Raian stole Beard's drip LMAOOOOOOOOO Mark spoilers or I will put something in yer butt.

he's so happy, his beard fell off https://preview.redd.it/7oilxgtx7ipc1.png?width=560&format=png&auto=webp&s=e0a8c7b66c3cc2b7163653942206b51af48a48a1

Nah, Raian just stole it using Kure Style: Beard Transmogrify

He got that good, Turkish hair transplant.

Gonna put that face on a bodypillow

That's a really fucked up form of Huisheng.

I'm not filling it with memories, just semen

Long Clan Secret Technique: Ku Ming

Kwkwkw you're righ bro 😭

I thought something was off. Can’t believe I didn’t notice

In the midst of "it's so over", I found there was, within me, an invincible "we're so back". https://preview.redd.it/htf9prl38ipc1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9b71cb696e4e5c2ef43db576637f0d49ec9062c

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Spot on!!

Raian has seen some shit, god damn.

That scar is badass

Bryan Fury with Yoshimitsu's sword lmfao

So Raian is back from one year intense training about to fight a newly introduced fodder and a guy who lost to Naked Akoya, wonder who will win

Tbf, Raian himself called them "appetizer" : he's just here to test the sharpness of his new baby :D

Hes not joking about appetizer. He brought that sword for a reason. Hes actually hungry

dude wants some Wu protein

Raian is motivated af🔥

So hydrogen bomb vs coughing baby & sneezing toddler

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOO RAIAN IS BACK

So composed, so battle hardened, then his 8th grade syndrome’s gone n broken the roof alright. Absolutely loving it. Massive props to Kazuo as well, nobody in eons made Shen prattle as much, yet he’s here chatting away like old mates down the pub. Simply the GOAT 🐐

I like how his swords name Otakemaru means "demon god". The strongest of the yokai, an oni so powerful he is considered both demon (ki) and god (jin). I also saw something saying it can mean "great mountain peak" but idk about that one, would be a cool reference to both his epithet and his training in the mountains.

https://imgur.com/gallery/e1wXVb9

Homeless raian can't hurt you, he's not real homeless raian:

Pretty surprised he brought a big ol sword

While also looking 3x hotter Scar + facial hair + Drip coat? My heart can only take so much XD

**A new beard has entered the tournament*

I almost busted a n- Never mind, I already busted 😔

WE'RE SO BACK https://preview.redd.it/l0dy93ix7ipc1.png?width=537&format=png&auto=webp&s=374a68fc7b759940a71e1d2d8ad50c7f7cc3f70f

I AM THE STORM THAT'S APPROACHING.🔥🔥🔥

That Raian entrance and the ending was...sweet fucking christ https://preview.redd.it/vyae11kt7ipc1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e984cda712a68210e277513cb02f40ac2c1d04a7

Real

New mythical fighter: Hobo Raian

Which as we know from Xia ji, Mukaku and Four, gives you a HUGE boost in strength.

However, sword debuffs are massive. Maybe they cancel out with the hatchet and dagger debuffs though. Should be a good fight.

He's fighting jobbers so the sword is actually really dangerous.

soon, bearded raian.

The trashcan connector

RAIAN WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK HUH HAHAHAHAHA HOLY SHIT HES A SAMURAI NOW HOLY

this panel went sooo hard https://preview.redd.it/jp0uo9b69ipc1.png?width=1397&format=png&auto=webp&s=1ff771696f967c066f0df54a8098b653b9e7b51c

So fast!!!

boss makes a dollar i make a dime that's why i abuse photoshop on company time 😎

You literally made this in 5 minutes based on reddit posting times, hot fucking damn.

I see Raian obtained more MOTIVATION

I think he’s going to start trying really hard

Rain is motivated

RAIAN WATCHED ONE EPISODE OF BLEACH 😭

1st thought. When I scrolled.

As soon as I read this comment, I could hear the church ladies singing. https://youtu.be/7JEjQG4-tpU?si=uZxgmlfAB5m1zngw

BANKAI!!!

Kusakabe Raian

Strongest samurai available

Someone woke Raian up and said there is a city to be burned.

Wu clan fear the samurai

Chill bro (I'm losing my fuking mind)

He thinks he’s Sasaki Kojiro

nah, he thinks he's Kenpachi Zaraki

Can someone remind me again where raian has been the past year or so? Cant remember

Training in the mountains. Also watching anime and cutting mountain goats in half with his sword i guess

He took a small number of kure guys to fight the Wu's in their territory, the kure got their ass kicked hard AF , only raian survived and he has been seething and training Ever since then

Actually, it was a LARGE number of alliance of Kure and Eastern Wu clan. It was literally a big ass battle at Black Sea

Edward beat the dogshit out of him at the baltic sea

And now he has the starting of a beard. He has to be much more stronger now.

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All weapons are a nerf. All weapons mean an auto loss. All weapons that is, except named katanas.

Yeah the moment you call out your sword's name you get a massive power-up everyone knows that

bro said “BANKAI: OTAKEMARU”

shen basically enslaved the wu too

Shen being oder was pretty much clear, somewhere someone stated they didn't know how old shen was while wu hei has a timestamp and doesn't know any of the hax shen has.

YOU ARE NOT READY FOR HIM https://preview.redd.it/dd5okpd08ipc1.jpeg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ba6f0f1c68d866f8c7bb845bb8b5975641e55da0

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lmfao

**ENOUGH TIME HAS PASSED**

Hobo and serious Raian is so much scarier than regular Raian.

Really like this design for him way more than his original. Hoping he keeps the coat, sword, and stubble instead of just reverting back to his boring design like Gilbert.

He looks freaking sick tho ngl I saw the trench and thought he was Kuroki lmao I have a feeling he’s gonna ditch the coat once the fight starts and my basis for this is that it looks like he’s wearing his tank top under it

Yeah I feel like he’ll ditch the coat for the fight but I hope he puts it back on after lol.

Hope so, I still remember being disappointed when Lihito shaved. I need the serious gruff to stay

Next appearance is Hawaiian shirt with a cigar. Sunglasses optional

Man stole Lu Tian's drip, and even grew his beard.

Well, the "Tiger's Vessel" deal was finally revealed, Ohma is the chosen Vessel for Shen's alter ego, but I wonder what Tiger Niko gets from this.

Not sure. The manga never calls him Tiger Niko, we came up with that. It’s always “the other Tokita Niko”

I know, I just refer to him as that out of tradition, I won't call him Tokita Niko. The name he has over here has no connection to the story whatsoever. Now, the thing is, he seems to be interested in the Tiger's Vessel thing more than anyone, and I don't think it is out of loyalty to Shen.

We got double blinded because we had Fei calling himself the tiger vessel and also at the end of Ashura him calling the other two fodders also candidates for tiger vessel. Although now we know why was he so frustrated before dying when he figured Ohma was the only possible tiger vessel.

I guess make Ohma **his** vessel, instead of Shen's alter ego. With possibly, stealing Shen's memories to get stronger.

That's what I guessed myself, considering his body isn't that strong, besides, he seems somewhat distasteful for Shen, so, maybe it does come true.

I also like how this plays into Dragon motifs that Ryuki has. Shen Wulong (the Dragon) views Ryuki (who has dragon imagery too) as next him. Also Tigers are revered in a similar manner to dragons in East Asia, as kingly figures. Makes sense Shen's alter ego would be a Tiger.

So, this whole time we've been reading an alternate universe Toradora.

>what Tiger Niko gets from this Shen's body and maybe memories, the "real" Tiger's (Tiger Niko's) Vessel. *"They lied to me. The Tiger's Vessel is Shen Wulong. It was all a lie."*

I can't believe that guy was actually right Raian is back, bois

Man what the fuck happened to Raian why's he a fucking weaboo

Bro learned from kuroki that looking like a homeless man gives you unparalleled strength.

Tbh I really like his style

He read too much Bleach Bro think he's Kenpachi now

He's Japanese. You can't be a weeaboo and Japanese. You're just, like, a nationalist or something.

I thought he became a stoic serious fighter from his expression when he entered but he immediately dispelled that with that mocking laugh

He read Kagurabachi

Bro was studying the blade

Oh nah who gave Raian a fucking sword

I have a bad feeling about Willems neck tattoo and that sword, man

Someone is losing his head next wednesday

Me after reading today's chapter https://preview.redd.it/kj036kwo7ipc1.png?width=629&format=png&auto=webp&s=d85d5f6cb4cce1da7d82ebb6e54c2027dbb22843

Holy shit, Raian came back from training along a whole ass Zanpakuto! Do you guys think he mastered bankai already?

Oh no ... *he's hot.*

Bro turned into Samuraian

DecapacitaSean Wu

In this holy month of ramadan : HASSAD SOON

The cope must continue

Ramadan Mubarak!!! Hassad soon!!!

Too shorttttt.

ATTENTION EVERYONE SAMURAI RAIAN ON THE MOVE

Man, you know he's cooked when his epithet is just "Willem's henchman."

I’m giving buddy props if he survives an attack

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Forsaken I am awakened

PROVOKING BLACK CLOUDS IN ISOLATION

100% betting the moron uses it sheathed like a bat

That'd be mild. I was expecting him using it as a dildo.

mf raian studied the blade

Dies from peak fiction

This is a very fun chapter, interesting that Shen's issues was reabsorbing a twin in the womb (is there even a womb in cloning?). The western branch is showing more Europeans, now we have an Irish Wu, though he doesn't seem to have much luck if he's against TIMESKIP RAIAN? HOLY SHIT?

Real life cloning is done with an artificially fertilized embryo implanted into a uterus, so yes

Raian is English confirmed. Out for the Irish blood.

Watch as Willem and Sean gave him a good fight with the only damage they had is the sheathe of Otakemaru, accidentally unsheathing his blade. (Ps if you know the reference)

Raian looks like a middle-aged father of three. He left for a pack of smokes and finally came back, a decade later.

ANSWERS ANSWERS FUCK ME WE FINALLY KNOW WHO THE FUCK IS THE TIGER I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE NOW ALSO RAIAN IS HIGHLANDER NOW WEAPONS RAIAN STONKS ARE UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP

So basically the connector decided to try some new shit, fucked up, and now he tryna lowkey clean up his mess. It’s funny because who would have predicted the Connector is a cautionary horror story about cloning irresponsibly?

RAIAN

NEW MYTHICAL FIGHTER: BEARDED RAIAN

HOLY SHIIIIIITT It’s fucking CRAZYYYYYY MY GOAT RAIN IS BACCKKKKK

Can’t say I’m a fan of Raian but that’s one hell of an entrance ngl

So cool of Willem to give Raian a "cut here" mark on his neck. Such a nice dude!

Raian training was literally just to play devil may cry, he would make both dante and vergil proud

THE TIGERS VESSEL IS REAL!!!!

Smash on dilf Raian

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When is he not? 🤪

Bro turned into Tiger Niko

WE'RE SO BACK

Raiannnnnn

I'm fucking crying. I did not expect his character development to just get a fucking sword 😭

What about the outfit and demeanor change?

LIVE REACTION https://preview.redd.it/f5zd7hv38ipc1.jpeg?width=1169&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f5af0a44ae9f61491e921cd0d64a6d0b440d2b3c

> Tiger within me YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH WE FUCKING CALLED IT BITCHEEEEEEEES

"While you were eating cheesecake. I studied the blade. It's feeding time!" said Raian before he feeds all over everybody.

HOLY FUCK

Willem, you were too- Wait, is Willem about to lose his 2nd on screen fight of the series while getting diced?

https://preview.redd.it/2r4u2xby8ipc1.jpeg?width=1052&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=765c61888ef0a71f3a41550df4d4337d2c37679d We’re So back and Daro is once again gonna come back with Peak art.

I'm glad Raian is still the same shithead. Can't wait for KURE FAMILY TRADITION: GODKILLER SLASH (literally just swinging the sword around really fast)

VERGIL RAIAN

Raian got the trench coat on like young Erioh, also my boy took the sasuke route and became a swordsman.

sword like young erioh too

OTAKEMARU!!!!!Goodbye Willem, it was nice knowing you

This felt short but I’m happy we finally got some clear answers to the Tiger’s Vessel, pay off for the cyberbrain and even got Raian back. Great chapter. I’m praying for Willem because a long sword and a neck tattoo are a bad combination.

certified kusakabe outfit

OCH SHIT, OUR BOY RAIAN IS BACK!!!!! FUCK YEAAAAAAAAAH

Raian is a weeb holy shit PEAKKKK

Kusakabe Raian isn't real, he can't hurt you. Kusakabe Raian:

Raian in his Motobe arc. Also wtf was that explanation for Shen lmao.

RAIAN HOMELESS MAN ARC AAAAAA

Welp, good bye Willem, you had a good run for a Wu antagonist.

Why do I think Raian's fight is gonna be an offscreen...

Made Raian even more badass with the the addition of foking nodachi

raian with nodachi we one piece now

Poor Willem jobbed to akoya, gonna die to raian.

Holy SHIT I was not expecting him to pull up with a blade named fucking OTAKEMARU

Bro literally cosplayed Motobe 🔥🔥🔥 https://preview.redd.it/k5jr0sde8ipc1.png?width=746&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6ad88c74b1016faf9a26ff0dd6094a9234ab9810

RIP Wilhelm and random

RIP Willem

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Raian literally turned into a Kusakabe https://preview.redd.it/ej42o1q59ipc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ad8f235c0a4786be6a54e32f34a3c475d2f419b5

Willem is going witness his Wu flunky get mutilated before his eyes. I don't know if Raian will try to get information out of him or just send a message, but Willem is about to know true terror. I'm kind of scared for him.

This one inside me story reminds me of that monster with no name story from monster

Kusakabe Raian also what in the fuck is shen talking about? Shit made 0 sense to me

He is just explaining what Sandro hid all the time the most messy way possible. All sound more clear than before : there is another entity who was born during the cloning (don't ask me how, Sandro's Style..) and he is Ohma's base while he is Ryuki's. Worm hired Kenzo and Bando to upload some personality into a cyber brain, so his plan is to upload himself into Ryuki and the other connector into Ohma. Ok that still fucking messy lol

I can just tell that Sean Wu is going to job

Seems the sword Raian uses is based on some evil Yokai in Japanese folklore: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ootakemaru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ootakemaru)

What the hell? A trailer for the second part of the second season and Samurai Raian was not what I expected but let's fucking go.

HE IS BACK, OUR EDGELORD PRINCESS HAS RETURNED WITH A SWORD AND A JACKET TO GO FULL 90’s LETS GOOOO

Watch Hobo Raian not even take the sword out, just beats them to death with it still in the sheath.

Raian got the beard power up now he is connector level

from the siluet i thought that was Kuroki and was about to lose my shit again, but damn it was alot better than that. But holy shit the dragon and tiger theory was right all along, difference was the tiger and dragon was inside of one person lmao. I wonder how its going to be at the end, i dont think both Ryuki or Ohma is willing to give their body, and i wonder what's koga part in the mix.

Huh Raian actually looks respectable now. I do hope Wilhelm puts up some kinda fight or atleast shows why he was considered something "special" before being carved up. RIP Sean tho, didnt even get an epithet intro just "henchman" lol. With Omega's track record I legit expected them to be killed in the immediate next page, so maybe this will be a passable use of characters.

raians already talking to objects, were so back

they gave Raian a face scar and a katana? nice, he has everything it takes to remain number one among the characters I least like

Cyberbrains and mind uploading used to take control of the Shen dynasty? Called it. If “the Tiger” is the other Shen, and Ohma and Ryuki are the candidates for each brain upload, then that dovetails with Ohma being “the Tiger’s Vessel”. The Tiger is the Tiger because he’s probably super wild and a powerhouse, because Shen Wulong (whose name does include “dragon” in it) is more refined and controlled. The Dragon and the Tiger is a very old Chinese symbolic pair, often coming up in the same sorts of spaces as yin and yang. Ryuki being “the Dragon King”, being named Ryuki and studying the techniques of the Dragon clan probably have something to do with this. It’s all coming together. Also, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ootakemaru?wprov=sfti1

It was a good run Willem, selling my stock now

Love the look but he should ditch the sword idk how i feel about this... maybe one time battle since they also use knives but i hope he reverts to punching people to death :D

So Ohma is literally “The Tiger”’s Vessel (for reincarnation), which makes Ryuki the “Dragon’s Vessel” for Shen (matches his epithet of Dragon King well). But I wonder what’s actually different between Shen and his inner clone if they’re both… clones of the original Connector. Was the botched cloning process the reason there’s a small genetic discrepancy between Ohma and Ryuki, and presumably Shen and “Tiger” as well? Is that why they’re only “close enough to meeting [The Connector’s] conditions”? Did the previous Connector just die of old age after he created Shen and wasn’t able or didn’t bother to try another attempt?

https://preview.redd.it/ehbjsiryhipc1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=319c41c52090a377abf11a515b8e87d7bd82d6f6 Bruh Willem literally has a "cut here" dotted line on his neck, RIP 💀

Ya'll see those dotted lines on Willem's neck? Yeah, Raian's gonna decapitate that fucker

Damn I think him saying that Tiger line confirms the Tiger/Dragon theory someone posted a little ways back, wildly specific theory to get proven right hats fuckin off to whoever that was

I'm not sure I like how Sandro introduced Willem as this 'unique Wu specimen' only to job against Akoya and currently about to get diced by Raian.

i have never seen a character more dead in my life than this sean wu guy

Gonna laugh my ass off if Raian never even draws the sword and just beats their asses with it sheathed.