Ran Haitani

Ran Haitani is the Special Attack Force Captain of the Kanto Manji Gang. He was a member of the S-62 Generation and a founding member of Tenjiku, then Rokuhara Tandai’s Number 2 a couple of years later. In the present, Ran is a Bonten executive.

Appearance
Ran has a lanky build and small face with purple downturned eyes, blond eyebrows, and a thin mouth. His shoulder-length hair is alternately dyed in the colors of black and blond, with his roots and their end sections black and the midsection blond. Ran often styles his hair in two neatly-woven pigtail braids in battle but would wear his hair down on occasion. He also has a matching tattoo with his younger brother on the left side of his back and chest, stretching from his nape and collarbones down to his torso. He wears a single black earring on his left ear and is most often seen in a black Kanto Manji Gang uniform. When outside of gang duty, Ran wears a gray loose-fitting sweatshirt and black pants.

While in Tenjiku, Ran wore a black version of the gang uniform featuring a skull motif on the collar alongside a light-colored belt and gloves. In Rokuhara Tandai, Ran also wore a black version of the uniform with contrasting white seams and a belt. At age 13, Ran’s hair was purely blond.

In the present timeline, Ran cuts his hair short and has it styled in a slicked back side part gelled to the right, alternating in the colors between light purple and black. He has the Bonten insignia tattooed on the front of his neck and wears a purple form-fitting suit alongside a pair of small hoop earrings and rings on his right fingers.

Personality
Ran is naturally whimsical toward others which makes him inscrutable; he is also independent in his own right and only holds regard for his younger brother who he used to govern the district of Roppongi with, other than Izana Kurokawa and Kakucho who he once served under in Tenjiku. This shows the limitations of Ran’s obedience and respect, for he and his brother as a collective duo were widely known for their supreme authority in Roppongi for the majority of their childhood, hence his nescience in shouldering orders from a superior and complying to them.

Ran’s limited circle of whom he trusts and holds respect for is also the cause of his apathy toward others when he involves himself in battle. He is indifferent to using underhanded strategies in taking out his opponents and has little care for the degree of the injuries he inflicts.

Authority
Ran holds a high position in many gangs and once went as far as assuming the second highest position in Rokuhara Tandai. He is often respected and feared by many for this reason.

Fighting Prowess
Although shown to have fought with fists when he was younger, Ran frequently resorts to underhanded tactics in battle by way of his baton or any weapon that can cause injury and guarantee his win. Ran has never been known to have fought fairly and justifies this furtive approach as a means of bagging victory against much stronger opponents.

Quotes

 * "Does it really matter who does it? Toman’s not a gang you can crush by following dumb rules like that. We gotta hit ‘em fast, while their guard’s still down." Ran speaks on Toman’s strength

Etymology

 * The name Ran means "orchid" (蘭).
 * Ran's surname Haitani means "ash" (灰) (hai) and "valley" (谷) (tani).

Trivia

 * According to the official character book:
 * Ran's image color is deep purple.
 * He likes Yves Saint Laurent and Mont Blanc.
 * He dislikes staying up all night.
 * His special skill is making a good impression.
 * The person he respects or admires is Kakucho.
 * The people he dislikes or fears are Tetta Kisaki and Shuji Hanma.
 * His dream is to be a celebrity abroad.
 * His favorite spot is his bed.
 * His heroic/failure story: he once slept for 24 hours.
 * A day in his life: he takes great care of his hair and regularly goes to beauty salons in Harajuku to get it done. Afterwards, he puts on Miles Davis music and monologues about his feelings towards his new hairstyle as he walks through the wind.

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