Gorō Yamaguchi

"*Even when the moon is blown up, I still have to deal with daily attacks from rival yakuza gangs, so in the end, nothing really changed that much.*"
—Gorō Yamaguchi

**Gorō Yamaguchi** (山口 吾朗. *Yamaguchi Gorō*) is a student of Class 1-E located in Kunugigaoka Junior High School, being taught by the four teachers of Class 1-E. Knowing that the real "oyabun" or boss of Class E is an entity dubbed by the other students as Korosensei, who for some as of yet unknown reason, wants to be the homeroom teacher and representative of Class E, Gorō nevertheless acts upon as role as a student after a few "incidents" that involved one students having his right hand broken, and other student ended up losing one of this teeth. Originally from Class A-2, because of his ties to the Yamaguchi Clan, a dangerous yakuza syndicate and his violent nature, he is transferred by the headmaster Gakuhō Asano because of his brutal nature.

## Appearance

When one were to look at Gorō Yamaguchi, their first thought was that he looked more of a woman than a man, and this is because of his feminine-like appearance. Not helping is that Gorō has his hair in a ponytail, which can be found in fiction where samurai have a ponytail, but for Gorō, it's because he thinks it's cool. Aside from this, he has purple-like eyes, and fair skin that probably didn't help with his already feminine-like appearance. In that regard, he can be paired with Akira Kazama and Hajime Oda and no one can even tell the difference between the three of them.

Besides that, Gorō Yamaguchi wears what looked to be a short kimono, with a haori that has the daimon of the Yamaguchi Clan, a Tsuru-maru mon, which looks a lot similar to the mon used by Mori Ranmaru. Aside from this, he wears clothed leg guards, which also hides some loose socks, and even then, he has what looked to be a combination of haidate and kusazuri, showcasing what appeared to be butterflies, showing that he wears a hakama. Overall, this appearance can also help that aside from this unusual appearance (though the word unusual is pretty much the norm by now), he also sports a no-dachi, with a koshiate or sword hanger. Aside from this, he still wears the typical Kunugigaoka Junior High School uniform.

## Personality

Loyalty is what defines Gorō Yamaguchi, as he is the captain of the Yamaguchi Clan, serving under his father, the oyabun Shintarō Yamaguchi. It's because of that upbringing that Gorō's profound personality is one of loyalty and obedience towards one's superior. That comes with a downside as it makes Gorō look like a dog, always barking against a foe yet silent towards his master. It's because of this that Gorō tends to have very few friends aside from Korechika and Musashi, both of which are involved with the criminal underworld.

It is because of his connection with a criminal organization, Gorō Yamaguchi doesn't have a lot of friends, treated like an outcast as not one wants to be involved with any shady business with the yakuza. Even his fellow classmates tend to stay away from him, aside from Korechika and Musashi, and most surprisingly, Shinako Kobayakawa.

Aside from his loyalty, Gorō Yamaguchi is also characterized by his straight forward personality, because he doesn't think about his actions, he only does what his boss tells him what to do. Because of this type of personality, Gorō Yamaguchi would ended up being thought of like a tool, used by other students for help, and then discarded when he's no longer in use.

Due in part because of his appearance, Gorō is often mistaken to be a woman, much to his embarrassment. This must be due in part because of how Gorō looks to be beautiful like his mother, not like his father. This would create a bit of a problem for Gorō Yamaguchi as because of his appearance, he wants to be seen as a man, not to be seen as a bishounen in some doujinshi. It creates an internal conflict from inside of Gorō Yamaguchi in which he questions his own appearance.

## History

As the offspring between the Yamaguchi family patriarch Shintarō Yamaguchi and his wife Sayaka Fujimaru, Gorō Yamaguchi is raised in an area where crime hasn't completely died out, with yakuza roaming around the streets, extorting money as protection fees and had a hand in the black market. This is the type of environment that Gorō would be raised in, taught to fight without even giving a damn about honor. Gorō's potential to be an heir just so happened to be at the same time that a yakuza patriarch of the Asakura Family just died. Sensing an opportunity to expand territory, Shintarō Yamaguchi would lead an assault, and to test Gorō's aptitude and indifference to violence, Shintarō would test Gorō with one simple question; would he be willing to kill?

The answer would come during the middle of a skirmish between the Yamaguchi family and the Asakura family, of which young Gorō Yamaguchi showed his prowess with a sword, and surprisingly, his agility which allowed him to dodge bullets than any normal person can do. This created an opportunity for the patriarch of the Yamaguchi family to attack now that the Asakura family is starting to have trouble. It was a victory for the Yamaguchi family, albeit at the cost of losing about a hundred of their members due to the skirmish, and Gorō is not one of them.

Seeing as how Gorō Yamaguchi managed to survive against the skirmish of the Asakura family it didn't take long until much of the Yamaguchi family started to treat Gorō as the next successor, ensuring that he must survive as to not let Shintarō's bloodline die off. As time were to pass on and on, Gorō would be treated as if he is the "grim reaper", which must've made Gorō's social life not that great, though that can be considered as an understatement, more or less due to his ties of the Yamaguchi Clan, a very dangerous yakuza organization. It is because of that upbringing, is when Gorō Yamaguchi started to question his destiny, because after all, he would always be labeled as a criminal first and a student second.

## Abilities

**Intelligence:**

**Fighting Skills:** Aside form using swords, Gorō is at the very least decent when it comes to fighting, usually in the form of his strength (or lack thereof looking at his appearance).

**Swordsmanship:** Having been trained by his father in the art of swordsmanship, it is shown that Gorō Yamaguchi is an expert when it comes to swordplay. Note that even if he were to use the sword, Gorō would still have a chance to use firearms.

**Agility:** Revealed to be quite an agile person, Gorō Yamaguchi has been among the "Ten Fastest Students of Class E".

## Quotes

* (To Hajime Oda) "*If only I was just lucky to have parents that aren't a bunch of crtiminals, but I can't change the past for something as simple as their occupation.*"
* (To Musashi Inagawa) "*There's something about you, and it's that I can't take you seriously with that hair style of yours. Looks like butter from a distance, actually, I might as well call you butter hair!*"

## Etymology

* His given name **Gorō** means "I, me" (吾) (**go**) and "bright, clear" (朗) (**rō**) although the rō can be used for personal names.
* Gorō's surname **Yamaguchi** means "mountain" (山) (**yama**) and "entrance/gateway" (口) (**guchi**).

## Trivia

* If one were to say that Gorō Yamaguchi might be the descendant of Mori Ranmaru, then it wouldn't be any coincidence that both Gorō Yamaguchi and Ranmaru Mori are both loyal to their respective superiors.
* Due to a happy accident involving baking a cake, Gorō is not longer permitted to cook for the Yamaguchi clan.
* Gorō is considered to be an expert when it comes to math, but he is shown to be bad at literature.
* If it was shown as irony, in the time skip after the graduation of Class E, Gorō Yamaguchi is seen as a police officer.

## Behind the Scenes

* He is based off of Mori Ranmaru from Samurai Warriors, although his appearance comes from **風李たゆ** or **Kazari Tayu**. Go check out their art in their pixiv or their twitter or their tumblr. I do not own any of their art.
* His first name comes from Goro Majima from the Ryu Ga Gotoku franchise or Japanese director Goro Miyazaki or Aizu Domain samurai later general of the Imperial Japanese Army Shiba Gorō.
* His last name or surname comes from crime boss Harukichi Yamaguchi, founder of the yakuza organization Yamaguchi-gumi.
* His birth date of June 21 just so happens to be the same day when the Honnō-ji Incident happened, which led to the death of Oda Nobunaga and his retainers, Mori Ranmaru included.