Hibana (Nightshade)

Hibana, also known as The Oboro's Scarlet Heiress, is the main protagonist from the Nightshade series.
== Charactah Account ==
Hibana is a government-employed ninja, out to assassinate the members of the Nakatomi Corporation. In a near-future Tokyo, Nakatomi has unleashed a series of demons upon the city, and Hibana must eliminate both them and Nakatomi's rival ninja.
Although Hibana is highly skilled, she is never very passionate for her work and, while on missions, she will often assume a disinterested and cold demeanor. Her troubled past is primarily responsible for her cynical attitude. When she was sent to live with the Mukuro clan, she felt unwanted by her family, which instilled within her a deep sense of sorrow. Her bitterness drove her to prove that even she could become something magnificent. After Jimushi's departure from the agency, the happiness that she developed with him was ultimately undercut, and her old emotional wounds reopened.
Despite the fact that Hibana despises her work for the government, she maintains a sense of humor, and will sometimes make wisecracks. She also has her own sense of duty and lives by her own code of honor, not only as an Oboro but as herself, as shown when she cut ties with the Agency upon witnessing their corrupted nature first hand after her mission, and taking Akujiki in secret to prevent the demon blade from being misused. Unlike Hotsuma, she is mentally stronger, having powered through her sadness from her childhood and Jimushi's death to become more powerful. Now that she acquired Akujiki and fully subjugated it, which all her predecessors failed to do, she lives as a ninja unbound by the Oboro and the Agency, living by her own code of honor and justice. 
== Appearance ==
=== Video Games ===
* Nightshade
* Project X Zone 2
* Sega Heroes
== Trivia ==
* Hibana's outfit is white, black, and red; this color scheme is a tribute to the original shinobi, Joe Musashi. The outfit's design was influenced by Hotsuma's costume.
* While it is true that Hibana's birth name was Oboro Hibana, it is safe to assume that she was forced to change her name when she was adopted into the Mukuro family.
* Atsuko Tanaka, Hibana's Japanese voice actress, also voices the characters Trish (Devil May Cry), Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell), and Bayonetta (Bayonetta).
* Although Hibana is of the Oboro clan bloodline, being a girl meant she was unable to vie for the leadership of the clan. Instead, she was sent to be raised by the Mukuro Clan, a branch of the Oboro. She then encountered Jimushi from the Shinobi Agency who taught her the way of the ninja. Finally feeling a sense of acceptance, she grew close to Jimushi, but then one day he suddenly vanished.
* Having been abandoned twice, once by the Oboro and again by Jimushi, Hibana has lost all interest in life. She now merely follows orders, generally with a surly and uncaring attitude. Her mantra is "Today's just not my day".
* Hibana fights using two swords. The larger one, Utsushiyo (Transient World), is a prototype weapon created by analyzing the accursed Akujiki and then copying its powers. The smaller blades, Futaba (Two Wings), were given to her by Jimushi when she went out on her first mission for him.
* Hibana makes an appearance in Project X Zone 2 as a support character. She is a solo unit that can be assigned to any of the pair units. While she is formally introduced during the game's prologue, she is actually the final solo unit to officially join the team. She joins the party during the events of Chapter 23, "The Shade of the Night". Her theme is a remix of Vengeful Beauty, Hisui's boss theme.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Hibana at Shinobi Wiki
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