Official Information:
Name:
- YST: Anubis or technically Anubisu (悪奴弥守)
Often the u is left out when written in Romanji, and the u is silent when the name is spoken. I personally prefer writing it as Anubisu to avoid confusion with the Ronin Warrior character Anubis. - RW: Cale
- French Dub (Les Samouraïs de l'Eternel): Obscuror
- Italian Dub (I Cinque Samurai): Kratos
- Spanish Dub (Los Cinco Samurais): Kronos
Title:
- YST: Yami Mashou (闇魔将)
Translation: Darkness Demon General - RW Title: Dark Warlord of Corruption and Decay
Often the "and Decay" is left out of the title.
Birth Name (Last name listed first): Sasaki, Kujuurou
Hair Color / Eye Color: Blue / Blue-green
Other Physical Note: Cross shaped scar on left side of face. Top line of scar extends above eye.
Birth Date: December 3rd, 1550 (Year of the metal dog)
Birthplace: Aomori
A province in the northermost area of Honshu. It's famous for its apples and severe winters.
Height / Weight: 170 cm (about 5.58 feet) / 63 kg (about 138.89 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Likes: Surprising or scaring people (Not sure if it's one or the other or both.)
Dislikes: Bright places
Season He Represents: Winter
Armor Name:
- YST: Yami
Translates to Darkness. Armor also called the Black Jackal Armor? - RW Armor Name: Corruption?? or Darkness??
Armor names aren't really mentioned in the series. Personally I prefer Darkness.
Armor Color: Brown with some black parts, cape with red on the outside and black inside.
Subarmor is in dual red colors.
Weapons:
- 3 bladed Tekko-kagi.
A ninja weapon which is on the back of the left hand of the armor. Scroll to the bottom of this page to see a real life image of it.
- Nodachi
A long field sword primarily used on horseback. These weapons are large and heavy and take a lot of room to swing around.
In YST the sword is called Kokuroken
In RW the sword is called the Sword of Darkness
Attack Cry:
- YST: Ankoku Cho Uhigiri ?
- RW: Black Lightning Slash
- Other RW Attacks:
- Bring the Dead to Life
Used it to bring frozen deer back to life and follow his command - Sword of Darkness Destroy
Used it to slice into the large stone Kento was trapped in and working its way to pierce his heart - World of Darkness, bestow the cold kiss of death on this land/man
Used to freeze an area, plants and animals, solid.
Unforunately I can't quite make out the last part of this cry due to the echo.
- Bring the Dead to Life
Powers:
- Absorbing light and using it for power
- Creating complete darkness indoors
- Creating blinding snowstorms outdoors
- Creating confusing illusions in total darkness which include multiples of himself and ghostly illusions
- Very skilled in teleportation. Able to move place to place in the blink of an eye. (Talpa seems to take advantage of this as he tells him "Quickly Cale!" when moving to return Anubis to the Netherworld.)
- Freezing flowing water, plant life, animal life, and flesh solid.
- Reformed he could use his powers to be the eyes of people who are lost in darkness, fight enemies that hide in the dark, battle evil spirts, and would determinely fight to protect people.
Weakness: Light
Kanji Symbol or Essence of Humanity:
- YST: Filial reverence or Filial piety (Kou)
- RW: Obedience
Voice Actors:
- YST: Yasunori Matsumoto - Picture 1 | Picture 2
- RW: Richard Newman
