He has the public's support only if he upholds the pretense of being a charismatic idol detective, and his fans are quick to turn on him if he makes mistakes, such as when the Phantom Thieves triumphed over Kaneshiro and Medjed. Akechi claims that he has carefully crafted his public image in the hopes that it would make people accept him. He also has a narcissistic element to his personality, wishing for others to see him as a hero and those who oppose him as the villains. He has a desperate desire to be acknowledged, which he is forthright about being the primary drive for his actions as a detective. He was passed around the foster care system as an orphan and has developed a far more jaded worldview than he initially lets on, even calling himself an unwanted child. He was abandoned by his father, subsequently lost his mother to suicide, and never had close friends. His handsome features draw him public attention, and people comment on him as “The Second Advent of the Detective Prince.”īehind his popularity, he is quite lonely and yearns to be loved. His abilities as a detective have been widely acclaimed, since he not only has solved numerous cases, but is also able to deal with people from the investigation agency smoothly.
Much like with Loki's design, it alludes to a lack of agency, is meant to give a chaotic feeling and invoke the question "what's the real you?"Īkechi is a high school student who conducts a detective business.
He also wears a dark enclosed knight helmet, similar to plate armor, with a deep crimson mask resembling a sharp beak. In this form, he has several black belts strapped around his legs and arms. Once he reveals his true intentions, Akechi swaps his princely garb for a body-covering, black and purple striped outfit. As with his Robin Hood Persona, it's meant to give the feeling of putting on the air of a champion of justice, with nothing to do with being a Phantom Thief, robber or burglar of any sort, invoking the image of being at the front of a stage to contrast the protagonist's image of being more of a backstage actor. His image is a combination of a noble's attire and a uniform worn by cavalry or guards of honor. The artbook states his mask motif resembles that of a medieval western plague doctor, but in keeping with Akechi being as proud as a tengu, it's also got a long nose. He wears a tan peacoat with black buttons, striped black and white tie, black trousers, and black gloves.Īs Crow, Akechi wears a princely pure white royal outfit with red accents and a red, long-nosed mask. Akechi has shaggy chin-length brown hair with bangs and reddish-brown eyes.
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