Examples of powers he was shown to possess are: Later, it is revealed that Haku is Yubaba's slave, who controlled him with a black worm in his body.Īs a river spirit, Haku possessed supernatural powers that are primarily associated with the element of water. In the end, Chihiro puts her faith in Haku. Yubaba's twin sister, Zeniba insisted that Haku is a greedy thief, who had stolen her golden seal. however, Lin, was not sure of Haku's intentions and told Chihiro to not trust him. His steadfast resolve helps Chihiro finally trust him, amidst contradictory information from other Spirited Away characters about him. From the beginning of the story, through to the end, he does everything within his power to keep Chihiro unharmed and to help her leave safely. He is more than willing to stick his neck out when he cares about someone. He is wise and is able to act accordingly to the situation. He can sometimes be kind-hearted and supportive, other times strict and high-strung. However, Haku promises that he, and Chihiro would one day meet again as he lets go of her hand and watches her leave to go find her parents. Both of them return to the bath house and they say their good-byes at the river which has now been filled in. She continues and says the river's name was the Kohaku river, thus revealing his real name. Flying in the night with Chihiro on his back, Chihiro tells him that when she was little she fell into a river to retrieve a little pink shoe and that she thought she would drown, but, he saved her. Zeniba then tells them that only true love can break the curse. Yubaba agreed to let Chihiro, but she needed to test her. Then, while Chihiro is off returning the seal that Haku allegedly stole, he tells Yubaba that he will get her son back and flies off to Zeniba's (Yubaba's twin sister). Having Chihiro on his back, they end up falling down a shaft and into the boiler room with Kamaji. Now, Haku ends up in Yubaba's office bleeding and close to death. Then, Haku leaves and comes back days later, gravely injured by paper birds and blood dripping from his body, in dragon form. That moment was when Chihiro knew that she could trust him. Haku then warns Chihiro that if she forgets her real name like he forgot his, then she will be trapped in the spirit world forever. The next morning, he takes her to her parents, who have been turned into pigs. Then, he helps her cross the bridge and in the garden outback, he tells her that she needs to get a job to survive from Kamajī, the boiler man.Īfter Chihiro succeeds in getting a job, Haku then hands her off to Lin.
Haku then unbinds her when her legs become stuck and takes her to the bath house. Haku then goes to search for her and when Chihiro realizes she is becoming invisible, he gives her something to eat so she won't disappear. But when Chihiro fails to do this, she runs off in a panic. At this, he quickly tells to her to get out of the town and get back across the river before nightfall. Haku first appears when Chihiro is on the bridge to the Bathhouse. When he transforms into his dragon form, he has a teal and mint green mane, with a white, scaled body. A darker blue Hitoe can be seen from the sides and shoulders of the robes.
When he is human, Haku wears a traditional white robe that resembles closely a Kariginu tied with a lavender sash, a short traditional indigo dyed Sashinuki (a type of kuribakama) underneath, and beige sandals. He has straight, dark green hair in a bob haircut and slanted, green eyes. Haku appears to be around 12 years old in physical age.