Fan Casting Tipton in Scott Mann's Seven Samurai

A jaded arms dealer operating out of Bangkok's Patpong District, Tipton supplies the team with outdated weaponry while constantly complaining about the lack of profit. He's the cynical philosopher of the Seven, mocking notions of honor and Bushido while secretly being the most sentimental of them all. Tipton's decision to remain with the villagers—and his final, fatal act of sacrifice—transforms him from a mercenary into a man who finally found something worth dying for.