Hazel Grouse

Hazel Grouse is a character in Saiyûki Reload that started appearing at the “Even a Worm” arc.

He’s a foreigner from the rich Western continent who crossed an ocean to visit Tôgenkyô. His dress is that of the church, but in actuality he follows in the footsteps of the man who was both father and “master” to him, and exterminates monsters. When he was a child, his master was killed by monsters, so he now holds in his heart a persistent need for revenge and a sense of hatred. He heard the story of Tôgenkyô from Ukoku, whom he met in the past. Knowing that Tôgenkyô is now under the rule of youkai, he traveled there with his bodyguard Gat in order to send all youkai into extinction.

He has a special revival technique through which he can replace souls. He uses the souls of the youkai he’s defeated to revive those humans who died by youkai-inflicted wounds. It is currently unknown as to where and when he gained that ability. He has lost one portion of his childhood memories.

He is a beautiful young man with silver hair, blues eyes, and a neutral countenance, and he speaks elaborately with the intonation specific to those of the Western continent. At first glance he is elegant and soft-mannered, but is rather self-confident and is good at rubbing people the wrong way. In actuality he is an intellectual, with both sharp intelligence and high physical capabilities. He is affectionate towards Sanzou but with the other three youkai, especially with Hakkai, he has a secret cat-and-dog relation.