Octopath Traveler II - Hikari Ku Character Guide

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Character information and guide for Hikari Ku, a playable character in Octopath Traveler 2, including background, recruitment conditions, stats, path actions, talent, warrior skills, support skills, best subjobs, etc.

Octopath Traveler II 2 - Hikari Ku Character Information and Guide

Hikari Ku, the For Home traveler in Octopath Traveler II

Octopath Traveler II 2 - Hikari Ku Character Overview and Guide

Hikari Overview

Octopath Traveler II 2 - Hikari Ku Character Icon Your name is Hikari, and you are a warrior. Your tale begins in the desert region of Hinoeuma.

You are the younger prince of Ku, a nation ever at war, and worry for your people who have suffered greatly from the ceaseless battles.

“I pray for a world without conflict. Without bloodshed.”

Hoping to bring peace to your nation, you strike out on a journey for your like-minded allies…

Hikari Ku is voiced by Yōji Matsuda (JP) and Howard Wang (EN).

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Hikari Trophies and Achievements

Trophy How to Unlock
PlayStation 4 - Silver TrophyClear Skies Completed Hikari’s story.
PlayStation 4 - Silver TrophyBy Light of the Heart Completed Agnea and Hikari’s Crossed Path.
PlayStation 4 - Silver TrophyInformed Adventurer Gleaned information from 100 townspeople.
PlayStation 4 - Silver Trophy100 Out Cold Soothed or knocked 100 townspeople unconscious.
PlayStation 4 - Silver TrophyEX Skill Master Learned all EX skills.

Octopath Traveler II Trophy and Achievement List

Hikari Information

Gender Male
Initial Job Class Warrior
Initial Location Hinoeuma
Initial Damage Types Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Polearm Damage IconPolearm, Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Sword Damage IconSword
How to Recruit Clear Hikari Chapter 1.

Hikari Stats

Base Stats (Level 1)

Octopath Traveler II 2 - HP Stat IconMax HP Octopath Traveler II 2 - Shield Point Stat IconMax SP Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Attack Stat IconPhys. ATK Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Defense Stat IconPhys. DEF Octopath Traveler II 2 - Magic Attack Stat IconElem. ATK
325 40 96 88 72
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Magic Defense Stat IconElem. MDEF Octopath Traveler II 2 - Accuracy Stat IconAccuracy Octopath Traveler II 2 - Evasion Stat IconEvasion Octopath Traveler II 2 - Critical Stat IconCritical Octopath Traveler II 2 - Speed Stat IconSpeed
64 88 64 80 80

Octopath Traveler II Character Base Stats

Max Stats (Level 99)

Octopath Traveler II 2 - HP Stat IconMax HP Octopath Traveler II 2 - Shield Point Stat IconMax SP Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Attack Stat IconPhys. ATK Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Defense Stat IconPhys. DEF Octopath Traveler II 2 - Magic Attack Stat IconElem. ATK
5,781 145 342 313 256
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Magic Defense Stat IconElem. MDEF Octopath Traveler II 2 - Accuracy Stat IconAccuracy Octopath Traveler II 2 - Evasion Stat IconEvasion Octopath Traveler II 2 - Critical Stat IconCritical Octopath Traveler II 2 - Speed Stat IconSpeed
228 313 228 285 285

Octopath Traveler II Character Max Stats

Hikari Initial Damage Types

Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Axe Damage IconAxe Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Bow Damage IconBow Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Dagger Damage IconDagger Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Polearm Damage IconPolearm Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Stave Damage IconStave Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Sword Damage IconSword
– – – ✓ – ✓
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Elemental Dark Damage IconDark Octopath Traveler II 2 - Elemental Fire Damage IconFire Octopath Traveler II 2 - Elemental Ice Damage IconIce Octopath Traveler II 2 - Elemental Light Damage IconLight Octopath Traveler II 2 - Elemental Lightning Damage IconLightning Octopath Traveler II 2 - Elemental Wind Damage IconWind
– – – – – –

Octopath Traveler II Initial Damage Types

Hikari Crossed Paths (with Agnea)

Crossed Path Description
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Crossed Paths Agnea Dancer and Hikari Warrior StorylineAgnea and Hikari Octopath Traveler II 2 - Crossed Paths Agnea Dancer and Hikari Warrior StorylineEmbark on a new adventure with two protagonists.

Hikari Path Actions

Path Action Description
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Hikari Ku Path Action Daytime ChallengeChallenge (Daytime) Octopath Traveler II 2 - Hikari Ku Path Action Daytime ChallengeChallenge someone to a duel. Your level must be high enough to fight them. Hikari must be the appropriate level to fight strong opponents.
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Hikari Ku Path Action Nighttime BribeBribe (Nighttime) Octopath Traveler II 2 - Hikari Ku Path Action Nighttime BribePay for information. You must have enough money to bribe someone.

Octopath Traveler II Path Action List

Hikari Talent

Octopath Traveler II 2 - Hikari Ku Talent Learned Skill

Learned Skills

Challenge townspeople to duels and claim victory to learn skills. Leverage these skills strategically in battle to surpass the limits of a warrior.

Learn a variety of skills from townspeople. Harness a range of elemental skills that other warriors cannot.

Hikari Latent Power (NEW)

Octopath Traveler II 2 - Hikari Ku Latent Power Shadow's Hold

Shadow’s Hold

Unleash the darkness within to gain access to special skills.

Latent Power Skills Description
Tenrentsuzan A highly powerful Sword attack on a single foe.
Hienka A powerful Sword attack on a single foe twice. Gain additional turn once.
Sougetsusen A powerful Sword, then Polearm attack on all foes.

Hikari Warrior Active Skills

Skill SP Cost Damage Type
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Sword Damage IconLong Sword
  • 9 SP
  • Physical
  • Sword
Description
  • Unleash a sword attack on random foes 3 times.
How to Unlock
  • Already available.
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Polearm Damage IconPiercing Thrust
  • 12 SP
  • Physical
  • Polearm
Description
  • Unleash a powerful polearm attack on a single foe, and have 25% chance to deal a critical hit.
How to Unlock
  • Already available.
Abide
  • 4 SP
  • Support
Description
  • Raise your physical attack for 3 turns.
How to Unlock
  • Spend job points.
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Sword Damage IconEnervating Slash
  • 7 SP
  • Physical
  • Sword
  • Debuff
Description
  • Nullify all positive status effects on a single foe, then unleash a sword attack. The more status effects you nullify, the more potent the attack.
How to Unlock
  • Spend job points.
Stoutwall
  • 4 SP
  • Support
  • Buff
Description
  • Raise your physical defense for 3 turns.
How to Unlock
  • Spend job points.
Incite
  • 4 SP
  • Support
  • Debuff
Description
  • Draw foes’ single-target attacks to yourself for 3 turns.
How to Unlock
  • Spend job points.
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Sword Damage IconVengeful Blade
  • 6 SP
  • Physical
  • Sword
  • Support
  • Buff
Description
  • Grant yourself the ability to counter physical damage with a sword attack 2 times. The counterattack reduces the enemy’s Shield Points regardless of their weak points.
How to Unlock
  • Spend job points.

Hikari EX Skills

Skill SP Cost Damage Type
Ultimate Stance
  • 10 SP
  • Buff
Description
  • Extend the reach of your Attack to all foes for 3/5/7/9 turns.
How to Unlock
  • Unlocked from the Altar of the Thunderblade.
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Physical Sword Damage IconShinjumonjigiri
  • 32 SP
  • Physical
  • Sword
Description
  • Unleash a sword attack on all foes, then a powerful sword attack on a single foe.
How to Unlock
  • ?

Hikari Support Skills

Skill Job Points Needed Jobs Skills Needed
Bolstering Break
  • 130 JP
  • 4 Skills
Description
  • Raises the equipping character’s physical attack when breaking an enemy.
How to Unlock
  • Already available.
Summon Strength
  • 630 JP
  • 5 Skills
Description
  • Raises the equipping character’s physical attack by 50.
How to Unlock
  • Already available.
Latent Power Plus
  • 1,630 JP
  • 6 Skills
Description
  • Raises the amount of latent power gained by the equipping character.
How to Unlock
  • Already available.
Deal More Damage
  • 4,630 JP
  • 7 Skills
Description
  • Increases the maximum damage that can be dealt by the equipping character to 99,999.
How to Unlock
  • Already available.

Hikari Side Stories

Side Story Description
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Hinoeuma Side Story IconHinoeuma Side Story Octopath Traveler II 2 - Warrior Hikari Hinoeuma Side Story List and GuidesThere are optional side missions called Side Stories in addition to Warrior Hikari’s main story chapters. Side Stories requires you to interact with other Hinoeuma NPCs and solve their various concerns.

Octopath Traveler II Hinoeuma Side Story List and Guides

Hikari Best Subjobs

Character Default Base Job Secondary Base Jobs Secondary Advanced Jobs
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Hikari Ku Character IconHikari Ku Octopath Traveler II 2 - Warrior Base Job Class Icon HikariWarrior Octopath Traveler II 2 - Dancer Base Job Class Icon PartitioDancer Octopath Traveler II 2 - Inventor Advanced Job Class Icon ThroneInventor
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Merchant Base Job Class Icon CasttiMerchant
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Thief Base Job Class Icon HikariThief Octopath Traveler II 2 - Armsmaster Advanced Job Class Icon HikariArmsmaster
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Hunter Base Job Class Icon ThroneHunter
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Apothecary Base Job Class Icon AgneaApothecary

Octopath Traveler II Best Job Classes for each Character

Source: Square Enix

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Octopath Traveler II 2 - Temenos Mistral Character IconTemenos Mistral (For Truth) Octopath Traveler II 2 - Throné Anguis Character IconThroné Anguis (For Freedom)
Octopath Traveler II 2 - Ochette Character IconOchette (For Legends) Octopath Traveler II 2 - Castti Florenz Character IconCastti Florenz (For Memories)

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