Homare Nishitani

Homare Nishitani on the cover for GrayLore Volume 1

Homare Nishitani is the deuteragonist of *GrayLore.*  He is originally from *Yakuza 0*.   He plays a major role in *GrayLore* to the point of being a secondary protagonist.

## Profile

### Appearance

Nishitani is a Japanese man.  He is 5’9” (175 cm) and 170 pounds (77 kg).  He is aged 36 years but is teased by Majima for looking much older.  He is strong and considerably fast, though his body leads some to believe otherwise.  By his own admission, he let go of maintaining abs once he hit 30 and portions of his body have some extra fat on them.  His skin is much more tan than Majima’s.  His hair is cut short and feathered, with an off-center part and side swept bangs.  He wears an earring in his left earlobe, which is mostly depicted as a diamond stud, though he sometimes switches it out.

In the time between his death and reuniting with Majima, Nishitani became a demon.  The only change to his appearance is the addition of two small red horns, a red spaded tail, and red, pointed nails.  He can retract his demon features at any time.

### Tattoo

Nishitani has an irezumi covering most of his body.  It covers his entire back from his shoulders down to his mid thighs and wraps around his chest.  His tattoo has a tengu mask covering most of his back, black and white spiral waves, and golden lotus flowers on his arms.

### Outfit

Nishitani primarily wears one outfit.  He wears a suit with a blazer and jacket that are the same fuschia shade.  Underneath, he wears a gray dress shirt and purple tie.  His shoes are brown leather oxfords.  He wears a watch on his left wrist.  When his demon features are out, his pants have a tailored hole for his tail.  Nishitani can wear other outfits but he has a special attachment to his main suit.

### Personality

Nishitani is an unhinged, unpredictable person.  He is known to only care about the vices and pleasures of life.  Though he has a reputation for being dangerous, he is protective over and loyal to those that have earned his respect.  He has an unnaturally high sex drive and relates most things to sexual terms.

His personality is somewhat dependent on who he is with.  Around people he is trying to get something out of, he is charming and charismatic.  Around Majima, his real personality can’t be hidden.  He makes many a rude comment and joke when he’s around Majima, only because he feels so affectionately towards him.

It is debated if Nishitani is capable of feeling guilt, remorse, or shame.  He claims to be empathetic but this is heavily disputed, mostly by Majima.  Despite Majima knowing him to be a murderer, Nishitani is surprisingly vibrant and happy with what his afterlife has become.

Though Nishitani spends most of his time bothering Majima, he cares deeply for him and they have many serious moments together.  Nishtiani is gunning for being Majima’s romantic partner, but these feelings are not returned.

## Backstory

**| This section contains potential spoilers for Yakuza 0**

**| This section contains brief references to sensitive topics (sexual assualt/child abuse/murder)**

Nishitani was born on August 29, 1952.  He was conceived by rape to a teenage mother and a cultist father.  His father would repeat similar violence to Nishitani and his mother until he was five.  Nishitani would spend time around his uncle, Billiken, and finally told him the truth as best as a child as young as him could.  Billiken, horrified, engaged in a lengthy custody battle for Nishitani that culminated in Nishitani’s father killing his mother and himself.  From this point, Nishitani entered Billiken’s care.

Nishitani, though he acted out, would be a selective mute for a long while.  Billiken took him to a child psychologist in order to get him to open up.  WIthin the same year, Nishitani was back to being a normal child, or at least appeared so on the surface.  He was noted to be a troublemaker from an early age by Billiken.  He participated in whatever criminal actions he wanted with little regard for consequences.

Nishitani became attached to Billiken’s daughter, Mika, whom he thought of as his own sister.  The two did most everything together growing up.  In Nishitani’s senior year of high school, Mika’s boyfriend at the time gave her a black eye.  Nishitani hunted him down and returned a worse beating.  The disaffected boyfriend would retaliate by killing Mika and escaped ramification due to still being a minor.

Nishitani, seeing how distraught Billiken was and wanting his own revenge, gathered his friends to corner him in a junkyard, where Nishitani stabbed him to death and dumped his body in the river.  Though it was an open secret Nishitani killed him, he was hailed as a hero upon his return to school.

After graduating, Nishitani would become the patriarch of the Kijin Clan, an Omi Alliance subsidiary.  The clan operated in the same police precinct Billiken operated in.  Throughout his teenage and young adult life, Nishitani would be repeatedly arrested, though never spending more than a few days in jail.

In the late 80s, Nishitani was approached by Constance Hotchkiss.  He wasn’t aware until later, but she was a reaper assigned to both his and Majima’s souls.  Upon meeting him, she asked him to keep an eye on Majima.  Though Nishitani was unsure what she meant or how she knew that, he agreed to help.

Nishitani became wrapped up in the Empty Lot Dispute with Majima when he was contracted to bring Makoto Makimura to Keiji Shibusawa.  After his plan was foiled by Majima, he took an interest in him.  Spying on him revealed his plan to kill a body double and pass it off as Makoto.  Though Majima refused to carry it out, Nishitani took it upon himself to do it.  He would rent out The Grand to himself and demand Majima to hand Makoto over, which was refused.  After fighting Majima, Nishitani felt compelled to switch his alliances to Majima.

Nishitani would be taken to jail, though he paid off the police to give him amenities.  Majima would track him down for information on Makoto’s whereabouts, where, after another fight, Nishitani informed him that she’d been taken by  Nikkyo Consortium president, Masaru Sera.  Nishitani proposes Majima join the Kijin Clan which is swiftly turned down by Majima.

When trying to leave the cell, the cop initially bribed by NIshitani shoots Billiken and Nishitani.  Nishitani demands Majima leave and protect Makoto on his own.  He uses his dying breaths to beat the cop to death, unsure he’s made peace with himself or that Majima will be alright.

### Volume 1

Nishitani stages a funeral with Constance’s help.  She takes Majima to a building they’ve rented under the guise that Nishitani wanted him to be present to say his goodbyes.  Majima gives some parting words before realizing that Nishitani is still very much alive.  Nishitani rises from the casket, taunting Majima some before devolving into irritation and panic when Majima refuses to help him get out of the casket.

Nishitani explains that he was turned into a demon by Constance, whom he now acknowledges as a reaper.  He is specifically a concubus.  He sports a tail, horns, and clawed red nails in his demon form.  He promises to be Majima’s guardian, to which Majima is not thrilled about.

Nishitani, unknown to Majima for a few years, is the leader of Circle 2 of Hell, Lust.  After being turned into a demon, Constance relinquished control over his soul, making him solely responsible for himself.  He was sponsored by Constance and brought before the Divine Council to be appointed.  In spite of what Majima thinks about him, Nishitani takes the role very seriously and does everything he can to make sure Lust runs smoothly.  Lust itself is an almost exact copy of Sotenbori with some small changes.

## Gallery

Nishtiani on the cover of GrayLore Volume 1Nishitani's outfitNishitani at the end of GrayLore Volume 1Nishitani rising from his casketNishitani explaining Constance to Majima
## Trivia

* Nishitani has tritanopia, blue blind colorblindness.  He struggles to see blue and yellow shades.  He can’t actually see the purple on his tie.  He had the option to gain normal sight when he became a demon but he usually leaves the option off.
* Nishitani considers himself rhodosexual, a fake sexuality for those who are attracted to people with pink hair.
* Nishitani is on the antisocial spectrum.
* Nishitani has no official birthday in the games, but his birthdate, August 29th, is a reference to G.G. Allin’s birthday being the same day.
* Nishitani’s headcanon English voice is Mike Patton, frontman of Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Dead Cross, Fantômas, and many more.  Mike Patton has a 6-octave vocal range.  Nishitani’s unofficial theme song is Girls of Porn (Mr. Bungle).  Nishitani’s Japanese voice actor, Keiji Fujiwara, unfortunately passed away from cancer in 2020.
* Nishitani is officially a concubus, a portmanteau of concubine and succubus.
* Nishitani is a surprisingly skilled piano player, having picked it up in early childhood.
* Nishitani is polyamorous and non-monogamous.

## References

https://www.grayslatesstash.com/graylore

https://yakuza.fandom.com/wiki/Homare\_Nishitani