NICKNAME
Ryo, Kou
ROLE
Son of the de facto Deadly Tigers don.
AGE
21
LIKES
* Paintings and visual art
* The countryside of China
* Libraries
* Education
* American culture
* The daughter of the Sacred Dragons don
DISLIKES
* The drug trade
* The conflict with the Sacred Dragons
* The corruption of the police force
* The tradition of organized crime in his family
* His mother's Japanese ancestry
* Korean food
WEAPONS
One customized 1911 handgun with 10-round magazines, target sights, and a recoil compensator; one stag-handled stiletto knife.
OUTFIT
Ryo's biggest guilty pleasure is the West; he has amassed a large collection of t-shirts from western Europe and the United States, as well as blue jeans and Mexican construction boots. His thought of fashion extends no farther than these shirts, striving for simplicity over style.
THE SOUTHERN GIRL'S REPLY
I cannot listen to your words, the land's too far and wide
Go find some happy northern girl to be your loving bride.
My brothers they were soldiers. The youngest of the three
Was slain while fighting by the side of Gen'ral Fitzhugh Lee.
chorus: Hurrah! Hurrah!//For the sunny south I say//Three cheers for the southern girl//And the boy that wore the gray.
My lover was a soldier, too, he fought at God's command,
A sabre pierced his gallant heart. You might have been the man.
He reeled and fell but was not dead, a horseman spurred his steed
And trampled on his dying brain. You might have done the deed.
They left his body on the field who the fight this day had won,
A horseman spurred him with his heel, you might have been the one.
I hold no hatred in my heart, nor cold nor righteous pride
For many a gallant soldier fought upon the other side.
But still I cannot take the hand that smote my country sore,
Or love the foe that trampled fown the colors that she bore.
Between my heart and yours there rose a deep and crimson tide
My lover's and my brother's blood forbids me to be your bride.