Renji Kaga

Renji Kaga is a third year student of Rokuson Academy, and a participant of the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival. He is one of Japan's top 8 student knights.

Appearance
Renji mentioned hardly looking like a student. He is 236 centimeters tall, half as broad and weighs 370 kilograms. He also is sporting a beard.

Personality
Renji is a nonchalant person, who doesn't take people who are weaker than him seriously. He also has great respect for agriculture.

History
During his youth, Renji was a rival of Ouma Kurogane, though the exacts of their relationship are unknown. Renji got up all the way to the quarter-finals of the 61st Seven Stars Sword Art Festival. Also, according to an urban legend, Renji had cleared over 100 hectares - the equivalent to the Tokyo Dome - worth of land for cultivation, by himself, in his elementary school days.

Party Crashers
Renji made an appearance in the party arranged to the participants of the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival. He met with Ikki Kurogane and Yui Tatara, and also ate Yui's poisoned chicken meant for Ikki. Despite Yui claming it could kill an elephant, Renji remarked that it couldn't kill him.

Seven Stars Sword Art Festival Third Round - Beginning
Renji, having passed the previous two rounds of the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival, battled Akatsuki member Ouma Kurogane. Renji unveiled hid device, and turned into his new Asura Form. He attacked Ouma with hundreds of attacks, but they had no effect. Ouma then cut off Renji's arms and pierces his chest, while also ripping out his heart, leading to Renji's elimination from the Festival. Renji was mentioned that despite the great injuries, Renji would recover, with the help of capsules.

The Finals of the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival
Renji is later seen watching the finals of the Festival, between Ikki Kurogane and Stella Vermillion, which Ikki wins

Abilities
Expert Hand-to-Hand Combat: Renji's preferred form of fighting is hand-to-hand combat, and he is very skilled in that form of combat.

Great Endurance: Renji was capable of eating a poisoned chicken, that was claimed to have poison strong enough to be able to kill an elephant.

Immense Strength: Renji had an immense amount of physical power. Despite this he was still unable to damage Ouma, so his strenght has a limit.

Steel Skin: Renji's Nobel Art that turns his skin to steel. This most likely increases his durability, even though Ouma was able to pierce his chest with his bare hand.
 * Asura Form: Using his steel skin, Renji creates new arms for himself. This form resembles an Asura.

Device
Unnamed Loincloth Device: Renji's device takes the form of a loincloth.