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Musashi Miyamoto is a supporting character in the manga/anime series Record of Ragnarok.
He is the main antagonist in Kojiro Sasaki's second Flashback during the Third Round and a supporting character in the Third Round and the Tenth Round of the Ragnarok Tournament.
Musashi Miyamoto is a Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer and Rōnin of the Edo Period, known to be considered by most to be the greatest swordsman in the history of Humanity, and the adoptive father of Iori Miyamoto. However, Musashi Miyamoto himself considered himself surpassed by Kojiro Sasaki, the one he defeated and killed on Ganryujima, during the Ragnarok Tournament.
He is voiced by Tsuguo Mogami, who has also voiced Mr. Compress and Original Nomu in My Hero Academia, Calamity Ganon in The Legend of Zelda, Archie in Pokémon Masters, Dr. Xerosic in Pokémon, Rugal Bernstein in King of Fighters, Shake King in Wario Land: Shake It! and The Deleter in Metroid: Other M, in the Japanese dubbed version of the anime adaptation. He is voiced by Ben Diskin in the English dub.
Appearance[]
Musashi Miyamoto is a large, burly man with messy black hair, black eyes, a black beard that covers his entire chin and the sides of his face, and an X-shaped scar on his face caused by Kojiro Sasaki in Ganryujima. He wears a robe comprising black doura and black trousers, with a white belt, and has bare feet.
Personality[]
Musashi Miyamoto is a calm and stoic man, who always carefully evaluates situations and has good intuition, as when he realized that Susano'o no Mikoto is capable of using any style of sword art combat. Furthermore, Musashi remains serious most of the time. However, he is able to get excited easily, as during the battle on Ganryujima he was excited to continue fighting Kojiro Sasaki, and during the Third Round he cheered for him the entire time. He respects and adores Kojiro Sasaki as a rival, and cried after his victory against Poseidon.
Biography[]
Musashi Miyamoto is a Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer and Rōnin of the Edo Period, who wrote the books "Book of Five Rings" and "Dokkōdō", considered sacred texts for all swordsmen, and who went down in history as Humanity's greatest swordsman. On April 13, 1612, on Ganryujima, Musashi Miyamoto faces Kojiro Sasaki, who, despite managing to cause a double scar on his opponent's face, understands that he cannot beat him, nevertheless chooses not to give up because he feels that he would regret abandoning the match for the rest of his life. Musashi, struck by his words, agrees to continue the fight and, in the end, manages to defeat and kill Kojiro Sasaki, although he remains sorry that he had to do so.
About four hundred years after his death, during the Ragnarok Tournament, Musashi Miyamoto remains in the stands to watch the Third Round, initially doubtful about the choice to have Kojiro Sasaki fight in his place, however as soon as he sees Kojiro's skills Musashi destroys his texts sacred, supported by his adopted son Iori Miyamoto claiming that they are no longer necessary, as it was Kojiro Sasaki who reached the peak of swordsmen and not him. During the battle, Musashi encourages Kojiro by also explaining to Iori that Kojiro fights using his techniques and those of all his previous opponents, and in the end Musashi celebrates Kojiro Sasaki's victory over Poseidon .
During the Tenth Round, Musashi watches the match in the stands together with Kojiro Sasaki and Hrist, noticing together with his friend-rival the fighting styles of both Soji Okita and Susano'o no Mikoto and ultimately witnessing the victory of Okita, who manages to defeat and kill Susano'o.
Powers and Abilities[]
Golden Age: As a Human soul in the Afterlife, Musashi possesses the appearance and abilities he had during his Golden Age, the age in which he was at his peak.
Immense Strength, Speed and Reflexes: Musashi possesses immense strength, capable of rivaling Kojiro Sasaki and easily cutting through people. Musashi also demonstrated immense speed and reflexes, managing to keep pace with Kojiro Sasaki and dodge a fatal blow from his opponent's Tsubame Gaeshi, an attack with a speed exceeding 200 km/h (124 mph), while still remaining injured in the process.
Swordsmanship: Musashi is a highly skilled swordsman and Rōnin, known as the founder of the Niten Ichi-Ryū, or Nito Ichi-Ryū, two-sword fencing style. A supreme technique developed by Musashi with this style, and which can be used with a single long sword, consists of dodging the enemy's attack and, immediately afterwards, tearing him to pieces with a single hidden blow. He has an undefeated record in his 61 duels and is considered a Kensei, a Sword Saint of Japan, as well as the strongest swordsman in the history of Humanity, although the latter title is revealed to be incorrect during the Ragnarok Tournament.
Skilled Philosopher, Strategist and Writer: Musashi is a very talented and famous philosopher, strategist and writer. In fact, he wrote the "Book of Five Rings" and the "Dokkōdō", both considered sacred texts by every swordsman.
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Trivia[]
- The name Musashi means "military, martial" (武) (mu) and "warehouse, cellar, magazine" (蔵) (sashi), his surname Miyamoto instead means "temple, shrine, palace" (宮) (miya) and "base, root, origin, source" (本) (moto).
