TV-Series
Description
Hyakume functions as the radar and sensor expert for the pirate ship Bentenmaru, monitoring spatial anomalies, tracking enemy movements, and managing electronic countermeasures. His anime depiction shows dark brown hair, a faint mustache and goatee, a scar above his left eye, a red headband worn at an angle, a light blue scarf, maroon fingerless gloves, and a dark blue sleeveless jacket. The manga portrays him with light grey hair mostly under a bandana, no facial hair, and a formal dark suit with a uniquely designed blue jacket.
He maintains a generally friendly and amused demeanor, often engaging in technical speculation and detailed mission explanations. Demonstrating loyalty, he supports new captain Marika Kato's transition, supervising her electronic warfare training with Coorie. During downtime, he builds model ships, a hobby notably pursued during a crew quarantine caused by an alien virus.
His background before joining the Bentenmaru remains largely undocumented. His involvement spans key events:
- In the *Recruitment Arc*, he provides sensor data for the Odette II's practice cruise, remarks on its condition upon return, and later quips about passengers' enthusiasm for a "cute" pirate captain during Marika's first raid.
- Throughout the *Golden Ghost Ship Arc*, he analyzes protected royal family sighting data, detects spatial irregularities during the search, monitors enemy Serenity Kingdom vessels, joins the ghost ship boarding party to assist with electronic systems, identifies biological preservation environments, and alerts the crew to incoming signals.
- In the *Hakuoh Pirates Arc*, while isolated due to infection, he helps create an emergency operations manual for the inexperienced yacht club crew. He later reacts with alarm to their unplanned faster-than-light jump attempt and notes the arrival of Stellar Military ships.
His technical expertise involves decrypting secured networks, realigning spatial anomaly data with observational buoys, restoring communication systems after energy overloads, and interpreting complex combat sensor readings. He consistently provides critical situational updates, such as detecting radar waves from multiple military-class ships or identifying energy signatures indicating vessel damage.
He maintains a generally friendly and amused demeanor, often engaging in technical speculation and detailed mission explanations. Demonstrating loyalty, he supports new captain Marika Kato's transition, supervising her electronic warfare training with Coorie. During downtime, he builds model ships, a hobby notably pursued during a crew quarantine caused by an alien virus.
His background before joining the Bentenmaru remains largely undocumented. His involvement spans key events:
- In the *Recruitment Arc*, he provides sensor data for the Odette II's practice cruise, remarks on its condition upon return, and later quips about passengers' enthusiasm for a "cute" pirate captain during Marika's first raid.
- Throughout the *Golden Ghost Ship Arc*, he analyzes protected royal family sighting data, detects spatial irregularities during the search, monitors enemy Serenity Kingdom vessels, joins the ghost ship boarding party to assist with electronic systems, identifies biological preservation environments, and alerts the crew to incoming signals.
- In the *Hakuoh Pirates Arc*, while isolated due to infection, he helps create an emergency operations manual for the inexperienced yacht club crew. He later reacts with alarm to their unplanned faster-than-light jump attempt and notes the arrival of Stellar Military ships.
His technical expertise involves decrypting secured networks, realigning spatial anomaly data with observational buoys, restoring communication systems after energy overloads, and interpreting complex combat sensor readings. He consistently provides critical situational updates, such as detecting radar waves from multiple military-class ships or identifying energy signatures indicating vessel damage.