- Not to be confused with Sakunoshin.
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This article is about a character in Umineko When They Cry. |
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Sakutarou (さくたろう Sakutarō), also spelled Sakutaro, is the beloved Furniture of the witch of Mariage Sorciere, Lady MARIA. He first appears in Alliance of the Golden Witch.
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The beloved furniture of Lady MARIA, a witch of Mariage Sorcière. He is Lady MARIA's white heart itself. You might even say he's a second Lady MARIA and irreplaceable to her. He holds a decoration as a diplomat, and none may attack him, not any of the witches, weapons, and furniture in the alliance, nor any of the demons and divine spirits in a contract with the alliance. |
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Appearance[]
As a stuffed animal, Sakutaro was a simple lion plush. In human form, Sakutaro has red eyes and short blonde hair and orange cat ears. He seems to wear a long yellow coat with long sleeves. He wears long white socks with brown shoes and wears a red scarf adorned with a medal.
Personality[]
Sakutarou is said to be a cowardly lion who is afraid of people. He deeply cares for Maria and comforts her whenever Rosa is not around, usually by telling Maria that Rosa loves and care about her. Despite his cowardly nature, Sakutaro shows courage in defending Maria from anybody who might hurt her, including Kanon and Erika.
Sakutaro is also very determined when he sets his mind to it, as shown in To Mount Purgatory, Sakutaro.
Abilities[]
Sakutaro has diplomatic immunity, making him immune to any kind of offensive attack. He uses this to protect MARIA on several occasions.
Background[]
Sakutaro was originally a stuffed animal that Rosa gave to Maria on her birthday. Maria gave life to Sakutaro and enabled him to walk and talk. Beatrice and Virgilia would later invite Sakutaro into Mariage Sorciere and recognize him as a living individual, granting him a physical body.
Relationships[]
- Maria Ushiromiya (master, owner, creator of soul, best friend)
- Rosa Ushiromiya (creator of body, killer)
- Ange Ushiromiya (master, friend, ally)
- The Seven Stakes of Purgatory (friends, fellow furniture)
- Chiester Sisters Imperial Guard Corps (fellow furniture)
- Beatrice (friend)
- Virgilia (friend)
- EVA-Beatrice (enemy)
Role in the Story[]
Alliance of the Golden Witch[]
Sakutaro makes his first appearance. He is given to Maria as a gift and later develops a physical form. Maria takes Sakutaro with her everywhere, including on store trips when Rosa leaves her home alone.
One day, Maria accidentally locks herself out of the house and is forced to go to the police. The police call Rosa's company and discover she was on a vacation and was not really at work.
An angry Rosa comes home and is greeted by a child welfare officer. Rosa tries to send her away and comes to the understanding that Maria's developed a reputation in town from bringing Sakutaro everywhere with her; the child welfare officer came because of concern that Rosa was abusing Maria by leaving her home alone all the time.
Rosa vents her rage on Maria, snatching Sakutaro from her hands and tearing him apart, thereby killing him. In the meta-world, MARIA is spurred on by Sakutaro's death and gets Beatrice's help in torturing Rosa as payback.
In 1998, Ange discovers something in Captain Kawabata's place, shedding tears and calling it true magic. To Mount Purgatory, Sakutaro and later adaptations show that it was a bag full of Sakutaro dolls.
Ange soon manifests her abilities as ANGE-Beatrice and becomes the Witch of Resurrection. She resurrects Sakutaro from the remainders of his vessel, something Beatrice was unable to do. Ange takes the revived Sakutaro to the Golden Land and convinces MARIA to abandon it, forcing Beatrice to return to the game board.
Dawn of the Golden Witch[]
When Erika tries to destroy Maria's illusion of the Witch, Sakutaro shows up to stop the fight using his diplomatic immunity. With help from Eiserne Jungfrau, the fight is concluded.
Later, Maria witnesses Kanon killing Rosa, which in turn causes Maria to attack him. Sakutaro shows up once again to protect Maria. However, he and Maria lose once Shannon enters the fight. Shannon expands her defensive shield to bypass Sakutaro's diplomatic immunity and crushes MARIA against the wall.
Other Appearances[]
Sakutarou in the Tsubasa manga on a shelf.
- In To Mount Purgatory, Sakutaro, Sakutarou is sent to Purgatory after his death and is guided by Virgilia to cleanse his sins. Afterwards, Sakutarou is reincarnated as a plush toy in a shop, where Ange finds him.
- In Golden Fantasia, Sakutarou appears when summoned by Ange and can perform some attacks. In addition, he can also be unlocked as a system voice.
Trivia[]
- His name was originally Sakura (named after a show called Card Master Sakura in-universe, with the name being a clear reference to Cardcaptor Sakura). But after Rosa told Maria that the lion was a boy, she changed it to Sakutarou, eventually dropping the u to have Sakutaro.
- In Ryukishi07's later work Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni, there is a character named Sakunoshin who has a near identical appearance to Sakutarou. The only difference is that Sakunoshin doesn't have a medal.
- Sakutaro was referred to as a "vegeta-lion" which is a play on words on "vegetarian".
- His name can also be read as “朔太郎”
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