Yoshioka Seijuro

Yoshioka Seijuro (, Yoshioka Seijūrō) is a character featured in Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan! based on the real-life historical figure of the same name. He is one of the two masters of the Yoshioka Dojo, alongside his younger brother, Yoshioka Denshichiro.
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
=== Attire ===
=== Personality ===
Seijuro is an extremely serious man.
== Background ==
Seijuro is an incredibly skilled swordsman from Clan Yoshioka; a venerable and ancient samurai family that has maintained a prestigious sword-fighting dojo in Kyoto for centuries. However, in recent decades Clan Yoshioka's financial situation has become complicated, so the family has turned to serving as textile manufacturers and merchants in order to make ends meet.
As the textile business has become the family's primary income, Seijuro has dedicated himself thoroughly to expanding and maintaining it, in order to ensure his Clan's future. His younger brother, however, believes that the family's textile business has led to a decay in the prestige and quality of their sword-fighting academy, so he has focused on maintaining it instead. This disagreement on what should be their Clan's primary concern has led to a rift between the two brothers.
==Involvement==
=== Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan!: 1605 ===
In 1605, the Yoshioka Dojo receives a duel challenge from the ronin "Miyamoto Musashi", which Seijuro wishes to ignore while Denshichiro insists that one of them must answer it and face off against "Miyamoto".
In reality, the challenge was sent by an imposter whom the real Miyamoto Musashi was searching for. In order to attend the duel and confront the man using his name, Miyamoto bribes Gion Toji; an apprentice at the Yoshioka Dojo, to get him into the academy's entrance exam. 
After Miyamoto (using his alias of Kiryu Kazumanosuke) defeats the dojo's top apprentice; Ueda Ryohei, the Yoshioka brothers have another disagreement over whether to admit him, since he is a masterless samurai. In order to determine if Kiryu is truly worthy of joining, Seijuro gives him a second test by personally dueling him with real swords. Despite Seijuro's great skill, Kiryu bests him and gains entry to the dojo. Only after the fight is over does Kiryu realize that; while his sword was real, Seijuro had fought him with a blunt sword and probably would have won if he had done otherwise.
On the day of the duel, Kiryu goes to fight in representation of the Yoshioka Dojo after Toji coerced him by threatening to reveal his true identity to the authorities. However, it turns out that the challenge from "Miyamoto Musashi" had been sent by Toji and Ueda, who wanted to murder the Yoshioka brothers and frame "Miyamoto" for it. After sending Kiryu to the battle location, Toji then sent Seijuro as well; telling him that Kiryu was Miyamoto and that he'd joined their dojo to spy on them and kill both brothers.
Kiryu and Seijuro duel at sundown in Rendai Field, as Seijuro refuses to listen to Kiryu's explanation that they've both been tricked. Ultimately, Kiryu ends up victorious and Seijuro dies due to the wounds he sustained in the fight. With his dying words, Seijuro begs Kiryu to protect Denshichiro.
== Fighting Style ==
== Gallery ==
RGGK! - Character Render - Yoshioka Seijuro.png|Full-body Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan! render of Seijuro
Category:Historical Figures
Category:Yoshioka Clan
Category:Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan! Characters
Category:Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan! Bosses