Tooru Adachi

Tooru Adachi, also known as Young Detective, The Egocentric Police Dick, Suspect Under Investigation, Adachy-Baby and Mr. Detective, is a character from the Persona series.
== Charactah Account ==
Tooru is a seemingly bumbling detective who was transferred to Inaba due to an unknown incident (presumably a serious offense). One of the main authorities on the murder cases along with Doujima, he has a habit of divulging critical information to the Investigation Team, making him a seemingly useful ally. Turns out that not only is this all just an act, but he's the one behind the murders.
A cheerful and jovial detective, Tooru often serves as the story's comic relief. Like Shuji Ikutsuki, he makes terrible unfunny jokes and puns that only someone without a sense of humor would enjoy. He jokingly refers to himself as the "slave" of Doujima, complaining of the workload that his partner piles on him. Tooru is shown to be rather lazy, even encouraging Nanako to take shortcuts in her homework. Tooru also often accidentally (and sometimes purposely) blurts out the police investigation results to the Investigation Team, much to his own chagrin. He can be seen hanging around Junes Department Store, usually "killing time." His actions in public hide his normal thoughts and desires however.
Tooru's true nature is that of a sadistic misanthrope who manipulates others for his own amusement, acting as if everything was a game and doesn't seem to care about the consequence of his actions. When he was younger, his parents only cared about his grades in school, resulting in an aloof upbringing without many friends. Due to the hard work in his youth, Tooru feels that he should be entitled to success in life. Because of his lot in life, Tooru blames society for the misfortunes that befell him. Much like how Yosuke was, Tooru grew bored of the life he lived in the quiet country life of Inaba. This was what motivated him to instigate his cat-and-mouse game, as he simply wanted to uplift his boredom, even describing his experience pushing Mitsuo Kubo into the Midnight Channel as a "kick." He views his reasons for what he's doing as justifiable, saying that he wants to save and prevent humanity from the pain, suffering, boredom and despair of life. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Persona 4 the Animation
* Persona 4 the Animation: No One is Alone
* Persona 4 the Animation: The Factor of Hope
* Persona 4 the Golden Animation
* Persona 4 the Golden Animation: Thank you Mr. Accomplice
=== Manga ===
* Persona 4
* Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
* Persona 4 Dengeki Comic Anthology
=== Video Games ===
* BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle
* Persona 4
* Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
* Persona 4 Golden
* Persona 4: Dancing All Night
* Puzzle and Dragons
== Trivia ==
* Tooru style in summoning his Persona is clutching his head in pain, similar to Takaya Sakaki from Persona 3.
* When Yuu confronts Tooru in Persona 4 The Animation, Persona 4 The Golden Animation and Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Adachi calls out his Persona's name. These are the only times he says the name of his Persona.
* Tooru's habit of eating boiled cabbage when he lacked income has been sort of a gag among the fanbase, to the point that officials made fun of it. While in Persona 4 Golden, Adachi states he doesn't like cabbage that much and could only afford it at the time due to his budget. The other adaptations, such as The Animation run with it, including his Japanese title in Ultimax.
** In the Puzzle & Dragons collaboration, a loaf of cabbage can be seen next to the artwork of his non-evolved form.
* In episode seven of Persona 4 The Golden Animation, Tooru summons his Persona left-handed.
* Tooru's alternate costume palettes in Persona 4 Arena feature references to Persona/Atlus characters Ryotaro Dojima, Kyouji Kuzunoha, Katsuya Suou and Theodore. Outside references include Yuuki Terumi from BlazBlue, Robo Ky MK. II from Guilty Gear Isuka (other Arc System Works games), and DC villain the Joker.
* Tooru's tie was a gift from Dojima. Dojima wanted him to look proper since Adachi never wore a tie previously.
* Tooru carries a lighter on him, but it's only for giving Dojima a light for his cigarette. Adachi himself doesn't smoke. In Golden, this lighter can be used by the protagonist to burn the evidence of his involvement in the murders should the protagonist decide to cover up for him.
* As revealed on Persona Stalker Club, although Tooru, being a police detective, was legally allowed to carry a gun, he wasn't allowed to take it home with him, so he carried a toy gun on his person at those times. However, in Ultimax, it is revealed that he modified it to shoot real bullets when he first became a cop because he wasn't given a real gun right away.
* One of Tooru's hobbies is to perform maintenance on his revolver. This, alongside the point above, indicates that Adachi might have some knowledge in handling and customizing firearms.
* In Ultimax, like Yuu, Tooru possesses Ziodyne as well. However, it isn't an SP Skill and is instead a Persona Rush/D attack. In addition, it is colored red rather than blue. This also applies to his Cross Slash variation.
** Magatsu-Izanagi can also use Megidola, though it uses Megidolaon in Golden.
** Heat Riser can also be used as an offensive skill, despite it being a buff.
* Tooru's Cut-in image in both Persona 4 and its anime adaptation showed him with yellow eyes. In Ultimax, however, Adachi's eyes are normal. This happens since he was fighting while being taken over in Persona 4 and its sub-media.
* Like Sho Minazuki, Elizabeth, Margaret, Marie and Shadow Labrys with Asterius, Tooru does not possess a Shadow-type form.
* Tooru and Yuu Narukami share the same English voice actor while the two have opposing yet crucial roles. This is similar to how the protagonist of Persona 3 and Ryouji Mochizuki both share an English and Japanese voice actor, yet have opposing roles that greatly impact the story. However, in the Japanese version, Yu and Adachi have different voice actors.
* Tooru's role in the story was initially a red herring, according to the Official Design Works artbook.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Tohru Adachi at Megami Tensei Wiki
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