| “ | There's nothing greater in this life than winning. Victory's always the path I choose. | ” |
—White☆Star to Mifune, Episode 46 | ||
White☆Star (ホワイト☆スター, Howaito☆Sutā) was a former assassin originating from Star Clan and the father of Black☆Star.[1]
Personality[]
White☆Star was an incredibly sinister and ferocious man obsessed with power and wealth. His common facial expression would be that of eerily angered eyes, which could easily illustrate his evilness. As an assassin for the Star Clan, he killed without mercy, even to people who rightfully deserved it, and felt pride in doing so. His murderous rampages would leave him with the feeling of victory, to which he basked in continuously, to the point where he chose to base all of his morals around the theme of winning. This made White☆Star completely fall into the Path of the Demon, disregarding the need to follow any type of determined path but that of victory.[2]
White☆Star became irritated by others who seem to try to employ paths for him to take, immediately disregarding them and adverting his attention right after he determines that the person will continue to try to convince him. People's persistence may commonly lead him to become violent, and using force to silence them. In addition, White☆Star takes amusement to people who seem to be of lower skill level than he is, commonly showing a cruel smile with slight laughter towards them. He also laughs when people regonize just how powerful he is and become amazed or scared. This appeals to his pleasure in standing out when compared to others, a trait later seen in his son, Black☆Star. In his eyes, White☆Star had only one thing to fear, and that was losing. The idea that he may be defeated one day caused him to quake in terror, shaking him to the soul. Although White☆Star would never openly express this, Mifune was able to identify White☆Star's horror through an expression that he had given him after the thought entered White☆Star's mind that he may have just met his match and that his defeat was imminent.[2]
Appearance[]
White☆Star has white hair in the same spiked fashion as Black☆Star. However, it isn't very star-shaped and appears not to have a recurring pattern in its style. White☆Star has green eyes as well, which contain the Star Clan's star pupils.In addition to how these stars sometimes grow in size, White☆Star's eyes also sometimes glow a bright red, ultimately making the pupils disappear as a whole. White☆Star's teeth are sharp and has a slightly more muscular build than Black☆Star. White☆Star's right arm exibits the Star Clan's clan tattoo of a star on his shoulder. White☆Star's outfit is also almost exactly the same as his son's, except his sleeveless ninja shirt and shoes are white instead of black, and he wears a long white scarf that covers his whole face up to his eyes. Lastly, White☆Star wears a bandana equipped with a metal forehead protector that contains a trident-like marking each side of the plate.
Power[]
White☆Star is a powerful combatant able to match the likes of Mifune for a time and was remarked by the assassin to be the most fearsome opponent he's faced.[2]
Special Abilities[]
Ancient Martial Arts (古武術, Ko Bujutsu): With his clan being a branch of the Hoshi, it is assumed White☆Star is well verse in a fighting style that uses martial arts meant for killing his target.[3] While armed with a ninjato in hand, White☆Star's combat proficient with the weapon combined with his hand-to-hand combat skills enabled him to match Mifune in combat for a time.[2]
Assassination Techniques (暗殺術, Ansatsu Jutsu): As an assassin, White☆Star is proficient in executing assassinations.[2]
High Physical Abilities (高い身体能力, Takai karada nōryoku): Physically, White☆Star is able to keep up with the likes of Mifune, dodging techniques originating from his Infinite Sword Attack with acrobatic skill in rapid succession.[2]
Equipment[]
- Ninja Sword (忍者刀, Ninjatō): White☆Star's preferred weapon is a ninja sword, a small blade capable of cutting human flesh.[2]
Weaknesses[]
Despite his ability, White☆Star was a paranoid individual who could not handle the idea of defeat, prompting him to follow the Path of the Demon. Mifune has commented that when presented with an opponent who he feels may kill him, it strikes fear into his very soul.[4]
History[]
One night when he just killed an entire household of people, he was approached by the Samurai Mifune. Mifune immediately identifies White☆Star as a Star Clan member and states to him that he is close to forsaking The Path Of The Warrior for The Path Of The Demon. White☆Star responds with a battle stance, and tells Mifune that he has no use for paths, explaining that he is only after victory, and that nothing else matters to him. Mifune ignores White☆Star's words, and attempts a second time to convert him, telling White☆Star that he still has time to change, and that he highly suggest he do so. White☆Star then interrupts Mifune, stating that that is enough, and that he was finished listening.[2]
White☆Star faces Mifune
The two then engage in battle, but before either person is able to do any damage to the other, they soon find themselves in a stalemate, with Mifune's blade up against White☆Star's torso and White☆Star's blade up against Mifune's throat. Mifune then explains to White☆Star that he has the strength to be so much more, and questions why White☆Star has chosen to be who he is. White☆Star replies that he believes that there is nothing higher in life than winning, and that victory is always the path he chooses. Mifune then (expressively) tells White☆Star that he is weilding a double-edged sword, and that while it kills his opponents it is cutting away at his soul as well. White☆Star then becomes enraged by Mifune's words, and deals a powerful kick to him. This sends Mifune flying into a nearby staircase as White☆Star eerily stands in place and stares at the samurai. As Mifune observes White☆Star, White☆Star is shown holding his right shoulder, where Mifune was able to lightly cut White☆Star's star tattoo. White☆Star does this while giving an eerily fierce expression towards Mifune, which illustrates White☆Star's sudden fear and anger towards the samurai.[2]
The two are then shown continuing their battle on a cliff-like platform near a waterfall. Mifune at this moment tells White☆Star that he believes that they should end their battle. White☆Star's eyes suddenly glow red at Mifune, and he lifts his head into the moonlight. Mifune becomes surprised at the sight of White☆Star's eyes, and questions White☆Star as to whether of not he was even Human anymore. White☆Star responds by laughing darkly, and charges towards Mifune.[2]
White☆Star's demise
As the two exchange blows, Mifune is shown attacking White☆Star by launching a number of his Infinite Swords, using his Infinite One-Sword Style, towards him, to which White☆Star dodges. As Mifune is shown to be becoming overwhelmed by White☆Star's strength, it is revealed that the only damage he was able to deal to eyes. Realizing that this had been cut, White☆Star pulls the cloth down, revealing his demented face. As he does this, his sharp teeth are shown as White☆Star drools, then licking his face with his slithering tongue. After White☆Star lets out a small chuckle, the two charge at each other for the final time. Mifune is able to gain an opening to White☆Star, and takes it, slicing White☆Star with an extremely White☆Star was a cut on White☆Star's scarf, which covered his face up until his powerful strike. This sends White☆Star flying off the edge off the platform, plummeting to his demise.[2]
Trivia[]
- White Star was shown to consume souls[1] despite the fact it was told in later episodes only magic weapons can consume souls.[5]
- Both White☆Star and Excalibur share the same English dub voice actor, Troy Baker.