Gintoki Sakata

Gintoki Sakata
Nicknames Gin-san
Age 23
Gender Male
Species Human
Date of birth July 29
Occupation Samurai



Gintoki Sakata (name based on Kintarō) is a samurai living in an era when samurai are no longer needed. To add to his troubles, oppressive aliens have moved in to invade. Gintoki lives with Kagura and Shinpachi, taking on odd jobs to make the world a better place…and to pay their rent. In the Joi war, he was known as the “White Devil,” (Shiroyasha) due to his silver hair and white coat he wore in battle, which, combined with his impressive capabilities as a swordsman, made him famous among his comrades and struck fear into Amanto

Gin-San is a fictional character and main protagonist of the manga and anime series Gintama, created by Hideaki Sorachi. A former rebel samurai who lives in a fictionalized version of 1860s Japan after being invaded and transformed by aliens, he fought the invaders until he realized the lack of sense in doing so, leading to him choosing to instead make a living as a freelancer for hire in Edo.
Background
Gin-San Very little is known about Gintoki’s youth or childhood. He was still a boy when the Amanto arrived on Earth and began to take over the nation of Japan. However, he was classmates with three of his future “Joi” allies, Kotaro Katsura, Shinsuke Takasugi,and Sakamoto Tatsuma yet more known for his laid back attitude than for his studies. It was at this time that he learned of the code of the samurai, which he keeps to himself even to this day (albeit in a more twisted manner than others).
As Gin became older, he began to take note of the way that the country and the world he knew was falling apart due to the continued invasion and infiltration of the Amanto within the Japanese government and society, getting their way regardless of humanity’s concerns. As the samurai continued to fight against the Amanto to return their world to how it was, it was at this time that Gintoki joined the Joi faction, choosing to make a stand against the invaders in hope to free Japan from their grip. Fighting even in the face of death against the Amanto, bathing in their blood in the midst of battle, Gin continued to fight against them, taken in by the philosophies of the other samurai, being proclaimed a “God of War” feared both by his enemies and by his native people.
However, not too long after one of the bloodiest battles he fought in, Gintoki disappeared from the battlefield. His Joi allies, particularly Katsura, worried about what had happened to one of their greatest warriors. But Gin’s disappearance was due to two factors: both his tiredness of spilling blood in order to protect people and his realization that the Amanto were nothing but “gloomy foreigners”. It was not too long after that the “Sword Abolishment Act” was passed and the samurai were out of business, with some turning to other causes and others turning into terrorists continuing to fight the Amanto threat. But Gintoki didn’t really mind or care: he chose to open a freelance business where he could handle matters his own way yet continue to live by his own samurai code in this new world.