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「 Player 」
Name: Kei
Contact: begleiter
Age: 25+
Other Characters: N/A

「 Character 」
Name: Goro Akechi
Canon: Persona 5
Canon Point: After his death
Age: 18
Background: Akechi @ the SMT Wiki

Personality
Everyone has a mask they show the rest of the world and a true self that they keep hidden beneath it. Sometimes the line between is rather thin, but Akechi is someone who has a wide gulf between his two selves.

First off, his mask. Akechi has a pleasant, mild means of interacting with those around him. He's friendly and a touch teasing, polite without being too stiff or formal, and overall rather easygoing. He makes a point of taking an interest in trendy subjects and hobbies, like darts and popular new dishes. He's shown to be slightly more in his element interacting with professional adults (such as lawyers, detectives, and TV show hosts), but his previously mentioned interest in the latest trends means he finds it easy to make conversation with almost anyone. His sense of humor is overall mild and inoffensive, at times bordering on banality.

Of course, even when Akechi's is acting (which is almost constantly) there are times when his true nature shows through - though luckily for him it's usually not in a way that makes him unappealing. Mostly, he's quite prone to getting lost in thought and even does so during interviews, on talk shows, and in other situations where he should be paying more attention. His general inexperience with genuine friendships (as opposed to polite acquaintances) is prone to showing through as well. Akechi can come across as downright awkward at times, especially once a conversation strays beyond the boundaries of polite chatter. While it's not exactly common behavior, it's still not unheard of for him to eavesdrop, butt into other peoples' conversations, and even overshare (for example, telling someone he'd only met a few times before about his mother's suicide).

These last few aspects are especially reflective of Akechi's true nature. For all that he plays at being outgoing and confident, he's incredibly lonely and desperate to be needed and loved. So while everyone puts an element of deliberation in the public persona that they show other people but, once again, Akechi takes this to a logical extreme. In his own words, Akechi was 'extremely particular' about his life, his grades, and his public image, all so that someone would want him around. After first being abandoned by his father before he was even born, and then again by his mother when she committed suicide when he was a child, it's fair to say that he's developed something of a complex about it.

It's no surprise that he has a rather twisted, short-sighted view on interpersonal relationships. He doesn't really 'get' relationships where the benefits to both parties are intangible things like company and companionship. In his mind people without value have no place in the world - and to be fair, the world has proved him right several times. As an orphaned child he was passed from foster home to foster home without more than the bare minimum of care for his well-being. On the other hand, when he was a genius detective by day and a hitman by night other people would acknowledge him, seek him out, and rely on him for any number of tasks. Akechi has only very recently (as in, within the past six months) started to develop an actual friendship with Joker, the leader of the Phantom Thieves, and even that wasn't enough to keep Akechi from murdering Joker for the sake of forwarding his long-running revenge plot against his father.

And speaking of which, Akechi's moral compass is decidedly skewed. He manages to be selfish, well-intentioned, and severely misguided all at once. He's ruined and ended lives all for the sake of revenge, but the man he was seeking revenge against was a corrupt and genuinely dangerous man. It's outright stated that the murders weren't Akechi's idea in the first place, but he deliberately caused other incidents solely so he could sweep in, solve the case, and be the hero. On the other hand, the one time he commits an actual face to face murder - against someone he's begun to consider a friend, no less - he doesn't hesitate, and there's nothing to indicate whether he feels backed into a corner or if he simply no longer cares. But despite that, he expresses surprise and hesitation when ordered to murder several people at once, and a fellow conspirator at one point says that a different planned assassination seems 'too brutal' to have been Akechi's idea.

Powers
• Persona: Akechi has the ability to summon the Personas Loki and Robin Hood, both of which are supernatural manifestations of his personality. Persona are capable of using physical and magical attacks, but these skills still put a strain on Akechi himself so he can't use them over and over again. Persona users of the same 'type' as Akechi also undergo temporary outfit changes when summoning their Persona, which grants him no extra skills but (debatably) looks cool.

• Wild Card: Even among other Persona users Akechi is somewhat unique in that he can summon multiple Persona instead of just one. While in theory this allows him to obtain well over a hundred Persona and keep a dozen of them on hand, Akechi is only ever shown to have two: Loki and Robin Hood. It's never stated if he can't or simply doesn't make use of more than those two, so baring further developments those are the only two he'll ever use. In addition, Akechi's transformed clothes can change depending on the Persona he summons.

• Berserk: A non-combat skill unique to Loki. Akechi is able to put someone (himself included) into a berserk state, causing the target to abandon all inhibitions and go on a rampage. While the actual results of this vary according to the target (Akechi himself went on a traditional berserker rampage, whereas a different target simply stripped off all his clothes in the middle of his shift and continued working the grill) the effects aren't permanent. The berserk state seems to last a few hours at most, though the targets can be snapped out of it sooner than that.

• Combat: For someone that's just supposed to be a relatively normal teenager, Akechi is pretty good in a fight. He's shown to be proficient with firearms (of both the laser and traditional variety) and swords (again, of both the laser and traditional variety) and he knows how to work efficiently within a group. While his strength, speed, and agility are all average compared to the other Phantom Thieves, both his physical and magical stamina are well above average. He might not hit especially hard or fast, but he can stay in a fight longer than most people. However, there's some indication that Akechi is also holding back; he's strong enough to make himself enormously difficult for his team to deal with when he uses Loki, and there's some dialogue to suggest this isn't just a case of gameplay and story segregation.

Items
His clothes, phone, gun, and sword

Samples
TDM top level

「 Game Info 」
Job Skills
Investigative skills and experience; athletic ability, especially in regards to rock climbing; amateur/hobbyist food critic/enthusiast; public speaking skills

Sex Work
Yes, any

Faction Placement
North, West, East, South

Does your character have any connection to a 'real life' supernatural entity or mythological figure?
Akechi's personification of his 'true self' takes the form of Loki from Norse mythology.

Is your character willing and able to engage in sexual acts, with or without the use of aphro?
Yes.