Dark Sign of the Sun's Gate, Cancer

## Info

One of the Crusaders of the Constellations and the 12 Ecliptic generals, Heike, also known by his current title of Dark Sigh of the Sun's Gate, works in the Realms of Neptune and the Sun. In the aquatic Realm of Neptune, he guards the Oceanic Fortress palace from intrusions, and at the Realm of the Sun, he trains some Stars of Destiny, and helps the Crusaders sort out their psyches. An expert psychologist, he knows his opponent's quirks and uses them to his advantage.

## Appearance

He appears as a scrawny young man in elegant robes, though in the mortal world, he changes it to a lab coat or a tuxedo according to his whims. Heike seems to be in deep thought or scrutinizing anyone he meets, be it strangers or friends. Anyone looking at his eyes can't help feel that they must have met him before. His robes tend to have wave patterns and are red.

In his Crusader Form, he wears armor modeled after a crab. His greaves and knee armor have spikes, and his arms are equipped with pincer weapons called Karklaws. His breastplate resembles a crab, and he wears a diadem on his head that looks like waves. He can turn into a crab man in a pinch when cornered in battle.

## Personality

He is quiet, observant and has a deep insight into the psyches of anyone he encounters de to studying psychology for a long time. He can predict behaviour in people, delve deep into the pasts of his clients by asking questions, though sometimes, they seem direct or friendly depending on who he asks. Thus, he can know a person’s fears and hopes, why they behave the way they do, and use them in an advantage when in battle. He thus was chosen to be a strategist. He also has great empathy for those with troubled pasts and seeks to bring them on the right path.

But sometimes, he can be prideful and mistake a diagnosis of one for that of another, and underestimate an opponent. In his time at Aether World’s university, he has encountered such situations. Other times, he can be quite naive and be easily fooled by villains pretending to be innocent. Yet still, he learns from his experiences, and he is willing to work with others to improve. Libra is one example, he provides the Dark Sign insights on crimes while he helps the old lawyer on motives and behaviors of and treating criminals, and even gets to appear in the courtroom of Fort Corona to give insight on the psyche of criminals. He gets along with fellow sea-creature themed Crusaders such as Pisces, Cetus, and more.

He does not show it, but Heike is actually a good cook. He learned some seafood dishes from his parents as a child, so one of his ideas of helping people be better is to cook them some dish.

## Powers

### Offensive

* Crab Pounding Ground ( ●  ● ): Slams crabhammers on the ground, causing shockwaves.
* Karka Slash ( ●  ● ): Slice opponent with the Karklaws on his arms.
* Vice Grip ( ●  ● ): Pnches an opponent, never letting him go.
* Star Knight's Cannon of the Stormy Sea ( ●  ●  ● ): Shoots one or two blasts of water from his Karklaws.

### Defensive

* Crab's Shell: Grants a shield to himself and allies.

## Equipment

* Transformation Gear
* Weapons

### Cancer Constellawatch

One of the Constellawatches given to him, he uses it to transform into his Crusader form. The watch face has crab claw designs, and it has a coral red strap.

### Crabhammers

He used to own a pair of crab hammers, which have huge crab claws on shafts made from mangrove tree wood. He has since given them to Ranald, and made the current crab hammers to replace them. They look the same as the previous ones, except that at the opposite end of the crab claws, there are Snow Diamonds attached as a pommel.

### Karklaws

A pair of these are attached to Heike's gauntlets. They are pincers that work like scissors and cut through armor with blades of steel. As they are made of red jade, they are difficult to break, so they are handy in case the crab hammers are left at home.