Kurogane

Kurogane (クロガネ) is a member of the Ikaruga mercenary ninja group in Calvard.

Appearance
He is a massive, muscular man who covers his face with a mask and helmet that completely hide his facial appearance, leaving only two beady eyes. He seems to wear dark plate armor with baggy materials including two long violet scarves trailing behind him. He carries a long double-bladed Chakram with long protrusions on each cardinal direction. This weapon is capable of being split into two equal halves and thrown.

Background
While Ikaruga has many skilled masters of katanas and stealth, Kurogane’s superhuman body, martial arts, and polished Hazy Moon-style hidden weapon techniques make him as strong as the Enforcers of Ouroboros. He is a practitioner of the Hazy Moon school. He wields two double-edged sabers in battle. The weapons are relics from the Dark Ages that require immense skill to use. Although his sabers are slightly shorter than the one Crow uses, Kurogane implemented a mechanism that allowed him to attach the two together to create a deadly, cross-bladed throwing sword. Kurogane is a servant to Shizuna Rem Misurugi, whom he calls 'Hime'.

When Rean Schwarzer arrived in mountains near Longlai, Calvard to search for his mater Yun Ka-fai, he crossed paths with four Ikaruga members, including two scouts, Kurogane and Hime. They stated that their "contract" were to have them observe anyone who came by the area, unless they were a "person of special interest".

Rean bested the two scouts before crossing blades with Kurogane. Kurogane proved much more powerful than his henchmen and managed to force Rean to activate his Lucid Spirit Unification, which allowed him to catch Kurogane off guard. Before he could land a counterattack, Rean's tachi was snapped and Kurogane saved thanks to the sudden appearance of Hime. Hime informed Rean he wouldn't find his master here as the ninjas departed.

Kurogane appears in one of the game's trailers.