Gachiakuta: Abridged
Josefumi for Rudo
All info is taken from the Gachiakuta Wiki! Due to the writing still being developed, we will be using the info for determining the va for the series
Rudo Surebrec is the main protagonist of Gachiakuta. He’s a member of the Cleaners in team Akuta.
He originally lived on the Sphere as a Sphereite among the Tribe folk but was thrown into the Pit after being falsely accused of the murder of his foster father Regto who was in actuality killed by the Angel, he’s later recruited by Enjin to join the Cleaners as a member of Team Akuta until he collects every single piece of the Watchman Series which will allow him to return to the Sphere.
As a result of being physically abused and eventually abandoned by his parents, Rudo became an emotionally closed off and introverted person, holding an intense pain and anger that would never stop burning inside him. Due to being the son of murderers, he's been isolated at a very early age, with the only people who do not see him as a bad person being Regto and Chiwa. Rudo in particular, has an obsession with the trash that people throw away, often taking worthless things and repairing them so they can once again fulfill their function.
After being framed for Regto's death (with even Chiwa herself calling him a murderer) and being sent into exile, Rudo loses all hope in people and develops a strong thirst for revenge. He makes an oath that he will return to Heaven, kill every single one of the Celestials, and make them regret calling him filthy before throwing him away into the Ground. Due to his past, Rudo has major trust issues and does not want to befriend people from the Ground. At first, he makes it clear that he is only willing to cooperate with them in order to achieve his goal of returning to Heaven. However, Rudo slowly begins to develop bonds with the people he's met in the Ground, such as the Cleaners.
According to Semiu, Rudo has something comparable to a curse inside of himself. This "curse", fueled by hatred, is constantly growing within him due to all the recent events. This is seen most clearly when, after being released from Amo's ability, he immediately begins to beat Amo up in retaliation. Rudo is immensely emotionally attached to those he sees as his friends, so when someone he cares about is in danger or injured, he feels guilty and powerless for not being able to protect them, for instance, when Jabber Wonger seemingly killed Griss, Rudo went into a depressive state until he realized Griss actually survived. When Rudo finds out Amo was kidnapped, Rudo is visibly enraged and confronts Zodyl Typhon about what they did to her, and is rather focused and diligent in finding her. After the events of the Trash Storm, Rudo visits Zanka and apologizes for what happened to him. These traits are the result of being neglected and abused during his childhood, therefore, while Rudo treasures the bond with the Cleaners and will do everything to protect those bonds, due to his trauma, he has habit of believing that he's the one to be blamed for the things that happened to his friends that he cannot control or is not responsible for.
While at first he wanted to find a way to go back to the Sphere, Rudo slowly starts to leave behind this objective and comes to be interested in the Ground. After he learns about his ancestor, Canis Surebrec, and that he was from that place and not from the Sphere, Rudo becomes curious and develops a new goal, which is to search and investigate about his ancestor and his conection to that place along with his true origins. And after his private conversation with Arkha Corvus, the leader of the Cleaners, Rudo takes as a personal mission to discover all the secrets and mysteries of the world, also, he fully embraces being a cleaner by calling himself "Rudo the cleaner", not feeling anymore as an outsider from the Sphere. This change in Rudo is seen during his first job as a cleaner alone. While taking care of a trash beast, he is adamant in facing the beast by himself, trying to protect others like Follo keeping them safe.
Rudo is also a bit inept at relating with others. He lacks social cues, which comes from being isolated from an early age. Rudo doesn't understand things like indirects or reading people's feelings, this can lead to misunderstandings with his peers, like when Rudo rejected the new uniform Follo made for him, while Follo took it like he disliked it, Rudo meant that he didn't want Follo to get out of his way because of him. He also has a hard time expressing himself with words, so, when he doesn't know what to responde without hurting others he tends to merely respond with short words or keeping himself in silence and responding with gazes. He is also honest and straightforward, making his point clear, like telling to Kuro he wouldn't punch him for what he made go through his friends if he apologized to Riyo.
- male teen
"I reject everything you've said. And I embrace everything you reject. Because of that... I'll kick your ass."
"You are the filthy ones. You’re all a bunch of turds with no minds of your own. You’ve got eyes and ears, but you don’t look or listen! You’re just useless lumps! Every last one of you."
"Every last one of you. Every damn one of you..going on about Sphereites and the Ground…Trash and Tribes folk..who’s on top and who’s on the bottom! Stop thinking you get to decide who gets thrown out!"