Ikki Kurogane

Ikki Kurogane, also known as Worst One, Kurobo, Another One, Uncrowned Sword King, Seven Stars Sword King, The Heir of Ryouma and Sword God, is the main protagonist from the Chivalry of a Failed Knight series.
== Charactah Account ==
"The Failure Knight" aka "Worst One" - Ikki Kurogane is famous in Hagun Academy - for being the only F Ranked Blazer in attendance. Thanks to his unwavering desire to prove himself as a capable Blazer, not only for himself, but to his family and the world, he has trained himself tirelessly in order to fulfill a promise he has with the new director Kurono Shinguji - win the Seven Star Sword King Tournament and she'll allow him to graduate. After beating Stella Vermillion, Shizuya Kirihara and Touka Toudou in their duels, Ikki becomes a well-respected blazer throughout Hagun as "Another One".
Ikki is a strong-willed and noble young man, with a caring personality; this is seen throughout the series as selflessly helps others. This holds true for those struggling to become better on their own, as he understands what a hard road it was. Ikki can also be very cold in battle and doesn't mind enjoying a heated battle with a strong opponent.
Ikki is shown to be quite calm in even the most arduous of the situation, as seen when he stayed calm the entire encounter with Kuraudo even brushing off the fact that he was hit with a bottle, trying to avoid the fight.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Chivalry of a Failed Knight
=== Light Novels ===
* Chivalry of a Failed Knight
=== Manga ===
* Chivalry of a Failed Knight
== Trivia ==
* His given name means "One Gleam". A name that Ikki interprets as the true words his father wanted to say, However, limited you are, may you shine brighter than any other. Despite him knowing about his low magic power from birth.
** Like the Kurogane Family, his surname means "Black Iron". This is also a reference to the fact that Intetsu is a black blade.
* In the anime, it is called forth by Ikki by using the command phrase: Come to me, Intestsu after striking his left palm with his right fist and pulling out the sword as if it came out of his left hand.
* Throughout the series, Ikki is most known for his lines, which beings with With my…weakness… I'll…based on the situation before facing a superior opponent. Humorlessly, Ikki was deeply embarrassed when Amane Shinomiya quoted him on this.
* Ikki could be considered a Hybrid Martial Artist, because of him learning over one hundred and twenty-six different martial art styles and different techniques, then accumulating them into his own self-taught one.
* Ikki does not like sweet foods.
* Ikki isn't that good with technology, and, as a result, he didn't realize how popular he became after his mock battle with Stella, which was shared all over the Internet.
* Ikki is often referred to as "Senpai" by his classmates (especially by the female students) since if he wasn't forced to repeat a year, then he would have been a second-year.
* In Volume 1, Ikki said that to become stronger despite his weak magic declared that he had no other option, but to become a Demon (Shura and Rasetsu), both of which are demonic beings who surpasses humankind that has become the foundation for his Noble Arts. It is ironic as Ikki becoming a Desperado means that he exits right in-between the borders of being a human and demon, which surpasses being humans.
* Befitting his F-Rank, Ikki has shown to have terrible luck, as shown when he had to fight Shizuya Kirihara in the first round of the Selection Battle Arc; the World's Strongest Swordsman, Edelweiss during the attack of Akatsuki Academy; the previous Seven Stars Sword King, Yuudai Moroboshi; and against the former fourth rank, Iris Ascarid who was close to the Top in the World.
* Kurono had hinted that through the harshest struggles, Ikki has achieved a kind of enlightenment, which has granted him true harmonization of mind, body, and weapon. As such, Ikki is able to cut down enemies faster than his thoughts to form and his body was able to react to his surroundings without conscious will. This lets Ikki fix himself after Nameless Glory had attempted to make him fail.
* Ikki is the only F-Ranked Desperado in the series.
* Ikki is the second Desperado to die then come back to life, the first one being Or-Gaule and the third being Tendou Harima.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Ikki Kurogane at Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan Wiki
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