- Cool Shock B.T. Chapter 6: The Eerie Freckled Boy Incident
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“
We're going to take your possessions one by one! We're going to drain all the money you have until your whole family's bankrupt. That's all we've always done... and what we'll do forever! HAHAHAHA!!
”
—Manabu to Koichi Mugikari, Cool Shock B.T. Chapter 6: The Eerie Freckled Boy Incident
Manabu (マナブ, Manabu), also known as the Creepy Freckled Boy (そばかすの不気味少年, Sobakasu no bukimi shōnen) and later as the Creepy Freckled Old Man (そばかすの不気味老害, Sobakasu no bukimi sōgai) is a recurring antagonist of the Cool Shock B.T. universe. He appears in "Cool Shock B.T. Chapter 6: The Eerie Freckled Boy Incident" as the main antagonist and later in the Cool Shock Old B.T. spin-off one-shot as the main antagonist again.
Manabu is a cunning and devious boy who purposefully lets himself get bumped by the Mugikari Family's car. Using their guilt, the freckled boy invades their house and exploits their generosity. B.T. develops a particularly bitter rivalry with him.
Appearance
Manabu is a little boy with a average constitution, and a round face. He seems to have the same size as Koichi Mugikari He's got unkempt dark hair. His most notable feature are his freckles in the middle of the face. He also happens to be missing several front teeths.
Manabu appears wearing a checked shirt in a diamond pattern and rolled up trousers. He also doesn't wear shoes. He then steals Koichi's clothes and now wears a trucker jacket with two breast pockets, a white shirt and plain trousers with a belt.
Cool Shock Old B.T.
In the Cool Shock Old B.T. one-shot which is set 60 years after the original series, Manabu has become an old man who is lean and a little smaller than B.T.. He is now practically bald, with a thin duvet remaining. Manabu still wears a trucker jacker but under it wears a shirt with a double circle motif, and a pearl necklace. His trousers have an arrow motif imprinted on them, as do his shoes who have black and white arrows imprinted under the soles. Manabu now wears round glasses and walks with the help of a cane, which hides a sword inside.
Personality
Manabu is a devious, greedy and violent boy who revels in exploiting others.
When he appears, the freckled boy seems to be an innocent and reasonable boy, although he shows an unusual high level of familiarity. As the Mugikari Family tries to get on his good side by welcoming him inside of their home, he quickly abuses their hospitality, from sleeping on the couch immediately after going in to devouring a large part of the family's dinner while complaining about the meat being to salty to Koichi's mother. He then steals Koichi's clothes for himself. In general, Manabu has a cheerful and friendly behaviour but it is only an act in order to approach his victims.
Manabu's unpleasant behaviour can be explained by the fact that he comes from a family of hustlers. Manabu cheerfully claims that they routinely infiltrate households, probably using Manabu as bait to catch the victims unaware and frightful of the consequences of having run over a boy. The family then uses the opporunity to force themselves inside of a house, intimidating the victims by playing the victims themselves, overreacting and pretending that the victims are assaulting them. This leaves the victims unable to do anything for fear of the police believing the story of Manabu's family. Manabu also happily says that he and his family will depossess the Mugakari of their possessions, threatening to leave them bankrupts, and gloats that his family will do so forever.
Manabu is also quite violent. When he manages to acquire Taro, Koichi's dog, Manabu tries to force Taro to do tricks for him and beats him with a tree branch when the dogs disobey, getting angry at the dog for "being lazy". When B.T. poisons his family and forces them out, Manabu also tries to get his revenge by attacking B.T. with a knife, though he fortunately misses his throw.
Manabu has a clever but devious streaks. He likes playing mind games and making bets with people, which is another way for him to con people because he's a cheat. For instance, he challenges B.T. and Koichi at seeing whose candy will an ant colony reach first, but he also has secretly sprayed the area with insect repellent to guarantee his win. This allows him to win Koichi's dog. Later, Manabu challenges B.T. to trace a special grid without lifting the pen or going over anything once. At the end of the story, Manabu reluctantly acknowledges B.T.'s own cleverness after realising he got baited into being run over by an ambulance.
Manabu is quite the big eater. He's able to devour a whole picnic, and also drink a whole 1 liter bottle of soda in one gulp.
Abilities
Intelligence
Manabu is a fairly intelligent and devious boy, coming from a family of hustlers and thus having an affinity with hustling, manipulation and cheating.
He demonstrates a good deal of cunning and is the only opponent in the series to beat B.T. in a battle of wits. By preemptively cheating and making B.T. drop his guard to bait him into a bet he was sure to lose. Likewise, Manabu seems to act as bait on a regular basis to help his family take over households through acting and deception, playing the victims so that the real victims feel they can't call the police for help.
Equipment
- Butterfly knife: Manabu possesses a butterfly knife which he uses once, throwing it at B.T.. Fortunately, he misses.
- Sword Cane: In the spin-off Cool Shock Old B.T., Manabu now possesses a sword cane, which he also throws at B.T. Fortunately, he misses again.
History
Cool Shock B.T.
- Main article: CSBT Chapter 6
Cool Shock Old B.T.
Chapters
Manga AppearancesChapters in order of appearance
