Captain Bravo (Buso Renkin)

“For good or for evil… There is no shame in holding to your beliefs till the very end.” (Buso Renkin Episode 16)

Captain Bravo is the Warrior Chief of the Alchemist Army. While briefly going up against the hero, Kazuki, he is generally one of the heroes of the story.

What is interesting about Captain Bravo is his convictions to the idea of personal beliefs. When going up against either a villain or one of his own allies, Bravo makes no attempt to change the mind of his opponent. He enters the battle making sure that both he and his opponent believe in their cause. Bravo thinks that even the most deplorable villains should be able to fight for their own cause, no matter what, and will only stop them to ask them if they’re truly dedicated to their cause. Rather than a hero that lectures and preaches to his opponents in a vain attempt to change their mind, Captain Bravo embraces the fact that the right to a belief is the most basic foundation of justice, and as such, makes no effort to try to belittle a belief by suggesting that it could be so easily swayed.