Jinno - His Revenge

Name: (Jinno - real name. Kuma - nickname that translates like "the bear" from japanese. Teddy bear - nickname that might sound funny but draws fear in those who know the person behind it)

Gender: (Male)

Height: (186 cm)

Weight: (78 kg)

Age: (Approximately 28 years)

Species: (Human cyborg - a man who's life is supported by the mechanical upgrades in his body. In Jinno's case it's most part of his body - his life literally depends on life supporting system. These upgrades also enchance his physical characteristics)

Hair: (In his young years Jinno used to have black hair collected in a standing ponytail. But after his transformation he has become completely bald. From his chin to the back of his head goes a metallic plate connected to the life support system on the back of his head. It is pretty durable but if his life support system would get damaged, that would set Jinno's life on the risk)

Eyes: (Jinno used to have simple black eyes but after entering near death state and being rebuilt into cyborg his right eye was replaced with a red scanner. There is also a massive scar left by the sword going from his right eye to his cheek)

Body and appearance: (Jinno looks like a very thin, damaged and starving person. But his appearance is deceiving. After his last fight with Afro Samurai the Dharman - mad scientist of the Empty Seven clan - made some adjustments to his body. Now there is a full metal plate covering what remained of Jinno's organs. His torso is artificial and made completely out of metal. The only living flesh that remained of his body is his arms and legs but even those are connected with bolts and hinges since they were literally broken so many times that they started falling apart.

There are also small tubes going from Jinno's life support system at the back of his head to his nostrils. His ears were also removed and replaced with an ultra sensitive audio devices that can adapt to the sounds surrounding Jinno. For example, he can configure them to ignore surrounding sounds like songs of the birds and focus on the sounds of the steps or speech.

Jinno's life barely keeps existing relying on his life support system and ever burning rage that consumes Jinno's soul. There is no such place on his body that wasn't scarred or replaced after his two near death experiences. Even breathing is painful to him which is why he always breathes heavily.

Despite looking like he's two steps away from falling apart, Jinno is terrifyingly powerful warrior. His rage fuels him giving his strikes incredible power and his legs incredible speed. He can jump to the height of 20 metres. He can run for kilometres without getting tired. He can fight viciously no matter how much damage he takes. He is literally unstoppable. He only pauses when there are no enemies around him)

Outfit: ( Upon his transformation into Kuma, his appearance makes a complete overhaul. His body is draped in a black kimono with wooden sandals as his blades are shifted into the left side of the kimono's strap. His head is covered by the Teddy Mask - a mocking reminder of the teddy bear toy Otsuru - the little girl he treated like sister - used to play with. Also the Teddy Mask works as a fully functional visor and has a lot of sensors in yellow colour that help Jinno to see more in the battlefield)

Scent: (Jinno always smells with machine oil and blood. He has to use oil to lubricate his mechanical parts from time to time in order to keep them moving on the required speed. And about the blood... Well, the blood spills everywhere he goes)

Speech: (Jinno's vocal chords has been damaged when he fell off the cliff. Because of that and because of his mask his voice sounds hoarse, muted and husky as if every word takes a lot of strengths from him. His voice is filled with anger and disdain with a rare glimpses of old grief and sorrow)

Personality: (Before the betrayal of Afro Samurai and his transformation into cyborg Jinno used to have a very cheerful but also very protective personality. Him, Afro, Otsuru and other children were raised by a Sword Master and Jinno was like an older brother for them. He enjoyed fishing with his little adoptive brothers and sister, loved to practice with his sword and was ready to give his life for his family.

That all changed after he turned into cyborg. After the massacre of his family and betrayal of Afro Samurai Jinno has become a very obsessed and maniacal person. He has only one goal in mind - find and kill Afro Samurai. And he would kill anyone who stands on his path to Afro. Jinno feels no remorse for his actions. He is not afraid of committing any sins to achieve his purpose. Everything good that was in him died with his family. Or so he thinks.

Deep inside Jinno is a very traumatized person. His desire for vengeance is the only thing that keeps him going because apart from that he just feels like he's one massive aching wound that will never heal. There is still small spark of kindness in him. Barely noticeable. He doesn't spill blood without a reason - Jinno feels no thrill from the kill. It's just a means to an end for him. He never saves anyone. Never protects anyone. But neither does he strike those who don't deserve it.

But if someone stands on his path, Jinno strikes without hesitation.

In his soul Jinno knows that killing Afro wouldn't fix anything - especially what happened to him. But Jinno simply has nothing else to hold onto in his life. His family is dead. And it's last member is the one to blame. It's that simple to him)

Skills: (Jinno wields two swords in battle, unlike Afro who uses only one. Otsuru was the first to comment on this unique style back in the Dojo Days. Jinno says that he prefers the Two Sword style since it allows him to both attack and defend at the same time as well as offering an extra weapon in case an arm is cut off. This style is more defensive than Afro's offensive style, but it provides agility and is best used against multiple combatants.

Kuma is also skilled in the use of a single sword and knows how to ride a motorcycle.

He is also quite agile and able to jump great distances and send Afro sprawling and bleeding with a single punch. He also has a very high tolerance for pain. In the Series, he is seen getting slashed and hit repeatedly, dismembered, having his life support system damaged, and is even seen bisected horizontally, yet in all of these moments, he still able to fight with no significant slow- down in his advance)

Likes: (1. Fishing - even though he barely does it nowadays. 2. Practicing with swords. 3. Riding a motorcycle. 4. Warm food - even though he can feed on anything thanks to his modified body)

Dislikes: (1. People that stand on his path and slow him down in any way. 2. People that are trying to talk to him. 3. People in general. 4. Dharman - the scientist that "saved" his life. Jinno would've killed him in the most cruel way for torturing his body but to his great misfortune Dharman is the only one who knows how Jinno's new body works and therefore only he can repair it)

Backstory: (Jinno was one of the children who found Young Afro when he was ambushed by thugs, leaving Afro fatally wounded. Jinno called his master to investigate the boy, only to learn that he was alive. Soon after, Afro was enrolled in the orphanage/dojo. Jinno, Otsuru, and the other dojo orphans bonded and soon befriended Afro. As Jinno and Afro's skills grew, so did their bond.

One day, when Afro was ambushed by assassins seeking to take revenge for other assassins killed by Afro, Jinno intervenes and saves Afro from the enemies. Their lives then proceeded like normal until rumors that assassins attacked someone wearing the Number Two Headband surfaced. A few days later, Afro confronted Master about the rumors, learning he possessed the Number Two Headband.

The thing is - Afro's father was killed by a man called Justice who sought to claim the Number One headband. Since then Afro has been searching the Number Two headband to get to the mountain and kill Justice to avenge his father.

Eventually, the Battle at the Bodhi Tree occurred. Afro and Master attempted to fend off the mass number of assassins, meeting with major casualties. The dojo students also intervened, only to be easily slaughtered by the skilled assassins. Only Afro, Master, Jinno, and Otsuru survived. Turned out, The Sword Master - the man who saved Afro - had the Number Two headband. That's why the assassins came. And so to avenge his real father Afro killed his adoptive father.

As Jinno lies across the ground, he witnesses Afro kill the Master, and a fierce hatred began burning within his soul. Jinno jumps off of a cliff in an attempted suicide despite Young Afro's pleas.

Jinno was eventually found by Brother Six of the Empty Seven. At first, Brother Six was against the idea of saving Jinno's life due to the grief he has bared. However, Brother One convinces Dharman, a top scientist working with the Seven, to mold Jinno into a samurai of immense power, using the boy's grief as a channel.

Jinno's scarred flesh was replaced with robotic appendages, and a Life Support System also added. At first, Jinno was obsessed with grief because of his development and death of his whole family, but Jinno eventually donned a mask made in the fashion of the head of Otsuru's teddy bear as well as acquiring two swords to use in his unique style.

Several years later Jinno/Kuma appears guarding the path to the Number one's throne room. He talked to Afro blaiming him for the death of his whole family and master just to then engage Afro in combat with dual swords. At first, Afro refused to draw his sword, and Kuma futher goaded him into drawing his blade by insulting Afro.

At some point Kuma's helmet fell off, revealing his cybernetic eye and another one which never stops crying. Afro is unfazed at seeing the decrepit state of his childhood friend and Kuma angrily rushed forward and attacks at the end of the episode.

Jinno and Afro fought viciously even though it was visible that Afro didn't want to kill Jinno. At the end of the battle Afro managed to damage Jinno's life support system but that only led Jinno to punch back with the force that sent Afro flying.

Before lunging at his ex friend for one last time Jinno said:-"Life has made you a killer. So kill me or die there's no going back."

In a way, by saying that Jinno was admitting that he can understand Afro and his grief. But not forgive. And so old friends rushed towards each other for the last time and Afro pierced Jinno with his sword destroying his torso.

Despite entering near death state once again, Jinno didn't die. Dharman saved him once again and mode some adjustments to his body. Afro defeated Justice and acquired the Number One headband while the Number Two headband was just set free flying into the air. Jinno spent five years searching for the new owner of the Number Two headband. And now he finally acquired it. Now he can finally take a rematch)