| Kei Amakura | |
|---|---|
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| Japanese name | 天倉 螢 |
| Romaji name | Amakura Kei |
| Age | 26 |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Black |
| Occupation | Journalist/Folklorist |
| Status | Alive (Ending 2) Deceased (Normal Ending) |
| Family | Shizu Amakura (sister), Misao Amakura (brother-in-law) Mio Amakura (niece), Mayu Amakura (niece) |
| Appearances | Fatal Frame III: The Tormented |
| Voice actor (Jp) | Yusei Oda |
| Voice actor (Eng) | Josh Keaton |
| “ | ...There might still be some hope. | ” |
—Kei to Rei Kurosawa | ||
Kei Amakura (天倉 螢, Amakura Kei) is one of the three protagonists in Fatal Frame III: The Tormented. Having researched the folklore of the Kuze Shrine, Kei is somewhat versed in the superstitions and rituals that went on inside its walls. However, involvement into the shrine's past and its curse has caused Kei to dream of the Manor of Sleep himself.
Background[]
An aspiring folklorist, Kei formerly worked under Junsei Takamine as an editor along with Mafuyu Hinasaki and Yuu Asou.
After the events of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, Kei was taking care of his niece, Mio, who was still traumatized of the events that occurred at Minakami Village. He is unable to understand the situation as Mio refuses to spill details or her sudden fear towards the Camera Obscura. In an attempt to get a better grasp, Kei would contact his friend, Yuu, though Mio still refused to divulge information.
Due to her stress and trauma, Mio would find herself entering the Manor of Sleep, and Kei would make desperate attempts to rescue his niece. After Yuu's sudden passing in a car crash, he calls up the deceased's fiancé, Rei Kurosawa, who was suffering from similar symptoms alongside Miku Hinasaki, the sister of Mafuyu. He would remain in close contact with Rei and would provide as much information as he could to help save
Fatal Frame III: The Tormented[]
Kei would ultimately enter the Manor of Sleep himself in Hour V in his search for Mio. After navigating his way past the manor's ghosts, and matriarch, he would find Mio trapped within a cell and surrounded by Crimson Butterflies before his dream suddenly ends.
When he returns to the manor at Hour VIII, Kei would begin uncovering some of Mio's memories during her time inside Minakami Village and would be forced to battle a Kusabi in his attempt to free Mio from her cell. During Hour X, he ends up becoming hunted by Kyouka Kuze as he gains more information regarding the tattoo curse and the Chamber of Thorns.
Fate[]
Normal Ending[]
Kei would work his way to the Chamber of Thorns in Hour XII; intending to stop the curse by impaling Reika Kuze with the Stake of Tattoos and is horrified to find the corpses of the impaled priestesses. As he approaches Reika, he realizes that she had already been staked repeatedly which had no effect, and before he can leave, the door to the Chamber shuts, trapping him within.
By the time Rei wakes up, she finds only Kei's soot stains on the sofa, indicating that he had succumbed to the manor.
Ending 2[]
To save Kei and Mio from the curse, the player must must complete the echo stone earring sidequest. It's theorized that the reason Kei doesn't disappear is because the earring has a protective quality and prevents Kei from falling under the curse's final stage.
Mio is introduced by Kei to Rei and Miku.
Should the player obtain the earrings, Kei will be left physically unharmed by the end of Hour XII and is subsequently found on the sofa, still in a deep sleep like Miku. During the ending credits, a photo is shown depicting Kei with a cured Mio, whom he later formally introduces to Miku and Rei.
- Due to the second earring only becoming obtainable in the Hour directly after Kei's disappearance, the ending is consequently only available after clearing the game a first time.
Appearance[]
Kei has styled black hair with bangs that is parted to the right, he has black colored eyes. Kei also has pale skin.
He wears a simple necklace around his neck. His outfit consists of an opened black polo shirt, under it is another shirt colored lavender/indigo which has the top buttons undone, he wears a pair of black wristbands in each wrist.
For his bottom, Kei is wearing stone wash colored jeans and a belt, Kei wears black shoes as footwear.
Etymology[]
- The name Kei means "firefly" (螢).
- Kei's surname Amakura means "heaven/heavenly, sky, imperial" (天) (ama) and "warehouse, storehouse, barn, treasury, granary, cellar, magazine, godown, depository, elevator, storage place, repository, supply shed, grain elevator, stockpile, arsenal" (倉) (kura).
Trivia[]
- Kei has only two unlockable costumes, and both are long summer yukatas.
- Like his friend Mafuyu Hinasaki, Kei also bears a striking resemblance to one of the spirits' loved one.
- While Kei is sleeping on Rei Kurosawa's couch in her living room, he will utter one of two sentences:
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