He then heads to Tokyo, having to face a few adversaries on the way, and arrived only to be arrested and taken to the police, where he was informed of his past crimes and sentenced to execution. Star Comics: 1ª app. He engages in a fierce duel with him, but easily overcomes Saitō in battle, and declaring him not of worth to kill, awaiting only the Battousai. He lives by the belief that weak only exist for the benefit of the strong and generally appears devoid of compassion or mercy throughout the series. At first, Shishio was easily overpowering them all.

He strongly believes in the concept of social Darwinism, in which the weak exist for the benefit of the strong, and generally appears devoid of compassion or mercy throughout the series. Eventually, Shishio's body heat rose to the point where his blood evaporated and the fat and oils in his body ignited. Sanosuke also entered to fight Shishio, but lost and could not even injure Shishio, despite landing a direct Futae no Kiwami to the face. MyAnimeList is the largest online anime and manga database in the world! Combining these remarkable traits, Shishio was able to stop Kenshin's While preferring to strike his foe down fast with his blade, Shishio has remarkable hand-to-hand combat prowess and raw strength as he took down Sanosuke, a man well known for his remarkable endurance, with one strike, and injured Saitō by stabbing the latter's shoulder with his fingers. it. Watsuki stated that the character "is his own kind of ideal" and enjoyed drawing Shishio in his final fight with Kenshin. Shishio's raw might border on inhuman. He is extremely crafty, being able to hide from the Meiji government despite their efforts to find him, and his plans nearly succeed in bringing them down.

He also possesses a dark and twisted sense of humor, claiming initially to Kenshin that he had enslaved an entire town so he could bathe in the hot springs with privacy. "The Secret Life of Characters (24) Shishio Makoto," Watsuki, Nobuhiro.

Also, like Kenshin, he excels at seeing through his opponent's nature and reading their attack patterns, and likewise effectively counter an enemy's attack after seeing it once if not neutralize the threat completely. Amazingly, Shishiou somehow survived, though his body had been severely burned to point that his pores melted.
He was able to cut one of his soldiers in half by quickly unsheathing and sheathing his blade without it being seen leaving the scabbard.

Shishio displays capable intelligence throughout the series. In addition, he has the unique ability of being able to neutralize any technique he has seen before even once. Watsuki originally intended for Shishio to be motivated for revenge since it would make it easier for Watsuki to express Shishio's grief towards the government.

Watsuki stated that the character "is his own kind of ideal" and enjoyed drawing Shishio in his final fight with Kenshin. Thus, during the Boshin War, Shishio was knocked out from a blow to the head, then doused in oil and burned alive by the Ishin Shishi. Kenshin and his comrades eventually steal one of the lifeboats used to transport men from the Rengoku to the shore and take it back to the Rengoku where the battle continues on board, with Shishio awaiting the arrival of Kenshin below deck. Learning that his trump to rule Japan now faces irreversible jeopardy upon its demise, being bombarded with cannon fire by the military, he plans to kill Kenshin with the flames of hell that burn within him. Watsuki enjoyed drawing Shishio in his final fight with Kenshin. Therefore, according to him, Shishio had no model for his personality.