Keiji Kiriya
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Keiji Kiriya is the Japanese soldier protagonist of the military science fiction novel "All You Need Is Kill," who becomes trapped in a time loop while fighting an alien invasion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Keiji Kiriya canonical | 6 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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novel protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptationMedium | film Edge of Tomorrow ⓘ |
| adaptationRelationship | William Cage is the film counterpart of Keiji Kiriya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | William Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ageInStory | early twenties ⓘ |
| appearsIn | All You Need Is Kill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Japan (military base at story start) ⓘ |
| centralPlotDevice | time loop ⓘ |
| characterCreatedBy | Hiroshi Sakurazaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterDevelopment | becomes an elite fighter through repeated loops ⓘ |
| closeAlly | Rita Vrataski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | war against the Mimics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| familyName | Kiriya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fightsAgainst | Mimics ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | novel All You Need Is Kill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYearOfWork | 2004 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
military science fiction
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time loop fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Keiji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbility | time loop reset upon death ⓘ |
| hasThemeAssociated |
fatalism and repetition
ⓘ
personal growth through combat experience ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Japanese ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Rita Vrataski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | light novel ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator in the novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| originalWorkLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | defeat the Mimics and break the time loop ⓘ |
| publisherOfOriginalWork | Shueisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesIn | Jacket unit ⓘ |
| settingOfStory | near-future Earth under alien invasion ⓘ |
| trainingStatusAtStart | rookie soldier ⓘ |
| usesWeapon | powered exoskeleton suit ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rita Vrataski
subject surface form:
Rita Vrataski
subject surface form:
Rita Vrataski