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Hirohito was Emperor of Japan whose lifetime saw two world wars.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Hirohito was the son of Emperor Yoshihito.[1] He was a descendant of Emperor Jimmu Tenno, the latest in a family bloodline that extends back more than 1,500 years.[2]

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In April, 1910, aged ten, Hirohito met Indiana Jones who was visiting Japan as part of his father's world lecture tour. Together, they went whale-watching before a shark attack forced them to be rescued by a samurai.[3]

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Rule over Japan[]

In 1921, Hirohito was named Prince Regent of Japan.[4] He ascended to throne in 1926 which signified the beginning of the Showa Era.[1]

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Fearing that the Japanese army had grown too powerful after the attack on Manchuria, Hirohito dispatched diplomats to hire people who could recover the Katana of Oda Nobunaga to use as a symbol of his ultimate power without resorting to harsh words against the army.[5]

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By 1934, Hirohito had become a recluse by his own choice at his own palace, giving the vibes of preferring to be a gardener than an emperor, being glimpsed by his people every once a blue moon with some luck.[6]

In 1943, Colonel Yamada Hajime was sent with Hirohito's forces to Zile Muri-yo, Haiti to locate the formula for Haitian invincibility, concurrently as an older Indiana Jones and his British friend George McHale were sent there to find the Heart of Darkness to prevent Hirohito and Adolf Hitler from finding it first, with Mac fearing the Emperor would use it to buy a submarine. Little did Hajime know that Doctor Edwin Gruber and his Schutzstaffel (SS) forces, sent there by Hitler himself, planned to backstab him and his own men once they outlived their usefulness to make sure Hirohito never saw the artifact they would claim for their Fuhrer, which culminated with the Vodoun bokor Boukman wiping out Hirohito's forces and Gruber shooting Hajime dead to claim the Heart; Marie Arnoux subsequently zombiefied Hirohito's emissary as Jones and McHale departed the island.[7]

Following the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, the Emperor was forced to surrender, ending Japan's participation in World War II.[1]

Personality and traits[]

Hirohito was brought up to believe it was his responsibility to take the advice of his cabinet and ministers. On a trip to Europe, he came to admire the constitutional monarchy of Great Britain.[1] The emperor was also a gardener and could occassionally be seen in his palace in Tokyo from the International Hotel across the street. Some believed this was the role he preferred to have for himself.[6] Any member of the Japanese Imperial Army who died during his rule was treated as having died in his service.[7]

Behind the scenes[]

The real Hirohito.

The real Hirohito.

A ten year old Indiana Jones was due to meet Hirohito as a child in the third season of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles but the series' cancelation meant the episode was never produced.[8]

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Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Indiana Jones and the Rising Sun
  2. ↑ Indiana Jones Artifacts
  3. ↑ The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Tokyo, April 1910"
  4. ↑ Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates and Other Tales
  5. ↑ Indiana Jones Artifacts Adventure Ideas
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Indiana Jones and the Army of the Dead
  8. ↑ StarWars.com The Lost Chronicles of Young Indiana Jones on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)

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