Kenji Sakaki

Kenji Sakaki is one of the protagonists of Crossroads of Destiny. His Vanguard circle is pale blue.

Personality
Having had to raise Makoto and Hanako from a young age after the deaths of their parents, Kenji tends to be overprotective of them. He sometimes acts goofy and overdramatic, which seems from his need as a child for attention.

Crossroads of Destiny
Many years before the start of the series, he would sometimes encourage his younger brother, Naito, to quit playing Vanguard. One instance in particular came after a series of run-ins with a bully named Shark, who had defeated Naito twenty-four times in a row and stolen Naito's deck every time. After Naito finally beat Shark, Kenji decided he wanted to play Vanguard as well.

Sometime after a brief stint in the National Circuit, Kenji bought Card Shop Castle from an unnamed owner and turned the struggling shop into a booking local business, with as many as sixty-four people attending a local Vanguard tournament.

Card Shop Castle
Kenji is generally friendly with all of the regular customers at Card Shop Castle.

Makoto and Hanako Sakaki
As his adopted children, Kenji is often extremely overprotective of them. However, he is always ready to encourage them to pursue their dreams. Kenji is the one who pushed Makoto to enter the Tournament of Champions more than anyone else and even supported Hanako when she wanted to learn the game as well.

Naito Sakaki
Kenji and Naito didn't always get along. Often, they were rivals in Vanguard and in everyday life. As well, Kenji was often annoyed by Naito's antics, overly positive attitude, and strange sayings. However, Kenji always did what he thought was best for Naito, as when he tried to get Naito to quit playing Vanguard after a bully had stolen his cards. After the latter's death, Kenji seems to have some deep-seeded regrets regarding how he treated his brother when they were younger.

Deck
Kenji uses a Royal Paladin deck that focuses heavily on superior calling units straight from the deck. The deck is heavy on grade 1 units and searching for cards to add to the hand. This not only goes along with the theme of Royal Paladin to gain strength through friendship, but also helps Kenji check more triggers during drive checks.