Shumi by way of Low Down East whilst having to deal with those seeking the Number 2 headband including large numbers of thugs, The Empty Seven and their assassins, hired or otherwise built, such as the Afro Droid and Machine Ninja, as well as his childhood friend Jinno, who had been turned into the Cyborg Kuma.Īfro at last meets Justice at the end of season 1 where he engages him in a duel. Afro, Jinno, and Otsuru are the only students at the dojo who survive, just after the battle Ninja Ninja appears and attempts to comfort Afro and acts as his road dog/herald/companion following him until he reaches Kuma years later.Īfro begins his journey to take vengeance on Justice and makes his way to Mt. In the ensuing battle, Sword Master sought to show Afro the terrible price of being the Number 2, but in the end he is killed by Afro, who has flashbacks to the scene of his fathers death, which angers him enough to do the deed. He questioned his Master on the matter and met him beneath a bodhi tree for a duel, but the duel was disrupted by the arrival of the students and a huge mob of thugs and crooks seeking the Number 2 headband. During Afro's time at the dojo he killed numerous lowlifes in an attempt to learn the location of the stolen Number 2 Headband before learning his Sword Master was the Number 2. He was rescued by Sword Master and Jinno, who then raised him in the Sword Master's dojo for orphaned children where he was to be trained as a swordsman. Shumi and lived on the edge before he was ambushed by bandits who easily overpowered him and took the Number 2 headband for themselves, leaving him to die.
He told Afro to challenge him when he was ready to duel a God before walking away cackling.Īfro took his Father's head and the Number 2 headband from Mt. He then told Afro he was sorry that he had to see his father's death and that Afro would be filled with hatred for him. In the battle that followed Afro's father was beheaded before his eyes, his still living head thrown in front of him as Justice removed the Number One Headband. When Afro was young his father, Rokutaro, was challenged by the Number 2, Justice. He also kills O-Sachi and a crowd of people that try to get revenge for her, before burning down her church. In the manga, he's much more ruthless, even using a crippled young woman (who's younger brother he just killed) as a human shield. His only companion and friend left alive is Ninja Ninja. Afro understands what it means to wear one of the headbands of power and lives his life for the sole purpose of finding his father's killer. He also deeply loves his father, who he refused to fight until the very end of Afro Samurai: Resurrection. This can be shown by his hesitance in fighting his old friend Jinno and keeping the comb that Otsuru gave him. Despite Afro's personality which has labeled him a monster by the public, he is seen to have some form of kindness within him. This causes Afro to frequently tell him to "shut up" or "leave." Afro will even threaten Ninja Ninja if he annoys him enough. He has no qualms about killing anyone and everyone in his path, stating that his only aim is to "move forward." Afro often gets annoyed by Ninja Ninja who, unlike him, is talkative and humorous. However, as a result of the death of his father by Justice's hand, and the death of most of his friends and master, Afro became a silent and cold blooded killer. In numerous flashbacks during his childhood, Afro is seen smiling and laughing with his friends. He rarely ever smiles or laughs, despite being depicted smiling and laughing throughout his childhood and teenage years. Afro has a height of 180 cm (5'11) and weighs in at 70 kg (155 lb) he is basically taller than some of the short or average characters in the series.Īfro's attire consists of the number two headband, a white Japanese Kimono, blue flared pants with heavily frayed hems by the ankles, a pair of Japanese geta (a type of Japanese clog or wooden sandal) and his sword, passed to him when his father Rokutaro died.Īfro is a fairly quiet, stern, and serious person, though, on occasion, seems aloof.
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His figure is powerfully built with dark skin and brown eyes. That traumatic experience caused an innocent little boy to have a mind flustered with revenge and, with that, Afro grew into a cold-blooded killer, willing to kill anyone in his pursuit of the number one.Īs the number two, Afro has killed many in defense and revenge for the ultimate goal of avenging his father.Īs an adult, he is tall and has a huge picky afro. Afro (アフロ, Afuro), or better known as Afro Samurai (アフロサムライ, Afuro Samurai) is the main protagonist of the Afro Samurai series.Īfro is an incredibly talented swordsman whose father was decapitated in front of his own eyes as a child.