"The death of the body is a natural phenomenon. And in liberating our souls from their corporeal shells, we are returned to our true forms. People always decry the truth when forced to face it. Soon, you too will come to understand how meaningless these earthly vessels truly are."
- Hannya, Chapter 5: Tokyo Tower
Hannya (般若) is the main antagonist of GhostWire: Tokyo. His goal is to create a world where both the living and underworld combine as one, using twisted methods in means of doing so.
Database entry[]
"A mysterious man wearing a Hannya mask as seen in Noh plays. Believed to be connected to the mass Vanishing that has taken place in Shibuya. He grievously wounds Akito before whisking his sister Mari away.
In order to reunite with his departed wife and daughter, he performs a ceremony at a shrine located in a restricted area of Kirigaoka which summons giants into the mortal realm."
History[]
Hannya has unleashed a catastrophic fog upon Tokyo that wipes out most of its population. In the aftermath, he leads the Faceless, a menacing group of loyal zealots who bend to his will. Where smiling citizens once walked now stands an army of creatures known as the Visitors.