Gintama is a very popular manga series that everyone knows. The anime is also popular, and the live-action movie directed by Fukuda was also a hot topic. A new anime movie will be released in 2021, and fans are probably very excited about it. There are many characters in Gintama, but do you know the mascot character, Elizabeth? In this article, we will introduce you to Elizabeth!
What kind of character is Elizabeth?
Everyone has probably seen the visual of Elizabeth at least once. She looks like a white penguin, and she looks like Obake no Q-taro. She looks cute, but she is a mysterious character. She is actually an alien creature sent to Katsura Kotaro by Sakamoto Ryoma. She always acts as Katsura's pet and sometimes fights alongside him. She does not normally speak, but communicates using placards with words written on them. Kagura calls her "Ellie," and Shinpachi calls her "Elizabeth-san." She is quite large, standing at 180 cm tall and weighing 123 kg. By the way, Katsura, who is standing next to her, is 176 cm tall, so we can see that she is a little taller than Katsura.
The bond between Elizabeth and Katsura
Katsura is a Joi-no-Ishi patriot, and one of the comrades who once fought alongside the protagonists Gintoki Sakata, Shinsaku Takasugi, and Tatsuma Sakamoto. Katsura is currently wanted as a terrorist. He once carried out extreme terrorist activities, throwing bombs and calling for the overthrow of the shogunate, but now that Edo has someone to protect, he has shifted to a moderate position. However, whenever he had free time, he would invite Gintoki to join the Joi-no-Ishi movement. The bond between Katsura and Elizabeth is quite deep. At first, she appeared as Katsura's pet, and Katsura doted on her (she even appeared on a pet show and competed with Gintoki's Sadaharu), but now she has grown into Katsura's splendid right-hand man. Elizabeth sometimes helps Katsura out when he's in trouble.
She has very strong fighting abilities?
Despite her appearance, Elizabeth has quite strong fighting abilities. She mainly fights by swinging around a placard as a weapon, but she also has a drill hidden in her mouth that she uses to dig underground (helps Katsura escape from prison) and is useful in many other situations. She also has dexterity, as she folds origami cranes and eats with chopsticks, even with those hands that don't seem to have any fingers.
Is Elizabeth an old man inside?
Elizabeth looks like a costume. You're probably wondering what's inside her. In fact, you can sometimes see hairy old man's legs from under Elizabeth's feet, and it's clear that there's a person inside her. When she spoke for the first time in the story, everyone was surprised. By the way, the voice actor at that time in the anime was described as "the old man who was around there." Later, the description changed to "the old man who makes the anime" and "the old man who supervises," but in fact, this was the voice of the anime director. Elizabeth is clearly a suspicious person inside, but at the time, Katsura insisted that "there is no one inside." However, we have to admit that she can speak, and in the anime and other things, she is seen speaking confidently in front of Katsura.
Shocking!! Elizabeth's true identity is...?
Though Elizabeth is full of mysteries, her true identity is revealed. It was revealed that Elizabeth's true identity is "Prince Dragonia of Central Kingdom Star Three." This is Prince Hata's older brother. In fact, Elizabeth had an accident that made her lose consciousness, and Renpou's gang appeared when she was in a serious condition. After hitting her head and regaining her memory, Elizabeth remembers that her name was Dragonia. He also calmed down the people of Oukokusei who were staging a coup against Prince Hata, and united his siblings who had been torn apart. He also told the people of Oukokusei that he was no longer the prince of Oukokusei but had become Elizabeth of Earth, and asked them to fight together on Earth's side.
What! Elizabeth works in shifts?
Another shocking fact is revealed: Elizabeth's personality is on a shift system, and her personality changes every day of the week. Help Elizabeth is in charge on Mondays, and regular Elizabeth is in charge from Tuesdays to Sundays. Help Elizabeth, who is in charge of Mondays, turns out to be Eren, a general of the phantom mercenary unit "Renpo".
What is Renpo?
The "Renpo" mentioned here is an organization that plans to conquer the Earth, and is also known as the "White Devil". Shockingly, all the members wear costumes like Elizabeth and communicate with placards. Help Elizabeth originally infiltrated Earth to conquer it, but she is changed by the kindness of Katsura and various Earthlings, and tries to stop the conquest of the Earth. However, Renpou is reborn, Help Elizabeth decides to live with Renpou, and leaves Katsura. However, Regular Elizabeth appears at this point. This is the first time we learn that the characters change every day of the week.
Regular Elizabeth is Dragonia
As mentioned above, Elizabeth's true identity is "Dragonia," which refers to "Regular Elizabeth," who is in charge of Tuesdays to Sundays.
Will she appear in the final movie? Elizabeth 5 years later is like a different person
"Gintama: The Final Movie - Be Forever Yorozuya" depicts the world 5 years after the main Gintama story. Elizabeth at this point is no longer cute, but looks like a completely different person. She is completely white, and her eyes, mouth, and facial expressions remain the same, but her head and body are human, and she is surprisingly muscular. What's more, Elizabeth at this point does not communicate with placards, but speaks in her own words. What's even more surprising is that her voice actor is Akira Kamiya!
Why has she become a mayonnaise lover?
By the way, Elizabeth five years later has become a mayonnaise lover for some reason, and gets along well with Hijikata Toshiro, vice-chief of the Shinsengumi. They eat Hijikata Special together and form a team.
Elizabeth has a family
This is also a shock, but it has been revealed that Elizabeth has a family. Elizabeth mainly spends her time with Katsura, but they do not live together, they live in a tenement house. She lives there with Elizabeth's wife and child. Elizabeth's wife is actually human, and the child looks like a smaller version of Elizabeth. However, her family has only appeared once, and they remain a mystery.
Playboy?
Although Elizabeth has a wife and child, she has a troublesome side to her: she is actually quite a playboy. Katsura and Hasegawa (Madao) were hospitalized at a hospital where a nurse named Uchino was staying, and he was dating her.
The live-action version of Elizabeth is played by Yamada Takayuki
And speaking of Gintama, the live-action movie was also a hot topic, but Elizabeth appeared as a costume character. The actor who plays Elizabeth in the movie is none other than Yamada Takayuki. I'm sure many people were quite surprised when the details were announced. Speaking of Yamada Takayuki, he has starred in director Fukuda's drama series "The Brave Yoshihiko Series."
【Gintama】Summary about Elizabeth!
That's all about Elizabeth from "Gintama." Elizabeth is Katsura's right-hand man, but she is a much more mysterious and important character than I thought. However, it's surprising that she works in shifts. Elizabeth is a cute and popular character in the series. There are many character goods on sale, so if you're interested, be sure to check them out!
