He's a Yakuza, and often threatens people with death, but he's not particuarly drawn to some of the violence and death towards the innocent that occurs in many of these groups. Towards the end of his episodes, he often reminisces on how hard it is to be a Yakuza, and how there had to be a better way to handle the conflicts he faces. While he generally is one of the more sane and logical members of the group, and generally dislikes killing the innocent, harming and/or outright killing one of his.