Goro

Goro is one of the pilots of the Franks, playing the role of a stamen, along with Ichigo. Both pilot the Franks Delphinium.

## Appearance

Goro is a tall man of average build, the tallest of the Parasites in Squad 13, with blond flowing hair styled in a short bob. He wears blue-rimmed glasses (sometimes perceived as purple) over his striking golden olive green eyes. He dons the standard stamen parasite uniform.

## Personality

When Goro was a child, he didn't like being around people and wanted to be alone and thought that fighting with other kids would make them hate him to be left alone. He thought he could handle everything on his own and did not rely on other people. However, after meeting Ichigo and Hiro and befriending them, this attitude changed.

Growing up, Goro became very considerate and supportive towards his friends. He learned to think rationally and step aside when the situation required it. He is an upbeat and easy-going "class representative" and is the "mood maker" among the team. He is a talented pilot and considered by many to be one of the most valuable parasites on Cerasus and has a good head on his shoulders. He is considered the team's second unofficial leader and is very mature, responsible, and level-headed; he is not much shocked when something goes wrong. When Ichigo is seen breaking down in their Franks, Goro is the one to get her back on her feet. However, Goro succumbs to requests quite easily, as when he learned that Hiro was seriously ill after piloting Zero Two and would likely die if he continued like this, Hiro Kalmy asked Goro to keep it a secret so he could continue. piloting, which Goro reluctantly agreed to. Goro also retains some of his childlike tendencies, as Ichigo states that he is very stubborn and always tries to work things out for himself.

Although Goro usually maintains a level-headed and easy-going personality and always interrupts people first to prevent them from getting into fights and lashing out, he can lose his cool when people are selfish and overly inconsiderate of the feelings of the people Goro cares about.

## Story

Goro grew up in a garden where he was trained to become a Stamen. Due to his high parasitic potential, he was codenamed "056" and given special treatment because his number was a two-digit number.

In his early childhood, Goro grew tired of the communal lifestyle and often got into fights with the other children in the garden, so they hated him and left him alone. One day, Goro got into a fight with three other kids when Ichigo suddenly saw him and asked him why he was fighting when he was so weak. Goro told her to stay away from it, though he was quickly defeated by the other kids. Ichigo tells him that she was right, but Goro insists that he would be fine even if he was alone. Ichigo takes his hand and helps him, which leads to their victory over the children. Ichigo told Goro that even if they couldn't win on their own, they could together. This made Goro happy and he has been in love with her ever since. However, Goro was also aware of Ichigo's feelings and admiration for Hiro, but that suited him as Hiro was also always special to him in his own way.

At some point, Goro got his name from Hiro, and after that, Goro, Ichigo, and Hiro became very close friends and were often seen next to each other, growing up in the garden together. One day, when the three of them were discussing what gift they would like to receive from their dad, Hiro noticed that Ichigo's bangs had grown longer and would be hard to see. This inspired Goro to ask for a hair clip that he could give to Ichigo. When he got it, he rushed to Ichigo only to make sure Hiro had already given Ichigo an identical hair clip. Despite this, Goro always kept the hair clip in the hope that someday he could give it to her.

When Goro was discharged from the Garden at the age of 14, he was accepted into the team, where he was Ichigo's partner. Although he passed, he was present when Hiro and Naomi failed to make contact.