Hei (Darker than Black)
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| − | Hei (黒（ヘイ） , pinyin: Hēi, lit. Black) was a male human born in the modern age where he was noted to had been a caring older brother to his little sister '''Bai'''. One day, during a meteor shower his sister came to be a [[Contractor (Darker than Black)|Contractor]] where she gained the ability to control and change matter on a molecular level. This saw her being given the name of '''BK-201''' to serve as a mercenary for various criminal organisations with her coming to be recruited by the [[Syndicate (Darker than Black)|Syndicate]]. Hei came to follow her in this field despite him hating to kill as he felt that becoming a mercenary would allow him to watch over his sister. He came to be an exceptional mercenary due to his various combat skills leading to him becoming feared amongst Contractors where he came to earn the title of the '''Black Reaper'''. | + | Hei (黒（ヘイ） , pinyin: Hēi, lit. Black) was a male human born in the modern age where he was noted to had been a caring older brother to his little sister '''Bai'''. One day, during a meteor shower his sister came to be a [[Contractor (Darker than Black)|Contractor]] where she gained the ability to control and change matter on a molecular level. This saw her being given the name of '''BK-201''' to serve as a mercenary for various criminal organisations with her coming to be recruited by the [[Syndicate (Darker than Black)|Syndicate]]. Hei came to follow her in this field despite him hating to kill as he felt that becoming a mercenary would allow him to watch over his sister. He came to be an exceptional mercenary due to his various combat skills leading to him becoming feared amongst Contractors where he came to earn the title of the '''Black Reaper'''. During the '''Heaven War''', he came to be appalled at the actions of his sister where he began to harbour thoughts of killing her but his love of her prevented him from going through with the act. |
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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Whilst operating in the Syndicate, he regularly took on a number of fake identities and personas in order to accomplish his missions as well as to have a civilian life. Chief among these personalities was Li Shenshun (李舜生 (リ・シェンシュン), Ri Shengshun) where he masqueraded as a good natured timid Chinese exchange student who tries to help others though generally kept to himself. This image quickly disappeared where he took on his true persona where he was shown to be a calculating assassin. | Whilst operating in the Syndicate, he regularly took on a number of fake identities and personas in order to accomplish his missions as well as to have a civilian life. Chief among these personalities was Li Shenshun (李舜生 (リ・シェンシュン), Ri Shengshun) where he masqueraded as a good natured timid Chinese exchange student who tries to help others though generally kept to himself. This image quickly disappeared where he took on his true persona where he was shown to be a calculating assassin. | ||
| − | According to him, Contractors were skilled liars and dangerous individuals. Such a view extended to himself as he was not above pretending to be an ordinary civilian and revealing his true identity without any apparent sign of guilt. It was said that he was unlike other Contractors as they ultimately sought to look after their own lives whereas Hei still had feelings such as looking for his sister. As such, he was unusual in the sense that he sometimes still acted on his emotions. | + | Hei was shown to be a calculating assassin though unusually for a Contractor he did exhibit and sometimes acted upon his emotions. According to him, Contractors were skilled liars and dangerous individuals. Such a view extended to himself as he was not above pretending to be an ordinary civilian and revealing his true identity without any apparent sign of guilt. It was said that he was unlike other Contractors as they ultimately sought to look after their own lives whereas Hei still had feelings such as looking for his sister. As such, he was unusual in the sense that he sometimes still acted on his emotions. |
===Powers and abilities=== | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
| − | Hei | + | During the course of his life, Hei came to acquire a number of life skills such as being able to cook his own meals. He was shown to be extremely skilled in martial arts and an accomplished acrobat allowing him to easily make back-flips or mid-air cartwheels. His skill allowed him to engage other Contractors even without the use of his powers. |
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| + | As a Contractor, he gained the power to generate and discharge electricity through conductive media. He could not discharge it through the air or through concrete. Though he was able to generate sufficiently high amounts to kill grown men or short out a building's electrical systems. Hei had shown a degree of mastery over his power that he could efficiently channel electrical currents through a wire and into a knife. | ||
The trench coat he wore was stated to not be a fashion statement but was practical as it was bullet proof allowing him to survive multiple gunshots. He made use of a wire with a carabiner attached to the end that allowed him to anchor it to any object that it wrapped itself around. In combat, it proved useful as it could wrap around the necks of hi enemies whereupon he could deliver a lethal shock to them. | The trench coat he wore was stated to not be a fashion statement but was practical as it was bullet proof allowing him to survive multiple gunshots. He made use of a wire with a carabiner attached to the end that allowed him to anchor it to any object that it wrapped itself around. In combat, it proved useful as it could wrap around the necks of hi enemies whereupon he could deliver a lethal shock to them. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://darkerthanblack.wikia.com/wiki/Hei Darker than Black Wiki Entry] | *[http://darkerthanblack.wikia.com/wiki/Hei Darker than Black Wiki Entry] | ||
| + | *[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/hei/4005-80964/ Comicvine Entry] | ||
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[[Category:Assassins]] | [[Category:Assassins]] | ||
[[Category:Mercenaries]] | [[Category:Mercenaries]] | ||
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[[Category:Darker than Black]] | [[Category:Darker than Black]] | ||
[[Category:Bones]] | [[Category:Bones]] | ||
Revision as of 07:58, 27 December 2021
Hei is a male anime and manga character who features in Darker than Black.
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Biography
Hei (黒（ヘイ） , pinyin: Hēi, lit. Black) was a male human born in the modern age where he was noted to had been a caring older brother to his little sister Bai. One day, during a meteor shower his sister came to be a Contractor where she gained the ability to control and change matter on a molecular level. This saw her being given the name of BK-201 to serve as a mercenary for various criminal organisations with her coming to be recruited by the Syndicate. Hei came to follow her in this field despite him hating to kill as he felt that becoming a mercenary would allow him to watch over his sister. He came to be an exceptional mercenary due to his various combat skills leading to him becoming feared amongst Contractors where he came to earn the title of the Black Reaper. During the Heaven War, he came to be appalled at the actions of his sister where he began to harbour thoughts of killing her but his love of her prevented him from going through with the act.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, he was a young man with a slender build with black hair and dark blue eyes with a deadpan expression. Whilst operating as a civilian, he appeared in the persona of Li Shenshun and wore casual attire of an exchange student. However, when operating as a contractor, he wore a trench-coat and a white Pierrot-inspired mask that fully concealed his face. He came to famous among the underworld and was known as the Black Reaper (黒の死神 Kuro no Shinigami).
Whilst operating in the Syndicate, he regularly took on a number of fake identities and personas in order to accomplish his missions as well as to have a civilian life. Chief among these personalities was Li Shenshun (李舜生 (リ・シェンシュン), Ri Shengshun) where he masqueraded as a good natured timid Chinese exchange student who tries to help others though generally kept to himself. This image quickly disappeared where he took on his true persona where he was shown to be a calculating assassin.
Hei was shown to be a calculating assassin though unusually for a Contractor he did exhibit and sometimes acted upon his emotions. According to him, Contractors were skilled liars and dangerous individuals. Such a view extended to himself as he was not above pretending to be an ordinary civilian and revealing his true identity without any apparent sign of guilt. It was said that he was unlike other Contractors as they ultimately sought to look after their own lives whereas Hei still had feelings such as looking for his sister. As such, he was unusual in the sense that he sometimes still acted on his emotions.
Powers and abilities
During the course of his life, Hei came to acquire a number of life skills such as being able to cook his own meals. He was shown to be extremely skilled in martial arts and an accomplished acrobat allowing him to easily make back-flips or mid-air cartwheels. His skill allowed him to engage other Contractors even without the use of his powers.
As a Contractor, he gained the power to generate and discharge electricity through conductive media. He could not discharge it through the air or through concrete. Though he was able to generate sufficiently high amounts to kill grown men or short out a building's electrical systems. Hei had shown a degree of mastery over his power that he could efficiently channel electrical currents through a wire and into a knife.
The trench coat he wore was stated to not be a fashion statement but was practical as it was bullet proof allowing him to survive multiple gunshots. He made use of a wire with a carabiner attached to the end that allowed him to anchor it to any object that it wrapped itself around. In combat, it proved useful as it could wrap around the necks of hi enemies whereupon he could deliver a lethal shock to them.
Notes
- Hei was created by Bones where he featured in the setting of the Darker than Black universe.
In other media
Television
- In Darker than Black, Hei appeared in the setting of the anime television series where he was voiced by Japanese actor Hidenobu Kiuchi and English actor Jason Liebrecht in the dubbed series.
Appearances
- Darker than Black:
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