Free

Free (フリー) is a minor secondary character of Beastars. He is an active member of the Shishigumi.

Appearance
He is an indian lion with a scar on his face, possibly obtained during one of his struggles with his or another criminal group. His other distinctive features are his mane, which is styled into a pompadour, and his lack of visible pupils. He also has large tattoos on his chest, stomach, shoulders and back.

Like other members of the Shishigumi, Free is usually seen wearing a suit and tie.

Personality
He is a pretty eccentric lion who likes to fight and have fun. Despite this he also has a surprisingly strong sense of duty and respect towards his comrades and Louis.

Background
According to Dolph, basically all the lions of Shishigumi were born and raised in the Black market. Not much else is known about his past.

Who killed Tem? arc
When he and the other lions first encountered Louis, it was right after the death of their former boss. When Ibuki first suggested that they'd make Louis their new boss, Free was against the idea, saying how they'd end up wanting to eat him at some point. However, after Louis passed the test and became their boss, Free started to treat him with proper respect.

With Louis as the boss, the Shishigumi changed for the better, becoming more powerful among the criminal organizations and making the lions genuinely respect Louis. During this time Free, together with Ibuki and Dolph would be the ones accompanying Louis the most in the Black market and became rather close with him, though not to the same extend as Ibuki.

At the end of the arc, Free, Louis, Ibuki and Dolph had a turf war with a gang of wolves. After the fight Free and Dolph left to buy cigarettes and told Ibuki and Louis to wait them in the car. Unbeknownst to him, Louis admitted to Ibuki that he would leave the Shishigumi, which provoked Ibuki to take Louis for a ride to try and talk him out of leaving. When Free realized the two were gone he used his motorcycle to follow them, finding them just in time to save Louis from being eaten by Ibuki by shooting him. He then revealed that he and Ibuki had made a pact that if Ibuki tried to kill or eat Louis, Free would kill him before that happened. After explaining this to Louis, Free took him to the edge of the Black market and told him to go live his life in the outside world, as well as warn him that if Louis ever came back, he would eat him alive.

Trivia

 * When introducing the Shishigumi members to Legoshi, Louis described Free by saying that he likes female lions and violence. He also likes to play billiard.
 * He owns a motorcycle, making him the only known member of the Shishigumi to have their own vehicle.
 * Like other members of the Shishigumi, Free is a silver vine addict. He is seen sniffing the plant before turf war with a group of wolves to give himself a boost.
 * The tattoo on his chest has "Nekojarashi" written in kanji (狗尾草), which means "cat teaser" and refers to a bristly plant that is used by cat owners to play with their pets.

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