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[jaganshi]

Player: Jess
Contact: goblinrex
Age: 33
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Character Name: Hiei
Character Canon: Yu Yu Hakusho
Canon Point: End of Series
Age: Unknown, between 17 and 99 years

Crime: Familial Neglect

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Personality:

Most of Hiei’s behavior can be traced back to the trauma of being tossed to his ‘death’ off of the Koorime Island for being born male, a ‘Forbidden Child’ or Imiko. He was able to see, hear, and clearly understand what was being done to him even as an infant, surviving the fall and remembering to this day what happened in almost painstaking detail. He keeps a small circle of ‘friends’ - though he will never call them as much verbally - because he was abandoned first by the Koorime and then the bandits who raised him after finding him in a river. From that point forward he remained alone, or with Team Urameshi and a select few others.

Though many know of him, it’s a far stretch to say many people truly know Hiei. He puts little effort into making and retaining partnerships or friendships and expects the other party to simply accept things for what they are. Often he openly belittles anyone who has strong emotions for others, mocking and less than understanding when it comes to matters of the heart or ‘feelings.’ To Hiei, hiding emotions and the weaknesses they provide is a survival tactic as much as learning techniques with his fire abilities. Knowing Hiei’s true nature, or even how he actually feels on a subject, is often a case of reading between the lines to suss out what he means.

When meeting new people, he hardly bothers to speak unless it’s to insult them or tell them they’re wrong. The amount he speaks is directly related to his respect level for an individual. As such, with the little respect he has for Kuwabara in the beginning of their relationship, most of his interaction with him seems to make fun of him or completely discount his intelligence. Once the team grows closer, Hiei carries on this kind of behavior so as not to let the man think he likes him or thinks of him as a team member. The same goes for other strangers that he isn’t as familiar with. With Kurama and Yusuke, he carries longer conversations on tactics and other things. The only person who he doesn’t mock, and is quite warm towards is his twin sister Yukina, though he refuses to tell her that he is the twin brother she has been looking for all these years.

Hiei is unbiased when it comes to making friends, enemies, and allies. Gender, as well as demon or human, doesn’t seem to matter so long as the other person he is considering is useful at the moment or has proven themselves strong in battle. After that moment of usefulness, however, he isn’t really known to stick around or outwardly show friendship or even favor aside from Team Urameshi. This includes enemies and those he intends to get rid of. Hiei is more than likely runner up in who has killed the most on Team Urameshi to Kurama, and always makes good on his threats to kill someone if he makes it, showing the same level of ruthlessness no matter what the fighter’s situation.

Hiei has a cynical and misanthropic view of the world and all that goes on in it, and has no problem sharing his feelings on this. He has been known to crush optimistic theories and doesn’t seem to be bothered by the negative reactions he gets because of it. Hiei belittles the importance most people place on their friendships and regards everything as transient, preferring to remain aloof so as not to grow attached to one person or group of people to the point of weakness. This has failed in terms of Team Urameshi, but limbs could be chopped off and Hiei would still never admit this.

The fire demon is your typical ‘tsundere’ personality. He cares deeply for those he grows close with, and deepest for his family. Yukina could summon him with the snap of a finger, and Kurama could more than likely do the same if he worded his request correctly. He shows late in the series that he cares about Yusuke in his own, odd way, showing up to start a fight and test Yusuke’s motivation. He even gains a commiserate in past trauma in Mukuro. The former Demon King helps Hiei break free of his mental chains, and in a grand and rather public display, Hiei does the same with Mukuro’s literal chains as a reminder of her past. Gaining that sort of kinship with another demon who has suffered in the same way he has changes Hiei’s views on friendship and companionship, though the nature of their relationship is speculatory.

Abilities:

Swordman - Hiei is a merciless swordsman. Overall, Hiei’s fighting style is all brute force and superior speed. He is fast and deadly with a katana, which is his usual chosen weapon that is always strapped to his side. He studied under a demon with a massive, shakram style sword, and typically uses his swordsmanship to take out weaker enemies quickly without wasting spirit energy.
Resistance to Elements - Hiei is resistant to both extreme heat and cold. He’s able to withstand the cold of a direct hit from Seiryuu, as well as the extreme cold of the island of his birth, which many cannot take. He is also unable to be burned by weaker fire attacks and regular fire in general, and perhaps even more powerful flames now that he possesses the Dragon of the Darkness Flame. This is yet untested, however.
Enhanced Strength - Despite his tiny figure, Hiei is incredibly strong. He is able to lift giant pillars as well as catch giant weapons with little effort on his part. He is also able to nonchalantly trade blows with Yusuke, who is able to knock out others with shock waves. He is also an extremely resilient fighter. As an infant he survived being thrown from a floating island, has survived unscathed attacks that could produce tornadoes, and has survived blows from Mukuro, who by Hiei’s own admission has the power of a nuke behind her fist.
Speed - Hiei is fleet footed, and one of the fastest beings in his universe. He cannot teleport despite the tendency for others to think so. He was able to cut an opponent into sixteen pieces in the blink of an eye as a C Class demon and has only grown stronger since then. With this speed he is able to produce after images to confuse enemies. Though he can control these after images, most times Hiei moves so quickly that he produces them accidentally. Mostly he uses afterimages to make an opponent think they’ve killed him in one blow, and then proceeds to attack them in a moment of confidence.
Jagan Eye (Evil Eye) - Hiei has a surgically implanted third eye that affords him many telepathic abilities including telepathy, telekinesis, remote-viewing, and memory erasure. It also allows him to control the minds of weaker demons and humans if he so wishes. The eye also affords him a Jagan Form , turning his body green and enhancing his already great strength, speed, and allowing him to paralyze his foes with a binding curse. The weaknesses of this ability, though, are many. His body is covered in eyes in this form, and when the eyes are damaged or otherwise compromised, so is Hiei’s power.
Dragon of the Darkness Flame - Hiei tried to control this power before he was ready to, in the beginning of the series, giving up his dominant arm in the process. However, he later came to find that these black, dark flames summoned from the very pits of the Demon World could only be controlled by trapping it within his own body. Which is precisely what Hiei did, and through this absorption, in a way turning the dragon on himself, he gains an immense boost to his power, defense, and speed. It may also give him an immunity to pain, though this isn’t entirely confirmed. He also can channel this power through his sword, if he so wishes. This power is more than likely stripped within Lunatia.
Fist of the Mortal Flame - Hiei is able to channel the less powerful flames of the mortal realm as well, in to one or both of his hands, to add more to his hand to hand combat abilities. He can punch through items, create a wave of flames with this ability, and disintegrate objects with it. This can also be channeled to in a sort of ‘flame thrower’ when Hiei wishes, but he generally prefers to be up close and personal with his attacks.

Inventory:

1 sword
1 white headband
1 white scarf
1 black cape
1 hiruiseki stone necklace
1 black tank top
4 belts
1 pair of black pants
1 pair black boots
2 sets white hand wraps

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