Initial D

🏁 Racing Protocol in Akina — First Season

STEP 1: The Challenge

The visiting team arrives at Yuichi's gas station or at the top of the mountain and asks about the home team.

• The challenge is presented: "We've come to see who is the fastest down the Akina slope"
• It is agreed: day, time, direction of the race and rules — all verbally, without papers

STEP 2: Pre-Career Communication

• They gather at the top of the mountain, next to Lake Haruna, usually between 12:00 am and 2:00 am
• The pilots lower their windows and talk face to face before taking off: they confirm once again that everything is clear
• A third party (neutral judge or trusted member) explains the rules to everyone present
  There are no radios or telephones between the cars during the race — everything is done with hand signals before the start

STEP 3: The Exit

• Both cars are positioned parallel to each other on the starting line next to the water tower
• The verbal countdown is done: "3 — 2 — 1 — GO!"
• They both start at the same time — it's a downhill race, the first one to the bottom wins

STEP 4: Basic Rules

• You cannot intentionally push or bump into anyone: whoever does so automatically loses.
• Overtaking is only allowed if the car in front makes a clear mistake and the overtaking maneuver is clean.
• If a car loses control or goes off the road, it immediately loses
  There's no going back — it's one way down

STEP 5: Judge and Result

• A neutral member or member of the home team waits at the finish line below
• Note who arrives first and the time difference
• At the end, both cars stop at the base. The drivers get out, acknowledge each other, and say goodbye respectfully—no arguments.

How do they communicate during the race?

There is no communication between the cars once they start. Each driver is racing their own race.

• Spectators and team members communicate by mobile phone between the checkpoints at the turns and the finish line

Mount Usui

Basic Data

• Japanese name: Usui-tōge (碓氷峠)
• Location: Between Gunma and Nagano prefectures, Japan
• Length of the descent: ~7.2 km with many tight curves
• Main feature: Known for its 3 consecutive tight curves called "Usui Sankaku"
• Home team: Impact Blue — Mako Sato and Sayuki, the queens of Usui

🏁 The key race

• Takumi Fujiwara (AE86) vs Mako & Sayuki (Nissan Sil-Eighty)

Yuichi Tachibana

Basic Data

• Name: Yuichi Tachibana (立花祐一) — everyone simply calls him "Boss"
• Age: Adult, childhood friend of Bunta Fujiwara
• Occupation: Owner of the gas station where Takumi, Itsuki, and Iketani work
• Vehicle: Toyota Camry (V40) dark green
• Appearance: He appears from episode 1 of First Stage and appears throughout the entire season

Personality and role

• He's a father figure to the Akina SpeedStars kids
  He was a pilot in his youth and is an old friend of Bunta Fujiwara
  He is kind, understanding, and always supportive of young people, although he sometimes scolds them.

• He genuinely cares about Takumi and his future as a pilot

• In episode 1, he's the one who realizes that the person passing by him in the AE86 isn't Bunta, but Takumi — he calls Bunta and finds out that his son has been making tofu deliveries for 5 years

• He's always there to listen, give advice, and encourage the kids before and after races

Sayuki

Which team is he on?

• Team: Impact Blue — she is Mako Sato's co-pilot and navigator
• Base: Usui Pass, Gunma Prefecture

Basic Data

• Age: 20 years
• Personality: Cheerful, outgoing, playful, and flirtatious—the complete opposite of the shy Mako. She's the one who speaks for both of them and breaks the ice.
• Appearance in the season: Episodes 11 to 13 — race against Takumi in the Usui downhill

His role in the team

• She's the navigator: she tells Mako exactly where to brake and which line to take for each curve.
• He knows every corner of Mount Usui perfectly.
• He sits in the co-driver's seat during races

Relations

• Mako Sato: Her best friend and teammate. They've known each other since childhood and complement each other perfectly: Mako drives, Sayuki calculates
• Takumi Fujiwara: She finds him cute and nice after the race. She jokes with him and invites him to the pool, but there's no romantic relationship.
• Koichiro Iketani: She only knows him as the leader of the Akina SpeedStars and as Mako's love interest

Team: Impact Blue — she is the leader and main pilot

• Main circuit: Usui Pass — these are considered the fastest there

Basic Data

• Name: Mako Sato (佐藤真子)
• Age: 20 years (First Stage) → 21 years (Project D)
• Vehicle: Nissan SilEighty (RPS13) — bright blue color, a mix of Silvia and 180SX
• Co-pilot/Navigator: Sayuki — his best friend, she indicates braking points and racing lines, like a rally navigator
• Personality: Quiet, shy, and reserved with others... but behind the wheel, she completely transforms! She becomes decisive, brave, and highly competitive
• Weak point: She doesn't know much about car mechanics; Sayuki handles that.

Important career

• Vs Takumi (Usui downhill): His most famous race. He drives incredibly well, but Sayuki makes a small miscalculation on the last corner and they lose by a very narrow margin. In the end, they part amicably and earn each other's respect.

Relations

• Koichiro Iketani: They fall in love. She planned to approach him only to challenge Takumi, but they ended up falling in love.
• Sayuki: Her best friend since childhood and inseparable companion. They constantly tease each other but complement each other perfectly.
• Takumi Fujiwara: He respects him a lot after his career

Shingo Shoji

• Team: Myogi's NightKids — he is the vice-leader and second-in-command pilot

Basic Data

• Name: Shingo Shoji (庄司真吾)
• Age: 20 years
• City: Myogi, Gunma Prefecture
• Vehicle: Honda Civic SiR-II (EG6) — Milano Red color, front-wheel drive (FWD), ~185 hp
• Racing style: Aggressive and risky. Specialist in left-foot braking and FWD cornering.
• Exclusive technique: the "Tape Duel" — the right hand is taped to the steering wheel, limiting the steering wheel's rotation to make the race more difficult and challenging.

Personality

Arrogant, cunning, and highly competitive. Unlike Nakazato, he doesn't hesitate to use dirty or dangerous tactics to win: he pushes the rival car to make it lose control.
He believes he should be the leader of the NightKids and takes advantage of Nakazato's defeat to challenge Takumi.

• Although he constantly argues with Nakazato, deep down they are lifelong friends and respect each other.

Important career

• Vs Takumi (Myogi Descent — Ribbon Duel): Their most famous race. He challenges him in a style where both have one hand tied to the steering wheel. Takumi, used to the AE86 and racing with limitations, manages to keep up, and Shingo loses control at the end, crashing into the safety barriers.

Relations

• Takeshi Nakazato: Teammate and internal rival. They're always fighting, but they respect each other.
• Takumi Fujiwara: His direct rival. He challenges him after Nakazato's defeat, confident that his special technique would give him the victory, but he loses.
• Sayuki: In Extra Stage 2 it is revealed that they are childhood friends

Takeshi Nakazato — Full Information

• Team: Myogi's NightKids — is its leader and main pilot

Basic Data

• Name: Takeshi Nakazato (中里毅)
• Age: 20 years
• City: Myogi, Gunma Prefecture
• Main vehicle: Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II (BNR32) — metallic pearl black, 4WD all-wheel drive, ~280 hp
• Previous car: Nissan Silvia S13 — he changed it after an accident, convinced that grip is superior to drifting
• Racing style: Pure grip — hates drifting, believes grip is always faster

Personality

Proud, serious, and direct. Very dedicated and disciplined with his studies.

• Weak point: He gets nervous under pressure and loses his temper easily
• He has a lot of pride, but he's an honest driver who recognizes when he's been beaten.
  Before losing to Takumi, he was considered one of the fastest pilots in Gunma, on par with the Takahashi brothers.

Important careers

• Vs Takumi (Myogi descent): His most famous rival. He relies too heavily on the R32's power and ultimately loses to the AE86.
• Vs Keisuke (Myogi Ascent): They face off after both being defeated by Takumi. He loses in a race up the mountain.

Relations

• Shingo Shoji: His teammate, driver of the Civic EG6. They always argue and Shingo wants his lead position, but deep down they respect each other and are lifelong friends.
• Takumi Fujiwara: His first major defeat. At first, he underestimated him, but after losing, he gained great respect for him.
• Ryosuke Takahashi: He respects him as one of the best Gunma pilots
• Keisuke Takahashi: Mutual rivalry; they compete to prove who is the second fastest in Gunma after Ryosuke

Natsuki Mogi

He doesn't belong to any racing team. He's a student and doesn't participate in the world of touge.

• High school student at the same school as Takumi — 18 years old
• In the anime, he works part-time at Fast Hamburger and also at a video rental store
• In the manga, he briefly worked at a gas station

Basic Data

• Age: 18 years
• Height: 1.58 m
• Appearance: Short brown bob haircut, with a sweet and friendly appearance
• Personality: Cheerful, kind, a little naive, and good-hearted. She's one of the few people who isn't scared when Takumi drives at top speed—she even finds it funny.
• Residence: Gunma Prefecture, near Shibukawa

Relations

• Takumi Fujiwara: They're classmates and fall in love. She's his first girlfriend. She's the one who indirectly causes Takumi's first race—he wanted to win so he could use the car and go to the beach with her.
• Miki: A schoolmate with whom she had a past relationship
• "Papa": An older man she dated before she started seeing Takumi. After falling in love with him, she decides to end that relationship.

Kenji

• Team: Akina SpeedStars — is an official member and considered the second best driver on the team, only behind Iketani

• Helps out at her family's dry cleaning/laundry business — it's her main job
  He doesn't work at the gas station, but he spends a lot of time there talking about cars and racing with the group.

• He is responsible for finding and sharing information about rival teams from other areas

Basic Data

• Age: Approximately 21 years old — same age as Iketani
• Vehicle: Nissan 180SX (RPS13) — white color, SR20DET engine
• Personality: Friendly, knowledgeable, and loyal. He's usually the one who explains car concepts and driving techniques. A little shy, and he's often the butt of jokes about not having a girlfriend.
• Fun fact: His last name is never revealed in the series
• Key fact: He was supposed to be the one to run against Keisuke Takahashi when Iketani got injured, but in the end Takumi arrived and took his place

Relations

• Koichiro Iketani: His best friend since childhood
• Takumi Fujiwara: He respects him greatly and admires his incredible driving skills.
• Itsuki Takeuchi: A good friend, although Itsuki sometimes teases him for not having a girlfriend
• Yuichi Tachibana: He respects him as a mentor, and always greets him at the gas station.

Koichiro Iketani

• Team: Akina SpeedStars — is its leader and founder

• Full-time employee at the Esso/ENEOS gas station in Shibukawa, where he works alongside Takumi and Itsuki

• Street racer and leader of the Akina SpeedStars team

Basic Data

• Age: 21 years
• Vehicle: Nissan Silvia K's (S13) — two-tone lime green color, approximately 200 hp
• Personality: Responsible, serious, and passionate about racing. He's the oldest in the group and acts as a mentor. A little shy when it comes to love.
• Fun fact: He's the one who teaches Takumi the car chassis codes, which is why he starts calling his car "Eight-Six"

Relations

• Takumi Fujiwara: A coworker and fellow racer whom he discovers and invites to join the team. He sees him as a great talent and always supports him.
• Itsuki Takeuchi: Coworker and team member. Although Itsuki is a bit clumsy, Iketani values ​​him.
• Yuichi Tachibana: Manager at the gas station and a friend of his father. He gives him wise advice.
• Mako Sato: A racer on Usui's Impact Blue team. She is his love interest; they fall in love, but circumstances never quite work out.
• Kenji: Another trusted member of the Akina SpeedStars

Team: Akina SpeedStars — is an official and very enthusiastic member

• Nickname: "The Lone Runner" (he gave it to himself)

• High school student — 18 years old

• Part-time gas station attendant, works alongside Takumi and Iketani at Yuichi's gas station

Basic Data

• Age: 18 years
• Vehicle: Toyota Corolla Levin SR (AE85) — he bought it by mistake thinking it was an AE86!
• Personality: Very talkative, enthusiastic, loud, and a bit clumsy. He's the comic relief of the series. Loyal and kind-hearted, although he sometimes acts rashly and makes mistakes.
• Dream: To be a great street racer and form an AE86 duo with Takumi

Friendships and Relationships

• Takumi Fujiwara: His best and inseparable friend. He's the one who cheers him up when he's feeling down about his AE85 and always supports him.
• Koichiro Iketani: Leader of the Akina SpeedStars, Itsuki's coworker and respected colleague
• Kazumi Akiyama: His love interest

Takumi Fujiwara

• High school student — is 18 years old
• He delivers tofu for his father's shop every morning before going to school, driving along the Mount Akina road.
• Part-time gas station attendant at Yuichi's gas station, where he works during the day
• Street racer increasingly throughout the first season

Basic Data

• Age: 18 years
• Residence: Fujiwara Tofu Shop, Mount Akina, Gunma Prefecture
• Vehicle: Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (AE86) — white and black color
• Personality: At first, he seems distracted, quiet, and reserved. He's not interested in racing at first; he just wants to meet his deadlines and sleep. When he's driving, however, he becomes completely focused and precise.

Family Relationships

• Bunta Fujiwara (father): His only direct relative. Bunta started sending him to deliver tofu when he was 13 as a secret training method. Their relationship is quiet, but they deeply respect each other. Takumi doesn't realize that his father is the one who shaped him.
• Mother: It's not mentioned in the first season — she left home when he was little

Friends and Acquaintances

• Itsuki Takeuchi: His lifelong best friend. They work together at the gas station. Itsuki is very talkative and enthusiastic, the loyal partner who always supports him.
• Natsuki Mogi: His girlfriend during the first season. They study together and he has strong feelings for her, although he sometimes finds it difficult to express them.
• Koichiro Iketani: Leader of the Akina SpeedStars. He's the one who discovers Takumi's talent and invites him to race for the team. He respects him and sees him as an older brother.
• Yuichi Tachibana: Owner of the gas station and his father's best friend. He's like an uncle to him, always looking out for him and giving him advice.
• Ryosuke Takahashi & Keisuke Takahashi (RedSuns): Initially rivals, they later become respected acquaintances. Ryosuke sees their great potential. Team: Akina SpeedStars — he is considered an honorary member.

Bunta Fujiwara — Full Information

• Currently: He is the owner and operator of the Fujiwara Tofu Shop in Mount Akina, Gunma Prefecture. He prepares and sells artisanal tofu, although curiously he says he detests tofu.
• Formerly: He was a professional rally driver and also the fastest street racer on the Akina downhill, known as "the white ghost of Akina." He retired from racing to focus on his business and raising his son.

Basic Data

• Age: 43 years
• Personality: He seems grumpy, absent-minded, and taciturn, but he is very wise and cares deeply for his son. He smokes constantly.

Family Relationships

• Takumi Fujiwara (only son): Bunta started sending him to deliver tofu in the mountains when he was 13—not just for work, but to secretly train him without his knowledge. The relationship seems cold and distant, but he is Bunta's greatest support: he prepared the AE86, tuned the engine, and always trusted him.
• Takumi's Wife / Mother: She is not mentioned in the first season — she never appears nor is her absence explained.

Friends and Acquaintances

• Yuichi Tachibana: His lifelong best friend. They raced together in their youth. He owns the gas station where Takumi works. He's the only person who knows Bunta's past well.
• Ken Kogashiwa: His former strongest rival. They faced each other in Irohazaka and Bunta won. Ken retired after that defeat.
• Keiichi Tsuchiya: They are old acquaintances; they talk on the phone in episode 23 of the anime.
• Iketani, Itsuki and the Akina SpeedStars: They respect him greatly as a legend, although Bunta almost never gets involved with them.

Kenta Nakamura — Redsuns

📋 Basic Information

• Team: Akagi RedSuns — Third pilot / Youngest member
• Origin: Gunma Prefecture
• Role: Support driver and rain racing specialist

🚗 Your Car

• Model: Nissan Silvia Q's (S14) — non-turbo version
• Color: Custom Orange
• Power: 155 hp (SR20DE engine, naturally aspirated)
• License plate: Gunma 72 し 35-918

🧠 Personality and Skills

He is the youngest member of the team. He deeply admires the Takahashi brothers, especially Keisuke, whom he considers almost a disciple.
Keisuke personally guides him and considers him a pilot with great potential.
His specialty: driving in the rain. He practiced on rainy days because it wore out his tires less and saved him money, since the car was registered in his father's name.

• He is loyal, humble and respectful; when he loses he doesn't get angry, but rather acknowledges the skill of his opponent

🏁 Her Story in the First Season

• First appears in Episode 21
  After the race between Keisuke and Nakazato on Mount Myogi, it starts to rain. Kenta seizes the opportunity and challenges Takumi to a race in those conditions.
• Their plan: to beat Takumi without Ryosuke having to compete, thus maintaining the RedSuns' undefeated prestige
  "He's in the lead at the start of the race, but Takumi overtakes him halfway through." Kenta didn't know that Takumi was used to driving in the rain because of his tofu deliveries.
• He loses the race, but accepts the result with sportsmanship.

Keisuke Takahashi — Redsuns

Basic Data

• Age: 21 years
• Height / Weight: 182 cm / 63 kg
• Family: Ryosuke Takahashi (older brother)
• Origin: Mount Akagi, Gunma Prefecture
• Occupation: University student
• Team: Akagi RedSuns — Climbing Specialist

Your Car

• Model: Mazda ɛ̃fini RX-7 Type R (FD3S)
• Color: Competition Yellow
• Power: 255 hp
• License plate: Gunma 37 お 63-887

Personality and Style

He is passionate, driven, proud, and a bit impulsive—the complete opposite of his brother Ryosuke.
He drives by instinct and aggression, not by calculation. He's pure passion behind the wheel.
He's the RedSuns' best uphill rider, while his brother dominates the downhill.

• He's very proud: being outdone by an old tofu delivery AE86 was what hurt him the most

His Story in the First Season

• He appears from Episode 1 practicing in Akina, where he is effortlessly overtaken by a mysterious AE86 on the descent
• He demands a race to clear his name, convinced that the AE86 couldn't keep up with him in a formal race
• Race against Takumi (Episodes 5–7): They face off on the Akina downhill. Keisuke takes the lead on the straights, but Takumi catches up and overtakes him on the curves using the guttering technique. He loses
• After the defeat, he doesn't give up: he starts training hard to improve and hopes to have a rematch someday
• Accompany Ryosuke in races against other teams and observe, learning from his brother and Takumi's skills

Ryosuke Takahashi - Redsuns

Basic Data

• Age: 23 years
• Nickname: "The White Comet of Akagi"
• Height / Weight: 183 cm / 64 kg
• Origin: Mount Akagi, Gunma Prefecture
• Occupation: Medical Student
• Role: Founder and leader of the Akagi RedSuns

Your Car

• Model: Mazda Savanna RX-7 ∞ III (FC3S)
• Color: Crystal white
• Power: 260 hp (deliberately reduced to even the playing field against Takumi)
• License plate: Gunma 58 よ 13-137

Personality and Skills

He is calm, intelligent, and analytical. He doesn't race on instinct, but studies every curve, every rival, and the road conditions before competing.

• You can predict the outcome of a race just by watching how a driver drives
• He had an undefeated record in Akagi that no one had managed to break until his race against Takumi
• Their goal with the RedSuns: to travel through the Gunma mountains challenging the best to prove they are the fastest team in the region

His Story in the First Season

He arrives in Akina after his brother Keisuke is defeated by the mysterious AE86. He doesn't come for revenge, but to meet and study that pilot.

• Observe and analyze Takumi from afar during the races against Kenta and against Shingo Shoji
• He does an informal test run against Takeshi Nakazato (R32) in Akina, where he measures and evaluates the route
• Final Race (Episodes 24–26): He faces Takumi in the Akina downhill race. He reduces his car's power to 260 hp to make it a fair competition. After a very close race, he narrowly loses on the last corner when Takumi overtakes him using the guttering technique.
• After the defeat, he doesn't get angry. He acknowledges Takumi's talent, offers him a place on the RedSuns, and tells him that one day he'll want to race with him again.

General Information

• Real name: Mount Haruna (Gunma, Japan) — "Akina" is the fictional name of the series
• Altitude: 1,449 m
• Location: Gunma Prefecture, near Shibukawa, about 130 km northwest of Tokyo
• Home team: Akina SpeedStars — this is their territory

The Descent Route

• Length: 5.2 km downhill
• Elevation difference: 500 m from the lake to the base
• Curves: More than 50 technical curves
• Surface: Well-maintained asphalt, two-lane road
• Difficulty: Very high

Key points of the route:

1. Haruna Lake Viewpoint → Starting point of the races
2. The 5 Consecutive Corners → 5 tight hairpins in a row, the most famous section
3. The Tunnel → Marks the beginning of the more technical part
4. The C-Curve → Blind curve where Takumi used the gutter technique
5. The Final Hairpins → Last turns before the finish line, near Yuichi's gas station

The actual road is Gunma Prefectural Route 33, which runs from Lake Haruna to Shibukawa/Ikaho

Race Schedules

Races in Initial D are always at night:

• 🕛 Usual time: Between 12:00 am and 3:00 am — early morning
  "Why at night? Zero traffic, empty roads, and less risk to people. It's the time when Takumi made his tofu deliveries and became the 'Ghost of Akina' without anyone knowing who he was."
• Days: Generally weekends or when a visiting team arrives
• Direction: Almost always downward (from top to bottom). It is the most difficult and prestigious direction.

Fujiwara Tofu Shop

This is the Fujiwara family home and business, located in a quiet area at the foot of Mount Akina, near Ikaho Onsen. It's a small, traditional shop with a simple facade and a sign that reads "Fujiwara Tofu Shop." It belongs to Bunta Fujiwara, who has run it for years. This is where Takumi used to prepare boxes of tofu every morning to take up to the mountaintop hotel on the AE86. That daily commute is what turned him into a runner without him even realizing it. The shop is known in the area for its excellent quality tofu, and local customers always trust its products.

Fast Hamburger

A small, unassuming burger joint located in the Shibukawa shopping district, very close to Yuichi's gas station. It's a favorite hangout for racers after races. It has simple tables, a counter, and a relaxed, informal atmosphere. Here, the characters eat, chat, analyze the races that just took place, discuss cars, and plan upcoming meetups. It's a neutral space where even racers from rival teams can sit and talk without any sense of rivalry.

Convenience Store

Located near the intersection leading to the road up Mount Akina, this small shop sells drinks, snacks, fast food, and everyday items. Characters often stop here before heading up the mountain to buy drinks or supplies, or on their way down after a run. It appears in multiple scenes as a regular and natural stop in their daily routine.

Yuichi's Gas Station

Yuichi's gas station is located at the entrance to Mount Akina in Shibukawa. It's the main meeting point for all the runners in the area.

Yuichi, the owner, is an old friend of Bunta Fujiwara. He's like a father to everyone, listening to them and supporting them. He was the first to know that Takumi was the mysterious driver of the AE86.

Workers:

• Takumi: He works part-time, is quiet, and at first knew nothing about cars.
• Itsuki: Takumi's best friend, very enthusiastic, bought an AE85 believing it was an AE86.
• Iketani: Leader of the Akina SpeedStars, the most responsible and respected.
• Kenji: He's always there, he doesn't work but he's part of the group.

It is the place where visiting teams arrive, where news is shared, and where Takumi's reputation began to grow.

🏫 Akina High School — Complete Information

📘 Official Name

• In the series: Gunma State High School S (群馬県立S高等学校)
• Commonly called: Shibukawa High School / Akina High School
• Location in the story: Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture — near the center, about 3–4 km from the base of Mount Akina and the Esso gas station

📍 Location

• In the story: In the urban area of ​​Shibukawa, within walking distance of the shopping area and the gas station where Takumi and Itsuki work
• Real-life inspiration: Based on public high schools in the Shibukawa/Ikaho area of ​​Gunma Prefecture. It doesn't have a specific real-life name in the series, but it's consistently set in Shibukawa, Gunma.

👥 Who attends

• Takumi Fujiwara — Third-year student
• Itsuki Takeuchi — Takumi's best friend, same class
• Natsuki Mogi — Classmate, Takumi's love interest
• Other students: Various secondary characters and friends of the group

💡 It's important to know that Koichiro Iketani and Kenji had already graduated, which is why they don't go to school—they work and meet at the gas station while Takumi and Itsuki finish their jobs there.

Reputation System — Spanish Version

Reputation Levels

Range 0–20 | Unknown (Invisible)

Nobody knows you. The local racers ignore you or treat you like a tourist. You only compete against stock, unmodified cars.

Range 21–50 | Promising Rookie

Your name is starting to be mentioned at gas stations. Local teams are letting you participate in practice nights, but they don't see you as a threat yet.

Range 51–80 | Specialist

You're the man to beat on your home turf. Teams from other cities travel specifically to watch you ride. Groups of spectators appear at the trickiest corners just to see you go by.

Range 81–100 | Legend

The leaders of the best teams (like the RedSuns) have their eyes on you. Your arrival on any mountain generates silence and immediate respect.