Hiro (Darling in the Franxx)

"I feel myself going deeper inside you!"

- Hiro to Zero Two inside the Strelizia (of course, not that kind of deep). Hiro (ヒロ, Hiro) is one of the main characters in DARLING in the FRANXX series. He was known as a prodigy Parasite with the codename "016" of Thirteenth Plantation, where he's partnered in a boy-girl pair to pilot a FRANXX.

He is voiced in Japanese by Yuuto Uemura and in English by Matt Shipman.

Appearance
Hiro has a standard "slim" male physique with black, shaggy hair and rich blue eyes. His checkered past has left him with an emphatic expression on his face, despite his personality.

Personality
A former star student of the academy, Hiro's inability to pilot FRANXX has left his hopes low, even to the point of choosing to leave Cerasus until his former partner Naomi encourages him to stay. His emotions are strong, but his heart keeps him from giving up.

History
He came from the same orphanage as Naomi, Ichigo and Goro and later become Naomi's partner. They failed the exam and Naomi was forced to leave Plantation 13. Hiro, however, was given a special permission to stay, which he declined. Naomi's plane was attacked by a klaxosaur, but she survived.

Etymology
Hiro's nickname may use some of the numeral's readings from his real name "Code:016": hi from 1 (, hito) and ro from 6 (, roku).

Trivia

 * It is revealed in Episode 3 that Hiro has a chance of being a "special specimen", due to his inability to pilot a FRANXX except for Strelizia with Zero Two.