Toshiro Kago

"Sumanuga, sessha mizukara korekara okorukotoni sonaeneba naranu (I am sorry, but I must now prepare myself for what is to come)."

- Toshiro Kago

Toshiro Kago is an abducted samurai found aboard mothership Zeta in 2277.

Background
Toshiro Kago is from Japan, born sometime before 1562 and participated in many battles for the Oda Clan. After the decimation of the Oda clan, he fought for one or more other unknown clans during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568-1603) until this end. At the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate in March 24, 1603, the use of "mon" (crests) spread to all classes, from peasant to samurai, and were not anymore reserved for aristocratic families and clans, so Toshiro placed the "wood sorrel" mon on his old okegawa dô, a mon popular among the samurai class, since the swards are symbol of samurai spirit and three leaves represent compassion, wisdom and virtue. Sometime after this event, he was abducted by mothership Zeta. He was interrogated by the aliens and put into cryo-sleep until 2277 when the Lone Wanderer stumbles upon him and unfreezes him. His lack of English, and your inability and those of your companions to converse in Japanese, mean conversation with Toshiro is never more than stilted gestures.

As he is a samurai, he follows "Bushido" (meaning "Way of the Warrior"), the samurai philosophy and code of conduct. Life and death are equal to him (entering in meditation before and after a combat - for combat readiness and respect to the existence), but honour, respectability, dignity, is higher than anything else. So if anything happens that a samurai feels is humiliating, then it is not worth living and the samurai commits seppuku, a ritual suicide. He also well-skilled in sword combat, especially in katana (also call samurai sword), their weapon of choice. Indeed, the sword is the key of heaven and of hell for him, and it's the soul of the samurai. If he loses his sword, he will feel disgraced until he can recover it. They live with dignity, they die with dignity...

Quests

 * Among the Stars: Toshiro can be spoken to about his missing sword and you can return it to him after retrieving it from the Maintenance level.
 * This Galaxy Ain't Big Enough...: During the final battle on the bridge, after the first wave of aliens are defeated Toshiro will run in from a side door and assist Paulson and Somah in battling the next wave of attackers.

Effects of player actions

 * After the events of Mothership Zeta, he stays aboard Zeta and cannot be interacted with. He will disappear if you revisit the Steamworks, but will remain on the bridge if you travel to or from the Capital Wasteland.

Other interactions

 * Despite being unable to understand English, Toshiro still responds with different dialogue depending on whether the player speaks to him with the polite, neutral, or smarmy dialogue options, presumably picking up on the player's tone and body language.
 * You can obtain his samurai armor and samurai helmet by reverse-pickpocketing him a stronger set of armor such as the power armor and power helmet that can be found in the Cargo hold. He is difficult to steal from so try using a stealth boy and while hidden, reverse pickpocket a cryo mine or cryo grenade into his inventory and back away. When the cryo explodes, he will be stunned, allowing you to run up to him, access his inventory, and pickpocket at will. If he had his sword, he may also drop it while frozen. Alternatively, you can attack him at any time in the game and kill him and none of the other NPCs will turn hostile.

Inventory
* ''Toshiro will use the sword if you either recover it from the waste disposal area and give it to him, or if you never enter the Disposal area. Should you decide to keep the sword, he will be unarmed.''

Notable quotes

 * "Onushi wa nanimono? Koko wa dokoda?"
 * "What/who are you? Where is this place?"
 * "Sessha no ken! Sessha no ken wa dokoda?"
 * "My sword! Where is my sword?"
 * "Sappari wakaranai. Koko ga doko nanoka mouse. Sessha no ken wa doushita?"
 * "I don't understand [you] at all. Tell me where this place is! What has become of my sword?"
 * "Sessha no ken wa dokoda? Ima sugu kaesanu ka?"
 * "Where is my sword? Return it now!"
 * "Nani wo itteorunoda. Sappari wakaran. Nantoka shitekure!"
 * "What are you saying? I can't understand. Please do something!"
 * "Nantoka senuka! Sessha no ken wa ittai doko ni aru no ka?"
 * "Won't you do something?! Where the hell is my sword?"
 * "Nani wo itte orunoda. Kono chi ni mioboe no nai. Ittai sessha ni nani wo shita?"
 * "What are you saying? This place does not look familiar to me. What the hell has been done to me?"
 * "Sessha no ken wo imasugu kaesunoda. Hayaku kaesanu ka."
 * "Return my sword immediately. Hurry and return it!"
 * "Onushi wa ittai nani mono? Sessha wa naze koko ni iru?"
 * "What on earth are you? Why am I here?"
 * "Sessha no ken wa do natta. Eei, hayaku kaesanu ka!"
 * "What happened to my sword? Argh, return it at once!"
 * "Youkai kara mi wo mamoru niwa, ken ga iru!"
 * "I need my sword to defend against [these] monsters!"
 * "Nani ga okotta no ka, kento tsukanu."
 * "What has happened? I cannot understand at all!"
 * "Youjutsu de sessha wo toraete youkai me. Kono mama de wa okanu zo!"
 * "These wretched monsters have taken me captive with their sorcery. I cannot be left like this!"
 * "Ken wo ubawarete shimatta, taegataki kutsujoku!"
 * "I have been robbed of my sword - this is an unbearable disgrace!"
 * "Ken wo sugu torimodosaneba naranu!"
 * "I must take back my sword immediately!"
 * "Hito wo azakeruna. Onushi no monoii wa sappari wakaran."
 * "Do not mock me! I cannot understand a word you are saying."
 * "Sessha wo tasuketakuba, sessha no ken wo sagashi dase!"
 * "If you want to help me, go and search for my sword!"
 * "Nanto? Nani wo nozonde orunoda. Nani yue, onushi no iu koto ga wakaranu no da?"
 * "What? What do you want? How is it that I have no idea what you are saying?"
 * "Onushi, naniyue sonoyo ni hanasu? Nanika shomo no mono demo arunoka?"
 * "You, why are you talking like that? Is there something you want?"
 * "Aa, sessha no ken! Kaeshite moraerutowa, katajikenai."
 * "Oh, my sword! I am most grateful for its return!"
 * "Aa, korekoso sessha no ken. Katajike nai."
 * "Oh, this is my sword! My utmost thanks!"
 * "Sumanuga, sessha mizukara korekara okorukotoni sonaeneba naranu."
 * "I am sorry, but I must now prepare myself for what is to come."
 * "Jyama wo suru na."
 * "Don't get in my way."

Appearances
Toshiro Kago appears only in the Fallout 3 add-on Mothership Zeta.

Behind the scenes

 * All Japanese names mean something. Toshiro means "advantage son" and Kago means "increasing protection".
 * His name in Japan is "Kago Toshiro", since in Japanese, the family name is first.
 * A kago is a Japanese type of litter, suspended by a single crossbeam, carried by two men, usually used to transport one person at a time.
 * Although defined as a samurai, it is rather a rōnin, a samurai without a master but this definition is used only during the feudal period (1185–1868), passed since a long time in 2277.
 * He is a completely fictional character, since no families named Kago with samurai existed at that time, and a samurai who lived and survived many battles until the Tokugawa shogunate would have become famous.

Bugs

 * After completing the main quest of Mothership Zeta, with Toshiro still alive, it is possible to pickpocket him. In his inventory his Samurai Sword will appear but trying to steal it may result in the game crashing, but you can shoot the samurai's sword out of his hand, and take it. (confirmed Xbox 360)
 * If you kill Toshiro once you thaw him out, scripted dialogue options about him with the other NPCs will remain and he will still leave at some point, grabbing his sword from the waste disposal area when doing so. However, he will NOT return to the bridge with the other NPCs later, meaning that if you did not get his sword before he leaves, it will be impossible to obtain. If you want both his sword and armor, do NOT kill him right away. Grab his sword from the waste disposal area first or wait for him to get it himself and deal with him when he returns to the bridge later.
 * The door to the powered down teleporter (on the left side of the bridge) may not open properly and forever trap Toshiro inside after you complete the main quest. There are 2 ways to prevent this; make sure Toshiro has time to open the door from his side during an alien wave, or allow Sally to flee long enough to run to the door and open it, who will then immediatly greet Toshiro.