Black Bird

* Normally
* Without mask

**Black Bird** is an antagonist in Scissor Seven introduced in Season 3 as one of the Shadow Killers, and the former Sect Leader of Flying Bird Sect.

## Character History

### Before Season 3

Black Bird was previously a Sect Leader of the Flying Bird Sect, along with White Bird. He led the Black Bird faction, which studied the Black Bird techniques. At some point, he got into an argument with White Bird, which resulted in a battle that made Black Bird leave the sect. At some point afterward, he joined the Killers League.

In Two Heroes, he congregated with the other Shadow Killers witnessing Seven joining them.

### Season 3

In Who Is the One You Want to Protect, he appears to try and kill Seven, claiming he doesn't care about the bounty, only wanting Seven to die painfully in his hands. He then battles Thirteen, deliberately toying with her, and dragging the battle on, which he could have ended it easily. After Thirteen tries to escape with Seven on her bird, he knocked them down from the sky with his whip, killing the bird and scratching Thirteen in the eye. After, Thirteen slices his whip into three pieces, he is forced to employ his stomach blade, which cuts through Thirteen's two blades. Ultimately, the shards of the Thousand Demon Daggers formed a blade on Thirteen's blade hilt, destroying Black Bird's mask, much to his surprise.

### Season 4

In Season 4, Black Bird's backstory is revealed. Before he joined the Black Birds faction, he'd been training under the Flying Birds sect under a master who trained him what seemed to be a new technique that led to his corroded body, granting him a body that doesn't feel pain. The master had told him that he'd be the dark hero of the Flying Birds sect, doing the dirty work as the White Bird sect basked in glory. Although Black Bird was hesitant, he'd agreed to the position.

Later, once the Flying Birds sect had risen to the top of the Six Sects, White Bird killed Black Bird's disciples as that faction had been discovered by outsiders. Distraught, Black Bird asked why he did that, to which White Bird claimed that their "filthy business" shouldn't "stain the Flying Sect's reputation". Black Bird is angered by this and retorts how the Black Bird faction did the dirty work of the Flying Birds sect and that they were the secret of success of the Flying Birds sect.

In his fight with Seven, Black Bird gains a beast-like appearance, similar to Redtooth. Having the advantage in the air, Black Bird nearly pierces Seven's head using his wings but was killed first by Seven's sword, leading to his death. He has a final flashback to when he was defeated by White Bird. It is revealed that although Black Bird couldn't feel physical pain, his skills weren't enough to truly lead the Flying Bird sect. White Bird also revealed that their master was the one who ordered the purging of the Black Bird faction in the event that the two factions can't exist, since the world doesn't like "dark" things.

Manjusaka later went to where his corpse was where she wrapped him up and with some magic powder healed his face so that he would have a peaceful expression of dying in peace.

## Abilities and Techniques

### Phantom Flight (幻翼飞行)

Black Bird is able to use this technique from the Black Bird faction to summon black wings made of qi, using them to fly and attack. He is able to summon six wings, three on each side.

### Stomach Void

Due to practicing Black Bird techniques which ate away at his body, Black Bird has a large hole in his torso which is hidden under his clothes. He uses this technique when his whip is damaged beyond use, and it is capable of slicing through blades.

## Possessions and Weapons

### Black Dragon Whip (黑龙鞭)

Black Bird's primary weapon is a long barbed whip. The whip is able to split into at least three sections and can be cut using a blade. It appears to have red electricity buzzing on them, as seen when he slammed Thirteen and Seven from Thirteen's bird.

## Appearance

Black Bird is a man with long spiky hair tied up in a ponytail and pointed ears. He wears bandages tied in an 'X' across his red eyes with black scleras, although he used to have normal eyes before he became the leader of the Black Bird faction. He wears a black outfit lined in dark red, with a feathered cloak draped across his left shoulder and the cloth cape covering his right arm, which is dried and tree-like in appearance. On his left arm he wears a clawed gauntlet.

## Personality

Black Bird is known to be extremely sadistic, and would rather torture and physically disable his victims before killing them. He appears to like fighting or otherwise appreciate people who refuse to back down, as he smiles when Thirteen gets back up to face him. He seems to be confident of his own skills, underestimating Thirteen, which resulted in his mask splitting open.

Previously, he was a kind-hearted person that wanted to be in the White Bird faction but was assigned by his master to join the Black Bird faction. Although he had to commit many unspeakable acts as the leader of the Black Bird faction, he still seemed to retain his empathetic personality until White Bird killed his fellow members. After he realized his whole purpose in the Flying Bird Sect, he left the group and became what he is today.

## Relationships

### Manjusaka

In S03E10, he planned to kill Seven and give the reward to Manjusaka, which indicates he's neutral or at least doesn't hate her. She seems somewhat affectionate towards him as well, not interfering in his fight and pitying his death.

### White Bird

Black Bird previously led the Flying Bird Sect with White Bird, until the battle that casted him and his faction out of Flying Bird Sect. He may loathe White Bird for killing his disciples and calling his sect "dirty", retaliating against the other telling him that the Black Bird faction was dirty work behind the success of the Flying Birds sect. However, it is implied that White Bird let Black Bird go after he was defeated, and chooses to ignore that he exists as a member of the Shadow Killers.

### Seven

Black Bird has stated that he would like to kill Seven painfully regardless of the bounty, which suggests he has some personal hatred towards Seven. It's possible that he wanted to fight Seven because he wanted to prove himself as the number one assassin, and thus, better than White Bird, who defeated him previously.

### Thirteen

Blackbird attempts to kill Thirteen, who stands between him and Seven. It appears that he finds their fight entertaining, and calls it a game, though he may have underestimated her due to expressing shock when she manages to land an attack on him.