Akinobu Poppet

> *"I am not worth any special mention. I have no power, and little merit. I'm worthless, the worst kind of man."*
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## Akinobu Poppet

### Nicknames

Jellyfish (by Quinn Downs)
Ripple (by Ezauer)

## PERSONAL INFORMATION

### Likes

Pushing other people's buttons, Dolls, Puppets, Delano, Toads, His family

### Dislikes

Ember, Being hurt, Himself, Others having Delano

### Phobia(S)

Thanatophobia
Monophobia

## OTHER

### Affiliations

The DC
The Poppet Family

## AFFILIATIONS

### Friends

* Marianna
* Quinn Downs
* Solaris Whitlock
* Delano Red Carter

### Acquaintences

* Ruby
* Rayna Acqua
* Ezra Theodorne

### Enemies

* Sparrow Amemori
* Ember

### Others

* Daiyu Poppet (Maternal cousin)
* Augustine Bournemuth Poppet (Maternal uncle-in-law)
* Marissa Poppet (Maternal cousin)
* Isaiah Adams (Adoptive maternal cousin)
* Magna Poppet (Maternal cousin)
* Desirée Poppet (Paternal cousin)

**Akinobu Poppet** is a member of the Poppet Family, and an experiment of the DC, known as **Experiment 510: The Doll Maker**.

## Personality

Akinobu is portrayed as a laid-back, aloof, and fun-loving man who is insightful and gives wise advice.

He can also be mildly perverted, often joking about high school girls, but apart from some harmless "flirting", he never acts on it nor does he seem to be genuinely serious about it. Even when Ruby offers herself to him, he rejects it, because the only one he truly and only loves is Delano. Akinobu also likes pushing other people's buttons, not out of maliciousness, but because he finds entertainment in it.  Despite this, there are a few instances that Akinobu does something which he gains nothing for himself.

However, it is later revealed that Akinobu is an extremely selfish, sly, and self-serving man who only cares about himself and what he wants, who can also be very cunning, manipulative, and deceptive. He is willing to use and hurt others to achieve his goals with no remorse or regret. However, just like every other experiment, Akinobu mentions that he is miserable because he feels like a "monster" in an otherwise normal world, and states that he is the most cursed of his family for genuinely loving someone (Delano) as a man.

His dark side mostly stems from his desire to see his curse broken and have Delano all to himself. Evident from his relationship with Delano, he can be very petty and immature; he torments Delano with mind games and even had sex with his ex, Tobias, as 'payback' for Delano having sex with Ember. He also describes himself as a person who can't stand being hurt, so when he gets his hands on something, he never wants to give it back nor does he want anyone else to touch it. Akinobu is also hyper-aware and knows more than he lets on and usually hides his true feelings behind a light-hearted façade.

## Powers and Abilities

**Puppetization**: Akinobu can transform living entities into puppet constructs or figures.

**Puppetry**: Akinobu takes control over motor functions of humanoid forms, whether living, dead or objects as if they were a marionette.

**Mannequin Manipulation**: Akinobu can shape, create, and manipulate mannequins.

**Marrionetakinesis**: Akinobu can create, shape and manipulate dolls, puppets, marionettes, etc., shaping and combining them as needed, or moving them with telekinesis.

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## Techniques

**Matryoshka Effect**: Akinobu can cause a matryoshka effect on himself or other people/objects. He basically can generate smaller version of himself/others/other objects from within that original thing. The targeted person/object can then be split open to evacuate the smaller version.

## Relationships

### The DC:

#### Delano Red Carter

Akinobu has a very complicated relationship with Delano.

When Delano sleeps with Ember as a way to keep Ember close to him through a physical bond, a jilted Akinobu slept with his ex, Tobias, as revenge, knowing that that would hurt him more than anything.

Akinobu's feelings for Delano are a mixture of intense affection and hatred, unable to let go of his love for him and continuing to endeavor to save Delano and have him to himself. All his actions geared towards this goal, but treating Delano very coldly, no longer coddling him when he was feeling down and antagonizing him without hesitation whenever he shows anger towards Akinobu.

It was also later on revealed that Akinobu's detached attitude was also out of the emotional hurt he felt over their past, to where he even stated that had he not remained calm, he would have exploded on Delano and he also didn't want to believe that Delano was finally his until it was really true, unwilling to feel the same pain he felt when Delano slept with Ember. As he says to Ember, "Don't get me wrong. I love Delano. I love him too much. So much that I want to spoil him rotten. So much that I want to crush him to a pulp."

Akinobu himself states he doesn't care how many people that has to be hurt for him to achieve his goals. He eventually begins to see that while being a member of his family has never bothered or held him back the way it has the other members, he feels that he may be the most cursed of all of his family because of the strong obsession he feels for Delano that has driven him since day one.

Akinobu coldly and bitterly reminds Delano that he had slept with Ember first so Akinobu slept with Tobias out of revenge and when Delano quickly rejects the blame and rails that he has the right to do as he pleases, Akinobu looks coldly furious and is about to leave but when Delano kisses him to stop him from leaving he immediately softens and holds Delano. Although their history drew a wedge between them, Akinobu can't resist the pull he feels to Delano.

#### Ruby

Akinobu asked out Ruby in the past on a whim. She agreed to go out with him to try and ease her loneliness from her one-sided love. Their relationship lasted only one month and they never touched or did anything that can be considered couple-like. Ruby says he was "simply there", always just out of reach. Akinobu also refuses when Ruby sexually offers herself to him, clearly not only because he isn't actually interested in her.

Akinobu finds fun in teasing and making her angry. He also did a little match-making. Despite everything, he claims that he really did like her a little--although perhaps not in the romantic sense.

#### Ember

Akinobu comes to harbor deep resentment and hatred toward Ember for taking his place by Delano's side, since he loves Delano with both obsession and despair. Whenever they cross paths, Akinobu looks at Ember with cold hatred and when forced to speak with her, speaks sarcastically and bitingly, even when Ember shows how one-sided the resentment was and always treats Akinobu politely.

## Trivia

* Because he is hard to read, Quinn says he's a "jellyfish", and Ezauer calls him a "ripple", meaning "he's a man who can't be caught".
* He inherited his looks from his father.
* Akinobu repeatedly uses his favorite phrase "Qué será, será. Whatever will be, will be. What won't happen, won't".

## Quotes

* (To Delano Red Carter) *"I care about you... more than anyone else. That's an unwavering truth. Even now."*
* (To Delano Red Carter) *"No, Delano, I'm not testing you. Don't you understand? Haven't you figured out why I slept with Tobias? I did it because you slept with Ember."*
* (About Sparrow Amemori) *"Let Sparrow scheme. When the dust settles, one of us will be sorry... but it won't be me."*
* *"What'll you do if she does exist? A girl who says she loves you."*
* *"There you go again. Be honest- You just don't want anyone else seeing these adorable looks on Marianna-chan's face."*
* *"Are you having fun, getting to spend every minute of every day with the man you love?"*
* *"If he heard that little story, I wonder how he'd feel."*
* *"After all, I'm a Do--"*
* *"My TV!"*
* *"You've got that right. I hate you. I truly, truly do. You really ought to thank me for putting it so bluntly. It'll make it that much easier for you to play the poor, pitiful martyr. Your favorite role."*
* *"Ahh, I would sound so very prescient if I could say yes, but I'm afraid it was just a hunch. Though I must admit, I feel a bit better now that I do know. That explains why he wants to keep you so close. He can't have other people finding out, so he clutches to you desperately."*