Saitō Hajime (Rurouni Kenshin)
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Saitō Hajime is a male anime and manga character who features in Rurouni Kenshin.
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Biography
Saitō Hajime (Japanese: 斎藤 一)
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Saitō Hajime was a tall man with a lean yet fit frame where he had a long face with pronounced cheekbones. Shishio Makoto once described him as "a man who looks like a wolf" with him being called the Lone Wolf of Mibu (壬生の一匹狼).
He adhered to the Shinsengumi code of Aku Soku Zan (悪即斬, literally: "Slay Evil Immediately", but more poetically rendered as "Swift Death to Evil") where he killed those deemed to be evil.
Powers and abilities
He was shown to be extremely well-versed in hand-to-hand combat and martial arts.
Notes
- Saitō Hajime was created by Nobuhiro Watsuki where he featured in the setting of Rurouni Kenshin.
- The character was based on the real historical figure Saitō Hajime.
- Whilst developing the character, Watsuki used the concept of an "anti-hero" in his creation where he said he drew inspiration from the likes The Punisher Frank Castle from Marvel Comics.
In other media
Television
Films
Video games
- In Jump Super Stars, Saitō Hajime appeared as a support character in the setting of the crossover fighting video game.
Appearances
- Rurouni Kenshin:
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