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December 2015: While this is old, I am still proud of it and would like to keep it here on record, in addition to my Hibari blog.

An Extended Analysis of Hibari Kyouya's Flames

First and foremost, it should be noted that every character and person has the potential to light each type of flame. Each flame type corresponds to a person's personality. As a person lives out his life, he is subjected to challenges and lessons that may cause him to change. Changes in his personality may cause him to acquire a new flame attribute that may replace or accompany a previous one. It is then possible to acquire multiple flames—as exhibited by Gokudera Hayato—of varying strengths and influences. The most dominant aspects of a person's personality are imperative to determining his primary flame(s).

Hibari's flames are, as stated in canon, Cloud and Mist.

Cloud types are known for their independence and desire to be in a higher place, aspiring for a higher role, so as to be in charge of and attached to their own ideals.

As Head Prefect and Disciplinary Committee Chairman, Hibari fought his way to the top of the school. His influence extended over the teachers and administrators, as well, and thus allowed him to consider himself to be at the head of the school. Once in this position of power, he was able to create and enforce rules upon others, rather than allow others to place rules on him; other ideals that are imposed on him would only chain him down.

Claiming a spot at the top of the metaphorical food-chain, however, resulted in consequences that set him apart from the rest. Being "number one" is a single position. To ensure that his position was not in jeopardy, Hibari appealed to others' fear. His physical strength was—and is—a means of putting distance between the top of the pyramid and everything below. So obsessed with training and aiming higher, he grew out of touch with those below him, aloof, but watchful.

Due to his independence as a Cloud-type, Hibari does not attach himself to many things. Instead, he chose one primary thing that he considers precious and worth protecting: Namimori.

So all hell broke lose when Mukuro trespassed into his territory—his Namimori—and proceeded to violate the rules that he had set in place and challenge his authority at the top of the food-chain. In fact, he stole the position from Hibari.

A Cloud-type's greatest fear, or source of rage, is loss of control. 

Any intruder in Hibari's territory is met with immediate dislike; a new person posed a threat to Hibari's authority. The newcomer had to be confronted immediately so that Hibari could ensure that the aforementioned person knew who was in charge and the rules the prefect expected to be followed. He had to be taught Hibari's reputation and power, and it was a completely new process with each new person Hibari came in contact to. He also posed a threat to the peace that had been created under Hibari's authority, and the intruder himself was a completely new unknown that Hibari could not be sure of how to deal with.

Upon confronting Mukuro, the prefect's fear became reality. Constant training was supposed to accommodate for fighting with a potential unknown. His pride was wounded for the first time, completely shattering his spirit and reigniting it with a passion that would later spur a rapid growth. Hibari latched on to the fact that Mukuro used illusions and took advantage of a weakness that he himself was unaware of as the reason for his loss of control. Illusions became something he vowed to overcome.

Before continuing on with Hibari, the Cloud Flame must be analyzed—.

Cloud Flames exhibit the characteristic of Propagation, which carries the ability of increase and replication, or multiplication and expansion. A number of Cloud Box Weapons have the ability to extract and absorb other flames. Additionally, Cloud Flames are the most unstable, appearing more oblique and flickering randomly.

There is a sort of consistency that is present in clouds (literal). In meteorology, a cloud is a visible mass of liquid droplets or frozen crystals made of water suspended in the atmosphere above the surface of a planetary body. Clouds, however, include various other particles that have different chemical compositions depending on their origin. Clouds are formed due to the influence of the sun, and they are also very involved in regards to rain, storms, and lightning.

With this in mind, it is understandable that Cloud-types are able to absorb other flames, instability leading them to seek out a more stable attribute. The ideals of a Cloud-type do not waver. Instead, Clouds develop another flame through replication that allows them to grow, though they essentially do not change shape.

In efforts to reclaim his lost position, Hibari cultivated his Mist Flames.

That is not to say, however, that Hibari began developing Mist at that time onward because Mukuro had Mist Flames.

A Cloud is similar to Mist.

Mist and clouds are both phenomenon that occur when small droplets of water are suspended in the air. The composition of aerosols within a cloud (literal) is different based upon the origin of the particles. As such, clouds change, and are influenced by situation and location. Mist can occur as part of natural weather or volcanic activity, and acts as an obstruction to visibility.

The composition of a Cloud is not entirely clear, especially since they are subjected to potential change. The composition of mist is similar to that of a cloud's, and it is more prone to change, making a Mist hard to understand in addition to the refraction caused by the Mist itself.

Cloud-types are similar to Mist, but do not necessarily have a dual Cloud-Mist Flame like Hibari does.

Let it be repeated that dominant flame attributes are based upon personality.

Cloud and Mist are joined in fog.

Fog is a collection of liquid water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface.

Fog is

• A type of stratus cloud
• Only different from mist due to density that results in decreased visibility (visibility of 1 kilometer or less).

In truth, Hibari had only been striving to make himself stronger after his fight with Mukuro, not change who he was. As he grew older, however, he developed Mist flames as his ideals changed. Hibari began to protect others along with his own ideals. It is likely that seeing students suffer when Mukuro intruded into Namimori shocked him. Previously, he did not believe others were important to him. It is likely that Hibari reasoned that the development of Mist provided him with a better understanding of the illusions that he hated, thus giving him no reason to hate the development along with illusionists.

Hibari's leadership abilities come from his Mist characteristics.

As aloof as he is, Hibari is actually very empathetic and has a high capacity for emotion. Like Mist-types, he observes human relations and uses his understanding to empathize with others, though he distances himself enough that he does not let others' problems interfere with his own life, nor does he allow others' ideals to impose his own. The empathy that Mist-types exhibit make them very charismatic and likable when they want to be. Mists are also very similar to Sky-types because of their understanding of people, making them good leaders, but that is for another time.

Hibari didn't initially set out to create a following [Namimori Disciplinary Committee], but people were naturally drawn in, though it is likely that members of the Disciplinary Committee began to follow Hibari after they were defeated by him. The only person Hibari felt inclined to get remotely attached to was Kusakabe.

Hibari's Mist is the reason that the Disciplinary Committee and the Foundation are successful. He is able to lead a large group of people, despite his predilection for solitude, due to his empathy and ability to adapt to situations accordingly.

The meaning of color - Violet (from various sources)

Purple is the color of good judgment. Purple has been used to symbolize magic and mystery, as well as royalty. Being a combination of red and blue, the warmest and coolest colors, purple is believed to be the ideal color.
Violet is the color of purpose. Violet is associated with the Crown chakra, the main co-ordination center of the body and ensures connection to universal sources of energy.
Violet Energy
Violet is a combination of blue and red. Red is a focusing, dynamic and active energy while blue is cooling, calming and expansive. Violet brings a new dynamic to the expansion of blue and the activity of red. Red brings practicality to the undirected expansiveness of the blue, and allows more creative energy to emerge. For this reason, violet is associated with imagination and inspiration.
Violet is an important energy for those who use blue and indigo skills in the psychic field. The red in violet offers a grounding effect.

Note that Hibari has a strong sense of justice and honor that is the result of his heavenly virtue (temperance). Hibari is also very much a genius, one who can calmly analyze a situation in an instant and choose the best course of action to act upon, which are similar to Storm traits (red). He is also very emotional, though he always carries himself in a restrained air of calm (blue).

Bonus:

Kusakabe Tetsuya

Stratus clouds are rain clouds. Hibari is Cloud, while Kusakabe often follows soon after. Kusakabe appears not to be particularly inclined to engage in conflict, despite being in the Disciplinary Committee. Rather, he seems very strong because he tries to protect others.

Kusakabe is never shown engaging in battle; however, during the Melone Base Invasion, Kusakabe shows his strength by carrying Lal, Yamamoto, Gokudera, Chrome, and Ryohei to safety during Hibari's battle with Genkishi.

When asked, he takes care of Hibari's work for him. For example, Hibari mentions in earlier chapters that the Disciplinary Committee could take care of dead bodies if needed, and Kusakabe, who often takes care of Hibari's work for him, appears to be the one who "washes the blood away after a battle," so to speak.

TYL, it is also evident that Hibari allows himself to relax in Kusakabe's presence. Kusakabe projects calm and tranquility, and exhibits many traits of Rain.

Alaude

Similar to Hibari, though he is different from Hibari, Alaude also cultivated Mist flames along with his Cloud flames. As such, the reason that he had the ability to successfully establish CEDEF was about of leadership skills that come with his Mist flames.

Opposing Flames

Although a person can have multiple flames, there are certain flames that cannot coexist in a person, as their corresponding personalities contrast:

1. Cloud cannot coexist with Sky.
2. Mist cannot coexist with Storm.
3. Rain is super effective against Mist because of the way it "washes away the deceitful nature of mist."

This is evident in comparing Gokudera's flame attributes, seen in his Sistema C.A.I.

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Disclaimer: Hibari Kyouya belongs to Akira Amano, Katekyo Hitman Reborn!

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Additional headcanons can be found here.