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Overview

I will devour you.

— Hisako's intro quote

Hisako (久子 Hisako?, "Eternal Child" or "Everlasting Child"), born as Chiharu (千春 Chiharu?, "One Thousand Springs"), is the sixteenth character of Killer Instinct (2013) and the seventh character of Season 2. She is a naginata-wielding spirit girl who is referred to as an Onryō (怨霊), or "Avenging Ghost".

Hisako made her first appearance at the end of Aganos's trailer and was officially revealed as a new Killer Instinct character at a PAX East 2015 panel. She later becomes Shin Hisako after obtaining her father's katana.

Biography[]

Appearance[]

Hisako is a pale white-skinned onryō (a Japanese spirit that has been pulled from purgatory to take revenge on the living where an onryō is what can be considered a typical Asian horror film monster) with long black hair that mostly covers her entire face, sunken dark eyes and it can be noted that her mouth grows inhumanly large where it has several rows of razor-sharp teeth inside when she screams.

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"I will hunt them. I will find them."

She wears a tattered rose pink kimono with white flower decals and a red obi sash around her waist with bottom of the kimono has been torn off at the knees for easier movement and the top of the kimono hangs loose around her shoulders. She wields a naginata with a red ribbon tied around the blade which belonged to her father before his death. She has bare feet that are caked with mud and dirt and she wears some sort of golden trinket on her left hand. She always has a faint aura of darkness around her that resembles ashes and embers. When her Wrath Meter is full, she "jitters" and distorts the space around her with a ghastly green tinge, making it appear as though reality is shifting and "glitching" like an old video recording (possibly a reference to "Ringu", a J-horror classic).

Based on Kevin Bayliss' design, Hisako's retro costume has a slightly short hairstyle and she wears a sleeveless tattered silk red clothes with purple accent, a green obi and a pair of rusty gold shin guards and geta.

Personality[]

Is it possible to kill what is already dead?

— Hisako's story mode description

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When the dead bear too great a grudge to ever move on...

Hisako is a twisted spirit obsessed with having her revenge on those who have disturbed her rest - Ultratech. Upon her appearance, she traveled across the globe, defeating all who stood in her way, to fight and defeat ARIA, showing her great dedication and strength of will. When she defeated ARIA, she returned to her resting place, considerably calmed, but was soon called upon again by Yeouiju to aid Kim Wu in her awakening as a savior of the world and now willingly assists the young warrior (though still full of rage, she manages to suppress it and act more rationally). Hisako retains memories of her former life and holds them with fondness, and, even hundreds of years later, still holds a grudge against the invaders who took her life.

Powers & Abilities[]

Whatever this power is that drags Hisako forward, that pulls her inch-by-inch beyond death's grasp, is what separates the weak from the strong...

— Excerpt from Hisako's story mode

In her previous life as the eldest daughter of a samurai, Hisako has retained her fighting abilities with her signature naginata taken from her dying father. She battles with sheer ferocity, but can also perform counterattacks to gain an edge on her opponents and continue the slaughter.

Now revived as a vengeful ghost, Hisako has gained supernatural abilities, such as the ability to teleport by crawling from one spot to another and the ability to possess her opponents and contort their bodies in a disturbing fashion. She can also hideously open her razor-sharp teeth to suck in her opponents towards her so she can attack them.

Because of her extremely slow walk speed, Hisako can be overall described as a patient and defensive fighter, waiting for the right moment for her enemies to slip up so she can punish them with furious blade strikes and slashes.

Killer Instinct (2013)[]

Story[]

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Hisako making her chilling debut in the Season Two of Killer Instinct (2013)

Hisako is an Onryō who once lived during the Sengoku period of Japan. Over 450 years ago, a band of renegade soldiers led a raid on Hisako's village and her father (a former samurai) was cut down attempting to stop them. In her rage, she took up his naginata and took his place and killed many of the enemy troops in the process. Even though she too was killed, her sacrifice motivated the other villagers to successfully drive back the invaders. A shrine was erected in her honor where she was laid to rest. However, in the present, her grave is disturbed by the presence of an organization, awakening her spirit, and she ventures forth to seek vengeance on those who disturbed her rest.

Extended Story[]

The Everlasting Child:

Main article: The Everlasting Child

Shadow Lords[]

Memories of Spring

Hisako has never seen this region of the Astral Plane. She bristles against being yanked here against her will, like a puppet. The hated Omen... He offers her a great boon if she will grovel at the feet of his overlord. His master has the power to give her back her corporeal form, the teenaged girl murdered so long ago. Hisako remembers that brave child. But she is dead and gone.

Only her fury lingers on.

Stage[]

Main article: Village of Whispers
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A tragic place haunted by dark, anguished memories... and ♫ bloody, bloody rage! ♫

Hisako's stage for Killer Instinct (2013) is set in the ruins of a small Japanese village. The scene is filled with an eerie mist, and shows a plethora of gravestones surrounded by tall trees. The buildings are in a state of decay and several of the graves are cracked or broken. The ground is muddy and full of puddles from a recent storm, and the remnants of a two-story pagoda and two Shinto gates are visible. What appears to be Hisako's shrine can be seen, surrounded by candles and dolls, all arranged in a macabre fashion.

During an Ultra Combo, several lightning bolts strike the surrounding area, and the ruined pagoda in the background is bathed in a foreboding and unearthly light. The spirits of the slaughtered villagers appear in front of their graves, and watch on in silence.

Stage ULTRA - BURIED: During a Stage Ultra, the victor sends the defeated opponent reeling and a mass of ghostly arms emerges from the soil to grab them, slowly dragging the victim into the depths. Afterwards, the defeated opponent pops out of the ground for one final moment before the victor strikes them back into the depths forever.

Ultra Combo: 27-Hits

Ultimate Combo:

  • Hisako crawls towards the defeated opponent before disappearing into the ground; then Hisako grabs ahold behind the victim while their face expresses in horror in the final moment; Hisako then possesses the victim which lifts them in the air and fatally crushes every bone inside their body — instantly killing them. The camera slowly zooms at the deceased victim before Hisako pops up at the screen for a final jumpscare.

Trivia: During the slow music due to characters not moving, the samples from the Main Theme will play.

Quotes[]

This was once my home. It was my world. Then the soldiers came. They plundered and murdered... my family... all cut down... and now more have come, stolen from us, robbed our graves... I will hunt them. I will find them. I will take back what was stolen... and they will pay with their lives!

—Hisako in her trailer

Chiharu is a memory of spring.

—Hisako's reply to Omen's offer to make her the living girl that she once was

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"...and they will pay with their lives!"

You were born from shadows and to shadows shall return.

—Hisako as she destroys Omen

We don't have time, Kim Wu, for me to explain what I am... or what I might become.

—Hisako's answer to Kim Wu asking her what it's like to be a ghost

Etymology[]

  • The name Hisako means "long time" (久) (hisa) and "child" (子) (ko), which can also be translated to "Eternal Child", "Child of an Old Story" or "Auspicious Child" in the Japanese language.

Real Name[]

It is revealed that Hisako's real name is Chiharu.

  • The name Chiharu means "thousand" (千) (chi) and "spring" (春) (haru), which can be translated as "one thousand springs"/"a thousand springs".
    • Interestingly, Chiharu is a reference to a character with the same name in the original Ju-on film.

Trivia[]

  • The character of Hisako is based on, and is a tribute to, the Japanese folklore legend of the Onryō. This concept was popularized worldwide in the late 1990s and early 2000s due to the international success of the Japanese horror films Ringu (1998) and Ju-on (2002).
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Hisako is facing the right side.

  • There's a minor error about the Season 3 character select screen in that Hisako's icon is facing right, even though she was placed on right side of the character roster.
    • Character icons on the right side typically are facing left.
    • However, this could also be interpreted as Hisako glancing to the left, facing away from characters on the left side of the roster.
    • This was fixed in the Anniversary Edition where all of the character icons were given a drastic change.
  • When it is raining on Thunder's background stage, Devil's Landing, the dirt on Hisako's legs will be visibly washed off.
  • Many people call her ''The grudge girl'' or ''The ring girl'' because of her similarities to Samara Morgan and Kayako Saeki.

Gallery[]

Killer Instinct (2013)

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