Goemon

ゴエモン

Goemon is a hot-blooded man from Edo (though the anime portrays him with a more caring outlook). Possessing a strong sense of justice and will, he sets right any wrong he encounters, despite his short temper.
He has a girlfriend named Omitsu and best friends and partners with Ebisumaru.
He is a major character in quite a few games. His favorite weapon of choice is an old-style smoking pipe, which appears as a golden one in the anime, but as a wooden or silver one in a few of the games.
Some say he is based on a real Japanese ninja called "shikawa Goemon," who is notable for being boiled alive after a failed attempt to kill a civil war-era warlord.