Youichi Hiruma

Youichi Hiruma, also known as King Of Hell, King Of The Darkness, Commander from Hell, Control Tower of Hell and You-nii, is one of the main characters from the Eyeshield 21 series.
== Charactah Account ==
Youichi usually acts in a vulgar, bizarre, threatening manner so as to intimidate or disturb those around him into getting what he wants. He has a cunning, goal-oriented mind and does not seem to care what means he uses to accomplish those goals. His sense of morals is lax at best, but he is quick to find the moral flaws of others, which he keeps recorded in his "Book of Threats" or "Devil's Handbook," and uses this information to blackmail everyone from students to figures of authority into placing him in a position of power. He has little respect for authority and has in fact usurped authority over Deimon High School well before the series begins and know authority of a vice principal, using his power in the school to give himself beyond-perfect scores in all his classes and divert funds to the American football club as he desires. Besides blackmail, Youichi can often intimidate others into taking the action he wants by waving around his vast arsenal of firearms. Even without having to take direct action, Youichi's mere reputation is enough in some instances to make the majority of the student body fear him and bow to his authority.
Despite his penchant for blackmail and breaking seemingly every school rule without consequence, Youichi adheres to the rules of American football without exception while playing. Inagaki says that Youichi "does everything else to win" and is "only concerned with winning." Instead, Youichi attempts to throw opposing teams off guard through taunts and insults. Even when Hiruma expresses excitement or happiness, he does so in a violent manner, by firing his large guns into the air or kicking a teammate in the rear when they have executed well on a play.
Youichi addresses all members of the Deimon Devil Bats with a vulgar manner, beginning with "Fucking" and ending with a descriptive noun, such as "Shorty" for Sena or "Monkey" for Monta. Some characters, such as Kid, have observed that Youichi's attitude and even aspects of his demonic appearance are an act to intimidate his opponents both on and off the field. Over time, the series has alluded to Youichi's 'true' personality, which Sena and Mamori Anezaki have at times been shown to understand to some degree, as when one or the other correctly observes Youichi to be worried, happy, or tired. In addition to these instances, Youichi has shown compassion to others, though he continues to hide it with his demonic behavior —allowing Takami some privacy after a loss is one such instance. In addition, some of Youichi's actions imply that he cares for the other members of the team more than he lets on. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Eyeshield 21
* Eyeshield 21: Jump Festa 2005 Special
* Eyeshield 21: The Illusionary Golden Bowl
=== Manga ===
* Eyeshield 21
* Jump Super Stars
=== Video Games ===
* Eyeshield 21: Devilbats Devildays
* Eyeshield 21: Field Saikyou no Senshi Tachi
* Eyeshield 21: Max Devil Power
* Eyeshield 21: Portable Edition
* Eyeshield 21: Let's Play American Football! Ya! Ha!
* Jump Super Stars
* Jump Ultimate Stars
* Jumputi Heroes
== Trivia ==
* Youichi's last name (Hiruma) is spelled with a kanji literally meaning "leech demon", while his first name is spelled with a kanji meaning "bewitching one". If the two kanji are put together to form his last name plus first name, it can also be read as "demon in broad daylight".
* Youichi is one of the Deimon "Brainy Trio" Members along with Mamori and Yukimitsu.
* Youichi is hinted to have eidetic (photographic) memory, as shown when he completely memorizes, then uses Mamori's hand signal system within a period of about 10 seconds.
* Youichi's signature laugh, "kekeke," is an evil cackle
* Youichi is the only member of the Devil Bats who has most of his personal background unrevealed.
* Youichi is actually the Devil Bats' hidden ace, as he is the one planning behind the scenes.
* In an interview with Riko Kumabukuro, Youichi said that his strong point is that he wins, the most expensive thing he ever bought is an island, with the cost unknown, if it is the last day of Earth, he will search for every single possibility for it not to happen and the kind of girl he likes is a girl that he can use. When he was asked if he is looking out for any player in the year's tournament, he didn't answer.
* Youichi resembles Toua Tokuchi from the series One Outs.
* Yusuke Murata tweeted that Marco was originally going to be set up to be Youichi's older brother.
* During a livestream, Yusuke Murata said that Youichi was modeled from an image in the book "Hayao Miyazaki and Yasuo Otsuka's World".
* In the author's next work Dr. Stone, Youichi was later as the leading character concept for protagonist Senkuu Ishigami adapting his intelligence, cunning and the habit to smile into turning crisis into chances.
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== External Links ==
* Yoichi Hiruma at Eyeshield 21 Wiki
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