Karasu Kanshi, also known as Karasu Redbeak is a non-playable character from Final Fantasy XIV. He is an antagonist in the Ninja job quests.
History[]
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn[]
Karasu was claimed to be a traitor in Doma who sold their nation to the Garlean Empire. Oboro Torioi and Tsubame Oshidari arrived in Eorzea on orders to kill him for his treachery.
He evaded capture several times though their attempts to strike him at Aleport resulted in him failing his mission to assassinate a pirate captain. He was chastised and given a stern warning by his mysterious boss when he claimed a "reunion with old friends" resulted in the mark escaping.
After Oboro procured shinobi garments for the adventurer, Karasu intercepted the shipment and hid the articles across La Noscea guarded by imperial agents as seemingly a test. He later left a note found by Oboro warning that he was going to strike their safehouse in Eastern La Noscea. Confronting him in Raincatcher Gully, Karasu was finally defeated. Before Oboro could execute him for his crimes, Karasu started laughing and questioned if "the dull one" truly believed he was the traitor. He claimed to not be responsible for the attack, but rather found the one who did: Master Gekkai, who gave him a choice to serve him or die (with Karasu choosing the former). Oboro remained in disbelief, but before he could do anything, Karasu leaped into a ravine and seemed to kill himself by activating an explosive, claiming the truth would be found at Candlekeep Quay.
Karasu later appeared after Master Gekkai was slain at the shinobi's hands, now out of his garb and without face paint, having faked his death prior. He returned the ninja body armor he had taken earlier and tossed his ninja soulstone to Oboro. Though exonerated of his charge of treason, he declined the offer to return to the village, claiming it was always too stuffy for him and he still had much blood on his hands from when he worked under Gekkai. He departed to make his own way as a free man.
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward[]
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood[]
Karasu appeared as a masked black marketeer who led the Garnet League shinobi after a scroll of forbidden summoning. He kidnapped V'kebbe the Stray, Perimu Haurimu/Underfoot, and Tsubame Oshidari as ransom for the scroll. Later he offered it to his master, Hanzo, who appeared to kill him with the Katon mudra.
Karasu reappeared at the end of the Stormblood arc during a solo duty, wherein he fought at the side of the adventurer against his former master Hanzo. Karasu's earlier "death" at Hanzo's hand had been merely the destruction of a mirror/clone produced by his mastery of the "fourth mudra" and what Hanzo had believed to be a jutsu exclusive to his clan. Karasu's previous master, Gekkai, had learned the jutsu as well, and Karasu had gained sufficient mastery in it to create mirrors to fake his own death. Following Hanzo's defeat, Karasu fled before Oboro caught up to him. Oboro soon realized that Karasu has fled with the real scroll.
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers[]
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker[]
Karasu, while disguised as Oboro, defended Doma from a lunar primal that emerged from the tower in Yanxia. Oboro chose to not reveal Karasu's involvement to the Eastern Alliance to continue monitoring him from afar.
Characteristics[]
Appearance[]
Karasu is a male Hyur with long black hair, with black paint over his eyes. Unlike the other shinobi, his ninja garb is colored red rather than blue.
Personality[]
Karasu has a flair for theatrics, often narrating the situation as though he is the hero of a tale. Prone to giving nicknames, he calls the Adventurer a "horsebird chick" or "little chick," and refers to Oboro as the "dull one" or "dim one." He calls Tsubame Oshidari Oboro's "sparrow." Karasu has no sense of loyalty, even to his teacher, and frequently changes sides during conflict and often reneges on his promises. He tries to kill Oboro and Tsubame as much as he helps them and the Warrior of Light. Karasu also has a penchant for faking his death, only to suddenly re-appear at critical moments to turn the tide. This leads to a general perception of untrustworthiness and unreliability, and Oboro openly complains that he'd rather have an army of arch-nemeses over having Karasu as a friend.
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