Doromizu Jirochou 泥水 次郎長 was the leader of the yakuza syndicate Dobunezumi Group 溝鼠組, and one of the ruling 4 Devas of Kabuki District かぶき町四天王 before he stepped down from his position in favor of his daughter, with whom he wanted to spend more time. He also carries old ties with Otose お登勢 and Terada Tatsugorou, with the three of them being close friends in the past.
Appearance
Jirochou has multiple facial scars as well as unusually dark skin. He is nicknamed 'Ganguro old man' by Gintoki because of this. He wears a brown kimono and wields a sword. Before the events of the 4 Devas arc, he used to carry Tatsugorou's kiseru with him. The kiseru was last seen being placed on Tatsugorou's gravestone, along with his Jutte.[1]
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Personality
Jirochou was childhood friends with Otose and he shares many similar personality traits with Gintoki, as they both actually only wanted to protect her. He blames himself for Tatsugorou's death, since he died protecting him, and because of that he felt he had an obligation to live on protecting everything Tatsugorou left behind, such as the town and his wife, Otose. After Jirochou returned from the war during which Tatsugorou died, he never returned to his own family and cared only for his business and position in the town because he meant that was the only way he could protect it.[2]
Story
Otose looking out for Jirochou
Ever since he was a child, Jirocou would get into fights and start trouble, but Otose would always be there to straighten him out, as they were childhood friends. Even after he got into organized crime, Otose was the only one who stood by him and tried to set him straight.[3] As a result, Jirochou became a vigilante who was popular enough to be considered a leader of the town. Nobody could defeat him in a fight, except for Terada Tatsugorou, who was also Otose's husband. The two of them became friends, but then Tatsugorou died protecting him during a war, resulting in him distancing himself from his family and only caring for his business and position in the town.
Tatsugorou dies in the Joui war
In the anime, Jirochou was already introduced in Episode 55, when his henchmen, led by Kurogoma Katsuo 黒駒 勝男 mentioned that he used to admire Otose, one of the other 4 Devas of Kabuki District. However he wasn't formally introduced until the 4 Devas arc, when he himself appeared at a meeting. During the course of the arc, Jirochou's daughter, Chin Pirako, got involved with the Yorozuya Gin Chan 万事屋銀ちゃん and tried to stirr up trouble among the factions in Kabukichou so that Jirichou could "finish" his business and take over the town. However, the Deva working with Chin Pirako, Kujaku Hime Kada 孔雀姫 華陀, had her own plans of domination, and subsequently attacked everybody in the town with an army of amanto from a warrior race called Shinra. Jirochou fought back beside Gintoki, eventually beating the Shinra but losing against Gintoki in a final standoff. However, he survived and ultimately decided to retire from his position as one of the 4 Devas to spend more time with his daughter.
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