Category:Ayato Sakamaki

Ayato Sakamaki  (逆巻　アヤト  Sakamaki Ayato ) is the third son of the Sakamaki household. Ayato along with  Laito  and  Kanato, the triplets, are the sons of Cordelia , daughter of the Demon Lord and the first wife of  Karlheinz , the Vampire King.

Appearance
Ayato is a slender young man with reddish-colored hair spiked at the ends, narrow green eyes (inherited from Cordelia), and a fair complexion. He also wears a black stud on his right ear.

In Diabolik Lovers (game), he usually wears a white shirt that has brown bordering the top and bottom of the shirt with a black jacket and brown scarf. He wears it with blue jeans with a belt attached to both sides of his pants that hang down and go around his pants.

In More,Blood (fandisc game), he wears a black jacket with a red hoodie underneath. Under the hoodie is a white shirt with a black V collar. He wears it with black pants. He also wears a chain necklace.

His school uniform consists of the typical black school blazer with an unbuttoned white dress shirt and a undone red tie around his neck and the right collar of the shirt. He wears black pants, the right leg rolled up to his knees, and a pair of red and black sneakers.



Personality
Known as the troublemaker of the household, Ayato is an attention seeker and loves mischief. He looks down on others and loves to bully and tease people. He refers to himself most of the time as “Ore-sama” ( not so appropriately translated in the anime as - Yours Truly) and he calls the “heroine”, Chichinashi (Breastless or mistranslated as Pancake). Ayato is quite the rebel and has a passion for torture devices; such as the Iron Maiden and a device like this can be found in his room,which he uses instead a bed (the spikes are removed ). He is also the type who always brags about himself; sometimes commanding everyone to call him Ayato-sama. It is also noted that he eats a lot (only if it is his favorite food), although Ayato stated that vampires need to drink blood to savor the taste. His favorite food is takoyaki and gets very angry if someone eats his food. He is a narcissistic prankster who has an obsession of being the best due to his childhood problems with his mother. Cordelia wanted from Ayato as her heir to be the perfect child proof of the eternal love between her and Karlheinz and that is why she pushed Ayato very hard to become the best. Cordelia was closer to him among her child,and Ayato was obsessed to get her love and approval,which he continued to seek even after her demise he was responsible for .That is why his way of arrogant acting might be viewed as similar to hers. Ayato uses vulgar language at times. Ayato would insult his mother (even after her death) ,also his father,and his brothers by telling them off and calling them names (almost always giving others nicknames) such as calling Kanato a hysteric and Reiji, "shichisan megane". He also tends to be arrogant as he always calls himself the strongest and the best. And whenever things go his way, he acts unsurprised. Ayato is very energetic and loves sports; basketball being his favorite. Ayato has stated that anything is fine as long as there’s a goal to reach for and that sports is his strong point. Ayato has a hard time expressing his feelings and he tends to get quickly jealous of anything. That is because in his childhood he would do anything to gain Cordelia’s affection just like his brothers, but usually will be ignored or disproved by her.Seeing her with other men when he desires to have her only for himself ,makes him become very jealous in general. Ayato tends to hide his true feelings with insulting words.Usually speaking ill about his deceased mother in order his memories of his love towards her not to overwhelm him again. Unlike that though,he has no problems in being sadistic,and when he doesn’t care for someone like for the “heroine” he can enjoy torturing her just for the sake of the fun of it ,while getting drank in the blood that reminds him of his mother. Ayato is also a pervert and very possessive, as he enjoys seeing others suffer. He hates being told what to do and is impatient. When he wants something, he will spare no time to get it. He has an infatuation with takoyaki. Ayato, along with his brothers Kanato and Laito, were raised by Cordelia when they were kids,completely neglected by their father Karlheinz. Cordelia gave birth to her children with lots of love( as exposed in Dark Fate,Ayato’s route Cordelia’s confessions to the “heroine”) as a proof of her eternal love towards Karlheinz.However the cruel games of her husband towards her.Having more women and teaching her a twisted way of affection,push her to be equally cruel to her sons. Still, the triplets love her too deeply no matter the painful moments or neglecting ,and when they grow up decide to forcefully obtain her through the ultimate proof of love for the vampires - the murder. Even though the triplets didn’t had a happy childhood because of their father abusing their mother and them suffering the consequences,the reason for them to be cruel and evil is mostly in their own genes as demons.As Karlheinz says so himself (More,Blood Ayato’s route after Ayato kills Cordelia) they are evil because they are HIS sons.

History
Ayato is the oldest triplet, with Laito being the youngest and Kanato being the middle.Even though the first to be born is Laito,the order of the triplets is determined by an old Japanese tradition where the last one to be born is considered the oldest .The Diabolik Lovers’ world seems to follow that and everyone accepts Ayato as the third son in the Sakamaki family and the eldest triplet. Ayato was the one to get the most attention of his mother especially as a child, and to be the closest one to her (as shown in his more detailed childhood in More,Blood his route).

Cordelia did pushed him too strictly to become the best in order for her to gain the leadership and regain her role as the most important woman in Karlheinz’s life,who was simply using her and her children. Since Karlheinz has more than one wife,using Cordelia,manipulating her to become his and then taking another wife as a part of his cruel games and plots. Cordelia developed a bitter relationship with Beatrix, Karlheinz’s second wife. This results in both mothers using their sons to fight over the vampire throne. Shu was mistreated and passive-aggressively abused to become the best by his mother. On the other hand, Ayato was show more direct aggression by his mother,even though when he would do something impressive she would genuinely praise him.She would talk to him with begging voice to become the best,even if she would also be ready to punish him severely for his mistakes.

Cordelia have acknowledged Ayato is far superior to any of the other children of Karlheinz,and even though sometimes to severely pushing him and punishing him,she wanted from him to really uncover his potential,to make him prove himself,which she knew would also make her accomplished as a mother and a lover to the one she lived for - Karlheinz. So, naturally she expected from Ayato to do his best and study really hard ,like any other mother having ambitions for her son.

Ayato acting spoiled and yelling back at his mother,earns him a slap( like most any other mother would do to a spoiled child). But still she speaks to him with begging voice to be the best after words(Diabolik Lovers original game his route). And he does understand her.

In another situation Cordelia being bitter by Karlheinz’s affairs and neglecting,combined with Ayato failing her and not doing his best,makes her to push him in a fountain and order him to stay there not letting him out as a punishment.Naturally he is a pure born vampire and therefor there is no threat for his life,but is a severe punishment to teach him,also for her aggression to make her feel more in control of her own life which Karlheinz keeps manipulating and ruining.In the same scene Cordelia makes out with Richter .(In the anime that scene is suggestively replaced by a lake ).

No matter of the hardships in his childhood,Ayato was the one to get the most attention ,purpose and importance by Cordelia among his brothers. Ayato was also the one to love her the most and to desire her the strongest. In More,Blood his childhood flashbacks is shown how he dreams to make a castle for her where she will be only his and finally will acknowledge him.On the other hand the one that is neglected the most as a child Laito feels quite jealous of his brother and often torments him telling him he will never obtain her because she loves only Karlheinz.

Eventually when Ayato grows up,he gets overwhelmed by his feelings and the denied affection from his mother and decides to force the ultimate proof of love of the vampires over her through the murder. In Diabolik Lovers ( game and anime) he chases after her aroused by her blood, piercing her body and mortally wounding her then devouring her blood in order to seal her only for himself through the death. In More,blood( fandisc) Ayato cries when he kills her and feels an even greater pain when with her final words she keeps seeking Karlheinz instead of seeing him. Therefor in order to keep her only his,Ayato cannot permit her to live.

Siblings
Ayato seemed to be close to Kanato and Laito when they were younger. The three were shown to get along together, as shown in a flashback in which a bat that Kanato just caught escaped. All three attempted to catch the bat together.

Ayato’s relationship with his brothers changes slowly due to their endless competition over the love and attention of their mother,which she was mostly refusing them equally. Still,Ayato sees himself as an older brother to Kanato and Laito and feels them far closer than his half brothers. Even though he would insult his twin brothers easily,and even kill them if they try steal his prey ,he can also show care for them sometimes ,which is in the frames of their demonic species. However Ayato hates to lose and must have everything first at all cost,and won’t forgive even his brothers trying to take something before him due to his too strong ego as a future king (and well ore-sama character and also the DL main guy).



Cordelia
Ayato has a very complicated relationship with his mother. As a child he proves to love her to the point to be able to endure her mistreatment ,hoping to get her affection and acknowledgement. As an adult he usually speaks ill for her but this is only in order not to get overwhelmed by his feelings again,the same feelings that made him force his will and love on her through the act of murder. Ayato’s desire of possession over the “heroine” is completely based on his wish to have Cordelia,or in this case a safe replacement of her that cannot escape nor reject him.The scent of his mother,the same blood especially after the heroine loses her virginity (Diabolik Lovers game his route) .It makes Ayato seek from the heroine what he actually have ever wanted from his mother. Naturally the heroine can never replace her and that is why he never bonds with the heroine nor has a real affection to her and simply uses her as a tool to gain the power he needs to get his dead mother’s acknowledgment ,plus the scent of his beloved mother. Ayato’s pride and fears won’t ever permit Cordelia to live again because that would mean to lose her once more. He speaks ill of his mother in order to try convince himself and not be controlled by his feelings towards her but this doesn’t really help him.

Even in his huge disappointment of the flat chest of the heroine we can see him compare her to the perfect forms and big breasts of his mother which he subconsciously seeks.

We can say that Ayato was the closest one among the triplets to Cordelia and loved her the most,which later he tried to desperately turn into hate and anger for failing to obtain or please her.

Karlheinz Ayato has always despised Karlheinz and usually calls him “rotten old fool” even in his face. He does fear him as a superior predator over him ,but knowing what he have done to his mother and realizing how he is the actual cause of all their misery Ayato hates Karlheinz more than anything. Especially in Dark Fate ( fandisc) where Carla Tsukinami reveals in front Ayato and the resurrected Cordelia that Karlheinz have been using her since before she was born,Ayato rushes to kill his father. Ayato despises and kills Karlheinz in most of the AU versions of the story (Diabolik lovers - game, and Dark Fate-fandisc).

All that Ayato knows from his father is neglecting and the cruelty towards Cordelia that reflected towards him and his brothers.At the end both in More,Blood and Dark Fate Ayato realizes that Cordelia is not to blame but Karlheinz is and can’t forgive him.

Richter

Karlheinz’s younger brother, Richter, is Ayato’s, along with all the other Sakamaki brother’s uncle. Ayato doesn’t seem to have any positive feelings toward Richter. Richter is called an “old man” by Ayato. It is later on revealed that when Ayato killed Cordelia, Richter came across Cordelia’s body, who was asked by her to take her heart before she dies truly and implant it into a new vessel,because her body was too damaged to heal fast enough. This heart ,which is the main reason for the entire Diabolik Lover’s story ,was transplanted into the “heroine’s” body when she was a dying baby, which explains why both have the same blood taste,and why the heroine is of any value for the vampires. Richter has been waiting for the “sacrificial bride” to re-awaken (In truth, he was waiting for Cordelia to take over the heroine’s mind, body and soul and resurrect ). Ayato never really viewed Richter as a threat until the truth about his mother was revealed. In the original game Richter tries to take for himself the heroine and Cordelia in her when Ayato kills him .In the anime adaptation they have a sword fight over the already awakened Cordelia in the heroine’s body.

 The heroine ( default but changeable name "Yui Komori")  

In the Visual Novels and Dating Sim series of Diabolik Lovers (over which the anime is created and loosely based) .The protagonist aka the heroine is the playable character. It is purposely left unvoiced and with changeable name for self input.

The player can have a sort of a story with Ayato based on their choice (if they choose him ).

Ayato is the main male lead,the front guy for the Diabolik Lovers games .He was also the one to have the first drama CD out.

In the original Diabolik Lovers game - Ayato is a prankster,very cruel ,liking to fool around and torment the heroine.He views her solely as a possession and a tool for his goals ,later when he starts to get addicted to her blood realizing it is Cordelia’s blood he takes her as a safe replacement for the woman he truly desired but couldn’t have - Cordelia.

The heroine awakens as a “sacrificial bride” completely only for Ayato in his route.

In the bad outcomes he would kill her fearing Cordelia might resurrect and like that for him to lose the grip over his mother in the death. Or breaks the heroine turning her into an empty submissive doll that will only tell him what he wants to hear.

In the fandiscs Ayato slowly getting more and more Out Of Character for fan service reasons,the abuse starts to be romanticized and things like “affection and love” to be forced on him towards the heroine.

In general Ayato is always possessive and jealous because of him not wanting to lose,not liking to share and wanting to hold onto at least something that reminds him for his mother only for himself.

Abilities
By drinking Cordelia’s blood Ayato’s abilities grow stronger. In general he has an inhuman strength as a vampire. Increased speed, increased vision and hearing,also smell. Fast healing .Teleportation on short distances. Flying during a full moon. Pushing using wind magic. Sword mastery .Controlling/summoning familiars. A pure born vampire like him can die only if his head is cut off,however if his body is too damaged to heal fast enough it might also be life threatening even if not directly.

When he inherits Karlheinz’s powers after killing him ,he becomes God-like in strength.

Trivia

 * His foot size is 26.5cm.
 * He has said to know to tie a tie but ties his tie on his school uniform a different style.
 * He is disgusted by live octopus.
 * His favorite takoyaki is the one which outside has to be crisp while the inside is really soft.
 * According to Character Interview, the first place he checks when looking at a girl are the breast.(naturally comparing any one to the perfect proportions of his mother)
 * His favorite sport is basketball.
 * He isn't very good with studies in general.