#shiroyasha

[Id. Gintama fanart. Digital drawing of Shiroyasha Gintoki and Zura all bloodied, sitting back to back. Gintoki says, "Hey, you got to stay alive if you want to stick it to the government. If you die, you let them off the hook." Zura looks back at him, surprised. end id]

gintober, day 4 — battle

"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.