| Masashi Miyamoto | |
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| Vital Statistics | |
| Name | Masashi Miyamoto |
| Kanji | 宮本 雅志 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 38 |
| Height | 184 cm |
| Blood Type | A |
| Professional Statistics | |
| Occupation | Officer at the Defense Force (former) Military writer |
| Hometown | Tokyo |
| Btooom! Statistics | |
| Status | Deceased |
| BIM Type | Cracker |
| Kill(s) | 1 |
| Media | |
| Japanese VA | Takaya Kuroda |
| English VA | Jovan Jackson |
| Image gallery | |
"If you ask me, the people playing the game are the sane ones." — Masashi Miyamoto
Masashi Miyamoto (宮本 雅志 Miyamoto Masashi) was a participant in the real-life Btooom! game. He was originally a member of a group comprised of Himiko, Isamu Kondō, and Mitsuo Akechi, however, tensions led Masashi to kill Isamu, which thus created a falling-out with the remaining members. Once on his own, Masashi later formed his own group with Sōichi Natsume and served as a major antagonist toward Ryōta Sakamoto's group. He was eventually killed by Himiko and Ryōta in their final encounter.
Appearance
Masashi is a very tall and extremely muscular man. His face sports very rough features, such as his dark-tinted, sunken eyes and his slightly large nose. His hair is black and shriveled and extends down to his nape. Due to his hair being rather long, he is usually seen with his hair kept in a forest camouflage-patterned bandana. (In the anime, however, his bandana is red.)
Aside from his bandana, his attire consists of a black, sleeveless shirt and dark green cargo pants. He is occasionally seen either carrying or wearing a dark-green, unfastened military coat, sporting pockets around the front, with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows when worn. His accessories consist of two dark-green sweatbands, with one worn on each wrist, and a necklace depicting the cross of Christianity. Unlike many of the participants, he carries a combat knife, which he makes use of in battles. Like any other Btooom! participant, he started out with a bandolier and has an IC chip implanted in his left hand. However, his bandolier was stolen from him early on and wasn't recovered until much later. After the recovery of his bandolier, he is later seen wearing four bandoliers stolen from Ryōta's alliance - two around each side of his waist and two over each shoulder - in a cross-shaped fashion, with various types of BIM attached.
On a minor note, he is seen in several scenes smoking a cigarette, implying he carried several cigarettes on his person while on the island.
Personality
Masashi's personality is that of an indifferent man who keeps his distance from the personal dealings of others, often seeing these people as inferior to himself. He is, however, easily able to mentally adapt to his situation. He, at first, explored other opportunities of escape, however, when he was presented with no other option he quickly resorted to violence to accomplish his goal.
When faced with others, he is rather apathetic, showing no remorse for anyone affected by his cruelty, and is very calculating. He justifies his behavior solely on the concept of the survival of the fittest, however his sadistic nature often overshadows such justifications whenever he begins to toy with or torture his foes. He will, at times, assert his own opinions based on a realist perspective and criticize the opinions of others, especially when their based on a idealist perspective. When irritated, he is unhesitant in resorting to violence and other underhanded tactics toward others, even to the point of killing them.
Whenever in a group, he will either take a commanding role or conflict with the group's leadership. Whenever he is taking leadership within a group, he proves to be a very proactive leader. His decision-making skills often has others rely on his judgment in terms of strategy. Although these strategies are proven to be not only practical and somewhat clever, he neglects the safety of his allies, often seeing them as dispensable; this is especially the case with Sōichi, as Masashi exhibited no empathy toward him - even after his ally's death - and was unhesitant in providing the man with stimulants that he knew would affect the man's mentality.
As a result of his previous military occupations, he specializes in various forms of warfare, weaponry, and torture. He occasionally takes great pride in his many areas of expertise and occasionally exhibits them in various situations, though his overreliance of such skills tends to have him overlook the strategic importance of utilizing both the BIM and the radar.
History
Other than what Masashi has mentioned from his past, not much else is known of him. What is known of him is his previous occupations. He's mentioned that he had been an officer of the Japanese Special Defense Force (JSDF), had undergone special army ranger training, and had been a member of the French Foreign Legion. It is through these experiences that he has accumulated personal experience with many skills, including tracking, warfare, and knowledge of weaponry and torture.
Plot
On the morning of the first day, Masashi, along with Isamu and Mitsuo, encounter a sleeping Himiko. Shortly after Himiko joins their group, Masashi uses one of his BIMs to fish with, and then brings what fish he has obtained to the rest of the group. Once the group begins to eat their meal, Masashi has a discussion with Isamu of their situation on the island. He notes to the others that escape is improbable given how isolated the island is and that they may have to kill to survive after all, with a smile. However, Isamu objects to such thoughts, demanding that they should be more focused on the group itself instead. This then irritates Masashi, prompting the man to remark of how powerless Isamu is. The argument then escalates drastically when Masashi produces a BIM from his bandolier, to which Isamu responds with reaching for his own. Masashi then takes Himiko to test the man's limits. As Isamu struggles to make his choice, Himiko produces a BiriBiri 650000 from her skirt pocket, and attempts to stun Masashi. The man immediately lets her go. Afterward, Mitsuo argues that their weapons are causing conflicts within their group, and soon elects for Himiko to act as leader in order to watch over their weapons, to which Masashi and Isamu agree on.[1]
At noon, Masashi, along with Himiko and Mitsuo, take note of a cargo plane flying overhead and sees it dropping several supply packages via parachute. They quickly head over to the nearest one. Once at the site of the supply package, they proceed to open it, and discover various items, including food and water. They then begin to devour the food and water, to which Masashi encourages. However, upon Isamu's appearance, their actions are quickly opposed by him. As Isamu begins to explain the importance of rationing, Masashi comes up from behind him and slits his throat with a combat knife. Isamu later succumbs to his wound. Soon after, his IC chip is possessed by Masashi. [2]
On the morning of the second day, Masashi's presence is sensed by a sonar wave from Mitsuo nearby, revealing that he was following them. Upon reaching a nearby bridge, Masashi confronts the two and learns about the existence of the radar from Mitsuo. He then attempts to advance, however, he soon retreats after Mitsuo hurls a blazing gas BIM at him. Whilst eluding the gas, Masashi notes to himself its lethality on the plants before retreating further into the jungle to track them later. [3]
On the morning of the third day, Masashi is seen killing a komodo dragon with his combat knife, remarking to himself of how entertaining the island has been. His group, later that morning, sends out a sonar wave, which reacts to Himiko's IC chip. Shortly afterward, Masashi attempts to kill Ryōta with his combat knife, though his presence is sensed by Ryōta's sonar wave just in time for the Ryōta to dodge his attack. After Ryōta stumbles backward, Masashi proceeds to flank Ryōta's left, though his presence is sensed yet again by Ryōta's sonar wave. Once Ryōta retreats, Masashi gives chase. Shortly after, Ryōta manages to produce a cracker BIM and threatens Masashi.
Equipment and skills
BIM
Physical capabilities
Due to Masashi's muscular built, he is capable of handling more strenuous tasks than the average person is. He also specializes in both unarmed combat and knife combat as a result of his military training and war experience, allowing him to end battles of physical strength with ease.
Intellectual capabilities
Due to his military training and war experience, Masashi is capable of quickly adapting to the situation emotionally, even when given of how inhumane his situation may be (e.g. the real-life Btooom! game), and possesses a significant amount of knowledge in weaponry, which gives him an advantage over many of the other participants when it comes to using BIM's. He has also shown an expertise in torture, leaving him capable of extracting information while keeping the victim alive as much as possible.
Masashi's ability of acknowledging his situation and the mentality of those around him through conversation also allows him to deduce his opponent's movements and thoughts to some extent. During battle, he has also shown to strategize with the placement of both himself and his ally by creating opportunities for pincer attacks and using choke points in order to effectively dispatch his foes. He has also proven himself to be an expert at both tracking and navigation, making any attempts to elude him difficult.
Trivia
- His name could be a reference to the real-life legendary samurai, Musashi Miyamoto.