Kyon

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Kyon
Japanese	キョン
Voice actor (jp)	Tomokazu Sugita
Voice actor (en)	Crispin Freeman

Kyon (キョン, Kyon^?) is a fictional character from the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series, voiced by Tomokazu Sugita in the original version, and Crispin Freeman in the English dubbed edition.

Kyon is one of Haruhi's companions, and the second founding member of the SOS Brigade. Upon his entry into high school, he resigns himself to a lifestyle where his adolescent fantasies such as aliens, time travelers, and espers have no place. After one small conversation with him, Haruhi unexpectedly opened up to him and dragged him into her new club. His reputation and fate have since become inextricably entangled with Haruhi's. The name Kyon is also actually a nickname bestowed upon him by his aunt. His sister is responsible for spreading its use to his schoolmates, much to the chagrin of Kyon, who misses being called Onii-chan (お兄ちゃん, Onii-chan^? Lit. "older brother") by his sister. His real name remains unknown.

Although Haruhi Suzumiya is the title character, the story is told from Kyon's point of view. He narrates with sarcastic commentary on the various absurdities, club activities and events related to Haruhi. Kyon may also direct his thoughts at Haruhi, which Haruhi might respond to, thus making it unclear whether he is speaking aloud or merely thinking to himself. This could also be interpreted as an ability for Haruhi to occasionally achieve nearly telepathic empathy with Kyon. Kyon's narration follows the format of a Greek Chorus, speaking directly to the audience through internal dialogue.

He is also the only "normal" human in a club otherwise assembled to include a membership of an alien, esper and a time traveler. This is a cause of curiosity and concern amongst many parties, since Haruhi is "not interested in ordinary humans". Nagato refers to Kyon as an "irregular factor near Haruhi" responsible for an abrupt change in the data around Haruhi. Koizumi goes as far as to investigate Kyon's identity, only to affirm that Kyon is indeed an ordinary human. Asakura herself is quite puzzled by Haruhi's interest in Kyon and asks how it was that he has gotten Haruhi to open up.

[edit] SOS Brigade Role

A cynical and apathetic high school student, Kyon is the sole voice of reason in the SOS Brigade, and he sometimes intervenes when Haruhi behaves too erratically. Much to his irritation, this responsibility is his alone, since the other members passively go along with Haruhi's schemes. Despite his apparent discontent and his continued complaints, Kyon remains with the SOS Brigade and Haruhi, even though he is not required to do so. He feels certain that Haruhi should learn that not everything can go her way. It is because of this that Kyon develops a bond with Haruhi, the potential start of a romantic relationship. Although Kyon consciously balks at that idea that he loves Haruhi, the rest of the SOS Brigade encourages this relationship because it stabilizes her emotionally. However, as seen from the beginning to the end of the first season, Kyon has only expressed romantic interest in Mikuru Asahina; additionally, he also has a well-based and understanding relationship with Yuki Nagato, who only opens up to him. Kyon does have an attraction to Haruhi, but whereas she seems to like him, the feelings aren't mutual. However, his actions --as opposed to his words-- seem to suggest he possesses deeper affection for Haruhi than he's willing to admit to himself: a common romantic pattern in anime. Kyon is given credit for reducing the number of "Sealed Realties" that have been created by Haruhi, although it is generally believed that he was the catalyst for Haruhi's mental instability, and ultimately the near-destruction of the world in the first novel.

[edit] John Smith

John Smith is a fake name used by Kyon in a time travel. He once traveled back to three years ago and met Haruhi at that time. He told Haruhi his name is "John Smith" in order to hide his identity. Although just a passing thought to name himself that in the chapter "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody", it becomes a critical factor in volume four, The Vanishment of Haruhi Suzumiya. Seemingly presented with a normal high school life, a world without Haruhi, the extent of his "normalness" and attachment to the Brigade and Haruhi are made evident.

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Series:	The Melancholy (book 1) | The Sigh (book 2) | The Boredom (book 3) | The Vanishment (book 4) | The Rashness (book 5) | The Disturbance (book 6) | The Scheme (book 7) | The Anger (book 8) | The Dissociation (book 9) | The Surprise (book 10)
Characters:	List of characters | Haruhi Suzumiya | Kyon | Yuki Nagato | Mikuru Asahina | Itsuki Koizumi
Lists:	List of anime episodes | List of Haruhi Suzumiya albums | List of character song albums