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Applicant Info

◎ Name: Marts
◎ Journal: marts
◎ Contact: invocations
◎ Current Character(s): n/a

Character Info

◎ Character's Name: Nobuchika Ginoza
◎ Character's Canon: Psycho-Pass (anime)
◎ Character's Age: 28
◎ Canon Point: Year 2116, end of Psycho-Pass: The Movie
◎ Background/History: Wiki link Some important terms:

❚ Psycho-Pass: reading of an individual's mind. If a person's Psycho-Pass deteriorates they are declared a latent criminal who is subsequently isolated from society.
❚ Inspector: Detectives with clear Psycho-passes.
❚ Enforcers: Latent criminals allowed to work with detectives.

◎ Is the character a hacker and/or do they have a sixth-sense? No and no.

◎ Personality:

Ginoza begins as a stereotype. He's conceptually born as a joke on the "glasses wearing elite", as stated by the writer Gen Urobuchi, meant to be perceived as the straight-laced, data-obsessed, quiet and critical detective to contrast against the young and idealistic fresh recruit Akane Tsunemori. However, Ginoza shows immense growth — changing into a man with more hopeful ideals and a flexible, mature, outlook on morality and human nature.

i. stubborn, over-critical, insecure, logical
"Don't think that the guys you're about to meet are human like us. [...] They are people of bankrupt character. Normally, they would be completely isolated as latent criminals. However, they're allowed into the outside world for the sole purpose of flushing out criminals just like themselves. They're hunting dogs. They're beasts used to hunt beats. They're what we call "Enforcers". They'll be your subordinates.

His views on the divide between enforcers and inspectors were strict, without any mercy or sympathy. Ginoza used to have absolute faith in the Sibyl System, believing that those with high enough crime coefficients are truly latent criminals unfit for society. He looked upon latent criminals with intense disdain; they were failures, weak in will and strength, unable to maintain a healthy psycho-pass due to their own personal inadequacies. In this way, Ginoza managed to live a neat and straightforward life as an inspector. He drew a clear divide between the accepted and the rejected by regarding the latter as inferior, mindless, hunting dogs and himself as better.

Tsunemori challenged him by building an equal relationship with ex-enforcer Kogami instead of distancing herself from him. Ginoza's reaction was, to be succinct, unpleasant. As her senior he initially treated her with condescension; she was young and naive, he was learned and prepared for the ugly reality of their world. He thought if he was prepared well enough for the risks ahead of them — mainly, the possibility of his psycho-pass rising to the level of a latent criminal's — he would be safe. He values security and assurance. Ginoza is not the man who rushes headfirst into a situation hoping to figure his way out as he goes. He is the man with a plan, numbers, logic, blueprints, escape routes. To him, as long as someone with a healthy psycho-pass maintained it well enough they would stay healthy. Those who failed were inadequate.

But his greatest weakness — is his insecurity.

It seemed contradictory, almost ironic, that the point he was most critical about was his own greatest flaw. The truth was that Ginoza's over-critical attitude towards enforcers and latent criminals was created in his desperation to avoid yet justify the fate his closest friend and father fell into.



ii. convicted, noble, obtuse

"You're an Inspector. All you have to do is fulfill your duty as one. Draw a line between yourself and the Enforcers. [...] It's my own rule of thumb. [...] I once lost a partner who made a mistake. I couldn't stop him. I don't want you to make the same mistake."

Ginoza's friend since high school, Shinya Kogami, was the subject of high respect as his peer and co-worker. Kogami was smarter, more accomplished, and had deductive skills that Ginoza was privately jealous of. In Ginoza's early life, he was the only person he respected and in some ways looked up to.

In his eyes, Kogami fell from grace. His closest friend and most respected peer became too attached to his enforcer and, as a result of his obsession with taking revenge, became a latent criminal. Deep inside, Ginoza felt abandoned. Here was his only friend — gone, and now a hound. It could only be because of his own inability to maintain his psycho-pass and distance from latent criminals like the enforcers. Of course — if an inspector developed ties to an enforcer, as Kogami did, their Psycho-Pass will cloud.

Ginoza is a man of conviction. Unfortunately, his reasoning then led him to conclude that this proved him right and he needed to try even harder to see enforcers as dogs rather than humans capable of making mistakes. In his stubbornness his friendship with Kogami was downgraded to a distant one where Ginoza divided their worlds into separate spheres. Despite any affection he had towards him, any warm and nostalgic memories, he stayed true to his conclusion that to sympathize with him would be unacceptable.

Noble — yet incredibly obtuse.

It wasn't the first time he threw away a personal relationship due to his stubbornness and insecurities. His father, Masaoka, was a detective too. When Ginoza was young, Masaoka too was demoted from an inspector an an enforcer. To Ginoza, one of the worst fates is to see the people you care for suffer. He grew up not only experiencing ridicule but also witness his mother experience it too, unable to do anything but watch. This planted and nurtured a bitterness towards his father — how could he fall, how could he be so weak as to become an enforcer and put his family through that cruel fate?

He treated Masaoka with disrespect. Here was his father, a disappointment, the man who caused the grief his mother had to go through. Yet, Ginoza still craved his approval. He reacted with jealousy when Masaoka would praise Kogami over him, feeding his insecurity over his own skills as a detective. He couldn't understand why Masaoka became a latent criminal and how he could look up to a man regarded by society as a menace of low character.

Before, when Ginoza was unable to comprehend a person's actions he looked down on them. He used the distance created through superiority to separate himself. Through this, he believed he could prevent himself from following the same fate. Hell — he wore fake glasses because he thought it would prevent his Psycho-Pass from clouding. That's how serious, determined, and obtuse, he was. His leaders, logic and data, led him. Stubborn as he is, he refused to question his views.

At least, until his father died.



iii. understanding, hard-working

"Hey, it's been a while. I came to talk to you today, since I decided what I'm going to do next. My Crime Coefficient went up to 140. There's no longer a chance for recovery. But it's not in my nature to sit around and mope in the isolation facility. So I decided to go back to where I used to work. You told me to take a different path. Guess I didn't live up to your expectations. I'm a bad son in every respect, aren't I? But strangely enough, I have no regrets. There's nothing good about being a detective. Even so, it's a job that someone needs to do. Right, dad?"

Tomomi Masaoka died to save his son's life. In doing so, he showed Ginoza how a latent criminal could be brave and selfless. He showed how much he cared for Ginoza, the lengths he would go to as his father to keep him safe, and how the dutiful path isn't always the best one. As Masaoka was making the choice to either save Ginoza's life or capture the criminal, as duty would say, Ginoza screamed at him to forget him and follow through on his job. Masaoka ignored the order and acted as a father would, rather than a soldier.

His previous logic — duty above all else, enforcers of lower character — fell apart. He couldn't look down on Masaoka for disobeying orders when the man sacrificed his life for him; he couldn't look down on enforcers in the face of such a brave and truly noble act.

Ginoza's own Psycho-pass, in wake of witnessing his father's death, clouded. He became the person he feared and fell into the trap he thought his friend and father were consumed by. But, in the face of his father's sacrifice and his new status he became understanding of how the lines aren't quite so clear-cut. He used to question Masaoka how he could consider himself a detective when he made such deplorable decisions.

Now, he understands. He wanted his father's approval — to be the best son — but he couldn't, not when his father wanted him to live the comfortable and uncomplicated life of the unwavering inspector he used to be. But instead of letting his insecurities torment him, Ginoza is comfortable with complexity and contradiction. A detective is one with a dirty, messy, job dealing with situations that require a willingness to understand rather than condemn.

As his father said, it is a job that someone has to do. He's an enforcer, the kind of person he previously considered as a mindless hound, but still a man working to maintain peace and prosperity. There's always work to do in Ginoza's eyes.



iv. compassionate, hopeful, protective, loyal
"If you look away and just turn your back on those you don't understand, you'll regret it someday. Accept what's happening before your eyes as a fact. That's a shortcut to becoming an adult."

A person who looks away and just turns their back on those they don't understand, as he said, is exactly the person Ginoza used to be. Instead, he's changed into one that can accept the flaws of the world as they are. His previous motto, "do not betray", was born out of bitterness and his own fear of falling.

His new motto, "believe", is based on hope in human nature and a person's capability to change. To do good.

It's obvious that his new motto is inspired by his previous inspector, Tsunemori. She was his anti-thesis in her belief in latent criminals and sympathetic view of human nature. He's grown to be more similar to her now rather than contrary. While he himself is unable to completely hold the same, idealistic, conviction he trusts her completely and acts as her loyal ally. This is a display of his intensely loyal nature — once a person earns his respect, they earn his trust.

He also shows immense care and compassion towards Tsunemori in his own way, concerned for her well-being and Psycho-pass. In the beginning he shows this compassion by trying to persuade her to see enforcers as 'others' in self-defense, as he did. Protective, he's now in the position of the gun behind her decisions. He can make decisions he believes are in the best interests of those he cares about — even if they may disagree. To Kogami, he warned him to stay away from Tsunemori despite how she may want to see him again.

Ginoza doesn't show his love easily nor does he make his intentions behind his potentially harsh words obvious. In some ways he still follows his initial stereotype as the logical, quiet detective who doesn't say what he actually means half the time. But, it becomes clear to those who begin to understand his nature that he does so out of concern and care for another's well-being. He's grown from the insecure and bitter man he used to be to a person confident in his world-view and decisions. Rather than harshly judging those rejected by society, he displays greater understanding for why people make the decisions they do. He knows now that the line between right and wrong isn't as clear as he thought it was. At heart, he's a detective who works to maintain the peace and prosperity of others.

On a lighter note, he loves dogs. Ginoza's had his own lovable dog named 'Dime' and even worked to obtain a dog therapist license. He also enjoys gardening, collecting coins, and reading books about law and politics like the dry old man he really is.

◎ Powers/Abilities:

❚ COMBAT: As a MWPSB enforcer, Ginoza maintains his health with regular physical training. He recently began training in Judo and Karate, quickly becoming skillful enough to match other advanced fighters (such as Kogami) in hand-to-hand combat.

❚ WEAPONRY: For enforcers and inspectors the only available weapon is the Dominator. It can transform into different modes, including what seems to be the Dominator's version of a large sniper rifle. Ginoza is shown using both modes of the Dominator, implying he has at least basic knowledge of how to handle different forms of firearms.

❚ ANALYTICAL AND DETECTIVE SKILLS: Ginoza is a skilled and experienced detective. He's able to analyze and assess dangerous situations quickly and come up with an appropriate plan to handle the situation. He's adept at figuring out crimes and analyzing relevant data patterns.

❚ DOG THERAPIST: He had a license. It's legitimate.

◎ Weapons & Other Special Inventory:

❚ Suit & tie
❚ Cheesy brown detective jacket
❚ His dog Dime
❚ Prosthetic arm


CEREALIA-Specific

◎ Element: Earth. Similar to his element, Ginoza is grounded and comforting in his consistency. He maintains order in his life and seeks it through his work with the MWPSB, supporting a system that ensures peaceful and happy lives for all of its residents (presumably). While he is prone to doubt when risks are high, he can have absolute confidence in a person's decisions as long as he trusts said person. Nowadays he isn't as unmoving as he used to be, but that change required a monumental life event rather than a simple change in mindset — comparable to an earthquake, if we want to use corny analogies.

◎ Sense: Sight. Ginoza is very much a visual person in that he has to see something to believe it. He doesn't hold much faith in the unseen as person who relies on logic and analysis. In the past, he was much more rigid in this viewpoint but he's beginning to soften and believe more in unseen ideals. Also he wore glasses to hide how his eyes looked similar to his dad's; the discarding of his glasses represents the elimination of shame in his relationship with his father.

◎ Seven Character Traits:
( + Upright, Responsible, Compassionate ) ( - Conservative, Insecure, Closed-minded ) ( ? Logical )

Samples

◎ First-Person Sample: TDM Toplevel!

◎ Third-Person Sample: Gino is not a nostalgic man. He isn't the type to look at old photo albums and lose himself in memories of how things used to be. He's forward thinking, forward looking, focused on the present and future rather than the past. But, as a continuously learns, there are some universal traits humans hold that he isn't immune to.

When he finds himself lost in this labyrinthine of a mansion he certainly isn't thinking about his mother and her past. His mind is set on escaping this building and finding his way back to his temporary home. Yes — temporary. He isn't quite ready to settle in and declare CERES as his new caretaker. They show no inclination of presenting themselves as neutral entities when it comes to justice and retribution. They prison systems are abysmal and mental health services are near impossible to find. Gino can't read the Psycho-passes of the people around here, but he's sure they must be either clouded already or on their way.

While he doesn't have a solution now, it is an issue to tackle. Crime is always a problem as seen by this strange situation he's landed himself in. Thankfully, he isn't prone to panic, or surprise, or —

Is that who he thinks it is, in that portrait?

"Mom?" No, that's impossible. She's gone.

He takes slow and steady steps towards it. The more he stares, the more it looks like her. How?

"Why is this here?" Gino asks, anger seeping into his tone, at no one in particular. This feels like a cruel trick. It's impossible for any of the beings here to have known her. It's a cruel mind trick, it must be. He believes this until the portrait speaks.

"Why did you kill him?"

It stuns him. Her painted eyes burn right through him. Memories, dark nostalgia, flash by in a confusing mix. His father, dying in front of him. Her, anguished over the state of their family. And the good times they had together too. Gino knows he mustn't fall into the same trap of doubt and bitterness but it threatens to consume him as voices ring out around him. He presses his hands over his ears in an attempt to block them out; he shakes his head, tormented.

"I didn't." Quiet, at first. Then repeated with more conviction. "I didn't. He saved me, he — made his own decision. He did what he believed was right. He always did, and you know that best." Gino hones his anger into determination; he reaches out and unhooks the painting, throwing it aside to shut it up. It's not her. He knows it. It's not her.

The portraits' screeching ends as abruptly as it began. His harsh breathing steadies, slowly, and he continues on.

◎ Is your character retaining any previous game memories? No!