Haiji Sawada
Haiji Sawada (澤田 灰司, Sawada Haiji) is a grey-haired kid in a group of middle-school delinquents who were advised to return home instead of staying out at night, in episode 1. He later appears after the defeat of Alien Flamenco, setting off an explosive that destroys Masayoshi Hazama's apartment and revealing that he had been repeating the word "flamenco" to himself over and over ever since their first meeting as well as being the person responsible for uploading the video of Masayoshi's initial campaign as Samurai Flamenco. He admits to being obsessed with Samurai Flamenco, and to wanting to look special in Masayoshi's eyes, going so far as to turn evil "for him" by attacking Masayoshi's loved ones. Officially he died of illness one year ago, a ruse perpetrated by his parents, a fact known and told by Akira Konno, who had tracked them. Haiji is an expert at staying under the radar, causing Masayoshi to initially suspect that the boy only exists in his mind. However, near the end, Kaname Joji (who heard Haiji with his Axe Ears moments before being run over) and Hidenori Goto (who encountered him during his capture by the boy) also saw and know of his existence. His goal for agitating Masayoshi and his targeting of his loved ones is to turn Masayoshi into "Samurai Flamenco Darkness", an anti-hero, something he planned to fulfill by having Hidenori kill him in order to "scar" Masayoshi and give him the tragic backstory required of an anti-hero. That ultimately failed when Masayoshi refused to put on the suit and decides to accept Haiji's "love" and eventually, he was beaten up by Mari (as Flamenco Diamond) for poisoning her friends. For his crimes, he was placed into either a juvenile facility or a mental ward for his crimes and though he vowed that he will go after Masayoshi again, the latter welcomed it, provided he doesn't target his friends again, putting Haiji somewhat at ease.
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- The name Haiji means "ash" (灰) (hai) and "officer, boss" (司) (ji).
- Haiji's surname Sawada means "marsh" (澤) (sawa) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).
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