Taiyo Hoshiko

**Taiyō Hoshiko** ( 星子 太陽, *Hoshiko Taiyō* ) was a middle school student and one of the few participants in the Death Game. He died in the First Trial.

## Biographical Information

### Relatives

• Tsuki Hoshiko (older sister)
• Unnamed mother

## Appearance

Taiyō has messy blonde hair and dark brown eyes. He has olive skin color and is of an average weight and height.

Taiyō wears a red sunflower print shirt and a moon necklace under a light blue shark print jacket and matching pants of the same color. He wears a cloud earring on his left ear and a sun earring on his right. Taiyō has three pins clipped onto his jacket: a leaf, a star, and a cat.

He wears a collar as do all participants, Dummies, and Floor Masters. Like all of the Dummies, Taiyō wears one that was specially made for doll usage.

## Personality

At first, Taiyō seems like a cold and mean individual. He does everything he can to be popular and hangs out with all the bully kids. But this is all just a facade. Due to heavy bullying that he was victim to in the past, he does everything he can to not be bullied ever again. He hates being mean to anyone, but his “friends” force him to. In reality, Taiyō is an energetic, upbeat, and a slightly chaotic person, who only sometimes cares about how other people are feeling.

## History

### The Death Game

Taiyō was one of the participants forced into playing the Death Game. He shared a first trial with Tsuki Hoshiko.

Taiyō had been hit with a large object on the head and died due to blunt force trauma. Although he is seemingly unconscious, tears are visible falling down his cheeks. What exactly their First Trial consisted of is unknown (unless Cubi specifies otherwise).

A recording of his death is available as a "Victim Video" for participants to watch. Tsuki is shown crying and holding Taiyō in her arms.

### Taiyō Doll

After his death, Taiyō's AI was uploaded into a doll that looked identical to him in order to support the Death Game participants on the fourth floor.

## Relationships

### Roteki Ming

Taiyo doesn’t really know what to think about them, as they appear to be quite... Confused when Taiyo talks to them. It makes him a bit confused too!!

*“I don’t really know what to think about them! I get that I talk about strange things sometimes, but…” - Taiyō about Roteki*

### Ryōichi Ikehara

Taiyō sees Ryō as a sort of older brother figure. Ryō always seems to back Taiyō up, no matter what the situation (unless it's the fast-food fight…). Taiyō hopes that he will, one day, be able to go ghost hunting with Ryō. (yeah good luck with that dead bozo)

*“Ryō's cool!!! I love ghost hunting!! He’s a nice guy and supa c00l!!” - Taiyo about Ryō*

### Miran Sekino

Taiyō thinks Miran is an interesting person(/pos) and looks up to them quite a bit. They’re able to match Taiyō's energy, which is not very common. He enjoys talking to Miran a lot.

*“They’re nice!! Miran is cool!! They seem like they could’ve been one of the popular kids at my school…” - Taiyō about Miran*

### Yūrei Fujiwara

Taiyō seems to have a sort of “Built in Yūrei radar.” If Yūrei is within 20 feet of him and he has something to say to them, he will start sprinting at 200 mph to get to where Yūrei is. It’s almost terrifying. You know that one gif of that guy talking to a wall? Yeah, that's Taiyō and Yūrei.

*“**You will never escape from me, Yūrei Fujiwara.**” - Taiyō to Yūrei*

### Hana Ito

Taiyō sees Hana as a friend. He thinks they can be a bit annoying at times, but he thinks they’re a nice person.

*“I think they see me as a rule-breaker… sigh…” - Taiyō about Hana*

### Sumire Kandou

Taiyō sees them as a sort of mentor? Taiyō naturally looks up to adults, and Sumire is no exception.

*“They’re old!!” - Taiyō about Sumire*

## Appellations

* Game participants
* Participants B
* Organization members

## Trivia

* He/him, arospec
* The sprite used in this wiki is made by Aether, Yūrei and Awayuki's creator!
* A lot of things have changed throughout Taiyo's creation. His birthday, age, style and more!
* His original birthday was February 22nd, but Taiyo's creator decided it was too close to Lei's birthday.