Sougo Okita

Sougo Okita, also known as Sou-chan, Sadist, The Prince of the Planet of Sadists, Prince of Sadists, S King, Bakaiser, Fusako, Hitman Sougo 13, Souichiro-kun and Omawari-san, is a character from the Gintama series.
== Charactah Account ==
The 18-year-old captain of the first squad and widely-regarded as the best swordsman in the entire Shinsengumi. He tends to be light-hearted and somewhat childish, though his speech is heavily deadpan. Unlike Hijikata or Kondou, he seems to take his position for granted and is often seen slacking off or napping.
Sougo's most prominent trait is his sadistic nature, an example of this being his collaring and chaining up Urara with a metal leash for an "S&M" (sadistic & masochistic) play. Hijikata even goes as far as calling him the King of the Planet of Sadists in episode 20. Although he is known as a sadist, he is extremely submissive to his sister, Okita Mitsuba, shown in his respectful way of speaking to her and the way he kneels before his sister to apologize. In episode 35, however, Sougo fell of a roller-coaster and admitted in his panic that his sadism stems from his insecurity.
Sougo is shown to have evil intentions behind any good thing he does, and is very blunt about his dislike towards other people, especially to Hijikata. Despite this, Sougo is usually protective of the ones he cares for, such as his sister, Okita Mitsuba, and his commander, Kondou Isao (although Sougo repeatedly calls him Gorilla); when an official insults Kondou, Sougo draws his sword to kill him before being stopped by Hijikata. Additionally, he is unexpectedly sensitive to others' feelings when it truly counts, often saving his comrades' lives in battles and even taking on burdens for other people. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Gintama
* Gintama'
* Gintama' (2015)
* Gintama': Enchousen
* Gintama Harumatsuri 2010
* Gintama Movie 1: Benizakura Arc - A New Retelling
* Gintama Movie 2: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya
* Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki Arc
* Gintama x Mameshiba
* Gintama x Monster Strike
* Gintama: Jump Festa 2005 Special
* Gintama: Jump Festa 2008 Special
* Gintama: Jump Festa 2014 Special
* Gintama: Jump Festa 2015 Special
* Gintama: Silver Soul Arc
* Gintama: Silver Soul Arc - Second Half War
* Gintama: Slip Arc
* Gintama: The Best of Gintama on Theater 2D
* Gintama: The Final
* Gintama: The Semi-Final
=== Light Novels ===
* 3-Z Class's Ginpachi-sensei
* Gintama Theatrical Version: Final Chapter - Yorozuya Yo Forever
=== Manga ===
* Gintama
=== Video Games ===
* Gintama DS: Yorozuya Daisoudou
* Gintama Gin-San to Issho! Boku no Kabuki Machi Nikki
* Gintama no Sugoroku
* Gintama Rumble
* Gintama: Banji Oku Chuubu
* Gintama: Gintoki vs Hijikata!? Kabukichou Gintama Dai Soudatsusen!
* Granblue Fantasy
* Monster Strike
* Tales of the Rays
* The King of Fighters AllStar
== Trivia ==
* Based on Okita Souji, the captain of the first unit of the Shinsengumi. Souji was a prodigy and was seen as one of best swordsmen of the Shinsengumi. Though just a rumor (but at least true in Ryotaro Shiba's novels), he may have owned a katana called Kiku-ichimonji. In Gintama, he bought the Kiku-ichimonji RX-78.
** His katana is somewhat inspired from the Sakabatou, Kenshin's signature weapon. Especially its model number was inspired from the original RX-78 model suits from the Gundamseries.
* In the Japanese version, Sougo likes to end his sentences in '~desaa' and "~desuzee'.
* Sorachi originally designed Okita as a female wielding an umbrella; however, Sougo had to be changed to a male since only men are allowed in the Shinsengumi. The umbrella ended up being given to Kagura and the appearance to Otsu; the female samurai idea went to Imai Nobume of Mimawarigumi.
* Fans had created female version of Sougp which was named 'Okita Sorachi' along with Hijikata Toushirou, Kondou Isao, and Shimura Shinpachi.
* Acknowledged as the bishounen (beautiful youth) of the series, Gintoki took a mug-shot of him attempting to slice up Shinpachi and sent it off as Shinpachi's photo in the Correspondence Arc, explaining that Sougo 'looked better' than Shinpachi. Belying the innocent-looking good looks however is an insanely sadistic person who delights in chaos and is always trying to 'kill' his Vice-Commander Hijikata Toushirou.
* In Episode 159, it is revealed in "Teach us Ginpachi-sensei!" that Sougo probably listens to Rakugo (a Japanese comic storytelling).
* In Gintama the Movie: Be Forever Yorozuya, Sougo is similar to Himura Kenshin from Rurouni Kenshin. He even has the same speech patterns and is even referred to as "manslayer" just like Kenshin.
** In addition, Sougo's fighting style bears a resemblance to the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu.
* Sougo's voice and live-action actors, Kenichi Suzumura and Ryo Yoshizawa are a veteran actors for Kamen Rider series, portraying respective characters:
** Kenichi Suzumura: Voices one of Kamen Rider Den-O's protagonists Ryutaros/Kamen Rider Den-O Gun Form.
** Ryo Yoshizawa: Portrays Kamen Rider Fourze's secondary Rider, Kamen Rider Meteor/Ryusei Sakuta.
* In a character poll by Charapedia, Sougo placed 1st in a poll among women for character names they would base their children's names on. [1]
* In Owee Arc, being a Sega fan, Sougo happened to predict the release of Shenmue III, which was announced as a Kickstarter back in 2015, and eventually being released on November 19, 2019.
* In Tales of the Rays, Sougo appears as a playable character in the collaboration event with Gintama. While he does gain an original arteset, his mirrage arte, Zankuujin Mujinshou, is a parody of Asbel Lhant's Expunging Sword.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Okita Sougo at Gintama Wiki
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