"Is there no divine justice in this world?[note 1] I have withstood a barrage of hardship and pain... never yielding, no matter how steadfast the foe! In a world refusing to accept loyalty and piety...tyranny may yet provide the kindling! Thus I, Ōchi the layman with a heart of steel and bones of ice will exercise the wiles of heaven and earth!" |
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Ōchi Fukuchi (
Appearance
Fukuchi was a tall, middle-aged man donning the army green (dark red in the anime) Hunting Dogs uniform, which included a standard military uniform, a long cape, and tall black boots, complete with a military saber. He was usually not seen wearing the hat that accompanies the uniform. He had altered his uniform by rolling up his sleeves and wearing white half-palm gloves. He had light, spiky hair, two strands falling in front of his face, and an upward mustache. His hairline forms a lightning bolt shape on the left side of his face. He had vibrant purple eyes that appeared to have wrinkles underneath them. His face had a chiseled jawline, resulting in a square-like shape. On his right cheek were three distinct healed scars that almost resemble claw marks.
During his teenage years, he wore a hakama with keikogi, the standard uniform for kendo.[2]
During the Great War 14 years ago, Fukuchi wore a standard military uniform, once again forgoing the hat that accompanies the uniform.[9] Alterations to the standard uniform such as rolled-up sleeves and wearing white half palm gloves were also made. The most notable difference in his appearance back then was his lack of mustache and shorter hair.
As a result of wielding the Holy Sword Soluz Levni after piercing it in Bram Stoker, Fukuchi had a mark etched at the back of his hand, which in turn allowed him to command and control Bram and other vampires to an extent.[10]
Personality
Fukuchi showing his charisma as a leader.
On the surface, Fukuchi had presented with an eccentric and boastful personality. He took great pride in the Hunting Dog unit's skills and reputation and seemed to enjoy the thought of "hunting down" criminals.[11] He also showed a somewhat vulgar and shameless side to himself including doing or saying disgusting and immature things including farting, vomiting from drinking too much liquor, and stating he was still youthful by remarking his skin was still peachy on his behind.[12] Despite this, he also showed examples of being a charismatic, charming leader who was able to heavily influence people of all kinds, leaving them in awe and wonder by his presence where they almost believe that they are dreaming.[2] Fukuchi acts as a 'protector' of people, exuding an aura of a guardian.[13]
Fukuchi's darker nature as "Kamui".
However, his personality as Kamui had proven to be darker and more serious than the fake personality he had as the captain of the Hunting Dogs. As Kamui, Fukuchi retained some of his laid-back personality; however, he expressed bitterness in getting older, admitting his drinking relieves his stress, and he loathed that his hair was getting thinner. He also expresses relief that he'd no longer have to fake such a tiring personality after the final step of his plan commences. This side of Fukuchi also acted more like a ruthless soldier as he challenged Atsushi Nakajima in combat with the full intention of eliminating him, though he still retained some form of honorable code as he also allowed him a fair chance between "fighting or dying" to grab the Page from his clutches.[9]
Despite his personality as Kamui, Fukuchi took no enjoyment out of it, and only saw it as another facade for his primary goal. Fukuchi's true motive strived from the horrors he was forced to do and witness, only playing the role of the bad guy to prevent another war from happening. Fukuzawa guessed that Fukuchi held resentment towards him for not being his brother in arm during the war, but Fukuchi still saw him as a friend and never truly hated him despite that. Even after a few years, he showed up to the ceremony of the Armed Detective Agency and was in fact the first person to show up.[14]
Ability
- Main article: Mirror Lion
Fukuchi's ability, Mirror Lion (
| Mirror Lion ( | ||
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Manga Debut: | Chapter 83.5 |
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| Anime Debut: | Episode 52 | |
| Ability: | Weapon Enhancement | |
Skills
- Espionage: Fukuchi is a tremendously skilled actor and can fake a personality to the point, that someone, with high observation skills as Ranpo Edogawa is unable to tell he is lying or hiding an ulterior motive without fully using his Super Deduction technique. Although his skills are impressive, Fukuchi has admitted he has become rusty and chalks it up to his age. Back in his army days, he was known as "The Man of a Hundred Faces" (
百 面 相 の男 , Hyakumensō no Otoko?) due to his legendary skills in infiltration and espionage.[9] - Physical Prowess: Fukuchi is also well-versed in martial arts. Like Fukuzawa, he appears to be proficient in performing the kote gaeshi (小手返, lit. "forearm return"), a throwing technique in aikido that uses an opponent's momentum against them.[4]
Background
Fukuchi meets Fukuzawa.
Fukuchi has known Yukichi Fukuzawa since their youth, where he first meets him after breaking into the latter's martial arts school.[15] They soon both learned the way of the sword from the same government-run school of martial arts. They also had a mutual female acquaintance named Kin during this time. Being fondly referred by Fukuzawa as Gen'ichirō (
The Great War
Fukuchi participates in the war.
Fourteen years ago, Fukuchi enlisted in the Japanese army to fight in the Great War where he experienced horrendous traumatic events. These included engaging in brutal combat with the enemy lines and torturing and killing soldiers, civilians, women, and children gruesomely under the government's command.
These experiences led Fukuchi to believe he was "born on the battlefield" and held a grudge against the nation and the government for creating the hell that was war. He also faked resentment for Fukuzawa for not joining him on the battlefield and experiencing the horrific events he did and stated it was the reason he and Fukuzawa split paths forever.[9]
Post-War Era
Fukuchi alongside with other Hunting Dogs' members fighting Ability-based werewolf experiments.
Despite these facts, 12 years ago, he was invited to the opening of the Armed Detective Agency where he drank himself silly, caused a ruckus, and urinated all over the newly made Agency doorplate, which Ranpo saw and was disgusted by. Despite the shameful actions, Fukuzawa interpreted them to be a sign of grief and wailing that he had found his life's purpose one step ahead of him and that he was lonely because of that fact. On this day, Fukuzawa told Ranpo that he trusted Fukuchi more than anyone in the world, reinforcing Ranpo's trust in him based solely on blind faith alone. At the same time, Fukuzawa was completely oblivious to his friend's hatred and bitterness towards him.
Fukuchi saving refugees from a massacre.
Four years later, Fukuchi crossed paths with Bram and defeated him with the Holy Sword Soluz Levni, ridding the vampire of his torso down to his lower body. Upon attaching the Holy Sword Soluz Levni to Bram, Fukuchi gained control over Bram's Ability and other vampires as he so wills, manifesting in a mark etched on his hand.[10]
Fukuchi neutralizing Eastern Europe's vampire threat.
At an unknown point in time, Fukuchi became the captain of the Hunting Dogs and a world-renowned hero for completing difficult and high-risk missions, including defeating Ability-based werewolf experiments, saving refugees, fighting a semi-immortal Ability user nonstop for several days and nights, and neutralizing vampire threats in Eastern Europe.[2] Moreover, he eventually became Kamui, the leader of the Decay of the Angel.
Battles
- Main article: List of Battles
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Appearances
- Chapter 60 - Dogs Hunt Dogs, Part 2
- Chapter 61 - Dogs Hunt Dogs, Part 3
- Chapter 67 - The Sadness of Those Without Wings, Part 1
- Chapter 68 - The Sadness of Those Without Wings, Part 2
- Chapter 69 - The Escape, Part 1 (silhouette)
- Chapter 71 - Bungo Hound Dogs, Part 1
- Chapter 76 - Skyfall, Part 3 (image)
- Chapter 77 - Skyfall, Part 4 (image)
- Chapter 81 - The Strongest Man, Part 2
- Chapter 82 - The Greatest Conspirator
- Chapter 83 - Toward the Complete Answer, Part 1
- Chapter 83.5 - Toward the Complete Answer, Part 2
- Chapter 84 - Hero vs. Criminal, Part 1
- Chapter 85 - Hero vs. Criminal, Part 2
- Chapter 86 - Hero vs. Criminal, Part 3
- Chapter 87 - Hero vs. Criminal, Part 4
Vampire Infection Outbreak Arc
- Chapter 88 - As If Hurtling Downward
- Chapter 89 - Hero War, Gang War
- Chapter 89.5 - Hero War, Gang War, Part 2
- Chapter 90 - Hero War, Gang War, Final Part
- Chapter 91 - At the Detective Agency Anew (flashback)
- Chapter 92 - At the Portway to the Sky, Part 1
- Chapter 92.5 - At the Portway to the Sky, Part 2
- Chapter 93 - At the Portway to the Sky, Part 3
- Chapter 94 - At the Portway to the Sky, Part 4
- Chapter 94.5 - At the Portway to the Sky, Part 4.5
- Chapter 95 - At the Portway to the Sky, Part 5
- Chapter 95.5 - At the Portway to the Sky, Part 5.5
- Chapter 97 - At the Portway to the Sky, Part 6
- Chapter 102 - Wicked Realms Beyond Mankind, Part 1, Section 1 (cameo)
- Chapter 102.5 - Wicked Realms Beyond Mankind, Part 1, Section 2
- Chapter 103 - Wicked Realms Beyond Mankind, Part 2 Section 1
- Chapter 103.5 - Wicked Realms Beyond Mankind, Part 2 Section 2
- Chapter 104 - The Two "Fuku"s, Part 1
- Chapter 104.5 - The Two "Fuku"s, Part 2
- Chapter 108 - In The Small Room, Part 4
- Chapter 109 - In The Small Room, Part 5
- Chapter 110.5 - In The Small Room, Part 6, Section 2
- Chapter 111 - You Don't Have What It Takes to Kill Me, Part 1
- Chapter 111.5 - You Don't Have What It Takes to Kill Me, Part 2
- Chapter 112 - Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me
- Chapter 113 - World Peace
Resurrection Arc
- Chapter 114.5 - Resurrectio, Part 2
- Chapter 115 - Flecks of Dark Foam (flashback)
- Episode 38 - The Lone Swordsman and the Famous Detective (voice)
- Episode 40 - The Secret Founding of the Detective Agency
- Episode 44 - Dogs Hunt Dogs
- Episode 47 - In the Lament of My Wingless Body
- Episode 49 - Bungo Hound Dogs
- Episode 50 - Skyfall (flashback)
- Episode 52 - The Answer to Everything
- Episode 53 - Hero vs. Criminal
Vampire Infection Outbreak Arc
- Episode 54 - Hero War, Gang War.
- Episode 55 - At the Port in the Sky (Part 1)
- Episode 56 - At the Port in the Sky (Part 2)
- Episode 58 - Land of Inhuman Demons (Part 1)
- Episode 59 - Land of Inhuman Demons (Part 2)
- Episode 60 - Land of Inhuman Demons (Part 3)
- Episode 61 - Twilight Goodbye
Quotes
- (To Atsushi Nakajima and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa) "Whatever path you pick for yourself, you have my blessing. Young men, take the path that leaves no regret in your soul. Even more so, should that soul be doomed to die."[4]
- (To Atsushi Nakajima and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa) "It was in that battlefield that I was born […] I did the killing. The state did the ordering. Now, it's clear as day. It is only because of the state and its order that the hell they call war can be born. Better for all of us if it never existed in the first place."[1]
- "Is there no divine justice in this world? I have withstood a barrage of hardship and pain... never yielding, no matter how steadfast the foe! In a world refusing to accept loyalty and piety...tyranny may yet provide the kindling! Thus I, Ōchi the layman with a heart of steel and bones of ice, will exercise the wiles of heaven and earth![1]
- (To Atsushi Nakajima and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa) "A battlefield is a garden of carnage. One where justice, courage, and faith all wither equally. The only paths allowed are an easy death or an uneasy one. I welcome you to it."[16]
- (To Atsushi Nakajima and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa about Shintō Amenogozen) "As long as I this time-traveling sword, defeat can never reach me. I cut down the past from the future and ensure that defeat never happened."[17]
- (To Michizō Tachihara) "Now, who are the angels? […] Heavenly beings that others' hands cannot reach, namely… The politicians. Their indiscretion births war. They must die and be reborn in the cycle, and that death must be painful. That is why we've taken our blades. I am the decay of angels, the sign of death that falls on a nation's greed.[18]
Etymology
- The name Ōchi means "cherry" (桜) (ō) and "foolish" (痴) (chi).
- The surname Fukuchi means "good fortune" (fuku) (福) and "ground" (地) (chi).
- His alias, Kamui, means "God's Majesty", consisting of the kanji (神) (kami/ka) and (威) (i).
Trivia
- According to the 5th official guidebook:
- What are your strengths and weaknesses? "My strength is my physical strength, my weakness is that I often leave everything to my subordinates."
- What's your motto? "World peace."
- What's something that you want now? "A comfortable disguise (He keeps getting asked for autographs wherever he goes).
- What made you laugh recently? "Chatting with the other Hunting Dogs."
- The 5th official guidebook also reveals that he used the name Gen'ichirō up until he was 27 years old.
- The mark on Fukuchi's hand may be a reference to Command Spells from the Fate series as both marks allows them to control other beings.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 85.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 82.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 88.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 84.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Bungo Stray Dogs Official Guidebook Gongeroku.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 114.5.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 81.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 91.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 83.5.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 102.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 60.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 81.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 92.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Anime: Episode 61.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 103.5.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 86.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 87.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 90.
Notes
- ↑ The phrase was originally written by Han-era Chinese scholar Sima Qian in Records of the Grand Historian as part of a chapter that considers why, if heaven rewards good and punishes evil, virtuous men are allowed to starve while the wicked thrive. This would later be quoted by Ōchi Fukuchi in Bakumatsu Seijika (Politicians of the Bakumatsu Period), in reference to the cruel fates of those he considered the greatest figures of the time.