"You can't always follow your dreams by being righteous. Sometimes you have to be willing to use brute force to get what you want." -Shino Kosaka Shino Kosaka, also known as "The Assassin" is a pirate and first mate of the Wolf Fang Pirates. He was the first member to join the Wolf Fang Pirates and is considered the second biggest threat in the crew behind Hellsing D. Nero. He wants to defeat the greatest swordsman Roronora Zoro.