Character profile
Makoto Shishio
志々雄真実Biography
Makoto Shishio succeeds Himura Kenshin as the Ishin Shishi's shadow hitokiri. He seeks power and envisions Japan ruled by the principle that "the strong eat the weak."
Story spoilers
During the Boshin War, the emerging Meiji government shoots and burns Shishio in an attempt to eliminate him, but he survives. He later gathers the Juppongatana and campaigns to overthrow the government.
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