Dark Impulse Mikey

When I can't control myself it's as if there is "another me"

Dark impulse Mikey is Manjiro Sano (佐野万次郎), but was also known as Mikey. He is the deuteragonist of the Manga/Anime Tokyo Revengers.

He is Manjiro Sano fallen into darkness and controlled by "Dark Impulse" after losing and killing everyone he loved.

## Backstory

Mikey during the Toman (Tokyo Manji) Vs Kanto Manji gang war, explains that the reason he is moving away is because of his "Dark Impulse" which forces him to kill anyone in front of him, Takemichi Hanagaki trying to save Mikey , asks him to release Dark Impulse, a type of Curse that makes Mikey more powerful, cold and psychopathic to the point of laughing while attacking Takemichi with a Katana.

In the original, Mikey ends up killing Takemichi, but Takemichi managed to free Mikey from his Dark Impulse during his death and somehow the two go back in time when Mikey shakes Takemichi's hand, so Mikey and Takemichi save all those who were dead.

In the Bad Ending, Mikey becomes one with Dark Impulse and leaves Takemichi seriously injured and unable to fight, after which Mikey (now Dark Impulse Mikey) kills all the members of Kanto Manji and Tokyo Manji in front of Takemichi, Takemichi crying a lot apologizes for not being able to save everyone and Dark Impulse Mikey kills Takemichi using the Katana, after that Dark Impulse Mikey returns to normal and upon realizing what he did he starts crying desperately and screaming in anger, then Dark Impulse Mikey returns control and starts laughing maniacally.

## How and why would he join Bad End Friends

.A few weeks later Dark Impulse Mikey had become number one in Japan, while he was killing some criminals, a mysterious person appears with an X on his mask and chest, Dark Impulse Mikey sadistically attacks the mysterious person (who was Red X), after a big battle the two stop for a moment and Dark Impulse Mikey is impressed by Red X's fighting skills, Red X was also impressed by Dark Impulse Mikey's strength, endurance and speed, so Red X invites Dark Impulse Mikey to the Bad End Friends, the thing that Mikey's Curse wanted most is to make Mikey himself suffer more and more, he then accepts the invitation

## Appearance

Dark Impulse Mikey is a teenager of below average height, with piercing black eyes and long blond hair tied only at the top, with the hair on the sides moving freely, wears a dark shirt, white beige pants and black boots with some white details, with the Dark Impulse Curse he has white eyes and a sadistic smile

## Personality

Mikey was a carefree teenager who loved pulling pranks on those he considered his closest friends.  He cared a lot about them and was determined to protect their honor. However, because of Kisaki Tetta and his Dark Impulse curse, he lost Shinichiro (his older brother), Keisuke Baji (one of his best friends), Izana and Emma ( his half-brothers) Ken Ryuguji/Draken (one of his best friends), as time passes he slowly begins to embrace his Dark Impulse because of his losses, he begins to move away from his friends to protect them but they they go after Mikey to save him, before the Tokyo Manji vs Kanto Manji war, he had killed South Terano (a guy who had something similar to Mikey's Dark Impulse) during the war of the three deities, showing how cold Dark Impulse is Mikey is, after his Bad Ending, he is empty, angry and depressed after killing all of Kanto Manji and Tokyo Manji, he always thinks about the massacre his curse caused and starts crying, when his Dark Impulse curse is in control he becomes completely insane and sadistic to kill anyone in front of him and especially to make Mikey himself suffer more and more.

## Abilities

* Master in Martial Arts (Taekwondo, MMA, and Boxing since childhood)
* Nuclear Kick (Mikey's signature kick, a quick and heavy kick that knocks the enemy down by hitting the head)
* Charisma (Mikey had a charisma that made people want to be around him. However, after his bad ending, he ended up losing this ability because of his traumas)
* Disarticulation (Separation of a bone or body part at the joint, also confirmed on his character page as his "special ability")
* Superhuman Physical Characteristics (incredible strength, endurance, and speed)
* Dark Impulse (with Dark Impulse his physical attributes increase drastically, Mikey becomes incredibly violent when Dark Impulse is controlling/influencing him)

### Dark Impulse Abilities

* Mastery with weapons (uses Revolvers, Katana, and Knives as weapons)
* Aura (Kakucho and Kawaragi Senju were scared when they saw his Killer Aura)
* Amputation (Form of disarticulation in which a part of the body is amputated, Usually done with a scalpel or knife, Mikey uses his own hands, Mikey opened Sanzu's mouth on both sides with perfect symmetry)
* Hypnosis/Influence (if Dark Impulse Mikey wins and mentally destroys his enemy he will be able to influence him and thus his enemy will become loyal to his commands, just as he did with Haruchiyo Sanzu, Sanzu was so influenced by Dark Impulse to the point of killing Muto , a guy he considered a brother, Sanzu did this because Muto had betrayed Mikey and thus showing his loyalty to Dark Impulse Mikey, Dark Impulse can also influence those who are already mentally affected as it did with Kazutora Hanemiya, making Kazutora blame Mikey for Shinichiro Sano's death, even after Kazutora himself killed Shinichiro)
* Full Dark Impulse (this "form" appears when Dark Impulse is completely free. He takes full control over Mikey and becomes incredibly more powerful, faster, sadistic and violent than before)

## Weaknesses

* If he is provoked about his past, he will automatically try to kill the provocateur (regardless of whether he is more powerful or not)
* His Dark Impulse is extremely violent, being almost unstoppable, and always tries to cause as much pain to Mikey for pure pleasure
* Because of the losses, Mikey sees hallucinations of his brothers and friends who he killed during the massacre

## Interactions with the BEF

 Dark Impulse Mikey is training Martial Arts with Red X , when he is in his normal state, Mikey gets very angry with Bipper when he makes fun of his life and always tries to kill him (but always ends up failing), Mother Widow helps and comforts Mikey when he remembers the massacre so he has enormous respect for her

## Behind the Scenes

Tokyo Revengers (東京卍リベンジャーズ Tōkyō Ribenjāzu?) Is a Japanese manga with 278 Chapters in total, written and illustrated by Ken Wakui, Dark Impulse Mikey (fully freed) Appears in Chapter 275 "Chapter 275: Iced Heart" released October 26, 2022

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## Trivia

* Mikey's Curse is the fault of his older brother Shinichiro Sano, in a timeline, Mikey suffers an accident and after 1 year he dies, Shinichiro ends up killing and stealing the power to go back in time from a beggar to save Mikey , but Shinichiro got the power the wrong way and was therefore cursed by the beggar, thus giving birth to the "Dark Impulse" Curse that would make Mikey suffer until the end of his life (Shinichiro ended up dying because of the Curse and an "accident")
* Mikey has been training martial arts at his grandfather's dojo since he was a child, which resulted in his incredible strength
* Dark Impulse Mikey rarely talks to other BEF (since he just wants to make Mikey suffer), talking more to Red X (who he treats as a guy as strong as him), and in his normal state talking to Mother Widow.