Rintarou Okabe

Rintarou Okabe is the main protagonist of the 2009 visual novel Steins;Gate, which is part of the Science Adventure metaseries. Considered one of the greatest anime protagonists by several online communities, Rintarou's popularity has translated very well to this wiki's notable character tournaments. He is best known for his appearances in r/anime contests, winning Best Character 4 in 2018 after a long history of choking in Best Guy and Best Character's final rounds, including three runner-up finishes. Okabe is also a noted powerhouse contestant in the International Saimoe League, having won two pendant awards and finishing 3rd place in 2018.

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Okabe is university student living in an apartment above a CRT television store. He is a self-proclaimed mad scientist and is mainly characterized by his chuunibyou personality, exhibiting theatrical and eccentric mannerisms that gives off the impression of being delusional and paranoid. He frequently refers to himself by the alias "Hououin Kyouma", and poses as an agent dedicated to fighting against an "Organization" that he believes is conspiring against him. Okabe is also the founder of "Future Gadget Lab", which is dedicated to creating unusual inventions "for the benefit of humankind". His fellow members include the otaku "super hacker" Itaru Hashida and airheaded childhood friend Mayuri Shiina.

In the beginning of the story, the Lab members attend a seminar about time machines headed by prodigy scientist Kurisu Makise. After he gets kicked out of the seminar, he witnesses Kurisu lying in a pool of blood. When he sends a text message to Itaru afterwards, strange things happen to the world, like people suddenly disappearing and a mysterious-looking machine appearing crashed on a building's rooftop. Days later, Okabe meets Kurisu alive and in the flesh, and manages to convince her to join the Future Gadget Lab. With Kurisu's help, Okabe realizes that one of the Lab's inventions - the "Phone Microwave" - was responsible for the strange events he experienced. He then discovers that by sending emails to the past, the present timeline can be altered, and later modifies the machine to enable sending a person's memories to the past, effectively allowing that person to time travel.

The story then becomes a time-travel thriller towards the second half as Okabe finds out that the hostile organization he fantasizes turns out to be real, and he later learns that messing with the timelines produces dire, far-reaching consequences beyond his control, causing him great suffering in the process. As such, Okabe must use his time-traveling abilities in order to reach the one timeline where the conspiracy is defeated, and all of his beloved friends live.

Steins;Gate was originally developed by 5pb. (now Mages Inc.) and Nitroplus, and was later adapted into an anime series released in Spring 2011. Both the VN and anime have received critical acclaim and widespread popularity. The anime adaptation in particular commonly appears at the top of lists of highest-rated anime series, particularly in MyAnimeList, the largest English-language online anime database. Likewise, Okabe has enjoyed positive reception among critics and fans alike because of his flashy personality, character development, and his relationship with main love interest Makise. His voice actors were also praised for their performances. His Japanese VA Mamoru Miyano also voiced Light Yagami, a well-known intelligent villain protagonist, which matches with Okabe's "wannabe villain" personality.

History
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Exhibitions
ISML 2012 Male Tournament
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ISML 2013 Male Tournament
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Main Tournament
Overall record

Match history

Pendant record
 * Wins: 2
 * Appearances: 16 (as of 2021)
 * 2016: Aquamarine (3rd), Ruby (2nd), Diamond (3rd)
 * 2017: Aquamarine (7th), Emerald (5th)
 * 2018: Aquamarine (4th), Amethyst (Winner)
 * 2019: Aquamarine (4th), Sapphire (4th), Emerald (3rd), Ruby (6th), Diamond (5th)
 * 2020: Emerald (2nd), Ruby (2nd), Diamond (Winner)
 * 2021: Diamond (2nd)

History
Rintarou was known for consistently appearing among the top 8 contestants, but can't seem to win despite coming close on many instances, including three runner-up finishes. He finally "reached the right timeline" in 2018 by winning Best Character 4, making him ineligible for future Best Guy and Best Character editions. Afterwards, Okabe then won the subreddit's second Best of the Best tournament (aptly named "Salt of Fame"), which was a 16-player single elimination bracket fought between previous champions of all major character contests at the time.

Majors
Best Guy
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Best Character
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Other Matches
Salty Sea
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Other
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Honours
Contest Wins (4)
 * 1) r/anime's Best Couples / Chips II (/w Kurisu Makise, 2016)
 * 2) r/anime's Best Character 4 (2018) ☆
 * 3) Rice Digital Husbando Battle 2017 link
 * 4) Jisedai Moe 2020