Friday, February 07, 2014

Issei Hyoudou


“I’m going to become a Harem-King!”
–Issei Hyoudou shouting out his dreams, Volume 1, Life 2

Issei Hyoudou
Issei
Issei Hyoudou, as he appears in the anime.
Kana兵藤 一誠 (full Kanji)
イッセー (alternate reading, Katakana)
RomajiHyōdō Issei (full Romaji)
Issē (alternate Romaji)
Profile
RaceReincarnated Devil
Humanoid Dragon
Former Human
NicknamesIse
Partner (Ddraig)
Red Dragon Emperor (shared with Ddraig)
"Red Virgin Emperor" (called by Ddraig)
"Oppai Dragon" (shared with Ddraig)
"Breast Dragon Emperor" (shared with Ddraig)
"Sponge Dragon" (called by one of the spectators during a Rating Game)
"Harem King" (self-proclaimed)
Hair ColorBrown (Black in Light Novels)
Eye ColorLight Brown
EquipmentBoosted Gear
Scale Mail → Illegal Move Trident
Cardinal Crimson Promotion
Dividing Gear
Ascalon (shared with Xenovia)
Dragon Flames
Dragon Arm
Ryuuteimaru
Dragonification (Dragon Physiology)
Dress Break
Bilingual
Personal Status
RelativesUnnamed Parents
Rias Gremory (Fiancée)
Lord Gremory (Future Father-In-Law)
Venelana Gremory (Future Mother-In-Law)
Sirzechs Lucifer (Future Brother-In-Law)
Grayfia Lucifuge (Future Sister-In-Law)
Millicas Gremory (Future Nephew)
Lord Bael (Future Uncle-In-Law)
Misla Bael (Future Aunt-In-Law)
Sairaorg Bael (Future Cousin-In-Law)
Unnamed Future Cousin-in-law
AffiliationsHyoudou Residence
Kuoh Academy (Second-Year Student)
Perverted Trio
Occult Research Club
Rias Gremory's Peerage
Gremory Clan
DxD
StatusAlive
RankingMiddle-Class Devil
Pawn (8 Pieces(4 Mutation Pieces))
Voice ActorYūki Kaji (Japanese)
Scott Freeman (English)
Su Jin Kang (Korean)
Issei Hyoudou is the main male protagonist of High School DxD. He is a second-year student at Kuoh Academyand a member of the school's "Perverted Trio", a trio of the most perverted men in the entire student body.
He's a member of the Occult Research Club, and his rank in Rias' peerage is Pawn. His power as a Devil ranks at the bottom in the beginning (which increases as the series progresses, until eventually he becomes the strongest among the young Devils and develops his strength into SS-Class); however, on his left arm, he wields the Sacred GearBoosted Gear, making him a dangerous opponent to underestimate. His goal is to one day rise in rank to that of a High-Class Devil so that he can gather his own servants and create his own harem, becoming a "Harem King".


Issei uniform
Appearance

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Issei is a 17-year old high school student of average height with short brown hair and light brown eyes. Following his training with Tannin in Volume 5, he gained a more muscular and toned build.
While he has worn various outfits throughout the series, his most commonly worn outfit is the Kuoh Academy boys' school uniform, which consists of a blazer (more commonly black, although in other media is shown with a tinge of purple or grey, with white accents) over a white, long-sleeved dress shirt with black highlights with a black ribbon on the collar, matching black pants, and brown dress shoes. However, Issei's uniform differs in the fact that he wears a red T-shirt underneath his open dress shirt and blazer, and wears blue and white sneakers in place of dress shoes.
From the end of Volume 2 to the beginning of Volume 12, Issei's left arm was transformed into that of a Dragon. In order for it to appear human, a ritual would be performed where Rias or Akeno would suck the power of the Dragon out of it, allowing it to appear human for a few days. After gaining a new body in Volume 12 through the combined efforts of Great Red and Ophis, he is now able to freely transform any part of his body into that of a Dragon.

Personality

One of the many personality traits that define Issei is his ongoing perverted nature and his obsession with women's breasts. This has caused him to be instantly labeled as a pervert among the girls of Kuoh Academy and has gained him notoriety for being one of the members of Kuoh Academy's Perverted Trio. Despite his pervertedness, he has attracted the following girls: RiasAsiaAkenoKonekoXenoviaIrina, and Ravel. This is due to his kindness and unwavering determination of wanting to protect and help those who are important to him despite almost dying by the hands of his opponents. He is, however, oblivious to the feelings of the girls around him (save for Rias), often believing they are simply teasing him. Even with Rias' family telling him to use the same titles for them as Rias (Father, Mother, Brother, etc.) and other mentions of engagement activities, he still remains the same. This is due to Raynare.
After his murder by Raynare, Issei had developed a fear of admitting his feelings to the girls, as he thought it would cause them to turn their backs on him. He acknowledged that this would never happen, but it was still an intense fear. However, by Volume 10, that fear had been overcome. Even with knowledge that the girls do have romantic affection for him, he still has problems acknowledging some of their ongoing rivalries, an example being who is the one to sit on his lap.

History

Issei is the only child of his family. Not much is shown on his past, except for the fact that he is a childhood friend of Irina Shidou. Sometime during his childhood, Issei met an old man who told him and other children stories about breasts, which eventually led to Issei's fascination with them, and his perverted tendencies.
He attended the same middle school with Matsuda and Motohama and the three of them started attending Kuoh Academy one year before the story, and have come to be known as the Perverted Trio to just about the entire school.

Powers & Abilities

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Issei firing the Dragon Shot
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Dragon Shot (魔力弾(ドラゴンショット), Doragon Shotto): One of Issei's signature moves. Issei fires a beam of energy by concentrating his magical powers. This move is usually used in tandem with the Boosted Gear to increase its destructive powers. He has also developed a small scale Dragon Shot that is meant for knocking out humans while fending off the members of the Hero Faction who are humans. After his fight with Sirzechs, being inspired by the way he uses his Power of Destruction, Issei starts working on how to redirect his Dragon Shot by moving them in different directions, first using it in Volume 9 against Cao Cao and again in Volume 12 during his battle against Jabberwocky.
Dress Break (洋服崩壊(ドレス・ブレイク), Doresu Bureiku): The second of Issei's signature move which he uses mainly against females. This moves allows him to strip a female's clothes after coming in contact with them by concentrating his magical energy on the clothes.
Bilingual (乳語翻訳(バイリンガル), Bairingaru): Issei's third signature move. Bilingual gives him the ability to talk to the breasts of all females. It is a helpful technique as it helps Issei learn his opponents' plans and strategies by asking their breasts; however due to complaints from female fighters, Rias banned Issei from using this technique in Rating Games
Dragon Flame: Following his training with Tannin, Issei learned how to use Dragon Flames under Tannin's tutelage. Because of the training, Issei has also developed a high degree of resistance to fire attacks, so that only the most powerful flames, such as those of a Dragon or the Phenex Clan, can injure him.
Promotion: Being a Pawn, Issei can use promotion to temporarily gain the traits of a Queen, Rook, Knight or Bishop.
Enhanced Stamina: Issei originally possesses average stamina. After being reincarnated into a Devil along with his daily training with Rias, Issei obtains more stamina to use the Boosted Gear. Following his training with Tannin in the Underworld, Issei obtains even more stamina that he could used when in Balance Breaker. He eventually obtains enough stamina to activate his Scale Mail without countdown.
Enhanced Strength: In the beginning of the series, Issei's strength was considered to be below average compared to others. After his training with Rias and the others in the mountain, Issei when using his Boosted Gear shows that he could go on level with Riser's servant. After his training with Tannin, Issei's strength is further enhanced along with his daily training,
Immense Durability: Issei was originally very weak and vulnerable, easily hurt by the simplest attack. After his training with Tannin, where he was forced to survive Tannin's continuous assault, Issei's durability greatly improves, along with his daily training further enhanced his durability to the point where his body could withstand continuous usage of the Boosted Gear which he couldn't do so in the beginning. In fact, Issei's durability has been proven several times against opponents like Sairaorg Bael, Cao Cao, Grendel and many others.
Expert Hand-to-hand Combatant: Issei was originally unskilled in fighting but after the training with Koneko and Kiba, Issei manages to obtain basic hand-to-hand combat skills. After his training with Tannin, Issei becomes more skilful in combat, having to learn how to survive Tannin's assault. In fact Issei's prowess in hand-to-hand combat is shown when he went toe-to-toe with Sairaorg Bael, a master martial artist in a fist fight.
Dragonification: After sacrificing his left arm, and having it transformed into a Dragon arm in Volume 2, Issei's left arm was immune to damage taken from touching Holy objects. In Volume 14, it is revealed that Issei can now freely turn any part of his body into that of a Dragon by concentrating his thoughts on the specified body part. He first demonstrates the technique by turning his right arm into that of a Dragon in order to combat three Magicians who were sent to attack Kuoh Academy. It is extremely powerful, as shown when he easily breaks through their defense magic and knocks one of them out with a single punch. Unfortunately, once the transformation occurs, he is unable to return it to human form, unless he gets the Dragon energy drained from the transformed body part by either Rias or Akeno. 
Survival Skills: Because of his training under Tannin, Issei has gained a minor survival expertise while in mountainous regions.
Stealth: Issei has also learned how to mask his presence from people.
Demonic Power: Issei has all the powers and abilities common to Devils, including the power to cast spells. However he possess little Demonic Power and has little talent in the manipulation of it.

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