Bang Shishigami

""Hailed by the heavens, earth and people, the one and only Bang Shishigami is now here!""

Bang Shishigami (シシガミ＝バング) is the leader of the ninja from the Ikaruga Federation. He once wielded the Nox Nyctores - Phoenix: Rettenjo, and is a former pupil of Tenjo Amanohokosaka. In the aftermath of the Ikaruga Civil War, Bang led the people of Ikaruga to form Roningai.

Bang is one of twelve original playable characters who debuted in BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger.

Appearance
Bang is a tall, muscular man with tanned skin, amber eyes and long, brown scruffy hair that he keeps in a ponytail secured with a red hair-tie. He has a large X-shaped scar on his face, which was inflicted upon him by Jin Kisaragi during the Ikaruga Civil War.

He wears a customized ninja outfit consisting of a very short, long sleeved dark green jacket with no shirt underneath; it has the symbol of Ikaruga on the front and back of it, over the top of it, he wears a long red scarf, as well as metal gauntlets and black fingerless gloves on his arms and hands. He also wears dark green hakama pants that expose his thighs, partly revealing the red loincloth underneath, they are tucked into a pair of black knee high boots and are held up with a brown belt with a large red shuriken on the silver buckle.

Personality
"A man among men who places a great importance on duty and sympathy, and overflows with sincerity and chivalry. For better or for worse, he is often impulsive, but when it comes to the way of the ninja, he is idolized by his subordinates."

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Official Site Profile
''The head of a clan of ninja that lost their hometown in the Ikaruga Civil War. He escaped with his compatriots to the lower levels of Kagutsuchi, where they began to rebuild. He also acts as the "Protector of Justice Defending Kagutuchi's Love and Peace" (self-proclaimed). After hearing of the arrival of the great criminal "Ragna," he seeks to deliver justice. ''

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Official Site Profile
''Acting for the sake of love, justice, and his people, a reliable and hot-blooded ninja. While protecting and guiding the refugees of Ikaruga, he became a "Vigilante" to hunt for prize money in hopes of rebuilding his homeland. He rises to his feet once again after learning of the existence of "His Highness," the deceased ruler's child and heir. ''

BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Official Site Profile
''Bang Shishigami, a vigilante who fights for the sake of love and justice. While searching for the forgotten lord of his hometown he met a small girl named Platinum, whom he entrusted his lord's will to. He returns to Ikaruga, the land of his memories, in order to inherit that soul and to know his own destiny. ''

BlazBlue: Central Fiction Official Site Profile
''The head of a clan of ninja that lost their hometown in the Ikaruga Civil War. He escaped with his compatriots to the lower levels of Kagutsuchi, where they began to rebuild. He also acts as the "Protector of Justice Defending Kagutuchi's Love and Peace" (self-proclaimed). After hearing rumors of the great criminal "Ragna," he seeks to deliver justice.  A man among men who places a great importance on duty and sympathy, and overflows with sincerity and chivalry. For better or for worse, he is often impulsive, but when it comes to the way of the ninja, he is idolized by his subordinates. ''
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BlazBlue: Central Fiction Library Entry
''A man among men, who places above all, loyalty, sympathy and courage. He is the leader of his ninja clan, serving his master, Tenjo of the Ikaruga Federation.
 * Bang Shishigami

''The scar on his face was left by Jin of the NOL, during the Ikaruga Civil War. At the same time, Bang loses his one and only master, Lord Tenjo. Though filled with despair, he swore to himself that he would follow Lord Tenjo's final words, ‘No matter what, do not hate the Librarium. Do not think of revenge.' Thus, Bang focuses all of his energy on rescuing the refugees of Ikaruga.

''He currently resides in what is known as Ronin-Gai of Kagutsuchi, planning the reconstruction of his motherland, Ikaruga. To raise the necessary funds for such a feat, as well as serve justice to the world, he becomes a ‘Vigilante,' picking off bounties whenever he can. Now, he is after the most notorious of them all, Ragna.

''His hot-blooded nature and over-the-top personality is hardly what one might expect from a ninja, but once in the heat of battle, he is quick on his feet and mind, never losing his cool, executing decisions with precision.

''Upon hearing rumors of Tenjo's true ‘heir' from Valkenhayn, he sets off on a quest to find him. But during his quest he learns of Tenjo's dying wish from Platinum, and accordingly heads for his true home, Ikaruga,

''There, Bang learns that the 55' Nail is in fact a Nox Nyctores – the Phoenix Rettenjo, and that there was still an unearthed conspiracy surrounding Tenjo's death.