Taketsuchi Auchi was a prosecutor in Japan during the Meiji period. He was an ancestor of Winston Payne and Gaspen Payne. He was arrogant and self-confident like his descendants after him would be. He would frequently belittle Ryūnosuke Naruhodō and Kazuma Asōgi. Moreover, he used a fan in court, which was decorated with the kanji for "Guilty" (罪).