P L A Y E R; NAME: Skyla AGE: 30 PLAYER JOURNAL:skyla_doragono TIMEZONE: EST CONTACT:SkylaDoragono OTHER CHARACTERS PLAYED: NA
C H A R A C T E R; NAME: Tohru Adachi CANON: Persona 4 (role swap AU) POINT IN CANON: Post True End, just as the events in Arena are beginning. AGE: 28 APPEARANCE:Adachi, though he lost his tie during the course of his adventure. CANON HISTORY:Canon History, though not much of it applies to this version of Adachi, other than what little early history he has. CANON PERSONALITY: Adachi is a tricky individual, as he has multiple facets to his personality, most of which is a ruse for what really lies underneath. To most, he appears as the clown, a goofy little dork that makes people wonder how the hell he managed to get a gold badge at his age. On the inside, however, he's much darker, and someone that cannot be trusted.
To most people, he comes off as the comic relief. Most times he's seen on screen, he has a bit of a doofy expression on his face, like he's not really sure why he's around or what's going on. He's instinctively submissive, and seems to be able to know what people want to hear from him and deliver (or not) accordingly. He is also adept at making himself unassuming, often using his goofy actions to make others dismiss him. After all, who would think that a guy that was all gung-ho about cabbages being on sale was actually a detective? This often leads him to looking even more incompetent and pitiable, especially when he runs his mouth off and gives out more information than he should, or otherwise just screw up enough to lead Dojima to taking it out on his skull. Even when alone, he seems to be intentionally far too open with the public, spouting out information he really shouldn't and making very clear and obvious rookie mistakes to the point people have to wonder how he managed to become a detective. He's also almost always slacking off, like he doesn't even try to take his job seriously, and can often be found hanging around Junes just to skip out on work.
Even outside of work, Adachi comes off as overly casual and not really serious about anything. He enjoys making really bad (eely worse than Teddie) puns, and seems to be content with being perpetually single, as he comments that, "marriage is where fun goes to die" when asked about it. In short, he comes off as being entirely unmotivated and uncommitted, and not really interested in much outside of himself. He seems like he wants more out of his job at times, especially when he describes himself as "Dojima's slave", but he does not seem to be willing to do anything to change that, preferring to sit on his ass and act like a clown while waiting for someone to notice how awesome he is. Despite his choice of profession, he's surprisingly cowardly and has a strong survival instinct; he never puts himself in a dangerous situation unless he has no other choice.
His immaturity seems to change after Nanako and Dojima are injured, however. He steps up as a detective, presumably taking over his partner's work on the case (though he's never actually shown doing this, it's implied because you can no longer find him at Junes after Nanako is kidnapped). He sticks by his partner and his daughter, and you can see him there supporting them both every time the protagonist and company visit the hospital, doing little things, like wheeling Dojima around to visit his daughter despite what the nurses say. Even when Nanako dies, he's there for Dojima, struggling to take him away from Namatame's room and potentially making an awful mistake, whether it be taking his rage out on Namatame or injuring himself further. He also shows how upset he is himself, stating that he wishes he could kill Namatame himself for what he's done. It really seems like he steps up and takes charge of a terrible situation, for the sake of himself and his partner and friend.
Seems that way.
When he's finally cornered, when his misdeeds at the beginning of the year finally catch up with him, that's when his true nature is revealed. Adachi is really a sadistic, manipulative person, voluntarily choosing to turn his eyes away from how the real world was like and instead living in his own delusion. He truly believes the world is full of shit, and cannot see anything good about it, because no one ever gives him what he feels he's owed in life. He refuses to take responsibility for the fact that he doesn't try to see what is out there in the world that is right for him, and instead tries to seclude himself while expected everyone to shower him with attention. Even when it comes to the murders of Mayumi Yamano and Saki Konishi, he doesn't take responsibility for it, because it's not his fault. He shoved Yamano in the television because she did not return his feelings, did not give him the love and affection he felt he deserved from her. And because she didn't? Well she was a bitch and a whore and just had the hots for Namatame because of his money. Clearly she deserved to die because of all that. Saki Konishi was the same damn way, out right smacking him because she wouldn't give him what he deserved.
But it's not his fault they died; it was the TV world, the world of everyone's inner thoughts, that actually killed them, and that is actually very true. That's part of what's so frightening about Adachi's real personality: he never lies. He will deflect the truth when confronted, asking why someone like him would try to hurt someone, but he never outright denies what he does. Even before he is caught, he would use his blurted out facts about what was known in the case to lead the Investigation Team where he wanted them to go, away from him and toward the puppet he had set up to continue his little "game". He deliberately planted evidence to make Namatame look more guilty, but even in the fake evidence he didn't lie, saying people would be "killed" instead of using the "savior" angle, like Namatame believed he was (something that would ultimately be his downfall).
Adachi has a sadistic side to him, though this is best shown in the animated version of Persona 4 more so than the game. As he's talking to the protagonist, spouting out his view on the world, he's letting Magatsu Izanagi beat the ever living crap out of Yu's, not even bothering to direct it as it continues to throw Izanagi around and pound on him. This ends up causing Yu an immense amount of pain while he's laying there trapped by a spell, and even still, Adachi goes so far as to press his gun against his head, nearly shooting him point blank. It was clear he was enjoying seeing the protagonist at his mercy, and he almost sounded bored when it seemed like there was nothing left for him to do except just kill him outright.
His view of the world is exceptionally twisted; Izanami described him best when she said he allowed himself to be turned away from the truth and allowed evil to taint him. Adachi really believes that humanity is trash, that the world is really shitty and there's nothing good to be found in it. He wants the fog to envelop all of Inaba, and he wants to see everyone become Shadows. That would just be easier after all; everyone would get to be free of what society says they're supposed to be, and instead be able to live like they want to. That's all that people want after all; to see the true side of other people, and to show off what they really are. This is another part of what makes Adachi's character frightening: because he's so right about how humanity is, but he just can't see that there are people that can still be themselves and still live by the world's rules. The last part of what makes him so scary is that he's really very smart, actually worthy of being a detective. He easily manipulated everyone around him, keeping everyone away from the truth. Even when it came to Kubo's copycat murder, he had easily pointed out how much he screwed up the crime scene, something he makes a point to tell the protagonist and the others.
From all this, Adachi seems completely irredeemable, and during the battle against him, it really seems like it would end badly for him. However, after the Investigation Team stops him, and after he's had a few months to stew in jail, he relents. Adachi agrees that his game was over and he needed to live by humanity's rules, because he was only (an incredibly flawed) human himself. He shows his willingness to change by providing the protagonist the clue he needed to find out who the true culprit behind the events in Inaba was. It was a small gesture, but there is hope for him, however small it may be.
Tohru Adachi | Persona 4 AU | Not Reserved
NAME: Skyla
AGE: 30
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TIMEZONE: EST
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OTHER CHARACTERS PLAYED: NA
C H A R A C T E R;
NAME: Tohru Adachi
CANON: Persona 4 (role swap AU)
POINT IN CANON: Post True End, just as the events in Arena are beginning.
AGE: 28
APPEARANCE: Adachi, though he lost his tie during the course of his adventure.
CANON HISTORY: Canon History, though not much of it applies to this version of Adachi, other than what little early history he has.
CANON PERSONALITY: Adachi is a tricky individual, as he has multiple facets to his personality, most of which is a ruse for what really lies underneath. To most, he appears as the clown, a goofy little dork that makes people wonder how the hell he managed to get a gold badge at his age. On the inside, however, he's much darker, and someone that cannot be trusted.
To most people, he comes off as the comic relief. Most times he's seen on screen, he has a bit of a doofy expression on his face, like he's not really sure why he's around or what's going on. He's instinctively submissive, and seems to be able to know what people want to hear from him and deliver (or not) accordingly. He is also adept at making himself unassuming, often using his goofy actions to make others dismiss him. After all, who would think that a guy that was all gung-ho about cabbages being on sale was actually a detective? This often leads him to looking even more incompetent and pitiable, especially when he runs his mouth off and gives out more information than he should, or otherwise just screw up enough to lead Dojima to taking it out on his skull. Even when alone, he seems to be intentionally far too open with the public, spouting out information he really shouldn't and making very clear and obvious rookie mistakes to the point people have to wonder how he managed to become a detective. He's also almost always slacking off, like he doesn't even try to take his job seriously, and can often be found hanging around Junes just to skip out on work.
Even outside of work, Adachi comes off as overly casual and not really serious about anything. He enjoys making really bad (eely worse than Teddie) puns, and seems to be content with being perpetually single, as he comments that, "marriage is where fun goes to die" when asked about it. In short, he comes off as being entirely unmotivated and uncommitted, and not really interested in much outside of himself. He seems like he wants more out of his job at times, especially when he describes himself as "Dojima's slave", but he does not seem to be willing to do anything to change that, preferring to sit on his ass and act like a clown while waiting for someone to notice how awesome he is. Despite his choice of profession, he's surprisingly cowardly and has a strong survival instinct; he never puts himself in a dangerous situation unless he has no other choice.
His immaturity seems to change after Nanako and Dojima are injured, however. He steps up as a detective, presumably taking over his partner's work on the case (though he's never actually shown doing this, it's implied because you can no longer find him at Junes after Nanako is kidnapped). He sticks by his partner and his daughter, and you can see him there supporting them both every time the protagonist and company visit the hospital, doing little things, like wheeling Dojima around to visit his daughter despite what the nurses say. Even when Nanako dies, he's there for Dojima, struggling to take him away from Namatame's room and potentially making an awful mistake, whether it be taking his rage out on Namatame or injuring himself further. He also shows how upset he is himself, stating that he wishes he could kill Namatame himself for what he's done. It really seems like he steps up and takes charge of a terrible situation, for the sake of himself and his partner and friend.
Seems that way.
When he's finally cornered, when his misdeeds at the beginning of the year finally catch up with him, that's when his true nature is revealed. Adachi is really a sadistic, manipulative person, voluntarily choosing to turn his eyes away from how the real world was like and instead living in his own delusion. He truly believes the world is full of shit, and cannot see anything good about it, because no one ever gives him what he feels he's owed in life. He refuses to take responsibility for the fact that he doesn't try to see what is out there in the world that is right for him, and instead tries to seclude himself while expected everyone to shower him with attention. Even when it comes to the murders of Mayumi Yamano and Saki Konishi, he doesn't take responsibility for it, because it's not his fault. He shoved Yamano in the television because she did not return his feelings, did not give him the love and affection he felt he deserved from her. And because she didn't? Well she was a bitch and a whore and just had the hots for Namatame because of his money. Clearly she deserved to die because of all that. Saki Konishi was the same damn way, out right smacking him because she wouldn't give him what he deserved.
But it's not his fault they died; it was the TV world, the world of everyone's inner thoughts, that actually killed them, and that is actually very true. That's part of what's so frightening about Adachi's real personality: he never lies. He will deflect the truth when confronted, asking why someone like him would try to hurt someone, but he never outright denies what he does. Even before he is caught, he would use his blurted out facts about what was known in the case to lead the Investigation Team where he wanted them to go, away from him and toward the puppet he had set up to continue his little "game". He deliberately planted evidence to make Namatame look more guilty, but even in the fake evidence he didn't lie, saying people would be "killed" instead of using the "savior" angle, like Namatame believed he was (something that would ultimately be his downfall).
Adachi has a sadistic side to him, though this is best shown in the animated version of Persona 4 more so than the game. As he's talking to the protagonist, spouting out his view on the world, he's letting Magatsu Izanagi beat the ever living crap out of Yu's, not even bothering to direct it as it continues to throw Izanagi around and pound on him. This ends up causing Yu an immense amount of pain while he's laying there trapped by a spell, and even still, Adachi goes so far as to press his gun against his head, nearly shooting him point blank. It was clear he was enjoying seeing the protagonist at his mercy, and he almost sounded bored when it seemed like there was nothing left for him to do except just kill him outright.
His view of the world is exceptionally twisted; Izanami described him best when she said he allowed himself to be turned away from the truth and allowed evil to taint him. Adachi really believes that humanity is trash, that the world is really shitty and there's nothing good to be found in it. He wants the fog to envelop all of Inaba, and he wants to see everyone become Shadows. That would just be easier after all; everyone would get to be free of what society says they're supposed to be, and instead be able to live like they want to. That's all that people want after all; to see the true side of other people, and to show off what they really are. This is another part of what makes Adachi's character frightening: because he's so right about how humanity is, but he just can't see that there are people that can still be themselves and still live by the world's rules. The last part of what makes him so scary is that he's really very smart, actually worthy of being a detective. He easily manipulated everyone around him, keeping everyone away from the truth. Even when it came to Kubo's copycat murder, he had easily pointed out how much he screwed up the crime scene, something he makes a point to tell the protagonist and the others.
From all this, Adachi seems completely irredeemable, and during the battle against him, it really seems like it would end badly for him. However, after the Investigation Team stops him, and after he's had a few months to stew in jail, he relents. Adachi agrees that his game was over and he needed to live by humanity's rules, because he was only (an incredibly flawed) human himself. He shows his willingness to change by providing the protagonist the clue he needed to find out who the true culprit behind the events in Inaba was. It was a small gesture, but there is hope for him, however small it may be.