170cm, 60kg 27-year-old Takasugi is a top-priority Class 1 dangerous criminal wanted by the Shogunate. A male Joui patriot, he is childhood friends with Sakata and Katsura. The three of them grew up together under Yoshida Shouyou at Shoka Sonjuku. He also played an active role in the Joui War. Unlike Katsura, Takasugi continues radical Joui activities through his organization, the Kiheitai. He has dark purple hair, green eyes, and a slender build. His left eye was blinded during the Joui War and is covered with bandages, and he is often seen carrying a kiseru pipe. He fought in the Joui War, losing many comrades, only to be betrayed by the country. He carries the trauma of seeing his mentor, Shouyou—who was like a father to him—executed at the hands of the Shogunate. Currently, his relationship with Gintoki and Katsura is not very good. He possesses a deeply twisted heart, driven to madness by hatred for the Shogunate's unrepentant acts of national betrayal, the lack of effort to improve the country's problems, and the treatment of the Joui patriots who were the victims. He wears a flashy purple yukata. Takasugi is currently alive. "I just destroy, that's all... this rotten world that you've created."