Daito Ueyama

Jovial and good natured, Daito Ueyama has a gift for brightening the mood of the room. His ability to see humour in even the bleakest of situations often bolsters the resolve of those around him.

This apparent lack of seriousness has led some of his more dour siblings to consider him a dullard, but behind the constant smile and laughter hides the mind of a brilliant strategist, capable of intuitively picking out the weaknesses in an enemy line, and exploiting them.

Towering over all of his siblings, Daito Ueyama stands nearly 13 feet tall, and weighs nearly as much as a Contemptor Dreadnought. His impressive size is further bolstered by his innate ability to appear larger than he actually is to those that observe him, leading reports on his size to vary between 15, and 20 feet tall.

He values a good laugh, good company, and most of all, honour.

Origins
Daito's pod landed near the summit of a jungle covered mountain on the planet Kyojino-rakuen. He would be taken in by a farmer, and his daughter, that lived in a village resting at the base of the mountain. He would spend much of his early life as a simple farmer, but as he continued to grow, life amongst the simple bamboo huts of the villagers became increasingly difficult.

Rather than cast him out, the villagers, who had grown fond of their gentle, laughing giant, came together, and built for Daito his own hut in the clearing in the jungle caused by his pod when it crashed. Times were good, the crops were plentiful, and Daito knew happiness, for a time. Sadly, this happiness would not last.

A neighbouring Daimýo, seeking to claim the Shogunate, launched a war against the Daimýo who ruled over the lands in which Daito's village resided, and attacked them while Daito was away, killing everyone, including Daito's adoptive father, and sister.

Returning to find everyone he cared about dead, Daito began traveling from village, to village, raising a peasant army with which to combat the invading Daimýo, and ultimately met him, and his army outside the walls of the local Daimýo's city. The ensuing battle would cost many lives, but ultimately ended when Daito, using nothing but his bare hands, tore the attacking Daimýo from his mecha, and crushed the life out of him.

Impressed by Daito, and deeply indebted to him for coming to his defence, the defending Daimýo took Daito into his household, and made him a samurai, gifting him with a masterfully crafted suit of armour made specially for him. It quickly became evident that the teachings of kendo were poorly suited to Daito's strengths, however, as his bulk put him at disadvantage, minute as it may have been. Fortunately, the city was famous for its Sumo dojo, and it was there that Daito gained his love for the sport, mastering the discipline rapidly. [[Category:D]]