Kouga Saejima

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== Summary ==
Kouga Saejima (冴島 鋼牙, Saejima Kōga) is a Makai Knight and successor to the title of Garo the Golden Knight. He is the protagonist of the Original Series; and by the time of Makai no Hana, Kouga passed on his title to his son, Raiga Saejima.
Garo the Golden Knight (黄金騎士・牙狼（ガロ） Ōgon Kishi Garo, lit. "Fanged Wolf") is the title given to strongest Makai Knights. While this is not a formal ranking in itself and no preferential treatment is given to the said Knight, as seen in Makai Senki where Kouga became a Senatorial Knight in light of his numerous deeds. The title nonetheless commands respect and even awe among the Knights, so much so that the symbol of Garo itself is instantly recognized by any knight.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , likely . Higher with Blazing Armament, Transformations, Power ups and sufficient Spiritual Energy
Name Kouga Saejima, "Garo the Golden Knight"
Origin: GARO
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Makai Knight, Traveler of Time and Space
Powers and Abilities: 
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|-|Powers and Abilities=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Master Swordman, Martial Arts, Enhanced Senses, Extrasensory Perception (Zaruba can sense Horrors), Fire Manipulation (Can use Mado Flames to attack enemies and negate enemy regeneration), Fire Empowerment (Can use Mado Flame to enhance himself, called Blazing Armament), Statistics Amplification (Stronger when empowered with Mado Flames), Can cut through barriers and forcefields, Non-Physical Interaction (Could harm and kill Zaji in his intangible form), Can attack enemies that hide in shadows, Sealing (Capable of sealing Horror souls), Summoning (Can summon Gouten. Can from different eras to aid him in battle), Can creates shockwave, Light Manipulation (Can generates light from his sword), Ki Manipulation, Telekinesis (Can control his sword to attack enemies), Energy Reflection (Can reflect energy-based attacks and redirect them at his enemies), Portal Creation (Can use Makai Path, a magical road way that was specifically made for Makai Knights to allow them to travel at great distances to the destination they need to be by foot), Berserk Mode and Rage Power (Would become Lost Soul Beast Garo when the wearer of the Golden Armor fully gives into rage as the 99.9 second time limit has run out, turned the wearer into a werewolf-like berserker as a result), Transformation (Can transform into other forms with sufficient spiritual energy), Flight, Energy Absorption (Absorbs energy inside Phosphorus Arrow, which turns him into Phosphorus Garo), Electricity Manipulation (Phosphorus Garo can use the Phosphorus Arrow to generate lightning and throw it at enemies), Soul Absorption (Absorbs the Makai Warrior spirits who had fallen to Karma, turns him into Dragon Formation Garo), Energy Manipulation (Dragon Formation Garo can use energy to cover himself and ram at his enemy), Soul Manipulation (Manage to seal or destroys soul), Telepathy (Can telepathically talk with Zaruba), Information Analysis (Can gain information and knowledge from former bearers of Garo), Spaceflight (Blue Dragon Garo can fly in space), Regeneration (The Garo Armor is made of Soul Metal, which has ability to regenerate itself. With sufficient spiritual energy, he regenerated his limbs and nearly entire body after it got erased by Maryu), Size Manipulation (Can increase the size of his sword), Afterimage Creation, Can survive in space, Dimensional Travel (Can use Gouten to travel into another dimension, such as the Makai Realm and Zaji's dimension between the space and time of two universes), Possibly Limited Reality Warping (Stated that he can turn people's feelings into reality. Kouga once turned Kaoru's painting into reality), Teleportation (Only when he made a contract with Gajari), Space-Time Manipulation (Effortlessly pierce through Barago's Ki barrier, which distorting time and space), Time Travel (Became the traveler of time and space after he decided to takes on Gajari's mission in Raiga's place), Astral Projection (Can send his own spirit to travel across dimensions, time and space), Supernatural Willpower (Makai Knights endured a rigorous training regiment to strengthen their bodies and minds) 
|-|Resistances=Resistance to Mind Manipulation, Poison Manipulation (Resisted a poison from Haja Dagger, which can kill people within seconds for an entire day), Acid (Unharmed by Acid), Fire, Ice, Soul Manipulation (Horrors, demonic entities who feed on souls, cannot eats Makai Knights' souls), Pocket Reality Manipulation (Completely unaffected by Horrors' ability to warp the reality of their victims inside their pocket dimension), Time Manipulation and Time Stop (Completely unaffacted by Zaji's time powers), and Plot Manipulation (Should be comparable to his son who completely unaffected by Ilgishin's plot manipulation)
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Attack Potency: Galaxy level (Comparable to his son who killed Zaji, who easily created a dimension which , and many stars. He also killed Zaji by himself multiple times, and even one-shotted him. Also killed Messiah, the Mother of All Horrors), likely Multi-Galaxy level (Moved and shook an entire dimension inside the Shrine of Wisdom, which contains multiple galaxies), higher with Blazing Armament, transformations, power ups and sufficient spiritual energy
Speed: At least Subsonic or Massively Hypersonic (Move faster than human's eyes can see. Blocks many bullets and easily block lightning at point-blank range. Comparable to his son who repeatedly blocks and dodges lasers, dodges multiple gunshots and lightnings at once. Everything appears to be stopped when Garo bearers converses inside their mind in the middle of a fight), at most FTL (Barely kept up with Maryu, who can fly across space). FTL in Blue Dragon Garo mode (Effortlessly kept up with Maryu)
Lifting Strength: At least Superhuman
Striking Strength: Galaxy level, likely Multi-Galaxy level. Higher with Blazing Armament, Transformations, Power ups and sufficient Spiritual Energy
Durability: Galaxy level, likely Multi-Galaxy level. Higher with Blazing Armament, transformations, power ups and sufficient spiritual energy
Stamina: Very high
Range: Extended Melee Range, much higher with many projectiles abilities
Standard Equipment: Garoken, Zaruba, Mado Lighter, Gouten
Intelligence: High, As befitting of his position as a Senatorial Knight & his title of Golden Knight, Kouga was without question the greatest makai knight of his era. Kouga has slain many powerful horrors in his time including Messiah the Mother of All Horror.
Weaknesses: None notable
==Gallery==
Blazing_Armament_GARO.png|Blazing Armament
Lost_Soul_Beast_GARO.png|Lost Soul Beast Garo
Winged_Garo.png|Winged Garo
Master GARO.png|Master Garo
Phosphorus_GARO.jpg|Phosphorus Garo
Dragon_Formation_Garo.jpg|Dragon Formation Garo
Blue_Dragon_GARO.jpg|Blue Dragon Garo
Majestic Beast GARO.png|Majestic Beast Garo
==Notable Matchups==
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