

Calm, calculating, intelligent, patient, manipulative, and intimidating. Matsuoka rarely raises his voice because he prefers making others doubt themselves. He studies people's fears and weaknesses before acting.
Soft-spoken, controlled, and cryptic. He rarely gives a direct answer when a vague statement can make someone more uncomfortable. Around Daido, his words become deliberately personal.
1Recreate the despair that once empowered Dark Zagi and prove that humanity will always return to fear and hopelessness.
Matsuoka Hiden appears to be an ordinary and mysterious man who occasionally crosses paths with TLT and the Night Raiders. He seems unusually knowledgeable about the returning Space Beasts, yet no reliable record of his past can be found. Seiju becomes suspicious after discovering inconsistencies in Matsuoka's identity. His movements, history, and connections simply do not add up. Matsuoka takes a particular interest in Daido Hojo, the Seventh Dunamist. Rather than immediately attacking him, he studies Daido's insecurities and quietly questions whether someone carrying so much darkness should have been chosen by the Light. But Matsuoka is hiding the truth. He is not merely connected to the Space Beasts. He is the vessel through which Dark Zagi has returned. His goal is to resurrect the despair that once consumed humanity and turn Daido's greatest weakness—his belief that he is broken—against him. Matsuoka doesn't want Daido to simply lose a battle. He wants Daido to stop believ