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Toshiro Nakayata
Nakayata
Appeared in Highlander:Way of the Sword
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Name Toshiro Nakayata
Aliases Ren
Status Deceased, Beheaded by Connor MacLeod 1966
Occupation Mob Boss

Toshiro Nakayata appeared in Highlander: Way of the Sword issue's 1-4.

When Toshiro was first introduced, he seemed to be an honorable man with much respect for his ancestors, this, however, was only facade, in reality he was an arrogant and evil person.

History[]

He lost his family when the population of his village was massacred. He was found by the ancient blacksmith, Masamune, who took him in and treated him as his own son. He gave him the name Ren.

Masamune hoped that he would lead his people and made the finest sword for him, Ren, however, became a very cruel and evil child. Masamune decided to never give him the sword.

A short time later Masamune befriended with an Immortal called Tak Ne (later known as Ramirez) and gave the sword to him when Tak Ne married his daughter.

Ren coveted the sword. Several years later Ren was killed and revived as an Immortal. By the 1960s, he called himself Toshiro Nakayata and was a organized crime boss who, in his arrogance tried to challenge the big families.

Way of the Sword[]

In 1966, Ren, now called Toshiro, has regained possession of the Masamuni. He bought it at an illegal auction hold by Antonio Direnzo. Toshiro also meets Connor MacLeod, a pupil of Ramirez.

The next day, Toshiro meets Antonio for the payment but as soon as Toshiro has the sword in hands, he kills Antonio with it and heads back to Japan. Toshiro one day, arrived at his house only to find Connor who challenges him. The two fight and Toshiro manages to stab Connor in the shoulder, but Connor cuts off Toshiro's hand off and throws him over the balcony.

Toshiro Nakayata

Toshiro and Connor have their final fight

Toshiro is enraged, because he lost not only the sword but also his right hand fighting MacLeod, and goes on a search for him. He finds him in Florence where he is walking around in a park with his girlfriend, Elizabeth Direnzo. Again the two fight each other, but this time Toshiro has his hand replaced with a short sword. Toshiro disarms Connor but is stabbed by Elizabeth who wanted revenge for her brother Antonio.

Toshiro kills her and attacks Connor. Connor manages to behead Toshiro with his own sword and takes his Quickening.

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