Kure Raian

Raian is a violent and psychopathic man who cares for little more than domination, violence, and killing. He does not seem to bear any remorse for his violent actions, and in fact, appears to relish in it. He speaks aggressively and often with profanity. He also does not seem to enjoy or care for camaraderie or festive social events, seeing as how he derisively dismissed his clan's farewell party for Ohma Tokita as "kumbaya shit." In his first appearance during the Kengan Annihilation Tournament, Raian was testy and hostile towards just about everyone around him, even his own clan's patriarch. Raian often went out of his way to provoke fellow tournament participants Lihito or Mikazuchi Rei. He always made it clear that he would kill all of the tournament participants to prove that he was the "strongest". Raian never hesitates to taunt, insult, and provoke people to get a rise and stir conflict, such as when he ambushed Lihito in the restroom and when he mocked and derided Mokichi Robinson throughout their match in the Kengan Annihilation Tournament. According to Kure Karura, Raian is considered the black sheep of his clan, most likely because of his psychopathic and ruthless attitude. Erioh himself said to Katahara Metsudo that Raian is "irregular" among his fellow clan members and described him as a "demon who slaughters as many people as he wants". Despite this, Raian can act level-headed and composed to a degree, especially two years after the Annihilation Tournament, demonstrating a more condescending side of his personality that contrasts his indiscriminate brutality that tends to come out when he is sufficiently motivated — or provoked. He also likes to test his strength against strong opponents that interests him, such as Edward Wu. Right after his fight against Alan Wu, Raian chased Edward until he finally found and provoked him to fight to the death. Despite his violent and psychopathic personality, deep down Raian loves his family deeply despite not showing it publicly. The death of his grandfather Erioh at the hands of Edward Wu cause him to have deep seeded hatred towards the Westward Faction, going so far as a personal man hunt alone without even informing his clan.

Appearance: Raian is a muscular man of above-average height. He has short, spiked light blond hair with a small widow's peak and a notch on his hairline's right side. As a member of the Kure Clan, he has dark scelera eyes. He bears a passing resemblance to the current clan patriarch, Kure Erioh, during his youth. Two years after the tournament with Purgatory, Raian now sports a scar over his right eye. His combat attire during the Kengan Annihilation Tournament consisted of a dark pair of fighting shorts a white cross. In the Kengan Association VS Purgatory Tournament, he wears a similar pair with its colors inverted. In regards to casual wear, Raian developed a preference for sportswear-based fashion two years after the Annihilation Tournament, wearing unzipped track jackets with a tank top undershirt and matching track pants underneath.

Kure Raian (呉くれ 雷らい庵あん), also known as The Devil (魔ま人じん, Majin) and later The Devil King (鬼き神しん魔ま王おう, Kishin Maou) is an assassin from the infamous Kure Clan. He represented Under Mount, Inc. as their affiliated fighter during the Kengan Annihilation Tournament and was one of the three assassins in the tournament. Two years later, he fought in the Kengan Association VS Purgatory Tournament, representing the Kengan Association.