Takatoshi Hijiyama

''This page is about Takatoshi Hijiyama, one of the 13 Protagonists. For other characters called the same name, please visit Takatoshi (disambiguation).''

For the more spoiler-filled details about the character, go to File No. 015 of the mystery files.

Takatoshi Hijiyama (比治山 隆俊 Hijiyama Takatoshi) is a protagonist in 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. He is the pilot of Sentinel No. 12.

Profile
Displaced Soldier

A confident young Japanese soldier in the 1940s, displaced from his home and dropped into a city both foreign and familiar. Adrift, old-fashioned, and out of place, he struggles to make sense of all the changes in the world... and then, after months of living as a solitary vagrant, he finds the young man responsible for uprooting his life.

Story
Note: Takatoshi has a plot lock tied to an event in Renya Gouto's story, meaning you have to have all characters aside from Gouto at 80%, and also have played through half of Gouto's story.

Work in Progress

Relationships
Keitaro Miura and Tamao Kurabe (Friends)

Tsukasa Okino (Friend/Love interest)

Events
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 * Sentinel Pilot Cadets No. 034
 * Sentinel No.19 No. 035
 * Simulated Personality No. 036
 * The Identity of Kiriko Douji No. 038
 * The Yakisoba Pan Angel No. 043
 * Hijiyama the Jacket Snatcher No. 156
 * Won't You Help Me? No. 161
 * Alma Mater, 40 Years Later No. 162
 * Memories of Kiriko-san No. 163
 * Going Back on His Word No. 164
 * A Love Rival!? No. 165
 * D-Code Broadcaster No. 166
 * I'm Onto You No. 177
 * Captive No. 178
 * Why Did You...? No. 181
 * Escape from the Factory No. 183
 * Slowly and Carefully No. 184
 * Pan-Induced Memory No. 185
 * Live to Protect No. 186
 * Please, Help Me No. 187
 * Preserving Memories No. 188
 * Sons of the Motherland No. 189
 * Destroyers of Worlds No. 190
 * I Saw That! No. 191
 * Secrets No. 244
 * The Tamao Android No. 245
 * Pursuers No. 246
 * The Mystery Deepens No. 247
 * Survival Plan No. 252
 * Lost Memories No. 269
 * Strange Atmosphere No. 272
 * Impatience No. 273
 * Led By a Scout Unit No. 274
 * Okino's Death No. 275
 * Brothers in Arms No. 289
 * To Protect all I Hold Dear No. 290
 * Defend With My Life No. 291
 * The Real World No. 292
 * Mother and Son No. 303
 * Sentimental No. 304
 * The Last Hope No. 305
 * Planet RS13-Alpha No. 306
 * Overcoming Obstacles No. 313

Gameplay
Takatoshi pilots Sentinel No. 12, a 1st Generation model. His mode of operation is to attract the enemy's attention, get in close, and destroy them with extreme prejudice. He is the only 1st Generation pilot who has access to Ceramic Armor and Counter. With the two, Takatoshi is immune to small arms damage while being able to dish out the pain at the same time. Couple that with his EMP abilities and Defense Mode, and he can pull an entire army of kaiju away from his countrymen and deal with the threat accordingly. With Limiter Removal, this fervent soldier's killing abilities dramatically increase. Aiming for Back Attacks will most certainly see even the heaviest and armored kaiju fall. His Anti-Air Defensive Flares also makes him handy in a pinch in case of heavy missile attacks.

With the highest HP, Defense and Attack, he makes for an excellent tank and brawler. However, he also has the lowest Speed and EP out of the three 1st Generation pilots. Being surrounded by kaiju, seeing the city in ruins, and having less people in the attack team makes him fight harder.

Despite having the highest Attack, he doesn't have the same power spikes in damage that Nenji Ogata and Ei Sekigahara possess. His pilot skills that raise his attack are extremely situational, and having less pilots on the field isn't enough to make up for his increase in attack. His low EP means he can't be operational for too long unless he can consistently kill large amounts of kaiju. The lack of Anti-Ground Multi-Lock Missiles makes him less effective at crowd control.

Pilot Skills

 * Level 5: Patriot - Attack increases proportional to damage done to the city.
 * Level 10: Okino's Support - Increases Back Attack range.
 * Level 15: Lone Wolf - The less members on the strike team, the higher Attack increases.
 * Level 20: Pride of Japan - Defense increases when HP decreases.
 * Level 25: Tactics Drill - Attack increases when the total number of combos exceeds 100.
 * Level 30: That's More Like It! - The more kaiju there are, the higher all stats increase.

Etymology

 * The name Takatoshi means "prosperity" (隆) and "genius" (俊).
 * Takatoshi's surname Hijiyama means "ratio" (比) (hi), "cure" (治) (chi/ji) and "mountain, hill" (山) (yama).

Interesting facts

 * A number of characters inspired Hijiyama's personality and role, including Kōsaku Sakamoto from the manga series Stop!! Hibari-kun!, Toshizō Hijikata from Tottemo Hijikata-kun, and Kagemaru from Igano Kabamaru.
 * Hijiyama's favorite food was intended to be yakisoba like Kagemaru, however it was later changed to yakisoba pan because in-game limitations meant the characters would have to eat food one-handed.
 * Notable as well is the influence Stop!! Hibari-kun! had on the development of Okino and Hijiyama's relationship; they are inspired by the two main characters Ōzora and Kōsaku, respectively.
 * When asked if there is any order in which Hijiyama likes the other characters, Director George Kamitani humorously states that the order would be "Okino > yakisoba pan > other pretty people > other food".
 * In the same interview, Kamitani states that the hamburger would serve as the tie-breaker between Hijiyama's yakisoba pan and Miura's favorite food, hemborger. He details that "its deliciousness [would lead] Hijiyama to say this, while ketchup is still stuck around his mouth: "To think of sandwiching hemborger in between these slightly sweet buns made of bread… as expected, America truly is a fearsome country.""
 * Designer Koichi Maenou describes the performance of Hijiyama's Japanese voice actor, Takayuki Ishii, as a perfect fit. He also humorously states that "the voice acting of Hijiyama's yakisoba pan-eating scenes was so emotional, and even a little sexy. Enough that we had to tell [Ishii], "Please lower the sexiness a little!""