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| “ | You're all students, right? Shouldn't you be studying instead of wasting your time with this? Study hard, get into a good college, work at a respectable company, marry a cute girl... Why are you guys so desperate when it comes to something so useless? Won't you regret it once you're adults? | „ |
| ~ Tohru Adachi when cornered in Magatsu Inaba. |
| “ | Why choose reality when you can have a world of your own making? That's clearly the choice, y'know... I mean come on, we all prefer the easy life. Hehehehe.... You see, all reality ever gives you is boredom and bickery. And no one truly wants to live in a world like that. It's only because they think they have to accept it that they have to buck up deal. There's only one thing that's going to set you apart and let you succeed in life: it's the magic ticket they call "talent". And if you don't have it, then your left to rot in despair. Game over. So wouldn't we better off without this reality crap? | „ |
| ~ Tohru Adachi while toying with Yu. |
Tohru Adachi is the main antagonist of the 2008 video game Persona 4.
A police detective who keeps up the appearance of being incompetent and friendly, he is in reality the culprit behind the murders plaguing Inaba, has almost no regard for human life and will go to any lengths simply to amuse himself. He also serves as the archenemy of the Investigation Team (especially to Yu Narukami and Yosuke Hanamura).
He was voiced by Mitsuaki Madono in Japanese and Johnny Yong Bosch in English.
Appearance[]
Adachi is a young adult with black bed hair and grey eyes. He wears a black suit with a white long-sleeved shirt inside, a crooked red tie and brown field boots.
In Persona 4 The Animation he had darker blackish brown hair.
Personality[]
A seemingly cheerful and jovial detective, Adachi often serves as the story's comic relief. He jokingly refers to himself as the 'slave' of Dojima, complaining of the workload that his partner piles on him. Adachi also often accidentally blurts out the police investigation results to the Investigation Team, much to his own chagrin. He can be seen hanging around Junes Department Store, usually planning to buy cabbages to cook for dinner. His actions in public hide his normal thoughts and desires however...
It turns out that he is the one behind the mysterious murders of Mayumi Yamano and Saki Konishi. Once the truth is revealed, he shows his true colors as a sadistic and manipulative man, seeking to have fun. He already knew how dangerous The world inside the TV was, and threw Yamano into it anyway. He manipulated Taro Namatame into "saving" the next victim before the murderer could get to her, all while hiding the truth that he was behind the first two cases. He even said that he got a real kick out of it when he threw that "Kubo kid" into the TV. He acts as if everything was a game, and watched the events unfold. He doesn't seem to care about the consequence of his actions. He also believes that there was nothing great about the real world. It was just "dull and annoying as hell" to him. Adachi is also hinted to be abusive towards women, as seen when he usually continuously calls Ms. Yamano and Saki by insulting nicknames, and his treatment of them when throwing into the TV World.
By the time of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, he remains the same but is different from how he was before in terms of goals and actions. Adachi does not want to to end the world or continue his plans since he lost and accepts it. He holds sympathy for Sho Minazuki and says that he still have an opportunity of living a peaceful life, Adachi goes on to state that he is much worse compared Sho. Despite his attitude, the impact from the investigation team effected him greatly and shown selflessness when helping Yu defeat Sho and Hinokagutsuchi. Though he does not admit it, he does value his relationship Yu, Nanako, and Dojima. Adachi even admits that he regrets throwing his relationship away and understands that having bonds with others isn't as bad than how he thought.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Unknown father
- Unknown mother
Allies[]
- Inaba Police Department (formerly)
- Ryotaro Dojima (former superior)
- Nanako Dojima (formerly)
- Taro Namatame (pawn; formerly)
- Izanami (formerly)
Enemies[]
- Investigation Team
- Yu Narukami (archenemy)
- Yosuke Hanamura (archenemy)
- Chie Satonaka
- Yukiko Amagi (attempted victim)
- Kanji Tatsumi (attempted victim)
- Rise Kujikawa
- Naoto Shirogane
- Teddie
- Mayumi Yamano (indirect victim)
- Saki Konishi (indirect victim)
- Sho Minazuki
Quotes[]
| “ | The world is about to change... your existence won't belong there! I thought I could just leave you be, but you're like a plague... I'll have to get rid of all of you! (Yosuke: "I wish WE would get rid of YOU, but we'll make sure you pay for what you've done!") Shut up...! Get lost! Get the hell outta my sight!! | „ |
| ~ Adachi before his boss fight. |
| “ | So you're telling me it wasn't a lie. And here I had a thing for you but I didn't know that in the end, you're just another stupid bitch. (Mayumi Yamano: "Don't make me call for help!) Argh, ENOUGH! NO, YOU WON'T!!! I think what you need right now is a little taste of fear to calm you down... | „ |
| ~ Adachi before murdering Mayumi Yamano in the Persona 4 anime. (Also one of Adachi's breakdowns) |
| “ | Bastards...! There's no way I can lose... it makes no sense! I CAN'T LOSE!!! | „ |
| ~ Adachi's villainous breakdown. |
| “ | You know, that's what makes you kids so annoying. A grown up tells you the truth and all you do is ignore it. (Yu: "I'm tired of playing games! You don't have what it takes to shoot me and you know it!") Really? (Yu: "I've heard enough. It's all bullshit! No matter what you say, you won't get away with this! And that... IS THE TRUTH!!!") | „ |
| ~ Yu standing up to Adachi. |
Trivia[]
- His style in summoning Persona is clutching his head in pain, similar to Takaya Sakaki from Persona 3. The difference is that Adachi's eyes are vacant like a madman while invoking, while Takaya's eyes are normal (although he drops to his knees from the pain).
- In episode seven of Persona 4 The Golden Animation however, he summons his Persona in a similar way to Yu, except he uses his left hand, akin to works portraying villains sometimes being left-handed.
- When Yu confronts Adachi in Persona 4: The Animation, he calls out his Persona's name. This is the only time he says the name of his Persona.
- Adachi appears to be based on the real-life serial killer Ted Bundy, due to the fact that that they both took advantage of their looks to lure victims.
- Adachi is very popular in some circles being used as a meme character. This is due to Adachi's strange personality, Dojima berating him, the funny faces that he tends to make, and him saying bitches and whores.
- His meme status is so big that it got the attention of Atlus and they included his funny faces quirk in Persona 4: Arena Ultimax.
- Fans commonly ship Adachi with Sae Niijima from Persona 5 as a popular crack ship.
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