| Jūbei Futaba | |
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Name |
Jūbei Futaba |
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Gender |
Male |
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Status |
Deceased |
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Index Number |
TBA |
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Position |
Hired ninja/shinobi |
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Accomplishments |
Escape and reentry of Sakoku-policy Japan |
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Area of Expertise |
Espionage |
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Connection |
Infiltrated Warehouse 10 |
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Biography[]
Jūbei Futaba (Futaba Jūbei, 二葉 重兵衛) (TBA-TBA) was a shinobi (or ninja) of Edo-period Japan who worked for Sendai Domain daimyō Yoshimura Date.
Yoshimura had inherited a domain that had suffered financial troubles as a result of the ambitious construction projects of his predecessor; in addition, as a tozama daimyō, Yoshimura was of a much lower rank than other daimyōs of the time and was heavily looked down upon and discriminated against.
Around October of 1724, Yoshimura charged Futaba with the task of sneaking out of Japan and retrieving Sun Tzu's Reins, which had last belonged to former shōgun and Great Unifier, Ieyasu Tokugawa before they were collected by agents of Warehouse 10. He hoped that the retrieval of the reins might help improve his social standing, and perhaps help in improving his domain's fiscal situation. Leaving Japan was no easy feat, however, as Japan had been under draconian policies that strictly limited Japan's contact with the outside world implemented by shōgun Iemitsu Tokugawa (Ieyasu's grandson) since the 1630s: foreigners and locals alike were punished with death of they entered or left the country, even unintentionally.
Having successfully escaped Japan, Futaba was soon captured by Warehouse 10 agents Nandita Bachchan and Suniti Bhattacharya, and was to be Bronzed as punishment. In exchange for his freedom, Futaba offered his assistance in getting the agents inside Japan so as to collect artifacts they had otherwise been incapable of collecting for the past century. The agents accepted his offer.
TBA
Relationships[]
- Steve Jinks: Although they never met, Steve took Jūbei's place in a time bubble created by Theodosius of Bythinia's Sundial.
- Nandita Bachchan: TBA
- Suniti Bhattacharya: TBA
- Yoshimura Date: Futaba's employer who tasked him with the escape and reentry of Japan and the infiltration of Warehouse 10 to retrieve Sun Tzu's Reins.
Artifact Collection[]
Trivia[]
- Jūbei's name comes from Akechi Mitsuhide, also known as Jūbei, a samurai infamous for betraying and assassinating his master daimyō Oda Nobunaga.
- It has the same first letter as Jinks.
- Futaba's surname is written with the kanji 二 ("two") and 葉 ("leaf"). This refers to his status as a double-agent that works for two sides.
See Also[]
Appearances[]
- Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey
- A Gift Horse