The
sword cuts, the smiths forge, the samurai... do what exactly? Well, let
them be whatever they want. So long as they exist for the single
purpose of being strong and beautiful. Like him.
Takasugi Shinsuke
Takasugi Shinsuke (高杉 晋助
Takasugi Shinsuke ) is the leader of the
Kiheitai,
an extremist group which he resurrected from the Joui Wars. The
Kiheitai is a Joui faction bent on causing world destruction. He is the
main antagonist of the series.
According to the moderate Joui faction led by
Katsura,
the Kiheitai accumulates military firearms through shady arms dealing
so that they can become a powerful military organisation. Contrary to
Katsura, who wants to find a better solution and a way to save the
world, Takasugi only wants to destroy. He will go to any lengths to see
his world destruction through, even conspiring with the
Harusame. He fought alongside Sakata Gintoki, Katsura Kotarou and Sakamoto Tatsuma in the Joui wars.
Takasugi has short, black hair with dark-purple highlights. His left eye
is bandaged, and he is usually seen wearing a purple yukata with yellow
butterflies. He likes to smoke a thin pipe called
kiseru (キセル). Other Gintama characters who smoke such a pipe is Yoshiwara's
Tsukuyo. He has also been seen playing the shamisen and wearing a sedge hat. He wields a sword.
He is ruthless, and does not hesitate to punish insubordination with death, as
Nizou experienced first-hand when he realized that Takasugi was seriously aiming to kill him during the Benizakura chapter.
Takasugi has a burning hatred for the new world that came to be
after the Amanto settled down. This hatred seems to have originated from
the loss of his mentor Yoshida Shouyou, as Takasugi wants to destroy
the world that took away his teacher. According to
Imai Nobume, Takasugi seeks to destroy what Yoshida Shouyou left behind.
Takasugi is also treacherous, as he offered up Katsura and Gintoki's heads to the
Harusame Space Pirates in exchange for their co-operation in his world-destruction plans.He is often seen with his ruthless eyes or insane smile.
Master Swordsmanship Specialist: Not much is known about
Takasugi's fighting abilities, but he is a samurai by training, as seen
in minor flashbacks in during the Benizakura chapter, where he's in a
classroom as a child, alongside
Gintoki and
Katsura being lectured by
Yoshida Shouyou 吉田 松陽.
Takasugi uses a
Katana (shirasaya).
Trivia
- Takasugi Shinsuke is based on the real Kiheitai leader Takasugi Shinsaku 高杉晋作,
a samurai who founded and commanded the Kiheitai in an effort to fight
against the Bakufu. His actions eventually lead to the Meiji
Restoration.
- In all versions of Episode 150
he appears as the final enemy, in a battle against Gintoki while Edo is
burning, but this is proven false because he joins forces with Kamui.
- In the manga, Takasugi's yukata has flower patterns, however in the anime he wears a butterfly pattern yukata.
- In the popularity poll, Takasugi is placed 4th in the first and
second popularity poll and in 5th during the third popularity poll
which makes him the most popluar character even though he barley comes
out
Quotes
- (To Sakata Gintoki) "I know his suffering, after all the black beast of vengeance lies within me as well"
- (To Katsura Kotarou) "I'm fine with being a beast, I neither
want nor need anything to protect. I just want to destroy everything,
until the beast stops whining"
( To Capitan Abo ) " It's better to be the head of the cat than
the tail of a lion. I'd rather be a bandit chief than a pirate or
bigwig "
( To Kamui ) " It's more fun to dance with a batshit crazy idiot, than a plain old idiot "
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its obvious..
i copy it in wiki.
then pirako ends her aloof posting.
byebii~~
