Daimu Akutsu

Daimu Akutsu (, Akutsu Daimu) is a major antagonist featured in Lost Judgment. He is the second-in-command of RK, and a former member of the Nikkyo Consortium.
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
Akutsu has an imposing build, and, though his musculature is never shown, it can be assumed that he is extremely muscular, being able to take a kick head-on from Yagami without being knocked back. He seems to have a large tattoo underneath his shirt. His hair is dyed blonde with noticeable dark brown roots, and he has a small amount of facial hair. 
=== Attire ===
Akutsu wears a long-sleeved leopard print shirt with gray and white borders, orange sweatpants rolled up at the bottom, and white sneakers. 
=== Personality ===
Akutsu is violent, although capable of hiding his aggression under a layer of sophistication. Initially, he is willing to negotiate with Kaito, showing patience towards the latter's misgivings about RK. He also declines to fight him at first, indicating he holds a degree of respect for the former Matsugane lieutenant - though he is considerably less warm towards Yagami. Eventually, the thin disguise wears off and he reveals himself to be a thug who enjoys inflicting severe harm on others. Akutsu displays sadism, torturing Yagami while he is in the RK warehouse and threatening to cut him in half with a chainsaw - while recording it. 
Akutsu demonstrates incredible tenacity, repeatedly getting up after being beaten by Yagami and his friends, to the point where even they remark that he is stronger than he looks, and needs to be taken more seriously. He is also more intelligent than he appears, running the day-to-day operations of RK, and correctly deducing that Saori was disguising herself as a hostess in order to infiltrate RK.
In contrast to Kaito and Yagami, who are close friends with each other, Akutsu appears to resent Soma for ordering him about constantly, and probably feels a degree of inferiority towards him (due to the latter's greater control over RK). Like Kaito and Yagami, they represent two different temperaments: Akutsu being hot-headed and aggressive, Soma being cool and collected - but their relationship is marked by enmity mutual distrust rather than comradery. Indeed, Soma is quick to dispose of Akutsu when he proves to be an inconvenience to his wider schemes.
==Background==
Akutsu was a member and officer candidate of the Nikkyo Consortium during his time in the Tojo Clan. When Soma defected, Akutsu warned him of the consequences, but Soma advised him to leave as well.
After RK was formed, Akutsu became the second-in-command and also became the manager of multiple RK-owned cabaret clubs, giving high-performing hostesses a special bonus personally.
== Involvement ==
=== Lost Judgment: 2021 ===
Akutsu and other members of RK are searching for Shinya Kawai in Kamurocho when they stumble upon Takayuki Yagami and Masaharu Kaito. He invites Kaito to join RK and sends thugs after them to speed up the process. The duo eventually arrives at RK's facility, but Yagami is made to stay outside. Akutsu tries to convince Kaito to join now that they are no longer bound by the constraints of being a Tojo Clan subsidiary, but Kaito is firm in wanting to remain a detective. Akutsu has his subordinates fight Kaito, at which point Yagami joins in and the duo emerges victorious. Soma appears and complies with Kaito's request of not having him join RK, to Akutsu's displeasure.
After learning of Kawai's death, RK arrive in Isezaki Ijincho to search for Jin Kuwana. They discover Yoko Sawa's link to Kuwana, and raid her apartment to force her into calling Kuwana over. When Kuwana arrives at the apartment complex, Akutsu emerges from Sawa's apartment to fight Kuwana and Yagami, who is also present. Kuwana is able to escape during the fight and Akutsu shows Yagami live video of Soma threatening Sawa, which his underlings use to knock him out. Akutsu has Yagami's phone throws to the side to prevent it from being GPS-tracked.
Akutsu takes Yagami to an abandoned storage site, where he is joined by Soma in interrogating him. After Soma declare they have no further use for Yagami, RK beat him up and Akutsu plans to have him ripped apart with a chainsaw until Kaito and Sugiura arrive to the rescue. They and Yagami defeat all RK members present, and Akutsu flees when Yagami tries to interrogate him, eventually returning to Kamurocho.
At Queen Rouge, Saori Shirosaki makes high sales and Akutsu decides to give her his bonus, sending a cab for her. He had been informed that Saori was seducing RK members for crucial information, and Akutsu intends to trap her. Saori calls for help from Yagami, Kaito, and Higashi, who are successful in defeating all RK members present. They ask Akutsu for Soma's background and he tells them what he knows, but he was unaware Soma is an member of Public Security who had gone undercover. He is terrified when he realizes that he learned information Soma does not want to be known, and his fears are quickly realized when two RK members disguised as police officers shoot him dead on the spot.
== Fighting Style ==
Akutsu takes full advantage of his size and strength in battle, not relying on any refined techniques whatsoever, but he is by no means slow or sluggish. Nevertheless, he always brings along goons to back him up in fights. Akutsu is fought four times throughout Lost Judgment, and wields a chainsaw in his third boss fight. He emits a pinkish red aura with scarlet accents.
=== Unarmed ===
Akutsu is a crude, undisciplined brawler, primarily attacking with haymakers, grabs, and various different kicks. He assumes an upright, open-handed stance with his right held at chest-height, and his left at around head-height with his arm at a 45° angle. His moveset includes:
* His Rush Combo, consisting of a right push kick, a right haymaker and a dropkick;
* another combo consisting of a right haymaker, followed by a command grab and headbutt that stuns Yagami, before taunting him and performing a dropkick;
* a right rolling thunder kick as a running attack (4th fight only),
* two right elbow strikes and a right haymaker as a grab attack,
* a grab counter where he throws Yagami off and grabs him instead,
* a right elbow drop as a downed attack (4th fight only),
* a counter taunt where he holds his arms by his sides and nods, retaliating with a right haymaker-dropkick combo damage reversal if he is hit; and
* a taunt where he squats down and makes a beckoning gesture with his right hand (all fights), followed by a lunging tackle where he grabs Yagami by the legs and performs a giant swing (4th fight only).
Akutsu starts using a number of extra attacks when he enters Heat Mode, such as:
* his haymaker-grab-headbutt combo, followed by him lifting Yagami up in a chokehold before throwing him to the ground;
* his running attack (2nd & 3rd fight), and
* his downed attack (2nd & 3rd fight).
His Mortal Attack is his first taunt animation followed by a command grab, performing a right hook-dragon suplex combo if he gets a hold of Yagami.
In his fourth and final fight, he can pick up and swing objects, though he only swings them once before dropping them.
=== Chainsaw ===
When fighting with a chainsaw, Akutsu attacks with wide and slow swings that can deplete huge chunks of health and leave a bleed effect. He holds his weapon by his right arm, pointing upwards. His moveset is listed as follows:
* a Rush Combo consisting of a downward left diagonal swing, a rightward swing, and an upward diagonal left swing;
* a double leftward swing,
* a spinning horizontal rightward swing, and
* a leaping downward chainsaw thrust as a downed attack.
Akutsu can also throw Yagami off if he tries to grab him. If the player succeeds in the mid-fight QTE, Akutsu will be disarmed, entering heat mode immediately and using his main fighting style from there onward. 
==Gallery==
LJ Opening Daimu Akutsu.jpg
LJ - Headshot - Daimu Akutsu.jpg|Akutsu's headshot
LJ - Title Card - Daimu Akutsu.png|Title card.
Lost Judgement Akutsu & Yagami.jpg
== Notes ==
== References ==
Category:Lost Judgment Characters
Category:Lost Judgment Bosses
Category:Nikkyo Consortium
Category:Lost Judgment Antagonists
Category:Tojo Clan
Category:RK