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 with an abnormally small body for a giant, along with being physically weak and deaf.

According to Despa, Bojji has no physical strength. 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 (as noticed by King Desher).

The reason for Bojji's weakness was later revealed to be caused by his father, King Bosses. 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, at the cost of some of his lifespan and his son's size, strength and hearing. Bojji is currently unaware of this.

Giant Heritage
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. Most poisons cannot work on him, for example, due to his giant heritage (giants are known for their sturdy stomachs).

Ultra-Instinct
Despite this curse, Bojji possesses incredible reflexes and amazing speed. He demonstrated excellent dodging capability and footwork in his practice match with Daida. Bojji has also shown incredible intuition, as seen during his practice battle with Daida as he was able to predict every attack aimed at him, as well as repeatedly strike his younger brother with his wooden practice sword (albeit so weakly the strikes didn't matter). This is likely due to Bojji's hyper-focus, an ability Bojji also learned from Mitsumata that allows him to understand his surroundings at all times. Bojji also uses this ability to read lips.

Swordsmanship
Bojji is unable to properly wield a sword in a standard fashion due to having no physical strength, and thus can be injured easily. 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. In addition to his pinpoint swordsmanship Bojji has also acquired a mysterious new ability, one Desper believes he'll rarely need to use.

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, such as Apis and Zokku, were able to sense his intimidating presence. Despite being immortal, even Ouken hesitated before choosing to fight Bojji.

Trivia

 * He is very bad at cooking, as noted by both Kage and Desper.
 * He is technically a member of the giant race, and has inherited their immunity to poison.
 * 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.