Kiba (Wolf's Rain)

Kiba is the main protagonist of Wolf's Rain and is the very first wolf to be introduced.
He is voiced by in the Japanese Version, and by in the English Version.
==Appearance==
In his natural/true form, Kiba is an arctic wolf with yellow eyes.
In his human form, he resembles a young man of around seventeen years old with medium brown hair and ice sky-blue eyes. His clothing consists of a white shirt, a grey/black jacket with rolled sleeves, light blue jeans, and black and white sneakers. He usually is seen with his hands in the pockets of this jacket. Unlike the rest of the wolves in his pack, he is the only one not to retain a feature from his wolf form in his human form.
==Personality==
At first glance, Kiba seems to be an aloof, distant individual who always keeps his cool. He takes great pride in being a wolf and dislikes humans for the mass hunting and killing of wolves, which is why he feels irked when wolves use their human disguises, feeling as if the wolves do not take pride in themselves. Despite having a calm disposition, he can have a temper and tends to be impulsive, acting mainly on his instincts or his heart rather than his head. His mistrust in early episodes and natural pride as a wolf makes him reluctant to disguise himself as a human, but that changes when he meets Hige, who tells him that his pride won't count for much when he's dead.
He is also shown to be very courageous, always willing to save and protect his friends from danger. He becomes especially attached to Cheza, whom he remains utterly devoted to from the time they meet until the end of the series, often risking his life to take her back from the Nobles and other abductors to protect her.
==History==
When he was young, his pack was slaughtered when the forest he lived in was burned to the ground by Jaguara's troops. He was then raised by a shaman who told him that he had a purpose, explaining why the forest had sheltered him from the flames. The shaman told him that he would have a great journey ahead of him, and that journey was to find Paradise. Kiba begins his quest for Paradise in the hope that he will find "a future". It is revealed later in the series that he is in fact the chosen one who is destined to find and open Paradise.
When he meets Hige, who tells him that his pride won't count for much when he's dead. He's also utterly devoted to Cheza and constantly risks his life to protect her and steal her back from the nobles. After his death and the Earth's regeneration, Kiba is seen in a city in his human form.
==Trivia==
*His Japanese Voice Actor, Mamoru Miyano, also voiced Tamaki Suoh in Ouran High School Host Club, Death the Kid in Soul Eater, Zero Kiryu in Vampire Knight, Ling Yao in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Cilan in Pokémon the Series: Black & White, Rin Matsuoka in Free!, Masaomi Kida in Durarara!, Setsuna F. Seiei in Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Zange Natsume in Inu x Boku SS and Shūtarō Mendō in Urusei Yatsura (2022).
*His Japanese voice actor Mamoru Miyano felt Kiba was a "wolf of few words" and that his quiet nature made it hard to know what he might be thinking. Though Kiba is rarely bothered by events, Miyano did not think this was an indication that he was strong, rather he felt Kiba was attempting to hide his insecurities. In depicting the character, Miyano found it most difficult to voice the initial scene of the first episode, in which Kiba lies dying and in voice over says there is no Paradise and that there is nothing at the end. He was so nervous about shooting the first scene, he had trouble getting the lines and voicing correct, eventually freezing up completely before he was able to calm down and complete the scene.
*His English Voice actor, Johnny Yong Bosch, also voiced Nathan Adams and Hovernyan in Yo-Kai Watch, Hajime Hinata in Danganronpa, Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach, Makoto Tachibana in Free!, Yukio Okumura in Blue Exorcist, Nobita Nobi in Doraemon, Adam Park in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Sabo (adult) in One Piece: Stampede, Rantaro Amami in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Lelouch vi Britannia in Code Geass, Kung Jin in Mortal Kombat X, Yu Narukami in Persona 4, Giyu Tomioka in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Jonathan Joestar in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood, Kyouji Shinkawa in Sword Art Online II, Shotaro Kaneda in Akira, Lio Fotia in Promare, Zero in Fate of Two Worlds, Nero in Devil May Cry 4, Firion in Final Fantasy II, Renton Thurston in Eureka Seven, Eriol Hiiragizawa in Cardcaptor Sakura, Joe Shimamura in Cyborg 009 VS Devilman, Vash the Stampede in Trigun, Brad Vickers in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Yukimura Sanada in Sengoku BASARA, Albert de Morcerf in Gankutsuou: the Count of Monte Cristo, Artemis in Sailor Moon franchise, Orga Itsuka in Mobile Suit Gundam: IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS, Itsuki Koizumi in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Dae-hyun in Overwatch, Kento Hinode in A Whisker Away, Rossiu Adai in Gurren Lagann, Dracomon in Digimon Fusion, Ryuto in Mugen Souls, Broly in Dragon Ball Super, Bumblebee in War for Cybertron, Yang in Super Street Fighter IV, Xi-Qi in Darker Than Black: Gaiden, Xiba in Soulcalibur V.
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