Chuuya

In general, Chuya comes off as an irritable and arrogant character, especially around Osamu Dazai, his former partner turned enemy and rival. He frequently smirks while in combat and is the type to criticize his opponents during combat. He dislikes having to bargain or deal with the enemies and would much rather just fight them. This won't, however, keep him from completing the job. Despite his haughty, short-tempered attitude, he has always put the mission before himself. Apperance

Chuuya is a short young man with a slim, yet yet muscular build. He has grey eyes and striking orange hair that frames his face, with a longer section that falls just past his left shoulder. His trademark look is a black hat with a red hatband and a thin silver chain that hangs over the brim.

As a Port Mafia executive, Chuuya wares a white button-up shirt under a dark red vest, a black choker, a black ribbon bolo tie held together with a small silver buckle, an open black cropped jacket with the sleeves rolled up at the elbows, black slacks, a black belt hanging off his right hip and black low-arch shoes. He is almost always seen wearing black gloves. Chuuya also sports a long black coat with light-colored lining and lapels that he wears around his shoulders like a cape. The undercoat is a light shade of red.

In the past when he was the leader of the Sheep, Chuuya wore a dark gray pea coat over a light gray hoodie. He also wore black pants, brown shoes, and a blue bracelet on his right wrist to indicate that he was a member of the Sheep.

After being After being bitten by an unknown vampire aggressor, Chuuya's eyes become black sclerae, and vein-like markings appear beneath them. Like any other vampire, he has blood sucking fangs.

Chuuya also changes artier as a vampire. As a vampire, Chuuya wares a white shirt. Over the shirt, is a dark green jacket. He also wears long black pants and black boots. He still keeps one his trademark hat, and choker.

Personality

In general, Chuya comes off as an irritable and arrogant character, especially around Osamu Dazai, his former partner turned enemy and rival. He frequently smirks while in combat and is the type to criticize his opponents during combat.

He dislikes having to bargain or deal with the enemies and would much rather just fight them. This won't, however, keep him from completing the job. Despite his haughty, short-tempered attitude, he has always put the mission before himself.

When it comes to killing, Chuuya has the same mission-first attitude. He isn't particularly homicidal or overly brutal, but he will happily kill or torture if it's for his mission. He also has at least some sense of morality as shown when he was openly disgusted by Dazai shooting the corpse of one of his victims repeatedly. Chuuya is rarely unnecessarily violent during missions, as he quickly stopped fighting with Yosano and Kenji to negotiate with Fukuzawa, though he can become violent when provoked. He expresses disinterest at fighting those who can’t challenge him but doesn't care too much about who his opponents are if they can provide a challenge as he kicked Kenji into a wall with no hesitation despite the latter being only fourteen.

It is also revealed that Chuuya has some insecurity about his height, when Dazai mocked him about his height telling him that he should drink more milk to get bigger, Chuuya was easily offended and told Dazai that he's still growing.

His biggest weakness is his utter hatred of Dazai, who can easily set him off, causing Chuuya to make poor decisions or be distracted from the task at hand. Dazai and Ranpo have both used Chuuya's hatred for his former partner in order to manipulate him, often for a larger goal, but Dazai commonly does it simply to humiliate Chuuya.

Chuuya is extremely loyal to whatever group he is a part of. As part of Sheep, he was often used as a weapon to win conflicts and went to great length to protect them from the mafia. Even after Dazai manipulated the group into betraying him, Chuuya refused to allow them to die and swore allegiance to the Port Mafia to keep them safe. Later, as a member of the mafia, Chuuya followed his orders no matter what, including those he did not enjoy. In the BEAST universe where Dazai lead the Port Mafia, Chuuya resisted the urge to kill him and protected him, as he did not want to betray the organization by murdering the boss. However, (back in the main universe,) Chuuya's loathing of Q for murdering his subordinates was enough for him to encourage Dazai to kill the child despite Mori's orders to bring them back alive.

While using Corruption, Chuuya undergoes a drastic change in personality, being driven completely insane as he is overwhelmed by the urge to mindlessly destroy his surroundings, causing him joy which he expresses by laughing and smiling. Unfortunately, Chuuya is not lucid in this state and is unable to care for his own health, rampaging even while bleeding profusely as Corruption breaks down his body. Understandably, Chuuya does not speak while using Corruption, though during DEAD APPLE, he screamed Dazai's name when he was pushed to his limit and about to be killed by the strain caused by his Ability.

During his teen years, Chuuya struggled with the possibility of not being human. His lack of memories from before he was seven, connection to Arahabaki and inability to dream made him suspect he was not really a human. This drove him to go to great lengths to find out his origins, even continuing to partner with Dazai after the Sheep hostages were released in hopes of figuring out what he was. Mori eventually got ahold of information regarding the experiments Chuuya had been a part of and used them as leverage to force him to remain a member of the Port Mafia. However, Chuuya stayed with the mafia even after learning of his origins as a modified clone.

Powers and Abilities

For The Tainted Sorrow (汚れっちまった悲しみに Yogorecchimatta Kanashimi ni): Chuuya's special ability. It allows him to manipulate gravity. He can change the gravity of anything he touches or manipulate the gravitons in his environment. He can reverse or enhance gravity, allowing him to walk on walls and "fire" bullets at supersonic speed while directly above the enemy on a helicopter, without using a gun. Chuuya can control how gravity effects his person, allowing him to fly or shatter concrete by simply stepping on it, bullets are also useless against him as the second they make contact with Chuuya he is able to manipulate them. His control also extends to the ground he walks on, enabling him to suddenly create large craters beneath him, though this is usually done out of anger than as a formal attack.

Corruption (汚濁 Ojoku) the "true form" of Chuya's ability. It is activated through the versions '"Nanji, in'utsu naru odaku no kyoyō yo," (Oh, Grantors of Dark Disgrace), "Aratamete ware o me samasu koto nakare" (Do Not Wake me Again.), and on activation, this ability empowers his graviton manipulation and gravity manipulation on himself. He is capable of crushing a tank while in this form due to his increased density. He also has the ability to fire pseudo black holes out of himself that swallow everything. Despite its power, this ability can only be safely used when Osamu Dazai is aiding him due to the loss of control on activation. Without Dazai's nullification, Chuya can't deactivate the ability nor control himself and will eventually die. While activated, Chuya is not lucid enough to be aware of anything besides taking pleasure in destruction, and will continue to indiscriminately destroy the area around him until either Corruption kills him or Dazai nullifies it.

Martial Arts: Chuuya has been described as the best martial artist in the Port Mafia. He is highly proficient in kick-based attacks and favors them over punches due to his own personal philosophy, though this does not mean he cannot deliver them equally well. He often uses his Ability to empower his attacks and deliver much more brutal strikes, as well as defend himself from taking damage. However, Chuuya is still a dangerous adversary even without the use of his powers, as shown during his fight with Dazai, where he was able to kick Dazai several meters away into a wall with enough force to leave a crater.

If I had to choose a word to define Chuuya, it would be Passion. Passion specifically refers to strong emotion, though what emotion is not attached, and I think that fits very well for my personal interpretation of Chuuya.

He’s passionate in his angry, in fighting and completing his missions.

He’s passionate in love.

He’s passionate in caring for others.

He’s passionate in his own personal identity (fashion, appearance in general)

He’s passionate about protecting his family

He’s passionate.

Chuuya’s like a fire, crackling and burning in every which way. It can burn, but it’ll also warm you up. He can be a good thing or a bad thing, or anything in between, and it all depends on what you mean to him. He’ll punch you with the same hurrah as he’ll kiss another, he’ll dance and drink and have the time of his life, and completely wreck a criminal organization the next day. He’ll cut someone’s throat, blossom their eye socket with a dark blue rose, or he’ll wrap a scarf around them, make them talk.

Chuuya is often acknowledged for being fierce and badass, while also compassionate and helpful. But there is a connection to those - he does every act in his life with as much passion as the other.

CHUUYA AND DAZAIS RELATIONSHIP

chuuya taking off his hat whenever he’s told how many people died in his organization after battle is ad:jh/hsma

the fact that he’s MORE human than dazai will ever be. even though really, it should be the other way around. you can see his emotions all the time, he’s loud and expressive, bashful, he mourns and feels a sense of responsibility (especially in his past with the SHEEP), and genuinely feels regret. he wears his emotions on his sleeve and he has strong opinions and voices them. he has what some people might call a vibrant personality.

in terms of morality chuuya is a terrible person, he’s in the mafia for hells sake, he feels power over others when he fights and it’s not like he doesn’t enjoy totally crushing his enemy. he was fine with killing Q in that one basement scene, he stated that:

“when i look at this brat the sight of the body bags holding my subordinates who died from his curse starts dancing in front of my eyes. do it.”

disregarding what mori had ordered him to do which was to bring Q alive. which is sort of the dark side that we have as humans. we don’t forgive easily and a lot of the time we want revenge. now i don’t really see why dazai didn’t kill Q then and there, i do think that it might again connect to Oda and his orphans but i don’t necessarily think that its deep, dazai probably just didnt see a point.

but back to the point we have to understand that chuuya really isn’t human and he only does what he needs to do because that’s his job and that’s where he feels is his sense of belonging. he’s not changing for the sake of good any time soon because it’s hard to change, we see it all throughout history, people can’t change. especially if that’s what they’ve been raised and taught to do since you were young and chuuya’s just lived his whole life as an outcast and even if he did know how the mafia is wrong, which he probably does, it would probably be hard for him to change and why would he want to? why would he want to give up being a powerful mafia executive, nobody would in all honesty if you think about this rationally. this sort of selfishness and just stubbornness is one of the things that is so human and chuuya has those qualities in the way humans do much more than dazai does. dazai may act selfish and stubborn but it’s circumstantial and unlike humans. but if we think about how human chuuya is without looking at his morals he is so human

whereas dazai is literally the epitome of “i’m a very private person, you don’t ask i won’t tell”he puts on a facade because he doesn’t know what his identity is and with a lack of personality and much more trauma than is good for anyone you get dazai. even kunikida seemed to think that most, if not all of dazai’s emotions seemed like an act in the first light novel, Osamu Dazai’s Entrance Exam. his exact words were:

“For someone so full of eccentricities, there is something about his behavior that makes it seem as if he has an unobstructed view of the world. I don’t know exactly why, but all his emotions strike me as an act to some degree. Is he just playing dumb? Could there be more to him than he’s letting on, lurking behind his ambiguous mannerisms?”

kunikida didnt say this to dazai’s face he was thinking it this was when dazai was expressing how amazed he was that ranpo wasn’t actually an ability user but was actually deducing the case, kunikida was shocked that dazai acted so “taken aback” and he didn’t necessarily think it was real because he’s never seen this side of dazai and didn’t really think it fit him and what was dazai’s response when kunikida told him so you may ask?

“I guess. But you, Kunikida, I’ve got a good idea of who you are now, so nothing you do will ever surprise me. I mean, compared with me, you’re just a simple man with a simple mind, after all.”

“What did you just say?!”

“See? You wear your heart on your sleeve. You don’t hide how you’re really feeling. It’s nice. You know what else is nice? Just knowing that you’re going to be worrying later to yourself, ‘Am I really that simple?’”

dazai literally said that it must be nice to have such a simple mind such as kunikida’s and that his emotions are all out and bare and HE THINKS ITS NICE BECAUSE HE’S INCAPABLE OF THOSE FEELINGS

anyways. people could say that dazai is very open and friendly but every move of his is calculated and thought out. and a lot of the time his personality reflects on what others around him are like. you get what you give around dazai. i think that’s part of the reason he loves to drive people like chuuya and kunikida up a wall because what do chuuya and kunikida have in common? they are both so expressive and loud and full of emotion. it’s probably so foreign for dazai because he rarely feels much if anything at all.

he didn’t leave the mafia because he thought it was morally wrong, he did it because the one friend he trusted had asked him to fight for what was good and for a person like dazai the change is easy (unlike my thoughts above on chuuya), he doesn’t have morals so all he needs is the drive and the push in the right direction which is what oda realized and acted out on. so yeah morally dazai is a much better person than chuuya because he’s trying, there have been so many opportunities that he could’ve gone back to the mafia and a lot of his actions are questionable (regarding the recent chapters) but in the end he’s doing it for the good of the ADA or the citizens or maybe to just live up to what oda wanted him to be

Dazai and Chūya were paired up with each other when they were 15 years old. The man who had paired them was Mori Ougai, the new chief of the mafia, who reasoned that "only diamonds can be polished by diamonds."

The duo was named Soukoku after one memorable night during the events of "Dragon's Head Rush", where they had defeated an enemy organization in a short amount of time that night. This resulted in them recognizing themselves as Soukoku, or Double Black, among other enemy organizations. They are also known as "Yokohama's vicious duo". The pair have an unconditional trust on each other.

As stated in "Bungou Stray Dogs: Dead Apple" guide book, "The core characterization of Dazai and Chūya's partnership is based on pure trust where both of them are capable of leaving each other's life on the other's hand without a second thought or doubt."

Even if Dazai and Chūya had few misunderstanding at the very beginning, the trust was always present from an unknown force. Dazai was well aware that the gang under the name of "The Sheep" was merely using Chūya for their own goods and decided to trick them into abandoning Chūya for his good in future. During the events of the light novel for the pair, Dazai had also claimed Chūya to be his dog, to which Chūya declines. However, still to the present times, Dazai likes to refer Chūya to his "Sheep Dog".

The first time when Chūya had used Corruption was mentioned in the light novel for the duo; "Dazai, Chūya, 15 years old". Next it was during the arc of "Dragon Head's Rush." Chūya did not chant anything while he had activated corruption as shown in the movie. However, in the "Dead Apple" light novel, it had been mentioned that the chant was originally created by his partner Dazai Osamu, as followed: "The wind rose, Chūya's hair floated. Don't stop me."

In the events of "Dragon Head's Rush" (light novel and from the game) Chūya is seen breaking into Dazai's room to check if he was safe; just to find an empty room. He then recalls a conversation from the previous night during an executives meeting where Dazai calls him extremely small in size and he is in need of a microscope to be able to see him properly. Chūya raged but he later realizes it was a code language for what will happen the following day and where to find him.

Their partnership collapsed for four years when Dazai decided to leave Port Mafia and join the Armed Detective Agency. However, their partnership resumes during the conflict with the foreign organization The Guild. Also, the duo seem to be known to each other to a questionable point when Dazai says he knows Chūya's "Thrust", to which Chūya responds with, "I was just going easy on you," with a faint blush. Later Dazai is also seen folding Chūya's coat and hat before taking his leave. There had been also an extra chapter where Ozaki Koūyo was looking for Chūya but when she was unable to find him she came across his coat; where she noticed a badge sewed inside saying "Dear Hatrack's." Their constant childish bickering and fighting is something iconic for the pair however, Chūya is aware of his partner not experiencing a proper childhood; therefore allows him to act as childish as he can and lets him tease him relentlessly.

In "Dead Apple," Chūya uses corruption to save Dazai, even if Ango says that he's dead for sure. As well as Chūya screams for Dazai, while on Corruption clearly he is not supposed to be in sane state of mind. As Dazai mentions in their reunion episode, Chūya clearly loses control and does not have the track of reality while under his own ability but this time, while using corruption, the one and only thing that was on his mind was "Dazai."

Afterwards when Chūya manages to rescue Dazai, Dazai gently touches his cheek to nullify corruption and greets him with, "You used Corruption believing in me? I am so touched I could cry." Chūya groans, and replies that yes he did, Dazai argues it with, "That was a somewhat a violent way to wake the snow white up." claiming himself as the snow white and Chūya his prince who saved him and should have kissed him otherwise. To which Chūya replies with, "You were the one who hid that antidote in your mouth knowing that I would come and punch you to life."

When the duo falls on the ground Dazai forces Chūya to rest on his lap and stops him from getting up when Chūya tried to use his knee as a support, because he did not want to risk it any longer for if the fog separates Chūya from his ability specially when Chūya was worn out.