Kou Niimura

* Wolf Game
* Wolf Game Another
* Eve Project
* Phantom Wolf

> "*Getting me involved in this game... It’s the biggest mistake the organizers have made...*"
> ― Kou Niimura[source]
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**Kou Niimura** is a character and participant in the Wolf Game.

## Appearance

Kou has protruding black hair with streaks of turquoise running from the bottom up. His eyes are multicolored, starting with turquoise at the top and ending with a shade of gold, and he is most often drawn with two small eyelashes sprouting from the lower eyelid. He wears a white coat with a high collar and bright turquoise highlights while its underside is a dark turquoise. Underneath his coat, he wears a white shirt with a large golden zipper. Kou has jean-like pants that are black at the waist but they slowly transition into teal. His footwear consists of teal slipper-sandals that expose his toes.

## Personality

Kou comes off as cold and aloof in the main story, making his distrust of the other participants openly known. He often acts alone and selfishly as an element of his survival methods, going as far as to show little sympathy when other participants die. Kou actively shoots down any attempt to work with the his fellow detainees which he justifies by insisting he's more likely to survive working solo. He proves himself to be incredibly intelligent, being one of the first to figure out the true meaning of the Wolf Game and a big help to Yukinari during trials.

 The following section contains spoilers about the main game! Proceed with caution.

Kou also clearly possesses a sharp intuition, never failing to notice Yukinari following him around or acting suspicious. His lack of sympathy and close observation of the other participants often results in him making unnecessary, rude comments about them, including going out of his way to insult those who have been caught and executed. Kou is also easy to aggravate, often growing annoyed with Rintarou's refusal to take their situation seriously or Ritsu's blunt remarks. One of the most prominent examples of his temper is seen during Episode 6's death match. When Rintarou repeatedly questions him, Kou refuses to respond and doesn't hesitate to pull his gun on him.

Kou's post-game side story shows that he's since grown considerably following the Wolf Game. Though still very selfish, he's managed to become more openhearted and trusting towards those around him, even allowing Rinka to aid him while he's on the run. His side story also shows a warmer, kinder side of him previously unseen. His attitude towards Kanata may even be considered that of someone taking up a role as an older sibling figure in Rintarou's place. Kou even goes out of his way to put his life on the line for Yukinari and Kanata on multiple occasions.

Kou's first confrontation with Rintarou since the end of the Wolf Game most clearly demonstrates his growth as a person. He goes as far as to apologize and agree to help Rintarou in his plan to change the world; however his doubt of whether the plan will work in the first place proves Kou to be no less inquisitive than he was back during the game. He respects Rintarou's decision to stay behind despite it paining him, and cries afterwards without understanding why.

His after story reveals he suffers from night terrors regarding that fateful day even a year later and now takes measures not to walk past the building Rintarou jumped from. He has gone from being an uncaring person to mourning others and suffering from PTSD following the loss of lives. His eventual decision to sit outside the building and pray for his late friend to rest in peace is also a mark of this, as well as his courage and determination.

## Plot

* Wolf Game
* Wolf Game Another
* Eve Project
* Phantom Wolf

### Backstory

As an only child, Kou initially had a good relationship with his parents. However, the two one day got into a conflict and decided to get a divorce. Kou was sent to live with his father, but was devastated upon overhearing a phone call that revealed his father had been having an affair like his mother suspected, and was only taking Kou in out of obligation rather than genuine love. Feeling unwanted by both of his parents, Kou requested to live with his grandmother to the countryside. Although his father deeply disagreed with this and got into an argument with him about it, Kou was eventually permitted to do so.

Kou was treated with love and kindness by his grandmother, and enjoyed living with her even though their house was not of the best quaity. Initially, Kou's father would send them money every month, but over time started sending less and less until eventually stopping completely.

Kou's grandmother eventually fell ill and became bed-ridden, but they did not have the money to send her to the hospital. Kou begged his father, who he had not spoke with after the latter stopped sending money, to give him money to help his grandmother's condition. His father was dismissive and rejected his request, saying he had his own family to take care of now. As a result, Kou's grandmother eventually died from her illness.

Some time later, Kou came across his grandmother's diary in which she described how she overworked herself for his sake, as she believed it was all worth it in order to provide for her grandson. Kou blamed himself and him moving in with her as the reason for her illness. These events greatly shaped Kou's mindset and led to him becoming a hacker to earn money, as he now realized that money can save people's lives.

After the murder of Misaki and Rintarou's parents committed by Yuuya, Kou leaked private details about them and the incident online in order to earn money.

### Chapter 6

After Ritsu's execution the only remaining participants are Kou, Yukinari and Rintarou. Kou says the game can't continue since there's only three people left and Merry and Wolfe agree. Wolfe says they have something that was planned in advance. It's a life and death duel. There's three guns with six bullets each. The three survivors have to choose cards which determine in which order they get to leave the room. Kou draws the number 2 card and leaves after Yukinari, who got the number 1 card.

He approaches the place where Yukinari is hiding and the player gets two options; wait til the person notices before you react or get out of the hiding spot and shoot them first.

If the latter option is chosen Kou shoots Yukinari which leads to a game over.

If the second option is chosen Rintarou appears and has a conversation with him and neither of them notice Yukinari who's still hiding. Kou says if he moves he will shoot however Rintarou tell him to stop and he needs to ask him something. Rintarou asks him if he has realized the truth about this game and Kou says yes he has and mentions its related to the murder incident which happened 5 years ago and adds that he wasn't involved in it at all. Rintarou is slightly unsure for a moment but that quickly changes and he reaffirms that Kou was involved, however Kou once again denies any involvement. Kou calls Rintarou annoying and tells him to shut up and a gunshot is heard followed by a thud. Kou is seen lying on the floor, covered in blood.

### Rintarou's Side Story

Kou and Rintarou have a conversation in the final room after Yukinari leaves. Kou asks if the last survivor can truly escape this place and Rintarou plays dumb. Afterwards Kou leaves the room

Outside the library Rintarou reveals he was the mastermind and they discuss the incident. Kou says he wasn't involved in it and all he did was release the info about it and he figured out Rintarou and Misaki were the children. Kou calls Rintarou selfish as well as a hypocrite for killing all the people that were involved and he's no different from the rest of them. This upsets Rintarou and he pulls out the gun. Kou calmly asks him if he's sure and if he really going to take another life or if he has realized the whole revenge game is meaningless. Rintarou says he doesn't know what he has gone through and Kou fires back with the same line however Rintarou says it doesn't matter. Kou tells him to go ahead and shoot him if killing him will really satisfy him and so Rintarou shoots him.

Kou manages to survive and appears again after the fire starts. It turns out Kou had hidden a blood bag in his clothes. He collapses and drops the gun he was holding. Rintarou carries him out of the burning building.

### Chapter 1

Kou heard the sound of running water from the shower room and goes to investigate however the room is pitch black and the culprit ends up attacking him from behind and knocking him unconscious. He is later found on the ground covered in blood. Everyone believes he's the Wolf and the one who murdered Maki, however after the trial he is proven to be innocent.

### Chapter 3

During the night Kou sees Misaki approaching Rintarou with a knife.

### Chapter 4

Yuuto is found dead, electrocuted by a hairdryer falling next to him with live wires in a puddle of water. Later Kou admits he was the Wolf and the one who killed Yuuto.

### Chapter 5

No cards are chosen this chapter. Kou and Shouma are trammed in cases that slowly fill with water. This is a Team Death Match, the teams are groups of 3, each with 3 keys of their respective color to find. The third clue leads each team to the opposing team's key, red team to the blue key and blue team to the red key. Chie suggests to exchange the keys but Satoru panics and shoots Kou, who he suspects of being the one who killed Yuuto in the previous Episode, however the gun explodes when Satoru tries to shoot and Kou survives, Satoru dying instead.

### Chapter 7

There's two wolves in this chapter, Miho and Kou. Ritsu is found dead from a knife wound and there's a crossbow next to her body. Miho's body is nearby with an arrow in her back. During the investigation it's found out that Miho killed Ritsu and then Kou killed Miho. When Kou is found out he tries to bribe Yukinari into choosing Miho as the wolf to be 'executed' instead of him, offering high amount of money. If Yukinari agrees that leads to a bad ending in which Kou stabs him from trusting him, but if Yukinari refuses Kou gives up and gets executed.

### Chapter 1

Kou wakes up from a dream and is confused as to who the people in that dream are since he has never met them before. He sees a child outside on the school field who makes eye contact with him. Kou freaks out for a moment but when he looks at the field again the child is gone. Suddenly a comet strikes the school, it gets destroyed and everyone in the school dies, except for Kou.