Hibana

"*The God Of Martial Arts is generous, that's why other kinds of performing arts can be done in Budokan!*"—**Hibana**, *Dead Or School*

**Hibana** (ヒバナ, ***Hibana***?) is a character from the Dead Or School video game, a third-generation Refugee that Hisako saved in Budokan.

## Personality & Character

Hibana is a person who is passionate about martial arts and puts all her faith in the skills she has developed through rigorous training.

Her minor fault is being quick to judge people from appearances alone. Hibana's initial impression of Hisako was not a very good one due to the school uniform, dismissing the latter as someone who just *"plays around"*. This of course, was cleared up almost immediately.

## Appearance

Hibana wears a discolored and battle-worn *dogi* or martial arts uniform that she inherited from her grandfather.

## History

### Older Version

"*An energetic girl from Budokan.*
*She is an active member of a Mutant Extermination Group in her area, and is able to defeat Mutants barehanded using a fighting style called "Karate" which was taught to her by her grandfather.*

*Different kinds of cultural practices have been forgotten when the Doomsday War ended over 70 years ago, including ancient martial arts.*

*She decides to accompany Hisako to revive the art of Karate and honor her grandfather as well.*

*Is slated to become a karate instructor for the students when the school is completed.*"—**Student Handbook Data**

### Updated Version

"*An energetic girl from Budokan.*
*She is a practitioner of the Kyokumasa School of Underground Karate and an active member of a Mutant Extermination Group in her area.*

*Different kinds of cultural practices have been forgotten when the Doomsday War ended over 70 years ago, including ancient martial arts.*

*She decides to accompany Hisako, believing that the art of Karate can be revived someday.*"—**Student Handbook Data**

Hisako initially finds a corpse where the distress signal was and laments that she was too late. Hibana arrives soon after and introduces herself as a resident of Budokan, as well as a practitioner of the Kyokumasa-Style Underground Karate. The sudden increase in the Mutant population overwhelmed the extermination group she was part of, resulting in the loss of all her fellow karate practitioners *(the corpse that was found earlier was one of them)*.

Hibana verbally declares her desire to ascend to the surface for vengeance, vowing to finish off every single Mutant in existence. Upon learning that her goal mirrors Hisako's own, Hibana joins the group and also invites the former to establish a dojo once justice has been served. Though happy to have found a new friend, Hisako doesn't give the martial artist a straight answer regarding the dojo part since she would rather find or make a school instead.

### Proof of Spirit

Though Hibana respects Hisako as a warrior, she doesn't like the fact that the latter is too dependent on guns and issues a personal challenge: defeat 100 Mutants with nothing but physical attacks. If successful, Hibana will give Hisako her headband.

### Ending

Six months after the surface was won, Hibana also became a student of Hanamaru High School. Whether or not she was able to establish a dojo remains to be seen, but she seems to have fully acknowledged music and martial arts going hand-in-hand. Hibana often hangs out with Kenji, who sings while she trains.

## Rescue Reward

* EXP+320
* Life+7

## Gallery

Hibana's's Profile Cut-In.Hibana's Student Handbook Entry. (Japanese)Hibana's Student Handbook Entry. (Japanese, Pre-update version)
## Notes & Trivia

* Hibana is the only optional refugee that gives Hisako a sub-quest, but the third when counting story-based ones (since Yurika and Daiba give some in certain locations).
	+ One thing to note about the challenge is that even though *"physical attack"* was specified, gun and launcher kills also count as long as they were all done in the Budokan area.
* Hibana's karate style "Kyokumasa" is a nod to the Kyokushin style founded by Mas Oyama.