He planned to use it to revive a yōma known as Orochi, for which he require female ninja as sacrifices. Supposedly, he was the one that issued the mission for the Hebijo Elite to take the scroll in the first place. In Senran Kagura Burst, Dōgen appears once again and is properly elaborated on. He expresses his disappointment in all the money he wasted investing into the place upon seeing the Hanzō Girls succeeding in their assault. He remains an antagonist in both of Senran Kagura: Deep Crimson and Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus, being the main antagonist of the former and a minor antagonist of the latter.ĭōgen first appears in Senran Kagura: Portrait of Girls as a unnamed Hebijo Clandestine Girls' Academy investor when the the Hanzō Girls invaded Hebijo Academy in order to retrieve the stolen Super-Secret Ninja Art Scroll. He would ultimately succeed in this endeavor, but not before Homura cut him down after learning of his plan. Dōgen's true intention for pouring so much funding toward Hebijo Academy was to increase the amount of quality shinobi the school had so they could become proper sacrifices for Orochi, the ancient yōma sealed beneath the school. This made him a valuable asset to the school, but it was merely a front. This was made clear when he eats a yōma to power himself up, or when he used puppetry on himself to unlock his inner power rather than training to reach that point like a proper shinobi would.ĭōgen was one of Hebijo Clandestine Girls' Academy's most generous investors, contributing the lion's share of funding toward evil shinobi training. He is defeated numerous times by Homura and the others, but manages to survive until the final climax, wherein his ultimate goal is finally achieved.ĭōgen prefers the quick and easy route when it comes to gaining power. Initially, he only wanted to conjure yōma so that he could sell them as weapons, but his admiration for their power made him want to outright control them.ĭōgen is shown to be very persistent and conniving. His drive to have the yōma over his control continues into both Senran Kagura: Deep Crimson and Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus. He was willing to sacrifice Hebijo's Elite class and put the entirety of the student body in peril as means for resurrecting Orochi.
Also, he dons a traditional suit and tie.ĭōgen is insatiably greedy. In the anime, his hair is black and he lacks any facial hair. He is a blonde and bearded man, and has a long scar going down his right eye. He wears formal attire consisting of a red coat with black furred trimming, waist-high pants of the same color, a dress shirt, and a blue and green neckerchief. A tall, sculpted man who's muscular body is apparent even when fully-clothed.