#shiroyasha

Meme #172

Anime: Gintama

Character: Gintoki Sakata

Wait, You Really Thought I Was Into You?

"White Demon"

and

"White Knight."

The anime switches between them, and never really fully made up its mind on which to use and when (typical Gintama lol). Here is my headcanon: "White Demon" is what the Amanto called Gintoki during the war. He was their enemy who brutally slayed many. Even though the humans lost the war, Gintoki's name Shiroyasha was still feared after the war ended by those who remembered him, hence "demon". "White Knight" implies a protector. Gintoki's allies referred to him as such, since he saved many human lives on the battlefield, and risked everything to protect all in his sword's reach. He was remembered fondly as such by those who survived the war, and by many of his fallen comrades in arms who fought by his side.

[Id. Digital drawing. Raccoon Takasugi looking haunted by the memory of cliff scene possum Gintoki/Shiroyasha (as a floating head with a little transparency) crying with a sad smile. background is the cliff and a photo of a sunset. Text reads, "The crushing weight of existence burdens my every second." end id]

Gintoki: If I didn't have naturally wavy hair, I'd definitely be popular with the girls, I think.

Zura: There you go again, blaming everything on your naturally wavy hair.