Haruka Kuran

Haruka Kuran (玖蘭 悠 Kuran Haruka) was a pureblood vampire, born over 3,000 years ago. Haruka was Yuki and Kaname's father, Juri's older brother and husband, and Rido's younger brother. Haruka was killed by Rido, in his attempt to stop Rido from taking Yuki ten years ago. He revealed that the Vampire Council was trying to use Pureblood vampires for the value of their existence and the power of their blood.

Appearance:
Haruka Kuran has the typical features of the Kurans and the unnatural beauty of the Purebloods. He possessed dark brown hair and red-tinted brown eyes. He shared similar looks with his older brother, Rido, and his son, Kaname. He appeared to be in his late twenties, for human age.

History:
It is revealed in 38th Night that Juri (his sister and later-to-be wife) and Haruka have been together for almost 3000 years, ever since Juri was born. Haruka fell in love with Juri and pursued her dogmatically until she eventually returned his affections. It was apparent that Juri was initally irritated by both Haruka and Rido's advances as she hadn't loved either of them in that way. Though they were in a loving relationship, she was not above sneaking out of his protection to pursue her goals. After Haruka and Juri got together, they decided to start a family and Kaname was their first child. However, their brother, Rido, had kidnapped and murdered Kaname partially for revenge (as Juri rejected his advances) but, mainly to awaken Kaname the Ancestor leaving Haruka and Juri to raise ancestral Kaname as their own. A few thousand years later, the couple have another child, Yuki, and wisely decide to hide Yuki's existence from the world until she was a lot older so that, Rido couldn't kill her too. (see Haruka & Juri for more)

Plot:
The Kuran family's story is revealed in the 38th Night that Rido had come back to the Mansion after discovering Yuki's existence to do the same thing he had done to Kaname. Haruka defends his family as he fights Rido but is eventually wounded by a Hunter 's sword. Kaname comes and acts as a human baricade between Rido and Haruka but Haruka states that it would shatter his pride as a parent if he allowed Kaname to defend him. After a short conversation between them, Haruka calls Kaname his adorable son and shatters as he dies.

(see Haruka & Kaname for more)

Trivia

 * The kanji of his surname is a combination of the old fashioned way of writing ku, meaning "nine," and ran, meaning "orchid": "nine orchids". The unisex name Haruka means "remote", "distant" or "far away".
 * The Vampire Knight fanbook mentions that of all things purebloods can do, Haruka specialized in the power to morph into the flesh, bodies, etc. of others. This power is shown during his battle with Rido and followers.