Kanato Shiratori - Character Profile
Ultimate Talent: Ultimate Appraiser
English VA: Robbie Daymond
Japanese VA: Tatsuyuki Kobayashi
Kanato is a handsome man who always seems to have a warm, pleasant smile on his face no matter what the circumstances. However, his eyes are a glassy pale violent that occasionally give off a detached or vacant look.
He wears a pristine, perfectly tailored white or cream three-piece suit with a silk lavender ascot. Upon his acceptance, he added a custom patch of Hope's Peak's emblem to his blazer.
While Kanato keeps his appearance well-kept, impeccably groomed, and stylish, he is surrounded by an invisible, suffocating cloud of ultra-expensive luxury cologne. Because he dumps half a bottle on himself daily without realizing it, anyone standing too close to him will visibly choke or water at the eyes.
Kanato a flamboyant, bubbly, and incredibly polite. He is a pure-hearted optimist on the outside, completely detached from reality on the inside. He'll treat absolutely everyone with impeccable, sweeping chivalry. He will pull out chairs, hold doors, and offer poetic, uplifting compliments to both men and women alike.
"Oh, good morning! What a perfectly radiant day to be alive! May I pull out your chair for you?" -ex. dialogue.
Despite appearing genuinely helpful and kind, he entirely lacks cognitive empathy regarding death. He is completely neutral to the killing game, finding it inconvenient at worst. When a classmate dies, he doesn't cry or panic; he politely folds his hands and offers a mild, cheerful, "Oh, how deeply horrific..." before treating the crime scene like a fun puzzle.
Upon first hearing the rules and conditions of the school, he completely loses his composure and faints. Once he recovers, he treats the new environment as "normal". When seeing a corpse, he isn't disgusted, no matter how mutilated it may be. His biggest concern is getting blood on his white suit as he doesn't want it to stain.
Kanato was raised as the precious, pampered heir to an incredibly dangerous, elite global crime syndicate. Behind closed doors, his father used his natural visual perception to appraise black-market artifacts, stolen masterpieces and illegal weapons. Publically, Kanato used his talents to aid museum curators.
As a young child, he was slightly chubby and had an intense, innocent love for candy. His ruthless father viewed this soft indulgence as a weakness unbefitting an elite heir. To "fix" him, his father subjected him to an experimental chemical-ingestion. It was never intended to ruin his senses permanently, only render him unable to taste sweet flavors. The trauma accidentally burned out his olfactory nerves and tastebuds completely.
He holds absolutely zero resentment toward his father. He completely rationalized the abuse, genuinely believing his father did him a favor by "clearing away the distractions" of taste and smell so he could focus entirely on his visual appraisal talent. His body is covered in scars earned by punishments or mishaps when training. Out of courtesy to others, he keeps himself covered fully, though he is not ashamed of the marks.
Deep down, he harbors a fleeting dream of owning a bright, colorful candy store. He keeps this hidden because he knows that even if he escapes the killing game alive, his life belongs to the family empire, and he will never be permitted such a "childish" escape.
Because his food tastes like cardboard, he relies on the emotional energy of his classmates to experience flavor. He will eagerly watch Aoi Asahina eat a donut or Sakura Ogami drink tea, asking with bright eyes, "Is it wonderfully sweet today?" If they say yes, he beams and bites into his own food, experiencing a placebo rush of joy through their satisfaction.
He is utterly, inexplicably smitten by Toko Fukawa. While the rest of the cast avoids her due to her intense anxiety and poor hygiene, he appraises her like a rare, precious jewel. He constantly courts her with dramatic gentlemanly gestures. This drives Toko into absolute, paranoid hysterics (convinced he is mocking her). When he encounters her alter, his fascination with her grows.
How he views the others vs how they view him:
Profile is kind of rushed tbh. Will update it more later with lore, especially after I get further into the game. He will be a non-featured character on ArtFight 😉
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