Tomoya Kurosawa

**Tomoya Kuroswa** is the main protagonist of Project Melody. He is a mage with the power of Symphokinesis, a subsection of the the power Sonokinesis.

## Summary

Tomoya is a Symphokinetic mage. He wields the ability to be able to control, shape, and manipulate musical soundwaves. He uses these soundwaves to his own will involving combat, healing, and general leisurely purposes. Tomoya is an average man, at only 22 years old, he lives a modern standard American middle class life, and has always been middle class even back when he only lived with his parents. His first home in San Lorenzo County, his parent's house, is located in Corona Hills on Naples Ave. Before the events of the main story, he was received a home in Corona Hills, near the border of Mariposa thanks to his occupation. He currently works for the White Hornets, a mercenary group stationed in San Lorenzo County, which itself is a sub-sector of the Californian Mercenary Group which is also a part of the overall American Mercenary Faction. Tomoya was brought into the group a few years ago thanks to connections he had that he formed during his first part time job at a Smoke Shop. Originally he had served small tasks for them, but over a period of time he proved that he was much more capable and had major potential to provide a critical role to the White Hornets.

Ever since, he's gone on numerous missions both big and small, either by himself or with the help of accomplices, including the friends he's made during the main story's events. He still provides small errands overall to not only the White Hornets, but other allied groups located throughout the county, and to the people of San Lorenzo County themselves. His nature to help and save people in need is what generally got him into the position he is now, but he doesn't seem to regret the fact that it's a part of his nature as a human being in modern society.

## Appearance

Tomoya has the appearance of the average man of his age range. He has straight purple hair and and has green eyes. He has bangs that cover his forehead and are swept to his left side. He has two small tufts of hair that stick out at the middle on the sides of his head.

He usually wears a t-shirt, blue jeans, and whichever shoes he has on that day, such as his Black or White Air Force 1s, Brown Jordans, and Timberlands for example. His swimwear consists of a pair of black swimming shorts with a yellow stripe along the sides, he owns multiple swim trunks however his favorite pair is the black one with the yellow side stripes. His formal wear consists of a white dress shirt and black dress pants, he owns a tuxedo as well, however he only uses it in rare occasions and mostly wears his dress shirt and dress pants when at formal occasions. While he does mostly sleep with a shirt and boxers, he does own sleepwear such as a pair of green checkered pants and gray sweatpants he also uses for exercise.

## Personality

On a surface level, Tomoya seems like any other average male his age range. In a way, he is, but much like everyone else, his own unique individuality helps show that there is a lot more to him than what others perceive him as. He is often described as someone with a usual laid-back personality who is kind to those around him. He often offers compassion, empathy, and kindness to people, as he understands the internal struggles that anybody goes through in their daily life, that often ends up becoming projected onto others. He's shown to be a patient person as well a lot of the time, he doesn't try to rush himself or others when it comes to actions such as performing tasks to even during conversations; he's also patient when it comes to events that require patience. He possesses a strong will and a genuine willingness to forgive others, and will press on to save others despite the great personal risk to himself. However, just like anyone else, he comes with his own flaws as well.

Despite his skill at patience, he can sometimes become impatient and irritated depending on the situation. His temper and stubbornness can often come up to the point where his father Haruki comments about how it is similar to his mother Mayumi's stubbornness. He has been shown to crave love and acceptance from sources outside of himself at times, this type of behavior has costed him greatly before and has shown him how hurtful the unconscious drive to please others is to the self. He does genuinely helping others for their own benefit and he feels good himself when he sees others thriving, whether they received his help or not. Even though he does enjoy assisting and saving others any chance he gets, he has been shown to put himself aside when going out of his way to help others. This ultimately creates a drive where he ignores his needs first for the sake of helping others for their approval and general outside validation. Even though he tries and does use his compassionate attitude for the benefit of those around him from his family, friends, and even people all over the county, he still has issues when it comes to putting himself first at fully accepting himself. During the course of the main story, Tomoya goes through a journey of self-acceptance leading to inner peace, this acceptance of the self lets him fully take care of himself first and feel good from within, without having to look towards other outside sources for the validation and happiness that he can easily create from within. He realizes and becomes aware that he himself is the one that he has been seeking all along; and how the outer world is merely a projection and reflection of the inner world of the self.

His flaws aside, Tomoya tries his best to help someone in need if he can, such as a friend. Examples include him assisting Vivian at her family's bakery, helping Miles' side job as a catering cook for parties from his uncle's restaurant, helping Rachel come into contact with her brother Derek after he went missing in action, and helps with Marco with his farm at his personal home in Leiria. He acts as a shoulder to cry on for his friends, letting himself accompany them when they're at a low point at the moment, and just need to vent their frustrations and issues. His reliability to to his friend's situations leads him to offer them helpful advice, even if he himself isn't sure if it will totally help them in the end. He's generally a sociable person and is comfortable in many of the social situations he gets himself into or somehow get a part, but it does depend on the situation itself especially if it involves conditions he is not very familiar with. While he does enjoy being with others, he still does value his time being alone and is content with it, even just staring at the sunset while drinking tea is a good time for him.

Overall, Tomoya is an individual who tries his best at not only being a good friend and son, but a good person entirely. His determination to help others in need, comfort his friends and family, comfortability with socializing, and understanding others with compassion and empathy; along with his uncommon stubbornness and patience, help make Tomoya a whole human being. He may still have issues on his own both inside himself and outside with his life, which prompts himself to work from within to heal his inner self, but in the end, he recognizes that the life experiences and lessons he goes through will only benefit him. Tomoya is a chill guy anyone can rely on and be glad to have as a friend.

Tomoya overall has a fascination with life itself, including culture for example. He's been most used to Japanese culture his whole life considering his ethnicity, and he is able to speak a considerable amount of Japanese. He may not be as fluent at it compared to his Japan-born and raised parents, and gets trumped in comparison to his cousins in Japan. He can understand the language fully, even if he can have trouble speaking if fluently sometimes. Specifically, Tomoya is best at knowing the Kansai dialect of Japanese, such as the Kyoto and Osaka dialects, as both of his parents are from the region and each from the cities. His fascination with culture coincides with his love for cooking and baking, he frequently enjoys preparing all kinds of Japanese dishes, especially the ones that his parents taught him when he was younger. His skill at and love for cooking as helped him prepare dishes with his friends, such as the dishes that are prominent in their culture. He loves creating in general which goes with his passion for creativity, and his passion for creativity goes in line with his interest with consciousness. His interest in consciousness is stemmed from his laid-back attitude and love for relaxing either by himself or with others such as his friends. This interest is also why he likes cannabis, he admires the effect it has on human consciousness and how it's beneficial to one's health. He often smokes, takes a hit out of a pen, or eats an edible by himself or with his friends, especially his 4 "elemental" friends. He previously worked part-time at a Smoke Shop before he joined the White Hornets, so he is knowledgeable about the paraphernalia involved in it as well. Later on, such as in the game's story, he takes an interest in psychedelics and uses its benefits to enhance his connection with himself, others, and the universe itself as it helps him rediscover himself and realize that he and others around him are truly one. He likes to develop new skills with the help of his friends, such as farming with the help of the backyard farm Marco owns which grows everything from various fruits, vegetables, herbs such as cannabis, and psilocybin mushrooms.

Throughout the events of Project Melody/Unforgotten, Tomoya's personality has several shifts going on, but in the end he will always be a loving person who enjoys seeing life for what it is, despite the challenges and circumstances that occur. He is passionate for what he loves as well, including the studies of Mage Powers, which leads him to further gain more abilities with the help of mage rituals. His optimistic nature has helped him get through a lot in life including the hardships he has faced during his time as a mercenary in the White Hornets. His relationship with himself and the world around him helps shape him who he is today.

## History

### Background

Tomoya Kurosawa was born in Los Angeles, California on June 19, 1999, becoming the first and only child of Haruki Kurosawa and Mayumi Nishikawa. His first home with his parents was in Venice, in a small home that the two had rented that they were able to get a deal on thanks to the connections they formed throughout the city and county itself. Haruki and Mayumi were involved in numerous gang factions and mercenary groups that were notorious in Los Angeles County, they had as well gotten themselves into situations where they got involved with the Los Angeles Police Department. The numerous situations that had arisen due to their connections, especially with trouble coming from enemy gangs and the police department; the family had to leave the county and take refuge in San Lorenzo County. Allies had help the Kurosawa family settle down in Corona Hills, a city that lies on the northwest of the county, next to Riverside County, below a part of the Santa Lucina Mountain Range, and above Mariposa.

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## Trivia

* Since Project Melody does not have a focus on romantic relationships, instead focuses on friendship between others, Tomoya does not canonically have a romantic partner or general love interest. He is confirmed as heterosexual.
* He has relatives who currently live in Sarashina, Japan.
	+ Three of his cousins, Akari, Tsumugi, and Masaki who are the children of his aunt Himeka Tachibana, later appear in the story, and Tomoya eventually returns to Sarashina as part of a vacation he and his parents decide to take.
* His other cousins, from Haruki's side of his family, reside in Tokyo.