Kiun

Kiun
Kiun (ch57_p02).jpg
Name
Kanji	黄云
Also Known As	The Thunder Blade
Profile
Race	Shinki
Gender	Male
Age	Unknown
Hair Color	White
Status
Status	Alive
Occupation	Takemikazuchi's Shinki
Debut
Manga	Chapter 35 (shinki form) Chapter 56 (human form)

Kiun (黄云) is Takemikazuchi's most well-known Shinki, taking the form of a serpentine dragon made of lightning. His vessel name is Ōki (黄器).

Appearance

Kiun has the appearance of a young man with long light-colored hair, some of which is tied in a knot on the back of his head. His most noticeable features are his eyes - which are drawn with dark irises and white pupils - and the horizontal scar on the bridge of his nose. Kiun is dressed in traditional Japanese clothing similar to the garbs worn by Shinto priests.

Trivia

• Kiun's true name, 黄 ki, means the color yellow.
  • The character added for Kiun's given name, 云 un, means "to say". The meaning of "cloud" has also been historically associated with it, however.
• Despite his vessel form supposedly being pure lightning, Kiun does bleed in his dragon form.
• The distinctive scar on his nose has been left by Kazuma, who interrupted Kiun's assault on Ebisu by cutting the snout of his shinki form.
• Kiun is one of two currently known shinki to take the form of living creatures, the other one being Kuraha.
  • Incidentally, both Kiun and Kuraha sustain damage to their shinki forms during the events of the story that leaves them scarred in their human forms as well.
• During conversation with master Takemikazuchi Kiun reveals his opinion on Blessed Regalias (originally 祝の器 hafuri no utsuwa):

«Hafuri are extremely rare. That can be seen as either a good or a bad omen. "Hafuri" also carries the meaning of "burial". One would wonder if such a thing would truly bring it's master good fortune.»