niwe is lord of shikerpecim, a country of vast strength that was three times bigger than tusukuru, and had ten times the military power. niwe initiates numerous and lengthy attacks against tusukuru in an attempt to draw out hakuoro's inner beast. it is later revealed that he was working with dii, from whom he learned hakuoro's true identity. in their final confrontation, niwe finally succeeds in drawing out the demigod slumbering within hakuoro. his amazement is cut short however, as the raging beast tears niwe to pieces, signaling the downfall of shikerpecim. niwe, despite his gruesome death, continues to harass hakuoro through nightmares later on.