Doppo Kannonzaka

**Doppo Kannonzaka**, a.k.a. **DOPPO**, is a salaryman and the third member of Matenrō.

## Profile

A sales representative at the E.L. Medical Co., Ltd, a manufacturer of medical equipment, whose most notable characteristic is that he has no notable characteristics.

He’s a pessimist and thinks about everything in a negative light, so friends are not exactly something he has in spades. In fact, Hifumi Izanami is his only friend, and they’ve been close ever since elementary school.

Despite the number of awful situations he’s found himself in because of Hifumi, he’s still glad to have him around.

## Appearance

Doppo has messy red hair that has teal undersides. He has blue eyes with notable eye bags.

Doppo wears a dark gray office suit with a white pinstripe shirt and black shoes. He also wears a green trellis patterned tie and red lanyard.

Doppo’s Hypnosis Mic is a flip phone. Doppo’s speakers take the form of a turntable in a briefcase and multiple monitors with pills and papers flying about.

## Personality

Doppo has a meek and shy personality. Generally, he is kind, supportive, and reliable, always ready to defend people close to him and help them out. Doppo speaks in a polite tone of voice and remains formal and tense, often seen as a pushover by many and having a difficult time standing up for himself. Doppo is very anxious and has a bad habit of over-apologizing for all his actions that could annoy someone else, even when it’s not his fault, something many notice and comment on. Doppo tries not to stand out too much and is quite socially awkward. He's a salaryman for E.L Medical, a harsh work environment where his boss mistreats him and berates him constantly, insulting Doppo and cutting his paycheck over trivial things or even firing him falsely. Years before working there, Doppo was more laidback and optimistic, but the pressure from his job has made his mental health plummet, as he is forced to work overtime and accept additional work with no complaint, leading to his bottled frustration. With this, Doppo sought out Doctor Jakurai's help to cope with it.

Doppo describes himself as just an ordinary person, so unremarkable that it's no wonder people don't ever remember who he is. He frequently laments the fact that no one seems to have any respect for him, even people who are younger than him like Dice and Asunaro, and desperately wants his coworkers to respect him. Doppo often has no confidence in his abilities, shown to be self-deprecating, wondering if he has any reason to be alive, as well as being overly humble, pinning all of Matenro's success to his teammates. He gets lost in his own little world of blaming and berating himself for every negative thing that happens around him. Doppo sees everything pessimistically and has a hard time being hopeful or optimistic. Doppo's favorite hobby is catching up on sleep, but he also really enjoys taking care of his houseplants and fishing with the rest of Matenrō's. Due to his introverted and cynical personality, Doppo doesn't really have many friends other than his childhood best friend, Hifumi, who he also lives with. Even if Hifumi frequently annoys him or makes him look bad, he's grateful for his friendship.

However, Doppo has another side to his personality. When he gets far too overwhelmed or angry, thinking about every horrible thing that’s happened to him in the past, he unleashes all his pent up emotions and completely switches over. While exploding in pure rage, he becomes irate and taking his anger out on his opponents or whoever is wronging him. This is seen many times in his verses, where he often loses it and screams from pure exhaustion and rage. It also ties into his rap ability and in tournaments. Though, Doppo explodes in other moments, such as when standing up for Hifumi, as in the past he was shown to have no qualms in losing his job for the sake of sticking up for what’s right.

Regardless of his personality, Doppo is an extremely hard worker who cares about his friends and doing what is right.

## Rap Ability

* **Berserker**: Becomes uncontrollable and depletes his energy in exchange for explosive offensive power.

## Songs

### Solo

* *Tigridia*
* *BLACK OR WHITE*

### Group

* *Shinjuku Style ~Don't Make Us Laugh~*
	+ *Shinjuku Style ~Don't Make Us Laugh~ (Nerve Rackin’ remix)*
* *The Champion*
* *Papillon*
* *WELCOME U*
* *Fallin'*
* *TOMOSHIBI*
* *Synchro City*
* *Dive in*

### All Stars

* *Division Rap Battle*
	+ *Division Rap Battle+*
* *Division Battle Anthem*
	+ *Division Battle Anthem+*
* *Hoodstar*
	+ *Hoodstar +*
* *Alternative Rap Battle*
* *Survival of the Illest*
	+ *Survival of the Illest +*
* *SUMMIT OF DIVISIONS*
* *Rhyme Anima*
* *Bonds*
	+ *Bonds +*
* *Rhyme Anima's Mixtape*
* *Glory or Dust*
* *Hang out!*
* *2nd D.R.B NON-STOP DIVISION MIX*
* *CROSS A LINE*
* *Hypnotic Summer*
* *RISE FROM DEAD*
* *Next Stage*

### Rap Battle

* *BATTLE BATTLE BATTLE*
* *DEATH RESPECT*
* *D.R.B Rhyme Anima -2nd Battle- Fling Posse VS Matenro*
* *D.R.B Rhyme Anima -Final Battle- MAD TRIGGER CREW VS Matenro*
* *Rule the Stage -2nd Battle- Fling Posse VS Matenro*
* *Light & Shadow*
* *SHOWDOWN*

### Stage

* *Don't Pass The Mic*
* *Blast Wolf*
* *Fight 4 Your Pride*
* *The Present is Light*
* *Hypnosis Delight*
	+ *Hypnosis Delight +*
* *Battle of Pride*
	+ *Battle of Pride 2023*
* *Bright & Dark*
* *My Home Our Home*
* *Rep Squad -Matenro Ver.-*

### Duets

* *Wrap&Rap ～3 Minutes Vibe Cooking～*
* *HOT GAME*
* *Rivals!*

## Etymology

* **Doppo** means "walking alone" (独歩).
* **Kannonzaka** is written "view" (観) (**kan**), "sound" (音) (**non**) and "slope" (坂) (**saka**/**zaka**).
	+ **Kannon** is the Japanese name of the Bodhisattva of mercy, Guanyin.

## Trivia

* Doppo's quote was originally from Friedrich Nietzsche's book *The Dawn of Day*.
* Doppo is right-handed.
* According to the guidebook, Doppo likes sleep and houseplants, while he dislikes his boss, exercise, standing out, and drawing attention to himself.
* Doppo's favorite food is omurice, while his least favorite food is cilantro.
* Doppo has a younger brother.
* Doppo's name can be contrasted against Gentaro Yumeno's because of Doppo Kunikida, a naturalist writer.
* In the anime, Doppo's mic dials the number "36776", which on a standard telephone keypad corresponds to "DOPPO".
* Seen multiple times throughout Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- side F.P & M, Doppo hugs a pillow in his sleep.
	+ It is also said by Hifumi (seen in HOT GAME, and Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- side F.P & M) that Doppo cannot wake up on time without Hifumi, making him late (seen in Rhyme Anima) for his job.

* Hifumi and Doppo have their own apartment together.
* Doppo mentions in Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- side F.P & M that he was once forced to crossdress for a New Year's party at work.

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