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 == Mr. Claremont == 

 Is it just me, or does Kensei bear a resemblance to the character of Mr. Claremont, who owned the sword repair shop in ""Landslide""? It would make sense that Kensei and Claremont are the same person, given that Kensei is effectively immortal, and that Claremont had the banner of Takezo Kensei up in his shop. Also, Claremont seemed to have an emotional attachment to the Kensei sword when he saw that it had been snapped, implying that he may have once owned it. -  "