Gabimaru

Saku (朔), often referred to as the mononym Gabimaru (Japanese: 画眉丸), is the main protagonist of the manga series Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, written and illustrated by Yuji Kaku. He is introduced as a shinobi raised in the village of Iwagakure and is later set up for execution by the village chief when he plans to leave his past as an assassin behind and live a peaceful life with his wife. The shogunate later recruits death row convicts to compete in acquiring the elixir of life from the Shinsenkyō island in exchange for a pardon for their past crimes. In addition to the anime series, Gabimaru appears as a playable character in multiple games outside of the Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku series. Kaku created Gabimaru with the mindset that he needed a strong and immediate motivation for his main character to fight to survive. In the Hell's Paradise anime adaptation, he is voiced by Chiaki Kobayashi in Japanese and Alejandro Saab in English. The character received generally positive acclaim from critics for his role in Hell's Paradise, for his character growth and his role as an anti-hero in his backstory.