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Unlike Okita she is more of a psychological sadist than a cruel fighter.

She likes sneaking out of the palace because she feels so trapped there, but won't put up a fight when the Shinsengumi arrive to get her back. Older Than She Looks: She's apparently older than Kagura, who is 14, but just like Kagura she looks and acts like she's a couple of years younger.Lonely Rich Kid: She feels lonely in the palace, which is why she sneaks out.Interclass Friendship: Soyo, a princess, is best friends with Kagura, a Yato from a very poor family and currently living in Perpetual Poverty because her boss Gintoki rarely pays her a good salary.

Hime Cut: After the two-year Time Skip, Soyo has parted blunt bangs, cheek length sidelocks, and mid-back length straight hair.Forehead of Doom: She has a rather prominent forehead.Cute Is Evil: She isn't really evil, but she enjoys the suffering of others if it makes herself look good.She gets kidnapped and threatened with death by Joi extremists in episode 286, but remains calm the entire time because she believes the whole ordeal is simply an elaborate watermelon-smashing game.She sees no problem in sneaking into a prison for sleepover.Chekhov's Gunman: Becomes quite a pivotal character in the Courtesan of a Nation arc few hundreds chapters/around two-hundred episodes after her introduction.Cheerful Child: Constantly cheerful and oblivious.She met Kagura at one time and they have been good friends ever since. She occasionally sneaks out of the palace because of boredom and loneliness. The Wise Prince: Despite his young age, Shigeshige has the best intentions for his people and seems to be a legitimately competent ruler in his own right.Teeny Weenie: In his first episode after he strips off all his clothes, Gintoki mentions that Shigeshige has a foot soldier instead of a shogun down there.The Stoic: He always keeps up his composure as shogun, even if he is secretly crying on the inside.Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: Surprisingly heroic during the Courtesan of a Nation arc, getting the entire police force to overthrow Sadasada and then defies the Tendoshu's orders.This has major consequences in the following events. Sacrificial Lion: He is the first major recurring character to die, being killed with a poisoned needle at the end of the Shogun Assassination arc.

Reasonable Authority Figure: He may be a Puppet King, but he has the best interests of his people in mind and tries to improve their lives to the best of his ability.The Quiet One: He usually lets others do the talking for him.He later turns against his role as puppet and openly opposes the Tendoshu's rule. Puppet King: For his uncle Sadasada, who still ran the show behind the scenes, and the Tendoshu.Phrase Catcher: Gintoki will often say " Shogun ka yo.!" ("It's the shogun.!") when he shows up.Nice Guy: Compared to his uncle (and Nobunobu), he is a humble man that wants to make a difference in Edo, and at the same time, puts himself at the same level of their citizens.Nerves of Steel: No matter what happens to him, he never loses his cool.Naked People Are Funny: Almost constantly ends up naked.Kneel Before Frodo: Bows down to Kagura and Shinpachi and thanks them for helping save his retainer and father figure, Maizo.I Just Want to Be Normal: The main reason behind his appearances, as he tries to experience the life of a normal citizen.His name meanwhile, is taken from Tokugawa Ieshige -ironically one of the shoguns least-interested in his job (in contrast to Shigeshige's effort to know the affairs even of regular people). Historical Domain Character: His historical counterpart is Tokugawa Iemochi, who was Shogun during the Bakumatsu period.Died in Your Arms Tonight: Dies peacefully and smiling with his head on his unknowing sister's lap.Then he turns fully badass when it's revealed he's received ninja training back in his childhood. Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Despite not being shown fighting, he's very honorable and would sacrifice his own position in order to make justice.Covert Pervert: Gets a nosebleed at the prospect of seeing the girls naked at the pool.Butt-Monkey: It's amazing how a man who could order to execute any person he wish can achieve such big levels of humiliation and pain in just a few seconds/a few panels after his appearance.Also known as the Great General, he is the ruling Shogun of Edo in the Gintama world.