Rekka Hoshimiya

Name: Rekka Hoshimiya

Gender: Male

Age: 23

Height: 175 cm

Birthday: June 21

Blood Type: AB (noted in some sources as AB; other descriptions list A, but AB is primary)

Affiliation: Special Fire Force Company 1 / White-Clad (Evangelist’s faction)

Rank/Role: Company 1 Platoon Commander (Lieutenant), Priest

Ability Type: Third Generation Pyrokinetic

Combat Style: Close-quarters combat using flames projected from his fists

Notable Feature: Star-shaped pupils in both eyes

Voice Actor (Japanese): Tomokazu Seki

Rekka Hoshimiya is introduced as a platoon commander of Special Fire Force Company 1 and an ordained priest.

He appears enthusiastic, energetic, and battle-hungry, in sharp contrast to his calm colleague Karim Flam.

He is a Third Generation pyrokinetic who manifests flames from both arms, specializing in explosive, close-range attacks.

His star-shaped pupils give him a striking and slightly unsettling appearance that matches his intense demeanor.

On the surface, Rekka seems like a passionate mentor figure who encourages others with fiery speeches.

He loudly praises and motivates nervous younger members such as Takeru Noto, trying to draw out their courage and potential.

Rekka has long-standing ties with fellow Company 1 officers Karim Flam and Huo Yan Li.

The three of them appear to share a strong bond of trust and camaraderie, which makes Rekka’s true nature all the more shocking.

Behind his image as a devoted firefighter-priest, Rekka is secretly a member of the White-Clad, followers of the Evangelist.

He believes devoutly in the Evangelist’s teachings and works to advance their apocalyptic plan.

His main hidden mission is to find “Adolla Burst”–related “compatible” individuals: people who can have an Infernal insect placed inside them without immediately turning into mindless Infernals.

To do this, he conducts inhumane experiments, embedding insects into children and other unsuspecting people to see who survives.

Rekka uses his public position as a priest and protector to lure victims, including children who trust him.

He also manipulates Tamaki Kotatsu, who has a crush on him, exploiting her feelings to get close to potential subjects.

Despite his energetic, “never-give-up” personality, Rekka’s encouragement is ultimately hollow and self-serving.

He shouts things like “Do your best” to people writhing in agony from forced transformation, treating their suffering as a test instead of a tragedy.

When Tamaki sends up a flare to call for help, Rekka immediately attempts to kill her to silence her.

His reactions show that he lacks basic human empathy or ethical restraint, revealing him as a complete moral degenerate beneath the cheerful exterior.

Rekka’s activities are discovered when Shinra Kusakabe arrives at the site of his experiments.

Shinra finds children being used as test subjects and confronts Rekka in a fierce battle.

Rekka proves to be a dangerous close-quarters fighter, combining fanatical aggression with powerful Third Generation flames.

He attacks primarily with explosive punches, using rapid, flame-propelled strikes.

Despite his strength and relentless offense, Rekka is ultimately defeated by Shinra.

Shinra’s determination to protect the children and stop the White-Clad outweighs Rekka’s zealotry.

After the fight, Rekka is restrained by his comrades from Company 1.

Karim Flam uses his thermoacoustic cooling ability to freeze Rekka solid, effectively sealing him in ice.

Even in defeat, Rekka tries to struggle and resist being captured.

However, before he can be properly interrogated, another member of the White-Clad intervenes.

Arrow, a White-Clad sniper serving the Evangelist, appears to silence him.

She kills Rekka on the spot, both to prevent him from leaking information and to ensure the White-Clad’s secrets remain protected.

Thus, Rekka dies shortly after being frozen by Karim, never facing formal judgment from the Fire Force.

His death underscores how expendable individual members are to the Evangelist’s faction once they outlive their usefulness.

Although Rekka dies, he later reappears as a Doppelgänger—an Adolla-created copy born from fear, trauma, and collective perception.

This manifestation is heavily tied to the trauma of Nataku Son, one of Rekka’s “successful” experimental subjects.

To Nataku, Rekka becomes a lingering curse, an embodiment of terror that haunts him.

As a Doppelgänger, Rekka again becomes an obstacle that must be faced and overcome.

Rekka’s Doppelgänger battles Karim Flam in another intense confrontation.

Once again, Karim uses his thermoacoustic cooling to freeze Rekka solid.

In this second “ending,” Rekka’s Doppelgänger, upon being frozen, expresses a twisted form of gratitude before shattering.

This final scene symbolically closes his arc, turning him from an active threat into a broken memory.

Pyrokinetic Powers

Rekka is a Third Generation pyrokinetic.

He can generate and manipulate flames directly from his body, particularly from his arms and fists.

His fighting style is very direct: rushing into close combat and unleashing powerful, flame-enhanced strikes.

His aggressive nature meshes perfectly with these abilities, making him a dangerous brawler.

Named Technique

Star Fist Thrust (Seiken-zuki / “Star Fist Punch”)

This is Rekka’s signature attack.

He channels flame into his fists and launches devastating, straight-line punches that can burn and blow back opponents.

The technique takes its name from both his star-shaped pupils and the “seiken” (regular punch) style of a straight, committed strike.

It highlights his preference for raw, straightforward power over subtle or complex tactics.

Experimental Tools

Insects (Mushi)

Rekka uses mysterious Insects supplied by the White-Clad as part of his experiments.

These insects are capable of turning humans into Infernals by merging with their bodies.

His goal is to find “compatible” individuals who do not immediately lose their minds or die when implanted with an Insect.

Nataku Son becomes one of the most notable “successes” of this horrific process, surviving but deeply traumatized.

On the surface, Rekka presents himself as a passionate, encouraging leader who believes in guts and perseverance.

He loudly cheers on his subordinates, especially those who lack confidence, making him seem like a supportive senior.

However, this passion is largely superficial and weaponized.

He uses motivational talk to push others toward outcomes he desires, treating “guts” as a tool to shape people, not uplift them.

He is utterly fanatical about the Evangelist’s teachings, willing to sacrifice innocent lives, including children, for his faith.

His willingness to kill Tamaki without hesitation and to ignore the agony of his test subjects reveals a total lack of empathy.

Rekka’s combination of charismatic enthusiasm and absolute moral corruption makes him especially disturbing.

He embodies how zealotry can twist positive traits like passion and courage into instruments of cruelty.

Leonard Burns

Leonard Burns is the captain of Special Fire Force Company 1.

Rekka serves under him, presenting himself as a loyal subordinate and priest.

To Burns and others, Rekka initially appears to be a reliable and spirited officer.

His secret work for the White-Clad, however, betrays both Company 1 and Burns’s trust.

Karim Flam

Karim Flam is Rekka’s fellow platoon commander in Company 1 and also a priest.

Where Rekka is hot-blooded and impulsive, Karim is composed, analytical, and seemingly cold.

The two share a long history and were thought to have a strong bond as comrades.

Karim is deeply shaken when he discovers Rekka’s betrayal and is forced to freeze him to stop his crimes.

Later, Karim fights Rekka’s Doppelgänger and once again ends his existence using thermoacoustic cooling.

Both times, Karim becomes the one who must literally and figuratively “put Rekka on ice,” closing the chapter on their relationship.

Huo Yan Li

Huo Yan Li is another platoon commander and priest within Company 1.

He, Karim, and Rekka form a trio of veteran priests with an apparently deep, trusting relationship.

Huo Yan Li, like Karim, is betrayed by Rekka’s hidden allegiance to the Evangelist.

The discovery that one of their own has been experimenting on children is a deep wound to Company 1’s sense of honor and unity.

Tamaki Kotatsu

Tamaki Kotatsu is a junior member of Company 1 who admires Rekka and harbors romantic feelings for him.

Rekka exploits this admiration to get her close to the experimental site and the children he uses as test subjects.

Tamaki’s trust is shattered when she discovers Rekka’s true nature and watches him attempt to murder her to keep his secret.

This betrayal becomes one of the defining traumas in Tamaki’s story, leaving emotional scars that linger long after Rekka’s death.

Shinra Kusakabe

Shinra Kusakabe is the protagonist who confronts Rekka after discovering his experiments.

Shinra’s sense of justice and desire to save people put him directly at odds with Rekka’s fanaticism.

Their battle is both physical and ideological: Shinra fights to protect the children, while Rekka claims he is “guiding” them for a higher cause.

Shinra’s victory exposes the White-Clad’s infiltration and marks a turning point in the fight against the Evangelist.

Nataku Son

Nataku Son is one of Rekka’s experimental subjects who survives the Insect implantation process.

Because of this, Nataku becomes a rare “successful” compatible host—but at a terrible mental cost.

Rekka’s cruelty and experimentation leave deep psychological trauma in Nataku.

Even after Rekka’s death, Nataku is haunted by his image, which contributes to the creation of Rekka’s Doppelgänger.

Rekka Hoshimiya, despite dying relatively early, casts a long shadow over the story.

He reveals how deeply the White-Clad has infiltrated the Fire Force and how easily faith can be twisted into justification for atrocities.

His actions shape the lives of characters like Tamaki Kotatsu and Nataku Son, leaving scars that drive their development.

Even in death, he reappears as a Doppelgänger, symbolizing how trauma and fear can give birth to new, monstrous forms.

Within the broader universe, Rekka’s star motif and “star clan” implications are sometimes interpreted as a link to later star-themed groups seen in the connected world of Soul Eater.

In this reading, the “star folk” may be viewed as descendants or thematic successors to Rekka’s bloodline or symbolism, extending his influence far beyond his lifetime.