#thl hiruko

[bored-trans-orchidsexual]

Hiruko Shizuhara Mechanical Musings

Ah, Hiruko... No doubt on almost everyone's top 3 characters. And why wouldn't she be? She's a beautiful, serious woman with the strength and confidence to get shit done. Openly bisexual, Domme vibes, able to effortlessly switch tone and vibe to match unexpected scenarios... And girl's got seeeeecrets. I'm almost 50 endings in and have so many questions about what she knows, and what she's capable of. Add her carnal enjoyment for dismemberment and carnage to all that, and you have an intimidatingly interesting character with a side of "step on me queen" energy.

Such an iconic character requires an equally iconic design, and Rui Komatsuzaki doesn't disappoint. Despite being 17-18 years old, her sharp, serious expressions and the professional way she dresses marks her as significantly more mature. The hip, sleek suit look with the long, flowing skirt suggest a no-nonsense woman with no time for your shit, while the leather jacket and the v-cut on the skirt hint at her more brutal, sexual undertones.

Unsurprisingly, Hiruko's role in combat is as straightforward and frighteningly beautiful as she is; she is an aggressive damage dealer to a small area.

Her specialist skill, Special Discipline, is downright addicting to use. For each kill she gets, she gains an additional +1 damage for each of her skills for the rest of the turn. While this only stacks up to +3, this makes her attacks even more deadly, making her great for taking out tougher foes.

Hiruko's first skill, "Cranial Fracture", deals high damage to a single target immediately in front of her. Thanks to her higher experience compared to the rest of the cast, this skill is actually fully upgraded from the begining, so I'm unsure it's original value, but it's 5 damage as a result, up to 8 with her specialist skill before any other buffs.

Her second skill, "Internal Laceration", deals light damage to three spaces right in front of her horizontally. While this deals lower damage than her other attacks, not only does it allow for her to quickly build up her specialist skill, but while it's capped even this attack can take out middle-tier foes.

Her final skill, "Life-or-death Shot", deals high damage to two spaces forward directly in front of her, while restoring 1 HP for Hiruko herself. While not as strong as cranial fracture, it does hit two spaces and heal herself, so often this is the better skill to use.

Her Special Skill, "Cruel Death's Lament", deals massive damage in a crater formation around Hiruko herself, creating spikes of blood energy and of course increased by her buffs, if you create a path for her into a mass of foes she can take out the threats on an entire side by herself.

Hiruko's kit doesn't excel on every setup, but she's definitely on the more reliable side of the spectrum. She basically only hits targets immediately in front of her, but what she lacks in range she more than makes up for in raw damage. Her attacks are often overkill, but when she can face up to high hp enemies or bosses, she really shines. Most other characters need last yell stacks and several buffs to hit like she can with base numbers and specialist skill alone. Her kit is especially fun on exploration battles, not as reliable as Takumi but she can make mincemeat of most bigger foes in a single turn. She can even heal herself a little as she attacks, one of the few characters in the game that can.

In the end, it's hard not to love what Hiruko brings to the table. Where a lot of this game is about attack spreads and hitting as many targets as possible, Hiruko is refreshingly straightforward, literally. Just move her in front of the enemies and kill, kill, kill. Racking up bonuses and mauling tough foes and bosses with her addictingly fun lines in battle like "I can hardly contain myself" it's easy to catch her infectious joy in evisceration and slaughter.

But what do you think about Hiruko? Do you like using her in battle, or are you more about wide attack spreads? How does she fit in to your defence strategies?

[hiruko-shizuhara]

Hiruko Shizuhara the Greatest

[xxmarionandtheriotxx]

[grimeye-j]

[vaccariia]

happy birthday queen 👑

[tsubahundred]

my birthday is in three days so here textpost dump for you as a present

[rararazaquato]

i'm moving out in four days. i should pack my things. but... Hundred Line Posting...

(very mild spoilers for first 100 days and shizuhara's bond events under the cut)

[k47h3r1n3]

Can you believe it, guys? The Hundred Line, just a week away. The Hundred Line is in a week! Woohoo! I am so happy about this information. The Hundred Line! Just a week away, oh wow. Can you believe it? The Hundred Line! Just in a week! It got here so fast! The Hundred Line! Just a week away!

[shsl-tsumugi]

weekly a day in the lives of the sdu illustrations #4 ft. darumi and hiruko!

飴宮「うっひょー！　比留子サマのおみ足だぁー！　うへへ、たまんねぇ〜…！」

雫原「離れなさい…！　普通に気持ち悪いわ！　踏み殺すわよ！」

[irldrfan]

more hirutaku

[candibingus]

sprite redraws ♡︎

these were all screenies from the gameplay so tha text is a little random but i wrote out the text below !!

[DARUMI (light blue): Wanna come DIE with me?!]

[HIRUKO (muted purple): Hurry up and kill it.]

[EITO (muted tealish blue): You can count on me, Takumi.]

[YUGAMU (bright blue): Hehehe, I’d love to dissect him & figure out what makes him tick…]

[IMA (muted indigo): It’s been a rough day, and I need my beauty sleep.]

[ultrabeast01symbiont]

you know what? fuck it. go my funnies

[hiruko-shizuhara]

some quick thl textposts. not using the sprites because i don't want to see the leaked sprites, i want to go in blind

[tygrisica]

100Line dice set aesthetic

[soushisousatsu]

(My translation of this promo clip. Feel free to use it with credit.)

Takumi: That's why I'll protect you, too. Long ago, I promised...

It went silent. And stayed that way for a long while. Each time the wind blew through her hair, a subdued, yet pleasant, scent tickled my nose. It was something I had smelt before... A nostalgic scent that plucked at my heartstrings... Was it... lavender? The moment I placed my finger on it, her lips moved. But they hardly made a sound.

Hiruko: It still... It still isn't over...

Takumi: What do you mean?

Hiruko: My duty... Hiruko: Before this all ends... there's one last thing I want you to do...

Takumi: And that would be?

Shizuhara turned her gaze on me and whispered.

Hiruko: Kiss me...

[trubbishrubbish]

The Hundred Line: Begins planting the seeds for Daruko toxic yuri.

Hiruko five minutes later: