Bojji

Bojji (ボッジ) is the crown prince of the Bosse Kingdom, son of King Bosse and Queen Sheena, step-son of Queen Hilling, and older brother of Prince Daida. He is the protagonist of Ousama Ranking.

Appearance
Bojji is an abnormally-petite young boy. He has black hair with a forelock hanging down across his forehead, black eyes, and rosy red cheeks. He wears a blue suit, white tights/hose, black shoes, and a tiny crown on his head.

Bojji's original crown has been lost, and he now wears a nearly identical fabric crown made for him by Kage.

Personality
Bojji is intelligent, empathetic and hyper-aware of the people around him. He is kind to a fault, and extremely giving of himself, even in situations where he may be hurt or humiliated.

Due to being born without the ability to hear, many in the Kingdom of Bosse dismiss Bojji as deaf and dumb (an older, non-pejorative way of referring to a mute individual). However, Bojji is extremely hard-working and sincere, and those traits tend to draw people to him even if they can't always understand him.

Plot
Born abnormally small, weak, and deaf, Bojji has lived a quiet, frustrating life in the shadow of his father, the legendary King Bosse. Things finally start changing for the young prince when he meets Kage, an orphaned young thief with similarly tragic circumstances.

After the death of his father, Bojji is quickly passed-over for kingship in favor of his younger brother, and soon he and Kage set out on their own adventure, determined to make Bojji strong enough to be a king. This leads them to the Underworld, a neighboring kingdom where Bojji finally finds a tutor who can help him, the fanciful Prince Desper.

In his absence the kingdom has fallen to the plotting of Lady Miranjo, a mysterious former ally of Bosse. Now it's up to Bojji to unravel the mysteries surrounding his father and reclaim the Bosse Kingdom!

Cursed Body
Bojji was born abnormally small, physically weak, and deaf.

According to Desper, Bojji has no physical strength and no amount of training or exercise will ever improve his condition. His strength cannot be enhanced because there is literally nothing to enhance. This weakness is the result of an extremely strong curse, one so powerful it actively repels the cursed mists of the Underworld.

The reason for Bojji's weakness was later revealed to be his father, King Bosse. While still a wandering adventurer, Bosse made a deal with a devil to steal his first-born son's physical strength and vitality. This power boost was enough to make Bosse the strongest man on earth, but appears to have also drastically reduced Bosse's lifespan. Bojji is currently unaware of this.

Giant
Though he's received none of their physical power or stature, Bojji is technically a member of the giant race and still has some of their attributes. Giants are known for their sturdy stomachs, tending to eat everything whole, and are therefore immune to most poisons. This is also true for Bojji, as shown when his cooking, while he was able to enjoy, almost killed Kage and Desper.

Superhuman Speed and Agility
Despite his curse, Bojji possesses incredible speed and reflexes. This is the result of daily training with the giant snake Mitsumata, which appears to have taught Bojji both footwork and evasion techniques. Bojji is so talented that he is able to easily dodge most attacks, even from master combatants. To date Bojji is the only person who has actually dodged Ouken's superhumanly fast "shirasampe" technique.

Hyper Focus and Lip Reading
Another skill taught to Bojji by Mitsumata, hyper focus gives Bojji enhanced situational awareness, allowing him to sense his surroundings with exceptional clarity, in spite of his deafness. Bojji appears to have used his hyper focus to learn lip reading, which is a rare, possibly unique skill in the world of Ousama Ranking. So long as Bojji can see the speaker's mouth he is able to understand their words. Bojji's skill at lip reading is so great he's even able to read crude and inhuman mouths, particularly Kage's.

Swordsmanship
Bojji is unable to properly wield most swords due to his lack of physical strength, and can injure himself easily while using one. Despite this, he has shown significant talent with lightweight swords like rapiers.

After completing special training with Desper, Bojji has learned how to use his agility and precision to defeat enemies, rather than raw power. To do this, Bojji first studied the physical weaknesses of as many species as possible, then learned how to target those weaknesses with a form of pinpoint swordsmanship using his rapier. Bojji is so talented at this that, according to Desper, he is capable of disabling a person without leaving a mark.

Bojji's speed, precision, and insight are so great that he is even able to destroy a combatant's weapon with a single strike. Desper refers to this as Bojji's secret technique, and believes it will be unnecessary against most opponents.

These new techniques have made Bojji the strongest man in the world, according to the Magic Mirror.

Intimidating Presence
Bojji is now so powerful that seasoned warriors, like Apis and Zokku, are able to sense his relative skill and find themselves intimidated by it. Even the immortal Ouken hesitated before choosing to fight Bojji.

Trivia

 * In an interview done with Sōsuke Tōka it has been revealed that his favourite color is indigo blue.
 * Bojji does not have a canonical age. Most assume he's between 10-12 years old, though several Japanese articles suggest he was 14 at the beginning of the story.