- "Ever since she was a baby. No child should cry at night as much as she did. No child should dislike buggy rides that much. No child should asked to be picked up and hugged all the time... She's still abnormal, even now."
- —Shoko Nadami, describing her daughter Mizuki Okiura in the past[1]
Shoko Nadami (灘海 硝子, Nadami Shōko), formerly Shoko Okiura (沖浦 硝子, Okiura Shōko) is a character featured in AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
She is the estranged mother of Mizuki Okiura and the ex-wife of Renju Okiura. She worked as a representative for an investment company. On a Friday night in November, her body was found on the merry-go-round at Bloom Park with her left eye socket hollowed out.
Design[]
Shoko has light blue hair worn in a bob with uneven bangs. She wears a long blue coat that reaches up to her neck, where the collar of a black shirt is visible underneath. Her coat has two front pockets with golden trim, as well as pointed cuffs with matching trim and a small gold emblem. The right side of her coat has a large black bow with golden stripes matching the coat's trim. In the center of the bow is a large blue gem set in a diamond-shaped gold bezel. Beneath her coat, she wears a white pleated skirt. She wears simple black gloves and tights, as well as black pumps with a low heel.
Personality[]
She is cold, distant, and strict with her daughter. Due to her ignorance of how children normally behave as well as issues with her own upbringing, she thinks Mizuki Okiura is abnormal and has hit her on multiple occasions. She is also said to be calculating and intelligent, as she has experience operating a fraud scheme.
Story[]
Early Life[]
Little is known about Shoko's early life, but Renju Okiura compared her upbringing to an animal raised in captivity. Shoko's mother raised her to never develop a sensitivity to affection, refusing hugs, piggyback rides, or other forms of physical affection.
Marriage and Profession[]
At some point, she married Renju and changed her family name to Okiura. During the wedding, she met Hitomi Sagan, a friend of Renju's. On July 6th, 2007, she gave birth to Mizuki Okiura.
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In nirvanA Initiative, Mizuki's life story has been changed. Shoko Nadami is no longer her biological mother, but Shoko along with Renju Okiura adopted her from Aioen Orphanage in 2010. Even in the chapter The Expense of Spirit, her piece of voice from the first game, about she regretted giving birth to Mizuki, is deliberately arranged to play as flashback, which contradicted the setting of this sequel game. |
It is unknown how or when her relationship with the Kumakura Family began, but during Mizuki's childhood she worked with a Kumakura-affiliated company that committed investment fraud.
In 2011, she visited Bloom Park with her family. She rode the merry-go-round together with Mizuki, waving at Renju every time they passed by. Renju took photos from the outside, but when he tried to develop them, they turned out blurry. Shoko started laughing about the photos, and the day would become a happy memory for Mizuki.
Shoko eventually became both verbally and physically abusive to Mizuki. She would hit her for not listening to her, and then hit her again when Mizuki's crying annoyed her. On one occasion, she bought Mizuki a balloon. When the string slipped from Mizuki's hands, Shoko scolded her for hours. When Renju attempted to suggest counseling, Shoko refused and insisted she did not need it.
In spring 2014, she agreed to Renju's proposal to move into the school district where Hitomi taught.
Divorce[]
Shoko eventually met Kaname Date, who she would sometimes go drinking with. One night at Marble, she complained to Date about parenting Mizuki and told him she was sometimes forced to hit her. Date scolded her for abusing her child and decided to talk to Renju about the situation.
In 2014, Shoko and Renju divorced, and she returned to using her maiden name, Nadami.
Death[]
In 2018, Saito Sejima, in the body of Rohan Kumakura, took her to the abandoned Kabasaki Chemical Plant and used the Prototype Psync Machine to swap bodies with her. She woke up in Rohan's body, and panicked when she saw herself in the mirror. Confused and disoriented, she ran up to the rooftop and jumped. Her death would later be reported as Rohan's suicide.
Legacy[]
In the year that followed, Saito would use Shoko's body to observe Date and those close to him while plotting his revenge. On November 1st, 2019, Saito called Renju to the chemical plant, swapped bodies, and stabbed Renju to death in Shoko's body. He then brought the body to Bloom Park and asked Mizuki to come, starting the investigation of the New Cyclops Serial Killings.
Appearances[]
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Day 2: saikAI | |||||
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PaiN | |||||
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Day 2: meikAI | Day 2: keitAI | ||||
Mentioned | Mentioned | ||||
Day 3: syokubAI | Day 3: gyoukAI | ||||
Mentioned | Mentioned | ||||
VaiN | VILLaiN | ||||
Absent | Absent | ||||
Day 3: rihAI | Day 3: gumAI | Day 3: kyuusAI | |||
Absent | Absent | Absent | |||
Day 4: youdAI | Day 4: jukkAI | Day 4: syuurAI | |||
Absent | Mentioned | Mentioned | |||
SWaiN | CURTaiN | MaiN: 1 | |||
Absent | Absent | Absent | |||
Day 4: jikAI | Day 4: syougAI | Day 4: kikAI | Day 4: irAI | Day 5: kenzAI | |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | |
Day 5: zugAI | Day 5: seisAI | Day 5: jinnAI | Day 5: dakkAI | Day 5: jutAI | |
Mentioned | Flashback | Mentioned | Mentioned | Absent | |
SUSTaiN | REFRaiN | MaiN: 2 | MOUNTaiN | ||
Absent | Body Only | Absent | Absent | ||
Day 5: syokuzAI | Day 5: ihAI | Day 6: kekkAI | Day 5: kokkAI | ||
Mentioned | Mentioned | Absent | Absent | ||
Ota: END | Day 6: hiAI | Annihilation: END | Iris: END | Day 6: sousAI | |
Absent | Mentioned | ||||
CAPTaiN | CHaiN | ||||
Appears | Absent | ||||
Day 6: sanpAI | Day 6: hakAI | ||||
Absent | Absent | ||||
Mizuki: END | Three Months Later: kassAI | ||||
Mentioned | |||||
Resolution: END |
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6 Years Ago | Present | ||||
Converge Ch 0: A Strange Tale (Past) Absent |
Converge Ch 0: A Strange Tale (Present) Absent |
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Mizuki Ch 0: New Investigation Figure |
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Ryuki Ch 0: Dispossessed Absent |
Mizuki Ch 0: Alone Absent |
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Ryuki Ch 1: Anyone Imagines Absent |
Mizuki Ch 1: Pass Mildly Away Absent |
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Ryuki Ch 1: Nefarious Institute Absent |
Mizuki Ch 1: Nostalgic Idol Absent |
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Ryuki Diverge: 遐エ邯サ逋セ蜃コ Absent |
Ryuki Ch 1: Ought to Know Absent |
Mizuki Ch 1: End Where I Begun Mentioned |
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Mizuki Ch 2: Traveler Absent |
Ryuki Ch 2: Nothing to Be Done Absent |
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Mizuki Ch 2: Necessary Intervention Absent |
Ryuki Ch 2: Naixatloz's Intentions Absent |
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Mizuki Ch 2: Left Behind Absent |
Ryuki Ch 2: Go Absent |
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Ryuki Ch 3: Farewell Absent |
Mizuki Ch 3: The Expense of Spirit Voice Only |
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Ryuki Ch 3: Need Info Absent |
Mizuki Ch 3: Neurotic Inception Absent |
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Ryuki Ch 3 R2: Joy for Anguish Absent |
Ryuki Ch 3 R1: Smiles for Tears Absent |
Mizuki Ch 3 M1: Hell Absent |
Mizuki Ch 3 M2: All Living Things Absent |
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Ryuki Ch 4 R2: I Found Me Absent |
Mizuki Ch 4 M1: Visions Absent |
Ryuki Ch 4 R1: Well-Known Absent |
Mizuki Ch 4 M2: Of Arms and Of Man Absent |
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Ryuki Ch 4 R2: Nested Insecurities Absent |
Mizuki Ch 4 M1: Nonentity Incognito Absent |
Ryuki Ch 4 R1: Nearly Interesting Absent |
Mizuki Ch 4 M2: Novel Ingress Absent |
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Ryuki Ch 4 R2: Past Its Ken Absent |
Mizuki Ch 4 M1: In Truth Absent |
Ryuki Ch 4 R1: The Mind of God Absent |
Mizuki Ch 4 M2: Who's There Absent |
Mizuki Ch 4 M3: Bid the Soldiers Shoot Absent | |
Komeji and Shoma: END | Ryuki Ch 5 R1: Not All A Dream Absent |
Mizuki Ch 5 M1: Births Mentioned |
Mizuki Ch 5 M2: All That We Are Absent |
Mizuki Ch 5 M3: Sweet Silent Thought Absent | |
Ryuki Ch 5 R1: Nemesis Identified Absent |
Mizuki Ch 5 M1: Nightmare Irreconcilable Absent |
Gen and Amame: END | Kizuna and Lien: END | ||
Ryuki Ch 5 R1: She Was the Universe Absent |
Mizuki Ch 5 M1: The End of Craving Absent |
Ryuki Diverge: All This Happened, More or Less Absent | |||
Explosion: END | Mizuki Epilogue: Braver Than All Flowers Absent |
閭。陜カ荵句、「邱ィEND | |||
Resolution: END |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
Etymology[]
- The kanji in Shoko (硝子) are also the first two kanji in "shoushitai" (硝子体), meaning the vitreous body of the eye. "Shitai" (死体) can also mean "corpse."
- Shoko is also the reading of "shōko" (証拠), meaning "proof."
- Both kanji in Nadami (灘海) refer to bodies of water, tying into her family's water motif.
- Nadami may also be an anagram of "namida" (涙), meaning "tears."
General[]
- In the Investigation Trailer for AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES, Shoko Nadami is stated to be an old classmate of Renju Okiura and Hitomi Sagan. Despite this, Hitomi claims that she first met her at her wedding with Renju. This seems to indicate that while they may have attended the same school, they never met each other during that time.[2]
- Both Shoko Nadami and Mikoto Ushidera, a character who appears in AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative, are born on January 4th.
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References[]
- ↑ Flashback during Day 5: Tuesday -seisAI-
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES Investigation Trailer