Hyakki
Serious young doctor
Like Shirabyoshi, he has a strong sense of justice but is an inflexible young doctor. He despises Black Jack.
Trivia
- Hyakki despised Black Jack as 'a scoundrel who moves for money however.'
- Involved in the grueling surgery to embed diamonds inside the body at the tycoon's request.
- Seeing the poor elderly at the nursing home where he hid the diamonds, Hyakki struggled.
- The character is based on Hyakkimaru, the protagonist of Tezuka's work 'Dororo'.
Alternate names
Hyakki
Hyakki
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Male
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- A clean appearance befitting a young doctor. Has a serious expression.
- Eye color
- Brown
- Hair color
- Black
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Serious
- Detailed personality
- Strong sense of justice and serious to the point of inflexibility as a young doctor. Despises authoritarian doctors or mavericks like Black Jack, emphasizing discipline and rules.
- Keywords
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- sense of justice
- serious
- inflexible
- doctor
- contempt
- rule-oriented
- Talents
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- medical knowledge
- surgical technique
- sense of justice
- Skills
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- surgery
- patient examination
- medical ethics
- Motivation
- To protect patients' lives and uphold the righteous path of medicine.
History
- Backstory
- A young and serious doctor who harbors disgust toward capitalism and the dark side of the medical world but values hospital discipline. On the other hand, he holds strong contempt for Black Jack, who is unlicensed but highly skilled. In the past, at the command of a certain tycoon, he commissioned a difficult surgery to embed diamonds inside the body.
- Work title
- Black Jack
- Media type
- Manga
- Episode or chapter
- Ash and Diamonds
Diamond implantation surgery commissioned by the tycoon
- Significant event
- Diamond implantation surgery commissioned by the tycoon
- Description
- Commissioned Black Jack for a difficult surgery to implant 300 diamonds worth a total of 3 billion yen inside the body.
Acrylic ball substitution incident
- Significant event
- Acrylic ball substitution incident
- Description
- It was discovered that the diamonds had been swapped with acrylic balls. While investigating the truth independently, he learns the reality of the nursing home and struggles with his position.
Matsukata's death
- Significant event
- Matsukata's death
- Description
- The tycoon Matsukata dies from heart failure. Hyakki decides to keep the location of the diamonds secret and quietly uphold the decision to deliver them to the nursing home.
Relationships
Black Jack
Rival
Despises Black Jack and harbors hostile feelings toward him, but there is also a side where they mutually acknowledge each other regarding medicine.
Shirabyoshi
Colleague
Similarly a young doctor with a strong sense of justice, but not as extreme as Hyakki, with some flexibility.
Media appearances
Black Jack
Manga / Supporting
Voice cast and creators
Osamu Tezuka
- Creator name
- Osamu Tezuka
- Role
- Original author