Mikoto

Mikoto Souh from Project K

Mikoto Suoh (周防 尊, Suoh Mikoto) is the Third and Red King, and leader of the Red Clan, HOMRA. Despite his slacker attitude at times, something considered unfit for a King, Mikoto is hailed as the most violent-tempered of all the Kings.




Kanji 周防 尊

Rōmaji Suoh Mikoto

Alias King (キング, Kingu)

Red King (赤の王, Aka no Ō)

Third King (第三王権者, Dai San Ō Ken-sha)

Characteristics

Race Human

Age 24 (in K)

Birthday August 13, 1988

Horoscope Leo

Height 185 cm (6'1")

Gender Male

Eyes Amber


Hair Red
Blood Type B

Professional Status

Previous Affiliation Homura

Previous Occupation King

Previous Base of Operations HOMRA

Personal Status

Status Deceased

Power Aura Red

First appearance
Anime Debut Episode 1
Manga Debut Chapter 1 (K: Memory of Red)
Novel Debut K SIDE:RED
Game Debut K -Wonderful School Days-

Mikoto is a tall, muscular man with red hair and amber eyes. His red hair is kept short, ruffled, and spiked, with two strands of hair near the opposite sides of his head falling over his face, as well as distinct sideburns.[4] As a teenager, his hair, while still short and ruffled, was messier and his bangs fell across his forehead. Since at that age, there have been light creases under Mikoto's eyes, which he still has.

He wears a black, leather jacket with a fur collar and a white V-neck underneath. He wears dark blue, denim jeans held up by a simple brown belt, with a silver chain attached from the belt to his back pocket, additionally with black shoes to top off the rest of his outfit. Mikoto wears other jewelry pieces with his clothes, primarily silver: a silver ring, and a star-shaped necklace. He also has a piercing in his left ear, which once belonged to Totsuka.

Once, Mikoto wore a long-sleeved brown sweater under a high-collared black vest.

While still a high school student, he wore a white school shirt with an upturned collar and a loose, striped red bolo tie. Over that, Mikoto wore a black sweater vest, and underneath, plaid pants and brown shoes.[

Personality


Despite his status as a King, Mikoto actually cares little about the title and at one point in his life, questioned why he even had it. He is quite lazy and spends a lot of his time sleeping, which he does so much that he is able to fall into a deep sleep in a matter of seconds. Likewise, he is not affected from being woken up by a head slam, reacting calmly when such an incident occurs. In contrast to this casual nature of his, Mikoto has been said to be the most violent-tempered of all the Kings, such a statement being more evident in his younger years. Mikoto also appears to have bad manners. Seri Awashima notes that he has complained about being served food from her Clan yet eats it all anyway. Food is occasionally an attribution to Mikoto's dark sense of humor. He once suggested to name a horse "Basashi" and grew hungry once he looked at its shoulder, which is a known part of the horse to be commonly eaten.

Mikoto possesses a genuine relationship with all of his Clansmen and cares for their well-being. However, since Totsuka's death, he has since been more quiet and distant towards them. Nonetheless, his genuine concern for them has not wavered and he remains close to his Clansmen. Mikoto is an avid smoker, having smoked since his early twenties.

Powers & Abilities
Red Aura: As the Red King and leader of HOMRA, Mikoto has power over fire, imbibing itself in a red-colored Aura. When exerted, the Aura has great offensive potential to allow Mikoto to attack his enemies. The Aura also provides defense, as it was able to protect Mikoto against the Aura attack of Reisi Munakata , King of Scepter 4 and an incredibly powerful combatant.

Flame Slash: Mikoto engulfs his left hand with his Aura and holds it in the air, then pulling it back closer to his face. A wave of the Aura is ejected and sent towards a great distance at a relatively high speed. It is able to horizontally slice through an entire clock tower and cause the upper half to collapse. (unnamed)

Illusion Breaking: Suoh's Aura was able to effortlessly break and disintegrate one of Neko's most powerful illusions to date just by releasing his aura into his surroundings. (unnamed)

Etymology

The name Mikoto means "honor, precious, valuable, priceless" (尊).
Mikoto (尊, Mikoto) is taken from the full name of the deity Susano-o no Mikoto (素戔嗚尊, Susano-o no Mikoto). Susano-o was known for having a violent temper, which is one of Mikoto's most prominent qualities as the Red King.

When Susano-o was banished from Heaven, he descended to the province of Izumo. There, he would rescue the maiden Kushinada-hime from being sacrificed to the Yamata no Orochi (八岐の大蛇, Yamata no Orochi) using his Sword of Totsuka; afterwards, he would also discover the Sword of Kusanagi in the beast's tail.

Mikoto's surname Suoh means "circumference, lap, surroundings" (周) (su) and "defense" (防) (oh).
Trivia

Mikoto has no special hobbies to mention.

Mikoto's left ear is shown to have already been pierced when Shōhei Akagi joined HOMRA. However, in the three months prior to Totsuka's death, both the accessory and the small hole in his ear disappeared. A week after the Red Clansman died, Mikoto's ear was pierced again.

Now, his left ear piercing is filled with Totsuka's blood.

He lived 12 days after Tatara died.

Mikoto witnessed the explosion and blinding light of the Kagutsu Crater Incident while he was out playing soccer.

For a short time in his late-teens, Mikoto worked as a bodyguard for a restaurant/bar. This was the only real "job" he ever had.