Arthur Takahashi

> *"I think what you really want is to trust yourself. Having someone force you to do a good thing doesn't mean you did that yourself, you know? Rise up from this crumpled mess and walk forward to the future with that in mind, please."*
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**Arthur** (Disguised LN) **Takahashi** (Real LN) **Bond** is a student at Hope's Peak Europe and a participant in the Simulated Killing Game. His title in disguise is the **Ultimate Emergency Responder**, however his real title is the **Ultimate Infiltrator**.

## History

### Early Life

LIE: Arthur was born in England, where his parents had recently moved and started a law firm. Seeing how easily most violent cases could have been prevented if qualified help was available, he dedicated the rest of his life to becoming the person that everyone needs in those situations.

TRUTH: From a very young age, MI6 had an eye on him, as a son of THE James Bond. After a chance show of skill, his future was set. He did become the person everyone needed in those situations, but instead of serving just a community, he served his country, but by and large, the world. He never really liked his dad that much, especially since he was never there to see him grow up…

His time in MI6 was spent with very little freedom, only ever exercising choice on the missions he was sent to. As a rebellious act, he never killed anyone during these missions, meaning he could not become a 00 agent like his father, displeasing his supervisors. In a rare chance of choice given to him, his mother and him finally were able to enroll him into Hope's Peak, where they hoped he could live a (somewhat) normal high school life.

### Killing Game Life

During the Killing Game, Arthur had come up with many plans to escape, none of them working. If he wasn't working on an escape plan, he was either asleep, or (post Ch. 3) spending time trying to befriend everyone.

From chapters 1-3, he seemed to be focused on leaving KG. Freedom was on his mind constantly, and he was willing to do anything to get it. Him and Ashura grew a sort of rivalry, with them initiating a fight mainly in the hallway. No one was victorious, Anvil got PTSD, and Dimitrios was in bed for weeks.

In chapters 4-5, Arthur seemed to have a change of pace, especially after chapter 4, in which Arthur promised to Ashura that he would carry on the dynamite pirates. Instead of focusing on escape, he tried to form a bond high enough with the rest of the students remaining, so that all that was needed to stop the killing was a promise. Of course it didn't work, but Arthur still lived happier this way.

During chapter 6, Arthur lived in the dead realm. After seeing Luna's insane side during a chance meeting between him and the future chapter 6 murderers, his dedication to catch the mastermind and leave increased dramatically. Imre being suspicious didn't help either, with Imre stating himself he could have let them out, but chose to keep them in there to catch the mastermind. For a variety of reasons, Arthur was driven to almost torturing Luna, breaking Imre's spirit. When the residents of the dead realm heard what had happened, specifically Dimitrios, he attacked Arthur, (specifically a kick in the balls) causing him to release all restraint. In the ensuing battle, everyone was against him, however 5 people were hospitalized and Arthur made it out relatively ok considering the damages done to him. This included Anna, someone he vowed to protect. As a result, he tried to kill himself in front of those he had harmed, which Luna stopped from happening. Confused, Arthur tried to leave, but instead Anna forgave and reassured him. Taken aback by Anna's show of incredible kindness, he leaves, then re-enters to help fix up the wounds of those he harmed to the best of his ability. Once finished, he chose to spend his time with Anna until the end.

#### First Murder, Trial, and Execution

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## Creation and Development

* Arthur was originally going to be an Ultimate 00 agent, then an Emergency Responder, before being an Infiltrator again with the guise of an Emergency Responder. The final change was made because thomastheperson was told the KG didn't have a fake ultimate yet.
* Arthur's appearance (and a good chunk of his behaviors) were modeled after both Mukuro Ikusaba and Shuichi Saihara.
* There was no intention for Arthur to be defined by his failures, however the most common way to refer to him is that he takes L's.

## Personality

Arthur embodies perseverance throughout most of the KG, always searching for his own personal freedom and the right thing to do for his friends, despite his many failures. His goals shift from escaping the KG and leaving it behind, to finding the mastermind and ending it, then finally to building hope by befriending everyone. Throughout the game Arthur had fits of violence, such as Johnny's pseudo-torture or destroying Imre's mental state. Despite these acts being justified to him, it takes the entirety of the KG for him to become a pacifist, casting aside any methods of obtaining information from violence.

## Appearance

#### Chapter 1

Arthur, as the Ultimate Emergency Responder, wears neon green sneakers, dark grey dress pants, a dark grey tie with a charcoal grid design, a dark blue shirt with a silver flame design sewn into the left side, and a neon green armband on his right arm. His hair is somewhat long, resting at the bottom of his neck, and has dark blue eyes.

#### Chapter 3

During New Years, he dresses himself in a butler outfit, serving cheese and crackers to the participants of the Killing Game. The suit is Completely black, spare for the white shirt, and blue tie and gloves that match the shade of his eyes.

After his reveal as the Ultimate Infiltrator, he takes off his armband, and changes his shoes to dark grey dress shoes. It is also noteworthy his clothes and shoes are practically silent, specially designed for use by an infiltrator.

#### Chapter 4

Arthur's outfit for the ball included a dark violet striped trench coat, a long checkered orange scarf, and white shoes and tie. This went on top of his normal (infiltrator) outfit.

After the death of Ashura Otoishi, he realizes how close the two's ideologies are. As a symbol of his newfound optimism, and as an expression of freedom, he crafts himself a yellow jacket, which he puts over his now tieless usual blue shirt. He's also popped his collar, and is now wearing the Dynamite Pirates pin on the left side of his jacket.

#### Chapter 5

After his philosophical talk with Dimitrios, he puts on a different dress shirt identical to the one he's always worn, except its main color is now black. He still has on his yellow jacket. This represents the doubts forming deep within him about Dimitrios's plan, his optimistic lie to the others, and foreshadows his eventual title of "blackened".

#### Chapter 6

When Arthur wakes up in the dead realm, he has on his outfit from chapter 3. He wears this style until the finale, as a classic suit of sorts.

## Talent

### Ultimate Infiltrator

*The Infiltrator is an agent hired by a government (MI6 in Arthur's case,) or large criminal organization to obtain information about its enemies, or by a corporation to obtain industrial secrets from its competitors.*

*The Infiltrator is a close combat specialist who knows how to use the environment in order to get the upper hand.*

Arthur's status of being the ultimate Infiltrator mean's he is second to none in CQC and quick, creative thinking- his ears are sharp, too. All of this training comes at a cost to his social functioning and long-term planning, however. He's in his element when he's in-the-moment with a simple and clear goal.