Koji Kiyohara
Koji Kiyohara (清原 幸治, Kiyohara Kōji) is a tertiary antagonist featured in the spin-off manga Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak and the light novel Crazy Heartbreakers. He is a university student who shoots Josuke and random civilians of Morioh with a crossbow.
Appearance
Koji has dark, neck-length hair that is slicked back. He is described as a handsome man with well-defined facial features.[2] He has a wavy strand of hair dangling over his forehead on each side. His irises are small and he has a wide nose. Koji wears a puffer vest on top of a hoodie, baggy pants, and boots. He also wears a watch on his left arm and carries a backpack along with a quiver for his crossbow.
Personality
Koji is a sociopathic narcissist who takes pleasure in hunting strangers as if they were animals. He also records videos of him shooting animals to death.[3] Koji is a vain man, believing that he's special compared to others around him and thinks he is the only one with the right to kill people. From a young age, he had been favored by the adults and teachers around him and had never struggled to make friends. He believed he was a chosen individual, a truth he considered predetermined by fate.[2] His ego is hurt when a random teenager like Josuke interferes with his plans.[1]
History
Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak
Koji starts indiscriminately firing bolts at civilians who are running away from an illusionary military helicopter produced from Pet Sounds's Stand. After he happens to shoot a kid in the neck who was running past Josuke, he also fires a bolt at Josuke's back. Enraged, Josuke dashes toward Koji to stop him. Koji shoots another bolt at Josuke, but Josuke easily deflects it with his Stand, surprising Koji. As he wonders who Josuke is, he continues shooting more civilians in the back. He fires at Josuke again and nearly pierces his forehead, but Josuke's Stand grabs the bolt in time before it can go further.
Hol Horse fires two bullets with his Stand, blowing off Koji's ear and a fragment of his crossbow. Pet Sounds starts flying away, momentarily distracting Hol Horse and Josuke, allowing Koji to run away. Hiding in bushes nearby at a park, he waits for Josuke to follow his blood trail while he aims his crossbow. However, Josuke had used his Stand to restore the fragment of the crossbow that broke off and used it to track Koji. Koji is stunned as he hears Josuke's voice behind him, along with his crossbow suddenly being restored. Before Koji could react, Josuke pummels him with punches using his Stand. Josuke steals Koji's money from his wallet and examines his ID. He then ties Koji to a nearby tree using the string from his crossbow. Josuke's grandfather arrives soon after, so Josuke tells him to arrest Koji. Acting like a police officer, Josuke charges Koji with "assault with a deadly bolt".[1]
Koji is taken into custody and the police investigate his home, where they find videos of him shooting animals to death. They intend to do a psychological evaluation on him, which means it might take a long time before he has to go to trial. While sitting in his jail cell, mumbling to himself in fear, a police officer shines a flashlight at his cell. Koji suddenly sees a memory of Kazuki Karaiya sitting beside him in a police car. Karaiya asks him how it felt to lose. When Koji doesn't answer the question but instead asks who Karaiya is, Karaiya screams at him. Pet Sounds then appears behind Karaiya and activates its Stand ability on Koji, causing him to shriek in his cell.[3]
Quotes
Quotes- “Shooting those little brats... it felt so right!! I knew it! I was special all along!!”—Koji Kiyohara, Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 7
- “No ordinary guy can hunt human beings like animals... I'm the only one with that privilege! And yet, some little shit has the gall to hurt me?! Damn it all to hell...!!”—Koji Kiyohara, Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 7
- “You know to find me by following the blood trail, don't you? Kekekekekeh... Too bad you won't be finding me at the end of it!”—Koji Kiyohara, Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 7
- “The second I lay eyes on you, it's game over, kid! This baby's gonna hurl a bullseye straight through your stupid mug!”—Koji Kiyohara, Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 7
Chapters
Manga Appearances- Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 6 (Silhouette)
- Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 7 (1st full appearance) (Retired)
- Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 8
Novel Appearances- Crazy Heartbreakers Chapter 4: Descent on (Debut)
- Crazy Heartbreakers Chapter 5: Disquietude
Gallery
First appearance
Smirking after shooting a boy
Shot in the ear by Hol Horse
Hiding in the bushes
Scared of Josuke suddenly appearing behind him
Kiyohara defeated by Josuke
Tied up to a tree
Shrieks in his cell after being attacked by Pet Sounds Stand Ability
