Soji Okita

* Anime
* Manga

**Soji Okita** is Humanity's representative in the tenth round of Ragnarok, going up against Susano'o no Mikoto.

He is the "**Shinsengumi's First Division Captain**" (新撰組一番隊組長, *Shinsengumi Ichibantai Kumichō*). He is one of, if not, the best swordsman of the Shinsengumi and is known as the strongest "**Manslayer**" (人斬り, *Hitokiri*) among all of Humanity.

## Appearance

Soji Okita is depicted as very young, possibly a teenager. His long, black hair is tied back in a ponytail. He wears a checker patterned scarf, and traditional Japanese robes. Most notably of all are his eyes which seem to possess a feline quality to them, as his pupils are slits.

## Personality

Little is known about Soji's personality. However, what's been shown of his personality so far is that, Soji takes immense pleasure in fighting, looking forward to his match at Ragnarok and being fascinated that the best fighters in human history are taking par. This fascination may extend to the point where he openly expresses his desire to one day perhaps fight with them. Proof of this is when he saw Qin Shi Huang's combat skills against Hades in the seventh round.

He also seems to have a fierce and even sadistic side. During the fight against Loki and other gods, he considered them "Evil Gods" and asked if he could cut them down. This seems to imply that he also has some sense of justice, hating and despising any kind of evil.

## Abilities

**Overall Abilities:** While his abilities are yet to be shown. It can be assumed he's quite powerful as he was chosen to participate in Ragnarok.

### Fighting Abilities

**Master Swordsman**: Having been captain of the first unit in the secret Kyoto police, the Shinsengumi, Soji has incredible swordsmanship, enough to where he was considered strong enough to fight in Ragnarok.

### Supernatural Abilities

**Golden Age:** As a Human soul in the afterlife, Soji possesses the appearance and skills that he had during his Golden Age, the age in which he was at his peak.

## Quotes

* (To himself) "*Aaahh... I wish I could just go already. I wonder when it'll be... my turn.*"
* (To Hoteison) "*If you guys are gonna play... I wanna join in on the fun!*"
* (To Isami Kondo) "*Kondo-san...[...] He's just as I figured. One of those "bad God" kinda guys. Is it alright if I... cut him down?*"
* (To himself) "*I feel jealous...[...] I too... at the end... wished to fall... in a spectacular battle...*"
* (To Brunhilde) "*Thank you so very much. Shinsengumi's First Division Captain, Okita Soji... is here.*"

## Etymology

* The name **Soji** means "total, gross, general, all, whole" (総) (**so**) and "officer, boss" (司) (**ji**).
* Soji's surname **Okita** means "offshore, open sea, ocean, high sea/high seas, blue water, main, mare liberum, mid-sea" (沖) (**oki**) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (**ta**).

## Trivia

* Soji's design and personality are taken from "*Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem*", a series that's also written by **UMEMURA Shinya**, one of "*Shuumatsu no Valkyrie: Record of Ragnarok*" authors. It also runs in the same magazine as "*Shuumatsu no Valkyrie: Record of Ragnarok*".

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 30 (Page 40).
2. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 84 (Page 18).
3. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 33 (Page 57).
4. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 34 (Page 5-6).
5. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 84 (Page 10).
6. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 84 (Page 18-19).