Mitsuyoshi

Mitsuyoshi is a supporting character in BlazBlue. He is one of the Six Heroes, is Konoe A. Mercury's husband and Kokonoe's father, and is Ragna's mentor. He is also the progenitor of the Kaka race.
He was voiced by Masaki Terasome in the Japanese version, and by Kirk Thornton in the English version.
==Information==
Jubei is Ragna's teacher and another one of the Six Heroes. He's a Nekomata who is stated to have the "greatest katana in the world." The legends don't lie — he wields the Nox Nyctores Mucro Somnio: Musashi, a pair of blades that can cut through dimensions, magic, and even straight into the opponent's very soul. He's Nine's husband and then Kokonoe's father, and is known as the "strongest living creature in existence." The Kaka tribe are genetically engineered weapons based on his DNA. After the events with Terumi before the start of the series, he went around destroying Cauldrons to ensure he wouldn't return before eventually passing that mission on to Ragna and going into semi-retirement. Terumi's return and the arrival of Phantom however quickly force him back into action.
==Appearance==
Jubei is a two tailed black and white cat who stands upright like a human being. He wears a jacket similar to the Kaka clan's jacket, but with an Eastern motif and a cut in the back where his two tails poke out. He also wears an eyepatch on his right eye, although it is hardly seen due to the game's affinity to flip and reuse the same sprite. His weapon, the Musashi, is carried on his back via a belt strap.
When he was young, he wore Kaka ninja-like orange-yellow garbment.
During the Dark War, he wore samurai-like armor.
==Personality==
Jubei is generally charitable, sociable and optimistic. Whenever there is a great threat such as Ragna or the NOL around, he always keeps his laid-back attitude and stays relaxed. He makes the best of every situation and is always trying to see the good in everything.
==Powers & Abilities==
Jubei's powers, or at least the extent of them, have never been shown within the series thus far. However, being one of the Six Heroes, he is likely exceptionally powerful. Claimed by several, amongst them Hakumen and Terumi, to be the strongest creature alive, it is implied that Jubei is nigh-undefeatable in combat as none have dared to engage in battle against him. 
His Drive, Shiranui, has him perform a quick dash and slashing attack at his opponents marking them with a specific symbol. This symbol enables his 2 offensive Distortion Drives to track his opponents no matter where it's performed on screen. After using his Fudō: Sharenjin/Immovable Object: Lotus Distortion Drive, his drive is upgraded and named Shiranui: Hagane/Steel. While in this state, Jubei's Drive allows him to move in various directions depending on the player's inputs and attacking his opponent along the way. His Overdrive is Rakan: Gorinkō/Five Circles of Nirvana allows him to place Shiranui's symbols on block as well as use Shiranui: Steel/Hagane's movement options indefinitely.
His Exceed Excel, Miroku: Rinshunrō, he performs a palm thrust on the opponent. If it hits, Jubei will slam his opponent into the wall and slashes the opponent with his swords and claws. His Astral Heat is Ashura: Hōrai Burenshō/Thunderbird Rising, which involves him slashing the opponent and marking them, revealing the innermost contents of their soul. He then performs a finishing series of slashes specially made for the opponent.
He also possesses a unique ability known as Sekkigan, which can create a dimensional rip in time and space.
==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
* Jubei appears to be a bakeneko (specifically a nekomata), a mythical two-tailed cat said to be created when a normal cat grows to a certain age or size. In traditional myths, bakanekos would eat snakes, perhaps a reference to Hazama's hatred of cats (aside from his allergies).
* Due the fact that he is wearing a tsuba for an eye-patch and wielding two kodachi, he appears to be named after Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi, a historical Samurai known for having founded the highly aggressive "Yagyū Shinkage Ryū" school of swordsmanship, and for wearing a tsuba for an eye-patch.
* Jubei's eyepatch is rarely seen in-game due to the game's affinity to reuse and flip sprites.
* Jubei is actually the one to finish the enemy (or perhaps rescue the enemy from Taokaka's fatal blow) in Taokaka's Astral Heat.
* Jubei was the one who gave Ragna his title, jacket, and weapon, all of which originally belonged to his old friend, Bloodedge.
* In Teach Me, Miss Litchi! >Reloaded< Jubei talks about his Nox Nyctores, Mucro Somnio: Musashi stating, Y'all see what it can do soon enough. Ragna responds with Man, are you still keeping that thing under wraps? You better bring that sucker out in the next game! Yeah?, hinting at the possibility of Jubei being a playable character in the next installment, or at the very least, having a much more direct impact on the story.
* As it is hinted in Noel's story in Continuum Shift, Jubei cooks food that comes from a five-star restaurant, hinting that Ragna picked up cooking skills from Jubei during his training as stated in the Material Collection.
* While Jubei is able to resist any mental affects from his Nox Nyctores, Muasshi, it is shown in Hazama's gag reel that he cannot resist any of his cat-like urges when it comes to catnip.
* In Hakumen's history, it is revealed that the person who Bloodedge gave his life to protect is actually Jubei.
* At the very end of Phase 0, it is revealed that Jubei was married to, or at least planned to marry Nine before Terumi killed her.
* Although not mentioned in the story, it can be assumed that Jubei is over one-hundred years old.
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