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| “ | My granddad was the kindest man in the world. He fed me good food at expensive restaurants. He was a Yakuza, but he was a Yakuza with Principles. People like my granddad, maybe you called them... A necessary evil. I'm told he only killed a handful of women and children. He'd buy me anything I wanted with the drug money. He was a true Tokyo-ite and a good man who eeeverybody loved. | „ |
| ~ Samurai Sword's perception of the Debt Collector. |
| “ | Denji boy... Ya have our thanks. Obedient like a dog. Happy to work for cheap, treated like a dog too. Thing is though, I hate the stench of f***ing dogs. Us Yakuza, we wanted to get stronger to make more money, so we made a contract with a devil like you did. What we want was a devil's power. | „ |
| ~ The Debt Collector revealing his true intentions to dispose Denji. |
The Debt Collector is a minor antagonist from Chainsaw Man, serving as the main antagonist of the Introduction Arc. He is a member of the Yakuza who uses Denji as a devil hunter in order to offload his debt due to his dead father unable to pay it, and is a scummy old man who made a contract to the Zombie Devil and betrayed Denji just to get what he wants.
He was voiced by Kosei Hirota in Japanese and by Greg Dulcie in the English dub.
Appearance[]
The Debt Collector appears to be a short old man that wears an unbuttoned light brown jacket with a white shirt tucked inside of it, a black pants, a boot and a glasses. He also supports a long white beard.
Personality[]
The Debt Collector initially acts as a pragmatic boss towards Denji because he needed him to become a devil hunter to offload his debt. He is extremely ruthless on his job, having no hesitations to cut Denji to pieces if he is unable to pay off his debt and treating Denji like an obedient lap dog. As the manga progressed, it is shown that he held a huge contempt with lap dogs like Denji and shows his backstabbing nature by having one of his Yakuza members killing Denji. He ends up becoming a slave to the Zombie Devil after the contract.
Despite his seemingly negative personality, it is shown that he truly cares for his grandson, as it was revealed that he used to spoil him by giving what he wanted by inviting him to fancy restaurants or buying him anything that he wanted while also giving him a parting gift to fight against his enemies after his death: A large zombie army considered of people who were unable to pay his grandfather's debts. It is also stated by his grandson that his grandfather, despite his ruthlessness due to him killing a handful of woman and children, was revealed to be a Yakuza with true principles and a true Tokyo-ite that was loved by everybody and was one of the Necessary Evil that was needed by the society. In addition, because of his grandfather's determination to not running away from trouble, Samurai Sword also attempts to adopt this positive quality in order to face problems in his life.
Biography[]
Background[]
In his childhood days, Denji's father died from an unknown circumstances. As a result, Denji was burdened by his father's debt as the Debt Collector threatens Denji to give him the money his father owed to him otherwise he will cut his body parts to pieces and sell it on the black market. Desperate to the point he almost trying to commit suicide, Denji then lets his pet chainsaw devil, Pochita, to bite his arm so that he could form a contract with Pochita and become a devil hunter for the debt collector in order to offload some of his father's debt. The debt was so severe that Denji has to sell his right eye and his kidneys to offload it even if it wasn't enough.
Introduction Arc[]
During one of the devil hunting sessions, the Debt Collector brought Denji to an abandoned warehouse and it was then revealed that the Debt Collector and his Yakuza accomplices made a pact with the Zombie Devil in order to gain more wealth and power and as a result, but ended up becoming the Devil's literal mindless zombies. The Zombie Devil ordered his new slaves into killing Denji by hacking his body to pieces and threw him into the trash bin. Fortunately however, due to their strong bond, Pochita then made a pact with Denji and then becomes the Chainsaw Man in order to kill the Zombie Devil and his slaves once and for all.
Katana Man Arc[]
Despite his death, it was shown that his death affected Samurai Sword deeply as he attempted to avenge his grandfather's death while he was also given a large zombie army considered of people who were unable to pay the debts by his grandfather in order to fight against his enemies.
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External Links[]
- The Debt Collector on the Chainsaw Man Wiki
