As an information broker, Izaya Orihara is perhaps one of the most influential people in the city of Ikebukuro. He loves creating chaos and “observing” how people react to different situations. But despite everything, he maintains a safe distance from all the complications he creates because he hates being part of conflicts.

RELATED: Bleach: The Espada, Ranked From Least To Most Evil

In the very rare instances he’s been in trouble, he uses his intellect to get out unharmed. This article will explore 10 little known facts about Izaya, something that most of his fans are unaware of. Many of these facts are from the light novels, so they contain spoilers.

10 His Appearance In The Anime V/s Light Novel Spin Offs

Izaya Orihara from Durarara

The anime consistently shows him wearing a hip length black coat that has a light brown colored fur lining. He also wears brown shoes, and a long sleeved black colored shirt. It is actually his signature look. In the spin off novels, his coat reaches till his ankles and its color is light grey instead. He also wears a black colored cape which has a fur lined hood.

9 His Checkers Games Are A Metaphor For His Life

Izaya can often be seen playing different versions of the game of checkers (which often borrow from Shogi and Chess rules). Most fans dismissed it as part of his many eccentricities, but his games actually represent all the chaos that keep occurring in Ikebukuro. Their rules cannot be understood by anyone, because this is also how he lives his life – outside the rules and boundations of human society.

8 The Japanese Fans Have A Special Name For Him

Izaya Orihara from Durarara!!

One way for Izaya to manipulate information and spread chaos is to spread misinformation via the internet. People who do so are called trolls, which is why a small portion of the Western fanbase calls Izaya Troll-Zaya. On the other hand, Japanese fans call him Uzaya, which comes from the words Izaya and “uzai.” The latter is the Japanese word for “irritating.”

7 He Is Mentioned In The Baccano! Light Novels

Izaya Orihara from Durarara

Many fans are unaware that Baccano! and Durarara!! are written by the same mangaka, because of which overlaps happen in both novels. In the Baccano! light novel named Bullet Garden, one of its characters Bride mentions Izaya.

RELATED: 5 Light Novels That Need An Anime Adaptation (& 5 That You Didn't Know Already Have One)

He says  that "Orihara of Shinjuku" was a person who gave him much needed information in 2002 about a specific Tokyo church. It is heavily implied that Izaya also got rid of a dead body at the behest of SAMPLE.

6 Nakura’s Driving License

One of Izaya’s known aliases is Nakura. Fans who pre-ordered the special “Durarara!!x9 in Ikebukuro” package also received his driving license. It mentions details like his birth year is 1990, he needs glasses in order to drive and his license is only valid for automatic vehicles.

5 He Is Interested In A Suicide Pact

Izaya Orihara from Durarara

Izaya is mentioned in a crossover with Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens. In this special series written by Chiaki Kisaki, its events take place after everything that occurred in Durarara!!x4 (which was never animated). In one of its special chapters, it is mentioned in passing that Izaya had actually put out a reward for anybody who was willing to die with him. It is unclear if he was sincere about it or if it was one of his many experiments.

4 His Dislikes

Anime shizuo from durarara

Izaya has consistently stated that he loves human beings and he enjoys seeing them at work. However, in the first season he mentions in passing that he hates the “eyes of dead fish.” The reason is unclear. In the second season of Durarara!! he mentions he hates dogs because he is afraid of them. As for Shizuo, he shares a very clear love-hate relationship with him.

3 His Voice Actor Shares Many Similarities With Him

The voice actor who voices Izaya, Hiroshi Kamiya, stated in one of his many Durarara!! related interviews that he is very much like Izaya. Both like finding out people’s secrets so that they can make them do as they please.

RELATED: Anime Dubs: 10 Male Characters Played By Female Voice Actors

Both also enjoy observing people and much like Izaya, he owns multiple cell phones. Interestingly, Kamiya also voiced Hiroomi Souma from Working!! who shared an eerily similar personality to Izaya.

2 He Is Traumatized By The Fight With Shizuo

In the Izaya Orihara Spin-Off Series that take place after the incidents of its parent novel, it is shown that Izaya took a heavy hit after his fight with Shizuo. He is restricted to a wheelchair, although it is mentioned his inability to walk is more psychosomatic than due to actual injuries. This indicates he accepted Shizuo as a physically superior human being who had “put him in his place” because of his “love for humans.”

1 His Sexuality Remains Unconfirmed

Izaya Orihara from Durarara

Not only has Izaya consistently never shown any interest in any woman (or man), he has said clearly in his light novels that he isn’t attracted to anybody. This would imply that he’s asexual. However, in the same novels it is heavily hinted that he might have had an affair (or at least, one sided feelings) for Mikage when both were school students.

NEXT: Bad To Good: Top 10 Most Iconic Bad Guys Gone Good In Anime