Mito

* Mito
* Sorcerer Outfit

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Mito is a major supporting character in **Blade of the Phantom Master**. He was once the commander of Jyushin's Magic unit until he was suceeded by Wonhyo. After the fall however, he became a recluse, living in the coldest mountains, now as a magic blacksmith. When he met Munsu, he asked him to help Pyeongong to find happiness and afterwards join his group officially to fight Ajitae.

## Appearance

JyushinAn old man with a short stature and grey thick eyebrows and small goatee. His eyes are not very noticeable as it is quite small only when he uses power it would be seen somewhat; glowing lighting blue. Casually and for winter, he wears a thick brown coat with white fur at the ends of the lower and upper coat. Blue pants and shoes that is made of a bear's foot for winter. He wears a sand red cap with two tails protruding out with its end having a jingle bell ornament of sorts.

During battle he wears a more royal outfit, notably a long yellow cloak with white and gold symbols at the shoulders. There is also a gold knot at the front. The cloak's collar is long enough to cover his neck and partially of his head. For headwear, he wears a similar cap as he does casually but with more pristine looking; with yellow and white.

## Background

A blacksmith who lives on Mt. Chillgap with Youngsil. Said to be the only blacksmith able to forge and repair Mahais. Munsu visits him to repair his Mahai after Wonsul sliced it in half. During Jyushin's past, he was the captain of the sorcery division for 40 years. Making him the greatest summoner alive as well as a direct advisor to Mosu Hae. Oddly enough, Munsu never met him when he was a general in Jyushin or had ever heard of him. Mito later takes on Taeyu as his apprentice summoner and begins teaching him high-level magic in preparation for the war against Ajitae.

He already had crippling eyesight due to diabetes so even though Ajitae took away his eyesight, it didn't make much difference.

## Plot Overview

### Past

#### Great Demon War

Serves as a sorcerer for Jyushin for many years, but retires into the mountains before Mosu was elected as king. Being one of the greatest summoners in Jyushin, Mosu Hae requests his aid once again during the Great Demon War. Mito helps conjures the battle scene for Mosu Hae in Jyushin's capital to see the current situation. After the victorious war, Mito returned back to the mountains managing his own personal workshop. He continued to live as a blacksmith, fixing weapons and creating Mahais for Jyushin.

#### Corruption & Fall of Jyushin

After the fall of Jyushin, at one point, Miss Hwang had travelled there and he provided her with the double Mahai. He continued to fix and create Mahai. At some point in time Youngsil decided to leave Ajitae’s forces and found refuge in Mito’s place serving as his assistant. Princess Pyeonggang would also often visit Mito, asking his help to fix On Dal’s weapons.

### Present

#### Fixing Mahai Arc (Finding the Blacksmith)

Munsu travels to the mountains per Miss Hwang’s instructions to get his Mahai fixed. Upon reaching the mountain, he encounters Mito, who throws his Mahai into the fire. In anger, Munsu grabs Mito, but is interrupted by Princess Pyeonggang who came to get On Dal’s weapon fixed.

#### Denial of a Princess Arc

Mito later agrees to fix Munsu’s Mahai In exchange for Munsu helping Pyeonggang obtain happiness. Throughout the quest, Mito provides Munsu with tips and clues as to what is really happening and presumably, during the quest, Mito is already working on the new Mahai, which he later gives to Bangja and Sando to deliver to Munsu when he sees that the Fredenica Army is taking over the palace.

After the incident at with Pyeonggang, Mito inquires Munsu about his past and his love life.

#### Hwalbindang Arc

It is not long that the Hwalbindang show up and Mito and Munsu part ways. After Munsu defeats the Hwalbindang, Youngsil and Bangja bring his dead body back to Mito’s place. They also carry Taeyu and Su (from Hwalbindang) with them, as Taeyu had lost both one arm and one leg in the battle.

#### Mandrake Dream Arc

Though at first, Mito and others believe Munsu is dead, they later find out that Munsu had used the Mandrake needle from Yuite on himself, keeping him alive yet trapping him in a dream. Mito, Youngsil, and Bangja try to figure out what can be done, Youngsil tells about a possible antidote. Youngsil and Bangja depart to the Baekde Mountains to find that antidote.

In the meantime, Mito begins to train Taeyu how to use summoning magic for months.

Ajitae's crew are able to locate that Munsu is at Mito's place and attack Mito and company. Sando and Mago initiate the attack. Mito orders the others to escape while he relentlessly attacks Sando and Mago but Ajitae intervenes. Mito eyes are dug out by Ajitae and escapes (although Ajitae let him go). He finds Munsu as he was left by Ajitae and escapes with him. He was later found by Pyeonggang's soldiers and is rescued.

#### Final Battle Arc

During the final battle, he helps the Lord of Silla fight against Lou Ellus. He fights using summoned beasts, and after shooting the Lord of Silla upwards towards Lou as a distraction he summons a very large summoned beast from behind Lou. Mito asked for his final words but Lou, kwowing his death, tried to do a last ditch attempt to attack but is killed..

After the war, he officiates the wedding of Pyeonggang and the Lord of Silla.

## Relationships

**Family**

* Unnamed Grandson - Looked to Mito greatly and wishes to be part of the army like him. When Munsu led the civil war against Ajitae, his grandson was part of it. Was killed by Ajitae's blink attack.

**Allies**

* Munsu -
* Pyeonggang -
* Youngsil -
* Taeyu -
* Lord of Silla -
* Miss Hwang
* Sando -
* Bangja -
* Su

**Jyushin**

* Mosu Hae -
* Wonhyo - though never stated explcitly, since Wonhyo was in the sorcery division, they most likely knew each other.

**Enemies**

* Ajitae -
* Lou Ellus - during the final battle, Mito and the Lord of Silla were paired to fight against Lou Ellus. Mito fights with his summons and then guides the Lord of Silla to distract Lou in order to finish him off with a blast.

**Others**

* Marlene von Lucid - He comes across Marlene who apparently is looking for a famous blacksmith (Mito) to fix her sword, but Mito to not be that blacksmith and points her elsewhere. Marlene makes a comment about how strange that the sword would break as it is quite sturdy to which Mito tells that there are many strange, inexplicable things in this world.
* Gyewolhyang -

## Abilities

Mito is the strongest in terms of magic, sorcery, and magic black smithing.

**Magic Black Smiting** - He is the one responsbile for creating every mahai for the royal inspector. He can easily fix damaged mahais and enhance inferior ones. He was also able to make custom mahais like Miss Hwang's where it was a two horse mahai. Adding another mahai on it to allow direct phantom soldier summon.

**Magic**

* Magical Super Strength - presumably through magic, he can lift boulders four-times his size.
* Flight
* Enhanced Senses – since Mito has had crippling eyesight due to his diabetes, his other senses has been enhanced.
* Summoning Magic – Mito is able to summon all sorts of creatures
* Illustion Magic

**Summons:**

The strongest summon according to Mito. Translated it means "Emperor of Heaven." It is the title given to the Monkey King Goku, a character in Chinese mythology.

## Trivia

* Based on Inwan Youn's footnotes in the original manga, Mito's name and character is loosely based on Mito Kōmon (a.k.a. Tokugawa Mitsukuni), a daimiyo under, Tokugawa Ieyasu. He was responsible for assembling the Mitogaku scholars to compile the Dai Nihonshi. There were fictionalized accounts of Mito's travel named "Mito Mitsukuni Man'yūki" and then a novel and a TV series, portraying him as an Angyo Onshi in Japan. In the Webtoon, Mito was neither a daimiyo nor a Royal Inspector, but more of a sorcerer, but holds the same sense of justice.
* Since he was capable of during the Great Demon war, it was odd that he was not sent to deal with Kwaetacheon. It could be theorize that his place was to protect Jyushin as backup in case the demons were able to defeat Jyushin's forces and move foward to the kingdom.
* In the Super String Mobile Game:
	+ his boulder lifting and summoning is referenced in his skill set.
	+ In the game, he was able to slow and freeze his opponents. Was not from the webtoon.

## Gallery

### Official Gallery

Superstring Mobile Game (Character Model)Manhwa
### Short Gallery

Mito unfazed as he receives Hwanung's attack (Ep.219).pngMito smoking the pipe by the candlelight (Ep.176).pngMito facial upclose smoking a pipe (Ep.176).pngMito doing his summoning magic (Ep.220).pngMito showing Taeyoo his conjuring magic (Ep.220).pngMito side facial profiel (Ep.176).png
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## References

1. ↑ Blade of the Phantom Master, Ep. 220
2. ↑ Blade of the Phantom Master, Ep. 236
3. ↑ Blade of the Phantom Master, Ep.173
4. ↑ Blade of Phantom Master, Ep. 231
5. ↑ Blade of Phantom Master, Ep. 231
6. ↑ https://koreabyme.com/koreas-deadliest-monster-the-bulgasal/
7. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-legged\_crow
8. ↑ https://mythologyplanet.com/haetae-korean-mythology/
9. ↑ https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%A0%9C%EC%B2%9C%EB%8C%80%EC%84%B1
10. ↑ a book on the history of Japan redacting the history from Emperor Jimmu, the legendary first emperor of Japan, to Emperor Go-Komatsu after the merging of the Southern Court and Northern Court in 1392. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai\_Nihonshi
11. ↑ Japanese version of Korean Royal Inspects) in Japan. According to the show, after retiring as a daimyo, he would travel with friends to correct injustices, much like the Royal Inspectors. Just like Royal Inspectors would flash their medallions as proof of their identity, Mito would display a jewel box that had the Tokugawa family seal.. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa\_Mitsukuni#Mito\_K%C5%8Dmon

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