Canon Character (Hajime Saito)

Info
This will be the page to know about Hajime Saito, also a choice to be played in the RP.

Saito Hajime General
Hajime Saitou (斎藤 一 Saitō Hajime) is a member of the Shinsengumi. He is the team leader of the third division and a master of Iaijutsu - the art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword, all in one motion. His swordsmanship is one of the best among the Shinsengumi.

Personality
Saito is a very stoic, quiet fellow who only speaks when spoken to or when something is worth saying. He is extremely loyal to Hijikata and will obey any order without question. Saito claims he'll take swords over women any day, as he is quite the sword aficionado & could go on for hours talking about them; he is very aloof and shy towards girls in general. Saito is very thoughtful and always puts the safety of others above his own and never lets on about what he's truly thinking or feeling. This proves to be a bit of a problem, especially when he suffers blood-lust attacks from taking the Ochimizu. He can also be described as a kuudere type of character.

Appearance
Saito is 169 centimeters or 5'6" tall. He has long indigo hair that hides the right side of his face and is loosely tied into a side ponytail. He possesses sharp, yet relaxed ocean blue eyes. Saito wears a long, black, fighting-style kimono with a simple white sash and long scarf.

History
Saito is the first-born of a prestigious samurai clan in Edo. However, being strongly left-handed, he was unable to learn how to use a sword with his right hand, thus adopting left-handed Iai style.

One day, a fellow clansmen challenged Saito to a duel. Saito "won" the match and then was accused of being a murderer and was exiled from his clan. Some time later, Saito found himself at the Shieikan dojo and was quickly befriended by Souji, Shinpachi, Heisuke, Sano and the others, it was also then that Saito met Hijikata and immediately was drawn to his respective and kind gesture despite him being a left-handed swordsman. Ever since then, Saito has always held fierce loyalty towards Hijikata and the other Shieikan men.