Coyote Smith (カイオティ・スミス, Kaioti Sumisu) is a character in the video game killer7. Known by some as "the Thief," he is a master of infiltration and described by Iwazaru as one of Harman Smith's more vicious personae.
Story
In his first lifetime, Coyote was killed by Dan, another future persona of Harman Smith. Harman later resurrected and assimilated Coyote into himself, valuing his invasive skills and perseverance in the field. He, along with the rest of the Smith Syndicate, is murdered by Emir Parkreiner at Union Hotel. Parkreiner confronts Coyote in his fifth floor suite, where he barricades himself and waits for Parkreiner, planning to shoot him when he enters. Coyote fails to notice Parkreiner navigating the scaffolding outside the suite window, and he is shot to death. The Smith Syndicate personae are assimilated into Parkreiner, who himself becomes a member of the group when it re-emerges. When Coyote returns, he does so with the ability to jump to extreme heights, reaching inaccessible places as Parkreiner had the night Coyote was murdered. Coyote is killed once more by a Black Smile at Coburn Elementary School.
Appearance and personality
Coyote sports a pompadour and various wild shirts. Creator Goichi Suda has said Coyote was designed with the yankii aesthetic in mind, taken after Japanese high school hooligans. His movements are extremely strange, as he has a tendency to hold his gun almost upside down when pointing it, and the motions he makes with his arms when picking a lock are akin to doing up one's fly. Coyote is potentially the most indiscriminately violent member of the group, often shouting "You're fucked!" with each Heaven Smile he exterminates by critical hit. Coyote shares a fierce rivalry with Dan Smith, who murdered him in a lifetime before his recruitment into the Smith Syndicate. He also serves as an older brother figure to Con Smith. Iwazaru shows a particular distaste for Coyote, even questioning his place as a member of the Smith Syndicate. In addition to English, Coyote is also known to speak Kansai, a harsh dialect originating from southeastern Japan.[1] Coyote is of Puerto Rican descent, although his place of birth is unknown and can only be traced to South America.
Powers and abilities
Coyote wields an Enfield revolver, with customizations said to violate several international laws.[2] Possibly because of these modifications, Coyote's weapon is extremely powerful, but has a sluggish rate of fire due to its recoil. Coyote can charge his revolver to fire a "custom magnum shell,"[3] similar to but weaker than Dan Smith's Collateral Shot.
Coyote is required in several parts of killer7 to pick locks impeding the Smith Syndicate's progress. He is also able to use his extraordinary jumping powers, which are said to provide Coyote with limited flight abilities,[4] to reach high landings inaccessible to the other personae.
Trivia
- It is believed that Coyote and KAEDE Smith had a sexual relationship prior to being slain at Union Hotel. Although they are not expressly seen together, in their final moments Coyote is shown to be wearing only underwear and KAEDE is wearing a nightgown. KAEDE is shown returning to her suite after getting off an elevator she rode from a higher floor, where she may have been seeing Coyote in his suite.
References
- ↑ Hand in killer7.
- ↑ killer7. Iwazaru. "Sure, it's banned by international treaties, but it's just the thing to take out the enemy."
- ↑ killer7. Iwazaru. "The Thief is a ruthless villain. Use the Y Button while holding the gun with the R Button, and use 1 test tube. This fires a custom magnum shell."
- ↑ killer7 North American instruction manual.