Satsujin

**Satsujin** (**殺人**) was a globally known ninja assassin infamous for his ruthless and vile methods of gathering information, and top-notch skill assassination work. In March of 2020, he was killed by the Militant, who turned out to be the superior killer.

## Biography

### Early Life

Due to Satsujin's line of work, not much is known about his history. It has been speculated that his real name is Marco Espinosa, but this has not been completely confirmed.

He grew up in Mexico City, living a life of poverty. He was orphaned at a young age, but there are no records of him from any local orphanages in the city. He grew up on the harsh streets in which he was born. He lived in a neighborhood that was crime-ridden. Locals have testified to seeing him frequently as a young boy.

At age 11, it is suspected he traveled to various Asian countries. It has been confirmed he visited China, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, and Tibet.

He stayed in Asia until the age of 28, until he finally returned to North America as "Satsujin," beginning a brutal life of "vigilantism". He took it upon himself to clean up the city to what he deemed as "trash", this included gangs, villains, criminals, heroes, cops, etc. His last known sighting was in Emerald City.

### Assassin Career

During Satsujin's infamous career as an assassin, he attempted to claim the bounty placed on Almanac by Vincent Vizioso. However, he failed in his task.

### Death

Satsujin would eventually be hired by an unknown party to kill The Militant, as he was becoming a prominent player in the criminal underworld. At one point in time, Satsujin might've been able to take on Militant, but this time he was unsuccessful, and he was murdered by Logan.

His corpse was decapitated ad his head was kept as a trophy, which Logan photographed and later presented to Jason to instill fear in him.

## Personality

Satsujin only killed by his own sick twisted code, which made his movements very unpredictable.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Chi Manipulation:** An ability that allows Satsujin to control his inner chi, which may allow him to power himself up. Through meditation, and other the triggering of erratic mental and emotional stability, Satsujin is able to tap into supernatural conditions.

### Abilities

* **Master Assassin:** Satsujin was well-versed and trained in assassination, created only for destructive purposes. He possessed an uncanny, almost instinctive knowledge of how to properly and effectively kill most living beings. Satsujin had 1,920 confirmed kills.
* **Master Martial Artist:** Satsujin is an extremely skilled combatant, with extensive martial arts and hand-to-hand combat knowledge, which enabled him to overpower and almost kill Almanac in their first intense duel, with a combination of superior combat skill and weaponry. His fighting style is based on Ninjutsu (including disciplines such as Kenjutsu and Kayakujutsu), Tessenjutsu and Kalaripayattu. However, he was bested by Militant.
	+ **Sword Mastery:** Satsujin is well-versed in Asian swordsmanship, but his knowledge and experience also covers African, European, and Middle Eastern swords. He is notably seen wielding a katana.
* **Master Acrobat:** Like a ninja, Satsujin incorporated Ninjutsu-based freerunning and acrobatics into his fighting style, and was notably able to outmaneuver the extremely agile Almanac, easily dodging and countering most of the latter's blows, and swiftly gaining the upper hand in their first duel as a result.
* **Master Spy:** Through means of mediation, Satsujin is able to use stealth tactics that are beyond what a normal assassin may be able to possess. Also through meditation, Marco can slow his heart and lower his body temperature to avoid detection.
* **Skilled Marksman:** Growing up in a violent neighborhood gave Satsujin an early start with guns. It is speculated that he has his own massive arsenal of guns in a certain storage facility located in Mexico City. While guns are not his usual choice of weaponry, he carries eight different kinds of firearms at all times.
* **Multilingualism:** Although he did not speak much, Satsujin knew multiple languages that include English, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin, and Tibetan.

## Equipment

Satsujin was rumored to have an entire storage facility solely dedicated for safe keeping of his vast arsenal.

### Attire

* **Modified Tactical Armor:** In all reported sightings and encounters, Satsujin was wearing an unknown tactical armor that appears to be modified. Its appearance is very similar to that of a gi.

### Weaponry and Gadgets

* **Bladed Weaponry:** Satsujin was notably seen with a katana and dual katars usually sheathed on his back. He is also been reported on one occasion carrying an over-sized, dual-sided scythe.
* **Chakrams:** Satsujin was most capable and dangerous with his preferred weapons of choice, dual chakrams, round, thin, bladed rings that are of Indian descent.
* **Firearms:** Satsujin has admitted to owning over 300 types of firearms, which range from personal to military grade. He has said himself that he usually carries eight different kinds of firearms at all times. He has been seen carrying pistols, machine guns, submachine guns, shotguns, rocket launchers, grenade launchers, sniper rifles, and gatling guns.
* **Tessens:** A tessen is a Japanese War fan. They were used as stealth alternatives for knives. Satsujin used a modified, and over-sized tessen that is mostly used for defense, and occasionally offense.

## Relationships

### Enemies

* Almanac - Target
* Militant - Killer

## Trivia

* Satsujin's speculated surname comes from Spanish espinoso meaning "thorny," ultimately from Latin spinosus, a derivative of spina meaning "thorn, spine."