Near the end of the story, it is revealed once and for all that he is comatose, not dead. Posthumous Character: Although whether he died or not is an open mystery for the bulk of the series, the story largely treats him this way, with almost all of his character development done in flashbacks and the testimony of other characters due to his Present Absence.Nice Guy: Usually nice and kindhearted, even moreso than Keiichi.The Lost Lenore: His disappearance causes no small amount of grief for Shion.In large part it was due to Hinamizawa syndrome, though. Knight Templar Big Brother: He killed his aunt in order to protect Satoko.When Shion later starts beating Satoko for being overly dependent, he assumes that she's just taking part in the village's discrimination against them, despite later admitting that she'd never done so. Jerkass Ball: As his emotional and physical health decline, he quits the Hinamizawa Fighters and becomes bitter toward Mion (actually Shion), as his contempt toward her family spreads to her despite all the time they'd spent bonding.Ironically, he has one of the most energetic and hot-blooded image songs of the cast. This forces Irie to take him to the clinic and begin treating him for Level 5 Hinamizawa Syndrome. He fulfills his plan to buy Satoko a giant stuffed bear for her birthday, but as Irie is driving him home, the last of his sanity is finally shed and he begins to hallucinate and see his aunt's face in nearby drivers and pedestrians. Freak Out: The day of the Watanagashi festival in 1982, Satoshi finally snaps and murders his aunt to prevent her from abusing him and Satoko any further.Foreshadowing: From Frederica Bernkastel's poem in Meakashi-hen: "How many years will pass before she wonders if she really dropped them?".Family Theme Naming: Satoshi, older brother of Satoko (though the kanji are completely different).Satoshi has a reputation for being somewhat air-headed and unfocused. Color Blind Confusion: Shion was partly amused and partly exasperated by his inability to distinguish broccoli from cauliflower.Chekhov's Gunman: His disappearance is a major part of what sets off the killers in three of the four question arcs fueling Keiichi's paranoia (Onikakushi), Shion's grief (Watanagashi and Meakashi) and Keiichi's protectiveness (Tataragoroshi).He actually recovers in Miotsukushi's epilogue. In the Matsuribayashi-hen, Shion discovers Satoshi is in a coma in Irie's clinic and he'll need to stay like that at least until there's a real cure for the Hinamizawa Syndrome. Chekhov M.I.A.: For most of the story, no one has any idea of where Satoshi disappeared to the night of the Cotton-Drifting Festival.Bishōnen: Quite handsome along with Keiichi.Big Brother Instinct: Subverted - while he was very protective of Satoko, a repressed part of him was also tired of protecting her from their aunt and hearing her constant whining.Affectionate Gesture to the Head: Often did this to Satoko and Shion, the latter stunned at herself for how easily such a simple gesture made her fall for him, and somewhat developed feelings for Keiichi when he imitated this behavior.Satoko's older brother, who disappeared a year before the story began.
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