Koki Kariya
From The World Ends With You
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| Name | Koki Kariya |
| Age | 19 |
| Classification | Harrier Reaper |
| Nickname | Lollipop, Lolly |
Koki Kariya (狩谷 拘輝 Kariya Kōki?), sometimes known as "Lollipop" by the Players, is Uzuki Yashiro's partner. He oversees the Game as a Harrier class Reaper (though easily classes into Officer level) and follows orders sent by the GM.
He is the polar opposite of his hot-headed partner, Uzuki.
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[edit] Personality
Although rumored to have high-level abilities, Kariya would much rather sit back and relax than exert effort in completing his assignments. Kariya explained to an enraged Uzuki that he declined a promotion because being an officer meant that he couldn't be out and about in Shibuya; he would only strut around looking important all day, a life he sees as boring. He is always holding an orange lollipop and is exceptionally cool-headed.
Kariya spends most of his time playing games with Uzuki which he usually wins. The loser of these games treats the winner to a bowl of ramen. They play these games even with serious subjects, such as finding out the origin of the Taboo Noise. He enjoys an easy, fun life, the exact opposite of his partner, Uzuki. Despite the differences in attitudes and goals, Uzuki and Kariya are friends and work incredibly well together, fighting like two halves of a whole[1]. The two even have their own special light puck, similar to Neku's.
Kariya spends a great deal of time telling Uzuki about the old days of being a Reaper, and seems to know more about the Reapers' Game than he lets on. For example, he both knew what a Taboo refinery sigil was and was able to predict what was happening to Shibuya (though it was too late, as he and Uzuki fell victim to the O-pin's mind control). Kariya also talks about how they have never had so many Games in a row, indicating that he has been participating in the Game for a long time.
[edit] Abilities
When in battle, Kariya is quite a formidable opponent despite his low rank. He can fire blasts from the air, which explode when they hit the ground doing massive damage to any nearby players. He is also capable of creating an electrical barrier around him, countering close-range psyches such as Shockwave. However, blocking these moves is possible if the Player is quick enough to attack.
[edit] Trivia
- With correct timing and two Lightning Rook pins, it's actually possible to put Kariya into an infinite loop of movement. He'll only be able to attack you on the top screen.
- Despite numerous occasions where other game characters go so far as to nickname Kariya "lollipop", he reveals in the second chapter of The World Ends With You official manga comic book that the thing that he's always carrying around is actually bean paste. It is also notable that while he never identifies his bean paste as bean paste in the game itself, he never disputes it being a lollipop either, even when other characters call him "lollipop" to his face. This combined with events in the manga not lining up perfectly with certain events in the game (such as how Neku discovers that he is dead) present a disputable canon problem, meaning that while Kariya MIGHT actually be eating a lollipop in the game, it is most likely bean paste. In the Reaper Quiz game on the Square Enix website, it says that Kariya's favorite flavor of lollipop is bean paste, not that the lollipop is bean paste itself.
- Kariya's eyes are the same color as his lollipop.
- Kariya's voice actor is a former rapper named Kish. After little success in that field, he took to voice acting.
[edit] Name
The kanji for Kari-ya Kōki translate literally to: Hunt, valley, arrest, sparkle.
