Toshimaru Yoshida is a leading member of the extremist faction of the Ch�shū rebels, the Sonno-joi ("Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians") movement. Yoshida went as far to defy the representative of the Ch�shū clan, Katsura Kogoro, who stressed restraint among the Loyalists. Sworn enemy of the Shinsengumi. Teacher of Suzu, who admires him. A dark and cruel bastard.