Lord Hikiji
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| Lord Hikiji | |
 Lord Hikiji | |
| Name in Japanese | |
|---|---|
| First story appearance | The Goblin of Adachigahara |
| First issue | Albedo Volume 1, Issue 2 |
| Caste | Samurai |
| Profession | Daimyo |
| Species | Human |
Lord Hikiji is the main villain of the Usagi Yojimbo story, who is mentioned often but rarely appears. Unlike most of the characters, Hikiji is human. He is a ruthless power hungry lord who aspires to be shogun. He is responsible for the deaths of the ones close to Usagi: his father Magistrate Miyamoto and Lord Mifune and his family.
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Character History
Not much is known about Hikiji, but it is known that he rules the Mutsu Province and is responsible for Usagi's scar and deaths of those close to him. He took over Mifune's lands in the Battle of Adachigahara, and before that, he killed Usagi's father for defying him. The Neko and Komori clan serve him.
Origin
Stan Sakai states in his LiveJornal blog[1] that he originally planned for Lord Hikiji to be a major villain in his Nilson Groundthumper epic.
Nilson predates Usagi Yojimbo by many, many years. In fact, Usagi was to have been a secondary character in the Nilson epic. The entire story would have taken about 2,500 pages, and would have told the story of why there are animal-animals, why there are funny-animals, and the rise of the humans. It would have started off with short humorous stories, turning into longer, more dramatic, story arcs spanning an entire generation. The entire thing was to culminate with the anthromorphs making their last stand in a castle that looked much like the abbey at Mont St Michele... ...The last remnant of the Nilson epic ironically appears in UY Book 1. I drew Lord Hikiji, the main political power in UY and who would have been the major villain in Nilson, as a human.
Stories where he is mentioned or appeared
- The Goblin of Adachigahara
- Lone Rabbit and Child
- Lone Rabbit and Child - Part II
- The Confession
- Homecoming Part 1
- Samurai Part 7
- Samurai Part 8
- The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy, Chapter 2
- The Tangled Skein
- The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy, Epilogue
- Blood Wings Part 1
- Blood Wings 2
- Broken Ritual
- Battlefield Part 1
