Well, he's just a roving psychopath, isn't he? An auspicious start for Slash - his character is nicely summed up in a few panels. If you've GOT to employ that sort of exposition-heavy writing, having someone who would believably talk to random strangers like that is a good way to do it. However, I wish he'd get rid of that zigzag sword of his. I'm sorry, but that thing barely even looks functional. A sharp, straight blade slices. A sharp, pointed blade jabs. A straight, serrated blade saws. So what do you call a blade that may be sharp, but is not straight enough to slice, not serrated enough to saw (and too jagged to effectively put serrations on), and with A BUTTON ON THE TIP, like a fencing foil, so it can't jab anyone, either? Useless, is what I call it. At most, he could open up a wound or two with the jagged edges, but he'd have to use a very awkward style that would be easy to defend yourself against - really, the thing would only work as a parrying weapon, and he's clearly not using it for that.