Mugen Imawano

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Mugen Imawano
Mugen Imawano (dubbed as Demon Hyo), as he appears in Project Justice.
Characteristics
Species	Human (formerly, when he was alive) Ghost
Height	183cm (6'0”)
Weight	67kg (147 lbs.)
Eye color	Red
Hair color	Silver
Blood type	B
Personal
First Game	Project Justice
Birthplace	Japan
Fighting style	Imawano Sword Style
Likes	World domination
Dislikes	His brother and his family
Rival(s)	Raizo Imawano Batsu Ichimonji
Status	Deceased
Behind-The-Scene
Japanese voice actor(s)	Kaneto Shiozawa (when possessing Hyo)

Mugen Imawano (忌野 霧幻 Imawano Mugen) is a late-father of both Hyo and Kyosuke. When possessing the body of his eldest son, Hyo, Mugen is final boss in the second entry of Rival Schools, Project Justice, under the name Demon Hyo (デモン雹, Demon Hyō). Additionally, Mugen is also a posthumous overreaching antagonist of Rival Schools series.

Biography

Appearance

Mugen had a loose long white hair and red eyes.

While possessing Hyo, his own eldest son, he wears a long red traditional military pants with a black belt to his waist and black boots. He also wears white gloves and his katana. In contrast from his eldest son, he wields two katanas, with the second one, contains his evil spirit. When the second sword's blade is broken, just as Mugen possessed Hyo, it projects a spiritual blue flame abilities.

Personality

According to Raizo and Hyo, Mugen is pure evil, tyrant and ruthless than his oldest son.

Story

Background

TBA

Project Justice

In Project Justice, Mugen, when possessing Hyo's body is the final boss of the game. After Hyo defeated Kurow Kirishima in bloody battle, the sword which contained Mugen's evil spirit becomes broken and Mugen immediately possessed Hyo's body.

Before fighting both Kyosuke and Batsu Ichimonji (Mugen's nephew), just as a weakened Raizo arrive, Hyo briefly regains control of his body temporarily and he tells them to kill him in mercy kill right now in honor of the Imawano family at his final request before his evil father's spirit controls him again. With Mugen's spirit is no more, Hyo is eventually freed and defeated by Kyosuke, but dies from the fight via his own injuries, much to his twin brother's personal sorrow and emotional agony.

Gameplay

Compare to his son, Mugen is fast and powerful (he wields two swords instead of one), has many weaknesses regarding recovery time from delivering an attack. If blocked, Mugen will be completely vulnerable, giving the opponent ample time for a Tardy Counter.

Special Moves

• Killer Blade (Japanese: 殺刃 Satsujin) - Mugen does a simultaneous cross-slash with both swords. It is also usable in the air. The ground version knocks the opponent into a random obstacle in the field, scoring a bonus hit. Much like the Genmurei techniques by Awakened Zero in Mega Man X5 and Zero Nightmare in Mega Man X6 (as Genmurei Kai), only weaker, and with limited range, compared to the aforementioned two.

• Rising Slash (Japanese: 昇斬 Shouzan) - The two-sword version of the Cherry Blossom Dragon Slash. A good anti-air attack.

• Fast Ride (Japanese: 疾駆 Shikku) - Mugen does a fast dashing slash. If it connects, it can be chained for up to three hits. It is of note, however, that if this move is blocked, he is completely vulnerable to Tardy Counters from the opponent.

• Phantasm Kick (Japanese: 幻影蹴 Gen'ei Shuu) - Although it looks like a backflip kick as his youngest son's, Mugen actually does a jumping backflip slash that has him landing a step ahead of his starting position. It is also usable in the air.

Burning Vigor Attacks

• Mugen-Style Silent Killer (Japanese: 霧幻流 瞬殺無音 Mugen-ryuu Shunsatsu Muon) - Mugen charges forward and does a spinning slash. With proper timing, this attack can become unblockable. Damage is massive, but it has horrible startup and recovery delay.

• Mugen-Style Pitch-Black Impact Slash (Japanese: 霧幻流 暗黒衝撃斬 Mugen-ryuu Ankoku Shougekizan) - Mugen does a fast, low slash that sends a fiery wave across the field. It deals only one hit, but the damage is decent, and does not have that much recovery delay. Furthermore, it has infinite range.

• Mugen-Style Dark Blizzard (Japanese: 霧幻流 闇吹雪 Mugen-ryuu Anfubuki) - Mugen is protected by a protective sphere of energy that draws the opponent closer to him, then knocks the latter away from him after the last hit. By repeatedly tapping the kick button for this move's button combination, this attack can score more hits. It is also usable in the air.

Team-Up Technique

• Mugen-Style Brutal Slashing (Japanese: 霧幻流 残酷斬 Mugen-ryuu Zankokuzan) - The active character grabs the opponent from behind, leaving the latter vulnerable to an approaching Hyo. Hyo then slashes the opponent a few times, but the last slash also injures the active character.

Party-Up Technique

• Like his son, Mugen can perform Purging Tempest.

Trivia

• Despite Kyosuke is his youngest son, Mugen have no exchange special intro in towards him except his nephew, Batsu, due to the latter being Raizo's son.
• Like his eldest son, it is also to note that both Project Justice and Mega Man X5 were released in Japan the same year, which may explain why some of their moves resemble some of Zero's skills, or vice-versa.

Gallery

Project Justice official artwork.