Hikaru

Overview
Hikaru is a player who is one of the few remaining links to the origins of Utgard. He is believed to be a descendant of Project MAC's creator. Hikaru is a co-founder of Utgard and the only human friend of Loki. He has deep connections to both Loki and the original founder of Utgard, however this is not explored further until episode 8 of Testimonial Midgard's story.

Pre-Ordeal
Hikaru became a close friend of Loki as they built the KTBPU Project together. He supported and encouraged Loki until he began the project. Once Loki began the KTBPU Project, he dropped all contact.

Episode 10
Hikaru (AKA: Hansuke Hikaru Licklider) is Joseph Licklider's grandson. He follows in his grandfather's footsteps in supernatural computer skills and attempts to finish his work by assuring Mitwelt halts all packet transfer on 2010. In the story, Hikaru exports all players of the KTBPU Project into Utgard at the end of the Interlude Era when Loki is struck down. He hopes that at least one of the players will manage to delete Luna and Thor in case they get in the way of the 2010 end of the web. Hikaru hopes to convert Raziel into assisting him in the shut down of the web in 2010. In the final showdown with Revenant, Hikaru becomes Mitwelt's human host and is deleted in the process.

Appearance
Hikaru wears a black suit and gloves that cover his entire body. He has short, purple hair that is supposedly his natural colour. In episode 10, Raziel briefly summarizes Hikaru: "He looked fairly young, but his eyes shined with a knowledge and intelligence that seemed supernatural. He smiled with an innate sense of purpose as they approached." Raziel found it disturbing how similar their faces were.

Quotes from the Story
Hikaru: (In Logs) "I am hereby finishing my logs of my grandfather’s work and Project MAC. I will assure that this project is ended as intended, even if it means paying the ultimate sacrifice."

Hikaru: (To Raziel) "You know as well as I do of the very imminent corruption and anarchy that will occur with the continuing existence of the WWW. The amount of freedom Professor Licklider gave the individual with Project MAC is unfathomable."

Hikaru: (Final words to Raziel) "It’s time you have your reunion with your nightmare, Raziel!"