Date Kaname

A detective that confronts looking for a murderer inside people's' minds, and the main character of AI: The Somnium Files.

Also the ultimate coomer.

Diver of the Dreamworld
Kaname Date is a "cold" and "calculating" Detective who has amnesia and remembers nothing before six years ago. He forms part of the Advanced Brain Investigation Squad, appointed by Boss. Prior to 2013, he lost his eye in an accident that also caused him Amnesia, and got it replaced with a mechanical one a year later by Pewter of ABIS. This mechanical eye contains an AI-BALL (Or Aiba), a snarky AI connected to Date's brain that makes fun on him for his utter pervertness. This AI can "dive" into the Dream World (or "Somnium") of people, where she acts as his avatar to gather information from a subject's subconscious for his investigations in the waking world.

Date's most notable characteristic is being perhaps the most perverted man in the world, Kaname Date has every fetish known to man, and more. Aiba has reported no less than 136 fetishes in his brain, without going into sub-classifications.

His

TFR/Season 3
Date's investigations have lead him to the famous TFR Wrestling, where he theorizes a culprit must be hiding.

Episode 8

First besting some guy who likes snails, his lead was proven wrong, but nevertheless he still believes the culprit must be close at hand in the wrestling scene.

Season 4
An important case has made Date leave the ring temporarily in the middle of the season.

Episode 3

Date fills in for a match meant to determine the next member of the famous investigator ring of wrestlers The Mystery Masters. While Date didn't manage to win, he works best with just the little voice inside his head anyway.

AI: The Somnium Files
In November 2019, a body was found at Bloom Park with multiple stab wounds and a missing eye. Date was called in to investigate the crime scene. This would start his greatest case, meeting the internet Idol A-set who was targeted by assassins for revealing one of the secret missions of The Bogdanoffs.

Episode 9

Kaname Date has returned to the ring, perhaps because he has taken a liking to wrestling. However, some reports there's something strange about him.

Episode 10

Perhaps because he investigated a little too much, Kojima decided to put him in the universe with the oncoming Final Impact, and in a match where his very life is at stake. After being defeated by a man with a terrifying stare, Date just laments he won't be able to see Reiko one more last time...

Episode 11

However, TFI was averted, and since Date couldn't help, he vows to try harder if anything were to happen in TFR. Except if a rare porno mag is at stake...

TCR/Season 2
Visits The Cartel Rumble to join his coworker Akasaka.

TFR/Season 5
As things calm down, Date slowly starts investigating the unusual circumstances of TFR.

Episode 1

He suspects things are strangely calm and starts his investigation. He heads to the GM's office as Sminem has gone missing again, adding to the untrustfulness towards the board of directors.

He decides to ask the The Mystery Masters, when... he sees Raiden carrying a porno mag and fights him for it.

Episode 3
He could've just asked Raiden for the mag, since he already scanned it. Date commentates on his great taste.

Raiden offers him the card back if he helps him in his match and leaves. Date can't control himself and tries to get into his locker to get more mags. Date wakes up outside the locker room and tries to get back in. But... what he spots is a very different sight than when he left.

A body. A lifeless body dangling from one of the lockers. Was it a nightmare? No, that was yet to come.

He informs his co-worker Akasaka Mamoru in Tokyo HQ, who sends someone who would help on the case.

Episode 5
Date gives Raiden Reika's number, when someone enters the locker room: Ooishi Kuraudo. Date tries to play innocent, but Ooishi sees right through it.

On the investigation, Ooishi mentions both victims' corpses were displayed quite similarly on different locker rooms on the same night, and there's a suspect boasting that he was involved in at least one of the murders.

Date thinks that while Adachi might be involved, Tomitake's death is odd. Indeed, Ooishi mentions Joker only targets women. However, Ooishi knows who must be the culprit, even with no evidence to prove it: The Sonozaki Family.

Date decides to split with Raiden while Ooishi targets a different branch of the investigation.

Ooishi also sings Date up for the tag matches as a fresh tag-team with him.

Date distracts Hideo with a call and his assistant with a porno mag, then enters his PC.

Aiba hacks it, and he access a live feed of the death game.

Episode 7
Dante tries to talk to Date as he rushes out of Hideo's office, but Date just ignores him.

Date finds Ooishi and tells him this is serious. Ooishi says they need to confront Hideo, but Date already did. Flashback back to the office, Date tries to arrest Hideo, but Hideo says that he's not the one behind it. He states that he is merely an expectator, spectating through a participant's vision.

He says that it was all bound to happen since The Final Impact, when this man reached out to "help". When Kotomine Kirei defied Kojima because TFI wouldn't cause much suffering at all.

His plan is to obtain all the titles in the company is said to grant a wish. And if he were to obtain it, darkness beyond mere comprehension would befall everyone. He can't stop it since he has him under his thumb with the death game participant's life at stake.

Date says that they are all being executed one by one anyway, but Hideo fears for this universe and wants to maintain peace in it. What happens in the other universe is of no concern to beings of this one.

Date calls bullshit, but Hideo retorts that everyone must play his role, just as He envisioned. Hideo says he won't stop Date's determination, but he couldn't even if he tried. Date rushes out of the office to find Ooishi.

Ooishi now understands Joker was merely an underling and wonders if Tomitake saw something he shouldn't have.

Episode 9
Raiden enters into the locker room, and Date hurries him to accompany him. Date explains it to him on the way, and they arrive to the Church on the Hill and find Kirei awaiting them there. He rejects their challenge as he has another opponent in mind today: Adam Jensen, the holder of the final belt. However, he poses no resistance and willingly follows Date and Raiden.

On the way downhill, Kirei summons a huge fucking boulder. As they run, Aiba comes up with a plan: Date screams "ARYAN SPERM!" as loud as he can, and Chris Redfield suddenly appears. He stops the boulder and lets Date and Raiden escape, but only momentarily, as the force behind Kirei's magical boulder is too much and it eventually crushes Chris, killing him.

As Kirei is ready to face Jensen, Date & Raiden block his way to end this, but Kirei summons Dimitri Blaiddyd, they are defeated.

Episode 11

After Jensen retains the title, Date and Raiden move in to arrest Kirei, but he reiterates, his plan is failure-proof. A fully enraged Dimitri shows up against Kirei, and as Date and Raiden hold him back, Punished Narukami "Munakata" Yu shows up to end despair. Just then, Kirei uses his last command spell: Fend them off as long as you can.

Dimitri attacks the other three, and they team up to defeat him.

Episode 12
Afterwards, Raiden takes away Narukami too. However, Kirei attacks Date from behind, and thinking he killed Dimitri, is ready to end Date, when Dimitri uses his Tempest Lance on Kirei. Dimitri then leaves, and Date arrests Kirei. However, he points out that the Death Game is still going and reaching it's end, as Date hits himself.

As the coomer gang debate what to do, Doktor (Metal Gear) informs Raiden there may be a way to reach them. They knock on the back door of the truck Raiden investigated earlier, and Delta comes out. He opens a portal to the other universe, and Date calls everyone to organize a rescue party.

He leads the team to rescue their friends from BANS machinations but alas, it was too late. The death game had already concluded. The last thing they saw before exiting the universe was Kirei, and a skeletal figure holding a man.

TCR/Season 3
Comes with Dimitri for a short while.

TFR/Season 6
Some months have passed since the tragedy, and Ooishi, Date, and Raiden are playing cards together. Raiden wonders if BANS and Kirei are truly gone, but Date and Ooishi only muster that they only can keep doing their part until the truth is revealed.

Episode 1

Date has since then become a Master of the Order of the Locker Room, a group established to fortify unity so that such a tragedy would never occur again.

Episode 2

Date and Raiden interrogate Rean Schwarzer for beating the injured Rando, but he claims he did it as an "heroic act" since he's the guy that killed like 60 people. Raiden indicates he's not lying, so they just leave annoyed. Date and Raiden join the match with Rando and Rean to keep him from going too far again.

Episode 3

Date bets his Joecoin on Duke as Tazuna Joe offers double winnings.

The Coomer Gang reunites in the ring after so long, and Ooishi calls for 3 of Raiden's porno mags if they win, and Date says he's on. Raiden, however, never agreed to any of it.

Episode 4

Raiden wakes up Date since Ooishi called for emergency backup. They take the 911 Krew on and lose.

Presumably, the coomer gang escaped with Delta's safe zone like most of the roster.

Episode 5

12 years later, Date has become a manga artist to fulfill his need for erotica that has gone in high demand ever since the disaster. The coomer gang reunites working for The Final Resistance and they face the JOB squad in one of their first matches together in a while.

Episode 6
Date goes with the raid team to Tazuna Industries with personal business.

The coomer gang splits up while searching the complex to search for Joe.

Date finds the traitor Joe for scamming them back then and making his fortune that way. And more than that, because the only way to get enough pay for porno mags is to work on the shady Factories.

The fight under his rules: a table match. Date is completely shut down by Joe's sheer strategy and defeated. Albert Wesker and Chris Redfield take him away through an escape route.

Episode 9
Date goes alone to the raid on The Factory to take revenge on Joe. He promises 3 mags for each coomer if they let him go.

Joe is but a shell of a man, since The Three Kings took all his fortune. He seems even "proud" of his work on the factory. Date almost feels sorry and tries to beat some sense into him, but again tables overpower him and he's captured.

Episode 12

Date has been turned by the lawfags into a killing machine known as "Agent 50". He is put against Joe as a test match, but malfunctions and loses whe overload with COOM.mag

Episode 13

Kojima books him against Joe and Godzilla in a tables match. It seems the agent programming kicked in because he squashed.

The resistance's new leader, Narukami Yu, personally will search for Date when they arrive at Coolsville.

Episode 14

Agent 50 is set against Godzilla with Joe support. The overflowing gayness coming from them is too much and Date.exe crashes.

The resistance arrives at Coolsville Arena and the coomer gang makes it their mission to rescue Date.

Episode 15

Narukami informs the coomer gang he negotiated a way to get Date back. Raiden has to beat Agent 50. He is initially weary of beating his friend, but he steels his hope to save him. But first, Sakakura Juzo and him will have to face "GIG" for "Fujodimes", whatever that is.

Raiden does defeat Agent 50 and get him back...

Episode 16

But Date just becomes unconscious. Aiba tries to jump into his eye, but another AI-BALL is in there. Aiba engages TERRY-AI in a hacking fight and successfully deletes it.

Date wakes up... only to find he's bald now.

Episode 17
The Coomer Gang and Maebara Keiichi are the ones to tackle BANS as they support Date, he wonders if they still regret not making it in time, but even if it still stingsm their friends will live on in their hearts. BANS still claims he liberated his friends from those holding them, but Date just sees it as getting rid of them because they didn't agree with his methods, not being different from the kings.

BANS says all the mystery masters ever did is drag him into an abyss, but he does not regret it, for it opened him to the truth, as they replaced him with a substitute. But even then, he granted them a merciful release from the role of puppets of the demon's script.

Date just can't comprehend, Ushiromiya Battler seemed like a good person, he can't comprehend he ended up like this. But Battler or not, he is a threat he must exterminate.

They are defeated, but in the nick of time Agent 49 manages to sing a song that dispel's BANS' grasp and sends him back to hell.

At the end of Suou Tatsuya's struggle, they reunite at the heart of the Cosmic Egg and Date hopes he will get his hair back.

TFR/Season 0
A detective who previously worked with in the japanese ABIS police branch, but transferred to Coolsville's CPD. Has a reputation for being obsessed with porn. Participates in The Final Rumble occasionally while investigating it's directors. Has an AI-BALL in his left eye.

Episode 3

Informs fellow officer Suou Katsuya that a massive man has was at the station, and he gets surrounded and caught.

Katsuya thanks Date for his always spot-on info, but he was really only interested in a certain item that wasn't in the possession of the subject caught.... Katsuya is wary that such a man gave himself so easily, and Date wonders if the Shimano Family is plotting something.

Episode 4
Date hears that members of Chris Redfield's squad had encountered suspicious individuals and gets in contact with them. Sadly, they couldn't interrogate them due to being busy with their captain and one squadmate missing, along with losing communications. Date tells them that he received info on him being involved in an altercation at the RPD, and the man he was fighting was arrested but revealed no information of the one he was chasing, who must've been Albert Wesker. Piers figures that if they find one, they are bound to find the other, but for some reason their radios aren't working, to which Date suggest they can't discard sabotage. Just then, Enrico remembers something, and Piers discusses it with him, but Date only understands him going "Yeah" which causes Aiba to ask if she needs to up his dosage. Piers explains that Enrico remembered a very shady van in the parking lot that has been there for several days.

Date thanks as Enrico and Piers leave on their way, and Date tries to scan the van with Aiba's X-Ray vision without finding anything, so he tries to get closer, but Date encounters Big Pussy, a hostess, and figures she's playing a security guard, which gets him excited. When Big Pussy is about to show him why she's the #2 hostess on the club, Date jumps right into the match, but he was too excited to think carefully and was defeated.

Episode 5

After a pleasant dream with Reika, Date awakens to the coldness of reality after incessant nagging from Aiba, and finds himself in an underground prison cell along with a still sleeping Chris Redfield. Beyond the cell gate he can spot the entrance blocked by a boulder. While looking around, the figure of Security Guard Joe approaches, and tells him that this place belongs to very powerful people, but instead of listening, Date has Aiba run her simulations, which agitates Joe and makes him taunt that this place is a secret smuggling ring and shows Date a copy of the goods no one has access to. Aiba concentrates Date's vision on the guard's hand, identifying a limited edition porno mag, and he grabs him through the cell bars, forcefully hitting him trying to get him to drop the mag. The vibrations cause the boulder's support to break loose, and start rolling towards the cell. Unable to free himself, the guard desperately slides the cell gate to the side, laughing that it was gonna crush his friend, but Chris' instincts flare up and, getting up with a scream, he destroys the boulder in one swift strike, all the while still being asleep. Date can now get his so desired mag, when he notices a skeleton on the next cell and becomes aroused; Aiba restrains herself not to shock him and ups his dosage a bunch.

Episode 6

Piers encounters with Date on his way back from checking the rooftops, who is willing to help him (because he really wants those goddamn mags). Piers and him hear a conversation while going down the stairs:"And then I tied her up, and took her to the van! We got so many pictures of her feet... Even covered it in ketchup!"Date instantly rushes into the enemy without Piers being able to stop him.

Episode 8

Defeated, Date and Piers are about to suffer the full power of Man With The Van's 300 bucks course for free, but Chris Redfield shows up and they flee. Piers is fine, and Chris meets Date (for the first time while awake), who is quite sad at not getting Van's treatment and leaves. Meanwhile Enrico arrives with a captured WESKEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR. Pursuing the fleeing targets, Chris tries to open Dan's Van only to find nothing, so he asks Wesker and his pitiful new shades to open it for them.

While returning to "investigate" Dan's Van, he heards a gun shot and runs up to Chris, being informed of Enrico's death. He hasn't had any luck finding clues in the cave (while porno mags drop from his pockets), so all Chris has as a lead is Big Pussy's business card. Date recognizes the place of the card and can lead the way there, while Chris arranges for Enrico's body to be taken out and the place be investigated further. Date is disappointed he won't be able to "investigate" further, and Aiba will make sure to burn the mags in his sleep.

Episode 9

Getting back, Date is quickly informed of the developments on Eden of Coolsville, and calls Kiryu to inform him that Steven was left bedridden by the incident.

Episode 10

The Eden of Coolsville suddenly catches on fire, and many people gather around it amidst the chaos of rushing policemen and escaping staff. Kyle Hyde is in front of it while on the phone with his boss about the possible perpetrator, and laments he won't be able to help Wright without the info once the call ends. Officer Suou tries to control the situation and wonders where Ooishi could have gone and why he hasn't alerted the firefighters, while Extra considers letting his dream burn out before Walter cheers him up and Date cries in despair at the burning material. Chris Redfield arrives and pissed off by the fire, doesn't sit idly and breaks into the burning hellscape.

Seeing Chris, Kyle got emboldened to also enter, quickly regretting it but pushing on nonetheless. Piers Nivans also breaks in before both him and Chris come out and lament about their losses (along with Date) when Chuck arrives and falls on his knees before crying about losing everything despite having plans to rebuild the place, which enrages Chris and makes him rough Chuck's confession out of him: Chuck's was involved with the underground pornography ring Chris had faced, which was run by Heavyweight, a lieutenant of the very Shimano Family that provided the president's security.

Episode 11

After Chuck's confession, Chris and Piers joined by Date head to the underground offices where the underground porn ring was run and Heavyweight was currently hiding. Chris guesses they must be the ones in possession of their objective after dealing with Wesker, and after it all that's left is dealing with Wrong, who must be connected to all this. Heavyweight shows up, looking at his lowest point since Shimano cut them out, and orders his men Darkholme and Schneider to go all out, while Date tries to hold him down.

Chris and Piers stop his henchmen, but Heavyweight is able to use his stocky build to go over Date. However, having exerted all resistance that he could, Heavyweight gives up since they don't even have a reason to fight anymore. Chris breaks into a rage and punches him while asking incoherent questions like if they've dealt with any strange material lately (which Date is very interested about), but Piers gets him to calm down, and Chris offers him a deal: If he reveals information about the steel case, he won't be in the same cell as the 7 criminals from the night of 1992; Heavyweight however never saw any cases, and Shimano would have taken it from him even if he had it. Heavyweight tries to escape prison, but Ooishi arrives by a myriad of police officers and takes him to the station, while Katsuya stays and gathers witness testimonies. Date leaves to help the police (and gether "material").

Later that day, somehow, a bunch of jobbers managed to defeat a group of nigh-undefeated chads.

Episode 12

After his match, Date runs into Hayashi Hiroshi about to punish Kasuga Ichiban, but handcuffs him from behind, allowing him to escape. Hayashi however manages to run away despite the cuffs and Date has to go after him (...seriously, Date?).

Episode 13

Shimano and Steven meet in person for the first time in ages. Since Steven is a kind man with all kinds of people (and he even was in an all-black band before drummer Dwight got arrested) he's willing to listen to his peace propositions. Shimano tries to intimidate with his political power for him to leave with the Sonozaki Family at the end of the week, but with the Aikido that guides his body and soul, Steven doesn't fear any kind of Shimano's powers. Seeing his kindness rejected, Shimano calls his goons, and in turn Steven gives the signal to enter to several cops (and Date) from Coolsville Police Department lead by BSAA Captain Chris Redfield, which surprises Shimano but quickly brushes it off as more of his troops are on the way along with the now fully bent to his will Yeagerists.

Chris, Kiryu and Steven are backed into a corner by the sheer numbers of the Shimano family, until Kasai arrives with two truckloads of reinforcements after being delayed defending the Sonozaki State with Leo. Kasai and Steven mow down the enemy forces, while Kiryu and Chris deliver a deadly double punch to Shimano, Chris loses it for a moment, but Kiryu reminds him no matter how many of his friends Shimano has killed, as a main character he can't afford to stoop to his level, and Chris just takes the key as him and Kiryu turn around for the police to take care of him. Suddenly, Shimano draws out a hidden Keyboard and throws it at Kiryu, but Steven blocks it, and Shimano intends to throw one at Chris, before suddenly being shot in the head by an unknown assailant, which Chris chalks up to a stray bullet.

Episode 14

Having learned of Hazz Maticus' true intentions, Leon Kennedy and Fred Jones inform Kiryu's friends and along The Cagist, Date Kaname and Suou Katsuya arrive to the top of Coolsville Hills in an helicopter, just after Hazz is done explaining how he hid his past in his son, artificially aged himself, and faked his own death. Before Hazz can end Kiryu, Leon and Fred drop down and confront him, as Kiryu is taken away in the helicopter. Hazz's presidential guard of 4 S.W.A.T. Members challenges them, but, they are mowed down by the paranormal patrol, and at last Hazz fights them directly with the S.W.A.T. Captain. Despite all this power, his plan, his gun, and his complex old age, Hazz couldn't stop Leon and Fred from ending his reign and saving China, not only because they had apple juice and a dilapidated van, but comrades by their side; Kiryu Kazuma... Suou Katsuya... Date Kaname... Shoji Shingo... Majima Goro and his brother... Warden Osborne... Officer Joe... Osama bin Laden... Kasai Tatsuyoshi... Van Darkholme... The Cagist... Hanyuu... Extra... Vergil... Dante... HUNK... Zagreus... Ryback, Chris Masters, Sheamus... Narihisago Akihito... Zoomer... Tomitake Jirou... Hassan and Kojima... Chuck... and Gregory Edgeworth... all irreplaceable people whose bonds have carried them to defeat him.

Finally... taking down the Porno ring... the investigation at Chuck's... it might not have been the best way, but he finally has found the secret stash that has everything he could ever want: paradise! ...until Aiba burned it all down.

After everything is concluded, Kiryu decided to return to driving taxis, and says his goodbyes to Vergil and Date. Where he left his car and it all began, he meets the last person he expected... Mark Jindrak. He blames Kiryu for losing everything and would rather hang than return to the indies, but Kiryu wants him to see that now that Hazz is gone, he can start anew and anything is possible, even making it back up to the top card. Kiryu offers to help him... but Jindrak stabs a dagger into him; Kiryu never knew having Lance Cade by his side, or being erased from every Evolution group photo... until now, because he's gonna erase him himself."As long as you believe... You can still draw... Even when you think it's impossible... That's... What the Cagist told me..."Vergil enters and SCHUMs Jindrak with his katana, as Date grabs Kiryu and begs him to live so he can bring him his exported porno mags...

Episode Extra

With the war against Amon Elite Wrestling nearing its end, a rumble is held to determine who will challenge the Amon's secret weapon.

The Dark Web Rumble
Date joins this wrestling brand because of the rumor it's full of cute girl.

Episode 6
Fights a young girl on rumors of kidnapping. Barely avoids being taken home.

TFR/Season 7
Back in TFR, Date heard it has more cute girls than ever, and he can't wait to get those mags and cards!

Episode 2
Fights a cute rock person to determine if it's a male or female. Female it is.

Episode 3
Date Kaname has a meeting with the Soul Brothers in search of a way to become even a bit closer to as good as Okabe in taking pictures like that. However, Ooishi receives news from Akasaka on Date's side of the investigation, and Date has no option but to take him to a hostess club as repayment...

Episode 5
Date wonders who could be the #1 pick for the draft, and looks at Gregory Edgeworth standing still for days on end thinking he's pretty suspicious.

Later, he gets into a fight with Stork over peeping at the girls' locker room.

Episode 6
As Date tries to continue his investigation, he dodges and attack from behind coming from Ooishi, who has gone L5 due to being forced to pay out the bills of the club, but Date subdues him.

Episode 7
Ooishi goes back to normal and he and Date decide to play mahjong.

Episode 8
Date tries to actually begin his investigation by interrogating Greg, but Inner Greg tries to respond, which Date can't hear.

Later, Date cheats at mahjong and gets attacked by Ooishi again...

Episode 9
Ooishi and Date capture The Bogdanoffs after they get tipped by Okabe, Keiichi, and The Okonogis. He and Ooishi then go celebrate at the Mahjong Parlor.

Off-Season 8
Episode 27

Greg has a theory about his location and finds him using a Gen costume...

Feats

 * Ran naked into a match, forcing security to constrain him and remove him from the entrance until he dressed.
 * AND KEEPS DOING IT

Card Collection
Date's plan is to amaze a collection of Koikatsu/Honey Select cards with the (coerced) help of his assistant AI Aiba.

Trivia

 * Has every fetish known to man.
 * Reaction times increases 3.6 times upon spotting a porno mag.