ATeam-NPC-Mashimoto

__**HIRO MASHIMOTO**__

**Sex:** Male **Metatype:** Human **Height:** 5'8" **Weight:** 155 lbs. **Age:** 76  **Business:** Yakuza Oyabun

**Bio:** Groomed since birth to take the reigns of his father's Yakuza crime family, Hiro Mashimoto was raised as an honorable warrior. Upon inheriting the clan, however; he also inherited its jaded past... Hiro discovered that his great grandfather had sworn a blood oath to an ancient organization known as the Order of the Dark Lotus and its leader, an enigmatic man named Shidoshi -- indebting his entire bloodline in exchange for a station of power. The Dark Lotus is as mysterious as it is legendary, and the Mashimoto family became one of its more public faces, if not openly so. Eventually, Hiro Mashimoto came to rule a share of Tokyo; and when the United States fractured, his Family was assigned a foothold in Chicago. This brought him into direct competition with Mafia Capo Donald Misiano, the ruler of the Chicago underworld. A bloody war ignited between the two crime families, and was waged for many years. When the Windy City was invaded by bug spirits in 2056, a hasty meeting was called by Misiano and a truce was agreed upon. Both families would migrate to Seattle, which was ripe for conquest, and start anew under a ceasefire. The meeting was cut short when the warehouse was attacked by a swarm of mantii. Don Misiano was impaled through the lower back by one of the spirits, and as he awaited the killing blow, Mashimoto drew his ceremonial katana brought for the meeting and engaged the creature -- neatly removing its head. The Oyabun's men joined his side and rescued Capo Misiano, allowing both families to escape and head into Seattle to begin their new empires. Mashimoto trusted in the honor of the mafioso -- only to have this trust betrayed when Misiano launched yet another assault against his family. The Yakuza clan, in their weakened state, almost crumbled in the onslaught. With no other options, Mashimoto went to Shidoshi for help -- who dispatched an army from the Nagasaki family to aid the Mashimoto's. With their assistance, Oyabun Hiro was able to repel the attacks by the Misiano family and establish himself in Seattle. Enfuriated by the dishonor of Misiano's actions -- and the subsequent embarassment it caused himself -- Hiro Mashimoto retaliated by slaying Don Misiano's only nephew and the heir to his criminal empire.

**Group Involvement:** In 2063, the Team was hired by Don Misiano to kill Tetsuo Mashimoto, Hiro's only son. They did their job and did it well -- destroying not only Tetsuo, but his entire estate and family as well. Their folly was in making their actions so high-profile that it became easy for the Yakuza Oyabun to track them down...

**Kno** ** wn Affiliations: ** Mashimoto Crime Family, Dark Lotus Clan

**Status:** ACTIVE