History Creator / HidekiKamiya

Hideki Kamiya (born December 19, 1970) is a Japanese game designer best known for his incredibly blunt, sometimes irritable nature and his critically acclaimed action games, which tend to cram together ludicrous amounts of stylistic insanity and razor sharp action gameplay. Originally from Matsumoto, Nagano, Kamiya began his career in 1994 as a designer for Creator/{{Capcom}}. He made his directorial debut in 1996 with ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2''. Eventually, he would go on to direct the original ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' and ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe'', both of which were critically acclaimed. After leaving Capcom in 2006 along with producers Shinji Mikami and Atsushi Inaba, the trio formed Creator/PlatinumGames. From there, he would also direct ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}''.

Hideki Kamiya (born December 19, 1970) is a Japanese game designer best known for his incredibly blunt, sometimes irritable nature and his critically acclaimed action games, which tend to cram together ludicrous amounts of stylistic insanity and razor sharp action gameplay. Originally from Matsumoto, Nagano, Kamiya began his career in 1994 as a designer for Creator/{{Capcom}}. He made his directorial debut in 1996 with ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2''. Eventually, he would go on to direct the original ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' and ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe''. After leaving Capcom in 2006 along with producers Shinji Mikami and Atsushi Inaba, the trio formed Creator/PlatinumGames. From there, he would also direct ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}''.

Hideki Kamiya (born December 19, 1970) is a Japanese game designer best known for his incredibly blunt, sometimes irritable nature and his critically acclaimed action games, which tend to cram together ludicrous amounts of stylistic insanity and razor sharp action gameplay. Formerly of Creator/CloverStudio, a subdivision of Creator/{{Capcom}} until its closure, he now works with other former Clover staff at Creator/PlatinumGames.

He is also well known for practising his English language skills on his [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya Twitter account,]] which is to say, that's where he trolls his fans mercilessly (and [[BerserkButton berates and blocks people for asking stupid or repetitive questions]]).[[note]]As of July 9th, 2018, he stopped posting tweets in English, as he's personally tired of tweeting in English, mainly because of fans continuously trolling him by trying to get blocked by him to the point that he'll automatically block people if people tag him in English.[[/note]] In fact, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLGGeSLCu9o an entire documentary was made about this]] where he personally, happily and proudly admitted that at the time he had blocked over 17,000 people without the use of a blocklist.

** Since nearly all of Platinum's games were published and owned by an outside company, every time someone asked him to port one of his games to another console, he replied, "Ask [company name]." This also happened when people asked him to make a new ''Viewtiful Joe'', ''Devil May Cry'', or ''Ōkami'' game, as those [=IPs=] are owned by Capcom.

** "To all X idiots: ({{beat}}) I LOVE YOU!" when fans of X game harass him on Twitter and Kamiya call them idiots, but they eventually allow him to make a dream come true (like [[https://twitter.com/pg_kamiya/status/610870588647862272 PlatinumGames finally making a StarFox game]] or [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/676896950751469568 Bayonetta's inclusion in Super Smash Bros.]]).

* CreatorCameo: He appears in ''The Wonderful 101'' as Wonder Director. He also voiced Six Machine in ''Viewtiful Joe'' and Onigiri in ''Ōkami''.[[note]]He also voiced Godot in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyTrialsAndTribulations'', but otherwise had no involvement in that game.[[/note]]

** [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/379302161101774848 This is all that needs to be said.]] Kamiya has often expressed that he doesn't care about how well his games do in terms of sales. All that matters to him is that fans enjoy his games.

* FaceOfTheBand: Thanks to being the most prominent member of Platinum Games, a lot of people think he directs all of their games. This is another thing that ticks him off.

* FranchiseZombie: Averted by ''Bayonetta'' and especially ''Devil May Cry''. Although Kamiya didn't direct any of their sequels, he doesn't hold any hard feelings about it, still offered creative input on ''Bayonetta 2'', and many fans agree they are as good, if not better than the originals. With his lack of involvement in the later ''Devil May Cry'' games, Kamiya has gone as far as to claim that [[MyRealDaddy he is only the creator of the first game specifically, rather than the series as a whole]]. He also approved of ''Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble'' for the DS and the series's anime adaptation, as well as the ''Resident Evil 2'' remake. He has no real opinion on ''VideoGame/{{Okamiden}}'', though.

** Kamiya is sometimes thought to hate sequels because he has never directed a sequel to any of his own games. Kamiya has actually said he would love to make sequels to every single one of his games and has multiple ideas for them, but various circumstances and scheduling conflicts have prevented it from happening.[[note]]''Devil May Cry 2'' was put into development by Capcom without his awareness. Working on ''The Wonderful 101'' and later ''Scalebound'' prevented him from taking the reins on ''Bayonetta 2''. Developing ''Ōkami'' prevented him from directing ''Viewtiful Joe 2'', and Clover's shutdown ended the chance of him making any more of either series. He WAS set to direct ''Resident Evil 4'', but then his version got retooled into ''Devil May Cry'' and ''4'' was rebooted under Shinji Mikami himself.[[/note]]

** ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier'' is one of his favorite games. ''Bayonetta'' and ''The Wonderful 101'' had stages emulating the game.

* BadassBoast: People on Website/{{Twitter}} will often ask him why he is so awesome. His response:

* BaldOfAwesome: Has this reputation online.
* CapsLock: Occasionally posts tweets in caps only.

** He often responds to "When will we see..." questions with "Next week... in gaming magazines/Nintendo Direct."
** Since nearly all of Platinum's games are published and owned by an outside company, every time someone asks him to port one of his games to another console, he replies, "Ask [company name]." This also happens when people ask him to make a new ''Viewtiful Joe'', ''Devil May Cry'', or ''Ōkami'' game, as those [=IPs=] are owned by Capcom. You'll know he's messing with them if they ask him to port a game exclusive to one console to a competing console.
** Several "...or else I'll block you" tweets are often prefixed with "As I've said 10000000000000000000 times...":

*** Depending on his mood, he'll at least be nice enough to ask for permission first. "May I block you?"

** He has a tendency to refer to anyone he dislikes as idiots and insects.
** "[X] confirmed!" or some variation, for games that haven't been announced and are not likely to be released any time soon. Particularly ones he no longer has control over, like ''Viewtiful Joe 3''.

* DoingItForTheArt

** Also, some fans had believes Kamiya had once stated that he hated ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' and that he would refuse to ever allow one of his character to be included in their roster. This was, of course, not the case, what had happened was that people continuously tweeted him asking his opinions about his characters' inclusion when he had no control over it nor was he even allowed to discuss it even if he did know something, finally reaching the RageBreakingPoint and telling the "Smash Idiots" to "fuck off!"

* HypeBacklash: Invoked. He's been permanently turned off of ''Kill la Kill'' due to hordes of gamers requesting that he make a game based on it. Apparently, the rest of Platinum Games' staff also feels the same way with [[https://twitter.com/pg_saito/status/619377368101093377 the apparent exception]] of ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' director Kenji Saito. [[HilariousInHindsight Fortunately,]] Creator/ArcSystemWorks [[VideoGame/KillLaKillIF would end up taking that problem off their hands.]]
* HypocriticalHumor: He swears on Twitter, yet when people send him tweets with the word "fuck", he'll sometimes tell them, "Don't use F-word, it's rude."
* InsistentTerminology: Refer to the RecurringBoss of ''Devil May Cry'' as "Nelo Angelo" and he ''will'' respond with, "Nero is correct."[[note]]"Nero Angelo" is Italian for "Black Angel", with "Nelo" being a mistranslation.[[/note]]
* InsufferableGenius: He's a talented game designer for sure, but his short temper on his Twitter posts kind of makes him look like a dick.
* InsultBackfire:
--> '''Fan''': Many reviews are [[ItsHardSoItSucks giving W101 a low score because its "too hard"]]. How does this make you feel?\\
'''Kamiya''': Honor.

** Don't expect Kamiya to elaborate or be specific if you ask him something. This is understandable since he's most probably constantly busy with a project, and has more than enough tweets to respond to.
** When asked, "Do you have a favourite [x]", he often answers with, "A lot."

* NoDubForYou: He explained that the reason ''Devil May Cry'', ''Viewtiful Joe'', and the original version of ''Bayonetta'' are not dubbed in Japanese because the characters in those games aren't Japanese themselves. In fact, ''The Wonderful 101'' and the every port of ''Bayonetta'' sans the original 360 and [=PS3=] release are the only Kamiya games to actually include dual audio.

* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: While both ''Bayonetta 1'' and ''2'' are widely agreed to be fantastic games, the biggest debate surrounding them is if Hashimoto is a worthy successor or if you miss Kamiya's trademark flair.
* OverlyLongGag: Has been known to link to his other tweets if he gets questions he's been asked already. Often these linked tweets will contain ''more'' linked tweets, eventually culminating in an answer if you follow the link trail long enough.

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Bayonetta'' is this to ''Devil May Cry'', as Kamiya wished to revisit the style of gameplay that made him famous in order to show how he had evolved as a director. ''The Wonderful 101'' is sometimes thought by fans to be one for ''Viewtiful Joe'', but Kamiya has denied this, as the similarities are largely aesthetic only.
* StillbornFranchise: Because of its poor sales, ''The Wonderful 101'' is the only Kamiya game to have not yet received a sequel. This ''almost'' happened to ''Okami'' thanks to Clover's shutdown the same year it came out, but it has since had [[VideoGame/{{Okamiden}} a followup]] and multiple rereleases.
* {{Troll}}: He often gives half-hearted or irritated responses to fan questions that he doesn't care for, particularly when someone asks a question along the lines of [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny "Who would win in a fight, X or Y"]] or about the scale of a character's showings in a game he helped produce. To quote:
-->'''Kamiya:''' REPEAT AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN FOR BRAINLESS IDIOTS: ENOUGH OF WHO WIN IDIOTS. [[YourMom GET LOST AND ASK YOUR MOM.]]

** He's [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/663926241687240704 admitted on twitter]] that every one of his games have turned out very different from the initial concept.
** Has admitted that he was approached about Bayonetta appearing in ''[[VideoGame/ProjectXZone Project X Zone 2]]'', but declined as he wanted his creations Bayonetta and [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]] to meet on 'his terms'. However, he has later stated he came to regret this decision after realizing how fans would have loved seeing the two finally meet.

He is also well known for practising his English language skills on his [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya Twitter account,]] which is to say, that's where he trolls his fans mercilessly (and [[BerserkButton berates and blocks people for asking stupid or repetitive questions]]).[[note]]As of July 9th, 2018, he stopped posting tweets in English, as he's personally tired of tweeting in English, mainly because of fans continuously trolling him by trying to get blocked by him to the point that he'll automatically block people if people tag him in English.[[/note]] In fact, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLGGeSLCu9o an entire documentary was made about this]] where he personally, happily and proudly admitted that at the time he had blocked over 17 000 people without the use of a blocklist.

* BrutalHonesty:
** He's not afraid to call out people who ask him dumb questions.
** A Kotaku writer asked him if he read a particularly controversial Kotaku article about him and his stance on PC gaming. His response: [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/288816739297419265 "Do you eat shit?"]]
** [[invoked]] He is very outspoken about his dislike of [[ExecutiveMeddling studio executives tampering with his games and franchises without asking]]. Some choice red button topics include the box art of ''Bayonetta 2'', Microsoft's marketing of ''Scalebound'', the Wii port of ''Ōkami'', and ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis''.[[note]]Which he wasn't involved in but dislikes anyway.[[/note]]
** He ''really'' hates [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/376972097471262721 the Wii U Virtual Console's inability to turn off anti-aliasing.]]
* ButForMeItWasTuesday:
--> "Ah, excuse me tiny insects, but u don't have to tell me that u blocked me. Might be a great historical event for u but for me it's nothing."

** He has a tendency to refer to anyone he dislikes, usually people who push is BerserkButton, as idiots and insects.

* DeadpanSnarker: He's known for his blunt sarcasm in Twitter.

* HairTriggerTemper: It doesn't take much for him to angrily tell people off, though he's generally civilized otherwise.

* JerkassHasAPoint: While he may not be ''nice'' about how he phrases his opinions, he usually is justified in the positions he takes. Also, more often than not he only blocks and/or calls out people who provoke him first or break the rules that he has clearly established (e.g. check his twilog to avoid asking a repeat question, don't ask him about games he didn't work on, etc.). That said, most people tend to respond to minor slights on Twitter by ''ignoring'' them, not [[HairTriggerTemper blowing the hell up]] and blocking the offender.

He is also well known for practising his English language skills on his [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya Twitter account,]] which is to say, that's where he trolls his fans mercilessly (and [[BerserkButton berates and blocks people for asking stupid or repetitive questions]]).[[note]]As of July 9th, 2018, he stopped posting tweets in English, as he's personally tired of tweeting in English, mainly because of fans continuously trolling him by trying to get blocked by him to the point that he'll automatically block people if people tag him in English.[[/note]]

* HypeBacklash: Invoked. He's been permanently turned off of ''Kill la Kill'' due to hordes of gamers requesting that he make a game based on it. Apparently, the rest of Platinum Games' staff also feels the same way with [[https://twitter.com/pg_saito/status/619377368101093377 the apparent exception]] of ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' director Kenji Saito. [[HillariousInHindsight Fortunately,]] Creator/ArcSystemWorks [[VideoGame/KillLaKillIF would end up taking that problem off their hands.]]

* HypeBacklash: Invoked. He's been permanently turned off of ''Kill la Kill'' due to hordes of gamers requesting that he make a game based on it. Apparently, the rest of Platinum Games' staff also feels the same way with [[https://twitter.com/pg_saito/status/619377368101093377 the apparent exception]] of ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' director Kenji Saito.

He is also well known for practising his English language skills on his [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya Twitter account,]] which is to say, that's where he trolls his fans mercilessly (and [[BerserkButton berates and blocks people for asking stupid or repetitive questions]]).

* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: While both ''Bayonetta 1'' and ''2'' are widely agreed to be fantastic games, the biggest debate surrounding them is if Hashimoto is a worthy successor or if the absence of Kamiya's CreatorTrademarks affected the game.

* BerserkButton:
** ''Do not'' [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/392998045006049280 ask him repeated questions.]] Also, ''do not'' ask him about the ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' games other than the first one,[[note]]Since he had no involvement in its sequels.[[/note]] ''Bayonetta 2'',[[note]]Since he wasn't the game's director, only a supervisor/story writer.[[/note]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking or]] ''Anime/KillLaKill''.[[note]]This also expands to former Platinum Games producer and translator JP Kellams. Seriously, don't ask anyone there about ''Kill la Kill''.[[/note]] [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/593227191380377600 Don't trash Capcom either]], as he still respects it as his old home.
** He has been [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/704128740398215168 posting]] [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/704128626602569728 very]] [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/704128447363178497 disapprovingly]] of ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle''. According to WordOfGod, Kamiya despises the idea of Dante and Bayonetta fighting each other, and would much rather they team up instead. This can be supported with several statements on Twitter, such as his desire to create a game where they meet. Granted, he did approve of the show when it was revealed the two would be fighting, but persistent fans continued to annoy him and caused him to turn his stance around the thought of seeing his creations fight.

** [[invoked]] He is very outspoken about his dislike of [[ExecutiveMeddling studio executives tampering with his games and franchises without asking]]. Some choice red button topics include the box art of ''Bayonetta 2'', Microsoft's marketing of ''Scalebound'', the Wii port of ''Ōkami'', and ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis''.[[note]]Which he wasn't involved in but dislikes anyway.[[/note]] On the other hand, he is relatively at peace with his lack of involvement in the later ''Devil May Cry'' games, going as far as to claim that he is only the creator of the first game specifically, rather than the series as a whole. He also approved of ''Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble'' for the DS and the series's anime adaptation.

Hideki Kamiya (born December 19, 1970) is a Japanese game designer best known for his incredibly blunt, sometimes irritable nature and his critically acclaimed action games, which tend to cram together ludicrous amounts of stylistic insanity and razor sharp action gameplay. Formerly of Clover Studios, a subdivision of Creator/{{Capcom}} until it was shut down, he now works with other former Clover staff at Creator/PlatinumGames.

** ''Do not'' [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/392998045006049280 ask him repeated questions.]] Also, ''do not'' ask him about the ''Franchise/DevilMayCry'' games other than the first one,[[note]]Since he had no involvement in its sequels.[[/note]] ''Bayonetta 2'',[[note]]Since he wasn't the game's director, only a supervisor/story writer.[[/note]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking or]] ''Anime/KillLaKill''.[[note]]This also expands to former Platinum Games producer and translator JP Kellams. Seriously, don't ask anyone there about ''Kill la Kill''.[[/note]] [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/593227191380377600 Don't trash Capcom either]], as he still respects it as his old home.

!!Tropes that apply to Hideki Kamiya:

* ''Franchise/DevilMayCry'' (2001)

* NoDubForYou: He explained that the reason ''Devil May Cry'', ''Viewtiful Joe'', and the original version of ''Bayonetta'' are not dubbed in Japanese because the characters in those games aren't Japanese themselves. In fact, ''The Wonderful 101'' and the every port of ''Bayonetta'' sans the original 360 and PS3 release are the only Kamiya games to actually include dual audio.

* NoDubForYou: He explained that the reason ''Devil May Cry'', ''Viewtiful Joe'', and the original version of ''Bayonetta'' are not dubbed in Japanese because the characters in those games aren't Japanese themselves. In fact, ''The Wonderful 101'' and the Wii U port of ''Bayonetta'' are the only Kamiya games to actually include dual audio.

* WorldBuilding: While the stories in most of his games can ([[KudzuPlot for the most part]]) be summed up as "go kill the bad guys and look cool", there is a ''shocking '' amount of detail that goes into the world itself, from lore on every individual enemy and their role in the world, justifications of gameplay mechanics with plausible in-universe explanations, and meticulously followed art directions that even something as innocuous as the menu screens strictly adhere. The main plots may be simple, but they do not sweat the little details that most other games take for granted.

* ''Franchise/{{Bayonetta}}'' (2009)

* {{Troll}}: He often gives half-hearted or irritated responses to fan questions that he doesn't care for, particularly when someone asks a question along the lines of [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny "Who would win in a fight, X or Y]"] or about the scale of a character's showings in a game he helped produce. To quote:

* {{Troll}}: He often gives half-hearted or irritated responses to fan questions that he doesn't care for, particularly when someone asks a question along the lines of [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny Who would win in a fight, X or Y]] or about the scale of a character's showings in a game he helped produce. To quote:

Hideki Kamiya is a Japanese game designer best known for his incredibly blunt, sometimes irritable nature and his critically acclaimed action games, which tend to cram together ludicrous amounts of stylistic insanity and razor sharp action gameplay. Formerly of Clover Studios, a subdivision of Creator/{{Capcom}} until it was shut down, he now works with other former Clover staff at Creator/PlatinumGames.

** ''Do not'' [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/392998045006049280 ask him repeated questions.]] Also, ''do not'' ask him about the ''Franchise/DevilMayCry'' games other than the first one,[[note]]Since he had no involvement in its sequels.[[/note]] ''Bayonetta 2'',[[note]]Since he wasn't the game's director, only a supervisor/story writer.[[/note]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking or]] ''Anime/KillLaKill''.[[note]]This also expands to Platinum Games producer and translator JP Kellams. Seriously, don't ask anyone there about ''Kill la Kill''.[[/note]] [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/593227191380377600 Don't trash Capcom either]], as he still respects it as his old home.

** He is very outspoken about his dislike of [[ExecutiveMeddling studio executives tampering with his games and franchises without asking]]. Some choice red button topics include the box art of ''Bayonetta 2'', Microsoft's marketing of ''Scalebound'', the Wii port of ''Ōkami'', and ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis''.[[note]]Which he wasn't involved in but dislikes anyway.[[/note]] On the other hand, he is relatively at peace with his lack of involvement in the later ''Devil May Cry'' games, going as far as to claim that he is only the creator of the first game specifically, rather than the series as a whole. He also approved of ''Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble'' for the DS and the series's anime adaptation.