Character profile
Shinsuke Takasugi
高杉晋助Hikusugi-kun
Biography
Shinsuke Takasugi is a former comrade of Gintoki and Katsura, recognizable by his bandaged left eye, colorful kimono, eerie smile, and pipe. The three studied together as children and fought side by side during the Joi war. After the war, Takasugi vanished and became known for attacks on the Bakufu.
Story spoilers
Takasugi leads the radical Joi faction known as the Kiheitai and believes the postwar world is rotten and should be destroyed.
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