Jiro

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## Biographical Information

### Occupation

Adventurer
Mercenary

## Connections

### Groups

Lightningblades
Fortune's Favor

## *Check Please!*

### Latest

"A Good Cup of Tea" (C1 S2 E58)

**Jiro** is a Major NPC and member of the Lightningblades adventuring group, who first appears in season two of *Check Please!* in the episode "The Siege of Fort Hawke" (C1 S2 E22). He is later called upon by R'issen to assist Fortune's Favor in gaining access to the Kin-Tau Empire.

## Description

### Appearance

Jiro is garbed entirely in black, with his face obscured by a mask and hood; even his armor is blackened by means of ash or charcoal. He carries a pair of unusual glowing blades (later identified as *wakizashi*) on his hips, as well as a brace of throwing shuriken .

### Personality

Jiro offers Fortune's Favor a polite bow when he first encounters them, but says nothing during introductions; Donivan notes that the man "doesn't have a word with anyone" and never speaks; however, he understands spoken language. R'issen later discovers that Jiro communicates exclusively through a form of sign language, with which they befriend Jiro and bond over their shared appreciation for tea.

## Biography

Donivan describes Jiro as "our friend from the east", explaining that Jiro hails from the Kin-Tau Empire. The circumstances by which he left that part of Obeddore and passed across both the natural and the human-made boundaries of that nation remain unknown. Jiro is later revealed to be specifically from the island of Kwei, a Kin-Tau protectorate.[*citation needed*]

Having presumably operated with the Lightningblades in the area for some time, Jiro is well-acquainted with various locations in Vil, including the Elegant Olive inn of Hartenshen, which he designates as his chosen rendezvous point with Fortune's Favor.

## Partial List of Appearances

### *Check Please!* Campaign One

* The Siege of Fort Hawke (C1 S2 E22)
* Can't Take It With You... (C1 S2 E49)
* Approaching the Wall (C1 S2 E50)
* Giving Too Much... (C1 S2 E51)
* Beyond the Wall (C1 S2 E52)
* The Court of Masks (C1 S2 E53)
* The Feast of Oen (episode) (C1 S2 E54)
* A Puzzling Request (C1 S2 E55)
* The Emperor (C1 S2 E56)
* Reaching Inner Peace (C1 S2 E57)
* A Good Cup of Tea (C1 S2 E58)
* To Convince a Dragon (C1 S2 E59)
* Freedom and Failures (C1 S2 E60)
* Disarmed and dis WORM (C1 S2 E61)
* Maze of the Estate (C1 S2 E62)
* A Party to Die For (C1 S2 E63)
* The Necrotic Siphon (Sucky) Device (C1 S2 E64)
* Finale: A Farewell to the Fortunes (C1 S2 E65)

## Behind the Scenes

The Lightningblades were designed by Beardy to be capable of defeating Fortune's Favor should the need ever arise, with five of the six members created to counterbalance the abilities of a specific member of that Party. Jiro was designed to defeat R'issen.

## Source Citations

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 *Check Please!* – "The Siege of Fort Hawke" (C1 S2 E22)
2. ↑ *Check Please!* – "Now He's Watching..." (C1 S2 E48)
3. ↑ *Check Please!* – "Can't Take It With You..." (C1 S2 E49)
4. ↑ *Check Please!* – "The 13th Legion Banner" (C1 S2 E23)
5. ↑ *Check Point!* – Discussing "Now He's Watching..." (C1 S2 E48)