Behind The Servants: Sasaki Kojiro

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[@michaelmcdoesntexist1459]

But Kojiro didn't die at the duel. He and Musashi joined forces and now they travel around the world with a stray cat while trying to steal a Pikachu

[@ashenleaf2089]

Prepare for trouble

[@Mister_A_149]

@@ashenleaf2089 and make it double

[@belphy205]

@@Mister_A_149 to protect the world from devastation

[@Flora-of_The-Moon]

to unite all people within our nation

[@rejoicingfakepriest201]

Savior of France. Savior of Humanity. Godslayer. The Killer of Poseidon. The Grand Saber. That is Sasaki Kojiro.

[@alispeed5095]

Regendary

[@auraemerald8434]

During the Tiamat fight, I was trying to get my Gil to finish the fight with Enuma but Kojirou accidentally killed her with two 10% crits. He’s peak regend.

[@michaelwilliams7292]

@@auraemerald8434 i would love to hear the following conversation afterwards

[@auraemerald8434]

@@michaelwilliams7292 “How dare you steal my spot light!… or rather, how could you steal my spot light!?” “Simple, *when it grew wings, it started to resemble a sparrow.* “

[@hanseny1184]

Protector of stairs

[@Pon-Pran]

Given that (Fake) Kojirou and our Musashi can replicated true magic through their sword techniques alone, I had this headcanon/theory that the actual duel between PHH Musashi and PHH Kojirou may have resulted with one of them reaching the void and have a DATA LOST-like scenario which *'could'* explain how a Kojirou doesn't physically exist but the memory of his name carries on. But hey, that's just a theory...though it does loosely give a justification on how Musashi (Summer) would have memories of actually duelling Kojirou in her world since the outcome of that duel happened differently.

[@michaelmcdoesntexist1459]

And... I like that.

[@t_raywen8750]

God damn now i need to see this theory becoming canon

[@ThermalVoid]

You might have figured out the plot-twist. 🤯

[@samarius_art_and_games]

And then we found out this isn't what happened because Samurai Remnant

[@ATPokemon]

"Miyamoto Musashi, or as he rightfully ught ot be called: Master of the Sharpened Oar, Hero of the Blinding Sun, or Progenitor of BEING A HACK!!!" -Kojiro, probably

[@Parelf]

In the VN, he single handedly holds off a Heracles that he physically couldn't hurt THROUGH SKILL ALONE. Cu Culain is quoted as saying that he would rather fight both Emiya and Artoria over him because of how annoying he is to fight.

[@MoonlightReaper14]

Ah yes, the REGEND himself! But seriously, I loved his duel with Musashi in Fgo! That was so cool, plus his np animation is so badass.

[@kamenlobster]

I don't know why they said Musashi won in fgo they both died its a draw

[@MoonlightReaper14]

@@kamenlobster because kojiro died long before musashi did. She died due to the flames, her last action was saving the Master. For it to be a draw, both would need to die simultaneously. Which didn't end up happening, so musashi still won either way.

[@michaelmcdoesntexist1459]

But Regend didn't die at that point. He went all the way to the cave where Old Man Musashi was dying to talk about her hot version of a different universe. In fact, Kojiro lasted longer.

[@t_raywen8750]

@@michaelmcdoesntexist1459 yea as much as i remember both survived the duel. Regend escaped while musashi stayed behind and saved master

[@alispeed5095]

@@kamenlobster musashi won coz Fujimaru chose her as the victor. That's all there is to it. In reality there skills are 1:1. Fujimaru simply chose musashi coz she is on our side

[@lunasea4841]

Excellent, I was just wondering today when I'd get to see a new Behind the Servants. Informative as always!

[@no.notfromRDR]

Just recently I learned that type moon might be holding Mansa Musa for the lostbelt 7 due to the possibility of his brother having arrived in the Americas before everyone else. I just find weird why isn't he a servant yet

[@Nurple17]

The KZbin channel Ask Shogi covered the topic of their duel in his Musashi video, where he makes an interesting and incredibly controversial assertion that Sasaki Kojirou was lynched by Musashi and his students due to some political fervor (which I was reminded of when I watched your video here). His channel is mostly about bringing up Japanese interpretations to culture and history, like how apparently the last samurai, starring Tom Cruise, is an impressive and widely admired film for Japanese people because of Cruise's insistence of bringing on actual Japanese actors, despite all of the anachronisms and glaring inaccuracies and other assertions that are more than stereotypical of western cinema interpretation of Japanese culture. Shogi does this thing where he brings up some of his talking points and repeats them a couple of times, that controversial thing I mentioned as one of them. After all, he posed this assertion as a historical fact in that video, I was a little concerned when I was reminded of that topic when watching your video. So I did a brief search mostly because my tired self loves staying awake when I see conflicting/conflated statements in history/historical fiction. I may or may not need help, but that's a me problem for tomorrow's me. About the duel, there's some contention about how the duel between the 2 happened, or even how the duel played it. One being that Kojirou tripped on a rock, and Musashi got him while he was still down and breaking his rib piercing the lung; another where Musashi deflected with the improvised bokken while Kojirou was going through the motion of that famous technique, then also using his own blade to pierce Kojirou doing the broken rib through the lung again; another one, being the most brutal, is Musashi dodging the blow and losing his headband to the swallow reversal, and cleaving Kojirou's skull in 2 as a returning blow, and the most Hollywood level shit I visualized as I read it. All that in Kojirou's Wikipedia article- pretty wild shit, even if fictional. As for the alleged lynching, there's 2 instances of "citation needed" in that claim, including the supposed claim of the author and friends of that statement. I tried to find that statement by trying to go outside of wiki and looking for that author, but nothing. I am a bit concerned that a different channel of some prominence is making such a wild claim that can't be backed by proper sourcing. Just thought this was pretty fun, still.

[@madambutterfly1997]

Someone of your sword skill and Heritage is obvious. Japan's legendary Miyamoto Musashi

[@lookingforlove839]

Ah yes, " the progenitor of being a hack."

[@IAm-yg6ml]

I believe thay in a deeper sense duels do test ones essence as a samurai because one has to put their all in a duel, but it should primarily be a test of skill in yheir weapon. I think musashi really pushed duels to easily kill/murder his rivals and to gain fame.

[@papaaeon7210]

Not that would ever happen, but my idea for a Summer Musashi was always a Lancer with a carved wooden oar who’s Noble Phantasm would be throwing sand in her opponents eye, smacking them across the head and running away downstream

[@amajiki2407]

Looks more trustworthy to PHH Musashi's actual shenanigans.

[@jamesvanstone-i4m]

Sasaki Kojiro My Favourite Samurai and He Legend in History🎌☀🌕⭐🗻⛩🌸🌊💙

[@hmmmooops]

6:35 I must admit that I was prepared to hear stuff like "oh but wooden sword" or "he made him mad so he cheated" and get mad, but you argued the point very well. Thanks best teacher.

[@admiralyuri5409]

WOOOOOOOHOOOO KOJIROU VIDEO #Regend4GrandSaber

[@amajiki2407]

Cheating is cheating, nothing can justifies them. This, in fact, makes me doesnt want to pull on Musashi ever, since I'm alao knew the lore. If there any, Grand Saber should be the title for real Kojiro, the man who is real with his swordsmanship and keep polishing his technique. Being offended by Musashi's antiques were also normal. It's an act that tainted Bushido, whom fights with sole reason by putting integrity and techniques in high regards. Not by some trickery, nor cheats. To me, Musashi ain't living the Bushido code at all. That's when he, before those who walk the path of sword, the true loser amongst losers. For the record, Shuumatsu no Valkyrie/Record of Ragnarok pictured Kojiro in more bearable pov and with respect. Even Musashi are actually respected Kojiro's swordsmanship that he had to used cheap trick against the latter. Yet then again, Musashi is more popular in general and has boobs in fgo. Hence she'll always win.

[@manydoorsedboy6579]

"Cope and seethe."- Musashi probably.

[@JadedWarlock]

A W is a W. Sasaki should have seen the bullshit coming.

[@amajiki2407]

Yeah no. The thing is, the swordsmen back then lived by the Bushido code to uphold high integrity and mastery over katana. Though Kojiro knew Musashi's full of shit, at least he had honor within himself, no? Of course not, Musashi was a trickster who only cares for popularity and winning. What's done by Musashi was outrageous and shameless, and no wonder he fled right away scared as shit Kojiro's pupils would murder him. Before the code of Bushido, Musashi might as well commit seppuku for tainting the pride of swordsmen. Edit TL;DR: Musashi won the fight, but proven shitty to the core and is an embarasment amongst prideful swordsmen accross Japan.

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[@colt1903]

Just waiting for the day they give us Saber Sasaki.

[@xenoemblem7]

Kojirou may or may not be real Me: He's real to *me*

[@madambutterfly1997]

I'm still waiting for them to put in male Musashi as Grand Saber.

[@arks_knights]

Same

[@TheStuffEnjoyer]

Memories broken, The truth goes unspoken, The Regend has even forgotten his naaaaame! He doesn't know the reason, Or what is the season, He's standing there holding his blaaaaade! Swallows fade, Fade! Without any trace, Trace! Only now does he realise... It's Swallows that he spites, As he stands there and fights, The only thing the Regend knows for real, There will be blood- Shed!

[@xuanathan]

"Unfortunate" doesn't begin to describe my duel, this art rewards blind luck and nothing else, I am beyond convinced at this point. After getting completely tooled by scheduling with my opponent changing times on me last minute and refusing to provide confirmation prior to the day of the match as to play times, losing this way somehow felt even worse than I had thought possible. My preparation was superior, my skill was superior, and I lost, so I don't see a reason to continue engaging in an activity where what is within my control is overwhelmingly outweighed by what is not.

[@chrisdodd4014]

The duel of Ganryuji went more or less the same as I heard it. Except Musashi had tried to leave Sasaki alive and when he tried to leave, Sasaki took a swing at his ankle. That is when Musashi killed him. Musashi, believed that fights were all about preparation. He acted like a drunk, wore old worn out clothes to make himself appear as an undisciplined broke vagabond. He showed up late to duels to get under his opponent's skin, however, there where accounts of people trying to set up ambushes at the duel location only to find he'd arrived hours earlier and ended up winning. There were two instances where his fights ended in a draw, and he nearly died to a man using a kisarigama. He ended up killing that opponent by throwing his wakizashi stabbing his opponent in the chest. Most of Musashi's duels were issued by his challengers not him. Sasaki was very much the opposite in appearance to Musashi. Sasaki was said to be a well dressed dignified swordsman. Supposedly the reason for Sasaki's challenge was because he thought Musashi tarnished the reputation of samurai. I really think Sasaki embraced the image of samurai of the edo period more so than the wartime samurai of the sengoku era. So while Sasaki seen samurai from a more romanticized perspective, Musashi was more practical. Again, it's all speculation since the historical records are basically a mess.

[@ZephyCluster]

So you're saying that Musashi effectively Mayweather'd the duels?

[@GarkKahn]

Basically yeah haha

[@Itachi45481]

Sasaki no you have to play fair musashi lol nope

[@Wimplo86]

Hey, cool to see the same statue that’s on my profile on your thumbnail! ❤

[@browncaramelboba8408]

I wanna ask and please correct me if am wrong. I remember watching fate series and sasaki was summon as one of the assassin, he say he is not real sasaki , does that mean sasaki in fgo is also the fake one? Since they share the same face.

[@BironBironBiron]

"Sasaki Kojiro" in Fate is nothing but a tale A fantasy, a folklore about a Samurai with peerless skill. But, as the Legend told, so does the hope of People for the Legend itself "Sasaki Kojiro" that got in Fate is just a mere nameless Samurai, a wraith unworthy of the title "Hero", but he does have the swordmanship that so peerless it become the technique that closest enough to be recognized as "Tsubame Gaeshi". He also use a Nodachi. In Short, "Sasaki Kojiro" in Fate is the closest Person to the description of "Sasaki Kojiro" (hell his technique even more skillful than the OG in legend)

[@Vithor.G16]

Nice! I was missing these videos! Great content!

[@Florkl]

Imo Musashi won the fight but lost the duel. A fight has no rules, only survivors. A duel is to compare skill in a particular field, and therefore has rules to prevent proficiency in other fields from being used instead. If you cheat, you are admitting that you are worse at the skill being tested. Musashi was a better fighter, Kojiro was a better swordsman. That said, being a better fighter is not particularly meaningful, as Musashi’s victory via cheating is about as impressive as it would be for me to shoot Musashi at 10 yards with a shotgun. I think Musashi understood this, as you mentioned he stopped dueling to the death.

[@cupdrinker678]

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[@dexusittogs525]

If Musashi cheated in FGO during their duel in Shimosa by using protagonist powers, there is NO WAY real Musashi didn't also cheat.

[@masterbuilder0377]

I am currently on singularity 3, current player 28 level my team consists of mash, Elisabeth, henry Jekyll and nitocris

[@makametempest9746]

Since that He, (Or she in terms of fate) do you think you could do this for Miyamito Musashi? Unless it's too messed up to cover over, alsoni really like your videos btw good stuff!

[@klidge]

In the future yes but thats a pretty big topic

[@harrya9458]

LET’S GOOOOO, REGEND BTS!!!!!!!!!

[@DioDinero]

Could Temudjin Khan become a servant?

[@screaminediot1]

thats kinda hilarious, i feel bad for sasaki, but at the same time, i,d say musashi did win (even if it wasn't that fair

[@desmondmalone438]

6:45 that’s why Musashi said she isn’t a good person a scoundrel she call herself even tho we don’t if she’s the Musashi we know in history or not but we know that he’ll do anything to win

[@hmmmooops]

Of course the founder of the one sword school would be named Ito ittosai

[@anderu2384]

He is such a master swordsman that he uses a Nodachi to flex on others

[@kialovet]

The coolest memelord of the bronze servant, imo.

[@jarosawerdanowski4295]

Is the whole cheating thing mentioned more then one line in fgo?

[@HowardVangorder]

ahh yes actual saber Sasaki truly the best low rarity saber and no other class

[@screaminediot1]

im still waiting for that pirate episodeeeeeeee

[@namoma4922]

What I fail to understand is why it was common practice for all these samurais to risk their lives not even for war but for only potential relative glory Did it help them gain employment?

[@klidge]

There's a lot of reasons for it, and a good amount of duels were non-fatal. In Kojiro's case he would lost after being struck first, but the oar broke a rib and punctured his lung. Reasonings range from gaining notoriety or promoting your school of swordsmanship, or in some cases just arrogance and honor seeking, or just wanting to test ability

[@paduamorales]

ah would you look at that. Grand Saber is actually an assassin

[@spiralspural8806]

He's cool but no

[@Mister_A_149]

sometime it takes a real assassin to be the best saber

[@azander1958]

Genderbend for scale got me 💀

[@diogoflores5926]

Can mother harlot from fgo arcade be next?

[@madambutterfly1997]

Well considering marriage between first cousins is fully legal in Japan... is it really all that scandalous?

[@michaelmcdoesntexist1459]

Maybe those counsins were already married to their siblings, making Kojiro a full blooded bastard.

[@hussainabbas1475]

Genderbend for scale 🤣🤣🤣

[@creeperbros-dg9jr]

Still not a pretender or ssr

[@HelenaSan425]

Sasaki is underrated

[@jarosawerdanowski4295]

Great video! From where is that character 3:35.

[@klidge]

Monohoshizao from Tenka Hyakken

[@Dentere]

And thats why I'm glad Shimousa Sasaki showed Musashi where she was on the Tier List, even though he "lost".