Heroes in History: Hitokiri
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- [Note: Please watch to the end...I worked really hard on that meme battle, and I'd love for ya'lls thoughts]
Some warriors do not fight for money or fame or even honor. They fight because they enjoy killing...because life is a falsehood and they will free the weak and pitiful souls who continue to stumble through it. In For Honor, the Hitokiri are such warriors, former executioners turned psychopaths who haunt the battlefield with their giant axe, butchering anyone who dares challenge them. But who are they based on?
Journey with me to the Bakumatsu where we look at Japans "Four Horsemen of the Bakumatsu" known simply as "The 4 Hitokiri." We'll explore who they were, how they rose to prominence, and what became of them. We'll explore some pop culture references from the hitokiri, and...the ultimate question: what the heck is that crazy hair hat the For Honor Hitokiri wears?
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Raven: some fight for honor
Peter griffin: AH! AH! AH! HE SAID IT! HE SAID IT!
@ЯΛƬΉӨƧƬƬᄂΣRAbBiThOsTtLe yato
@@KilerMansterswhat ancient hieroglyphics do you speak mortal
@@bullwinkleofficalYT XDDDDDDDDD
its his fuckin name id xddddd it was before yt either made it shadown hidden or he deleted himself xdddddddd now i see how funny shit looks XDDDD
From caring a lot about For Honor and the inspiration Ubi takes in order to make new heroes, I always believed that, unlike the other characters, who draw more on history, that Hitokiri in the game drew more on japanese folklore for their inspiration. This video covered the historical origins of the word and who were called that in history, and I believe that is half of it, but the other half of the hitokiri I believe comes from the yokai O-nyudo, which were buddhist warrior monks corrupted by evil/dead spirits, that wandered the lands killing and adding heads to belts and sashes around their chest, like the waist garb we see Hito with in the game, those doll heads with different expressions on their faces symbolizing the many dead, collected by the Hitokiri. Plus their entire garb style in the game is very appropriate for a Buddhist Monk, and with their lore and character emphasizing folklore and being Shinigami, or at least messengers of death, I feel it's quite appropriate. This video covered the historical side of the name, and I enjoyed it!!
7:57
"You must be the Legendary.."
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"Snake Eyes!"
True Story.
*LUCKY* ...i got a car commercial
I got a bulletsafe Commercial
Damn this guy does his research and that ending was hilarious
Cant wait for highlanders hero’s in history
It's pretty straightforward but diving deeper into it could further educate us all
There can be only one.
SCOTLANDDDDDDDDD
Especially when they tell you about them becoming a more powerful immortal with every kill.
Higanders were inspired by the Macgregors clan I think
The hitokiri is such a badass hero I love playing as them
Agreed, definitely in my top 5 favorite hero’s
Ah I’m always stuck thinking he’s OP, but I’m not the best at the game anyway. Though I don’t really enjoy getting one combo’d by him when it happens 😅
Yea, chain smoking is pretty cool
@@aziansauze86 an c C mbb
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Theres something very pleasing about our hito getting brought up again, I always felt like hito was falling into obscurity but I'm happy yall bringin her back
Thankth
I mean hito is currently one of if not the best duelists in the entire game so they're hardly obscure
@@Beanpolr yeah but as a hito player I wont lie the new ones are pretty bad, considering all I have to do is run up, do a full charge heavy and they dodge attack immediately every single time.
All the new hito players must be from the wu lin faction I swear
Recently a hito main . 440 prestige so I been around hearing info on hito is so satisfying
Been playin hitokiri a lot. I gotta get that horkos armor just because.
Ravens Knight's heros in history videos are the only thing that could make me wanna sit down for more than 5 hours and listen to them
Great video! Do you have Zhanhu planned for the future?
The next hero he’s doing is highlander he’s planning on doing all the characters I think so he’ll eventually get to zhanhu
Can't wait to see a video on kyoshin when he is out.
I still remember when Hitokiri came out, and now you rarely see anyone playing them
Well, most samurai didn't follow that drastically the honour code, many parts of their behaviour were dependant on their Daimyo's orders and their bond of absolute loyalty to him.
Well more that was honor to them.
Honor is loyalty and service to your daimyo in samurai culture
The honor code is about loyalty that’s what they see as honorable it’s not about being chivalric
I want to re live the day Hitokiri was released in for honor. I was new ish to the game at the time (some where around player Rep 20-30) and I for some reason hated her on release and chose to completely over look her. It wasnt until a few weeks ago I finally decided to buy her and fell in love with the simple power brute forcing through every enemy with a giant axe and feeling like the embodiment of death like the cringe lord I am 😂
Ive actually been playing her so much that im becoming to brain dead to play any other hero. I think she has stolen my soul.
Poor soul, trapped by the rot of the hito.
@@LeGabrielMan Rep 30 Hitokiri still going hard
Absolutely great video, once again. Always love watching these, and I always learn something. Keep it up!
The historical journey that awaits inside each of these videos is fucking amazing. This can only be pulled off by a true blood For Honor fan. Thanks!
I really enjoyed this because hitroki is my favorite character thank you for making this video
Thanks for going back in time to tell us
Any time!
I seen Samurai X Trust And Betrayel and it is my favorite movie of any kind of all time. I had no idea he was derived from an actual person in real life. My wife HATES anime and I got her to watch it and she cried at the end
Hitokiri main since the first day they dropped. Almost rep 70 now... Doesn't matter if they get nerfed into the ground again, hito will always be my number 1!
I’m really enjoying these. I’d love to see you do these videos over and make them much longer. Going more in depth on everything.
So glad i subbed to u homie
I got shivers listening to the final seconds of you talk I been loving your videos I’m looking forward to seeing more
Thank you, I will purchase one of those hats
Been waiting for this video and it was very interesting and educational, keep up the good work man
I love this series raven! Thank you man!
This for some reason makes me wanna play Nioh again
I love that he’s just kicking ass whilst talking about this
Gonna make a hitokiri cosplay as kyoshin
1:20 hold up got a discord message
Well played on that alluring intro, worth seeing
hitokiri more like chain smoker
I would love for the hitokiri to get a one sided masakari.
I think the reason behind hito's double bladed axe is more to distinguish them from other axe wielding heroes like raider and berserker.
Still love the hero tho
Im loving the end bro. That shit was funny
Holy shit I didn’t know until now but these guys are basically the manslayers from the anime Rurouni Kenshin
13:50 Hey. I know that shark
I like your videos, but can you maybe add some more pictures when you’re explaining the history? It makes it really visual.
Keep it up 👍
And the gameplay can be distracting so putting some pics for a few seconds can help focusing in the explanation.
Would love to see Nuxia or Zhanhu next. Love your videos.
Honestly I wanna see orochi, kensei, tiandi and zhanhu soon
Great video Raven the analogy’s were great and really helped me understand the difference between the Hitokiri and the regular samurai, any plans for a warlord heroes in history
Loved ur narration man very interesting
Can we get a shugoki video? I'm curious to see if there was a group of 400 pound samurai badasses
The gameplay be like: DODGE HEBY
Love that I heard a discord notification in the background.
I feel like orochi would be interesting
Good shit bro, I really wanna make sure u take the proper time to do the best research on Kyoshin bcuz I feel like alot of ppl are going to connect with this hero & luv him deeply. An the next big question I want u to talk about on FH Fridays is" The next big gameplay mechanic & balancing fix should be Reflex Gaurd", bcuz these heros are at such disadvantage defensively.
Great video Please do raider in the future!!
Dude I love rouni Kenshin I never knew
yo u were lowkey going off on that hito gameplay
So a Hitokiri is basically a juggernaut that walks into a village and erases it from existence…. Huh how nice
This guy is the vaati Vidya of for honor
Ou my friend just gained a sub
Great video
I loved the fuck out of this video. Do Goki next!!!
Hope you make one for raider soon!
Rurouni Kenshin is awesome
I know this is a two year old video but I whole heartedly second watching the anime and reading the manga Rurouni Kenshin, can't say for the movie as I've never seen it.
0:03 Roll credits
AJAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I would love to see either highlander or warlord next
Battosai: who the fuck are you
Hitokiri: I'm you, but people hate me instead of my author
If anyone read this...
Good job
The last hitokiri looks like keyoshin
I still think of them as personal executioners to the emperor 🤔
Hitokiri is O.p.... 😮💨
“Yeah I know who that is”
Yes and no, Sakura in For Honor was a top tier assassin that even her family fear even though they were assassins too, she was send to assassinate a target that she was not supposed to survive but came to her family then they were surprised to see her still alive. Once she discovered her treacherous family's plan to get her kill she got depressed and life was no more meaning to her so she killed her family and wandered the land to redeem all sinners. So yes, she are indeed a psychopath but not because she wants blood and pain but because she does not care anymore about anyone or anything.
You’re thinking of Yato. The male Hitokiri. Sakura was an executioner who went to a village to kill a criminal but then blacked out and killed everyone in the village.
@@RavenKnightYT I thought it was the opposite for Yato and Sakura but seems not.
That would be sociopathic. Physcopaths are by nature. Sociopaths are by nurture.
Well you can learn more here History than school
Can you please do Jiang Jun next?
Would be cool, definetly.
JJ is based on Guan Yu, a warrior from Eastern Han Dynasty of China.
@@Pope301 Thanks for the info! I freaking LOVE learning about stuff like this
Welp now I have a new clan name for shinobi striker
The edge inside me is strong as hell rn
Not that edgy but sure
@@booooooosh9511 shut up Ram Ranch
@@booooooosh9511 let me have my moment
Hito my man.
0:03 "Some fight for honor" Say that again?
As a rep 17 hito I respect this
I’m getting Hitokiri next. It’s official.
Be like me and just buy every hero 😎
@@splittingmammal8930 what if we're broke :(
@@joea7590 time to get on that steel grind then 💪
I would love to see berserker done next or raider
yess hitokiri!!!!
the title should be
title: heroes in history: hitokiri/sakura
THAT NAME EXIST U KNOW
Sakura is the name of the female Hitokiri.
@@peanutpaste1402 yes yes i know
Like vortiger as female black prior
Sun da female as zhan hu
Hulda female as jormungandr
Im sorry Tavish but the japanese actually cared about their women and most of them even if for honor would be at home raising kids or cooking food for their man.
@@tavishfinnegandegroot3513 Vortiger is the male Black Prior.
@@ianrocco8453 iam sry but how is this relevant?
What's the history behind the headdress they wear?
the one piece reffrence is top tier
We need the Highlander
I want one about shaman
Can’t wait for vortigers
I already did Black Prior
My Main 👺❤
Thanks for this, I'm s hito main post nerf, nerf, buff. I love hitokiri
When is the werewolf video coming out??
First or second week of August
@@RavenKnightYT 🤪👍
1:19 discord noises intensify
1:19 DISCORD SOUND
How about Zhanhu next?
Why i feel Gensai vibes on Kyoshin, can you make the heroes of history for Kyoshin? thx
just waiting for the zhanhu vid
I think on for Jiang jun would be interesting
4:11 LOL
Waiting for Kensei
Can you do gryphon
Already did Gryphon
AHAHAH THE K E N P A C H I
just had to include a one piece reference
Heaby on read
Pls do Kyoshin next
Need more time with Kyoshin before I do him.
Fair enough but I think he is fun to play as, even if he is considered to be weak by a lot of people
Will you end up doing Kyoshin?
Of course.
4:11 he said what?