Kuzuryūshin

• Draconic
• Humanoid

Biographical Information

• Also Known As

  Kuzuryūshin(Third Thier Persona)
  Ku-kun
  Gramps
  The Nine-headed Dragon God (Title)
  Sir Ku
  Fireheart
  My Angel (Lupin/Arsene/

  Satanael

  )
• Species

  (Draconic) Persona
• Arcana

  Sun

Personal Description

• Age

  ??? (Presumably the same age as Adrian)
• Gender

  Male
• Height

  1066.8 cm (35") (Draco)
  228.6 (7'6") (Humanoid)
• Weight

  1315.42 kg (2900 lbs) (Draco)
  108.1 kg (240.5 lbs) (Humanoid)
• Skin/Fur/Scales

  Black Scales with a reddish orange mane (Draco)
  Orange hair with black scales (Humanoid)
• Eyes

  Red (Persona)

Status

• Host

  Adrian Kuzuryu
• Occupation

  Third-Tier Persona
• Affiliation

  Phantom Thieves of Heart
  The Pack
• Voice Actor

  J Michael Tatum
• Theme Song

  True Kinda Love

In the shared depths of human hearts, there is a domain where mythical archetype dwell. This domain is expansive to the point it creates mini gateways to sections that represent small portions of its large size. This domain is what we refer to as Distortionis. This realm grants control over an individual's personality development. In what way depends on what they are. Personas are beings that are manifestations of a Persona User's personality. Some regard Personas as being a "mask" for an individual. Those with Personas are ones who have embraced the inner thoughts they attempt to escape. This allows Personas to grant those who they are bound to (or their other self) physical and mental abilities that turn their other self into superhumans. One can argue that shadows and Persona are similar. Shadows are malevolent manifestations of one's inner thoughts, while a Persona is a manifestation of the same feelings but tamed and trained. In some ways, Shadows and Persona are the Yin and Yang of each other.

It should be noted that Personas tend to have two forms: their initial and their ultimate. However, some Personas are capable of exceeding to forms that exceed their ultimate one. These forms don't have a proper title, but most tend to call them the third-tier form. Kuzuryūshin is an example of these forms. Born as a fusion of Kuraokami and Kuzuryū, Kuzuryūshin is Ku's strongest forms. He is regarded as being the symbol of Adrian's heart in its pure state. With his nine wings, he brings forth a light that is meant to purify all.

Appearance

Kuzuryūshin draconian form bears some resemblance to his previous form: Kuzuryū. He takes the form of a eastern dragon with even a longer body compared to his previous form. Black scales completely cover his body with a mixture of yellow and red scales found on the underside of his 'hands' and 'feet'. His nails are shown to be a black and his body gave a segmented underbelly complete with scales that gradient from orange to gold. He has a black nose with segmented (yellow) scales projecting upwards from it and exposed canine teeth. He has long whiskers with orange feathers along the ends of it that stem off a few centimeters from his nose. His horns are much shorter compared to his form as Kuzuryu, projecting a few inches or so from his head with distinct markings. A blue coat covers his form with various music notes seen occasionally appearing and disappearing from it. A reddish-orange mane run down the top of his head and teetered down a few feet from the end of his tail. A longer turf of hair is projected from the tip of his tail with smaller ones on each of his legs and cheeks. A yellow to red gradient can be found inside of his ear and all the fur on his body seem to carry a glow. Completing the outfit is a black necklace with a clef symbol dangling from it.

In his humanoid form, Kuzuryūshin bears a resemblance to a man in his late twenties/early thirties. He possesses a tan skin tone with a horizontal scar running across the bridge of his nose. With bright red eyes, the male has orange hair that comes down to the top of his shoulders. The bangs of hair framed the left side of his face and cross over to his right side, covering his right eye in the process. His nails are shown to be black and sharp much like the claws in his draconian form. He has a matching colored chinstrap beard that appears to be well-trimmed. His attire is a simple blue haori, sleeves, and back of his haori and a white keikogi and hakama. On the back of his haori is the clef music note. Fixed on his feet are sandals.

⇀ Important Notes

• Despite the meaning of his name, Kuzuryūshin does not have nine heads.
  • However, the male has nine wings that appear at will. All of these wings are completely white and bear the resemblance to bird wings. They more so have the consistency of energy than that of actual wings.
• Occasionally, his hair (in his humanoid form) is styled in a way where it does frame both sides of his face.
• The music note on his clothing changes based on whatever song that Adrian is thinking about the moment.
• Kuzuryūshin wings tend to appear when the male using a bless skill.
• Kuzuryūshin mane/hair become ablaze whenever he's using a fire skill.
• Music notes tend to appear around Kuzuryūshin whenever he uses any sound-based skills.

Gallery

Personality

When compared to his previous forms, Kuzuryūshin has a slightly more unique personality. It's no secret that Ku is a kind, courteous, and chivalrous man. He is still the same polite and calm companion of Adrian with a strong sense of duty in keeping the male safe and happy. He continues to almost always follows every one of Adrian's orders. At this point, it's more to keep the male from getting hurt with Akira assisting him in keeping Adrian at ease. He's still as realistic as he always been and retains some bits of his straightforward attitude. Ku has developed a sarcastic and witty side to him that came as a result of spending too much time with Arsene. He has a slightly nonchalant demeanor and tends to be a bit more talkative. He carries a lighthearted atmosphere for the group that is further expanded by how he will complain about his age and smaller things. This leads to the Personas in calling him the old man of the group. It's a trait that he uses to his advantage as it allows him to avoid getting too worked up about anything or by anyone. After all, he has seen what happened when he allows that to happen to him. Another thing to note is that Ku possesses an almost sage-like nature with how modest he tends to be about his abilities and how he never shows any sign of arrogance.

Trivia

• Kuzuryūshin is another name for Kuzuryū. The choice of giving Ku this specific name in this form is due to the fact that Kuzuryū translate to nine-headed dragon and Kuzuryūshin means nine-headed dragon god.
  • This plays into the idea that Kuzuryūshin is Kuzuryū ascending to this form to become a God.
• Kuzuryūshin is meant to represent a archangel with the wings he carry and the fact he continues his previous forms trend of being akin to angels.
  • When it comes to virtues, humility is the one he strongly connects to and what allows him to ascend to this form. Humility is one of the things that Adrian and Kuzuryūshin share when it comes to their personality.
  • Yes, he does the "voice of a angel". Thank you for asking.
• The music notes are meant to be a called back to Adrian's connection to music and how it's one of the things that partially help save him.
  • The clef symbol he wears around his neck as a necklace plays off the idea of clef meaning "key". In a way, Kuzuryūshin is the key to Adrian's heart.
• Kuzuryūshin appearance does combine his previous two forms into one. A good example of this is that his coat comes from Kuzuryū and his ears comes from Kuraokami.