Chapter 227

"Gangster" is the third chapter of the 26th volume and the 227th chapter overall of the Tokyo卍Revengers manga series, written and illustrated by Ken Wakui.

Summary
Born Minami Terano, South Terano grew up in Rio de Janeiro with his bedridden mother; his only childhood toy was an old piano. A gang leader named Dino functioned as his mother's caregiver and a surrogate father. He introduced Terano, a Japanese native, to Brazilian gang life at the age of five. Dino groomed Terano into violence by ordering him to shoot men he considered his enemies. For this killing, Terano received money and bought new shoes, thus learning the benefits of violence. After Terano's success, Dino dubs him "South".

South's physical impressive strength displays itself; at twelve, he kills Dino by beating him to death and inherits Dino's gang, Dino South. Two years later, a rival gang raid kills South's mother. With both parental figures dead, South moves back to Japan to live with his grandparents. He continues his gang activity there, eventually landing in juvenile detention.

In detention, he encounters the recently incarcerated S-62 Generation members and hears of their involvement in the Kanto Uprising; they are considered the men who rule Kanto. From this, South concludes that if he defeats them, he can be Kanto's top gangster. Eagar to build his own era, South easily defeats Ran, Rindo, Shion, Mucho, and Mocchi.

Around a year later, in 2007, South is released from detention; in the same year, he, alongside the Haitani Brothers, Mocchi, and Shion, created Rokuhara Tandai. South expresses his desire to recruit Kakucho into Rokuhara Tandai. Ran replies that Kakucho will not listen to him; his involvement in Tenjiku only came about under Izana's bidding. Laughing in reply, South assures Ran that he is good at negotiating. South's form of "negotiating" comes in the form of brutally beating Kakucho in an alley. As he lays on the ground, beaten and bruised, Kakucho admits his defeat to a grinning South; subsequently, he joins Rokukara Tandai.

At the Three Deities' confrontation, Waka and Benkei pant in their efforts against South. Noticing their fatigue, South taunts them. From a distance, Kakucho glances at the fight while behind him Ran and Rindo fights Sanzu and Kanto Manji Gang members. As the Brahman duo dodges South's strong blows, Kakucho concludes that South will emerge victorious, no matter his opponents' strength. South's violent nature will reign supreme.