Tani Sanjuro

Tani Sanjuro (, Tani Sanjūrō) is a character featured in Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin!/Like a Dragon: Ishin! based on the real-life historical figure of the same name. He is the Shinsengumi Captain of the Seventh Division.
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
In Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin!, Tani is based on Yahata, even sporting his burn mark.
In Like a Dragon: Ishin!, he is instead based on Akira Mabuchi, but with his hair in a topknot.
=== Attire ===
He wears a red kimono and the blue Shinsengumi haori.
=== Personality ===
Tani is a very lecherous man, who enjoys spending the money he makes on sake and on the services of the sex workers of Kyoto's pleasure district of Gion. He is also not afraid of using his position within the Shinsengumi to get whatever he wants, boasting during a Captain's meeting that he is part of "the ever-popular Captains of the Shinsengumi. Why not make the most of our position?".
== Background ==
Tani joined the Shinsengumi after the group had been renamed from its previous one, the Miburoshigumi.
== Involvement ==
=== Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin!/Like a Dragon: Ishin!: 1867 ===
In 1867, Sakamoto Ryoma joined the Shinsengumi (under the alias of "Saito Hajime") and was immediately promoted to Captain of the Third Unit when he impressed Vice-Commander Hijikata Toshizo with his top tier swordsmanship. During the next Captain's meeting, Hijikata informs the Shinsengumi's Unit leaders of this promotion and, instantly, Tani voices his displeasure at having a new recruit join the captains. Second Unit Captain Nagakura Shinpachi also vouches for Sakamoto's skills, prompting Tani to accuse Nagakura of taking a bribe from Sakamoto to defend him; asking if Sakamoto paid him with money or if he let him "have a go with his woman". Nagakura replies that he can't be so easily bribed since he's "not a scumbag" like Tani.
A few days later, Inspector Yamazaki Susumu of the Shinsengumi's intelligence officers delivers news to the Shinsengumi headquarters that Okada Izo, an assassin for the Tosa Loyalist Party, has been spotted in an illegal gambling hall in Rakugai. Tani and Ninth Unit Captain Suzuki Mikisaburo are the first two captains to hear of this, so they quickly mobilize their troops to go after Okada, with Tani in particular saying he wants to get the bounty so he can "drown in money and women". Despite Tani and Suzuki trying to go after the assassin themselves, they are followed closely behind by Sakamoto and Sixth Unit Captain Inoue Genzaburo.
When the Shinsengumi troops arrive at the gambling hall, Suzuki gets into an argument with Inoue about how to proceed with the assault, prompting Tani to get annoyed and rush in by himself after accusing his fellow captains of being "useless". Tani finds Okada having a drink in one of the hall's tatami rooms and immediately charges at him with his sword drawn, only for Okada to cut out his legs from under him with a quick sword slice. After Tani's collapsed to the floor, Okada finishes him off with a stab to the throat.
==Gallery==
===Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin!===
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===Like a Dragon: Ishin!===
LADI! - Character Render - Tani Sanjuro.png|Full-body Like a Dragon: Ishin! render of Tani
=== Ryu Ga Gotoku Online ===
RGGO - Card - SSR Tani Sanjuro.png|SSR Tani Sanjuro
RGGO - Card - KSR Tani Sanjuro (Ishin Kiwami).png|KSR Tani Sanjuro (Ishin Kiwami)
Category:Historical Figures
Category:Shinsengumi
Category:Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin! Characters
Category:Like a Dragon: Ishin! Characters
Category:Ryu Ga Gotoku Online Characters