Kutaro

"The flimsy soul of a selfish boy had become the adamantine soul of a hero."

- G|Narrator

Kutaro is the hapless and silent main character and protagonist of Puppeteer. He is a young boy who has been kidnapped, taken to the moon, and turned into a puppet. Kutaro loses his head early in the game after being attacked by the Moon Bear King, and must wear others he finds along the way to survive.

To find his way home, Kutaro must journey across the Moon Kingdom, facing off against The Twelve Generals of the Zodiac and, eventually, the Moon Bear King himself.

Personality
Kutaro used to be an ordinary and selfish boy prior to his adventures across the Moon, but deep down, Kutaro was as pure-hearted as they come, allowing him to use Calibrus. He is very playful and energetic and, despite being made silent by the Moon Bear King, is nothing short of emotion. He is shown to be quite easy to frighten, but displays amazing courage in facing his fears. He also shows signs of being quite gullible and prideful. Naturally, being a child, he also displays childish behavior from time to time. But as his adventure goes on, he is shown to possess very heroic traits, which develop over time and make him quite the hero indeed.

Abilities
In addition to running and jumping, Kutaro is capable of rolling to avoid enemy attacks. His use of various replacement heads allow Kutaro to find secret items and solve simple puzzles until he can get his real head back. Once Kutaro finds the mighty Calibrus, he gains a cutting attack and the ability to briefly hover in the air while snipping with the scissors, allowing him to travel as well.

Trivia

 * During Act 4, Curtain 2, when Pikarina comments on Kutaro's wanted poster, she says: "You must be famous... no, infamous!" at that moment red lighting shoots out of Calibrus. This is a reference to Cole MacGrath from the inFAMOUS series.
 * According to Kutaro's wanted poster, he is worth $1,000,000,000,000,000,000 - a quintillion - dead or alive by the Moon Bear King.
 * The Japanese kanji for Kutaro means "sky boy." However, according to Gavin Moore, that is not where the name came from, and the true origin of the name is a secret.
 * Kutaro is Japanese, as seen at the end when he returns home and is seen heading towards Japan.
 * Kutaro was first seen on a billboard alongside Nathan Drake (Uncharted series), Ellie (The Last of Us series), and Kratos (God of War series) before Puppeteer was even announced.
 * As a joke, it is explained in the head collection that the person playing Kutaro was so bad at acting that it nearly ruined the whole production, so all of his lines were cut.
 * Kutaro is nicknamed the "Puppet Punisher" during his battle with General Bull in the Coliseum.
 * Despite the fact the Moon Bear King stole Kutaro's head and voice, it is revealed in Act 4, Curtain 3 in Loco Caliente when Kutaro was cutting through the music notes that Kutaro can carry a tune (meaning he can sing).