Satoru Akefu

Satoru Akefu
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Japanese Name	明負 悟
Romanized Name	Akefu Satoru
Stand	Satoru's Stand
Profile
Age	89 (allegedly)
Gender	Male
Nationality	Japan
Race	Rock Human
Occupation	Head Doctor of TG University Hospital
Other Information
Hair Color	Light
Affiliation	Leader of the Rokakaka Organization
Status*
Status	Alive
Media
Manga Debut	JJL Chapter 76

Satoru Akefu (明負 悟, Akefu Satoru) is an antagonist featured in JoJolion.

Satoru is the head doctor of TG University Hospital, and mastermind of the Rokakaka Organization. He is also one of the organization's four researchers. Supposedly 89 years old, he's an illusive figure with no public presence despite being in charge of a major institution of medicine.

Appearance

Satoru's face has yet to be fully revealed. However, he is an elderly-looking man with a slightly stocky build. His arms and legs are noticeably slimmer than the rest of his body. He wears a dark-colored hat and suit, along with a lightly colored scarf with a pattern of irregular "-" shaped slits cut in it. He also wears dress shoes and uses a cane to walk.

Personality

Satoru's personality is currently a mystery. He's a rather illusive figure despite holding an incredibly prestigious title. Similarly to other Rock Humans he demonstrates antisocial behavior, completely ignoring Josuke Higashikata, Yasuho Hirose, and Rai Mamezuku. While he avoids direct confrontation with the trio, he ruthlessly uses his Stand ability to stop them from pursuing him.

Abilities

Satoru is shown to be unexpectedly nimble and fast for a man that uses a cane to walk and is also approaching his 90s, a fact which caused Rai to question the doctor's alleged age on multiple instances.

unnamed Automatic stand ability

The head doctor's Stand descends on Josuke and company

Satoru is the user of a currently unnamed humanoid Stand. The head doctor's stand is mechanical in appearance, and posesses an automatic ability that functions at an  extremely long range. The ability is activated by any person attempting to pursue Akefu. As estimated by Rai Mamezuku, once a person has been targeted by this stand any attempt to pursue its user will cause it to appear and re-activate its ability, regardless of the target's distance from the head doctor. In an extreme display of its sensitivity to pursuit, Satoru's ability was re-activated by the mere discussion of Josuke and Mamezuku attending a lecture by the head doctor with intent to confront him.

Satoru's ability is re-activated by Mamezuku and Josuke's conversation

Satoru's stand attacks by causing nearby objects to collide with its victims with an amplified force that causes greater injury than would be possible under normal circumstances. This is best demonstrated when a discarded cigarette imbued with the Stand's power strikes Josuke's hand with enough

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The Head Doctor's stand ability turns a cigarette into a projectile as powerful as a bullet

force to impale him. It seems as though this Stand functions by transferring a force from an object to a person, and that the force this Stand embeds in people is somewhat transferable. A bystander was shown to suffer a sudden, fatal injury after coming into contact with Josuke's blood within moments of the latter being hit by a car that was presumably affected by the head doctor's ability. Smaller objects seem to cause more extreme and immediate damage (i.e. rain drops striking with the force of bullets) while the impact caused by larger objects takes a bit of time to effect a target (as seen in the aformentioned car example). 

History

Background

As the leader of the Rokakaka organization, Satoru oversees the research on the Rokakaka fruits and gives orders to his fellow Rock Human doctors, such as Wu Tomoki, Urban Guerrilla, and Poor Tom.

Ozon Baby's Pressure

Satoru along with his colleague Wu Tomoki attempt to meet with Poor Tom to retrieve the grafted Rokakaka branch. They disguise as ambulance drivers and arrive at the Higashikata orchard. However, they are tricked by Jobin and Tsurugi Higashikata into getting an ordinary pear branch from Poor Tom instead. They realize it was someone else other than Josuke and Poor Tom who lit the orchard on fire and that the other party now has the real Rokakaka branch.

The Wonder of You (The Miracle of Your Love)

Satoru is pursued by Josuke Higashikata, Yasuho Hirose, and Rai Mamezuku. Completely ignoring them, Satoru sends his Stand after the three and makes his getaway on a bus. He's later spotted by Mitsuba Higashikata at both her son's elementary school and on the property surrounding the Higashikata House.

Chapters

Manga Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

• JoJolion Chapter 76: Ozon Baby's Pressure, Part 4 (Silhouette)
• JoJolion Chapter 83: The New Locacaca (Mentioned only)
• JoJolion Chapter 84: The Wonder of You, Part 1
• JoJolion Chapter 85: The Wonder of You, Part 2
• JoJolion Chapter 86: The Wonder of You, Part 3
• JoJolion Chapter 89: The Wonder of You, Part 6

Gallery

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  Satoru disguised as an ambulance driver

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  Satoru's first full appearance

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  Close up of Satoru's scarf

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  Satoru standing outside Tsurugi's school following the iron gate incident

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  Satoru near Higshikata House

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  Satoru viewed in profile

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  Satoru's face appears aged in the hospital's security footage

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  A glimpse of the head doctor's face

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  Satoru escapes by bus

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  Chapter 85 tailpiece featuring Satoru and his Stand