Hachiro Otomo

Hachiro Otomo
Portrayed by	Hiro Kanagawa
First appearance	June 13th, Part One
In-story stats
Known ability	Hachiro's ability
Gender
Home	Tokyo, Japan
Residence	Hachiro's apartment
Occupation	Game developer
Child	Miko Otomo

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Hachiro Otomo (大友 八郎, Ōtomo Hachirō) is a Japanese video game designer and the father of Miko Otomo. He is the creator of Evernow.

Character History

Brave New World

Hachiro's picture appears on the back cover of the Evernow book Ren Shimosawa gives to Miko Otomo, Hachiro's daughter.

Odessa

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In Evernow, a samurai in red armor calls out to Miko, who recognizes his voice as belonging to Hachiro.

Under the Mask

Miko teleports into the real Yamagato Tower after emerging from Evernow and demands to know where her father is. She is eventually overpowered and captured by Harris Prime. When Harris informs Erica Kravid that Miko claims to be Hachiro Otomo's daughter, she is surprised and orders Harris to find out who Miko is. Harris asks Miko where she got her sword and she tells him that her father gave it to her. Harris shows her footage of her teleporting into the lobby and asks if she has Hachiro's ability or is just "his best work yet." Miko is confused so Harris asks if she doesn't remember the accident and "the death." Later, after escaping Yamagato Tower with the help of Ren Shimosawa, Miko tells him she can't save her father as Renautas still has her sword. However, Ren shows her a picture of Erica Kravid and tells Miko that Erica is taking the sword to Midian, Colorado. As a result, Ren and Miko take off for Midian to continue Miko's quest to rescue Hachiro.

Game Over

In Evernow, Miko catches up to a character she mistakes for Hachiro, but turns out to just be one of his creations. Erica and Richard Schwenkman observe Miko's progress through Evernow on a computer screen. Richard comments that he knew Hachiro and his daughter, but that the girl on the screen is not her.

Later, Miko tells Noah that the Kensei sword belonged to her father, and that Hachiro also gave her the task of rescuing the Master of Time and Space.

When Miko enters the Eternal Fortress, Dark Miko tells her that the daughter of Hachiro is dead. Richard confirms this to Noah, Ren and Quentin, and adds that Hachiro created a virtual Miko after the death of the real one.

Miko learns that she will die if she frees the Master of Time and Space, but does it anyway, hoping that she has made her father proud.

June 13th, Part One

On June 13, 2014, Hachiro approaches Hiro Nakamura and shows him the completed Evernow game before asking for Hiro's help with Erica Kravid's plans. When Hiro refuses, Hachiro traps him in the game and steals the Kensei sword.

After the bombing of the Odessa Peace Summit, Hachiro is stunned to see Hiro is listed amongst the dead.

June 13th, Part Two

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11:53 to Odessa

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Send in the Clones

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Company Woman

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Evolved Human Abilities

Hachiro can transform matter into data and transport it into electronic devices by touching his subject and an electronic device. He was able to trap Hiro Nakamura in Evernow this way (June 13th, Part One) and later traps Tommy Clark in the same place using a phone though he later seems to have to transfer Tommy into Evernow from the phone rather than transporting him directly there as he did Hiro. (Company Woman) Hachiro can also do the reverse and bring data such as computer programs to life as constructs such as the one of his daughter and one of himself. (June 13th, Part Two, 11:53 to Odessa) Harris Prime indicated that Hachiro has created many such constructs with his ability when questioning the Miko construct and suggests she's simply his best one yet. (Under the Mask)

Trivia

• According to the back of an Evernow game manual Ren brought Miko, Hachiro's production company was called Reisen, and he had been working in the industry since at least 1986.
• Aside from Evernow, Hachiro also helped create the videogames Cuban and Barrel Bo.

See Also

• For the digitally created character based on Hachiro Otomo, see Hachiro Otomo (construct).
• For other uses of Hachiro, see Hachiro (disambig).
• For other uses of Otomo, see Otomo (disambig).