Character Profile- Hiko
Hiko is 43 years old(November 1863) but does not look like his age.Hiko is the man who taught Kenshin how to fight and is also the one who raised him for most of his childhood.He uses a katana (regular Japanese sword )He is very smug and self-confident. He believes himself to be a genius and thinks that no one is a better fighter, or better looking than he is . Hiko never finished teaching Kenshin since they parted ways before the Restoration, so during the course of the story Kenshin returns to Hiko to complete his training. Hiko enjoys making fun of Kenshin and likes to call him 'baka deshi' meaning 'stupid pupil'. He also really enjoys drinking sake. Hiko is extremely wise and will sometimes share some of his wisdom with Kenshin.In the past
He accidentally killed his own master when he fully mastered the Hiten Misturugi Ryu ( the student is supposed to end up killing the master when he fully masters it ). Hiko met Kenshin (who was very young and named Shinta ) when he saved him from a group of bandits. He renamed him Kenshin and took him under his wing as an apprentice and taught him swordsmanship. They eventually parted ways after an argument on how the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu should be used. While Kenshin went off to fight in the restoration, Hiko stayed behind in his secluded home. Somewhere along the line he decided to take up pottery as a hobby, since he thought it was a good way to show his genius abilities.