Raian Kure
Raian Kure is a male anime and manga character who features in Kengan Ashura.
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Biography
Raian Kure (Japanese: 呉くれ 雷らい庵, Hepburn: Kure Raian) was a male human born in Japan as a member of the Kure Clan.
Alongside Erioh, Raian observed Ohma's first Kengan match against Lihito. On the S.S. Kengan, Raian found the situation audibly humorous when Karura Kure returned and revealed she had a crush on someone. With Erioh incensed by her falling for Ohma Tokita, Raian laughed his head off before telling his grandfather to calm down as he was releasing his 'restraints'. Later, Erioh confirmed with the group that Raian would represent Under Mount, Inc. in the upcoming tournament, causing Raian to exclaim excitedly that he would kill everyone. On the first day of the Kengan Annihilation Tournament, just before it was time for him to go out for his match, Raian physically harassed Lihito in the toilets. Covered in blood, Raian came out to face Mokichi in the first round. Despite being evenly matched at the beginning of their fight, Raian soon used the secret Kure Clan technique 'Removal', inflicting a no-holds-barred beatdown upon Mokichi, before ruthlessly breaking the priest's neck. After that fight, he encountered Rei, and the two had a very brief altercation until Erioh arrived and persuaded Raian to rein in his savagery.
In the second round of the tournament, Raian fought against Ohma. Despite seemingly being on the ropes initially, Raian quickly turned it around and began dominating Ohma, demanding that he used his Advance or he'd kill him. Eventually, Ohma activated it and began to overwhelm Raian with his unleashed power. Satisfied, Raian then released his full strength, and the two clashed ferociously with the fight on even terms. However, Ohma's Advance abruptly ended, and Raian knocked him away, satisfied with the fight. Readying to end it, Ohma suddenly returned to his feet and began overwhelming Raian with his Niko Style, eventually defeating Raian. During Katsumasa Hayami's revolution, Raian single-handedly took on a large group of Guardians, ecstatic that he'd be able to go on a slaughter-spree. In the process, he managed to kill Moro and Morooka, two high-ranking Guardians. After the foiling of Hayami's coup, Raian continued to watch the rest of the tournament in the stands by himself. During Ohma's fight against Cosmo Imai, he aggressively told off belligerant audience members to stop complaining and watch the fight closely. He then watched the rest of the tournament unfold, with Gensai Kuroki becoming the victor of the tournament.
Ever since the Annihilation Tournament, Raian remained in the Kure Village for most of his time. After Ohma recovered to his physical peak, both he and Raian fought almost every day, with Raian holding more victories over the former. However, Ohma's victories steadily grew as he recovered and regained strength. At an undisclosed point in time, Raian was present when Erioh reported the death of Kure Rikuto, the Kure Clan's successor head. Announcing the Westward Faction's betrayal, Erioh ordered the end of the Westward Wu's leader, Edward Wu. Upon setting up the Worm, Ohma, Raian and Katahara Retsudo dealt with the Worm that blocked the area. Eventually, both Raian and Ohma intervened Yamashita Kazuo's imminent execution. Raian, to Ohma's chagrin, went on a murder spree against those who were unfortunate enough to face him, including the fake Kashio Toru. Approaching Xia Ji, Raian promptly punched him in the gut, cutting off whatever taunts he had in store. With Xia Ji desperately trying to trick Ohma into sparing his life, Raian inadvertently stopped it by punching him with the intent to kill. Stopped from further attempts to kill him by Ohma , Xia Ji escaped with Retsudo's arrival. Raian then went to the meeting point with Retsudo, leaving Ohma and Kazuo behind. Witnessing the mysterious deaths of the Worms who survived the attack, Raian realized they all drank a poison that would've killed them regardless for failing their mission. The day after, he and Retsudo joined the others at Kure Village.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Raian Kure was a male human of above average height with a muscular build. He had short, spiked light blond hair with a small widow's peak and a notch on his hairline's right side. As a member of the Kure Clan, he had the distinctive dark scelera eyes of the family. It was noted that Raian bore a passing resemblance to the current clan patriarch, Kure Erioh, during his youth.
Raian was shown to be a violent and psychopathic man who cares for little more than domination, violence, and killing. He does not seem to bear any remorse for his violent actions, and in fact, appears to relish in it. He speaks aggressively and often with profanity. He also does not seem to enjoy or care for camaraderie or festive social events. Raian was testy and hostile towards just about everyone around him, even his own clan's patriarch. Raian often went out of his way to provoke fellow tournament participants Lihito or Mikazuchi Rei. He always made it clear that he would kill all of the tournament participants to prove that he was the "strongest". Raian never hesitates to taunt, insult, and provoke people to get a rise and stir conflict, such as when he ambushed Lihito in the restroom and when he mocked and derided Mokichi Robinson throughout their match in the Kengan Annihilation Tournament.
According to Krrura Kure, Raian was considered the 'black sheep' of the clan, most likely because of his psychopathic and ruthless attitude. Erioh himself said to Katahara Metsudo that Raian was 'irregular' among his fellow clan members and described him as a 'demon who slaughters as many people as he wants'.
Despite this, Raian can act level-headed and composed to a degree, especially two years after the Annihilation Tournament, demonstrating a more condescending side of his personality that contrasts his indiscriminate brutality that tends to come out when he is sufficiently motivated — or provoked.
He also likes to test his strength against strong opponents that interests him, such as Edward Wu. Right after his fight against Alan Wu, Raian chased Edward until he finally found and provoked him to fight to the death.
Powers and abilities
Raian Kure was a human born as the result of the Kure Clan's selective breeding process designed to produce the perfect fighter. He was noted for being an absolute physical powerhouse even amongst the Kure as he took full advantage of it with his ferocious fighting style. He was also one of a handful of Kure clan members in its history to have achieved the rare 100% Removal rating, though Raian was still immensely powerful without it. In fact, he was noted for being one of two people that could match Takeshi in terms of strength. His strikes are described to be extremely heavy—his punches in particular—only being outclassed by Wakatsuki's in terms of raw power according to Ohma.
Raian was an absolute physical powerhouse—even for a Kure—and he takes full advantage of it with his ferocious fighting style. He was also one of a handful of Kure clan members in its history to have achieved the rare 100% Removal rating, though Raian is still immensely powerful without it. Kanoh Agito notes that Raian is one of two people that could match Takeshi in terms of strength, the other being Julius Reinhold. His strikes are described to be extremely heavy—his punches in particular—only being outclassed by Wakatsuki's in terms of raw power according to Ohma.
Notes
- Raian Kure was created by Yabako Sandrovich and Daromeon where he featured in the setting of the Kengan Ashura universe.
In other media
Television
Appearances
- Kengan Ashura:
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