Azure Kite (.hack)
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Azure Kite[1] is a fictional character from .hack//G.U., a branch of the .hack franchise that encompasses several video games, anime and manga.
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At first mistaken for Tri-edge, Azure Kite is a mysterious and extemely powerful character who appears in both the .hack//Roots anime series and the .hack//G.U. games. The entire time Haseo has been chasing him was a case of mistaken identity as Ovan (who was at the time out of control due to AIDA) was the one who killed Shino.Ovan uses Azure Kite to get attention away from himself so he can create more "signs" (he creates these with his hidden arm that hold a black hatchet like weapon in his hand and black spikes coming out of his shoulder and he uses the "signs" as back doors to get out of areas in case of trouble)and spread more AIDA around "The World". Azure Kite just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Another idea is that he was tracking down Ovan since Azure Kite is an AI that uses Data Drain to destroy viruses, and maybe fix mistakes in "The World", and since Ovan is spreading AIDA around "The World", he intends to Data Drain Ovan to stop him.[2]
Azure Kite is a Twin Blade-type character who resembles a corrupted version of Kite, the original protagonist from the first four .hack games, who played in the original The World. He carries two, triple-edged twin blades, and every time he appears he comes in the form of light and is surrounded by azure flames. His Blades are known as the Twin Fangs of the Abyss. They cannot be gained unless a cheating device (such as Gameshark) is used. The English version of the game's weapon is called Empty Skies. He first appears in episode 9 of .hack//Roots, just before Ovan and the Twilight Brigade open the supposed path to the Key of the Twilight.
In the game, Azure Kite attempts to heal himself after being defeated using Drain Heart [an extremely powerful form of Data Drain], but also gives himself the ability to transform into an Avatar known as "Azure Flame God": an Avatar which seems to be a Mechanoid version of Kite broken apart. The only thing connecting them together are the Azure Flames. He opposes all forms of AIDA, which may have been one reason why he wished to Data Drain Haseo, who gained his second and third jobs from a surge of energy shot at him by the AI Harald.
In the trailer for volume 2 Azure Kite appears with corrupted versions of Balmung and Orca attacking Ovan. These three are known as "The Three Azure Knights". This is a throwback to Kite, Balmung and Orca all having Azure in their titles (Kite of the Azure Flames, Balmung of the Azure Sky, and Orca of the Azure Sea)
In the last book of .hack//legend of the twilight, as a mini comic, Azure Kite is mentioned by Balmung as the "Azure Flame." right after Balmung is defeated by him. After Balmung says, "This man...That Kite! Not Him...!!" Azure Kite Data Drains Balmung moments after . . .
In a trailer of volume 3, the "The Three Azure Knights" have been confirmed as party members (Trailer).
[edit] Notes and References
- ^ The name "Azure Kite" is revealed in the credits of .hack//G.U. VOL 2
- ^ At this time, the first words in the E3 2005 trailer make sense... "When 'it' was born... the first thing it saw... was a PK..." Because of the 'wrong place at the wrong time comment'
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| Video games: | Infection | Mutation | Outbreak | Quarantine | frägment | G.U. |
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| Anime: | Liminality | Sign | Legend of the Twilight | Gift | Roots |
| Books: | AI buster | AI buster 2 | Zero | Another Birth | Legend of the Twilight | .hack//XXXX | 4 Koma | G.U.: The World |
| Characters: | Albireo | Alkaid | Aura | Azure Kite | Balmung | Bear | BlackRose | BT | Crim | Cubia | Elk | Emma Wielant | Harald Hoerwick | Haseo | Helba | Kite | Kuhn | Lycoris | Mia | Mimiru | Morganna | Orca | Ovan | Rena | Shugo | Skeith | Sora | Subaru | Tri-Edge | Tsukasa | Zefie .hack//Sign characters |
| Other: | Altimit Corporation | Altimit OS | CC Corporation | Cubia | Data Drain | Eight Phases | GU Phases (.hack) | .hack//Enemy | Epitaph of Twilight | Twilight Incident | Net Slum | Pluto's Kiss | The World | .hack character classes |
