Dekopacchi

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A hard-headed boy in both a literal and figurative sense, Dekoppachi is Ataro's trusted friend and partner at Yao-Batsu. Though he was not present from the initial stage of the manga, the impact he had as a cast member resulted in him being promoted to an earlier role in both animated adaptations. Dekkopachi was also another case of an Akatsuka character who was granted a name by the readers, with him never having a name stated in-story up until the reader poll and winning vote provided him with one. Dekoppachi is a short young boy, with a particularly large, swollen forehead that results in him having a heavily creased brow. This "stone head" proves to be rather useful in a fight, and is in fact as hard as rock. His eyes are often depicted as simply black dots, and he bears prominent moles on his face as well as a bucktooth. He is often dressed in a single-button shirt and pants, but may wear other clothing as dependent on the setting (particularly in the "Flower of Dekoppachi" spinoff). Dekoppachi is a short-tempered, argumentative but passionate sort of boy who won't give up easily, which can get him into fights but also lead to him to never abandon those in need. He is well-liked by girls, at times being even more popular than Ataro, which can lead to conflict between the two and a positive or negative outcome for the situation.