Houdai Kudoki

*For Maya's magic doll, see Houdai-kun*

* Double Peace
* Gal Guardians

**Houdai Kudoki** is a 2nd Year student who attends class 2-E at Sakurazaki Academy, and is the main protagonist of *Gal\*Gun: Double Peace*. He is a stereotypically indecisive lame guy who has never been in a relationship.

While he is not mentioned in *Gal\*Gun 2*, he plays a somewhat major role in *Gal Guardians: Demon Purge*.

## Appearance

He wears a male 2nd year Sakurazaki Academy uniform, which is a white button up shirt with a striped collar and a black shirt underneath. He has black cowlicked hair and brown eyes.

## Personality

In *Double Peace*, due to being a player character, his personality can vary wildly depending on dialogue choices selected, event outcomes, or sometimes even route selected.

However, there are a few traits that are constant across routes. In contrast with Tenzou and Patako's relationship, he does not often criticize Ekoro for her mistakes, although this could be attributed to Ekoro being somewhat more mature and competent than her predecessor. Houdai occasionally blurts strange or outlandish things without thinking.

## Plot

### Background

Houdai Kudoki and the Kamizono sisters were childhood friends, and the three often played together, with the Park being their favorite location. Once, he was pressured by the two to write down who he liked, but he had hid his answer in a box and buried it. Houdai and Maya often watched robot and hero shows together, which ended up being an influence on her.

However, after Maya was sent to train with the head family two years ago, his relationship with the two had greatly weakened, and Shinobu seemed to act distant towards him for an unknown reason.

### Gal\*Gun: Double Peace

Houdai's story begins when he recalls the rumor of the "Super Popular Legend", which happened a year prior. Because he suffered food poisoning on that day, he didn't witness this event for himself. His thoughts are interrupted by Patako Amastsuka, who attempts to recruit him for the military club that she is trying to form. He turns down her offer, and is confronted by Shinobu Kamizono afterwards. She informs him that Maya had come back to school yesterday, who briefly talks with him before the two siblings head to school. After the two depart, Houdai turns back only to see that Patako is no longer there.

On his way to Sakurazaki Academy, he is hit with Ekoro's charged angel arrow. Since this arrow had 32x the power of a normal arrow, all of his chances at love in life have been concentrated into a single day. As a result, most of the girls at the academy are head-over-heels for him, and relentlessly pursue him to become his lover. The catch? If he fails to find his true love before the sun sets, he'll be forever disliked by all girls and never get a chance at love again. Faced with this sudden ultimatum, he must work with Ekoro to fight for his future.

At the School Entrance, he collides with Shinobu, who was in hot pursuit of the demon girl Kurona. Maya appears soon after, and when Shinobu realizes he was able to see Kurona, she attempts to enlist his help with their demon hunting. Houdai hesitates, and the sisters decide to continue their search. Ekoro presses him to make a decision about who he likes, and this decision changes the course of his story.

#### Shinobu Route

Houdai decides that Shinobu is the one he loves, and catches up to her before she gets too far. When the conversation between the two seemed to be going nowhere, Ekoro attempts to use the Doki Doki Field. However, the Pheromone Shot's power is blocked by Shinobu's Heart Guardian, a manifestation of the heart with a strong power of rejection. Houdai and Ekoro talk amongst themselves, and due to being unable to see Angels, Shinobu concludes that Kurona's influence is to blame for his strange behavior. Before Houdai can get another word in, she leaves him behind to search for the demon girl.

#### Maya Route

Houdai concludes that Maya is the one he loves, and catches up to her before she gets too far. When Ekoro attempts to use the Doki Doki Field, Maya's Heart Guardian blocks the Pheromone Shot's power. Afterwards, Maya mentions taking notice of Houdai's unusual popularity, to which Houdai diverts the blame to Kurona. Maya asserts it may be best for him to stay with her and Shinobu, and takes this opportunity to introduce her Houdai-kun doll. The lookalike messenger doll is controlled by her demon-hunting powers, and she tells him that the doll will let him know when she's finished making preparations for Kurona's capture. Houdai, naturally, is curious about why the doll was named and modelled after him. Maya tries to evade the question, but the messenger doll unashamedly tells him that Maya had missed him during the three years spent apart. The two decide to meet again after Maya's next class.

#### Sisters Route

Houdai aims for the impossible and wants to be in a relationship with both Shinobu and Maya.

#### Angel & Demon Route

Houdai is unable to decide who he loves before Shinobu and Maya leave.

#### Unseen Destiny

Concluding that neither Shinobu nor Maya are his true love, he believes that someone else within the school will be his girlfriend.

### Gal Guardians: Demon Purge

*Heads up, human!
**This section spoils the HELL out of games in the*** **Gal\*Gun *series.*** *Don't say I didn't warn ya!*

In *Gal Guardians*, Houdai has seemingly disappeared after Sakurazaki Academy had been transformed into a demon's castle, causing Shinobu a great deal of worry. However, it is later revealed that Adult Kurona had transformed Houdai into a part of the castle itself, and thus can only be talked to at the castle's pillars. Houdai is able to use this to his advantage, capable of transporting Shinobu and Maya to various parts of the castle and detecting activity within its halls. Due to this, he is able to determine that Adult Kurona is no longer in the castle and had travelled back to the future. Unfortunately, his level of Pheromone Power at present is unable to discern the means of travel, and thus he requests the sisters to bring him five items that would "get any healthy teenage boy worked up" to boost it.

After receiving the items, he determines that the Dimensional Mirror is in a hidden room close to where the sisters previously fought Kurona. His subsequent role is determined by the different endings.

## Profiles

### Gal\*Gun: Double Peace

#### Website Profile

He's a 2nd year student at Sakurazaki Academy. Whether it's in sports, academics, or fashion, he's an overwhelmingly average young man. He was once good friends with the Kamizono sisters, but ever since he became estranged from them as a child, he has lost interest in pursuing romance. As somewhat of a social shut-in, he has a habit of saying the first clumsy or ridiculous thing that comes to his mind. Thanks to the angel Ekoro's mishap, he's about to experience a single day of Super Popularity.

#### In-Game Profile

A 2nd year student at Sakurazaki Academy. He has been shy since he drifted apart from the Kamizono sisters. He can always be relied on to say stupid stuff without thinking.

### Gal Guardians: Demon Purge

The walking definition of your average highschool boy. Childhood friends with the Kamizono siblings. One could say they have a special relationship.

## Quotes

### Double Peace

* *"Popular? Madly in love? Huh?! Weak spots? What? What?! WHAT?!"*
* *"If I were to tap your butt like a drum... It could end up making a pretty good sound."*
* *"Huh?! Butt? What's a butt? No butt! I didn't see your butt, no, not at all! I'm not lying..."*
* *"I...I...I... I want to be your dog!"*
* *"Can you show me your boobs? When you're depressed, it's a good idea to show your boobs to me."*
* *"Would SOMEBODY please DO SOMETHING?!"*

## Trivia

* Due to the Unseen Destiny Route in *Double Peace*, Houdai is technically the *Gal\*Gun* protagonist with the most potential love interests.
* Unlike Tenzou, Houdai seemingly is not referenced in *Gal\*Gun 2*. Interestingly though, the portrait for the Gal\*Gun 2 protagonist in the Wanted Poster DLC item seems very similar to his own, just with the Pheromone Goggles obscuring his face.
* Given comments from Kirara Kurashiki, he seems to potentially be a key figure in preventing a "hopeless future". This seems supported by him explicitly changing his destiny in the Maya and Sister Routes, in which Shinobu Kamizono alone was his destined person.
* Initially, Houdai was given the name "Tanemaki Issei" during development. For some reason, the director felt bothered by the name, and thus the scenario director came up with "Kudoki Houdai".
	+ "Tanemaki" means to "to plant seeds."

## References

1. ↑ Double Peace Switch website
2. ↑ https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/107/1107677/