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{{Infobox character
|Title = Vongola Cloud Guardian, Leader of the Namimori Disciplinary Committee
 
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| theme = cloud
|Gender = Male
 
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| name = Kyoya Hibari
|Age = 16, 26 in the Future Arc.
 
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| kanji = 雲雀 恭弥
|Weapon1 = Cloud Tonfas, Several Cloud Hedgehog Boxes, Alaude's Handcuffs
 
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| romaji = Hibari Kyōya
|Box Animal = [[Vongola Cloud Hedgehog|Riccio di Nuvola ver. Vongola]]('''Roll''')
 
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| image = <gallery>
|Flame = Cloud, Mist
 
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Hibari Kyoya.PNG|Present
|Status = Alive
 
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Future Hibari With A Cloud Ring.PNG|Ten-years-later
|Date of Birth = May 5
 
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</gallery>
|Height = 169 cm
 
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| title =
|Weight = 58 kg
 
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*10th Vongola Cloud Guardian
|Seiyu = Takashi Kondo
 
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*Namimori Middle Disciplinary Committee Leader
|Manga Debut = Chapter 16
 
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*[[Foundation]] Leader
|Anime Debut = Episode 1
 
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| alias =
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*Skylark
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| age = Unknown<!-- don't change this unless you have credible sources -->
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| home = Japan<ref name=data77p56>{{Refbook|vongola77|page=56}}</ref>
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| birthday = May 5<ref name=data77p56/>
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| sign = Taurus<ref name=data77p56/>
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| status = Active<ref>{{refmanga|chap=409}}</ref>
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| gender = Male
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| height = 169 cm<ref name=data77p56/>
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| weight = 58 kg<ref name=data77p56/>
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| blood =
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| relatives = Fon<ref name=v31>{{Refmanga|vol=31|notes=Haru's HaruHaru Inteview 28, "I know everyone is curious about our relationship, but if I said what the relationship is, he might get angry. Let's change the subject." -Fon}}</ref>
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| famiglia = [[Vongola Famiglia]]
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| flame = [[Cloud Flame]] (predominant), [[Mist Flame]]<ref name="ep128">{{Refanime|128|notes="Hibari Kyoya posesses Mist Waves and can apparently use a Mist Ring, but he shouldn't be able to conjure an illusion to this degree." -[[Genkishi]]}}</ref>
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| equipment =
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* [[Cloud Tonfa]]s
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* [[Vongola Ring|Cloud Vongola Ring]]
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| box animal = [[Porcospino Nuvola]]
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| partner = [[Hibird]]
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| team =
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* [[Namimori Middle Disciplinary Committee]]
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* [[Vongola Decimo & Guardians]]
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* [[Foundation]] (future)
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* [[Team Fon]] (former)
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* [[Allied Team]]
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| seiyu = [[Takashi Kondō]]
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| anime debut = [[What!? I'm the Tenth Generation Mafia Boss!?|Episode 1]]
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| manga debut = [[Kyoya Hibari (chapter)|Chapter 16]]
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| leitmotif = "[[:File:Leader of the Discipline Committee Hibari Kyoya.ogg|Leader of the Discipline Committee - Kyoya Hibari]]"
 
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'''Kyoya Hibari''', commonly referred to as '''Hibari''', is one of the major characters in the ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn!]]'' series. He is the leader of the [[Namimori Middle Disciplinary Committee]], a group of delinquents who are all loyal to him. He was nominated and accepted as the [[Vongola Decimo & Guardians|tenth generation Cloud Guardian]] of the [[Vongola Famiglia]]. He is often seen napping on the rooftop of [[Namimori Middle School]], alongside [[Hibird]].
   
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== Appearance ==
==Character Outline==
 
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[[File:Anime character sheet hibari.jpg|thumb|left|Hibari's character design.]]
'''Kyoya Hibari''' is the leader of the Discipline Committee of Prefects, who all are delinquents loyal to Hibari. Like his subordinates, he too is a violent delinquent who uses his status to harass other students. However, he prefers to be alone and cares little for his subordinates. Hibari is very proud of his school, and is apparently the only person who likes their school's anthem, even using it as his ring tone. In the Kokuyo Arc, he adopted one of the Kokuyo assassin Birds' bird . The bird (subsequently nicknamed "Hibird" due to its connection to Hibari) becomes attached to Hibari. Reborn piqued Hibari's curiosity early on in the series, and Hibari considers him a worthy opponent, having a strong urge to fight him. His catchphrase is "I'll bite you to death" (kamikorosu), which he often says before a fight. He also has a weakness to sakura/cherry blossoms, due to Dr. Shamal transferring an incurable disease to him earlier in the manga. But later, during the Kokuyo Arc, he was given the antidote from Gokudera before Tsuna and Mukuro faced off for the last battle of that Arc.
 
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Hibari is a young man with an average height and short black hair with a fringe that joins at the center of his face. He has narrow gray eyes, often intimidating those who see them. He bears a striking resemblance to the first generation Cloud Guardian, [[Alaudi]], as well as the [[Arcobaleno]], [[Fon]].
   
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Hibari's most common outfit is his Disciplinary Committee uniform. He wears a white long-sleeved shirt, black pants, black shoes, and a black ''gakuran'' top worn on his shoulders, with the committee's armband pinned on the top's left sleeve. He also wears the standard Namimori Middle School summer uniform, along with the armband. During the [[Varia Arc]], Hibari wears the winter uniform, also with the armband.
=Plot Overview=
 
==[[Kokuyo Arc]]&nbsp;==
 
Hibari&nbsp;went to fight the Kokuyo gang&nbsp;but was defeated after [[Mukuro]] took advantage of his "sakura-kura". Hibari was later released from captivity by [[Gokudera]] and received a cure for sakura-kura. He then fought Mukuro again but fell unconscious due to his wounds.
 
   
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[[File:Hibari kyoya.PNG|thumb|left|Future Hibari's character design.]]
==[[Varia Arc]]==
 
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After gaining the [[Vongola Ring|Cloud Vongola Ring]], Hibari wears it on his right middle finger. He wears the [[Bracelet of the Cloud Version X]] on his left wrist.
   
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Ten-years-later Hibari has changed to wearing a simple black suit, with a purple shirt and black necktie. His hair is also shorter, having been cut to appear messier, and with hardly any fringe. When not training or fighting, he would wear a black ''kinagashi''.
   
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== Personality ==
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{{Quote|theme=cloud|The word “discipline” is something that I will never give up no matter what. But it’s not because it is my pride that I will not give it up. It’s because I cannot give it up. That is why it is my pride.|Kyoya Hibari|[[Chapter 322]]}}[[File:Dying-Will-Return.png|thumb|200px|Hibari's eagerness to fight.]]
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As stated by others, Hibari is a scary character with no care for the well-being of others, preferring to do whatever it takes to get what he wants. He has full confidence in his own strength and power. This often leads to his opponents surprising him, as he doesn't think before attacking. As the head of Namimori Middle's Disciplinary Committee, Hibari uses authority to assault those that get on his nerves, including his own subordinates.
   
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He prefers to be alone and hates crowding. This leads him to beat anyone who he thinks is crowding around him too much. He is often seen taking a nap or observing students from the school's rooftop.
   
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A rare trait about him is his love for small animals, ranging from birds to hedgehogs. He is also shown to have a soft spot for [[I-Pin]], having accepted her Valentine's Day chocolates with a smile and not taking money from [[Tsunayoshi Sawada|Tsuna]] at a festival upon seeing I-Pin worried.
[[File:Cloud_Ring.jpg|thumb|200px|Cloud Ring and the Vongola Coat of Arms]]
 
Hibari was made&nbsp;the Vongola&nbsp;Cloud Guardian but refused to be taught by&nbsp;[[Dino]] unless he could beat him in battle. They fought in multiple environments to increase Hibari's experience.
 
During the [[Cloud Ring Battle]] he battled [[Gola Mosca]] for the ring and appears to defeat it. He then attempts to battle with [[Xanxus]]. However Gola Mosca once again become active and continued the rampage. During the [[Sky Ring Battle]] he manages to resist the Death Heater venom but was injured by [[Bel]]. He&nbsp;left the battle&nbsp;after rescuing [[Gokudera]] and [[Yamamoto]].
 
   
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Hibari is fiercely loyal to his school and its rules, going so far as to punish others for breaking them even if they aren't students or at the school, such as [[Genkishi]].
== [[Future Arc]] ==
 
In the future, Hibari saved Hayato and Takeshi and defeated [[Gamma]] . After their reunion, he agreed to train [[Tsuna]]. Hibari had previously been searching for information concerning box weapons by starting ''The Foundation''. Hibari later defended the hideout against the Millefiore raid. After this he infiltrated the Melone Base and fought Genkishi. As Genkishi was about to land a finishing blow, Hibari was replaced by his younger self. Hibari was able to separate the group from Genkishi when his hedgehog box weapon went into shock and expanded at great speed. Later it was revealed that [[Irie Shoichi]], future Tsuna,and Future Hibari planned together secretly to fight against the Millefore Family and that was the reason&nbsp;he knew about the raid. After the choice battle,&nbsp;his Vongola box&nbsp;prevented the [[Six Funeral Wreaths]] from running after the Vongola. Later with Dino he faced off against Daisy. Daisy then&nbsp;opened&nbsp;his Hell hole&nbsp;and&nbsp;beat Dino. However&nbsp;Hibari&nbsp;was able&nbsp;to defeat Daisy with his Vongola box and confiscated his ring. He later arrived to help the Vongola fight the remaining Funeral Wreaths.
 
   
[[File:Kyoya_Hibari.jpg|thumb|250px|Future Hibari]]
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[[File:Helping Gokudera Because He Helped Hibari.PNG|thumb|Hibari's helpful side.]]
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Hibari dislikes working together with anybody due to feeling indebted and restrained. He strives to pay them back as soon as possible. He cannot stand being restrained and absolutely refuses to allow himself to be controlled.
   
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Future Hibari is shown to be more calm and observant about his opponents, and outwardly admits to hating illusionists because of his grudge towards [[Mukuro Rokudo]], the first person to have defeated him. His desire to be alone and attack people that annoy him still remains, though his actions are shown with more thought. Future Hibari is also seen being more respectful to Future Tsuna, showing that he has accepted him as his boss, seen in one of the flashbacks of [[Shoichi Irie]].
== Abilities & Weapons ==
 
   
 
== Abilities ==
Hibari is a fierce and well trained fighter who has an almost insatiable bloodlust for a worthy opponent. As his main weapon, he uses a pair of tonfa. Hibari's tonfa have also been shown to have hidden compartments containing other weapons and is said to be the strongest Vongola Guardian.
 
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[[File:Hibari Reflexes.PNG|thumb|Hibari's fast reflexes.]]
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Hibari's reputation as a frightening individual definitely precedes him, earning the respect and fear of many people, both present and future. He is the strongest of the tenth generation Vongola Guardians and has hardly ever lost a fight in the series. In the times he faced against [[Hayato Gokudera|Gokudera]] and [[Takeshi Yamamoto|Yamamoto]], he easily defeated them in their first initial encounters, but afterward, they grew strong enough to give him a challenge, but not enough to excite him, as the only ones that could do that were [[Reborn]] and Future Tsuna.<ref>{{Refanime|87}}</ref><ref>{{Refmanga|chap=159}}</ref>
   
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One of the most terrifying traits of Hibari is his immense resilience and endurance. He is still able to fight despite having several broken bones and even capable of resisting Death Heather poison that was capable of stopping elephants from moving. Later on, Hibari has become very adept at using [[Ring]]s although he usually shatters them after one use, due to the intensity of his flames. Hibari is capable of emitting massive Dying Will Flames with the Cloud [[Vongola Ring]]. The massive flame overloaded his Box Weapon and made the [[Porcospino Nuvola]] drunk from the flames, causing it to go out of control.
In the future, Hibari has become adept at using rings. His flame has become so intense that even without the Cloud Vongola ring, he is capable of great feats of strength. However, he shatters normal rings when he uses them. The younger Hibari is also capable of emitting a massive Dying Will flame with the Vongola Ring, engulfing even his entire body. This was said to emerge when Hibari was feeling angry with others for disrupting him. It is revealed that Dino taught him how to emit the flames. Hibari has been shown to have more knowledge than most concerning the boxes and uses them at a high proficiency.
 
   
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=== Techniques ===
*'''[[Cloud Tonfas]]''' - Appears as regular tonfas covered in Cloud Flames.
 
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* '''[[Flame Radar|Cloud Flame Radar]]''': Hibari uses his Ring's Flames as a radar by thinly spreading the Flame over a wide area and using the vibrations to detect anything that enters the area. This allows him to counter illusions by using it to sense where the actual object is, as seen in his battle against Genkishi's [[Spettro Nudibranchi]].
*'''[[Cloud Hedgehog]]''' - When used, a hedgehog is shot towards the target. Due to the Cloud's ability, propagation, the hedgehog can become bigger when it takes in Dying Will Flames.
 
*'''[[Box Weapons|Needle Sphere Form]]''' - His hedgehog forms a huge airtight sphere that encloses his target. The target is then suffocated.
 
*'''[[Box Weapons|Needle Sphere Form, Reversed]]''' - He creates a big airtight space where only people are allowed inside. Use of [[Box Weapons]] are restricted but Rings and Dying Will Flames are allowed, leaving Hibari and his opponent to a direct fight.
 
   
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== Equipment ==
[[File:Hibari_kyoya_hedgehog_by_toni783.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Hibari and his Vongola Box Weapon]]
 
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[[File:Hibari Back To Normal 2.PNG|thumb|Hibari's pair of tonfas.]]
*'''[[Vongola Cloud Hedgehog]]&nbsp;'''- This hedgehog can also absorb flames to create copies of itself.'''&nbsp;'''
 
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* '''[[Cloud Tonfas|Tonfas]]''': Hibari's main weapon for combat is a pair of tonfas. It is revealed that they hold hidden compartments. The ends of the tonfas can release flails and the sides contain spikes and hooks.
*'''''Cambio Forma: Alaude's Handcuffs:''''' - Hibari's Cambio Forma takes the form of a pair of handcuffs with spikes on one end. At first seeming useless, it is revealed that Hibari can multiply it using the the Cloud attribute's ability Propagation by absorbing his enemy's flames or using his own. This ability of propagation is so swift that Daisy dismissed it as 'a cool magic trick'. These cuffs can also increase in size and envelope the enemy in a cocoon of cuffs and as a finishing move, Hibari can shrink the cuffs, crushing his opponent.
 
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[[File:Vongola Cloud Hedgehog2.PNG|thumb|Vongola Cloud Hedgehog]]
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* '''[[Porcospino Nuvola]]''': Hibari's [[Box Weapon]], nicknamed as '''Roll'''. It is a small purple hedgehog with silver spikes. Hibari uses his hedgehogs when he fights opponents he deems as weak. With Cloud Flame's [[Propagation]] characteristic, Roll is able to multiply in number and grow to large proportions.
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** '''[[Porcospino Nuvola ver. Vongola]]''': Hibari's original Cloud Hedgehog Roll is later integrated into his Vongola Box. It now appears as a Hedgehog with larger, but fewer, spikes than the other Cloud Hedgehogs.
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*** '''[[Porcospino Nuvola ver. Vongola#Cambio Forma|Alaudi's Handcuffs]]''': Roll's [[Cambio Forma]] takes the form of a pair of spiked black handcuffs. He can multiply the number of handcuffs by using the Cloud Flame's Propagation characteristic.
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* '''[[Vongola Ring|Cloud Vongola Ring]]''': Won after the [[Vongola Ring Conflict]] against the [[Varia]]. Hibari wears the [[Ring]] on his right hand. He is able to open [[Cloud Flame|Cloud-attribute]] [[Box Weapon]]s.
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** '''[[Bracelet of the Cloud Version X]]''': The upgraded Vongola Cloud Ring, combined with Hibari's Vongola Box animal Roll. In battle, Roll now has jewels on both his forehead and chest. He is now capable of merging directly with Hibari for his Cambio Forma.
   
 
== Character Reception ==
 
On November 7, 2007, a character CD entitled "Sakura Addiction," featuring Mukuro and Hibari, was released, and became the most successful ''Reborn!'' character CD, debuting in ninth place in the Oricon charts. The single reached its peak at seventh place, but remained in the chart's Top 40 until mid-January 2008. It contains duets and individual songs sung by both voice actors: Toshinobu Iida and Takashi Kondō. There are two available covers; both show one character as the main feature, with the other shown in the background with his back turned. The song "[[Sakura addiction]]," which was a duet sung by both voice actors, was used as the fifth ending theme for the series.
   
 
For the second annual Seiyū Awards, Toshinobu Iida and Takashi Kondō each received a nomination for "Best Musical Performance," for "Sakura Addiction."
   
 
== Character Songs ==
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<gallery widths="140" bordersize="large" bordercolor="purple" hideaddbutton="true" captionalign="center" columns="4" spacing="small">
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Yakusoku_no_Basho_e.jpg|[[Family]]<br />with the [[Vongola Famiglia]]|link=Yakusoku no Basho e
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Yakusoku_no_Basho_e.jpg|[[Family]] (vs. Millefiore)<br />with the [[Vongola Famiglia]], including [[Varia]]|link=Yakusoku no Basho e - vs. Millefiore
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Reborn_II_Album_Art.jpg|[[Mirai no Oozora e]]<br />With [[Vongola Famiglia]].|link=Mirai no Oozora e
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Hitoribocchi_no_Sadame1.png|[[Hitoribocchi no Sadame]]<br />|link=Hitoribocchi no Sadame
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Albumcover-hibari.jpg|[[Kokou no Pride]]<br />|link=Kokou no Pride
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Horizon.png|[[Horizon]]<br />|link=Horizon
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Akashi.png|[[Akashi]]<br />|link=Akashi
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Completecharasongcdboxcover.jpg|[[ONE NIGHT STAR]]<br />Duet with [[Mukuro Rokudo]]|link=ONE NIGHT STAR
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</gallery>
   
 
== Trivia ==
[[File:Hibari_Cambio_Forma.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Hibari's box weapon in Cambio Forma]]
 
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{{See also|List of Futa's rankings#Hibari|t1=Futa's rankings on Hibari|Reborn! Polls|t2=Popularity polls}}
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* "Hibari" can be translated as "skylark", a species of perching birds.
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* The first kanji in his name translates to means "cloud", reflecting his flame attribute and role as Cloud Guardian.
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* A common [[Fanon:Shorthands|shorthand]] of his name is "18", a combination of {{Japanese|一|hi|one|fmt="r"(j)}} and {{Japanese|八|ha or ba|eight|fmt="r"(j)}}.
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* His favorite food is traditional Japanese food and hamburger steak.<ref name=data77p56/> The latter which he shares with Tsuna.<ref>{{refanime|19}}</ref>
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* His favorite phrase is {{Japanese|咬み殺す|kamikorosu|I'll bite you to death|fmt="r"(j)}} and {{Japanese|ワオ|wao|fmt="r"(j)}}.<ref name=data77p56/>
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* In the 2007 and 2008 popularity poll for "the character I want as a groom", Hibari ranked first.
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* His pride is Namimori Middle's Disciplinary Committee and the iron hammer for those who are against its order.
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* Hibari seems to think that the Dying Will Flames are fueled by irritation instead of resolve, due to him thinking that both were the same thing.
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* Hibari shares the same seiyuu, [[Takashi Kondō]], as Alaudi and Fon.
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* According to Kusakabe, Hibari cannot stand drinking alcohol.{{cite}}
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[[File:Hibari motorcycle bike.png|thumb|Hibari's bike.]]
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* Even though he is still in Namimori Middle School, Hibari apparently owns and rides a motorcycle.<ref name="ch19">{{Refmanga|chap=19}}</ref>
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* Hibari was featured on the cover of the eighteenth volume, the volume number is the same as his shorthand.
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* Due to a previous infection with the sakura-kura disease (which was later cured), he feels uneasy whenever around cherry blossoms and loses his will to fight and even refuses to even talk about it when Haru bring it up as a subject in Haru-Haru Interview.
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* He lives in a large traditional Japanese house with the same style as the one the Foundation built in the future.
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* Fon inferred that he and Hibari were related, but changed the subject saying that Hibari would get angry if Fon explained the relationship.<ref name=v31/>
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* In Everyone's One Day Activities, he made a new room in Nami-Middle for all Hibirds that he owns.
   
== Win-Loss Battle Record ==
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
   
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== External links ==
* vs [[Gokudera]] - '''Won'''
 
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* [[wikipedia:Kyoya Hibari|Kyoya Hibari]] on Wikipedia
* vs [[Yamamoto]] - '''Won'''
 
* vs [[Tsuna]] - '''Undetermined'''
 
* vs [[Reborn]] - '''Undetermined'''
 
* vs [[Mukuro]] - '''Lost'''
 
* vs [[Ken]] - '''Won'''
 
* vs [[Chikusa]] - '''Won'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
* vs [[Mukuro]] - '''Lost'''
 
* vs [[Xanxus]] - '''Undetermined'''
 
* vs [[Belphegor]] - '''Undetermined'''
 
* (Future self) vs [[Gamma]] - '''Won'''
 
* (Future self) vs [[Genkishi]] -&nbsp;'''Undetermined'''
 
* + [[Gokudera]] and [[Chrome]] vs [[Genkishi]] - '''Undetermined'''
 
* vs [[Daisy]] - '''Won '''
 
   
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== Navigation ==
=Character Reception=
 
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{{Characters navbox}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Hibari, Kyoya}}
On November 7 2007, a character CD entitled "Sakura addiction", featuring Mukuro and Hibari, was released, and became the most successful ''Reborn!'' character CD, debuting in ninth place in the Oricon charts. The single reached its peak at seventh place, but remained in the chart's Top 40 till mid-January of 2008. It contains duets and individual songs sung by both voice actors: Toshinobu Iida and Takashi Kondō. There are two available covers; both show one character as the main feature, with the other shown in the background with his back turned. The song "[[Sakura Addiction]]", which was a duet sung by both voice actors, was used as the fifth ending theme for the series.
 
   
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[[de:Kyoya Hibari]]
For the second annual Seiyū Awards, Toshinobu Iida and Takashi Kondō each received a nomination for "Best Musical Performance", for their music theme "Sakura addiction".
 
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[[es:Kyōya Hibari]]
 
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[[fr:Kyôya Hibari]]
 
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[[pl:Hibari Kyoya]]
 
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[[ru:Кёя Хибари]]
=Trivia=
 
 
[[Category:Namimori residents]]
*He is often referred to as 18 in the Reborn! fandom as '1' in the old Japanese counting system is 'hi' and '8' from the same system can be pronounced as 'ba' hence, Hiba(ri).
 
*His last name, 'Hibari', can be translated into ''skylark'', a type of bird. As such, Hibari is shown to have an affinity for birds in the series.
 
*In a recent popularity poll, Hibari ranked second, with 14,017 votes.
 
*In the annual internet survey by Japanese music distributor Recochoku, "The Character I Want to Be My Groom" he ranked #1 two times.
 
*At Melone Base, it is revealed he light's his flame through irritation. While for everyone else it is resolve that measures one's ring power, it is speculated that Dino thought Hibari's Irritation and Resolve were one in the same.
 
*According to Futa's ranking, he is the strongest in Namimori.
 
*When I-Pin gave him chocolates during Valentine's day, he seemed amused.
 
*Hibari resembles and acts like the first Vongola Cloud Guardian.
 
*The future Hibari hates illusionists. This shows that Hibari continues to have a rivalry with Mukuro. Ironically, illusionists use Mist flames, which&nbsp;Kusakabe notes that Hibari is capable of using, as seen when he dispelled the concealment around his hideout. &nbsp;
 
*Hibari is one of the quickest one to open his Box Weapon.
 
*Openings Featured In:
 
**[[Drawing Days]]
 
**[[Boys and Girls]]
 
**[[Dive to World]]
 
**[[88]]
 
**[[Last Cross]]
 
**[[Easy Go]]
 
**[[Funny Sunny Days]]
 
 
 
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Kyoya Hibari, commonly referred to as Hibari, is one of the major characters in the Katekyo Hitman Reborn! series. He is the leader of the Namimori Middle Disciplinary Committee, a group of delinquents who are all loyal to him. He was nominated and accepted as the tenth generation Cloud Guardian of the Vongola Famiglia. He is often seen napping on the rooftop of Namimori Middle School, alongside Hibird.

Appearance

Anime character sheet hibari

Hibari's character design.

Hibari is a young man with an average height and short black hair with a fringe that joins at the center of his face. He has narrow gray eyes, often intimidating those who see them. He bears a striking resemblance to the first generation Cloud Guardian, Alaudi, as well as the ArcobalenoFon.

Hibari's most common outfit is his Disciplinary Committee uniform. He wears a white long-sleeved shirt, black pants, black shoes, and a black gakuran top worn on his shoulders, with the committee's armband pinned on the top's left sleeve. He also wears the standard Namimori Middle School summer uniform, along with the armband. During the Varia Arc, Hibari wears the winter uniform, also with the armband.

Hibari kyoya

Future Hibari's character design.

After gaining the Cloud Vongola Ring, Hibari wears it on his right middle finger. He wears the Bracelet of the Cloud Version X on his left wrist.

Ten-years-later Hibari has changed to wearing a simple black suit, with a purple shirt and black necktie. His hair is also shorter, having been cut to appear messier, and with hardly any fringe. When not training or fighting, he would wear a black kinagashi.

Personality

The word “discipline” is something that I will never give up no matter what. But it’s not because it is my pride that I will not give it up. It’s because I cannot give it up. That is why it is my pride.

Kyoya Hibari, Chapter 322
Dying-Will-Return

Hibari's eagerness to fight.

As stated by others, Hibari is a scary character with no care for the well-being of others, preferring to do whatever it takes to get what he wants. He has full confidence in his own strength and power. This often leads to his opponents surprising him, as he doesn't think before attacking. As the head of Namimori Middle's Disciplinary Committee, Hibari uses authority to assault those that get on his nerves, including his own subordinates.

He prefers to be alone and hates crowding. This leads him to beat anyone who he thinks is crowding around him too much. He is often seen taking a nap or observing students from the school's rooftop.

A rare trait about him is his love for small animals, ranging from birds to hedgehogs. He is also shown to have a soft spot for I-Pin, having accepted her Valentine's Day chocolates with a smile and not taking money from Tsuna at a festival upon seeing I-Pin worried.

Hibari is fiercely loyal to his school and its rules, going so far as to punish others for breaking them even if they aren't students or at the school, such as Genkishi.

Helping Gokudera Because He Helped Hibari

Hibari's helpful side.

Hibari dislikes working together with anybody due to feeling indebted and restrained. He strives to pay them back as soon as possible. He cannot stand being restrained and absolutely refuses to allow himself to be controlled.

Future Hibari is shown to be more calm and observant about his opponents, and outwardly admits to hating illusionists because of his grudge towards Mukuro Rokudo, the first person to have defeated him. His desire to be alone and attack people that annoy him still remains, though his actions are shown with more thought. Future Hibari is also seen being more respectful to Future Tsuna, showing that he has accepted him as his boss, seen in one of the flashbacks of Shoichi Irie.

Abilities

Hibari Reflexes

Hibari's fast reflexes.

Hibari's reputation as a frightening individual definitely precedes him, earning the respect and fear of many people, both present and future. He is the strongest of the tenth generation Vongola Guardians and has hardly ever lost a fight in the series. In the times he faced against Gokudera and Yamamoto, he easily defeated them in their first initial encounters, but afterward, they grew strong enough to give him a challenge, but not enough to excite him, as the only ones that could do that were Reborn and Future Tsuna.[5][6]

One of the most terrifying traits of Hibari is his immense resilience and endurance. He is still able to fight despite having several broken bones and even capable of resisting Death Heather poison that was capable of stopping elephants from moving. Later on, Hibari has become very adept at using Rings although he usually shatters them after one use, due to the intensity of his flames. Hibari is capable of emitting massive Dying Will Flames with the Cloud Vongola Ring. The massive flame overloaded his Box Weapon and made the Porcospino Nuvola drunk from the flames, causing it to go out of control.

Techniques

  • Cloud Flame Radar: Hibari uses his Ring's Flames as a radar by thinly spreading the Flame over a wide area and using the vibrations to detect anything that enters the area. This allows him to counter illusions by using it to sense where the actual object is, as seen in his battle against Genkishi's Spettro Nudibranchi.

Equipment

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Hibari's pair of tonfas.

  • Tonfas: Hibari's main weapon for combat is a pair of tonfas. It is revealed that they hold hidden compartments. The ends of the tonfas can release flails and the sides contain spikes and hooks.
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Vongola Cloud Hedgehog

  • Porcospino Nuvola: Hibari's Box Weapon, nicknamed as Roll. It is a small purple hedgehog with silver spikes. Hibari uses his hedgehogs when he fights opponents he deems as weak. With Cloud Flame's Propagation characteristic, Roll is able to multiply in number and grow to large proportions.
    • Porcospino Nuvola ver. Vongola: Hibari's original Cloud Hedgehog Roll is later integrated into his Vongola Box. It now appears as a Hedgehog with larger, but fewer, spikes than the other Cloud Hedgehogs.
      • Alaudi's Handcuffs: Roll's Cambio Forma takes the form of a pair of spiked black handcuffs. He can multiply the number of handcuffs by using the Cloud Flame's Propagation characteristic.
  • Cloud Vongola Ring: Won after the Vongola Ring Conflict against the Varia. Hibari wears the Ring on his right hand. He is able to open Cloud-attribute Box Weapons.
    • Bracelet of the Cloud Version X: The upgraded Vongola Cloud Ring, combined with Hibari's Vongola Box animal Roll. In battle, Roll now has jewels on both his forehead and chest. He is now capable of merging directly with Hibari for his Cambio Forma.

Character Reception

On November 7, 2007, a character CD entitled "Sakura Addiction," featuring Mukuro and Hibari, was released, and became the most successful Reborn! character CD, debuting in ninth place in the Oricon charts. The single reached its peak at seventh place, but remained in the chart's Top 40 until mid-January 2008. It contains duets and individual songs sung by both voice actors: Toshinobu Iida and Takashi Kondō. There are two available covers; both show one character as the main feature, with the other shown in the background with his back turned. The song "Sakura addiction," which was a duet sung by both voice actors, was used as the fifth ending theme for the series.

For the second annual Seiyū Awards, Toshinobu Iida and Takashi Kondō each received a nomination for "Best Musical Performance," for "Sakura Addiction."

Character Songs

Trivia

  • "Hibari" can be translated as "skylark", a species of perching birds.
  • The first kanji in his name translates to means "cloud", reflecting his flame attribute and role as Cloud Guardian.
  • A common shorthand of his name is "18", a combination of "hi" (?, lit. one) and "ha or ba" (?, lit. eight).
  • His favorite food is traditional Japanese food and hamburger steak.[1] The latter which he shares with Tsuna.[7]
  • His favorite phrase is "kamikorosu" (咬み殺す?, lit. I'll bite you to death) and "wao" (ワオ?).[1]
  • In the 2007 and 2008 popularity poll for "the character I want as a groom", Hibari ranked first.
  • His pride is Namimori Middle's Disciplinary Committee and the iron hammer for those who are against its order.
  • Hibari seems to think that the Dying Will Flames are fueled by irritation instead of resolve, due to him thinking that both were the same thing.
  • Hibari shares the same seiyuu, Takashi Kondō, as Alaudi and Fon.
  • According to Kusakabe, Hibari cannot stand drinking alcohol.[citation needed]
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Hibari's bike.

  • Even though he is still in Namimori Middle School, Hibari apparently owns and rides a motorcycle.[8]
  • Hibari was featured on the cover of the eighteenth volume, the volume number is the same as his shorthand.
  • Due to a previous infection with the sakura-kura disease (which was later cured), he feels uneasy whenever around cherry blossoms and loses his will to fight and even refuses to even talk about it when Haru bring it up as a subject in Haru-Haru Interview.
  • He lives in a large traditional Japanese house with the same style as the one the Foundation built in the future.
  • Fon inferred that he and Hibari were related, but changed the subject saying that Hibari would get angry if Fon explained the relationship.[3]
  • In Everyone's One Day Activities, he made a new room in Nami-Middle for all Hibirds that he owns.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Amano, Akira. Katekyō Hitman Reborn! Vongola 77. Tokyo: Shueisha. 2007. Print. p.56
  2. Amano, Akira. Katekyo Hitman Reborn!. Tokyo: Shueisha, 2004–2012. Print. Vol. 42: Chapter 409
  3. 3.0 3.1 Amano, Akira. Katekyo Hitman Reborn!. Tokyo: Shueisha, 2004–2012. Print. Vol. 31, Haru's HaruHaru Inteview 28, "I know everyone is curious about our relationship, but if I said what the relationship is, he might get angry. Let's change the subject." -Fon
  4. Katekyo Hitman Reborn! anime: Episode 128, "Hibari Kyoya posesses Mist Waves and can apparently use a Mist Ring, but he shouldn't be able to conjure an illusion to this degree." -Genkishi
  5. Katekyo Hitman Reborn! anime: Episode 087
  6. Amano, Akira. Katekyo Hitman Reborn!. Tokyo: Shueisha, 2004–2012. Print. Vol. 18: Chapter 159
  7. Katekyo Hitman Reborn! anime: Episode 019
  8. Amano, Akira. Katekyo Hitman Reborn!. Tokyo: Shueisha, 2004–2012. Print. Vol. 03: Chapter 019

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