Akira Otoishi
| Akira Otoishi | |
|---|---|
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure character | |
| File:AkiraOtoishi.jpg Akira appears in Diamond is Unbreakable | |
| First appearance | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure chapter 311 "Red Hot Chilli Pepper, Part 5" (1993) |
| Last appearance | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure chapter 412 "Cheap Trick, Part 1" (1995) |
| Created by | Hirohiko Araki |
| Voiced by | Showtaro Morikubo (Japanese) Andrew Russel (english) |
| In-universe information | |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Stand | Red Hot Chili Pepper |
Akira Otoishi (音 石 明, Otoishi Akira) is a fictional character in the Japanese manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. He was one of the main antagonists of the series' fourth story arc Diamond is Unbreakable, first appearing as a devious guitarist and enemy of Jotaro Kujo, Josuke Higashikata and personally Okuyasu Nijimura wielding the Stand Red Hot Chili Pepper (レ ッ ド ・ ホ ッ ト ・ チ リ ・ ペ ッ パ ー, Reddo Hotto Chiri Peppā), with electrokinetic powers passed on by Keicho Nijimura's ability.
Akira returns as a supporting character in Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan after being released from prison, and to the surprise of fans, he is a fan of the character Rohan Kishibe's work.
Conception
Araki was inspired by Kenji Ohtsuki, a Japanese rock musician and award-winning writer, having similar wavy hair and a scar on the left side of the face. He possibly chose him as a base after he interviewed Ohtsuki about his love of Horror movies, which the two bonded over.
Appearances
In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Diamond is Unbreakable
Otoishi was one of the many people Keicho Nijimura shot with the Bow and Arrow while trying to find a Stand user capable of killing his mutated father, being fortunate enough to develop a Stand, naming it Red Hot Chili Pepper, after which he became interested in Stands and their creation. To further his rather self-centered goal, Otoishi uses his Stand to murder Keicho and forcefully wrest the Bow and Arrow from him. From there on, he watched and tormented several people, among them Josuke Higashikata, while trying to improve in the use of his guitar skills. Otoishi phones Jotaro at his hotel, warning him to leave Morioh, adding that he killed Keicho, has the Bow and Arrow, and that he won't bother them if they don't bother him. Lashing out at Jotaro for deducing that he's a student, Otoishi has his Stand destroy the phone. The theft of the Bow and Arrow causes Jotaro Kujo to mark him as a threat and search for a way to find the location of his person, as his Stand allows him to interact with others from a distance via electricity.
Otoishi sends his Stand through Josuke's TV, fighting him and his Stand, Crazy Diamond, in order to test his strength in preparation for the event of a confrontation with Jotaro. In order to help discover Otoishi's whereabouts, Jotaro calls on Joseph Joestar in order to again make use of his Stand, Hermit Purple. Immediately, Otoishi discovered their plans, which led to a short skirmish with Okuyasu Nijimura, the younger brother of Keicho, where he learned that Red Hot Chili Pepper had a time limit, as when not reserving enough electricity, it grows weaker. Using this to his advantage, Okuyasu savagely beat the Stand before he accidentally opened a hole within the floor that led to a power line. This allowed Chili Pepper to reabsorb enough energy to defeat Okuyasu and nearly kill him if not for Josuke's intervention. During their next confrontation, Otoishi himself personally showed up to kill Joseph, revealing himself to Josuke and Koichi Hirose. He believed Josuke to be an easy match, underestimating his junior, which led him to make mistakes and suffer injuries. Otoishi eventually decides to empower Chili Pepper with the entire city of Morioh's electrical supply, resulting in it receiving a massive boost in strength and speed and allowing it to overtake Crazy Diamond with little trouble. Josuke manages to trap the Stand in a rubber tire, but Chili Pepper punctures a hole. Otoishi's overconfidence was the reason for his defeat, as the tire's air pushed it into the ocean along with Chili Pepper, dismantling the Stand and bringing him to near-death. Even seemingly losing consciousness while standing up, Otoishi used a last-ditch effort to get himself onto the boat that Joseph was on, disguising himself as a Speedwagon Foundation operator. Okuyasu, acting as the bodyguard for Joseph, saw this and prepared to attack him, but Otoishi confused him by saying the other SPW Foundation operator was the real Otoishi. Okuyasu, not used to brainwork, decided that he would hit both and luckily struck Otoishi first. Otoishi was later put on trial with a sentence of three years behind bars with no bail or parole for the things he had stolen. It was there that Jotaro confronted him, saying that if he tried to escape, he and Josuke would hunt him down to the ends of the earth and put an end to him. Otoishi later reveals to Jotaro that he had shot the rat Bug-Eaten, but hides the fact that he actually shot two rats (Bug-Eaten and Not Bug-Eaten).
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
Otoishi, newly released from prison, asks for Rohan's autograph along with Tamami Kobayashi, claiming to be a big fan of his. Both are harshly rebuked by Rohan's editor Minoru Kagamari, who tells them that Rohan is busy at the moment, but Rohan, in turn, scolds his editor for treating him like a "slow mangaka who can't sign autographs" before signing autographs for the two of them with coffee using a special dripping technique.
In other media
Akira has already appeared in some electronic games in the franchise as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle (PS3), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven (PS3/PS4) and also appears in an OVA of Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan.