Yuri Volte Hyuga or Urmnaf Bort Hyuga in the original, is the main character of Shadow Hearts and its first sequel Shadow Hearts: Covenant. He was first introduced to the player as the "Rude Hero". Yuri starts out as a reluctant hero and soon evolves into a consummate anti-hero. Yuri is a half-Japanese, half-Russian (or rather, half-German) Harmonixer, who possesses the ability to fuse with the souls of monsters/demons he has defeated and use their powers in battle. Yuri's back story. His mother died protecting him from monsters that were sent to kill them under Dehuai's orders, and his resulting rage forced him to transform into Death Emperor for the first time. He then came to some time later, naked, covered in blood, and surrounded by the creatures that he had killed. After spending the