Pewter

* NI
* AI

* Icon
* 36yrs

 Pewter (ピュータ)

NI:

* 37 years old (Past)
* 43 years old (Present)

*"Dreams are a collage of many memories intertwining and blending with each other. Isn't it incredible?"*
—Pewter, in the *AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES* Character trailer
**Futa Amanoma** (天乃間 風太, *Amanoma Fūta*), also known as **Pewter** (ピュータ, *Pyūta*), is a main character in *AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES*, and a character featured in AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative and the Lemniscate YouTube series.

He is the engineer of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Advanced Brain Investigation Squad (ABIS), working under Boss. He also works alongside Kaname Date and Aiba. He is the inventor of the Psync system.

## Design

Pewter stands at 186 cm tall. He has short gray hair, no eyebrows, and wears a translucent green visor over his eyes. He wears a full gray bodysuit and matching shoes with angular accents in different shades of gray. On top, he wears a stylized lab coat with green lining, featuring a tall popped collar and large folded cuffs. The belt at his waist holds a tablet device of some kind. He also wears a silver wristwatch and shoes that match his bodysuit.

## Personality

Among his coworkers, Pewter carries himself with a calm and professional demeanor. He is passionate about his work on Aiba and the Psync System, and will readily explain their functionality when asked. Despite his studious attitude, he does sometimes complain about Boss and Date heaping extra work on him, and has a unique sense of humor. Pewter also cares deeply about his loved ones, and is willing to go behind Boss's back for their sake if he feels he must.

Much like Date and Boss, Pewter has a perverted side, and discreetly stashes his pornography in his office much like Boss does.

## Story

*WARNING!!*
*This article contains spoilers for* AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES *from this point on. Proceed with caution!*

## Pewter

* NI
* AI

* Icon
* 30-37yrs

## Name

### Alias

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 Pewter (ピュータ)

## Characteristics

### Age

AI:* 36-37 years old\*

NI:

* 37 years old (Past)
* 43 years old (Present)

## Personal Status

### Status

**Resolution Route, AI:*** Alive (imprisoned)

**Resolution Routes, NI:**

* Alive

**Alternate Routes:**

* Alive\*

**ARG Timelines:**

* Alive

### Affiliation

* Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department ( -2019, 2020-2026)
	+ Advanced Brain Investigation Squad (2013-2019, 2020-2026)
* Unnamed prison (2019-2020)

### Occupation

* ABIS Engineer
* Psync Machine supervisor

### Associates

* Boss (supervisor)
* Kaname Date (co-worker)
* Aiba (co-worker)
* Kuruto Ryuki (co-worker)
* Tama (co-worker)
* Mizuki Date (co-worker, NI)

*AINI SPOILER** Mizuki Kuranushi (co-worker)
* Marco (co-worker)
* Renju Okiura (lover)
* Mama (hostess)
* Saito Sejima (inside Renju's body) (accomplice)\*
* Rohan Kumakura (as #89) (accomplice)\*
* Araya Kagami (handler)\*

### Interest/ Hobbies

* BL and gay romance novels
* Working with machines
* Collecting doujins
* Magical girls

### Likes

* Multiples of 16
* Chairs
* Tokoroten
* Amore

### Dislikes

* Bugs
* Cats
* Conservatives
* Cyclopes

### Talent/Skills

* Building models
* Imitating vuvuzelas

### Appears in

* *AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES*
* *AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative*
* Lemniscate (channel)

## Actors

### Early Life

Futa Amanoma was born February 1st, 1983.

As an adult, he adopted the nickname "Pewter" and began working at the Tokyo MPD's ABIS. There, he was an engineer working under Boss, and used the Wadjet System to create the Psync System. The Psync system allowed a Psyncer to dive into a subject's dream to search for clues. The system also had a top-secret function that would allow the Psyncer and subject to swap bodies by exceeding the machine's time limit. At some point, the Chiba police department began working on a prototype.

### Cyclops Serial Killings

In October 2013, the bodies of several women were discovered in Akikawa Valley, having been killed between May and September. Each of the victims had their right eye removed posthumously, and the case was dubbed the Cyclops Serial Killings after the media received a letter from the self-proclaimed "Cyclops."

Around the same time, Boss's old friend Hayato Yagyu came to her for help: he had been working as an assassin under Rohan Kumakura, and had been instructed to kill his girlfriend and her daughter before quitting. Boss proposed using the Psync machine to swap bodies with Rohan, thus starting a new life and pinning all his old crimes on his former body. Yagyu agreed, and Pewter assisted with the Psync.

In Rohan's Somnium, Pewter and the others witnessed the Cyclops killings, and realized that the Cyclops Killer was actually a duo of Saito Sejima, who committed the murders, and Rohan, who removed the eyeball. However, before they could hold Rohan (now in Yagyu's body), a policeman on site let him leave.

After Rohan was arrested and sent to Fuchu Prison as #89, Pewter and Boss sent Yagyu (now in Rohan's body) to speak with Saito to investigate the Cyclops Killings. However, they lost communication with him for a week, until Boss discovered him wandering Golden Yokocho in Saito's body, missing his left eye and his memories.

The full details of the case were later classified. In the years that followed, the MPD received reliable intel that the prototype Psync machine had been scrapped and its pieces sold on the black market overseas.

### Advanced Brain Investigation Squad

Boss gave Yagyu the name Kaname Date and hired him as a Psyncer at ABIS, where he worked with Pewter to solve cases using the Psync system. On November 9th, 2014, Pewter used the Wadjet System to create Aiba for Date, an artificial intelligence that would live in his artificial left eye. Not only could Aiba assist Date in the field, she would also regularly administer oxytocin, which Saito's brain could not produce regularly.

Some time after Renju Okiura's divorce with Shoko Nadami in 2015, he and Pewter began dating. On an anniversary, Pewter gave Renju a gold wristwatch as a gift.

In 2018, Pewter learned of Rohan Kumakura's suicide, who he believed to be Saito Sejima at the time.

Prior to the New Cyclops Serial Killings, Pewter installed a few new features to the Psync System, including a function that would slow down time while the Psyncer remained immobile, and special objects that could alter the amount of time necessary to perform an action.

### Murder of Shoko Nadami

On November 1st, 2019, Shoko Nadami's body was discovered on a merry-go-round in Bloom Park, with her left eye removed. At the scene, Kaname Date discovered Renju's daughter Mizuki Okiura holding the apparent murder weapon. She was unable to speak due to her trauma, so Boss had her brought to ABIS the following day in the hopes of Psyncing with her, both to help her speak again as well as search for evidence about what she witnessed. Pewter operated the Psync machine, guiding Date through the process and monitoring Mizuki's condition.

### A: New Cyclops Serial Killings

In Mizuki's Somnium, Pewter and the others witnessed a mysterious figure appear at the edge of the Bloom Park merry-go-round. After the Psync, Mizuki's aphonia was healed, and she returned to the Psync control room to discuss the case. Date and Boss asked her a number of questions about what happened, and Date also asked Pewter about the mechanics of Somnium. Pewter explained that dreams were created from memories, and thus the figure would not have appeared if Mizuki had not seen it. He also explained that Aiba was able to appear in Somnium since she was linked to Date's brain, and a part of her transferred into Somnium as well. After the discussion, Date left with Mizuki to investigate Bloom Park again.

That night, Date and Mizuki discovered Renju's body at Sunfish Pocket with his left eye removed. The morning of the 3rd, Pewter and the other members of ABIS met in Boss's office to discuss the case. Pewter, crushed by the news of Renju's death, insisted that Date should know the truth of the Original Cyclops Serial Killings. Pewter and Boss explained only the publicly available details of the case, and pointed out that the profile of the victims did not match: the original victims were women with their right eyes removed posthumously, while the new victims included men and had their left eyes removed before death. Date was convinced there was a connection and frustrated that the rest of the case was a national secret, but Pewter could explain no further. Date left for Sunfish Pocket to investigate.

Date returned to ABIS with Iris Sagan (actually Saito Sejima) in tow to interrogate her. After learning that she was hiding something, Boss encouraged Date to Psync with her, so Pewter assisted with the process.

#### AA: Investigation of the Bloody Polar Bear

Inside "Iris's" Somnium, Pewter and others witnessed a figure kissing congressman So Sejima. Back in the Psync Room, Pewter, Date, and Boss tried to make sense of the Somnium, and concluded that it was unclear whether Iris and So were acquainted, as he was a public figure she could have seen on TV. Date went to question Iris again, and eventually left for Matsushita Diner.

Around 3:00 AM on the 4th, a livestream began from the Okiura Fishery Cold Storage Warehouse of Iris's body with her left eye removed, as someone in a polar bear costume prepared to cut her with the blade of an ice cutting machine. Thanks to Date's timely arrival, Iris and Ota Matsushita were saved. Date would later return to ABIS in the evening to Psync with Ota with Pewter's assistance.

##### AAA: Confession from Mayumi Matsushita

In Ota's Somnium, Pewter and the others witnessed the polar bear wield Mayumi Matsushita's floral kitchen knife, and Date left to speak with her. He brought her back to ABIS for questioning the following morning, but Pewter explained that the Psync machine was still inoperable. Date and Ota had not been very compatible, and he had to push the machine harder to get it working. Boss gave him six hours to fix the machine (much to Pewter's distress), and Date left to investigate and planned to return to Psync with Mayumi later.

That afternoon, Pewter called Date to let him know the Psync machine was up and running again. Date informed him that he had just found So Sejima's body with the left eye hollowed out, and that he would return to ABIS. Back at ABIS, Date caught Pewter up on the details of the case, and Pewter assisted Date in Psyncing with Mayumi.

### B: Assisting Renju Okiura

The Psync fails to cure Mizuki's aphonia, making her unable to answer any questions. The ABIS team discuss the Psync - notably the appearance of Iris's corpse and the ringing of a cellphone at the scene of the crime.

Pewter is tasked with analyzing Mizuki's phone (whose history has been wiped) to identify who sent her the NILE message telling her to go to Bloom Park. This message is what led Mizuki to discover her mother's corpse the day before.

The next day, Saito (in Renju's body) contacts Pewter and asks him to reveal the details related to Shoko's murder case. Pewter - under the impression that he is speaking to Renju, his lover - obliges, betraying the force by leaking confidential information.

That night, So Sejima is summoned to ABIS HQ, where he is interrogated. When So Sejima refuses to answer questions, Boss gives Date permission to Psync with him. Pewter prepares and monitors the Psync.

Pewter and the others witness an unidentified figure stabbing Iris to death in So Sejima's somnium. Pewter explains to Date that people's appearances can change in somnium, that they can appear vague or unclear - hence, the unknown attacker. He says that it is possible So is the unknown person but that they can't be certain of this. Pewter also elaborates further on how Psyncing works.

When Pewter learns that #89 will be transported to ABIS for questioning, Pewter reports this to Saito (in Renju's body). Saito asks Pewter if there is any way they can let #89 escape. Though he was conflicted about letting a convicted serial killer free, he ultimately decides to do it for the sake of his lover. Pewter comes up with a plan to let #89 free.

The next day, Boss informs Date that #89 has arrived for questioning. Since she has been summoned by the higher-ups, she tells Date that Pewter will be monitoring the interrogation in her place. The summoning of Boss is later revealed to be Pewter's doing, that he used connections to higher-ups to make Boss absent from the interrogation. Meanwhile, in the interrogation room, Pewter is informing #89 of his escape plan before Date arrives.

Questioning begins but Date finds it difficult to extract answers from #89. The interrogation is suddenly cut short when #89 flips the table and hits Date until he's unconscious. #89 steals Date's gun and escapes, using Pewter as a hostage. This is a front - Pewter is actually willfully escorting #89 out of the building, according to plan.

Once Date has regained consciousness, Pewter tells him about #89's escape. He claims that #89 knocked out an officer, stole his clothes and stole Pewter's security card before exiting the building.

That night, Date and Iris try to visit Marble, planning to meet Renju's "friend" who could have information on Renju's whereabouts. Before the two can enter Marble, a group of mercenaries ambush the two and attempt to kidnap Iris. These kidnappers were sent by Pewter, Pewter following the instructions from Saito. With the help of Aiba, Date is able to save Iris and successfully defeat the mercenaries.

Date and Aiba incorrectly assume that Boss is the one that sent the mercenaries. Date calls Pewter to ask him questions. Date asks him if a Psync machine exists outside of ABIS, to which Pewter replies that a prototype was stolen from the Chiba Police Department six years ago and that the culprit and device have yet to be found. Additionally, when asked, Pewter informs Date that he doesn't know Boss's whereabouts and that he himself is out drinking in Shinjuku. He also lies to Date by pretending he doesn't know about the attack in Golden Yokocho, outside Marble. Knowing it's unlikely Pewter or Boss would be at ABIS, Date heads there to secretly Psync with Iris.

#### BA: Kidnapping of Iris Sagan

If Date believed in Iris during the Psync, Iris accompanies Date on his investigation.

At 5:36 PM, the two talked to Mama at Marble, discussing the shootout from the previous night. When asked if anyone knew that Date and Iris were heading to Marble that night, Mama replies that the only person she told was the one Date was arranged to meet. This person - the only one who could have tipped off the mercenaries - is revealed to be Pewter (Futa Amamoma), Renju's boyfriend. Aiba and Date realize they had incorrectly pinned the attack on Boss, instead of the real culprit - Pewter. Immediately, Date and Iris head to ABIS HQ to confront him.

With Aiba's X-ray vision, Date is able to detect Pewter hiding in a locker at ABIS. Date holds Pewter at gunpoint, demanding answers. Pewter admits that he sent Renju's mercenaries to kidnap Iris outside Marble and that, to his knowledge, the attack had no relation to Naixatloz. He also describes how he leaked information about Shoko's murder case to Renju and helped #89 escape, at Renju's request. Part of the reason Pewter helped Renju, betraying others in the process, is due to the two being lovers, confirmed when Pewter admits that he gave Renju his prized watch as an anniversary gift. He is unaware that Saito has been inhabiting Renju's body for the past 5 days. Additionally, Pewter insists that he doesn't know what Saito plans to do with #89.

To conclude the conversation, Pewter uses his watch to send an electric shock through Aiba, effectively knocking out both her and Date for the next two hours. Iris is kidnapped by Pewter and taken to the Okiura Fishery Cold Storage Warehouse. More mercenaries are sent by Pewter to defend the area.

#### BB: Discovery of Manaka Iwai

Later, when Date rediscovers what he believed to be Iris's corpse in the Cold Storage Warehouse, he investigated the body and managed to pin the corpse's true identity as Manaka Iwai. He recalls Hitomi Sagan mentioning Manaka as her best friend in high school, and asks ABIS to take her in for questioning. When Date is unable to get any answers out of Hitomi, they prepare her for a Psync. Before the Psync, Pewter is forced to explain to Date the truth about what happens if one stays in a Psync for more than six minutes: revealing that remaining in a Psync for a long time will cause a swap of consciousnesses between bodies.

After Date Psyncs with Hitomi and learns the truth about Manaka, Pewter, acting out of his love for Renju, suddenly knocks Boss out with an electric shock and holds Date at gunpoint, claiming he is off the investigation and that he is to be put under house arrest. Date acts quickly, knocking Pewter out and shoving him in a locker, before escaping with Hitomi. He later instates an ICE breaking program to delete all of Aiba's data under So Sejima's orders while Date is at the Kabasaki Chemical Plant.

After Date successfully apprehends Saito Sejima and returns to his original body, Pewter is arrested for his cooperation with a criminal and leaking classified information. He is kept in confinement in a jail cell, while Araya Kagami serves as his handler. Three months after the case is solved, Boss summons Pewter to reinstate Aiba into Date's left eye. However, Pewter does not tell Date about Aiba, being in on the secret plan to keep Aiba's return a surprise.

### Half-Body Serial Killings

After Pewter serves his prison sentence, Boss pulls strings to release him from jail and to reinstate him as a member of ABIS. While he does not play any major roles during the Half-Body case, he returns to his role as the engineer of ABIS and assists Ryuki and Mizuki in their Psyncs during the investigation.

## Gallery

Pewter's iconPewter's full body renderPewter's profile image in AI: THE SOMNIUM FILESPewter's in-game profile, in AI: THE SOMNIUM FILESPewter concept artA high-resolution render of Pewter's eyes, showcasing their color.Pewter's profile from 6 Years Ago, in nirvanA InitiativePewter's profile from Present, in nirvanA Initiative
## Trivia

### Etymology

* The nickname **Pewter** (ピュータ) has various meanings:
	+ It is short for "computer" (コンピューター). This is fits his work with computers, AI, and the Psync System.
	+ It is also the name of a shade of gray, matching his hair color and clothing.
	+ It is pronounced similarly to the Hindu word for "putalee", which stands for "pupil" or "eye".
	+ "Pyuu pyuu" is onomatopoeia for blowing wind (風), the first kanji in **Futa**.￼

### General

* Out of the 6 humans in the main cast, Pewter is the only one who doesn't die in any route or ending. Even Mizuki Okiura, while never killed on-screen, has an unknown fate in the Mizuki Bad END, as she is most likely killed by Saito Sejima soon after.
* Pewter is one of the few confirmed LGBT+ characters featured in the game, alongside Renju Okiura and Mama.
* In the Japanese version of the game, Pewter mentions that he has a younger sister. On Day 4: Monday -syuurAI-, during the investigation segment in Boss's Office at 4:06 PM, when inspecting the Air Conditioner (エアコン, lit. *aircon*), Pewter sighs and Date jokes that the "siscon" is blowing out air. Pewter responds with "Well I certainly do have a younger sister, but I can definitely say I don't have a sister complex."
* In a fan-made Character Poll for *AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES* held on Twitter, Pewter came in 9th place, tying with Hitomi Sagan.
* When asked by a fan to release Pewter from prison, Kotaro Uchikoshi stated "He is not in a jail..." This could either be a reference to Pewter's status within the continuity of the Lemniscate YouTube series, or a reference to his status in *AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative*, as he remains a supporting member of ABIS in that game.
* When asked if a parallel world where Pewter and Renju "get their happy ending together" would ever be shown, Kotaro Uchikoshi stated that it could be possible if the fans demanded it. He also encouraged fans to create their own fantasy version of this parallel world, specifically praising a parallel world where they lived a domestic life, making morning coffee, waking up with messy hair, and in which Renju is "a bottom."

## Navigation

Hitomi Sagan • Mayumi Matsushita • Renju Okiura • Mama • Shoko Nadami • So Sejima • Moma Kumakura • Rohan Kumakura • Cyclops Serial Killer

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 Locations | **Tokyo**
*Chiyoda District*: Police Headquarters (Boss's Office, Psync Room, Interrogation Room) • Sunfish Pocket • Sekiba High
*Chuo District*: Horadori Institute of Genetics (Underground, Hostage Room) • Naixatloz Japan Branch (President's Office, Cathedral)
*Koto District*: Harbor Warehouse District • Date Residence
*Minato District*: Studio Dvaita • Aioen Orphanage • Ikume Shrine • Kumakura Office • Sejima Residence • Central Hospital
*Shibuya District*: Lemniscate Entertainment Offices • Yoyagi Park
*Shinagawa/Kabasaki District*: Matsushita Diner • Sagan Residence • Enda Residence • Kabasaki Chemical Plant
*Shinjuku District*: Golden Yokocho (Marble, Brahman World Cuisine) • Misetan Department Store • Tokyo National Stadium
**Side Ryuki:**
Dispossessed • Anyone Imagines • Ought to Know • Nothing to Be Done • Go • Farewell
**Komeji and Shoma Route:** Joy for Anguish • I Found Me • Past Its Ken
**Explosion Route:** Smiles for Tears • Well-Known • The Mind of God • Not All A Dream • She Was the Universe
**閭｡陜ｶ荵句､｢邱ｨ Route:** 遐ｴ邯ｻ逋ｾ蜃ｺ • All This Happened, More or Less
**Side Mizuki:**
Alone • Pass Mildly Away • End Where I Begun • Traveler • Left Behind • The Expense of Spirit
**Gen and Amame Route:** All Living Things • Of Arms and Of Man • Who's There • All That We Are
**Kizuna and Lien Route:** Bid the Soldiers Shoot • Sweet Silent Thought
**Resolution Route:** Hell • Visions • In Truth • Births • The End of Craving • Braver Than All Flowers

## References

1. ↑ To-Witter Archives Tesa 2022: May 5th
2. ↑ Day 4: Monday —syuurAI— (in Japanese)
3. ↑ To-Witter Archives Tesa 2019: October 21st
4. ↑ To-Witter Archives Tesa 2020: January 3rd
5. ↑ To-Witter Archives Tesa 2020: January 30th
6. ↑ To-Witter Archives Tesa 2020: July 3rd