Ogai

Ogai
Ogai, as he appears in the manga.
Name in Kanji	オウガイ
Name in Romaji	Ōgai
Alternate spelling(s)	Ohgai, Oogai, Ougai
Fighting Style	Nanto Hōō Ken
Allegiance(s)	n/a
Family	Souther (adoptive son and successor)
Position(s)	Souther's sifu
Appearances	Manga (ch. 94), Anime (ep. 67-68)
Voice actor(s)	Masanobu Ōkubo

Ōgai (オウガイ)

Voiced by: Masanobu Ōkubo

Souther's sifu and adoptive father, who taught him Nanto Hōō Ken. Souther was committed to his training, if only to bask in his master's warmth and pride. When Souther came of age, he was given the final trial of his training. He would have to defeat an unseen enemy by wearing a blindfold. Souther was successful, but to his horror discovered the fallen foe was Ōgai himself. With his last breaths, Ōgai told Souther this was the fate of the Nanto Hō-Ō Ken: The young must replace the old.

Ōgai's death traumatized young Souther, making him twisted and evil. After the apocalypse, Souther builds a pyramid from the blood, sweat and tears of his young slaves, where he planned to bury Ōgai's mummified remains along with the last of his emotions. When Kenshiro defeats Souther, the Holy Emperor accepts his fate and spends his final moments reconciling with Ōgai before his death.

Gallery

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  Ōgai's mummified remains in the anime.

Trivia

In the original manga, Souther calls Ōgai "O-Shi san" (お師さん Honorable Master). For political correctness, the TV anime had to change this to "Ōgai Sensei" to not confuse homonym oshi (唖), an old term for the deaf.