Name: Makoto Shishio

Age: 30

Height: 5'7"

Weight: 135 lbs.

Body Size: B 38"-W 28"-H 30"

Hair: Black

Eyes: Red

Blood Type: O

Weapon: Nagasonekotetsu, Mugenjin

The man behind that bandages is also known as Battousai Hitokiri's successor. While Kenshin, under the name Battousai, worked the higher, more important murders, Shishio worked underground, so to say. His skills were equal, or maybe, even greater, than Kenshin's, thus, he was a worthy successor. Though, he was not always wrapped like a mummy. When the Meiji Government came into play, Shishio was betrayed. He was beaten down by his own men and had gasoline poured on his body, then was set on fire because he had known too much about the Meiji Government and all of their dirty little secrets. That was the new government's mistake.

Somehow, Shishio had survived. His body temperature was abnormal, almost like the flames of hell were inside him, and he had suffered severe burns, but he had swore from that day forth to overthrow the Meiji Government and take Japan under his own hand. He had devised a plan, his Kuni Tori, and gathered ten strong and skilled men and women to form his ultimate Juppon Gatana.

Shishio became a threat during the tenth year of the Meiji Government's reign. He had made his plans known, thus, Kenshin was asked to fight Shishio for the country's sake. The two hitokiris clashed after some time, and that's when Shishio perished in battle. There's a certain limit Shishio's body can endure because of his abnormal body temperature. His limit of action such as fighting in combat is only a mere fifteen minutes. After the alotted time, Shishio's body produces sweat, leading him to eventually comubst. That he did.

While alive, Shishio enjoyed some of the finer things in life. He had Yumi, one of the most expensive prostitues, as his girlfriend, owned some of the finest swords, including Kenshin's new Sakabatou's other half, Mugenjin, and even had some of the finest black market material, the Rengoku battleship purchased from Enishi. To those who knew him well, Shishio was an intelligent man. Although sometimes crazy, he was well respected by those that believed in him to overthrow what they saw as a corrupt government.