Hayashida Megumi, also known as Rindaman or "Rinda", is a delinquent of Suzuran, who was a senior when Harumichi Bouya enrolled.
Dubbed "Rindaman the Murderer", he is a legendary figure at the school renowned for having never lost a fight. Despite his prowess, he remained a lone wolf and lacked any interest in conquering Suzuran.
Appearance and Personality
Rindaman is characterized by his imposing stature, auburn hair, and melancholy demeanour. He is particularly recognizable by his manner of dress, forsaking the gakuran typical of his classmates in favour of more casual attire. In his years at Suzuran, he wore a heavy, military jacket over a hoodie or t-shirt, with baggy slacks and combat boots. After graduating, he took to wearing a leather jacket over a simple tank top.
Rindaman embodies the "strong, silent" archetype. He is a generally soft-spoken introvert who keeps to himself and avoids crowds. He was an outsider at Suzuran, having very few friends and refusing to align with any specific gang. He often ditched class, but would loiter on campus and watch as the school's factions clashed. Despite not being an especially dedicated student, he has been shown to be quite insightful.
Plot
The nickname "Rindaman" is derived from his surname, Hayashida, which can be alternatively pronounced as "Rinda".
Rumor held that he spent the majority of his youth in juvenile detention, having murdered his father and brother[1]. This was in fact just hearsay, according to Genjirou Katsuragi, one of Rinda's closest and only friends. Katsuragi claimed that Rinda's biological father died from a disease when he was young. Years later, his mother was to be remarried, but she was tragically killed in a car accident and Rinda was left in the care of his perspective stepfather. One day, Rinda witnessed his stepbrother fatally stab their father in a fit of rage. While struggling to stop the attack, Rinda accidentally stabbed his stepbrother, killing him.
Fujihara Mid
Rindaman attends Fujihara Mid in middle school where he defeated Okakura Chiei, the then-leader of Fujihara Mid.
Ryuusen Mid
After Rindaman defeated Okakura, he transferred to Ryuusen Mid where he befriended Yoshidome Keiichi.[2] He was also known to have been close with Housen's Makio Bitou, with whom he had formed a bond after Bitou witnessed his fighting ability and offered to treat him to lunch. The two ate together nearly every day afterwards.
Suzuran
During his time at Suzuran, Rindaman developed a reputation as a dominant fighter whose strength exceeded imagination. It is claimed that in his first year, he single-handedly defeated one hundred men. He quickly became known and feared for not only dominating his juniors, but his seniors as well.
Only Takiya Genji ever dared to challenge him more than once. However, as a senior, Rindaman faced his truest challenge in the form of transfer student Harumichi Bouya, who became the only person known to have fought Rindaman to a draw.[3]
He does eventually graduate following his final confrontation with Bouya.
Post-Graduation
Following his graduation, Rinda purchases a motorcycle and departs to travel around Japan.[4] Towards the end of the series, he enters a tournament for all kinds of unarmed martial arts near Osaka.[5]
Fights
As a middle schooler, he already had tremendous strength and crazy durability as seen when he defeated high schoolers. As he enrolled to Suzuran, his strength only increases. During the fight with Bouya Harumichi, he endured many strikes from him and still be able to defeat him in the end.
- Rindaman vs. Okakura Chiei - Won [2]
- Rindaman vs. Okakura Chiei, 45 others - Won [6]
- Rindaman vs. Saitou Akitoshi, 4 others - Won [7]
- Rindaman vs. Kashino Yuuta - Won [7]
- Rindaman vs. Takiya Genji - Won, several times [8]
- Rindaman vs. Kaburagi Kazeo - Presumably won [9]
- Rindaman vs. Hiromi Kirishima, Makoto Sugihara, Toshiaki Honjou - Won [10]
- Rindaman vs. Bouya - Won [11]
- Rindaman vs. Bouya - Draw [12]
- Rindaman vs. Iwai Masanari - Won [13]
- Rindaman vs. Kunou Issei - Won [14]
- Rindaman vs. Bouya - Won [15]
Trivia
- Rindaman is modelled after the character "Ricky Linderman" from the 1980 US movie, My Bodyguard [16].
Gallery
References
- ↑ Crows; Chapter 7, page 14
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Crows Gaiden Linda Linda; Chapter 1
- ↑ Crows; Chapter 9, page 34
- ↑ Crows; Chapter 55, page 13
- ↑ Crows; Chapter 95, page 9
- ↑ Crows Gaiden Linda Linda; Chapter 2
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Crows Gaiden Linda Linda; Chapter 3
- ↑ Crows Zero
- ↑ Crows Explode
- ↑ Crows; Chapter 7, page 21
- ↑ Crows; Chapter 7, page 42
- ↑ Crows; Chapter 9, page 34
- ↑ Crows; Chapter 16, page 14
- ↑ Crows; Chapter 18, page 16
- ↑ Crows; Chapter 54, page 17
- ↑ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/クローズ#第24期生他