Sakamoto Ryouma

About


Ryouma is the leader of the Takuga group in JAPAN, founded in the cursed land of Shikoku, a territory in the southwest of JAPAN that is plagued with Hell Holes and Onis constantly ravaging the land. Unwanted humans, criminals, cursed and mutated are sent to the death land and locked with a huge gate away from the rest of JAPAN. Ryouma is a human that was cursed by a Youkai.

Wishing to escape a life where they are constantly plagued by ogres attacks, Ryouma gathers everyone who can fight (more or less everyone), and hatches a plan to take the neigbouring Middle Country (Nakakkuni) and foundering the nation of Takuga.

While pregnant with Ryouma, Ryouma's mother was cursed by the yoykai Namename, resulting in Ryouma being born as a hermaphrodite. With her mother dying while birth and her father ignoring her, Ryouma's condition caused her to become the target of savage abuse for the town people. Ryouma was chased from her hometown and raped by a group of men. When she returned home her father coldlessly ignored her. She ended up developing an intense hate for humans and the following day grabbed a katana and slaughtered her rapists. She was chased down and eventually ended up in the Death Country where she met Yuzuru, Mine and Gon.

Personality and Appearance
==Abilities== Ryouma is an excelent fighter that has the skills of a ninja and fights primarly with a katana. She's been in the Death Country of Shikoku since a relatively young age and has spent several years fighting Oni in a daily basis in order to survive. The people in Shikoku are known for being particularly strong for the way they are forced to live in the cursed land. She has a high cap of 40 and skills in sword combat and as a ninja.

Humans that are cursed by a Youkai have the advantage of being stronger than regular humans, with enhanced speed and strength. She also has an inhuman endurance and tolerance to pain as a result of her curse, being able to withstand the torture and sexual abuse of several oni for hours and remaining mentally stable. Usually humans die very quickly due to the brutish nature of the oni, much less an entire group.

Outside of her fighting performance she's an excelent leader that could put together all the remnants in Shikoku and establish a nation under her lead. Considering most of these are former criminals and physologically unstable people, she's got some amazing skills to be able to control them and organise them in a group. They also show great loyalty to the nation she founded. She's also been leading the group in the oni assaults and prevented many casualties in the past, which might be the reason why many of the residents of Shikoku trust her abilities. She's an excelent tactician as well, being able to come up with eloquent and efficient strategies on the spot and think several steps ahead. Motonari Mouri admired and flattered her tactical skills.

Trivia

 * On Takuga's founding, Ryouma became its leader after beating Yuzuru in a game of rock paper scissors.
 * Ryouma's true sex is a mystery since he/she was cursed while still in the womb. On breaking the curse, Rance is free to pick either sex.
 * The Shinsengumi's accusation of Ryouma being an 'Umetaro' may be a reference to Ryouma's real-world counterpart taking the name of Saidani Umetaro as an alias several times.
 * In the RWN it was revealed that Ryouma's curse remains untouched in canon.