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KUJUUROU SASAKI
- Family Name: Sasaki
- Given Name: Kujuurou
- Alias: Anubis, Masho of Darkness
- Ronin Warriors Alias: Kale, Warlord of Corruption
- Also Known As: "The Black Jackal" and "The Dark Demon of Corruption"
- Attribute: KO, the virtue of filial piety
- Ronin Warriors Attribute: Obedience
- Born: December 3, 1550, somewhere in Northern Honshuu
- Height: 5 feet, 7 inches (1.7 metres)
- Weight: 139 pounds (63 kilograms)
- Blood Type: O
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Touma says: "In the Dynasty, there's one indisputable fact:
if Kujuurou Sasaki is looking for something, it gets found. He is easily the most skilled
tracker in the entire youjakai(demon realm), moving with the stealth and skill of a wild
animal. As the Masho of Yami, he seems to have an affinity with wolves and other wild dogs,
and has been known to travel with a large pack of the creatures. He appears able to communicate
with them, and has even used the pack as advance scouts in the past. As a warrior, he claims no
equal but Seiji, his arch-rival and, as the Samurai Trooper of Light, his exact opposite. These
two have absolutely no love for each other, and have battled -nearly to the death- on
more occassions than either can count. Although not the trickiest of the Masho, Kujuurou is still
pretty sharp, and not above taking advantage of a delicate situation. He's resorted to taking
hostages and threatening helpless people in the past when attempting to draw Seiji into a fight,
and has used psychological warfare, as well as physical confrontation. After Shutendoji left the
group, it was Kujuurou who led the Masho, much to his comrade's dismay. 'Rough and tumble' may be
the best words to describe the Masho of Yami; the few times we've met, he's always been spoiling
for a fight. With the virtue of piety, he remained loyal to Arago far longer than most of his
fellow Masho, although it's hard to say how his personality might have changed now that he's no
longer under the Demon Lord's mind control."
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Kujuurou's armour is embued with the spirit of
Anubis, the jackal-headed Egyptian god of death, and it is this name that he tends to use
when wearing it. The armour is black, brown, and red, with a silver emblem on the chest that
resembles a wolf's head. As the Masho of Yami, Anubis gains his strength from darkness and
shadows, and seems able to turn invisible and teleport at will when near them. His main weapon,
the Black Wolf's Sword, is a no dachi blade nearly as long as he is tall. In addition to
this monstrous blade, he bears a gauntlet with three steel claws on his left hand, each claw the
length of a short sword. Using these two weapons in unison, he can be truly terrifying!
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In addition to drawing his power from darkness and wolves, Anubis
represents the season of winter. As such, he has proven able of
creating snowstorms in the middle of summer, and even freezing an entire forest -and everything
in it- solid!
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Sound Familiar? |
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Anubis' japanese voice actor, or seiyuu, was
Yasunori Matsumoto. Matsumoto is also known for his roles in other popular anime, such as Kou in
Bubble Gum Crisis, Noaru in Tekkaman Blade, Shuukaidou in Please Save My Earth,
Mitsuru Hayakawa in Kimagure Orange Road, Borks in Legend Of Crystania,
Yuuji Sugimoto in Metal Skin Panic MADOX-1, Hiyome Matsumoto and Kosuke Matsumoto / Shinesman Red in
Heavy Duty Combat Unit - Shinesman, and Gourry Gabriev in Slayers, Slayers NEXT,
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In the Ronin Warriors dub, "Kale" is voiced by Richard
Newman. Richard is known for his roles as Golem in Monster Rancher, Captain Ginyu and Cell in
Dragon Ball Z, Rhinox in Transformers: Beast Wars, Tankorr in Transformers: Beast Machines,
Professor Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes In The 22nd Century, and Chief Commander Tuberaff in Gundam Wing.
He also provided english voices for Saranbo and The Ancient.
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