Issei Hyoudou (DxD: FINAL)

''"W-what the hell?! Wha-what happened to me?! What the fuck did you do to me?!" -Issei, Chapter 2: God-Killer''

Issei Hyoudou is the main male protagonist of the canon series, Highschool DxD, as well as the fanfiction series, DxD: Final. He is a second-year at Kuoh Academy, and a member of the school's "Perverted Trio," a trio of perverted men in the entire student body.

He was originally an average human until an event which costed him his life, though he was subsequently revived by a supernatural entity named Dagda. Since then, his body has undergone changes to adapt to the sudden appearance of demons, and as the story progresses, learns of the reason behind his revival: to become a god killer.

Appearance
Issei is an average teenager of seventeen years of age, with short brown hair and light brown eyes. Through out the series, he has worn a multitude of outfits, though he has mostly been seen in his student uniform, which consists of a blazer (more commonly black, although in other media is shown with a tinge of purple or grey, with white accents) over a white, long-sleeved dress shirt with black highlights with a black ribbon on the collar, matching black pants, and brown dress shoes. However, Issei's uniform differs in the fact that he wears a red T-shirt underneath his open dress shirt and blazer, and wears blue and white sneakers in place of dress shoes.

After being revived by Dagda, Issei develops green eyes and strange green markings the encompass his entire left arm, and a green mark resembling a scar on his right cheek. He has also developed a well-toned physique, sporting defined abs and muscles. After the Cataclysm, an event where Kuoh was reduced to mere rubble and labelled a danger zone, Issei wears a carbon green jacket over a dark red shirt, and a pair of worn out denim jeans with combat boots. He also keeps a katana strapped to his back.

As a member of the Counter-Demon Force, Issei wears a black COMP on his right wrist.

Personality
Issei has a wide variety of traits. His more infamous ones include his rather unhealthy fascination with the female body, right to the point where he fantasized about groping women's breasts and even sucking on them. He was initially shown to be ignorant, self-centered, arrogant, and coupled with his perversity, he was instantly labelled as a pervert, being associated with Matsuda and Motohama, all of whom are members of the notorious "Perverted Trio."

Despite his perversity, however, Issei is shown to be kind and courageous person with unfailing conviction to protect the people most precious to him, even almost died trying at the hands of his enemies. He also has a bad habit of "putting his nose where it doesn't belong," though this is more out of concern for his friends. Due to this, he gained a strong friendship with his comrades in the Counter-Demon Force and with the Occult Research Club, as well as affection from some of the girls, perverted tendencies aside. Unfortunately, he is rather oblivious to the feelings of the girls around him, sometimes believing that they are simply teasing him. This was due to trauma from having been killed by a Fallen Angel, who posed as his girlfriend before killing him, and mocking him as she watched him die.

After his murder, Issei has developed a fear of admitting his feelings to the girls, as he thought it would cause them to turn their backs on him. He had acknowledged, however, that this would not happen, but it is still an intense fear nonetheless.

In battle, Issei is sometimes very stubborn, and due to his emotions, he often charges ahead towards his enemies without a second thought whenever his comrades are insulted, treated badly, or easily defeated. Azazel has stated that it is one of Issei's bad habits. Lately, he has started to become more tactical in his battles, using technique-type strategies to defeat opponents, such as when he used Boosted Gear in tandem with Dagda's own abilities to defeat Lilith. Another sign of his kind nature is that, despite wanting to lose his virginity, he absolutely refuses to take advantage of women when they are suffering, even when they are offering themselves to him.

Issei was originally against the idea of him becoming a god killer, stating that all he wants is a simple and normal life, and refuses to fight against Gods and otherwise. However, after the Cataclysm, Issei soon realizes that he has very little choice in the matter, and begrudgingly accepts his role. That being said, however, he is grateful for his newfound life, being able to meet people he would have otherwise not have met, finding new bonds in the ruins of what used to be his old, perverse life.

History
He is a childhood friend of Irina Shidou and they would always play together before she moved to England, although he thought she was a boy at the time. At some point when Issei came over to Irina's house, she kissed him while he was sleeping. Sometime during his childhood, Issei met an old man who told him and other children stories about breasts, which eventually led to Issei's fascination with them, and his perverted tendencies.

He attended the same middle school with Matsuda and Motohama and the three of them started attending Kuoh Academy one year before the story, and have come to be known as the Perverted Trio to just about the entire school.

Powers and Abilities
Demonic Power: Though not a true member of the Devil Faction, Issei's revival as a God Killer has, more or less, granted him all the abilities used by Devils, allowing him the power to cast various spells. Enhanced Stamina: Issei initially possessed average stamina. However, following his revival by Dagda, he gains a tremendous increase of stamina, which allows him to use Boosted Gear and his COMP. This allows him to fight for prolonged periods of time against Demons, Devils, Angels, and Fallen Angels alike.
 * Dragon Shot: One of Issei's Signature moves. Issei fires a beam of energy concentrating his magical powers. This move is usually used in tandem with the Boosted Gear to increase it's destructive powers. During his time in the Counter-Demon Force, Issei managed to develop a small-scale version of the Dragon Shot that is meant for knocking out humans.
 * Dress Break: The second of Issei's signature moves, which he uses mainly against his female opponents. This move allows him to strip a female's clothes after coming into contact with them by concentrating his magical energy on the clothes, almost like a bomb, and then triggers it by snapping his fingers.

Enhanced Strength: Initially, Issei had below average strength, compared to others. However, his subsequent revival as a God Killer as more or less rectified this, able to fight against low-level demons with his bare hands. As the series progresses, Issei's physical strength has increased to the point where he can easily be considered an Ultimate-Class Devil, and with the use of his ingenuity, as well as training from various members of the Counter-Demon Force, he can fight against powerful demons such as Medusa, Minotaur, and Ammamon by himself.

Enhanced Durability: Issei was originally very weak and vulnerable, easily hurt by surprise attacks. However, after being revived by Dagda, Issei's body has become much more sturdier, as to combat the demons as per his newfound role. As the series progresses, Issei's body has been honed to where he can use Boosted Gear continuously, which he was not able to accomplish before in the beginning. He is also capable of withstanding even a direct blast from Lucifer, though the damage was severe to the point where Issei was left unconscious.

Master of Hand-to-Hand Combat: Issei was initially unskilled in fighting until he joined the Counter-Demon Force. Through heavy training with Skins, he was able to develop a latent talent for the martial arts, and after further training by Sairaorg Bael, a master of the martial arts, he was able to fight on par with even Chi Yu, a powerful demon with immense physical prowess.

Survival Skills: Due to his training in the Counter-Demon Force, Issei has developed basic survival skills.

Stealth: Issei has learned how to mask his presence from other people.