Light-Hawk Wings
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The Light-Hawk Wings are fictional energy constructs from the Japanese anime series Tenchi Muyo!
. A source of great power within the series' mythology, they are generated and used commonly by the Jurai
Empire's tree ships, but can also be wielded by select characters within the series for reasons explained in the third OVA.
The energy required to generate Light Hawk Wings is highly impressive. All Juraian ships can create Light Hawk Wings, though trees from the third and later generations of Tsunami
's descendants must join forces to use them.
During the final battle with the villain Kagato, Tenchi discovered that he could control Light Hawk Wings without the assistance of a Juraian tree, and could freely convert this energy into matter: armor, shields, and a sword. With these powers, Tenchi defeated Kagato, and later used them to escape a black hole
when he, Ayeka and Mihoshi were trapped inside.
Unfortunately, Tenchi was not alone in commanding the Light Hawk Wings. A mysterious man called Z, who served the Choshin Tokimi, could generate five Wings to Tenchi's three. Z reveals that the three Choshin have been searching for eons, trying to discover a being beyond even them. Tokimi, Washu
, and Tsunami
each used different methods to continue the hunt, but all three altered the harmony of space and time hoping to cause anomalies that would make the higher power reveal itself. Instances where affected individuals were able to control what we know as Light Hawk Wings were regarded as "potentials".
In Tenchi Muyo! GXP
, Seina Yamada
inadvertently gained control of Light Hawk Wings when he came into contact with a billion-year-old mecha hidden on a small Wau
planet. The mecha was powered by a first-generation Jurai tree seed, and when it bonded to Seina he unleashed the Wings, decimating the fleet sent to kill him and penetrating subspace (which was thought to be impossible) to destroy a fleeing ship.
Besides the Jurai ships (and Seina's mecha), only two characters could use the Light Hawk Wings, Tenchi and Z. In OVA episode 13, Yosho and Funaho
theorize that, since Ryoko's gems have the same properties as Jurai's trees, Ryoko could use the Light Hawk Wings if she had all three of the gems.
, incidentally created by Masaki Kajishima
, the man who also created Tenchi Muyo!
, a parallel universe to Kajishima's Tenchi continuity.
The robot Zinv was able to form its own Light Hawk Wings after the limiter on its powers was removed. These Light Hawk Wings emerged from Zinv's back, unlike the Wings in Tenchi Muyo!
which appear in front of the user. Other than this difference, Zinv's Wings appear to grant the same abilities.
In the non-canon manga
, the original English translation of "Koh-Oh-Yoku" was "Lightning Eagle Sword."
In Masaki Kajishima's 2009-2010 OAV series Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari (Saint Knight's Tale), Kenshi Masaki, Tenchi's half brother who was transported to the alternate world of Geminar is able to generate Light Hawk Wings from his White Sekijin during his final fight against the show's main antagonist Babalun and the Sekishin Gaia (First displayed in OVA 13).
Tenchi Muyo!
, is a Japanese anime, light novel, and manga series created by Masaki Kajishima and Hiroki Hayashi.The generally accepted translation of the title is No Need for Tenchi or Useless Tenchi, though at the time of its appearance it was also translated variably as No Heaven and Earth and This Way Up...
. A source of great power within the series' mythology, they are generated and used commonly by the Jurai
Jurai
is a planet in the AIC anime Tenchi Muyo!, and also the name of its royal family. The planet and royal family of Jurai appear mostly in the Ryo-Ohki OVA and Tenchi Universe series and briefly in Tenchi in Tokyo...
Empire's tree ships, but can also be wielded by select characters within the series for reasons explained in the third OVA.
Overview
The Light Hawk Wings are primarily a defensive shield capable of repelling almost any attack. They can also be used as an offensive weapon, with great results, but this is not their intended function. Z explains the true nature of the Light Hawk Wings later in the series; they are our universe's manifestations of a higher plane of existence's energy.The energy required to generate Light Hawk Wings is highly impressive. All Juraian ships can create Light Hawk Wings, though trees from the third and later generations of Tsunami
Tsunami (Tenchi Muyo!)
is a fictional character in the Tenchi Muyo! universe.Tsunami appears in the OVA version of the anime series Tenchi Muyo!, as its novels and the manga series written by Hitoshi Okuda. In Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki and related works she is one of the Chousin, three Goddess-sisters and powerful beings in...
's descendants must join forces to use them.
During the final battle with the villain Kagato, Tenchi discovered that he could control Light Hawk Wings without the assistance of a Juraian tree, and could freely convert this energy into matter: armor, shields, and a sword. With these powers, Tenchi defeated Kagato, and later used them to escape a black hole
Black hole
A black hole is a region of spacetime from which nothing, not even light, can escape. The theory of general relativity predicts that a sufficiently compact mass will deform spacetime to form a black hole. Around a black hole there is a mathematically defined surface called an event horizon that...
when he, Ayeka and Mihoshi were trapped inside.
Unfortunately, Tenchi was not alone in commanding the Light Hawk Wings. A mysterious man called Z, who served the Choshin Tokimi, could generate five Wings to Tenchi's three. Z reveals that the three Choshin have been searching for eons, trying to discover a being beyond even them. Tokimi, Washu
Washu Hakubi
, the self-proclaimed greatest scientific genius in the universe, is a fictional character in the anime and manga Tenchi Muyo!. Her character differs depending on the continuity, though she sometimes displays a number of innate powers which she rarely uses, preferring to solve problems with reason...
, and Tsunami
Tsunami (Tenchi Muyo!)
is a fictional character in the Tenchi Muyo! universe.Tsunami appears in the OVA version of the anime series Tenchi Muyo!, as its novels and the manga series written by Hitoshi Okuda. In Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki and related works she is one of the Chousin, three Goddess-sisters and powerful beings in...
each used different methods to continue the hunt, but all three altered the harmony of space and time hoping to cause anomalies that would make the higher power reveal itself. Instances where affected individuals were able to control what we know as Light Hawk Wings were regarded as "potentials".
In Tenchi Muyo! GXP
Tenchi Muyo! GXP
is a Japanese anime series created by AIC and broadcast on NTV from April 3, 2002 to September 25, 2002. It is the fourth installment of the Tenchi Muyo! line of series, succeeding Tenchi in Tokyo, localized in North America by Funimation.-Plot:...
, Seina Yamada
Seina Yamada
is a fictional character in the Tenchi Muyo! series and serves as the main character of Tenchi Muyo! GXP, a television spinoff from the original OVAs.-Unlucky boy:...
inadvertently gained control of Light Hawk Wings when he came into contact with a billion-year-old mecha hidden on a small Wau
Wau
Wau is a town in Papua New Guinea, in the province of Morobe. It has a population of approx 5,000 and situated at an altitude of around 1100m. Wau was the site of a Gold rush during the 1920s and 30's when prospective gold diggers arrived at the coast at Salamaua and struggled inland along the...
planet. The mecha was powered by a first-generation Jurai tree seed, and when it bonded to Seina he unleashed the Wings, decimating the fleet sent to kill him and penetrating subspace (which was thought to be impossible) to destroy a fleeing ship.
Besides the Jurai ships (and Seina's mecha), only two characters could use the Light Hawk Wings, Tenchi and Z. In OVA episode 13, Yosho and Funaho
Funaho Jurai
is a fictional character in the anime Tenchi Muyo!, an empress of the planet Jurai. She is canon to the Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki OVAs, also appearing in its television spinoff Tenchi Muyo! GXP....
theorize that, since Ryoko's gems have the same properties as Jurai's trees, Ryoko could use the Light Hawk Wings if she had all three of the gems.
Other Appearances
The Light Hawk Wings make a "cameo" of sorts in the anime Dual! Parallel Trouble AdventureDual! Parallel Trouble Adventure
is a fourteen episode series created in 1999 by Masaki Kajishima and produced by AIC, both well-known for the Tenchi Muyo! franchise. It is licensed in the US by Pioneer LDC, later known as Geneon...
, incidentally created by Masaki Kajishima
Masaki Kajishima
Masaki Kajishima , is a Japanese anime artist who works for AIC in a freelance capacity. He is best known for his work on Tenchi Muyo! and Dual! but has had a hand in creating several other anime...
, the man who also created Tenchi Muyo!
Tenchi Muyo!
, is a Japanese anime, light novel, and manga series created by Masaki Kajishima and Hiroki Hayashi.The generally accepted translation of the title is No Need for Tenchi or Useless Tenchi, though at the time of its appearance it was also translated variably as No Heaven and Earth and This Way Up...
, a parallel universe to Kajishima's Tenchi continuity.
The robot Zinv was able to form its own Light Hawk Wings after the limiter on its powers was removed. These Light Hawk Wings emerged from Zinv's back, unlike the Wings in Tenchi Muyo!
Tenchi Muyo!
, is a Japanese anime, light novel, and manga series created by Masaki Kajishima and Hiroki Hayashi.The generally accepted translation of the title is No Need for Tenchi or Useless Tenchi, though at the time of its appearance it was also translated variably as No Heaven and Earth and This Way Up...
which appear in front of the user. Other than this difference, Zinv's Wings appear to grant the same abilities.
In the non-canon manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
, the original English translation of "Koh-Oh-Yoku" was "Lightning Eagle Sword."
In Masaki Kajishima's 2009-2010 OAV series Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari (Saint Knight's Tale), Kenshi Masaki, Tenchi's half brother who was transported to the alternate world of Geminar is able to generate Light Hawk Wings from his White Sekijin during his final fight against the show's main antagonist Babalun and the Sekishin Gaia (First displayed in OVA 13).