Sougetsu Ma
馬槍月
* First appearance: Battle 67 * * Type: Dou * Type: Satsujin Ken * Yami Symbol: Moon * Martial Arts: Chinese Kenpo (specializes in strong-fist styles) Ma Sougetsu is the elder brother of Ma Kensei, master of Tanimoto Natsu, and the Chinese Kenpo Master of Yami's One Shadow Nine Fists. He is a tall and very muscular middle-aged man with short black hair and a thick beard. He usually wears a open vest to reveal his chest, dark pants, and has his gourd in his hands all the time and has armbands around his wrists. In his younger years, he was clean shaven. Sougestu is a cruel man who does not care for the well-being of other individuals and will attack anyone without hesitation, even his own niece, Ma Renka. He is an apathetic man, not caring for the condition of others around him and never has a surprised look on his face over any predicament. Natsu describes him as a bully and believes that there are times where he enjoys tormenting and torturing him during his training. However, he does care about his disciple and has high faith in him, such as his battle with Yomi, he knew he would win in the end. He even may even worry over him from time to time. However, as noted by Tanimoto
