One of the six
heroes, Hakumen is a samurai-like cyborg wielding a sword as tall as he is and
wearing a mask that completely hides his face. After the defeat of the Black
Beast Hakumen attempted to warn the people that they needed to "repent for
their sins" lest the Black Beast return. Unhappy about having the finger
pointed at them, the people trapped him in the "Edge" of the Boundary
for ninety years until he was finally released by Kokonoe to serve her own
agenda. He has since become Kokonoe's unwilling test-subject, often finding his
battles interrupted by her much to his agitation.
During his journey, he has also shown tremendous respect towards Bang, and his
unyielding spirit, something truly out-of-character for Hakumen. Hakumen often
says that his sword will purify the world of sin and vanquish that which is
evil. In truth, Hakumen is Jin wearing the Susano'o unit, having traveled back
in time via the Boundary. He now possesses the ability to generate seemingly
indefinite amounts of energy at will, and his sword is apparently capable of
killing characters that otherwise could not be killed or would simply regenerate
(i.e. Ragna and ν-13). In
the first war of magic, Hakumen acted as the leader.
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