Raikou

Minamoto no Yorimitsu
Minamoto no Yorimitsu
Japanese	源 頼光
Rōmaji	Minamoto no Yorimitsu
Alias	Raikou Garo the Golden Knight
Physical Information
Gender	Male
Hair Color	Brown
Eye Color	Blue
Status	Alive
Personal Information
Family	Tada no Shinbochi (Father) Tamagushi (Mother) Minamoto no Yorinobu (Half-Brother)
Occupation	Makai Knight
Appearances
Debut	Crimson Moon (ONMYOU)
Last Seen	GARO: The Fleeting Cherry Blossom
Portrayal
Japanese Voice	Masei Nakayama Megumi Han
English Voice	Clifford Chapin

Raikou (雷吼, Raikō), real name Minamoto no Yorimitsu (源 頼光, Minamoto no Yorimitsu), is the main protagonist of GARO: Crimson Moon. He is a Makai Knight inheriting the title and armor of Garo, the Golden Knight.

Personality

Raikou is shown to be somewhat impulsive and naive, though deeply devoted to his duty as a Makai Knight to slay Horrors and protect people.

History

Prior to events of the series, Yorimitsu was exiled from his home at a young age in a bid to have the Garo armor pass to his half-brother Yorinobu, therefore putting the Golden Knight in the hands of the corrupt aristocrats. But the title of Garo ended up with Yorimitsu and he wandered the wilderness before he was found by the Makai Priestess Seimei in his armor's Lost Soul Beast form while covered in Horrors. Though Seimei manages to free Raikou while placing a seal on Zaruba to prevent the Makai Knight from using his armor without her permission, Raikou lost all memory of his life before being found by the Makai Priestess but gradually remembers his old life.

Abilities

• Makai Knight Training: It's unknown to the extent of Raikou's training, presumably before his exile he was trained by warriors loyal to the Minamoto Clan.

Equipment

• Garoken (牙狼剣, Garōken, Fanged Wolf Sword): A sword wielded by all Golden Knights. In normal conditions when Raikou possesses the sword, the Sword of Garo appears to be a plain light short katana.
• Garo Armor: Donning the armor of Garo the Golden Knight, Raiko possesses all the strengths and weaknesses of his predecessors, excluding the armor's 99.9-second time limit, as he already assumed the Lost Soul Beast Form at an early age and overcame the form in the past.
• Gōten: His Mado Horse.

Relationships

Family Minamoto no Mitsunaka - Father Tamagushi - Mother Minamoto no Yorinobu - Half-brother Allies Kintoki Seimei Fujiwara no Yasusuke/Zanga

Enemies

Appearances

Raikou Appearances

Gallery

Lost Soul Beast Garo

Raikou VS Yorinobu

Raikou and Yasusuke

Raikou and Kaguya

Garo

Trivia

• Raikou is based on real-life historical figure Minamoto no Yorimitsu, also known as Minamoto no Raikō. Raikou served a regent of the Fujiwara clan and is well-known for taking violent measures that the Fujiwara themselves were unable to, usually accompanied by his four legendary retainers: Watanabe no Tsuna, Sakata no Kintoki, Urabe no Suetake, and Usui Sadamitsu. Yorimitsu is also featured in many Japanese folk tales like the legend of Shuten-dōji and the tale of the Tsuchigumo.