- "From now on, except my allies, all of you are 'Witches'!"
—Agni in the manga Chapter 21
Morizono Aguni (粟国 杜園 Aguni Morizono?) is the former leader of the militant faction of the Beach. He was the Hatter's second-in-command, but he rose to power upon the Hatter's death. Aguni specializes in Spades.
Appearance[]
Aguni is an extremely strong and muscular man with short hair and a light goatee. Following his Six of Spades game, he ended up with 3 long scars running across his left eye and cheeks. He is frequently seen wearing camouflaged clothing and carrying a firearm.
Personality[]
Aguni can be very harsh and blunt, but does have a compassionate side, especially when he met Hayato Dodo and Akane Heiya. He is also quite reckless, as seen when he charged at the hyena in the Six of Spades and when he charged at the King of Spades. However, he seems to have an extremely high pain tolerance as even getting shot my multiple bullets doesn’t stop him from charging when he has his mind set. He’s a very tough person, and a lot of that stems from his childhood trauma and the gang activity he and Danma were involved in prior to the Borderlands. After the death of Hatter and the Ten of Hearts game, Aguni suffers from depression and guilt at causing so many deaths but has managed to build a friendship with Dōdō despite their rocky start. During the Second Stage, Aguni plans to kill the King of Spades and die fighting but after defeating the King and seeing the Hatter one last time, he finally regains the will to live and forgives himself.
History[]
Aguni's father was an abusive alcoholic. He constantly beat his son and wife after returning home carrying another drink. To draw the attention away from his mother, the frightened Aguni retorted his abusive father but his mother did not stay long in their home, traveling the world and abandoning them. Aguni also ran away from his father when he was 12 years old. Aguni and Takeru Danma (Hatter) had been sworn friends when they were 16 years old. Both messed with bunch of street thugs but easily crushed them with just 2 men. After turning 17 years old, Aguni wanted to beat his father for revenge, only learned that he died of acute alcohol poisoning half year after Aguni's leave.
Story[]
Forming the Beach[]
After winning some games, Aguni helps Hatter to establish the utopia. Together they recruit Suguru Niragi, Rizuna An, Yuji Mahiru, and Keiichi Kuzuryu. They quickly work out the logistics; rain water could be used to drink, and they can use gasoline to power generators to run the ultimate paradise.
The Beach[]
After a while, the number of violent people within the Beach grows. Hatter realizes there still isn’t enough hope, and combats this with a lie— once a person collects an entire deck of cards, they return to Earth. With that, new hope is found and the number system comes into place, with Aguni being #2. Hatter told Aguni that he doesn’t mind if he set up a militant faction against him. Doing so keeps the trouble makers under control so they do not disturb the equilibrium of the Beach society. Aguni questions if he’s trying to become a king, but he agrees to assume this role, until Hatter murders the residents for hiding the cards which should be handed over for the society. Aguni is horrified that Hatter has become so mentally unstable he can’t even recall that he fabricated a lie. Their friendship slowly starts decaying.
Six of Spades[]
It’s in this game where Aguni is introduced for the first time. As a women is about to be eaten, he shoots her out of mercy, letting her die as bait. A drooling hyena approaches him, but his gun is jammed. He laughs and throws it aside. They both charge towards each other, but Aguni wasn’t careful and let the hyena scratch 3 massive lines across his face. He jams his thumbs into the hyena’s eyes and crushes its face apart.
Death of Hatter[]
The next morning, Aguni can be seen wearing a thick bandage around his wound. Later that night, disappointed by Hatter's heightened spirit of brainwashing the residents with the false method of departing the Borderland, Aguni calls out Hatter right after the latter has just been returning from game and bids farewell. Hatter points his gun on the back of Aguni but he quickly shoots back and kills him, only to then learn that Hatter's gun is not cocked or even loaded. He finally understands that Hatter has been concealing his fear of being unable to escape the Borderland. Hatter would rather die in his best friend's hand than via anything else. Aguni is devastated.
Ten of Hearts[]
When the Ten of Hearts (Witch Hunt) begins in the next evening, he orders his underlings to murder anyone not in their sect, even including the other executives. They believe that they are merely doing what the game requires them: Throw the "Witch" into the bonfire before timeout, regardless of how many lives that will cost. Initially, Taketo Serizawa express doubt at this method. He says that even if they burn the Witch this way, they’ll never be able to return to their original lives after the amount of people they killed. Aguni punches him, and states that volition, not courage, is needed to survive in this world. Those who dream die, so he needs to wake up. Later, Taketo approaches him again and pleads that he can’t continue the game, and Aguni throws him out a window. The truth is, Aguni wants to lead everyone to game over so all Beach residents, including himself, are buried with the false hope spread by Hatter. Even hearing Ryohei Arisu’s revelation of his true motives and reasoning, Aguni still beats him horrifically. Right before Arisu states the Witch’s identity, he punches another Militant member and claims himself to be the Witch. As he fights off countless people trying to attack him, he doesn’t falter. Arisu realizes that the reason he won’t stop his own rampage isn’t because he can’t stop himself, it’s because he has no reason to. His rampage is only distracted when Asahi Kujo reveals her true identity as the dealer which activates the blazing laser of execution. With the silence, he begs 1 last time for Aguni to allow them to clear the game, and he abstains. The game has been cleared, but the Beach resort is destroyed in fire set by Suguru Niragi. Aguni hides himself from the crowd, probably out of guilt.
Interval[]
During the Interval, he overhears 2 guys talking. 1 of them says something weird happened; on the venue, there was no game, but instead just a register that read “INTERVAL”. When he hears this, he is very shocked.
King of Spades[]
With the Second Stage upon him, Aguni sets up his lone garrison in a forest away from the city center awaiting Shīrabi (King of Spades)'s approach. He wants to atone his sin via a meaningful death. After encountering Hayato Dodo running for his life from Shīrabi, he does not hesitate to point out how cowardly and useless Dōdō is for surviving all along over the sacrifices of others, but decides to train him in the vague hope of outnumbering Shīrabi. At night, the King of Spades ambushed them and sets the forest alight. Dōdō still proves not much of a helping hand when he is commanded to aim and shoot Shīrabi in a crossfire. Aguni lets Dōdō run away and rushes himself towards Shīrabi, the latter is impressed by Aguni's resolve and retreats. Sometime later, Aguni again saves Dōdō from the torrent and meets Akane Heiya after the latter two have destroyed Shīrabi GPS device. Aguni is hugged by Dōdō for feeling sorry and grateful that they are still alive. The 3 head into a grocery store to recover and eat. Aguni is also asked by Heiya if he would be interested in her sexually, to which Aguni instantly rejects her. Besides the possibility of being gay, Aguni has been prepared to sacrifice his life anytime soon, hence his rejection to getting involved with other people. After hearing Dōdō's comment that they are like a family even though their ages do not line up, Aguni secretly admits to Hatter's shadow created by himself that he will assume the duty of a father to protect his own son. As the banter continues, Dōdō has the terrifying revelation that his visa expires that day. Aguni tells him to get some rest for now and worry about it later. Just when Dōdō and Heiya are asleep, Aguni quietly leaves to somewhere to set up a leaking fuel trap for Shīrabi which would kill both of them, but Dōdō quickly approaches Aguni, refusing someone to die for his sake. The 2 rush onto the roof of the building and are at a dead end, Heiya emerges from a lower building and shoots an arrow at a nearby car, tied with rope. Dōdō slides down on a sling and he follows suit, but doesn’t see Dōdō at the base. To Aguni’s horror, he stayed behind to slow Shīrabi, but all shots are voided by the bulletproof vest. Dōdō loses his balance after being nicked hit by Shīrabi's shots and falls into the mud flow below. Shīrabi then uses the same wire to approach Aguni, but the building crumbles and he falls into the top of a van. Aguni, in deep despair over Dōdō's apparent death, has everything crashing down: Hatter died, Arisu was beaten nearly to death, and now Dōdō died, all because of him. With nothing left to lose, he charges towards Shīrabi, taking numerous shots before closing the distance and punches Shīrabi's head hard before snapping his neck. Before dying, Shīrabi mutters his regret for not being able to save his former commrade Apache, Aguni assumes this comrade and forgives Shīrabi. This also gives Aguni salvation for his regret over Hatter's death. As he kneels, Hatter appears once more and commemorates his redemption, and shares a heartfelt apology for the burden he placed upon him. As he leaves, he says it’s the last time he’ll show himself and wishes him good health. Rejoicing their victory and Dōdō's survival, the announcement declares only Aguni's visa is extended instead of anyone else, this leaves Dōdō in deep peril as his visa will expire that day. However, only 1 game remains so the 2 let’s Aguni rest as they head to the final game venue. The last game, Queen of Hearts, is cleared by Arisu and Yuzuha Usagi in the same day.
After Borderlands[]
Aguni, like his allies, chooses to return to the original world, he is last seen unconsciously lying in the hospital bed, watched over by Dōdō and Heiya who preserve no memory of their time in the Borderland but feel a faint bond tied with each other.
Relationships[]
Games Played[]
Quotes[]
- Morizono Aguni, chapter 49.7Why won’t anyone let me die?
- Morizono Aguni, chapter 49.7Today, I will cherish this moment!! I will absolutely not let those 2 die!!
- Morizono Aguni, chapter 49.1I am trying to find a place where I can die. Will the King of Spades be able to give me that?
Trivia[]
- The name Aguni, especially his nickname Agni, is a play on the word agony, and they sound similar. This is a reference to the character parallel between him and Shīrabi, and the latter trying to understand agony.
- If Agni had accepted permanent residency, he likely would’ve become the new King of Spades.
References[]
See also[]
Games played |
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Unknown Number of Games | Six of Spades | Ten of Hearts | King of Spades |
Players | |
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Beach | Hikari Kuina • Kodai Tatta • Morizono Aguni • Rizuna An • Ryohei Arisu • Shuntaro Chishiya • Suguru Niragi • Takatora Samura • Takeru Danma • Taketo Serizawa • Yuji Mahiru • Yuzuha Usagi |
Others | Akane Heiya • Akifumi Seto • Akitomo Mino • Benzo Yashige • Chota Segawa • Daikichi Karube • Eiji Mitsurugi • Genki Kiriu • Gentle Girl • Hannibal • Hayato Dodo • Hinako Daimon • Ippei Oki • Kaito Kameyama • Kaito Kameyama • Kaito Yamane • Kakeru Kishoin • Kassai Rokudo • Kotoko Shiga • Kunio Kariya • Lieutenant Dan • Masaki Aizen • Meisa Tokui • Motohiko Kaneko • Nitobe • Rui Hibino • Saori Shibuki • Takashi Asuma • Tsuyaruki Hatta • Urumi Aramaki |
Alice in Borderland Retry | |
Himari Horikawa • Masatsugu Kito • Nanase Onoue • Naomichi Taiga • Yuzuru Horikawa |