Noriaki Kakyoin

"Now, it's time for your punishment, baby."

**Noriaki Kakyoin** is a major protagonist from **JoJo's Bizarre Adventure**. He made his series debut in *It's So Wonderful*.

## Canon

Fiercely determined and loyal to a fault, Noriaki Kakyoin’s path was decided, predominantly, by the people around him. During his adolescence, Kakyoin came to the conclusion that, since no one but himself could see his Stand, Hierophant Green, that no one would ever truly understand him for who he was. This led to Kakyoin isolating himself from most of his peers and sinking into a depressive and cold state. In this way, Kakyoin can be seen to be somewhat of a realist, refusing even to make attempts to socialise with his peers with the understanding that they cannot see his Stand - quite literally a manifestation of his soul.

Kakyoin’s true nature is revealed when he is saved by Jotaro Kujo from DIO’s brainwashing. Kakyoin becomes indebted to Jotaro and his friends, and is seen to be overcome with emotion upon being freed from the parasite planted in his brain, noticeably tearing up once he regains consciousness. He becomes a fierce and loyal friend to the Joestar Group, although excessively blunt at times, going as far as to break Jean-Pierre Polnareff’s nose as “reconciliation” for Polnareff’s mistakes. Kakyoin is also courageous enough to willingly travel to Egypt alongside the Joestar Group, as well as holding his nerve in even the most dire of situations, able to face down DIO himself without showing a hint of apprehension.

Kakyoin is rather critical of the people he surrounds himself with, even beyond whether or not they can see Hierophant Green; he despises the idea of bowing down or kissing up to people, partly the reason he travels to Egypt to stop DIO in the first place, and believes that only people worthy of his respect are able to be his friends. He cares very deeply for the Joestar Group, but if not for their Stands, Kakyoin and Jotaro Kujo very well may not have been friends. He also muses upon the kind of woman he would like to fall in love with shortly after he is saved in Jotaro Kujo’s household, explaining that he would enjoy the kind of woman who is capable of calming emotions and soothing the soul.

Kakyoin is a potent combatant and an expert tactician, possibly the best out of all of the Stardust Crusaders; he is ruthless no matter the side he takes, brutally killing Stand and user alike and arguing that they are evil beyond redemption and indulging himself in vindictive and cruel acts inflicted upon his foes on occasion. Kakyoin’s tactical knowledge allows him to exploit Stand abilities and assess situations remarkably quickly, including his trapping of The Hanged Man within a coin’s reflective surface and deducing The World’s power to stop time while on the brink of death after only observing it in action once.

## Pre-ArcRift

At the time of his death, Kakyoin was in Cairo, Egypt, battling DIO alongside Joseph Joestar, Jean-Pierre Polnareff and Jotaro Kujo. He used his Stand, Hierophant Green, in an attempt to discern the power of DIO's Stand by placing him in a situation which he could not feasibly escape; however, using The World's power to stop time, DIO punched Kakyoin through the chest and killed him, but not before Kakyoin could reveal The World's power to Joseph Joestar by destroying a nearby clocktower with his final Emerald Splash.

## Plot Involvement

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## Character Relationships

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## Trivia

* Throughout Part 3, Kakyoin can be seen wearing Polnareff's earrings.