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User:Slightlysalted

2026-03-21T23:50:22Z

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Sorry I keep updating location pages instead of more interesting things lol

Juliet Dendrobium

2026-03-21T23:31:02Z

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{{Character
|title=Juliet Dendrobium
|image=[[File:SEV_SS_Juliet_02.png|130px|]]
|othernames=Juliet Julietta DJ GP03
|age=23
|nationality=
|family=
|occupation=Space-Time Fugitive Mayor
|affiliation=
|weapon=
|status=Unknown
|first=''[[Romeo is a Dead Man]]''
|playedby=Brittany Cox
}}'''Juliet Dendrobium''' is a character in ''[[Romeo is a Dead Man]]''. She is the missing girlfriend of [[Romeo Stargazer]].

==Appearance and Personality==
Juliet appears to be a young brunette woman. Next to nothing is known about her, other than her mysterious disappearance.

==Biography==
===Background===
Juliet Dendrobium was a member of the Space-Time Police during their founding in 2030 A.D. However due to the nature of the organization, it is not known from what time period Juliet originated. Shortly after, Juliet was thrown into an unknown subspace during a time jump accident and trapped there. While in subspace, Juliet experienced transcendence over time, and formed a union with an expansive intelligence. Juliet was bestowed with otherworldly abilities, including replicating herself and mimicking other things. She could also "whisper" to others, giving them access to a fraction of her power. When she escaped from subspace, Juliet's powers caused a rift in space-time, after which she traveled back in time and began to appear in the future.

On September 5th, 2018, Juliet was discovered by [[Romeo Stargazer]] collapsed in the road on the outskirts of [[Deadford]]. Juliet begged Romeo to kill her, but her demeanor changed after hearing Romeo's name. Juliet appeared to have no memories, and was admitted to the hospital. After she was released, Romeo fell in love with her, and would take her out on dates to the local [[Night Owl]] diner. Romeo's sister [[Luna Stargazer]] grew suspicious of Juliet for sweeping away Romeo so quickly, but Romeo continued the relationship. Juliet eventually found a job at city hall, and proposed going on a long trip with Romeo. Romeo agreed to leave town with her, but on the day they were meant to elope, Juliet disappeared. That night, Romeo was fatally attacked by a White Devil, and was saved by his grandfather [[Benjamin Stargazer]], becoming "Dead Man".

===''Romeo is a Dead Man''===
The Space-Time Police became aware of Juliet appearing in different time periods. The places that she appears become space-time locked, and then begin to rupture and disappear. As a result she is placed on the Space-Time Police's wanted list. Since Romeo had been in close contact with Juliet, he was recruited as a cadet, and given the mission to locate her. Romeo went on to encounter and destroy variants of Juliet across time periods; a monstrous Juliet that merged with a ferris wheel, a giant Juliet who'd turned into a witch, and a combat Juliet armed with demonic modifications.

Romeo tracks down a variant of Juliet in the [[Forest of Honnêamise]], and finds her roasting a marshmallow over a campfire. Juliet questions how many of her he has killed so far, and the two debate the nature of killing. She claims that her goal is to destroy the world so that it will be renewed and purified, creating a New World Order. Juliet slits her throat and removes her own head, throwing it into the campfire. Her headless body then mutates into a grotesque giant form, [[Everyday is Like Monday]]. Romeo battles the monster, killing it with a flying dropkick.

==Official Profiles==
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|Age 23 / Female / 170cm / Born March 19, 1996 The subject of Romeo's adoration. Romeo rescues her late one night in the outskirts of Deadford, where she'd collapsed in the road. Romeo in his boyish innocence is blind to her inherent mysteries, and takes her out on diner dates; just when they make plans to go on a trip, she disappears. A mysterious brunette that is the center of this story. Along his journey, Romeo encounters all sorts of monsters that wear her face.
|}

==Trivia==
*Juliet's last name is a reference to the RX-78GP03 Gundam "Dendrobium", featured in the OVA series ''Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory''.

==Gallery==
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SEV_SS_Juliet_01.png|Official Render
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SEV_SS_Juliet_04.png
SEV_SS_Romeo_Juliet_01.png
SEV_SS_Romeo_Juliet_02.png
juliet_card.jpg
riadm.jpg|Promotional Art
juliet_profile.jpg
Romeo juliet.jpg|With Romeo
romeo_juliet2.jpg
julietta.png|Juliet Julietta
st_fugitives.png|With the Space-Time Fugitives
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romeo_christmas.jpg
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[[Category:Characters]][[Category:Romeo is a Dead Man Characters]]
{{RIADM Characters}}

Kurogane River

2026-03-21T23:23:21Z

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Kurogane River is a river in [[The Silver Case]], located in [[Ward 24]] District E3. It runs parallel to the unmarked roadway that Kusabi drives down in [[Case 0 Lunatics]].

==Notable Locations==
[[Cauliflower]], a river observatory, is located along the banks of the Kurogane River.

==Trivia==
*The name of the river is only mentioned in the ''Silver Case'' prequel manga, [[Pre-Lunatics]]
*Kurogane shares a name with the Kurogane Kingdom in Kurayami Dance.

Kurogane River

2026-03-21T23:13:28Z

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Kurogane River is a river in ''The Silver Case''. It is located in undeveloped District E3 in [[Ward 24]] and runs parallel to the unmarked roadway that Kusabi drives down in [[Case 0 Lunatics]].

[[Cauliflower]], a river observatory, is located along the banks of the Kurogane River.

Ward 24

2026-03-21T23:00:48Z

Slightlysalted: /* Locations */Added a link for Kurogane River

[[File:Ward24_Map.jpeg|thumb|Map of Ward 24]]'''The 24th Ward''', also referred to as '''Ward 24''', is a city that serves as the setting of ''[[The Silver Case]]''. It is a fictional addition to the real-life [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_wards_of_Tokyo 23 special wards] of Tokyo, [[Kanto]], Japan.

==Geography==
The 24th Ward is divided into five Areas; Area A, the Center Zone, is in the middle, surrounded by a road called Route Circle, while the other four Areas are arranged in a quadrant-like manner. Area B, the Residence Zone, is in the top-right, Area C, the Business Zone, is in the bottom-right, Area D, the Industrial Zone, is in the bottom-left and Area E, the Underdeveloped Zone, is in the top-left. A road located in Area E connects Ward 24 to [[Hinashiro City]].
===Locations===
* Area A (Center Zone)
** Area A1
*** [[IEDU Building]]
** Area A3
*** [[24 Precinct]]
** Area A4
*** [[Snow Tower]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Detention Center]] (Assumed A1)
* Area B (Residence Zone)
** Area B1
*** [[Yukimura Villa]]
** Area B2
*** [[Akira's home]]
** Area B4
*** [[Ronny Rockets]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Sakura Natsume]]'s Apartment
*** [[Kana Makino]]'s Apartment (Assumed B4)
*** [[Bakery]] (Assumed B4)
* Area C (Business Zone)
** Area C2
*** [[3 Monkeys]]
*** [[Yamikumo Apartments]]
*** [[Okiai-gumi]] Headquarters
*** [[Club Marine Blue]]
** Area C3
*** [[Shelter Exhibition Hall]]
*** [[Prig Rider]]
** Area C4
*** [[Harakiri Batting Center]]
*** [[Jack Hammer]]
*** [[Forensic Science Lab]]
* Area D (Industrial Zone)
** Area D1
*** [[Garbage Incineration Plant]]
*** [[Rental Warehouses]]
** Area D2
*** [[Gladiolus]]
*** [[Yukimura Warehouse]]
*** [[Site of the Hitakatsu Switchyard]]
** Area D3
*** [[Kinjo Building]]
*** [[Maison de Royal Garden]]
*** [[Hachisuka Dome]]
** Area D4
*** [[Babylon Shopping Center]]
*** [[Typhoon]]
*** [[Prussian]]
*** [[Apricot Square]]
*** [[Mulholland]]
* Area E (Underdeveloped Zone)
** Area E1
*** [[Sewer]] entrance
*** Harbor Warehouse
** Area E2
*** [[TV Tower]]
*** [[Shelter]] / [[Triangle Tower]]s
*** [[Apartment No. 20]]
** Area E3
*** [[Cauliflower]]
*** Bank
*** Road leading to [[Hinashiro City]]
*** [[Kurogane River]]
** Area E4
*** [[IMM Hospital]]
*** [[Woodlands]]
* [[Tamura]]
* [[Model Room]]

==Government==
The 24th Ward's government has its roots in the big three Kanto non-governmental organizations: [[TRO]], [[CCO]] and [[FSO]]. As the Kanto government weakened, these non-profit groups became more and more powerful, like political parties. TRO and CCO joined together as the TRO/CCO Alliance, which had a big rivalry with FSO.

The 24th Ward's major departments formed around what used to be parts of TRO and CCO. The Departments of Communications and Finance went to the former TRO, and the Departments of Investment and the Environment went to the former CCO. The Department of Security, also known as the [[Administrative Inspection Office]], was split between the two. FSO meanwhile continued to operate companies in the city. From this, the three parties became inherently linked to Ward 24.

Before and during ''The Silver Case'', the mayor of the city was officially [[Kaoru Hachisuka]], though at some point his identity was taken over by his father, [[Uminosuke Hachisuka]]. Other administrators, linked to the former NGOs, had large influence on the city: [[Daizaburo Kai]], the chairman of the TRO/CCO Alliance, and [[Sundance Shot]], the leader of FSO. The person with the most control over the city was a man named [[Nezu]] who can alter the city from atop the [[TV Tower]]. By the time of ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]'', Hachisuka had been succeeded by [[Tsubaki Syndicate|Tsubaki]] following his death.

==History==
The 24th Ward was officially recognized by the government in January, 1980. Many of its residential facilities were designed by the architect Igor Ishizakaski. The next month, Kaoru Hachisuka was appointed the mayor. In April, residency was offered to citizens from all around the country. 80,000 residents were selected based on education, income, and lack of religious affiliation. Over the next few years, the [[Shelter Kids Policy]] was put into place in the city.

Prior to the events of ''The Silver Case'', the government began crack-downs on the criminal Syndicates within the 24th Ward, including the Amihama Syndicate and Okiai Syndicate, in preparation of the land development for the 25th Ward.

By 1999, the population reached 100,000 and there was a growing rift between the rich and the poor. This wasn't because of the expected financial reasons, but actually because the wealthier had an easier time accessing valuable information and data using technology. Crime became huge in the city, and much of it was sensationalized by the media.

Over the course of 1999, due to the events of ''The Silver Case'', many of the Ward's administrators - specifically Hachisuka, Nezu and Enzawa - were killed, as was most of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]. Due to this vacuum of power, the culture began to change.

By 2005, the time of ''The 25th Ward'', the population had doubled, the class differences had disappeared and the number of violent crimes had gone down. Former yakuza boss Tsubaki had become the new mayor. Due to the decline of crime, the reformed Heinous Crimes Unit was generally seen as outdated by the populace. However, crime continues to lurk under the surface of the city in new, invisible forms.

==Public Transportation==
An underground subway system services at least Areas A through D, and a number of characters are directly stated or implied to travel via subway including [[Akira]] and [[Sakura Natsume]].

This subway system may be part of the same hybrid underground-overground railway system that is used in Lifecut, which connects from the [[Mulholland]] Cigarette Shop in D4 to the underground areas in E2 (i.e. [[Shelters]] and [[Triangle Tower]]).

=="Hymn of the 24 Wards"==
Lyrics: Amenosuke Hachisuka

"Like a blanket of love...

Next City, next world - 24 
The ideal civilian government 
The proud chosen class 
Our promised pristine city 

Showing them our passion...

A perfect life and an evolving metropolis 
Public safety for all citizens 
By the citizens, for the citizens 
Our undeniable right 

With pomp and circumstance

Eradicating the spreading evil 
An unprecedented collection of artisans 
Protecting the peace in the big city 
Unrivaled crimestopping power 
They are called the Heinous Crimes Unit 

Take a deep breath and let your spirit roar!

Wonderful City 
Wonderful System 
Wonderful Government 
Wonderful Municipality 
Wonderful Life 
Wonderful Education 
Wonderful Future 
Wonderful Present 
Wonderful Past 
Wonderful Days 
Wonderful People 

Fight with your heart!

Wonderful Me"

==Trivia==
*The 24th Ward is inconsistently translated as "Ward 24"/"the 24th Ward" and "24 Wards". Given that the size and population of the city shown in-game, while large, are clearly not anywhere near as enormous as the real-life 23 wards, this wiki assumes the former translation - referring to a specific ward and not all of them - to be the intended meaning.

==See also==
*[[25th Ward]]
*[[26th Ward]]
*[[27th Ward]]

==Appearances==
* ''[[The Silver Case]]''
* ''[[Case 4.5 Face|Case #4.5: Face]]''
* ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'' (mentioned in ''[[The Lospass]]'')
* ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
* [[Pre-Lunatics]]

[[Category:Locations]][[Category:Municipalities]][[Category:The Silver Case locations]][[Category:The 25th Ward locations]]

Ward 24

2026-03-21T22:45:12Z

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[[File:Ward24_Map.jpeg|thumb|Map of Ward 24]]'''The 24th Ward''', also referred to as '''Ward 24''', is a city that serves as the setting of ''[[The Silver Case]]''. It is a fictional addition to the real-life [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_wards_of_Tokyo 23 special wards] of Tokyo, [[Kanto]], Japan.

==Geography==
The 24th Ward is divided into five Areas; Area A, the Center Zone, is in the middle, surrounded by a road called Route Circle, while the other four Areas are arranged in a quadrant-like manner. Area B, the Residence Zone, is in the top-right, Area C, the Business Zone, is in the bottom-right, Area D, the Industrial Zone, is in the bottom-left and Area E, the Underdeveloped Zone, is in the top-left. A road located in Area E connects Ward 24 to [[Hinashiro City]].
===Locations===
* Area A (Center Zone)
** Area A1
*** [[IEDU Building]]
** Area A3
*** [[24 Precinct]]
** Area A4
*** [[Snow Tower]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Detention Center]] (Assumed A1)
* Area B (Residence Zone)
** Area B1
*** [[Yukimura Villa]]
** Area B2
*** [[Akira's home]]
** Area B4
*** [[Ronny Rockets]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Sakura Natsume]]'s Apartment
*** [[Kana Makino]]'s Apartment (Assumed B4)
*** [[Bakery]] (Assumed B4)
* Area C (Business Zone)
** Area C2
*** [[3 Monkeys]]
*** [[Yamikumo Apartments]]
*** [[Okiai-gumi]] Headquarters
*** [[Club Marine Blue]]
** Area C3
*** [[Shelter Exhibition Hall]]
*** [[Prig Rider]]
** Area C4
*** [[Harakiri Batting Center]]
*** [[Jack Hammer]]
*** [[Forensic Science Lab]]
* Area D (Industrial Zone)
** Area D1
*** [[Garbage Incineration Plant]]
*** [[Rental Warehouses]]
** Area D2
*** [[Gladiolus]]
*** [[Yukimura Warehouse]]
*** [[Site of the Hitakatsu Switchyard]]
** Area D3
*** [[Kinjo Building]]
*** [[Maison de Royal Garden]]
*** [[Hachisuka Dome]]
** Area D4
*** [[Babylon Shopping Center]]
*** [[Typhoon]]
*** [[Prussian]]
*** [[Apricot Square]]
*** [[Mulholland]]
* Area E (Underdeveloped Zone)
** Area E1
*** [[Sewer]] entrance
*** Harbor Warehouse
** Area E2
*** [[TV Tower]]
*** [[Shelter]] / [[Triangle Tower]]s
*** [[Apartment No. 20]]
** Area E3
*** [[Cauliflower]]
*** Bank
*** Road leading to [[Hinashiro City]]
*** Kurogane River
** Area E4
*** [[IMM Hospital]]
*** [[Woodlands]]
* [[Tamura]]
* [[Model Room]]

==Government==
The 24th Ward's government has its roots in the big three Kanto non-governmental organizations: [[TRO]], [[CCO]] and [[FSO]]. As the Kanto government weakened, these non-profit groups became more and more powerful, like political parties. TRO and CCO joined together as the TRO/CCO Alliance, which had a big rivalry with FSO.

The 24th Ward's major departments formed around what used to be parts of TRO and CCO. The Departments of Communications and Finance went to the former TRO, and the Departments of Investment and the Environment went to the former CCO. The Department of Security, also known as the [[Administrative Inspection Office]], was split between the two. FSO meanwhile continued to operate companies in the city. From this, the three parties became inherently linked to Ward 24.

Before and during ''The Silver Case'', the mayor of the city was officially [[Kaoru Hachisuka]], though at some point his identity was taken over by his father, [[Uminosuke Hachisuka]]. Other administrators, linked to the former NGOs, had large influence on the city: [[Daizaburo Kai]], the chairman of the TRO/CCO Alliance, and [[Sundance Shot]], the leader of FSO. The person with the most control over the city was a man named [[Nezu]] who can alter the city from atop the [[TV Tower]]. By the time of ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]'', Hachisuka had been succeeded by [[Tsubaki Syndicate|Tsubaki]] following his death.

==History==
The 24th Ward was officially recognized by the government in January, 1980. Many of its residential facilities were designed by the architect Igor Ishizakaski. The next month, Kaoru Hachisuka was appointed the mayor. In April, residency was offered to citizens from all around the country. 80,000 residents were selected based on education, income, and lack of religious affiliation. Over the next few years, the [[Shelter Kids Policy]] was put into place in the city.

Prior to the events of ''The Silver Case'', the government began crack-downs on the criminal Syndicates within the 24th Ward, including the Amihama Syndicate and Okiai Syndicate, in preparation of the land development for the 25th Ward.

By 1999, the population reached 100,000 and there was a growing rift between the rich and the poor. This wasn't because of the expected financial reasons, but actually because the wealthier had an easier time accessing valuable information and data using technology. Crime became huge in the city, and much of it was sensationalized by the media.

Over the course of 1999, due to the events of ''The Silver Case'', many of the Ward's administrators - specifically Hachisuka, Nezu and Enzawa - were killed, as was most of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]. Due to this vacuum of power, the culture began to change.

By 2005, the time of ''The 25th Ward'', the population had doubled, the class differences had disappeared and the number of violent crimes had gone down. Former yakuza boss Tsubaki had become the new mayor. Due to the decline of crime, the reformed Heinous Crimes Unit was generally seen as outdated by the populace. However, crime continues to lurk under the surface of the city in new, invisible forms.

==Public Transportation==
An underground subway system services at least Areas A through D, and a number of characters are directly stated or implied to travel via subway including [[Akira]] and [[Sakura Natsume]].

This subway system may be part of the same hybrid underground-overground railway system that is used in Lifecut, which connects from the [[Mulholland]] Cigarette Shop in D4 to the underground areas in E2 (i.e. [[Shelters]] and [[Triangle Tower]]).

=="Hymn of the 24 Wards"==
Lyrics: Amenosuke Hachisuka

"Like a blanket of love...

Next City, next world - 24 
The ideal civilian government 
The proud chosen class 
Our promised pristine city 

Showing them our passion...

A perfect life and an evolving metropolis 
Public safety for all citizens 
By the citizens, for the citizens 
Our undeniable right 

With pomp and circumstance

Eradicating the spreading evil 
An unprecedented collection of artisans 
Protecting the peace in the big city 
Unrivaled crimestopping power 
They are called the Heinous Crimes Unit 

Take a deep breath and let your spirit roar!

Wonderful City 
Wonderful System 
Wonderful Government 
Wonderful Municipality 
Wonderful Life 
Wonderful Education 
Wonderful Future 
Wonderful Present 
Wonderful Past 
Wonderful Days 
Wonderful People 

Fight with your heart!

Wonderful Me"

==Trivia==
*The 24th Ward is inconsistently translated as "Ward 24"/"the 24th Ward" and "24 Wards". Given that the size and population of the city shown in-game, while large, are clearly not anywhere near as enormous as the real-life 23 wards, this wiki assumes the former translation - referring to a specific ward and not all of them - to be the intended meaning.

==See also==
*[[25th Ward]]
*[[26th Ward]]
*[[27th Ward]]

==Appearances==
* ''[[The Silver Case]]''
* ''[[Case 4.5 Face|Case #4.5: Face]]''
* ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'' (mentioned in ''[[The Lospass]]'')
* ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
* [[Pre-Lunatics]]

[[Category:Locations]][[Category:Municipalities]][[Category:The Silver Case locations]][[Category:The 25th Ward locations]]

Ward 24

2026-03-21T22:32:47Z

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[[File:Ward24_Map.jpeg|thumb|Map of Ward 24]]'''The 24th Ward''', also referred to as '''Ward 24''', is a city that serves as the setting of ''[[The Silver Case]]''. It is a fictional addition to the real-life [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_wards_of_Tokyo 23 special wards] of Tokyo, [[Kanto]], Japan.

==Geography==
The 24th Ward is divided into five Areas; Area A, the Center Zone, is in the middle, surrounded by a road called Route Circle, while the other four Areas are arranged in a quadrant-like manner. Area B, the Residence Zone, is in the top-right, Area C, the Business Zone, is in the bottom-right, Area D, the Industrial Zone, is in the bottom-left and Area E, the Underdeveloped Zone, is in the top-left. A road located in Area E connects Ward 24 to [[Hinashiro City]].
===Locations===
* Area A (Center Zone)
** Area A1
*** [[IEDU Building]]
** Area A3
*** [[24 Precinct]]
** Area A4
*** [[Snow Tower]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Detention Center]] (Assumed A1)
* Area B (Residence Zone)
** Area B1
*** [[Yukimura Villa]]
** Area B2
*** [[Akira's home]]
** Area B4
*** [[Ronny Rockets]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Sakura Natsume]]'s Apartment
*** [[Kana Makino]]'s Apartment (Assumed B4)
*** [[Bakery]] (Assumed B4)
* Area C (Business Zone)
** Area C2
*** [[3 Monkeys]]
*** [[Yamikumo Apartments]]
*** [[Okiai-gumi]] Headquarters
*** [[Club Marine Blue]]
** Area C3
*** [[Shelter Exhibition Hall]]
*** [[Prig Rider]]
** Area C4
*** [[Harakiri Batting Center]]
*** [[Jack Hammer]]
*** [[Forensic Science Lab]]
* Area D (Industrial Zone)
** Area D1
*** [[Garbage Incineration Plant]]
*** [[Rental Warehouses]]
** Area D2
*** [[Gladiolus]]
*** [[Yukimura Warehouse]]
*** [[Site of the Hitakatsu Switchyard]]
** Area D3
*** [[Kinjo Building]]
*** [[Maison de Royal Garden]]
*** [[Hachisuka Dome]]
** Area D4
*** [[Babylon Shopping Center]]
*** [[Typhoon]]
*** [[Prussian]]
*** [[Apricot Square]]
*** [[Mulholland]]
* Area E (Underdeveloped Zone)
** Area E1
*** [[Sewer]] entrance
*** Harbor Warehouse
** Area E2
*** [[TV Tower]]
*** [[Shelter]] / [[Triangle Tower]]s
*** [[Apartment No. 20]]
** Area E3
*** [[Cauliflower]]
*** Bank
*** Road leading to [[Hinashiro City]]
*** Kurogane River
** Area E4
*** [[IMM Hospital]]
*** [[Woodlands]]
* [[Tamura]]
* [[Model Room]]

==Government==
The 24th Ward's government has its roots in the big three Kanto non-governmental organizations: [[TRO]], [[CCO]] and [[FSO]]. As the Kanto government weakened, these non-profit groups became more and more powerful, like political parties. TRO and CCO joined together as the TRO/CCO Alliance, which had a big rivalry with FSO.

The 24th Ward's major departments formed around what used to be parts of TRO and CCO. The Departments of Communications and Finance went to the former TRO, and the Departments of Investment and the Environment went to the former CCO. The Department of Security, also known as the [[Administrative Inspection Office]], was split between the two. FSO meanwhile continued to operate companies in the city. From this, the three parties became inherently linked to Ward 24.

Before and during ''The Silver Case'', the mayor of the city was officially [[Kaoru Hachisuka]], though at some point his identity was taken over by his father, [[Uminosuke Hachisuka]]. Other administrators, linked to the former NGOs, had large influence on the city: [[Daizaburo Kai]], the chairman of the TRO/CCO Alliance, and [[Sundance Shot]], the leader of FSO. The person with the most control over the city was a man named [[Nezu]] who can alter the city from atop the [[TV Tower]]. By the time of ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]'', Hachisuka had been succeeded by [[Tsubaki Syndicate|Tsubaki]] following his death.

==History==
The 24th Ward was officially recognized by the government in January, 1980. Many of its residential facilities were designed by the architect Igor Ishizakaski. The next month, Kaoru Hachisuka was appointed the mayor. In April, residency was offered to citizens from all around the country. 80,000 residents were selected based on education, income, and lack of religious affiliation. Over the next few years, the [[Shelter Kids Policy]] was put into place in the city.

By 1999, the population reached 100,000 and there was a growing rift between the rich and the poor. This wasn't because of the expected financial reasons, but actually because the wealthier had an easier time accessing valuable information and data using technology. Crime became huge in the city, and much of it was sensationalized by the media.

Over the course of 1999, due to the events of ''The Silver Case'', many of the Ward's administrators - specifically Hachisuka, Nezu and Enzawa - were killed, as was most of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]. Due to this vacuum of power, the culture began to change.

By 2005, the time of ''The 25th Ward'', the population had doubled, the class differences had disappeared and the number of violent crimes had gone down. Former yakuza boss Tsubaki had become the new mayor. Due to the decline of crime, the reformed Heinous Crimes Unit was generally seen as outdated by the populace. However, crime continues to lurk under the surface of the city in new, invisible forms.

==Public Transportation==
An underground subway system services at least Areas A through D, and a number of characters are directly stated or implied to travel via subway including [[Akira]] and [[Sakura Natsume]].

This subway system may be part of the same hybrid underground-overground railway system that is used in Lifecut, which connects from the [[Mulholland]] Cigarette Shop in D4 to the underground areas in E2 (i.e. [[Shelters]] and [[Triangle Tower]]).

=="Hymn of the 24 Wards"==
Lyrics: Amenosuke Hachisuka

"Like a blanket of love...

Next City, next world - 24 
The ideal civilian government 
The proud chosen class 
Our promised pristine city 

Showing them our passion...

A perfect life and an evolving metropolis 
Public safety for all citizens 
By the citizens, for the citizens 
Our undeniable right 

With pomp and circumstance

Eradicating the spreading evil 
An unprecedented collection of artisans 
Protecting the peace in the big city 
Unrivaled crimestopping power 
They are called the Heinous Crimes Unit 

Take a deep breath and let your spirit roar!

Wonderful City 
Wonderful System 
Wonderful Government 
Wonderful Municipality 
Wonderful Life 
Wonderful Education 
Wonderful Future 
Wonderful Present 
Wonderful Past 
Wonderful Days 
Wonderful People 

Fight with your heart!

Wonderful Me"

==Trivia==
*The 24th Ward is inconsistently translated as "Ward 24"/"the 24th Ward" and "24 Wards". Given that the size and population of the city shown in-game, while large, are clearly not anywhere near as enormous as the real-life 23 wards, this wiki assumes the former translation - referring to a specific ward and not all of them - to be the intended meaning.

==See also==
*[[25th Ward]]
*[[26th Ward]]
*[[27th Ward]]

==Appearances==
* ''[[The Silver Case]]''
* ''[[Case 4.5 Face|Case #4.5: Face]]''
* ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'' (mentioned in ''[[The Lospass]]'')
* ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
* [[Pre-Lunatics]]

[[Category:Locations]][[Category:Municipalities]][[Category:The Silver Case locations]][[Category:The 25th Ward locations]]

Ward 24

2025-07-13T23:41:45Z

Slightlysalted: /* "Hymn of the 24 Wards" */ Fixed the song attribution

[[File:Ward24_Map.jpeg|thumb|Map of Ward 24]]'''The 24th Ward''', also referred to as '''Ward 24''', is a city that serves as the setting of ''[[The Silver Case]]''. It is a fictional addition to the real-life [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_wards_of_Tokyo 23 special wards] of Tokyo, [[Kanto]], Japan.

==Geography==
The 24th Ward is divided into five Areas; Area A, the Center Zone, is in the middle, surrounded by a road called Route Circle, while the other four Areas are arranged in a quadrant-like manner. Area B, the Residence Zone, is in the top-right, Area C, the Business Zone, is in the bottom-right, Area D, the Industrial Zone, is in the bottom-left and Area E, the Underdeveloped Zone, is in the top-left. A road located in Area E connects Ward 24 to [[Hinashiro City]].
===Locations===
* Area A (Center Zone)
** Area A1
*** [[IEDU Building]]
** Area A3
*** [[24 Precinct]]
** Area A4
*** [[Snow Tower]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Detention Center]] (Assumed A1)
* Area B (Residence Zone)
** Area B1
*** [[Yukimura Villa]]
** Area B2
*** [[Akira's home]]
** Area B4
*** [[Ronny Rockets]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Sakura Natsume]]'s Apartment
*** [[Kana Makino]]'s Apartment (Assumed B4)
*** [[Bakery]] (Assumed B4)
* Area C (Business Zone)
** Area C2
*** [[3 Monkeys]]
*** [[Yamikumo Apartments]]
** Area C3
*** [[Shelter Exhibition Hall]]
*** [[Prig Rider]]
** Area C4
*** [[Harakiri Batting Center]]
*** [[Jack Hammer]]
*** [[Forensic Science Lab]]
* Area D (Industrial Zone)
** Area D1
*** [[Garbage Incineration Plant]]
*** [[Rental Warehouses]]
** Area D2
*** [[Gladiolus]]
*** [[Yukimura Warehouse]]
*** [[Site of the Hitakatsu Switchyard]]
** Area D3
*** [[Kinjo Building]]
*** [[Maison de Royal Garden]]
*** [[Hachisuka Dome]]
** Area D4
*** [[Babylon Shopping Center]]
*** [[Typhoon]]
*** [[Prussian]]
*** [[Apricot Square]]
*** [[Mulholland]]
* Area E (Underdeveloped Zone)
** Area E1
*** [[Sewer]] entrance
** Area E2
*** [[TV Tower]]
*** [[Shelter]] / [[Triangle Tower]]s
*** [[Apartment No. 20]]
** Area E3
*** [[Cauliflower]]
*** Bank
*** Road leading to [[Hinashiro City]]
*** Kurogane River
** Area E4
*** [[IMM Hospital]]
*** [[Woodlands]]
* [[Tamura]]
* [[Model Room]]

==Government==
The 24th Ward's government has its roots in the big three Kanto non-governmental organizations: [[TRO]], [[CCO]] and [[FSO]]. As the Kanto government weakened, these non-profit groups became more and more powerful, like political parties. TRO and CCO joined together as the TRO/CCO Alliance, which had a big rivalry with FSO.

The 24th Ward's major departments formed around what used to be parts of TRO and CCO. The Departments of Communications and Finance went to the former TRO, and the Departments of Investment and the Environment went to the former CCO. The Department of Security, also known as the [[Administrative Inspection Office]], was split between the two. FSO meanwhile continued to operate companies in the city. From this, the three parties became inherently linked to Ward 24.

Before and during ''The Silver Case'', the mayor of the city was officially [[Kaoru Hachisuka]], though at some point his identity was taken over by his father, [[Uminosuke Hachisuka]]. Other administrators, linked to the former NGOs, had large influence on the city: [[Daizaburo Kai]], the chairman of the TRO/CCO Alliance, and [[Sundance Shot]], the leader of FSO. The person with the most control over the city was a man named [[Nezu]] who can alter the city from atop the [[TV Tower]]. By the time of ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]'', Hachisuka had been succeeded by [[Tsubaki Syndicate|Tsubaki]] following his death.

==History==
The 24th Ward was officially recognized by the government in January, 1980. Many of its residential facilities were designed by the architect Igor Ishizakaski. The next month, Kaoru Hachisuka was appointed the mayor. In April, residency was offered to citizens from all around the country. 80,000 residents were selected based on education, income, and lack of religious affiliation. Over the next few years, the [[Shelter Kids Policy]] was put into place in the city.

By 1999, the population reached 100,000 and there was a growing rift between the rich and the poor. This wasn't because of the expected financial reasons, but actually because the wealthier had an easier time accessing valuable information and data using technology. Crime became huge in the city, and much of it was sensationalized by the media.

Over the course of 1999, due to the events of ''The Silver Case'', many of the Ward's administrators - specifically Hachisuka, Nezu and Enzawa - were killed, as was most of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]. Due to this vacuum of power, the culture began to change.

By 2005, the time of ''The 25th Ward'', the population had doubled, the class differences had disappeared and the number of violent crimes had gone down. Former yakuza boss Tsubaki had become the new mayor. Due to the decline of crime, the reformed Heinous Crimes Unit was generally seen as outdated by the populace. However, crime continues to lurk under the surface of the city in new, invisible forms.

==Public Transportation==
An underground subway system services at least Areas A through D, and a number of characters are directly stated or implied to travel via subway including [[Akira]] and [[Sakura Natsume]].

This subway system may be part of the same hybrid underground-overground railway system that is used in Lifecut, which connects from the [[Mulholland]] Cigarette Shop in D4 to the underground areas in E2 (i.e. [[Shelters]] and [[Triangle Tower]]).

=="Hymn of the 24 Wards"==
Lyrics: Amenosuke Hachisuka

"Like a blanket of love...

Next City, next world - 24 
The ideal civilian government 
The proud chosen class 
Our promised pristine city 

Showing them our passion...

A perfect life and an evolving metropolis 
Public safety for all citizens 
By the citizens, for the citizens 
Our undeniable right 

With pomp and circumstance

Eradicating the spreading evil 
An unprecedented collection of artisans 
Protecting the peace in the big city 
Unrivaled crimestopping power 
They are called the Heinous Crimes Unit 

Take a deep breath and let your spirit roar!

Wonderful City 
Wonderful System 
Wonderful Government 
Wonderful Municipality 
Wonderful Life 
Wonderful Education 
Wonderful Future 
Wonderful Present 
Wonderful Past 
Wonderful Days 
Wonderful People 

Fight with your heart!

Wonderful Me"

==Trivia==
*The 24th Ward is inconsistently translated as "Ward 24"/"the 24th Ward" and "24 Wards". Given that the size and population of the city shown in-game, while large, are clearly not anywhere near as enormous as the real-life 23 wards, this wiki assumes the former translation - referring to a specific ward and not all of them - to be the intended meaning.

==See also==
*[[25th Ward]]
*[[26th Ward]]
*[[27th Ward]]

==Appearances==
* ''[[The Silver Case]]''
* ''[[Case 4.5 Face|Case #4.5: Face]]''
* ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'' (mentioned in ''[[The Lospass]]'')
* ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
* [[Pre-Lunatics]]

[[Category:Locations]][[Category:Municipalities]][[Category:The Silver Case locations]][[Category:The 25th Ward locations]]

Ward 24

2025-07-13T23:39:49Z

Slightlysalted: /* Government */ Updated Daizaburo Kai's official title as chairman from generic leader

[[File:Ward24_Map.jpeg|thumb|Map of Ward 24]]'''The 24th Ward''', also referred to as '''Ward 24''', is a city that serves as the setting of ''[[The Silver Case]]''. It is a fictional addition to the real-life [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_wards_of_Tokyo 23 special wards] of Tokyo, [[Kanto]], Japan.

==Geography==
The 24th Ward is divided into five Areas; Area A, the Center Zone, is in the middle, surrounded by a road called Route Circle, while the other four Areas are arranged in a quadrant-like manner. Area B, the Residence Zone, is in the top-right, Area C, the Business Zone, is in the bottom-right, Area D, the Industrial Zone, is in the bottom-left and Area E, the Underdeveloped Zone, is in the top-left. A road located in Area E connects Ward 24 to [[Hinashiro City]].
===Locations===
* Area A (Center Zone)
** Area A1
*** [[IEDU Building]]
** Area A3
*** [[24 Precinct]]
** Area A4
*** [[Snow Tower]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Detention Center]] (Assumed A1)
* Area B (Residence Zone)
** Area B1
*** [[Yukimura Villa]]
** Area B2
*** [[Akira's home]]
** Area B4
*** [[Ronny Rockets]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Sakura Natsume]]'s Apartment
*** [[Kana Makino]]'s Apartment (Assumed B4)
*** [[Bakery]] (Assumed B4)
* Area C (Business Zone)
** Area C2
*** [[3 Monkeys]]
*** [[Yamikumo Apartments]]
** Area C3
*** [[Shelter Exhibition Hall]]
*** [[Prig Rider]]
** Area C4
*** [[Harakiri Batting Center]]
*** [[Jack Hammer]]
*** [[Forensic Science Lab]]
* Area D (Industrial Zone)
** Area D1
*** [[Garbage Incineration Plant]]
*** [[Rental Warehouses]]
** Area D2
*** [[Gladiolus]]
*** [[Yukimura Warehouse]]
*** [[Site of the Hitakatsu Switchyard]]
** Area D3
*** [[Kinjo Building]]
*** [[Maison de Royal Garden]]
*** [[Hachisuka Dome]]
** Area D4
*** [[Babylon Shopping Center]]
*** [[Typhoon]]
*** [[Prussian]]
*** [[Apricot Square]]
*** [[Mulholland]]
* Area E (Underdeveloped Zone)
** Area E1
*** [[Sewer]] entrance
** Area E2
*** [[TV Tower]]
*** [[Shelter]] / [[Triangle Tower]]s
*** [[Apartment No. 20]]
** Area E3
*** [[Cauliflower]]
*** Bank
*** Road leading to [[Hinashiro City]]
*** Kurogane River
** Area E4
*** [[IMM Hospital]]
*** [[Woodlands]]
* [[Tamura]]
* [[Model Room]]

==Government==
The 24th Ward's government has its roots in the big three Kanto non-governmental organizations: [[TRO]], [[CCO]] and [[FSO]]. As the Kanto government weakened, these non-profit groups became more and more powerful, like political parties. TRO and CCO joined together as the TRO/CCO Alliance, which had a big rivalry with FSO.

The 24th Ward's major departments formed around what used to be parts of TRO and CCO. The Departments of Communications and Finance went to the former TRO, and the Departments of Investment and the Environment went to the former CCO. The Department of Security, also known as the [[Administrative Inspection Office]], was split between the two. FSO meanwhile continued to operate companies in the city. From this, the three parties became inherently linked to Ward 24.

Before and during ''The Silver Case'', the mayor of the city was officially [[Kaoru Hachisuka]], though at some point his identity was taken over by his father, [[Uminosuke Hachisuka]]. Other administrators, linked to the former NGOs, had large influence on the city: [[Daizaburo Kai]], the chairman of the TRO/CCO Alliance, and [[Sundance Shot]], the leader of FSO. The person with the most control over the city was a man named [[Nezu]] who can alter the city from atop the [[TV Tower]]. By the time of ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]'', Hachisuka had been succeeded by [[Tsubaki Syndicate|Tsubaki]] following his death.

==History==
The 24th Ward was officially recognized by the government in January, 1980. Many of its residential facilities were designed by the architect Igor Ishizakaski. The next month, Kaoru Hachisuka was appointed the mayor. In April, residency was offered to citizens from all around the country. 80,000 residents were selected based on education, income, and lack of religious affiliation. Over the next few years, the [[Shelter Kids Policy]] was put into place in the city.

By 1999, the population reached 100,000 and there was a growing rift between the rich and the poor. This wasn't because of the expected financial reasons, but actually because the wealthier had an easier time accessing valuable information and data using technology. Crime became huge in the city, and much of it was sensationalized by the media.

Over the course of 1999, due to the events of ''The Silver Case'', many of the Ward's administrators - specifically Hachisuka, Nezu and Enzawa - were killed, as was most of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]. Due to this vacuum of power, the culture began to change.

By 2005, the time of ''The 25th Ward'', the population had doubled, the class differences had disappeared and the number of violent crimes had gone down. Former yakuza boss Tsubaki had become the new mayor. Due to the decline of crime, the reformed Heinous Crimes Unit was generally seen as outdated by the populace. However, crime continues to lurk under the surface of the city in new, invisible forms.

==Public Transportation==
An underground subway system services at least Areas A through D, and a number of characters are directly stated or implied to travel via subway including [[Akira]] and [[Sakura Natsume]].

This subway system may be part of the same hybrid underground-overground railway system that is used in Lifecut, which connects from the [[Mulholland]] Cigarette Shop in D4 to the underground areas in E2 (i.e. [[Shelters]] and [[Triangle Tower]]).

=="Hymn of the 24 Wards"==
Lyrics: [[Umenosuke Hachisuka]]

"Like a blanket of love...

Next City, next world - 24 
The ideal civilian government 
The proud chosen class 
Our promised pristine city 

Showing them our passion...

A perfect life and an evolving metropolis 
Public safety for all citizens 
By the citizens, for the citizens 
Our undeniable right 

With pomp and circumstance

Eradicating the spreading evil 
An unprecedented collection of artisans 
Protecting the peace in the big city 
Unrivaled crimestopping power 
They are called the Heinous Crimes Unit 

Take a deep breath and let your spirit roar!

Wonderful City 
Wonderful System 
Wonderful Government 
Wonderful Municipality 
Wonderful Life 
Wonderful Education 
Wonderful Future 
Wonderful Present 
Wonderful Past 
Wonderful Days 
Wonderful People 

Fight with your heart!

Wonderful Me"

==Trivia==
*The 24th Ward is inconsistently translated as "Ward 24"/"the 24th Ward" and "24 Wards". Given that the size and population of the city shown in-game, while large, are clearly not anywhere near as enormous as the real-life 23 wards, this wiki assumes the former translation - referring to a specific ward and not all of them - to be the intended meaning.

==See also==
*[[25th Ward]]
*[[26th Ward]]
*[[27th Ward]]

==Appearances==
* ''[[The Silver Case]]''
* ''[[Case 4.5 Face|Case #4.5: Face]]''
* ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'' (mentioned in ''[[The Lospass]]'')
* ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
* [[Pre-Lunatics]]

[[Category:Locations]][[Category:Municipalities]][[Category:The Silver Case locations]][[Category:The 25th Ward locations]]

Ward 24

2025-07-13T23:37:54Z

Slightlysalted: /* See also */

[[File:Ward24_Map.jpeg|thumb|Map of Ward 24]]'''The 24th Ward''', also referred to as '''Ward 24''', is a city that serves as the setting of ''[[The Silver Case]]''. It is a fictional addition to the real-life [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_wards_of_Tokyo 23 special wards] of Tokyo, [[Kanto]], Japan.

==Geography==
The 24th Ward is divided into five Areas; Area A, the Center Zone, is in the middle, surrounded by a road called Route Circle, while the other four Areas are arranged in a quadrant-like manner. Area B, the Residence Zone, is in the top-right, Area C, the Business Zone, is in the bottom-right, Area D, the Industrial Zone, is in the bottom-left and Area E, the Underdeveloped Zone, is in the top-left. A road located in Area E connects Ward 24 to [[Hinashiro City]].
===Locations===
* Area A (Center Zone)
** Area A1
*** [[IEDU Building]]
** Area A3
*** [[24 Precinct]]
** Area A4
*** [[Snow Tower]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Detention Center]] (Assumed A1)
* Area B (Residence Zone)
** Area B1
*** [[Yukimura Villa]]
** Area B2
*** [[Akira's home]]
** Area B4
*** [[Ronny Rockets]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Sakura Natsume]]'s Apartment
*** [[Kana Makino]]'s Apartment (Assumed B4)
*** [[Bakery]] (Assumed B4)
* Area C (Business Zone)
** Area C2
*** [[3 Monkeys]]
*** [[Yamikumo Apartments]]
** Area C3
*** [[Shelter Exhibition Hall]]
*** [[Prig Rider]]
** Area C4
*** [[Harakiri Batting Center]]
*** [[Jack Hammer]]
*** [[Forensic Science Lab]]
* Area D (Industrial Zone)
** Area D1
*** [[Garbage Incineration Plant]]
*** [[Rental Warehouses]]
** Area D2
*** [[Gladiolus]]
*** [[Yukimura Warehouse]]
*** [[Site of the Hitakatsu Switchyard]]
** Area D3
*** [[Kinjo Building]]
*** [[Maison de Royal Garden]]
*** [[Hachisuka Dome]]
** Area D4
*** [[Babylon Shopping Center]]
*** [[Typhoon]]
*** [[Prussian]]
*** [[Apricot Square]]
*** [[Mulholland]]
* Area E (Underdeveloped Zone)
** Area E1
*** [[Sewer]] entrance
** Area E2
*** [[TV Tower]]
*** [[Shelter]] / [[Triangle Tower]]s
*** [[Apartment No. 20]]
** Area E3
*** [[Cauliflower]]
*** Bank
*** Road leading to [[Hinashiro City]]
*** Kurogane River
** Area E4
*** [[IMM Hospital]]
*** [[Woodlands]]
* [[Tamura]]
* [[Model Room]]

==Government==
The 24th Ward's government has its roots in the big three Kanto non-governmental organizations: [[TRO]], [[CCO]] and [[FSO]]. As the Kanto government weakened, these non-profit groups became more and more powerful, like political parties. TRO and CCO joined together as the TRO/CCO Alliance, which had a big rivalry with FSO.

The 24th Ward's major departments formed around what used to be parts of TRO and CCO. The Departments of Communications and Finance went to the former TRO, and the Departments of Investment and the Environment went to the former CCO. The Department of Security, also known as the [[Administrative Inspection Office]], was split between the two. FSO meanwhile continued to operate companies in the city. From this, the three parties became inherently linked to Ward 24.

Before and during ''The Silver Case'', the mayor of the city was officially [[Kaoru Hachisuka]], though at some point his identity was taken over by his father, [[Uminosuke Hachisuka]]. Other administrators, linked to the former NGOs, had large influence on the city: [[Daizaburo Kai]], the leader of the TRO/CCO Alliance, and [[Sundance Shot]], the leader of FSO. The person with the most control over the city was a man named [[Nezu]] who can alter the city from atop the [[TV Tower]]. By the time of ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]'', Hachisuka had been succeeded by [[Tsubaki Syndicate|Tsubaki]] following his death.

==History==
The 24th Ward was officially recognized by the government in January, 1980. Many of its residential facilities were designed by the architect Igor Ishizakaski. The next month, Kaoru Hachisuka was appointed the mayor. In April, residency was offered to citizens from all around the country. 80,000 residents were selected based on education, income, and lack of religious affiliation. Over the next few years, the [[Shelter Kids Policy]] was put into place in the city.

By 1999, the population reached 100,000 and there was a growing rift between the rich and the poor. This wasn't because of the expected financial reasons, but actually because the wealthier had an easier time accessing valuable information and data using technology. Crime became huge in the city, and much of it was sensationalized by the media.

Over the course of 1999, due to the events of ''The Silver Case'', many of the Ward's administrators - specifically Hachisuka, Nezu and Enzawa - were killed, as was most of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]. Due to this vacuum of power, the culture began to change.

By 2005, the time of ''The 25th Ward'', the population had doubled, the class differences had disappeared and the number of violent crimes had gone down. Former yakuza boss Tsubaki had become the new mayor. Due to the decline of crime, the reformed Heinous Crimes Unit was generally seen as outdated by the populace. However, crime continues to lurk under the surface of the city in new, invisible forms.

==Public Transportation==
An underground subway system services at least Areas A through D, and a number of characters are directly stated or implied to travel via subway including [[Akira]] and [[Sakura Natsume]].

This subway system may be part of the same hybrid underground-overground railway system that is used in Lifecut, which connects from the [[Mulholland]] Cigarette Shop in D4 to the underground areas in E2 (i.e. [[Shelters]] and [[Triangle Tower]]).

=="Hymn of the 24 Wards"==
Lyrics: [[Umenosuke Hachisuka]]

"Like a blanket of love...

Next City, next world - 24 
The ideal civilian government 
The proud chosen class 
Our promised pristine city 

Showing them our passion...

A perfect life and an evolving metropolis 
Public safety for all citizens 
By the citizens, for the citizens 
Our undeniable right 

With pomp and circumstance

Eradicating the spreading evil 
An unprecedented collection of artisans 
Protecting the peace in the big city 
Unrivaled crimestopping power 
They are called the Heinous Crimes Unit 

Take a deep breath and let your spirit roar!

Wonderful City 
Wonderful System 
Wonderful Government 
Wonderful Municipality 
Wonderful Life 
Wonderful Education 
Wonderful Future 
Wonderful Present 
Wonderful Past 
Wonderful Days 
Wonderful People 

Fight with your heart!

Wonderful Me"

==Trivia==
*The 24th Ward is inconsistently translated as "Ward 24"/"the 24th Ward" and "24 Wards". Given that the size and population of the city shown in-game, while large, are clearly not anywhere near as enormous as the real-life 23 wards, this wiki assumes the former translation - referring to a specific ward and not all of them - to be the intended meaning.

==See also==
*[[25th Ward]]
*[[26th Ward]]
*[[27th Ward]]

==Appearances==
* ''[[The Silver Case]]''
* ''[[Case 4.5 Face|Case #4.5: Face]]''
* ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'' (mentioned in ''[[The Lospass]]'')
* ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
* [[Pre-Lunatics]]

[[Category:Locations]][[Category:Municipalities]][[Category:The Silver Case locations]][[Category:The 25th Ward locations]]

Ward 24

2025-07-13T23:37:27Z

Slightlysalted: /* "Hymn of the 24 Wards" */ formatting

[[File:Ward24_Map.jpeg|thumb|Map of Ward 24]]'''The 24th Ward''', also referred to as '''Ward 24''', is a city that serves as the setting of ''[[The Silver Case]]''. It is a fictional addition to the real-life [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_wards_of_Tokyo 23 special wards] of Tokyo, [[Kanto]], Japan.

==Geography==
The 24th Ward is divided into five Areas; Area A, the Center Zone, is in the middle, surrounded by a road called Route Circle, while the other four Areas are arranged in a quadrant-like manner. Area B, the Residence Zone, is in the top-right, Area C, the Business Zone, is in the bottom-right, Area D, the Industrial Zone, is in the bottom-left and Area E, the Underdeveloped Zone, is in the top-left. A road located in Area E connects Ward 24 to [[Hinashiro City]].
===Locations===
* Area A (Center Zone)
** Area A1
*** [[IEDU Building]]
** Area A3
*** [[24 Precinct]]
** Area A4
*** [[Snow Tower]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Detention Center]] (Assumed A1)
* Area B (Residence Zone)
** Area B1
*** [[Yukimura Villa]]
** Area B2
*** [[Akira's home]]
** Area B4
*** [[Ronny Rockets]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Sakura Natsume]]'s Apartment
*** [[Kana Makino]]'s Apartment (Assumed B4)
*** [[Bakery]] (Assumed B4)
* Area C (Business Zone)
** Area C2
*** [[3 Monkeys]]
*** [[Yamikumo Apartments]]
** Area C3
*** [[Shelter Exhibition Hall]]
*** [[Prig Rider]]
** Area C4
*** [[Harakiri Batting Center]]
*** [[Jack Hammer]]
*** [[Forensic Science Lab]]
* Area D (Industrial Zone)
** Area D1
*** [[Garbage Incineration Plant]]
*** [[Rental Warehouses]]
** Area D2
*** [[Gladiolus]]
*** [[Yukimura Warehouse]]
*** [[Site of the Hitakatsu Switchyard]]
** Area D3
*** [[Kinjo Building]]
*** [[Maison de Royal Garden]]
*** [[Hachisuka Dome]]
** Area D4
*** [[Babylon Shopping Center]]
*** [[Typhoon]]
*** [[Prussian]]
*** [[Apricot Square]]
*** [[Mulholland]]
* Area E (Underdeveloped Zone)
** Area E1
*** [[Sewer]] entrance
** Area E2
*** [[TV Tower]]
*** [[Shelter]] / [[Triangle Tower]]s
*** [[Apartment No. 20]]
** Area E3
*** [[Cauliflower]]
*** Bank
*** Road leading to [[Hinashiro City]]
*** Kurogane River
** Area E4
*** [[IMM Hospital]]
*** [[Woodlands]]
* [[Tamura]]
* [[Model Room]]

==Government==
The 24th Ward's government has its roots in the big three Kanto non-governmental organizations: [[TRO]], [[CCO]] and [[FSO]]. As the Kanto government weakened, these non-profit groups became more and more powerful, like political parties. TRO and CCO joined together as the TRO/CCO Alliance, which had a big rivalry with FSO.

The 24th Ward's major departments formed around what used to be parts of TRO and CCO. The Departments of Communications and Finance went to the former TRO, and the Departments of Investment and the Environment went to the former CCO. The Department of Security, also known as the [[Administrative Inspection Office]], was split between the two. FSO meanwhile continued to operate companies in the city. From this, the three parties became inherently linked to Ward 24.

Before and during ''The Silver Case'', the mayor of the city was officially [[Kaoru Hachisuka]], though at some point his identity was taken over by his father, [[Uminosuke Hachisuka]]. Other administrators, linked to the former NGOs, had large influence on the city: [[Daizaburo Kai]], the leader of the TRO/CCO Alliance, and [[Sundance Shot]], the leader of FSO. The person with the most control over the city was a man named [[Nezu]] who can alter the city from atop the [[TV Tower]]. By the time of ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]'', Hachisuka had been succeeded by [[Tsubaki Syndicate|Tsubaki]] following his death.

==History==
The 24th Ward was officially recognized by the government in January, 1980. Many of its residential facilities were designed by the architect Igor Ishizakaski. The next month, Kaoru Hachisuka was appointed the mayor. In April, residency was offered to citizens from all around the country. 80,000 residents were selected based on education, income, and lack of religious affiliation. Over the next few years, the [[Shelter Kids Policy]] was put into place in the city.

By 1999, the population reached 100,000 and there was a growing rift between the rich and the poor. This wasn't because of the expected financial reasons, but actually because the wealthier had an easier time accessing valuable information and data using technology. Crime became huge in the city, and much of it was sensationalized by the media.

Over the course of 1999, due to the events of ''The Silver Case'', many of the Ward's administrators - specifically Hachisuka, Nezu and Enzawa - were killed, as was most of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]. Due to this vacuum of power, the culture began to change.

By 2005, the time of ''The 25th Ward'', the population had doubled, the class differences had disappeared and the number of violent crimes had gone down. Former yakuza boss Tsubaki had become the new mayor. Due to the decline of crime, the reformed Heinous Crimes Unit was generally seen as outdated by the populace. However, crime continues to lurk under the surface of the city in new, invisible forms.

==Public Transportation==
An underground subway system services at least Areas A through D, and a number of characters are directly stated or implied to travel via subway including [[Akira]] and [[Sakura Natsume]].

This subway system may be part of the same hybrid underground-overground railway system that is used in Lifecut, which connects from the [[Mulholland]] Cigarette Shop in D4 to the underground areas in E2 (i.e. [[Shelters]] and [[Triangle Tower]]).

=="Hymn of the 24 Wards"==
Lyrics: [[Umenosuke Hachisuka]]

"Like a blanket of love...

Next City, next world - 24 
The ideal civilian government 
The proud chosen class 
Our promised pristine city 

Showing them our passion...

A perfect life and an evolving metropolis 
Public safety for all citizens 
By the citizens, for the citizens 
Our undeniable right 

With pomp and circumstance

Eradicating the spreading evil 
An unprecedented collection of artisans 
Protecting the peace in the big city 
Unrivaled crimestopping power 
They are called the Heinous Crimes Unit 

Take a deep breath and let your spirit roar!

Wonderful City 
Wonderful System 
Wonderful Government 
Wonderful Municipality 
Wonderful Life 
Wonderful Education 
Wonderful Future 
Wonderful Present 
Wonderful Past 
Wonderful Days 
Wonderful People 

Fight with your heart!

Wonderful Me"

==Trivia==
*The 24th Ward is inconsistently translated as "Ward 24"/"the 24th Ward" and "24 Wards". Given that the size and population of the city shown in-game, while large, are clearly not anywhere near as enormous as the real-life 23 wards, this wiki assumes the former translation - referring to a specific ward and not all of them - to be the intended meaning.

==See also==
*[[25th Ward]]
*[[26th Ward]]

==Appearances==
* ''[[The Silver Case]]''
* ''[[Case 4.5 Face|Case #4.5: Face]]''
* ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'' (mentioned in ''[[The Lospass]]'')
* ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
* [[Pre-Lunatics]]

[[Category:Locations]][[Category:Municipalities]][[Category:The Silver Case locations]][[Category:The 25th Ward locations]]

Ward 24

2025-07-13T23:34:08Z

Slightlysalted: Added the 24w Hymn

[[File:Ward24_Map.jpeg|thumb|Map of Ward 24]]'''The 24th Ward''', also referred to as '''Ward 24''', is a city that serves as the setting of ''[[The Silver Case]]''. It is a fictional addition to the real-life [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_wards_of_Tokyo 23 special wards] of Tokyo, [[Kanto]], Japan.

==Geography==
The 24th Ward is divided into five Areas; Area A, the Center Zone, is in the middle, surrounded by a road called Route Circle, while the other four Areas are arranged in a quadrant-like manner. Area B, the Residence Zone, is in the top-right, Area C, the Business Zone, is in the bottom-right, Area D, the Industrial Zone, is in the bottom-left and Area E, the Underdeveloped Zone, is in the top-left. A road located in Area E connects Ward 24 to [[Hinashiro City]].
===Locations===
* Area A (Center Zone)
** Area A1
*** [[IEDU Building]]
** Area A3
*** [[24 Precinct]]
** Area A4
*** [[Snow Tower]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Detention Center]] (Assumed A1)
* Area B (Residence Zone)
** Area B1
*** [[Yukimura Villa]]
** Area B2
*** [[Akira's home]]
** Area B4
*** [[Ronny Rockets]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Sakura Natsume]]'s Apartment
*** [[Kana Makino]]'s Apartment (Assumed B4)
*** [[Bakery]] (Assumed B4)
* Area C (Business Zone)
** Area C2
*** [[3 Monkeys]]
*** [[Yamikumo Apartments]]
** Area C3
*** [[Shelter Exhibition Hall]]
*** [[Prig Rider]]
** Area C4
*** [[Harakiri Batting Center]]
*** [[Jack Hammer]]
*** [[Forensic Science Lab]]
* Area D (Industrial Zone)
** Area D1
*** [[Garbage Incineration Plant]]
*** [[Rental Warehouses]]
** Area D2
*** [[Gladiolus]]
*** [[Yukimura Warehouse]]
*** [[Site of the Hitakatsu Switchyard]]
** Area D3
*** [[Kinjo Building]]
*** [[Maison de Royal Garden]]
*** [[Hachisuka Dome]]
** Area D4
*** [[Babylon Shopping Center]]
*** [[Typhoon]]
*** [[Prussian]]
*** [[Apricot Square]]
*** [[Mulholland]]
* Area E (Underdeveloped Zone)
** Area E1
*** [[Sewer]] entrance
** Area E2
*** [[TV Tower]]
*** [[Shelter]] / [[Triangle Tower]]s
*** [[Apartment No. 20]]
** Area E3
*** [[Cauliflower]]
*** Bank
*** Road leading to [[Hinashiro City]]
*** Kurogane River
** Area E4
*** [[IMM Hospital]]
*** [[Woodlands]]
* [[Tamura]]
* [[Model Room]]

==Government==
The 24th Ward's government has its roots in the big three Kanto non-governmental organizations: [[TRO]], [[CCO]] and [[FSO]]. As the Kanto government weakened, these non-profit groups became more and more powerful, like political parties. TRO and CCO joined together as the TRO/CCO Alliance, which had a big rivalry with FSO.

The 24th Ward's major departments formed around what used to be parts of TRO and CCO. The Departments of Communications and Finance went to the former TRO, and the Departments of Investment and the Environment went to the former CCO. The Department of Security, also known as the [[Administrative Inspection Office]], was split between the two. FSO meanwhile continued to operate companies in the city. From this, the three parties became inherently linked to Ward 24.

Before and during ''The Silver Case'', the mayor of the city was officially [[Kaoru Hachisuka]], though at some point his identity was taken over by his father, [[Uminosuke Hachisuka]]. Other administrators, linked to the former NGOs, had large influence on the city: [[Daizaburo Kai]], the leader of the TRO/CCO Alliance, and [[Sundance Shot]], the leader of FSO. The person with the most control over the city was a man named [[Nezu]] who can alter the city from atop the [[TV Tower]]. By the time of ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]'', Hachisuka had been succeeded by [[Tsubaki Syndicate|Tsubaki]] following his death.

==History==
The 24th Ward was officially recognized by the government in January, 1980. Many of its residential facilities were designed by the architect Igor Ishizakaski. The next month, Kaoru Hachisuka was appointed the mayor. In April, residency was offered to citizens from all around the country. 80,000 residents were selected based on education, income, and lack of religious affiliation. Over the next few years, the [[Shelter Kids Policy]] was put into place in the city.

By 1999, the population reached 100,000 and there was a growing rift between the rich and the poor. This wasn't because of the expected financial reasons, but actually because the wealthier had an easier time accessing valuable information and data using technology. Crime became huge in the city, and much of it was sensationalized by the media.

Over the course of 1999, due to the events of ''The Silver Case'', many of the Ward's administrators - specifically Hachisuka, Nezu and Enzawa - were killed, as was most of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]. Due to this vacuum of power, the culture began to change.

By 2005, the time of ''The 25th Ward'', the population had doubled, the class differences had disappeared and the number of violent crimes had gone down. Former yakuza boss Tsubaki had become the new mayor. Due to the decline of crime, the reformed Heinous Crimes Unit was generally seen as outdated by the populace. However, crime continues to lurk under the surface of the city in new, invisible forms.

==Public Transportation==
An underground subway system services at least Areas A through D, and a number of characters are directly stated or implied to travel via subway including [[Akira]] and [[Sakura Natsume]].

This subway system may be part of the same hybrid underground-overground railway system that is used in Lifecut, which connects from the [[Mulholland]] Cigarette Shop in D4 to the underground areas in E2 (i.e. [[Shelters]] and [[Triangle Tower]]).

=="Hymn of the 24 Wards"==
Lyrics: [[Umenosuke Hachisuka]]

"Like a blanket of love...

Next City, next world - 24
The ideal civilian government
The proud chosen class
Our promised pristine city

Showing them our passion...

A perfect life and an evolving metropolis
Public safety for all citizens
By the citizens, for the citizens
Our undeniable right

With pomp and circumstance

Eradicating the spreading evil
An unprecedented collection of artisans
Protecting the peace in the big city
Unrivaled crimestopping power
They are called the Heinous Crimes Unit

Take a deep breath and let your spirit roar!

Wonderful City
Wonderful System
Wonderful Government
Wonderful Municipality
Wonderful Life
Wonderful Education
Wonderful Future
Wonderful Present
Wonderful Past
Wonderful Days
Wonderful People

Fight with your heart!

Wonderful Me"

==Trivia==
*The 24th Ward is inconsistently translated as "Ward 24"/"the 24th Ward" and "24 Wards". Given that the size and population of the city shown in-game, while large, are clearly not anywhere near as enormous as the real-life 23 wards, this wiki assumes the former translation - referring to a specific ward and not all of them - to be the intended meaning.

==See also==
*[[25th Ward]]
*[[26th Ward]]

==Appearances==
* ''[[The Silver Case]]''
* ''[[Case 4.5 Face|Case #4.5: Face]]''
* ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'' (mentioned in ''[[The Lospass]]'')
* ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
* [[Pre-Lunatics]]

[[Category:Locations]][[Category:Municipalities]][[Category:The Silver Case locations]][[Category:The 25th Ward locations]]

Ward 24

2025-07-13T23:16:43Z

Slightlysalted: Included Kurogane River into the list of locations from Pre-lunatics

[[File:Ward24_Map.jpeg|thumb|Map of Ward 24]]'''The 24th Ward''', also referred to as '''Ward 24''', is a city that serves as the setting of ''[[The Silver Case]]''. It is a fictional addition to the real-life [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_wards_of_Tokyo 23 special wards] of Tokyo, [[Kanto]], Japan.

==Geography==
The 24th Ward is divided into five Areas; Area A, the Center Zone, is in the middle, surrounded by a road called Route Circle, while the other four Areas are arranged in a quadrant-like manner. Area B, the Residence Zone, is in the top-right, Area C, the Business Zone, is in the bottom-right, Area D, the Industrial Zone, is in the bottom-left and Area E, the Underdeveloped Zone, is in the top-left. A road located in Area E connects Ward 24 to [[Hinashiro City]].
===Locations===
* Area A (Center Zone)
** Area A1
*** [[IEDU Building]]
** Area A3
*** [[24 Precinct]]
** Area A4
*** [[Snow Tower]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Detention Center]] (Assumed A1)
* Area B (Residence Zone)
** Area B1
*** [[Yukimura Villa]]
** Area B2
*** [[Akira's home]]
** Area B4
*** [[Ronny Rockets]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Sakura Natsume]]'s Apartment
*** [[Kana Makino]]'s Apartment (Assumed B4)
*** [[Bakery]] (Assumed B4)
* Area C (Business Zone)
** Area C2
*** [[3 Monkeys]]
*** [[Yamikumo Apartments]]
** Area C3
*** [[Shelter Exhibition Hall]]
*** [[Prig Rider]]
** Area C4
*** [[Harakiri Batting Center]]
*** [[Jack Hammer]]
*** [[Forensic Science Lab]]
* Area D (Industrial Zone)
** Area D1
*** [[Garbage Incineration Plant]]
*** [[Rental Warehouses]]
** Area D2
*** [[Gladiolus]]
*** [[Yukimura Warehouse]]
*** [[Site of the Hitakatsu Switchyard]]
** Area D3
*** [[Kinjo Building]]
*** [[Maison de Royal Garden]]
*** [[Hachisuka Dome]]
** Area D4
*** [[Babylon Shopping Center]]
*** [[Typhoon]]
*** [[Prussian]]
*** [[Apricot Square]]
*** [[Mulholland]]
* Area E (Underdeveloped Zone)
** Area E1
*** [[Sewer]] entrance
** Area E2
*** [[TV Tower]]
*** [[Shelter]] / [[Triangle Tower]]s
*** [[Apartment No. 20]]
** Area E3
*** [[Cauliflower]]
*** Bank
*** Road leading to [[Hinashiro City]]
*** Kurogane River
** Area E4
*** [[IMM Hospital]]
*** [[Woodlands]]
* [[Tamura]]
* [[Model Room]]

==Government==
The 24th Ward's government has its roots in the big three Kanto non-governmental organizations: [[TRO]], [[CCO]] and [[FSO]]. As the Kanto government weakened, these non-profit groups became more and more powerful, like political parties. TRO and CCO joined together as the TRO/CCO Alliance, which had a big rivalry with FSO.

The 24th Ward's major departments formed around what used to be parts of TRO and CCO. The Departments of Communications and Finance went to the former TRO, and the Departments of Investment and the Environment went to the former CCO. The Department of Security, also known as the [[Administrative Inspection Office]], was split between the two. FSO meanwhile continued to operate companies in the city. From this, the three parties became inherently linked to Ward 24.

Before and during ''The Silver Case'', the mayor of the city was officially [[Kaoru Hachisuka]], though at some point his identity was taken over by his father, [[Uminosuke Hachisuka]]. Other administrators, linked to the former NGOs, had large influence on the city: [[Daizaburo Kai]], the leader of the TRO/CCO Alliance, and [[Sundance Shot]], the leader of FSO. The person with the most control over the city was a man named [[Nezu]] who can alter the city from atop the [[TV Tower]]. By the time of ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]'', Hachisuka had been succeeded by [[Tsubaki Syndicate|Tsubaki]] following his death.

==History==
The 24th Ward was officially recognized by the government in January, 1980. Many of its residential facilities were designed by the architect Igor Ishizakaski. The next month, Kaoru Hachisuka was appointed the mayor. In April, residency was offered to citizens from all around the country. 80,000 residents were selected based on education, income, and lack of religious affiliation. Over the next few years, the [[Shelter Kids Policy]] was put into place in the city.

By 1999, the population reached 100,000 and there was a growing rift between the rich and the poor. This wasn't because of the expected financial reasons, but actually because the wealthier had an easier time accessing valuable information and data using technology. Crime became huge in the city, and much of it was sensationalized by the media.

Over the course of 1999, due to the events of ''The Silver Case'', many of the Ward's administrators - specifically Hachisuka, Nezu and Enzawa - were killed, as was most of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]. Due to this vacuum of power, the culture began to change.

By 2005, the time of ''The 25th Ward'', the population had doubled, the class differences had disappeared and the number of violent crimes had gone down. Former yakuza boss Tsubaki had become the new mayor. Due to the decline of crime, the reformed Heinous Crimes Unit was generally seen as outdated by the populace. However, crime continues to lurk under the surface of the city in new, invisible forms.

==Public Transportation==
An underground subway system services at least Areas A through D, and a number of characters are directly stated or implied to travel via subway including [[Akira]] and [[Sakura Natsume]].

This subway system may be part of the same hybrid underground-overground railway system that is used in Lifecut, which connects from the [[Mulholland]] Cigarette Shop in D4 to the underground areas in E2 (i.e. [[Shelters]] and [[Triangle Tower]]).

==Trivia==
*The 24th Ward is inconsistently translated as "Ward 24"/"the 24th Ward" and "24 Wards". Given that the size and population of the city shown in-game, while large, are clearly not anywhere near as enormous as the real-life 23 wards, this wiki assumes the former translation - referring to a specific ward and not all of them - to be the intended meaning.

==See also==
*[[25th Ward]]
*[[26th Ward]]

==Appearances==
* ''[[The Silver Case]]''
* ''[[Case 4.5 Face|Case #4.5: Face]]''
* ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'' (mentioned in ''[[The Lospass]]'')
* ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
* [[Pre-Lunatics]]

[[Category:Locations]][[Category:Municipalities]][[Category:The Silver Case locations]][[Category:The 25th Ward locations]]

Ward 24

2025-07-13T23:12:40Z

Slightlysalted: Added section of public transportation and added locations from Hand

[[File:Ward24_Map.jpeg|thumb|Map of Ward 24]]'''The 24th Ward''', also referred to as '''Ward 24''', is a city that serves as the setting of ''[[The Silver Case]]''. It is a fictional addition to the real-life [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_wards_of_Tokyo 23 special wards] of Tokyo, [[Kanto]], Japan.

==Geography==
The 24th Ward is divided into five Areas; Area A, the Center Zone, is in the middle, surrounded by a road called Route Circle, while the other four Areas are arranged in a quadrant-like manner. Area B, the Residence Zone, is in the top-right, Area C, the Business Zone, is in the bottom-right, Area D, the Industrial Zone, is in the bottom-left and Area E, the Underdeveloped Zone, is in the top-left. A road located in Area E connects Ward 24 to [[Hinashiro City]].
===Locations===
* Area A (Center Zone)
** Area A1
*** [[IEDU Building]]
** Area A3
*** [[24 Precinct]]
** Area A4
*** [[Snow Tower]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Detention Center]] (Assumed A1)
* Area B (Residence Zone)
** Area B1
*** [[Yukimura Villa]]
** Area B2
*** [[Akira's home]]
** Area B4
*** [[Ronny Rockets]]
** Unspecified
*** [[Sakura Natsume]]'s Apartment
*** [[Kana Makino]]'s Apartment (Assumed B4)
*** [[Bakery]] (Assumed B4)
* Area C (Business Zone)
** Area C2
*** [[3 Monkeys]]
*** [[Yamikumo Apartments]]
** Area C3
*** [[Shelter Exhibition Hall]]
*** [[Prig Rider]]
** Area C4
*** [[Harakiri Batting Center]]
*** [[Jack Hammer]]
*** [[Forensic Science Lab]]
* Area D (Industrial Zone)
** Area D1
*** [[Garbage Incineration Plant]]
*** [[Rental Warehouses]]
** Area D2
*** [[Gladiolus]]
*** [[Yukimura Warehouse]]
*** [[Site of the Hitakatsu Switchyard]]
** Area D3
*** [[Kinjo Building]]
*** [[Maison de Royal Garden]]
*** [[Hachisuka Dome]]
** Area D4
*** [[Babylon Shopping Center]]
*** [[Typhoon]]
*** [[Prussian]]
*** [[Apricot Square]]
*** [[Mulholland]]
* Area E (Underdeveloped Zone)
** Area E1
*** [[Sewer]] entrance
** Area E2
*** [[TV Tower]]
*** [[Shelter]] / [[Triangle Tower]]s
*** [[Apartment No. 20]]
** Area E3
*** [[Cauliflower]]
*** Bank
*** Road leading to [[Hinashiro City]]
** Area E4
*** [[IMM Hospital]]
*** [[Woodlands]]
* [[Tamura]]
* [[Model Room]]

==Government==
The 24th Ward's government has its roots in the big three Kanto non-governmental organizations: [[TRO]], [[CCO]] and [[FSO]]. As the Kanto government weakened, these non-profit groups became more and more powerful, like political parties. TRO and CCO joined together as the TRO/CCO Alliance, which had a big rivalry with FSO.

The 24th Ward's major departments formed around what used to be parts of TRO and CCO. The Departments of Communications and Finance went to the former TRO, and the Departments of Investment and the Environment went to the former CCO. The Department of Security, also known as the [[Administrative Inspection Office]], was split between the two. FSO meanwhile continued to operate companies in the city. From this, the three parties became inherently linked to Ward 24.

Before and during ''The Silver Case'', the mayor of the city was officially [[Kaoru Hachisuka]], though at some point his identity was taken over by his father, [[Uminosuke Hachisuka]]. Other administrators, linked to the former NGOs, had large influence on the city: [[Daizaburo Kai]], the leader of the TRO/CCO Alliance, and [[Sundance Shot]], the leader of FSO. The person with the most control over the city was a man named [[Nezu]] who can alter the city from atop the [[TV Tower]]. By the time of ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]'', Hachisuka had been succeeded by [[Tsubaki Syndicate|Tsubaki]] following his death.

==History==
The 24th Ward was officially recognized by the government in January, 1980. Many of its residential facilities were designed by the architect Igor Ishizakaski. The next month, Kaoru Hachisuka was appointed the mayor. In April, residency was offered to citizens from all around the country. 80,000 residents were selected based on education, income, and lack of religious affiliation. Over the next few years, the [[Shelter Kids Policy]] was put into place in the city.

By 1999, the population reached 100,000 and there was a growing rift between the rich and the poor. This wasn't because of the expected financial reasons, but actually because the wealthier had an easier time accessing valuable information and data using technology. Crime became huge in the city, and much of it was sensationalized by the media.

Over the course of 1999, due to the events of ''The Silver Case'', many of the Ward's administrators - specifically Hachisuka, Nezu and Enzawa - were killed, as was most of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]. Due to this vacuum of power, the culture began to change.

By 2005, the time of ''The 25th Ward'', the population had doubled, the class differences had disappeared and the number of violent crimes had gone down. Former yakuza boss Tsubaki had become the new mayor. Due to the decline of crime, the reformed Heinous Crimes Unit was generally seen as outdated by the populace. However, crime continues to lurk under the surface of the city in new, invisible forms.

==Public Transportation==
An underground subway system services at least Areas A through D, and a number of characters are directly stated or implied to travel via subway including [[Akira]] and [[Sakura Natsume]].

This subway system may be part of the same hybrid underground-overground railway system that is used in Lifecut, which connects from the [[Mulholland]] Cigarette Shop in D4 to the underground areas in E2 (i.e. [[Shelters]] and [[Triangle Tower]]).

==Trivia==
*The 24th Ward is inconsistently translated as "Ward 24"/"the 24th Ward" and "24 Wards". Given that the size and population of the city shown in-game, while large, are clearly not anywhere near as enormous as the real-life 23 wards, this wiki assumes the former translation - referring to a specific ward and not all of them - to be the intended meaning.

==See also==
*[[25th Ward]]
*[[26th Ward]]

==Appearances==
* ''[[The Silver Case]]''
* ''[[Case 4.5 Face|Case #4.5: Face]]''
* ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'' (mentioned in ''[[The Lospass]]'')
* ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
* [[Pre-Lunatics]]

[[Category:Locations]][[Category:Municipalities]][[Category:The Silver Case locations]][[Category:The 25th Ward locations]]

Sumio Kodai

2024-11-19T03:38:06Z

Slightlysalted: Revised typo SIG SAVER fixed to SIG SAUER despite being called SIG SAVER in some versions of the same

{{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 interogation 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 [[Case 3 Parade|case#03 Parade]]. While incarcerated he is interviewed by [[Sakura Natsume]] as part of her training. During their first interview Sumio showed himself to be cold, emotionless and unhelpful. Initially Sakura attempts to ask him about his crimes but he rebukes her 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 mentioned [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]] however, his demeanor changed 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 conducted a second interview. Sakura began to ask him about [[Minato Sawaguchi|Jack the Ripper]] but instead of answering he merely criticized her makeup. This caused the overworked trainee to lose her temper and lash out at Sumio regarding the death of her close friend [[Kana Makina]]. This caused Sumio to laugh much to her surprise, he tells her that she sees things the way that he used to. Sumio described the events of the traumatic events of the [[Parade]] declaring that was the source of his own darkness. He elaborated 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 began to discuss the [[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 finished 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. 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 crytpic 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 [[Case 1 Decoyman|Decoyman]] 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
sumiosit.png|Meeting [[Ayame Shimohira|Ayame]]
sumios.png|Spectrum
sumiop.png|Parade
sumiobomb.png
sumioguilty.png|Confronting [[Akira]] and [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Kusabi]]
sumiok.png|Kamuidrome
sumiocar.png
sumioplacebo.png|As seen by [[Tokio Morishima|Tokio]]
New_sumio.png|2016 remake art
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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"
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===''Case#4.5: Face''===
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face_sumio.jpg|Sumio talking with [[Sakura Natsume]]
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===''The 25th Ward''===
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Sumio25.png|Portrait
SumioGirl.png|With [[Alice]]
Sumiodouble.png|Meeting at the Edge of the [[Ward 24|24th Ward]]
Sumio 02.png|The wind enters my body
SumioSakura_01.png|With Sakura Natsume
SumioKuro.png|Meeting with Kuroyanagi
SumioShoot.png|Kamui can fuck off
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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 SAVER 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 interogation 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 [[Case 3 Parade|case#03 Parade]]. While incarcerated he is interviewed by [[Sakura Natsume]] as part of her training. During their first interview Sumio showed himself to be cold, emotionless and unhelpful. Initially Sakura attempts to ask him about his crimes but he rebukes her 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 mentioned [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]] however, his demeanor changed 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 conducted a second interview. Sakura began to ask him about [[Minato Sawaguchi|Jack the Ripper]] but instead of answering he merely criticized her makeup. This caused the overworked trainee to lose her temper and lash out at Sumio regarding the death of her close friend [[Kana Makina]]. This caused Sumio to laugh much to her surprise, he tells her that she sees things the way that he used to. Sumio described the events of the traumatic events of the [[Parade]] declaring that was the source of his own darkness. He elaborated 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 began to discuss the [[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 finished 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. 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 crytpic 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 [[Case 1 Decoyman|Decoyman]] 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
sumiosit.png|Meeting [[Ayame Shimohira|Ayame]]
sumios.png|Spectrum
sumiop.png|Parade
sumiobomb.png
sumioguilty.png|Confronting [[Akira]] and [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Kusabi]]
sumiok.png|Kamuidrome
sumiocar.png
sumioplacebo.png|As seen by [[Tokio Morishima|Tokio]]
New_sumio.png|2016 remake art
Tsc.png
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]]
Sumiodouble.png|Meeting at the Edge of the [[Ward 24|24th Ward]]
Sumio 02.png|The wind enters my body
SumioSakura_01.png|With Sakura Natsume
SumioKuro.png|Meeting with Kuroyanagi
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]]
[[Category:Heinous Crimes Unit]]

Sumio Mondo

2024-08-08T19:08:56Z

Slightlysalted: /* Appearance and Personality */

{{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=Susumi 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 Kouichi’s room in the 2016 Remake.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
mondo1.png
mondo2.png
Mondo_profile.PNG|Mondo's profile in the DS version
mondo_beta_art.png|Music Clips DVD Art
</gallery>
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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Males]]
[[Category:Flower, Sun, and Rain characters]]
[[Category:Protagonists]]
[[Category:Eleven Children]]

Sumio Mondo

2024-08-08T18:57:06Z

Slightlysalted: /* Trivia */

{{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=Susumi 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. 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 Kouichi’s room in the 2016 Remake.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
mondo1.png
mondo2.png
Mondo_profile.PNG|Mondo's profile in the DS version
mondo_beta_art.png|Music Clips DVD Art
</gallery>
{{FSR Characters}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Males]]
[[Category:Flower, Sun, and Rain characters]]
[[Category:Protagonists]]
[[Category:Eleven Children]]

Sumio Mondo

2024-08-08T18:55:04Z

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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=Susumi 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. 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 [[Kouichi]]’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 Kouichi’s room in the 2016 Remake.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
mondo1.png
mondo2.png
Mondo_profile.PNG|Mondo's profile in the DS version
mondo_beta_art.png|Music Clips DVD Art
</gallery>
{{FSR Characters}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Males]]
[[Category:Flower, Sun, and Rain characters]]
[[Category:Protagonists]]
[[Category:Eleven Children]]

Sumio Mondo

2024-08-08T18:49:36Z

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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=Susumi 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. 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 402 is the same as [[Kouichi]]’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 Kouichi’s room in the 2016 Remake.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
mondo1.png
mondo2.png
Mondo_profile.PNG|Mondo's profile in the DS version
mondo_beta_art.png|Music Clips DVD Art
</gallery>
{{FSR Characters}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Males]]
[[Category:Flower, Sun, and Rain characters]]
[[Category:Protagonists]]
[[Category:Eleven Children]]

Red

2024-08-08T18:41:00Z

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{{Character
|title=Red
|image=[[File:red25.png|100px]]
|othernames=
|age=
|nationality=
|family= [[Tokio Morishima]] (Owner)
|occupation= Pet
|affiliation=
|weapon=
|status= Alive
|first={{RL|1}}
|playedby=
}}'''Red''' is a character that appears in ''[[The Silver Case]]'' and ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''. He is a turtle.

==Appearance and Personality==
Red is [[Tokio Morishima]]'s beloved pet turtle. According to Tokio he is a male red slider. Red spends most of his time in his tank or in the bathtub of Tokio's boat when the pair move to [[Ward 25]]. Sometime between 1999 and 2005, Red seems to have grown quite a lot in size.

==History==
===''The Silver Case''===

===''The 25th Ward''===

==Trivia==
* Red's name in the Japanese version of [[The Silver Case]] is "Akamimi", which translates to "red-eared," which is likely derived from akamimigame (アカミミガメ), the Japanese name for the red-eared slider.
* In the Japanese version of [[Flower, Sun, and Rain]], Red’s name is mentioned as a hint in [[Request_17:_Kill_the_Past|Request 17]] when unlocking [[Catherine]].

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=180px>
red.png|Red in ''[[The Silver Case]]''
File:Red25Bathtub.png|Red in ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
File:RedDesktop.png|Red as [[Tokio Morishima|Tokio]]'s desktop wallpaper in ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case|T25W]]''
</gallery>

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:The Silver Case characters]]
[[Category:Flower, Sun, and Rain characters]]
[[Category:The 25th Ward characters]]
[[Category:Animals]]

Red

2024-08-08T18:39:27Z

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{{Character
|title=Red
|image=[[File:red25.png|100px]]
|othernames=
|age=
|nationality=
|family= [[Tokio Morishima]] (Owner)
|occupation= Pet
|affiliation=
|weapon=
|status= Alive
|first={{RL|1}}
|playedby=
}}'''Red''' is a character that appears in ''[[The Silver Case]]'' and ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''. He is a turtle.

==Appearance and Personality==
Red is [[Tokio Morishima]]'s beloved pet turtle. According to Tokio he is a male red slider. Red spends most of his time in his tank or in the bathtub of Tokio's boat when the pair move to [[Ward 25]]. Sometime between 1999 and 2005, Red seems to have grown quite a lot in size.

==History==
===''The Silver Case''===

===''The 25th Ward''===

==Trivia==
* Red's name in the Japanese version of [[The Silver Case]] is "Akamimi", which translates to "red-eared," which is likely derived from akamimigame (アカミミガメ), the Japanese name for the red-eared slider.
* In the Japanese version of [[Flower, Sun, and Rain]], Red’s name is mentioned as a hint in Request 17 when unlocking [[Catherine]].

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=180px>
red.png|Red in ''[[The Silver Case]]''
File:Red25Bathtub.png|Red in ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
File:RedDesktop.png|Red as [[Tokio Morishima|Tokio]]'s desktop wallpaper in ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case|T25W]]''
</gallery>

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:The Silver Case characters]]
[[Category:Flower, Sun, and Rain characters]]
[[Category:The 25th Ward characters]]
[[Category:Animals]]

Red

2024-08-08T18:38:38Z

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{{Character
|title=Red
|image=[[File:red25.png|100px]]
|othernames=
|age=
|nationality=
|family= [[Tokio Morishima]] (Owner)
|occupation= Pet
|affiliation=
|weapon=
|status= Alive
|first={{RL|1}}
|playedby=
}}'''Red''' is a character that appears in ''[[The Silver Case]]'' and ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''. He is a turtle.

==Appearance and Personality==
Red is [[Tokio Morishima]]'s beloved pet turtle. According to Tokio he is a male red slider. Red spends most of his time in his tank or in the bathtub of Tokio's boat when the pair move to [[Ward 25]]. Sometime between 1999 and 2005, Red seems to have grown quite a lot in size.

==History==
===''The Silver Case''===

===''The 25th Ward''===

==Trivia==
* Red's name in the Japanese version of [[The Silver Case]] is "Akamimi", which translates to "red-eared," which is likely derived from akamimigame (アカミミガメ), the Japanese name for the red-eared slider.
* In the Japanese version of [[Flower, Sun and Rain (game)]], Red’s name is mentioned as a hint in Request 17 when unlocking [[Catherine]].

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=180px>
red.png|Red in ''[[The Silver Case]]''
File:Red25Bathtub.png|Red in ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
File:RedDesktop.png|Red as [[Tokio Morishima|Tokio]]'s desktop wallpaper in ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case|T25W]]''
</gallery>

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Red

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{{Character
|title=Red
|image=[[File:red25.png|100px]]
|othernames=
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|family= [[Tokio Morishima]] (Owner)
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}}'''Red''' is a character that appears in ''[[The Silver Case]]'' and ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''. He is a turtle.

==Appearance and Personality==
Red is [[Tokio Morishima]]'s beloved pet turtle. According to Tokio he is a male red slider. Red spends most of his time in his tank or in the bathtub of Tokio's boat when the pair move to [[Ward 25]]. Sometime between 1999 and 2005, Red seems to have grown quite a lot in size.

==History==
===''The Silver Case''===

===''The 25th Ward''===

==Trivia==
* Red's name in the Japanese version of [[The Silver Case]] is "Akamimi", which translates to "red-eared," which is likely derived from akamimigame (アカミミガメ), the Japanese name for the red-eared slider.
* In the Japanese version of [[Flower, Sun and Rain]], Red’s name is mentioned as a hint in Request 17 when unlocking [[Catherine]].

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=180px>
red.png|Red in ''[[The Silver Case]]''
File:Red25Bathtub.png|Red in ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
File:RedDesktop.png|Red as [[Tokio Morishima|Tokio]]'s desktop wallpaper in ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case|T25W]]''
</gallery>

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

==Gallery==
===''The Silver Case''===
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FACE_KUSABI.png|Transmitter
FACE_KUSABI2.png|Placebo
Kusabi_ps1.png|PlayStation Portrait
S0_vs04.png|Lunatics
Kusabid.jpg
D_Cut29.png|With Sumio at [[IMM Hospital]]
C-15.png|Parade
C-15a.png|PlayStation Version
C-10_pic.png
c-22a.png
c-29.png
Kusabik.png|Kamuidrome
LIFE_Cut14.png|Lifecut
LIFE_Cut49.png
LIFE_Cut50.png
Lifecut_Kusabi.jpg
Life_cut44.jpg
Tetsu1.png
Youngkusabi.png|Young Kusabi in Lifecut
LIFE_Cut53.png|Tamura
O1 13.png|As seen by Tokio in Placebo
new_kusabi.png|Remake Art
Sakura_back.jpg|Back cover illustration
2425 kusabi.jpg| Artwork from The Silver Case 2425
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===''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
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===''The 25th Ward''===
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Kusabi25.png
Kusabishoot.png|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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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 SAVER P229
|status= Alive
|first = {{CL|1}}
|playedby= Susumi 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 [[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 interogation 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 [[Case 3 Parade|case#03 Parade]]. While incarcerated he is interviewed by [[Sakura Natsume]] as part of her training. During their first interview Sumio showed himself to be cold, emotionless and unhelpful. Initially Sakura attempts to ask him about his crimes but he rebukes her 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 mentioned [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]] however, his demeanor changed 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 conducted a second interview. Sakura began to ask him about [[Minato Sawaguchi|Jack the Ripper]] but instead of answering he merely criticized her makeup. This caused the overworked trainee to lose her temper and lash out at Sumio regarding the death of her close friend [[Kana Makina]]. This caused Sumio to laugh much to her surprise, he tells her that she sees things the way that he used to. Sumio described the events of the traumatic events of the [[Parade]] declaring that was the source of his own darkness. He elaborated 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 began to discuss the [[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 finished 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. 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 protaganist. 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 crytpic 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 [[Case 1 Decoyman|Decoyman]] 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
sumiosit.png|Meeting [[Ayame Shimohira|Ayame]]
sumios.png|Spectrum
sumiop.png|Parade
sumiobomb.png
sumioguilty.png|Confronting [[Akira]] and [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Kusabi]]
sumiok.png|Kamuidrome
sumiocar.png
sumioplacebo.png|As seen by [[Tokio Morishima|Tokio]]
New_sumio.png|2016 remake art
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</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]]
Sumiodouble.png|Meeting at the Edge of the [[Ward 24|24th Ward]]
Sumio 02.png|The wind enters my body
SumioSakura_01.png|With Sakura Natsume
SumioKuro.png|Meeting with Kuroyanagi
SumioShoot.png|Kamui can fuck off
</gallery>

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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".

==Gallery==
===''The Silver Case''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=155px>
FACE_KUSABI.png|Transmitter
FACE_KUSABI2.png|Placebo
Kusabi_ps1.png|PlayStation Portrait
S0_vs04.png|Lunatics
Kusabid.jpg
D_Cut29.png|With Sumio at [[IMM Hospital]]
C-15.png|Parade
C-15a.png|PlayStation Version
C-10_pic.png
c-22a.png
c-29.png
Kusabik.png|Kamuidrome
LIFE_Cut14.png|Lifecut
LIFE_Cut49.png
LIFE_Cut50.png
Lifecut_Kusabi.jpg
Life_cut44.jpg
Tetsu1.png
LIFE_Cut53.png|Tamura
O1 13.png|As seen by Tokio in Placebo
new_kusabi.png|Remake Art
Sakura_back.jpg|Back cover illustration
2425 kusabi.jpg| Artwork from The Silver Case 2425
</gallery>

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

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

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

==Gallery==
===''The Silver Case''===
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FACE_KUSABI.png|Transmitter
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D_Cut29.png|With Sumio at [[IMM Hospital]]
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LIFE_Cut53.png|Tamura
O1 13.png|As seen by Tokio in Placebo
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Sakura_back.jpg|Back cover illustration
2425 kusabi.jpg| Artwork from The Silver Case 2425
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===''Flower, Sun, and Rain''===
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peter1.png|Portrait (as Peter)
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===''The 25th Ward''===
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</gallery>

===''Travis Strikes Again''===
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kusabi_tsa.png|Travis Strikes Back
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Morichika Nakategawa

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{{Character
|title=Morichika Nakategawa
|image=[[file:nakafb.png|200px|]]
|othernames=Mad Nobleman
|age=35
|nationality= Japanese
|family=
|occupation=Detective HC Unit Chief Director (as of {{CL|5}})
|affiliation=[[Heinous Crimes Unit]] [[FSO]] International Feminist Confederation (possible)
|weapon=Sig Pro
|status=Deceased
|first={{CL|1}}
|playedby=
}}'''Morichika Nakategawa''' (仲手川盛近, ナカテガワモリチカ) is a character in ''[[The Silver Case]]''. He is a detective of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]] who tends to conduct investigation from the office at the [[24 Precinct]].

==Appearance and Personality==
Nakategawa is an eccentric loner who hates working in groups. He has a serious demeanor and keeps the other detectives on-track when they get into arguments; he also uses his connections for the sake of diplomatic correspondence with other groups. Naka has a professional appearance, always wearing expensive suits and keeping his hair slicked-back. Naka is the most tech-savvy of the HC Unit detectives, and seems to have friends and connections over the Internet.

In his confrontation with [[Ryu Munakata]], Naka is shown to be even colder, demanding that Munakata "talk or die". He also claims to have killed 20 people before. It would seem that Nakategawa's true allegiances lie with the [[FSO]] or some other higher purpose, but [[Sakura Natsume]] claims that Naka is actually more upset than anyone over having to "take out his friends" in the HCU.

It is strongly suggested that Nakategawa is a pedophile. Most explicitly, when asked if he's into Chizuru, he says he's into "younger" girls (with quotation marks). (In the Japanese script, he outright uses the word 'lolicon'.)

==History==
===Backstory===
Nakategawa was a high-ranking member of the [[FSO]] frontier faction, and participated in the Ayame Maspro portion of the [[Shelter Kids Policy]]. At some point he worked for the Public Security Department, and as an undercover specialist in the Department of Intelligence, before joining the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]] some time in the 1990s. As part of Unit 1, he provided support for Unit 2's on-site investigations. In October of 1997, he investigated a series of [[Moonlight Syndrome|serial murders]] of high school girls, of which the school principal turned out to be the culprit. At an unknown point he tutored the rookie HCU member [[Yoshimitsu Koshimizu]].
===''The Silver Case''===
On March 29th, 1999, Naka briefed the other HCU members on the events surrounding the murder of [[Yuriko Sonoda]], and her relationship with her assumed killer [[Kamui Fujiwara|Kamui Uehara]]. On April 29th, he informed the others that [[Ayame Shimohira]] had admitted to the string of murders, and would likely receive the death penalty. He also relayed information on Kamui's past in the Shelters. Naka was later assigned to the investigation of a threatening letter received by [[Chairman Yukimura]]. He played a minor support role in the events of {{CL|2}} and {{CL|3}}.

On August 22nd, Naka briefed the HCU members on the recent disappearances connected to Internet crimes. He told them the story of the [[missing girl]], who had been drawn into the city's night-life before mysteriously disappearing. He tasked [[Akira]] with finding the girl. On August 24th, Naka purchased two passwords to a candid live-feed of the idol [[Sayaka Baian]], which he also recorded to sell later. According to the missing girl, Naka cried after learning of Baian's suicide. The next day, he informed the team about the details of the suicide and the arrest of the hardcore Baian fan-club. On September 9th, Naka told the team about the emergence of [[Method Tank]], and watched the end of the countdown.

On November 30th, Naka briefed the others on Unit 2's dissolution, his promotion to Chief Director of the HC Unit, and the addition of [[Sakura Natsume]] and [[Kenta Mikoshiba]] to the team. He then informed them of the plan to lead Kamui to the roof of the [[IEDU Building]]. After learning of [[Shinji Kotobuki]]'s death, he ordered Mikoshiba to dispose of [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]]. That night he provided remote support for the operation, directing Akira and Sakura to patrol different floors. On December 24th, he instructed Sakura and Mikoshiba to eliminate Kusabi and [[Kiyoshi Morikawa]] for abandoning their mission. Later that night, he met with [[Ryu Munakata]] at the [[Harakiri Batting Center]]. He questioned Munakata about his allegiance to the [[TRO]], and the whereabouts of Kusabi and Morikawa. While holding Munakata at gunpoint, he told him about his role in the Shelter Kids Policy, and that in reality all of the factions are just part of [[Elbow|one group]]. Before Naka could pull the trigger, he was shot and killed by Munakata.

===''Flower, Sun, and Rain''===
Nakategawa was briefly mentioned in [[Request 12: I Got Rhythm]] by Koshimizu, who recalled his training under Naka.
==Official profiles==
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|Nakategawa is a man who always has his hair slicked back, wears ironed shirts, and gives off a well-groomed impression. He hates working as a group and often insists on working alone. However, since he used to work in the public sector he has connections to be found in each and every area and can ensure communications with neighboring parties go smoothly. He focuses more on investigating from the police department than searching for clues at the scene of a crime. He does not usually speak with Kusabi as they are polar-opposites, but goes out of his way to offer Sumio assistance. Or perhaps from another angle you could say he is assisting Kusabi through Sumio. (''The Silver Case site description'')
|}
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|An eccentric man who usually works investigations alone. Originally from the Public Security Department, he has connections all over the place. He's also close with neighboring jurisdictions, and supports investigations with his own info. His trademarks are his slicked-back hair and pressed shirts. (''{{CL|1}} profile'')
|}

==Trivia==
* In ''[[Moonlight Syndrome]]'', a character named Nakategawa from a real TV show is mentioned offhand at one point. This character may be Nakategawa's namesake.

==Gallery==
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Chizuru Hachisuka

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{{Character
|title=Chizuru Hachisuka
|image=[[File:Chizurufb.png|120px|]]
|othernames=Ayame
|age=25
|nationality=Japanese
|family=[[Uminosuke Hachisuka]] (grandfather) [[Kaoru Hachisuka]] (father) [[Tokio Morishima]] (brother)
|occupation=Detective
|affiliation=[[Heinous Crimes Unit]]
|weapon=SIG SAVER P232
|status=Deceased
|first={{CL|0}}
|playedby=
}}'''Chizuru Hachisuka''' (蜂須賀千鶴, ハチスカチズル) is a character in ''[[The Silver Case]]''. She is a detective working for the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]].

==Appearance and Personality==
Chizuru is a slight woman with light brown hair, most frequently pulled back into a ponytail. She briefly dons a bobbed wig and occasionally wears glasses.

Unlike her more eccentric colleagues, Chizuru takes a scientific and analytical approach to solving cases. This causes frequent tension between her and the others, who regard her methods as impractical despite their realism. Even though she only wants to take her job seriously, the others tend to treat her as if she was emotionless. She is also the only female in the Unit for most of the game, which makes it even harder for her to get along with the somewhat misogynistic older members. She has a troubled relationship with her partner, [[Kiyoshi Morikawa]], but they harbor feelings for each other.

==Biography==
===Background===
Chizuru was the daughter of [[Ward 24]]'s mayor, [[Kaoru Hachisuka]], and the sister of [[Tokio Morishima]]. She was selected to be experimented on as one of the girls in the [[Shelter Kids Policy]], where she was primed as a stock body for [[Ayame Shimohira]]. After the project was concluded, her memories were wiped. Eventually, she found herself entering the [[Administrative Inspection Office]], where she became an HC Unit investigator in Unit 1.

===''The Silver Case''===
Chizuru first appears briefly in {{CL|0}}, when [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]] radios her to request backup after encountering [[Ryo Kazan]]. Chizuru reports that Kusabi's partner, [[Sumio Kodai]] just left, but contacts [[Republic]] instead.

In {{CL|1}}, she is formally introduced to [[Akira]]. He is dragged along with Sumio and Kusabi, as both men didn't want to leave him at [[IMM Hospital]]. She appears cordial to Akira, as she realizes his state. She is later seen back at the [[24 Precinct]] HC Unit office arguing with Kusabi about the merit of her science against his leg work. After a lecture about data, Kusabi storms off with Akira and Sumio. Following the events at [[Babylon Shopping Center|Babylon]], Chizuru helped to direct Sumio to investigate [[Gladiolus]]. After Kamui and [[Ayame Shimohira]] were brought to the precinct, Chizuru was told to stay with her in the meeting room. Shortly after this Ayame stole Chizuru's gun and shot her to escape. She was later seen back at the precinct, commenting on how [[Kamui's Children|Kamui's children]] were drawn to the Shelters.

According to the official timeline, Hachisuka and Sumio investigated the "After Kamui" Copycat Case immediately following case#1:decoyman. They followed a series of crimes committed in May of 1999 with the same M.O. as Kamui. A certain national university student arose as a suspect.

In {{CL|2}}, due to Morikawa's tardiness, she has to reluctantly call in a recovering Akira to answer the suicide call at [[Typhoon]]. She is rude to Morikawa when he finally shows up, due to his lateness. They continue to argue back at the office. Fed up with his dismissive and casual attitude, she requests [[Shinji Kotobuki]] to transfer Morikawa. The Chief elects instead to offer her a chance to resign. He coldly remarks that she needs to reconsider her line of thinking. Deciding to cool off instead, Kotobuki sends her on leave to think about her future.

During the case, she is spotted by Morikawa and Akira, driving recklessly. Morikawa elects to have Akira finish the case while he talks to the distraught woman. After the case is solved, Chizuru apologizes to Akira for her behavior towards him. She flippantly blames the incident on PMS and offers to go on a date with him as a show of gratitude for babysitting Morikawa. (This is not shown to actually happen.)

It is strongly implied that, between {{CL|3}} and {{CL|4}}, Chizuru awakens to her latent Ayame persona, as she shows up in the latter case wearing a wig for unexplained reasons, suggesting that she [[Death-filing|death-filed]]. Chizuru also becomes detached and indifferent as part of this change. When remarking on the suicide of [[Sayaka Baian]], she blames the suicide on the victim. This causes [[Morichika Nakategawa]] to comment on her cold-hearted nature since her leave. Morikawa tries to deflect the negative attention away from her and restore focus to the case at hand.

[[File:Hachisukadead.png|thumb|100px|Chizuru's final moments.]]
Chizuru is last seen normally in {{CL|5}} in the [[IEDU Building]], as the HC Unit and Public Security hunt for [[Kamui Fujiwara]]. As they chase the killer, Hachisuka encounters Akira and his new charge, [[Sakura Natsume]]. Sakura starts realizing that killing Kamui is futile. Showing the inquisitive nature that Chizuru used to have, Sakura questions their assignment, but Hachisuka shows an emotionless and cold nature to the woman, promising to dispose of her when they next meet.

After her disappearance, she is charged by Nakategawa with the disposal of Kusabi and Morikawa, due to their abandonment of the mission. Akira meets her underground, where she has fully become the next Ayame Shimohira. She taunts Akira for a moment, as she was waiting on Kusabi to appear instead. With her last words lamenting her love for Morikawa, she asks Akira to kill her. Instead, she is shot twice by Sakura, with the fatal shot in the head. The last image that is seen of Chizuru is the bullet wound and a single tear down her face.

==Official profiles==
{| style="width: auto" class="article-table" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|Chizuru has a background in crime investigation based on the collection of scientific evidence and data. Level-headed and beautiful, she is the only female member, but in truth no one can stand her. There are often conflicts between her and Kusabi, who prefers to rely on his instincts when solving a case. She possesses a strong desire to advance her career, but she also harbors doubts with regard to her position and role in the HC Unit. While she constantly and swiftly rejects the persistent advances of her partner Morikawa, deep down inside she is actually somewhat attracted to him. (''Official site profile'')
|}
{| style="width: auto" class="article-table" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|Assigned to the HC Unit as Morikawa's partner. A beautiful female detective. Originally worked in the crime lab. Her father is 24 Wards Mayor Kaoru Hachisuka. Extremely serious and hardworking when it comes to her duties, she is quite proud and tends to stick out within the department. Not very well-liked by Kusabi. (''{{CL|1}} profile'')
|}

==Gallery==
===''The Silver Case''===
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Kiyoshi Morikawa

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{{Character
|title=Kiyoshi Morikawa
|image=[[File:Morikawafb.png|Morikawafb.png|200px|]]
|othernames=
|age= 38
|nationality= Japanese
|family=
|occupation= Detective
|affiliation= [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]
|weapon= BEBETTAa M92F
|status= Deceased
|first= {{CL|1}}
|playedby=
}}'''Kiyoshi Morikawa''' (森川聖志, モリカワキヨシ) is a character in ''[[The Silver Case]]''. He is a detective in the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]] and has been a member since the group's inception.

==Appearance and Personality==
Morikawa has a confounding personality to most, as he is often perceived as lazy, strange or volatile. He is at times rude or aggressive, but not nearly as frequently as his friend and colleague [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]]. Morikawa is actually a very skilled veteran investigator, and tends to be doing more work behind-the-scenes than others would realize. He has a troubled relationship with his partner, [[Chizuru Hachisuka]], but they harbor feelings for each other.

==History==
===Backstory===
[[File:Morikawachizuru.png|150px|thumb|Morikawa comforting [[Chizuru Hachisuka|Chizuru]]]]
[[File:Morikawadead.png|200px|thumb|Morikawa, shot dead by [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Kusabi]]]]
Morikawa was originally one of Kusabi's colleagues in the Regional Investigation Unit, and later became one of the founding members of the HC Unit. During the events of ''The Silver Case'', Morikawa is doing an investigation into the truth about [[The Silver Case (event)|the Silver Case]] for [[Shinji Kotobuki]]. This information is referred to as "Silver Case reports", but this investigation is kept in the background of the group's main cases.

In November of 1992, [[Sawa Kobayakawa]] and [[Shigeo Ishikawa]] were killed by the [[Tsubaki Syndicate]]. Morikawa and Kusabi took revenge against the syndicate, and made Tsubaki himself take responsibility. In December of 1996, Morikawa and Kusabi 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.

===''The Silver Case''===
Morikawa first appears in {{CL|1}} in the [[sewer]]s, investigating the body of [[Yuka Kawai]] with most of the rest of the Unit. He also delivers a letter to Kusabi from [[Ryu Munakata]]. Morikawa's biggest role is in {{CL|2}}, in which he irritates Chizuru with his treatment of her, prompting her to attempt to get him transferred. Kotobuki refuses, and Morikawa and Chizuru deal with their strained relationship in the background of the case. It is also implied that they have been having sexual relations. Around the same time Morikawa is tasked with [[Akira|Akira's]] induction into the Heinous Crimes Unit, in which he administers the 100 Question Kumite. In {{CL|3}} Morikawa aids in the Yukimura investigation behind the scenes making brief appearances. Morikawa is next seen in {{CL|4}} discussing recent missing persons cases with [[Morichika Nakategawa|Nakategawa]]. He displays a more lecherous side of his personality while watching popular idol [[Sayaka Bayan|Sayaka Bayan's]] tapped apartment and is taken aback by Chizuru's harshness following Bayan's suicide. He later watches the [[Method Tank]] countdown with the other HCU detectives.

Morikawa makes his first appearance in {{CL|5}} during the HCU raid on the [[IEDU Building]]. He tells Akira and [[Sakura Natsume]] that he has been tasked with killing Kusabi by the late Kotobuki. He then goes on to discuss the true nature of [[Kamui Uehara|Kamui]] but quickly stops himself. He is later seen at the underground platform [[Thanatos]] where he urges Akira to "Seek out Kamui with your mind's eye." and claims this will be their last meeting due to a coming war. He tells Akira that everything is written down in his notebook, which he had earlier entrusted to [[Tokio Morishima]]. Following his conversation with Akira he is shot in the head and killed by Kusabi.

===Legacy===
In ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'', Tokio reveals that the notebook he received from his "friend with the shades" was actually blank. He would later come to realize that Morikawa wished for him to "succeed" him. In their last conversation, he told Tokio "Keep at it, don't give up".

==Official profiles==
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|A companion of Kusabi since the days they worked together as regional agents. Morikawa is a veteran who has served in the HC Unit since its inception. Calm and collected, he is an efficient and talented agent. His colleagues think him somewhat temperamental due to often being absent from the office, unable to locate his whereabouts. At scuh a time, however, he is to be found at the scene of the crime, conducting thorough investigating in search of valuable evidence. His efforts may go unnoticed, but acquiring information firsthand proves to be an effective approach when it comes to solving cases. He does not hesitate to offer whatever support he can for his team, but looks like he has seen some things that he would not want to talk about to anyone. (''Official site profile'')
|}
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|Joined the HC Unit together with Kusabi from the time it was established. One of the oldest members, having learned the basics of investigation from Kotobuki. Known for his excellent investigation work, he is a support specialist. (''{{CL|1}} profile'')
|}

==Trivia==
*Even though Morikawa shows himself to be a calm and nonchalant person, he is just as violent and dangerous as [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]].
*Morikawa apparently plays Mahjong with [[Riley Kawabata]].

==Gallery==
===''The Silver Case''===
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File:FACE MORIKAWA.png|Portrait
morikawad.png|Decoyman
morikawas.png|Spectrum
kgroup.png|with [[Morichika Nakategawa]] and [[Chizuru Hachisuka]]
morikawal.png|Lifecut
morikawafinal.png|As seen by [[Akira]] soon before his death.
new_morikawa.png|Remake Art
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[[Category:Detectives]]
[[Category:Heinous Crimes Unit]]

Shinji Kotobuki

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{{Character
|title=Shinji Kotobuki
|image=[[File:S_Cut28.png|200px]]
|othernames=
|age=51
|nationality=Japanese
|family=
|occupation=HC Unit Chief Director
|affiliation=[[Heinous Crimes Unit]]
|weapon=
|status=Deceased
|first={{CL|1}}
|playedby=
}}'''Shinji Kotobuki''' (寿進二, コトブキシンジ) is a character in ''[[The Silver Case]]''. He is the Chief Director of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]].

==Appearance and Personality==
Kotobuki has a tough appearance, always wearing a dark suit and dark black sunglasses. He also always has a serious look on his face. Despite this, he is actually very kind and has a strong conscious. For this reason, he is very popular. He is insightful and has a lot of experience with investigation.

When he was in Regional, he reacted very negatively to the use of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikata_ga_nai common Japanese phrase] "it can't be helped". It was his belief that detectives never use that phrase. However, near his death, he uses the phrase himself, seemingly in despair over the upcoming events of the story.

==History==
Kotobuki is first seen in {{CL|1}}, preparing for the briefing on the death of [[Yuriko Sonoda]]. He next appears after the events at [[Babylong Shopping Center|Babylon]] to place Kusabi on leave, booking a hot springs retreat for him and his wife. He ordered [[Sumio Kodai]] to continue looking after [[Akira]] and to bring him along on the investigation.

In {{CL|2}}, he is approached by [[Chizuru Hachisuka]], who says she can no longer trust Morikawa. Rather than re-assign him, Kotobuki instead dismissed Chizuru from duty. Kotobuki recruited Akira to the Heinous Crimes Unit, and asked him to investigate the recent death of [[Kenichi Hiruma]] with Morikawa. He ordered Akira to keep in contact with [[Koichi Sugita]] in case he turned out to be a witness. He later congratulated Akira for completing the 100 Question Kumite, and urged him to learn the truth from Koichi.

Kotobuki attended the meeting at HQ at the beginning of {{CL|3}}. He spoke with [[Daikichi Sakaguchi]], who mocked him and his "band of killers", and assured that he would be able to solve the [[Chairman Yukimura|Yukimura]] kidnapping on his own. Kotobuki later insisted to Sakaguchi that Akira be the one to perform the hostage exchange for the Chairman.

In {{CL|4}}, [[Morichika Nakategawa]] purchased a second password to the candid live feed of [[Sayaka Baian]] for Kotobuki. He watched along with the others, and spoke in the feed's chat, accidentally using Naka's real name, and chastising him when the video cut off. Kotobuki was ordered to not intervene with [[Method Tank]], and told the others to stay away. He watched the end of the countdown with the rest of the group.

At the beginning of {{CL|5}}, Kotobuki is promoted to Deputy Commissioner, making Nakategawa the new director of the HC Unit. Knowing that his time is limited due to his probing of the truth about the Silver Case, he meets privately with Kusabi, resigned over his helplessness in the situation. He asks Kusabi to look after [[Sakura Natsume|Natsume's daughter]], and reveals that Natsume is still in a coma. He tells Kusabi to not dig any deeper, and that they're already after Morikawa as well. Kotobuki says that "it can't be helped", signaling to Kusabi that he's accepted his fate. After this, Kusabi shoots and kills him.

==Official profiles==
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|HC Unit Boss. Deeply insightful and very conscientious and sympathetic. Consequently, his popularity is amazing. 
Kotobuki doesn't directly go out into the field, but he provides crucial support from the sidelines. Cases are never solved by chasing them, from Kotobuki's point of view. "You have to wait patiently." He is a man who knows how to manage people. (''{{CL|1}} profile'')
|}

==Gallery==
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FACE KOTOBUKI.png|Portrait
S Cut11.png|Spectrum
C-12.png|Parade
c-11.png|With [[Daikichi Sakaguchi]]
K cut29 2.png|Kamuidrome
LIFE_Cut10.png|With [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]]
LIFE_Cut11.png|Kotobuki's death
shinji_pre.PNG|[[Pre-Lunatics]]
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Kamui Uehara

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{{Character
|title=Kamui Uehara
|image= [[File:FACE_KAMUI.png]]
|othernames= [[Format Kamui]], Angel of Absolute Zero, King of Crime, [[Kamui Fujiwara]], [[Uehara]]
|age=
|nationality= Japanese
|family= [[Mokutaro Shiroyabu]] (Son)
|occupation= Assassin, serial killer
|affiliation=
|weapon= Sharp metal tube (presumably), pistols
|status= Deceased
|first=
|playedby=
}}

'''Kamui Uehara''' (上原神威, ウエハラカムイ) is a metaphysical conception that is key to several games that exist in [[Kill the Past]]. Many characters in the series, such as '''[[Format Kamui]]''', '''[[Kamui Fujiwara]]''' and '''[[Uehara]]''' are referred to by the name Kamui Uehara or Kamui at various points in time. Although it is suggested that Kamui Uehara is one person's personality moving between multiple people, this is unlikely to be strictly true, as rather than individuals becoming "possessed" by Kamui, it is more like that they begin to take on attributes of Kamui's supposed personality on top of their own.

==History==
[[File:formatkamui.png|200px|thumb|[[Format Kamui]]]]
The original incarnation of Kamui Uehara, known as the [[Format Kamui]], was born on [[Lospass Island]]. At the age of two, his left eye was replaced with a [[silver eye]] in accordance with ancient [[Sundance Tribe]] rituals. Eventually, when he was in [[Kanto]], he was killed in the event known as [[The Silver Case (event)|the Silver Case]]. In an attempt to replicate Format Kamui's personality as well as his silver eye, the [[Shelter Kids Policy]] was put into place. Because those who have acquired a silver eye can have their personality transmitted into others who are primed to receive it, [[Ward 24]] was inadvertently turned into a breeding ground for the concept known as Kamui Uehara. A counterpart to Kamui was also developed in the form of [[Ayame Shimohira]], which consists of the same Kamui personality being transmitted to a female host.

Under these circumstances, known as the Kamui System, the government could repeatedly activate Kamui within anyone who had grown up as a Shelter Kid, which they could use for assassinations (the political factions) or to make a statement to society ([[Nezu]], who used Kamui as the equivalent of an 'in-game event'). Because the fact that the Format Kamui was killed was never made public, the people believed these Kamuis to all be the same one. Publicly, Kamui was sent to the psych ward of IMM Hospital in 1984. The circumstances regarding the emergence of Kamui's personality in this system are not detailed, but they involved the crime ring [[TRUMP]], Kamui's "bodyguards", going to the Triangle Towers in the [[Shelter]].
[[File:bald_kamui.png|150px|thumb|A newly [[death-filing|death-filed]] Kamui stock]]
After Nezu's death at the climax of ''[[The Silver Case]]'', Kamui was freed from this system. Now, Kamui and Ayame were concepts that manifested less rigidly. It could no longer be said that Kamui inhabits a single person, and is instead more of an omnipresence.

==True nature==
The reality of what Kamui Uehara truly is and represents is not clarified, but it is highly suggested to be something greater than a recurring personality. The word "Kamui" is sometimes used metaphorically, especially in ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'' and ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]'' in which characters other than Shelter Kids are called "kamuis" by other characters. Kamui is frequently associated with God, likely due to the name's origin to refer to gods in Ainu mythology.

In the first half of ''The 25th Ward'', Kamui is heavily associated with oncoming chaos. His existence is treated as a threat to [[Ward 25]]'s ideal of peaceful orderly "life". In the series as a whole, the people look to Kamui as representing unpredictable change, which stands in opposition to the controlled experiments that hide behind the facades of the Wards and other conspiracies. He's also often associated with criminal power; the Format Kamui was known as the King of Crime.

In [[05 electride|#05 electride]], Kamui is referred to by [[Mokutaro Shiroyabu]], who is attempting to eliminate him, as living inside a point. This conception of points seems to refer to a kind of invisible existence that allows messages to be implanted to those ready to receive them; whether becoming Kamui in the case of the Shelter Kids, or reading the messages and potentially utilizing his power in the case of [[observer]]s like [[Kosuke Kurumizawa]]. Kamui is also described as the "main character of all of this", a sort of omnipresence that exists throughout the game's reality. It is unclear if this metafictional conception of Kamui was brought into Kanto by the Shelter Kids Policy or if the Format Kamui was just a manifestation of it as well, but it suggests that Kamui Uehara may represent the player in some form. For example, it is said that Kurumizawa "exists within Kamui's power", and he hides within the player's power by acting as the go-between between the player and the game in the form of the game's cursor.

By the events of ''[[No More Heroes III]]'', A 'Newtype' Kamui has emerged. Given the mutual recognition between him and [[Travis Touchdown]], it can be assumed that this is [[Uehara]] from the events of ''The 25th Ward'' and ''[[Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes]]''; however, he now displays a previously-unseen mastery of Kamui's metaphysical and metafictional nature. This iteration uses this 'power' in a more direct and bombastic fashion: he is able to disperse into polygonal shapes not unlike the game cursor in The 25th Ward in order to teleport and avoid harm, and is further shown to directly freeze the game in order to (once again) converse directly with the player.

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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]] (daughter) Akemi Kusabi (wife) Unnamed daughter
|occupation= Detective
|affiliation= [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]
|weapon= Colt Officer's ACP
|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".

==Gallery==
===''The Silver Case''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=155px>
FACE_KUSABI.png|Transmitter
FACE_KUSABI2.png|Placebo
Kusabi_ps1.png|PlayStation Portrait
S0_vs04.png|Lunatics
Kusabid.jpg
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===''Flower, Sun, and Rain''===
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===''The 25th Ward''===
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===''Travis Strikes Again''===
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Sumio Kodai

2024-08-06T17:51:24Z

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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 SAVER P229
|status= Alive
|first = {{CL|1}}
|playedby= Susumi 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 spent his childhood in the rural industrial town of [[Mikumo 77]]. His childhood friends were [[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).

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 interogation 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 [[Case 3 Parade|case#03 Parade]]. While incarcerated he is interviewed by [[Sakura Natsume]] as part of her training. During their first interview Sumio showed himself to be cold, emotionless and unhelpful. Initially Sakura attempts to ask him about his crimes but he rebukes her 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 mentioned [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]] however, his demeanor changed 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 conducted a second interview. Sakura began to ask him about [[Minato Sawaguchi|Jack the Ripper]] but instead of answering he merely criticized her makeup. This caused the overworked trainee to lose her temper and lash out at Sumio regarding the death of her close friend [[Kana Makina]]. This caused Sumio to laugh much to her surprise, he tells her that she sees things the way that he used to. Sumio described the events of the traumatic events of the [[Parade]] declaring that was the source of his own darkness. He elaborated 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 began to discuss the [[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 finished 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. 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 protaganist. 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 crytpic 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 [[Case 1 Decoyman|Decoyman]] 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
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sumiosit.png|Meeting [[Ayame Shimohira|Ayame]]
sumios.png|Spectrum
sumiop.png|Parade
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sumioguilty.png|Confronting [[Akira]] and [[Tetsugoro Kusabi|Kusabi]]
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===''Case#4.5: Face''===
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face_sumio.jpg|Sumio talking with [[Sakura Natsume]]
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===''The 25th Ward''===
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Sumio25.png|Portrait
SumioGirl.png|With [[Alice]]
Sumiodouble.png|Meeting at the Edge of the [[Ward 24|24th Ward]]
Sumio 02.png|The wind enters my body
SumioSakura_01.png|With Sakura Natsume
SumioKuro.png|Meeting with Kuroyanagi
SumioShoot.png|Kamui can fuck off
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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]] (daughter) Akemi Kusabi (wife) Unnamed daughter
|occupation= Detective
|affiliation= [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]
|weapon= Colt Officer's ACP
|status= Alive
|first= {{CL|0}}
|playedby=
}}'''Tetsugoro Kusabi''' (楔鉄五郎) 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".

==Gallery==
===''The Silver Case''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=155px>
FACE_KUSABI.png|Transmitter
FACE_KUSABI2.png|Placebo
Kusabi_ps1.png|PlayStation Portrait
S0_vs04.png|Lunatics
Kusabid.jpg
D_Cut29.png|With Sumio at [[IMM Hospital]]
C-15.png|Parade
C-15a.png|PlayStation Version
C-10_pic.png
c-22a.png
c-29.png
Kusabik.png|Kamuidrome
LIFE_Cut14.png|Lifecut
LIFE_Cut49.png
LIFE_Cut50.png
LIFE_Cut53.png|Tamura
O1 13.png|As seen by Tokio in Placebo
new_kusabi.png|Remake Art
Sakura_back.jpg|Back cover illustration
</gallery>

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

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

===''Travis Strikes Again''===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=150px>
kusabi_tsa.png|Travis Strikes Back
</gallery>
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Ward 24

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[[File:Ward24_Map.jpeg|thumb|Map of Ward 24]]'''The {{PAGENAME}}''', also referred to as '''Ward 24''', is a city that serves as the setting of ''[[The Silver Case]]''. It is a fictional addition to the real-life [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_wards_of_Tokyo 23 special wards] of Tokyo, [[Kanto]], Japan.

==Geography==
The 24th Ward is divided into five Areas; Area A, the Center Zone, is in the middle, surrounded by a road called Route Circle, while the other four Areas are arranged in a quadrant-like manner. Area B, the Residence Zone, is in the top-right, Area C, the Business Zone, is in the bottom-right, Area D, the Industrial Zone, is in the bottom-left and Area E, the Underdeveloped Zone, is in the top-left. A road located in Area E connects Ward 24 to [[Hinashiro City]].
===Locations===
* Area A (Center Zone)
** Area A1
*** [[IEDU Building]]
** Area A3
*** [[24 Precinct]]
** Area A4
*** [[Snow Tower]]
* Area B (Residence Zone)
** Area B1
*** [[Yukimura Villa]]
** Area B2
*** [[Akira's home]]
** Area B4
*** [[Ronny Rockets]]
* Area C (Business Zone)
** Area C2
*** [[3 Monkeys]]
*** [[Yamikumo Apartments]]
** Area C3
*** [[Shelter Exhibition Hall]]
*** [[Prig Rider]]
** Area C4
*** [[Harakiri Batting Center]]
*** [[Jack Hammer]]
*** [[Forensic Science Lab]]
* Area D (Industrial Zone)
** Area D1
*** [[Garbage Incineration Plant]]
*** [[Rental Warehouses]]
** Area D2
*** [[Gladiolus]]
*** [[Yukimura Warehouse]]
*** [[Site of the Hitakatsu Switchyard]]
** Area D3
*** [[Kinjo Building]]
*** [[Maison de Royal Garden]]
*** [[Hachisuka Dome]]
** Area D4
*** [[Babylon Shopping Center]]
*** [[Typhoon]]
*** [[Prussian]]
*** [[Apricot Square]]
*** [[Mulholland]]
* Area E (Underdeveloped Zone)
** Area E1
*** [[Sewer]] entrance
** Area E2
*** [[TV Tower]]
*** [[Shelter]] / [[Triangle Tower]]s
*** [[Apartment No. 20]]
** Area E3
*** [[Cauliflower]]
*** Bank
*** Road leading to [[Hinashiro City]]
** Area E4
*** [[IMM Hospital]]
*** [[Woodlands]]
* [[Tamura]]
* [[Model Room]]

==Government==
The 24th Ward's government has its roots in the big three Kanto non-governmental organizations: [[TRO]], [[CCO]] and [[FSO]]. As the Kanto government weakened, these non-profit groups became more and more powerful, like political parties. TRO and CCO joined together as the TRO/CCO Alliance, which had a big rivalry with FSO.

The 24th Ward's major departments formed around what used to be parts of TRO and CCO. The Departments of Communications and Finance went to the former TRO, and the Departments of Investment and the Environment went to the former CCO. The Department of Security, also known as the [[Administrative Inspection Office]], was split between the two. FSO meanwhile continued to operate companies in the city. From this, the three parties became inherently linked to Ward 24.

Before and during ''The Silver Case'', the mayor of the city was officially [[Kaoru Hachisuka]], though at some point his identity was taken over by his father, [[Uminosuke Hachisuka]]. Other administrators, linked to the former NGOs, had large influence on the city: [[Daizaburo Kai]], the leader of the TRO/CCO Alliance, and [[Sundance Shot]], the leader of FSO. The person with the most control over the city was a man named [[Nezu]] who can alter the city from atop the [[TV Tower]]. By the time of ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]'', Hachisuka had been succeeded by [[Tsubaki Syndicate|Tsubaki]] following his death.

==History==
The 24th Ward was officially recognized by the government in January, 1980. Many of its residential facilities were designed by the architect Igor Ishizakaski. The next month, Kaoru Hachisuka was appointed the mayor. In April, residency was offered to citizens from all around the country. 80,000 residents were selected based on education, income, and lack of religious affiliation. Over the next few years, the [[Shelter Kids Policy]] was put into place in the city.

By 1999, the population reached 100,000 and there was a growing rift between the rich and the poor. This wasn't because of the expected financial reasons, but actually because the wealthier had an easier time accessing valuable information and data using technology. Crime became huge in the city, and much of it was sensationalized by the media.

Over the course of 1999, due to the events of ''The Silver Case'', many of the Ward's administrators - specifically Hachisuka, Nezu and Enzawa - were killed, as was most of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]]. Due to this vacuum of power, the culture began to change.

By 2005, the time of ''The 25th Ward'', the population had doubled, the class differences had disappeared and the number of violent crimes had gone down. Former yakuza boss Tsubaki had become the new mayor. Due to the decline of crime, the reformed Heinous Crimes Unit was generally seen as outdated by the populace. However, crime continues to lurk under the surface of the city in new, invisible forms.

==Trivia==
*The 24th Ward is inconsistently translated as "Ward 24"/"the 24th Ward" and "24 Wards". Given that the size and population of the city shown in-game, while large, are clearly not anywhere near as enormous as the real-life 23 wards, this wiki assumes the former translation - referring to a specific ward and not all of them - to be the intended meaning.

==See also==
*[[25th Ward]]
*[[26th Ward]]

==Appearances==
* ''[[The Silver Case]]''
* ''[[Case 4.5 Face|Case #4.5: Face]]''
* ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'' (mentioned in ''[[The Lospass]]'')
* ''[[The 25th Ward: The Silver Case]]''
* [[Pre-Lunatics]]

[[Category:Locations]][[Category:Municipalities]][[Category:The Silver Case locations]][[Category:The 25th Ward locations]]

File:Ward24 Map.jpeg

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