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PLAYER
» Journal:revolter
» Birthdate/Age: 7/4/89
» Characters Played: Chidori Yoshino (Persona 3 @ medeacinal), Loly (Bleach @ irrationalnumbr).
CHARACTER
» Name: Eikichi ‘Michel-sama’ Mishina
» Fandom: Persona 2: Innocent Sin
» Reference: http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Eikichi_Mishina
» Canon Point: Immediately prior to fighting Hitler.
» Gender: Male.
» Age: 16.
» Orientation: For all his flamboyance, the game illustrates Eikichi as heterosexual - or, at least, focuses primarily on a female love interest for his development. He’s known Hanakouji Miyabi since grade school, and she, even with all her popularity, befriended him when everyone else spent the time teasing him for his weight. His radical image makeover stemmed from her giving in to peer pressure and insulting him - and even years after the fact, he speaks of her fondly and expresses a kind of possessiveness over her. Before they’re even formally together as a couple, he calls her “his woman” to Sugimoto.
When he realizes chubby ‘Hanaji’ is actually Miyabi, his feelings remain unchanged. When they reunite for a third time later on at Scorpio Shrine, the game even humorously allows a neon light to descend above them that blinks “LOVE” as they embrace. While Eikichi is taken prior to the game’s end, it’s also notable to recognize that she is shown clutching his arm in the game’s last scene in an altered reality of Innocent Sin's universe - an indication that there is, at the very least, something of a romantic nature budding between them even when events are changed. That the creators included such a minor character as Miyabi in the ending of the game indicates that this relationship is important to Eikichi’s character, especially as he states earlier that he underwent such a drastic makeover just for Miyabi.
Eikichi also makes several remarks during the course of the game that indicate an interest in women, normally centering on his supposed ability to win the opposite sex over. When it comes to men, the player (as Tatsuya) may claim to have feelings for Eikichi when questioned by Lisa - but this choice, as opposed to the other three alternatives (Lisa, Maya, and Jun being the remaining options), is treated as a joke by the game, and thus canon does not explicitly demonstrate Eikichi as possibly bisexual - though such a possibility is not denied, either.
» Personality: The boy probably doesn’t ‘wake up’ in Atia so much as he crash-lands, because god forbid Eikichi do anything quietly.
It’s not just that visual-kei makeup of his that’s loud, keep in mind; that guy shouting half-correct Engrish in the corner? With a guitar case for a machine gun? Yeah, that’s Eikichi. Pardon me, Michel-sama. He’s just a little dramatic. Theatrical, if you will!
The (obvious) truth is, Eikichi is concerned with his image - his utter flamboyance and narcissism are some of his defining traits. “Self-intoxicate,” one of his Contact options, involves him regretting that he was born as… himself - because you can’t really worship yourself, and what a shame that is, what agony! If a demon calls him out on his narcissism, there are multiple dialogue choices that further cement this self-absorbed quality in Eikichi: declaring himself “beautiful as a swan!” for one, or that he needn’t take a leaf from Narcissus’s book (quite literally) and turn into a beautiful flower - because, come on, silly demon, super sexy Michel-sama is fine as it! His Contact with Yukino involves him begging her to take photographs of him, and one of his sprite’s idle animations is him… hugging himself. Eikichi takes some damn pride in his appearance, thank you very much, especially since he worked so hard to slim down from his former chubby self.
But make no mistake: Eikichi is not just a pretty boy, and he’s got some bite on him - and if he’s barking Engrish all the time, you can bet his bite is far, far worse. Sure, another Contact option of his is “Mark Territory,” where he threatens and swears at enemy demons without even flinching - but perhaps more importantly, he’s introduced as the gang leader of an all-boys delinquent school. Even rival school Seven Sisters High fears him, and it’s telling that this is the first impression the player is given of him. When bitter classmate Sugimoto tries to supercede him as Kasugayama High’s most feared, Eikichi has little problem pushing back against the other boy and protecting what is his title - with his fists.
Eikichi isn’t just some crude punk, though; he takes his position in the school seriously not just out of pride, but because he wants to protect his classmates, particularly the weak ones. The boy has heart, and a lot of that drive to protect stems from his own past as an awkward, bullied kid. Yell as he might at his fellow band members, Shogo, Ken, & Takeshi, when they’re reduced to shadow shelves, he’s crushed. Even as he bickers and argues with Ginko, when the team goes to rescue her from becoming one of the MUSES, should the player (as Tatsuya) choose to let her handle it on her own, Eikichi is furious to be merely standing by without coming to her side.
So yes, ladies, Eikichi is quite the sensitive boy! He almost always reacts to situations in an exaggerated manner (one look comparing his ‘shocked’ portrait to the other characters’ is evidence enough of this) and has a bit of an impetuous streak in him - more than once his eagerness to plow forward lands him nearly falling into traps. When he hears Sugimoto is holding his precious Miyabi captive, he rushes ahead without so much a second thought. He’s motivated by his emotions, and less so by logic, even if he can still put the pieces together as well as anybody else on the team.
But the ‘tough guy/pretty boy’ split is further chipped at - if not ripped away altogether - when four of the party members (Maya, Tatsuya, Lisa, and Eikichi) slowly recall their shared past as children and the resulting trauma that resonated for years afterward. Speaking to Eikichi in one of the mask rooms will lead to him remembering Tatsuya’s once friendlier nature - and he blames himself and his actions for his leader's shift to someone more cold, distant, even going so far as to apologize for it.
The secret is - and shh, don’t tell anyone and ruin that reputation of his! - that Eikichi is much more than a pretty face and/or a handful of swear words. Hell, Tatsuya’s not the only one whose personality veered drastically away from his childhood self; Eikichi as a kid was shy, constantly stuttering, and easily convinced into things (when Ginko commands him to play the part of the ‘baby’ when they all play house, he only meekly protests before agreeing). This isn’t irrelevant to who he is now, as tempting as his old self may be to dismiss; after all, so much of his Michel-sama persona (no pun intended) was built to protect that inner kid, if not to bury him so thoroughly underneath Eikichi’s ‘new’ glossy self. A very large motivation of Eikichi’s to uphold that image is to make up for that hidden vulnerability, and Eikichi’s shadow self is partly built on this truth.
His arcana - Death - aligns perfectly with his personality, and in a game like Persona that relies on mythology, this can’t be so easily ignored. The Death card rules not so much over a physical death as it does a mental one, and the subsequent rebirth - it’s essentially the card of transformation, and Eikichi is the king of transformation in the game, his total image undergoing perhaps the most radical change from when they were all kids. It should be noted his other, most compatible arcana also exemplify his personality - Strength, for example, not only for physical force, but for discipline and moderation in terms of that force, both internal and external - and kindness, for knowing how to rein in that force in the face of someone weaker.
An obvious example where these two aspects of Eikichi tie together is in his status as gang leader. Early in the game, he’s painted more as a tyrant than as a protector, and Jun even comments on this overindulgence of power much later in Scorpio Shrine. But Eikichi, forced to watch Sugimoto unjustly rule what he sees as his school, learns from this mistake, and if the player chooses to talk to him later in Kasugayama’s classrooms, they’ll observe him guiding his fellow classmates into standing up for themselves. Eikichi even admits, after beating the crap out of Sugimoto, that his prior rule as gang leader was built on fear - fear his classmates had of him and his Persona. For someone once so powerless, it’s tempting for Eikichi to abuse his power - and while this is a weakness, it’s one he demonstrates an awareness of.
Lastly, it should perhaps be noted that despite some of the darker turns of his canon, there’s definitely an idealistic bent to Eikichi. He’s determined to become a famous rocker, even though he lacks in the talent department (this particular example also illustrates the extent of his own narcissism). Perhaps more notable, however, is another Contact option of his - “Talk About Life” - where he sweet talks the demon, spouting things about how every cloud has a silver lining, or how they should “turn that frown upside down! <3” He’s a fairly determined guy, and holds tight to the dreams that he has.
» Appearance: Eikichi’s overall appearance is hard not to take note of.
What’s most notable is probably his visual-kei makeup (visual-kei being an aesthetic of some Japanese rock bands and/or singers, particularly popular at the time of Innocent Sin’s release in 1999 - Eikichi demonstrates fairly well what this entails). He makes his face up to be perfectly white, accented only by his dark lipstick, nails, and eye makeup. He also dyes an light electric blue streak into his hair, which is already a medium shade of blue to begin with. To complete this look, he wears a multitude of rings, bracelets, and even wears multiple rings of metal as chokers around his neck (this will be his collar in Amat).
He even adds his own twist to his uniform by wearing a tunic underneath, often mistaken to be a skirt. Nonetheless, this addition to his wardrobe, alongside his rocker makeup, can lead some (especially demons) to see him as ‘feminine’ despite his aggressive stances. Thus Eikichi could be said to have somewhat of an androgynous appearance, which is again in line with visual-kei aesthetic ideals.
Eikichi also stands at a tall height for a Japanese male, ranking in at 6’1” (185 cm). What he makes a bigger fuss about, however, is his weight; though once chubby, he has slimmed himself down considerably from his childhood days. While he wears long-sleeves for the entirety of the game, it could be assumed he has some muscle due to his strength even with his slender frame.
Eikichi typically holds himself with confidence, caressing his face or hugging himself when he’s feeling particularly narcissistic, or taking on more aggressive stances while in battle. Eikichi in general is very expressive in how he uses his body - his ‘sad’ portraits are not limited to merely a facial expression, but also have him hunching inwards as if to physically protect himself alongside emotionally shielding himself.
As Eikichi is 16 in his canon, it is unlikely his appearance will change much as he is aged up two years.
» Suitability: Persona 2: Innocent Sin may have the plot of a B-movie, but there’s a darkness in the adventure that Eikichi undergoes that cannot be denied. As a child he underwent something so traumatic - thinking he killed his older sister figure - that he blocked it out of his memory for years. That he is able to bounce back from that certainly illustrates a level of maturity and an ability to cope with tough situations - that, and the fact that he’s had to fight demons, Nazis, and face his own shadow self (a kind of inner demon made manifest), of course. The boy certainly isn’t lacking in life experiences.
In terms of suitability for sexuality specifically, Eikichi is a 16-year-old boy raised fairly ‘normally’ in society, and thus it is likely he has, at the very least, the basics of sex & sexuality down pat. Considering how often he brags about how people must be ‘begging’ for his body (the crazy bastard even says that to demons), it’s fairly safe to assume Eikichi knows what he’s doing in terms of trying to exude sex appeal; whether or not there’s experience behind his words, there’s certainly an understanding of sex and sexuality, and thus he should be able to adjust to Atia’s bizarre circumstances.
» Journal:revolter
» Birthdate/Age: 7/4/89
» Characters Played: Chidori Yoshino (Persona 3 @ medeacinal), Loly (Bleach @ irrationalnumbr).
CHARACTER
» Name: Eikichi ‘Michel-sama’ Mishina
» Fandom: Persona 2: Innocent Sin
» Reference: http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Eikichi_Mishina
» Canon Point: Immediately prior to fighting Hitler.
» Gender: Male.
» Age: 16.
» Orientation: For all his flamboyance, the game illustrates Eikichi as heterosexual - or, at least, focuses primarily on a female love interest for his development. He’s known Hanakouji Miyabi since grade school, and she, even with all her popularity, befriended him when everyone else spent the time teasing him for his weight. His radical image makeover stemmed from her giving in to peer pressure and insulting him - and even years after the fact, he speaks of her fondly and expresses a kind of possessiveness over her. Before they’re even formally together as a couple, he calls her “his woman” to Sugimoto.
When he realizes chubby ‘Hanaji’ is actually Miyabi, his feelings remain unchanged. When they reunite for a third time later on at Scorpio Shrine, the game even humorously allows a neon light to descend above them that blinks “LOVE” as they embrace. While Eikichi is taken prior to the game’s end, it’s also notable to recognize that she is shown clutching his arm in the game’s last scene in an altered reality of Innocent Sin's universe - an indication that there is, at the very least, something of a romantic nature budding between them even when events are changed. That the creators included such a minor character as Miyabi in the ending of the game indicates that this relationship is important to Eikichi’s character, especially as he states earlier that he underwent such a drastic makeover just for Miyabi.
Eikichi also makes several remarks during the course of the game that indicate an interest in women, normally centering on his supposed ability to win the opposite sex over. When it comes to men, the player (as Tatsuya) may claim to have feelings for Eikichi when questioned by Lisa - but this choice, as opposed to the other three alternatives (Lisa, Maya, and Jun being the remaining options), is treated as a joke by the game, and thus canon does not explicitly demonstrate Eikichi as possibly bisexual - though such a possibility is not denied, either.
» Personality: The boy probably doesn’t ‘wake up’ in Atia so much as he crash-lands, because god forbid Eikichi do anything quietly.
It’s not just that visual-kei makeup of his that’s loud, keep in mind; that guy shouting half-correct Engrish in the corner? With a guitar case for a machine gun? Yeah, that’s Eikichi. Pardon me, Michel-sama. He’s just a little dramatic. Theatrical, if you will!
The (obvious) truth is, Eikichi is concerned with his image - his utter flamboyance and narcissism are some of his defining traits. “Self-intoxicate,” one of his Contact options, involves him regretting that he was born as… himself - because you can’t really worship yourself, and what a shame that is, what agony! If a demon calls him out on his narcissism, there are multiple dialogue choices that further cement this self-absorbed quality in Eikichi: declaring himself “beautiful as a swan!” for one, or that he needn’t take a leaf from Narcissus’s book (quite literally) and turn into a beautiful flower - because, come on, silly demon, super sexy Michel-sama is fine as it! His Contact with Yukino involves him begging her to take photographs of him, and one of his sprite’s idle animations is him… hugging himself. Eikichi takes some damn pride in his appearance, thank you very much, especially since he worked so hard to slim down from his former chubby self.
But make no mistake: Eikichi is not just a pretty boy, and he’s got some bite on him - and if he’s barking Engrish all the time, you can bet his bite is far, far worse. Sure, another Contact option of his is “Mark Territory,” where he threatens and swears at enemy demons without even flinching - but perhaps more importantly, he’s introduced as the gang leader of an all-boys delinquent school. Even rival school Seven Sisters High fears him, and it’s telling that this is the first impression the player is given of him. When bitter classmate Sugimoto tries to supercede him as Kasugayama High’s most feared, Eikichi has little problem pushing back against the other boy and protecting what is his title - with his fists.
Eikichi isn’t just some crude punk, though; he takes his position in the school seriously not just out of pride, but because he wants to protect his classmates, particularly the weak ones. The boy has heart, and a lot of that drive to protect stems from his own past as an awkward, bullied kid. Yell as he might at his fellow band members, Shogo, Ken, & Takeshi, when they’re reduced to shadow shelves, he’s crushed. Even as he bickers and argues with Ginko, when the team goes to rescue her from becoming one of the MUSES, should the player (as Tatsuya) choose to let her handle it on her own, Eikichi is furious to be merely standing by without coming to her side.
So yes, ladies, Eikichi is quite the sensitive boy! He almost always reacts to situations in an exaggerated manner (one look comparing his ‘shocked’ portrait to the other characters’ is evidence enough of this) and has a bit of an impetuous streak in him - more than once his eagerness to plow forward lands him nearly falling into traps. When he hears Sugimoto is holding his precious Miyabi captive, he rushes ahead without so much a second thought. He’s motivated by his emotions, and less so by logic, even if he can still put the pieces together as well as anybody else on the team.
But the ‘tough guy/pretty boy’ split is further chipped at - if not ripped away altogether - when four of the party members (Maya, Tatsuya, Lisa, and Eikichi) slowly recall their shared past as children and the resulting trauma that resonated for years afterward. Speaking to Eikichi in one of the mask rooms will lead to him remembering Tatsuya’s once friendlier nature - and he blames himself and his actions for his leader's shift to someone more cold, distant, even going so far as to apologize for it.
The secret is - and shh, don’t tell anyone and ruin that reputation of his! - that Eikichi is much more than a pretty face and/or a handful of swear words. Hell, Tatsuya’s not the only one whose personality veered drastically away from his childhood self; Eikichi as a kid was shy, constantly stuttering, and easily convinced into things (when Ginko commands him to play the part of the ‘baby’ when they all play house, he only meekly protests before agreeing). This isn’t irrelevant to who he is now, as tempting as his old self may be to dismiss; after all, so much of his Michel-sama persona (no pun intended) was built to protect that inner kid, if not to bury him so thoroughly underneath Eikichi’s ‘new’ glossy self. A very large motivation of Eikichi’s to uphold that image is to make up for that hidden vulnerability, and Eikichi’s shadow self is partly built on this truth.
His arcana - Death - aligns perfectly with his personality, and in a game like Persona that relies on mythology, this can’t be so easily ignored. The Death card rules not so much over a physical death as it does a mental one, and the subsequent rebirth - it’s essentially the card of transformation, and Eikichi is the king of transformation in the game, his total image undergoing perhaps the most radical change from when they were all kids. It should be noted his other, most compatible arcana also exemplify his personality - Strength, for example, not only for physical force, but for discipline and moderation in terms of that force, both internal and external - and kindness, for knowing how to rein in that force in the face of someone weaker.
An obvious example where these two aspects of Eikichi tie together is in his status as gang leader. Early in the game, he’s painted more as a tyrant than as a protector, and Jun even comments on this overindulgence of power much later in Scorpio Shrine. But Eikichi, forced to watch Sugimoto unjustly rule what he sees as his school, learns from this mistake, and if the player chooses to talk to him later in Kasugayama’s classrooms, they’ll observe him guiding his fellow classmates into standing up for themselves. Eikichi even admits, after beating the crap out of Sugimoto, that his prior rule as gang leader was built on fear - fear his classmates had of him and his Persona. For someone once so powerless, it’s tempting for Eikichi to abuse his power - and while this is a weakness, it’s one he demonstrates an awareness of.
Lastly, it should perhaps be noted that despite some of the darker turns of his canon, there’s definitely an idealistic bent to Eikichi. He’s determined to become a famous rocker, even though he lacks in the talent department (this particular example also illustrates the extent of his own narcissism). Perhaps more notable, however, is another Contact option of his - “Talk About Life” - where he sweet talks the demon, spouting things about how every cloud has a silver lining, or how they should “turn that frown upside down! <3” He’s a fairly determined guy, and holds tight to the dreams that he has.
» Appearance: Eikichi’s overall appearance is hard not to take note of.
What’s most notable is probably his visual-kei makeup (visual-kei being an aesthetic of some Japanese rock bands and/or singers, particularly popular at the time of Innocent Sin’s release in 1999 - Eikichi demonstrates fairly well what this entails). He makes his face up to be perfectly white, accented only by his dark lipstick, nails, and eye makeup. He also dyes an light electric blue streak into his hair, which is already a medium shade of blue to begin with. To complete this look, he wears a multitude of rings, bracelets, and even wears multiple rings of metal as chokers around his neck (this will be his collar in Amat).
He even adds his own twist to his uniform by wearing a tunic underneath, often mistaken to be a skirt. Nonetheless, this addition to his wardrobe, alongside his rocker makeup, can lead some (especially demons) to see him as ‘feminine’ despite his aggressive stances. Thus Eikichi could be said to have somewhat of an androgynous appearance, which is again in line with visual-kei aesthetic ideals.
Eikichi also stands at a tall height for a Japanese male, ranking in at 6’1” (185 cm). What he makes a bigger fuss about, however, is his weight; though once chubby, he has slimmed himself down considerably from his childhood days. While he wears long-sleeves for the entirety of the game, it could be assumed he has some muscle due to his strength even with his slender frame.
Eikichi typically holds himself with confidence, caressing his face or hugging himself when he’s feeling particularly narcissistic, or taking on more aggressive stances while in battle. Eikichi in general is very expressive in how he uses his body - his ‘sad’ portraits are not limited to merely a facial expression, but also have him hunching inwards as if to physically protect himself alongside emotionally shielding himself.
As Eikichi is 16 in his canon, it is unlikely his appearance will change much as he is aged up two years.
» Suitability: Persona 2: Innocent Sin may have the plot of a B-movie, but there’s a darkness in the adventure that Eikichi undergoes that cannot be denied. As a child he underwent something so traumatic - thinking he killed his older sister figure - that he blocked it out of his memory for years. That he is able to bounce back from that certainly illustrates a level of maturity and an ability to cope with tough situations - that, and the fact that he’s had to fight demons, Nazis, and face his own shadow self (a kind of inner demon made manifest), of course. The boy certainly isn’t lacking in life experiences.
In terms of suitability for sexuality specifically, Eikichi is a 16-year-old boy raised fairly ‘normally’ in society, and thus it is likely he has, at the very least, the basics of sex & sexuality down pat. Considering how often he brags about how people must be ‘begging’ for his body (the crazy bastard even says that to demons), it’s fairly safe to assume Eikichi knows what he’s doing in terms of trying to exude sex appeal; whether or not there’s experience behind his words, there’s certainly an understanding of sex and sexuality, and thus he should be able to adjust to Atia’s bizarre circumstances.