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Gaku Hikitsuri is one of the male students who currently attends Akademi.
Appearance []
Gaku has short, spiky, dark blond hair with the tufts meeting in both directions. He has red eyes with a brownish hue framed by thin, oblique eyebrows. He has a scar located in the middle-left of his forehead.
He wears the default school uniform with the jacket open revealing a red shirt with a phoenix on it, two lobe ear piercings on his left ear and a weapon box on his back containing a crowbar unless customized by the player.
Prior to becoming a delinquent, he wore the default uniform and had short blue hair.
Personality[]
Last year, he suffered a fractured arm from a minor accident, earning him a reputation as a weak and frail boy - and an easy target for bullies. Since then, he has built up his muscles in order to be able to defend himself.
Among the Personas that are currently implemented in the game, Gaku is Violent. If Ayano Aishi aims a camera at him, he will scowl then cover his face. If he sees Ayano carrying a corpse or committing murder, he will run up to her and begin a combat mini-game and if Ayano wins, he will run out of the school and call the police. However, if he witnesses Ayano carrying the corpse of or murdering a bully, he will compliment her on her crime and run off. This is due to the fact that Gaku wishes death on Bullies who bullied him and his friends, as seen in the Death Demon's ritual.
If he witnesses Ayano carrying the corpse of or murdering Kokoro Momoiro when all of the other bullies are dead, he will run up to her and begin a combat mini-game until himself or Ayano have been downed.
If Ayano initiates a fight with him, he will fight until either one of them are injured. If he loses, he will drop his weapon.
If he sees Ayano bloody or insane, he will only mock her and not lower her reputation. He also does not drop his tough "character", even at home or when he is alone. However, Gaku is more relaxed when around Osoro.[2]
He projects a "fearsome" appearance so that he will not be bullied again.[3]
Background[]
Originally, Gaku was being bullied to the point of considering a suicide pact with his four friends after the bullying reached its peak. However, after he and his friends witnessed Osoro Shidesu beat up multiple students from another school, he realized the importance of a tough façade, joined with her, and changed his appearance and attitude to fit that of a delinquent.[3] Gaku, alongside the other delinquents, started getting bullied simultaneously, in a similar timeframe. Which was 24 hours.[4]
Routine[]

Gaku in the incinerator.
At 7:06 AM, Gaku enters the school grounds. He walks to his locker at 7:07 AM and changes from his outdoor shoes to his indoor shoes. At 7:12 AM, he walks to the Incinerator, and talks with Hokuto Furukizu, Dairoku Surikizu, Hayanari Tsumeato and Umeji Kizuguchi.
At 8:30 AM, Gaku walks into Classroom 2-1, sits at his desk and plays on his phone. He starts his morning classes at 8:40 AM, and leaves to go to the incinerator at 1:00 PM.
Gaku walks back to class again at 1:40 PM and goes to the incinerator between 3:30 PM and 4:00 PM.
Task[]
- Main article: Tasks
Gaku's task is to find a hidden bottle of alcohol in Kocho Shuyona's office. The bottle is located under the Headmaster's desk. Once Ayano collects it and brings it to him, he will be impressed with the fact that she actually infiltrated the Headmaster's office and stole contraband from it.
He will agree to befriend Ayano, but will not do any favors for her.
Topics[]
The topics towards Gaku are Negative/Positive/Neutral as follows:
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Relationships[]
Delinquents[]
Gaku's relationship with his fellow delinquents is best described as people who have a mutual trust and friendship with one another, and spend a lot of time together. Their situation does not make them friends, but rather "comrades in arms". They do develop friendships with one another gradually.[5]
When they talk near the Incinerator Area, they talk about their shared interests. They also talk about the students at Akademi. Who may be a bully, who may be bullied and where they should relocate if they want to keep an eye on someone.[6]
His Family[]
While Gaku was being bullied at school, his family gave him a lot of support throughout this ordeal and attempted to make the school officials intervene about the bullying that was impacting Gaku. While this was not successful, he feels grateful and appreciative for his family for supporting him during his time of need.[7]
Trivia[]
- He was implemented in the April 26th, 2018 Build.
- His name Gaku (学) means ”Learning”, while his surname Hikitsuri (引きつり) means ”Draw”.
- His name is also the other word for a scar on his forehead.
- This was a result of giving scars to each male 202X delinquent, and then authenticating their name by using the syllables that he translated from English to Japanese.[8]
- His name is also the other word for a scar on his forehead.
- YandereDev originally planned to name him Foruhedo (from the word forehead), but the idea was abandoned as players would not approve of this way of choosing a name for a character.[8]
- In his task, it is mentioned that the headmaster of Akademi, Kocho Shuyona, is an alcoholic, claiming he "smelled booze on the Headmaster".
- Gaku's scar is a result of him and his friends walking up to the Bullies, pulling out their knives, and slitting their skins in various spots. The group of boys glared at Musume Ronshaku for a bit, then left with blood dripping on their faces. It sent a message to Musume and her friends, who realized that the next time they bullied the delinquents, the damage the boys did to themselves would be done to them next. The bullies have stopped bullying them since.[10]
- His broken arm is a result of an accident, which was tripping and falling down the stairs. The bullies taunted him for being clumsy to break his own arm.[11]
- When at home, Gaku likes to wear something comfortable and casual, especially if he does not plan to leave the house.[12]
- Similarly to Osana Najimi, Gaku has a pet cat.[13]
- If Gaku was not a delinquent, he would join the Art Club.[14]
- If the delinquents stopped being friends altogether, Gaku would keep up his tough facade, just by himself instead of his group. While he lacks members or a gang to back him up, he would still continue to intimidate others who attempted to bully him.[15]
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