Akatsuki

**Akatsuki** is one of the two titular protagonists of the series. He is the original protagonist of his titular games (*Akatsuki Prototyp 1* and it's retitle/update *Akatsuki Blitzkampf (Ausf. Achse)*), and one of the first five characters made for the series. He is the Imperial Japan's super soldier dubbed a "Blitzsoldier" and a former Gesellschaft member.

## Appearance

Akatsuki is a well built man with short indigo hair and black eyes. Due to being powered by the Blitz Motor, one of Akatsuki's pupils would glow red with the same eye's sclera being shrouded in black. By the time of *Akatsuki Blitzkampf Ausf. Achse* arcade port being released, which then expanded in its side-story novel, *Enchanted Assassin Princess*, he begin to wear a black inverted cloak and carries a brown attaché case (presumably containing Blitz Motors), while his hair down while not battling.

His attire is a traditional Japanese military outfit that consists of a white, long sleeved buttoned coat, black pants, and black leather shoes with black gloves. Underneath this, Akatsuki wears a full body rubber suit known as Taktischeblitzanzug, which only compatible to Prototyp Blitz Motor. He sometimes can be seen wearing his black cloak, then discarding it before entering the battle.

## Personality

Akatsuki is a calm and stoic young man who prioritizes his mission above anything else. He is serious most of the time and will not hold back whenever someone stands in his way, regardless of age or sex. But despite this, he respects his foes enough to wish that they may cross paths on friendly terms should they meet again. Akatsuki likes training and as such prepares himself for whatever dangers may come his way. Akatsuki possess humanity's sense of justice, as he refuses to let absolute powers corrupting humanity into paths of villainy that makes them heartless machines or false gods.

He likes classic Japanese culture, and also speaks in a very old fashioned way via his pronoun usage.

## Plot

### Past

Akatsuki was a mysterious man who worked for Imperial Japan as a technical engineer and was once allies with Akatsuki Zero, Dr. Fritz, Ernst von Adler and Dr. Mycale. During World War II they formed an organization called Gesellschaft. After the war ended in 1945, they discovered an energy source from the Agarthan civilization, which led to the creation of a powerful engine known as the Blitz Motor. He volunteered for the super soldier program under "Operation: Blitzsoldier", which would combine the Blitz Motor and his suit Taktischeblitzanzug, soon becoming a high class technical officer. Akatsuki's successful transformation into a Blitzsoldier would earn him his code name, "Prototyp 1". Gesellschaft remained active secretly, and Akatsuki was tasked for other important engineering tasks for the organization.

His last mission was to transport the Blitz Motor to allied nations at 195X AD. In case the Blitz Motor fell into enemy hands, Akatsuki was tasked with destroying the mass produced motors with no traces left behind of their existence. However, his ship was sabotaged from the beginning, supposedly killing Akatsuki in the Arctic Ocean. In reality, Akatsuki survived by using a Hibernation Control Unit to freeze himself and save his life from explosions for the next fifty years.

The one who sabotaged his ship was none other than Akatsuki Zero (who's name was changed to Murakumo) out of fear that Akatsuki's power and ancestry will surpass those of gods.

### Akatsuki Prototyp Nr. 1/Blitzkampf (Ausf. Achse)/Enchanted Assassin Princess

Fifty years later somewhere in arctic area of East Siberian Sea in 266X/200X AD, Akatsuki awoke from his hibernation, having seemingly not aged a day. After his awakening, he returned to his homeland to discover the scenery had become all too unfamiliar. Realizing the eight known Blitz Motors had indeed fallen into enemies’ hands (the now compromised Gesellschaft) and still exist in the new world he now inhabited, he begins to carry out his last mission to destroy them.

His first venture is at Shanghai where he was attacked by Marilyn of Black Hand, who was tasked by an unknown assistant to steal his Blitz Motor from him. Akatsuki manage to defeat Marilyn, both deflect her weapon and even in combat. He held back his power without killing her, though it leaves her having a clothing damage, then destroys her weapon and her golden bracelets instead. After the battle, Akatsuki eats meat mooncakes for the meal then went to a different harbor to return to Japan before Marilyn regaining consciousness and other members & dockers of Black Hand caught up with the scene.

While returning to Japan, Akatsuki is confronted by a young covert G.S.O.D. operative named Kanae, who is ordered to confiscate his Blitz Motor and rescind his mission. Out of suspicious about the orders gave to her from GSO, Akatsuki takes her down and apologizes to her for important reasons. He later meets a now older Fritz, and reconcile with him after a brief fight. Thanks to his tips regarding Gesellschaft's global conspiracies caused by the deceptions of Murakumo and Adler, Akatsuki went to Hong Kong where he gains aids from MI6 Agent Sai and the Holy Club's Anonym Agent, Merel Lambuth, under certain conditions to earn their trusts and shared a same goal for the destruction of not only Gesellschaft, but also its ancient originator which Mycale led, the Perfecti Cult. The trio later went to assault Gesellschaft's base at Tibet while end up having unexpected aids from Kanae, Marilyn, and other Black Hand member, Wei, who had been following them on their respective accords. While he, Kanae, Marilyn and Wei are the ones who confronted Murakumo, it is Akatsuki who defeated Murakumo. As Gesellschaft about to be destroyed, Akatsuki and other fighters who aid him in the assault escapes separately, while Akatsuki disappears without a trace, presumably living at, his usual spot Aokigahara. Unbeknownst to Akatsuki, he unknowingly freed a young boy named EN-Eins, who was in stasis and escaped immediately, before the base's collapse.

#### Arcade Story

**Ending Description**: Having had learned the experiences from his fighting against Adler and his Elektrosoldats, Akatsuki explains the side-effects of over-relying Blitz Motor to a dying Murakumo, such as the white hair is the sign of the lifespan’s side-effects. Akatsuki rejects Murakumo's hypocrisy about humans being either machines or gods. Before he left without any traces, it is possible that he's the one who indirectly presumably freed EN-Eins. As Gesellschaft's base being destroyed after Akatsuki's departure, the world's government research teams were dispatched to investigate but they couldn't find any information about what happened.

### EN-Eins Perfektewelt (Anastasis)

Several years later in 20XX, where Perfecti Cult, now goes by its true name "New Orders of Knights Templar" has Gesellschaft's assets and declares war on humanity, Akatsuki resurface once again, realizing the Templars have an alternate location source of producing Blitz techs.

## Other Appearances

### Under Night In-Birth

See his guest appearance's page

Akatsuki is a playable guest character, appearing in *Under Night In-Birth* starting from the *Exe:Late* sub-series. This is also the first game where the series creator SUBTLE STYLE begin to work with FRENCH-BREAD as a recurring freelance sprite artist developer for hire. In the sequel *Sys:Celes*, it is revealed that it serves as his universally displaced-side story alongside Type-Moon's *Melty Blood* character Sion, with the time date of Akatsuki's displaced involvement in that universe takes place between *Akatsuki* titles and *EN-Eins Perfektewelt*.

### BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

See his crossover appearance's page

Akatsuki is one of the first characters representing his home series to appear in the crossover *BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle* alongside Blitztank, starting from the 2.0 update.

## Gallery

Concept art in *Akatsuki Blitzkampf (Ausf. Achse)*Portrait in *Akatsuki Prototyp 1* - *Akatsuki Blitzkampf* (Character Select)Portrait in *Akatsuki Blitzkampf Ausf. Achse* (Victory)Opening in *Akatsuki Blitzkampf (Ausf. Achse)*Intro (*ABK(AA)*)Ending (*ABK*)Ending (*ABKAA*) and Intro (*EN1PW*)Portrait in *EN-Eins Perfektewelt (Anastasis)*Akatsuki OP EN1PWA.pngIntro (*EN1PWA*)Akatsuki ED EN1PWA.pngEnding (*EN1PWA*)Concept art in *Under Night In Birth Exe: Late[cl-r]*Cut-In in *BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle*Anniversary Icon made by Aoi\_ShipAnniversary Icon made by Aoi\_ShipAnniversary Poster made by Aoi\_ShipAnniversary PosterMini Akatsuki made by Aoi\_ShipMini Akatsuki made by Aoi\_ShipArt by Falcoon
## Trivia

* Akatsuki, Dawei Ye Lue and Murakumo all share the same voice actor in Japanese, Shinobu Matsumoto.
* He is one of the two characters to retain their original costume colors in all appearances, the other one being Wei.
* Akatsuki himself is heavily inspired from the biggest three superheroes of Marvel Comics' Avengers: Captain America (frozen on ice, and being a Weapon I super soldier), Iron Man (Blitz Motor tech usage), and Thor Odinson (God of Thunder moniker, and ironically, his Cross Tag Battle super move (also his *EN1PW(A)'*s 5CC move and EX move) Thunderbolt).
* He has the color palettes of Murakumo's *Akatsuki Blitzkampf* color (Living God) and EN-Eins' color (Neve Tempo) in *Under Night In-Birth*.
* In *BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle*, he has the color palette of Faust's classic look from the *Guilty Gear* series (from *Guilty Gear X* to *Guilty Gear Xrd*) as a reference to Akatsuki's English voice actor, who voices Faust since *Xrd*, as well as Third Illyrian King Daryl in *Strive*.