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Sawada Keizaburo (沢田 慶三郎, Sawada Keizaburō; "Keizaburo Sawada"), also known as The Bird of Darkness (暗黒鳥, Ankoku Tori), is an affiliated fighter within the Kengan matches, typically for Murder Music. He represented Murder Music during the most recent Kengan Annihilation Tournament.

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In the Kengan Ashura series, Sawada Keizaburo is recognized by the alias 'The Bird of Darkness' during the Kengan matches. He generally represents Murder Music as an affiliated fighter.
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Sawada Keizaburo is a Legend Fighter in the Kengan Annihilation Tournament, a key event to select the Kengan Association's new chairman. His involvement is first noted when Kazuo Yamashita is evaluating fighters for the impending Merger-Tournament versus Purgatory.
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Sawada Keizaburo, a character in Kengan Ashura, is recognized for his androgynous look. His golden eyes are highlighted with eyeshadow and eyeliner, and his lips are decorated with lipstick. His Kabuki lion-like hairstyle is notably unique. His lithe figure, a result of his ballet dancer background, is remarkably well-defined.
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Sawada Keizaburo's affiliation with Murder Music is significant as he is their representative fighter in the Kengan matches. He notably represented the company in the Kengan Annihilation Tournament. His relationship with the young CEO of Murder Music, the youngest female executive in the Kengan Association, further underscores his importance to the company.
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In Kengan Ashura, Sawada Keizaburo's androgynous look adds depth to his character. His golden eyes, makeup, and casual clothing contrast with his roles as a ballet dancer and underground fighter. This contrast is further emphasized by his attentive and persuasive personality, making him a unique character in the series.
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Appearance[]

Sawada is a very androgynous young man with beautiful golden eyes with eyeshadow and eyeliner applied, carefully done eyelashes, lips with lipstick applied to them and a remarkably unique hairstyle resembling that of a Kabuki lion. Sawada has an extremely well-defined lithe figure, befitting of his ballet dancer background.

Personality[]

Sawada believes very strongly in manners, etiquette and fairness, especially in regards to women, getting aggressively fierce when such things are called into question. He also gets extremely offended when referred to with homophobic slurs.

History[]

Sawada was originally from a family of prominent Japanese traditional dancers and had enough talent to become heir of his family. However, an incident caused him to switch over to ballet and he eventually took the path to becoming a fighter...[1] During his time at Karei High School, Sawada encountered Rihito for the first time, starting their vitriolic rivalry.[5]

Plot[]

KENGAN ASHURA[]

During the preliminaries of the tournament, on board the S.S. Annihilation, Sawada was one of the five fighters who progressed to the mains. Moving on board the S.S. Kengan, Sawada observed as one of Chairman Katahara's Bodyguards easily took out Hassad.

In the first round of the Kengan Annihilation Tournament, he represented Murder Music and was set to fight Julius Reinhold of Toyo Electric Power Co., however Murder Music forfeited, gifting Julius the win. Very shortly after, Sawada called Julius out for the dirty tactics employed by Hayami Katsumasa. Saying he would take the three of them down, Sawada attacked and Meguro Masaki took him on first. With Meguro getting too riled up, Nikaido Ren prepared to calm him down while Julius stepped in to take care of Sawada. Taking Sawada's strongest attack, Julius ruthlessly subdued him by breaking his ankle and smashing him into a wall, knocking him out.

While in the medical bay, Rihito visited him and told him he would get vengeance on whoever had left him in his injured state. During Rihito's match against Kuroki Gensai, Sawada cheered him on from his bed. Sawada watched the rest of first and second rounds of tournament from his bed. During Hayami Katsumasa's "revolution", after the close of the second round, Sawada helped defend the medical bay from the Guardians alongside Hanafusa Hajime, Inaba Ryo, Murobuchi Gozo, Sekibayashi Jun and Kono Haruo, despite still being in a cast and on crutches.

Still with a cast and crutches, Sawada then watched the rest of the tournament unfold alongside the other fighters who had been knocked out of the tournament.

KENGAN OMEGA[]

Sawada is first mentioned, when Kazuo Yamashita is going through a List of potential Fighters, whom he could recruit into Kengans Team for the upcoming Merger-Tournament against Purgatory.

His first physical appearance occurs, when he entered the Berserker Bowl as one of the Legend Fighters, who are known through the recent Kengan Anihilation Tournament. His only seen Fight was against "The Falcon" who knocked him out after stopping one of his 2G-Kicks.

Power & Abilities[]

Sawada bases his fighting style around the dance of ballet. Thus, most of his moves and techniques involve spinning his body incredibly quickly, then using the high torque to deliver powerful kicks. Because of his ballet history and training, Sawada has a high level of flexibility, sense of balance and has complete body control, down to the tips of his toes.[6]

2G[]

A combination of a pirouette and a roundhouse kick, Sawada spins around twice to give his kick additional momentum.[7]

Etymology[]

  • Sawada means "marsh" (沢) (sawa) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).
  • Keizaburo means "congratulate, celebrate" (慶) (kei), "three" (三) (sabu/zabu) and "son" (郎) (ro).

Notes & Trivia[]

  • Sawada's favourite music artists are the Village People and his most recently watched movie was In & Out.[1]
  • His namesake is Sawada Kenji.[1]
  • Because of Sawada's femininity, his employer Togawa Yoshiko treats him like one of her girlfriends. He and Ms. Togawa are near enough the same age and share a very close relationship, enough that they hang out with each other in their private lives.[8]
  • Because of his infatuation with some of the cuter male fighters and his hatred for homosexual slurs, it is easy to assume that Sawada is gay.[1]
  • In the anime, Sawada's theme is BATTLE OF GUILD by FROZEN CAKE BAR.

References[]

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22th Fax Corporation Jerry Tyson
Ajiro Fisheries Ajiro Korinmaru · Karo Yoshinari
Boss Burger Adam Dudley · Ronald Haraguchi
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Dainippon Bank Bodyguards (Extermination Force) · Kanoh Agito · Katahara Metsudo · Katahara Retsudo · Katahara Sayaka · Omori Masamichi · Takayama Minoru
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Furumi Pharmaceuticals Furumi Heihachi · Wakatsuki Takeshi
Gandai Sekibayashi Jun · Shikano Gen
Ginokuniya Bookstore Himuro Ryo · Kaneda Suekichi · Ohya Ken
Gold Pleasure Group Kurayoshi Rino · Mikazuchi Rei · Mion · Mori Masashi · Otoichi
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Koyo Academy Group Kiryu Setsuna · Matsuda Tomoko · Ozu Toshio · Soryuin Shion
Magatanien Akiyama Sakura · Kiozan Takeru · Magatani Juzo
Motorhead Motors Kuroki Gensai · Takakaze Kirimi
Muji TV Atami Hisashi · Ohkubo Naoya
Murder Music Sawada Keizaburo · Togawa Yoshiko
Nentendo Kono Akio · Kono Haruo
Nishihonji Security Services Imai Cosmo · Nishihonji Akira
Nogi Group Akiyama Kaede · Hatsumi Sen · Komada Shigeru · Nogi Hideki · Yamashita Kazuo
Penasonic Inaba Ryo · Urita Sukizo
Persia Petroleum Hassad
Sentory Hashida Takashi · Mokichi Robinson
SF Cold Storage Lihito
Suoh Steelworks Suoh Mihono
Teito University Dazai Yukio · Hanafusa Hajime · Yoshizawa Kokomi
Tochigi Destiny Land Nezu Masami · Yumeno Kunihiro
Toyo Electric Power Co. Guardians · Hayami Katsumasa · Julius Reinhold · Kito Gunji · Long Min
Umiichi Securities Inui Machizo · Meguro Masaki · Nomura Kohei
Under Mount, Inc. Kure Raian · Motoyama Hotaru · Ohta Masahiko · Yamashita Kenzo
United Clothing Murobuchi Gozo · Yanagi Makoto
Ushitami Food Services Nabe Mikio · Yokota Masayasu
Village of the Dawn Yoroizuka Sanemitsu · Yoroizuka Saw Paing
Wakasa Life Insurance Akoya Seishu · Hiyama Shunka
Yamashita Trading Co. Kushida Rin · Tokita Ohma · Yamashita Kazuo
Yato Trading Co. Kaolan Wongsawat · Iida Tadashi
Yoshitake Real Estate Chiba Takayuki · Yoshitake Yoshiro
Referees
Referees Anna Paula · Cheetah Hattori · Tashiro Mosashi · Yamamoto Koishi
Others
The Inside The Black Messengers · Gaoh Mukaku · Himuro Ryo · Kiryu Setsuna · The Other Tokita Niko · Tokita Niko · Tokita Ohma
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v  e Kengan Omega Characters
Assassins & Mercenaries
Heavenly Wolves Nikaido Ren
Kure Clan Kure Erioh · Kure Fusui · Kure Hanjiro · Kure Hollis · Kure Horio · Kure Karura · Kure Raian · Kure Reiichi · Kure Sarura · Kure Yakusha
Wu Clan Alan Wu · Edward Wu · Wu Hei · Wu Xing
Unaffiliated Kuroki Gensai · Muteba Gizenga
Athletes
Combat Sports Johnny Waters · Kaolan Wongsawat · Kiozan Takeru · Kureishi Mitsuyo · Leonardo Silva · Okubo Naoya
Pro Wrestling Jose Kanzaki · Kono Haruo · Kurachi Karugo · Sekibayashi Jun
Kengan Association
Ajiro Fisheries Karo Yoshinari
Dainippon Bank Bodyguards · Katahara Metsudo · Katahara Retsudo · Misasa · Nikaido Ren · Omori Masamichi · Takayama Minoru
Gandai Kono Haruo · Shikano Gen · Sekibayashi Jun
General Foodstuffs Sene Rarumaru
Ginokuniya Bookstore Himuro Ryo · Kaneda Suekichi · Ohya Ken
Gold Pleasure Group Kurayoshi Rino
Iwami Heavy Industries Hong Xiao-Hu · Togo Tomari · Yurihama Fusae
Magatanien Kiohzan Takeru · Magatani Juzo
Motorhead Motors Kuroki Gensai · Takakaze Kirimi
Muji TV Atami Hisashi · Ohkubo Naoya
Murder Music Sawada Keizaburo
Nishihonji Security Services Imai Cosmo · Nishihonji Akira
Nogi Group Kimishima Mana · Nogi Hideki
Penasonic Urita Sukizo
SF Cold Storage Lihito
Soryuin Group Soryuin Shion
Suoh Steelworks Suoh Mihono
Taniishi Confectionery, Inc. Taniishi Dango
Toyo Electric Power Co. Hayami Katsumasa · Hayami Masaki
Under Mount, Inc. Yamashita Kenzo
United Clothing Murobuchi Gozo
Village of the Dawn Yoroizuka Saw Paing
Wakasa Life Insurance Akoya Seishu · Hiyama Shunka
Yoshitake Real Estate Yoshitake Yoshiro
Yamashita Trading Co. Akiyama Kaede · Kushida Rin · Yamashita Kazuo
Affiliated Fighters Adam Dudley · Chiba Takayuki · Gaoh Ryuki · Harada Tokujiro · Johnny Waters · Julius Reinhold · Kaolan Wongsawat · Mokichi Robinson · Murasame Shuya · Narushima Koga · Tokuno'o Tokumichi · Utsubuki Kokuro · Wakatsuki Takeshi · Yuzaki Mumon
Officials & Liaisons Jerry Tyson · Katahara Sayaka · Kure Fusui
Referees Anna Paula · Tashiro Mosashi · Yamamoto Koishi
Purgatory
Representative Toyoda Idemitsu
Gladiators Alan Wu · Arashiyama Jurota · Carlos Medel · Falcon · Fei Wangfang · Jose Kanzaki · Kim Janggi · Liu Dongcheng · Lu Tian · Mark Myers · Nam Nhat · Naidan Mönkhbat · Nicolas Le Banner · Rolón Donaire · Terashi · Toa Mudo · Tommy Strummer · Yumigahama Hikaru
Referees Shiina Alisa
Others
The Inside Gaoh Mukaku · Gaoh Ryuki · Himuro Ryo · Tokita Ohma
Rokushin Kaikan Ao Kenji · Narushima Joji
Worm Fei Wangfang · Edward Wu · Kashio Toru · Lu Tian · Naidan Mönkhbat · The Other Tokita Niko · Shen Wulong · Xia Ji · Xia Yan · Yuzaki Mumon
Miscellaneous Asari Kosuke · Elena Robinson · Hanafusa Hajime · Kanoh Agito · Nezu Masami · Rama XIII · Yamashita Yasuo
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