In later times, he was regarded identical with Hakamadare, a robber described in the tales such as "Konjaku monogatari shu" (Tales of Times Now and Then collection) and became a legend Yasusuke HAKAMADARE.
後世『今昔物語集』などに見える盗賊の袴垂（はかまだれ）と同一視され、袴垂保輔という伝説的人物となった。