| “ | I gained more options because I became stronger. . . and that cost me the weapon of being a man who has nothing to lose. . .
— Fukurou, chapter 465
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Fukurou (梟, Fukurou) is an experienced gambler who specializes in poker.
Appearance[]
Fukurou was a relatively normal looking child, but sometime after he became a gambler he burned his face which caused him to have an abnormal appearance. He usually wears an ornate suit.
He disguises himself by wearing a developers uniform and bandaging his head.
Personality[]
He loves playing poker. He is also very passionate about Kakerou and wants to make sure it continues to thrive.
History[]
When Fukurou was six years old he offered his life in a gamble just for a bowl of rice. This event made him realize he wanted to become a gambler. He eventually became a Kakerou member, but relinquished his membership.
At some point he decided to burn his face, to help with gambling.
On November 23, 1998, sometime after he lost his membership, he faced off in a gamble against Kiruma Souichi and won. He was able to obtain another Kakerou membership after this.
Plot[]
Tower Arc[]
He helped Ideal by giving his membership to Suteguma Satoru in a set up gamble.
Protoporos Arc[]
Fukurou is on Vincent Lalo's team during the 卍.
Protoporos Nightmare[]
Richard Arata (fake) instructs Fujitsubo to infiltrate Fukurou and an unnamed Outlaw into the Developers HQ.
Air Poker Arc[]
He faces off against Hal in Air Poker, and ultimately loses. As punishment for his lose and betrayal of Kakerou, Hal tells him that he can no longer be a gambler and instead become a referee.
Surpassing the Leader Arc[]
Collecting the Handkerchiefs Arc[]
Fukurou watches and keeps track of the progress for the Collecting the Handkerchiefs game, on a computer.
Abilities[]
Mental Abilities[]
- He has a good memory, as shown during Air Poker.
- Fukurou is extremely talented at poker.
- Fukurou is well-rounded in all kinds of gambles, since he says he will accept gambles of any kind in chapter 465.
Physical Abilities[]
- He was able to burn his own face.
Relationships[]
- Souichi Kiruma:
- Vincent Lalo: Fukurou decides to ally with Lalo because he believes Kakerou needs to change to survive.
- Richard Arata (fake): Fukurou joins the outlaws after arriving on Protoporos island. He eventually becomes Arata's right hand man and is entrusted to steal the data in the Developers HQ.
- Nowa Shion: Shion is Fukurou's personal referee during the 卍 match. He is warned about Fukurou by Nowa Mitoshi
Notes & Trivia[]
- "Fukurou" means owl in Japanese.
- He lies that his face changed because of a disease.
- The suit he wears during the main story has the same pattern of the suits worn by the man Madarame Baku first gambled against and Magoroku (in Chapter 321).
- His card in the official playing card set is the 3 of diamonds.
- He is listed as "Owl" on the card.
References[]