Shuten Douji (Sh'ten)

Sh'ten is the Oni Demon General ("Oni Ma Sho") and is easily the most complicated of the characters in this show. He rapidly becomes something more than a generic bad-nasty as the series progresses. He seems to be both the strongest and the youngest of Arago's Demon Generals and has an ego to match. His compatriots don't like him very much, taking much glee in twitting him about his various defeats at the hands of the Samurai Troopers (not that they do much better). Also one of the more intelligent of the cast, he develops second thoughts about his service to Arago and starts questioning orders. He finally rebels against his master and kneels to Kaos. At this point he, too, manifests a forehead kanji. As a side note, he has red hair, and the first kanji of his name means "cinnebar" or "vermillion" (his full name means "Red Sky Child" or the equivilent - perhaps a small pun here, for it could also be translated as "Red Top Child". As his fellow Demon Generals tend to use it, with emphasis on the "Doiji", it could mean "red-haired kid" ("the kid") and seems to be one of their ways of reminding him he is the most junior of the four.) His armor is dark grey and blue, and does not seem to have a symbol. (None of the armor worn by the Demon Generals have apparent symbols on them. However, in the Rapport Deluxe special on the show, and on the models of the characters by Chonando, Sh'ten's yoroi symbol is given as that of a demon-horned skull with long hair. This symbol - and those used for the other three Demon Generals - is not used in the show.) His weapon is a scythe and chain with a clawed weight at the other end (it's a kusari-gama, which normally is a ninja rather than samurai weapon). Battle cry: Ko Rai Sei (Red Lightning). He was born in or near Kyoto, and his interests are self-improvement and reading and writing - in other words, he was a scholar as well as a warrior. The Oni Demon General Yoroi gets its' power from "the contemplation of evil" according to the special insert booklet in the March 1989 Animedia. His yoroi is refered to as the "devils' armor".