Udo Jin-e

Lore & Background

Udō Jin-e is one of Kanryū's men and a survivor of the Battle of Toba-Fushimi, where he claimed the sword of the Hitokiri Battōsai after it was abandoned. A decade later, he serves Kanryū by hunting down Takani Megumi, a woman who escaped from forced opium production. Jin-e slaughters everyone in a police station while pursuing her. He also kills under the name of the Battōsai, using the Kamiya style of swordsmanship to frame the dojo. When he encounters Kaoru, he injures her easily, but Kenshin appears and saves her. Jin-e immediately recognizes Kenshin's hidden identity as the true Battōsai. Later, he goes on a killing spree, leaving many corpses for the police to find. To provoke Kenshin, Jin-e kidnaps Kaoru and uses a special technique that paralyzes her lungs, which can only be stopped by killing him. After an intense battle, Kenshin critically injures Jin-e by shattering his elbow with his scabbard. Before Kenshin can land the killing blow, Kaoru overcomes the paralysis and stops him. Jin-e then commits suicide, telling Kenshin that he who lives by the sword must die by the sword, counter to Kenshin's vow never to kill again.

Reader's Guide

Real Name: Udō Jin-e Alias: The fake Battōsai Era of Activity: Early Meiji period Fighting Style: Uses the Kamiya style of swordsmanship to frame the dojo; also uses a special technique that paralyzes the lungs.

Did You Know?

• He uses a special technique that paralyzes Kaoru's lungs, which can only be stopped by killing him.
• Jin-e is the one who kills under the name of the Battōsai, using the Kamiya style to frame Kaoru's dojo.