Toshizō Hajiwara


 * "Whether a river or a wave, this path remains indomitable." - Seireitou-shishō

Hanzō Takeda (武田 半蔵, Takeda Hanzou) is the lieutenant of the Meiji Faction among the Reishishi, serving as the right-hand man of Ieyasu Meiji.

Behind the Scenes
His first name is derived from Hanzō Hattori, a famous samurai of the Warring States period in Japanese history. Hanzō was said to be good friends with Ieyasu Tokugawa; having been credited with saving the life of Tokugawa and then helping him to become the ruler of united Japan, which has been paralleled with Hanzō and Ieyasu Meiji. In keeping with the irony of surnames, his last name of Takeda is derived from Shingen Takeda, whom competed with Tokugawa for the succession of Yoshimoto Imagawa.