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{{renameredirect|Harlan|Dub name, though spelling is unofficial (went with "an" since it's similar to Bohman)}}{{ForHaru|the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]] character|Haru Tsukumo}}
{{Infobox character
| headers = true
| image = HalHaru.png| en_name = HaruHarlin
| ja_name = ハル
| romaji_name = Haru
| gender = Male
| relatives =
* [[Bohman]] ("Older brother")<ref name="ep48">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|48|ref}}</ref>
* [[Lightning]] (creator)
| nicknames =
| other_names =
| appears_in_anime = ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]''
| anime_debut = {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|47|ref}}
| ja_voice = [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryoko_Shiraishi Ryoko Shiraishi]]<ref name="YGOrg More Info On Season 2">{{cite web | url = https://ygorganization.com/areyoureadyforvrainstogethotblooded/ | title = <nowiki>The Organization | [VRAINS] More Info On Season 2</nowiki> | publisher = YGOrganization | date = March 20, 2018 | accessdate = April 22, 2018}}</ref>| en_voice = Dan Rosales<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rosales |first1=Dan |title=DAN ROSALES resume |url=https://www.danrosales.net/_files/ugd/da69b1_7a81c2fb746946c68b52496d37605111.pdf |website=DAN ROSALES |publisher=BRS/GAGE |access-date=31 August 2022 |quote=YU-GI-OH! LINK VRAINS Harlan}}</ref>
}}
'''Harlin''', known as '''Haru''' (ハル, ''Haru'') in the Japanese version, is a character and an antagonist in the second season of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'' anime. He works with [[Bohman]] towards their goal, and he is described as a mysterious boy who holds the key to the new plot.<ref name="YGOrg More Info On Season 2"></ref> Though he is described as Bohman's little brother, in truth he is older than him and is a second-generation A.I. created by [[Lightning]] as a prototype to Bohman, tasked with guiding him on his journey.
==Design==
===Appearance===
{{double image|left|Hal-ConceptArt.png|204270|Haru Second Form.png|220|Haru's two VR formsHarlin in both his original and military outfits.}}Haru Harlin appears as a young boy with orange hair that has a yellow top that flicks up at the sides. His hair has three red highlights; two diamond shaped sections on the temples that almost seem to extend from his eyebrows, and curved section on his orange fringe. Like [[Bohman]], he has orange eyes with yellow borders on the irises.
As with all members of [[Lightning]]'s organization, the Southern Cross star is prominent in HaruHarlin's design; his boots have yellow stars on the ankles, and his blazer has a larger star on the chest. His gauntlets, boots, and mantle over the heart bear it in his military garb.
===Personality===
===Abilities===
===Etymology===
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==Biography==
===History===Harlin was the first second-generation A.I. created by [[Lightning]] in his efforts to unite the [[Ignis]] into a single A.I., and the first to use the "[[Hydradrive]]" Deck that Lightning created. Lightning later created [[Bohman]], who Harlin taught to Duel using the "Hydradrive" cards. Harlin was assigned to act as Bohman's younger brother figure in order to observe him as he developed by battling [[Yusaku Fujiki|Playmaker]] and [[Ai]].<ref name="ep71">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|71|ref}}</ref><ref name==="ep85">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|85|ref}}</ref> ===Lost Ignis===After [[Bohman]] stole [[Jin Kolter]]'s consciousness, Haru Harlin observed him [[Speed Duel]]ing [[Yusaku Fujiki|Playmaker]]. He noted that Bohman's Dueling was crude, as he lost more than half his LP on his first turn despite only needing to suffer minimal damage to activate his "[[Marker's Portal]]" [[Skill]].<ref name="ep47">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|47|ref}}</ref> Haru Harlin continued to observe Bohman's progress, and he was shocked to see Playmaker use a [[Cyberse]] [[Ritual Monster]], as that hadn't been in their data on him. [[Cyberse Magician (anime)|That monster]]'s]] attack revealed Bohman beneath his glowing facade, and as Bohman lamented over his lack of memories, Haru Harlin told him his name and that he was fighting to reclaim their memories. Bohman continued the Duel and almost won, but the effect of Playmaker's Ritual Monster saved him. To HaruHarlin's shock, Playmaker used his own Skill, "[[Storm Access (anime)|Storm Access]]" to acquire a new "[[Code Talker (archetype)|Code Talker]]", "[[Shootingcode Talker (anime)|Shootingcode Talker]]", and defeated Bohman. Playmaker's [[Ignis]], [[Ai]], attempted to eat Jin's data out of Bohman, but the anti-Ignis program that Haru Harlin had implanted within Bohman repelled him, and Haru Harlin helped Bohman onto his [[Duel Board]] and fled. He summoned [[Bit]] and [[Boot]] to stop Playmaker, but [[Takeru HomuraTheodore Hamilton|a new Duelist]] appeared to stop them.<ref name="ep48">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|48|ref}}</ref> Bit and Boot were defeated by the newcomer, Soulburner, who also possessed [[Flame (character)|an Ignis]], as Playmaker pursued Haru Harlin and Bohman, and Haru Harlin fired them, engulfing them in flames. He fled to the bottom of [[LINK VRAINS]] and into the restricted areaRestricted Area, bypassing the boundary and escaping with Bohman. Before escaping, he told Playmaker to stay tuned, as something miraculous would soon happen.<ref name="ep49">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|49|ref}}</ref> Harlin took Bohman to [[Windy's Cyberse]] and knelt before the obscured form of [[Lightning]], telling Bohman to do the same. Lightning asked if they'd acquire Jin's data, and Harlin confirmed that they had, but had faced Playmaker and the [[DARK]] Ignis, and that Bohman had gained some experience defeating them. He told Lightning that another Duelist had defeated Bit and Boot with the aid of the [[FIRE]] Ignis, which Lightning claimed to have anticipated. Lightning admitted that they would eventually be found and they needed to prepare. He ordered Jin's data to be given to him, and Harlin told Bohman to release Jin's data. Harlin watched impassively as Lightning erased Bohman's memory and stated that he would be given new memories.<ref name="ep50">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|50|ref}}</ref> Lightning altered Bohman's memories to make him believe he was Yusaku Fujiki, and Bohman and Harlin lay in wait in a wind field. When Playmaker reached them, Harlin and Bohman appeared on top of the statue of a soldier and was challenged by Playmaker. Bohman stated he wasn't after Ai, stating he would bring Playmaker to justice and make him pay for his crimes. Harlin watched the entire Duel, curious to see the new power given to Bohman. He was visibly surprised when Bohman forced one of Playmaker's counters, only to reveal he had already predicted it and proceeded to use the cards he really wanted to. After destroying all of Playmaker's monsters, Bohman revealed he was the original consciousness of one of the [[Lost Incident]]'s victims, trapped outside his own body, and the one inside his real body was none other than Playmaker, showing as evidence the fact he was able to predict Playmaker's every action as a Duelist. Determined to have his body returned to him, Bohman vowed to win.<ref name="ep57">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|57|ref}}</ref> Harlin wondered if Bohman and Playmaker could actually switch places, and found the concept interesting. He wondered if Playmaker was aiming to seal the effect of "Judgment Arrows" again when he revived his "[[Update Jammer (anime)|Update Jammer]]", but Playmaker instead used "[[Detonate Deleter (anime)|Detonate Deleter]]" to destroy Bohman's monster without battling, and Harlin wondered if Bohman would actually lose. Harlin told Bohman to pull himself together, and he watched as Bohman managed to activate "Storm Access" in the middle of the Master Duel, impressed by the display of power. Bohman Link Summoned "[[Trident Hydradrive Lord]]" and attacked, and Harlin cheered, believing his brother had won, but Playmaker was able to [[Link Ration|survive]] with 100 LP. Harlin watched as Playmaker made his comeback, shocked that he not only had a "[[Fusion (archetype)|Fusion]]" card, but that he'd also sent the necessary [[Clock Wyvern (anime)|Clock Wyvern]]" to the [[Graveyard]] earlier in the Duel. Playmaker [[Fusion Summon]]ed "[[Cyberse Clock Dragon (anime)|Cyberse Clock Dragon]]", which powered up to become stronger than "Trident Hydradrive Lord". Bohman attempted to counter, and Harlin smiled in satisfaction, but the other effect of "Clock Dragon" foiled Bohman's efforts, and it defeated him. As Bohman and Harlin sank back into the clouds, Harlin vowed to Playmaker that his brother would return.<ref name="ep58">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|58|ref}}</ref> After the Duel, Bohman followed Harlin around Lightning's palace, much to Harlin's irritation. Bohman claimed that he was simply trying to protect his little brother, but Harlin irritably brushed him off.<ref name="ep85" /> Lightning eventually restored Bohman's memories and told Harlin that he would have to serve as Bohman's servant rather than his brother. Despite this, Harlin found himself crying at the prospect without realizing it, and joined Bohman in looking at a sunset. In the dub, Lightning told Harlin that Bohman would no longer become his brother due to becoming a different person every time his memories were changed, and stated Bohman's forgetting of Harlin's name as evidence; Bohman remembering Harlin's name after gaining his true memories brought him to tears, and Bohman reassured Harlin that they would always be brothers.<ref name="ep85" /> Harlin and Bohman transported to Windy's palace after he was defeated by [[Roken Kogami|Varis]], confronting Playmaker, Soulburner, and the [[Knights of Hanoi]].<ref name="ep70">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|70|ref}}</ref> They remained silent as Lightning revealed that he had been behind the destruction of the Cyberse and declared war on humanity, before they fled to heal Windy. As Playmaker and Soulburner pursued them, Bohman decided to Duel Playmaker to see how much he'd improved, and Harlin remained behind to observe the Speed Duel.<ref name="ep71" /> Harlin watched as Playmaker opposed Bohman with "Cyberse Magician", wary of his strange counterattacks and shocked by Playmaker's tactics that almost defeated Bohman, though Bohman was able to stay in the Duel.<ref name="ep72">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|72|ref}}</ref> He cheered his "brother" on as he successfully used "[[Storm Access (anime)|Storm Access]]" in the high-intensity Data Storm around the [[Ignis]] Tower, and watched as Playmaker attempted to do the same, pleased that Playmaker was proceeding as they'd predicted. To his shock, Playmaker used a new Skill, "[[Neo Storm Access]]", and he resisted Bohman's efforts to stop him from [[Synchro Summon]]ing the new monster he'd acquired, "[[Cyberse Quantum Dragon (anime)|Cyberse Quantum Dragon]]". "Quantum Dragon" almost defeated Bohman, who was forced to [[Hydradrive Scabbard|end the Duel in a]] [[DRAW]], and a disappointed Harlin escaped with Bohman to [[Mirror LINK VRAINS]].<ref name="ep73">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|73|ref}}</ref>
==Decks==
Like [[Bohman]], Haru Harlin plays a '''"[[Hydradrive]]" Deck'''. He claims that the Deck is different to his brother's and that he was the one that taught Bohman how to Duel.<ref name="ep85">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|85|ref}}</ref> While [[Speed Duel (VRAINS)|Speed Duel]]ling, he uses the [[Skill]] "[[Marker's Portal]]" to access "[[Judgment Arrows]]" from his Deck.
{{Decklist
|skill = [[Marker's Portal]]
|effect monsters =
* [[Hydradrive Booster]] x2
| [[Skye Zaizen|Skye Zaizen/Blue Maiden]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS - Episode 085|85]] || Lose
|}
==References==
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