Noriaki Kakyouin

Noriaki Kakyouin, also known as Tenmei Kakyouin, is one of the main characters from the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure series.
== Charactah Account ==
A high school student who is temporarily mind-controlled by one of DIO's flesh buds. Once freed, he joins the JoJo team in their quest to defeat DIO and save Holly Joestar.
Noriaki Kakyouin is first introduced as an evil and cruel teenager because of DIO's brainwashing. Thus he remorselessly attacks unrelated civilians and adopts a might makes right mindset. However, he reveals himself as a righteous, though blunt individual. Kakyouin is ruthless with his enemies but loyal to his companions.
His reason for joining the Joestar Group is for both fighting evil, as he mirrors Jotarou's own explanations for saving his life, and of course a sense of debt toward Jotarou for saving his life. Thus Kakyouin is also a brave individual, willingly participating in the dangerous journey to Egypt, and is also able to keep his nerves even in the direst situations such as having been punched through by The World. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure OVA 1
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders - Battle in Egypt
=== Light Novels ===
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Over Heaven
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Genesis of Universe
=== Manga ===
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders
=== Video Games ===
* Famicom Jump II
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Last Survivor
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Shooters
* Jump Super Stars
* Jump Ultimate Stars
* Jumputi Heroes
== Trivia ==
* According to an interview in JoJonium Vol. 11, Kakyouin's first name was originally intended to be "Tenmei" and is still used by Araki himself, despite it officially being "Noriaki". The change was the result of a miscommunication between Araki and his editor as the kanji can be read both ways. This can also be seen in Enya's hotel register, where Kakyoin wrote "Tenmei Kakyoin".
* Mitsuaki Madono voices Kakyouin in the Heritage for the Future (along with several other characters in the revisions of the game) and Part 8 Jousuke Higashikata in All Star Battle.
* Kakyouin is seen wearing Polnareff's earrings several times throughout Part 3. This includes Chapter 160, Chapter 164, Chapter 172, Chapter 182, Chapter 183.
* Kakyouin is the only character whose color scheme across all games he has appeared in has had no significant changes, having consistently reddish hue for his hair, and green hues for his uniform.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Noriaki Kakyoin at Jojo's Bizarre Wiki
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