Hiroshige D. Onodera

## Backstory

### Early Life

Hiroshige was born the youngest of three children, to Jin and Kora Onodera, in the Nokemono Clan. When Hiroshige was only 3, Jin gambled the family's limited amount of money, running them into poverty, as well as debt. Both Jin and Kora were killed when Jin couldn't repay the money he owed, leaving the eldest of their children, Daichi and Reika to raise Hiroshige alone.

### Meeting Blanche

At the age of 8 - 9, Hiroshige met a girl named Blanche, who became one of his few friends in the Nokemono Clan. They got along well, until Blanche moved to Italy around a year later, having given Hiroshige little to no notice of it. Hiroshige felt betrayed by this, and would go on to be distrusting of others around him, excluding his siblings.

### Loss of his Siblings, Ascension to the Throne

Years later, by the time Hiroshige was 16, Daichi and Reika were murdered by a Nokemono Clan guard for seemingly no reason. Hiroshige tried to stop them but subsequently failed, being mocked by Chieftess Jiyura, the leader of the time, when he tried to seek help from her.

Bitter and with a desire for revenge, Hiroshige became an assassin-for-hire, to give him money to live and to grant him the skills to kill Jiyura as revenge.

At 19, Hiroshige faced Chieftess Jiyura in her throne room, after a well-matched fight, being able to pierce her throat with her own staff, killing Jiyura. As the rules were in the Nokemono Clan, whoever killed the leader succeeded them, making Hiroshige the next chief of the Nokomono Clan.

### Assassination Attempt and Recovery

Hiroshige was not well-received as Nokemono Clan leader, meaning he had to endure a fair few assassination attempts over the years. Hiroshige came close to death after he was struck directly in the eyes with fire by an unknown assassin, who was only stopped by his guards severing one of the assassin's arms, before retreating.

Hiroshige had his burns treated, wearing a blindfold to cover them. He gained the name of 'The Blind King', after surviving further assassination attempts after this event. In secret, he replaced his eyes, keeping them under the blindfold. Nobody except his most trusted associates know that he is not truly blind, the eyes of Hiroshige being the last thing his enemies see before their demise at his hands...

## Personality

While (most of) Hiroshige's morals are well established and come from good motives, how Hiroshige goes about following them can be considered very much immoral. He trusts very few due to the environment of the Nokemono Clan he was brought up in. The pain he experienced in the assassination attempt drove him to a point that bordered insanity, having already experienced the pain of losing his family due to corruption within the clan.

## Appearance

Hiroshige is a man of average-athletic build. He has long black hair tied into a bun and unkempt facial hair. He has piercing amber eyes, a rare trait among demons, which his clan presume to have been burned out. His skin is severely burnt around his eyes and on his left shoulder, often wearing a blindfold in public to make him appear weak to his enemies.

He often wears war-torn but strong armour, and refuses to wear much else, especially new clothes as he does not like to flaunt his wealth. He keeps a couple of strands of Jiyura's hair tied into a braid integrated into his armour, as a prize of his success.

## Relationships

* Jin Onodera - Father (deceased)
* Kora Onodera - Mother (deceased)
	+ Daichi Onodera - Brother (deceased)
	+ Reika Onodera - Sister (deceased)
* Blanche D. A. Badeaux - Childhood friend (presumed deceased)

\***Note: Blanche is AstraStars' OC.**

## Trivia

* The idea of Hiroshige being 'blind' came from the Star Wars character Rahm Kota from 'The Force Unleased' series, whom also partially inspired his overall appearance.
	+ The strands of hair from former chieftess Jiyura integrated into his armour draws from another Star Wars character, Boba Fett, who keeps a few braids of his defeated enemies' hair draped over his shoulder.