2004 Kotō Incident

> **"This incident is by far, the worst thing the Dojima-kai has ever done" - Dojima Hideoka**
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The **2004 Kotō Incident** is an incident that happened 16 years prior to the start of the series.

## Background

The incident happened not long after **Dojima Hayajiro** was chosen as the Third Chairman of the **Dojima-kai**. Ten members of the Dojima-kai's older members were well aware of Hayajiro's destructive tendencies, so they were planning to revolt. However, Hayajiro found out about their conspiracy and had them all executed, and Hayajiro personally announced this to the other members during the meeting. This causes several patriarchs to be disgusted by his attitude and they left the Dojima-kai to ensure their survival. One of those deserters, **Gonryutora Jushiro**, was the interim chairman and trusty vassal of **Dojima Hidemasa**.

He strived to return the Dojima-kai to its former glory by bringing down Hayajiro by forming the "**Eight Blades Alliance**" with seven other clans who also deserted the Dojima-kai. In three years' time, Hayajiro eliminated six of the eight clans, leaving only the **Gonryutora Family** and the **Kamiki Family** left standing. Having disadvantages and losses all over the prefecture, **Kamiki Ryuusen**, head of the Kamiki Family betrayed the Gonryutora Family and asked for mercy from Hayajiro. Hayajiro agreed to not harm every single member of the Kamiki Family and its subsidiaries only if they were able to strike Gonryutora from the back.

On the gang war which takes place in **Shinshiro City**, the Kamiki Family betrayed their ally and killed every single men the Gonryutora sent to war, with assistance from the Dojima-kai. After fulfilling their mission, Hayajiro and Ryuunosuke then led their men to the Gonryutora headquarters and mercilessly slaughtered everyone, including the women and children. Everyone was killed, except for Jushiro. Hayajiro told Ryuunosuke to keep him alive, as he has another "game" in store for him.

## Participants

* **Dojima-kai**
	+ **Dojima Family**
		- **Dojima Hayajiro** (Family Head)
		- **Dojima Hideoka**
		- **Kamishiro Sera**
		- **Dōmotō Kantō**
		- **Katagiri Gon**
		- **Negishi Izumo**
		- **Shigoroki Jangu**
		- Approximately 500 Members

* **Karagawa Association**
	+ **Karagawa Jin** (Patriarch)
	+ 200 Members
* **Fujimori Family**
	+ **Fujimori Takinaga** (Patriarch)
	+ 150 Members

* **Ryuzanka Family**
	+ **Ryuzanka Shirobe** (Patriarch)
	+ 100 Members

Total : 950

Casualties : 110 Members killed, 380 Injured

**- Eight Blades Alliance**

* **Gonryutora Family**
	+ **Gonryutora Jushiro†** (Family Head)
	+ **Gonryutora Jiro†**
	+ **Gonryutora Shirube†**
	+ 300 Members

* **Kamiki Family**
	+ **Kamiki Ryuusen** (Family Head)
	+ **Kamiki Ryuunosuke** (Patriarch, Defected to the Dojima-kai)
	+ **Ryumine Kankaku** (Defected to the Dojima-kai)
	+ **Kamiki Shibara†**
	+ **Suwa Yorikata** (Defected to the Dojima-kai)
	+ 550 Members (Survivors joins the Dojima-kai)

* **Yugame Family**
	+ **Yugame Batou†** (Family Head)
	+ **Date Kirigou** (Defected to the Dojima-kai)
	+ 120 Members

* **Kujirama Family**
	+ **Kujirama Gakko†** (Family Head)
	+ 80 Members

* **Inubarashi Family**
	+ **Inubarashi Shigeru†** (Family Head)
	+ 190 Members

* **Kanimato Family**
	+ **Kanimato Daiguro†** (Family Head)
	+ **Harugaki Choudou** (Defected to the Dojima-kai)
	+ 70 Members

* **Yanatoki Family**
	+ **Yanatoki Kesaku†**(Family Head)
	+ **Yanatoki Rasuto†**
	+ **Warabe Tenmoku** (Defected to the Dojima-kai)
	+ 50 Members

* **Keroshima Family**
	+ **Keroshima Takumi†**(Family Head)
	+ **Yorinoe Gen'zo†** (Defected to the Dojima-kai)
	+ 60 Members

Total : 1,420

Casualties : 870 Members Killed, Gonryutora, Yugame, Kujirama, Inubarashi, Kanimato, Yanatoki and Keroshima Families annihilated, Kamiki Family surrendered.

## Aftermath

After they massacred the whole member of the Gonryutora Family, turns out Hayajiro gave them another condition : "to have Kamiki Ryuusen take the blame for the murder of the Gonryutora Family and to turn himself in to the police". Ryuusen, who chose to save his family, decides to turn himself in. Several months after his arrest, Ryuusen was found to have mysteriously died in prison.

His funeral is later attended by Hayajiro and the Dojima-kai. However, Kamiki Ryuuga, Ryuusen's grandson, asked Hayajiro if he knows something about his grandfather's death. Hayajiro ignores him and tells him that he will find out who did it.

Ten years after the incident, Hideoka is traumatized by so many deaths and tried to make a move. He later heard a rumor about someone in the Gonryutora Family surviving, so he gathers some men he trusted and tried to find the last member of the Gonryutora Family.

After the incident and the arrival of **House Rosenkreuz** to **Kotō**, **Eiasviel**, who recently joins the Governmental Party of Kotō, heard of the tragic incident, and decided to have the entire yakuza gangs and local civilians in Kotō to surrender their firearms to the police. Hayajiro agreed to this proposal, but he starts seeing Eiasviel as a potential threat.

## Trivia

* The incident happened at 15th August 2004, thus Hidetaka is still four months old at the time.