Origin Rurouni Kenshin
Age 19
Height 179 cm (about 6')
Weight 71 kg (about 165 lb)
Blood type B
Personality Outgoing, optimistic, adventurous
Weapon Zanbatou (huge sword), fists
Hobbies Gambling, partying, drinking, leeching food, fighting (for fun and profit
Free description
When Sanosuke was 10, the
Sekihou Tai, a civilian army, came through his hometown promising the peasants that if the Imperialists won the war, they would all be given new land, because that's what they had been told when they joined the Imperialist army. Sano left his family to join their ranks, even though he was a little younger than ten years old. The captain of the Sekihou, Souzou Sagara, was a kind man who took Sanosuke under his wing and treated him like an apprentice or a younger brother. Sanosuke idolized Sagara, and took his captain's last name as his own.
However, near the end of the war, the Sekihou Tai was ambushed by government they served and put to death because they had spread the news of the promises made that could not be kept. Sagara threw Sanosuke over a cliff to safety, and as Sanosuke fell he saw Sagara being gunned down by the government soldiers. After Sagara's death, Sanosuke decided to become a mercenary and fight to avenge the death of his boss and mentor. He became an adept fighter and gangster, beating people up and gambling for money to survive. He fought with a gigantic sword called a zanbatou, earning him the nickname "Zanza." He took up residence in Tokyo and basically existed on a day-to-day basis.
All of this changed when he was hired by Hiruma Gohei to kill the recently reappeared Hitokiri Battousai, Kenshin Himura. He was defeated by Kenshin but came to respect him and joined his party.
