Hibari Kyouya's Character

Don't get me wrong, I love Hibari Kyouya no matter how much of an ass he is. It's just how he came to be this vicious that the entire neighborhood of Namimori is willing to bow down to him is what interests me and seems like a lot of people too.

Amano did not even think of making a back-story for this little terror here. Welshy once said on one of his reviews that making a very sympathetic backstory or something of the like would decrease the fearsome reputation the character had built. To me, as long as the back-story would justify the actions but it had to be good for the character, it's alright for me.

In fanfics, Hibari's childhood was once happy until tragedy struck him and his family. We can only fear the worst for him in those stories trying to explain his actions like why he is choosing to be the best of the best of all fighters in the world and of course running an information network. Whether it is watching his own parents die before his eyes or his own friend forgetting his own existence, it was too much for him and he despaired from any real human connection.

I sincerely do love dark and troubled pasts for characters. It gives depth and a psychological analysis. Even a normal life can be filled with such things. Asian parents have such horrible disciplinary and forceful techniques that eliminate chances for a child's self-worth growth. As cliche as it is, it's one of my favorite cliches simply because it can explore a huge range of psychological disorders even as Hollywood style.

In canon, if Hibari's back-story was revealed, most people - out-of-universe - would either decry him for making less of a badass or sigh in relief since we finally got some story about him! In-universe, it would likely be shocked all over the place; people always thought Hibari had always been like a demon since a little kid especially when given tonfas at a young age. Kids started out innocent until something they witness first-hand they shouldn't see or exposed to emotional pain they couldn't handle.

I'm still love giving Hibari such torture since he seems to be the type to keep people at a distance (heck even Kusakabe, a brother to him, is kept at arm's length whenever I notice them on manga/anime), his element Cloud notwithstanding. Maybe, he's afraid that his heart would be broken and so he hardened his heart. *shrugs*

The character of Kyouya Hibari is too interesting to pass up to make up a tragic story for him. Other than being such a violent fiend, it's no surprise that most people would think violence = internal pain/trauma. It goes one way or another.

As long as his actions make sense in the context in terms of the story, it's fine by me. Though I had to wonder why Tsuna, may he have been beaten up, been spared or at least beaten to a less degree than Gokudera or Yamamoto...

Character - Arcana 

Tsuna - Temperance (pre-character development) -> Fool

Reborn - Hierophant

Gokudera - Magician

Yamamoto - Emperor

Ryohei - Sun (hilarious but between the Star and the Sun, I ultimate chose the latter because it encapsulated Ryohei more)

Lambo - Star

Hibari - Hermit

Chrome - Strength

Mukuro - Devil

Kyoko - Priestess

Haru - Lovers

Lal Milch - Wheel of Fortune

Collonello - Lovers

Bianchi - Empress

I-Pin - Temperance

Xanxus - Chariot

Squalo - Temperance

Dino - Magician

Byakuran - Death

Yuni - Death

Shoichi Irie - Judgment

Giotto - Fool

Daemon - Tower

Enma Cozart - Emperor