Hannibal&#039;s Roman adversary during the Second Punic War, who is believed to have died around 183 BC. As a Drifter, he is as old as Hannibal, who he is seen constantly arguing with, claiming that &quot;a winner takes all&quot; since he won at Zama. Nevertheless, Scipio respects Hannibal greatly, saying he is worth a million men, because though a million men would not budge Rome, Hannibal nearly tore it down.

The story centers around Shimazu Toyohisa, the real-life samurai who fought in the pivotal Battle of Sekigahara. In his dying moments, Shimazu is transported to a world of magic with other famous warriors throughout history. These warriors are forced to fight each other in an endless battle. 
 
(Source: Anime News Network)


**Non-anime roles:**
~!Carl Bruner in "Ghost" (live-action movie) (Japanese)  Celeborn in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (live-action movie) (Japanese)  Gennojo Hyuga in "Castle Shikigami 2" (VG) (Japanese)  Matsu in ".hack//G.U. Vol. 2: Kimi Omou Koe" (VG) (Japanese)  Matsu in ".hack//G.U. Vol. 3: Aruku you na Hayasa de" (VG) (Japanese)  Matsu in ".hack//G.U. Vol.1 Saitan" (VG) (Japanese)  Mike Delfino in "Desperate Housewives" (live-action TV series) (Japanese)  Sora in ".hack//Mutation" (VG) (Japanese)  Sora in ".hack//Outbreak" (VG) (Japanese)  Sora in ".hack//QUARANTINE" (VG) (Japanese)  Vin in "Jak II Renegade" (VG) (Japanese)!~

First he pitted the Catholic church against vampires, Nazis and Great Britain, bathing London in a flood of blood. But Hellsing creator, Kohta Hirano still had something crazy up his sleeve when he created his new series, Drifters.
 
Imagine a world of magic, full of elves and hobbits and dragons and orcs. Inside this world of magic and wonder there is a great war being waged, using warriors from human history as chess pieces in a bloody, endless battle. Hirano’s new concept gathers famous warriors throughout history and puts them on both sides of good and evil, and then turned them loose in a bloody melee of madness. (Source: Dark Horse)
 Note: Nominated for the 4th and 5th Manga Taishou Awards.

Unaired episode 13 and 14 included in the DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Drifters and episode 15 included in the sixth volume of the manga.

Scipio Africanus