Kojiro Sasaki

"For ages, men waged their lives upon those forged hunks of iron. To all those before me that formed the history of the blade... thank you."

## Fighters States

### Affiliation

Humanity
Team Kingdom

## Voice Actor

### Japanese Voice

Kazuhiro Yamaji
Takuma Terashima (Young)

### English Voice

Keone Young
Griffin Burns (Young)

**Kojiro Sasaki** (佐々(ささ)木(き) 小(こ)次(じ)郎(ろう), *Sasaki Kojirō*?) is a main character in the fan-made series **Universal Warriors**.

**Kojiro Sasaki** is Humanity's representative in the third round of **Ragnarok**, going against **Poseidon**.

Kojiro Sasaki is a famed swordsman hailing from feudal Japan, often being referred to as "**History's Strongest Loser**" (史(し)上(じょう)最(さい)強(きょう)の敗者(ルーザー), *Shijōsaikyō no Rūzā*?) and "**Humanity's Strongest Swordsman**".

## Personality

At first glance, Kojiro appears to be a carefree, confident and mostly lazy individual, as he was considered little more than dead weight to his peers and masters at the Seigen Toda dojo during his youth. He was also seen as a coward sometimes, always surrendering before a match was complete (stating that the reason is to prevent injuries that may damage his future growth and skills). However, he is actually a very diligent hardworker, as seen when he struggled constantly trying to defeat various swordsmen, and through tough and rigorous training, managed to surpassed them in due time.

He has a great fighting spirit and enjoys fighting against powerful opponents. Even after being killed by Musashi Miyamoto, his only regret was not being able to fight against Musashi more.

Kojiro harbors great respect for the swordsmen that he has fought, unwilling to let himself lose his fight against Poseidon as to not bring shame upon their names. During his fight, he even showed utmost gratitude for his rivals for molding him into the person he is today.

He only fights in order to increase his own strength. He was shown to have no interest in material wealth, fame or showing off his skills. This focus on personal growth is probably the reason why he never fought any of his previous opponents after surpassing them (since from his point of view, winning against an opponent that he has already "defeated" would be meaningless).

He's also an unfussy eater. During his time on Earth, he ate wild animals, including snakes and frogs, without proper preparation (only cooking them at the campfire) while saying that they were delicious. He also ate Brunhilde's salmiak pies, which were stated to have a horrible taste, without any hesitation (while also enjoying their taste).

## Character Design

Kojiro takes the form of a tall and muscular old man with silver hair, wrinkled skin, sharp eyebrows and brown colored eyes. Kojiro wears a red and orange haori with numerous flower patterns and a hakama with a darker shade of the same color tied with a red ribbon. He also wears toe-less leggings that are black in color. Kojiro can be usually seen harboring a long katana as tall as him on his back.

## Abilities and Equipment

### Powers and Abilities

#### Technique

* **Ganryu Style**: Kojiro's main form of swordsmanship, which involves standard but skillful movements and techniques with a Katana, namely, Kojiro's "Monohoshizao".

* **Tsubame Gaeshi** (燕(つばめ)返(がえ)し): One of Kojiro's ultimate techniques unleashed in a position where Kojiro's sword has just swung downwards and he immediately halts the descent of the blade, switching the direction of his swing and striking upwards at supremely fast speeds. This technique has said to be able to catch a swallow, with speeds exceeding 200km/hr (124mph).
* **Tiger Claw**: A sword technique Kojiro developed from training at the Seigen Toda dojo. Kojiro holds his katana with a one-handed reverse grip and delivers a powerful sideways slash.

* **Tiger Claw** (虎とら切きり, *Torakiri*): A sword technique Kojiro developed from training at the Seigen Toda dojo. Kojiro holds his katana with a one-handed reverse grip and delivers a powerful sideways slash.

* **Niten Ganryu Style** (二天岩流): Kojiro's true swordsmanship style which infuses the dual-wielding of Musashi Miyamoto and his initial "Ganryu Style", which was used after his "Monohoshizao" was broken in two and reformed into two different blades. Kojiro uses all the swordsmanship techniques and styles he has amassed and perfected throughout the centuries, and infuses it into a single all-encompassing sword style. This swordsmanship form mainly combines the Kodachi wielding of Seigen Toda, the flowing footwork of Sekishusai Yagyu, the brute strength of Ittosai Itto, the smooth combinations of the "Sword Saint" Nobutsuna Kamiizumi and finally, the dual-wielding of Musashi Miyamoto.

* **Swallow Tiger Combo, Thousand Blades** (双燕斬虎万刃撩乱, *Sōenzanko Banjinryōran*): Kojiro's final sword technique of the Niten Ganryu Style. Kojiro holds his left sword in a reverse grip position, delivering a swift strike akin to his "Tsubame Gaeshi" technique. Kojiro then immediately uses his second sword to deliver an even swifter slash. Finally, he uses both swords at once, slicing in a "X" pattern with so much force, it can destroy a gods' torso completely.

#### Skills

* **Overall Abilities**: Kojiro possesses incredible innate talent in the sword, eventually becoming the greatest swordsman in existence, surpassing even Poseidon in combat. He also has an innate talent of evolving and improving whenever he loses, which was the main factor which allowed him to surpass the likes of the gods with his mortal body.

* **Golden Age:** As a human soul in the afterlife, Kojiro posses the appearance and skills that he had during his Golden Age, the age in which he was at his peak. However unlike most humans, Kojiro continue to grow after his death, becoming stronger and getting older as a consequence.

* **Godly Strength**: Kojiro possesses immense physical strength, matching that of Poseidon as shown when he could block and parry a majority of his trident attacks with the strength he channeled into his blade, even slicing his divine trident in two. One of his techniques: **Tsubame Gaeshi**, takes advantage of his phenomenal strength and experience, allowing him to stop the descent of a falling blade and swing it back up at speeds exceeding 200km/hr (124mph), a feat considered nigh-impossible in accordance with the laws of inertia. While on Earth, Kojiro was able to cause an enormous slash in a wall, possibly by only using a wooden sword.

* **Godly Speed & Reflexes**: Kojiro can move at speeds matching the likes of gods, as shown in his fight against Poseidon where he could keep up with his countless afterimages and blinding speeds, even managing to overwhelming him. With the help of his innate ability, **Senju Musō**, Kojiro can predict his opponents movements with extreme accuracy, allowing him to react to attacks even faster. During his time on Earth, Kojiro was shown to be capable of killing a bird in mid-flight.

* **Immense Endurance & Stamina:** Kojiro possesses immense stamina, being capable of keeping up with Poseidon during their fight, despite having to dodge countless of his attacks that were moving at blinding speeds. He also seems to be capable of training for long periods of time, presumably from sundown until sunrise.

* **Thousand Image Defense** (千手無双せんじゅむそう, *Senju Musō*): Kojiro's innate ability and talent which allows him to memorize and analyze his opponent's moves to form a simulation of them inside his mind, visualizing and battling said opponent until he finds a way to defeat them. This scanning ability is so advanced that he can already mentally simulate thousands of attack patterns that his opponent might possess after merely observing their constitution, gait, breath and blinking before the fight even begins. When fighting Poseidon, Kojiro was able to improve this ability to the point when he not only was able to analyze his opponent's movements but also analyze the vibrations that travel through the air and ground, his movements being comparable to a god's.

* **Manju Musō** (萬**まん**手**じゅ**無**む**双**そう**, "Infinite Image Defence"): When fighting Poseidon, Kojiro was able to improve this ability to the point where he not only was able to analyze his opponent's movements but also analyze all of the information present in his surroundings at once (from the vibrations that travel through the air to the slight trembles of the ground), allowing him to predict his opponents movements even further and make his movements comparable to that of a Supreme God.

* **Swordsmanship:** Kojiro possesses a godly swordsmanship prowess. Even when he was young, he possessed innate talent in swordsmanship, being able to block the opening strike of Kagekatsu Toda without prior training. Throughout his lifetime, Kojiro has fought a myriad of prominent and legendary swordsman in feudal Japan, surpassing all of them one after another. During Ragnarok, Kojiro displayed his swordsmanship skill when he unsheathed his sword, which calmed the raging tides in an instant, which Musashi Miyamoto remarked was a form of enlightenment. Even after his death, all of the opponents he has fought in the span of his lifetime, and later the entirety of Humanity, all acknowledge him as the most powerful swordsman in existence in his fight.

* Piloting Skills

### Equipment

* **Monohoshizao** (物もの干ほし竿ざお): A divine weapon in the form of a Katana provided by the "Volund" of the Valkyrie Hrist. Due to Hrist's unique nature, Monohoshizao can be reformed into two smaller katanas when broken. In it's volund form, Monohoshizao takes the form of a nodachi (a large sword with a weight 1.5 times greater than the average katana).

## Story

### Original

Although he didn't really take his training at the dojo seriously and sometimes showed up late, he was a talented swordsman who could block some attacks from the instructor of the Toda dojo, Kagekatsu Toda, but surrendered as soon as he started losing. This angered Kagekatsu and he scolded Kojiro, telling him he should continue fighting even with his teeth had he loses his sword and his arms.

Seigen Toda, the master of the dojo, asked Kojiro why he surrendered, and he explained that, even if he had fought against Kagekatsu 100 times, the results would remain consistent, giving up in order to avoid receiving an injury. The fencing instructors mocked Kojiro, saying that he does not want to damage his prospects as a budding merchant. No longer interested in training at the dojo, Kojiro decided to train in the wild, learning from the animals and nature.

Six months later, he returned to the dojo, having appeared much more stronger than prior. Kagekatsu offered Kojiro to spar with him, but the young swordsman rejected the offer, saying he has already surpassed his instructor. When Kagekatsu charges at him, Kojiro effortlessly demonstrates that he could kill his challenger with one attack. The man kneels and admits defeat, which confuses Kojiro.

Seigen approaches the scene and Kojiro explains that he came to challenge the master of kodachi himself. The old swordsman defeated Kojiro, and that was the last time he would return to his dojo. Years later, Seigen visited Kojiro and, upon entering his former student's house, visualized powerful figures of every person that Kojiro has surpassed through arduous training, Seigen included.

Kojiro later travelled across Japan encountering various sword masters and martial artists and losing to all of them.

But through those defeats, Kojiro Sasaki studied their movements and found ways to counter them while improving his own swordsmanship by incorporating their moves into his own style.

At the age of 26, Kojiro was defeated and even killed in a duel by Musashi Miyamoto. During the duel, Kojiro considered surrendering before the fight turns into a deathmatch, but decided that if he were to do so, he would regret it for the rest of his life. Both men felt immense respect and kinship towards each other during the fight. Kojiro's regret in his dying moments was that he did not get to fight against Musashi a little longer.

## Relationships

### Universal Warriors

* The Universes
* The Another World

* Jennifer Amantea
* Natsu Dragneel
* Lucy Heartfilia
* Gray Fullbuster
* Erza Scarlet
* Wendy Marvell
* Aladdin
* Alibaba Saluja
* Morgiana
* Hakuryuu Ren
* Kouha Ren
* Sinbad
* Kougyoku Ren
* Gingka Hagane
* Kenta Yumiya
* Madoka Amano
* Yu Tendo
* Masamune Kadoya
* Benkei Hanawa
* Kyoya Tategami

* Rebecca Bluegarden
* Juvia Lockser
* Cana Alberona
* Mirajane Strauss
* Levy McGarden
* Zeref Dragneel
* Mard Geer Tartaros
* Seilah
* Sonya
* Animus
* Suzaku
* Elie
* Lucia Raregroove
* Weisz Steiner
* Homura Kōgetsu
* Sister Ivry
* Holy
* Eraser
* Feather
* Mashima Heroes
* Yoh Asakura
* Tao Ren
* Horokeu Usui
* Silva
* Hao Asakura
* Genjo Sanzo
* Snow
* Nanashi
* Sakura Li
* Kurogane
* Fai D. Fluorite
* Eren Yeager
* Mikasa Ackerman
* Annie Leonhart
* Reiner Braun
* Sasha Blouse
* Hange Zoë
* Zeke Yeager
* Pieck Finger
* Porco Galliard
* Colt Grice
* Yelena
* Cecily Fairchild
* Anavel Gato
* Aina Sahalin
* Gym Ghingham
* Cagalli Yula Athha
* Mu La Flaga
* Allelujah Haptism
* Patrick Colasour
* Ali al-Saachez
* Full Frontal
* Akihiro Altland
* Gaelio Bauduin
* Zoltan Akkanen
* Lane Aim
* Suletta Mercury
* Guer Jeturk
* Elan Ceres
* Shaddiq Zenelli
* Yukimura Sanada
* Nobunaga Oda
* Ieyasu Tokugawa
* Shiemi Moriyama
* Shura Kirigakure
* Cheng-Long Liu
* Ri Shin
* Duke Hyou
* Ou Ki
* Ou Sen
* Kan Ki
* Ou Hon
* Mou Ten
* Ri Boku
* Ordo
* Ka Rin
* Kan Mei
* Slaine Troyard
* Elizabeth Liones
* Escanor
* Derieri
* Tristan Liones
* Ikoma
* Mumei
* Ayame Yomogawa
* Biba Amatori
* Hikayu Hoshikawa
* Vladilena Milizé
* Anju Emma
* Yuna Akashi
* Kazumi Asakura
* Yue Ayase
* Ako Izumi
* Akira Okouchi
* Misora Kasuga
* Makie Sasaki
* Chizuru Naba
* Haruna Mutsuishi
* Honoka Tsukii
* Chisa Akagawa
* Airi Eniwa
* Miharu Yomine
* Aya Kamuro
* Riko Hinakura
* Rinne Myojin
* Lü Bu
* Poseidon
* Raiden Tameemon
* Qin Shi Huang
* Tomoe Gozen
* Elizabeth Bathory
* Cleopatra
* Mata Hari
* Mary Read
* Musashi Miyamoto
* Kaolan Wongsawat
* Brunhilde
* Manjiro Sano
* Keisuke Baji
* Chifuyu Matsuno
* Kazutora Hanemiya
* Seishu Inui
* Hajime Kokonoi
* Meguru Bachira
* Hyoma Chigiri
* Haruka Sakura
* Hajime Umemiya
* Kyotaro Sugishita
* Hayato Suou
* Ren Kaji
* Naotora Takeda
* Tatsuomi Uesugi
* Tsubasa Tokugawa
* Soma Date
* Seiroku Inukawa
* Aijiro Inue
* Imari Inuyama
* Towa Higurashi
* Akira Renbokoji
* A-drei
* H-neun
* Shion Shishibe
* Tokaku Azuma
* Ryoma Nagare
* Tetsuya Tsurugi
* Anya Alstreim
* Susumu Kodai
* Adeltrud Alter
* Atlee Ariel
* Zetsu Daidan
* Ren Sin
* Kyo Meiketsu
* Fine Forte
* Prax Conrad
* Tughril Mahmut
* Lelederik of Ellvaldez
* Al-Kaplan Balaban
* Nancy Schaal Bancroft
* Daryun
* Shimon Ikaruga
* Noelle Silva
* Fena Houtman
* Alisha Diphda
* Adele von Ascham
* Mischa
* Tenma Tsukamoto
* Suou Pavlichenko
* Koumei Ren
* Lenalee Lee
* Kei Mizusawa
* Virgo Fudō
* Torque
* Mora Chester

## Trivia

* According to his Character Profile:

* Kojiro's favorite subject is physical education, while his least favorite subject is .
* His favorite food is mayonaise and disliked food is cheese.
* Kojiro prefers woman with have a bob and he doesn't like weird people and a person who is not compassionate .
* The people he respects or admires are Manjiro Sano.
* The people he dislikes or fears are Izana Kurokawa.
* His special skill is dominant sword.
* His hobby is fighting.
* He weaknesses is housework.

## External Links

* Kojiro Sasaki on the *Record of Ragnarok* Wiki