Hiro (Darling in the FranXX)

Hiro, also known as Code:016 and Darling, is the main protagonist from the Darling in the FranXX series.
== Charactah Account ==
Hiro was called a prodigy until he failed out in the test to become a Franxx pilot. This left him seriously depressed and made him consider leaving the Plantation, but his meeting with Zero Two encouraged him to try piloting again with her.
As a child, Hiro was very jovial, optimistic, and hopeful, giving names to other kids and to himself as well. He taught the kids that names only given to themselves could give a sense of uniqueness when the only name they had was their codes. This earned him fame among other children, even those in other plantations. Because of this, he was chosen to represent the Children in the Garden. During his time at the Garden, Hiro was very curious about himself and the world around him. He would constantly ask himself questions and whenever he tried to ask the adults, they would never give him an answer. This, coupled with the fact that the other Children never took a stand with him and were very obedient, made Hiro frustrated and he felt like he was the only person fighting the world all by himself. This changed when he met Zero Two, to which Hiro realized that there were other people fighting the world by themselves.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Darling in the FranXX
=== Manga ===
* Darling in the FranXX
* Darling in the FranXX!
== Trivia ==
* Hiro's name is a reference to the word "Hero", which is pronounced as "hiroo" in Japanese. This fits him since he was considered a hero and role model among the Children in the Garden. Goro at one point even states that Hiro has always been Ichigo's hero.
* Hiro gave everyone in Squad 13 their names, except for Ikuno.
* Despite being unable to pilot in the beginning, Hiro has the record of piloting 4 differents FRANXX's: Unknown FRANXX with Naomi, Strelizia, Delphinium, 9 Model.
* Hiro also has the record of the largest variety of partners: Zero Two (official partner; Strelizia), Naomi (former partner), Ichigo (temporary partner; Delphinium), 001 (temporary partner; Strelizia) & 9'α (temporary partner; 9 Model).
* Hiro is terrible at art, shown when he drew a picture of the prince for Zero Two’s picture book and she burst out laughing upon seeing it. Ichigo also states he sucked when she sees the drawing.
* Hiro enjoys reading, as he read The Golden Bough and understood its concepts as a small child and asked for an illustrated guide as an annual gift from Papa.
* Hiro’s English voice actor, Matt Shipman, and Ichigo’s English voice actress, Brittany Lauda, are married in real life.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Hiro at DARLING in the FRANXX Wiki
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