Koneshima

* Real-life info
* Fictional info

**Koneshima** (**コネシマ**) is an active member of ○○ no Shuyaku wa Wareware da!. A handsome man with a facial deviation value of 114514 (read *iiyo koiyo*/**いいよこいよ**, meaning "Alright, come at me"), he is known for his loud voice and characteristically drawling laugh. His ridiculously talkative personality makes him an easy target of jokes among members and fans alike. He debuted alongside Hitoranran in the *Hearts of Iron* gameplay video, "We are the Main Characters of World War II!". He is the current chairman of the *Wareware Congress*.

## Personality

Koneshima is easily inspired by the influences of his surroundings, for better or worse. He actually wanted to be a prickly-cool character like Gruppen, but this did not go as planned as shown by what we see in the present day. As mentioned above, he is very talkative, speaking in a thick Kansai dialect. He is known for his strong and unique theories regarding many things, but some of them are just him spewing out random, outrageous remarks, or misinterpreting words as something completely different from the original meaning. On the other hand, he has been described as a 'heartless' person, as he can be rather blunt and cold. However, the other members seem to trust him enough to act as a liaison during collaborations.

His player skills seems to be low, and he is often targeted by the other members. In fact, he is one of the most mistreated member in gameplays. He seems to be a habitual offender of rough play to the point that the other members are baffled. On the other hand, he seems to have a unique artistic sense when it comes to games that involve building and creating things.

## Appearance

Koneshima was initially depicted as a brown Chihuahua with a small pine tree on top of its head, wearing glasses, a black spiked collar, and a white bib with red outline and **コネ** written on it. His official standing picture depicts him as a young man with brown eyes and short, messy blonde hair. He wears a red and black striped football jersey, black football shorts with a white stripe on each side, as well as black over-the-calf socks and red cleat shoes. He is also sometimes depicted wearing a pair of black wristbands.

## Fictional Counterparts

Below are some depictions of Koneshima in various works.

### *Cthulhu Mythos TRPG*

Koneshima is one of the players in Wrwrd's "Cthulhu Mythos TRPG with Rich Personalities" video series, playing as himself. His appearance is slightly different from his standing picture, where his outfit is primarily blue instead of red.

### *Kaitai*

In his and Zomu's gameplay of this TRPG, Koneshima plays the role of **Tanaka Reito** (**田中 令人**), also known by the alias of **Kone Shimax** (**コーネ・シマクス**). He is a man who wholeheartedly believes in Marxist Communism and aspires to lead a revolution. His alias is a play on "Koneshima" and "Karl Marx" (**カール・マルクス**). Shimax appears as a young man with short dark brown hair and red eyes, wearing a simple light blue shirt.

### *Mountains of Madness*

**Shingen Kyuugo** (**真現 求悟**) is Koneshima's character in the "The Strongest Individuality of the Mountains of Madness" TRPG series. Born **Matsuda Takeshi** (**松田 建**), he is a Buddhist student who practiced the religion in the hopes of reaching tranquility after formerly suffering in prison. He climbed the Mountains of Madness trying to find a certain scripture that is rumored to be hidden at the top. Kyuugo appears as a young man with round black eyes. he wears a light blue jumpsuit with wide sleeves and linings in a slightly darker blue color underneath a black Buddhist robe with a green and gold *origojyou* draping from his shoulders and a brown pouch on his waist. He also wears black and light blue gloves, black boots with white strings tied around them, a white head cover, and a *takuhatsugasa* hat. He carries a blue hiking backpack with yellow details, a black walking stick with a bell attached to it, as well as prayer beads.

### *Desecrated City Z*

**Theodore Trump** (**セオドア・トランプ**) is Koneshima's character in a gameplay series of this TRPG. He was raised by gangsters as his outlaw parents were killed by law enforcement officers. He is now a respectable member of the gang, but he believes that he'll never have a bright future if he remains this way. Theodore appears as a man with a strong build, having an unkempt black hair and thin facial hair. His outfit consists of a shirt with ragged sleeves, trousers with suspenders, a neckerchief, and a fedora hat with a pin badge attached to it.

### *Isekai no Shuyaku wa Wareware da!*

In this story, Koneshima is a close friend of Utsu-sensei's who tried to get him to stop his bad habits. Tired of his unending scandalous behaviour, Koneshima almost gave up and left Utsu-sensei, but came crawling back to him when the nuclear war broke out. Together they managed to enter a nuclear bunker and go into a cold sleep. Koneshima eventually woke up five years earlier than Utsu-sensei.

Koneshima is a utilitarian. After waking up from cold sleep, he built the Koneshima Kingdom, helped by the people of a church located in the kingdom's eventual capital of Koneshimagrade. At some point, a conflict arose between the kingdom and the church. When the conflict intensified, Koneshima decided to apologize and introduce democracy. However, after Utsu-sensei's arrival, he realized that he can save the many at the cost of the few. He then turned to a militarist dictatorship and launched an attack against the church with a universal military force.

His appearance in the visual novel is exactly the same as his standing picture, and his appearance in the manga isn't that far off, with the only difference is his spiky hair. He occasionally wears a crown and a light blue cloak, and can sometimes be seen with dark circles below his eyes.

### *Hell Doctor KuRaRe's Science Can Solve Everything!!*

In this manga, Koneshima is a young boy in his fourth year of elementary school. Much like his classmate Utsu-kun (based on Utsu-sensei, Koneshima also gets caught up in the scientific experiments of their eccentric teacher KuRaRe. His appearance resembles a younger version of his counterpart in the *Isekai no Shuyaku wa Wareware da!* manga, with him wearing long black trousers as opposed to shorts.

## Etymology

His name seems to be derived from the Japanese word *Koneru* (**捏ねる**), which means "to knead" or "to mix", referring to his tendency to come up with theories.

## Trivia

* Koneshima is a huge football geek and has shown his knowledge on football plenty of times. His standing picture appearance is based on Japanese football player Keisuke Honda, particularly during his time playing for AC Milan.
* He loves movies, and is particularly a fan of *Star Wars* and *Lord of the Rings*.
* He is a heavy smoker, but he seems to be rather weak on alcohol.
* Despite being depicted with mostly red clothes, his favorite color is actually blue.
* He allegedly has a rather difficult relationship with his parents. This is often exaggerated as a joke in videos.
* He seems to be a heavy sleeper.
* He also seems to hate cleaning. It is said that he immediately throws out food packages after eating even if they are reusable because he couldn't bother washing them. He apparently doesn't like cooking as well.
* He is afraid of sharks. It is said that he also had nightmares about anacondas coming out of the toilet.
* He serves as supervisor for the serialization of *Makai no Shuyaku wa Wareware da!.*
* He and Shoppi take turns witing blog magazine entries on Wrwrd's Nico Nico Channel every Monday.
* In Wrwrd's theme song, Koneshima's instrument is a trumpet. Koneshima himself has his own theme song titled "Koneshi-march", which is often played in the background anytime he makes a random statement in videos.
* On the cover of the December 2019 issue of *Wareware Magazine*, Koneshima is represented by a dog with light blue fur.