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Land of Fire (Hi no Kuni)
Hisako Ichiki
Hisako Ichiki
First Appearance: Ultimate Universe #1 (November, 2023)
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A student at Kirigaya Minami Middle School.
- Ascended Extra: Downplayed. Her main universe counterpart is a relatively prominent character of the X-Men, but here, in this universe, she's one of the main protagonists.
- Best Friend: With Tsubasa. His suicide deeply affected Hisako, and it's the reason why she stopped coming to middle school until her graduation ceremony.
- Die or Fly: Her powers first manifest when her bike is hit by a car. They save her, but the car's driver is left in critical condition.
- Instant Armor: Just like in 616, Hisako's power is instantly manifesting an energy construct armor resembling a suit of samurai armor.
- My God, What Have I Done?: Hisako is haunted and tormented by her guilt over not doing more to help her deceased friend Tsubasa, who was victimized and bullied.
- The Protagonist: She is the main character of the series.
Mei Igarashi
Mei Igarashi
First Appearance: Ultimate Universe #1 (November, 2023)
A student at Kirigaya Minami Middle School.
- Canon Immigrant: She originated from Peach Momoko’s X-Men #27 New Champions Variant Cover, which wasn't part of the Ultimate Universe setting.
Tsubasa
Tsubasa
A friend of Hisako's who killed himself after relentless bullying.
- Plot-Triggering Death: His death hangs over the story like a shadow, but the plot also truly begins when a teacher who was rumoured to have bullied Tsubasa hangs himself at the end of Issue #1, implying that the shadow creature is hunting down everybody it perceived as having pushed Tsubasa to his death.
Villains
Shadow King
Shadow King
A shadowy figure that's tormenting Hisako over her friends death.
- Dark Is Evil: It is a sinister shadowy being harassing Hisako over her Tsubasa's death.
- Living Shadow: It looks like a shadow with eyes.
- Sadist: It enjoys taunting Hisako over Tsubasa's death.
- Speech Bubbles: It speaks in distinctive speech bubbles with ragged white text on a black background.
Sun Emperor (Shiro Yoshida)
Shiro Yoshida
Alias: Sun Emperor
First Appearance: Ultimate Invasion #2 (July 2023)
- Adaptation Name Change: He goes by Sun Emperor instead of Sunfire.
- Adaptational Villainy: Maker's toxic influence has resulted in him being a part of a ruthless conspiracy manipulating the world and willing to do anything for "the greater good".
- Greater-Scope Villain: He isn't seen or mentioned in the first issue, but a lot of the territory's problems are implied to be their doing.
Viper (Ophelia Sarkissian)
Ophelia Sarkissian
Alias: Viper
First Appearance: Ultimate Invasion #2 (July 2023)
- Greater-Scope Villain: She isn't seen or mentioned in the first issue, but a lot of the territory's problems are implied to be their doing.
- Mouth of Sauron: Per the rules, no-one may speak to Sunfire directly, so Viper speaks for him.
Silver Samurai (Kenuichio Harada)
Kenuichio Harada
Alias: Silver Samurai
First Appearance: Ultimate Invasion #2 (July 2023)
- Greater-Scope Villain: He isn't seen or mentioned in the first issue, but a lot of the territory's problems are implied to be their doing.
- President Superhero: He's one of the leaders of the Land of Fire.
