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|gender = Male
|gender = Male
|age = 45
|age = 45
|family = [[Iwakura Miho]], [[Iwakura Mika]], [[Iwakura Lain]]
|family = [[Miho Iwakura]], [[Mika Iwakura]], [[Lain Iwakura]]
|occupation = Computer Scientist
|occupation = Computer Scientist
|affiliation = [[Tachibana Laboratories]]
|affiliation = [[Tachibana General Laboratories]]
|navi = [[Iwakura Yasuo's NAVI]]
|navi = [[Yasuo's NAVI]]
|debut = [[Layer 01]]
|debut = [[Layer 01]]
|featuredin = [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)|Anime]], [[Serial Experiments Lain (game)|Game]]
|featuredin = [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)|Anime]], [[Serial Experiments Lain (game)|Game]]
|location = [[Lain's house]], [[Shibuya]]
|location = [[Lain's House]], [[Shibuya]]
|voiceactors = [[wikipedia:Ryūsuke Ōbayashi|Ryūsuke Ōbayashi]] (Japanese),
|voiceactors = [[wikipedia:Ryūsuke Ōbayashi|Ryūsuke Ōbayashi]] (Japanese),
[[wikipedia:Barry Stigler|Gil Starberry]] (English)
[[wikipedia:Barry Stigler|Gil Starberry]] (English)
[[File:Lain isn't scared!.jpeg|left|thumb|Lain asks for a new NAVI in [[Layer 01|''Weird'']].]]
[[File:Lain isn't scared!.jpeg|left|thumb|Lain asks for a new NAVI in [[Layer 01|''Weird'']].]]
'''Iwakura Yasuo''' (岩倉 康男 ''Iwakura Yasuo'') is the surrogate father of [[Iwakura Lain]].
'''Iwakura Yasuo''' (岩倉 康男 ''Iwakura Yasuo'') is the surrogate father of [[Lain Iwakura]].
He's a [[Tachibana Laboratories]] employee, seen working on [[IPv7]] with [[Masami Eiri]] in a flashback. He is proficient with computers and has a high-end [[NAVI]] with multiple screens at home.
He's a [[Tachibana General Laboratories]] employee, seen working on [[Protocol 7]] with [[Masami Eiri]] in a flashback. He is proficient with computers and has a high-end [[NAVI]] with multiple screens at home.
== Anime Biography ==
== Anime Biography ==
In [[Layer 01]] Lain approaches him -- a rare occurrence, according to Yasuo -- and asks for a new [[NAVI]]. He is amused by and encourages his daughter's new-found interest for NAVIs and the [[Wired]], approving her request due to her own machine being rapidly outdated and that she should not be afraid of the growing societal emphasis on the Wired. He asks Lain why she is interested, and she replies that she has to meet a [[Chisa Yomoda|friend]].
In [[Layer 01]] Lain approaches him -- a rare occurrence, according to Yasuo -- and asks for a new [[NAVI]]. He is amused by and encourages his daughter's new-found interest for NAVIs and [[the Wired]], approving her request due to her own machine being rapidly outdated and that she should not be afraid of the growing societal emphasis on the Wired. He asks Lain why she is interested, and she replies that she has to meet a [[Chisa Yomoda|friend]].
In the next episode, Yasuo informs Lain that her NAVI has arrived, and Miho says to clean up quickly due to the hardware blocking the way. Yasuo offers to set the NAVI up for Lain after dinner, commenting that the new model is so powerful that he would like to use it himself. His daughter asks if he can set it up now, surprising him, but he complies. Just before Lain begins using her [[Lain's NAVI|NAVI]], he warns her not to use it too much with kids, championing the importance of more 'advanced' communication systems in more mature relationships. His daughter does not reply, instead addressing her NAVI, and Yasuo says that she can show off her new NAVI to her friends.
In the next episode, Yasuo informs Lain that her NAVI has arrived, and Miho says to clean up quickly due to the hardware blocking the way. Yasuo offers to set the NAVI up for Lain after dinner, commenting that the new model is so powerful that he would like to use it himself. His daughter asks if he can set it up now, surprising him, but he complies. Just before Lain begins using her [[Lain's NAVI|NAVI]], he warns her not to use it too much with kids, championing the importance of more 'advanced' communication systems in more mature relationships. His daughter does not reply, instead addressing her NAVI, and Yasuo says that she can show off her new NAVI to her friends.
