Miyamoto bandit group

The group in year 1389 (Hayabusa with Shirotora visable in the middle.

**Miyamoto's bandit group** was a group of swordsmen operating in Yasai region, Azuma Empire. For many years they were lead by Miyamoto Hayabusa and later by Shirotora. Their current status is unknown.

## Overview

The group gathers a variety of different swordsmen. They don't have a distinct feature and appear to gather swordsmen from differen classes (like ninjas, ronins, etc.). The bandit group lives by "robbing the rich", which means robbing people travelling through Yasai woods. The members have an unwritten law not the cross (the nearby) Nishi Empire broder.

## Members

The members of the group (consisting 8 members at it's peak point) are swordsmen from different classes, and (quite probably) differnt parts of Azuma. All of the members are armored with a katana or a ninjatō.

* **Miyamoto Hayabusa** was the leader of the group. It is unknown on what circumstances she became the leader. She is probably the most skilled swordsman. After a confrontation with the Royal Swordsmen she died in 1399, 'passing' the leadership to Shirotora.
* **Shirotora** was the group's second known leader and the adoptive daughter of Hayabusa. After Miyamoto's death she became a self-proclaimed leader. She abandoned the group when she joined Taka's team.
* **Kinsawa** was a member of the bandit group, which eventually would became Miyamoto's group. Before Miyamoto's death he is seen with the other members (probably joining the group before year 1399), questioning the leadership of Shirotora.
* **Taro** is the only named member of the group. Not much is known about him. He is shown to respect Miyamoto as a leader.
* Other members are seen as different type of warriors (even including a Ronin). Only few of them have a dialoged appearance.

## History

It's unknown when the group was assembled. It was formed after an bandit group disbanded of which Hayabusa, Sankawa and few other members were part of. In 1389 the groups leader, Hayabusa, adopted a Nishi girl, Shirotora, which in later years became a full-time member and evetually the leader of the group. Through most of the time the group was active in Yasai woods. About year 1399, the group confronted the Royal Swordsmen, which led to death of Miyamoto Hayabusa and 'promoting' Shirotora as the new leader.

Some time later Shorotora left the group, thus it is unknown who took the leadership after her or is the group still active.

## Conflicts

* Potential conflicts with other bandit groups.
* Many encounters with the Royal Swordsmen.

## Others

* Taro (excluding Hayabusa and Shirotora) is the only named member of the group.
* The first member to appear in "Shirotora" strongly resembles Android 16 from Dragon Ball franchise (with his color scheme from his appearance on "Hayabusa" cover matching the character's appearance).

## References

1. ↑ *http://goshibito.the-comic.org/comics/184/*
2. ↑ *A rōnin was a samurai without a lord or master in the feudal Japan.*
3. ↑ *http://goshibito.the-comic.org/comics/612/*
4. ↑ *http://goshibito.the-comic.org/comics/141/*
5. ↑ *http://goshibito.the-comic.org/comics/185*
6. ↑ *http://goshibito.the-comic.org/comics/157/*