Masaki Kurusu

Masaki Kurusu
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English Name	Masaki Kurusu
Kanji	来栖征
Anime Debut	Episode 43
Manga Debut	Tome 22
Affiliation	Babylon City, Volts, Brain Trust
Other Names	King of Light, Flash Master
Classification	King of Volts
Age	unknown
Birth	unknown
Height	6'1" (185 cm)

Masaki Kurusu (来栖征, Kurusu Masaki) is a fictional character in the manga/anime series Getbackers. In the original Japanese version, he's voiced by Hideyuki Hori.

Background[]

He is the last member of those who're known as the "Four Kings" during the era of VOLTS. Masaki's unique techniques allow him to control light, allowing him to blind his opponents and bypass their physical defenses to inflict internal damage, earning him the title of "Flash Master" (閃光の支配者?).

Kyoji Kagami refers to him as the "Brain Trust's Masaki Kurusu", so it's safe to assume that he too was a resident of Babylon City and hopes to re-enter his home with the help of the three keys.

In the Manga[]

The Eternal Bond Arc[]

Masaki Kurusu makes his first appearance during the 7 Kiryudo Arc. He's watching from the Beltline the battle of his former friends (talking about Shido, Kazuki and Ginji) and also remembering his time when he was a "friend" to Ginji Amano, better known as the Lightning Emperor at that time. Jyouya Kanou arrives, telling him if he misses those time; which he answers that it doesn't matter anymore and that woman has already arrive.

Get Back The Lost Time[]

to rework & to complete Masaki still watches the GetBackers going through the Infinity Fortress. Kaoru Ujie arrives and tells him that Saizou has captured the members of Fuuga and that Kagami has one of the keys. He remembers his time during the Volts but now it is time to seek their destruction.

Masaki appears again in front of Shido Fuyuki and Kazuki Fuuchouin while they were climbing to the Beltline. They says hi to each other as if nothing had happened and remember they days during the Volts and how all they miss those days but in blank, Masaki activates his stigma and sends thousands of light beams but Kazuki is able to defend them with his coocoon shield. When Kazuki is about to attack for being with the Voodooist, Shido interrupts and tells him he's going to fight Masaki. Masaki sends a light wave and passes through Shido and Kazuki's string and he reveals he never truly joined the volts but just they went on the same direction as his. While Kanou and Kaoru take down Shido, Masaki fires a beam behind Kazuki and knocks him down.

Upon their victory, they return to the Voodoo King which congratulates them for their victory. Masaki states that it was easy because they remembered them as friends. Yohan mocks at his tactic which makes anger Kanou but Masaki tells him to calm down since they are in front of the Voodoo King.

Here, he's a former lover of Hevn, a good friend of the GetBackers duo. He tried to forget his love, and attempted to kill her. But, in the end, the lovers embraced after Masaki's fight with Ginji Amano. Masaki is also one of the bearers of the 'Stigma'. In fact, it was he who taught a young Kazuki how to suppress the power of the 'Stigma'. He is the one who reveals to the reader the origins of the Brain Trust.

In the Anime[]

Here, his alliance with Babylon City is stated openly; he kidnaps MakubeX on their orders and reveals that he had been spying on Raitei and Volts for Brain Trust while he was one of the Four Kings, despite having been a close friend of Takeru Teshimine, who found and raised Ginji in Infinity Fortress as a child. During his alliance with the Volts, however, he found happiness and when the Brain Trust decided to delete MakubeX, Masaki saved him.

Abilities[]

Light Manipulation[]

Contrary to popular belief, Masaki does not create light, rather he's capable of controlling preexisting photons.

Light-Speed Movement: By merging with existing light particles and reflecting himself off them, Masaki's capable of moving and attacking at light speed.
Hard-Light Crafting: Masaki can form weapons and other tools, like swords and mirror, out of solid light.
Invisibility: By blending in with the surrounding light, Masaki can render himself completely undetectable.
Pure Light Avatar: Masaki can become an entity of pure light, allowing him to bypass any physical defense as well as phase through any oncoming attack.

The Stigmata[]

Masaki bears a Stigma, granting him immense power by augmenting his natural abilities to their absolute best. Using his Stigma, Masaki can pass through dimensional barriers with ease as well as touch intangible and noncorporeal beings. The Stigma also greatly increases the power of his will to the point of granting him a form of reality manipulation by affecting space and time itself.