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- "None of you fucking fucks move! Get on the floor!"
- ―Packie McReary.
Three Leaf Clover is the final mission offered by Patrick McReary, involving robbing the Bank of Liberty in The Exchange, Algonquin. Packie and Niko take along their friend Michael and Packie's brother Derrick.
Note: This mission can only be started from between 6:00am and 7:00pm
Niko drives the group to the Bank of Liberty on Columbus Ave which is located in The Exchange, Algonquin. They rob the bank of $1 million and make their escape through the streets and subways of Chinatown, Algonquin. Packie is proud that he and his gang, including Niko, kept their heads and managed to get the money to split between themselves. Niko is awarded $250,000 at the end of the mission.
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Go to the bank
- Go down to the vault and get the money
- Cover Packie and Derrick
- Follow Packie and Derrick
- Get to street level
- Find a four door car and go to Packie's Ma's house
Before the mission (as you're driving around), Packie will SMS you about wearing a smart suit and shoes from Perseus. Listen to him or the mission will not start. There's a bug - when already wearing suit and/or shoes when mission appears, it is needed to go to your safehouse, change clothes to "no suit & shoes" and change it back to suit & shoes. When you arrive at his house, you will meet Derrick McReary, Gerald McReary, and their friend Michael Keane. Gerald does not take lightly to Niko being involved in the family business and reminds Niko that Derrick has returned. After the cutscene, Packie tells Niko to get a car with four doors so they can all fit.
Find a vehicle with four door and drive to the Southern Algonquin branch of the Bank of Liberty. A cutscene will show Niko, Packie, Derrick, and Michael Keane threatening all the customers to get on the floor of the bank. Luis Fernando Lopez and Eugene Reaper lay on the ground whispering about Eugene having a gun on him and Luis telling him not to do anything. Derrick and Packie have an argument, giving Eugene the chance to shoot Michael and kill him. Packie and Derrick kill Eugene in retaliation. The team then blows up the vault door.
Head down into the vault as inquired and grab $1 million for your teammates. NOOSE and FIB police officers arrive at the scene with helicopters and cars, prompting Packie to decide that they need to leave now with the money they have already collected.
Niko, Derrick, and Packie take cover at the front of the bank and begin to gun their way out of a five-star wanted level. Due to the heavy presence of heavily armed officers and vehicles, you must be careful with your Health and Armor. There are roughly 16 standard cops spread out over the street. The best way to take these and other officers in this mission out is to shoot at the police cars' gas tanks, located behind the rear wheels. If flames start coming out of the gas tanks, they will blow up in short time, but you may continue firing to cause an immediate explosion. The explosion from the cars will kill any nearby officers and knock others to the ground, and possibly ignite other cars. Any remaining officers are best dispatched by a shot to the head, especially so for the otherwise heavily-armored NOOSE officers.Help your remaining teammates shoot their way through an alleyway. Gain protective cover and blind fire the 12 men of authority. You must then proceed through three streets in Chinatown, but not before shooting a loaded cop car that obstructs their path to the three streets. The first street you come will have two cars (one NOOSE and one normal police car) with about 6 men in total. Get cover in a side alleyway, like your teammates, and pick off the men with a headshots to conserve ammunition. The second street has the most amount of cops in the level, so it is wise to take excellent cover, possibly behind a burnt out car. There are cops on fire exits above the streets, and several men on the ground, around 30 cops. You can just spray them with a Sub Machine Gun so as not to waste M4A1 bullets. The final street is the easiest as there are almost no men, and you can quickly run across the street and into the alleyway ahead of schedule. There are several cops on the street, but as you are sprinting it is unlikely they will hit you. The trio are trapped out in an open alleyway by an police helicopter and the team attempts to shoot it down. It stays hovering, leading Packie to save the crew by taking them into a subway station.
Two police officers are waiting for them down in the station. Packie and Derrick jet by them but you should shoot them down with a pistol headshot, or you can just ignore them as they will not follow you down.
When you enter the subway gates, there are two cops shooting at Packie and Derrick so take them out with a quick headshot while they are standing still. The next part of the subway consists of killing four cops waiting for the group in cover behind some gates. After dealing with them eight NOOSE officers storm up the stairs. At this point you should aim to kill as many of them via headshot as possible, and taking cover if any are left, because they are very deadly in such close proximity. There is a first-aid kit on a pillar here, which you can use to get back to full health. Go down the steps and into the subway to escape. There are 8 cops across the tracks in a group. They are easily taken out by something such as the rocket launcher as they are close together and at safe distance, otherwise aim for the head as usual. When you get onto the tracks 10 NOOSE officers try to follow you. You can kill them, but you can also leave some of them as eventually Packie and Derrick are going to make a run for it. When you flee through the subway tunnels, be aware of metro trains which might cross your path. Being hit by a train leads to immediate death. Also note that the trains run on left track, instead of the right track as usual. So if you walk on the tracks, you'd better walk on the right track, so you can see trains approach. This is the final encounter with police until you get topside, all the while Packie and Derrick argue about Michael's death, with Niko telling them to shut up. Eventually, Packie leads the team back to the surface via a maintenance entrance in Easton, by which time the wanted level has been reduced to only three stars, which is fortunate as your ammunition or health may be low by now.
Once outside, a parked Huntley Sport is available for you to steal. The objective now is to lose the wanted level, this can be done as normal. When they finally lose the police, Packie asks Niko to take him and his brother Derrick back to his Mom's house in Meadows Park, Dukes (on Savannah Avenue near the Monoglobe). On the way, Packie explains how they will split the money. Niko, Packie and Derrick get $250,000 each. The remaining $250,000 will be given to Michael's parents since he died in the heist. On average, Niko, Packie and Derrick will kill about 100 cops, however it is possible to kill a relatively small amount of cops by ignoring some of them and going for less-lethal shots with others.
Video Walkthrough
After the Mission
- Following successful completion of this mission, Gerald McReary will call Niko and ask to see him in Dukes.
- Packie later calls you to open the mission string for Derrick McReary.
- The terrorist threat separating both sides of the West River is lifted subsequent to completion of this mission, opening up the Booth Tunnel and Hickey Bridge. Niko is able to travel to Alderney legally, with the entire map now open to the player.
- This will also unlock the Full Exploration achievement on the Xbox 360, or PC version or, if the PlayStation 3 version is being played, the player gets a trophy, Full Exploration.
- Shortly after this mission Packie will call Niko and be added as a friend.
- The balaclava is now available in your wardrobe.
- After this mission, all weapons in gun stores around the city will be available for purchase, except the RPG and Desert Eagle.
- Michael Keane - Killed by Eugene Reaper as an act of revenge for robbing the bank.
- Eugene Reaper - Killed by Packie and Derrick as a revenge for killing Michael Keane.
- Several LCPD officers- Killed by Niko, Packie, and Derrick for trying to stop them from escaping with the stolen money.
- Luis Lopez(optional) - Once the cutscene of the police arriving the bank ends, you can turn around and see Luis lying down with both his hands on his head, and kill him. This does not affect the storyline.
- The outfits the group wears during this mission (suits with balaclavas), the weapon Niko uses (an M4A1), the large black bags of money slung over your back and the general setup of the mission is an obvious homage to the 1995 film Heat, in which Robert De Niro and his henchmen rob a bank in similar fashion, including a subsequent run-and-gun shootout in the surrounding city streets of Downtown L.A. In both heists a member of the gang named Michael dies.
- The mission also references the 1991 film Point Break; during a bank robbery in that movie, one of the hostages (a plain-clothes police officer, as opposed to a gun club member in the game) decides to take down the robbers, succeeding in killing one of the crooks but ultimately leading to their own death. In both the movie and the game, the would-be hero also discusses their plan with a neighboring hostage, a security guard in Point Break, Luis Fernando Lopez in GTA IV. It may also be based on the final bank robbery scene from the 1996 movie Set it Off as a hostage plays hero and kills one bank robber only to be shot down by the other three robbers.
- The fact that Derrick and Packie leave the bank with AK-47s may be a reference to the 2003 movie S.W.A.T.. In the movie, however, all four robbers are killed by the L.A. S.W.A.T. team.
- If too many hostages are killed, the mission will fail. However, after the cutscene where Niko steals the money, the player can kill hostages without failing the mission.
- If Niko dies during the mission, his bag of money will rip open and a large amount of bills will fly out.
- If Derrick or Packie are killed during the mission, Niko's balaclava will disappear and he will throw down his M4, similarly to the way he throws away an empty weapon.
- The amount of money stolen is $1 million (and the reward is $250,000 each for each of the four robbers, it is implied Michael's share is given to his parents). However, the Liberty Tree website states that $500,000 was stolen.
- The five-star wanted level that Niko gains after the robbery is permanent until it is reduced near the end of the mission. It cannot be removed even by using cheats or fleeing the borough.
- If the player calls Roman after completing the mission, Roman will tell Niko how he heard about the robbery and mentions that it's shame that Niko wasn't involved. Niko tells him that he was, much to Roman's surprise.
- The mission's name is a reference to the fact that in Ireland, four leaf clovers are considered lucky. Unfortunately, while there are initially four robbers, Michael is killed, leaving just three.
- Reception of this mission by fans has shown that robbery missions are very popular; many fans cite it as their favorite mission in the game.
- The mission is seen again in the final DLC The Ballad of Gay Tony. This time, it is the opening cutscene of the DLC, which starts where Eugene and Luis talking while lying down. Like commonly believed, Luis was there to pick up money for "Gay" Tony Prince.
- In the PlayStation 3 and PC versions, after the cutscene where Eugene Reaper is shot, if the player examines the floor by Luis Lopez they can see that Eugene is still alive with his hands on his head; instead, there is a dead fat bearded man beside them.
- It is possible to kill Luis before escaping the bank, which would logically make the events in TBoGT impossible. Moreover, the player receives no penalty for doing so (unless he kills another hostage). This is obviously non-canon, however, similarly to Luis killing Niko in Ladies Half Price.
- According to the cutscene in I luv LC, Niko wore the Perseus Charcoal Suit for the heist. This remains true in even in the PC version, in which the suit is not available.
- In the cutscene in which the police arrives at the bank, you can see policemen without pistols (just holding their hands and arms like if they were aiming) alongside other cops. Despite of this all the cops during the gameplay are armed.
- When Luis leaves the bank after it's robbed in the introduction of TBoGT, Niko, Packie, and Derrick almost hit Luis in the crosswalk, although this does not at all happen in the original GTA IV. Even if the player goes to the exact same spot Luis will not be spotted. This is likely because the plots for the two DLC's had not been written at the time this mission was created.
- In the mission, after leaving the subway there will be a Huntley Sport provided as the escape vehicle for Niko, Packie and Derrick. However in the opening cutscene in TBoGT they are driving a Presidente and (as mentioned above) nearly hit Luis with it. Note that the Huntley used in the mission is unique for being the only Huntley with an alarm system.
- In TBoGT you discover that Packie spent his share of the money from the heist on a red Comet.
- The storyline for TBoGT starts from this mission.
- Although there are two bags in the vault, Niko comes out with three.
- At the start of the mission, the gang is armed with AK-47s, but during the cutscene Niko and Michael have M4s, Packie has a pump-action shotgun, and Derrick has a pistol. After the cutscene, Derrick and Packie have AK-47s and Niko has an M4.
- During the trip to the bank, the group plans for each robber to take down a security guard. Despite this, there aren't any security guards at the bank.
- During the mission, Derrick will say things like "It's like being back in The Troubles" or "I haven't seen combat like this since Belfast". This might indicate that Derrick fought in Belfast with the PIRA.
- Like Hostile Negotiation, Niko has many taunts only used in this mission, including "You don't want to get in my way.", "I ain't going to jail in this country", "Go back home to your kids. You don't wanna die here", "I'm fighting for this cash", "I ain't giving up this money", "Back off. The money's ours now.", "We just made a withdrawal, what's the problem?", "There ain't no reason to get in my way", "You don't wanna die for the bank's cash.", and "I got plans for this money, I ain't dropping it.".
- Packie's line "Shit, you don't never know what you're dealing with when you're in Chinatown" may be a reference to the last line in Chinatown; "Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown.".
- Niko is awarded $250,000 at the end of the mission; this reward, along with the reward given from If the Price is Right (Deal) and Out of Commission (Revenge) is the highest reward available in the GTA IV Era.
- In TBoGT, Eugene Reaper stands up when he shoots Michael Keane. But in Grand Theft Auto IV, he is kneeling. This possibly refers to police getting different stories from witnesses at crime scenes, as Niko saw him kneeling but Luis saw him standing up. However, it is more likely a small error.
- When Eugene Reaper is killed in this mission, Patrick and Derrick shoot him, but in I luv LC, only Packie shoots him.
- This is the first appearance of Derrick McReary, Gerald McReary and Luis Fernando Lopez.
- During the trip to the bank, Packie says that Michael and Niko will rig the safe. However, later on during the trip, Packie says that Niko and Derick will rig the safe while he and Michael will "take care of the kids".
- If the player chooses to shoot down the Annihilator, like Niko suggests, it will explode, despite being very close to the ground. This was likely done to prevent the player from obtaining it.
- This mission cannot be started during night, making it one of the missions that cannot be started at night. The others would be Bernie Crane's missions.
- If Packie, Derrick, or Michael die before they reach the bank, the mission will fail immediately and the surviving two characters will wander off into the street. They will then act like any pedestrian, smoking, drinking, or sitting on benches. However if they exit the player's vision, they will disappear.
- Rockstar Games has stated in a GameInformer issue that the bank heist theme for this mission will be one of the main themes for Grand Theft Auto V.
- When you and your team reach maintenance entrance in Easton, by which time the wanted level has been reduced to only three stars, you can go back to the subway tracks, and easily escape the police. This strategy is helpful for players that have problem with evading police after exiting the metro system.
- For this particular mission, be sure to stop by a gun shop and supplement the luck of the Irish with as many grenades as you can purchase and carry. If you start the mission without any grenades you get 5 of them for free - these will replace any molotovs you are carrying.
- Once Dwayne becomes a good friend, you can call him to send backup. This comes in the form of two gangsters that will follow you through thick and thin and shoot at your enemies. Even if they don't take out many targets, they create a great diversion that takes the focus of enemy fire off you. Give it a try; this is a great mission to phone in a favor.
- Toss a grenade under every police cruiser you see to get the added blast radius from the exploding vehicle.
- A First Aid Kit is stashed down in the cellar of an alley, just off the street where you face your third batch of cops. Look for the double-cellar doors that are pulled open and hop downstairs to nab the health.
- If you're dating Kiki, and are on good terms with her, you can call her to lose the 3-star wanted level just before exiting the subway.
- Unlike in "Waste Not Want Knots", at the start, when Micheal is alive, they do not shoot at police or any other threat that will hurt you, or themselves.
- If Derrick or Packie get killed on the way back to their moms house one of them might drop you off there in a beige-brownish moonbeam thus failing the mission.
- While Niko is going inside the vault. You can hear Derrick say "Keep your eyes on the floor!" or "We're almost done people, stay calm!"


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The Albany Presidente is a four-door luxury sports sedan found in Grand Theft Auto IV.
The Presidente is largely based on the first generation Cadillac CTS, though the headlights resemble those of the second generation CTS, albeit widened, and the grille resembles that of a first generation Ford Fusion. After collecting all thirty cars for Stevie, he agrees to purchase cars from Niko Bellic, with the Presidente fetching $2,500..
The Presidente's 4.5 L (275 cu in) V10 engine is coupled to a 5-speed gearbox in a RWD configuration. Acceleration is fair, but, due to its weight, the Presidente has a top speed of 220 mph (357 km/h). Handling is fair, but suffers from mild under-steer due to the up-front weight of the heavy engine. The suspension is somewhat soft, being able to absorb all the bumps on the road, but it does provide heaps of body roll which can lead to rollovers. Braking is above average, and ABS is standard across the line-up. Crash deformation is surprisingly poor for this vehicle, and after one to two crashes it is known to pull to one side. The engine is somewhat sturdy and can survive a few impacts before failing.
The "SPORT" supercharged variants of the Presidente driven by the Korean Mob are based on the Cadillac CTS-V, the variant has a different front grille with a "supercharged" badge, black rims, dark blue metallic paint, and a rear spoiler. There is a glitch where if you take it to a Pay 'n' Spray, the rims will sometimes remain black.
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Backup from Dwayne Forge may arrive in a unique candy red Presidente. The player is free to take the car for himself, as the gang members "disown" the car upon arrival. However, this unique Presidente is not always available for backup, as the backup may spawn in a Patriot or a PMP 600, both sporting the same color.
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- It can often be seen near City Hall, Algonquin.
- The "SPORT" supercharged V10 variant are driven around in Alderney City, Alderney by the Korean Mob, and anywhere in Liberty City if in one.
- An easy way to get the "SPORT" variant is to steal it from AutoEroticar in Alderney.
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Kakuzu (角都, Kakuzu) was an S-rank missing-nin from Takigakure and a member of Akatsuki who was partnered with Hidan. Kisame Hoshigaki jokingly referred to them as the "Zombie Combo" (ゾンビコンビ, Zonbi Konbi),[3] due to the fact that, in a sense, they could not die. Within the organisation itself, Kakuzu acted as the organisation's Treasurer.
When he was still a loyal, ele ninja of Takigakure, Kakuzu took on a mission to assassinate Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage. This mission, however, ended in failure due to the might of Hashirama's Wood Release techniques. Despite the insurmountable danger faced on the mission, what awaited his return to his village was the stigma and harsh punishment associated with the failure of his objective. In response to this treatment, a wrong levied against a shinobi who had put life and limb on the line for his village, Kakuzu came to hold a violent hatred for his village as he escaped from imprisonment. In his flight from the village, Kakuzu killed the village elders, took their hearts, and fled with knowledge of the village's most prized forbidden techniques.[1] He made a living off bounty hunting on the black market, and tearing out the still-beating hearts of powerful shinobi to extend his own lifespan.[4]
Some time after his defection, he joined Akatsuki, and was given a number of partners, most of whom he killed, due to his short temper. This is why he was eventually partnered with Hidan, whom he could not kill because of his immortality.[5]
Also at some time in the past, he apparently encountered the Gold and Silver Brothers and witnessed Kinkaku's jinchūriki transformation.[6]
Kakuzu was a greedy, miserly individual, arranging goals in terms of the highest profit he could gain from them, and was often unwilling to involve himself in something if there was nothing to gain from it, as well as claiming that he tended to forget opponents who were not worth any money after he was done with them. He even remarked that money is the only dependable thing in the world. Due to this end, he referred to himself as the "Treasurer of Akatsuki". Given his friendly relationship with Zangei, his bounty officer, it would seem he collected bounties rather frequently to earn cash, and did so (or at least tried) during his missions on several occasions. The frequent side-tasks and devotion to money were both major points of contention between Hidan and Kakuzu. He also seemed to respect an opponent who thinks, as shown with his reaction to Kakashi's counters to Kakuzu's masks, and Shikamaru's quick analysis of Hidan's curse, even mentioning Shikamaru would have been a good bounty in the future.
Out of all the Akatsuki members, Hidan and Kakuzu displayed the most animosity towards each other, since neither of them were very fond of each other's interests. The two often traded barbs with one another, Kakuzu's usually having better timing than Hidan's. Hidan had shown great annoyance with Kakuzu's greed and occasional habit of doing or saying blasphemous things, such as attacking a temple and killing the head monk for the bounty on the monk's head. Kakuzu, in turn, disliked Hidan's religion, believing the rituals associated with it to be a waste of time. Kakuzu was also rather impatient with Hidan's drawn-out speeches and battle style. Despite their mutual dislike of each other, their teamwork was almost flawless, because they complemented each other's abilities extremely well.
The only reason that Kakuzu put up with Hidan was because he couldn't get rid of him. Due to his violent temper, Kakuzu often killed anyone close by when enraged. Hidan, therefore, was the perfect partner for Kakuzu, because of Hidan's inability to die. Kakuzu's somewhat indiscriminate attack style also made Hidan an ideal partner, since Kakuzu didn't need to worry about catching his partner in the crossfire.
Despite his obsessive personality and violent rages, Kakuzu was much more cautious than his partner, and was not as arrogant, never mindlessly rushing into battle like Hidan. Kakuzu frequently warned Hidan not to let his guard down, and then teased Hidan when he inevitably did. Kakuzu also seemed quite willing to follow orders. When ordered to retreat by the Akatsuki leader, Kakuzu complied immediately (while Hidan attempted to argue), despite the rather large bounty he could have received by taking Asuma. He seemed to forget the greater goals of the organisation when enraged, as he attempted to kill Naruto, in spite of Akatsuki's need to capture all the jinchūriki alive.
Kakuzu was a tall, tanned, muscular man that towered over everyone in Akatsuki with the exception of Kisame Hoshigaki. He wore a white hood and a black mask, with his eyes being the only visible part of his face. Underneath, his mouth was stitched together at the edges (giving him a glasgow smile) and he had long dark brown hair. His eyes have an unusual colouring: green irides, no pupils and red sclera. His clothing included the traditional Akatsuki cloak and the forehead protector of his home village with a scratch in the middle which symbolised that he was no longer loyal to it. He also wore dark red nail polish and an Akatsuki ring with the kanji for North (北, hoku) was placed on his left middle finger. His entire body was covered with various stitches and predominantly appeared to be sewn together. This was a result of the unique technique that he possessed — the Earth Grudge Fear.
After being reincarnated by Kabuto Yakushi and restored by a talisman, Kakuzu gained dark grey sclera, but retained his green, pupil-less irides. He no longer wore his forehead protector, hood or mask, causing his hair to be visible as it had been at the time of his death. He also no longer wore his vest, instead wearing a dark-red cloak with white lining, but still wore four masks on his back. In the anime, during the Chikara Arc, Kakuzu wore a black cloak with red lining in place of the cloak he would later wear.
Kakuzu was a very powerful ninja, strong enough to become a member of Akatsuki. During his frequent rages, Kakuzu has killed many of his former partners in the organisation. A further testament to his skills was his survival in a battle against Hashirama Senju, many years before his acquisition of the Earth Grudge Fear technique, despite ending up unable to complete his assassination mission. He had extremely high combat prowess and a vast array of techniques (due to his unique Earth Grudge Fear technique and near a century worth of experience). Those traits allowed him to fight several opponents while generally controlling the pace of the fight, including Kakashi Hatake with Chōji Akimichi and Ino Yamanaka as backup, and would have possibly killed them, had it not been for the additional assistance from Team Yamato.[7]
Kakuzu has demonstrated great raw speed, he is able to cross great distances in the blink of an eye and disappear from unfocused eyes.[8][9][10] He was fast enough to be able to intercept Kakashi when he was attacking Hidan with his Lightning Cutter.[11] His raw strength was great enough to catch one of Chōji's enlarged punches with a single hand, as well as send an opponent flying with a single kick.[12] This was further supplemented by his already adept taijutsu skills, shown when, during his fight with Kakashi (who is quite skilled in taijutsu) he mixed his hardening and extending abilities with his taijutsu all of which afforded him great versatility against his opponents. Using Earth Release: Earth Spear Technique he was able to increase his hardness, up to the point when he was able to withstand attacks that were normally fatal, an example being him able to withstand Choji's surprise ambush without any visible damage.[13]
Earth Grudge Fear
All of Kakuzu's abilities revolved around his unique body structure, which was composed of hundreds of thick, grey tendrils woven throughout his flesh called Earth Grudge Fear, holding his body together like the stitches of a rag-doll. This allowed him to separate his body parts at will, to perform long-range physical attacks and sew up almost any injury he suffered. All these abilities made him very difficult to defeat. The threads could also be used to repair the bodies of others, as seen when he reattached Deidara's arms,[14] although Hidan's inability to die after being dismembered caused him to be Kakuzu's most frequent patient. Because of his unique body structure, Kakuzu is a highly enduring man, able to take a direct strike from Kakashi's Lightning Cutter without it hindering his performance. His threads could even compact together to form a giant octopus-like form around his body, used for long range battle.[15]
Kakuzu's threads granted him a degree of immortality (though he declined to think of it that way). The threads could pierce the flesh and bodies of others, allowing him to remove their organs and integrate them into his own body, thereby extending his life. He commonly removed hearts in this fashion, keeping a total of five at any time, and requiring that he be killed at least five times in a battle before he truly died.[16] If Kakuzu was killed somehow, then one of his extra hearts could then re-enter his body and bring him back to life at the cost of the heart.[17]
Nature Transformation
The hearts captured from other ninja granted Kakuzu numerous elemental affinities, along with a vast supply of chakra. By collecting these hearts Kakuzu's own affinity is reinforced and his skill in other elements is increased to the point that he was able to use various different elemental attacks that were noted to be impossible, without having an affinity to that particular element. This is done by connecting his chakra circulatory system to his four extra hearts, granting him the ability to change his chakra nature and affinity to that of the previous owner. The individual hearts could be released from his body and wrapped in a vast blanket of threads, forcing a heart into a limb before being detached or forming a monstrous body with a mask as its face. These masks could move and attack independently, unleashing powerful blasts of elemental chakra from their mouths.
- Earth mask: This heart had an earth-affinity, and took on the shape of a demonic, beaked biped.[6] It allowed Kakuzu to use Earth Release: Earth Spear. In the anime, even though this mask was destroyed, Kakuzu was still able to use the Earth Spear technique, though it only hardened his arm.
- Fire mask: This heart had a fire-affinity, and took on the shape of a demonic tiger. It could use Fire Release: Intelligent Hard Work. This mask could also unite with the Wind mask to launch a fire-wind dual strike that was near unstoppable.
- Lightning mask: This heart had a lightning-affinity, and took on the shape of some sort of deformed biped. It could use Lightning Release: False Darkness.
- Wind mask: This heart had a wind-affinity, and took on a strange four-legged body with thin wings. It could use Wind Release: Pressure Damage. It could unite with the Fire mask to launch a fire-wind dual strike that was near unstoppable.
Other Natures
- Water: In the anime, Kakuzu used water-based techniques like the Water Encampment Wall technique when Shikamaru threw an explosive tag at him, and also a Water Clone Technique during his fight with Kakashi.[18]
Kakuzu was shown to be a keen analyst, which was somewhat attributable to his age.[19] He is highly observant, easily noticing that Shikamaru was taking his time to formulate a plan to counter Hidan's technique, after the former caught his partner in his Shadow Imitation Technique. He was able to quickly discern the purpose of Shikamaru's various shadow attacks, and devised ways to counter them almost instantaneously during the battle. An example for that is when Shikamaru trapped him and Hidan in his Shadow Imitation Shuriken Technique, Kakuzu detached his right arm, hid it underground and with its help, was able to remove the trench knife, thus successfully breaking free from the technique.[20]
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Part I
Sasuke Retrieval Arc
At the end of Part I, Kakuzu made a cameo appearance as a silhouette during an Akatsuki gathering where they discussed Orochimaru's taking of Sasuke Uchiha, as well as the capturing of the Nine-Tails and the furthering of their plans.
Part II
Kazekage Rescue Arc
Kakuzu is present alongside the other Akatsuki members, sealing Shukaku. Some time afterwards, he reattached Deidara's arms.
Hidan and Kakuzu Arc
Kakuzu first appeared with his partner, Hidan, in their pursuit of the Two-Tails' jinchūriki, Yugito Nii, who revealed she allowed herself to be cornered, in order to spring a trap on them and eliminate them herself. Yugito then transformed into her full demon form, a large flaming cat, but the Akatsuki duo still managed to defeat her, and gave her to Zetsu, before they continued to the Land of Fire.
On their way, Kakuzu decided to attack the Fire Temple, in order to collect the bounty on the head monk, Chiriku, who was listed in the bingo book with a thirty million ryō bounty. They slaughtered most of the other monks during the event, but one escaped to warn Konoha of the incoming threat.
Upon receiving the notice, Tsunade assigned the Nijū Shōtai to track down and eliminate Kakuzu and Hidan. Meanwhile, Kakuzu took Chiriku's body to a bounty station hidden in a bathroom, while Hidan chose to wait outside. When Kakuzu finally left the bathroom after counting the money, he found a Nijū Shōtai team, led by Asuma Sarutobi, attacking Hidan. He attacked Shikamaru Nara in order to free Hidan, but was forbidden from further participation in the battle by the overconfident Hidan himself. Kakuzu complied, but insisted that he would get to have the thirty-five million ryō head of Asuma afterwards. In the ensuing battle, Hidan managed to ingest Asuma's blood to start his curse technique ceremony on him, but Shikamaru was able to stop him with his Shadow Imitation Technique. When Asuma managed to decapitate Hidan, Kakuzu finally intervened, and reattached Hidan's head back to his neck using the threads in his body. Kakuzu then fought with Kotetsu and Izumo, easily holding the two off, while Hidan dealt a fatal blow to Asuma. Their battle was interrupted by the appearance of another Nijū Shōtai team, but they easily fought them off, until they were summoned by the Akatsuki leader to seal the Two-Tails. Hidan and Kakuzu retreated to a secluded area, where they spent three days sealing the Two-Tails (and in the manga, another three days sealing the Three-Tails).
After the sealing was complete, Kakuzu and Hidan set out on their search for the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's jinchūriki (Naruto Uzumaki), only to be cut off by Team 10 (with Kakashi Hatake as the leader in place of Asuma). Shikamaru used Asuma's chakra knives to capture both the Akatsuki members in place with a trick, but Kakuzu had discovered the trick beforehand, and, using a separated arm, broke free. Because of his ability to harden his skin, Kakuzu proved to be largely invulnerable to subsequent attacks. Kakashi, however, was able to analyse Kakuzu's hand seals, and pierced Kakuzu's heart with his Lightning Cutter, exploiting the weakness Kakuzu's earth-based technique had against lightning-based ones.
While this would normally be fatal, Kakuzu had five hearts (now four) in his possession, and thus recovered fairly quickly, sending a counter-attack to Kakashi. Removing his cloak, he revealed four masks on his back, one of which was now broken by Kakashi. Each mask contained a heart, the broken one having given its heart up to keep Kakuzu alive. The four masks broke free from his back into separate entities, with the broken one dissolving after doing so. Each mask was able to attack with a specific and powerful elemental attack, making Kakuzu almost too much for Team 10 to handle. While Kakuzu set his sights on replacing his lost heart with Kakashi's, Shikamaru dragged Hidan away from the battlefield into some woods, with his Shadow Imitation Technique, for a one-on-one fight.
Ignoring the other two for the most part, Kakuzu focused on taking Kakashi's heart. Though Kakashi was unable to handle Kakuzu and his mask creatures, being forced to protect Ino and Chōji too, he was saved when Shikamaru tricked Hidan into using some of Kakuzu's blood in his curse ritual, which Kakashi had collected in a capsule earlier when he pierced Kakuzu's chest, and had handed it over to Shikamaru. This resulted in Hidan unintentionally destroying Kakuzu's main body's heart. Seeing this, the Lightning mask allowed its heart to be absorbed by Kakuzu's body, bringing him back to life. In addition to that, Kakuzu also had the two other Fire and Wind masks to combine with him, making him even more powerful. He then caught the rest of Team 10 with his threads, hoping to replenish his stock.
Team 10 was saved by the arrival of Team 7, among them being Naruto, who decided to fight Kakuzu himself, who at first did not view Naruto as a threat. This changed when Naruto unveiled his newly developed technique, Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, which Kakuzu recognised to be dangerous if it ever connected with him. Naruto's inability to maintain the technique for more than a few seconds put Kakuzu at ease, especially since its failure almost allowed him to kill Naruto (although Yamato and Kakashi saved him), but decided to fight in his long-range mode just to be safe. As Naruto tried the Rasenshuriken once again with his shadow clones, Kakuzu attempted to crush Naruto with his threads from a distance, but was surprised to discover that it was a shadow clone that he had destroyed, and, subsequently, the real Naruto shot up behind him, using the technique effectively this time.
Left with no usable hearts after being battered by Naruto's technique, Kakuzu lamented being defeated by those he considered "kids". Kakashi assured him that the previous generation being surpassed by the next was perfectly natural, and one of the "never-ending cycles of life". Kakashi then finished him off with a Lightning Cutter.
Kakuzu's corpse was later taken back to Konoha to be autopsied by Tsunade in regards of the Rasenshuriken's capabilities, and it revealed that Kakuzu was damaged at a cellular level by it.
Chikara Arc
In the anime, Kakuzu is summoned by Kabuto to battle Team Kakashi, who are investigating the massacre that he brought about in The Hole. Quickly after being summoned, Kakuzu's coffin vanishes with Kabuto questioning if the Impure World Reincarnation is incomplete.[21]
Confining the Jinchūriki Arc
In an attempt to both impede Tobi and coerce him into joining forces during their initial encounter, Kabuto Yakushi demonstrated his capabilities by reincarnating many of the deceased members of Akatsuki, including Kakuzu, using Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation.[22]
Shinobi World War Arc
Mobilising alongside Itachi as the Fourth Shinobi World War against the Allied Shinobi Forces commences, Kakuzu carries the immobile Nagato on his back. Separating from these two whilst relocating to the Land of Lightning's coast, Kakuzu emerges from the sea amongst the White Zetsu Army, engaging the opposing First Division while strangling multiple shinobi with his threads. Soon after, Kakuzu glances over at Kinkaku's transformation, noting that he hadn't seen it in a very long time.
Confronted by the current generation Ino-Shika-Chō, he discerns from Shikamaru's presence that Hidan had likely been decapitated but still alive as he wasn't among the reincarnated. Obtaining his fifth and final heart, Kakuzu proceeds to unleash his masks to fulfil his role as a "bishop". He then remarks that even though the Gold and Silver Brothers were captured, they ironically already possessed the gold and silver pieces from the opposing side, meaning Dan Katō and Asuma respectively. Just as his masks disperse, Kakuzu's arms are sliced off by Izumo and Kotetsu before being bound in their chains as he stated that he tends to forget people over whom he can't collect bounties.
Escaping his captors as they pursue him, Kakuzu's lightning heart is destroyed by Tenten, through the use of the Bashōsen. Whilst later fighting Darui, Izumo and Kotetsu, he was shocked to see Chōji's butterfly wings overshadowing the battlefield. With his masks defeated, Kakuzu is eventually restrained beneath Chōji's giant fist, but when the latter departs to stop the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's rampage, the others are left to deal with Kakuzu. Although he is then bound by another shinobi, in the statue's wake, the cloth begins to unravel.[23] However, with the cancelling of the Impure World Reincarnation technique, Kakuzu's soul was released to the afterlife.
Video Games
Kakuzu is a playable character in the following video games:
|Game name
|Japanese release
|English release
|Naruto Shippūden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3
|17 November 2009
|Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX 3
|27 November 2008
|Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! Special
|2 December 2010
|Naruto Shippūden: Ninja Destiny 3
|28 April 2009
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3
|10 December 2009
|11 May 2010
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Impact
|20 October 2011
|18 October 2011
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
|21 October 2010
|19 October 2010
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
|18 April 2013
|5 March 2013
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
|4 February 2016
|9 February 2016
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
|23 February 2012
|13 March 2012
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
|11 September 2014
|16 September 2014
- Kakuzu is the oldest shinobi whose age is known.
- Kakuzu's birthday corresponds with the astrological sign Leo, who rules the heart, the organ Kakuzu collected from defeated enemies.
- Many of Kakuzu's techniques are named after various mecha from the 80s anime "Mobile Suit Gundam" (機動戦士ガンダム, Kidō Senshi Gandamu).
- Although covered by his hood, Kakuzu had shoulder length dark brown hair, but in the anime it was depicted reaching down to his lower back.
- When Kakuzu first appeared as a hologram at the end of Part I, he was clearly the tallest Akatsuki member there, a fact reinforced when he appeared during Gaara's sealing ritual.[24] However, when he truly appeared with Hidan, he was much shorter, and the 3rd databook stated that he was shorter than Kisame.
- The first kanji in Kakuzu's name (角) stands for kakugyō, the bishop in shogi. While similarly, the kanji in his parter Hidan's name means "rook", another shogi piece.
- Kakuzu's unusually coloured eyes were similar to those of Hanzō.
- Both Hidan and Kakuzu's faces appeared on a pair of lanterns in the omake of Shippūden episode 129, Kakuzu being on the right and Hidan on the left.
- Kakuzu, along with Hidan, gets a mention in Naruto Shippūden: Dragon Blade Chronicles for the Wii, when Tobi mentions "monsters" with traits of the two (arms that can be stretched and the ability to survive decapitation), before Deidara notes how he is talking about the pair's abilities.
- According to the databook(s):
- Kakuzu's favourite food was liver sashimi and monkfish liver, while his least was Chestnut jelly.
- He wished to fight anyone with a high bounty.
- His hobby was reading (old/rare books).
- Kakuzu's favourite phrase was "If you're prepared, there won't be any sorrow" (備えあれば憂いなし, Sonae areba urei nashi).
- (To Hidan) "Even Hell runs on money. I'd be just fine."[25]
- (To Hidan) "If you let your guard down… you're dead."[26]
- (To Hidan) "…One of these days, I swear I'll kill you."[27]
- (To Shikamaru) "You actually think… unlike my idiot partner."[28]
- (To Kakashi) "Looking at your forehead protector reminds me of the very first Konoha shinobi I fought… the First Hokage, that is."[29]
- (To Kakashi) "Heh… No one is immortal."[30]
- (To Kakashi) "It's only fitting that I take your heart to replace the one you've destroyed!"[16]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Third Databook, pages 56-59
- ↑ Fourth Databook, page 73
- ↑ Naruto chapter 353, page 11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 336, pages 4-5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 322, pages 4-5
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Naruto chapter 528, page 17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 337, pages 15-19
- ↑ Naruto chapter 323, page 4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 325, page 17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 326, pages 3-4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 334, pages 3-4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 334, page 4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 333, page 9, 15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 332, page 6
- ↑ Naruto chapter 341, pages 2-4
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Naruto chapter 336, page 5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 337, pages 11-12
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 85
- ↑ Naruto chapter 332, page 19
- ↑ Naruto chapter 333, pages 6-7
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 290
- ↑ Naruto chapter 489, pages 18-20
- ↑ Naruto chapter 537, pages 8-9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 238, pages 19-20
- ↑ Naruto chapter 314, page 7
- ↑ Naruto chapter 314, pages 8-9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 318, page 14
- ↑ Naruto chapter 333, page 6
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A chronicle in picture form of some of the SXSW live acts you could have caught on Wednesday, March 18, if only you had been in Austin, TX. And really, why weren't you? Featuring Alejandro Escovedo, Aqualung, The Dicks, and more. PHOTOS BY MARK C. AUSTIN
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Have you read this fun book? It is about a girl who really loves to eat Lima Beans, but since someone told her that was uncool, she decided she needed to stop eating them. One day she woke up in the morning with a bad case of stripes (see the cover of the book). She has no fever or other symptoms other than the stripes so she is sent back to school the next day. Every time someone in her class says some type of pattern her skin changes to it. After specialists visit her and no one knows how to cure her, an old lady shows up with the cure--to eat Lima Beans. The girl soon discovers she shouldn't fret over what others think, she should just be happy being herself.
After reading this story I thought it would be so fun for my boys to pictures themselves having a bad case of stripes. I found a picture of them from this past Summer wearing shorts and faded it using the Sketch option in Picnik*. This way the skin became more white and would be easy to color, but it left other coloring in the picture. My boys got out their colored pencils and colored themselves a good case of the stripes. It was so much fun!
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Novomania announces new investment, new dates and new venueFor next Shanghai edition that will take place July, 17-19, Novomania announces some changes.
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Friday, February 4, 2011
You Don't Have To Be Perfect
I took Ilona to an advanced screening of the Bill Cunningham documentary and on the way there she started to tell me about her eyelashes. She said," I don't always get them on straight, but there is beauty in imperfection." I always have my Flip camera around to capture Ilona's infinite wisdom and I made a small video of her explaining why you don't have to be perfect, and how there is more beauty in imperfection. After our ride we got out of the taxi and Ilona gave me a quick dancing lesson in the rain in Times Square. For more videos of this fantastic 90 year old woman check out my new video page.
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- sacramento said...
I so love Ilona, and you are just beyond words...
- February 4, 2011 at 1:43 PM
- Zahbutterfly said...
this is such a lovely post. thank you very much for sharing.
- February 4, 2011 at 3:54 PM
- Nelle Somerville said...
I just love your site and these friends you have just lighten my life. Thanks Ari!!!
- February 4, 2011 at 6:08 PM
- Katie said...
This is absolutely my new favorite blog. You are awesome, your models are beautiful.
- February 4, 2011 at 6:55 PM
How fabulous is this! Ilona is simply beyond adorable but you are a wonderful escort for her. What a great blog - I love it!
- February 4, 2011 at 8:10 PM
- S said...
This is brilliant. Love the photo. Her hat is gorgeous.
- February 4, 2011 at 8:16 PM
Wow, the dancing clip bought tears to my eyes. How beautiful you both are.
- February 5, 2011 at 12:09 AM
- Terri said...
what a wonderful soft shoe! I like her point about imperfection. Zen flaws actually heighten perfection.
- February 5, 2011 at 12:53 AM
- Shelley said...
Does Ilona have a fun club? If so, where do I join? She reminds me of a butterfly and I just love her to bits.
- February 5, 2011 at 9:19 AM
- Bianca said...
just ran into your blog, and goodness what a fresh idea and take on fashion! congrats!
- February 5, 2011 at 12:37 PM
This was one of the best interviews.
I love reading about wabi sabi which involves the beauty of the organic. It is hard to describe but it embraces the beauty of "imperfection".I'm really loving the interviews you are doing.
- February 5, 2011 at 1:26 PM
- One Woman's Journey said...
I am enjoying reading your blog.
In my 70's and now feel I have many beautiful years ahead.
Never been to New York - you make me want to visit your city.
- February 5, 2011 at 5:05 PM
- The Style Crone said...
Ilona's ideas about perfection rang true for me today! Her words of wisdom are appreciated. Keep it coming!
- February 5, 2011 at 8:55 PM
- Klara said...
First picture. WOW.
- February 6, 2011 at 7:06 AM
I'd like to ask something from Ilona. She mentioned that she has been truly confident only for the past ten years of her life. My question is: What was the turning point that made her more confident? Was it an event or a person that initiated the change in her attitude? Or was it simply her 80th birthday?
I like the blog and the refreshing approach it presents towards aging. I understand what age groups Ari targets and why. However, as we inevitably age by the day aren't we all to face these issues? I mean, aging is really an ongoing process.
As time passes the signs of aging accumulate until we reach a point when we say "I 've reached (a certain number of years) now I am old." When we retire we become officially 'old' and 'passive' members of society.
Yet, as we reach different stages of our lives we might perceive ourselves younger or older than our actual age is. When I was in my early twenties I had a roommate who was in her early thirties. "I will never be THAT ancient." I thought. "No living creature could be that old." There were older people around me, naturally, but they were not my roommates. I am in my forties now.
It gives us comfort to relate to our own age group. However, aging is such a fundamental issue that any age group could benefit from the experiences revealed and shared here.
- February 6, 2011 at 8:19 AM
Cool shoes Ari! On both of you.
I had no idea that Ilona was so tiny.
Congratulations to your videographer.
- February 6, 2011 at 2:13 PM
- Cookie said...
Ilona is the best and that photograph is just to die for. Thanks so much.
- February 6, 2011 at 10:02 PM
- Gareth Vanderstraeten said...
What a lovely lady! =)
- February 7, 2011 at 2:53 PM
- Forest City Fashionista said...
You two are just adorable, singing and dancing in the rain. Love the spectator shoes on you Ari, very stylish!
- February 7, 2011 at 8:55 PM
- señora Allnut said...
you're such a great inspiration, and that words about perfection are so wise!
- February 12, 2011 at 1:21 PM
ari, this photo is stunning
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Sign of the Deathly Hallows
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- Viktor: "Grindelvald. That is Grindelvald's sign... I recognised it at vunce: Grindelvald carved it into a vall at Durmstrang ver he vos a pupil there. Some idiots copied it onto their books and clothes thinking to shock, make themselves impressive – until those of us who had lost family members to Grindelvald taught them better."
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- Viktor: "I am not mistaken. I walked past that sign for several years, I know it vell."
- — Harry Potter and Viktor Krum in 1997[src]
Gellert Grindelwald's mark is a triangular rune that Dark Wizard Gellert Grindelwald used as his sign, though it is actually the symbol of the Deathly Hallows. This "double association" seems to be reference to the Swastika, a sacred Hindu symbol of the sun, later adopted as the symbol of Nazi Germany. In addition, Marvolo Gaunt referred to it as the coat of arms of the Peverell family, though it is believed that Gaunt simply made this up due to being obsessed with his pure-blood heritage.
Harry Potter noticed this symbol in 1997, when Viktor Krum pointed out that Xenophilius Lovegood was wearing it around his neck at Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour's wedding. Viktor told a disguised Harry that it was Grindelwald's sign, which he had carved into a wall at Durmstrang Institute when he was a student there. Some students later copied it into their books and clothes, thinking to shock and to make themselves impressive. Others who had lost family members to Grindelwald, including Viktor, corrected them. Harry found it difficult to believe that Mr. Lovegood would wear something related to the Dark wizard, but Viktor claimed he would duel the man if it would not spoil the wedding. He later confronted Xenophilius over the symbol, arguing with him before storming off.[1]
Later, during the Christmas holidays, Harry, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger visited the Lovegoods' house to speak to Xenophilius about the symbol, which Hermione had found on the grave of Ignotus Peverell in Godric's Hollow and in the copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard that Albus Dumbledore had bequeathed her. Xenophilius revealed to the trio that the triangular symbol was actually a sign of the Deathly Hallows. It represents the Cloak of Invisibility, the Resurrection Stone, and the Elder Wand.[2] The sign of the Deathly Hallows was inscribed on the Resurrection Stone itself.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard
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- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 8
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Dicor Corp. President Gregg Fore is among 10 area men showing off their legs to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Michiana with the Men in Kilts program.
Beginning Aug. 1, Fore and the others will solicit votes for themselves via donations of $50 or more for the Ronald McDonald House at Memorial Children's Hospital in South Bend. Last year, Men in Kilts raised $112,000 toward covering the charity's $350,000 yearly budget. The fundraiser ends Oct. 24, when the top vote earner will be announced at the annual McDazzle ceremony.
Ronald McDonald House offers a place to stay for immediate family of seriously ill or injured children receiving medical treatment, ages newborn to 21, in the Michiana area. The facility includes private bedrooms, a fully equipped kitchen, living area, day rooms, Internet access, laundry and showers.
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He has launched a special website known as GForce at www.greggsleggs.com to educate the community about the charity's work and solicit donations and votes. Visitors interested in following Fore's fundraising journey can also do so on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GreggForeMenInKilts.


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Iron Islands
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The Iron Islands form one of the nine constituent regions of Westeros. They are a group of seven small rocky islands clustered far off the western coast of the mainland of the continent, in Ironman's Bay. The Iron Islands are ruled from Pyke by House Greyjoy.
They are the smallest and among the least-populous of the regions of Westeros, but the naval skills of their population are unmatched and they enjoy great mobility due to their ships. The people of the Iron Islands, the ironborn, have a unique culture centered on maritime raiding and pillaging other peoples. However, they were forced to stop these practices when they were conquered by the Targaryens, or at least, to stop raiding shipping around Westeros itself.
Before the Targaryen Conquest the Iron Islands were a sovereign kingdom, along with the other "Seven Kingdoms". For the three generations immediately preceding the Conquest, the ironborn also controlled the Riverlands (which also included pieces of the future Crownlands at the time), which they had conquered in turn from the Stormlands.
Bastards born in the Iron Islands are given the surname Pyke.
The Iron Islands are located off the west coast of Westeros, in Ironman's Bay, an inlet of the Sunset Sea. They are north of the Westerlands, west of the Blue Fork of the Trident in the Riverlands, and southwest of the Neck and the North. However, essentially the entire west coast of Westeros, from the Wall in the North to the Arbor in the extreme south of the Reach, are considered to be within range of far-reaching ironborn coastal raids. Centuries before the Targaryen Conquest, the Iron Islands did indeed rule much of the coast from the Arbor to Bear Island in the North, and at the time of the Targaryen Conquest, the Iron Islands ruled the Riverlands.
The Iron Islands are small and rocky, swept by fierce storm winds, with poor soil and hardly any natural resources. The few poor crop fields that are present have their rocky soil plowed by thralls, men captured in raids and forced into servitude, as they usually cannot afford draft animals. While located at roughly the same latitude as the Eyrie in the Vale or the Twins in the Riverlands, the harsh storm winds that howl through the islands make them fairly cold. It is no wonder that in this precarious position, the inhabitants came to rely on the bounty of the sea, and ultimately raiding the mainland.
- Pyke, the seat of House Greyjoy, the ruling family of the region.
- Lordsport, the port town of the island of Pyke.
- Ten Towers, the seat of House Harlaw and the most prominent seat of learning on the Isles.
- Red Harbor, the major harbor of the region.
Coastal Regions
House Greyjoy of Pyke traces its bloodline back to the legendary king of the first men, the Grey King of the Age of Heroes. He fought Nagga the sea dragon, built his hall and throne from her bones, married a mermaid, and ruled for a thousand years.
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Iron Islands are seven small, barely-fertile rocks located in the Sunset Sea and Ironman's Bay to the west of the Riverlands, north-west of the Westerlands and south of the North. The religion of the Faith of the Seven holds little sway over the isles, which are instead dominated by the worship of the Drowned God, a savage and merciless figure.
The seven major islands are named Blacktyde, Great Wyk, Harlaw, Old Wyk, Orkmont, Pyke, and Saltcliffe. There are also several smaller islets surrounding them, usually considered to be administrative subdivisions of the main seven. Lonely Light is the smallest and most distant of these, a small atoll of land located eight days' travel northwest of Great Wyk (for comparison, Pyke and Harlaw are only one day's travel apart). Old Wyk was the first of the islands to be settled (despite being located on the far side of the archipelago from the mainland), and the ironborn still hold it to be sacred. Great Wyk is the largest island, and thus the only one on which certain noble Houses derive more of their wealth from the land than the sea (such as House Goodbrother, which gains its wealth from iron mines in the island's central hills). Harlaw is the second largest island, and is the wealthiest and most densely populated of all the islands. Pyke is currently the strongest due to the Greyjoys' status as overlords of the Iron Islands, but this was not always the case. Before the Targaryen Conquet, House Hoare from Orkmont island ruled over the ironborn, and before that, House Greyiron.
The ironborn have several large fleets of ships, mostly smaller longships. The mighty Iron Fleet commanded by Victarion Greyjoy consists of galleys which can stand against the largest warships produced elsewhere in Westeros. However, the ability of the ironborn to build larger ships is compromised by a lack of natural resources.
The Iron Islands were settled by the First Men many thousands of years ago. Somewhat isolated from the rest of Westeros, they did not take up the worship of the Old Gods of the Forest, instead creating their own religion based around the Drowned God and the Seastone Chair, which they allegedly found already standing on the shores of Old Wyk when they arrived. When the Andals overran Westeros and conquered the Iron Islands, they intermingled with the natives. Whilst a few locals converted to the Faith of the Seven, it did not fully take hold and worship of the Drowned God continued.
Under the rule of House Hoare, the ironborn reached the zenith of their power approximately four centuries ago. They invaded and conquered the Riverlands, building an immense castle on the shores of Gods Eye called Harrenhal. The castle was completed by King Harren the Black on the very day that Aegon the Conqueror landed on the coast of Westeros. Harren refused to surrender and was roasted alive in Kingspyre Tower by Aegon's dragons. The Riverlands rose in a bloody rebellion led by House Tully, and the ironborn were thrown back to their islands. With Harren and all his line extinguished, the ironborn elected House Greyjoy of Pyke to rule over them.
Several years after Robert's Rebellion was completed, Lord Balon Greyjoy rebelled against the Iron Throne, reasoning that most of the lords of Westeros would not support a usurper. He was wrong, and in the Greyjoy Rebellion he was soundly defeated. The ironborn fleets were destroyed and the castle at Pyke stormed. Balon's two eldest sons were both slain and his surviving son, Theon, was taken as ward and hostage by Lord Eddard Stark in return for his good behavior.
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Since Homura is retired, he no longer has a rank. Now there is no doubt that the highest rank he attained should be noted in the article, however I have checked both the manga and the databooks and found no mention of his former rank. Therefore, I have removed the old mention of him having been a jounin. If any one has any proof of his previous rank, please come forward with it. --ShounenSuki 20:43, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
He is a target for Sasuke Uchiha's assasination
Sasuke sais he's going to kill all the Leaf Shinobi so I think this should be taken out.
- But he has a special interest in Homura and Koharu, which deserves mention. ~SnapperTo 00:21, March 11, 2010 (UTC)
They appeared during the series, we need arc sections on him and Koharu. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 23:23, July 22, 2010 (UTC)
- Search for Tsunade arc Sai & Sasuke arc and Invasion of Pain i think are the most noticable. --Gojita (talk) 00:08, December 21, 2010 (UTC)Gojita
In the picture where he is seen fighting the Nine-Tails with his comrades he wields something... a weapon that looks like e big kunai with curved blade, do you think it a fact that deserve mention? --Shin Sennin (talk) 15:21, April 19, 2011 (UTC)
- hmm...i never noticed that.--Cerez365™☺ 15:32, April 19, 2011 (UTC)
I think it should be added to trivia. Also something added to his abilities. SusanooUnleashed (talk) 15:37, April 19, 2011 (UTC)
It seems, to me, that the curved part of the long kunai he wields is the blade and not the handle. I dont't understand why my edit was corrected. --Shin Sennin (talk) 14:36, April 22, 2011 (UTC)
- From what I see the blade is straight like a normal kunai it's the handle that's curved which is why it looks like that when he holds it.--Cerez365™☺ 12:59, April 22, 2011 (UTC)
- From what I can tell, the kunai is just a normal kunai drawn at an awkward angle. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 13:03, April 22, 2011 (UTC)
- It does actually...I suppose it' better than speculation.--Cerez365™☺ 13:09, April 22, 2011 (UTC)
- From what I can tell, the kunai is just a normal kunai drawn at an awkward angle. —ShounenSuki (talk | contribs | translations) 13:03, April 22, 2011 (UTC)
If Homura is wielding the weapon downwards (it seems that the part visible on his hand is the classic ring that every kunai has on top of the handle)the fact that we see something long going backward can be also explained with a back curving blade. Furthermore i think that if it was just a normal kunai (but bigger then the ones we normally see in my opinion) we should not see anything but the handle in the picture. --Shin Sennin (talk) 14:36, April 22, 2011 (UTC)
- From looking at it he's probably just holding it backwards but the angle it was drawn makes it looks weird. I can say with certainty however, that the blade isn't curved at all.--Cerez365™☺ 13:45, April 22, 2011 (UTC)
Can't be certain about that, but it's not such a big deal after all. --Shin Sennin (talk) 14:45, April 22, 2011 (UTC)
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If he has a voice actor in this game. Why not add his game debut? The same happens with Koharu.--Axel Carrozzo (talk) 19:29, February 16, 2013 (UTC)


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Chromium Oxide Green has excellent permanence, even at high temperatures.
Chromium Oxide Green is slightly toxic. Evidence of Chromium(III) carcinogenicity is inconclusive. Chromium(III) salts appear in greenish pigments such as PG17. Chromium(VI) salts, which appear in yellowish pigments, have been proven to cause cancer.
Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin discovered the element chromium in lead chromate in 1797. It began to be used as an enamel and ceramic color in 1809, but it had limited use as a pigment until 1862, because of its cost. It is the most commonly used green for military camouflage because it appears the same shade as living foliage under infrared light.
Chrome Oxide Green, Olive Green, Permanent Green. Varieties of Chromium Oxide Green include Arnaudon's Green, Dingler's Green, Plessy's Green, and Schnitzer's Green.
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Gadgets & Gear
Dec 18, 2012
Brew Holiday
It's the most beautiful time of the year—and busiest—so we'll just cut to the chase. What do you give the lucky beer lover in your life? There's no shortage of selections you could lavish upon the hop-head on your list. Actual beers fit nicely in sturdy, over-21...