Katagai was a member of the Chōshū Ishin-Shishi under the direct command of Katsura Kogorō and a comrade of Himura Kenshin during the bakumatsu.
Appearance[]
Katagai is a large man with a muscular build, black hair in a topknot style, and sunken cheeks.
Katagai wore a cross pattern shirt, white pants, white socks, sandals, and carries two swords on his left hip.
While in hiding, Katagai wore a cloth around his head, a white skirt with dark patches on it shoulders, end of sleeves, and elbows, white pants with dark patches on the knees, and sandals.
Personality[]
Katagai was a loyal man, but was not afraid to question Katsura if he was making the right choice. Katagai also cares about his allies, since he expressed concern about Kenshin's mental state after becoming a hitokiri for a year. Katargai was also inquisitive and cautious, as he followed his comrade, I'izuka, when he was supposed to be somewhere else.
Relationships[]
- Katsura Kogoro: Katagai was consider to be Katsura's right hand man.
- I'izuka: Katagai would deliver information to I'Izuka from Katsura.
- Himura Kenshin: Katagai would deliver information to Kenshin from Katsura.
Abilities[]
Katagari is commonly shown to carry a katana and wakazashi at his hips, however, his actual in swordsmanship is unknown.
History[]
Frequently at Katsura's side and a visitor at the Kohagi-ya, Katagai would frequently pass information to Kenshin from Katsura and is the messenger who informed Battōsai of the Ikedaya Incident immediately after it occurred, expressing his belief that the sole survival of Katsura himself was ordained by the heavens. For five months after the Kinmon Incident, Katagai went into hiding like most other Katsura loyalists, but spotted fellow Chōshū Ishin-Shishi I'izuka walking openly in Kyoto and followed him to a seemingly abandoned shack on the outskirts of the city. Witnessing I'izuka passing information about Kenshin's whereabouts to the Yaminobu, Katagai realizes that I'izuka himself is the traitor who had been leaking Ishin-Shishi secrets to the bakufu, but before he can escape to warn the others, Katagai is caught by Yatsume Mumyōi and killed by Nakajō, both of the Yaminobu.
Jinchu arc[]
Kenshin mentions Katagai while talking about his past.
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