Issei Hyoudou (Solarverse)



"I, who is about to awaken

Am the Solar Dragon Emperor who has discarded the principles of domination

Holding the infinite hopes and unbreakable dreams and walking the path of righteousness

I shall become the Solar God of the Crimson Dragon

And I promise you all! I will lead you to the Path of Heaven, glowing in deep crimson and black light!"

Issei Hyoudou is the main protagonist of Highschool DxD, as well as the fanfiction story, Highschool DxD: Rise of the Solar God.  

Unlike the original depiction of Issei Hyoudou, this version exists in an alternate universe in which he is born from the essence of the Shinto Goddess of the Sun and the Universe, Amaterasu.

History
Dreading that Takamagahara, and by extension the rest of the supernatural world would be detrimental to her child, Amaterasu sent the infant Issei to live on Earth, where he is found in the Ise Grand Shrine by Mitsuru and Sachiko Hyoudou.

Initially unbeknownst to Issei himself, many dwellers of the supernatural world have all been aware of his existence, and seek either to challenge him, kill him, or to convince him to join their allegiance, much to Issei's own dismay.

Because of this, Issei has come in contact with many of the creatures of the supernatural world. Such entities include the Ouroboros Dragon Ophis; who would mark him as her mate at the age of six, the Apocalypse Dragon Great Red, and much later on, a female incarnation of The Supernatural World.

Appearance
Issei is a 17-year old high school student of average height with brown hair, with two short locks of hair behind his head, and heterochromia. His left eye is a doe-brown color, while the right eye is a yellow-orange sun-like shade. After he unlocks his full power and makes peace with himself, his right eye gains a brownish hue. Initially, he is noted for having a innocent face, but later adopts a more stern look, and gains a more muscular and toned build.

His common attire is a white, short-sleeved dress shirt with black highlights, black pants, and brown dress shoes. However, Issei leaves his dress shirt open, and wears a red T-shirt underneath it.

Six months later, Issei’s attire consists of a black V neck shirt with black pants, and black shoes. He is noticeably much taller than he was before, and his facial features have sharpened as well.

Personality
"He's like the Sun. All of the planets that reside in space; they surround and orbit around it. But as they continue to move, they pay no attention to the Sun at all. They never get close to it. And yet the Sun...it just chooses to stay there and endure through it all."

- Sachiko Hyoudou talking about her son.

In contrast to the original Issei Hyoudou, this Issei initially possesses a shy and naive innocent nature, and is often alluded to being an introvert. Despite this, he is also shown to be kind, thoughtful, and benevolent. His inability to fully interact in most social situations, along with occasional lapses of literal-mindedness, are his most irrevocable, and occasionally endearing traits.

Despite this gentle demeanor, Issei hides and suppresses a great amount of rage that was a result of all the bullying and harassment he endured since he was a child. This hidden fury finally manifested itself when Issei transformed into the first stage of his solar evolution against Riser Phenex. When his rage was fully unlocked, he became a person of pure overwhelming anger with cold-blooded sadistic tendencies. Overtime, Issei's personality has changed to that of a neutral loner, constantly wanting to be left to his own devices. However, this behavior is often challenged due to the presence of Ophis the Ouroboros Dragon, the Apocalypse Dragon Great Red, and his adoptive human older cousin Leiko Hyoudou. When around his family and allies, Issei shows an honorable and gentle spirit from time to time, and maintains an adamant desire to protect the people around him. Issei is also shown to be a rather vengeful and wrathful person; characteristics often seen in Gods and Buddhas. He is perfectly willing to bring great pain and suffering to whoever wronged him or his family without hesitation. Such cases include bisecting Fallen Angel Kokabiel for ruining the Ise Grand Shrine and threatening Issei when he refused to join the Fallen Angel's plan to start a second Great War. Kokabiel himself became traumatized after his loss against Issei, and suffered through great pangs of terror while he was sealed in Cocytus. Another case was the Evil Norse God Loki who threatened Issei's life out of a need to prove his superiority, which ended up with Issei stabbing Loki in the back with Fenrir's fangs. In both cases, Issei was nearly close to killing Kokabiel and Loki, and was only stopped from doing so when he was interrupted by Vali and Rossweisse; respectively.

Despite the drastic change in his behavior, Issei retains his compassionate nature, his uneasiness when getting involved in social situations, and his unawareness of well-known sayings, often taking things rather literally out of context. On the other hand, he adopts a brutal and serious nature and is an utterly ruthless individual in battle. He often tortures his enemies with humiliation, but will inevitably seek to destroy them in the end. He is also prone to thinking of clever strategies on the fly, a habit that has so far shown to be in his favor.

Much like the original depiction of Issei Hyoudou, this Issei possesses a appreciation for breasts, as revealed in the story, The Convocation. Though he is not as obsessed or enthusiastic about them as the original Issei is, and stated that he never tried to peek at any women or chase after them. He did however, state that he often rests his head on Ophis' breasts when sleepy, with him saying that they're as 'firm as pillows', and also referring to them as 'big marshmallows'.

Powers and Abilities
"How can someone so infuriatingly naive and idiotic, be powerful enough to destroy a God whose power was among the Top 10 Strongest Beings in the world?! It doesn't make any sense! This child! He is too dangerous now!"

- Grim Reaper Pluto's thoughts on Issei Hyoudou.

As the son of Amaterasu, Issei is one of the most powerful beings on the planet Earth, as well of the Supernatural World. Even when he was an infant, the immensity of his power was felt by the likes of Devils, Angels, Fallen Angels, and even the Dragon God and the True Red Dragon God Emperor.

Even by the standards of Gods and Buddhas, Issei was said by others to be unnaturally powerful, his strength far superior to the ranking of Ultimate-Class Devils, Fallen Angels, Angels, and Grim Reapers. At the time when he fought Riser Phenex, the Seraph Gabriel pondered that Issei's power far surpassed the might of Michael, an Archangel. Serafall Leviathan also mused that Issei had enough power to destroy the entire Underworld. He was also strong enough to damage Sirzechs Lucifer when he punched him in the face.

With the Sun as his primary source of power, Issei's strength continued to increase throughout the story through unlocking new transformations, and meeting the Welsh Dragon Ddraig, and the Evil Dragon Yamata-no-Orochi, both beings who are sealed in the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi.

After his body was altered to the physiology of a star, Issei's power skyrocketed to unimaginable heights. Upon absorbing the massive energy of a red supergiant star (UY Scuti), which resulted in the transformation Morning Star Issei, his power increased exponentially, surpassing all of his previous forms.

Due to the billions of stars that exist, it is likely for Issei to become even stronger, having enough potential to continuously break his own limits.

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Attributes
Immense Godly Power: As the child of Amaterasu, Issei possesses a tremendously vast supply of power. His sheer strength is powerful enough for him to be ranked as one of the strongest beings of the Shinto Faction, and arguably the most powerful being on planet Earth. As an infant, his power was great enough to be sensed by the inhabitants of Heaven, the Underworld, and the Dimensional Gap.

Immense Strength: As a Shinto God, Issei is endowed with immense physical strength, sufficient enough to overpower even the most formidable creatures of the Supernatural World with minor effort. While the level of his strength seemed extraordinary by human standards after growing up with them, by the standards of Gods and Buddhas, Issei's power is considered to be extremely monstrous and overwhelming. He is shown to be strong enough to overpower the likes of Riser Phenex, Fallen Angel Kokabiel, the Evil Norse God Loki, Susanoo-no-Mikoto, and even Indra; who was a God with Ultimate-Class power.

Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Issei is a highly capable unarmed fighter. While mostly relying on the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi in battle, he is not above using unarmed attacks to surprise and incapacitate his opponents.

Highly Perceptive Combatant: Despite his naivety and literal mindset, Issei is a very insightful and crafty fighter. He quickly realizes mistakes in his own battle tactics and corrects them, and almost instantly adapts to his opponent's battle tactics to perfectly counter them.

Teleportation - As a Shinto God, Issei can travel almost anywhere instantly without occupying the space in between.

Apportation - He is able to apport himself and anyone else nearby to anywhere he chooses with the snap of his fingers.

Telekinesis - Issei is able to impart kinetic energy on matter with his mind. Immense Stamina- Due to being a Shinto God, Issei's stamina is tremendous, as he is able to use the power of the Two Heavenly Dragons, and an Evil Dragon without suffering any ill-sided effects.

Regenerative Healing Factor - Issei can heal from any bodily damage given to him completely so long as one cell or even molecule remains. The level of his regeneration increases drastically if he is near the Sun or a star.

Absorption- Issei has the ability to absorb powers that retain solar and/or light essence, as shown during his battle with Riser Phenex. When his body is physiologically altered to that of a star, he is shown to be able to absorb the stars in space.

Solar Power- As a God born from the energies of the Sun, Issei can absorb solar energy, and this in turn augments all of his powers and abilities. Due to being on Earth for years and having adapted to the planet's environment, Issei is far more powerful than most solar deities.

Soul Transfer- By utilizing Ddraig's transfer ability, Issei possesses the power to transfer a portion of his soul into an inanimate object in order to prolong his existence.


 * -|Transformations=

Super Solar Issei
The first evolution of Issei's solar transformations. This form was achieved by Issei during his battle against Riser Phenex in a bout of rage. While in this state, Issei's hair spikes up in a orange-yellow color, and he loses the pupils and irises in his eyes. His body is surrounded by a golden aura.

Hell-Fire Issei
Issei gained this form by absorbing Riser's flames while he was in his Super Solar form. In this form, his hair reverts to its normal style, though it is black in color. His left eye returns to the color of brown, while his right eye acquires a black-grayish color.

Issei's power in this form was said by Gabriel to completely surpass the might of Michael, an Archangel. He was also strong enough to damage Sirzechs.

Super Solar God Issei
Issei's ultimate form which was gained by him absorbing the Sun entirely into his body. His hair lifts up slightly and is now a reddish-purple color. His eyes are sharpened, with his irises gaining a red shade. He is also much taller and thinner compared to his previous transformations. He is surrounded by a explosive and flame-like aura.

God Beyond Solar Issei
"You know, it's strange, really. Out of all the things I've turned into, I didn't think becoming a star would have this much of an impact. What's even weirder is that I'm only in my normal state.

What do you mean?

Well it's just...back then, in order for me to access my full power, I had to absorb the Sun entirely. But now this body might be strong enough to the point that I might not even have to absorb it this time."

- Issei to Cao Cao after the former's body attained the physiology of a star.

This is the form Issei assumed after his body was physiologically altered to that of a star. Because of this change, this state permanently becomes his base form, his power greatly eclipsing that of his previous transformations, and thus any other transformations he achieves, are augmented as well. His body is imbued by a golden glow, and a double blazing aura of blue and white.

When Issei achieved this form, he left the Greek Realm of the Dead in ruins, with the form bursting forth from his body.

This form is alternatively known as "God that surpasses the Sun".

Morning Star Issei
This form was achieved by Issei absorbing the energies of the red supergiant star UY Scuti. In this form, Issei's hair spikes up and adopts a light pink hue in color, with the hair possessing pure-white highlights. The strands of hair that hang down in this transformation are spiked up with the exception of three bangs, which dangle in front of his forehead. Another peculiar characteristic of the transformation, is the small but distinguishable wisp of hair that juts out from the rest of Issei's hair.

His facial features are sharper, and his eyes are more menacing, showing noticeable intensity and sternness. His brown eyes change to a dark green-gray color, while his aura appears to be crimson-red on the inner layer, and the outer layer a darker shade of fire-like orange. The aura is also accompanied by bio-electric sparks, and his body is surrounded by an ominous black glow.

While in this state, Issei's power increases infinitely and exponentially for as long as he maintains the transformation.

Despite its tremendous power, the transformation seems to have some flaws. This flaw was hinted when Issei noticeably had trouble absorbing the energies of UY Scuti, with him worrying about the notion of trying to fully absorb the supergiant star into his body. Because he was unable to absorb UY Scuti entirely into his system, along with the fact that this transformation possesses intense energy that he isn't used to holding, Issei theorizes that he'll start to experience a severe decrease in stamina due to not being adjusted to the form. In order to bypass this flaw, Issei is able to release massive surges of energy from his body, lessening the strain.

Quotes

 * "I don't like being manipulated, Kokabiel. I thought you would have learned that already when you saw my battle with Riser Phenex. He did the same thing, and look what happened to him."


 * (To Ophis) "You, Great Red, and I guess we're like a Trinity. The Nothingness of Infinity. Great Red, the Illusion of Dreams. Hmm. Well, I don't exactly know what aspect of Infinity I represent, but I do know this. I'm the Infinity that completely fills up Nothingness."


 * (To Kokabiel before bisecting him) "Checkmate, Fallen Angel Kokabiel."


 * (To Loki) "The outcome of this battle was already set to be in my favor. When you summoned that wolf of yours. You said that Fenrir's fangs could kill any God. So I waited until the time you sent him to attack me, and I grabbed one of his fangs. You shouldn't have told me that, Loki. If you hadn't said anything, our battle would've gone on much longer than anticipated. So in reality, you made yourself lose this fight."


 * (To Pluto) "Do you really want to make an enemy out of me, Pluto?"


 * (To Pluto) "If Indra couldn't beat me, then what makes you think Hades has a chance in Hell of doing what the Heavenly Emperor tried and failed to do?"


 * (To Amenominakanushi) "You call yourself my God?! You will never be a true God in my eyes! That title's already been taken!"

Trivia

 * This incarnation of Issei is often referred to as Solar God!Issei, or Solar!Issei, to differentiate from the original Issei Hyoudou. His new title, due to his body becoming the physiology of a star, is Morning Star!Issei.


 * Issei's ability to transform from the use of his solar powers is based on that of the Super Saiyan transformations from the series Dragon Ball Z.  Also, his use of the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (with the sword containing the spirits of both Ddraig the Red Dragon Emperor and the Yamata-no-Orochi), strengthened by Issei's own solar abilities, derives elements from the character Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto from the anime series Bleach.


 * Issei's use of the title Morning Star, is a reference to the idea of the "bright morning star", the one that outshines all the others. The title is often associated with Lucifer (being perhaps the most beautiful creation of God) and Jesus Christ (being the most holy and powerful “light” in all the universe), referencing Issei's abilities deriving from light.


 * SolarGod!Issei's themes are Bleach OST: Enemy Unseen, Bleach OST: Pleasures Of Combat, Bleach OST: Creeping Shadows and God of war III OST- Rage of Sparta(only when he brutallizes his oponnents). MorningStar!Issei's themes are Rebirthing by Skillet, and Theme of the Seven Deities, from Asura's Wrath.