Kihara Noukan

**Kihara Noukan** (木原脳幹 *Kihara Nōkan*?) is a character introduced in *Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index*. He is a member of the Kihara family and is first referred to in 4th Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index novel, as a golden retriever by Kihara Byouri in Baggage City.[2]

## Appearance

He is a golden retriever with arithmetic circuits externally attached to him.[2] He wears a collar and a backpack with robotic arms built into it.[3][4]

## Personality

An intellectual and a gentleman,[5][6] Noukan is one of the few Kiharas to have an understanding of sentimentality and romance, and as such doesn't always take actions that can be dictated by logic and efficiency.[5][7][6] He is also one of the few to have an understanding of the realm outside science. Unlike most Kiharas, who generally show little to absolutely no emotional care for others, including their own relatives, Noukan is capable of caring for others, such as his student Kihara Yuiitsu.[1][5][7][6] Noukan tends to class things between "good" and "bad" or "evil", and between "like" and "dislike".[8][1][9][7][6]

Uncommon for a Kihara, Noukan apparently upholds some code of ethics; this ranges from how one should not waste food to how unneeded sacrifices should be avoided. Despite being a Kihara, Noukan dislikes destruction when it is unnecessary, but is willing to use it when it becomes necessary to do so. He says his dislike for unnecessary destruction is more of a matter with his like and dislike instead of being good and evil. In spite of this, he is aware that he is a horrible individual, and his use of "necessary" destruction gives him a place in the world,[8] perhaps hinting that unlike most Kihara he shows regret with regards to having to stain his hands in the past.

Noukan has a strong resolve to follow the path that the original Kiharas and their will, intending to live and die in the current world while walking along this path and would never be swayed from it by the 'salvation' offered by ones who can only rely on the supernatural. As such, he lacks the conflicting desires required to be targeted by World Rejecter.[6]

## Abilities

Having had his brain expanded by the original Kiharas, through arithmetic circuits and external attachments fitted to his body, Noukan possesses great intelligence, even among the Kihara Family.[1][6] He also has an expanded lifespan, having lived over 80 years.[1] His intellect and experience has allowed him to become the most influential member of the Kihara family in many different fields, despite being a dog.[11]

As well as the scientific understanding of a Kihara and an understanding of romance and sentimentality that allows him to see beyond the regular Kihara, Noukan also has an understanding of the world a step outside the realm of science, which is necessary in his role as a counter to beings from that world, such as Ladylee Tangleroad, Fräulein Kreutune, and Aiwass.[1][6]

Aside from enhancing his intelligence, his external attachments also allow him to connect to weapons, speak in human language with an artificial voice sounding like a man in their prime, and also include slender robotic arms, which Noukan usually uses for handling cigars.[1][6]

Noukan's primary armament is the **Anti-Art Attachment** (対魔術式駆動鎧 (アンチアートアタッチメント) *Tai Majutsu-shiki Kudō Yoroi (Anchi Āto Atatchimento)*?, lit. "Anti-Magic-Type Powered Suit"), a Powered Suit which provides him with a wide array of weaponry, on the level of a fortress,[1] and allows him to draw upon Aleister Crowley's power and techniques.[6] Noukan has been described as not just borrowing Aleister's power, acting similar to an elite soldier infiltrating enemy lines to lock onto an airstrike target with a laser sight.[6] Using this connection, Noukan has been able to create a circular territory which displaces water from his vicinity,[1] and deliver Aleister's *willpower* in a strange form which can kill Magic Gods, ones whom Aleister truly hates.[14][6] Given Kihara Noukan's role, it is likely that the suit was created for his use alone.[1]

## Quotes

* (To Yuiitsu, from NT7): *"Yes. Once more, the world is simply filled with science."*
* (To Toshizou, from NT11): *"All men love combining robots. Learn to appreciate it, young one."*
* (Regarding the original Kiharas, from NT12): *"Don't worry... Even if you have left this world, the Kiharas you left behind are still here."*
* (To Yuiitsu, from NT13): *“Between good and bad, that would be a bad sort of stupidity, but between like and dislike, I would say I like it. A heart that can innocently believe others is a beautiful thing. I can sense the breath of romance in it.”*
* (Regarding drills, from NT13): *"Heh, men really can’t get enough of drills and pile bunkers. We’re perfectly willing to ignore profit when it comes to them.”*
* (To Aleister, from NT14): *“But let me tell you one thing. I liked that side of you. Between good and bad, it would be near bad, but between like and dislike, I quite like it. That is what I’m saying.”*
* (To Kakeru's catchphrase/question, from NT14): *“It’s true my weapons might not be of any use. If I think about the path taken by the one who made and uses them, I do have to wonder if he wholeheartedly wishes for an entirely perfect plan. Between good and bad, it’s a foolishly bad, but between like and dislike, I foolishly like it. But, if you asked me, and the things that give me form, whether I wanted a new world, the answer would be no. Boy, I have intelligence. I know the original seven who gave it to me. I understand their wills and I have attempted to follow in their footsteps. So my thoughts and my personality would never stray from the path and would never hold conflicting desires when faced with the kind of salvation presented by someone who can only rely on the supernatural. **I will live and die in this world**. Whatever result that brings, I will face it, I will confirm the answer of the Kiharas that it leads me to, and I will complete the task the original seven began.”*

## TMNT X Pokemon

Kihara Noukan usually helps Donnie and Dani around the Lair, delivering items to the other allies throughout New York. He also work as a spy, tracker, and carrier for some of Donnie's inventions.

## Trivia

* According to Yuiitsu, when she dug into Noukan's data storage, she found it contained virtual Dobermanfigure, a collection of a Great Pyrenees links, a digital handshake ticket for a District 15 Tosa idol and data for a St. Bernard body pillow orderable with a single click. Afterwards, she decided digging further would be a violation of romance.[16]