Character Profile-Yahiko Myojin
Yahiko is 10 years old and is a former pick-pocket and the
second border at the Kamiya dojo, who was rescued by Kenshin and Kaoru from a
local yakuza gang.He was born in January 1869 and uses a shinai (bamboo stick as
his weapon.He uses a combination of Kamiya Kasshin and Hiten Mitsurugi as his
fighting style. He has a great deal of pride since he came from a long lineage
of samurai. Yahiko holds Kenshin in very high esteem and is in awe of his skill.
He wishes to become as strong as him when he grows up so that he hand upholds
his family's name on his own. When someone makes him mad, Yahiko can be loud and
sometimes violent though he's not quite as violent as Kaoru.He can also show
wisdom beyond his years from time to time.
In the past
Yahiko is an
orphan. He is the descendent of a long line of samurai. His father fought nobly
in the Shogitai where he was killed in the revolution. Yahiko's mother was
forced to become a prostitute and sacrificed her well being to raise him and
eventually died. After she died Yahiko began to work as a pickpocket for a
Yakuza gang in order to pay off a debt that he never owed in the first place.