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Thoughts of this character have been running rampantly in my mind for the past few weeks, so I have taken it upon myself to dump everything I have to say here in a display of total incoherent slurred jabberwocky. My main fascination with Shin primarily stems from his enigmatic nature; even after you think you have him figured out, that abstraction of his character gets whisked away as he performs another action that contradicts his established persona. That's not to say he's inconsistent, though, far from it; I think this comes to highlight his impulsivity more than anything. I must say, I absolutely hated him during my initial playthrough (which was ~4 years ago...!!!). I found him obnoxious, arrogant, and snobbish. Although these sentiments still linger within my mind for the chapter 1 post-Nao-hitting-him-with-a-frying pan-Shin, his moments of weakness and vulnerability seen in chapter 2 were fully able to transform my malice into intrigue! Firstly, I'd like to touch upon his relationship with Midori, as that is probably the most fundamental aspect of his character and his philosophy.

This is... reality, Keiji. The strong will tell you... "I'm your ally"... "Don't be afraid, trust me"... / And in the end, they'll betray you!! / At the convenience and whims of the strong...! The weak will die!! / Well? Learned a little something about how uneasy a weakling always feels...?"

These were the words spoken by Shin during the massacre ending, and I think it shows the extent to which Midori(or Sou) has scarred him. In chapter 3 it's expanded upon a bit more, and the game implies that Shin suffered from abuse at the hands of Midori from his high school days all the way up to Midori's death. Admittedly, I'm not entirely sure as to what type of abuse he endured, but through his experience with Midori, he has come to associate strong with "Midori-like" and weak as "akin to himself." Through a culmination of his past experiences and the stressful situation that he's put in during the death game, he harbors a deep distrust for Sara. This is only exacerbated when he sees that she immediately gains the trust of the other participants. To Shin, Sara is just a shepherd guiding her blind sheep to a slaughterhouse for the sake of her own self-interest.