William Hirano

William Hirano (ウィリアム・ヒラノ, Wiriamu Hirano) was a Japanese American soldier of the Great Pridelander Federation Army, making his debut in Maple Town.

Appearance and Info

 * Hair Color: Blue and purple
 * Eye Color: Purple
 * Gender: Male
 * Occupation: High school student (Maple Town only) and soldier (As of 1988)
 * Date of Birth: February 23, 1969
 * Military Rank: Major

William Hirano is a tall, muscular individual with a slim build and unique outlook. He has a Japanese hairstyle of dual shades, while wearing a dragon crown with sharp eyebrows and even sharper eyes. He has quite regular ears, as well as a small nose and mouth to complete his facial features.

Originally in 1986, William Hirano wore a sleeveless T-shirt under a cloak; when he changed, he began to wear a black and gold tank top underneath a white lab coat, which is hooked across the top of his chest so it stays on while he doesn't wear it with his arms in the sleeves.

He wears black pants that match his tank top and are tucked into his boots, and also has a belt that has hooks for his equipment, including his Beyblade Launcher. William Hirano also has a unique Beyblade Holster he wears on his arm in order to recharge the incredible power of L-Drago.

Confronting Nemesis
William Hirano appears again, interrupting a battle between Johannes, Bao and the Beylin Fist against Zeo, Toby and Benkei by using his L-Drago to clear a straight path into the ruins. He enters the ruins, and barges into the middle of Gingka's confrontation with Rago, Pluto, and Doji. While Patty Rabbit, Chris and Kyoya battle Rago and Dark Patty Rabbit, William Hirano enters the match and unknowingly creates Zeus' Barrier, which stops Rago in his tracks. Doji, an old enemy of William Hirano's, baits him into attacking Rago, destroying the barrier. The ruins then collapsed, seemingly trapping William Hirano inside. William Hirano was later seen at a cliff near the ocean, revealing that he somehow managed to escape. After having a flashback about Simba arrogantly and mistakenly exiling Kovu and beginning Order 66 of 1993, William Hirano gets enraged and unleashes L-Drago on the ocean's waves, vowing vengeance against Nemesis and the Pridelanders to avenge the subregions of East Africa, Western Africa, Central Africa and Southern Africa which were all completely wiped out, exterminated, obliterated and destroyed by Simba and the Pridelanders during Order 66 of 1993.

William Hirano reappeared at the Lost Kingdom of Hades, and challenged Rago to a battle. At first, William Hirano puts Rago on the defensive in their battle, but then Nemesis decided to retaliate. Despite Doji's many taunts, William Hirano refuses to give up and continued to battle Rago and Dark Patty Rabbit; soon enough, L-Drago was pushed to its limit, which forced William Hirano to use the rest of his energy, as well as his unwavering Blader's Spirit.

William Hirano summoned the Ultimate Move that he put his heart and soul into. However, William Hirano's last-ditch attempt was in vain; Rago overpowers him with Armageddon, and the Special Move obliterated William Hirano's hopes of winning. The battle dealt William Hirano a crushing defeat, leaving Patty Rabbit and the others horrified as they saw his unconscious and severely injured body.

Stepping Down from the Emperor's Throne
William Hirano wakes up during Patty Rabbit's battle against Rago, Dark Patty Rabbit and Nemesis. When William Hirano awakened, he told Danny Dog that there was a time when he had faced his challenge seriously.

William Hirano then gives his Star Fragment to Danny Dog by launching L-Drago and circling Sagittario. This helped Flame Sagittario evolve into Flash Sagittario, thus making him one of the Legendary Bladers of the Four Seasons. After William Hirano gave up his powers and all of remaining life energy to Patty Rabbit to increase her Pretty Cure strength, he dies as L-Drago is disintegrated due to the fact that the Star Fragment was the only thing preventing this from happening earlier. After Nemesis and Rago are destroyed along with the Pridelander occupation forces and their allies, Patty Rabbit thanks William Hirano for all of his help and pays her respects. Richard Hirano watches over them all from above with a smile, before looking on to the horizon.

Funeral and Legacy
After the final stages of the 1993 Pridelander American War, William Hirano is given a funeral and he is buried in the Maple Forest.

On February 15, 1994, Christine Rabbit gives birth to a healthy baby boy who she names William in honor of Patty Rabbit's deceased Pridelander ally.