Akashi is an independent thinker, and he may come across as cold or distant due to his preference for thinking instead of feeling. Akashi had always had two separate personas within himself. It was just that his mild-mannered one dominated for the most part. Akashi's personality was that of a person who respected his teammates, while still holding that winners-mentality. Akashi also cared and appreciated. Born from desperation to win, Seijūrō Akashi's alternate personality takes on a life.