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Nio Hashiri
"Very good. Now... Promise me, Michael... No... My Master! You'll never bow to anyone! Your blood of king runs inside your veins, and you'll never ever kneel. Forevermore, you're my true king, the destroyer of this unfair world. Use this noose to punish those you hate, please. I, your loyal servant, is always here to serve for the mighty Anti-Christ!"

Nio Hashiri is the seconday antagonist in LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow Spin-Off - Firenza Junior as well as the most insane and immoral member of Langdon Orphans alongside Guinevere Arzonia. Nio in this storyline is much worse than her original counterpart from Akuma no Riddle, and she is the mastermind behind Carl's tragedy that killed his foster parents and all of his friends, while making Arzonia Brothers and Maria Arzonia her pawns. Nio is the catalyst to make Carl distrustful and bitter towards Maria even if he's in his own free will.

Technically, Nio serves as an arch-nemesis and a worse counterpart to Esther Blanchett, and she's the person who made Esther to turn against Langdon Orphans when Nio manipulated Esther's feelings to Abel Nightroad.


 * Adaptational Villainy: Unlike the original Nio in Akuma no Riddle, this version of Nio stands out far worse and much less comedic, being a more serious and threatening monster in human skin to the world rather than just one individual.
 * Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Her final action is begging Maria and Carl for mercy, but there would be no space for mercy upon her at all.
 * Berserk Button: She loathes the Order of Flourish, EVERY ONE OF THEM. She also didn't take it well when her plans was thwarted.
 * Composite Character: She proves herself to be a combination of Lady Van Tassel, Phyllis Peach and Malcolm Dreyfuss all together.
 * Cruel and Unusual Death: Nio's death is the first brutal and graphic death in the whole LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow, where she ended up being mutilated piece by piece. Finally, Nio was both ripped by Carl and burned by Maria (or more precisely, some glimpse of Future Maria) at the same time.
 * Dark and Troubled Past: Much like Maria, Nio had a troubled past. She was sold to Niveus Pharmaceuticals by her parents and became experimental subject for the Lunar Coven. However, instead of meeting Vento of the Front, Nio met Jobe, who "saved" her and corrupted her into a monster we know. Maria pointed out that Nio's past, no matter how troubled it seemed, should never count as tragedy, since it never justified Nio's evil actions of toying other people's lives.
 * Deal With the Devil: After being saved by Jobe from the Order of Flourish, Nio followed his adiviced and devoted herself into demonic cults, so that she would one day find her ideal Anti-Christ and make him to ruin the world she despises. It was apparent that some part of Lady Van Tassel - not just organs - is thriving inside her body...
 * Hate Sink: She's obviously the most despicable antagonist in Firenza Junior. Unlike Carl, who at least shows has his redeeming quality in avoiding to harm those who really cares about him, Nio is a nuisance towards any heroes and everyone eventually discovered that it was Nio who first distorted Carl into what he is today.
 * The Heavy: In Firenza Junior, Nio carved the deepest scar inside Carl Robinson's memory by killing his friends and family with the help of Arzonia Brothers. It also caused Carl's parents being gunned down by Maria Arzonia unwilling, triggering Carl's hatred towards Maria. Nio seems to be aware of this and eventually tried to kill anyone close to Carl in order to shut him up from telling them the truth behind the arson. She also pushed Esther into the side of Catholic Rebels and eventually, it pushed the plot forward and indirectly instigated the downfall of God's Right Seat.
 * Knight Templar: Played With. Occationally, she has traits of a Card-Carrying Villain, but after her past was revealed, it was discovered that Nio, after being tormented by Orlando Orange and Blaze Banana in their hearless experiments to cultivate Lunar Coven witches. She was later saved by Jobe and began to convince what humanity viewed as evil might be justice in the core. That's why she later raised Michael Langdon and convinced him to follow his demonic path.
 * Manipulative Bitch: Nio manipulates many ploys inside the Battle of London in order to make Carl Robinson and Maria Arzonia to eat each other, before killing them both. She also manipulated everyone into London so that the next step of Dome Project would be carried out.
 * Production Foreshadowing: Nio's past story forshadowed the origin and arrivial of Lunar Coven, which would not be uncovered until Harvest Saga.
 * Villainous Breakdown: After fatally wounding Mahiru Banba, Nio gave a smug smirk as if she was a victor... until Carl, now freed from his brainwashed stated, arrived in a vengeful and furious face. Then, Maria and Carl chose to torture Nio violently and soon finished her off, while Nio was reduced to a complete coward begging for mercy, showing fear for her imminent demise.
 * Younger Than She Looks: She is more than 40 years old, but the experiment operated on her and the organs of Lady Van Tassel inside her made her stay young and never aged.