Jubei Yagyu (Samurai Shodown)

Jubei Yagyu is one of the heroes from Samurai Shodown.

History
In Samurai Shodown V, Jubei teaches swordsmanship to the Tokugawa clan, with Yoshitora Tokugawa as his last disciple. Through he goes to retrieve the delinquent heir after Yoshitora's father (implied to be Tokugawa Ieharu) passes away. He can decides to become a ronin (a lordless samurai) by the time Samurai Shodown takes place, abandoning the strict and regulated life of the dojo and Japanese nobility, to pursue personal enlightenment. Throughout the series, Jubei was hired by the shogunate to kill the demons and other possible threats that wander Japan.

His role in Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushidou Retsuden doubles as a sensei to his own dojo and an agent to the bakufu (the then Japanese government). When he asks the party to further his investigation for him since he has to teach the lord's sons swordsmanship. In the second chapter, he made our suffers a mortal blow from one of Mizuki Rashojin's minions, Agon, and his spirit gets sucked into one of the Evil Bells.

Jubei is also the protagonist in Yagyu Kachou, an official side story set in an alternate reality where Samurai Shodown characters are placed in the modern world. In this story, he is a struggling salary man (standard Japanese business man) who has fallen on hard times. He is often picked on by various characters from the series, though Hanzo and Tam Tam they are his closest friends.

Personality
He is a hardened and experienced warrior who is loyal to the Tokugawa shogunate even as a ronin. He can also likes to see potential in younger warriors and encourages them to one day overcome him. Unlike his comrade in arms, Hanzo, Jubei is a more care-free man when off duty who enjoys times of peace with a hearty laugh.