Yasutaka Shirakaba

Yasutaka Shirakaba (, Shirakaba Yasutaka) is a supporting character featured in the The Kaito Files, a Lost Judgment story expansion. He is a medical doctor and the director of the Shirakaba Clinic.
==Profile==
===Appearance===
Shirakaba has a heavy, athletic build that is well-hidden under his clothes. He has a thick, black, side-parted hair.
===Attire===
Shirakaba wears a gray sport jacket over a plain white dress shirt, a pair of dark blue straight-leg jeans, and a pair of leather oxfords.
===Personality===
==Background==
Shirakaba was the medical examiner for the police near his residence. With a suicide spot located close by, there were several corpses available. While out for a walk, Shirakaba came across an amnesiac Mikiko Sadamoto near the suicide waterfall and nursed her back to health, allowing her to stay in his clinic. He also developed a romantic attraction to her.
One day, members of Crimson Lotus asked around for Mikiko, and Shirakaba, seeing her trembling in fear in the distance, decided to fake her death to protect her. He did so by using a substitute corpse and faking a DNA test. As they lived together, Shirakaba noted Mikiko's reactions to TV programs to learn more about her. When he saw her cry happy tears upon seeing Kamuro Theater, he decided to head to Kamurocho and ask around for anything regarding Mikiko's identity. Shirakaba also started a training routine to make himself strong enough to fight the thugs looking for Mikiko should the need arise.
Downstream from the waterfall, Shirakaba picked up a faded picture of Mikiko and her son. Not wanting her to leave him, Shirakaba kept this knowledge from her. He also refrained from contacting anyone connected to Mikiko. On January 23, 2022, with her feeling well enough to walk around, Shirakaba took Mikiko to Kamuro Theater and took a picture of her there. Some time after, he saw Mikiko leave the residence after seemingly regaining her memories and remembering a mission.
==Involvement==
===The Kaito Files: 2022===
Shirakaba is visited by Masaharu Kaito and Mikiko's son Jun Sadamoto, who want details on her. To not give away clues that she was with him, he has them take a seat outside and tells them Mikiko is dead, but Kaito realizes Shirakaba knows information he should not. After Kaito searches for clues inside the residence, Shirakaba is left with no choice but to tell them the truth behind what happened to Mikiko, as well as his attraction to her preventing him from contacting her family.
Crimson Lotus arrives, and tells them they are looking for Mikiko because she recently murdered some of the gang's founding members. Wanting answers as well, Shirakaba joins Kaito and Jun's investigation, and drives them back to Kamurocho in his car. They head to a burning building and see Mikiko on its rooftop. Kaito goes after her, but the ordeal renders him unconscious. While Kaito is recuperating, Shirakaba researches the young elite victims who were murdered in the district and sees they are founding members of Crimson Lotus with shady backgrounds.
While Kaito goes to Ijincho to save Mikiko, Shirakaba waits in Kamurocho. He receives word that Mikiko is safe and that Kaito is hospitalized. Mikiko, who is watching over Kaito in the three days he is unconscious, feels lightheaded, and Shirakaba takes her to his clinic for some rest. He writes a letter to challenge Kaito for Mikiko's love and asks Jun to give it to Kaito when he wakes up.
At the clinic, he offers to take Mikiko and Jun on a vacation with himself. As he suggests watching a movie together, he sees Kaito has arrived. As he prepares to propose to Mikiko, Kaito interrupts and accepts Shirakaba's challenge. The two duel for their honor, and Kaito emerges victorious, with Shirakaba gracefully accepting defeat.
==Fighting Style==
Shirakaba is a self-taught practitioner of Karate, and quite a powerful one at that. Much of his moveset is taken from Keiji Shibusawa's Rush style, though he does have a few original attacks of his own. He also takes a closed-fist back stance, as opposed to Shibusawa's open-handed upright stance which guards most of his body. His moveset is comprised of:
* Shibusawa's Rush Combo, second combo, side kick, forward/right/left quickstep attacks, downed attack and taunt; as well as
* assuming a knifehand-block stance before executing a right reverse punch,
* a right axe kick, which can stun Kaito; and
* a right high side kick after quickstepping backwards.
Once his health has been fully depleted for the first time, Shirakaba will perform a Karate kata and regenerate all of his health bars, entering Heat Mode as well. His Mortal Attack is a right lunge punch.
He emits a white aura in Heat Mode.
Shirakaba's moveset is reused by Kiyoshi Ugajin in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.
==Gallery==
===The Kaito Files===
LJ - Character Render - Yasutaka Shirakaba.jpg|Full-body render
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==References==
Category:Lost Judgment Characters
Category:The Kaito Files Characters
Category:The Kaito Files Bosses
Category:The Kaito Files Final Bosses
Category:Lost Judgment Final Bosses