Yami Sukehiro

Overview

Biography

Yami Sukehiro
Japanese	ヤミ・スケヒロ
Rōmaji	Yami Sukehiro
Official English	Yami Sukehiro (VIZ, Funimation)
Alias	Destruction God 「破壊神 Hakaishin」
Character Information
Status	Alive
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Age	28
Birthday	September 17th
Height	183 cm
Blood Type	O
Eyes	Grey
Hair	Black
Affiliation
Occupation	Magic Knight
Squad	Black Bull File:Azure Deer Insignia.png Grey Deer (former)
Country	Clover Kingdom
Debut
Manga	Chapter 2
Anime	Episode 4
Voice Actors
Japanese	Junichi Suwabe
English	Christopher Sabat, Stephen Fu (young)
Image Gallery

“	Insert the text of the quote here, without quotation marks.	”
— To Asta in The Other New Member

Yami Sukehiro 「ヤミ・スケヒロ Yami Sukehiro」 is a foreigner from the Hino Country and the first captain of the Clover Kingdom's Black Bull squad of the Magic Knights. He is also a former member of the Grey Deer squad.

Appearance

Yami is a tall man with a very muscular build. He has grey eyes and black hair of medium length that is messily combed backward, making it stick outwards. Additionally, he sports a stubble mustache and beard.

Yami's attire is very simple and consists only of a white A-shirt and black trousers. The trousers have an extra layer of tan leather that covers his outer thighs and down to his knees. The trousers are only supported by a belt around his waist. Yami wears another pair of belts, one of which he uses to carry his grimoire. Lastly, he wears black high boots that cover most of his calves.

As the captain of the Black Bull squad, Yami wears a black banner with the squad's insignia on it. He wears it over his right shoulder and it is attached by two strings to his left shoulder. The banner also has tattered edges, seeming to have been ripped off from a bigger banner.

For the Star Awards Festival, Yami wears a simple robe over a fundoshi, and a twisted hachimaki tied in the front. He also carries an uchiwa. The fan and the back of the robe bear the kanji 祭 ("festival"), and the linings of his robe bear the kanji for "raging bull" 「暴れ牛 abare ushi」.

In Yami's youth, he wore the same thing, but his build was not as muscular.

Gallery

Yami as a child

Yami as a 15-year-old

Yami as a Magic Knight

Yami as a Black Bull Captain

Yami's outfit for the Star Awards Festival

Yami in Black Clover: Quartet Knights

Teenage Yami in Black Clover: Quartet Knights

Yami in Jump Petite Heroes

Personality

Yami after Asta bumped him.

Yami is uncouth, reckless, slightly hypocritical, and prone to delivering death threats at the slightest provocation. Nevertheless, he is a powerful and well-respected Magic Knight who was able to recognize Asta's merits when none of the other Captains would give him a chance.

He is typically a stoic man who believes more in actions than in words. He is very hot-headed, who can be easily angered by small matters such as being bumped by another person or interrupted when talking. Yami also has a penchant for intimidation whether he uses threatening words or physically harms his target. He also tends to immediately go straight for a more physical solution to any problems or confrontations, such as when he destroys a part of the squad's headquarters to calm his subordinates. Despite being very bull-headed, reckless, and unrefined , Yami is an experienced and perceptive warrior, picking apart his opponent's strategies with a glance and is constantly trying to come up with counters for them.

Furthermore, he also prefers instilling tough love to his subordinates by giving them dangerous missions. He believes that it is the best way for them to overcome their limits and grow stronger. Yami also does not discriminate people according to their social status or circumstances where he is willing to accept Luck Voltia, Noelle Silva, and Asta to join his ranks, even though he is aware of each of their problems. His concern for them is likely tied to his own circumstances, being treated as an outcast in his youth like they are.

Battle Prowess

Magic

• Dark Magic: Yami uses this magic attribute to generate and manipulate the element of darkness. He primarily uses this magic by channeling it into his sword. This magic has the ability to draw in other forms of magic, namely Light Magic, absorbing it into the darkness and can even affect the other world. Due to his Dark Magic's ability to affect the other world naturally, Yami is ranked as an Arcane Stage mage.

Dark Cloaked Avidya Slash

Black Hole

Dark Cloaked Black Blade

Black Cocoon

Dark Cloaked Dimension Slash

Dark Cloaked Avidya Wild Slash

Dark Cloaked Avidya Blunt Strike

Dark Cloaked Black Blade Blunt Sweep

Dark Cloaked Dimension Slash: Equinox

• Reinforcement Magic: Yami uses this form of magic to increase his physical abilities. It also allows him to make up for the slow speed of his Dark Magic.

Mana Skin

• Restraining Magic: Yami uses this form of magic to restrain his opponents with darkness.

Dark Binding

Abilities

• Master Swordsman: Yami has described himself as a magic swordsman. He is extremely skilled in swordsmanship; he easily fights on par with Patolli, the leader of the Eye of the Midnight Sun, with nothing but swordplay in conjunction with his Dark Magic, destroying the surrounding environment.

• Enhanced Strength: Yami has incredible physical strength which he further increases with magic. He easily throws Asta a considerable distance with just one hand.

• Enhanced Reflexes: Using ki, Yami can predict and react to attacks that others cannot keep up with and nonchalantly counters these attacks without having to turn around.

• Immense Durability: Yami is an extremely durable fighter, remaining unfazed when hit by Patolli's light blades, and emerges completely unscathed at his attempted cave in.

• Enhanced Speed: Yami is very fast, able to keep up with and surprise someone as fast as Patolli with his speed. When Lotus Whomalt attempts to launch a surprise attack on William Vangeance, despite having to climb a massive tree, Yami arrives just in time to intercept him. He is also capable of dodging Marx's elf-enhanced arrows that are faster than normal.

• Immense Magic Power: As a captain of a Magic Knights squad, Yami possesses an immense amount of magic power, as shown when the anti-birds flee as soon as they realize his presence. This is further proven when the slightest release intimidates multiple people. After Yami blocks and counters Patolli, Valtos wonders if the captain could rival the Magic Emperor. Gifso, the High Priest of the Seabed Temple, acknowledges Yami as being too powerful for his game. When watching his squad fight to the brink of death, he surpasses his limits to escape the Abari's Different Dimension Sphere and becomes powerful enough to easily defeat Vetto. Julius Novachrono states that Yami has grown more powerful after he returns to the kingdom. Yami estimates that his amount of magic power outclasses all commoners and nobles, with only very powerful royals such as Nozel, the strongest of elves such as Licht and Charla, and devils surpassing him in this regard.

• Ki: A principle originating from his homeland, this skill allows Yami to use a sixth sense to perceive and react to unseen attacks and persons.

• Mana Zone: Yami can control all the mana in an area around him to increase his spells' power and range and to stand in midair.

Databook

Physical Strength	Magic Amount	Magic Control	Magic Sensing	Cleverness	Limit Surpassing
5	5	4	4	4	5

Card

Volume	Magic	Type	Power	Magical	Wisdom	Stamina	Vitality
6	1500	Attack	5	3	2	3	4

Equipment

• Grimoire: Yami possesses a three-leaf clover grimoire that contains various darkness-based spells.

• Katana: Yami uses a katana in combat. It is from his homeland, the Hino Country. It was broken by Vetto during their first encounter, but replaced with a brand new one afterwards.

• Communication Device: Yami possesses a small device that allows him to communicate with the members of his squad. It can only transmit audio.

Yami's grimoire

Yami's katana

Yami's communication device

Fights

• Yami Sukehiro vs. Licht: Interrupted
• Yami Sukehiro vs. Rhya, Vetto, and Fana: Interrupted
• Yami Sukehiro vs. Vetto: Win
• Yami Sukehiro vs. Two Elves: Win
• Yami Sukehiro vs. Charla: Draw
• Yami Sukehiro and Jack the Ripper vs. Four Elves: Win
• Finral Roulacase, Yami Sukehiro, and Jack the Ripper vs. Ratri: Win

Events

• Magic Knights Entrance Exam
• Noelle's Magical Rampage
• Rescue the Children Mission
• Captain's Meeting: Finding the Traitor
• Temple Battle Royale
• Invasion of Kiten
• Star Awards Festival
• The Hot Spring Training Camp
• Battle of Clover Castle

Relationships

The Black Bulls

Asta

Yami personally recruited Asta into the Black Bulls after he takes an interest in him. He acts as a mentor figure to Asta, teaching him how to use Ki and coming to his rescue after he is attacked by Patolli. He has a lot of faith in Asta's strength, and he has acknowledged Asta as the one responsible for the Black Bulls' improved strength and reputation.

Noelle Silva

Yami recruited Noelle into the Black Bulls despite her reputation as a failure of a royal. He has a lot of faith in her strength, and Noelle holds much admiration for Yami in turn, though she is sometimes put off by his gruff behavior.

Magna Swing

Magna and Yami share a strong, almost brotherly relationship. Magna is completely loyal to Yami, and Yami in turn will take Magna to go gambling at times.

Vanessa Enoteca

The two met when Yami accidentally freed her from imprisonment in the Witch's Forest, and she later joined the Black Bulls out of respect for him. She appears to have a slight crush on him, but Yami remains oblivious to this.

Gauche Adlai

Yami recruited Gauche to the Black Bulls despite him being a prisoner at the time. Though Gauche rarely shows it, he holds a lot of respect for Yami and vice versa, though Yami is often put off by Gauche's obsession with his sister.

Luck Voltia

Luck holds Yami's strength in a high regard, and is always attempting to challenge him to a battle. Though Yami is sometimes put off by Luck's sociopathic behavior, he still acknowledges and puts Luck's battle strength and mana sensory abilities in a high regard.

Charmy Pappitson

The two have not been shown to have much interaction, but they both seem to have an typical subordinate-commanding officer relationship, though Charmy's eating habits often annoy Yami.

Finral Roulacase

Yami puts a considerable amount of trust in Finral and his spatial abilities. Though Yami often threatens Finral due to his cowardly behavior, he actually cares for him quite a bit and have confidence in his recovery after his battle with Langris.

Henry Legolant

Henry is the first person Yami recruited into the Black Bulls. Henry is very loyal to Yami, as he talked to him on the brink of death and gave him a new reason to keep living.

Grey

Grey has a high amount of respect and loyalty to Yami because he took her in after everyone else rejected her.

Gordon Agrippa

Gordon has a high amount of respect and loyalty to Yami because he took her in after everyone else rejected him.

Secre Swallowtail

The two have not had much interaction, but Yami acknowledges her as a member of the Black Bulls and even attacked the Magic Parliament to save her and Asta from being persecuted.

Magic Knights

Julius Novachrono

Julius was the one who convinced Yami to join the Magic Knights and the first person to show him any kindness since he came to the Clover Kingdom. They both trust each other very much and share a strong friendship, and Yami was heartbroken when he thought Julius had died. Notably, Julius is the only person shown thus far who can get Yami to do something without receiving a single complaint in return.

Charlotte Roselei

Charlotte has been in love with Yami ever since he rescued her from a curse when she was 18. She likes him to the point where she has to compose herself whenever he is in her presence. Though Yami has yet to acknowledge her feelings as he has not realized them yet, he holds a lot of respect for her strength and worked hard to save her after she was possessed by the elf Charla.

William Vangeance

Yami and William share a friendly rivalry not dissimilar from the one shared by Asta and Yuno. They both trust each other quite a bit, and Yami did not change his opinion of Vangeance even after he saw his disfigured face.

Fuegoleon Vermillion

Yami holds a large amount of respect for Fuegoleon. When he heard of his injury, he was confident in his ability to pull through and recover, and at the same time wanted to avenge his defeat during his fight with Patolli.

Mereoleona Vermillion

Yami and Mereoleona share a hostile sort of camaraderie. They respect each other's strength, but they often get into altercations when they meet regardless. Uniquely, Mereoleona seems to be the only Magic Knight captain Yami is actually afraid of, as he started shouting to evacuate the base after Mereoleona came barging in, when in comparison he has recklessly angered people like Nozel and Jack with out any form of caution.

Jack the Ripper

Yami and Jack are drinking buddies and rivals. The two of them seem to turn every task they do together into a contest, whether it be fighting, drinking, or even selling food. Nevertheless, the two have been shown to work well together in a fight and they both acknowledge each other as worthy opponents.

Nozel Silva

Yami and Nozel have an intense rivalry. Nozel is disgusted by Yami's unruly behavior, and Yami thinks of Nozel as an annoying pretty boy. However, they still respect each other as fellow captains and powerful fighters.

Notable Quotes

• "...In the end... the most important thing about a Magic Knight is... magical power." 「...なんや かんやで... 結局魔法騎士に 求めりれるのは 魔力だ "... Nanya kan'ya de... Kekkyoku Mahō Kishi ni motomeri reru no wa maryoku da"」
• "Surpass your limits. Right here. Right now." 「今 ここで 限界を 越える "Ima koko de genkai o koeru"」
• "Protect whatever is precious to you. One day it'll lead you to protect something else." 「テメーはテメーの護りてぇもん護ってりゃいいさ いつかそれが誰かの為になる "Temē wa temē no mamoritē mon mamotterya īsa Itsuka sore ga dareka no tame ni naru"」
• "This is the first time I've seen royalty that was labeled a failure... If you feel like fighting against it all, come with me." 「王族の落ちこぼれなんざ初めて見たわ ...戦う気があんなら黒の暴牛 (ウチ) 来れば? "Ōzoku no ochikoborena n za hajimete mita wa ...Tatakau ki ga an'nara uchi kureba?"」
• "Mr. Destiny, huh? I hate that bastard's guts. Who would even pay attention to him? I'd tear him apart and do whatever I damn well please." 「あーいイいイ運命さんね オレそいつ嫌いなんだわ 誰が言う事きくか ブツ潰してでも 好きにさせてもらうぜ "Āiiii unmei-san ne Ore soitsu kirai nanda wa Dare ga iu koto kiku ka Butsu tsubushite demo Suki ni sa sete morau ze"」
• "I like strong women, ya know? But there's nothing wrong in relying on others sometimes, right? And there's plenty strong people you can trust... among us Magic Knights, don't you think?" 「強えー女は好きだぜ? だがたまには誰かに頼ってもいんじゃねーの? そんな頼れる強ぇーヤツらがいっぱいいんのが オレ達魔法騎士団だろ? "Tsuē on'na wa sukida ze? Daga tamani wa dareka ni tayotte mo inja nēno? Son'na tayoreru tsuē yatsu-ra ga ippai in no ga Ore-tachi mahō kishi-dan daro?"」

Initial Concepts

Full Body

Expressions

Personalities

Trivia

• Yami's favorite things are cigarettes, intimidation, and interesting people.
• Yami has a collection of wild beasts that he keeps in the dungeon of the Black Bull base.
• Yami's grimoire design is the background for Volume 5's cover.
• Questions Brigade Rankings:
  • Yami is the sixth smartest Black Bull.
  • Yami is the most muscular character.
  • Yami is the fifth best drinker (same as Jack).
  • Yami is the tenth smartest captain.
  • Yami has the second best skill and taste in art.
• Yami ranked #2 in the first, second, and third popularity polls.
  • In the VIZ popularity polls, Yami ranked #1 in the first and second and #2 in the third.
• Yami can mean "dark, darkness" in Japanese, a reference to his magic and personality.
  • Yami's name in his concept art contains the kanji for "night" 「夜」, "appearance" 「見」, "mediate/interfere" 「介」, and "large" 「大」.
• Yami's face as a child is drawn like a "henohenomoheji" 「へのへのもへじ」, except the nose and mouth are replaced by やみ 「yami」.

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