Johnny Kiyoshi Takeyama

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**Johnny Kiyoshi Takeyama** (竹山 ジョニー キヨシ, *Takeyama Jonī Kiyoshi*?) is a character in Choujin X manga series. He is a thug who became the **Flexi Choujin** (軟体の超人, *Nantai no Chōjin*?).

## Appearance

**Johnny** is a tall man with a decently muscular physique and relatively long blond hair arranged in a mohawk. Staying true to his life as a thug, he can be seen sporting a multitude of earrings and other accessories such as a black choker.

## Personality

**Johnny** is rather uncivil and quick-tempered. Without much thought, he immediately attacked **Azuma** for sticking his nose into Johnny's business. Despite that, however, he was shown to care for people he considers friends or family, as he was distraught for not being able to buy his mother a new air mattress, and, according to his two followers, he was a "kinda naughty mamma's boy".

## Background

**Johnny** was first seen harassing a young women, scaring her. After being defeated by **Azuma**, he hastily retreats, and later meets **Noh Mask**.

## Plot

In **Johnny's** first appearance, he and his gang are harassing a young woman and frightening her. **Tokio** noticed the woman, immediately recognised her unfavourable situation and called his friend, **Azuma Higashi**, who defends the girl. A short brawl breaks out, which quickly ends when Azuma parries Johnny's attack by breaking both of his arms at the elbows with a single precise and powerful kick. Johnny is later seen with a cast on both arms, and after his ranting on the subject is overheard, he is approached by a unknown masked person offering to heal him with a mysterious syringe.

Johnny goes on to ambush the duo responsible for his injuries, and proceeds to vehemently assault Azuma. Johnny showcases his new status as a Choujin, which gives him the power to extend his body at will, and uses it to easily shrug off the martial artist's counter attack and continue beating him down. Taking advantage of a short pause in the violence caused by the maddened ruffian's attempts to convince his friends to become Choujin as well, an effort which ultimately leads to the two followers deaths at hands of their leader, Tokio takes Azuma and flees by jumping into a nearby canal.

Later, after a frantic search where he repeatedly expresses his intention to kill the two, Johnny spots Tokio behind a wall. He quickly goes to slam both of his fists into the face of his would-be victim, only to get a surprise when Tokio transforms for the first time and hits him right back, an attack that sends a now unconscious Johnny flying away.

## Abilities

Johnny is able to make his skin flexible and rubbery which allows him to take normal physical hits and not take major damage. He is also able to extend its limbs and neck for several meters and with great freedom and speed.

## Etymology

* The name **Johnny** means "God is gracious" in Hebrew.
* Johnny's middle name **Kiyoshi** is written in katakana (キヨシ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (清 or 淳), it could possibly mean:
	+ 清 - "clear, pure, clean".
	+ 淳 - "pure".
* Johnny's surname **Takeyama** means "bamboo" (竹) (**take**) and "mountain, hill" (山) (**yama**).