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Baro Sukezane is a powerful samurai and core member of the Itto-Ryu sword school. He rises to prominence during a confrontation with the Rokki-dan. Ambushed by a small Rokki-dan group while walking, he defeats them easily. He then battles their leader, Haiyabou. When Haiyabou boasts his naginata is faster than Baro's nodachi, Baro slices into him, pinning him against a wall. Baro kills Haiyabou but later regrets not interrogating him first. Due to similar facial scars, Rokki-dan members later confuse Baro's picture with Manji's.
Baro joins the Itto-Ryu's assault on Edo Palace to restore the group's honor, fighting alongside Anotsu Kagehisa, Ozuhan, and Magatsu Taito. After dispatching guards at the main gate, Baro and Ozuhan advance ahead. Baro reveals his use of bombs, deploying them to blow up gates and kill guards. When the group regathers, Anotsu assigns Ozuhan to attack the right tower while Baro, Anotsu, and Magatsu proceed through the center. They confront and defeat the Captain of the Guard Nizaemon Kumokiri and the captain of the Pages Kai ki Ryuin. After taking Ugen Hanabusa hostage and leaving a message, the group escapes. During the retreat, Baro and Ozuhan are separated from Anotsu and Magatsu. Baro sacrifices his nodachi to escape a pit trap, using it to push himself out, then switches to dual katanas against pursuing guards.
Later, regrouping near a gate, Baro realizes Ozuhan has the needed grappling hook. He volunteers to distract the guards so Anotsu and Magatsu can escape. Baro throws bombs at the gate, killing several guards, but is shot from behind. A guard named Sadamasa recognizes him as "Sukezane Shida," revealing he once admired Baro until Baro joined the Itto-Ryu. Sadamasa informs Baro his fiancée, Tsuaiji, committed suicide to keep him safe and orders the guards to execute him. As the guards attack, Baro kills them all. Sadamasa re-engages, but Baro stabs him through the chest and leaves him to die.
Baro's primary weapon is a nodachi modified with holes to reduce weight and increase speed. He also carries two standard katanas. His tactical use of bombs is a notable combat aspect, deployed during the Edo Palace assault to breach defenses and eliminate groups of guards.
Baro joins the Itto-Ryu's assault on Edo Palace to restore the group's honor, fighting alongside Anotsu Kagehisa, Ozuhan, and Magatsu Taito. After dispatching guards at the main gate, Baro and Ozuhan advance ahead. Baro reveals his use of bombs, deploying them to blow up gates and kill guards. When the group regathers, Anotsu assigns Ozuhan to attack the right tower while Baro, Anotsu, and Magatsu proceed through the center. They confront and defeat the Captain of the Guard Nizaemon Kumokiri and the captain of the Pages Kai ki Ryuin. After taking Ugen Hanabusa hostage and leaving a message, the group escapes. During the retreat, Baro and Ozuhan are separated from Anotsu and Magatsu. Baro sacrifices his nodachi to escape a pit trap, using it to push himself out, then switches to dual katanas against pursuing guards.
Later, regrouping near a gate, Baro realizes Ozuhan has the needed grappling hook. He volunteers to distract the guards so Anotsu and Magatsu can escape. Baro throws bombs at the gate, killing several guards, but is shot from behind. A guard named Sadamasa recognizes him as "Sukezane Shida," revealing he once admired Baro until Baro joined the Itto-Ryu. Sadamasa informs Baro his fiancée, Tsuaiji, committed suicide to keep him safe and orders the guards to execute him. As the guards attack, Baro kills them all. Sadamasa re-engages, but Baro stabs him through the chest and leaves him to die.
Baro's primary weapon is a nodachi modified with holes to reduce weight and increase speed. He also carries two standard katanas. His tactical use of bombs is a notable combat aspect, deployed during the Edo Palace assault to breach defenses and eliminate groups of guards.