| rdfs:comment | - Hiaka holds a personal distaste for most samurai as a result of her interactions with several of them, considering them nothing more than spoiled brats. She feels that for the most part, they are delusional, not seeing the strength of the other side and instead sticking to their traditions. While Hiaka doesn't necessarily have a problem with the samurai traditions themselves, she does despise the samurai's inability to let go of the past. She feels that there is much to be learned from the people of the shinobi world, and believes that is time for samurais to recognize that. As described by both herself and other people who meet her, she is called a "mover and a shaker" as evidenced by her willingness to embrace change. It is for this reason that she is a staunch ally of Arien, the product
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| abstract | - Hiaka holds a personal distaste for most samurai as a result of her interactions with several of them, considering them nothing more than spoiled brats. She feels that for the most part, they are delusional, not seeing the strength of the other side and instead sticking to their traditions. While Hiaka doesn't necessarily have a problem with the samurai traditions themselves, she does despise the samurai's inability to let go of the past. She feels that there is much to be learned from the people of the shinobi world, and believes that is time for samurais to recognize that. As described by both herself and other people who meet her, she is called a "mover and a shaker" as evidenced by her willingness to embrace change. It is for this reason that she is a staunch ally of Arien, the product of a marriage between shinobi and samurai. She believes that he exemplifies change in the Land of Iron, and that this change has positive connotations. While in battle, she possesses a calm and level-headed demeanor, allowing her to make shrewd decisions on the fly. While generally respectful of her opponents, Hiaka will not hesitate to taunt and belittle them if she knows that it will potentially unbalance them, causing them to make a critical error that she can capitalize upon. Hiaka holds special respect for particularly strong opponents, as shown by her recognition of Arien as a powerful samurai, despite others hesitation to call him such. As a result, she derives even more gratification should she defeat such and opponent, believing herself to have grown stronger because of it. It can be said that in combat she is a very deceitful person, playing upon peoples senses in order to create an opening for her to exploit. She also has a noted merciless streak, as she decided to do away with several samurai she had defeated instead of letting them go, further cementing her rōnin status. To Hiaka, one of the most important elements to a person's being is family...
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