Executioners

**Executioners** (刑 (けい) 吏 (り) , *Keiri*?) is the name given to the guardians or exterminators in Tokyo Underworld. Except for a few, they're the main enemies in Tokyo Underworld series.

## Overview

They are scattered in various places in Tokyo Underworld, each of them guarding a specific place or prison.
 Their mission is to exterminate all the guilty that come to Tokyo Underworld and prevent them from reaching the Tokyo tower.

They receive orders from the president tower.

## Appearance

All the executioners wear a mask with the logo of the President Tower to hide their face.

Although they all wear the mask, each of them wears a different outfit referring to the character they are named after, Antoinette or Nobunaga being an example.

Benkei AppearanceColumbus AppearanceAntoinette AppearanceNobunaga AppearanceJoan of Arc AppearanceLeonidas AppearanceCao Cao AppearanceNero Appearance
## History

The executioners used to be people who came to Tokyo Underworld because of their crimes.

When they arrive at Tokyo Underworld, they are greeted by the President Tower who gives them a weapon and a mask as their uniforms.

## Hierarchy

The executioners have a hierarchy which is established based on their actions and the number of guilty criminals they are able to exterminate.

These ranks are:

1. **President Tower** (タワー大統領, *Tawā Daitōryō*)
2. **High Ranking** (上級, *Jōkyū*)
3. **Mid-Ranking** (中級, *Chūkyū*)
4. **Low Ranking** (下級, *Kakyū*)
5. **Half-Executioners** (半刑吏, *Han Keiri*)

**Half-Executioners** are criminals who have been turned into executioners, they are used as fighters to force them to fight each other, despite not being true executioners, they are included in the hierarchy below low-ranking executioners. Unlike conventional executioners, half-executioners are assigned a number to distinguish them.

## Members

Below is a list of known executioners so far:

## Recruitment

It's not known for sure what the requirements are to be recruited.

It's known that the executioner candidates are chosen by President Tower, he gives them their uniforms and gives them the mission to finish off the guilty criminals.

## Abilities

Despite having different abilities, most executioners share skills:

### Guilty Smell

Executioners can sense a culprit's crimes through scent. This odor changes depending on the severity and nature of the crime. According to Nero, his blood is capable of softening the scent of the guilty's sins.

### Creation of Half-Executioners

Executioners have the ability to create half-executioners which are criminals transformed into executioners to turn them into slaves or fighters. According to Nero, this skill is highly regarded among executioners.

## Trivia

* Most of the executioners are based on historical figures from either Japan or the world.
* According to the President Tower, if an executioner wears their mask for a long time they will become a **true executioner**, so far the only exception is Enra.
* According to Nero, the executioners have a predestined death.

## References

*Tokyo Underworld* Manga: Chapter 28 (Page 6).
*Tokyo Underworld* Manga: Chapter 28 (Page 6).
*Tokyo Underworld* Manga: Chapter 59 (Page 10).
*Tokyo Underworld* Manga: Chapter 30 (Page 8).
*Tokyo Underworld* Manga: Chapter 57 (Page 9).
*Tokyo Underworld* Manga: Chapter 59 (Page 11).
*Tokyo Underworld* Manga: Chapter 32 (Page 12).
*Tokyo Underworld* Manga: Chapter 60 (Page 4).