Okuyasu Nijimura

Okuyasu Nijimura is a male anime and manga character who features in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Biography

Okuyasu Nijimura (Japanese: 虹村 億泰, Hepburn: Nijimura Okuyasu) was a Japanese male who was the younger brother of Keicho Nijimura (虹村 形兆 Nijimura Keichō). The siblings lived with their father and mother where they were poor but happy. This was until their mother passed away leading to the family initially struggling as their father looked for money. He eventually came upon large sums of money but became more cruel and abusive in the process. This was until one day he suddenly mutated turning him into a deformed bizarre creature. It was then that the brothers learnt that their father had entered into the employ of a man named DIO who had infected the elder Nijimura in 1989 when Okuyasu was only 4 years old. In exchange for his service, he was paid money until DIO was eventually killed leading to the spore within the Nijimura siblings father to mutate him into an undying immortal creature. Keicho and Okuyasu then looked to find a means of killing their father in order to end his misery. They came to acquire the Bow and Arrow which they used to give themselves the powers of a Stand but even they found that they could not kill him as his body healed from his injuries. It was then that Keicho decided to use the Arrow to give random people the power of a Stand in the hope that one would be strong enough to destroy their father. Eventually, they moved to Morioh where they were responsible for giving many people Stand powers though each was not suited for their purpose and thus abandoned.

In their search for a Stand capable of killing their father, the Nijimura brothers end up shooting Koichi Hirose, which would later give him his Stand Echoes. This attracts Josuke Higashikata's attention and a confrontation ensues. Okuyasu reveals his Stand, The Hand, and easily comes close to beating Josuke with his ability, but due to not being very bright, he ends up causing his own defeat. Later, Okuyasu attempt to attack Josuke once again ends with him entering the attack range of Keicho's Stand, Bad Company, becoming collateral damage. Josuke heals him, leaving Okuyasu confused as to why. In order to get even with Josuke, he helps him retrieve Koichi, leaving when Josuke is about to fight Keicho. When the battle settles, and Josuke and Koichi come across their father, Okuyasu attempts to persuade his older brother to stop using the Bow and Arrow to make Stand Users. After explaining their story, Keicho is suddenly killed by the Stand Red Hot Chili Pepper, who steals the Bow and Arrow as Okuyasu can do nothing but watch. Although he understood that his brother would not die a peaceful death because of his deeds, Okuyasu was nonetheless left mourning. He later befriended Josuke and Koichi, enrolling in their high school, Budogaoka, and ending up in the same class as Yukako Yamagishi. Okuyasu receives the benefit of Tonio Trussardi's cooking and his Stand Pearl Jam; deeply affected physically and emotionally. As of the visit, Okuyasu is cured of insomnia, two cavities, a stiff left shoulder, and diarrhea. Afterwards, he becomes a regular at the restaurant.

Okuyasu then sought revenge against the user of the Stand that killed his brother, managing to finally meet Red Hot Chili Pepper in battle. However, due to being outsmarted, Okuyasu was defeated and would have died if it were not for Josuke's intervention. Later, Okuyasu would assist Jotaro Kujo in protecting Josuke's father, Joseph Joestar, on his way to Morioh from Red Hot Chili Pepper, who deemed him a threat to his plans. When Josuke defeats the user, Akira Otoishi, on the docks, Otoishi successfully escapes to the boat, disguising himself as one of the Speedwagon Foundation employees on-board. Okuyasu is left with the decision of figuring out who the Stand user of RHCP is between two men, while the Stand attempts to kill Joseph. Lamenting that his brother was not there to choose for him, Okuyasu spontaneously punches Otoishi in the face, before revealing that he planned on punching the both of them, and is successful in getting his brother's killer arrested. Okuyasu and Josuke confront manga artist Rohan Kishibe and his Stand, Heaven's Door, after learning that he'd been using and slowly killing Koichi. Okuyasu's attempt to beat Rohan fails as him and The Hand end up turned into books, before Rohan orders him to burn himself alive. Okuyasu would have died via self-immolation if Josuke did not come to him and Koichi's aid. The two bear witness as Josuke goes on a rampage, showing a side of him that neither have seen before. Though Rohan would later return as an ally, Okuyasu is left holding him in slight contempt.

Overview

Personality and attributes

In appearance, Okuyasu Nijimura was a young man of above-average height and medium to athletic build. Two fine lines cross his face in semicircles passing the inner corners of his eyes. He sports a dark flat-top boogie, the hair at his sides light and slicked back, with two lightning bolt-shaped strands at the back of the D.A. (A.K.A the Ducktail).

Okuyasu Nijimura was an impulsive and violent youth with a good heart nonetheless.

The word that best describes Okuyasu could be "childish", as he possesses several traits hinting to a certain immaturity. Okuyasu is a very extroverted and impulsive man, acting by his own words "with his heart". He consistently shows his emotions, which are more extreme than for the average individual, being ecstatic when he is happy, in tears when he is sad, and enraged when angry. Okuyasu frequently acts out of impulses and rarely takes the time to observe or reflect in a fruitful manner.

Okuyasu has been known to be "not good at making decisions" and being generally dimwitted, although he has moments of genuine ingenuity. Constant reliance on his big brother Keicho Nijimura and belittling from him made Okuyasu unable to make decisions that do not come out of instinct, but he is self-conscious about this limitation. This results in him repeatedly and openly stating his lack of intelligence. His inability to think was exploited on three occasions, and during all this, he was easily psyched out by his opponent. However, Okuyasu eventually grows out of it: at the end of the part, when Okuyasu was hanging between life and death, he took the decision to live and saved Josuke.

When he was younger his father often abused him. Despite this, Okuyasu was horrified when his father mutated into a mindless monster and helped his brother Keicho try to find a Stand user who could kill him to end his suffering. Upon learning his father had some humanity left in him, he tried to convince Keicho to spare their father and find a way to restore his humanity. After his brother's death, he often takes care of his father, showing he still loves him.

He rather dislikes Rohan because of what Rohan tried to do to him when they first met. Eventually Okuyasu seemingly "dies" after suffering mortal wounds during a battle with Yoshikage Kira, only to return after meeting his brother in a dream who asks him where he wants to go, and Okuyasu says "I want to go back to Morioh" which results in Okuyasu waking up.

Powers and abilities

Okuyasu Nijimura was an ordinary human until he and his brother used the Bow and Arrow to give themselves the power of a Stand (スタンド Sutando) that was a visual manifestation of his life energy. In his case, this took the form of a humanoid being that he called The Hand (ザ・ハンド（手） Za Hando). This was a powerful short-ranged that was heavily battle oriented though was not fast. Its greatest power though was manifested in its right palm that was capable of erasing from existence anything it touched. This could range from physical objects to even space itself with Okuyasu stating that even he did not know what happened to those erased by his ability. Once erased, reality would immediately fill and 'stitch up' the lost target by adjacent space and objects, effectively removing any traces of the removed object's existence. Objects that were subjected to the ability appear as if an extremely sharp blade had sliced clean through them. Whenever The Hand erases something, the resulting voided space was unable to sustain itself, and reality will immediately be filled and "stitched up" by adjacent space and objects, effectively removing any traces of the removed object's existence. When Okuyasu used this ability on the middle of a sign that read "NO TRESPASSING", the sign was changed to read "NO PASSING".

Though his Stand was short-ranged, the use of his erasure ability meant that he could potentially close the gap between him and opponent by erasing the space between them thus bringing them closer to him. It held the potential of being a powerful Stand though much of its effectiveness was dampened due to the low-wit of its user. While this ability is quite dangerous, Okuyasu has a hard time using it effectively. The stand was possibly as strong or fast as Josuke's Crazy Diamond. Its unique power of space erasure makes it theoretically one of the strongest Stands.

Nonetheless, Okuyasu then shows that he was proficient at wielding his Stand. Okuyasu usually did not hesitate to use lethal force by trying to swipe The Hand through an enemy. Moreover, he exploited well the unique properties of his erasure power to teleport in the middle of a battle, surprising Red Hot Chili Pepper that way, and tactically erase space to teleport key objects toward himself and seize them. This illustrates that The Hand can not only erase space that it touches, but it also can dictate how the neighboring space was joined together.

Notes

• Okuyasu Nijimura was created by Hirohiko Araki where he featured in Diamond in Unbreakable in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure universe.

Appearances

• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable:

External Links

• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Wiki Entry

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