Kenshin Himura

Real name:Kenshin Himura (Shinta Himura)
Voice actors:(Japanese) Mayo Suzukaze(English) ?
Age:28
Sword Style:Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu
Hair Color:Red
Eye Color:Red/Purple (Amber when he's angry)
Occupation:Wandering samurai,masterless swordsman
Weapon:Sakabatou (reversed-edge samurai sword
Favorite Saying:Oro!
Love interest: Tomoe(former love) , Kaoru (Current love)

Profile and information: Kenshin's parents died of a disease called "Cholera" when he was young, and it was then that he lived in a small village with three young women as an orphan. Soon after though, a group of bandits attacked his village and killed everyone. One of the women died protecting Kenshin (who at that time was known as Shinta). That woman told Kenshin that he was still young, and he couldn't die yet because he still had the chance to figure out how to live his life. Luckily, Kenshin was saved by Hiko Sejiro (Kenshin's master), and he was taught how to use the Hiten Mitsurugi Style. When he was 14, however, he abandoned his training prematurely to become an Ishinshishi, also known as an "Imperialist". During the revolution, Himura Kenshin earned the title of 'Hitokiri Battousai', which literally means "Sword Drawing Manslayer". He was the strongest, and had unsurpassed swordsmanship skills. While in kyoto, Kenshin, slayed a young man who left a single scar on his left check. From this point on, his life would change forever. After a mission assigned by his superiors, he resuced a young woman by the name of tomoe. This young lady become the first love in his life. After an icident involving a raid on the imperialist headquarters, Kenshin and Tomoe went into hiding, where they would fall in love, and live in peace. This peace would not last. As it turns out, tomoe's first Love was the man who gave kenshin his first scar, and tomoe was originally there to set him up for other to kill him. In order to save him, She sacrificed her own life, but not before leaving a final scar on his check, which would create his signature scar (see ruruouni kenshin OVA series or Samurai X). As the revolution came to a close, though, Himura Kenshin mysteriously disappeared. Thinking about all the people he had slain, he made a promise to never kill again, and as a result of this, he took up the 'Sakabato' sword, which has its blade reversed, and is unable to cut through human flesh, therefore, it cannot slay. Himura Kenshin now wanders, protecting those he can with his sword. He loves Kaoru, because she doesn't care who he was, or what he did in the past.

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