Бранка

Branca is a thirty-five-year-old tiger-beastkin, a first-rate adventurer (Strength and Defense A+). Despite his fearsome appearance he prefers to overwhelm opponents with technique rather than brute force, and his blows at the tournament were among the fastest and most destructive on show.

At the martial tournament he becomes Tenma's toughest opponent; acknowledging him as a worthy rival, Branca fights seriously for the first time. After his defeat he remains friendly and later stands on Tenma's side — among other things, acting as a second for a fellow tiger-beastkin fighter.