his own devices, not only did he violently kill civilians and deliverymen alike, he was also targeted by the [[Okiai hitmen]]. He gradually spun further out of control while being simultaneously strung along a path by the hitmen that resulted in him death-filing and coming into a confrontation with Kurumizawa at the [[Alternative Batting Center]].

Seemingly before this confrontation could take place, Shiro was shot in the head by [[Sumio Kodai]], who encouraged him to battle Kurumizawa with everything he has. The results of the battle are ambiguous; Shiro believed that he had killed Kurumizawa, but Kurumizawa would appear later to say he only allowed himself to appear as if he was killed. Following this, Shiroyabu gained some of Kurumizawa's observation power for his own. Thanks to this Shiroyabu gained an awareness of his past life and the existence of his stock bodies. He began to see himself as an observer that keeps the balance by eliminating Kamui. Shiro disappeared from the Unit, and continued investigating Kurumizawa's actions, tracing them back to the mayor, [[Kenichiro Mikoshiba]]. He met with Hatoba at one of the mayor's rallies, and assured him that he wasn't going to kill the mayor and to give him more time to move freely. Later Shiro would confront Uehara and seemingly kill him, believing him to be Kamui. Shiro wandered the city, pondering the nature of Kamui and how to contact him. Using his powers to track Kamui's "point", Shiroyabu was led to the city hall, where he found the dead body of Mikoshiba. Kurumizawa revealed himself to Shiro, taunting him and discussing his new existence. After a chime sounds, which Kurumizawa claims is Kamui's "ringtone", he prepared to switch places with Shiroyabu, before exploding into particles. Kuroyanagi arrived and spoke to Shiroyabu, telling him to think for himself and that he is not like Kurumizawa. Kuro reminded Shiro that he is a detective, whose duty is to investigate in the name of justice. The two left to go back into the field.

===black out===
Shiroyabu is mentioned in 23 of {{CR|7}}'s 100 endings.
*No. 2, "Kill Akama": Uehara is kidnapped by Kuro to act as the matchmaker for Shiroyabu's final battle on a man-made island.
*No. 3, "Kill Aoyama": Shiro has a battle with [[Akama]], easily killing him and disappearing with his observation powers. After this Uehara goes on a journey to find him.
*No. 6, "Slash your wrists": Uehara is processed by Shiroyabu after a failed suicide.
*No. 12, "Kill everyone (including yourself)": Shiroyabu guides everyone to an observation room where they discuss their feelings.
*No. 14, "Cut off Hatoba's head and crush Kuroyanagi's heart": Shiro attempts to avenge Kuro, and his body is atomized by Uehara's [[silver eye]].
*No. 18, "Explode": Shiro protects Kuro from the explosion/ He and Kuro later appear before Uehara in a waiting room as elderly strangers.
*No. 24, "Face off against Hatoba": Uehara meets Shiro at a subway station, where he is hugged by him and stabbed.
*No. 25, "Face off against Aoyama": Shiro's body goes opaque during the duel between Aoyama and Hatoba.
*No. 27, "Face off against Kuroyanagi": Uehara is instantly killed by Kuro, and hears Shiro whisper in his ear as he wakes up in a white room.
*No. 28, "Find Shiroyabu in hiding": Uehara tries and fails to shoot Shiro, but is killed by Kuro and awakens in the white room again.
*No. 29, "Talk to Shiroyabu": Shiro threatens to kill Uehara and plunges him into endless darkness.
*No. 30, "Shiroyabu was invisible": Uehara uses observation to follow Shiro to Ward 24, where Shiro disappears.
*No. 31, "Is Shiroyabu alive?": Shiro and Uehara enter a portal to another crime-ridden time period, where Shiro shoots a dinosaur with a ray gun.
*No. 32, "Wonder whether Shiroyabu is alive or dead and fire one shot to check": Shiro battles Dark Shiroyabu. The two overlap to become Red Shiroyabu. Red Shiro kills Hatoba, then disappears as Kuro shoots at him. All HC Units throughout history join forces to process Red Shiroyabu.
*No. 33, "Shiroyabu executes Blue and Red": Shiro kills Aoyama and Akama, and is killed by Kuro. His final words are to go see his mother. Kuro meets a young woman in the suburbs, who gives her a key to an apartment where she finds Shiroyabu sleeping, and he wakes up.
*No. 34, "What's that red light shining around Shiroyabu?": Shiro emanates a red light which rewinds time, stopping the destruction of the 25th Ward.
*No. 44, "Sakaki stares expressionlessly in your direction": Sakaki reappears, which makes Shiro shaken. Shiro then executes Uehara.
*No. 45, "Sakaki looks cheerfully in your direction": Shiro cries and apologizes to Sakaki, and is swallowed by her body and mind. Uehara shoots at Sakaki to no effect, and Shiro whispers that he has a place to return to before disappearing.
*No. 46, "Sakaki is staring daggers in your direction": Shiro tries to kill Uehara, who flees to another world. There he meets a friendly female Shiroyabu, who invites him to dinner where Uehara dies of poisoning.
*No. 61, "Target Kuroyanagi's ears": Uehara stabs Kuro in the heart, and Shiro prepares to avenge her after killing Hatoba, Aoyama, and Akama. A white-haired Sumio Kodai appears and puts an end to the duel, with his presence stretching time.
*No. 83, "Kurumizawa appears in an illustration": Everyone is turned 2D by Kurumizawa. Shiroyabu is garish in 2D and doesn't look good. The group engage in a pay-to-win battle which destroys the 25th Ward.
*No. 87, "Kurumizawa appears in an anthropomorphic animal body": Kurumizawa appears with a monster suit and explodes. At the center he is covered in blood, and looks like Shiroyabu.
*No. 90, "Sakaki is pointing her gun at you": Shiro holds Sakaki after she is shot in the head by Uehara. She continues reappearing and dying over and over again, until she and Shiro both fade out of existence.

===Travis Strikes Back===
Shiroyabu appeared in [[4: Modern Observation|#4: Modern Observation]] when [[Travis Touchdown]] visited the 0 Ward. Shiroyabu encountered Travis with a gun, accusing him of being Kamui. Travis quickly knocked Shiro out with his Suplex wrestling skills, and he was left to [[Chiruko Takahashi|Chillko]] to take care of.

==Behind the scenes==
Shiro's nickname in the English version, "Jabroni", is a wrestling term based on "jobber", which describes a wrestler whose role is to deliberately lose matches. Shiro is indeed set up to lose to others both by the characters in the story (to Kurumizawa) as well as by the narrative itself (to Travis). His Japanese nickname, "Jaburo", is a more specific reference to the headquarters of the Earth Federation in the ''Gundam'' Universal Century setting. In the original ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' anime, Jaburo is where the mass-produced Gundams were first deployed.

==Appearances==
* ''[[The Silver Case]]'' (2017 patch only)
* ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
* [[Red, Blue, and Green]]
* ''[[Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes]]''

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
shiro1.png|Portrait
shiro2.png|boys don't cry
shiro3.png|electride
shiro4.png|white out
shiro5.png
LookUp.png|With [[Sakaki]]
shiroyabu_avoid.png|Dodging the pin stick
hulkout.png|With [[Shinko Kuroyanagi]]
hole.png|Investigating [[Yasushi Kamijo|Kamijo's]] bunker
HCU25.png|With the [[25th Ward Heinous Crimes Unit]]
toilet.png|Meeting [[Okamoto]]
shirokurocar.png|Driving to Kamijo's house
shirokuro.png|At the end of {{CR|2}}
ShiroyabuKuro.png
ShiroyabuBlood.png|boys don't cry
SewerBattle.png|Confronting a delivery man
ShiroyabuSkinBlood.png|Death-filed
BattingCenter25.png|Meeting [[Kosuke Kurumizawa]]
ShiroyabuUp.png
shiro_red.png|Styled as one of the [[Okiai hitmen]] (unused)
ShiroyabuDeath.png|Shot by [[Sumio Kodai|Sumio]]
ShiroyabuCrowd.png|Watching [[Kenichiro Mikoshiba|Mikosiba's]] speech
ShiroyabuUnderground.png
ShiroyabuShop.png
ShiroyabuHighway.png
ShiroyabuBridge.png|Outside [[City Hall]]
ShiroyabuBust.png
ShiroyabuMoon.png|Remembering his past
shiroyabu1.png|As a police officer
shiroyabu2.png|Confronting [[Akira]]
shiroyabu3.png|Shot by [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Kusabi]]
joker_cafe1.png|Meeting the [[Joker]]
Joker_cafe2.png|Cafe explosion
Joker cafe3.png
Joker die2.png|Shiroyabu shot by himself
Joker die3.png
ShiroyabuEye.png
joker_kusabi.png|Kusabi standing over a dead Shiroyabu
twokamuis.png|MISOGI
kuroshiro.png
shiro_book.jpg|''The Silver Case 2425'' art
ShiroyabuPromo.jpg|Promotional Art
shiro_tsa.png|Travis Strikes Back
</gallery>
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Promotional art

Tetsugoro Kusabi

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{{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==
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|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 vs01.png|"Fuckin' radio"
KusabiSquint2.png|Lunatics
S0_vs04.png
KusabiShotsFired2.png
s0_vs07.png
File:KusabiSakuraMeeting.png
KusabiLunatics2.png
KusabiPortrait.png
KusabiAtCauliflower.png
Kusabid.jpg|Decoyman
D_Cut29.png|With Sumio at [[IMM Hospital]]
stakeout.png|With Sumio at the stakeout
Stakeout2.png
KusabiNap.png
C-15.png|Parade
C-15a.png|PlayStation Version
C-10_pic.png
c-22a.png
c-29.png
KusabiAtTower2.png
KusabiSumioParade.jpg|Parade
KusabiSumioMoon.png|Playstation Parade outro (Unused)
Kusabik.png|Kamuidrome
LIFE_Cut14.png|Lifecut
LIFE_Cut5.png|Kusabi meeting with Munakata
LIFE Cut21.png
LIFE Cut47.png|Radio Tower door
LIFE_Cut49.png
LIFE_Cut29.png
LIFE_Cut50.png
LIFE_Cut43.png
LIFE_Cut44.png
LIFE_Cut10.png
LIFE_Cut48.png
LIFE_Cut52.png
Youngkusabi.png|Young Kusabi in Lifecut
LIFE_Cut53.png|Tamura
O1 13.png|As seen by Tokio in Placebo
PlaceboKusabiALT.png
SumioWithKusabi.png|With [[Sumio Kodai|Sumio]] (Unused)
new_kusabi.png|Remake Art
Sakura_back.jpg|Back cover illustration
kusabi_web.png|Official website 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''===
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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''===
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Kusabi25.png
Kusabishoot.png|Shooting Shiroyabu in the ear
KusabiNoGun2.png|Kusabi after 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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Tetsugoro Kusabi

2025-04-28T20:59:47Z

Autismvania: /* The Silver Case */

{{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==
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|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 vs01.png|"Fuckin' radio"
KusabiSquint2.png|Lunatics
S0_vs04.png
KusabiShotsFired2.png
s0_vs07.png
File:KusabiSakuraMeeting.png
KusabiLunatics2.png
KusabiPortrait.png
KusabiAtCauliflower.png
Kusabid.jpg|Decoyman
D_Cut29.png|With Sumio at [[IMM Hospital]]
stakeout.png|With Sumio at the stakeout
Stakeout2.png
KusabiNap.png
C-15.png|Parade
C-15a.png|PlayStation Version
C-10_pic.png
c-22a.png
c-29.png
KusabiAtTower2.png
KusabiSumioParade.jpg|Parade
KusabiSumioMoon.png|Playstation Parade outro (Unused)
Kusabik.png|Kamuidrome
LIFE_Cut14.png|Lifecut
LIFE_Cut5.png|Kusabi meeting with Munakata
LIFE Cut21.png
LIFE Cut47.png
LIFE_Cut49.png
LIFE_Cut29.png|Kusabi with a gun
LIFE_Cut50.png
LIFE_Cut43.png
LIFE_Cut44.png
LIFE_Cut10.png
LIFE_Cut48.png
LIFE_Cut52.png
Youngkusabi.png|Young Kusabi in Lifecut
LIFE_Cut53.png|Tamura
O1 13.png|As seen by Tokio in Placebo
PlaceboKusabiALT.png
SumioWithKusabi.png|With [[Sumio Kodai|Sumio]] (Unused)
new_kusabi.png|Remake Art
Sakura_back.jpg|Back cover illustration
kusabi_web.png|Official website 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
KusabiNoGun2.png|Kusabi after 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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Sumio Kodai

2025-04-28T20:58:57Z

Autismvania: /* The Silver Case */

{{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.

==Gallery==
===''The Silver Case''===
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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
sumiobomb.png
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
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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''===
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face_sumio.jpg|Sumio talking with [[Sakura Natsume]]
</gallery>

===''The 25th Ward''===
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Sumio25.png|Portrait
SumioGirl.png|With [[Alice]]
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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]]
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SumioShoot.png|Kamui can fuck off
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[[Category:Heinous Crimes Unit]]

Sumio Kodai

2025-04-28T20:45:06Z

Autismvania: /* The Silver Case */

{{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.

==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|Sumio, Hiseki and Fuyuki
Mikumo_boys_old.png|Playstation Version
SumioParadeCloseup.png
riru_sumio.png|Sumio and Riru
sumiop.png|Parade
sumiobomb.png
sumioyukimura.png|Meeting Yukimura
SumioGunPS1.png|Playstation Version (Unused)
sumioguilty.png|Confronting [[Akira]] and [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Kusabi]]
sumioarrest.png|Arrested by [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Kusabi]]
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
KusabiSumioMoon.png
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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[[Category:Detectives]]
[[Category:Males]]
[[Category:The Silver Case characters]]
[[Category:The 25th Ward characters]]
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Autismvania:

A closeup portrait of young Sumio

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Sumio in PS1 version of Parade

Sumio Kodai

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{{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.

==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|Sumio, Hiseki and Fuyuki
sumiop.png|Parade
sumiobomb.png
sumioyukimura.png|Meeting Yukimura
sumioguilty.png|Confronting [[Akira]] and [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Kusabi]]
sumioarrest.png|Arrested by [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Kusabi]]
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
KusabiSumioMoon.png
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''===
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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

2025-04-28T20:18:14Z

Autismvania: /* The Silver Case */

{{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==
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|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 vs01.png|"Fuckin' radio"
KusabiSquint2.png|Lunatics
S0_vs04.png
KusabiShotsFired2.png
s0_vs07.png
File:KusabiSakuraMeeting.png
KusabiLunatics2.png
KusabiPortrait.png
KusabiAtCauliflower.png
Kusabid.jpg|Decoyman
D_Cut29.png|With Sumio at [[IMM Hospital]]
stakeout.png|With Sumio at the stakeout
Stakeout2.png
KusabiNap.png
C-15.png|Parade
C-15a.png|PlayStation Version
C-10_pic.png
c-22a.png
c-29.png
KusabiAtTower2.png
KusabiSumioParade.jpg|Parade
Kusabik.png|Kamuidrome
LIFE_Cut14.png|Lifecut
LIFE_Cut5.png|Kusabi meeting with Munakata
LIFE Cut21.png
LIFE Cut47.png
LIFE_Cut49.png
LIFE_Cut29.png|Kusabi with a gun
LIFE_Cut50.png
LIFE_Cut43.png
LIFE_Cut44.png
LIFE_Cut10.png
LIFE_Cut48.png
LIFE_Cut52.png
Youngkusabi.png|Young Kusabi in Lifecut
LIFE_Cut53.png|Tamura
O1 13.png|As seen by Tokio in Placebo
PlaceboKusabiALT.png
SumioWithKusabi.png|With [[Sumio Kodai|Sumio]] (Unused)
new_kusabi.png|Remake Art
Sakura_back.jpg|Back cover illustration
kusabi_web.png|Official website illustration
2425 kusabi.jpg|''The Silver Case 2425'' art
KusabiSumioMoon.png
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
KusabiNoGun2.png|Kusabi after 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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[[Category:Males]]
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[[Category:Heinous Crimes Unit]]
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File:KusabiSumioMoon.png

2025-04-28T20:16:47Z

Autismvania:

Sumio and Kusabi under a moon

File:PlaceboKusabiALT.png

2025-04-28T20:12:35Z

Autismvania:

Another image of Kusabi as seen in Placebo

Tokio Morishima

2025-04-28T11:38:09Z

Autismvania: /* The 25th Ward */

{{Character
|title=Tokio Morishima|150px|
|image=[[File:tokio25.png|250px|]]
|othernames=TurtleGuy, TurtleDude, Taro Turtle, The Man With The Silver Eye
|age=
|nationality=Japanese
|family=[[Uminosuke Hachisuka]] (grandfather) [[Kaoru Hachisuka]] (father) [[Chizuru Hachisuka]] (sister) Unknown [[Shelter Kids Policy|Ayame Stock]] (sister) Misao Morishima (adoptive mother) [[Red]] (pet)
|occupation=Freelance journalist
|affiliation=
|weapon=
|status=Deceased
|first={{CL|1}}
|playedby=
}}'''Tokio Morishima''' is the protagonist of the [[Placebo]] storyline in ''[[The Silver Case]]'' and ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]'', as well as a minor but important character in ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]''. He is a freelance investigative journalist initially tasked with investigating the infamous [[Kamui Uehara]] but soon finds himself immersed in the numerous conspiracies of [[Ward 24]], [[Lospass Island]] and eventually [[Ward 25]].

==Appearance and Personality==
Tokio is a rather odd man prone to bouts of complaining and laziness, but despite this, he is considered a quality journalist. He has an intense fixation with his pet turtle, [[Red]], and is rather socially awkward, especially around women. His appearance in [[Transmitter]] shows him with spiky blonde hair, soft features wearing a leather jacket and cargo pants. This is inconsistent with his appearance in [[Placebo]], which shows him with dark hair and sharper features, most likely as a byproduct of his skewed perspectives in Placebo's artwork - however, his appearance in ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'' seems to be consistent with his Transmitter design. In ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case|The 25th Ward]]'', both his personality and appearance have changed considerably; he has grown a short stubble, wears a black muscle shirt and seems to have bulked up considerably, along with more sharper facial features. In addition, his personality is far more detached and sullen.

Tokio seems to think of himself as cool at first, but is often berated by other characters and has an unprofessional conduct with his client. At this time he also often acts out of self-interest, getting in touch with people for his own gain. As the series goes on, the experiences he goes through and his continually being used as a pawn by higher forces leave him progressively more and more depressed. However, he appears to have recovered somewhat by the time of {{RL25|6}}, in which he acts as a mentor figure to [[Yuki Shimohira]].

Tokio apparently feels compulsed to keep a diary of some sort at all times. At first it was the [[Morishima Memo]], a text diary on his computer. During his stay on [[Lospass Island]], he keeps another journal, one entry of which is published in [[The Lospass]]. In ''The 25th Ward'', he posts on [[Tokio's blog|an online blog]], but this is later taken over by [[Meru Yuzuki]].

Tokio is subscribed to a few mailing services: [[Today's WORD]], [[Weekly Lovers]], and [[DNNET]].

==History==
===Childhood===
Tokio is one of [[Kaoru Hachisuka]]'s children and one of the first batch of [[Shelter Kids Policy|Shelter Kids]]. Near the end of the procedures, he had an emotional outburst that caused the administration to wipe his memories and return him to normal society, where he was adopted by the Morishima family. Here, he grew up and began working as a police journalist for a magazine before later quitting and going freelance. According to his business card, he used to live and work in the real-life ward of Suginami before returning to [[Ward 24]].[[File:tokio_card.png|thumb|150px|Tokio's business card.]]
===''The Silver Case''===
Tokio receives an order from [[S. Inohana]] to report on [[Kamui Uehara]]. Over the course of 1999, Tokio tries to find information about Kamui as well as following the investigations of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]. He is assisted by his ex-girlfriend [[Erika Yukawa]] as well as other contacts on the internet. He soon encounters [[Akira]] at the [[Babylon Shopping Center]] in the middle of a traumatic experience, and associates him with that experience from then on. During the course of investigations, Tokio is threatened and spied on by [[Kaiji Enzawa|the Bat]]. After just barely escaping the Bat with his life, Tokio flees his home, leaving Red in Erika's care. His actions during this time are unclear, but he runs into the HC Unit during their mission to execute Kamui. He also comes into possession of [[Kiyoshi Morikawa]]'s notebook, and learns about the shelters. Tokio returns to his home near the end of 1999, now contending with numerous "[[Remnant Psyche|lingering consciousnesses]]" in his head, which become magnified as a result of acquiring [[Uminosuke Hachisuka]]'s [[silver eye]]. He tells Erika to continue taking care of Red as he will be heading away from the city for a while longer.

===''Flower, Sun and Rain''===
[[File:tokio_fsr.png|thumb|100px|Tokio during his stay on [[Lospass Island]]]]
Following the events of ''The Silver Case'', Tokio researches the creation of the silver eyes and discovers their origin. He heads to [[Lospass Island]], arriving on May 2nd, 2001. Later, he meets [[Sumio Mondo]] on a boat connected to the caverns on [[Eleki Island]]. He explains what he discovered about the hyenas and the silver eye production, and also claims to be accidentally responsible for the problems with time. Tokio seems to be taking care of one of the hyenas at this time, which ends up being used by [[Elbow]] for mysterious purposes later on.

===IMM Hospital===
===''The 25th Ward''===
In ''The 25th Ward'', following his memory removal, Tokio is noticeably more reserved and withdrawn, and seems to be almost unsure of himself in demeanor. Tokio is entrusted a mission from an unknown employer to research "what's going on in the 25th ward." Despite this, he still maintains his lifestyle of researching primarily through the internet, taking care of Red, and being mostly socially withdrawn. In the events of Placebo, Tokio becomes entangled in the mystery of finding out the secrets hidden behind the high-rise apartment complex where a mysterious amount of residents have been dying in rapid succession.

Through the high-rise apartment complex, Tokio discovers the background of the sex chat website Quarter's "Goddess," or, the most in-demand sex-chatter on the website. As he digs deeper into this mystery, he finds that Goddess is in fact three entities: [[Milu]], [[Miru]], and [[Meru]], the latter two of which are in fact AI based on the personality and chatting habits of Milu.

'''WIP'''

===Yuki===
Years later in 2017, Tokio has long since regained his memories and become much more acquainted with his abilities as a medium. During December of that year, Tokio encounters a high school aged girl named [[Yuki Shimohira]] living in [[Hinashiro City]]. Yuki, like Tokio, is a medium. Tokio notes that Yuki's abilities are significantly stronger than his own, and so acts as a mentor for her in exorcising a spirit causing apparent suicides in a train station alongside [[Hiiragi]].

Also by 2017, Tokio has seemingly entirely quit smoking cigarettes and now opts for an e-cigarette, or 'vape.'

==Official profiles==
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|Has come to the island to escape from his past. Occupation: Freelance Writer Place of Birth: Far East
|}
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|Former journalist with a passion for investigating occurrences in the 25th Ward. Previously a resident of the 24 Wards, he lost his memory - and by extension, his own understanding of himself - due to events originating within the Kamui case. (''25th Ward site description'')
|}
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|Former 24th Ward resident and writer, left the 24th Ward after being deeply involved in the Kamui case in the previous title. Currently living on a boat provided by an unknown person, investigates various incidents in the 25th Ward without ever been clear on both his employer and his own past. (''[[25 art book|#25 art book]] description'')
|}

==Trivia==
* Throughout [[The Silver Case]], Tokio Morishima shows to be inept when it comes with computers. Often asking for help from others or falling victim to virus attacks. In YAMI, it is revealed that Tokio's laptop is not Y2K compliant and does show the dates of newer emails as a result.
* When asked about a future Silver Case Continuation in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdiiVej_C6c ''Creator's File_#1 SUDA51: Episode 2 "Investigating The Silver Case" / "シルバー事件徹底解剖"''], it is stated by The Silver Case Co-writer Masahiro Ooka that "while I haven't written him out properly, Tokio is dead." with ideas of him only appearing in spirit or as a "residual consciousness."
* In Misogi, it is [https://imgur.com/a/iBO2MoM heavily implied] that Tokio has [https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9792-dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder Dissociative Identity Disorder]

==See also==
* [[Morishima]]

==Appearances==
* ''[[The Silver Case]]''
* ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]''
* ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
* [[placebo prequel]]

==Gallery==
===''The Silver Case''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
FACE TOKIO.png|Transmitter
FACE TOKIO2.png|Placebo
FACE TOKIO3.png|YAMI
TokioSmoking.png|Tokio having a smoke
tokiod.png|Decoyman
tokiolc.png|Lifecut
tokiolc2.png
tokiolc3.png
tokiobye.png|HIKARI
tokioplane.png|YAMI
tokiocath.png|With [[Catherine]]
tokioplane2.png
</gallery>

===''Case #4.5: Face''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
face_tokio.jpg|Talking to [[Sakura Natsume]]
</gallery>
===''Flower, Sun, and Rain''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=130px>
tokiop.png|Portrait
tokio_glasses.png
tokiofsrf.png|In the second opening
tokio_fsr2.png|Silver eye
tokio_art.png|Concept art
tokio_bio.png|Tokio's profile in the DS version
tokiofsr.png| Aboard his boat with a hyena
</gallery>

===''The 25th Ward''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
File:Tokio25p.png|Placebo
File:Tokio25m.png|Matchmaker
File:TokioYUKI.png|[[*06 YUKI]]
Tokioboat.png|Tokio next to his boat
Tokio Matchmaker 2.jpg|Matchmaker
TokioStandingRed.jpg|Tokio standing in the Red Room during [[*04 SIZUKU]]
TokioSittingRed.jpg|Tokio sitting in the Red Room during [[*04 SIZUKU]]
TokioLyingDown2.jpg|[[*04 SIZUKU]]
TokioLyingDown.jpg
TokioEyeInject.jpg
Tokio_cable.png|[[*05 MISOGI]]
misogi_ghosts.png|With his lingering consciousnesses
TokioToilet1.png
TokioToilet2.png
ayame_nurse.png|With [[Ayame Shimohira|Ayame]]
TokioEye.png
Tokiowire2.png
Tokiowire.png
ParkTalk.png|Meeting with [[Kipple]]
Tokio_train.png|With [[Yuki Shimohira]]
TokioYUKI3.png|[[*06 YUKI]]
TokioYUKI2.png
Tokio_with_Hiiragi_in_YUKI.jpg|Tokio and [[Hiiragi]]
</gallery>

===''Miscellaneous''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
TokioDetectiveSaburoJinguji.png|Tokio's cameo in Detective Jinguji Saburo: Innocent Black
</gallery>

{{TSC Characters}}{{FSR Characters}}{{25W Characters}}
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File:ParkTalk.png

2025-04-28T11:37:56Z

Autismvania:

Tokio with Kipple

Kosuke Kurumizawa

2025-04-28T11:36:58Z

Autismvania: /* The 25th Ward */

{{Character
|title=Kosuke Kurumizawa
|image= [[file:KurumizawaBust.png|230px|]]
|othernames=
|age= 30 (''25W'')
|nationality=Japanese
|family=
|occupation=[[Bayside TowerLand]] building administrator [[Observer]] Union representative
|affiliation=[[Union]]
|weapon=
|status=Digital man
|first={{CR|1}} (mentioned) {{CR|3}}
|playedby=
}}'''Kosuke Kurumizawa''' is one of the central characters of ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]'', playing the role of an antagonist. His agenda and existence is one of the driving plot threads of the game's narrative, and he continues to be a major figure in subsequent releases.

==Appearance and Personality==
Nearly nothing is known about Kurumizawa's personality before his death. Aside from his profession as an [[observer]] he seems to have lead a seemingly average life and had a romantic relationship with [[Dr. Juvenile]]. In his current state however Kurumizawa seems to have extensive knowledge of reality, [[Kamui Uehara]] and the inner workings of [[Ward 25]]. He speaks calm and cryptically but is also seen hostile and aggressive when confronting [[Mokutaro Shiroyabu]].

==History==
[[File:kuruphoto.jpg|100px|thumb|Kurumizawa before his 'death']]
Kurumizawa originates from [[Ward 24]], but much about his past has been officially erased. He is first brought up as an unrelated case that [[Mokutaro Shiroyabu]] and [[Sakaki]] are discussing in [[01 new world order|#01 new world order]]. He was the building administrator of the [[Bayside TowerLand]] condo, and his body was found mangled beyond recognition with its mouth stuffed with female hair. Only one piece of evidence was even able to confirm the body as his, and no further information was able to be found regarding Kurumizawa's history.
===''The 25th Ward''===
[[File:Kurumizawacorpse.jpg|thumb|150px|Kurumizawa's corpse]]
He was thought to be just another victim killed by the delivery guys of the [[Postal Federation]] for similar petty reasons to the others killed in the building, but this hypothesis is challenged when a bucket containing human flesh in a plastic bag is dropped from a skyscraper. This methodology recalls a similar garbage-dropping incident that led up to the supposed murder of Kurumizawa, and [[Shinko Kuroyanagi]] deduces that this is actually a message being sent by Kurumizawa who is still alive. Shiroyabu goes out to investigate the case on his own, and is set up through a series of battles with the [[Okiai]] hitmen to engage in combat with the seemingly-living Kurumizawa at the [[Alternative Batting Center]].
[[File:Kuruvideo.jpg|thumb|125px|Video sent to the [[Heinous Crimes Unit|HCU]]]]
Meanwhile in the 24th Ward, the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]] were already aware of Kurumizawa and investigating a murder he committed, which he notified them of in a video clip. However, in the video clip, Kurumizawa appears not as a human but as an anime character; despite this, analysis of the video concludes that the shadows and lighting of the video are not possible to be simulated, and that Kurumizawa must truly look like that. In their investigations, they find another corpse of Kurumizawa's at the Rental Warehouses and contend with video footage and live appearances of Kurumizawa in multiple art styles, and eventually discover that the murder was faked through altering their perception of reality in the first place.
[[File:kurudigital.png|120px|thumb|Digital Man]]
The results of Shiroyabu and Kurumizawa's battle are ambiguous; Shiroyabu claims to have won, but Kuroyanagi accuses him of being a pawn of Kurumizawa. In any case, Shiroyabu definitely attains some of Kurumizawa's abilities after the battle and tries to eliminate [[Kamui Uehara]] (and thus acting in favor of the ward's "life").

It is suggested by the characters that Kurumizawa attained this state through becoming an observer who could never be observed. By observing (and defining reality) without being observed (and thus never being defined in reality) Kurumizawa is able to cheat physical reality and live on as a "digital man" within the system of the cities and Kamui Uehara. He chooses not to die, and so he doesn't. Through this, he is able to exist in the "world of the dead" that other apparitions (such as [[Remnant Psyches]]) exist in. It is later revealed that Kurumizawa is also the "cursor" through which gameplay actions are performed by the player, and it is also implied that he is the running man controlled on the chapter select screen.

Kurumizawa makes his final appearance confronting Shiroyabu at the [[Ward 25 City Hall]]. Shiroyabu discovers the corpse of Mayor [[Kenichiro Mikoshiba]] and is unsure whether he, Kurumizawa or the both of them killed the mayor. Kurumizawa taunts Shiroyabu and the two have a disorienting conversation about Shiroyabu's new existence. After their conversation concludes he vaporizes himself into various particles leaving Shiroyabu alone.

===''Red, Blue, and Green''===
Kurumizawa appears next in the Greenout segment of ''[[Red, Blue, and Green]]''. He transports [[Midori Midorikawa]] to the "South" and explains that he altered the flow of time around him. He talks to her about the Maitai cocktail, and shifts the topic to that of "jobs" in the sense of an RPG video game. Kurumizawa tells her that in her young unfocused state her skills are useless and that she is letting her emotions control her. Midorikawa claims to him that she merely wants to live in peace and be left alone which Kurumizawa tells her is impossible without honing her skills. He offers her a chance to join his ||Union|| and entices her with stock options and air conditioning. Midorikawa considers his offer but says she needs to finish 'cleaning' first. Before she leaves he formally introduces himself as Union Representative Kosuke Kurumizawa. After her departure he makes a call to [[Aoyama]], he commends him for finding a recruit such as Midorikawa.

===''Travis Strikes Again''===
In ''Travis Strikes Again'' it is revealed that Kurumizawa was once [[Dr. Juvenile]]'s boyfriend. [[Travis Touchdown|Travis]] finds him living in a partially underwater house in the middle of the ocean, possibly in the ruins of The 25th Ward. Kurumizawa then tells Travis about how Juvenile had a certain mysterious transparency. He wishes he would've known Travis sooner so they could have started a revolution against justice itself, before giving a death ball to Travis and disappearing. Kurumizawa refers to his talk with Travis in the past tense.

==Behind the scenes==
===''No More Heroes III''===
Kurumizawa appears on a poster in [[Beef Head]]. Besides this, [[Uehara]] is shown holding what looks like ''25th Ward'' UI in his concept art, which we would have to interpret as Kurumizawa. In-game, Kamui flies through the air using similar visual effects. After Kamui's introduction, other characters are also shown moving around using the same effects; it is possible that this is Kurumizawa's unspoken presence and allyship in the game.

==Appearances==
* ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
* [[Red, Blue, and Green]]
* ''[[Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes]]''
* ''[[No More Heroes III]]'' (poster, possible appearance)

==Gallery==
===''The 25th Ward''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
Kurumizawa25.png|Correctness
KurumizawaMM.png|Matchmaker
Kuruphoto.jpg
Kurumizawacorpse.jpg
KurumizawaUp.png
KuruVideoUnclear.jpg
Kuruvideo.jpg
Elevator_01.png
Elevator_02.png
Kurudigital2.png
kurudigital.png
BattingCenter25.png
KurumizawaBustUp.jpg
kurumizawa2425.jpg|''The Silver Case 2425'' art
</gallery>

===''Red, Blue, and Green''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
KurumizawaFaceless.png|Faceless Kurumizawa
KurumizawaFaceless2.png
KurumizawaIntro.png|Kurumizawa's introduction
</gallery>

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

{{25W Characters}}{{TSA Characters}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:The 25th Ward characters]][[Category:Travis Strikes Again characters]]
[[Category:Antagonists]][[Category:Males]]

File:Kurudigital2.png

2025-04-28T11:36:31Z

Autismvania:

Kurumizawa's pixel form

Tokio Morishima

2025-04-28T11:33:04Z

Autismvania: /* The 25th Ward */

{{Character
|title=Tokio Morishima|150px|
|image=[[File:tokio25.png|250px|]]
|othernames=TurtleGuy, TurtleDude, Taro Turtle, The Man With The Silver Eye
|age=
|nationality=Japanese
|family=[[Uminosuke Hachisuka]] (grandfather) [[Kaoru Hachisuka]] (father) [[Chizuru Hachisuka]] (sister) Unknown [[Shelter Kids Policy|Ayame Stock]] (sister) Misao Morishima (adoptive mother) [[Red]] (pet)
|occupation=Freelance journalist
|affiliation=
|weapon=
|status=Deceased
|first={{CL|1}}
|playedby=
}}'''Tokio Morishima''' is the protagonist of the [[Placebo]] storyline in ''[[The Silver Case]]'' and ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]'', as well as a minor but important character in ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]''. He is a freelance investigative journalist initially tasked with investigating the infamous [[Kamui Uehara]] but soon finds himself immersed in the numerous conspiracies of [[Ward 24]], [[Lospass Island]] and eventually [[Ward 25]].

==Appearance and Personality==
Tokio is a rather odd man prone to bouts of complaining and laziness, but despite this, he is considered a quality journalist. He has an intense fixation with his pet turtle, [[Red]], and is rather socially awkward, especially around women. His appearance in [[Transmitter]] shows him with spiky blonde hair, soft features wearing a leather jacket and cargo pants. This is inconsistent with his appearance in [[Placebo]], which shows him with dark hair and sharper features, most likely as a byproduct of his skewed perspectives in Placebo's artwork - however, his appearance in ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'' seems to be consistent with his Transmitter design. In ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case|The 25th Ward]]'', both his personality and appearance have changed considerably; he has grown a short stubble, wears a black muscle shirt and seems to have bulked up considerably, along with more sharper facial features. In addition, his personality is far more detached and sullen.

Tokio seems to think of himself as cool at first, but is often berated by other characters and has an unprofessional conduct with his client. At this time he also often acts out of self-interest, getting in touch with people for his own gain. As the series goes on, the experiences he goes through and his continually being used as a pawn by higher forces leave him progressively more and more depressed. However, he appears to have recovered somewhat by the time of {{RL25|6}}, in which he acts as a mentor figure to [[Yuki Shimohira]].

Tokio apparently feels compulsed to keep a diary of some sort at all times. At first it was the [[Morishima Memo]], a text diary on his computer. During his stay on [[Lospass Island]], he keeps another journal, one entry of which is published in [[The Lospass]]. In ''The 25th Ward'', he posts on [[Tokio's blog|an online blog]], but this is later taken over by [[Meru Yuzuki]].

Tokio is subscribed to a few mailing services: [[Today's WORD]], [[Weekly Lovers]], and [[DNNET]].

==History==
===Childhood===
Tokio is one of [[Kaoru Hachisuka]]'s children and one of the first batch of [[Shelter Kids Policy|Shelter Kids]]. Near the end of the procedures, he had an emotional outburst that caused the administration to wipe his memories and return him to normal society, where he was adopted by the Morishima family. Here, he grew up and began working as a police journalist for a magazine before later quitting and going freelance. According to his business card, he used to live and work in the real-life ward of Suginami before returning to [[Ward 24]].[[File:tokio_card.png|thumb|150px|Tokio's business card.]]
===''The Silver Case''===
Tokio receives an order from [[S. Inohana]] to report on [[Kamui Uehara]]. Over the course of 1999, Tokio tries to find information about Kamui as well as following the investigations of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]. He is assisted by his ex-girlfriend [[Erika Yukawa]] as well as other contacts on the internet. He soon encounters [[Akira]] at the [[Babylon Shopping Center]] in the middle of a traumatic experience, and associates him with that experience from then on. During the course of investigations, Tokio is threatened and spied on by [[Kaiji Enzawa|the Bat]]. After just barely escaping the Bat with his life, Tokio flees his home, leaving Red in Erika's care. His actions during this time are unclear, but he runs into the HC Unit during their mission to execute Kamui. He also comes into possession of [[Kiyoshi Morikawa]]'s notebook, and learns about the shelters. Tokio returns to his home near the end of 1999, now contending with numerous "[[Remnant Psyche|lingering consciousnesses]]" in his head, which become magnified as a result of acquiring [[Uminosuke Hachisuka]]'s [[silver eye]]. He tells Erika to continue taking care of Red as he will be heading away from the city for a while longer.

===''Flower, Sun and Rain''===
[[File:tokio_fsr.png|thumb|100px|Tokio during his stay on [[Lospass Island]]]]
Following the events of ''The Silver Case'', Tokio researches the creation of the silver eyes and discovers their origin. He heads to [[Lospass Island]], arriving on May 2nd, 2001. Later, he meets [[Sumio Mondo]] on a boat connected to the caverns on [[Eleki Island]]. He explains what he discovered about the hyenas and the silver eye production, and also claims to be accidentally responsible for the problems with time. Tokio seems to be taking care of one of the hyenas at this time, which ends up being used by [[Elbow]] for mysterious purposes later on.

===IMM Hospital===
===''The 25th Ward''===
In ''The 25th Ward'', following his memory removal, Tokio is noticeably more reserved and withdrawn, and seems to be almost unsure of himself in demeanor. Tokio is entrusted a mission from an unknown employer to research "what's going on in the 25th ward." Despite this, he still maintains his lifestyle of researching primarily through the internet, taking care of Red, and being mostly socially withdrawn. In the events of Placebo, Tokio becomes entangled in the mystery of finding out the secrets hidden behind the high-rise apartment complex where a mysterious amount of residents have been dying in rapid succession.

Through the high-rise apartment complex, Tokio discovers the background of the sex chat website Quarter's "Goddess," or, the most in-demand sex-chatter on the website. As he digs deeper into this mystery, he finds that Goddess is in fact three entities: [[Milu]], [[Miru]], and [[Meru]], the latter two of which are in fact AI based on the personality and chatting habits of Milu.

'''WIP'''

===Yuki===
Years later in 2017, Tokio has long since regained his memories and become much more acquainted with his abilities as a medium. During December of that year, Tokio encounters a high school aged girl named [[Yuki Shimohira]] living in [[Hinashiro City]]. Yuki, like Tokio, is a medium. Tokio notes that Yuki's abilities are significantly stronger than his own, and so acts as a mentor for her in exorcising a spirit causing apparent suicides in a train station alongside [[Hiiragi]].

Also by 2017, Tokio has seemingly entirely quit smoking cigarettes and now opts for an e-cigarette, or 'vape.'

==Official profiles==
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|Has come to the island to escape from his past. Occupation: Freelance Writer Place of Birth: Far East
|}
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|Former journalist with a passion for investigating occurrences in the 25th Ward. Previously a resident of the 24 Wards, he lost his memory - and by extension, his own understanding of himself - due to events originating within the Kamui case. (''25th Ward site description'')
|}
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|Former 24th Ward resident and writer, left the 24th Ward after being deeply involved in the Kamui case in the previous title. Currently living on a boat provided by an unknown person, investigates various incidents in the 25th Ward without ever been clear on both his employer and his own past. (''[[25 art book|#25 art book]] description'')
|}

==Trivia==
* Throughout [[The Silver Case]], Tokio Morishima shows to be inept when it comes with computers. Often asking for help from others or falling victim to virus attacks. In YAMI, it is revealed that Tokio's laptop is not Y2K compliant and does show the dates of newer emails as a result.
* When asked about a future Silver Case Continuation in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdiiVej_C6c ''Creator's File_#1 SUDA51: Episode 2 "Investigating The Silver Case" / "シルバー事件徹底解剖"''], it is stated by The Silver Case Co-writer Masahiro Ooka that "while I haven't written him out properly, Tokio is dead." with ideas of him only appearing in spirit or as a "residual consciousness."
* In Misogi, it is [https://imgur.com/a/iBO2MoM heavily implied] that Tokio has [https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9792-dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder Dissociative Identity Disorder]

==See also==
* [[Morishima]]

==Appearances==
* ''[[The Silver Case]]''
* ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]''
* ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
* [[placebo prequel]]

==Gallery==
===''The Silver Case''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
FACE TOKIO.png|Transmitter
FACE TOKIO2.png|Placebo
FACE TOKIO3.png|YAMI
TokioSmoking.png|Tokio having a smoke
tokiod.png|Decoyman
tokiolc.png|Lifecut
tokiolc2.png
tokiolc3.png
tokiobye.png|HIKARI
tokioplane.png|YAMI
tokiocath.png|With [[Catherine]]
tokioplane2.png
</gallery>

===''Case #4.5: Face''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
face_tokio.jpg|Talking to [[Sakura Natsume]]
</gallery>
===''Flower, Sun, and Rain''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=130px>
tokiop.png|Portrait
tokio_glasses.png
tokiofsrf.png|In the second opening
tokio_fsr2.png|Silver eye
tokio_art.png|Concept art
tokio_bio.png|Tokio's profile in the DS version
tokiofsr.png| Aboard his boat with a hyena
</gallery>

===''The 25th Ward''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
File:Tokio25p.png|Placebo
File:Tokio25m.png|Matchmaker
File:TokioYUKI.png|[[*06 YUKI]]
Tokioboat.png|Tokio next to his boat
Tokio Matchmaker 2.jpg|Matchmaker
TokioStandingRed.jpg|Tokio standing in the Red Room during [[*04 SIZUKU]]
TokioSittingRed.jpg|Tokio sitting in the Red Room during [[*04 SIZUKU]]
TokioLyingDown2.jpg|[[*04 SIZUKU]]
TokioLyingDown.jpg
TokioEyeInject.jpg
Tokio_cable.png|[[*05 MISOGI]]
misogi_ghosts.png|With his lingering consciousnesses
TokioToilet1.png
TokioToilet2.png
ayame_nurse.png|With [[Ayame Shimohira|Ayame]]
TokioEye.png
Tokiowire2.png
Tokiowire.png
TokioWithGuy.png|Meeting with [[Kipple]]
Tokio_train.png|With [[Yuki Shimohira]]
TokioYUKI3.png|[[*06 YUKI]]
TokioYUKI2.png
Tokio_with_Hiiragi_in_YUKI.jpg|Tokio and [[Hiiragi]]
</gallery>

===''Miscellaneous''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
TokioDetectiveSaburoJinguji.png|Tokio's cameo in Detective Jinguji Saburo: Innocent Black
</gallery>

{{TSC Characters}}{{FSR Characters}}{{25W Characters}}
[[Category:Characters]][[Category:Males]][[Category:Protagonists]]
[[Category:The Silver Case characters]][[Category:Flower, Sun, and Rain characters]][[Category:The 25th Ward characters]]
[[Category:Shelter Kids]]

File:Tokiowire2.png

2025-04-28T11:31:38Z

Autismvania:

Tokio plugging in his eye

File:TokioEye.png

2025-04-28T11:30:32Z

Autismvania:

Tokio's silver eye

File:TokioToilet2.png

2025-04-28T11:29:57Z

Autismvania:

Tokio on the toilet

File:TokioToilet1.png

2025-04-28T11:29:23Z

Autismvania:

Tokio on the toilet

Tokio Morishima

2025-04-28T11:23:56Z

Autismvania: /* The Silver Case */

{{Character
|title=Tokio Morishima|150px|
|image=[[File:tokio25.png|250px|]]
|othernames=TurtleGuy, TurtleDude, Taro Turtle, The Man With The Silver Eye
|age=
|nationality=Japanese
|family=[[Uminosuke Hachisuka]] (grandfather) [[Kaoru Hachisuka]] (father) [[Chizuru Hachisuka]] (sister) Unknown [[Shelter Kids Policy|Ayame Stock]] (sister) Misao Morishima (adoptive mother) [[Red]] (pet)
|occupation=Freelance journalist
|affiliation=
|weapon=
|status=Deceased
|first={{CL|1}}
|playedby=
}}'''Tokio Morishima''' is the protagonist of the [[Placebo]] storyline in ''[[The Silver Case]]'' and ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]'', as well as a minor but important character in ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]''. He is a freelance investigative journalist initially tasked with investigating the infamous [[Kamui Uehara]] but soon finds himself immersed in the numerous conspiracies of [[Ward 24]], [[Lospass Island]] and eventually [[Ward 25]].

==Appearance and Personality==
Tokio is a rather odd man prone to bouts of complaining and laziness, but despite this, he is considered a quality journalist. He has an intense fixation with his pet turtle, [[Red]], and is rather socially awkward, especially around women. His appearance in [[Transmitter]] shows him with spiky blonde hair, soft features wearing a leather jacket and cargo pants. This is inconsistent with his appearance in [[Placebo]], which shows him with dark hair and sharper features, most likely as a byproduct of his skewed perspectives in Placebo's artwork - however, his appearance in ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'' seems to be consistent with his Transmitter design. In ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case|The 25th Ward]]'', both his personality and appearance have changed considerably; he has grown a short stubble, wears a black muscle shirt and seems to have bulked up considerably, along with more sharper facial features. In addition, his personality is far more detached and sullen.

Tokio seems to think of himself as cool at first, but is often berated by other characters and has an unprofessional conduct with his client. At this time he also often acts out of self-interest, getting in touch with people for his own gain. As the series goes on, the experiences he goes through and his continually being used as a pawn by higher forces leave him progressively more and more depressed. However, he appears to have recovered somewhat by the time of {{RL25|6}}, in which he acts as a mentor figure to [[Yuki Shimohira]].

Tokio apparently feels compulsed to keep a diary of some sort at all times. At first it was the [[Morishima Memo]], a text diary on his computer. During his stay on [[Lospass Island]], he keeps another journal, one entry of which is published in [[The Lospass]]. In ''The 25th Ward'', he posts on [[Tokio's blog|an online blog]], but this is later taken over by [[Meru Yuzuki]].

Tokio is subscribed to a few mailing services: [[Today's WORD]], [[Weekly Lovers]], and [[DNNET]].

==History==
===Childhood===
Tokio is one of [[Kaoru Hachisuka]]'s children and one of the first batch of [[Shelter Kids Policy|Shelter Kids]]. Near the end of the procedures, he had an emotional outburst that caused the administration to wipe his memories and return him to normal society, where he was adopted by the Morishima family. Here, he grew up and began working as a police journalist for a magazine before later quitting and going freelance. According to his business card, he used to live and work in the real-life ward of Suginami before returning to [[Ward 24]].[[File:tokio_card.png|thumb|150px|Tokio's business card.]]
===''The Silver Case''===
Tokio receives an order from [[S. Inohana]] to report on [[Kamui Uehara]]. Over the course of 1999, Tokio tries to find information about Kamui as well as following the investigations of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]. He is assisted by his ex-girlfriend [[Erika Yukawa]] as well as other contacts on the internet. He soon encounters [[Akira]] at the [[Babylon Shopping Center]] in the middle of a traumatic experience, and associates him with that experience from then on. During the course of investigations, Tokio is threatened and spied on by [[Kaiji Enzawa|the Bat]]. After just barely escaping the Bat with his life, Tokio flees his home, leaving Red in Erika's care. His actions during this time are unclear, but he runs into the HC Unit during their mission to execute Kamui. He also comes into possession of [[Kiyoshi Morikawa]]'s notebook, and learns about the shelters. Tokio returns to his home near the end of 1999, now contending with numerous "[[Remnant Psyche|lingering consciousnesses]]" in his head, which become magnified as a result of acquiring [[Uminosuke Hachisuka]]'s [[silver eye]]. He tells Erika to continue taking care of Red as he will be heading away from the city for a while longer.

===''Flower, Sun and Rain''===
[[File:tokio_fsr.png|thumb|100px|Tokio during his stay on [[Lospass Island]]]]
Following the events of ''The Silver Case'', Tokio researches the creation of the silver eyes and discovers their origin. He heads to [[Lospass Island]], arriving on May 2nd, 2001. Later, he meets [[Sumio Mondo]] on a boat connected to the caverns on [[Eleki Island]]. He explains what he discovered about the hyenas and the silver eye production, and also claims to be accidentally responsible for the problems with time. Tokio seems to be taking care of one of the hyenas at this time, which ends up being used by [[Elbow]] for mysterious purposes later on.

===IMM Hospital===
===''The 25th Ward''===
In ''The 25th Ward'', following his memory removal, Tokio is noticeably more reserved and withdrawn, and seems to be almost unsure of himself in demeanor. Tokio is entrusted a mission from an unknown employer to research "what's going on in the 25th ward." Despite this, he still maintains his lifestyle of researching primarily through the internet, taking care of Red, and being mostly socially withdrawn. In the events of Placebo, Tokio becomes entangled in the mystery of finding out the secrets hidden behind the high-rise apartment complex where a mysterious amount of residents have been dying in rapid succession.

Through the high-rise apartment complex, Tokio discovers the background of the sex chat website Quarter's "Goddess," or, the most in-demand sex-chatter on the website. As he digs deeper into this mystery, he finds that Goddess is in fact three entities: [[Milu]], [[Miru]], and [[Meru]], the latter two of which are in fact AI based on the personality and chatting habits of Milu.

'''WIP'''

===Yuki===
Years later in 2017, Tokio has long since regained his memories and become much more acquainted with his abilities as a medium. During December of that year, Tokio encounters a high school aged girl named [[Yuki Shimohira]] living in [[Hinashiro City]]. Yuki, like Tokio, is a medium. Tokio notes that Yuki's abilities are significantly stronger than his own, and so acts as a mentor for her in exorcising a spirit causing apparent suicides in a train station alongside [[Hiiragi]].

Also by 2017, Tokio has seemingly entirely quit smoking cigarettes and now opts for an e-cigarette, or 'vape.'

==Official profiles==
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|Has come to the island to escape from his past. Occupation: Freelance Writer Place of Birth: Far East
|}
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|Former journalist with a passion for investigating occurrences in the 25th Ward. Previously a resident of the 24 Wards, he lost his memory - and by extension, his own understanding of himself - due to events originating within the Kamui case. (''25th Ward site description'')
|}
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|Former 24th Ward resident and writer, left the 24th Ward after being deeply involved in the Kamui case in the previous title. Currently living on a boat provided by an unknown person, investigates various incidents in the 25th Ward without ever been clear on both his employer and his own past. (''[[25 art book|#25 art book]] description'')
|}

==Trivia==
* Throughout [[The Silver Case]], Tokio Morishima shows to be inept when it comes with computers. Often asking for help from others or falling victim to virus attacks. In YAMI, it is revealed that Tokio's laptop is not Y2K compliant and does show the dates of newer emails as a result.
* When asked about a future Silver Case Continuation in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdiiVej_C6c ''Creator's File_#1 SUDA51: Episode 2 "Investigating The Silver Case" / "シルバー事件徹底解剖"''], it is stated by The Silver Case Co-writer Masahiro Ooka that "while I haven't written him out properly, Tokio is dead." with ideas of him only appearing in spirit or as a "residual consciousness."
* In Misogi, it is [https://imgur.com/a/iBO2MoM heavily implied] that Tokio has [https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9792-dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder Dissociative Identity Disorder]

==See also==
* [[Morishima]]

==Appearances==
* ''[[The Silver Case]]''
* ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]''
* ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
* [[placebo prequel]]

==Gallery==
===''The Silver Case''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
FACE TOKIO.png|Transmitter
FACE TOKIO2.png|Placebo
FACE TOKIO3.png|YAMI
TokioSmoking.png|Tokio having a smoke
tokiod.png|Decoyman
tokiolc.png|Lifecut
tokiolc2.png
tokiolc3.png
tokiobye.png|HIKARI
tokioplane.png|YAMI
tokiocath.png|With [[Catherine]]
tokioplane2.png
</gallery>

===''Case #4.5: Face''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
face_tokio.jpg|Talking to [[Sakura Natsume]]
</gallery>
===''Flower, Sun, and Rain''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=130px>
tokiop.png|Portrait
tokio_glasses.png
tokiofsrf.png|In the second opening
tokio_fsr2.png|Silver eye
tokio_art.png|Concept art
tokio_bio.png|Tokio's profile in the DS version
tokiofsr.png| Aboard his boat with a hyena
</gallery>

===''The 25th Ward''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
File:Tokio25p.png|Placebo
File:Tokio25m.png|Matchmaker
File:TokioYUKI.png|[[*06 YUKI]]
Tokioboat.png|Tokio next to his boat
Tokio Matchmaker 2.jpg|Matchmaker
TokioStandingRed.jpg|Tokio standing in the Red Room during [[*04 SIZUKU]]
TokioSittingRed.jpg|Tokio sitting in the Red Room during [[*04 SIZUKU]]
TokioLyingDown2.jpg|[[*04 SIZUKU]]
TokioLyingDown.jpg
TokioEyeInject.jpg
TokioSilverEye.png|[[*05 MISOGI]]
misogi_ghosts.png|With his lingering consciousnesses
TokioHusk2.png
TokioHusk.png
ayame_nurse.png|With [[Ayame Shimohira|Ayame]]
TokioSilverEye2.png
TokioPlug.png
Tokiowire.png
TokioWithGuy.png|Meeting with [[Kipple]]
Tokio_train.png|With [[Yuki Shimohira]]
TokioYUKI3.png|[[*06 YUKI]]
TokioYUKI2.png
Tokio_with_Hiiragi_in_YUKI.jpg|Tokio and [[Hiiragi]]
</gallery>

===''Miscellaneous''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
TokioDetectiveSaburoJinguji.png|Tokio's cameo in Detective Jinguji Saburo: Innocent Black
</gallery>

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Mokutaro Shiroyabu

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{{Character
|title=Mokutaro Shiroyabu
|image=[[File:shiro_infobox.png]]
|othernames=Mokutaro Shimohira, Jaburo, Jabroni
|age=Older than 24 (''25W'')
|nationality=Japanese
|family=[[Format Kamui]] (father) "Mother" (suggested to be adoptive) Siblings (presumably adopted)
|occupation=Detective
|affiliation=[[25th Ward Heinous Crimes Unit]] [[Central Police Department]] (former)
|weapon=
|status=Alive
|first=[[01 new world order|#01 new world order]] {{CL|25}} (retroactively)
|playedby=
}}'''Mokutaro Shiroyabu''' is a detective of the [[25th Ward Heinous Crimes Unit]] and one of the central characters of the [[Correctness]] storypoint of ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''. He also appears in {{CL|25}} of the 2017 edition of ''[[The Silver Case]]''.

==Personality==
Shiroyabu is a reckless and overconfident cop. As a [[Central Police Department]] officer, he shows enthusiasm to the concept of dying in the line of duty, tries to shoot [[Akira]] based on presumption and shows fanboyism towards [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]]. As an HC Unit detective, he is considerably more competent; however, he is still prone to recklessness and is frequently berated by his partner, [[Shinko Kuroyanagi]]. When left on his own devices in {{CR|3}}, he acts unnecessarily aggressive and violent towards both his enemies and civilians.

After [[death-filing]] and being "overpowered" by [[Kosuke Kurumizawa]], Shiro mellows out considerably and begins carefully planning out his actions. He gains an existential awareness of [[Kamui Uehara]] and his own past selves. He is still dangerous, however, and has to be talked down from this state by Kuroyanagi. Shiro has a vindictive attitude towards crime and Kamui, and feels the need to kill anyone who he believes to be Kamui, even after the events of ''The 25th Ward''.
==History==
===Backstory===
Shiroyabu is the son of [[Format Kamui]] and a woman, presumably the source of his true name, Shimohira. He was presumably brought up in a controlled environment, and cloned many times to create stock bodies similar to those of the [[Eleven Children]], if he is not in fact one of the Eleven himself. As a young man he lived in the country with a mother of unknown identity and three siblings. At some point he became obsessed with [[The Silver Case (event)|the Silver Case]] and [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]], and sent requests to join the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]. Eventually he was scouted for the police force in the wards.
===Whiteout===
In 2003 (in {{CL|25}} and its completed counterpart {{CR|6}}), Shiroyabu had been hired for the [[Central Police Department]] in [[Ward 24]]. As one of his first jobs, Shiroyabu received orders to assassinate the final member of [[TRUMP]]: [[Joker]]. In doing so he encountered [[Akira]] in the [[Shelter]], immediately confusing him for the Joker. Before he could shoot Akira (who, being mute, was unable to answer Shiro's accusations), [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]] appeared and shot Shiro in the left ear. Kusabi made Shiro work together with Akira to find the Joker.

After a complicated investigation, the two cornered the Joker at the [[Hachisuka Dome]]. When they went in to take him down, Shiro's memories began flowing backwards as the Joker prepared to kill himself. After the Joker was knocked to the floor, Shiro realized that the Joker was in fact one of his own stock bodies. The narrative abruptly cuts to Shiro himself apparently having been killed by [[Michiru Kosaka]]. Kusabi then hands Shiro off to [[Hatoba]], who assigns him as Kuroyanagi's partner.
===''The 25th Ward''===
Between 2003 and 2005, Shiro worked for the [[25th Ward Heinous Crimes Unit]]. He lost at least one partner, apparently having been paired up with other detectives when not working with Kuro. At some point in his police career, he also had a mentor-and-student relationship with [[Ryu Munakata]], who taught him the secrets of death-filing.

By the time of {{CR|1}}, he was partnered with [[Sakaki]], investigating the death of [[Milu Yuzuki]] in the [[Bayside TowerLand]] apartment complex. During this investigation, Sakaki was killed by one of the [[Postal Federation]]'s [[deliverymen]] going berserk, and a bloody shootout ensued. Shiro, Kuro and new recruit [[Uehara]] also investigated the mysterious death of [[Yasushi Kamijo]]. After this, he was set off on his own by Kuro to investigate the truth behind Kosuke Kurumizawa. When left to his own devices, not only did he violently kill civilians and deliverymen alike, he was also targeted by the [[Okiai hitmen]]. He gradually spun further out of control while being simultaneously strung along a path by the hitmen that resulted in him death-filing and coming into a confrontation with Kurumizawa at the [[Alternative Batting Center]].

Seemingly before this confrontation could take place, Shiro was shot in the head by [[Sumio Kodai]], who encouraged him to battle Kurumizawa with everything he has. The results of the battle are ambiguous; Shiro believed that he had killed Kurumizawa, but Kurumizawa would appear later to say he only allowed himself to appear as if he was killed. Following this, Shiroyabu gained some of Kurumizawa's observation power for his own. Thanks to this Shiroyabu gained an awareness of his past life and the existence of his stock bodies. He began to see himself as an observer that keeps the balance by eliminating Kamui. Shiro disappeared from the Unit, and continued investigating Kurumizawa's actions, tracing them back to the mayor, [[Kenichiro Mikoshiba]]. He met with Hatoba at one of the mayor's rallies, and assured him that he wasn't going to kill the mayor and to give him more time to move freely. Later Shiro would confront Uehara and seemingly kill him, believing him to be Kamui. Shiro wandered the city, pondering the nature of Kamui and how to contact him. Using his powers to track Kamui's "point", Shiroyabu was led to the city hall, where he found the dead body of Mikoshiba. Kurumizawa revealed himself to Shiro, taunting him and discussing his new existence. After a chime sounds, which Kurumizawa claims is Kamui's "ringtone", he prepared to switch places with Shiroyabu, before exploding into particles. Kuroyanagi arrived and spoke to Shiroyabu, telling him to think for himself and that he is not like Kurumizawa. Kuro reminded Shiro that he is a detective, whose duty is to investigate in the name of justice. The two left to go back into the field.

===black out===
Shiroyabu is mentioned in 23 of {{CR|7}}'s 100 endings.
*No. 2, "Kill Akama": Uehara is kidnapped by Kuro to act as the matchmaker for Shiroyabu's final battle on a man-made island.
*No. 3, "Kill Aoyama": Shiro has a battle with [[Akama]], easily killing him and disappearing with his observation powers. After this Uehara goes on a journey to find him.
*No. 6, "Slash your wrists": Uehara is processed by Shiroyabu after a failed suicide.
*No. 12, "Kill everyone (including yourself)": Shiroyabu guides everyone to an observation room where they discuss their feelings.
*No. 14, "Cut off Hatoba's head and crush Kuroyanagi's heart": Shiro attempts to avenge Kuro, and his body is atomized by Uehara's [[silver eye]].
*No. 18, "Explode": Shiro protects Kuro from the explosion/ He and Kuro later appear before Uehara in a waiting room as elderly strangers.
*No. 24, "Face off against Hatoba": Uehara meets Shiro at a subway station, where he is hugged by him and stabbed.
*No. 25, "Face off against Aoyama": Shiro's body goes opaque during the duel between Aoyama and Hatoba.
*No. 27, "Face off against Kuroyanagi": Uehara is instantly killed by Kuro, and hears Shiro whisper in his ear as he wakes up in a white room.
*No. 28, "Find Shiroyabu in hiding": Uehara tries and fails to shoot Shiro, but is killed by Kuro and awakens in the white room again.
*No. 29, "Talk to Shiroyabu": Shiro threatens to kill Uehara and plunges him into endless darkness.
*No. 30, "Shiroyabu was invisible": Uehara uses observation to follow Shiro to Ward 24, where Shiro disappears.
*No. 31, "Is Shiroyabu alive?": Shiro and Uehara enter a portal to another crime-ridden time period, where Shiro shoots a dinosaur with a ray gun.
*No. 32, "Wonder whether Shiroyabu is alive or dead and fire one shot to check": Shiro battles Dark Shiroyabu. The two overlap to become Red Shiroyabu. Red Shiro kills Hatoba, then disappears as Kuro shoots at him. All HC Units throughout history join forces to process Red Shiroyabu.
*No. 33, "Shiroyabu executes Blue and Red": Shiro kills Aoyama and Akama, and is killed by Kuro. His final words are to go see his mother. Kuro meets a young woman in the suburbs, who gives her a key to an apartment where she finds Shiroyabu sleeping, and he wakes up.
*No. 34, "What's that red light shining around Shiroyabu?": Shiro emanates a red light which rewinds time, stopping the destruction of the 25th Ward.
*No. 44, "Sakaki stares expressionlessly in your direction": Sakaki reappears, which makes Shiro shaken. Shiro then executes Uehara.
*No. 45, "Sakaki looks cheerfully in your direction": Shiro cries and apologizes to Sakaki, and is swallowed by her body and mind. Uehara shoots at Sakaki to no effect, and Shiro whispers that he has a place to return to before disappearing.
*No. 46, "Sakaki is staring daggers in your direction": Shiro tries to kill Uehara, who flees to another world. There he meets a friendly female Shiroyabu, who invites him to dinner where Uehara dies of poisoning.
*No. 61, "Target Kuroyanagi's ears": Uehara stabs Kuro in the heart, and Shiro prepares to avenge her after killing Hatoba, Aoyama, and Akama. A white-haired Sumio Kodai appears and puts an end to the duel, with his presence stretching time.
*No. 83, "Kurumizawa appears in an illustration": Everyone is turned 2D by Kurumizawa. Shiroyabu is garish in 2D and doesn't look good. The group engage in a pay-to-win battle which destroys the 25th Ward.
*No. 87, "Kurumizawa appears in an anthropomorphic animal body": Kurumizawa appears with a monster suit and explodes. At the center he is covered in blood, and looks like Shiroyabu.
*No. 90, "Sakaki is pointing her gun at you": Shiro holds Sakaki after she is shot in the head by Uehara. She continues reappearing and dying over and over again, until she and Shiro both fade out of existence.

===Travis Strikes Back===
Shiroyabu appeared in [[4: Modern Observation|#4: Modern Observation]] when [[Travis Touchdown]] visited the 0 Ward. Shiroyabu encountered Travis with a gun, accusing him of being Kamui. Travis quickly knocked Shiro out with his Suplex wrestling skills, and he was left to [[Chiruko Takahashi|Chillko]] to take care of.

==Behind the scenes==
Shiro's nickname in the English version, "Jabroni", is a wrestling term based on "jobber", which describes a wrestler whose role is to deliberately lose matches. Shiro is indeed set up to lose to others both by the characters in the story (to Kurumizawa) as well as by the narrative itself (to Travis). His Japanese nickname, "Jaburo", is a more specific reference to the headquarters of the Earth Federation in the ''Gundam'' Universal Century setting. In the original ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' anime, Jaburo is where the mass-produced Gundams were first deployed.

==Appearances==
* ''[[The Silver Case]]'' (2017 patch only)
* ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
* [[Red, Blue, and Green]]
* ''[[Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes]]''

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
shiro1.png|Portrait
shiro2.png|boys don't cry
shiro3.png|electride
shiro4.png|white out
shiro5.png
LookUp.png|With [[Sakaki]]
shiroyabu_avoid.png|Dodging the pin stick
hulkout.png|With [[Shinko Kuroyanagi]]
hole.png|Investigating [[Yasushi Kamijo|Kamijo's]] bunker
HCU25.png|With the [[25th Ward Heinous Crimes Unit]]
toilet.png|Meeting [[Okamoto]]
shirokurocar.png|Driving to Kamijo's house
shirokuro.png|At the end of {{CR|2}}
ShiroyabuKuro.png
ShiroyabuBlood.png|boys don't cry
SewerBattle.png|Confronting a delivery man
ShiroyabuSkinBlood.png|Death-filed
BattingCenter25.png|Meeting [[Kosuke Kurumizawa]]
ShiroyabuUp.png
shiro_red.png|Styled as one of the [[Okiai hitmen]] (unused)
ShiroyabuDeath.png|Shot by [[Sumio Kodai|Sumio]]
ShiroyabuCrowd.png|Watching [[Kenichiro Mikoshiba|Mikosiba's]] speech
ShiroyabuUnderground.png
ShiroyabuShop.png
ShiroyabuHighway.png
ShiroyabuBridge.png|Outside [[City Hall]]
ShiroyabuBust.png
ShiroyabuMoon.png|Remembering his past
shiroyabu1.png|As a police officer
shiroyabu2.png|Confronting [[Akira]]
shiroyabu3.png|Shot by [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Kusabi]]
joker_cafe1.png|Meeting the [[Joker]]
Joker_cafe2.png|Cafe explosion
Joker cafe3.png
Joker die2.png|Shiroyabu shot by himself
Joker die3.png
ShiroyabuEye.png
joker_kusabi.png|Kusabi standing over a dead Shiroyabu
twokamuis.png|MISOGI
kuroshiro.png
shiro_book.jpg|''The Silver Case 2425'' art
shiro_tsa.png|Travis Strikes Back
</gallery>
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Joker dead, again

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Joker dead

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Sumio Kodai

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{{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.

==Gallery==
===''The Silver Case''===
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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
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mikumoboys.png|Sumio, Hiseki and Fuyuki
sumiop.png|Parade
sumiobomb.png
sumioyukimura.png|Meeting Yukimura
sumioguilty.png|Confronting [[Akira]] and [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Kusabi]]
sumioarrest.png|Arrested by [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Kusabi]]
sumiok.png|Kamuidrome
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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
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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''===
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face_sumio.jpg|Sumio talking with [[Sakura Natsume]]
</gallery>

===''The 25th Ward''===
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Sumio25.png|Portrait
SumioGirl.png|With [[Alice]]
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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]]
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SumioShoot.png|Kamui can fuck off
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Sumio Kodai

2025-04-28T11:08:53Z

Autismvania: /* The Silver Case */

{{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.

==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]]
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|Sumio, Hiseki and Fuyuki
sumiop.png|Parade
sumiobomb.png
sumioyukimura.png|Meeting Yukimura
sumioguilty.png|Confronting [[Akira]] and [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Kusabi]]
sumioarrest.png|Arrested by [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Kusabi]]
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

2025-04-28T11:08:01Z

Autismvania: /* The 25th Ward */

{{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==
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|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 vs01.png|"Fuckin' radio"
KusabiSquint2.png|Lunatics
S0_vs04.png
KusabiShotsFired2.png
s0_vs07.png
File:KusabiSakuraMeeting.png
KusabiLunatics2.png
KusabiPortrait.png
KusabiAtCauliflower.png
Kusabid.jpg|Decoyman
D_Cut29.png|With Sumio at [[IMM Hospital]]
stakeout.png|With Sumio at the stakeout
Stakeout2.png
KusabiNap.png
C-15.png|Parade
C-15a.png|PlayStation Version
C-10_pic.png
c-22a.png
c-29.png
KusabiAtTower2.png
KusabiSumioParade.jpg|Parade
Kusabik.png|Kamuidrome
LIFE_Cut14.png|Lifecut
LIFE_Cut5.png|Kusabi meeting with Munakata
LIFE Cut21.png
LIFE Cut47.png
LIFE_Cut49.png
LIFE_Cut29.png|Kusabi with a gun (Unused)
LIFE_Cut50.png
LIFE_Cut43.png
LIFE_Cut44.png
LIFE_Cut10.png
LIFE_Cut48.png
LIFE_Cut52.png
Youngkusabi.png|Young Kusabi in Lifecut
LIFE_Cut53.png|Tamura
O1 13.png|As seen by Tokio in Placebo
SumioWithKusabi.png|With [[Sumio Kodai|Sumio]] (Unused)
new_kusabi.png|Remake Art
Sakura_back.jpg|Back cover illustration
kusabi_web.png|Official website 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
KusabiNoGun2.png|Kusabi after shooting Shiroyabu in the ear
joker_kusabi.png|Standing over a dead Shiroyabu
</gallery>

===''Travis Strikes Again''===
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kusabi_tsa.png|Travis Strikes Back
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File:KusabiNoGun2.png

2025-04-28T11:07:45Z

Autismvania:

Kusabi lowering his gun

Tetsugoro Kusabi

2025-04-28T11:06:55Z

Autismvania: /* The Silver Case */

{{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==
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|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 vs01.png|"Fuckin' radio"
KusabiSquint2.png|Lunatics
S0_vs04.png
KusabiShotsFired2.png
s0_vs07.png
File:KusabiSakuraMeeting.png
KusabiLunatics2.png
KusabiPortrait.png
KusabiAtCauliflower.png
Kusabid.jpg|Decoyman
D_Cut29.png|With Sumio at [[IMM Hospital]]
stakeout.png|With Sumio at the stakeout
Stakeout2.png
KusabiNap.png
C-15.png|Parade
C-15a.png|PlayStation Version
C-10_pic.png
c-22a.png
c-29.png
KusabiAtTower2.png
KusabiSumioParade.jpg|Parade
Kusabik.png|Kamuidrome
LIFE_Cut14.png|Lifecut
LIFE_Cut5.png|Kusabi meeting with Munakata
LIFE Cut21.png
LIFE Cut47.png
LIFE_Cut49.png
LIFE_Cut29.png|Kusabi with a gun (Unused)
LIFE_Cut50.png
LIFE_Cut43.png
LIFE_Cut44.png
LIFE_Cut10.png
LIFE_Cut48.png
LIFE_Cut52.png
Youngkusabi.png|Young Kusabi in Lifecut
LIFE_Cut53.png|Tamura
O1 13.png|As seen by Tokio in Placebo
SumioWithKusabi.png|With [[Sumio Kodai|Sumio]] (Unused)
new_kusabi.png|Remake Art
Sakura_back.jpg|Back cover illustration
kusabi_web.png|Official website 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
KusabiNoGun.png|Kusabi after 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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File:KusabiSakuraMeeting.png

2025-04-28T11:04:21Z

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Kusabi and Sakura meet at Cauliflower