Hijikata Toshirou (romaji : Hijikata Toshirou); [Kanji. 土方十四郎], ranked Major within the Ivona Navy, currently serves the Victoria II as their boatswain. His fierce demeanour and harsh aptitude towards his subordinates has earned him the title of 'Demon Boatswain' amongst the crew. To date, Hijikata stands as the third-longest running crew member upon the Victoria II in the game's timeline itself. If you think he's bad, just be glad you're not dealing with the Captain and/or the First Mate. They're worse. __TOC__
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| - Hijikata Toshirou (romaji : Hijikata Toshirou); [Kanji. 土方十四郎], ranked Major within the Ivona Navy, currently serves the Victoria II as their boatswain. His fierce demeanour and harsh aptitude towards his subordinates has earned him the title of 'Demon Boatswain' amongst the crew. To date, Hijikata stands as the third-longest running crew member upon the Victoria II in the game's timeline itself. If you think he's bad, just be glad you're not dealing with the Captain and/or the First Mate. They're worse. __TOC__
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| - PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE: Reputed as the 'Demon Boatswain' due to his strict measures, his love/vice/weakness for mayonnaise is rather common knowledge amongst those who know his name as well. Plus his usual cries for seppuku .
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE: An exile from his family, there are only few who know about this, his cousin Toshizou one of them. Rou also keeps the fact that he has contact with a Vohemaro a secret due to where he's working, and only few know of this secret, chiefly Gorobei and Kiros. He also has a weakness for dramas and Steel Samurai franchise. (Also has a crush on a certain first mate which he will never admit.)
POP CULTURE PHENOMENON?: ...he's a closet fanboy, but no. (He has a bit of notoriety back in his days of Solare, where he would mercilessly kill those who was after him. His never really revealed his name back there, so he's only known as the 'dark-haired demon'.)
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| - All the logs that has Rou so far in the game can be found here.
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| - Hijikata Toshirou is well-renowned due to his strict and harsh methods, and also due to his fearsome demeanour. Also rather infamous for his chain smoking habits and love of mayonnaise , his ever scowling appearance plus strict harshness usually more or less inspires a sense of fear in many. Also he's under constant danger of being killed by fellow comrade Okita Sogou with daily attempts on his life somehow or rather. Due to his not so happy childhood, he's grown a rather distrustful and wary sense of anyone being nice to him. He's possibly one of the most unsociable people around and his trust is very hard to earn, but once you do its almost impossible to break unless you do it yourself . And after that, he will hold a grudge towards you for life - nothing can ever make him forgive and forget any form of betrayal and backstabbing.
On a note though, he's pretty hot-headed, and has a great weakness for mayonnaise. Also easily moved by even the crappiest of dramas - any kind or form of drama, really. More often than not he lets the battle get into his head, trying to enjoy as much as he can from a battle and sometimes when he's really itching, intentionally drags the battle a bit longer so as to enjoy the heat a while more, though he usually keeps that in check.
Even though he doesn't show it, there is one person out there that he really does care for - his cousin Toshizou Hijikata. Despite his fearsome exterior, he posses a bit of a soft spot for him and is notably less annoyed at them. This relationship can be rather easily taken advantage, since in spite of his so-called annoyance for them he wouldn't forgive himself if he did get hurt in anyway due to him.
Most of all, however, he fears rejection. As a child he wasn't well-acquainted amongst his former family, and then after being disowned by them at thirteen with less than an adequate reason plus spending his next few years under constant danger of being killed - and finally not to mention that the only person he had ever harboured affections for died before his eyes has made him grown wary and distrustful of everyone. He doesn't dare to form any close relations as he's afraid that when they shun him away the emotional pain will be too much for him; that is the main reason why he's grown to be so cold and detached to everything. If he does get too involved with anyone and they shun him off, the emotional pain that comes with it will be really all too much for Hijikata to go through.
Another point to note is of his obligation to follow orders. Be it some twisted psyche or form of logic that has rooted deeply into his brain, Hijikata follows every order he's given, regardless if they're in his conflict with his morals or otherwise. It was part of him that Hijikata himself detests, this strange complying feeling - but its the one of the few things that had made him last on the ship for the past four years already, and its what sets him aside from most others. Regardless of the order, he would do it even if he personally doesn't like it or not - its just part of the personae of the 'Demon Boatswain' that he's reputed for.
Sadly, he gets distracted easily by mayonnaise most of the time and also gets flustered rather quickly by the smaller, more annoying things, as compared to the bigger ones at hand.
Hijikata is a man with a very high level of self-pride, refusing to admit defeat nor never backing down until the end. He's a very proud person, and would never bow his head to anyone unless when absolutely necessary. At some points, he might also see things as a battle no matter what, which usually more or less lets it gets to his head and things spiral downward from there. He doesn't do sucking up - hates it himself, rather, and holds a fierce loyalty, never faltering despite everything and more often than not always putting his work before anything else. Ironically though, he's easily moved by things that usually seem not to other people , and is sadly easily bribed by mayonnaise, even if he never admits it. He also cares more about his subordinates and comrades than he usually lets on, mostly covering his feelings with a layer of nonchalance and a very grumpy outlook towards life. One could say he sees everyday as a Very Bad Day.
Also, he has a habit of swearing. A lot.
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| - Toshirou was born on May Fifth into a middle-class family as the second son of the house in the main city of Ivona, Bellcius. He was notoriously rebellious and somewhat lazy at times as a child, more often than not refusing to follow his parents - mainly because he was usually left alone as they doted on his elder brother, the future head of the Hijikata household, and of the dojo that they owned. Because of this however, Toshirou was determined to surpass his brother and thus secretly trained hard in the style of his family's swordsmanship, and discovered his hidden talent with the blade.
As his family never gave a shit about what the younger child did about the place , Hijikata grew up with an even more rebellious streak and started to leave the house for extended periods of time from the tender age of about eight or nine, unnoticed by anyone else save for some of the servants. It was also about this time when there were visits coming in from the distant relations of the family hailing from Melior, and Toshirou then got acquainted with the person that he considers as his only kin even until today: Toshizou Hijikata.
Toshizou wasn't the best idea of an elderly figure to look up to, but at least he was someone that paid enough attention to Toshirou, regardless. At best he ignored the young child most of the times while the youngster followed him about, but from time to time he would relent and teach him a thing or two about what he knew from his own studies, and also helping in honing his already unnatural talents with the sword. As he grew older, Toshirou then also left home for long periods of time to where his elder cousin was, aided mainly by the female servants to bring him there . He would also follow the other from time to time on his trips about in selling of mana crystals, although he never helped but rather just stayed far away and just watched. The next few years passed as such, and despite the usual trading of insults between them, they developed a rather strong bond that Toshirou could have described as the closest thing he has with a relative.
On his thirteenth birthday, he challenged his elder brother to a duel as a present and won after much sparring. His family, ashamed and shocked that the younger had actually surpassed the elder, went to the belief that Toshirou was a 'demon's child' and thus exiled him from the family despite the protests from his elder cousin and a few others that had some proper sense. However those protests were left unheard and was soon quickly disowned by the family - he was then forced the leave the house by the next day, which he did after a quick packing and left quietly in the middle of the night.
thumb | right| Hijikata, approximately age 15. Lost and alone all of a sudden, Toshirou lost faith in his family and wandered about the place, ending up somehow in Solare and forced to grow in a literal dog-eat-dog world, having to fight, scamper and scrape for his daily bread. This harsh life had enabled him to grow in more ways than one, both physically and mentally - gaining a harsh outlook on life itself and growing up well-trained by those hard times. He grew a reputation in the underworld due to his unnatural talent with the blade, and later started to fight for the daily attempts on his life - such a dangerous person like him, it seemed, was not allowed to live. It was after one such attempt that he had fainted of exhaustion and massive blood loss outside one dojo where one Kondo Isao lived and took him in despite the protests of the masters there.
Relationships in the beginning were at best frosty at first, with Toshirou being naturally distrustful of them. It took a long while, but slowly Hijikata opened up to them, watching the students practice and then secretly training himself again, honing his skills to about the level that they are now. About seven months after he was taken in, Hijikata finally proved his worth when he fended off a gang that was bent on destroying the dojo. Then accepted as a student of the dojo, he was introduced to the young master of the dojo: Okita Sogou. Together with them, he formed a strange bond between them, though by now his rather infamous grumpiness had already formed.
thumb|right| Okita Mitsuba During those few years in the dojo, Hijikata later found himself beginning to harbor affections for the one female who was at the dojo: Okita's elder sister, Okita Mitsuba. Though he knew what he felt for her he never truly admitted his feelings, only looking from a distance. Likewise, Mitsuba never told him anything about how she felt for him too - but still, the years passed by peacefully. It was the closest that Hijikata would ever come to a relationship - which all stopped and broke one year before he would leave to Bellcius. thumb | left|Mitsuba confesses her feelings to Hijikata After somewhat admitting her feelings for him Mitsuba contracted a lethal virus that affected her with a respiratory illness; despite spending countless efforts in trying to cure her, there was no medicine potent enough to heal her, and a year later she passed away before Toshirou's helpless eyes. After that day, Hijikata learned to close himself from everyone else.
After the funeral and selling the dojo, in hopes of trying to protect the citizens and the place the Mitsuba loved so much, Kondo decided to pledge his cause to the government. Hijikata, with nothing to do and wanting to fulfill the duty that he owed to Kondo and Mitsuba, followed his lead, as did the rest of the dojo.
Together they entered into Ivona to serve the government, where after that the arrangement of positions by the government , Toshirou was split from the rest and was assigned to the Victoria II. That was when about he was nineteen and has remained in his position to this day, earning the nickname of the 'Demon Boatswain' due to his strictness and harsh methods towards those under him, and also his habit of chain smoking like a chimney.
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| - ===Miles Edgeworth===
Possibly the person whom he has one of the most complex relationships with. Hijikata loathes Edgeworth, but yet at the same time is aware and respects his talents. They're at loggerheads most of the time, but then there's also clearly something mutual between them. By some bad twist of fate Edgeworth is possibly the person Hijikata can relate himself to the most, and feels like killing himself for that. They may detest each other, but somehow under all that is a base-level trust that they can depend upon in times of need. Also, mutual and grudging drinking partners as well as rivals in getting that next samurai drama novel release. Besides the captain, Edgeworth's the only guy that's been sticking around with him for quite a while and so while they're not exactly... on the best of terms, Hijikata at least can put some amount of trust in the first mate, which is pretty rare for the man since he doesn't take to trusting people often. Has also recently started to feel uncertain feelings about the other man, but Hijikata's not going to admit that anytime soon.
Chi
Cabin Boy of the Victoria II, Chi is in reality... a kitten that has barely even passed two months of age when Hijikata found her. The man doesn't really know what to do with the cat, to be honest - on one hand he's pretty set on dumping her with a family the first chance he gets, but on the other hand its clear that the cat is becoming... pretty attached to him, and Hijikata doesn't want to do anything that breaks that bond she has for him, because he of all people knows best what its like to be ignored by the ones who're supposed to love you. For him its clear that Chi does like him a lot - perhaps too much, liking a person like him who only knows of violence and bloodshed; but yet she brings out in him some instincts of protectiveness he never was really aware of until now. He's taking care of her until he finds her original owners or a proper family, but that doesn't seem to be happening anytime soon.
Manfred von Karma
Captain of the Victoria II, Hijikata is well-aware of the famous reputation that precedes von Karma and thus does well in doing all he can to not occur his wrath, which is somewhat successful. He doesn't like the Admiral as a person in general, but respects him well for his talents and position of power, although he's a tad annoyed at how the man can get a bit over his head at times. But mainly, their relationship is that of between Captain and Boatswain.
Tohru Adachi
One of his two childhood friends, Adachi is the person Hijikata has come to regard as a strange sort of both elder and younger brother figure. Even though he is the younger of the two, Hijikata's the one who more often than not had to keep the other in check due to his tendencies of indirectly insulting people. He's one of the few people who Hijikata does keep a relationship with, even though its somewhat strained now no thanks to the change he's forced to go through. Still under all the layers of grump and annoyance, there's still the kid in him who still respects and looks up to him. Only if he knew how Adachi himself had changed...
Angel Starr
Otherwise known to him as Ichinotani Kyouka, Angel's much more prominent figure in his life - where his cousin failed to bring him up on, Angel was the one who did the rest. Like Toshizou, Hijikata looks up to her as his elder sister figure - albeit one who's as much of a sex beast as his cousin, but that's an irony the man had to live with. She's the one who taught everything about interrogation to him back when she was still serving the force. Hijikata knows pretty well that the whole thing with her discharge is one big scam, but knows he can't do anything about it since it was all covered up quickly - once again, another reason why he hates the Ivonian government. Like Adachi, he's also close to her even though the relationship has shifted due to the years, but he also looks up to her as someone he can trust and respect.
Flynn Scifo
Another one of his would-rather-be-forgotten childhood friends, Flynn was Hijikata's sparring partner back when they were kids. Even until his exile, he was never able to beat Flynn, though it was because of that did Hijikata make himself train hard back then so that he could defeat the other one day. Now though, that dream is long gone, and the child Hijikata once was has been hidden by his own hatred and regret. And to him, Flynn is just another spectre of his past that has come back to haunt taunt annoy him; the fact that they're both boatswains of the same ship isn't helping much either. The only redeeming thing about the knight is that he actually compliments his mayonnaise-eating habits.
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| - Hijikata Toshirou ; [(Kanji. 土方十四郎)], ranked Major within the Ivona Navy, currently serves the Victoria II as their boatswain. His fierce demeanour and harsh aptitude towards his subordinates has earned him the title of 'Demon Boatswain' amongst the crew. To date, Hijikata stands as the third-longest running crew member upon the Victoria II in the game's timeline itself. If you think he's bad, just be glad you're not dealing with the Captain and/or the First Mate. They're worse.
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| - Hijikata Toshirou (romaji : Hijikata Toshirou); [Kanji. 土方十四郎], ranked Major within the Ivona Navy, currently serves the Victoria II as their boatswain. His fierce demeanour and harsh aptitude towards his subordinates has earned him the title of 'Demon Boatswain' amongst the crew. To date, Hijikata stands as the third-longest running crew member upon the Victoria II in the game's timeline itself. If you think he's bad, just be glad you're not dealing with the Captain and/or the First Mate. They're worse. __TOC__
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