Mokutaro Shiroyabu

Mokutaro Shiroyabu
Also known as	Mokutaro Shimohira, Jaburo, Jabroni
Age	Older than 24 (25W)
Nationality	Japanese
Family	Format Kamui (father) "Mother" (suggested to be adoptive) Siblings (presumably adopted)
Occupation	Detective
Affiliation	25th Ward Heinous Crimes Unit Central Police Department (former)
Status	Alive
First appearance	#01 new world order case#25:whiteout prologue (retroactively)

Mokutaro Shiroyabu is a detective of the 25th Ward Heinous Crimes Unit and one of the central characters of the Correctness storypoint of The 25th Ward: The Silver Case. He also appears in case#25:whiteout prologue of the 2017 edition of The Silver Case.

Personality

Shiroyabu is a reckless and overconfident cop. As a Central Police Department officer, he shows enthusiasm to the concept of dying in the line of duty, tries to shoot Akira based on presumption and shows fanboyism towards Tetsugoro Kusabi. As an HC Unit detective, he is considerably more competent; however, he is still prone to recklessness and is frequently berated by his partner, Shinko Kuroyanagi. When left on his own devices in #03 boys don't cry, he acts unnecessarily aggressive and violent towards both his enemies and civilians.

After death-filing and being "overpowered" by Kosuke Kurumizawa, Shiro mellows out considerably and begins carefully planning out his actions. He gains an existential awareness of Kamui Uehara and his own past selves. He is still dangerous, however, and has to be talked down from this state by Kuroyanagi. Shiro has a vindictive attitude towards crime and Kamui, and feels the need to kill anyone who he believes to be Kamui, even after the events of The 25th Ward.

History

Backstory

Shiroyabu is the son of Format Kamui and a woman, presumably the source of his true name, Shimohira. He was presumably brought up in a controlled environment, and cloned many times to create stock bodies similar to those of the Eleven Children, if he is not in fact one of the Eleven himself. As a young man he lived in the country with a mother of unknown identity and three siblings. At some point he became obsessed with the Silver Case and Tetsugoro Kusabi, and sent requests to join the Heinous Crimes Unit. Eventually he was scouted for the police force in the wards.

Whiteout

In 2003 (in case#25:whiteout prologue and its completed counterpart #06 white out), Shiroyabu had been hired for the Central Police Department in Ward 24. As one of his first jobs, Shiroyabu received orders to assassinate the final member of TRUMP: Joker. In doing so he encountered Akira in the Shelter, immediately confusing him for the Joker. Before he could shoot Akira (who, being mute, was unable to answer Shiro's accusations), Tetsugoro Kusabi appeared and shot Shiro in the left ear. Kusabi made Shiro work together with Akira to find the Joker.

After a complicated investigation, the two cornered the Joker at the Hachisuka Dome. When they went in to take him down, Shiro's memories began flowing backwards as the Joker prepared to kill himself. After the Joker was knocked to the floor, Shiro realized that the Joker was in fact one of his own stock bodies. The narrative abruptly cuts to Shiro himself apparently having been killed by Michiru Kosaka. Kusabi then hands Shiro off to Hatoba, who assigns him as Kuroyanagi's partner.

The 25th Ward

Between 2003 and 2005, Shiro worked for the 25th Ward Heinous Crimes Unit. He lost at least one partner, apparently having been paired up with other detectives when not working with Kuro. At some point in his police career, he also had a mentor-and-student relationship with Ryu Munakata, who taught him the secrets of death-filing.

By the time of #01 new world order, he was partnered with Sakaki, investigating the death of Milu Yuzuki in the Bayside TowerLand apartment complex. During this investigation, Sakaki was killed by one of the Postal Federation's deliverymen going berserk, and a bloody shootout ensued. Shiro, Kuro and new recruit Uehara also investigated the mysterious death of Yasushi Kamijo. After this, he was set off on his own by Kuro to investigate the truth behind Kosuke Kurumizawa. When left to his own devices, not only did he violently kill civilians and deliverymen alike, he was also targeted by the Okiai hitmen. He gradually spun further out of control while being simultaneously strung along a path by the hitmen that resulted in him death-filing and coming into a confrontation with Kurumizawa at the Alternative Batting Center.

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

black out

Shiroyabu is mentioned in 23 of #07 black out's 100 endings.

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

Travis Strikes Back

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

Behind the scenes

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

Appearances

• The Silver Case (2017 patch only)
• The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
• Red, Blue, and Green
• Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes

Gallery

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  Portrait
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  boys don't cry
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  electride
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  white out
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  With Sakaki
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  Dodging the pin stick
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  With Shinko Kuroyanagi
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  Investigating Kamijo's bunker
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  With the 25th Ward Heinous Crimes Unit
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  Meeting Okamoto
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  Driving to Kamijo's house
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  At the end of #02 good looking guy
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  boys don't cry
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  Confronting a delivery man
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  Death-filed
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  Meeting Kosuke Kurumizawa
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  Shot by Sumio
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  Watching Mikosiba's speech
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  Remembering his past
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  As a police officer
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  Confronting Akira
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  Shot by Kusabi
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  Meeting the Joker
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  MISOGI
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  The Silver Case 2425 art
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  Travis Strikes Back