Goro Akechi

* Akechi
* Detective Prince
* Black Mask

Crow

Dad

> "I live for a little chaos, let's hope this lives up to my expectations."
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> — Goro Akechi
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## Appearance

Akechi is a 6'2" man with neatly kept, neck length brown hair, and blood red eyes. He's typically seen wearing a beige suit jacket with a white undershirt, black gloves and his detective's badge, with dress pants, and shoes of a similar color to his gloves. In the Metaverse, he takes on one of two costumes, the first being a more princely white suit laced with gold, red mask, and matching cape. The other, being a black and navy blue outfit similar to a jester's, with a tattered black cape, and a black cold metal mask with piercing red lenses.

## Personality

In the eyes of the public, Akechi tries to be humble, kind, and slightly on the stoic side, careful not to display any behavior that would ruin his public image. While, in more private situations he acts more open, to those around him, always trying to keep the mood light. However, in the Metaverse, this all goes out the window and is replaced with a mostly cold, uncaring, almost savage attitude, which sometimes leaks into his day to day life when he's been angered. Usually, he always tries to put a happy face on for Michi, even in his fits of anger in an attempt to give a good example for her to follow.

## History

### Background

Akechi was raised in Tokyo, Japan by his mother, he was unsure of what she did, but he was typically sent away so she could work. She ended up dropping out of high school to care for Akechi before her abrupt death. After this, he passed between foster homes until he ended up in the custody of Masayoshi Shido, his biological father, who pushed himself onto Akechi's mother. He swore revenge on him, which led to him awakening his Persona, Loki, which he used to cause chaos, causing psychotic breakdowns, and mental shutdowns. He eventually became a celebrity from 'solving' these cases, even gaining actual experience as a detective on the way. Eventually, he confronted the Phantom Thieves in Shido's Palace, to stop them so he could personally exact revenge on Shido. He failed in defeating the Phantom Thieves, since he was vastly outnumbered, and ended up harming his cognitive self in that world to allow the Thieves to escape, where he requested they change Shido's heart, and end the atrocious crimes he's committed. After this, he was supposedly killed, exchanging fatal blows with the alternate version of himself.

### Story in Starcross

Akechi's story upon arriving in Starcross is based off one simple question, 'What would happen, if one day all your problems dissapeared, and you got a second chance with a blank slate?' Akechi was confused once he arrived, believing himself killed Shido's cognitive version of him. Shortly after arriving, he met Esorta, and Nah, meeting with Akira once more not long after. After his meeting with the residents of this new world, he realized he was in a world without Shido, a place where he could live and try to be happy. Once realizing this, he felt rather guilty about the actions he took in pursuit of revenge in Tokyo, deciding to repent however possible. He ended up bonding with Esorta, and Nah, consoling them through some difficult times, even forging a contract with Igor when he was approached, putting the squandered potential as a persona user he had to good use. A couple months after his arrival, his interest was piqued by old research notes on the Shadow-Suppression Weapons, which he decided to attempt to recreate as a simple test of his intelligence. Not long after this he realized that the primary component, the Papillon Heart, would be extremely difficult to recreate, so using his access to the Metaverse, he took the remains of shadows purifying, and crystallizing them, making them into a core, not dissimilar to the part he was missing. Eventually, this knowledge came in handy when Esorta shattered her soul gem to escape her fate as a witch. Akechi used what he knew, and used the remains of shadows, along with the shards of her soul gem, managing to revive her in a robotic form. Using this knowledge, Akechi has tried to save as many magic girls as he can from their fate becoming witches. Months after he learned this, Shido arrived in Akechi's now happy life, attempting to become Prime Minister of Starcross. After learning this, his then associate Michi Nisenaki was attacked by a figure outside of his home, while she was waiting for him. After this, the base of The Short Squad was destroyed, so Akechi took Michi in, deciding to adopt her out of empathy after learning the fate of her human self. During the final confrontation with Shido, his two primary personas, Robin Hood, and Loki, combined forming Ymir, being the one to land the finishing blow on his father, fulfilling his revenge.

## Abilities and Gear

Akechi, after his arrival in Starcross ended up gaining access to the power of the **Wild Card**, allowing him to access the power of **Persona** outside of the Metaverse, along with granting him use of multiple personas which he took full advantage of, he has a small pool of personas he switches between to reap their benefits.

In addition, Akechi has his signature ability **Call of Chaos,** inducing a psychotic state in anyone effected by it, greatly boosting their physical ability, in return for their sanity. He has used this ability mainly as a power boost in some circumstances, however, he has not put himself completely under it's effects as of yet, since it blurs the line between friend and foe.

Akechi has also proven to be a gifted sword-fighter, using his signature **Ion Sabre**, he has also proven to be a decent marksman with his laser pistol **Moebius**. Finally, he has made a sword as a family heirloom from Master Ore, sand from a Time Piece, and a shard from one of Mementos' 'veins' which he has decided to name **'Tyrantbane'** in commemoration of Shido's defeat.