Kim Kitsuragi
The calm lieutenant who partners Harry Du Bois on the hanged man case.
He serves as the partner to the player character, Harry Du Bois, during a murder investigation in the fictional district of Martinaise.[1][2]
Quick Facts
- First major
- Disco Elysium
- First date
- October 15, 2019
- Creator
- ZA/UM
- Voice
- Jullian Champenois
- Occupation
- Police detective
- Origin
- Revachol
Facts from the source article.
Geography and history
Kitsuragi is a lieutenant assigned to partner with Du Bois when each precinct sends a detective to investigate the murder.[3] He was created by the Estonian game studio ZA/UM, a team that had mostly never made a video game before.[2] The character's voice was provided by actor Jullian Champenois, selected after a four-year search for his French accent and emotional tone.[4] ZA/UM decided that a "vaguely French" accent would fit the setting of Revachol.[4]
Lead designer and writer Robert Kurvitz based the character on the Elysium setting he had previously developed for his novel Sacred and Terrible Air and a homebrew tabletop RPG.[5] The development team deliberately avoided standard RPG dialogue conventions, ensuring Kitsuragi only reveals personal information under particular circumstances.[5] According to Kurvitz, Kitsuragi's high volition attribute makes him impervious to prying, as the detective often encounters his brick-wall resolve.[6] The writers considered Kitsuragi's potential attributes and beliefs, but these were not ultimately included in the final game.[7]
What the cited sources add
Price also noted that Kitsuragi stands by the protagonist "through thick and thin (unless you're racist)".[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Kim Kitsuragi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Morton, "Why Kim Kitsuragi is Disco Elysium s breakout star", PC Gamer, February 10, 2020; Kelly, "The voice acting in Disco Elysium: The Final Cut makes the best RPG on PC even better", PC Gamer, April 11, 2021; Morton, "Why Kim Kitsuragi is Disco Elysium s breakout star", PC Gamer, February 10, 2020; Price, "A year later, I still can't stop thinking about Disco Elysium", Kotaku, August 30, 2021 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Kim Kitsuragi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Morton, "Why Kim Kitsuragi is Disco Elysium s breakout star", PC Gamer, February 10, 2020 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Kim Kitsuragi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Price, "A year later, I still can't stop thinking about Disco Elysium", Kotaku, August 30, 2021; Price, "Disco Elysium s aerostatic pilot jacket: the Kotaku fashion review", Kotaku, January 12, 2022; Warner, "What's your favorite piece of iconic video game clothing?", Destructoid, June 23, 2022; Young, "Disco Elysium: Final Cut review: a walk naked through the pale", NME, October 14, 2021; Weber, "The joy of dangerous, unpredictable guns in Disco Elysium", Rock Paper Shotgun, April 21, 2020; Macgregor, "Great moments in PC Gaming: Perform en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Kim Kitsuragi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Morton, "Why Kim Kitsuragi is Disco Elysium s breakout star", PC Gamer, February 10, 2020; Black, "Interview: Disco Elysium Creator Talks Voice Actor Casting", Voquent, October 13, 2019; Morton, "Why Kim Kitsuragi is Disco Elysium s breakout star", PC Gamer, February 10, 2020; Pica, "Ep. 119: Interview With Disco Elysiums Kim Kitsuragi Jullian Champenois", A VO's Journey, November 1, 2019; Purslow, "Disco Elysium: Bringing a Million Words to Life for The Final Cut", IGN, February 9, 2021 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Kim Kitsuragi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wiltshire, "The making of Disco Elysium: How ZA/UM created one of the most original RPGs of the decade", GamesRadar+, January 9, 2020; Metsniit, "The Hungarian Interview", ZA/UM, March 31, 2017; Taylor, "Chasing oblivion with Disco Elysium and alcohol addiction", Gamesindustry.biz, October 31, 2018; Black, "Interview: Disco Elysium Creator Talks Voice Actor Casting", Voquent, October 13, 2019; Morton, "Why Kim Kitsuragi is Disco Elysium s breakout star", PC Gamer, February 10, 2020; Russell, "The incredible, absurd world of Disco Elysium: en.wikipedia.org
- Morton, "Why Kim Kitsuragi is Disco Elysium s breakout star", PC Gamer, February 10, 2020. facts only, no text reused. pcgamer.com
- Wikipedia, "Kim Kitsuragi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Morton, "Why Kim Kitsuragi is Disco Elysium s breakout star", PC Gamer, February 10, 2020; Blute, "12 best gay characters in games", TheGamer, November 9, 2023; Hernandez, "Kim Kitsuragi and the beauty of mundane queer narratives", TheGamer, June 9, 2024; Padilla, "Dream quests and desires: an interview with Disco Elysium s Justin Keenan", RPGFan, May 6, 2021 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Price, "Disco Elysium s aerostatic pilot jacket: the Kotaku fashion review", Kotaku, January 12, 2022. facts only, no text reused. kotaku.com
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