Gaku Haku Kou

Gaku Haku Kou
Chinese	Yuè Bái Gōng
Kanji	岳白公
Biographical Information Status Deceased (Slain) Marital Status Unknown Gender Male State Zhao Location Eikyuu (Death place)
Professional Information Occupation Soldier Duke Affiliates Zhao Military Ko Chou Army Military Rank General
Media
Appearance Manga Debut Chapter 675

“	Run away? You jest. Not after I've been blessed with such a magnificent opportunity. You see...I've always wanted to crush the head of an invading General as impudent as you.	”
—Gaku Haku Kou to Shin as they meet.

Gaku Haku Kou, or Duke Gaku Haku, was a General of Zhao Military and one of the vassals under Great General Ko Chou. He served in the Battle of Eikyuu as commander of Zhao's right wing before he was killed in a duel with Ri Shin of the Hi Shin Unit.

Appearance

Gaku Haku Kou is a gigantic muscular man with big ears and jewels on his forehead and chin. He wore commander's armor.

Personality

“	This world...may seem convoluted and confusing but in truth, it's rather simple to understand...simply put your actions will come back to haunt you. In other words...with Violence...Comes more violence. It's time for a reckoning...Hi Shin Unit.	”
—Gaku Haku Kou to Shin and the Hi Shin Unit.

Gaku Haku Kou is a man who found great pleasure in warfare, specifically in choking the life out of invaders who love battle. He thought that human beings will never stop fighting each other, since war is the height of entertainment. Shin describes him as apathetic as Gaku Haku Kou believed it doesn't matter whether you're killed by intelligent invader or an idiot.

History

Not much was know about Gaku Haku Kou's past, but it was implying he served under Ko Chou before they were placed in the capital. At some point he witnessed brutality of war and gained a new perspective on life. After his master became Guardian Deity of Kantan he devoted himself to training and studying tactics.

Story

Battle of Eikyuu Arc

Gaku Haku takes part in the Battle of Eikyuu and he commands Zhao's right wing. He positions his HQ at the top of the hill and is able to crush multiple Qin army due to his terrain advantage, including Gyoku Hou Army. After Qin devised a plan to reach the top of the hill, he took his mace and decided to fight personally on the frontlines. He blows away their cavalry and faces Shin in a duel. Shin tries to hit Gaku Haku Kou with his glaive, but he dodges every attack and counters. Shin is blown away and caught in Bi Hei's arms. Zhao soldiers are surprised Shin can even react to their generals "vanish". He decides to give Ou Ki's glaive to Bi Hei for now and instead draws his sword. Shin starts to keep up with Gaku Haku Kou's movements thanks to the change of weapon. In response Gaku Haku drops the mace and asks his soldier for a moon blade. He claims that this weapon complements his martial arts the best. The fight continues as Shin becomes more agile and fast on his feet.

Gaku Haku starts punching and kicking Shin, changing his style again. His soldiers intervene and attack Shin too. In response Shin's troops try to help, but they are cut down by the general. Gaku Haku says Shin has a wholesome unit and talks how unity and camaraderie are pressures of the battlefield. According to him the war is humanity's height of entertainment and that's why they will never stop fight each other, especially those who are strong will start war after war. On the other hand, he finds pleasure in killing those type of people. Shin is disappointed and calls Gaku Haku apathetic. Gaku Haku responds that it's because Shin is young and lacks perspective in contrast to him and Ko Chou. Ko Chou bears the pain of war in him while Gaku Haku pleasure, pain and ecstasy of war. He adds that the world should stay like that. Shin disagrees with him as the battle continues. Shin then is kicked to the stomach and vomits blood. Zhao general thinks that whether you're killed by an intelligent invader or an idiot you are dead anyway, so it's pointless to think about it, but Shin has a different opinion.

Shin falls to the ground after a punch to the neck. One of Zhao soldiers thinks that Gaku Haku Kou is unstoppable while he's wielding the moon blade, since there's no one who can match him in musculature and body armor. Shin starts to wonder how to get past his defenses and finally has an idea. He attacks his opponent head on. As he's about to counter with a kick Shin dives his blade in his knee pining him down. Then he calls Bi Hei's name as his friend throws him his glaive. Shin is able to catch it in the air and finishes Gaku Haku with a falling slash to the chest. Gaku Haku Kou asks if killing him gave him pleasure and Shin responds that it did. As he falls to the ground, Gaku Haku replies that it's good, but Shin disagrees. Later his head is cut off and stuck on Den Yuu's spear.

Abilities

As a vassal of Ko Chou, Gaku Haku Kou was a capable military commander. After his master became "Guardian Deity of Kantan", he devoted himself to training and studying tactics. He commanded the right wing in Battle of Eikyuu and decimated multiple Qin armies including Gyoku Hou Army with ease.

Physical Abilities

Immense Agility: Gaku Haku Kou's fighting style revolved around utilizing a unique martial art that allows him to "vanish" before getting hit and appear somewhere else in an instant. Despite his gigantic size, he was able to easily dodge hits from Shin's podao.

Immense Strength: Gaku Haku Kou possessed an immense strength and was shown to blow away multiple cavalry soldiers with a single swing of his mace and even push back Shin during their duel.

Weapons Expert: Gaku Haku Kou was a powerful warrior who uses a massive Gada mace during the battle. With this weapon, he was able to hard press the glaive-wielding Shin and force him to switch weapons to his sword. Against troublesome opponents, Gaku Haku Kou changes his weapon to his Moon Blade that is usually carried by his trustworthy soldier. The sword allowed him to unleash both fast and pinpoint attacks and he claimed this weapon complements his marital arts the best.

Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Gaku Haku Kou was also shown mixing hand to hand attacks into his fighting style, performing kicks, knee attacks, and punches in tandem with his swordsmanship.

Leadership

Gaku Haku Kou was a capable and lead his men effectively in the battlefield. He was able to train his own elite cavalry unit that follows him into battle.

Tactical Abilities

Terrain Manipulation: Gaku Haku Kou demonstrated impressive tactical skills as he used advantages of Eikyuu terrains to annihilate enemy forces. Using the sea of cliffs and surrounding mountains, he created a natural fortress that is nearly impossible to capture. With gentle slopes in the terrain, Gaku Haku Kou created best defensive strongholds by setting up traps to deal whole armies swiftly.

Gallery

Gaku Haku Kou's death.

Trivia

• Gaku Haku Kou had a striking resemblance to Buddha.

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