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Toushirou Hijikata, the Shinsengumi’s iron-fisted vice-commander, upholds the group’s 45 codes with a reputation as the "Demonic Vice-Commander." Born to a mistress and a wealthy farmer, his childhood was shadowed by familial rejection, spared only by his brother Tamegoro’s protection—a bond tested when bandits blinded Tamegoro during an assault. This trauma ignited Hijikata’s violent defiance, earning him the epithet "Thorny Toshi" and propelling him into a wandering ronin’s life. His path later crossed with Kondou Isao’s dojo, where rivalry with Okita Sougo simmered and Okita Mitsuba’s unreciprocated affection deepened his wariness of emotional ties.
Ruthless yet privately compassionate, Hijikata governs through seppuku threats and a tsundere facade, cloaking empathy beneath sharp-tongued irritation. Chainsmoking and drowning meals in obsessive mayonnaise consumption define his eccentricities. His loyalty to Kondou borders on fanaticism, starkly evident when he defied death to save him during the Shinsengumi Mutiny Arc.
The cursed blade Muramasha fractured his psyche, birthing "Tosshi"—a conflict-averse otaku alter-ego obsessed with anime and manga. This split dominated the Shinsengumi Crisis and Otsu Arcs until Tosshi perished in a sacrificial boxing match against Shinpachi. In combat, Hijikata’s skill eclipsed Okita Sougo in the Mitsuba Arc and sliced airborne bullets in the Baragaki Arc. Though edged out by Sakata Gintoki’s swordsmanship, his tactical brilliance shone while commandeering the Yorozuya in the Soul Switch Arc.
Pivotal arcs unravel his layers: the Yagyuu Arc exposed prideful injury denials, the Dekoboko Arc cursed him into a gender-swapped form, and the Silver Soul Arc chronicled his futile battle to quit smoking. In *Gintama: The Very Final*, he stood against the Tendoushuu, anchoring the Shinsengumi’s legacy. Unresolved longing for Mitsuba and mirrored quirks with Gintoki—phobias of ghosts and dentists, synchronized fighting—underscore his contradictions. Beneath his steely exterior, loyalty endures: monthly letters to Tamegoro and uneasy truces with rivals reveal a man tethered to bonds he rarely admits.
Ruthless yet privately compassionate, Hijikata governs through seppuku threats and a tsundere facade, cloaking empathy beneath sharp-tongued irritation. Chainsmoking and drowning meals in obsessive mayonnaise consumption define his eccentricities. His loyalty to Kondou borders on fanaticism, starkly evident when he defied death to save him during the Shinsengumi Mutiny Arc.
The cursed blade Muramasha fractured his psyche, birthing "Tosshi"—a conflict-averse otaku alter-ego obsessed with anime and manga. This split dominated the Shinsengumi Crisis and Otsu Arcs until Tosshi perished in a sacrificial boxing match against Shinpachi. In combat, Hijikata’s skill eclipsed Okita Sougo in the Mitsuba Arc and sliced airborne bullets in the Baragaki Arc. Though edged out by Sakata Gintoki’s swordsmanship, his tactical brilliance shone while commandeering the Yorozuya in the Soul Switch Arc.
Pivotal arcs unravel his layers: the Yagyuu Arc exposed prideful injury denials, the Dekoboko Arc cursed him into a gender-swapped form, and the Silver Soul Arc chronicled his futile battle to quit smoking. In *Gintama: The Very Final*, he stood against the Tendoushuu, anchoring the Shinsengumi’s legacy. Unresolved longing for Mitsuba and mirrored quirks with Gintoki—phobias of ghosts and dentists, synchronized fighting—underscore his contradictions. Beneath his steely exterior, loyalty endures: monthly letters to Tamegoro and uneasy truces with rivals reveal a man tethered to bonds he rarely admits.