Soichiro Hoshina

**Soichiro Hoshina** (保 (ほ) 科 (しな)  宗 (そう) 一 (いち) 郎 (ろう) , *Hoshina Sōichirō*) is the Captain of the Sixth Division of the Defense Force. He is a member of the Hoshina Family and Soshiro Hoshina's older brother.

## Appearance

Soichiro is a tall young man with very narrow eyes and thin eyebrows, much like his relatives from the Hoshina Family. His very long hair is silver in color, fading into violet, and styled into a long braid and with two strands let lose on the front.

He wears the usual Defense Force combat suit in battle.

As a child, Soichiro wore a traditional swordsman robe during training.

## Personality

Soichiro seems to be a rather courageous and quick-thinking individual. As a child, we was very confident of his abilities, to the point of mocking of Soshiro when he sparred with him. However, Soichiro only insulted his younger brother because he was intimidated by Soshiro's potential.

Though he's no longer close with his brother, he outgrew his fear and can proudly admit that his brother is the greatest swordsman in their clan's entire history. In fact, Soichiro revealed that he secretly admires Soshiro, but prevents from reconnecting because he feels guilty about his behavior as a child.

## History

Ever since his childhood, Soichiro has shown remarkable fighting abilities to his relatives during training. He was promptly recognized as the Hoshina Family's ultimate incarnation, striking a sense of inferiority into his young brother Soshiro. During their many sparring sessions together, Soichiro would beat and taunt Soshiro to discourage his attempts at improving, which wound up having the opposite effect over the years.

## Plot

### Cataclysms Arc

Soichiro and the Sixth Division took action when Himeji City was attacked by numerous kaiju.

### The Second Wave Arc

After hearing of Vice-Captain Soshiro's victory over Kaiju No. 12, he told a subordinate that he knew his brother wouldn't lose, as he was a prodigy with the sword greater than any in his clan, past and present. He refused to congratulate him over the radio, feeling guilty about teasing his brother so much as a child that their relationship broke down completely. Soichiro admitted that he knew even then that Soshiro would surpass him and taunted him to discourage him, only for it to backfire. The Sixth Division then received word of a Daikaiju signature appearing, and he lead his men to engage.

## Power & Abilities

**Overall Abilities**: Recognized by his father as the Hoshina Family's ultimate incarnation, Soichiro possesses incredible fighting skills, earning his title as the Sixth Division Captain. As a child, Soshiro thought of himself as nothing but a reject compared to Soichiro's level of skill. He is confident in his abilities to take on a daikaiju-level threat.

### Abilities

* **Master Swordsman**: Hailing from the Hoshina family of swordsmen, Soichiro's swordsmanship has been extraordinary ever since his childhood, praised by both his father and brother.

* **Expert Martial Artist**: According to his father, Soichiro possesses incredible fighting skills.

* **Expert Marksman**: Soichiro has great proficiency with firearms arms, even acknowledged among his relatives.

## Equipment

* **Combat Suit**: On the battlefield, Soichiro wears a standard Defense Force combat suit.

* **Respirator mask**: Soichiro wears a respirator mask in battle.

* **Rifle**: Soichiro uses a rifle in battle.

* **Katana**: Soichiro uses a katana as his personal weapon.

## Etymology

* The name **Soichiro** contains the kanji for "religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence" (宗, *so*), "one" (一, *ichi*) and "son" (郎, *ro*).
* Soshiro's last name **Hoshina** contains the kanji for "protect/protection, maintain, guarantee" (保, *ho*) and" family, department, section" (科, *shina*).

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Chapter 71
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Chapter 89
3. ↑ Chapter 91
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Chapter 94