he reminds me of Junpei Iori (stick with me).
He seems like hes shallow and dumb on the outer level, but when you dig in, he's actually deep and... not shallow. He's funny and light and counter balances when I'm serious. He pushes me to lead with the steady confidence he'll be behind me every step of the way. If I'm down he'll give me that not quite gentle push to get my ass in gear, taking a physical step if need be. If I cant lead, he'll take the reigns (temporarily) and is my right hand. He's the man I can fall back on, and know I'm in good supportive hands (in a non lovers way). And Yet he's also he's not self confident, and shows that he needs someone, propelling me above and beyond.
He obsesses after a girl that doesnt show much interest in him, chasing his distant beauty from one end of the world to the other, not relenting, wearing her down. He's fiercely protective, both of her and of me, and of any of his friends, and while he may not always show it, or is sometimes at odds with others, he'll take a bullet, sword, car, hockey stick, or puck for you, sacrificing himself. He even gets in over his head, and needs saving from time to time.
He even sorta looks like him
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you know, without that soul patch (though he's thinking of growing one so I can dye my hair hair blue and we can look like Minato [the nameless protagonist] and Junpei and see how many SMT Persona nerds we can fish out).
The Defense for my Center, The bard for my Knight, he's there as a constant friend and compatriot.