

His trench coat became worn, his mask damaged, and he mostly wore a ski jacket.Īfter spending some time with Suou and honoring his promise to stop drinking alcohol, Hei cuts his hair back to normal length, shaves, and returns to his "Black Reaper" attire.Īs a member of the Syndicate, Hei regularly takes on false identities and personas for his missions and day to day life, such as Li Shengshun (李生舜 (リ・シェンシュン), Ri Shengshun, pinyin: Lǐ Shēngshùn): a good-natured, timid Chinese exchange student who is always eager to help others, but otherwise generally keeps to himself. When operating as a Contractor, Hei dons a bulletproof trench coat and a white pierrot-inspired mask that fully conceals his face.Īfter the events that transpire at Hell's Gate, Hei lets his hair grow out and neglects shaving. When in his Li Shengshun persona, he wears the casual attire of an exchange student. Hei is a young man of slender build with black hair and dark blue eyes.

Hei also has a past history with the leader of the Evening Primrose and former Syndicate co-worker, Amber and hopes to find her in order to discover the truth. He continued to serve the Syndicate in hopes of one day finding out what happened in South America's Heaven's Gate, and more importantly, learn where his sister went.

Unknowingly to him, Bai had merged her being with Hei's, giving him her powers and the star BK-201. Hei's internal struggle of trying to bring himself to kill Baiĭuring the "Heaven's War", Bai went missing with the rest of Hei's team. However, as "Heaven's War" went on, Hei became appalled by his sister's actions and began having thoughts of killing her, but his love for Bai prevented him from doing so. Due to his exceptional capabilites in martial arts, improvised weaponry, and speed, Hei became feared even amongst contractors, earning the title of "Black Reaper". Although Hei hated killing, he became a mercenary in order to watch over and be with his sister. Soon after, Bai was recruited into the Syndicate. During a meteor shower, his sister became a Contractor with the ability to control and change matter on a molecular level, causing her to become the original BK-201. Before he became a Contractor, Hei was a caring older brother who looked after his little sister, Bai as her guardian despite his young age.
