Akito Hijiri

is a member of GUTS-Select. Having genius-level intellect, Akito designed and developed many of the items and equipment used by GUTS-Select, including the GUTS Sparklence and GUTS Hyper Keys. Valued for his uncommon talents by the chairman of the Sizuma Foundation, Mitsukuni Shizuma, Akito works as a genius engineer while attending the same high school as Mitsukuni's daughter, Yuna Shizuma, who he grew up with and has a slight crush on. He is considered to be Kengo Manaka's rival.https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/2611https://m-78.jp/news/post-5860
==History==
===Pre-Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga===
A genius at a young age, Akito helped his parents research the Ultra-Ancient ruins that were found on Earth. One day, Deathdrago attacked and killed Akito's parents, leading him to develop a grudge against it. Mitsukuni Shizuma invited Akito to live with him and his daughter Yuna Shizuma, and they bonded over time. Ryuichi Tokioka, a researcher specializing in the Ultra-Ancient field, was Akito's teacher.
Some time later, Akito was assigned by Mitsukuni Shizuma to replicate the Ancient Sparklence found in the Ultra-Ancient Ruins for the Giant of Light who he knows will eventually awaken, creating the GUTS Sparklence as a result. Believing that he would inherit the Giant of Light's power, Akito pressed on with the job. He also invented the Nursedessei with Marluru at some point, after receiving data of a Nurse from an Alien Wild. However, it was never truly finished as they lacked and appropriate power source for it to be able to change into Battle Mode.
===Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga===
In the present day, he learned that Kengo Manaka had the power to transform into Ultraman Trigger, and became jealous of him. At first, Akito was reluctant to cooperate with Kengo, but promised Mitsukuni that he would, and gave him the Power Type Key. He also gave Kengo the Sky Type Key, which he used during Gazort's attack. 
Akito was overcome with vengeance when Deathdrago went on a rampage in the modern day, attacking it by himself, only for him to be suspended for three days. However, Kengo managed to convince him to remember his promise to protect Yuna, which he does and saved her from Darrgon. 
When Absolute Diavolo and Absolute Tartarus appeared on the Earth, Ignis decided to contact Akito and give him data on them, secretly as "payment" for the prototype GUTS Sparklence and Kaiju Keys he stole. With this data, Akito learned of the Absolutian Particles and how they could be used as a source of energy, leading to GUTS-Select employing Operation Dragon to absorb the Absolutian's energy to power the Nursedessei into Battle Mode, contributing in defeating him and thwarting the Absolutian invasion. 
Soon after, Ignis stole the prototype GUTS Sparklence that Akito had discarded and remodeled it so that he could transform into Trigger Dark, as well as creating the Kaiju Keys of Horoboros and Zaigorg using GUTS-Select's data on them through Akito's computer. Upon his second defeat, Ignis was surrounded and had his equipment confiscated by Akito. However, as Kengo was imprisoned inside Aboras' foam, Akito had no choice other than to turn to Ignis for help, having enough faith to set him free of his containment and gave him back the Black Sparklence, now modified so that he would not lose control of Trigger Dark's power. 
After many battles where he stood up for and protected his friends, Akito learned to sympathize with both Ignis and Darrgon after learning of their circumstances and even cheered for Ignis when he transformed into Trigger Dark to fight against Hudram. However, Akito had to take it upon himself to kill Darrgon when he came under the curse of darkness set upon him by Carmeara, using the Nursedessei with the Maxima Galaxium using the Ultraman Ribut Key to finish off Darrgon and granting his last wish to die in order not to hurt Yuna. 
When Carmeara transformed into Megalothor after taking the Eternity Core's power, Yuna attempted to use its power to deal with Megalothor, even if it meant dying in the process just like Yuzare did 30 million years ago. However, Akito would not allow her to do so and told her that she would need to be around if she wanted everyone to smile, including herself. Carmeara caught onto GUTS-Select's plan to gather the Eternity Core's energy into the Nursedessei, and decided to unleash darkness that created copies of Darrgon and Hudram to disrupt the operation, forcing Akito to fight against the former to protect Yuna. After Carmeara's defeat, Akito made Kengo promise to come back someday just before he left to control the Eternity Core's unstable energy. He continued to look after the R'lyeh flower in Kengo's absence, which had bloomed after the battle against Megalothor. 
===Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z===
Two years after Kengo Manaka sacrificed himself to stabilize the Eternity Core, GUTS-Select had been busy dealing with monsters that had been rampaging for yet unknown reasons, until they managed to discover that the Leyrah cult had been causing these incidents by using devices to control monsters. A vision of Kengo, battered and exhausted, appeared to Yuna, alerting her that something bad was about to happen to him. GUTS-Select decided to cooperate on a plan to displace Kengo from the Eternity Core and stabilize it, so that Kengo would not die with the Eternity Core and endanger the world once more.
They agreed to use the energy of the Sun, fired at the Eternity Core by using the Sol satellite that the TPU had built. The Leyrah cultists attached devices they built to the pillars around the Eternity Core's entrance to change the sunlight's energy into a form of light that can be accepted by the Eternity Core, successfully managing to remove Kengo from it. However, in the process, his GUTS Hyper Keys scattered out and went missing. GUTS-Select threw a party for Kengo to celebrate his return.
After Haruki Natsukawa reappeared, GUTS-Select decided to look for the missing Trigger Hyper Keys, fearing that they may have gone under the Leyrah's possession. Kengo regained the Multi Type key form one of the cultists, and then fought Gazort and retrieved the Sky Type Key, while Yuna and Akito tracked the Power Type key to a haunted house, finding it inside a skull prop. They return it back to Trigger and allow him to Type Change, turning the tide of battle with Z's help. However, Z started to rampage because Celebro had possessed Haruki, shooting at GUTS-Select's new captain, Ryuichi Tokioka and defeating Trigger.
Kengo, Akito and Yuna track down the signal of Kengo's stolen GUTS Sparklence and Hyper Keys to the Eternity Core's entrance, finding the Leyrah cultists there being led by Tokioka, who was actually Zabil. He set up a barrier around them, preventing the trio from meddling with him as he gained the power to become Evil Trigger. Kengo decided to force his way through the barrier, but found himself repelled by it. Akito decided to help him and they both made it through, allowing Kengo to retake his devices and transform into Trigger again. Akito then met up with the rest of GUTS-Select, joining them in aiding Trigger, Trigger Dark and Z against Evil Trigger and Celebro.
As the battle against Evil Trigger raged on, Yuna decided to approach the Eternity Core and splinter a fragment from it like Yuzare did 30 million years ago, despite being aware of the risk. In the process, she sacrificed Yuzare's ring and the gateway tower, but granted Trigger the power to make a comeback, defeating Destrudos, who was summoned by Celebro after Haruki forced him out. Trigger, Trigger Dark and Ultraman Z then finish off Evil Trigger after he had gone mad and grew to giant size.
When the battle was over, Yuna watched as the Eternity Core's gateway tower crumbled, saying goodbye to Yuzare. GUTS-Select then witnessed Zabil dying, regaining his humanity as he disappeared into the light. After Z and Haruki recaptured Celebro and returned to their world, GUTS-Select threw another party for Kengo's return. 
===Ultraman Decker===
Akito was transferred to Mars along with Kengo and Tatsumi, and was unfortunately trapped there when the Spheres invaded and placed their Sphere Barrier over the Earth. With whatever equipment they had, the members of the previous GUTS-Select continued to defend civilization for over a year. When Yuzare appeared to Kengo, she gave him an Ultra Dimension Card of the Sphere Soldiers. Akito modified it to be able to be able to emit the same energy as the Spheres themselves, allowing Ultraman Trigger to bypass the Sphere Barrier and go to Earth. 
==Merchandise==
*Ultraman Trigger Deformed Pattern Acrylic Charm (2021)
**Release Date(s): November 2021 (Premium Bandai)
**Price: 550 yen for each piece
**Materials: Acrylic, metal (chain)
:Released as part of the Trigger-themed Deformed Pattern Acrylic Charm series, Akito (which is drawn in an Anime-fied style) is one the items to be produced as hanging acrylic keychain.
:Akito (and the rest of the characters) is available as a made-for-order item (where the customers can choose one during purchase) for Premium Bandai in November 2021.
==Gallery==
===Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga===
Akito_Hijiri_1.png|Akito's first appearance
AkitoHijiri.jpg|Akito in his lab coat
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KengoAkitoYunaConfrontHaruki.webp|Kengo, Akito and Yuna meet Haruki Natsukawa
Ztrig2.png|Haruki introduce Ultraman Z to Kengo and Akito
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AkitoTrigger.gif|Akito attempts to transform into Trigger while under a delusion
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===Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z===
Ultraman Trigger Movie - Ignis, Akito, Yuna & Kengo.jpg
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===Ultraman Decker===
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==Trivia==
*In the original planning, Akito was meant to be the third Ultra host after Kengo and Ignis as all three were planned to be each as rivals to the Giants of Darkness. Akito's plot point is meant to develop a friendship with Darrgon, including the fact that his intended Ultra is meant to fuse with Kengo (Trigger) and Ignis to form Glitter Trigger Eternity.
==References==
Category:Ultraman Trigger
Category:Ultraman Trigger Characters
Category:GUTS-Select
Category:GUTS-Select Members
Category:Male Characters
Category:Allies
Category:Ultraman Decker
Category:Ultraman Decker Characters