Kure Clan

Kure Village

The Kure Clan (呉 (くれ) 一 (いち) 族 (ぞく) , Kure-ichizoku) are a powerful league of assassins that are notorious throughout the criminal underworld where they are widely known as The Taboo Descendants (禁 (きん) 忌 (き) の末 (まつ) 裔 (えい) , Kinki no Matsuei). Around a particular city, 500 kilometres away from Tokyo, they are the most influential clan within that city's region, with the vast majority of the Kure living in Kure Village, a provincial city in that region.

About

The Kure Clan was formed 1300 years ago, when the original Wu Clan divided into three. While those who remained in the Chinese mainland and those who migrated to the occident kept the name Wu, those who migrated to Japan founded the family today known as Kure Clan.

Ever since the Asuka period, the Kure Clan has undergone a 1300 year process of selective breeding, adoption of special techniques and outside combat arts. As a result, with each generation, the Kure have become a race specialized for battle.

This selective breeding process, which is done by either having congress with daughters of famous martial artists or introducing excellent seed from outside the clan, the Kure attained peak physical performance in regards to strength, speed and durability. In their blood, they possess over twenty kinds of endorphins and, combined with their abnormal physical resilience, they possess, whether it be from slashing attacks or being smashed to the ground.

As competitors in the assassination business, they have a rivalry with the Mikazuchi Clan. Their rivalry goes way back, with the Mikazuchi's Raishin Style being used to stand against the Kure Clan for generations.

Kure Clan Style

• Kure Clan Secret Technique: Removal
• Raian using the Removal
• The release rates of some of the Kure
• Kure Clan Style: Lion Bite
• Kure Clan Style: Avidyā

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The Kure Clan Style (呉 (くれ) 一 (いち) 族 (ぞく) 伝 (でん) , Kure Ichizoku-den) is the assassination arts designed by the Kure to give life and take life away. According to the clan's current patriarch, Kure Erioh, there is no move the Kure cannot combat.

Avidyā

Avidyā (無明 (むみょう) , Mumyō; lit. "Ignorance") is a technique that claws at the eyes and blinds the target, leaving them open to further attacks.

Buddha Killer

Buddha Killer (仏 (ぶつ) 殺 (さつ) , Butsusatsu) is an elbow uppercut to the head.

Hard Slam

Hard Slam (剛 (ごう) 当 (とう) , Gotō) is a shoulder tackle.

Leg Thrust

Leg Thrust (蹴 (しゅう) 突 (とつ) , Shūtotsu) is a heel kick to the chest.

Lion Bite

Lion Bite (獅 (し) 子 (し) 咬 (がみ) , Shishigami) is a technique that can violently twist the necks of multiple individuals, if not just a single target. This technique is almost invariably lethal in execution and, as an experienced indivdual such as Kure Raian demonstrated, it can easily help deal with a small group of targets in a single movement.

Mountain Breaker

Mountain Breaker (破 (は) 山 (ざん) , Hazan) is a double punch to the head and chest.

Secret Technique: Removal

The Kure Clan Secret Technique: Removal (呉 (くれ) 一 (いち) 族 (ぞく) 秘 (ひ) 技 (ぎ) 外 (はず) し, Kure-ichizoku Higi: Hazushi) is most notable result of their selective breeding process.

Also known as Guihun by their Wu Clan counterparts, it is the ability to consciously remove the brain's limits on an indivdual's muscular strength output. As such, while regular humans are naturally unable to access more than 30% of their body's muscular strength (except in times of extreme duress), the Kure bred to access a greater amount of their latent muscular strength. That being said, the percent they have access to varies from each individual, and while those outside of the clan 'could' use this technique, only those of Kure and Wu possess the physical constitution needed to handle unrestrained exertion of the muscle's strength. The technique makes the user's skin turn red (or a dark shade of red-violet in the anime adaptation) with their blood vessels bulging on the surface. The Kure are also able to use the Removal in localized areas of their body.

Notable Members

Kure Erioh (Patriarch)

Kure Fusui

Kure Hollis

Kure Karura

Kure Raian

Other Members

Kure Hanjiro
Kure Hanjiro (呉 半次郎, Kure Hanjirō; "Hanjiro Kure") is a hitman who married into the Kure Clan, by marrying Kure Yakusha and then becoming the father of Kure Sarla and Kure Karla. Hanjiro's favorite weapon is a gun, and doesn't seem to be well liked by Erioh for marrying his granddaughter, the latter objecting to calling him grandfather.
	Characteristics
	Kanji:	呉 半次郎 (くれ はじろう)
	Romaji:	Kure Hanjirō
	Status:	Alive
	Age:	46 (Kengan Ashura) ~48 (Kengan Omega)
	Gender:	Male
	Affiliations:	Kure Clan
	Omega Debut:	Chapter 55
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Kure Henzo
Kure Henzo (呉 変造, Kure Henzō; "Henzo Kure"), also known as The Hunter Demon (狩鬼, Kari Oni), is an assassin and a construction worker who lives in Kure Village. He has acrophobia. Henzo has a Removal release rate of 19%. Henzo is the most normal member of the Kure Clan.
	Characteristics
	Kanji:	呉 変造 (くれ ぞう)
	Romaji:	Kure Henzō
	Epithet(s):
	Status:	Alive
	Age:	31
	Height:	174cm
	Weight:	64kg
	Birthday:	September 29th
	Gender:	Male
	Affiliations:	Kure Clan
	Ashura Debut:	Chapter 38
	Anime Debut:	Episode 10
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Kure Horio
Kure Horio (呉 堀男, Kure Horio; "Horio Kure"), also known as The Ox Demon (鬼牛, Oni Ushi), is a prominent member of the Kure Clan and is also Hollis' uncle. As well as being an assassin, he has a Tax Adviser License and a regular Driver's License. Horio has a Removal release rate of 65%.
	Characteristics
	Kanji:	呉 堀男 (くれ ほりお)
	Romaji:	Kure Horio
	Epithet(s):
	Status:	Alive
	Age:	55 (Kengan Ashura) ~57 (Kengan Omega)
	Height:	182cm
	Weight:	122kg
	Birthday:	October 17th
	Gender:	Male
	Affiliations:	Kure Clan
	Ashura Debut:	Chapter 22
	Omega Debut:	Chapter 53
	Anime Debut:	Episode 7
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Kure Hoshiya
Kure Hoshiya (呉 星哉, Kure Hoshiya; "Hoshiya Kure") is a member of the Kure Clan. He has a Removal release rate of 36%. Along with Kuro, they make a rather nosy duo.
	Characteristics
	Kanji:	呉 星哉 (くれ ほしや)
	Romaji:	Kure Hoshiya
	Status:	Alive
	Gender:	Male
	Affiliations:	Kure Clan
	Ashura Debut:	Chapter 38
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Kure Kuro
Kure Kuro (呉 九郎, Kure Kurō; "Kuro Kure") is a member of the Kure Clan. He has a Removal release rate of 25%. Along with Hoshiya, they make a rather nosy duo.
	Characteristics
	Kanji:	呉 九郎 (くれ くろう)
	Romaji:	Kure Kurō
	Status:	Alive
	Gender:	Male
	Affiliations:	Kure Clan
	Ashura Debut:	Chapter 38
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Kure Reiichi
Kure Reiichi (呉 伶一, Kure Reiichi; "Reiichi Kure"), also known as The Adamantine Demon (金剛鬼, Kongō Oni), is a prominent member of the Kure Clan. He has the fifth highest Removal release rate of 50%. Reiichi's favourite music is Japanese Hardcore and he is also the most narcissistic member of the Kure Clan.
	Characteristics
	Kanji:	呉 伶一 (くれ れいいち)
	Romaji:	Kure Reiichi
	Epithet(s):
	Status:	Alive
	Age:	26 (Kengan Ashura) ~28 (Kengan Omega)
	Height:	191cm
	Weight:	105kg
	Birthday:	July 24th
	Gender:	Male
	Affiliations:	Kure Clan
	Ashura Debut:	Chapter 22
	Omega Debut:	Chapter 53
	Anime Debut:	Episode 7
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Kure Rikuto
Kure Rikuto (呉 陸斗, Kure Rikuto; "Rikuto Kure") was an important member of the Kure Clan. He was set to become the next head of the Kure, but was betrayed and killed by Edward Wu, who's betrayal revealed the Westward Faction's ties to the Worm. As such, Erioh announced a kill-on-site contract for the head of the Westward Faction.
	Characteristics
	Kanji:	呉 陸斗 (くれ りくと)
	Romaji:	Kure Rikuto
	Status:	Deceased
	Gender:	Male
	Affiliations:	Kure Clan
	Omega Debut:	Chapter 96
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Kure Sarura
Kure Sarura (呉 沙流羅, Kure Sarura; "Sarura Kure") is a student and an assassin, as well as the son of Hanjiro and Yakusha, and Karura's younger brother. Sarura's favorite weapon is a garrote.
	Characteristics
	Kanji:	呉 沙流羅 (くれ さるら)
	Romaji:	Kure Sarura
	Status:	Alive
	Age:	15 (Kengan Ashura) ~17 (Kengan Omega)
	Gender:	Male
	Affiliations:	Kure Clan
	Omega Debut:	Chapter 55
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Kure Yakusha
Kure Yakusha (呉 夜叉, Kure Yakusha; "Yakusha Kure") is an assassin and a teacher at Koyo Girl's Academy. She is Karura's and Sarura's mother and she lives in Tokyo with the rest of her immediate family. Yakusha's favourite weapon is the halberd and her measurements are 83–61–84 centimetres.
	Characteristics
	Kanji:	呉 夜叉 (くれ やくしゃ)
	Romaji:	Kure Yakusha
	Status:	Alive
	Age:	34
	Height:	167cm
	Weight:	55kg
	Gender:	Female
	Affiliations:	Kure Clan
	Omega Debut:	Chapter 55
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Kure Yone
Kure Yone (呉 米, Kure Yone; "Yone Kure") is an assassin living in Kure Village. Yone is skilled at cooking Natto.
	Characteristics
	Kanji:	呉 米 (くれ よね)
	Romaji:	Kure Yone
	Status:	Alive
	Gender:	Female
	Affiliations:	Kure Clan
	Omega Debut:	Chapter 55
	Image Gallery

Notes & Trivia

Kure's long-held opposition against the Raishin Style

• The Kure Clan only suffered four overall defeats in Kengan matches.
  • Kure Erioh once lost to an unknown fighter during his tenure as the first Fang of Metsudo.
  • Kure Raian lost to Tokita Ohma in the second round of the Kengan Annihilation Tournament.
• The Kure Clan are modelled after the Gracie family, a prominent Brazilian family who developed and championed Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
• Apparently, 10% of the residents of the region where the Kure Village is situated are the Kure Clan and their affiliates.
• Most likely due to their special ability and their darkened near-black sclera and whitened irises and pupils, it is said that demons dwell within the Kure.
• Kure Erioh compares the Removal technique to a sort of "Burning Inner Strength", which is a reference to a power in the manga series Kinnikuman with the same name.