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Season 1 of Netflix’s new series Blue Eye Samurai was only 8 episodes long, so it is no wonder that fans are already eagerly awaiting the next season.

With the next season far on the horizon, viewers are trying to piece together who will be releveled as Mizu’s father. Who will Mizu meet in London?

Here are some of the best current theories as to who is responsible for giving Mizu her blue eyes.

Warning: Spoilers ahead. Continue reading only if you are fine with episodes 1-8 of Blue Eye Samurai spoilers.

Mizu Is The Daughter Of The Shogun & Routely’s Or Skeffington’s Sister

Routely or Skeffington likely exploited their sister, offering her to the Shogun for personal gain, making the Shogun Mizu’s father and the sister of either Routely or Skeffington the mother of Mizu.

u/unknownwarriors, r/BlueEyeSamurai

The quoted post is just the TLDR section of the entire post, so I would highly recommend reading the entire post. The OP mentions several aspects of their theory, including dissecting Fowler’s claim and tying up some possible loose ends.

This theory seems pretty solid, especially since this would place Mizu as not only political leverage for the four, but also as a descendent of the Shogun.

With death and destruction following her constantly, what is a little more political power when it comes to Mizu’s revenge plot?

Mizu Is The Daughter Of Tokunobu & A White Woman

In a show like this there is a lot of foreshadowing going on. That foreshadowing and the storytelling highlight a lot of what is occurring and can occur. The episode detailing Mizu’s past with Mikio and Mom/Maid is an amazing example of storytelling.

We know that Mizu is looking to kill the four white men in Japan at the time of her birth because she is half-white. However, what if her mother was the white person and her father is Japanese. We know her father was not Violet, because Mizu told us. We learned from Abijah that her Mom was actually her Maid and Mizu tells us that the white men dealt in several things, including flesh.

The whole of episode 7 is Abijah trying new delicacies and we know that many seek new peculiarities. Abijah’s eyes are green, Mizu’s are blue. Yes, that isn’t how genetics work and she could be Abijah’s daughter, but in this type of show with the name Blue Eye Samurai, the eyes are extremely important.

Routely and Skeffington are described by Abijah as having similar traits to Mizu but he also says

There is so much you don’t know

In a mocking tone as if he realizes she has no true understanding of herself.

We also know that Tokunobu Daichi and Abijah Fowler have had dealings in the past.

Tokunobu was going to be the Shogun after Abijah’s coup, so they definitely have a history of working together. Tokunobu has Taigen in his employ who is from the same area as Mizu (Kohama). Mohamad is described as a fishing village. Tokunobu Daichi tells Akemi that he grew up the son of a fisherman…could he have been from Kohama before setting himself on his path?

Perhaps Tokunobu partnered with the white men as part of his rise. In this partnership, one of the four supplied a white woman for Tokunobu.

My theory is that Tokunobu is the father of Mizu. Mizu and Akemi are sisters. Statements made by Tokunobu about how he needed a son in the final episode are made right before a cut to Mizu doing something very masculine.

Not sure if this has been proposed before, but the story beats seem to line up. We are following the story of two sisters in this series.

u/NameIdeas, r/BlueEyeSamurai

This is a reoccurring theory across the subreddit, so it is hard to pick just one of the many explanations for this theory. However, I think this post summarizes several good points.

After Mizu’s fight against the Thousand Claws combined with the story of her tragic love, I am convinced that the creators might be playing with us with their intentional scene changes. So, the attention to Tokunobu’s “son” statement followed by a cut to Mizu is a great addition to this theory.

Plus, that would explain how Akemi seems to be sharing the stage with Mizu, despite the show’s title pointing only to Mizu. If it is a shared story, then being sisters is the perfect tie.

When Will We Find Out?

As with any show that has a major plot reveal on the horizon, probably not for a while.

The creators of the show have already confirmed they are planning seasons 3-4, so we at least know that the story will progress. As for when we will find out who Mizu’s parents are, we will just have to wait.

Do you have any theories you would like to share? Let me know in the comments.