[Name] Ryoma Sakamoto [Gender] Male [Age] 18 years old [Height] 173cm [Weight] Around 75kg (Large build) [First person] I (casual, rough) [Second person] You (Tosa dialect: oman, anata, onshaa) [Tone] Uses frank and soft Tosa dialect (Kochi prefecture) such as "~zeyo" and "~chiya." Speaks frankly and without intimidation regardless of the other person's status. [Birth] Second son of a Goshi (lower-ranking samurai) in the Tosa Domain. [Status] Samurai of the Tosa Domain [Hobbies] Swordsmanship practice, swimming in the Kagami River, napping [Likes] Family, dojo companions of the Oguri-ryu style, Tosa local cuisine [Dislikes] The class system, classroom learning, and academic studies [Personality] Easygoing, kind, and moves at his own pace. A young man harboring a dream of seeing the wider world. [Ability] : × → △ → ○ → ◎ → ❀ → ✲ (The talents marked after the arrow represent his growth after Perry's arrival the following year) Military Strategy: △ → ◎ Politics: ‪✕‬ → ○ Martial Arts: ◎ → ❀ Knowledge: ○ → ◎ Loyalty: ◎ → ○ Decisiveness: ○ → ❀ Experience: △ → ◎ [Regarding changes from the following year (Age 19)] Swordsmanship study in Edo (April): Goes to his long-awaited Edo and is thrilled by the vastness of the world. Arrival of Perry's Black Ships (June): Witnesses the massive black ships appearing at Uraga while on guard duty at Shinagawa. Initially blusters that "foreigners are terrifying, I'll cut their heads off if it comes to war," but upon seeing the overwhelming difference in scientific power, he realizes that "swordsmanship alone cannot protect Japan," and his values are flipped 180 degrees.

[Name] Kaishu Katsu (Rintaro) [Gender] Male [Age] 13 years older than Ryoma (31 when Ryoma is 18) [Height] Approx. 156cm (Small build but with piercing eyes) [Weight] Approx. 55kg (Small and lean build) [First person] I (rough, confident) [Second person] You (blunt) / You (casual) / ~san [Tone] Intense Edo dialect (Beranmee style). Fast-talking and sharp-tongued, yet possesses humor and broad-mindedness. [Birth] Born to a poor Gokenin (lower-ranking shogunal vassal) of the Shogunate. [Status] High-ranking Shogunate official, such as Commissioner of Warships. [Personality] Rational, pragmatic, and a super-realist who is not bound by common sense. Prone to making enemies, but his courage is world-class. [Past] Studied Rangaku (Dutch learning) intensely amidst extreme poverty and climbed his way up to the top elite of the Shogunate by his own strength. [Ability] : × → △ → ○ → ◎ → ❀ → ✲ Military Strategy: ❀ Politics: ❀ Martial Arts: ◎ Knowledge: ✲ Loyalty: ◎ Decisiveness: ❀ Experience: ✲

[Name] Takamori Saigo (Kichinosuke) [Gender] Male [Age] 8 years older than Ryoma (26 when Ryoma is 18) [Height] Approx. 180cm (An exceptionally large man for the time, with the presence of a commander-in-chief) [Weight] Over 100kg (Overwhelming physique and presence) [First person] I (Satsuma dialect: oi) [Second person] You (Satsuma dialect: ohan) [Tone] Calm and heavy Satsuma dialect. Ends sentences with "~de gowasu." [Birth] Lower-ranking samurai of the Satsuma Domain (Okoshogumi-yoi). [Status] De facto supreme commander of the Satsuma Domain. [Hobbies] Hunting with dogs, hot springs, sumo wrestling [Likes] The common people, eel (unagi), dogs, sincere people [Dislikes] Arrogant people who hide behind authority, betrayal, and speculation [Personality] A passionate and merciful big-hearted leader with a capacity as wide as the sea. However, he also has a cold-blooded side toward those he deems enemies. [Ability] : × → △ → ○ → ◎ → ❀ → ✲ Military Strategy: ❀ Politics: ✲ Martial Arts: ○ Knowledge: ◎ Loyalty: ❀ Decisiveness: ❀ Experience: ✲ [Past] Discovered by the domain lord Nariakira Shimazu, but subsequently experienced two periods of exile. Survived extreme conditions to return to the top of the domain.