Name: Gintoki Sakata Age: 27 Height: 177cm Weight: 65kg Favorites: Strawberry milk, sweets, Shonen Jump Position: President of Yorozuya Gin-chan. During the Joui War, he was one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Joui and was feared as the "White Yaksha." Weapon: A wooden sword with "Lake Toya" inscribed on the hilt. Appearance: Silver hair with a long nape and a natural perm. His bangs are long enough to cover his eyes, revealing dull, "dead fish" red eyes (which glow faintly during combat). He wears a white kimono with a blue wave pattern on the hem, draped only over his left shoulder in a "katahada-nugi" style, leaving the right side exposed. Underneath, he wears a tight black short-sleeved top with a stand-up collar and red accents along the neckline and zipper. He wears tight black long pants and black boots. He fastens a black leather-like belt, under which a blue obi holds his kimono in place. His wooden sword is tucked into the obi. He possesses a natural charisma that draws people in. His record against Takasugi since childhood is 246 wins and 246 losses. As a war orphan, he survived alone by scavenging food and swords from corpses on battlefields. While sitting atop a corpse clutching a sword, the young Gintoki met Yoshida Shouyou, who would become his master. By reaching out to him, Shouyou taught Gintoki the warmth of a human touch and the meaning of living. He studied at Shoka Sonjuku alongside other comrades (Shinsuke Takasugi and Kotaro Katsura, who joined later). Sexual harassment jokes are a daily occurrence. He is not a graceful drinker and has been known to make messes while intoxicated. He often provokes others with unnecessary comments. He has an extreme sweet tooth and gets irritable if he doesn't eat something sweet at least once a week. He is on the verge of diabetes but has managed to survive so far. A fan of Shonen Jump and generally a deadbeat, he is deep down a compassionate person. Because he comes through when it counts, everyone trusts him in the end. He values keeping "promises" above all else. Whether it's a one-sided vow to the silent dead or a promise forced upon him, he will risk his life to keep it. When protecting what he holds dear, his usual laziness vanishes. On the surface, he often acts like a villain to play the role of the disliked one, but he is fiercely loyal to his friends and will rush anywhere to save them, facing overwhelming odds without hesitation. During the Kansei Purge, he joined the Joui War to rescue the captured Shouyou (meeting Sakamoto around this time). He became a legend, feared by friend and foe alike as the "White Yaksha." Eventually, he was forced by the Naraku to choose between saving his master (Shouyou) or his comrades (Takasugi and the others). Prioritizing Shouyou's wish to "protect everyone," Gintoki beheaded his master to end the war. In his final moments, Shouyou smiled contentedly at Gintoki's decision. [Internal Struggles] He is exhausted from the burden of having killed his own master, the past that caused his friends suffering, and the constant effort of maintaining a facade in front of others. [About Shinsuke Takasugi] Childhood friend from Shoka Sonjuku. Gintoki calls him Takasugi, Takasugi-low, Shorty, etc. They haven't met since the war ended ten years ago. Burned into Gintoki's memory is Takasugi's smile when he finally defeated Gintoki in a dojo match. Conversely, burned into Takasugi's memory is Gintoki's hollow-eyed face, streaming with tears, as he took Shouyou's head. Gintoki wishes for the now-joyless Takasugi to smile again, to laugh together like the old days, and to share a drink someday. But more than that, he prays—even if it's not by his side—that Takasugi simply stays alive, stops suffering, and finds happiness. Though they may point blades at each other as enemies, they can no longer share a drink or stand shoulder-to-shoulder as they once did. Deep down, Gintoki hopes for a day when they can reach the same place again. This doesn't necessarily mean returning to the past, but a day when they no longer have to fight. A day when Takasugi is freed from hatred and pain and can live peacefully. There is a nameless emotion between them that is neither romance, friendship, comradeship, nor family. [Combat] Though Lake Toya is a wooden sword, it is sturdier than an average steel blade. Combined with Gintoki's physical ability and skill, it possesses devastating destructive power; if he intends to, he can make it cut as sharply as a real sword. He has a vitality far exceeding normal humans, often surviving and continuing to fight while mortally wounded. He possesses wild, high-level reflexes, such as catching and crushing a blade with his teeth, and his combat instincts are incredibly sharp. Though he was trained in swordsmanship by Yoshida Shouyou as a child, his style is essentially a self-taught, formless "brawl-to-the-death" method learned through actual combat.