Very little is revealed … Written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe, a pilot chapter of Black Lagoon was published in Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday Gene-X's April 2001 issue and the main series premiered in the May 2002 issue. Pork". Shenhua (シェンホア, Shenhoa) is a Taiwanese assassin in the employ of Mr. Chang. In combat, Roberta is a truly fearsome opponent, having trained in a wide variety of martial, stealth, and weapon skills. When the U-1324 was fatally depth charged and runs aground on the seabed near the Nicobar Islands, he committed seppuku (ritual suicide) using his katana. Under his services are Shenhua, who is his top assassin; Sawyer, who does disposal jobs for him frequently despite not being a member of the organization, and Leigharch, who is their getaway driver until recent events prevented him from acting in this capacity. Revy is very competitive, strong, stubborn, impatient, and extremely ill-tempered. It is implied that he is not a mighty fighter, but a poser. Later on, it is revealed that Eda is an operative for the CIA and is being hosted by the Church of Violence in return for monetary payments. She and Garcia are reunited with Roberta; but the happiness is short lived when she and Roberta witness Garcia shooting Caxton with a 1911 Colt .45 filled with blanks and in retaliation Roberta shoots Garcia. Revy is one of the deadliest fighters in the series, whose skill with firearms and ability to dodge bullets is almost superhuman and unparalleled. He wears braces; hence his name. He is an ex-ARVN soldier who fought in the Vietnam War. He is Jewish, or at least of Jewish descent as he puts it, and is often called "Benny-Boy" by Dutch. was the former head of the Lovelace family, eleventh in succession. He also moves fast for a man of his weight. Balalaika seems to cover the repairs after Roberta destroyed it, which implies that the bar may be owned by Hotel Moscow. He was entrusted by its board of directors to ensure that their illegal activities were not exposed. Roberta was once known as Rosarita Cisneros (ロザリタ・チスネロス, Rozarita Chisunerosu), a former FARC guerrilla trained as an assassin in Cuba and an internationally wanted criminal. Click on a picture to find out who the featured character is! [2] Benny even points out that there are things about him that scare almost everyone in Roanapur. In the manga, the song sung by Gretel to Rock on the Black Lagoon is called "Midnight, the Stars and You", the song used in the ending credits to The Shining. Born in the Adachi ward in Tokyo, Masahiro was once an enthusiastic activist for human rights before joining the Japanese Red Army during the Cold War. In combat, "Hänsel" wields a sharp battle axe while "Gretel" uses a M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle that appears to be taller than 'she' is. He is forced back towards kindness in the extra missing pages of chapter 76 after an angered Fabiola shoots him with a blank round. 3. Rock eventually begins to enjoy his life as a pirate and becomes even more comfortable with corruption. She told Rock they will not meet again and that he shall "continue to dance with the walking dead in Roanapur.". He can be easily identified by the large scar running from the right side of his forehead to his left cheek. Fabiola was disgusted at Revy for being heartless and merciless against her foes, with Revy lecturing her that love and friendship do not apply in Roanapur. She served as the leader for her project team, which was spread around the world but was connected thanks to the internet, and is quite knowledgeable on the details of the dollar bill. Rokuro Okajima (岡島緑郎, Okajima Rokurō), also known as Rock (ロック, Rokku), is the main character in the series. She is the same age with Garcia. She also seems to have various emotional issues, as she will drop into fetal position if she loses her Ultravoice. However, just as Gretel disembarks she is gunned down by the get away man Dutch contacted, who was bribed by Hotel Moscow. He was also something of a challenge-seeker, since he wanted to prolong his fight with the Lagoon Company, whom he saw as worthy opponents. He is an elderly man, most likely in his 80s, since he was in the SS during the war, and it is implied that he is a combat veteran. The only other person who does this is Sawyer the Cleaner, who frequently works with her in "disposal" jobs. He prefers to use words over weapons when interacting with others. She has long blonde hair, and usually wears a military greatcoat, thrown over a low-cut business suit. Luak's gang ambushed the Black Lagoon, but the entire gang was wiped out by Revy and Dutch. She also carries a pump action China Lake NATIC (Mistakenly referred to as an EX 41 grenade launcher in the Manga). Based on her service in Afghanistan and the missed opportunity to participate in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles due to the Soviet boycott, she is between 31–35 years old. He was heir to the Lovelace family line, and as such, is its current head, the twelfth in succession after his father was assassinated. He then explains the situation within the Cartel regarding Roberta. He says he prefers to kill with an ordinary object or with nothing at all. Disillusioned by the fact that she was merely a tool for the drug cartels in cahoots with FARC, she opted out and joined the Lovelace clan as a maid through her father who was a good friend of Diego Lovelace. They are engraved with the words "9mm Sword Cutlass" on both sides, the Jolly Roger of the pirate Calico Jack (which is also inlaid into the ivory grips), and a manufacture inscription in Thai. He has dealt with Balalaika on more than one occasion, although she detests him. Like Revy, he is adept with dual-wielding pistols (Beretta 76 and AMT Hardballer) in a fashion similar to that of gun fu, the former of which are inscribed with a Chinese symbol, meaning "Heavenly King", on the grips. She served as the leader for her project team, which was spread around the world but was connected thanks to the internet, and is quite knowledgeable on the details of the dollar bill. He has stated, however, that she "could give it and take it", implying that Revy could also have been the submissive. Garcia Fernando Lovelace (ガルシア・フェルナンド・ラブレス, Garushia Ferunando Raburesu) is the only son of Diego Jose San Fernando Lovelace, was heir to the Lovelace family line, and as such, is its current head, the twelfth in succession after his father was assassinated. A fine marksman and sniper, she received the nickname \"Balalaika\" (one of the Soviet army's slang terms for the Dragunov sniper-rifle).Balalaika can be easily identified by the burn marks which scar m… She worked with Shenhua and Lotton in helping Garcia fight off the Colombian Cartel, who were trying to kill Roberta. Despite being involved with an Islamic terrorist group, he himself is an atheist. He works as a street stall vendor, but was formerly an assassin nicknamed "Hitokiri Ginji" (Manslayer Ginji) due to his use of a katana in combat. While chasing Revy, Rock, and Shenhua towards a Basilan military base, he is shot and killed by Takenaka for refusing to pull their forces back for a retreat. Benny would have ended up dead if Revy had not saved him. She has connections with all the criminal organization in terms of intelligence, and though not officially part of the CIA, she serves as Eda's informant and confidant. In their last act of loyalty to their captain, his crew avenged him. He is a Lebanese, and is resolute in his hatred of Israel, as his son was killed by Israeli soldiers in Beirut, Lebanon in 1987, after which he dedicated his life to destroying the West. However, because of Diego Lovelace's military and political connections, the family is constantly protected from threats. He is personally appointed by Mr. Chang to help Garcia Lovelace, much to Lagoon Company's disapproval. Mr. Chang is based on characters commonly played by Chow Yun-fat in films by John Woo,[citation needed] such as John Lee in Replacement Killers and especially Mark Gor in A Better Tomorrow, as both Chang and Gor are members of the Hong Kong Triads, wield dual pistols and don similar attire. Like Eda and Yolanda, he is a highly skilled gunman whose choice of weapon is a M60 machine gun. As Rock later proves to be incredibly useful, Dutch allows Revy to invite him into the Lagoon Company. Fritz Stanford (ブリッツ・スタンフォード, Burittsu Sutanfōdo) is the Captain of the Nazi boat that is sent to obtain the World War II painting in the sunken U-boat. Their relationship is almost playful in a business sort of way, which began after they survived a shootout with each other. animezodiac, zodiacsign, random. He refers to Eda as "Big sis" ("Ane-san" in Japanese) instead of "Sister", much to her chagrin. She and Roberta then tend to a wounded Garcia. He has silver hair, wears a black trenchcoat and shaded glasses, and speaks in a light voice. He is later seen at Abrego's side during a meeting with the other gangs, perhaps Abrego becomes aware with heavy losses he caused. is the chief of the Roanapur police. She is one of the maids who work as Roberta's subordinates, and the only other combat-trained person among the maids apart from Roberta herself. Even Shenhua says, "Cowboy, this no Florida", meaning that he is in over his head. Roberta and Revy fight each other, but only to beat themselves up. According to Revy, he has an office in Roanapur but rarely does jobs there because of overlapping contracts. Their relationship is almost playful in a business sort of way, which began after they survived a shootout with each other. She agrees to take up Revy's offer to help Garcia fight off the Colombian Cartel who is trying to kill Roberta. Roberta's quest for vengeance has put many of the residents including Hotel Moscow, the Triad, and the Colombian Cartel on high alert as it could mean the end for all of them if their new enemy is the United States. This proved to be his undoing however, since Rock realized this and came up with a strategy to exploit Captain's attitude. The following are the other characters of this anime: Voiced by: Jōji Nakata (Japanese); Ross Douglas (English). Strangely, she is one of the few bounty hunters to survive the manhunt on Jane, and is later seen doing some "cleanup" work on a Roanapur side street in the morning. He also protects Garcia Lovelace as he and his team are escaping from Hotel Moscow. Voiced by: Tsutomu Isobe (Japanese); Dean Redman (English). Eda's preferred firearm is a Glock 17L (as seen in manga chapter 41), which she wields proficiently, despite Revy's claims that she is a "second-rate gunman". After the Lovelace incident, Janet returns to Roanapur searching out Benny and the team. Her personal religion is Taoism. The horrid engrossment with their torturing and murdering for pleasure is shown during the first part of Season 2 when the twins first arrive to Roanupor and purposely wound one of Balalaika's men during a gunfight, bring him back to their temporary stay with Verrocchio's headquarters, probe his body with sharp objects as a medical experiment, and then drain his body of blood and organs for them to bathe in; afterwards they kill Verrocchio and his men out of indulgence, even though they were supposed to help them escape the city. It is later shown the gun was filled with blanks. Ginji had protected Yukio for a long time and hoped that she would live a normal life despite her family's criminal background. is a Colombian drug cartel boss of the Manisarela Cartel operating in Roanapur. She worked with Shenhua and Lotton in helping Garcia fight off the Colombian Cartel, who were trying to kill Roberta. After unsuccessfully trying to intimidate Dutch into ending his contracts with Hotel Moscow, he has a proxy hire Lagoon Company for a job and then sends the pirate gang of Luak to ambush them, but Revy and Dutch wipe out the entire fleet. He sends in a group of hired guns knowing very well that they will be slaughtered by the trained soldiers. ), also known as Greenback Jane (ジェーン, Jēn? Dutch first appears where he scolds Revy for taking Rock as a hostage when she had no real plan for obtaining any ransom. After the battle takes off in the sea, he gets up and aids a gravely wounded Shenhua and Sawyer. The story follows a team of pirates/mercenaries known as Lagoon Company , that smuggles goods in and around the seas of Southeast Asia during the early 1990s. In spite of the fact that Balalaika is on the Interpol list, she uses the pseudonym Vladilena N. Vasilinov in Japan, being covered by diplomatic immunity. Although she has shown herself to be rather cynical on occasion, she is also a pragmatic and professional businesswoman. He is later seen at Abrego's side during a meeting with the other gangs. He sends in a group of hired guns knowing very well that they will be slaughtered by the trained soldiers. He is apparently modeled after Jürgen Prochnow's character from Das Boot. Her real name is Sofiya Pavlovna. It is known that he has a father, a mother, and an older brother who was academically capable and thus attained a job in the Japanese government. Rock does not fight but is an excellent negotiator and translator, and apparently does the accounting for the Black Lagoon Company. However, unlike Roberta, her suitcase is revealed to be filled with lollipops and a lunchbox with Scooby Doo and Ranger Smith on it. Boris (ボリス, Borisu) is Balalaika's second-in-command. Voiced by: Suetsu Tokaichi (Japanese); Louis Chirillo (English). He never gets to do anything in battle because people shoot him down whilst he's posturing and/or monologuing. When the U-1324 was fatally depth charged and runs aground on the seabed near the Nicobar Islands, he committed seppuku (ritual suicide) using his katana. He and Yukio quietly share an unspoken love, but neither choose to act upon it. is a soft spoken co-leader of the terrorist group "Protectors of the Islamic Front" and a patient, sociable person who rarely loses his cool. Ginji Matsuzaki (松崎銀次, Matsuzaki Ginji) is the acting wakagashira (underboss) of Washimine Group, and is Yukio's most loyal and humble personal body guard, and possibly love interest. Little is known about Alfred (アルフレード, Arufurēdo), except he seems to be the head of the Neo-Nazi underworld. The "Protectors of the Islamic Front" Is a Southeast Asian Jihadist group. She has a changing but volatile attitude towards Rock, the newest and most polite crew member of the Black Lagoon; though she respects him later in the series, she is mostly hostile towards him, having nearly murdered him on two occasions and threatening him with death on several others. He is a physically huge man, and is filled with blind faith and overconfidence. Laptev's detachment is slaughtered single-handedly by Ginji when the fallout between Hotel Moscow and the Washimine-gumi begins. This category contains the characters of the To add an article, image, or category to this category, append [[Category:Characters]] to the end of its page. When her bodyguard and unspoken love Ginji resolves to fight "Hotel Moscow", she decides join him, assuming the mantle of leader. She admitted that she did murder children, women, or anyone in name of revolution during her FARC years. It resumed in January 2013, before being put back on hiatus in Februa… She initially claims her actions are to uphold the honour of the Washimine Group, but in reality she believes this is the only way she can be with Ginji. Voiced by: Omi Minami (Japanese), Ashleigh Ball (English) (Hänsel) Voiced by: Kiyoyuki Yanada (Japanese); Michael Adamthwaite (English). Ratchman's lack of foresight and proper planning enables the Lagoon Company to sneak onto the ASU's recovery ship and launch a surprise attack while his men are drunk from celebrating after they recover the painting. Verrocchio was killed when Hänsel and Gretel turned against him on a murderous whim. She still refers to him as "Comrade Sergeant" rather than by his name, suggesting that he was her former platoon sergeant. He is also a natural linguist, being effectively bilingual in Japanese, his native language, and English as well as being familiar with other languages, including Spanish, Romanian, and Russian. At first, he is seen doing simple tasks for Abrego, such as disposal jobs, early in the series. is the boss of Hotel Moscow. Disillusioned by the fact that she was merely a tool for the drug cartels in cahoots with FARC, she opted out and joined the Lovelace clan as a maid through her father who is a friend of Lovelace. She was brought up by her grandfather, the high-ranking military head of the USSR. He is left behind by his men after Fabiola scares them off. Verrocchio was killed when Hänsel and Gretel turned against him on a murderous whim. Luak (ルアク, Ruaku?) She has a chance meeting with Rock and Revy when they come to Tokyo in the employ for Hotel Moscow. There are over 55 books in the Black Lagoon series published by Scholastic. Back to the character page. Another maid, who is combat ready like Roberta, is Fabiola Igesias. 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