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* DiagnosedByTheAudience: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gx1pqtKE_w One YouTuber]] diagnosed Ogata as a very accurate depiction of a psychopath.
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* MagnificentBastard:
** [[UnscrupulousHero Saichi "The Immortal" Sugimoto]] is a measured former soldier of the Russo-Japanese War. Stranded in Hokkaido with no honors for assaulting an officer, Sugimoto proves a quick-thinking, ruthless and clever diplomat who merges hot-blooded violence and sheer determination with cunning strategy as he pursues the hidden Ainu gold and "Noppera-Bou." Tracking the gold ferociously, Sugimoto is able to use small details to deduce pathways and make allies on the spot, even beginning an audacious plan to infiltrate the Abashiri Prison. Using unorthodox strategies like hiding himself in carts, setting up enemies for ambushes, and using tactics to let him defeat his enemies in public such as stabbing himself to set up a circus act, Sugimoto ultimately proves smart enough to track down the gold and to evade his pursuers, ending the story by retiring alongside his child companion Asirpa to live a happy life.
** [[PureIsNotGood Wilk]] is an Ainu man responsible for the assassination of a Russian czar. Using utterly vicious tactics such as killing one of his own comrades to help the others escape, Wilk hides away and decides to raise his daughter Asirpa as a ChildSoldier that will someday carry on his cause. After being caught in a tight situation while escorting a convoy of gold, Wilk wins a narrow fight and carves off his own face, faking his death and using his time in the Abashiri Prison to tattoo a map to the gold on the convicts' backs, his work eventually letting others find it in the hopes that they can carry on his revolution.
** [[VisionaryVillain Toshizou Hijikata]] is the former Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi and a strategic veteran. Aiming to create his Republic of Ezo, a separate state for Japan's undesirables to live in peace away from their oppressors. To this end, Hijikata spends years pretending to be a model prisoner in the Abashiri Prison before killing his guards, escaping, reforming a group of strong fighters, and beginning a hunt for the gold. Willing to work with anyone, Hijikata proves to be both a tactical genius and a keen judge of character when he arranges a break-in to Abashiri Prison while also deducing Kiroranke's dubious loyalties. Determined to the end, Hijikata ultimately aids Sugimoto in finding the gold before [[HeroicSacrifice giving his life]] to defend Sugimoto, even passing the younger man [[TakeUpMySword his own blade]] for the final battle.
** [[WellIntentionedExtremist Kiroranke]] is Wilk's former comrade and a master analyst. Joining Sugimoto's group under the guise of aiding him, Kiroranke in reality works to find the Ainu gold in the hopes of starting a war to liberate the Ainu people from the oppression of the Japanese government. Having used improvised explosives to turn the tide of a battle in the war, Kiroranke is a master of traps and ambushes who uses his analytical knowledge to separate the party during the Abashiri break-in so that he can successfully aid his ally in killing Wilk and silencing him, stating it's what the Wilk he knew would've wanted, before abducting Asirpa, laying out an ambush for Sugimoto's party when they pursue him, and [[AlasPoorVillain dying quietly after praising Asirpa and telling her to live a happy life and leave him to die]].
** [[GeniusBruiser Boutarou the Pirate]], born Fusatarou Oosawa, is a wickedly smart SerialKiller and robber who killed many people for their goods after his family died of disease, swearing never to be ostracized again. Vowing to create a paradise where he will rule as king, have children, and carry on a legacy, Boutarou joins Sugimoto's group after seeing his friend Shiraishi and uses his knowledge and skills to guide Sugimoto's party in their journey to find the Ainu gold so he can purchase land to build his nation. Using his awareness of improbable details like logging techniques, Boutarou manages to be a valued member of the group before rushing in to rescue Sugimoto and Asirpa, then bringing a car to pursue Asirpa's kidnappers with, taking his injuries in stride and [[FaceDeathWithDignity dying while earnestly asking Shiraishi to remember him and tell his own children of him]].
** [[UnscrupulousHero Saichi "The Immortal" Sugimoto]] is a measured former soldier of the Russo-Japanese War. Stranded in Hokkaido with no honors for assaulting an officer, Sugimoto proves a quick-thinking, ruthless and clever diplomat who merges hot-blooded violence and sheer determination with cunning strategy as he pursues the hidden Ainu gold and "Noppera-Bou." Tracking the gold ferociously, Sugimoto is able to use small details to deduce pathways and make allies on the spot, even beginning an audacious plan to infiltrate the Abashiri Prison. Using unorthodox strategies like hiding himself in carts, setting up enemies for ambushes, and using tactics to let him defeat his enemies in public such as stabbing himself to set up a circus act, Sugimoto ultimately proves smart enough to track down the gold and to evade his pursuers, ending the story by retiring alongside his child companion Asirpa to live a happy life.
** [[PureIsNotGood Wilk]] is an Ainu man responsible for the assassination of a Russian czar. Using utterly vicious tactics such as killing one of his own comrades to help the others escape, Wilk hides away and decides to raise his daughter Asirpa as a ChildSoldier that will someday carry on his cause. After being caught in a tight situation while escorting a convoy of gold, Wilk wins a narrow fight and carves off his own face, faking his death and using his time in the Abashiri Prison to tattoo a map to the gold on the convicts' backs, his work eventually letting others find it in the hopes that they can carry on his revolution.
** [[VisionaryVillain Toshizou Hijikata]] is the former Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi and a strategic veteran. Aiming to create his Republic of Ezo, a separate state for Japan's undesirables to live in peace away from their oppressors. To this end, Hijikata spends years pretending to be a model prisoner in the Abashiri Prison before killing his guards, escaping, reforming a group of strong fighters, and beginning a hunt for the gold. Willing to work with anyone, Hijikata proves to be both a tactical genius and a keen judge of character when he arranges a break-in to Abashiri Prison while also deducing Kiroranke's dubious loyalties. Determined to the end, Hijikata ultimately aids Sugimoto in finding the gold before [[HeroicSacrifice giving his life]] to defend Sugimoto, even passing the younger man [[TakeUpMySword his own blade]] for the final battle.
** [[WellIntentionedExtremist Kiroranke]] is Wilk's former comrade and a master analyst. Joining Sugimoto's group under the guise of aiding him, Kiroranke in reality works to find the Ainu gold in the hopes of starting a war to liberate the Ainu people from the oppression of the Japanese government. Having used improvised explosives to turn the tide of a battle in the war, Kiroranke is a master of traps and ambushes who uses his analytical knowledge to separate the party during the Abashiri break-in so that he can successfully aid his ally in killing Wilk and silencing him, stating it's what the Wilk he knew would've wanted, before abducting Asirpa, laying out an ambush for Sugimoto's party when they pursue him, and [[AlasPoorVillain dying quietly after praising Asirpa and telling her to live a happy life and leave him to die]].
** [[GeniusBruiser Boutarou the Pirate]], born Fusatarou Oosawa, is a wickedly smart SerialKiller and robber who killed many people for their goods after his family died of disease, swearing never to be ostracized again. Vowing to create a paradise where he will rule as king, have children, and carry on a legacy, Boutarou joins Sugimoto's group after seeing his friend Shiraishi and uses his knowledge and skills to guide Sugimoto's party in their journey to find the Ainu gold so he can purchase land to build his nation. Using his awareness of improbable details like logging techniques, Boutarou manages to be a valued member of the group before rushing in to rescue Sugimoto and Asirpa, then bringing a car to pursue Asirpa's kidnappers with, taking his injuries in stride and [[FaceDeathWithDignity dying while earnestly asking Shiraishi to remember him and tell his own children of him]].
