Kyōshirō Yūzuki (Tōshō Daimos)

Kyōshirō Yūzuki (夕月 京四郎) is a main character in Daimos. He is Kazuya Ryūzaki's best friend.
==Biography==
Before Kyōshirō was born, his parents moved from Japan to France, where he spent his childhood. As a result, Kyōshirō knows a varying amount of French.
The decision to move to France was not received well by Kyōshirō's maternal grandfather, Ittosai Yuzuki. Ittosai wanted his daughter to stay in Japan and inherit the dojo, but she refused and chose to support her husband's dreams of being an artist. This angered him and put a strain on their relationship. 
Sadly, Kyōshirō's father was killed one night when a truck accidentally went off course and crashed into him. As a result, Kyōshirō's mother had to clean houses for money. This wasn't profitable and soon, she became sick, after becoming homeless. Having no money to pay for her medical bills, she passed away. 
Kyōshirō was forced to go back to Japan since it was where his only remaining family members were, specifically Ittosai. But Kyōshirō never acknowledged him as his grandfather, only referring to him as "sensei". It was under him where Kyōshirō learned to wield the katana. Eventually they would reconcile when Ittosai nearly sacrificed his life for his grandson's sake.
At some point Kyōshirō joined Daimovic and became best friends with Kazuya Ryūzaki. The two explored space together, and it became customary that during combat, while Kazuya would pilot Daimos, Nana and Kyoshiro would assist by piloting the plane Galva. Kyōshirō would usually command the plane, but if he needed to leave, then Nana would pilot it.
When Kazuya fell in love with Erika, Kyōshirō frequently mocked him for being head-over-heels enamoured with her to the point she was all he could think of; his words even incited Kazuya to fight him. Nevertheless, Kyōshirō conceded that "the heart wants what ot wants" and continued to help Kazuya in his journey to retrieve Erika from the Baam-seijin and get her to safety.
Despite being best friends with Kazuya, he had no idea that when Kazuya was 14, he was paralyzed by an accident and rendered near-immobile. He managed to overcome it by sheer willpower. When Shin'ichirō informed him of this, he also berated Kyōshirō for his flippant attitude towards Kazuya's love for Erika.
When Miwa questioned Kazuya's loyalty, Kyōshirō would become angry. At one point he even hijacked Miwa's base to liberate an imprisoned Kazuya.
Near the series finale, Kyōshirō travels to Small Baam with Kazuya, Nana, Shinchiro, Okane, Genta and two Baam-seijin soldiers. Meanwhile, Olban wants Erika to shoot Kazuya to prove that she actually loves him. Erika plans to shoot him with a tranquilizer that had a microfilm in it, explaining that she's planning to kill Olban, but Gildo overhears this and switches it with an actual gun.
When Kazuya and Kyōshirō attempt to rescue Erika, she shoots Kazuya, severely injuring him. Erika then realizes that she had a real gun in her hands and is horrified. She faints, and as Kyōshirō throws his katana at her, Gildo flies and carries her away. 
Kyōshirō is angered and feels as if his bias against Erika was justified all along, and takes Kazuya to their ship to heal Kazuya's injuries. Kazuya believes that Erika was evil all along. Gildo's ship attacks the Daimovic ship, and Erika uses the same gun to kill Gildo, saving the Daimovic crew from his attacking mecha. She then flies the ship back to Small Baam.
Once Kazuya's healed, the Daimovic crew enter Small Baam again, where they witness the cruelty of Olban towards his subjects.
Richter and Raiza enter Small Balm through the corpse chute and disguise themselves as priests. While disguised, Richter holds a gun to Georiya's waist and tell him to lead them to control room. Georiya timdly obeys, but once he enters the room, he orders his forces to shoot them. Richter and Raiza shoot them first and Richter manages to corner Georiya, who begs for mercy and claims that he was just following orders. He then tosses a knife at Richter, but Richter grabs the knife and throws it back, killing Georiya for good.
Raiza then alerts Richter to live footage of Olban being led to the wedding. Richter supposedly kills Olban too, but is informed later that it was a body double. Olban discovers Richter and Raiza are on Small Baam and orders his forces to capture them.
Raiza, not wanting Richter to die, flies towards Olban's building and tries to kill him. She comes close, having destroyed the window and ready to fire her gun at him, but misses and is then shot at by Olban's forces. She is humiliated by Olban, who steps on her fingers as she clings to the building, before falling to her death. Richter is heartbroken and tells her corpse he will join her soon. Richter reveals himself to the public, and Olban orders for his execution. Unbeknownst to Olban, due to the fact that he has many enemies on Small Baam thanks to his tyranny, the executioners helped Richter escape.
Erika prepares to marry Olban, readying her gown. Margarete asks her one last time to reconsider but she refuses. Erika tells Margarete she must never see her again and thanks her for raising her as if she was her own daughter. Margarete is confused, but then notices a dagger in Erika's gown. Erika denies it and quickly runs away from her.
Unbeknownst to Margarete, Kyōshirō and Kazuya, Erika secretly plans to kill Olban to avenge her father. On the day of their wedding, Erika attempts to take Olban's life with a dagger, but fails. Margarete applauds her, and asks why she didn't tell her of the plan - she would have helped. She also tries to kill Olban. Olban orders for his men to shoot Erika and Margarete. However, the "priest" officiating the wedding praises Erika, and reveals his true identity - Richter.
Olban is shocked, as he was under the assumption he ordered for Richter's execution. Richter replies that the executioners have actually been against Olban all this time because he treats people with cruelty. He tries to kill Olban, but his soldiers block the way, and he fights them off.
Suddenly, Daimos appears on Small Baam, having managed to surpass the security system in it's place. Even though she tried to assassinate him, Olban declares that "he will not let anyone take his flower away" and tries to flee with Erika, while Richter tries to follow him. While Margarete is trying to shield Erika from Olban, one of Olban's soldiers stabs her.
Though she's losing blood, Margarete manages to calls for Kazuya, and he recognizes her. She begs him to save Erika and tells him where she's being held hostage, but Kazuya brings up Erika's betrayal. Margarete tells him the truth - that Erika was set up by Gildo to shoot him and was tricked, restoring his faith in her. Margarete then faints from blood loss, falling off the building and later being shot at by the Mecha Warrior. Her death devastates Kazuya.
Olban holds Erika hostage, while Richter tries to save her. He throws his sword at the room's control panel, which causes the room to set to self-destruct. Olban then abandons Erika while Richter ushers her to safety in the basement of the temple.
Richter later confronts Olban in the final battle to kill him once and for all. Even though Olban threatens to cut off the life support for the frozen Baams, Richter manages to mortally wound him. However, before he dies, Olban reveals that he has a remote-control implant in his heart that if he died, would automatically move Small Baam towards Jupiter, killing all the Baam-seijin in cryostatis.
Olban laughs before passing away, while Erika and Richter try to stop Small Baam from crashing. Erika recognizes the Daimovic crew on Small Baam and insists on the humans helping them, but Richter refuses.
Richter later confronts Olban in the final battle to kill him once and for all. Even though Olban threatens to cut off the life support for the frozen Baams, Richter manages to mortally wound him. However, before he dies, Olban reveals that he has a remote-control implant in his heart that if he died, would automatically move the Baam Asteroid City towards Jupiter. Richter helps Kazuya foil the plan, saving the remaining Baam-seijin. 
Kazuya tries to stop this by entering the control room to turn off the crash, but along the way, he is shot by many of Olban's automated laser guns, rendering him immobile. Even though he is covered in scars, he still tries to bypass them, for the sake of the innocent Baam-seijin in cryostatis. Richter and Erika watch this, which makes Richter realize that Erika was right about him.
Moved by Kazuya's kindness and realizing that he was wrong about humans all along, Richter braves the automated laser guns, enters the control panel room and manages to prevent the crash, saving the remaining Baam-seijin. His body sustains many injuries along the way. Richter then praises Kazuya, calling him a man amongst men.
The Daimovic crew and remaining Baam-seijin cheer, glad that they're safe, but then Richter enters a ship. Believing that Baam and Earth can't be at peace as long as he's still alive since he has too many Earthlings' blood on his hands, Richter commits suicide by setting himself to crash to Jupiter, shocking Erika, Kazuya and the rest of the Daimovic crew. Kazuya yells at him not to, saying the war is over, and Erika begs him to stop, but Richter bids them farewell. Before he dies, Richter tells Kazuya to look after Erika for him, and that he can only beg for the mercy of the Earthern people. Kazuya tries to stop him, but is too injured to. Richter's ship crashes into Jupiter, creating a bright light as it explodes. Kazuya closes his eyes as he hears the sound of it, while Kyōshirō looks aghast.
Some Daimovic workers are seen carrying Kazuya onto a stretcher. Erika, in her bridal gown, kneels and holds his hand. They are finally reunited. The anime then ends.
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==Skills==
*Bilingualism: Kyōshirō speaks French as well as Japanese. He used to make money by working as a French tutor. One of his students, Reiko, became enamoured with him, but he did not return her advances.
*Swordsmanship: Kyōshirō is a skilled katana wielder and ready to use it to defend Kazuya and innocent civilians from the Baam.
*Strength: Kyōshirō is implied to have a lot of upper body strength as he was able to lift Miwa (a 45 year old) and toss him into a swimming pool.
==External links==
*TV Tropes page.
==Trivia==
*Kyōshirō is likely based off Bob Ross, due to his bouffant afro, rose-tinted shades and trench-coat. Kyōshirō is also the pilot of the Galva plane, while Ross was in the Air Force.
*His name can be spelled as Kyōshirō, Kyoshiro, Kyoushiro or Kyoushirou. However Kyōshirō is the traditional Japanese spelling.
*He has a tendency to quote authors and philosophers, such as Marx, Goethe, Nietschze and Shakespeare.
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