Maji Ikarikami

"You mess with the bull, you get the horns... And believe me, I'm worse than a fucking bull.""

- Maji Ikarikami, Life 1 - New Life Maji Ikarikami is the protagonist of the story, "Highschool DxD: Wrath Reborn." He is a first-year at Kuoh Academy, and is a well-known delinquent, having a reputation as the "Demon King."

He's a member of the Occult Research Club, and his rank in Rias' peerage is a Pawn. Despite being a Low-Class Devil, his power is on par with powerful High-Class Devils, even individuals such as Sairaorg Bael. In addition, on his right arm, he wields the Sacred Gear, Boosted Gear, which makes him a deadly opponent to underestimate.

Maji is the reincarnation of the Hindu Deity, Asura, the god of wrath, and a powerful ranking member of the Hindu Religion. He had lost his life during the Great War, but was later reborn in his current life as Maji Ikarikami. He originally had a wife named Durga, but was tragically killed by Kokabiel in an attempt to coax Asura into unleashing his full power. He also has a daughter named Mithra, who acts as the current leader of the Hindu Religion, and his brother-in-law, Yasha, Durga's brother, watches over her as her protector.

Appearance
Maji is a young teen with snow-white hair and cold blue eyes, having a well-toned physique. Unlike many of the students at Kuoh Academy, he does not wear the uniform, and instead dresses in a dark gray coat with a fur lining at the collar and cuffs, along with a pair of black pants and gray boots with silver trims. He also wears dark blue gloves, hiding away the burn scars in his hands.

Personality
True to his nickname and status as the ultimate tsundere, Maji typically has a brash, cold, and harsh attitude, and generally perceives most people as those who are not worth his time, piss him off, or are just generally annoying. He also has a habit of picking fights with anyone that rubs him the wrong way, especially delinquents who think that they are better than others. In spite of his reputation as the Demon King of Kuoh, he is not fully a delinquent, as he also has a secretive, protective side, as he protected a young girl from being violated by a group of bikers, which led to the vast majority of the female students seeing him as something more than just a delinquent. He does care for others, but his own anger makes it hard for him to get along with others.

Maji has also been noted to have an extremely short temper. Various things set him off, but the most obvious and well-known triggers are when somebody insults his friends, or harms them in any way, shape, or form. This anger is partially responsible for his title as the Demon King of Kuoh.

In the past, according to both Mithra and Yasha, as Asura, Maji was very much the same as he is now, except his anger was always there, and the only people who could calm him down were Yasha and his sister, Durga, who Asura would eventually marry. He did not like any of his fellow gods, not even himself, as he hated his feelings of rage and anger, deeply wishing to obtain a different Karma to govern. He was also a loving family man, and a doting father, often spoiling his daughter whenever he was given the chance. He was also a vengeful person, as his rage was released all at once upon witnessing the death of his wife at the hands of Kokabiel during the Great War, in an attempt to further increase the conflict between the warring factions.

History
Maji was originally born as Asura, a member of the Hindu Religion, as well as a powerful deity. Each deity is given a Karma to govern, and Asura was granted the Karma of Wrath, hence leading to his role as a deity of rage. Despite his intense anger, he was capable of feelings of love, as he married another deity named Durga, and soon bore a child named Mithra, whom Asura would often spoil. When the Great War erupted, many factions were pulled into the conflict, the Hindu Religion being no exception. Asura and Yasha were at the very front of the battlefield, charging headfirst as they clashed with many opponents, defeating Devils, Angels, Fallens, and other religious beings alike. Eventually, Asura would clash with a Cherubim by the name of Kokabiel, who had begun to thrive in the battle. They had fought against one another for countless days, eventually developing a rivalry of sorts. Kokabiel, sensing Asura's incredible rage and power, and slowly becoming enticed with the overwhelming feeling of accomplishment one feels in the heat of battle, began to plot a way for him to fully release the Hindu God's anger, in order to further "liven things up."

Kokabiel would eventually learn of the existence of Durga and Mithra. Believing that their deaths would serve as a catalyst for many great battles ahead with the Hindu Religion, he infiltrated the realm of Nirvana with several Angels, and slaughtered many of it's citizens; Durga included. They would have succeeded in killing Mithra, if not for the timely arrival of Asura and Yasha. Upon seeing his wife's corpse, Asura was overcome with maddening despair, sadness, and wrath. The overflowing emotions caused him to go berserk, and tried to kill Kokabiel, slaughtering anyone who stood between him and his wife's murderer, including the citizens of Nirvana. He had nearly ravaged all of Nirvana, and would have utterly destroyed it, were it not for Yasha, whom he nearly killed in his bout of madness, trying to stop him and return him to his senses. The Hindu God of Melancholy succeeded, and Asura returned to his original form.

Asura was horrified by his actions, seeing the death and destruction he had caused to his homeland, and left in self-exile. For countless years, he watched as the war continued, staying out of it, and unable to see his daughter without remembering what he had done. However, one day, as the war was slowly reaching it's climax, Mithra, having learned of his exile from Yasha, found him, and spoke to him. She told him that what happened to her mother was not her fault, and that he should not blame himself for what happened. Asura disagreed, claiming that, even now, all he can feel is a boiling, raging anger that refuses to subside, and fears that if he sets foot on the battlefield again, he will lose himself in his rage. Mithra, however, persists, and asks him not to fight in anger, but to fight and protect everything he hols dear, even giving him a scarf that was made for him by Durga, just before she was killed. Mithra told her father that it was made for him as a birthday present, and that it would signify his determination to not lose himself in his anger, and instead direct it at the people who dared to harm his family.

Renewed of his determination, Asura took to the battlefield with Yasha, and entering a climactic battle with the Great Devil King, Lucifer, and the God of the Bible, as well as Kokabiel. According to the accounts left behind by Yasha and Azazel, Asura had managed to kill Lucifer, and heavily injured Kokabiel. He died while protecting Yasha from God's attack, which would have otherwise killed the Hindu Deity of Melancholy. Afterwards, he entered the cycle of reincarnation, and after thousands of years, was finally reincarnated as Maji Ikarikami.

Quotes
"I don't believe in shit like fate. If there's somebody screwing with me, they've got another thing coming." Life 2: Devilish Awakening

"H-hey! Who the hell are you calling a tsundere, you midget?! I'm not a tsundere, you got that?! ...S-seriously, I'm not!" -to Koneko

"Now what idiot went and pissed me off...?"

"Shut up and listen. I'm talking."

Trivia

 * His English VA is Micah Solusod, while his Japanese VA is Yoshitsugu Matsuoka.
 * Maji's backstory and life as Asura is heavily inspired by the game, Asura's Wrath, where the protagonist, Asura, was married to Durga, and had a daughter named Mithra, only to lose his wife in a plot to take control of the world at the hands of Deus, in order to defeat Vlitra.
 * Maji is '5, 6" ft tall, and weighs approximately 54 kg.
 * Maji, in his free time, likes to read manga, and polish his martial art skills.
 * His likes include manga, heavy metal, and American Soap Operas. He heavily dislikes sweets, but will eat them when offered by a girl, in order to not hurt their feelings.
 * His favorite food is Pepperoni Pizza, and a Chocolate Fudge Sundae.
 * As Asura, Maji's strength was ranked amongst the Top Ten Strongest Beings in the Universe, taking the spot of the seventh strongest being. His current self's strength is considered to be S-Rated by the Magicians.
 * His harem consists of Rias, Akeno, Koneko, Asia, Sona, Rossweiss, and Ophis.