- —Afro Samurai
Afro Samurai (real name unknown) is the main protagonist of the Afro Samurai series. He appeared in the 96th episode of Death Battle, Samurai Jack VS Afro Samurai, where he fought against Samurai Jack from the Samurai Jack series.
History
Afro was the son of Rokutaro, an infamous swordsman who bore the symbolic Number One Headband, which was said to give its owner god-like powers and immortality to anything but the owner of the Number Two Headband. When Afro was young, he witnessed his father be challenged and beheaded by the killer known as Justice, who then took the Number One Headband from his former friend. Now in desperate search for revenge, Afro needed two things: the Number Two Headband, and the necessary sword skills to do so. Afro was then taken in and trained by a man named Sword Master, who turned out to be the owner of the Number Two Headband. After killing his master, Afro would wander the world as a ronin, keeping his sword sharp and his wits sharper on his quest for vengeance, all while facing the many foes who posed a challenge for his headband.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Real name: Unknown
- Age: Mid-20's
- Height: 5'11" | 179 cm
- Weight: 172 lbs | 78 kg
- Trained by Sword Master
- Ambidextrous
- Bears the Number One headband
- Enjoys a good joint
Arsenal
- Katana
- Inherited from his father
- Blade Length: Over 40 in (102 cm)
- Extremely Resilient
- Steel Comb
- Cigarettes
- Kobo Ichi Technique
- AKA The Perfect Parry
- Number One Headband
Feats
- Survived RPG of 72 tons of TNT
- Killed dozens of assassins in 3 minutes
- Memorized Afro Droid's fighting style in mere minutes
- Deflected a relativistic speed laser beam
- Strong enough to slice people & swords simultaneously
- Defeated Justice, Afro Droid, Jinno, & Rokutaro
Cameo Appearances
The climax of Jack and Afro's fight is seen playing as a movie Satoru Gojo and Makima are watching before their own fight starts proper.
Quotes
- "So does yours."
- "Huh, you jump good."
Gallery
Appearance
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(By Luis Cruz)
Arsenal and Abilities
Trivia
- Afro is the second Anime/Manga character to fight a cartoon character, after Gaara, and with the next six being Amuro Ray, RX-78-2 Gundam, Edward Elric, Shoto Todoroki, Saitama, and Frieza.
- He is the second Anime/Manga character to lose, after Gaara, and with the next four being Amuro Ray, RX-78-2 Gundam, Edward Elric, and Saitama.
- Afro is the sixth black combatant to appear, after Spawn, Black Ranger, Balrog, TJ Combo, and Black Panther, and with the next six being Miles Morales, Static, War Machine, A-Train, Lavernius Tucker, and Storm.
- He is the third black combatant to lose, after Black Ranger and Balrog, and with the next two being Miles Morales and A-Train.
