Kan Takechi

Kan Takechi 竹智 完（たけち かん）

The lowest member in a yakuza gang, that prowls the nights of Tokyo. In addition to his natural born motor reflexes, Kan uses a peculiar fighting style that he has modified from karate he learned in the past, more geared towards real life fighting. One night whilst making his getaway from a teppodama mission* both he and the members of the rival gang that were chasing him were easily defeated by Hikoroku Hashiba. This encounter changes Kan's fate, as he goes into hiding and roams the world. He returns to Japan having mastered praying mantis style, concealing the once insolent and brutal part of his personality.


 * In these yakuza "teppodama” missions the dispatched member does not return to the gang afterwards. Sometimes they will die during the mission, sometimes they will be arrested, or go into hiding, but they will not return to the gang. Teppodama (鉄砲玉）literally means bullet, so just like a bullet, once the member has been dispatched they cannot return.