Kō Murakami

This page is about the character. For other uses, see Kō Murakami (disambiguation).

"Wait a second, Taichi. Once this is done, I'll swim over if I have to."

- Kō Murakami to Taichi Betsuyaku

Kō Murakami is the no. 4 Attacker and a member of Suzunari First.

Appearance
Kō has short spiky gray-brown hair, which seems to be slicked back.

When in Trigger Mode, his Border Uniform consists of a shrug jacket with vertical black stripes on the sides of the sleeves and horizontal black stripes around the collar, and matching pants. The jacket is divided in two parts, one for each shoulder/arm, connected by two straps on the front, and by the collar. The jacket also has the unit's emblem in the left chest, and Border's emblem in the shoulders. He also wears a black shirt, mint green pants and brown boots.

Personality
Murakami is a very loyal and strong-willed person, carrying out missions despite their difficulty. However, he does give into emotions, staying with Suzunari First despite them being a weight on him. He also can get very depressed when people start leaving him because of his Side Effect, as he teared up when he thought Arafune quit being an Attacker because of him.

Masato Kageura
Kageura and Murakami are good friends, rivals and classmates.[BBF Q129] They often spar together in their free time, or hang out at Kageura's family's restaurant, where he invites only his closest friends. Murakami can shrug off Kageura's aggressive or mocking tone with a smile when it is directed at him, although he does not approve of him being rude to people who do not deserve it. He knows him well enough to tell that when he does seriously snap, it is not completely unmotivated, quickly inferring that the two trainees whose trion bodies he destroyed had continued mocking him despite his warning. On that occasion Murakami assured them that Kageura would never lay a finger on them while they are in their flesh and blood body, and then proceeded to further scare them by telling them that Kageura was able to read minds. His comments to Kageura after the fact only expressed concern over his conduct causing him to be demoted again. For his part, Kageura seemed to feel the need to explain his actions to his friend. Murakami appears to sympathize with Kageura due to the pain caused to him by his Side Effect, and, despite his difficult personality, will introduce him to people which he believes Kageura will get along with, although he may give them pointers on how to behave around him beforehand. Their friendship does not prevent them from going all out against each other in rank battles, and Murakami has no qualms about acknowledging Kageura's superiority in combat. Kageura addresses Murakami by his first name, whil eth elatter uses a nickname.

Tatsuya Kuruma
Kuruma inspires} and supports Murakami. About eight months before Suzunari First's match against Nasu Unit and Tamakoma Second, Kuruma did not hesitate to cycle in the rain to meet with Arafune in hopes of alleviating Murakami's slump. His actions and words caused Murakami to see his Side Effect in a new, positive light. Despite being overwhelmingly more powerful than his captain, Murakami deeply respects Kuruma. In combat he will prioritize Kuruma's safety over his own regardless of strategic advantage. Kuruma addresses Murakami by his first name, whereas the Attacker uses his captain's surname, and in general speaks to him with deference; nonetheless, the two are friends and hang out with their other teammates in their free time.[BBF Q135]

Yūma Kuga
Yūma and Murakami became sparring partners after their units clashed in a rank battle for the first time, a rivalry which later developed into a friendship. After Murakami introduced Yūma to Kageura, they began to hang out together even outside of HQ. Murakami told Yūma that during their first team rank battle the Tamakoma Second ace reminded him of Kageura. Together with Yūma's interest in gathering information on Kageura before they met in a rank battle, this played a part in his decision to have the two Attackers meet. Yūma addresses Murakami by his surname,

Hiro Kitazoe
Kitazoe and Murakami are part of the same group of friends. They know each other well enough for Murakami to be aware of the ease with which the Gunner is moved when his friends are concerned, as well as for him to tell him so and call him by a nickname.

Yuzuru Ema
Ema and Murakami are part of the same group of friends.

Isami Tōma
Murakami and Tōma are part of the same group of friends.

Hikari Nire
Murakami and Nire are part of the same group of friends.

Tetsuji Arafune
Arafune and Murakami were originally mentor and disciple, but when Arafune reached Master Class he switched to Sniper. Like many others, however, Murakami assumed that Arafune quit because he resented him for surpassing him in only six months. When he found out about Murakami's state of mind, Arafune sent him a video whose aim, despite the Sniper sounding as though he was rebuking Murakami for getting cocky, was to reassure him that he did not hold a grudge against him. The two are currently friends. Arafune calls Murakami by his first name while the latter uses Arafune's surname, the reason being that he thinks it sounds cool[BBF Q74] (implying that it is not because they are not close enough for him to do so).

Sumiharu Inukai
Inukai considers Murakami a fearsome fighter. Since he repeatedly referred to the latter by his first name in his commentary, which presumably implies that they are on good enough terms for it not to be considered impolite on his part.

Yūichi Jin
Murakami has never fought Jin. As one of the agents compatible with Fūjin, he is slated to be taught by the former wielder on how to use the Black Trigger. Jin refers to Murakami by his first name, while Murakami uses his surname.

Shirō Kikuchihara
Murakami has fought Kikuchihara at some point in the past.

Ryō Utagawa
Murakami has fought Utagawa at some point in the past.

Ai Kitora
Murakami has fought Kitora at some point in the past.

Shūji Miwa
Murakami has fought Miwa at some point in the past.

Futaba Kuroe
Murakami has fought Kuroe at some point in the past.

Quotes

 * (To Tatsuya Kuruma) "Don't worry. I know my limits."
 * "Three at once is pretty exhausting. But... if I take them all on, no one else has to deal with them."
 * "Even if I can't defeat them, I'll keep them occupied for as long as I can!"
 * (To Yōsuke Yoneya) "I wanted to see the rookie Attacker who cut down Arafune. As well as the team whose strategy forced him to draw his Kogetsu."
 * (To Yūma Kuga) "I'd jump at the chance to fight you firsthand. But... I have two conditions. One. We have a ten-round match. Two. We take a 15-minute break after five rounds."
 * (To Yūma) "Human brains organize and internalize information they've learned while they are asleep. My brain takes that function to the extreme. Enhanced Sleep Learning. That is my Side Effect."
 * (To his teammates) "I just steal everyone's hard work with my Side Effect."
 * (To Kuruma) "I'm sorry, Kuruma. They made the first move. I'll take care of the opponents on this side."
 * (To Taichi Betsuyaku) "Wait a second, Taichi. Once this is done, I'll swim over if I have to."
 * (To Yūko Kumagai) "I can't let myself be defeated by something you just threw together."
 * (To Yūma) "Sorry, but I don't have time to play with you."
 * (To Yūma) "Don't stare too hard. Or he'll snap at you too."
 * (To Yūma) "I'm sure you'd get along. When I fought against you the other day, I felt like you guys were similar."

Trivia

 * "Kō" (鋼) means "steel", it can also mean "hard, strong, tough". while "Murakami" (村上) literally means "upper village".
 * Additionally, it is the 35th most common Japanese surname.
 * He likes zarusoba, white rice, and self-discipline.
 * He shares his voice actor with Rinji Amatori.