History Characters / DestinyOfTheShrineMaiden

* AmicableExes: He and Himeko go on a few dates, but by the end of the series, especially post-RetGon, she admits feeling that he isn't the one for her. He takes the rejection well and wishes her luck.

* BoobsOfSteel: Her large breasts have been remarked on numerous times [[spoiler:and when she defects to the Orochi, she becomes quite the threat]].

* OlderThanTheyLook: He looks like he's 17 but he's in his mild 20's.

* PeekABangs: His hair covers his right eye.

* BareYourMidriff: Her top is a bit short and leaves her navel out in the open.

* BisexualLoveTriangle: She is the object of affection to the male Souma and the female Chikane, and she shows attraction towards both.

* {{Expy}}: Of Kurusu Shinjou from ''The Cross Triangle'', a previous work of the author. Both have the same appearance and a PseudoRomanticFriendship with a black haired girl. The difference is that [[spoiler: Kurusu ends up with Souma's {{Expy}} instead.]]

* {{Expy}}: Of Kiraha Meiou from ''The Cross Triangle'', a previous work of the author. Both have the same appearance and a PseudoRomanticFriendship with a blonde haired girl. The difference is that [[spoiler: Kiraha and Kurusu end up as JustFriends, as Kurusu is straight.]]

* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:His dad was physically abusive. His older brother Tsubasa ended up stabbing him to death to protect Souma.]]

* DoggedNiceGuy: Is in love with his childhood friend Himeko and vowed to protect her, and while Himeko chooses Chikane over him, he still supports her.

* KnifeNut: Very skilled with his knives.

* KnifeNut: Uses knives a lot in the second half of the anime.

* CryCute: In the finale, the normally dark and aloof Chikane, after her multitude of deliberate evil actions, was ready to be regarded as an evil bitch that got what she deserve, and most especially not love. Himeko manages to see through her deliberate attempt and knew [[WellIntentionedExtremist her 'well-intention' in her extremism]], and returned her love to her. And in instant, the aloof girl broke down in tears in realization that she did deserve love.

* RapunzelHair: Both have very long hair that represents their femininity, positions as magical {{Miko}}s and in Chikane's case, high-class status.

* RapunzelHair: His hair goes past his waist.

* RapunzelHair: Her hair reaches down to about her hips.

* RapunzelHair: Her twintails reach down to her waist.

* {{Expy}}: Of Azuma Hazuki from ''VisualNovel/YamiToBoushiToHonNoTabibito''.

* DoggedNiceGuy: Is in love with his childhood friend Himeko and vowed to protect her, and while Himeko chooses Chikane over him, he still supports.

* MeaningfulName: Oogami means "great god".

* VisualPun: Look carefully at her yellow headband and her [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair dark blue hair]]. Here's a hint: view it sideways.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Dark blue hair, in her case.

* {{Bishounen}}: Like his [[spoiler: older brother Tsubasa,]], Souma is an attractive pretty boy.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has dark turquiose hair.

* {{Bishounen}}: Yet [[RunningGag another]] example in the series.

* {{Bishonen}}: The prettiest Neck.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has light green hair.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Purple hair in her case.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has green hair.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Izumi is the blue-haired one.

* OfficialCouple: The story is built around the romance of the two mikos.

* ReincarnationRomance: The solar and lunar mikos are repeatedly reincarnated to stop the Orochi from destroying the world and in every incarnation, the mikos are lovers. [[spoiler:The ending of the anime shows that Chikane reincarnated again to reunite with Himeko in the same timeline and in future installments, they reincarnate again to be with each other.]]

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* LoveAtFirstSight: Been in love with Tsubasa for who know how many years.

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!!Other characters

The evil god the two mikos must defeat to save the world. It acts through its eight followers, the Orochi, each of whom possesses a HumongousMecha that is an aspect of the god itself.

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->Voiced by: Creator/IkueOtani (JP), Creator/JulieAnnTaylor (EN), Polly Huerta (Latin American Spanish)

->Misaki is voiced by: Kaori Mine (JP), Creator/CristinaValenzuela (EN)
->Kyoko is voiced by: Yukiko Minami (JP), Creator/MelaLee (EN)

* OnlyOneName: Only one of their names are revealed.

* SexySpectacles: She's a NaughtyNun with a pair of small square glasses that somehow make her even sexier.

* FingerlessGloves: He wears a pair of black gloves that don't cover the fingers as part of his tough guy design.

->Voiced by: Creator/YasuyukiKase (JP), Creator/KirkThornton (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/MamikoNoto (JP), Creator/DorothyEliasFahn (EN), Leyla Rangel (Latin American Spanish)

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Makoto.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Himeko.

* SchoolgirlLesbians: They're both high-school girls and they form the OfficialCouple.

->Voiced by: Creator/OmiMinami (JP), David Keifer (EN), Hector Ireta de Alba (Latin American Spanish)

->Voiced by: Creator/NorikoShitaya (JP), Creator/StephanieSheh (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/AyakoKawasumi (JP), Creator/MichelleRuff (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/JunjiMajima (JP), Creator/SteveStaley (EN)

->Voiced by: Moichi Saito (JP), Creator/LexLang (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/OmiMinami (JP), David Keifer (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/YasunoriMatsumoto (JP), Creator/LiamOBrien (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/IkueOtani (JP), Creator/MelissaFahn (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/KanaUeda (JP), Creator/RebeccaForstadt (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/MamikoNoto (JP), Creator/DorothyEliasFahn (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/AiNonaka (JP), Creator/SandyFox (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/ChinamiNishimura (JP), Creator/KateHiggins (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/IkueOtani (JP), Creator/JulieAnnTaylor (EN)

->Izumi is voiced by: Creator/KiyomiAsai (JP), Creator/MeganHollingshead (EN)

* CameraFiend: A mild example, but she certainly likes to take photos very much.

* DragonInChief

* GetOut: Downplayed, but when Himeko visits her in the hospital, Makoto becomes upset and asks her to leave.

* GreenEyedMonster: Towards Himeko. They immediately take a dislike to her for getting to stay in the Himemiya house.

* ClingyJealousGirl: She is jealous of Souma's closeness to Himeko and him being more capable to protect her in battle.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: While not evil, she's rather short-tempered, easily jealous and petty at heart despite her polite and servile exterior.

* CuteClumsyGirl

* LadyOfWar

* BadassBiker: He's often seen riding his motocycle and goes into battle against the Orochi with his mecha many times

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The athletic Tomboy to Himeko's demure Girly Girly.

* AlphaBitch: Izumi.

* GirlPosse: Misaki and Kyoko.
* GreenEyedMonster: Towards Himeko.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Izumi.

* BewareTheNiceOnes

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Himeko's happiness is the most important thing to Chikane.

* SpoiledSweet: Chikane is very rich, lives at a mansion, and everyone at her school worships her like a princess. Instead of letting it go to her head, Chikane is very polite and never gets arrogant about her privileges.

!!Orochi

[[folder:Tsubasa]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/YasunoriMatsumoto (JP), Creator/LiamOBrien (EN)

The First Neck, he is considered the leader and the most powerful of the Orochi. His mecha is Take no Yasukunazuchi.

* AloofBigBrother: Although he loves his younger brother [[spoiler:Souma]], he is still his enemy.
* {{BFS}}: He uses a large sword against Souma and Chikane.
* {{Bishonen}}: The prettiest Neck.
* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: The Cain to Souma's Abel.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He grew up under the tyranny of a physically abusive father. It was so bad that Tsubasa eventually had to ''[[SelfMadeOrphan kill him]]'' because he felt that it was necessary to protect his younger sibling.
* DragonInChief
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He genuinely loves his younger sibling, enough that he's willing to [[spoiler: go against Orochi by freeing Soma from being petrified]].
* EvilCounterpart: To Soma.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: He smokes like it's nothing.
* HeelFaceTurn: To a degree. [[spoiler:He never actually renounces his evil ways, but he does go against Orochi to save Souma.]]
* HotWings: His mech.
* KnifeNut: Very skilled with his knives.
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: He killed his own father in order to protect his younger sibling [[spoiler:Souma]].
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: He's quite handsome and his hair reaches his knees.
* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler:He is Souma's long lost brother, who left him in the care of the Ogami family when he went on the run after he murdered their abusive father.]]
* LoveRedeems: [[spoiler:His familial love for his younger brother proves to be stronger than any attachment he might have felt to the Orochi's nihilistic vision of global destruction and in the end, Tsubasa turns against the Orochi in order to save Souma.]]
* NietzscheWannabe
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: To Souma.
* OlderThanTheyLook: He looks like he's 17 but he's in his mild 20's.
* {{Patricide}}: He killed his own father to free his little brother from their father's abuse.
* PetTheDog: After he killed his father and gained extreme nihilism, he instead deposited Souma to Kazuki's household, stating that Souma should not get involved with his dangerous lifestyle and grow up normally within a loving household.
* RapunzelHair: His hair goes past his waist.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Has piercing red eyes and is the First Neck of the Orochi.
* TroubledButCute: An attractive, but evil young man serving the Orochi.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has light green hair.

[[folder:Sister Miyako]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/IkueOtani (JP), Creator/MelissaFahn (EN)

The Second Neck. She is a nun who is the first Orochi to appear and attack. Her mecha is Yatsu no Onokoshizuchi.

* AloofBigSister: She's said to be Girochi's older sister, but no one would know otherwise because of her indifference towards him.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: She has significantly darker skin than the rest of the cast, but there's nothing else that helps determine her ethnicity.
* BadHabits: She dresses as a nun, but she's really the servant of a GodOfEvil attempting to destroy the world.
* CleavageWindow: She wears a nun costume with an opening showing off her cleavage.
* EvilStoleMyFaith: It's implied she lost her faith due to living through a terrible war.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: She's one of the villains in the series and wears glasses.
* GiantPoofySleeves: Her nun costume has sleeves with puffs on the shoulders.
* IdiotHair: She has a strand of hair that sticks out on the top of her head.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Been in love with Tsubasa for who know how many years.
* NaughtyNuns: Her nun outfit exposes her cleavage and long legs.
* RapunzelHair: Her hair reaches down to about her hips.
* SexySpectacles: She's a NaughtyNun with a pair of small square glasses that somehow make her even sexier.
* ShowgirlSkirt: The long skirt of her nun costume splits at the front so we can see her legs.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Purple hair in her case.

[[folder:Girochi]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/YasuyukiKase (JP), Creator/KirkThornton (EN)

The Third Neck, he is one of the first Orochi to attack the miko. Girochi is said to be Miyako's younger brother. Presumably, the same war that destroyed his sister's church claimed the life of their parents and left Girochi traumatized and disillusioned. His mecha is Hi no Ashinazuchi, nicknamed Gungal.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: Like his sister Miyako, he has dark skin although it's never revealed what their ethnicity is.
* BadassLongcoat: He wears a gakuran with a long ragged coat, making him look tougher than the other Necks.
* BigOlEyebrows: His eyebrows are large and bushy.
* TheBrute
* ChainPain: He has large chains hanging from his arms which he uses as weapons.
* FingerlessGloves: He wears a pair of black gloves that don't cover the fingers as part of his tough guy design.
* PointyEars: He has prominent angular ears.
* ScarsAreForever: He has a cross-shaped scar below his collarbone.
* SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack: He always wears a ragged gakuran (Japanese boys' school uniform).
* VillainousCrush: He is attracted to Himeko and wishes to go on a date with her, which only fuels Chikane's jealous protectiveness.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has green hair.

[[folder:Corona]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/KanaUeda (JP), Creator/RebeccaForstadt (EN)

The Fourth Neck. She is a delusional pop idol whose dismal sales are partly responsible for her becoming one of the Orochi. Her mecha is Ooube no Senazuchi, nicknamed Final Stage.

* ACupAngst: She didn't take it well when her fellow Necks compared that [[spoiler:Chikane, fresh after her FaceHeelTurn,]] had bigger boobs than her.
* BareYourMidriff: Her top is a bit short and leaves her navel out in the open.
* ButtMonkey: Her overall delusion on her job made her an easy picking for fellow Necks to ridicule at, up and up including people mistaking her position at the idol charts, or having her boob size picked on (see ACupAngst). She's only second to Girochi in this terms, since at least she's not quite as much as a DumbMuscle as him.
* EvilDiva: Without the MindControl MagicMusic part. Corona is a pop idol who is part of a group trying to destroy the world out of bitterness of losing her fame and very severe issues she had before that. [[spoiler:However, at the end Corona's life is retconned and she's able to be a successful IdolSinger without going for prostitution, presumably because either she managed to do things in another way, the fans are more appreciative to her, or she didn't meet questionable managers that forced her to do such thing.]]
* FemmeFatalons: She's an EvilDiva with long, sharp orange nails.
* FreudianExcuse: It's said Corona was "betrayed by her dreams" and it's all but stated that she suffered [[spoiler:sexual abuse and]] tons of failure in her singing career (she's currently the 69th on the charts), [[spoiler:quite possibly rendering her sexual abuse AllForNothing.]] This is what motivated her to become one of the Orochi and want to destroy the world.
* GirlishPigtails: She ties her hair up into twintails.
* IdolSinger: She's a pop idol, but her decaying fame has motivated her to join the Orochi.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: In personal combat, Corona throws lipsticks at her target. This attack is not as harmless as it might sound, since these lipsticks carry a kinetic charge capable of causing explosions.
* RapeAsBackstory: [[spoiler:The flashback showing her FreudianExcuse heavily implies she was [[CastingCouch forced to prostitute herself]] to get her first big break in show business. And after her first break, she went down the ranking to the point of the 69th. Thus, her prostitution was rendered AllForNothing.]]
* RapunzelHair: Her twintails reach down to her waist.

[[folder:Reiko Ota]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/MamikoNoto (JP), Creator/DorothyEliasFahn (EN)

The Fifth Neck. She is an antisocial manga artist of few words. Reiko continues her "day job" as a member of the Orochi and has in fact done better on the market since joining, though her manga have taken on very dark themes since then. Her mecha is Ho no Shuraizuchi.

* ArtistDisillusionment: InUniverse example. Her flashback scene refers to "Hurt by success", which implied that there was a time that her dream manga found success, but with the shift of audience tastes, DarkerAndEdgier manga sold more and her editors forced her to make the type of stories that didn't fit with her heart based on her past success.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: She has auburn hair and eyes.
* DeadpanSnarker: Anytime she speaks, it's usually snarking at either the current situation of her teammates. Especially Corona, who she always refer as her rank in the idol charts... one number bigger (69th, as opposed to 68th)
* FourEyesZeroSoul: She's a bespectacled mangaka who is part of an evil group that works for a GodOfEvil so it can destroy the world.
* ThePenIsMightier: In personal combat, Reiko throws explosive fountain pens at her targets.
* TheQuietOne: She doesn't like to talk, and when she does it's usually very short.
* ReclusiveArtist: InUniverse example. She's a very antisocial and quiet manga artist and she barely interacts with the other Orochi.
* TheStoic: She doesn't show much emotion and usually reacts in a deadpan manner.

[[folder:Nekoko]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/AiNonaka (JP), Creator/SandyFox (EN)

The Sixth Neck. She is a small CatGirl who is often seen wearing a nurse's outfit and wielding a giant syringe. It is later revealed that she was the subject and victim of horrible medical experiments, which is most likely what made her an Orochi follower. Her mecha is Izuhara no Tamazuchi.

* BlushSticker: She has a permanent blush on her cheeks. They emphasize her cuteness.
* CatGirl: She lacks the ears to complete the image, but she does have the cat's tail, mannerisms and name of the trope.
* CuteIsEvil: She's an adorable little CatGirl dressed like a nurse, making it easy to forget she's one of the villains who are trying to destroy the world. One time, Nekoko went on a rampage which destroyed several Japanese landmarks, acting like a cute little girl having fun.
* {{Expy}}: She's a cute small CatGirl just like Taruto, the main character from Kaishaku's previous work, ''Manga/MagicalMeowMeowTaruto''.
* GenkiGirl: She's a cheerful and playful little girl.
* GirlWithPsychoWeapon: A cute little CatGirl in a nurse's outfit who attacks with a giant syringe the size of her body.
* ICallItVera: She nicknamed her HumongousMecha as "Meow Meow" or "Nya Nya".
* MeaningfulName: Her first name means "cat child".
* TheMedic: Nekoko's syringe contains some form of medication that can heal injuries and sickness, but the injection causes horrible pain, as noted by Girochi.
* PlayingWithSyringes: The flackback to her past shows the terrified cat girl in a laboratory, strapped to a chair and about to be experimented on...
* TokenMiniMoe: She's one of the Necks of Orochi, but she's also small and cutesy.
* VerbalTic: "~nya!"

[[folder:Souma Ogami]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/JunjiMajima (JP), Creator/SteveStaley (EN)

Himeko's childhood friend who is as popular at school as Chikane, which is why most of their fellow students believe he and Chikane are dating. He's supposed to be Orochi's Seventh Neck, but he was able to resist becoming completely evil and is the first Orochi to be purified. Like Chikane, he is in love with Himeko and is extremely protective of her. His mecha is Take no Yamikazuchi.

* BadassBiker: He's often seen riding his motocycle and goes into battle against the Orochi with his mecha many times
* BettyAndVeronica: Himeko is torn between her feelings for Souma and Chikane throughout the anime. Souma is the Betty; the childhood friend, NiceGuy, and heterosexual option who is clearly much safer than the alluring and conflicted reincarnated lover Chikane, ''especially'' after Chikane [[spoiler:pretends to go evil and violates Himeko as part of a crazy plan to save her]]. In the end, Himeko chooses Chikane and Souma [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy wishes them to be happy]].
* {{Bishounen}}: Like his [[spoiler: older brother Tsubasa,]], Souma is an attractive pretty boy.
* BishieSparkle: Seen during his tennis ball match with Chikane.
* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:The Abel to Tsubasa's Cain.]]
* TheChampion: To Himeko. He resists Orochi's corruption so he can be Himeko's lone protector.
* ChickMagnet: He's very popular among the girls of his school.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: He's Himeko's childhood friend who is in love with her. She's attracted to him too, but he's still no match to her love for Chikane.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:His dad was physically abusive. His older brother Tsubasa ended up stabbing him to death to protect Souma.]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: He's a Neck of Orochi, sure, but that doesn't mean he isn't one of the good guys.
* DeclarationOfProtection: He promises Himeko he will protect her.
* DoggedNiceGuy: Is in love with his childhood friend Himeko and vowed to protect her, and while Himeko chooses Chikane over him, he still supports.
* FaustianRebellion: As a member of the Orochi, he is granted powers by the evil god and the use of a HumongousMecha that is a part of the god's physical form. However, he manages to resist the god's corruption and proceeds to use both against the other Orochi. However, the god is capable of punishing him for this, and does so, inflicting him with a curse that would encase his body in scales and eventually petrify him outright.
* HappilyAdopted: He was adopted by the Ogami family after [[spoiler:Tsubasa killed their AbusiveParent]].
* HeroicRROD: [[spoiler:His Orochi-granted powers eventually petrify him, but Tsubasa saves him.]]
* HeroicWillpower: Souma was able to resist TheCorruption of the Orochi and remain good because his desire to protect the girl he loves from the other bad guys was just that strong.
* HotBlooded: Don't let this NiceGuy fool you because if you ever hurt Himeko, you're in for a world of hurt.
* IdiotHair: He has a strand of hair that sticks out on the top of his head.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: At the end, he accepts that Himeko loves Chikane the most and wishes them to be happy.
* LadyAndKnight: Souma is the brave warrior who betrayed Orochi to do the right thing and protect Himeko, the mystical Priestess of the Sun. While Himeko cares deeply about Souma, she eventually chooses Chikane as her lover. Souma, to his credit, respects Himeko's decision and remains her Knight.
* MeaningfulName: Oogami means "great god".
* MistakenForRomance: Himeko and many other students at school are under the wrong impression that he and Chikane are dating. However, we know they are both interested in Himeko instead.
* NiceGuy: He's a pleasant guy all-around.
* ObliviousAdoption: He wasn't aware that the Ogami family adopted him until [[spoiler:he discovers Tsubasa is his real brother]].
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: To Tsubasa.
* ThePowerOfLove: His love for Himeko is what makes him overcome the brainwashing power of the Orochi and prevents him from becoming a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds like the other Orochi.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Chikane's Blue.
* TheRival: To Chikane.
* RomanticFalseLead: For most of the series, he acts as Himeko's potential love interest and Chikane's romantic rival. Of course, the [[GirlsLove series genre]] alone lets you know who Himeko is going to end up with.
* RomanticRunnerUp: He's a very NiceGuy who truly wishes to protect Himeko and Himeko does show to have feelings for him too several times. Unfortunately for Souma, this is [[GirlsLove the wrong series]] to love his girl and Himeko and Chikane are clearly meant to be the OfficialCouple.
* SchoolIdol: He's as popular as Chikane at school.
* SixthRanger: While Himeko and Chikane are trying to complete the Ame no Murakumo summoning ritual, Souma assists in the fights against the other Orochi Necks with his mecha.
* TokenGoodTeammate: The only ''good'' Neck.
* TwiceShy: With Himeko.
* WeakButSkilled: While skilled with his mecha, Souma isn't as strong as the other Neck's are with theirs, likely due to him rebelling against the Orochi, he defeated most of them by using his own skills, [[ThePowerOfLove willpower from love for Himeko]] and the other Necks being surprised that he's rebelling and not familiar with his style. He was nearly defeated by [[AloofBigBrother Tsubasa]] and almost got killed by [[FakeDefector Chikane]], both of them knowing how he fights, though he survived them.

!!Other characters

[[folder:Ame no Murakumo]]
->Voiced by: Creator/AtsukoTanaka (JP), Creator/MeganHollingshead (EN)

The god of swords. When Orochi rises, it is prophesied that only the god of swords will stand against it and be able to undo the damage that Orochi causes. However, Himeko and Chikane are unable to complete the Ame no Murakumo summoning ritual for some reason.

* {{BFS}}: As to be expected of a sword god.
* HumongousMecha: Despite being a god of swords, Ame no Murakumo is actually a giant robot like the ones the Necks use.
* JerkassGods: Ame no Murakumo stands for goodness and mankind's survival, but [[spoiler:that didn't stop it from making up the rule to have the {{Miko}}s that revived her kill the other one to complete the ritual and undo the Orochi's damage to the world, uncaring about the anguish of the surviving Miko.]] No wonder that [[spoiler:Chikane's predecessor was so pissed at the God and implanted her memories to the current Chikane to enable her to ScrewDestiny.]]

[[folder:Yamata no Orochi]]
->Voiced by: Creator/RokuroNaya (JP)

The evil god the two mikos must defeat to save the world. It acts through its eight followers, the Orochi, each of whom possesses a HumongousMecha that is an aspect of the god itself.

* BigBad: It's the main source of evil, directly or indirectly, in the series.
* CombiningMecha: Its true form is the combination of all eight mecha piloted by the Orochi.
* GodOfEvil: It's a god who wants to replace the world of humanity with a place of darkness and nihilism.
* KilledOffForReal: After the two mikos defeat it [[spoiler:and pick one to kill the other in order to complete the ritual and undo the Orochi's evil from the world]], the Orochi rises again in the next lifetime for the reincarnations of the mikos to repeat the process. But with the end of the anime and [[Anime/ShatteredAngels future]] [[Manga/ZettaiShoujoSeiikiAmnesian installments]], it's definitely gone for good this time around.

[[folder:Kazuki Ogami]]
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->Voiced by: Moichi Saito (JP), Creator/LexLang (EN)

Souma's older brother and legal guardian, as well as priest of the temple of the Solar and Lunar Miko.

* BigBrotherInstinct: He loves his brother Souma and try his best to help him.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: He's a good-looking young man with mid-back-length hair.
* MentorArchetype: His duties as priest of the temple are to guide the two miko and prepare them for battle.
* PromotionToParent: He acts as Souma's legal guardian since they have no parents. However, he's not Souma's biological brother.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Yukihito.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has dark turquiose hair.

[[folder:Yukihito]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/OmiMinami (JP), David Keifer (EN)

The temple assistant, his duties are to assist the priest and Miko in readying the weapon that will defeat the Orochi.

* {{Bishounen}}: Yet [[RunningGag another]] example in the series.
* PeekABangs: His hair covers his right eye.
* TheQuietOne: Doesn't speak much outside of his time with Souma or Tsubasa.
* TheSmartGuy: Often offers advice to Souma.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Kazuki.