Wataru Hibiki/History

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==Early Years==
Wataru has described his childhood to both Tomoya and Eichi in a vague manner, as if telling a story. While Wataru admits that some of the parts of the stories are embellished, even he is unsure which parts are fully true and which are fully false, so his past should be interpreted not as a complete truth.
Wataru describes that he was found by an old man and woman under some unusual circumstances, as a nameless child floating down a river.EP:Link - Epilogue 4 The elderly couple decided to take the boy in and raise him as their own, giving him the name "Wataru Hibiki", and Wataru shows his gratitude towards his caregivers and wanted to give them and others around him the happiness they gave him. When Eichi once mentions his lack of love from his parents, Wataru argues that if they truly didn't love him, they would've thrown him out without even giving him a name, simply choosing instead to forget about his existence. Eichi acknowledges that Wataru's speaking from experience, and asks if that's why Wataru prides himself on his mask; choosing to hide behind it and not reveal the unrecognized and unloved nameless child that was behind it. 
After being given a name, he began to seek out an identity, and he learned how to sing, dance, do magic tricks and voice imitations to show off to the others, being praised and some even labeling him as a genius due to the increasing difficulty of such tricks. During his youth, Wataru was surrounded by people he described to be greedy and cruel "humans", who had a constant and increasing want for more and more advance tricks from Wataru, telling him his performances will no longer be interesting if they don't continue to improve. Phantom Thieves VS Detectives - Epilogue 2 This terrified Wataru and he kept improving himself so that he could make others happy, thinking that it would prevent him from being abandoned once again.
As a result, a deep insecurity was formed due to the endlessly increasing pressure put on him at such a young age. He was aware that humans naturally yearn, and that they will inevitably grow tired of the same trick being performed, no matter how wonderful a trick it may be, but his fears continued to grow. Despite so, he diligently continued to give those around him what they wanted, moving from one trick to another as his audience's greed grew. He spent days just creating and perfecting trick after trick to show to the people he loved, only for it not be enough to fully satisfy their needs.Phantom Thieves VS Detectives - Epilogue 4 
Higher and higher Wataru reached and mastered even more difficult and beautiful tricks, never once resting due to his belief that he was something 'non-human', accepting the label of a genius and believing that he's able to handle the lack of rest and mental and physical harm he puts himself through for the enjoyment of others, even stating that his reason for living is simply to make people happy through his performances.
When explaining his past to Tomoya, through the form of his past's "punchline", he describes a time he once again showed off a new trick he had mastered, this trick was something so wonderful that no one could imitate it and to Wataru’s shock, no one was delighted by it. Despite having continued to fulfill their desires thus far, continuing to climb higher just as they wished, Wataru states that the audience complained about his trick, saying that it was "too advanced for them to understand". As he tells the story, genuine tears begin to fall from his eyes.
When speaking with Eichi, Wataru admits that his explanation of his past is party factitious, in an attempt to make his situation understandable to others, and to convey his feelings effectively—a habit deeply ingrained into him. Because of his, even he is not sure what parts are true are false, or if he is the mask, or the nameless child behind it.
==War Era==
During the War Era, not only was Wataru not in a unit, but he didn't participate in idol activities at all. Instead, he contributed most of his time to the Theater Club, of which he was the president of. While the club continued even after the events of the War, we do not see much of it afterwards as the two most active participants of the club were Wataru and Hokuto. It is around this time Wataru begins to notice Eichi and the love that Eichi has for him. He recognizes how Eichi admires him and wants to reach the same metaphorical height that he is on, and often catches him flustered. After the War's conclusion in autumn, Wataru tells Eichi that his love for him was very obvious and impossible to not notice, as he was always looking at him, which in turn embarrasses Eichi.Altered - Prologue 2 Towards the start of the second year, Eichi and Tsumugi form The Five Eccentrics to be the top five idols of the schools and enemies to the student council.
Wataru states that he see the members of The Five Eccentrics as true friends, whom he cares for and loves deeply and even thanks Eichi from the bottom of his heart for creating The Five Eccentrics, even if his intention was only to destroy it. For their final performance in the War, where Wataru faces off against fine, Eichi had extreme difficulty in taking down Wataru, hesitant to go through with it. Prepared to play the villain, Wataru shushes him and proceeds to perform with Hokuto, who was masked for the performance to conceal his identity from the audience. Wataru plays the role of the villain wonderfully and the former fine wins, marking the complete destruction of the Five Eccentrics.
==Enstars!==
For a list of all story appearances, see Wataru Hibiki - Story Index !
Information about what the character did during the Enstars! year.
==Enstars!! Year 1==
For a list of all story appearances, see Wataru Hibiki - Story Index !!
Information about what the character did during the Enstars!! Year 1.
==Enstars!! Year 2==
For a list of all story appearances, see Wataru Hibiki - Story Index !!
Information about what the character did during the Enstars!! Year 2.
==Sources==
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