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Kagato is Washu's former student and a ruthless space pirate, who is also known as the "Ruins Buster". His estimated age is 5,000 years and he controls the huge spaceship, the Soja (which Washu made). Kagato has ravaged cultural assets all over the galaxy in order to find "the secret of the universe" (which he believes is Tenchi's Master Key which will control Tsunami). The number of ruins he has destroyed is 3,326, while the number of cultural artifacts he has stolen in uncountable. Kagato successfully abducted Washu in 5192 from the Royal Space Academy on the planet Todain. He is on the Galaxy Police's Eternally Wanted List permanently because his offences are very serious.
   Kagato is the villian everyone loves to hate. He is a vain man who displays extreme confidence and illusions of grandeur. He is patient and cunning, and will wait for the right opportunity before attacking his enemies. He speaks very eloquently and politely to others, but his seems to be a ploy that he uses to try to catch people unawares. He will also displace any attention of fault onto Ryoko to make it seem that he is empathizing with his enemies. For example, when he appeared before Mihoshi, Sasami, and ayeka, he told them he was sure that Ryoko had given them some trouble and claims just how difficult she can be. In addition to this, he uses a great deal of insulting vocabulary to belittle his opponents. Kagato takes the time to learn about his enemies, especially the Galaxy Police. Kagato is sarcastic and very insulting to others, but perhaps this is another ploy used to try to break his enemies' confidence so they will behave irrationally. For example, he cites Mihoshi's incompetence as a Galaxy Police Officer and she completely discharges her pistol, leaving her vulnerable. Kagato's evil and confident laugh serves as a warning to others that he will soon appear beofre them.
   Kagato is an extremely old an unfeeling character and cool things are often symbolically used with him. For example, the color of his clothes are "cool" (such as green or blue), and his magical powers usually have a green or blue aura about them. Additionally, before he appeared on Earth, Ryo-Ohki recognized the snow falling as a sign of his arrival.
   Somehow, Kagato had control over Ryoko through her jewels, however, when his concentration was lessened, he momentarily lost his hold upon her. His domination caused her to become extremely aggressive and destructive. He has no qualms about sacrificing her life to protect his own. He did not seem to be able to control Ryoko once she lost her true gems and when Washu was freed. Kagato was extremely manipulative with Ryoko's feelings and he enjoys seeing her in emotional pain. He often lied to her and said he created her (or this may be his own illusion). In addition to this, he believed that he created Ryo-Ohki and can anticipate her every move.
   Kagato forced Ryoko to attack Jurai so that he could capture Tsunami. He built a special unit in anticipation of keeping her alive off of Jurai which Ayeka uses later to germinate Ryu-Oh. Kagato would stop at nothing to have control of Tsunami and was prepared to take Ayeka's blood into his own veins in an attempt to control Tsunami.
   Kagato recognizes Tenchi's sword on sight as the Master Key and has more knowledge of the sword than Tenchi. Kagato is an extremely confident fighter and he shows no fear in battle or from threats. He insulted Tenchi by calling him "boy", and he may have chosen this term as a way to diminish Tenchi's importance and experience. Kagato does not care about the lives of others and their feelings ("When compared to the infinite will of the universe, human feelings amount to little more than dust.") Perhaps he has so little respect for human emotions because he is not able to comprehend how powerful they are. He did not understand why Ryoko would risk her life for Tenchi and he considered that a weakness that he could exploit.
   Kagato uses people as tools to suit his own needs and will kill someone only if it coincides with his purpose. For example, after Yosho threw the Master Key into Funaho he was defenseless against Kagato. However, Kagato did not strike him down because Yosho no longer held the item that he desired and thus, killing Yosho would have been pointless. However, once he has been attacked, he ruthlessly toys with his opponent, wearing him or her down until they can no longer stand. This is similar to a game of cat and mouse- Kagato could easily kill his foe, but he prefers the sport of playing with him or her. It is interesting to note that, while on Earth, Kagato battled with his sword only while he was levitating, but when he was on the Soja, he appeared to remain on the floor ((perhaps he didn't want to get his boots dirty...)). Kagato's offensive attacks take on many forms. As well as creating orbs of energy, he can turn his whole body into green energy, create arctic blasts from his hands, or generate a wide, green beam of energy from his hand. Any of his orbs of energy may be in the form of a large ball or in the shape of several small daggers.
   Interestingly, Kagato is not moved by pain but rather when his sense of beauty is marred. Ryo-Ohki bit him on the hand to try to help Ryoko and he merely tossed her aside. However he became extremely angry when Tenchi grazed his face with the Master Key- a much less serious injury but one that could disfigure his face. He did, however, feel extreme pain when he tried to hold the Master Key. Also of significance is that Kagato has green blood, pointed canine teeth ((A werewolf!!!)), and his minor wounds heal in seconds without any scarring.
   Tenchi destroys Kagato with the sword he creates from the Wings of the Lighthawk. Even while disintagrating, Kagato maintains his composure, and he did not seem to fear his death or annihilation. Tenchi never commented on Kagato's sense of beauty or ambitions, and in return Kagato did not reproach him in his final words (but he does call him "boy").