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{{Infobox Rival Schools character
| name = Batsu Ichimonji
| japanesename = 一文字 伐
| image = Batsu.gif
| imagesize = 175px
| imagecaption = Batsu in ''Project Justice''
| school = [[Taiyo High School]]
| birthdate = [[January 1]]
| height = 171 cm
| weight = 64 kg
| bloodtype = O
| threesizes = 95-72-80
| nationality = Japanese
| seiyu = [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]]
| likes = "Straight" things, ninja, his mother
| dislikes = Dogs, "not straight" things, unfair things
}}
'''Batsu Ichimonji''' (一文字 伐 ''Ichimonji Batsu'') is a fictional character from the ''[[Rival Schools]]'' video game series by [[Capcom]]. A student from [[Taiyo High School]], he is portrayed as the main hero of the series. Ichimonji is voiced by [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]].
==History==
===Rival Schools===
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In ''Rival Schools'', Batsu is introduced as a hot-headed new transfer student to Taiyo. One day, he find that his mother, an employee at Taiyo, has been kidnapped. Despite his insistence that he can take care of it himself, he is joined by his classmates [[Hinata Wakaba]] and [[Kyosuke Kagami]] in his investigation. At one point, Batsu is confronted by Justice High's [[Raizo Imawano]], who reveals himself as Batsu's father. This, along with the revelation that Kyosuke is working with Raizo and Justice High, pushes Batsu to confront his father and defeat him, as well as rescue his mother. After he and his classmates also defeat the mastermind of the kidnappings, [[Hyo Imawano]], Batsu makes amends with Raizo and reunites his family.
===Project Justice===
In the year that has passed, Batsu has become used to life at Taiyo High, and a note person for his efforts to help Raizo's efforts to reform society. However, when his father is attacked and violence breaks out between the schools - some of which orchestrated by a person that appears to be Batsu - he, Hinata and Kyosuke set out to find out who is smearing his good name. At one point, he is challenged by an angry [[Akira Kazama]] (who believes that he attacked her and her friends), and is defeated easily. Humilated by the loss, Batsu runs off to train himself harder, leaving Hinata and Kyosuke to work with Taiyo's Student [[Iincyo|Chairperson]] in their investigation.
Later on, Batsu returns from his training and saves Hinata from the Batsu impostor. Batsu's training made him much stronger, as well as ki that is almost like fire (a version of Batsu with these changes is playable in Project Justice, as '''Burning Batsu'''). He chases down the impostor, who reveals himself to be [[Kurow Kirishima]], the attacker of Raizo and mastermind of the current school violence. After defeating Kurow, he and his friend confront the now-possessed [[Hyo Imawano]], who is easily defeated by Batsu and his friends. In the Taiyo High ending in ''Project Justice'', Batsu is left wondering about the fate of his friend and cousin Kyosuke, who had disappeared after the death of Hyo.
An alternative storyline in Project Justice suggests that Batsu did defeat Akira, and thus did not leave to train and become Burning Batsu. This storyline is not considered canon, as it has [[Roy Bromwell]] and [[Tiffany Lords]] join the Taiyo students in their investigation, at a time they are doing their own investigation.
==Trivia==
*Batsu was one of two ''Rival Schools'' characters slated to appear in the ill-fated ''[[Capcom Fighting All-Stars]]'' (the other being Akira).
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