Hibari as he currently appears
I'll bite you to death
Character outline
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 alma mater, 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.
Plot Overview
Kokuyo Arc
During the Kokuyo Arc, Hibari is presumably the number 1 on the target list(As Futa refused to make a new one, which would have made Tsuna #1). Making him Chikusa's target(Chikusa was after the odd number and Ken the evens). However, after Kusakabe was attacked, he went after Mukuro alone. Only to succumb to his Cherryitis, and be beaten to a pulp by Mukuro.He is unseen until Gokudera, fighting a losing battle against Ken and Chikusa, releases him. He subsequently beats both and carries Gokudera to where Tsuna is fighting Mukuro. In the manga, he receives a medicine that allowed him to do battle with Mukuro. It is revealed that was actually fighting purely on instinct and had passed out shortly after reaching the main battle. He ultimately falls unconscious due to the strain of his injuries. So much so that he is not a viable body for Mukuro's Possession Shot.
Varia Arc
He is the Guardian of the Cloud
During the Varia arc, he is made Tsuna's Cloud Guardian (as Reborn notes he fits the bill perfectly), Dino is appointed his home tutor but they spend the time fighting in multiple environments in order to increase Hibari's experience. He only returns after the Storm Ring battle and immediately attempts to bite everyone to death for the destruction caused to the school, Reborn however placates him by offering him a chance for a rematch with Mukuro. He battles Gola Mosca for the ring, easily wiping him out with one tonfa strike. During the Sky battle he manages to resist the Death Hitter venom and rescues Gokudera and Yamamoto, before taking his leave.
Future Arc
10 years later Hibari
Hibari preparing to battle Millefiore forces
In the future, Hibari is said to be the strongest Vongola Guardian. He appears to save Hayato and Takeshi and defeat Gamma. After their reunion, he agrees to train Tsuna. Hibari was previously been traveling around the world searching for information concerning the box weapons by starting "The Foundation". Hibari defended the hideout against the Millefiore raid. Later he infiltrates the Melone base where he fought Genkishi. As Genkishi was about to land the final blow, Hibari was replaced by his younger self. It seemed the adult Hibari was aware this was about to happen. Hibari, instructed by Kusakabe, then activated his ring flames and opens a box weapon. His hedgehog, overloaded with his flame, went into shock and expanded its spikes at great speed, separating the two fighters. Later it was reaveled that Ire Shouchi, future Tsuna,and Future Hibari planned together secretly to fight against the Milifore Family and that was one of the reason he knew about the raiding.
Abilities
According to Fūta's ranking list of the strongest students of Namimori High, Hibari is the number one strongest student in his school, 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. In the future, he has a box weapon which contains another pair of tonfa which emit Dying Will Flames.
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 though he had only recently arrived in the future. 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.
- 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.
- Needle Sphere Form - His hedgehog forms a huge airtight sphere that encloses his target. The target is then suffocated.
- Needle Sphere Form, Reversed - He creates a big airtight space where only people are allowed inside. There is limited oxygen supply. Is used to bring about a physical fight.
Trivia
- 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.