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!!Inaba Tousaburou Kyuuzou
A Samurai from a Shogunate who had lost his honor.
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A Samurai from a Shogunate who had lost his honor.
!!Uesugi & Owada
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* {{Seppuku}}: He does [[KilledOffscreen it offscreen]].
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* {{Seppuku}}: He does [[KilledOffscreen it offscreen]].YouSoundFamiliar: In English Dub, Owada shared the voice of the Kanjou Commissioner guard who fell in love with Chisato Hiiragi.
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* FlashStep: ''Tengu Stormcall'' allows her to teleport a small distance away to avoid enemy attacks. Combined with her first two Constellation upgrades and a Sacrificial Bow, she can potentially turn this into a TeleportSpam.
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--> '''Sara:''' That is not a "figurine." It's a [[OverlyLongName Statue of Her Excellency, the Almighty Narukami Ogosho, God of Thunder]]. Do I make myself clear?
--> '''Sara:''' That is not a "figurine." It's a [[OverlyLongName Statue of Her Excellency, the Almighty Narukami Ogosho, God of Thunder]]. Do I make myself clear?
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'''Elemental Burst:''' Subjugation: Koukou Sendou\\
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* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: Both the Tenryou and Kanjou Commissions become mired in scandal after [[spoiler:Takayuki and Shinsuke were caught colluding with the Fatui and subsequently stripped of power and imprisoned]], resulting in a massive restructuring and their leading clans' positions being jeopardized enough for some subordinate clans to attempt to usurp them. However, whereas the former was at least able to stabilize for the time being after [[spoiler:Kamaji's display of courage and strength of character won his clan leniency from the Shogun, leading to his appointment as interim commissioner]], the latter remains in limbo [[spoiler:as Chisato has yet to become an authoritative voice, and a sizable portion of enforcers were dismissed without pay for corruption, forcing them to join Fatui stragglers to earn their pay]].
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Both the Tenryou and Kanjou Commissions become mired in scandal after [[spoiler:Takayuki and Shinsuke were caught colluding with the Fatui and subsequently stripped of power and imprisoned]], resulting in a massive restructuring and their leading clans' positions being jeopardized enough for some subordinate clans to attempt to usurp them. However, whereas the former was at least able to stabilize for the time being after [[spoiler:Kamaji's display of courage and strength of character won his clan leniency from the Shogun, leading to his appointment as interim commissioner]], the latter remains in limbo [[spoiler:as Chisato has yet to become an authoritative voice, and majority of its corrupt enforcers were dismissed without pay, forcing them to join Fatui stragglers to earn their pay]].
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* SinsOfOurFathers: One downside to the LaserGuidedKarma that struck the Tenryou and Kanjou Commissions (see above) was that the fallout from Takayuki and Shinsuke [[spoiler:being caught colluding with the Fatui]] also affected their respective children, Kamaji and Chisato, who had little to do with their crimes but nevertheless become political tools pushed around by ambitious subordinate clans. The former gets kidnapped by Takatsukasa Susumu and forced to write an engineered confession of his clan's crimes that would paint his clan in a better light, while the latter is being pushed into a premature marriage to the former by Matsuura such that the Hiiragi would lose what little authority they have left.
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* SinsOfOurFathers: One downside to the LaserGuidedKarma that struck downfall of the respective Tenryou and Kanjou Commissions (see above) was that the fallout from Commissioners, Takayuki and Shinsuke [[spoiler:being Shinsuke, after [[spoiler:they were caught colluding with the Fatui]] was that the fallout also affected their respective children, Kamaji and Chisato, who had very little to do with their crimes but nevertheless become political tools pushed around by ambitious subordinate clans. The former gets kidnapped by Takatsukasa Susumu and forced to write an engineered confession of his clan's crimes that would paint his clan in a better light, while the latter is being pushed into a premature marriage to the former by Matsuura such that the Hiiragi would lose what little authority they have left.
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* KickTheDog: When his son, Shogunate officer Kujou Masahito, wrote a letter to him about the [[TheCorruption Tatarigami]] situation on Yashiori Island, what did Takayuki do? He refused to believe him, decided his son was making excuses for his failure to defeat the resistance, threatened him with demotion, and sent an expedition to affirm that the Tatarigami was just a rumor (the expedition would later succumb to the Tatarigami themelves).
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* KickTheDog: When his son, Shogunate officer Kujou Masahito, wrote a letter oldest son Masahito tried to warn him about the [[TheCorruption Tatarigami]] situation on Yashiori Island, what not only did Takayuki do? He refused to not believe him, decided his son was but also accused him of making excuses for his failure to defeat the resistance, Resistance in haste, threatened him with demotion, and sent an expedition to affirm that the Tatarigami was just a rumor (the expedition (which would later also succumb to the Tatarigami themelves).Tatarigami).
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!! Kujou Kamaji
The youngest known son of Kujou Takayuki and adoptive brother of Sara, who works as a Commission official.
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The youngest known son of Kujou Takayuki and adoptive brother of Sara, who works as a Commission official.
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* CassandraTruth: Masahito tried to warn his father of the Tatarigami crippling the Shogunate forces (and Sangonomiya rebels alike). Not only does his father refuse to believe him (despite the fact that, being on the frontlines, he is a firsthand witness to the plague), he is also accused of trying to make excuses for his failure to permanently drive back the rebels and even threatened with demotion.
* AFatherToHisMen: Unlike his own father, Masahito cares for the wellbeing of the soldiers under his command, to the point of trying to warn his father in vain about Tatarigami.
* FrontlineGeneral: He is found at the Kujou Encampment at Kannazuka, right in the frontlines of the Shogunate forces facing off against their Watatsumi counterparts in Yashiori Island.
* WorthyOpponent: He respects the Traveler as a redoubtable warrior despite knowing that they are (temporarily) aligned with the Sangonomiya Resistance.
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!!Kujou Kamaji
The youngest biological son of Kujou Takayuki and adoptive brother of Sara, who works as a Commission official.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Unlike his own father, Masahito cares for the wellbeing of the soldiers under his command, to the point of trying to warn his father in vain about Tatarigami.
* FrontlineGeneral: He is found at the Kujou Encampment at Kannazuka, right in the frontlines of the Shogunate forces facing off against their Watatsumi counterparts in Yashiori Island.
* WorthyOpponent: He respects the Traveler as a redoubtable warrior despite knowing that they are (temporarily) aligned with the Sangonomiya Resistance.
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!!Kujou Kamaji
The youngest biological son of Kujou Takayuki and adoptive brother of Sara, who works as a Commission official.
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!!Keijirou
One of the Kanjou Commissioner Ashigaru.
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One of the Kanjou Commissioner Ashigaru.
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!!Shinnojou
->'''Voiced by:''' Kevin Andrew Rivera (English)
An officer of the Kanjou Commission.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Kevin Andrew Rivera (English)
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!!Shinnojou
->'''Voiced by:''' Kevin Andrew Rivera (English)
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!!Matsuura
Leader of the Matsuura Clan, one of the subordinate clans of the Kanjou Commission.
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* BodyGuardCrush: He is in love with Chisato, and did ''[[LoveHurts not]]'' take it well upon learning that she was already in a relationship with Kamaji.
* LoveHurts: Learning about Chisato and Kamaji's relationship really did a number on him. When he and Ippei are discussing the pair's upcoming wedding at the start of Ayato's Story Quest, the poor guy is visibly and audibly on the verge of tears the whole time.
* SpannerInTheWorks: His speech to Chisato about not being dependent on anyone caused her to start thinking twice about going through with the wedding to Kamaji, to the chagrin of Matsuura, whose plot to take over the commission was dependent upon the wedding going forward. They proceed to try to get rid of him, but thankfully [[BigDamnHeroes Ayato and the Traveler]] come to the rescue.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: During Ayato's Character Quest, he barges in on Chisato offscreen and begs her not to simply go along with the wedding plan. He tells her that she is the Hiiragi Clan's last pillar, and that he sees her strength in a way nobody else does and can't bear to see her depending on someone else for the rest of her life. The speech causes her to [[CharacterDevelopment rethink her approach to the situation]].
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!!Matsuura
Leader of the Matsuura Clan, one of the subordinate clans of the Kanjou Commission.
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* LoveHurts: Learning about Chisato and Kamaji's relationship really did a number on him. When he and Ippei are discussing the pair's upcoming wedding at the start of Ayato's Story Quest, the poor guy is visibly and audibly on the verge of tears the whole time.
* SpannerInTheWorks: His speech to Chisato about not being dependent on anyone caused her to start thinking twice about going through with the wedding to Kamaji, to the chagrin of Matsuura, whose plot to take over the commission was dependent upon the wedding going forward. They proceed to try to get rid of him, but thankfully [[BigDamnHeroes Ayato and the Traveler]] come to the rescue.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: During Ayato's Character Quest, he barges in on Chisato offscreen and begs her not to simply go along with the wedding plan. He tells her that she is the Hiiragi Clan's last pillar, and that he sees her strength in a way nobody else does and can't bear to see her depending on someone else for the rest of her life. The speech causes her to [[CharacterDevelopment rethink her approach to the situation]].
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!!Matsuura
Leader of the Matsuura Clan, one of the subordinate clans of the Kanjou Commission.
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!!!Kanjou Commission Officers
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!!Shinnojou
->'''Voiced by:''' Kevin Andrew Rivera (English)
An officer of the Kanjou Commission.
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* BodyGuardCrush: He is in love with Chisato, and did ''[[LoveHurts not]]'' take it well upon learning that she was already in a relationship with Kamaji.
* LoveHurts: Learning about Chisato and Kamaji's relationship really did a number on him. When he and Ippei are discussing the pair's upcoming wedding at the start of Ayato's Story Quest, the poor guy is visibly and audibly on the verge of tears the whole time.
* SpannerInTheWorks: His speech to Chisato about not being dependent on anyone caused her to start thinking twice about going through with the wedding to Kamaji, to the chagrin of Matsuura, whose plot to take over the commission was dependent upon the wedding going forward. They proceed to try to get rid of him, but thankfully [[BigDamnHeroes Ayato and the Traveler]] come to the rescue.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: During Ayato's Character Quest, he barges in on Chisato offscreen and begs her not to simply go along with the wedding plan. He tells her that she is the Hiiragi Clan's last pillar, and that he sees her strength in a way nobody else does and can't bear to see her depending on someone else for the rest of her life. The speech causes her to [[CharacterDevelopment rethink her approach to the situation]].
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!!Keijirou
One of the Kanjou Commissioner Ashigaru.
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!!Shinnojou
->'''Voiced by:''' Kevin Andrew Rivera (English)
An officer of the Kanjou Commission.
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* BodyGuardCrush: He is in love with Chisato, and did ''[[LoveHurts not]]'' take it well upon learning that she was already in a relationship with Kamaji.
* LoveHurts: Learning about Chisato and Kamaji's relationship really did a number on him. When he and Ippei are discussing the pair's upcoming wedding at the start of Ayato's Story Quest, the poor guy is visibly and audibly on the verge of tears the whole time.
* SpannerInTheWorks: His speech to Chisato about not being dependent on anyone caused her to start thinking twice about going through with the wedding to Kamaji, to the chagrin of Matsuura, whose plot to take over the commission was dependent upon the wedding going forward. They proceed to try to get rid of him, but thankfully [[BigDamnHeroes Ayato and the Traveler]] come to the rescue.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: During Ayato's Character Quest, he barges in on Chisato offscreen and begs her not to simply go along with the wedding plan. He tells her that she is the Hiiragi Clan's last pillar, and that he sees her strength in a way nobody else does and can't bear to see her depending on someone else for the rest of her life. The speech causes her to [[CharacterDevelopment rethink her approach to the situation]].
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!!Keijirou
One of the Kanjou Commissioner Ashigaru.
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!!Keijirou
One of the Kanjou Commissioner Ashigaru.
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!!Keijirou
One of the Kanjou Commissioner Ashigaru.
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!!Inaba Tousaburou Kyuuzou
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!!Inaba Tousaburou Kyuuzou
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Upon further affirming his own brand of justice, Heizou gains stacks of Declension whenever he triggers Swirl reactions or he enters the field, the latter in addition to a boost to his attacking speed; ''Heartstopper Strike'' bestows an Elemental Mastery boost to his allies whenever it connects, in addition to an increase to its Critical Rate for each stack of Declension, as well as that to its Critical Damage if he has obtained Conviction; and the first Windmuster Iris explosion restores his Energy, with smaller amounts for every subsequent explosion.\\
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Further polishing her swordsmanship allows Ayaka to periodically gain an "Usurahi Butou", which gives a massive boost to her next charged attack; the Cryo burst phase of ''Kamisato Art: Senho'' restores some stamina and casts a Cryo damage buff onto Ayaka; Cryo-infused normal and charged attacks can now randomly cut the cooldown time of ''Kamisato Art: Hyouka'', which in turn gains the ability to confer a damage boost to normal and charged attacks; and ''Kamisato Art: Soumetsu'' gains the ability to produce two smaller Frostflakes Seki no To, as well as each Snowflake inflicting a Defense debuff.\\
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Further honing his swordsmanship allows Ayato to gradually restore Energy whenever it is below a certain threshold and he is not active; he can now hold up to five stacks of Namisen, in addition to an increase in Max HP whenever he has at least three stacks; triggering ''Kamisato Art: Kyouka'' automatically grants him two stacks of Namisen; his watery illusion grants him the maximum possible stacks once it explodes; triggering ''Kamisato Art: Suiyuu'' grants the party an attacking speed boost; and the Shunsuiken increases in power against enemies with less than half their HP, as well as his first strike being accompanied with two extra hits.\\
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Further sharpening Thoma's skills give him the ability to restore some Energy whenever he uses ''Crimson Ooyoroi'' and enhance both the active character's Shield Strength and potency of their normal attacks whenever they generate or refresh Blazing Barriers, which in turn gain the ability to cut the cooldown time of Thoma's Elemental talents whenever any of his allies get hit.\\
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!!! Shogunate Army
* MovesetClone: Ayato is essentially Ganyu if she wielded a sword and possesses a Hydro Vision rather than a Cryo one. "Kamisato Art: Kyouka" creates a doppelgänger that draws aggro and explodes while he goes ham on the enemy with a Hydro-infused blade just like "Trail of the Qilin" and "Kamisato Art: Suiyuu" creates an AreaOfEffect that applies his element to all enemies in range just like Ganyu's "Celestial Shower".
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* OddFriendship: With Arataki Itto, an outlaw, who respects him as a fellow warrior and is grateful to him for motivating him after his 780th beetle fighting loss. They apparently spend time beetle fighting and playing trading card games together. While Ayato considers him a "simple guy", he still finds Itto very interesting, and is surprised that Itto got to call him "bro" immediately.
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* OddFriendship: With Arataki Itto, an outlaw, a delinquent, who respects him as a fellow warrior and is grateful to him for motivating him after his 780th beetle fighting loss. They apparently spend time beetle fighting and playing trading card games together. While Ayato considers him a "simple guy", he still finds Itto very interesting, and is surprised that Itto got to call him "bro" immediately.
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Thoma's experience as Ayaka's right-hand man is reflected in his defensive combat style, generating "Blazing Barriers," which absorb damage (especially Pyro) and whose durability can be stacked whenever a new Barrier is set up, through his Elemental Skill and Burst--directly through the former, ''Blazing Blessing'', a flying somersault which additionally infuses his attacks with Pyro; and indirectly through the latter, ''Crimson Ooyoroi'', a spinning slash that endows the active character with "Scorching Ooyoroi," which periodically augments normal attacks with ''Blazing Blessing'', a wide-ranging Pyro blast that also generates the Barriers.\\
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Thoma's experience as Ayaka's Ayato's right-hand man is reflected in his defensive combat style, generating "Blazing Barriers," which absorb damage (especially Pyro) and whose durability can be stacked whenever a new Barrier is set up, through his Elemental Skill and Burst--directly through the former, ''Blazing Blessing'', a flying somersault which additionally infuses his attacks with Pyro; and indirectly through the latter, ''Crimson Ooyoroi'', a spinning slash that endows the active character with "Scorching Ooyoroi," which periodically augments normal attacks with ''Blazing Blessing'', a wide-ranging Pyro blast that also generates the Barriers.\\
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* SlidingScaleOfGameplayAndStoryIntegration: He's Ayaka's chief retainer and bodyguard, and his gameplay perfectly encapsulates this, in addition to a FireIceDuo dynamic. Ayaka is a Cryo FragileSpeedster whose moveset revolves around dishing out as much elemental damage as possible and then run away, while Thoma is a Pyro support who creates shields to protect the active character while supplementing their damage with his own.
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* SlidingScaleOfGameplayAndStoryIntegration: He's Ayaka's the Kamisato clan's chief retainer and bodyguard, and his gameplay perfectly encapsulates this, in addition to a FireIceDuo dynamic.this. Ayaka is a Cryo FragileSpeedster whose moveset revolves around dishing out as much elemental damage as possible and then run away, while Thoma is a Pyro support who creates shields to protect the active character while supplementing their damage with his own. He also provides his protection to Ayato, though he seldom needs it compared to his sister though Thoma's burst synchronizes well with Ayato's skill.
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A shogunate Doushin stationed in Tenshukaku.
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A shogunate Shogunate Doushin stationed in Tenshukaku.
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* ButtMonkey: When Kujou Sara stormed into Tenshukaku, she easily swatted the doushin guards, including Asakura.
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* ButtMonkey: When Kujou Sara stormed into Tenshukaku, she easily swatted the doushin guards, including Asakura.
Doushin guards aside, him included.
* TookALevelInBadass: Originally lost a fight with a Kairagi and took his weapon, under the Traveler's training, [[spoiler:he managed to hone his martial prowess enough for him to best the same Kairagi and get his weapon back, restoring his honor.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Originally lost a fight with a Kairagi and took his weapon, under the Traveler's training, [[spoiler:he managed to hone his martial prowess enough for him to best the same Kairagi and get his weapon back, restoring his honor.]]
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* CloseRangeCombatant: In a drastic departure from how Catalyst users typically fight, Heizou attacks with melee martial arts techniques and generally lacks the ability to attack at range. His Elemental Burst, ''Windmuster Kick'', is the only exception, where he fires a powerful wind blast that can travel far before exploding.
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* CloseRangeCombatant: In a drastic departure from how Catalyst users typically fight, Heizou attacks with melee martial arts techniques and generally lacks the ability to attack at range. His Elemental Burst, ''Windmuster Kick'', is the only exception, where he fires kicks a powerful sphere-shaped wind blast that can travel far before exploding.
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* CloseRangeCombatant: In a drastic departure from how Catalyst users typically fight, Heizou attacks with melee martial arts techniques and generally lacks the ability to attack at range. His Elemental Burst, ''Windmuster Kick'', is the only exception, where he fires a powerful wind blast that can travel far before exploding.
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* MsFanservice: Let's see. BoobsOfSteel? Check. ShesGotLegs? Legs for days? Check. StatuesqueStunner? ''Check''. Not to mention her skin-tight outfit which emphasizes all of these traits.
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->[[Characters/GenshinImpactRaidenShogun See her page here.]]
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'''''Snezhnaya:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactFatui Fatui]] ([[Characters/GenshinImpactFatuiHarbingers Harbingers]] [[[Characters/GenshinImpactTartaglia Tartaglia]]])\\
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'''''Mondstadt:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactKnightsOfFavonius The Knights of Favonius]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactFourWinds The Four Winds]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactMondstadt Others]]\\
'''''Liyue:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactQixing The Qixing]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactAdepti The Adepti]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactLiyue Others]]\\
'''''Inazuma:''''' '''The Tri-Commission''' | [[Characters/GenshinImpactInazuma Others]]\\
'''''Sumeru:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactAkademiya The Akademiya]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactEremites The Eremites]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactSumeru Others]]\\
'''''Snezhnaya:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactTheFatui The Fatui]] ([[Characters/GenshinImpactTheFatuiHarbingers The Harbingers]] [[[Characters/GenshinImpactTartaglia Tartaglia]]])\\
'''''Khaenri'ah:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactKhaenriah Khaenri'ah]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactTheAbyssOrder The Abyss Order]]\\
'''''Gods:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactArchons The Archons]] ([[Characters/GenshinImpactRaidenShogun The Raiden Shogun]]) | [[Characters/GenshinImpactCelestia Celestia]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactOtherGods Others]]\\
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'''''Liyue:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactQixing The Qixing]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactAdepti The Adepti]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactLiyue Others]]\\
'''''Inazuma:''''' '''The Tri-Commission''' | [[Characters/GenshinImpactInazuma Others]]\\
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'''''Mondstadt:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactKnightsOfFavonius The Knights of Favonius]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactFourWinds The Four Winds]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactMondstadt Others]]\\
'''''Liyue:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactQixing The Qixing]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactAdepti The Adepti]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactLiyue Others]]\\
'''''Inazuma:''''' '''The Tri-Commission''' | [[Characters/GenshinImpactInazuma Others]]\\
'''''Sumeru:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactAkademiya The Akademiya]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactEremites The Eremites]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactSumeru Others]]\\
'''''Snezhnaya:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactFatui The Fatui]] ([[Characters/GenshinImpactFatuiHarbingers The Harbingers]] [[[Characters/GenshinImpactTartaglia Tartaglia]]])\\
'''''Khaenri'ah:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactKhaenriah Khaenri'ah]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactAbyssOrder The Abyss Order]]\\
'''''Gods:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactArchons The Archons]] ([[Characters/GenshinImpactRaidenShogun The Raiden Shogun]]) | [[Characters/GenshinImpactCelestia Celestia]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactOtherGods Others]]\\
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The '''Tri-Commission''' is a collection of three government bodies, each led by a prominent clan and appointed by the Raiden Shogun to enforce her will. The Tenryou Commission, led by Kujou Takayuki and based in the capital, Inazuma City, serves as peacekeepers and enforcers of the Shogun's law. The Kanjou Commision, led by Hiiragi Shinsuke and based on the port town of Ritou, handles the nation's finances and policies on outlanders. The Yashiro Commission, led by Kamisato Ayato and based at the foot of Mount Yougou, atop which sits the Grand Narukami Shrine, the holiest temple in Narukami Island, is tasked with organizing festivals, religious rituals, and other public events.
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[[folder:General Tropes]]
* DecadentCourt: Political intrigue, power plays, and rivalries seem par for the course with the clans. This is best shown with the Takatsukasa and Matsuura clans making moves to usurp the authority of, respectively, the Kujou and Hiiragi clans [[spoiler:in the wake of Takayuki and Shinsuke being disgraced and imprisoned after their collusion with the Fatui has been exposed]]. While the Kamisato is relatively the most stable of the three head clans, Ayato mentioned that early in his tenure he had to deal with assassins from other clans.
* InterserviceRivalry: Both the Kujou and Hiiragi clans are not exactly on good terms. In particular, Shinsuke forbids his daughter Chisato from dating Takayuki's son Kamaji.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Both the Tenryou and Kanjou Commissions become mired in scandal after [[spoiler:Takayuki and Shinsuke were caught colluding with the Fatui and subsequently stripped of power and imprisoned]], resulting in a massive restructuring and their leading clans' positions being jeopardized enough for some subordinate clans to attempt to usurp them. However, whereas the former was at least able to stabilize for the time being after [[spoiler:Kamaji's display of courage and strength of character won his clan leniency from the Shogun, leading to his appointment as interim commissioner]], the latter remains in limbo [[spoiler:as Chisato has yet to become an authoritative voice, and majority of its corrupt enforcers were dismissed without pay, forcing them to join Fatui stragglers to earn their pay]].
* LesCollaborateurs: [[spoiler:Late in the Inazuma Archon Quest, the Traveler discovers that the leadership of the Tenryou and Kanjou Commissions have been colluding with the Fatui into lying to the Raiden Shogun into enacting repressive laws.]]
* SinsOfOurFathers: One downside to the LaserGuidedKarma that struck the Tenryou and Kanjou Commissions (see above) was that the fallout from Takayuki and Shinsuke [[spoiler:being caught colluding with the Fatui]] also affected their respective children, Kamaji and Chisato, who had little to do with their crimes but nevertheless become political tools pushed around by ambitious subordinate clans. The former gets kidnapped by Takatsukasa Susumu and forced to write an engineered confession of his clan's crimes that would paint his clan in a better light, while the latter is being pushed into a premature marriage to the former by Matsuura such that the Hiiragi would lose what little authority they have left.
* TokenGoodTeammate: The Yashiro Commission happens to be the least corrupt and/or controversial of the Tri-Commission, and is the only one that didn't approve of the Vision Hunt and Sakoku Decrees, as well as attempted to end both diplomatically. By the end of the Inazuma Archon Quest, it is the only Commission with a semblance of stability.
* YoungLoveVersusOldHate: The struggle between the clans that comprise Tri-Commission have caused much grief to the younger generation, who'd rather put aside petty rivalry and work together to secure a more stable Inazuma.
** A prominent subplot involves the forbidden romance between Hiiragi Chisato, only daughter of Shinsuke, and Kujou Kamaji, youngest son of Takayuki. In fact, the Traveler's very first adventure in Inazuma involves helping Chisato smuggle a letter to Kamaji, under the legitimate pretext of obtaining a Travel Permit that allows them to wander the islands as they please. This comes to a head in Ayato's first Story Quest, where he investigates the suspiciously hasty timing of their engagement and wedding, in the process uncovering a plot by subordinate Kanjou clans to marry Chisato off [[spoiler:while her clan's standing is still on shaky ground following her father's fall from grace]] so they can usurp leadership of the Commission.
** To a lesser extent, both Ayato and his younger sister Ayaka had to pick up where their father, the previous Yashiro Commissioner, left off, after he died of exhaustion (with their mother Kayo following suit shortly thereafter) working to fix both his clan and his Commission's past mistakes that put them out of favor with the Shogun, and even then they had to work through ambitious clans, infighting, and even the occasional assassin.
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[[folder:The Shogunate Army]]
Inazuma's main infantry, separated according to the Commission directly employing them.
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* BadassArmy: The Tenyrou forces serve as Inazuma's primary military force, is the largest of the Tri-Commission's armies, and unlike the Millelith are shown to be very efficient in combat. The only reason they have yet to break an impasse with the otherwise outmanned Sangonomiya Resistance is due to the efficient leadership of Kokomi and Gorou.
* TheBigGuy: The Yoriki Samurai comprise solely of large, muscular, and imposing men who serve as the Shogunate's heavy hitters. This is even shown in cutscenes where a single Yoriki took on ''three'' Watatsumi soldiers and won.
* DirtyCop: The Kanjou forces are notorious for their corruption, as they frequently harass outlanders and shake them off for mora, making their already tough lives even harder. [[spoiler:They are also revealed to be responsible for delivering Crystal Marrows for the Fatui to produce more Delusions to prolong the war between the Sangonomiya Resistance and the Shogunate, and many of them chose to outright join the Fatui stragglers after they got laid off amidst the fallout of Shinsuke's fall from grace]].
* FriendlyEnemy: The Yoriki Samurai, unlike the other Shogunate troops treat the Traveler with respect and their relationship is akin to a sensei and student with the latter wanting to prove their swordsmanship skills to the former.
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!!Tenryou Commission
!!!Kujou Clan
[[folder:Sara]]
!!Kujou Sara
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[[caption-width-right:350:Crowfeather Kaburaya]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Yang Menglu (Chinese), Creator/AsamiSeto (Japanese), Mun Ji-yeong (Korean), Creator/JeannieTirado (English)\\
'''Rarity:''' 4★\\
'''Birthday:''' July 14th\\
'''Element:''' [[ShockAndAwe Electro]]\\
'''Weapon:''' Bow\\
'''Constellation:''' Flabellum, the Ceremonial Fan\\
'''Specialty Dish:''' Faith Eternal (Egg Roll)\\
'''Normal Attack:''' Tengu Bowmanship\\
'''Utility Passive:''' Land Survey (25% reduction to time spent on Expeditions in Inazuma)\\
'''Affiliation:''' Tenryou Commission, Kujou Clan\\\
->''"To manifest Eternity per the Almighty Shogun's will - that is what I aspire to."''\\\
Right-hand woman of the Raiden Shogun, adopted tengu daughter of Tenryou Commission head Kujou Takayuki, and general of the Shogun's Army, who rigorously enforces the Shogunate's Vision Hunt Decree. Ruthlessly efficient, she is immensely devoted to the Shogun, tirelessly working towards creating the eternity that the Shogun desires even if she doesn't live to see it for herself.\\
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Befitting her position as the Raiden Shogun's second-in-command, Sara is capable of simultaneously providing a power boost and damage dealing from a safe distance with auxiliary ''Tengu Juurai'' attacks that increase the Attack stat of any ally caught within their blast radii. Her Elemental Skill, ''Tengu Stormcall'', has Sara warping back and temporarily assume a "Crowfeather Cover" state, infusing her first charged shot with a Crowfeather that, when shot, sticks to the ground for a few seconds before triggering ''Tengu Juurai: Ambush'', an electric explosion. Her Elemental Burst, ''Subjugation: Koukou Sendou'', is a combo of two ''Tengu Juurai'' attacks: ''Titanbreaker'', a massive thunderbolt on surrounding enemies, then ''Stormcluster'', four smaller thunderbolts that rove in all directions.\\
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Once capable of giving her all for her country and Archon, Sara gains the ability to leave a weaker Crowfeather on her original location whenever she warps away for ''Tengu Stormcall''; Crowfeather Cover reduces the charging time of aimed shots; and ''Tengu Juurai'' attacks gain the ability to reduce the cooldown time of ''Tengu Stormcall'' whenever they buff allies or hit enemies and buff up the Critical damage of Electro attacks by buffed-up allies, in addition to the ''Ambush'' variant restoring Energy to Sara's allies whenever they hit enemies and ''Stormcluster'' gaining two more bolts.\\
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* AmbiguousSituation: While there's no doubt of her UndyingLoyalty to the Raiden Shogun, who in turn sees her favorably as a capable warrior in some of her voiced lines, there are some hints that Sara [[spoiler:is aware of Ei's existence, namely the fact that her signature dish is a pastry with the Shogun's symbol to suggest who it is for, yet it's only Ei who displays a visible SweetTooth whereas the Shogun puppet is utterly indifferent towards food; Sara, while not disliking them, avoids desserts lest they make her let her guard down. However, Miko's voice line about Sara reveals that the latter often bothers her with questions about Ei, so Sara probably learned about her sweet tooth from Miko.]]
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The General of the Shogun's Army, an expert archer, and a Vision Holder capable of summoning a BoltOfDivineRetribution.
* BoltOfDivineRetribution: ''Subjugation: Koukou Sendou'' is a compound of two attacks: ''Tengu Juurai: Titanbreaker'', a massive thunderbolt that deals wide-ranging Electro damage, then ''Tengu Juurai: Stormcluster'', four smaller thunderbolts that crawl around the field. Both attacks also have the ability to increase the Attack stat of party members caught in their attacks. Her fourth Constellation upgrade, ''Conclusive Proof'', adds two extra thunderbolts to ''Stormcluster''.
* BoobsOfSteel: Tengu warrior, Vision Holder, and proud general of the Shogun's forces, and the skintight leotard she wears beneath her white robes does a good job at emphasizing her large bosom. Her known accomplishments as a warrior include defeating at least two Vision holders in single combat, one of which was an {{oni}}.
* BoringButPractical: As a SupportPartyMember, Sara really starts to shine with her second Constellation upgrade, ''Dark Wings'', which allows ''Tengu Stormcall'' to leave behind a second Crowfeather that deals 30% less damage upon activation. While not as flashy and lacking the direct damage dealing potential of her fourth and sixth Constellation upgrades, it also completely removes the need to for her to fire an arrow to plant a Crowfeather, which makes applying her Attack buff simpler, quicker, and lessens the risk to herself, or at optimum gives her allies an extra buffing window.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Sara turns against Takayuki after [[spoiler:Miko and the Traveler present her incontrovertible evidence of both his and Hiiragi Shinsuke's corrupt dealings with the Fatui, outraged at so blatant a betrayal to the Shogun and the toll it has taken on the people of Inazuma, going so far as to storm the Commission headquarters to confront him.]]
* ClosetGeek: She is a ''huge'' Raiden Shogun fan, to the point of obsessively collecting limited edition Raiden Shogun statues. However, when Ei asks Sara about her latest Raiden statue that you went through an entire quest to acquire for her during the Irodori Festival, Sara is so embarrassed she pretends the statue isn't hers and instead lets you have it so she doesn't have to admit her statue collecting hobby.
* CombatByChampion:
** She dueled on behalf of the Raiden Shogun against Kazuha's friend, who at the time openly protested the Vision Hunt Decree and challenged the Shogun to single combat. The former prevailed and was victorious, while the latter was defeated and subsequently executed by the Shogun.
** While knowing that she possessed an overwhelming advantage over Gorou's Resistance forces, she specifically challenges the Traveler to single combat against several of her best troops. While the Traveler easily dispatches the challengers, the outcomes underscored the threat that they posed to the Shogun's rule, giving Sara the means to launch her assault.
* CombatHandFan: Much like Ayaka, Sara makes use of a large fan with dark purple feathers to channel her Electro powers.
* CoolMask: She wears a stylized red tengu mask on the side of her head.
* CounterAttack: Sara's second Constellation upgrade, ''Dark Wings'', allows ''Tengu Stormcall'' to leave a Crowfeather in her original location, whereas normally she'd have to shoot at an opponent to plant, not unlike Ganyu's Elemental Skill. While the drawback is that it deals 30% less damage, it also makes buffing characters to retaliate much easier.
* TheDreaded: Briefly becomes this for Sayu in one of the Irodori Festival side-quests. Sayu was tasked with buying a statue of the Raiden Shogun for Sara on Yae's orders, but overslept and wasn't able to get it (in no small part due a scalping scheme). Upon hearing Sara discussing this with the Traveler and realizing that she screwed up, she fears Sara finding out and getting locked up, even trying to avoid the Tenryuou Commission finding out in favour of investigating the matter herself to avoid Sara's wrath. Paimon thinks that Sayu's overreacting a bit, and Sara doesn't even seem all that mad when she finds out, albeit because the Traveler claimed that she missed the chance to buy due to investigating the re-selling as opposed to the actual reason.
* DubNameChange: In the Chinese dub, per AlternateCharacterReading, her name is Jiǔtiáo Shāluó.
* EasilyForgiven: ZigZagged with Kazuha. His voiceline concerning Sara doesn't display much malice towards her for her role in his friend's death, at most seeing it as a sign of her great strength and taking solace that his friend died honourably. What he takes issue with is that she's using said strength to assist the Shogun in oppressing the people and enforce the Vision Hunt Decree. [[spoiler:His "Changing Perspectives" voiceline has him acknowledge that she possesses a sense of honor, and he even seems to express concern about her clan's survival in light of Takayuki's treachery.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** Despite being one of the primary enforcers of the Vision Hunt Decree and the Raiden Shogun's most loyal ally, Sara still acts with consideration. When she finds Masakatsu, a craftsman who was flouting the Vision Hunt Decree by supplying fake Visions to be used as decoys, being tortured by some guards, she immediately orders a halt and reprimands them for blatant disregard for military conduct. She then allows Yoimiya and the Traveler to escape the jail with Masakatsu in tow in order to let him recover from the injuries he had sustained.
** She is also ''furious'' when [[spoiler:the Traveler presents her evidence of the Tenryou Commission's corruption, and immediately goes to inform the Raiden Shogun.]]
** In Kokomi's Story Quest, she's also willing to offer a peace talk with Watatsumi, and when she finds out that [[spoiler:a few of her men had been in cahoots with some Fatui stragglers in secret]] she chooses to put the peace talks on hold for the good of both sides [[spoiler:as the corruption in the army means Watatsumi can't fully trust the Shogunate just yet]].
* FlashStep: ''Tengu Stormcall'' allows her to teleport a small distance away to avoid enemy attacks. Combined with her first two Constellation upgrades and a Sacrificial Bow, she can potentially turn this into a TeleportSpam.
* {{Foil}}:
** To Gorou. Both are leaders of their respective armies, staunchly loyal both to their lord and their own soldiers. Sara, however, is the main enforcer of the Vision Hunt Decree that Gorou that the Resistance opposes, and is more stoic compared to the more passionate Gorou. Their similarities are one of the reasons Sara views him as a WorthyOpponent.
** To Itto. She is a [[TheStoic stoic]] {{Tengu}} and a member of the Tenryou Commission who enforces the law, while he is a HotBlooded {{Oni}} who runs a gang and often finds himself on the wrong side of the law. However, a closer look reveals them to be quite similar. Both are {{youkai}} who find themselves set apart from humans despite their efforts to integrate (Sara because she ruthlessly enforces the Raiden Shogun's will, Itto because he is seen as a local nuisance), they were each adopted by humans at a young age (Sara by the Tenryou Commission, Itto by Granny Oni), and they're both a big fan of a well-known figure (Sara is a ClosetGeek for the Raiden Shogun, Itto is a {{Fanboy}} of Ms. Hina). And lastly, Sara proves to be NotSoStoic when she stoops to Itto's level and finally starts bickering with him on the Ritou bulletin board.
* FourStarBadass: A Tengu warrior with an Electro Vision (strong enough to defeat both Itto and Kazuha's friend) at the head of Inazuma's army and who doesn't think twice about getting into the action.
* FragileSpeedster: Being an archer unit, Sara has naturally low HP growth and can get staggered easily. With mastery of her Elemental Skill's FlashStep, however, players can probably get through fights with her with barely a scratch.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Awkwardly, the only playable Inazuman characters who are remotely friendly to her are Ei, who sees her as a loyal servant, and Shinobu, albeit largely due to their shared exasperation over Itto's antics. By contrast, Itto considers her a rival, Miko tolerates her at best, both Thoma and Ayaka find her dour and inflexible, and Ayato condescendingly considers her to be little more than a living weapon of her adoptive father Takayuki, with the only praise she gets from them being that at the very least she has a strong moral compass compared to her corrupt adoptive father.
* FullNameBasis: The game refers to her by her full name of Kujou Sara at all times.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Her character story about getting her Vision implies that she can fly or at least glide with her own wings. In-game, she uses a glider like everyone else.
* HiddenDepths: In her lines about Ayaka, she reveals that she would like to make friends with her over a game of ''go'' and envies the warmth of the Kamisato household compared the cold, totalitarian feel of hers. In one of her lines about herself, she also feels that Takayuki is giving her the cold shoulder while he sees Kamaji more favorably, but then she apologizes, saying that she shouldn't be saying that about someone she's grateful towards.
* InformedAbility: Kazuha's flashback to his deceased friend's duel with her and his subsequent execution by the Raiden Shogun suggests that she's a capable swordsman, with a silhouette of her showing a sword at her hip. In gameplay and in cutscenes however, we only ever see her use a bow.
* InterspeciesAdoption: Sara's character stories reveal that she is a tengu who was adopted by Kujou Takayuki due to obtaining a Vision. He thought that she's a "heaven-sent child" from the Shogun herself, so he immediately put her under his clan's care.
* IOweYouMyLife: Her UndyingLoyalty to the Raiden Shogun doesn't just stem from the Tenryou Commission's teachings, but instead because she believes that she received her Vision from the Electro Archon while falling to her otherwise certain death and surviving as a result, rationalizing that everything she had become was due to the Shogun's grace. [[spoiler: However, Ei has stated that she doesn't have the authority to grant Visions, so Sara's primary reason for being loyal to the Raiden Shogun stems from a misunderstanding.]]
* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler:Between their actions threatening Inazuma, his adoptive father Takayuki's collusion with them kickstarting a civil war that took many lives and eventually put her family's standing in jeopardy once he is found out, and her defeat at the hands of Signora, the Fatui have become a BerserkButton for her, with her expressing a desire to hunt them all down when two of her subordinates confess to conspiring with them to possibly resume the war with Watatsumi. It's to the point that, during the "Labyrinth Warriors" event, the Traveler actually sees Tartaglia getting trapped in the mysterious domain with a small amount of relief, as there's no telling what Sara would do should he get caught.]]
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Turns out Sara was kept in the dark regarding her clan’s [[spoiler:corruption and collaboration with the Fatui]] since they clash with her morals. Needless to say, Sara is furious once Yae reveals the truth to her.
* LongBusTrip: [[spoiler:After her untimely defeat at the hands of Signora, Sara isn't seen or mentioned again by the end of the Inazuma Archon Quest. She returns in Kokomi's Story Quest as a representative of the Tenryou Commission in their peace talks with the Sangonomiya Resistance, implying she was spared from her clan's punishment, given that she alerted the Shogun to her adoptive father's collusion with the Fatui]].
* MeaningfulName: Sara's name is spelled in kanji as 裟羅:
** 裟 (''sa'') is a character used to spell 袈裟 (''kesa''), or kesaya, a Buddhist monk stole worn over the shoulder and down around the body. It is used in the term 袈裟切り or 袈裟斬り (''kesagiri''), meaning "to slash a sword diagonally from the shoulder".
** 羅 (''ra'') is a character used to describe an article of thin, light clothing — usually silk — on or around something.
** Together, Sara's name essentially describes her beauty and higher social class, as well as her combat capabilities and her dogmatic loyalty to Raiden and Eternity.
** In the Chinese dub, where her name is 裟罗 (Shaluo), 裟 (''sha'') carries the same meaning as in the Japanese dub, but 罗 (''luo'') also has the added definitions of "net", "to collect", and "to display", now referring to her role in upholding the Vision Hunt Decree.
* AMotherToHerMen: {{Downplayed}}. We don't see how she generally interacts with her troops, but she states that she's not too strict about what they eat while on the road when discussing her favorite food, and she's outraged when [[spoiler:she learns that her adoptive father Takayuki was lying to the Shogun about the unrest the Vision Hunt Decree is causing and the subsequent Resistance, in part because she feels it dishonors those who have died in the conflict.]]
* MilitaryBrat: She was raised by the Kujou clan, a member of the Tenryou Commission, which focuses on national military and security affairs.
* MsFanservice: Let's see. BoobsOfSteel? Check. ShesGotLegs? Check. StatuesqueStunner? ''Check''. Not to mention her skin-tight outfit which emphasizes all of these traits.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong:
** It's slowly made clear that she prefers the more benevolent Raiden Shogun from before the Vision Hunt Decree, but her fervent loyalty to her prevents Sara from even questioning the Shogun's increasingly morally dubious actions. [[spoiler:These values were imparted to her by Kujou Takayuki, and she angrily calls him out on his hypocrisy once she confirms his own disloyalty to the Shogun.]]
** Sara herself later elaborates during [[spoiler: her rant against Takayuki]] that despite her own personal doubts about the Vision Hunt Decree, she decided to still place her trust in the Raiden Shogun's wisdom.
---> '''Sara:''' I've doubted the Vision Hunt Decree in the past. I asked myself, is this truly the correct thing to do? Even though it goes against what I know in my heart to be right? But I chose to obey the Shogun. For as long as she leads the way, who among us is qualified to judge between right and wrong when we have not yet reached the end of the path?
* NobleDemon: She's loyal to the Raiden Shogun and willing to follow through on her orders to carry out the Vision Hunt Decree, but she isn't a bad person and, unlike her boss, is more than willing to interact with the Traveler and the Resistance on peaceful, civil terms. [[spoiler:This is the main reason Yae exposes the Kujou Clan's corruption to her, trusting her to do the right thing.]]
* NumberTwo: She is the Raiden Shogun's right-hand woman and her staunchest ally.
* NumerologicalMotif: Five is Sara's lucky number, and she follows a strict routine in sets of five. She keeps five statuettes of the Shogun, gets up at 5:05 in the morning, takes five deep breaths and does five laps around the courtyard, etc., etc. Additionally, her like of Gorou as a WorthyOpponent is further substantiated by hearsay that he is the fifth-born son in his family.
* ObliviousToHatred: Downplayed, as it's more Oblivious to Dislike. Sara's voice line about Yae Miko shows that she greatly respects her (though that's really only because of the trust Ei places in her), but ''Miko's'' voice line reveals that she doesn't like Sara and prefers that she keep to herself when visiting the shrine.
* OddFriendship: The "Labyrinth Warriors" Event has her forming one with [[ThePowerOfRock Xinyan]]. Despite their contrasting personalities, Sara appears to show admiration of Xinyan after she agrees to help with the sudden domain appearance and offering to use the money Beidou gave her on supplies, stating that she's a woman of "method and integrity". And then when Xinyan invites her to watch one of her performances when she gets the chance as thanks for the extended travel permit, she agrees despite admitting to not having a strong affinity for music.
* OneSteveLimit: Not to be confused with Mondstadt's Sara, the NPC waiter who runs the Good Hunter restaurant.
* OverratedAndUnderleveled: {{Downplayed}}. Before we even meet Sara, we learn that she's a capable enough warrior to best Kazuha's friend and fellow Vision holder in a duel, and upon arriving in Inazuma, reading the bulletin boards scattered around the islands reveals that she once bested Arataki Itto, an {{Oni}}, in a duel for his Vision. However, while her Ascension Stat of Attack percentage means she can be feasibly built as a [=DPS=], especially since she can also apply her StatusBuff to herself, her kit leans more towards the role of SupportPartyMember to appeal more to the military leader side of things. However, that doesn't stop her at being very effective at the role, and her [[BoltOfDivineRetribution Elemental Burst]] is still extremely powerful.
* PetTheDog: Sara mostly regards Itto with annoyance, but there's no real hostility behind it. Despite Itto's irritation at her plunking down a bulletin board at his festival warning attendees to remain vigilant and watch their belongings, a later message left by Tenryou Commission soldiers reveals she actually had a good time there. She later stepped in when Itto got arrested and downgraded his offense from "causing a disturbance in a restricted military zone" to "disturbing the public order". Still inconvenient, but better a misdemeanor than a felony.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Just about everyone, even those who disagree with her or oppose her, respects her as one.
--> '''Yoimiya:''' Due to public safety and fire hazard-related concerns, I often get whisked off to the Tenryou Commission's place for a lecture. Kujou Sara's probably the most reasonable of the bunch. At least she'll hear me out before passing any judgment. If I'm in the right, she'll acknowledge my perspective, and if I'm wrong... Hehe, then I'll get Thoma to come and help me apologize to her!
** [[spoiler:She also entertains Yae Miko's and the Traveler's allegations of the Tenryou Commission's corruption and agrees to wait for them to gather evidence for their claims. Once that is presented, she decides to investigate personally along with the Traveler, albeit with a warning that she will arrest them on the spot if she finds out they are lying.]]
** In Kokomi's character quest during the Peace Talks, many of her propositions in regards to relations between the two islands are reasonable and express a desire to benefit both parties, and she's quite willing to accept Kokomi's own requests and concerns in regards to her proposals, the only thing she appears adamant about being the Tenryou Commission extending its security to Watatsumi Island instead of letting them handle their own. [[spoiler: And when Tenryou Commision soldiers' collusion with the Fatui is exposed, she states in no uncertain terms that those involved will be punished and apologizes personally, accepting Kokomi's request to put the Peace Talks on hold until discord between the two sides has died down and the corruption in the Tenryou Commission is weeded out.]]
** During the "Labyrinth Warriors" event, while she's mobilizing a force to go deal with the monsters coming from the mysterious Domain, she makes the time to listen to the Traveler and Xinyan when they visit about the latter's expiring travel permit. After hearing them out and explaining her own situation, she agrees to their help in dealing with the matter in exchange for renewing Xinyan's travel permit, which she does for longest length of time possible and even buying her lodgings for the duration of her stay.
* ShesGotLegs: Sara bares her legs under her dress for all to see.
* SlidingScaleOfGameplayAndStoryIntegration:
** Sara really, really loves the number five. Her constellation? A handheld fan, composed of one star branching out in five directions.
** Her loyalty to the Raiden Shogun is demonstrated by her Elemental Talents being able to support those of the latter. Playing the Shogun's strengths in Energy recharging and Electro damage to their logical extremes unfortunately leaves a few holes in her Artifact and Weapon loadout that would ordinarily force her to make some compromises somewhere in the DPS trinity of Critical damage, Critical rate, and Attack percentage, especially if the player chose not to roll Raiden's personal weapon[[note]]Energy Recharge would take up the Hourglass Slot while Electro Damage takes up the Goblet Slot. As the Feather and Flower are locked to flat Attack and HP respectively, that leaves only the Weapon stat, the Hat slot, and any of the RNG-based Artifact substats. And even her equipped weapon can be devoted to more Energy Recharge [[/note]]. Sara is able to provide Attack buffs, and maxing out her Constellation lets those same buffs increase the Critical damage of the party's Electro attacks by a whopping ''60%'', which frees up space for the Shogun to equip Critical rate-boosting Artifacts.
* StatuesqueStunner: At the time of her release Sara is the tallest playable female character, largely due to the tengu geta sandals she wears, and between her [[BoobsOfSteel impressive bust]] and [[ShesGotLegs long legs]] she has quite the figure to go with her height. In Itto's Character Demo he flirts with her when they met during the Vision Hunt Decree. He's less appreciative of her figure after losing to her though.
* StatusBuff:
** Both her Elemental Talents unleash auxiliary ''Tengu Juurai'' attacks that simultaneously deal Electro damage and buff her allies' Attack stats based on a fraction of her own when they are within their attacking range.
*** Her Skill, ''Tengu Stormcall'', has her FlashStep back and put herself in a state of Crowfeather Cover, where she can fire a charged shot that sticks a Crowfeather on the ground that explodes a second later into ''Tengu Juurai: Ambush''. Her second Constellation upgrade, ''Dark Wings'', allows her to generate a weaker Crowfeather on her original location, allowing for easier and faster buffing.
*** Her Burst, ''Subjugation: Koukou Sendou'', is a compound of two ''Tengu Juurai'' attacks: ''Titanbreaker'', a giant thunderbolt, followed by ''Stormcluster'', a series of four smaller thunderbolts.
** Her sixth Constellation upgrade, ''Sin of Pride'', confers a massive 60% Critical damage boost on Electro attacks of characters buffed up through ''Tengu Juurai''.
* SweetTooth: Her voice lines imply she avoids sweet things, not because she dislikes them, but rather that she's afraid of giving in to temptation and letting herself get sloppy. Her signature dish is, humorously enough, a dessert, due to [[spoiler:her master, Ei,]] being so fond of sweets and having no reservations about it.
* {{Tengu}}: She's a member of the Tengu race in Inazuma. Like common depictions of tengus, she's depicted with bird wings (usually of crows), a red mask with a long nose, a pair of tengu geta (wooden clogs with only one tall "tooth") and a feather fan that serves as a conduit for her powers. Tengus were associated with vanity and pride and were also believed to be reincarnations of corrupt priests as punishment for their actions in life, which befits TheDragon of a narcissistic god rather well.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Unlike the rest of her clan, Sara isn't morally corrupt, and is at worst merely obedient to the Raiden Shogun to the extreme. Miko factors this into her plan to convince the Shogun to abolish the Vision Hunt Decree by [[spoiler:presenting Sara with incontrovertible evidence of her adoptive father Takayuki's treachery to their country and ruler by conspiring with the Fatui]].
* TookALevelInKindness: Back in the Archon Quest Chapter 2 where she first met the Traveler, she was cold at best and hostile at worst due to their "wanted person" status. In the "Labyrinth Warriors" event which takes place after Chapter 2, she acknowledges how the Shogun has acknowledged them, and thus she acts a lot more courteous, putting aside time to listen to their concerns, that being Xinyan's expiring travel permit, places enough trust in them to put them in charge of charging the Domain gate, and promising to properly reward them for their help once the Domain has been dealt with.
* UndyingLoyalty: To the Raiden Shogun/Ei. Sara believes that receiving her Electro Vision while falling from a great height was the Raiden Shogun’s divine interference and would gladly help her achieve her eternity even if it meant partaking in a civil war or even returning the Vision she received.
* UpgradeArtifact: A variant--her third and fifth Constellation upgrades, ''The War Within'' and ''Spellsinger'', increase the talent levels of, respectively, ''Subjugation: Koukou Sendou'' and ''Tengu Stormcall'' by three.
* WeaponSpecialization: She is shown using a Hamayumi in her story appearances.
* WeatherManipulation: Similar to Lisa with her Elemental Skill charged, Sara is able to momentarily manifest black clouds in the sky when using her Elemental Burst.
* WingsDoNothing: She has two pairs of wings, befitting for a Tengu, but she only summons them briefly in some animations and never uses them to fly. She can't even glide with them, and must use Wind Gliders just like every other character.
* TheWorfEffect:
** She is the Shogun's right-hand woman, a Tengu, and a very powerful warrior (as both Itto and Kazuha can testify from their experience with her) in her own right, [[spoiler:but she is swiftly defeated by La Signora when she tries to inform the Shogun of the truth behind the decrees.]]
** She also twice loses strategically against [[spoiler: Kokomi so we can see what a great strategist the latter is. First time in the battle against the Resistance in Archon Quest. Second, in negotiations [[SurroundedByIdiots due to getting screwed by her own subordinates]] during Kokomi's Story Quest.]] In fact, Sara is [[InformedAbility never shown winning a fight]].
* WorthyOpponent:
** She views Kokomi this way, acknowledging her genius and even pondering if she should imitate her strategies, despite being on opposite sides of the civil war.
** She also extends this treatment to Gorou and admires his loyalty. True to the trope, she also bemoans the fact that they are on opposing sides and would probably have no chance to work together.
* {{Youkai}}: Naturally, given she's a {{tengu}}. Along with Itto and Yae Miko, Sara is one of the few characters to be confirmed a youkai.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: She's heavily exasperated, [[EnragedByIdiocy and more than a little angry]], when [[spoiler:two of her subordinates are forced to reveal that they were approached by the Fatui to continue the war with Watatsumi Island and were actually considering taking their offer if things went south, feeling the need to remind them what happened the last time the Fatui were involved in Inazuma's affairs.]]
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[[folder:Takayuki]]
!!Kujou Takayuki
Adoptive father of Sara and current head of both the Kujou Clan and the Tenryou Commission.
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* AbusiveParents: He was very emotionally neglectful and controlling towards Sara, raising her purely to be a perfect general for the sake of their clan's prestige. An example given in Sara's character stories is how, when she was a child, whenever she was caught playing games with Tenryou soldiers, Takayuki would severely punish the soldiers and reprimand her for what he saw as pointless fraternizing.
* AmbitionIsEvil: His [[spoiler:collusion with the Fatui]] was for the sake of ensuring the Kujou Clan's power and prestige.
* ArchNemesisDad: {{Downplayed}}. Takayuki took in Sara in and raised her to be loyal to the Raiden Shogun, meaning he is technically her adoptive father. However, the two are not shown to interact in a familial manner and she often refers to by name instead of with terms like "father". When we do see them interact however, they're on hostile terms since Sara recently learned of his corruption.
* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler:According to his youngest son Kamaji, after the Vision Hunt Decree was abolished and his clan is disgraced, Takayuki went into a shock and seems to age a great deal.]]
* BrokenPedestal: For Sara, after his corruption is exposed to her.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Believing that the Raiden Shogun will be able to deal with any and all threats his ineptitude and corruption brings to the country is one thing, but he doesn't seem to consider the possibility that he might be punished for bringing a threat to Inazuma in the first place.
* {{Greed}}: Along with increasing his clan's power, his motivation for colluding [[spoiler:with the Fatui]] is the potential monetary gain.
* HateSink: Whereas both the Raiden Shogun (or, technically, Ei) and Sara are ultimately flawed people who nevertheless have Inazuma's best interests at heart, Takayuki (along with Shinsuke) is the face of the corruption within the Shogunate government, what with his astounding selfishness, deceitfulness, disloyalty to Inazuma, mistreatment of Sara, and lack of sympathetic qualities.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He adopted and raised Sara to swear UndyingLoyalty to the Raiden Shogun, yet he goes behind his lord's back, knowingly colluding with a known NebulousEvilOrganization and keeping secrets about public discontent from her, all for the sake of his own power and greed. His only defense against his actions is that any threats he ''does'' bring into Inazuma with his actions are inconsequential since he believes that they'd be child plays for the Shogun to deal with in the event they do become a threat, showing that his loyalty is less to her and the country and more to her strength as a warrior.
* KickTheDog: When his son, Shogunate officer Kujou Masahito, wrote a letter to him about the [[TheCorruption Tatarigami]] situation on Yashiori Island, what did Takayuki do? He refused to believe him, decided his son was making excuses for his failure to defeat the resistance, threatened him with demotion, and sent an expedition to affirm that the Tatarigami was just a rumor (the expedition would later succumb to the Tatarigami themelves).
* MirrorCharacter: [[spoiler:With Schubert Lawrence. Like Schubert, Takayuki worked with the Fatui under the belief that it was for the good of their country. But whereas Schubert worked the Fatui to seize power, Takayuki worked with the Fatui to consolidate his power. Likewise, Schubert believed that he could get rid of the Fatui when he no longer needed them, while Takayuki believed that the Raiden Shogun could dispose of the Fatui should they step out of line. Lastly, while Schubert had no loyalty to Barbatos, Takayuki was, [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority in a warped way]], loyal to the Raiden Shogun.]]
* SmugSnake: In a way, he doesn't view his colluding with the [[spoiler:Fatui and lying to the Shogun as a betrayal, since he believes that the Shogun is so powerful that if the Fatui did try anything to threaten Inazuma, she would simply wipe them out.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: ZigZagged. Sara claims that his dedication to the Shogun exceeds even her own, but that doesn't stop him [[spoiler:from selling out the country to the Fatui for the sake of money and status, and lying to her for the sake of it. He however claims that it's perfectly fine to do this, [[SmugSnake since if the Fatui did try anything more damaging, the Shogun would just wipe them out singlehandedly]]. As Paimon points out, his loyalty is less towards her, [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority but to her strength as a warrior.]]]]
* VillainHasAPoint: [[spoiler:He excuses his collusion with the Fatui by claiming that if the Fatui threatened to cause serious harm to Inazuma, the Shogun could step in and easily annihilate them. Later, when the Traveler meets the Shogun again she actually agrees with this assessment, saying the Fatui are presently of no threat to "eternity" -- and that was moments after she personally executed Signora, one of their Harbingers]].
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[[folder:Kamaji]]
!! Kujou Kamaji
The youngest known son of Kujou Takayuki and adoptive brother of Sara, who works as a Commission official.
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* AccompliceByInaction: While Kamaji has his reservations and concerns regarding his Commission’s corruption, he chose to turn a blind eye to it and unlike [[LockedOutOfTheLoop Sara]], Kamaji knew all of his father's dirty laundry.
* TheAtoner: He is deeply ashamed of his father's crimes and the bad name they've brought to the Tenryou Commission, especially when he himself feels he could have done something to stop them. This compels him to challenge the Raiden Shogun to a duel, like his ancestor did, knowing that the Kujou is doomed and [[BookEnds wanting to end it the same way it began]], [[DeathSeeker even with his life if necessary]].
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: A variant. Believing that there's no coming back for the Kujou Clan given their role in Inazuma's misery, he would rather he and the clan atone for their sins at the hands of the Shogun to falling prey to the ambitions of the other families.
* ChildhoodFriend: With his retainer, Ippei.
* CurbstompBattle: On the receiving end. Kamaji never stood a chance against the Raiden Shogun and calling their sparring session a "fight" is generous, to say the least.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Non-lethal variant. Kamaji is hopelessly outmatched against Ei, but he continues fighting even as he gets more and more injured from her onslaught. In the end, even after being beaten to the point that he can barely stand, he still gets up and staggers towards her with sword in hand before he finally passes out.
* DeterminedDefeatist: Despite knowing he stands no chance against the Shogun, not being able to land a single hit on her while he serves as a sandbag for her, not once does he surrender, fighting until he loses his strength and passes out. This impresses Ei, who decides to hold off on the Kujou Clan's punishment.
* HolyHalo: He sports one during Ayato's quest when he's gushing with happiness over the opportunity to marry Chisato.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Unlike his siblings, who serve in the military, Kamaji instead works as administration for the Tenryou Commission, and has a pair of glasses to show it.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Ayato's Story Quest opens with the news that he has proposed to Chisato, and they're beginning to go through with the wedding. Kamaji at first is bursting at the seams with joy and confidence, vowing to do his utmost to smooth over any problems as if to prove that love conquers all. It doesn't--though they genuinely love each other, Kamaji and Chisato are not quite on equal footing, because whereas the former's display of courage and strength of character won him the Shogun's good graces and [[spoiler:allowed him to be elevated to interim Tenryou Commissioner following his father's fall from grace]], the latter has yet to become a voice of authority, and her clan's standing remains in jeopardy, with a few subordinate clans scheming to simply cut her off at the earliest opportunity. Should they marry in this state, it would force Chisato to become dependent on Kamaji, and would eventually lead to great unhappiness. Marriage is an important undertaking, and even the circumstances leading up to it demand careful attention to ensure a stable, harmonious union. Happily, Ayato is able to help them see this, and after the power grab is thwarted the two of them decide to put their wedding plans on hold until better circumstances allow.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Kamaji does care about the commonfolk unlike his father, who is only concerned for his clan’s gain and even issued the Traveler a Travel Permit allowing them to explore Inazuma as they please once they delivered Chisato’s letter to him.
* WeakButSkilled: Unlike Sara or Masahito, he admits to not being a capable warrior, but during his duel with Ei, [[CurbStompBattle while he's unable to land a single hit on her]], he does appear to display some knowledge of swordsmanship.
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!!! Takatsukasa Clan
[[folder:Susumu]]
The head of the Takatsukasa Clan.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: When his kidnapping of Kamaji is discovered, Ei decides to offer him a chance to become head of the Tenryou Commission the same way the first Commissioner did: by besting [[PhysicalGod her]] in a duel. He's naturally too terrified to take her up on the offer.
* OpportunisticBastard: He's quick to use the Kujou Clan's fall from grace to try and install himself as the Tenryou Commissioner. Unfortunately, [[StupidEvil he gets a little too enthusiastic in his attempt.]]
* StupidEvil: Susumi would have probably gotten his way and became the new Tenryou Commissioner had he just sat down and talked with Kamaji, who would have gladly offered him the position out of shame over his father's crimes. Instead, he basically kidnaps him, hires a bunch of criminal {{Ronin}} to keep him captive, and tries forcing him to sign an engineered confession to his clan's sins that would skew heavily in favor of the Takatsukasa Clan. As a result, Kamaji's disappearance is investigated by ''[[GodEmperor the Shogun herself]]'', and his prospects of attaining leadership drop ''hard''.
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[[folder:Isamu]]
The head of the Police Station who was assassinated a few years ago.
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* BrokenPedestal: Becomes this to Ryuuji in the event that the Traveler reveals the truth about his assassination, as [[spoiler: he was ultimately murdered because he blackmailed Shiroyama into giving up his poison.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: Is already dead by the time the Traveler begins their journey.
* ShootTheDangerousMinion: Rumors in-universe suggest Isamu was killed by Kujou Takayuki because once Takayuki retires, Isamu was old and well-respected enough that he'd be next in line to be the Commissioner. [[spoiler: He ultimately was killed by Kujou Takayuki, but it was because he blackmailed Shiroyama into giving up his poison. The fact that Isamu threatened the Kujou Clan's future authority was apparently a coincidence.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's difficult to talk about him without spoiling anything, because the only thing that is revealed about him outside the details of his assassination are that he took in Ryuuji when he was an orphan and has a daughter.
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[[folder:Chika]]
Takatsukasa Isamu's daughter.
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* ChildrenAreInnocent: Completely blind to the fact that her father was not as good of a person as is believed, and the main characters keep it that way.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: While most [=NPCs=] have black or brown hair, Chika's hair is pink.
* RoseHairedSweetie: Addresses Ryuuji affectionately as uncle and is positively ecstatic to hear about her father from his friends.
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!!! Personnel
[[folder:Heizou]]
!!Shikanoin Heizou
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/genshin_impact_heizou.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Analytical Harmony]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Lin Jing (Chinese), Creator/YuichiIguchi (Japanese), Jeong Ui-jin (Korean), Kieran Regan (English)\\
'''Rarity:''' 4★\\
'''Birthday:''' July 24\\
'''Element:''' [[BlowYouAway Anemo]]\\
'''Weapon:''' Catalyst\\
'''Constellation:''' Cervus Minor, the Deer Fawn\\
'''Specialty Dish:''' The Only Truth (Katsu Sandwich)\\
'''Normal Attack:''' Fudou Style Martial Arts\\
'''Utility Passive:''' Pre-Existing Guilt (20% reduction to his party's Stamina consumption while sprinting)\\
'''Affiliation:''' Tenryou Commission\\\
->''"A detective should be using their smarts to crush criminals' hopes of getting away with their crimes. So really, a true detective should never even have to touch their weapon."''\\\
A headstrong, offbeat young detective under the employ of the Tenryou Commission. Unorthodox and unruly, yet cheerful and lively, he is considered to be the Commission's best detective and one of its best Doushins, despite being at complete odds with the usual perception of what a public servant should be like.\\
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Befitting his paradoxical nature as a man of the law who often refuses to play by the rules, Heizou is unique among his fellow Catalyst wielders for applying its powers onto his punches and kicks rather than spellcasting. His Elemental Skill, ''Heartstopper Strike'', is a swift, Anemo-enhanced punch that, in its charged form, endows him up to four stacks of Declension, which increase the power of the next use of the Strike; in addition, having a full stack bestows him "Conviction", which increases the damage radius of said Strike. His Elemental Burst, ''Windmuster Kick'', is a side-swiping kick that summons an "Arresting Windtunnel" that sucks in objects and enemies before exploding to deal wide-ranging Anemo damage, in addition to afflicting up to four enemies affected by Hydro, Pyro, Cryo, or Electro with "Windmuster Irises" that deal consecutive damage.\\
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Upon further affirming his own brand of justice, Heizou gains stacks of Declension whenever he triggers Swirl reactions or he enters the field, the latter in addition to a boost to his attacking speed; ''Heartstopper Strike'' bestows an Elemental Mastery boost to his allies whenever it connects, in addition to an increase to its Critical Rate for each stack of Declension, as well as that to its Critical Damage if he has obtained Conviction; and the first Windmuster Iris explosion restores his Energy, with smaller amounts for every subsequent explosion.\\
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Shikanoin Heizou can be obtained from any banner.
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* AnimeHair: He has an unkempt SamuraiPonytail with IdiotHair and bangs of varying lengths framing both sides of his face. It's not quite ShonenHair, but it gives off the same impression.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Heizou's intuition is razor-sharp. Combined with his analytical skills, meticulous logical reasoning and hunger for justice, he is able to efficiently unravel even the knottiest of cases.
* BadassInDistress: Despite having both the elemental power and the fighting abilities to break free and defend himself, at the beginning of all his Hangout Event's routes he was mysteriously captured and locked in a cage by a group of Nobushi and Treasure Hoarders, [[MartialPacifist peacefully begging them to let him go]] just before the Traveler come to help him.
* BreakingOldTrends: Up until his introduction, all Catalyst units introduced were female spellcasters (i.e., Lisa, Barbara, Mona, Klee, Sucrose, Ningguang, Yanfei, Kokomi, and Miko). Heizou bears the distinction of being both the first male and first melee-oriented Catalyst unit.
* BrilliantButLazy: Sara describes him as a man who puts personal schemes and pursuits ahead of his duties to the Tenryou Commission. Despite this, she is unable to reprimand him since he's able to produce results.
* BrokenAce: In his Hangout, he explains that he’s not as confident as others believe him to be. Furthermore, he has a difficult time asking for help because everyone brushes off his concerns, assuming that he’s just so smart that can handle anything that comes his way, which makes him uneasy.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Heizou is a notorious maverick who rarely shows up for routine patrol and often thumbs his nose at bureaucratic red tape. He is also one of the brightest minds of the Tenryou Commission, being so efficient that Sara is willing to put up with his eccentricities despite her dislike towards them.
* {{Catchphrase}}: During his hangout event Heizou expresses surprise with "Man alive!" often enough for it to count.
* ChildProdigy: Sango and his cousin Kano Nana both suggested that he is still in his teens, but [[AwesomenessByAnalysis his analytical and deductive skills]] have made him Inazuma's best-known detective and he is also a well-known martial arts master.
* CorrallingVacuum: ''Windmuster Kick'' summons a wind tunnel that briefly sucks in objects and enemies that then explodes to deal Anemo damage, in addition to the Swirl reaction. His second Constellation upgrade, ''Investigative Collection'', increases its pulling speed and duration by one second.
* CowboyCop: He is rather lackadaisical with his duties and employs out of the box investigation methods, which has earned him the ire of fellow but independent detective, Sango. Kujou Sara, as his superior officer, personally dislikes this and how he puts his own personal pursuits ahead of his work, but can't really do anything to put him in line since he still produces results despite this.
* CriticalHitClass: His sixth Constellation upgrade, ''Curious Casefiles'', increases the Critical Rate of ''Heartstopper Strike'' by 4% for each stack of Declension he has (to a maximum of 16%); in addition, Conviction bestows a sizable 32% boost to its Critical Damage.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Heizou rarely talks about his childhood as it was not a happy one. As a child, he was rebellious and disliked having to inherit his martial artist father's dojo. One day, at a festival, he met and befriended a boy who claimed to hail from a wealthy family, only for Heizou to eventually cast doubt on his story upon noticing his shabby clothing, forcing the other boy to admit to having lied and being a petty thief who initially tried to mug Heizou during that festival; feeling betrayed, Heizou disowned him. The next time Heizou and his ex-friend met, during the following year's festival, the latter was fatally wounded after a failed attempt to rob an armed ruffian, dying while Heizou tried in vain to save him. Shocked by the injustices around him, Heizou developed an animosity towards the concept of sin, blaming it for ruining his friendship, after which he left home for a month to train himself to be a fighter for justice, during which time he earned his Anemo Vision.]]
* DecliningPromotion: While Heizou has been offered promotions in the past, he has refused them due to his wish to stay close to the crime scenes.
* DistinguishingMark: Heizou has twin moles, one under each eye.
* DubNameChange: In the Chinese dub, per AlternateCharacterReading, his name is Lùyěyuàn Píngzàng.
* ElementalPunch: As a Catalyst user who opts to use melee martial arts in lieu of firing spells, Heizou fights with Anemo-enhanced punches and kicks. His Elemental Skill, ''Heartstopper Strike'', is an especially powerful punch that creates a windy explosion.
* FieryRedhead: He has burgundy red hair, and he's described as simultaneously very passionate about what he does and not one to follow protocol.
* ForGreatJustice: His goal in life is to become the bane of Inazuma's criminal elements. Believing that a great detective can prevent crimes before they can even occur, Heizou aspires to build so imposing a reputation, any would-be do-no-gooder would think twice for fear of running afoul of him, to the point of declining promotions lest he be removed from the action.
* FormerTeenRebel: As a child he rebelled against his family and was not at all happy having to take over the reins of his father's dojo. His cousin still calls him a brat.
* FreudianExcuse: What happened with his former childhood friend is still the engine of his purpose in fighting crime in Inazuma and all the sins of the world.
* FullContactMagic: A catalyst user who fights using unarmed combat techniques.
* GatheringSteam: Heizou can gain up to four stacks of Declension whenever he uses the charged form of ''Heartstopper Strike''. His first ascension passive, ''Paradoxical Practice'', allows him to generate one stack whenever he triggers Swirl reactions, while his first Constellation upgrade, ''Named Juvenile Casebook'', also bestows him one stack whenever he enters the field, in addition to a 15% boost to the speed of his normal attacks, triggered at least every ten seconds.
* GeniusBruiser: The game's first ever BareFistedMonk, albeit doubling as a KungFuWizard, and a talented detective who, [[BrilliantButLazy despite how lackadaisical he is with his duties]], gets his work done well enough to keep Sara off his back about his laziness.
* GlassCannon: Since his release, Heizou has turned out to be one of the strongest main strikers in the game. As an Anemo catalyst who specializes in FullContactMagic at close range, any of his normal Anemo attacks can be infused with other elements via the Swirl reaction and do a lot of damage. His Elemental Burst, ''Windmuster Kick'', deals good damage (and in turn can create Swirl reactions for further damage) and has a very low elemental energy cost, but the real gem is his Elemental Skill, ''Heartstopper Strike'', which deals ridiculously high damage for a 4★ character and can increase with the Declension stacks gained up to Conviction via Swirl reactions. The tradeoff? Heizou is still a [[SquishyWizard catalyst user]], and while his HP and Defense are higher than most of his peers', they still don't allow him to take too much damage without falling.
* KungFuWizard: Heizou stands out by being the first male Catalyst User in the game. Despite this however, his gameplay resembles more of a BareFistedMonk, with him attacking with close-quarter strikes empowered by Anemo, and his Elemental Skill and Burst being a MegatonPunch and kick respectively.
* LonelyRichKid: The story of his Vision reveals that Heizou was this as a child as the son of a prominent martial artist, with a noteworthy family tree, from a remote village and he led a monotonous life while his father forced him to take mandatory martial arts lessons with him. At least until he met a friend, albeit after discovering that he was a thief and that he had deceived him Heizou cut all contact with his friend and returned to be alone.
* MartialPacifist: Downplayed, as he doesn't mind participating in Inazuma's annual martial arts tournaments to test his abilities, but Heizou generally prefers to rely on his wits and interpersonal skills over his fighting prowess or his Anemo powers to resolve difficult situations.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Catalyst users are normally ranged casters that fight from a distance. Heizou stands out amongst his fellow catalyst users by virtue of being a close-ranged fighter who attacks his enemies up and personal.
* MegatonPunch: ''Heartstopper Strike'' is a swift Anemo-charged punch that, in its charged form, increases in potency for each stack of Declension it also generates. His second ascension passive, ''Penetrative Reasoning'', increases his allies' Elemental Mastery stat by 80 points for ten seconds.
* MrFanservice: A {{Bishonen}} in shorts sporting a vest without a tank top that leaves the sides of his hips and armpits exposed and with a SamuraiPonytail that helps frame his beautiful face.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:The reason Heizou decided to leave his home and family to fight crime as a detective is because he deeply regrets for not being able to save his former friend's life.]]
* OrnamentalWeapon: Heizou carries a thin metal baton called a [[LawmanBaton jitte]], historically wielded by Japanese palace guards since carrying a bladed weapon inside the Emperor's palace was punishable by death. Although his idle animation shows that Heizou is skilled at handling his weapon, he only ever uses unarmed combat techniques in battle. The same might be said for whichever catalyst Heizou is equipped with- unlike every other catalyst user who uses their weapon to cast spells, Heizou merely fights with his bare hands and feet. His catalyst only ever appears stowed behind him outside of combat, in contrast to other catalyst users who wield them in battle.
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: ''Heartstopper Strike'' involves Heizou charging up to deliver an almighty punch that can send lighter enemies flying across the battlefield. ''Windmuster Kick'' has similar results, except he uses the Fudou Style Vacuum Slugger to kick them away.
* RefugeInAudacity: Kokomi recalls a time when he, a detective employed by the Tenryou Commission, casually visited Watatsumi Island in full uniform for some sightseeing despite the clear tensions between the two factions, completely catching her off-guard. [[spoiler:Heizou himself reveals that he really was sent to collect intel on the Resistance by Kujou Takayuki himself, but since he disliked the man he ignored the orders altogether and treated the trip as a government-funded vacation.]]
* RegeneratingMana: Heizou's fourth Constellation upgrade, ''Tome of Lies'', restores 9 Energy after the first Windmuster Iris explosion, with an addition 1.5 Energy for every subsequent explosion, for a total of 13.5 (equivalent to four explosions).
* TheRunaway: [[spoiler:A month after the death of his only friend, Heizou snuck away from home, simply leaving his family with a farewell letter.]]
* SamuraiPonytail: Heizou has a rough ponytail. He's a detective, so he's ''technically'' not a samurai, but as a Vision user who's part of the Tenryou Commission that's dedicated to military affairs and law and order, he's [[{{Pun}} close enough for government work.]] Many samurai do work for the Tenryou Commission.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Ayaka suggests that he's this, stating him to be more "principled" than even Kujou Sara, but that he seems to lean towards his own principles more than that of official laws. Best exemplified in Heizou's Hangout Event: Heizou strongly believes that certain things in life are more important than the truth, and thus he's willing to disregard rules in cases where following them brings more harm than good.
* ShipTease: Some of the dialogue towards the Traveler in his Hangout Event can come across as ''very'' flirty. Especially when he claims to have wanted to meet them since before they even arrived in Inazuma, and calling them “dreamy” in a swooning tone. Furthermore, a considerable amount of the dialogue choices available in almost all paths tend to give a heart of approval.
* {{Sideboob}}: Male variation. Heizou is a lithe man, so he doesn't have protruding cleavage, but he wears a vest without an undershirt, leaving the crease of his armpit and the side of his torso visible.
* SlidingScaleOfGameplayAndStoryIntegration: In spite of working for law enforcement, Heizou is infamous for frequently doing things his own way, and it shows in his unusual fighting style, where he is a ''martial artist''-style Catalyst wielder, in contrast to the spellcaster mold of his predecessors.
* UpgradeArtifact: A variant--his third and fifth Constellation upgrades, ''Esoteric Puzzle Book'' and ''Secret Archive'', increase the talent levels of, respectively, ''Heartstopper Strike'' and ''Windmuster Kick'', by three.
* YouAreAlreadyDead: ''Windmuster Kick'' inflicts up to four enemies affected by Hydro, Pyro, Cryo, or Electro with Windmuster Irises that deal wide-ranging damage after a few seconds.
[[/folder]]
!! Yashiro Commission
!!! Kamisato Clan
[[folder:Ayaka]]
!!Kamisato Ayaka
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/genshin_impact_ayaka.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Frostflake Heron]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Xiao N (Chinese), Creator/SaoriHayami (Japanese), Lee Yoo-ri (Korean), Creator/EricaMendez (English)\\
'''Rarity:''' 5★\\
'''Birthday:''' September 28\\
'''Element:''' [[AnIcePerson Cryo]]\\
'''Weapon:''' Sword\\
'''Constellation:''' Grus Nivis, the Snow-white Crane\\
'''Specialty Dish:''' Snow on the Hearth (Sakura Mochi)\\
'''Normal Attack:''' Kamisato Art: Kabuki\\
'''Utility Passive:''' Fruits of Shinsa (10% chance to craft double the amount of Weapon Ascension materials)\\
'''Affiliation:''' Yashiro Commission, Kamisato Clan\\\
->''"Master of Inazuma Kamisato Art Tachi Jutsu - Kamisato Ayaka, present! Delighted to make your acquaintance."''\\\
A prominent leader of the renowned Kamisato Clan, the leading family of the Yashiro Commission. Beautiful and elegant, she carries herself with the utmost grace befitting a noblewoman, even as she yearns for life's simple pleasures.\\
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Grace and beauty define Ayaka in combat, specializing on hit-and-run tactics through her unique dashing skill, ''Kamisato Art: Senho'', where she disappears into a cold haze and, upon reappearing, deals Cryo damage on surrounding enemies as well as infuses her attacks with Cryo. Her Elemental Skill, ''Kamisato Art: Hyouka'', blows away surrounding enemies with a snowy bloom, while her Elemental Burst, ''Kamisato Art: Soumetsu'', summons a "Frostflake Seki no To", a freezing whirlwind that damages enemies within its radius before unleashing a bone-chilling explosion.\\
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Further polishing her swordsmanship allows Ayaka to periodically gain an "Usurahi Butou", which gives a massive boost to her next charged attack; the Cryo burst phase of ''Kamisato Art: Senho'' restores some stamina and casts a Cryo damage buff onto Ayaka; Cryo-infused normal and charged attacks can now randomly cut the cooldown time of ''Kamisato Art: Hyouka'', which in turn gains the ability to confer a damage boost to normal and charged attacks; and ''Kamisato Art: Soumetsu'' gains the ability to produce two smaller Frostflakes Seki no To, as well as each Snowflake inflicting a Defense debuff.\\
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Kamisato Ayaka can only be obtained when the ''Heron's Court'' Character Event Wish is active.
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* AnimalMotif: Long-legged, long-necked white birds, specifically egrets, herons, and cranes. Her nickname in Inazuma is 白鷺の姫君 (''shirasagi himegimi'', "egret princess"), [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egret egrets]] being a variety of heron species with white plumage, whose name is literally 白鷺 ("white heron") in Japanese. Her character subtitle is the "Frostflake Heron". Her constellation is Grus Nivis, the Snow-white Crane. And Ayaka herself is a YamatoNadeshiko type character associated with nobility, purity, elegance, tranquility, and stillness, all qualities also associated with the heron in Japan, which the Inazuma region is based on.
* ApologeticAttacker: One of her Elemental Skill lines has her apologizing to her enemies as she fights them.
* BadassAdorable: Ayaka is beautiful, elegant and sweet; she is also a very masterful swordswoman.
* BattleBallgown: She's the first character since Noelle to wear actual armor, and like Noelle she has it integrated into her dress.
* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Yoimiya's Veronica, since both their story quests are mandatory to proceed. Dressed in a dignified BattleBallgown, her trailer emphasizes her beauty and gracefulness, with a swift and precise combat style.
* BigEater: Implied. Her Story Quest shows her ordering quite an amount of food, and her love of cooking is directly connected to her love of eating as well. She even said that one thing she wants to do when adventuring is to taste different foods from all over the world.
* CombatHandFan: Ayaka's Elemental Talents heavily rely on her ornate hand fan to amplify her Cryo powers.
* CooldownManipulation: Her first Constellation upgrade, ''Snowswept Sakura'', grants her a 50% chance to shave 0.3 seconds off the cooldown time of ''Kamisato Art: Hyouka'' with Cryo-infused regular and charged attacks.
* CriticalHitClass: Ayaka's playstyle is designed to dish out powerful critical hits and potent Cryo damage, which is supplemented with her Ascension stat being Critical Damage, and can further be supplemented with the Blizzard Strayer set and Cryo Resonance.
* DamageIncreasingDebuff: Her fourth Constellation upgrade, ''Ebb and Flow'', allows ''Kamisato Art: Soumetsu'' to decrease the Defense of enemies hit with the Frostflake Seki no To by 30% for six seconds.
* DubNameChange: In the Chinese dub, per AlternateCharacterReading with pinyin, her name is Shénlǐ Línghuá.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Ayaka appeared a total of three times each in the [[https://youtu.be/lMdsrZ1otlA?t=83 Announcement Trailer]] way back June 2019, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAlKhARUcoY Teyvat Chapter Storyline Trailer]] where she's the featured Inazuma character, and the [[https://youtu.be/cE7RW9htzQU?t=2756 Version 1.6 Livestream]] where she gives some commentary on some of the locations in Inazuma. She was also playable in the pre-release beta and could have easily been playable at launch. In spite of all that, she wasn't actually released alongside the initial roster because the main story only covered Mondstadt and Liyue when the game officially launched in September 2020.
* ElementalShapeshifting: Like Mona before her, Ayaka can disappear into a trail of icy fog to increase her speed and inflict Cryo on enemies she comes in contact with through the use of the sprint.
* FamedInStory: She is renowned across all of Inazuma as being an extremely gifted and beautiful young scion of the Kamisato clan, to the extent that some see her as the face of the clan despite her brother Ayato being its head.
* FamilyThemeNaming: With her older brother ''Aya''to.
* FlowerMotifs: The camellia (''tsubaki''), which also acts as the emblem of the Kamisato Clan, is present on Ayaka's armor as well as her fan. In Japan, they are symbols of love and affection, with the white variant carrying an additional meaning of "waiting." This alludes to Ayaka's growing feelings of adoration for the Traveler and her decision to wait for them, knowing full well that their time in Inazuma is but a brief stop in their journey. Additionally, her mother Kayo would sometimes take the alias "Tsubaki" whenever she sneaks out.
* FragileSpeedster: Ayaka can dish out some serious damage and moves very quickly with her unique dash, but she's quite fragile and can't take too many hits. Nevertheless, when used skilfully, Ayaka's hit-and-run attacking style makes her one of the best DPS sword characters.
* FullNameBasis: The game refers to her by her full name of Kamisato Ayaka at all times.
* GiantWaistRibbon: She has a truly massive bow on her lower back that holds her Vision.
* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Feminine as she is, she also has a love for adventuring and is shown to be quite a big eater.
* GlassCannon: Being the second character after Mona to have an alternate sprint ability, Ayaka is one of the fastest-moving characters, with her playstyle heavily encouraging hit-and-run tactics to maximize her Cryo damage. To add to this, Ayaka's rapid-fire sword strokes and high damage make her one of the fastest and hardest-hitting swordfighters in the game. However, she has to be careful in avoiding being hit herself as she's fairly fragile.
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: A subversion. While this initially seems true, as Ayaka is held up as something of TheAce and treated as though she does everything effortlessly, it's eventually revealed that Ayaka was never naturally good at anything, but had to push herself to master all the skills she needs to be the face of the Kamisato Clan in her mother's place.
* HitAndRunTactics: Her second passive, ''Kanten Senmyou Blessing'', encourages this, as every time she attacks an enemy after dashing, she restores 10 Stamina and gains an 18% Cryo damage bonus for ten seconds.
* IaijutsuPractitioner: Her swordplay is heavily based on this style, making use of swift slashes and frequently sheathes her sword in between draws. Her recovery animations have her sheathe her sword like a katana while a mitsudomoe symbol glows at her sheathing hand, regardless of the sword the player has equipped her with. This is a contributing factor for fans treating her as a [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Vergil]] {{Expy}}, as detailed in ShoutOut below.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: After coming across a secret notebook written by her mother, Ayaka realizes that there is a side of herself that wishes to live life as an ordinary woman. While she knows she can never truly remove herself from her identity as Kamisato Ayaka, she is at least able to attend an Inazuman festival with the Traveler and Paimon.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Her story quest reveals that because she is put on a pedestal as the model of a perfect lady, none of the local children are willing to approach her. As a result, she is ecstatic to hear the Traveler and Paimon call her their friend.
* AnIcePerson: She does not only have a Cryo Vision, Ayaka's Senho talent causes her alternate sprint to change all of her physical attacks to Cryo attacks, making her one of the most consistent Cryo appliers amongst other Cryo users.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Her character summary says that on snowy days, she practices her swordsmanship by slicing every snowflake falling around her.
* LadyOfWar: Both her noble status and her acclaimed and prodigious ability to wield a blade with grace and refinement qualify her as one.
* LikeMotherLikeDaughter: Her story quest has Ayaka discover that her late mother Kayo was, like herself, similarly pressured with the responsibilities of the Yashiro Commission and also wanted to be able to live life like an ordinary woman.
* LonelyAtTheTop: While she takes great pride in fulfilling her duties, she also admits in her story quest to feeling rather lonely and desiring companionship. A shopkeeper even says that she doesn't have many friends.
* [[MasterSwordsman Master Swordswoman]]: A lifelong student of the Kamisato Art of swordfighting, Ayaka has spent years practicing with her brother Ayato, himself a highly-renowned swordsman. It is through this practice that Ayaka was able to hone her speed and snowflake-slicing precision, and by the events of the game she has polished her skills to such a degree that the Raiden Shogun herself, the progenitor of all Inazuman martial arts, acknowledges her mastery of the sword.
* ModestyShorts: Wears shorts under her skirt, which makes sense given all the fighting and climbing she's doing.
* MundaneUtility: Similar to other Cryo users, Ayaka can freeze water with her attacks, allowing her to create "ice bridges" to walk across large bodies of water without ever having to swim. What sets her apart from the rest is that she also possesses a dash like Mona's that lets her sprint through water AND creates an ice platform when she comes out of her dash, thereby letting her safely move across water faster than any other character before her.
* NiceGirl: Ayaka is sweet and nice to everyone.
* TheOjou: She is the eldest daughter of the Kamisato clan, one of Inazuma's most esteemed families and holders in the ''Yashiro-bugyō'', Inazuma's shrine commission.
* RazorWind: ''Kamisato Art: Soumetsu'' has her summon a "Frostflake Seki no To", a freezing whirlwind that rapidly damages enemies before exploding. Her second Constellation upgrade, ''Blizzard Blade Seki no To'', adds two smaller whirlwinds that deal 20% as much damage as the "main" version.
* ShipTease: Ayaka's story quest and interactions make it very clear she's developed feelings for the Traveler [[AmbiguouslyBi (regardless if the Traveler is Aether or Lumine)]], as well as showing a few opportunities to suggest it's not unrequited.
* ShoutOut:
** Some of her moves are inspired by [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Vergil]]. Most notably, her charged attack, a single slash that turns into several smaller slashes in front of her, is performed in a way that resembles Vergil's Judgement Cut in the ''[[UpdatedRerelease Special Edition]]'' of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4''.
** Many of her other animations and general design look inspired by Weiss Schnee from ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''. Her character demo has camera angles that look straight out of Weiss' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZAS_rzgCE0 short]].
* SpellBlade: After sprinting, Ayaka's sword gains a Cryo infusion.
* StatusBuff:
** Her first passive, ''Amatsumi Kunitsumi Sanctification'', adds a 30% Attack boost to her regular attacks for six seconds after using ''Kamisato Art: Hyouka''.
** Her second passive ''Kanten Senmyou Blessing'', in addition to recovering a few of her stamina after ending her special sprint near an opponent, will also buff her Cryo DMG Bonus by 18% for 10 seconds.
** Her sixth Constellation upgrade, ''Dance of Suigetsu'', gives her charged attacks a whopping ''298%'' damage boost, with a ten-second cooldown time after hitting an opponent.
* TrueBlueFemininity: Ayaka's outfit has a primarily blue color scheme, which helps to accentuate her status as TheOjou of Inazuma.
* UpgradeArtifact: A variant--her third and fifth Constellation upgrades, ''Frostbloom Kamifubuki'' and ''Blossom Cloud Irutsuki'', increase the talent levels of, respectively, ''Kamisato Art: Soumetsu'' and ''Kamisato Art: Hyouka'' by three.
* WarriorPoet: Poetry is one of her hobbies, along with dancing and the likes. Her quotes includes poems from ''Kokin Wakashū'' and ''Man'yōshū''.
* WeaponSpecialization: During her Character quest she wields a Mistsplitter Reforged, but in all other promotional material uses Amenoma Kageuchi, an Inazuman sword shaped like a katana.
* YamatoNadeshiko: Apart from her silver hair (instead of black, as per tradition), Ayaka almost entirely fits the bill of a traditional Japanese beauty (befitting Inazuma's Japanese cultural aesthetic)--light-skinned, graceful, demure, and skilled in theatrical and martial arts.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ayato]]
!!Kamisato Ayato
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ayato_genshin.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Pillar of Fortitude]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Zhaolu (Chinese), Creator/AkiraIshida (Japanese), Jang Min-hyeok (Korean), Creator/ChrisHackney (English)\\
'''Rarity:''' 5★\\
'''Birthday:''' March 26\\
'''Element:''' [[MakingASplash Hydro]]\\
'''Weapon:''' Sword\\
'''Constellation:''' Cypressus Custos, the Guardian Cypress\\
'''Specialty Dish:''' Quiet Elegance (Sakura Tempura)\\
'''Normal Attack:''' Kamisato Art: Marobashi\\
'''Utility Passive:''' Kamisato Art: Daily Cooking (18% chance to receive an additional "suspicious"-grade dish of the same type when he successfully cooks a "delicious"-grade one)\\
'''Affiliation:''' Yashiro Commission, Kamisato Clan, Shuumatsuban\\\
->''"Everything's in place, and they've taken the bait... Yes. Now to start reeling them in..."''\\\
Older brother of Ayaka and current head of the Yashiro Commission, the Kamisato Clan, and the Shuumatsuban, Inazuma's intelligence agency. Whereas Ayaka is the public face of the family, Ayato is often behind the scenes handling government affairs and is in turn hardly seen in public, but from what little is seen of him, he is a master of swordplay, literal and verbal alike.\\
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True to his reputation as one of the most cunning men in Inazuma, Ayato specializes in lightning-fast attacks with increasing force, as well as luring his enemies into damage traps. His Elemental Skill, ''Kamisato Art: Kyouka'', has Ayato step back and leave a watery illusion of himself that explodes either after a set period of time or if there are enemies within its radius, while he enters a state of "Takimeguri Kanka", wherein, in addition to heightened flinching resistance, he swaps his sword for the Shunsuiken, a katana made of Hydro energy, with which he makes quick-draw slashes that generates stacks of "Namisen" (to a maximum of four at a time) that further boost the sword's damage output based on a fraction of his Max HP, in exchange for an inability to use charged or plunging attacks. His Elemental Burst, ''Kamisato Art: Suiyuu'', creates an area-of-effect which increases the power of his allies' normal attacks and rains down "Bloomwater Blades" on any enemy unfortunate to be within its radius.\\
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Further honing his swordsmanship allows Ayato to gradually restore Energy whenever it is below a certain threshold and he is not active; he can now hold up to five stacks of Namisen, in addition to an increase in Max HP whenever he has at least three stacks; triggering ''Kamisato Art: Kyouka'' automatically grants him two stacks of Namisen; his watery illusion grants him the maximum possible stacks once it explodes; triggering ''Kamisato Art: Suiyuu'' grants the party an attacking speed boost; and the Shunsuiken increases in power against enemies with less than half their HP, as well as his first strike being accompanied with two extra hits.\\
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Ayato can only be obtained when the ''Azure Excursion'' Character Event Wish is active.
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* AssassinOutclassin: He seems to be very familiar in the art if his [[BadassBoast Badass Boasts]] in his trailer are anything to go by:
--> If assassinating me was that simple, I can name a few rival clans who would have had an easier time over the years.
--> I do not keep the [[{{Ninja}} Shuumatsuban]] for the trivial matter of dealing with assassins.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Ayato might be friendly, but not only is he a trained warrior, he's also one of the most intelligent men in Inazuma, and is well-versed in its political landscape. A little information, a few choice words, and a bit of maneuvering to stoke the rumor mill is all it takes for him to force the subordinate houses in the Kanjou Commission to give up any ambitions they had of usurping the Hiiragi Clan.
* {{Bishonen}}: Ayato is as handsome as his younger sister is pretty.
* BizarreTasteInFood: During his Story Quest, he purposely chooses unusual ingredients as toppings for his milk tea (lavender melon, seagrass, and sea ganoderma). While the Traveler and Paimon are disgusted by the final result, Ayato explains that he always tries weird combinations to discover new flavors, since he considers it a thrilling experience each time. According to Thoma, Ayato sends him a sample of these bizarre concoctions on regular basis. His emoji even has him drinking a bubble tea ''with a fish inside''.
* BodyguardingABadass: Defied. His trailer shows him taking on a Fatui squad after sending his Shuumatsuban ninja on a mission. His men return and express their regret for not being there to protect him, but he dismisses their concern, considering their task at hand to be more important and that bodyguarding him is trivial in comparison.
* BoringButPractical: Compared to other DPS characters, Ayato isn't very complex, with his main gameplay coming from using his Elemental Talents and slashing away at everything near him with normal attacks. He's still an effective attacker all the same, though.
* TheChessmaster: Both figuratively and literally. True to his reputation as one of the most cunning men in Inazuma, Ayato knows how to analyze people around him and use knowledge he gleaned to his advantage.
** His introduction has him having a big advantage over Thoma at a game of shogi, ''and he wasn't even looking at the board''. This talent also helps him in everyday situations, as he knows how to analyze his opponents, the people involved and use that knowledge to his advantage.
** After gathering enough intel of the circumstances and possible impact of the wedding between Kamaji and Chisato, Ayato manages to find a solution that doesn't involve a bigger rift between their clans, and that even involved having the Traveler around to divert attention from himself.
** He uses the Irodori Festival as a subterfuge to reveal the truth about the Kaedehara clan's fall from grace, down to pinpointing [[spoiler:Scaramouche]] as the culprit. The whole scheme involves the Traveler and their friends being smart enough to connect all the clues.
* CoolBigBro: Extended interaction with him shows that he dotes on his younger sister Ayaka and is invested in her wellbeing. After their parents' deaths and his premature promotion to Yashiro Commissioner, one of his goals was to take care of her and protect her from the darker side of the Tri-Commission's politics. While his duties unfortunately takes up most of his presence, he does manage to use what little free time he has with her.
** One of the reasons he roped the Traveler into his gambit during the Irodori Festival was because he wanted Ayaka and Kazuha to have a reliable companion to turn to while he guided them secretly to the truth.
* CordonBleughChef: While Ayato is a talented cook, as seen with the delicate plating of his specialty tempura dish, he occasionally makes strange flavor combinations for fun. He enjoys the results of his experimentation, regardless of quality, and has made a habit of always sending a sample to [[UnwittingTestSubject Thoma]]. In fact, like Hu Tao, his field passive allows him to gain an additional "suspicious"-grade dish of the same type whenever he successfully cooks a "delicious"-grade one.
* DubNameChange: In the Chinese dub, per AlternateCharacterReading with pinyin, his name is Shénlǐ Língrén.
* DubPersonalityChange: The English dub makes Ayato a lot more serious and less good-humoured. Notably, it completely changes his thoughts on Itto; In the original he likes Itto and finds him funny, whereas in English he strongly dislikes him and is exasperated with his eccentricities.
* TheGadfly: Behind his dutiful and benevolent personality, Ayato has a mischievous side, pulling some subterfuge in his duties as Yashiro Commissioner and sometimes tricking Thoma into eating bizarre foods, to the point that the latter sometimes fears him. In a voice line, Ayato explains that he purposely chooses strange food combinations because he enjoys more the facial expressions from people tasting them.
* GatheringSteam: The Shunsuiken has the ability to generate stacks of Namisen, of which Ayato can carry up to four at once, which increase its damage output based on a fraction of his Max HP. His first ascension passive, ''Kamisato Art: Mine Wo Matoishi Kiyotaki'', automatically grants him two stacks whenever he triggers ''Kamisato Art: Kyouka'', as well as gives the watery illusion the ability to confer the maximum amount once it detonates, while his second Constellation upgrade, ''World Source'', allows him to stock up a fifth Namisen, in addition to a 50% boost to Max HP whenever he has at least three stacks.
* GoodIsNotSoft: He's an amicable man who honestly wishes happiness for Kamaji and Chisato's relationship, and dedicates himself to Inazuma's stability. That said, he's also crafty and even ruthless in his way of enforcing it. Watching him use little more than the rumor mill and a bit of maneuvering to scare Matsuura's faction off from attempting a power grab within the Kanjou Commission is as impressive as it is terrifying. When taking matters into his own hands, Ayato fights with both the lethality of the Kamisato Art and a gentility and grace befitting his position.
* GuileHero: The Raiden Shogun describes Ayato as the kind of man who would happily employ trickery in his job at the Tri-Commission, though she excuses it due to his exemplary service. Exhibited clearly in his Story Quest, which revolves around him stopping a reckless power grab within the Kanjou Commission by planting the seeds of fear and paranoia in Matsuura's mind and orchestrating a tense political situation in Ritou with Kamaji's help to force Matsuura to keel and fear public backlash as a result of his schemes.
* HatesSmallTalk: Like Albedo, he finds the notion of idle chatter to be tiring and would prefer getting on with important details instead.
* IaijutsuPractitioner: As head of the Kamisato Clan, he practices his family's quick-draw based swordplay like his sister, incorporating quick resheating and drawing of his blade in his normal attack strings. In addition, his recovery animation in between his strings have him sheathe his sword with a flourish and his charged attack consists of a dash with a lightning-fast draw and resheathing of his sword. Entering his Takimeguri Kanka state has him draw the Shunsuiken from a {{hammerspace}} sheath to strike his foes with a flurry of Hydro-enhanced slashes.
* KingOfGames: Ayato is very good at games, and he has talked about playing many of them.
** His introduction scene on his Character Quest has him playing Shogi against Thoma and having the advantage, and he wasn't even looking at the board, as he had his back turned on it.
** As seen in the trailer for Ayaka, they often play Go together, and they are even on the scores.
** According to Itto, Ayato regularly plays trading card games and beetle fights with him. While Ayato isn't as enthusiastic about the beetle fights, he still is fond of the TCG, to the point he sent Itto a limited edition set for his festival.
** Ayato has voicelines about Ningguang, and he mentions that he got a copy of the Limited-edition of ''Liyue Millenial'', the chess game she designed based on the battle against Osial.
* MasterSwordsman: Ayato is a supremely-talented practitioner of the Kamisato Art of swordfighting, with Ayaka having trained her own impressive skill under his tutelage during their younger days. In battle, Ayato's elemental skill allows him to strike as rapidly as she does.
* MultiMeleeMaster: He's described as being a master of the sword and the spear.
* {{Ninja}}: Not one himself, but he's officially the leader of the Shuumatsuban, an organisation of ninja in the service of the Yashiro Commission.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Those who speak of him generally describe him as kind, dutiful and loyal, as well as being an adept political negotiator within the Tri-Commission. However, he also has a rather mischievous side, such as tricking Thoma into eating odd foods. Itto also states that they have similar interest in trading cards and beetle battles.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: Towards the end of his Story Quest, he admits to Chisato that his investment in helping her is borne as much out of sympathy for her as much as it is for the sake of Inazuma's political stability, seeing some of himself in her unenviable position of [[spoiler:simultaneously being seen as political dead weight following her father's fall from grace and being thrust into the ''de facto'' head of both the Hiiragi Clan and the Kanjou Commission, not unlike what he and Ayaka went through following their parents' deaths.]]
* OddFriendship: With Arataki Itto, an outlaw, who respects him as a fellow warrior and is grateful to him for motivating him after his 780th beetle fighting loss. They apparently spend time beetle fighting and playing trading card games together. While Ayato considers him a "simple guy", he still finds Itto very interesting, and is surprised that Itto got to call him "bro" immediately.
** On Day 3 of ''The Almighty Arataki Great and Glorious Drumalong Festival'', Ayato sent Itto a limited edition set Genius Invokation TCG Limited-Edition Gift Box as soon as he heard about Itto's festival, knowing well that he would appreciate it, and even left a friendly note on the announcement board.
** However, in the English dub his voice lines reveal that he just tolerates Itto, but is glad that the throw away lines he said served Itto as inspiration to not give up on beetle battles, despite Ayato not seeing the appeal on making bugs fight, but still.
* OffhandBackhand: A variant. During his first introduction proper in his Story Quest, he's seen playing shogi with Thoma. And he defeats Thoma without even looking, testament to his strategic capability.
* PromotionToParent: If his story to Chisato about his past is of any indication, he acted as this to Ayaka after their parents' deaths.
* RegeneratingMana: His second ascension passive, ''Kamisato Art: Michiyuku Hagetsu'', restores 2 Energy per second whenever it is below 40 points and he is not the active character.
* SelfMadeMan: Early in his tenure as Yashiro Commissioner, Ayato inherited the fallout of past mistakes made by the Kamisato Clan, in which his late father had also worked zealously to atone for. Years of hard work would result in his Clan being granted clemency by the Shogun while becoming one of Inazuma's most prestigious families, with Ayato heading it as one of the nation's most widely respected men.
* SituationalDamageAttack: His first Constellation upgrade, ''Kyouka Fuushi'', gives the Shunsuiken a 40% damage boost against enemies with less than half their HP, while his sixth, ''Boundless Origin'', adds two extra hits to his first Shunsuiken slash, each worth 450% of his Attack stat.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: His introduction in his story quest has him playing Chess against Thoma. He even manages to counter him without even looking at the board.
* TheSpymaster: Being leader of the [[{{Ninja}} Shuumatsuban]], Inazuma's intel agency, defaults him into this.
* StatusBuff: His fourth Constellation upgrade, ''Endless Flow'', increases the party's attacking speed by 15% for fifteen seconds whenever he uses ''Kamisato Art: Suiyuu''.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Is fond of boba tea. His idle animation shows him pulling a cup of it (with a straw included) out of his sleeve for a drink.
* UpgradeArtifact: A variant--his third and fifth Constellation upgrades, ''To Admire the Flowers'' and ''Bansui Ichiro'', increase the talent levels of, respectively, ''Kamisato Art: Kyouka'' and ''Kamisato Art: Suiyuu'' by three.
* {{Workaholic}}: As head of the Yashiro Commission, Ayato spends most of his time working in the government while Ayaka remains the face of the clan, and so often has a full schedule. His sister and Sayu express some concern about this, though with the latter it's largely due to [[BrilliantButLazy her own mentality in regards to work.]]
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[[folder:Thoma]]
!!Thoma
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/character_thoma_portrait.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Protector from Afar]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Pei Zhang (Chinese), Creator/MasakazuMorita (Japanese), Ryu Seung-gon (Korean), Christian Banas (English) \\
'''Rarity:''' 4★\\
'''Birthday:''' January 9th\\
'''Element:''' [[PlayingWithFire Pyro]]\\
'''Weapon:''' [[BladeOnAStick Polearm]]\\
'''Constellation:''' Rubeum Scutum, the Scarlet Shield\\
'''Specialty Dish:''' "Warmth" (Miso Soup)\\
'''Normal Attack:''' Swiftshatter Spear\\
'''Utility Passive:''' Snap and Swing (20% chance to score a double catch when fishing in Inazuma)\\
'''Affiliation:''' Yashiro Commission\\\
->''"Let's get out there and make some friends!"''\\\
The puckish yet ever-reliable chief retainer and housekeeper of House Kamisato, as well as Ayaka's right-hand man. Born and raised in Mondstadt, he has been living in Inazuma after he got stranded during a sea storm while looking for his Inazuman father. Popular and well-respected among the people of Narukami Island despite his foreign lineage, he is known as a helper and a fixer for his wide array of skills and a powerful network of connections alongside a sunny disposition, all of which he adeptly leverages in order to smoothly resolve most problems.\\
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Thoma's experience as Ayaka's right-hand man is reflected in his defensive combat style, generating "Blazing Barriers," which absorb damage (especially Pyro) and whose durability can be stacked whenever a new Barrier is set up, through his Elemental Skill and Burst--directly through the former, ''Blazing Blessing'', a flying somersault which additionally infuses his attacks with Pyro; and indirectly through the latter, ''Crimson Ooyoroi'', a spinning slash that endows the active character with "Scorching Ooyoroi," which periodically augments normal attacks with ''Blazing Blessing'', a wide-ranging Pyro blast that also generates the Barriers.\\
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Further sharpening Thoma's skills give him the ability to restore some Energy whenever he uses ''Crimson Ooyoroi'' and enhance both the active character's Shield Strength and potency of their normal attacks whenever they generate or refresh Blazing Barriers, which in turn gain the ability to cut the cooldown time of Thoma's Elemental talents whenever any of his allies get hit.\\
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Thoma can be obtained from any banner.
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Everyone in the Kamisato House likes Thoma, and he is also popular among most of the people of Narukami Island.
* TheAce: Thoma is revered by the Kamisato House for his ability to efficiently solve pretty much any problem, be it difficult merchants, household chores, or hilichurl raids.
* BadassBureaucrat: Thoma is well-connected and in good terms with various important figures and merchants of Inazuma. During his Hangout Event, he outsmarts a shady price gouger simply by pulling a few favors here and there, all without raising his blade.
* BadassInDistress: At the beginning of Chapter II Act II, [[spoiler:Thoma is suddenly captured by the Raiden Shogun's forces in order to have his Vision confiscated. As the 100th Vision-bearer to have been subjected to this, he was also due to be the centerpiece of a public ceremony marking the milestone. [[BigDamnHeroes Had it not been for the Traveler's timely intervention]], he would have lost his Vision for good.]]
* BarrierWarrior: Both his Elemental Skill and Burst create a Blazing Barrier, a Pyro-elemental shield that absorbs damage proportionate to his HP.
* BattleButler: Being the housekeeper of the Kamisato Estate, Thoma is adept at everything to do with housework. At the same time, he can handle a mean polearm.
* BrassBalls: In order to save The Traveler's life, Thoma hurls a spear [[spoiler:''right at the Raiden Shogun's head''.]] That's right: friendly, soft-spoken Thoma tries to [[spoiler:skewer a ''god'']] to save his new friend.
* ButNotTooForeign: Despite being seen as an outsider by the locals in Inazuma, his character stories revealed that his father is an Inazuman and his mother a Mondstadter. This can be seen as something of a ShoutOut to the classic case found in Anime and Manga, without applying directly since Mihoyo is a Chinese developer.
* CantHoldHisLiquor: Ironically for a Mondstadter, he has low tolerance for alcohol and tells the Traveler that not drinking is a healthy option. He even lampshades on how he isn't considered a true Mondstadter for his inability to handle a drink.
* TheChessmaster: When dealing with difficult individuals, policies, or anything that poses a hindrance to the Yashiro Commission, Thoma relies less on brute force and more on his connections and wits to deal with the issue.
** An example of this occurs in a branch of his Hangout Event. A shipment of silverware the Commission ordered for a festival ends up sinking to the bottom of the sea and the only person who can give them replacements with time to spare is a merchant named Yuusaku, who they previously had sent to prison for trying to con them and is using the chance to get revenge by putting them in a MortonsFork; either pay his exuberant price and potentially end up bankrupt, or don't and lose face to the populace, and more concerningly, the Shogun. When two Samurai of the Commission, who previously insulted Thoma behind his back, fail to strongarm the guy into being reasonable, Thoma takes matters into his own hands by visiting someone he knows from the Tenryou Commission, who informs him of the man's debts in exchange for helping a shipment of iron ore reach Inazuma city safely, then going to the debt collector and has him collect on the debt sooner in exchange for some Noctilucous Jade. As a result, Yuusaku rushes over to the Yashiro Commission ''begging'' them to buy his wares at a more reasonable price, with Thoma even making sure they're of good quality unlike last time.
* CooldownManipulation: His first Constellation upgrade, ''A Friend's Duty'', shaves three seconds off the cooldown time of both his Elemental talents whenever any of his allies protected by Blazing Barriers get hit.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: While he is a Vision holder, as of Chapter I Act II, he has not actually used his Vision yet. Nonetheless, he [[spoiler:saves the Traveler from being executed by the Shogun, after his Vision was briefly taken from him to boot,]] with just sheer guts, strength and quick thinking.
* TheFixer: Beidou calls him one and Thoma certainly possesses all the necessary skills and connections to solve all sorts of problems for people. The Traveler couldn't even get past Ritou's Outlander policies if it weren't for his assistance.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Thoma is friends with many of the stray dogs and cats wandering the streets of Hanamizaka, making it his personal routine to feed and play with them. He even knits them sweaters for the winter! He also demonstrates his willingness to accompany the lone ninja dog, Inu Shoushou, as he awaits the return of his ninja master.
* TheGadfly: Has shades of this. He's fond of bantering and playing practical jokes, an example of this occurring when he greets the Traveler at the Komore Teahouse by pretending to have shapeshifted into Taroumaru, the Shiba Inu who owns the teahouse.
* GoodCounterpart: To Childe. Both are visually similar young men who meet the Traveler right after they arrive in a new region and serve as a friendly guide providing aid through their connection to a larger organization. However, whereas Thoma is genuine in his geniality and works with the Yashiro Commission for the betterment of Inazuma, Childe's friendliness was a mask to hide his AxeCrazy side and works with the Fatui to undermine Liyue. To top it off, Thoma is a level-headed [[PlayingWithFire Pyro]] user while Childe is a BloodKnight [[MakingASplash Hydro]] user.
* HeroOnHiatus: He was one of the main characters during the first part of the Inazuma arc. After he and the Traveler manage to escape from the Shogun army, Thoma is forced to hide for the rest of the story arc at Komore Tea House, with the focus shifting to the resistance.
* InformedAttribute: His blonde hair is apparently a mysterious outlier among Inazumans according to the Version 2.0 Livestream, despite Inazuma alone also having human characters [[{{Mukokuseki}} with pink hair, white hair, blue hair, and even another blonde]], and all except Thoma are considered {{Unusually Uninteresting Sight}}s. It could be argued that these are cases of HairColorDissonance. The official account later reveals in Thoma's character introduction that [[https://www.hoyolab.com/genshin/article/782370 Thoma hails from Mondstadt]].
* {{Irony}}: Mondstadt is known as the country where most people would love to drink alcohol. Thoma, who originally came from Mondstadt, has alcohol as his ''least favorite food''.
* JavelinThrower: His combo finisher has him fling his spear while doing acrobatic flips. [[spoiler:He also saves an incapacitated Traveler from the Shogun Puppet by hurling a dropped spear straight at her.]]
* JerkassToOne: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. His voiceline about Eula doesn't refer to her specifically, but he advises the Traveler that they're better off avoiding the Lawrence Clan if they can due to their infamously bad tempers. Justified as he got stranded in Inazuma at a young age, likely before Eula joined the Knights and isn't aware of her altruistic traits and how she's actively opposing her family (though given her knack for swearing vengeance on almost everything....).
* MeaningfulName: His name in Chinese is 托马 (Tuōmǎ). In simplified Chinese, 托 (''tuō'') means "to entrust" and 马 (''mǎ'') means "horse" (horses being seen in Japan as loyal, hard-working companions as well as divine messengers), befitting his position as the lead retainer to Inazuma's religious and civil affairs department.
* MysteriousPast: He's noted to be enigmatic and different from most Inazumans. Additionally, attention is called to his unusual blonde hair with him being originally from Mondstadt.
** [[https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Thoma/Lore#Character_Story_4 One of his character stories]] further states that he was born in Mondstadt to an Inazuman father and a Mondstadtian mother. When his father returned to Inazuma, he decided to follow him afterwards as he was worried that his old man would not be able to drink Mondstadt's Dandelion Wine there. However his boat overturned during his journey and he fell into the water. Fortunately he arrived at a beach in Inazuma after drifting unconscious for some time in the sea. Despite his best efforts, he was unable to find his father, but nevertheless made the decision to stay in Inazuma out of loyalty and respect for the Kamisato siblings who took him in.
* NiceGuy: While he isn't afraid to put the squeeze on people, Thoma is for the most part a friendly, helpful guy who doesn't concern himself with backtalk. In his voice lines, he doesn't even hold a grudge on the Shogun after she tried to take away his vision, understanding that she was acting on her own set of morals.
* NoRespectGuy: ZigZagged. It's noted that Thoma is a popular figure in Narukami Island and within the Yashiro Commission. Some however, such as a two {{Jerkass}} {{Samurai}} from the beginning of his Hangout Event, look down on him for his [[RealMenWearPink feminine skills and hobbies]], saying he's an insult to the Samurai Code, and taking issue with his foreign origins. If the Traveler chooses to pursue this issue and get the accompanying ending, he reveals that he doesn't mind this too much, as having too much of a reputation would hinder his role as TheFixer.
* OddNameOut: Unlike the other important Inazuma characters (except for Gorou), Thoma's name in Japanese is spelled with katakana (トーマ) rather than kanji, which is usually how foreigner names are spelled. His English dub name also has odd spelling and seems anglicized, as the romaji for his name is Tōma, which would typically be spelled as To'''h'''ma or Touma in English. Additionally, the Chinese spelling of his name is also how the name Thomas would be spelled, and in the French translation, his name ''is'' Thomas.
* OnlyFriend: Prior to the Traveler, Thoma is literally the only person who Ayaka can confide in since everyone her age keeps their distance, making it hard for her to befriend people. Ayato counts him as one of the few people he can trust. They often play shogi together, and Ayato has made an habit of giving him his bizarre experiments with food.
* PhenotypeStereotype: Despite Inazuman vision bearers generally falling under {{Mukokuseki}} in regards to their unusual hair colors, Thoma's blond hair is given special attention and is described as unique. Thoma is later revealed to be from Mondstadt, a nation based on Germany, thus playing the trope straight.
* RealMenWearPink: His duties around the Kamisato Estate include cooking, sewing, knitting, gardening, dusting, and sweeping. He's aware that some of the Yashiro Commission's samurai look down on him for his decidedly feminine skills, but it doesn't bother him at all.
* RegeneratingMana: Thoma's fourth Constellation upgrade, ''Long-Term Planning'', restores fifteen Energy whenever he unleashes ''Crimson Ooyoroi''.
* RescueReversal: He pulls this off after [[spoiler:the Traveler's first battle with the Shogun leaves them incapacitated. As the Shogun prepares to deliver the coup de grâce, Thoma manages to cut through the ropes binding his wrists on the spear of a guard previously defeated by the Traveler, before proceeding to chuck the spear directly at the Shogun. This forces her to switch targets, with the subsequent force knocking the unconscious Traveler into Thoma and helping him flee the scene with them.]]
* SlidingScaleOfGameplayAndStoryIntegration: He's Ayaka's chief retainer and bodyguard, and his gameplay perfectly encapsulates this, in addition to a FireIceDuo dynamic. Ayaka is a Cryo FragileSpeedster whose moveset revolves around dishing out as much elemental damage as possible and then run away, while Thoma is a Pyro support who creates shields to protect the active character while supplementing their damage with his own.
* StatusBuff: His sixth Constellation upgrade, ''Burning Heart'', casts a 15% damage boost to the party's normal, charged, and plunging attacks for six seconds whenever Blazing Barriers are cast or refreshed.
* SuperMode: ''Crimson Ooyoroi'' summons a Scorching Ooyoroi, which simultaneously augments the active character's normal attacks with a wide-ranging Pyro blast and the ability to cast Blazing Barriers. Thoma's second Constellation upgrade, ''A Subordinate's Skills'', extends its duration by three seconds.
* SupportPartyMember: Thoma could be seen as something of a Pyro Element hybrid of Diona and Xinqiu. His Elemental Skill allows him to create a barrier that absorbs damage based on how much HP he has, which can protect the active character from different kinds of attacks, especially Pyro. His Burst meanwhile allows the active character to send waves of flames at their opponent with their basic attacks, enhancing them and allowing [=DPS=] characters to deal increased damage or take advantage of Elemental Reactions, such as using it in conjunction with Ayaka's Cryo SpellBlade to inflict Melt.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: His role in the Inazuma storyline is initially very similar to Childe's in Liyue, as they both use their extensive connections to aid the Traveler upon their arrival in a new region. Their outward personalities and character designs are also very similar. The main difference is that [[spoiler: Thoma doesn't appear to have any shadowy ulterior motives for aiding the Traveler, since he brought the Traveler into the loop of rebelling against the Vision Hunt Decree in Ayaka's interest]].
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Spear in this case. The last strike of his basic combo has him fling his spear forward at the enemy while doing a flip in the air, before he [[SummonToHand summons it back to his hand]].
* UnwittingTestSubject: Ayato has the custom of sending Thoma a sample of the bizarre concoctions he puts together during his trips, to the point he sends his ninjas as messengers to deliver them directly, and unfortunately Thoma can't refuse to taste them.
* UpgradeArtifact: A variant--his third and fifth Constellation upgrades, ''Fortified Resolve'' and ''Raging Wildfire'', increase the talent levels of, respectively, ''Blazing Blessing'' and ''Crimson Ooyoroi'' by three.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Born and raised in Mondstadt, but got stuck in Inazuma after the ship he was on wrecked. By the time he was old enough to return home on his own, the Sakoku Decree was active and he still couldn't leave. While he takes to his role in the Yashiro Commission well, he admits to the Traveler that he has bouts of homesickness from time to time.
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!!! Shuumatsuban
[[folder:Sayu]]
!!Sayu
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/genshin_impact_sayu.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Mujina Ninja]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Sakula (Chinese), Creator/AyaSuzaki (Japanese), Lee Ji-hyeon (Korean), [[WebVideo/LilyPichu Lily Ki]] (English)\\
'''Rarity:''' 4★\\
'''Birthday:''' October 19\\
'''Element:''' [[BlowYouAway Anemo]]\\
'''Weapon:''' Claymore\\
'''Constellation:''' Nyctereutes Minor, the Little Tanuki\\
'''Specialty Dish:''' Dizziness-Be-Gone no Jutsu Version 2.0 (Onigiri)\\
'''Normal Attack:''' Shuumatsuban Ninja Blade\\
'''Utility Passive:''' Yoohoo Art: Silencer's Secret (If Sayu is in the party, Crystalflies and certain other animals won't be alarmed when approaching them)\\
'''Affiliation:''' Shuumatsu-Ban\\\
->''"Sayu, Shuumatsuban, at your disposal! ...Whew, but if you don't need me right now, I'm gonna grab some sleep."''\\\
A young ninja who is a member of the Shuumatsuban, an organisation under the Yashiro Commission. She spends much of her spare time sleeping and often looks for excuses to ditch work to take a nap. She is constantly searching for ways to grow taller.\\
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As a ninja, Sayu is a highly mobile and aggressive support character balancing between damage-dealing and healing. Her Elemental Skill, ''Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash'', has her curl up into a "Fuufuu Windwheel" and roll towards enemies, ending with a ''Whirlwind Kick''; in its charged form, her roll can be manually controlled and she gains increased interruption resistance and power for the subsequent Whirlwind Kick, as well as the ability to infuse her attacks with Hydro, Pyro, Cryo, or Electro depending on which she comes into contact with first. Her Elemental Burst, ''Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry'', simultaneously deals Anemo damage and heals her allies, as well as summons a "Muji-Muji Daruma," which tends to attack enemies unless an ally has less than 70% HP, in which case it will then concentrate on healing before returning to the offensive.\\
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When she is pushed to master her powers, Sayu gains the ability to restore some of her Energy and heal the party whenever she triggers Swirl reactions; the power of her Whirlwind Kick will increase in proportion to the duration of her Fuufuu Windwheel stance; and the Muji-Muji Daruma gains both the ability to damage multiple enemies and heal multiple allies, as well as increase their potency based on a fraction of Sayu's Elemental Mastery stat, in addition to losing the HP restrictions of both damage-dealing and healing.\\
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Sayu can be obtained from any banner.
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* AchillesHeel: Uneven terrain can limit the effectiveness of ''Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash'' greatly, as the game tends to be somewhat nitpicky as to what objects Sayu can and can not pass over while rolling. This issue is fixed in the 3.0 update.
* AnAdventurerIsYou: Is a JackOfAllTrades for the most part, but ''Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash'' turns her into an Avoidance Tank, as she moves so quickly during it that enemies targeting her often struggle to land a hit.
* AirplaneArms: Like all characters with the "Small Child" model, she sprints with her arms extended.
* AnimalEaredHeadband: She wears a hood with animal ears and markings as part of her overall mujina/{{tanuki}} theme.
* BadassAdorable: Sayu is a little girl dressed like a mujina who wields a ''[[{{BFS}} claymore]]'' as her weapon of choice.
* BerserkButton:
** Sayu does not like it when people associate her with {{tanuki}}s. She is dressed like a ''mujina'', thank you very much.
** She also absolutely hates being patted on the head, with the belief that it stunts her growth. She's so sensitive to being headpatted that even an incidental graze on her head while fighting bandits is enough for her to freak out.
* {{BFS}}: Despite her diminutive stature, her weapon of choice is a giant claymore. According to her, the reason she is even able to lift claymores in the first place is due to her Anemo powers, and that she would not have otherwise been able to wield it despite her ninjutsu training.
* BrilliantButLazy: Sayu is said to be a skilled ninja who is very adept at stealth and camouflage. However, she uses her talents to shirk her duties. Her character story even notes that she would have had many great accomplishments if she actually used her skills to work hard.
* BurningRubber: Of a sort. When Sayu absorbs Pyro using ''Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash'', any grass she comes into contact with while rolling is set on fire, giving a similar effect.
* ColorCodedElements: In terms of character design, Kazuha and Sayu--both from Inazuma--avert the WindIsGreen trope that has been used for the color palettes of other Anemo characters. Sayu opts for a color palette inspired by spring.
* CombatMedic: Emphasis on "combat." The Muji-Muji Daruma heals nearby allies when their HP is below 70%, and attacks enemies if no injured allies are nearby. Her first Constellation upgrade, ''Multi-Task no Jutsu'', allows it to attack and heal at the same time. In addition, her first passive, ''Someone More Capable'', allows her Swirl reactions to heal her allies at least every two seconds (base 300 HP, with an addition 1.2 HP for every point of Elemental Mastery she has), allowing her to heal allies even while in Fuufuu Windwheel; her second, ''No Work Today!'', allows it to heal allies adjacent to its target with 20% potency, in addition to increased area-of-effect of its attacks. Her sixth Constellation upgrade, ''Sleep O'Clock'', grants it the ability to absorb elements, as well as increases its damage potency by 0.2% of its Attack (maximum 400%) and its healing potency by 3 HP (maximum 4,000 HP).
* CuteBruiser: A cute TokenMiniMoe who favors [[{{BFS}} claymores]] and makes use of a [[RollingAttack very physical]] Elemental Skill.
* DifficultButAwesome: Making the most of ''Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash'' requires the player to get familiar with enemy attack hitboxes and patterns and figure out how to avoid getting hit while still dealing damage to the enemy, as the roll is fairly easy to interrupt and will put the skill on cooldown without utilizing the final burst of damage from the whirlwind kick. The player must also take care to avoid triggering elemental reactions on ''themselves'' from being perpetually marked with whatever element you trigger Swirl with. These barriers overcome, the combined damage from both Swirl and constantly triggering other reactions gives Sayu tremendous damage output.
* DrearyHalfLiddedEyes: Her eyes lack shimmer and are half-shut in her default expression, indicating her perpetual drowsiness.
* DubNameChange: In the Chinese dub, per AlternateCharacterReading with pinyin, her name is Zǎoyòu.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite her own laziness, she is appalled that her fellow ninjas would leave their caltrops lying around for the local kitsune to step on or even eat, and insists that the Traveler helps her pick them up.
* GiantsKnifeHumansGreatsword: A case of her weapon being [[NotDrawnToScale not up to scale]] compared to other characters; due to how small she is in general, her claymores are roughly the size of taller characters' normal swords (like Jean or Kaeya).
* HeightAngst: Her reason for constantly trying to sleep is this. She hopes that sleeping more will make her grow taller.
* HighlyVisibleNinja: Her field passive allows the party to capture smaller critters in the overworld without alerting them, but when it comes to actually fighting, she's not exactly subtle.
* InsistentTerminology: Sayu is quick to correct those who assume that her costume is supposed to make her look like a tanuki - it is meant to mimic a mujina. Being mistaken for an actual tanuki is also a constant source of consternation for her. Ironically, however, the name of her constellation translates to "the Little Tanuki".
* {{Irony}}: Despite her fondness for sleeping, she moves faster than anyone else in the game while in her Fuufuu Windwheel.
* JackOfAllStats: Like Jean, Sayu is an Anemo unit that is a reliable source of both damage and healing, and can be built either way to little detriment. Out of combat, she is the perfect character for exploration and gathering, with faster travel, mining capability, ease of hunting, and occasional heal from environmental damage.
* KidsHateVegetables: One of the weekly Reputation Requests possible for Inazuma is to deliver carrots to Kano Nana, Sayu's caretaker, with the request description stating how she falls asleep in the middle of eating her carrots with Nana wondering if she might be faking it.
* LaboriousLaziness: She uses her ninja skills to get out of having to properly practice them, almost defeating the purpose of skipping out on training in the first place.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Sayu seems to be aware of the process that requires growing stronger in the game, according to one of her Ascension quotes.
-->''"Hey, thanks for going and gathering all those materials for me. I would've gone myself, but... I probably would've got about halfway before falling asleep."''
* LetsGetDangerous: Lazy as she usually is, she ''will'' put her coveted naptime on standby and get serious if presented with a legitimate crisis. When she learns that a Yashiro Commission member's daughter has been kidnapped, she pulls out all the stops in rescuing her, to the point that the Traveler notes afterwards how unusually focused she was.
* MeaningfulName: Sayu's name in Kanji is 早柚:
** 早, read as ''sa'', can [[AlternateCharacterReading also be read]] as ''haya'', meaning "to be quick". According to Ayaka, Sayu is excellent at evasion when engaged in a chase or combat.
** 早 is a homophone for another 幸, meaning "fortunate, lucky" and "hunting for game/food". This befits both Sayu's motif of the tanuki, a symbol of luck and good fortune, as well her being a ninja.
** 柚 (''yu'') is the Japanese name for citrus fruits, such as the yuzu, a citrus native to East Asia.
* MorphicResonance: For some reason, her transformations always leave her tail visible.
* MundaneUtility:
** Due to being an Elemental Skill faster than even alternate sprints, ''Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash'' makes Sayu one of the best characters for speedy ground travel. With enough stamina Sayu can take off in her Fuufuu Windwheel, then sprint for the entire cooldown duration, then go back into Fuufuu Windwheel before running out of stamina. The only caveat is that stamina doesn't regenerate while the skill is active.
** In an even more mundane example, her Fuufuu Windwheel can knock all the fruit off a tree faster than choping at it with physical attacks.
* MythicalMotifs: She is based on the [[{{Youkai}} mujina]], a creature from Myth/JapaneseMythology; while the term ''mujina'' is traditionally used for the {{Tanuki}}, it's also used for the Japanese badger, which is depicted similarly to the Japanese raccoon dog as a shapeshifting trickster, exactly what Sayu can do as part of her ninja training. Her costume also invokes this by having a large tail sown onto it and ears on the hood.
* TheNapoleon: She complains about not hitting her growth spurt yet, and how others her age are at least twice her height. Additionally, she dislikes receiving headpats on the grounds that it will stunt her growth.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: A minor, comedic example. Sayu has the Traveler pick up a bunch of caltrops so that the nearby kitsune won't end up getting hurt from them. Later, one of these kitsune follows Sayu to her hiding spot in the Sacred Sakura's branches, which allows Kano Nana to catch her.
* NotDrawnToScale: Sayu's claymores are ''much'' smaller than those of other claymore users, and in fact hers are closer to the size of normal swords wielded by tall characters like Jean or Kaeya.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Her tiny build and lethargic nature belie a fast-paced and destructive fighting style.
* ReallyFondOfSleeping: Apart from her own admittance to a love of sleeping, her skill descriptions and passives also make constant references to this trait.
* TheRedBaron: She is known as the Mujina Ninja, due to being [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a ninja with a Mujina theme]].
* RegeneratingMana: Her fourth Constellation upgrade, ''Skiving: New and Improved'', restores 1.2 Energy whenever she triggers a Swirl reaction, with an activation interval of at least two seconds.
* RollingAttack: ''Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash'' has her curl up into a ball before rolling around and smashing into opponents at high speeds, dealing Anemo damage in the process, ending in a spinning kick. In its charged form, she can roll for up to ten seconds, with increased interruption resistance, elemental absorption, and increased power of the Whirlwind Kick. Her second Constellation upgrade, ''Egress Prep'', increases the damage of the Whirlwind Kick by 3.3% for every 0.5 seconds Sayu is rolling (once in its tapped form, up to 66% in its charged form).
* TheSlacker: Sayu doesn't concern herself much with fulfilling her duties as the Mujina Ninja, and rather prefers sneaking away from her shrine maiden caretakers to take day-long naps instead.
* UpgradeArtifact: A variant--her third and fifth Constellation upgrades, ''Eh, the Bunshin Can Handle It'' and ''Speed Comes First'', increase the talent levels of, respectively, ''Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry'' and ''Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash'' by three.
* WeaponSpecialization: While Sayu is a claymore user by default and the player can choose to equip her with any claymore of their choice, promotional material has her wielding the Debate Club. Fitting as the weapon resembles a traditional Japanese ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanab%C5%8D kanabō]]''.
* WellDoneDaughterGirl: Or rather, "student." While she's not so eager to interact with her Yashiro commission superiors, and even less so to perform her ninja duties, Sayu notes in her hangout that she is always happy to be praised by her sensei.
* YouRemindMeOfX: During her hangout quest, Sayu notes how the Traveler reminds her of her sensei in certain ways.
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!!Kanjou Commission
!!!Hiiragi Clan
[[folder:Shinsuke]]
!!Hiiragi Shinsuke
The head of the Hiiragi Clan, as well as the Kanjou Commission as a whole.
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* CoolOldGuy: Puts up this facade, being polite and accomodating to the Traveler and Paimon upon their first meeting, right before he casually drops an astronomically difficult task on their shoulders as a condition for being allowed to leave Ritou.
* EvilOldFolks: [[spoiler: Was fully complicit in the Fatui's plotting in Inazuma, providing them with a supply of Crystal Marrow to produce their [[DeadlyUpgrade Delusions]].]]
* HateSink: Alongside Takayuki, he represents the Shogunate government's widespread corruption. He allows his corrupt enforcers to extort from outlanders, masks his deceitful nature as a reasonable figure, and has no loyalty for the Shogun. [[spoiler:Especially with the reveal that he is colluding with the Fatui by gathering Crystal Marrow for them to prolong the war between the Shogunate and the Watatsumi Army.]]
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: Gets arrested and tossed into prison for his association with the Fatui, as revealed at the start of Ayato's Story Quest.]]
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Quickly reveals himself to be this during his first meeting with the Traveler, asking them to do utterly unreasonable chores in exchange for permission to leave Ritou.
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[[folder:Chisato]]
!!Hiiragi Chisato
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AnneYatco (English)
Daughter of Hiiragi Shinsuke.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Ayato's Story Quest gives her a great deal of it. With some advice and gentle nudging from him (and Shinnojou), Chisato resolves to not let herself be dependent on others or be used as a pawn in the political games of the clans, putting her foot down on Matsuura's scheming and resolving to bring the Kanjou Commission back in line.
* GrewASpine: In Ayato's Story Quest, after spending much of the quest plagued with doubt and resigning herself to the whims of Matsuura and others, the last part sees her standing firm, giving Matsuura a major dressing down for his plotting and the results of it before demanding that he and his clan take responsbility for their actions.
* NiceGirl: Far more helpful than [[ObstructiveBureaucrat her father]], willingly helping the Traveler escape from Ritou in exchage for delivering a letter from her to Kamaji.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Kujou Kamaji, whose clan leads the Tenryou Commission.
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[[folder:Shinnojou]]
!!Shinnojou
An officer of the Kanjou Commission.
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* BodyGuardCrush: He is in love with Chisato, and did ''[[LoveHurts not]]'' take it well upon learning that she was already in a relationship with Kamaji.
* LoveHurts: Learning about Chisato and Kamaji's relationship really did a number on him. When he and Ippei are discussing the pair's upcoming wedding at the start of Ayato's Story Quest, the poor guy is visibly and audibly on the verge of tears the whole time.
* SpannerInTheWorks: His speech to Chisato about not being dependent on anyone caused her to start thinking twice about going through with the wedding to Kamaji, to the chagrin of Matsuura, whose plot to take over the commission was dependent upon the wedding going forward. They proceed to try to get rid of him, but thankfully [[BigDamnHeroes Ayato and the Traveler]] come to the rescue.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: During Ayato's Character Quest, he barges in on Chisato offscreen and begs her not to simply go along with the wedding plan. He tells her that she is the Hiiragi Clan's last pillar, and that he sees her strength in a way nobody else does and can't bear to see her depending on someone else for the rest of her life. The speech causes her to [[CharacterDevelopment rethink her approach to the situation]].
[[/folder]]
!!!Matsuura Clan
[[folder:Matsuura]]
!!Matsuura
Leader of the Matsuura Clan, one of the subordinate clans of the Kanjou Commission.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: By the end of Ayato's Character Quest, he is reduced to a pleading wreck as he begs Ayato to call off the Tenryou Commission troops occupying Ritou.
* AltarDiplomacy: His scheme to take over the Kanjou Commission hinges on this, with him pushing Chisato into a marriage with Kamaji, which would leave the Hiiragi Clan leaderless and allow his clan to usurp their leadership position in the Kanjou Commission.
* BullyingADragon: Antagonizes Ayato when he and the Traveler rescue Shinnojou from the Matsuura Clan's men. Keep in mind, not only is Ayato a Vision-holder (whereas Matsuura lacks one in the first place), even not accounting for his vision he is a capable swordsman ''and'' a cunning political strategist; that's ''also'' not accounting for him being one of Inazuma's most respected men from one of the most prestigious Inazuman families- one that [[SelfMadeMan Ayato himself brought up from a position of disgrace]], no less. Matsuura quickly finds out why messing with him, much less the Yashiro Commission, is a bad idea.
* BreakTheHaughty: The threat of an invasion by the Tenryou Commission and a harsh verbal reprimand from Chisato completely shatter the man, leaving him begging for mercy from Ayato in the very next cutscene.
* TheParanoiac: Becomes a snappish, paranoid wreck due to a combination of some well spoken words from Ayato and Tenryou Commission troops occupying Ritou to take Chisato, which Ayato also helped to arrange.
* StupidEvil: Downplayed, but still present. Ayato notes that Matsuura's approach to usurping the Hiiragi Clan is a lot more intelligent than Susumu Takatsukasa's plan to usurp the Kujou, but still shortsighted and sloppily executed, as shown by how easily he and the Traveler caught onto it. Further, the gambit Ayato pulls off to force Matsuura to heel shows that crossing him in ''any'' way is [[BullyingADragon as stupid as you can get]].
[[/folder]]
[[Characters/GenshinImpactTravelerAndPaimon The Traveler (and Paimon)]]\\
'''''Mondstadt:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactKnightsOfFavonius The Knights of Favonius]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactFourWinds The Four Winds]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactMondstadt Others]]\\
'''''Liyue:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactQixing The Qixing]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactAdepti The Adepti]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactLiyue Others]]\\
'''''Inazuma:''''' '''The Tri-Commission''' | [[Characters/GenshinImpactInazuma Others]]\\
'''''Sumeru:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactAkademiya The Akademiya]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactEremites The Eremites]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactSumeru Others]]\\
'''''Snezhnaya:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactFatui The Fatui]] ([[Characters/GenshinImpactFatuiHarbingers The Harbingers]] [[[Characters/GenshinImpactTartaglia Tartaglia]]])\\
'''''Khaenri'ah:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactKhaenriah Khaenri'ah]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactAbyssOrder The Abyss Order]]\\
'''''Gods:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactArchons The Archons]] ([[Characters/GenshinImpactRaidenShogun The Raiden Shogun]]) | [[Characters/GenshinImpactCelestia Celestia]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactOtherGods Others]]\\
'''''Other Characters:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactAdventurersGuild The Adventurers' Guild]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactTreasureHoarders The Treasure Hoarders]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactHistoricalCharacters Historical]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactOtherResidents Others]]\\
'''''Monsters:''''' [[Characters/GenshinImpactHilichurls Hilichurls]] | [[Characters/GenshinImpactOtherMonsters Others]]\\
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The '''Tri-Commission''' is a collection of three government bodies, each led by a prominent clan and appointed by the Raiden Shogun to enforce her will. The Tenryou Commission, led by Kujou Takayuki and based in the capital, Inazuma City, serves as peacekeepers and enforcers of the Shogun's law. The Kanjou Commision, led by Hiiragi Shinsuke and based on the port town of Ritou, handles the nation's finances and policies on outlanders. The Yashiro Commission, led by Kamisato Ayato and based at the foot of Mount Yougou, atop which sits the Grand Narukami Shrine, the holiest temple in Narukami Island, is tasked with organizing festivals, religious rituals, and other public events.
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[[folder:General Tropes]]
* DecadentCourt: Political intrigue, power plays, and rivalries seem par for the course with the clans. This is best shown with the Takatsukasa and Matsuura clans making moves to usurp the authority of, respectively, the Kujou and Hiiragi clans [[spoiler:in the wake of Takayuki and Shinsuke being disgraced and imprisoned after their collusion with the Fatui has been exposed]]. While the Kamisato is relatively the most stable of the three head clans, Ayato mentioned that early in his tenure he had to deal with assassins from other clans.
* InterserviceRivalry: Both the Kujou and Hiiragi clans are not exactly on good terms. In particular, Shinsuke forbids his daughter Chisato from dating Takayuki's son Kamaji.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Both the Tenryou and Kanjou Commissions become mired in scandal after [[spoiler:Takayuki and Shinsuke were caught colluding with the Fatui and subsequently stripped of power and imprisoned]], resulting in a massive restructuring and their leading clans' positions being jeopardized enough for some subordinate clans to attempt to usurp them. However, whereas the former was at least able to stabilize for the time being after [[spoiler:Kamaji's display of courage and strength of character won his clan leniency from the Shogun, leading to his appointment as interim commissioner]], the latter remains in limbo [[spoiler:as Chisato has yet to become an authoritative voice, and majority of its corrupt enforcers were dismissed without pay, forcing them to join Fatui stragglers to earn their pay]].
* LesCollaborateurs: [[spoiler:Late in the Inazuma Archon Quest, the Traveler discovers that the leadership of the Tenryou and Kanjou Commissions have been colluding with the Fatui into lying to the Raiden Shogun into enacting repressive laws.]]
* SinsOfOurFathers: One downside to the LaserGuidedKarma that struck the Tenryou and Kanjou Commissions (see above) was that the fallout from Takayuki and Shinsuke [[spoiler:being caught colluding with the Fatui]] also affected their respective children, Kamaji and Chisato, who had little to do with their crimes but nevertheless become political tools pushed around by ambitious subordinate clans. The former gets kidnapped by Takatsukasa Susumu and forced to write an engineered confession of his clan's crimes that would paint his clan in a better light, while the latter is being pushed into a premature marriage to the former by Matsuura such that the Hiiragi would lose what little authority they have left.
* TokenGoodTeammate: The Yashiro Commission happens to be the least corrupt and/or controversial of the Tri-Commission, and is the only one that didn't approve of the Vision Hunt and Sakoku Decrees, as well as attempted to end both diplomatically. By the end of the Inazuma Archon Quest, it is the only Commission with a semblance of stability.
* YoungLoveVersusOldHate: The struggle between the clans that comprise Tri-Commission have caused much grief to the younger generation, who'd rather put aside petty rivalry and work together to secure a more stable Inazuma.
** A prominent subplot involves the forbidden romance between Hiiragi Chisato, only daughter of Shinsuke, and Kujou Kamaji, youngest son of Takayuki. In fact, the Traveler's very first adventure in Inazuma involves helping Chisato smuggle a letter to Kamaji, under the legitimate pretext of obtaining a Travel Permit that allows them to wander the islands as they please. This comes to a head in Ayato's first Story Quest, where he investigates the suspiciously hasty timing of their engagement and wedding, in the process uncovering a plot by subordinate Kanjou clans to marry Chisato off [[spoiler:while her clan's standing is still on shaky ground following her father's fall from grace]] so they can usurp leadership of the Commission.
** To a lesser extent, both Ayato and his younger sister Ayaka had to pick up where their father, the previous Yashiro Commissioner, left off, after he died of exhaustion (with their mother Kayo following suit shortly thereafter) working to fix both his clan and his Commission's past mistakes that put them out of favor with the Shogun, and even then they had to work through ambitious clans, infighting, and even the occasional assassin.
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[[folder:The Shogunate Army]]
Inazuma's main infantry, separated according to the Commission directly employing them.
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* BadassArmy: The Tenyrou forces serve as Inazuma's primary military force, is the largest of the Tri-Commission's armies, and unlike the Millelith are shown to be very efficient in combat. The only reason they have yet to break an impasse with the otherwise outmanned Sangonomiya Resistance is due to the efficient leadership of Kokomi and Gorou.
* TheBigGuy: The Yoriki Samurai comprise solely of large, muscular, and imposing men who serve as the Shogunate's heavy hitters. This is even shown in cutscenes where a single Yoriki took on ''three'' Watatsumi soldiers and won.
* DirtyCop: The Kanjou forces are notorious for their corruption, as they frequently harass outlanders and shake them off for mora, making their already tough lives even harder. [[spoiler:They are also revealed to be responsible for delivering Crystal Marrows for the Fatui to produce more Delusions to prolong the war between the Sangonomiya Resistance and the Shogunate, and many of them chose to outright join the Fatui stragglers after they got laid off amidst the fallout of Shinsuke's fall from grace]].
* FriendlyEnemy: The Yoriki Samurai, unlike the other Shogunate troops treat the Traveler with respect and their relationship is akin to a sensei and student with the latter wanting to prove their swordsmanship skills to the former.
[[/folder]]
!!Tenryou Commission
!!!Kujou Clan
[[folder:Sara]]
!!Kujou Sara
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/genshin_impact_sara.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Crowfeather Kaburaya]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Yang Menglu (Chinese), Creator/AsamiSeto (Japanese), Mun Ji-yeong (Korean), Creator/JeannieTirado (English)\\
'''Rarity:''' 4★\\
'''Birthday:''' July 14th\\
'''Element:''' [[ShockAndAwe Electro]]\\
'''Weapon:''' Bow\\
'''Constellation:''' Flabellum, the Ceremonial Fan\\
'''Specialty Dish:''' Faith Eternal (Egg Roll)\\
'''Normal Attack:''' Tengu Bowmanship\\
'''Utility Passive:''' Land Survey (25% reduction to time spent on Expeditions in Inazuma)\\
'''Affiliation:''' Tenryou Commission, Kujou Clan\\\
->''"To manifest Eternity per the Almighty Shogun's will - that is what I aspire to."''\\\
Right-hand woman of the Raiden Shogun, adopted tengu daughter of Tenryou Commission head Kujou Takayuki, and general of the Shogun's Army, who rigorously enforces the Shogunate's Vision Hunt Decree. Ruthlessly efficient, she is immensely devoted to the Shogun, tirelessly working towards creating the eternity that the Shogun desires even if she doesn't live to see it for herself.\\
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Befitting her position as the Raiden Shogun's second-in-command, Sara is capable of simultaneously providing a power boost and damage dealing from a safe distance with auxiliary ''Tengu Juurai'' attacks that increase the Attack stat of any ally caught within their blast radii. Her Elemental Skill, ''Tengu Stormcall'', has Sara warping back and temporarily assume a "Crowfeather Cover" state, infusing her first charged shot with a Crowfeather that, when shot, sticks to the ground for a few seconds before triggering ''Tengu Juurai: Ambush'', an electric explosion. Her Elemental Burst, ''Subjugation: Koukou Sendou'', is a combo of two ''Tengu Juurai'' attacks: ''Titanbreaker'', a massive thunderbolt on surrounding enemies, then ''Stormcluster'', four smaller thunderbolts that rove in all directions.\\
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Once capable of giving her all for her country and Archon, Sara gains the ability to leave a weaker Crowfeather on her original location whenever she warps away for ''Tengu Stormcall''; Crowfeather Cover reduces the charging time of aimed shots; and ''Tengu Juurai'' attacks gain the ability to reduce the cooldown time of ''Tengu Stormcall'' whenever they buff allies or hit enemies and buff up the Critical damage of Electro attacks by buffed-up allies, in addition to the ''Ambush'' variant restoring Energy to Sara's allies whenever they hit enemies and ''Stormcluster'' gaining two more bolts.\\
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Kujou Sara can be obtained from any banner.
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* AmbiguousSituation: While there's no doubt of her UndyingLoyalty to the Raiden Shogun, who in turn sees her favorably as a capable warrior in some of her voiced lines, there are some hints that Sara [[spoiler:is aware of Ei's existence, namely the fact that her signature dish is a pastry with the Shogun's symbol to suggest who it is for, yet it's only Ei who displays a visible SweetTooth whereas the Shogun puppet is utterly indifferent towards food; Sara, while not disliking them, avoids desserts lest they make her let her guard down. However, Miko's voice line about Sara reveals that the latter often bothers her with questions about Ei, so Sara probably learned about her sweet tooth from Miko.]]
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The General of the Shogun's Army, an expert archer, and a Vision Holder capable of summoning a BoltOfDivineRetribution.
* BoltOfDivineRetribution: ''Subjugation: Koukou Sendou'' is a compound of two attacks: ''Tengu Juurai: Titanbreaker'', a massive thunderbolt that deals wide-ranging Electro damage, then ''Tengu Juurai: Stormcluster'', four smaller thunderbolts that crawl around the field. Both attacks also have the ability to increase the Attack stat of party members caught in their attacks. Her fourth Constellation upgrade, ''Conclusive Proof'', adds two extra thunderbolts to ''Stormcluster''.
* BoobsOfSteel: Tengu warrior, Vision Holder, and proud general of the Shogun's forces, and the skintight leotard she wears beneath her white robes does a good job at emphasizing her large bosom. Her known accomplishments as a warrior include defeating at least two Vision holders in single combat, one of which was an {{oni}}.
* BoringButPractical: As a SupportPartyMember, Sara really starts to shine with her second Constellation upgrade, ''Dark Wings'', which allows ''Tengu Stormcall'' to leave behind a second Crowfeather that deals 30% less damage upon activation. While not as flashy and lacking the direct damage dealing potential of her fourth and sixth Constellation upgrades, it also completely removes the need to for her to fire an arrow to plant a Crowfeather, which makes applying her Attack buff simpler, quicker, and lessens the risk to herself, or at optimum gives her allies an extra buffing window.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Sara turns against Takayuki after [[spoiler:Miko and the Traveler present her incontrovertible evidence of both his and Hiiragi Shinsuke's corrupt dealings with the Fatui, outraged at so blatant a betrayal to the Shogun and the toll it has taken on the people of Inazuma, going so far as to storm the Commission headquarters to confront him.]]
* ClosetGeek: She is a ''huge'' Raiden Shogun fan, to the point of obsessively collecting limited edition Raiden Shogun statues. However, when Ei asks Sara about her latest Raiden statue that you went through an entire quest to acquire for her during the Irodori Festival, Sara is so embarrassed she pretends the statue isn't hers and instead lets you have it so she doesn't have to admit her statue collecting hobby.
* CombatByChampion:
** She dueled on behalf of the Raiden Shogun against Kazuha's friend, who at the time openly protested the Vision Hunt Decree and challenged the Shogun to single combat. The former prevailed and was victorious, while the latter was defeated and subsequently executed by the Shogun.
** While knowing that she possessed an overwhelming advantage over Gorou's Resistance forces, she specifically challenges the Traveler to single combat against several of her best troops. While the Traveler easily dispatches the challengers, the outcomes underscored the threat that they posed to the Shogun's rule, giving Sara the means to launch her assault.
* CombatHandFan: Much like Ayaka, Sara makes use of a large fan with dark purple feathers to channel her Electro powers.
* CoolMask: She wears a stylized red tengu mask on the side of her head.
* CounterAttack: Sara's second Constellation upgrade, ''Dark Wings'', allows ''Tengu Stormcall'' to leave a Crowfeather in her original location, whereas normally she'd have to shoot at an opponent to plant, not unlike Ganyu's Elemental Skill. While the drawback is that it deals 30% less damage, it also makes buffing characters to retaliate much easier.
* TheDreaded: Briefly becomes this for Sayu in one of the Irodori Festival side-quests. Sayu was tasked with buying a statue of the Raiden Shogun for Sara on Yae's orders, but overslept and wasn't able to get it (in no small part due a scalping scheme). Upon hearing Sara discussing this with the Traveler and realizing that she screwed up, she fears Sara finding out and getting locked up, even trying to avoid the Tenryuou Commission finding out in favour of investigating the matter herself to avoid Sara's wrath. Paimon thinks that Sayu's overreacting a bit, and Sara doesn't even seem all that mad when she finds out, albeit because the Traveler claimed that she missed the chance to buy due to investigating the re-selling as opposed to the actual reason.
* DubNameChange: In the Chinese dub, per AlternateCharacterReading, her name is Jiǔtiáo Shāluó.
* EasilyForgiven: ZigZagged with Kazuha. His voiceline concerning Sara doesn't display much malice towards her for her role in his friend's death, at most seeing it as a sign of her great strength and taking solace that his friend died honourably. What he takes issue with is that she's using said strength to assist the Shogun in oppressing the people and enforce the Vision Hunt Decree. [[spoiler:His "Changing Perspectives" voiceline has him acknowledge that she possesses a sense of honor, and he even seems to express concern about her clan's survival in light of Takayuki's treachery.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** Despite being one of the primary enforcers of the Vision Hunt Decree and the Raiden Shogun's most loyal ally, Sara still acts with consideration. When she finds Masakatsu, a craftsman who was flouting the Vision Hunt Decree by supplying fake Visions to be used as decoys, being tortured by some guards, she immediately orders a halt and reprimands them for blatant disregard for military conduct. She then allows Yoimiya and the Traveler to escape the jail with Masakatsu in tow in order to let him recover from the injuries he had sustained.
** She is also ''furious'' when [[spoiler:the Traveler presents her evidence of the Tenryou Commission's corruption, and immediately goes to inform the Raiden Shogun.]]
** In Kokomi's Story Quest, she's also willing to offer a peace talk with Watatsumi, and when she finds out that [[spoiler:a few of her men had been in cahoots with some Fatui stragglers in secret]] she chooses to put the peace talks on hold for the good of both sides [[spoiler:as the corruption in the army means Watatsumi can't fully trust the Shogunate just yet]].
* FlashStep: ''Tengu Stormcall'' allows her to teleport a small distance away to avoid enemy attacks. Combined with her first two Constellation upgrades and a Sacrificial Bow, she can potentially turn this into a TeleportSpam.
* {{Foil}}:
** To Gorou. Both are leaders of their respective armies, staunchly loyal both to their lord and their own soldiers. Sara, however, is the main enforcer of the Vision Hunt Decree that Gorou that the Resistance opposes, and is more stoic compared to the more passionate Gorou. Their similarities are one of the reasons Sara views him as a WorthyOpponent.
** To Itto. She is a [[TheStoic stoic]] {{Tengu}} and a member of the Tenryou Commission who enforces the law, while he is a HotBlooded {{Oni}} who runs a gang and often finds himself on the wrong side of the law. However, a closer look reveals them to be quite similar. Both are {{youkai}} who find themselves set apart from humans despite their efforts to integrate (Sara because she ruthlessly enforces the Raiden Shogun's will, Itto because he is seen as a local nuisance), they were each adopted by humans at a young age (Sara by the Tenryou Commission, Itto by Granny Oni), and they're both a big fan of a well-known figure (Sara is a ClosetGeek for the Raiden Shogun, Itto is a {{Fanboy}} of Ms. Hina). And lastly, Sara proves to be NotSoStoic when she stoops to Itto's level and finally starts bickering with him on the Ritou bulletin board.
* FourStarBadass: A Tengu warrior with an Electro Vision (strong enough to defeat both Itto and Kazuha's friend) at the head of Inazuma's army and who doesn't think twice about getting into the action.
* FragileSpeedster: Being an archer unit, Sara has naturally low HP growth and can get staggered easily. With mastery of her Elemental Skill's FlashStep, however, players can probably get through fights with her with barely a scratch.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Awkwardly, the only playable Inazuman characters who are remotely friendly to her are Ei, who sees her as a loyal servant, and Shinobu, albeit largely due to their shared exasperation over Itto's antics. By contrast, Itto considers her a rival, Miko tolerates her at best, both Thoma and Ayaka find her dour and inflexible, and Ayato condescendingly considers her to be little more than a living weapon of her adoptive father Takayuki, with the only praise she gets from them being that at the very least she has a strong moral compass compared to her corrupt adoptive father.
* FullNameBasis: The game refers to her by her full name of Kujou Sara at all times.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Her character story about getting her Vision implies that she can fly or at least glide with her own wings. In-game, she uses a glider like everyone else.
* HiddenDepths: In her lines about Ayaka, she reveals that she would like to make friends with her over a game of ''go'' and envies the warmth of the Kamisato household compared the cold, totalitarian feel of hers. In one of her lines about herself, she also feels that Takayuki is giving her the cold shoulder while he sees Kamaji more favorably, but then she apologizes, saying that she shouldn't be saying that about someone she's grateful towards.
* InformedAbility: Kazuha's flashback to his deceased friend's duel with her and his subsequent execution by the Raiden Shogun suggests that she's a capable swordsman, with a silhouette of her showing a sword at her hip. In gameplay and in cutscenes however, we only ever see her use a bow.
* InterspeciesAdoption: Sara's character stories reveal that she is a tengu who was adopted by Kujou Takayuki due to obtaining a Vision. He thought that she's a "heaven-sent child" from the Shogun herself, so he immediately put her under his clan's care.
* IOweYouMyLife: Her UndyingLoyalty to the Raiden Shogun doesn't just stem from the Tenryou Commission's teachings, but instead because she believes that she received her Vision from the Electro Archon while falling to her otherwise certain death and surviving as a result, rationalizing that everything she had become was due to the Shogun's grace. [[spoiler: However, Ei has stated that she doesn't have the authority to grant Visions, so Sara's primary reason for being loyal to the Raiden Shogun stems from a misunderstanding.]]
* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler:Between their actions threatening Inazuma, his adoptive father Takayuki's collusion with them kickstarting a civil war that took many lives and eventually put her family's standing in jeopardy once he is found out, and her defeat at the hands of Signora, the Fatui have become a BerserkButton for her, with her expressing a desire to hunt them all down when two of her subordinates confess to conspiring with them to possibly resume the war with Watatsumi. It's to the point that, during the "Labyrinth Warriors" event, the Traveler actually sees Tartaglia getting trapped in the mysterious domain with a small amount of relief, as there's no telling what Sara would do should he get caught.]]
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Turns out Sara was kept in the dark regarding her clan’s [[spoiler:corruption and collaboration with the Fatui]] since they clash with her morals. Needless to say, Sara is furious once Yae reveals the truth to her.
* LongBusTrip: [[spoiler:After her untimely defeat at the hands of Signora, Sara isn't seen or mentioned again by the end of the Inazuma Archon Quest. She returns in Kokomi's Story Quest as a representative of the Tenryou Commission in their peace talks with the Sangonomiya Resistance, implying she was spared from her clan's punishment, given that she alerted the Shogun to her adoptive father's collusion with the Fatui]].
* MeaningfulName: Sara's name is spelled in kanji as 裟羅:
** 裟 (''sa'') is a character used to spell 袈裟 (''kesa''), or kesaya, a Buddhist monk stole worn over the shoulder and down around the body. It is used in the term 袈裟切り or 袈裟斬り (''kesagiri''), meaning "to slash a sword diagonally from the shoulder".
** 羅 (''ra'') is a character used to describe an article of thin, light clothing — usually silk — on or around something.
** Together, Sara's name essentially describes her beauty and higher social class, as well as her combat capabilities and her dogmatic loyalty to Raiden and Eternity.
** In the Chinese dub, where her name is 裟罗 (Shaluo), 裟 (''sha'') carries the same meaning as in the Japanese dub, but 罗 (''luo'') also has the added definitions of "net", "to collect", and "to display", now referring to her role in upholding the Vision Hunt Decree.
* AMotherToHerMen: {{Downplayed}}. We don't see how she generally interacts with her troops, but she states that she's not too strict about what they eat while on the road when discussing her favorite food, and she's outraged when [[spoiler:she learns that her adoptive father Takayuki was lying to the Shogun about the unrest the Vision Hunt Decree is causing and the subsequent Resistance, in part because she feels it dishonors those who have died in the conflict.]]
* MilitaryBrat: She was raised by the Kujou clan, a member of the Tenryou Commission, which focuses on national military and security affairs.
* MsFanservice: Let's see. BoobsOfSteel? Check. ShesGotLegs? Check. StatuesqueStunner? ''Check''. Not to mention her skin-tight outfit which emphasizes all of these traits.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong:
** It's slowly made clear that she prefers the more benevolent Raiden Shogun from before the Vision Hunt Decree, but her fervent loyalty to her prevents Sara from even questioning the Shogun's increasingly morally dubious actions. [[spoiler:These values were imparted to her by Kujou Takayuki, and she angrily calls him out on his hypocrisy once she confirms his own disloyalty to the Shogun.]]
** Sara herself later elaborates during [[spoiler: her rant against Takayuki]] that despite her own personal doubts about the Vision Hunt Decree, she decided to still place her trust in the Raiden Shogun's wisdom.
---> '''Sara:''' I've doubted the Vision Hunt Decree in the past. I asked myself, is this truly the correct thing to do? Even though it goes against what I know in my heart to be right? But I chose to obey the Shogun. For as long as she leads the way, who among us is qualified to judge between right and wrong when we have not yet reached the end of the path?
* NobleDemon: She's loyal to the Raiden Shogun and willing to follow through on her orders to carry out the Vision Hunt Decree, but she isn't a bad person and, unlike her boss, is more than willing to interact with the Traveler and the Resistance on peaceful, civil terms. [[spoiler:This is the main reason Yae exposes the Kujou Clan's corruption to her, trusting her to do the right thing.]]
* NumberTwo: She is the Raiden Shogun's right-hand woman and her staunchest ally.
* NumerologicalMotif: Five is Sara's lucky number, and she follows a strict routine in sets of five. She keeps five statuettes of the Shogun, gets up at 5:05 in the morning, takes five deep breaths and does five laps around the courtyard, etc., etc. Additionally, her like of Gorou as a WorthyOpponent is further substantiated by hearsay that he is the fifth-born son in his family.
* ObliviousToHatred: Downplayed, as it's more Oblivious to Dislike. Sara's voice line about Yae Miko shows that she greatly respects her (though that's really only because of the trust Ei places in her), but ''Miko's'' voice line reveals that she doesn't like Sara and prefers that she keep to herself when visiting the shrine.
* OddFriendship: The "Labyrinth Warriors" Event has her forming one with [[ThePowerOfRock Xinyan]]. Despite their contrasting personalities, Sara appears to show admiration of Xinyan after she agrees to help with the sudden domain appearance and offering to use the money Beidou gave her on supplies, stating that she's a woman of "method and integrity". And then when Xinyan invites her to watch one of her performances when she gets the chance as thanks for the extended travel permit, she agrees despite admitting to not having a strong affinity for music.
* OneSteveLimit: Not to be confused with Mondstadt's Sara, the NPC waiter who runs the Good Hunter restaurant.
* OverratedAndUnderleveled: {{Downplayed}}. Before we even meet Sara, we learn that she's a capable enough warrior to best Kazuha's friend and fellow Vision holder in a duel, and upon arriving in Inazuma, reading the bulletin boards scattered around the islands reveals that she once bested Arataki Itto, an {{Oni}}, in a duel for his Vision. However, while her Ascension Stat of Attack percentage means she can be feasibly built as a [=DPS=], especially since she can also apply her StatusBuff to herself, her kit leans more towards the role of SupportPartyMember to appeal more to the military leader side of things. However, that doesn't stop her at being very effective at the role, and her [[BoltOfDivineRetribution Elemental Burst]] is still extremely powerful.
* PetTheDog: Sara mostly regards Itto with annoyance, but there's no real hostility behind it. Despite Itto's irritation at her plunking down a bulletin board at his festival warning attendees to remain vigilant and watch their belongings, a later message left by Tenryou Commission soldiers reveals she actually had a good time there. She later stepped in when Itto got arrested and downgraded his offense from "causing a disturbance in a restricted military zone" to "disturbing the public order". Still inconvenient, but better a misdemeanor than a felony.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Just about everyone, even those who disagree with her or oppose her, respects her as one.
--> '''Yoimiya:''' Due to public safety and fire hazard-related concerns, I often get whisked off to the Tenryou Commission's place for a lecture. Kujou Sara's probably the most reasonable of the bunch. At least she'll hear me out before passing any judgment. If I'm in the right, she'll acknowledge my perspective, and if I'm wrong... Hehe, then I'll get Thoma to come and help me apologize to her!
** [[spoiler:She also entertains Yae Miko's and the Traveler's allegations of the Tenryou Commission's corruption and agrees to wait for them to gather evidence for their claims. Once that is presented, she decides to investigate personally along with the Traveler, albeit with a warning that she will arrest them on the spot if she finds out they are lying.]]
** In Kokomi's character quest during the Peace Talks, many of her propositions in regards to relations between the two islands are reasonable and express a desire to benefit both parties, and she's quite willing to accept Kokomi's own requests and concerns in regards to her proposals, the only thing she appears adamant about being the Tenryou Commission extending its security to Watatsumi Island instead of letting them handle their own. [[spoiler: And when Tenryou Commision soldiers' collusion with the Fatui is exposed, she states in no uncertain terms that those involved will be punished and apologizes personally, accepting Kokomi's request to put the Peace Talks on hold until discord between the two sides has died down and the corruption in the Tenryou Commission is weeded out.]]
** During the "Labyrinth Warriors" event, while she's mobilizing a force to go deal with the monsters coming from the mysterious Domain, she makes the time to listen to the Traveler and Xinyan when they visit about the latter's expiring travel permit. After hearing them out and explaining her own situation, she agrees to their help in dealing with the matter in exchange for renewing Xinyan's travel permit, which she does for longest length of time possible and even buying her lodgings for the duration of her stay.
* ShesGotLegs: Sara bares her legs under her dress for all to see.
* SlidingScaleOfGameplayAndStoryIntegration:
** Sara really, really loves the number five. Her constellation? A handheld fan, composed of one star branching out in five directions.
** Her loyalty to the Raiden Shogun is demonstrated by her Elemental Talents being able to support those of the latter. Playing the Shogun's strengths in Energy recharging and Electro damage to their logical extremes unfortunately leaves a few holes in her Artifact and Weapon loadout that would ordinarily force her to make some compromises somewhere in the DPS trinity of Critical damage, Critical rate, and Attack percentage, especially if the player chose not to roll Raiden's personal weapon[[note]]Energy Recharge would take up the Hourglass Slot while Electro Damage takes up the Goblet Slot. As the Feather and Flower are locked to flat Attack and HP respectively, that leaves only the Weapon stat, the Hat slot, and any of the RNG-based Artifact substats. And even her equipped weapon can be devoted to more Energy Recharge [[/note]]. Sara is able to provide Attack buffs, and maxing out her Constellation lets those same buffs increase the Critical damage of the party's Electro attacks by a whopping ''60%'', which frees up space for the Shogun to equip Critical rate-boosting Artifacts.
* StatuesqueStunner: At the time of her release Sara is the tallest playable female character, largely due to the tengu geta sandals she wears, and between her [[BoobsOfSteel impressive bust]] and [[ShesGotLegs long legs]] she has quite the figure to go with her height. In Itto's Character Demo he flirts with her when they met during the Vision Hunt Decree. He's less appreciative of her figure after losing to her though.
* StatusBuff:
** Both her Elemental Talents unleash auxiliary ''Tengu Juurai'' attacks that simultaneously deal Electro damage and buff her allies' Attack stats based on a fraction of her own when they are within their attacking range.
*** Her Skill, ''Tengu Stormcall'', has her FlashStep back and put herself in a state of Crowfeather Cover, where she can fire a charged shot that sticks a Crowfeather on the ground that explodes a second later into ''Tengu Juurai: Ambush''. Her second Constellation upgrade, ''Dark Wings'', allows her to generate a weaker Crowfeather on her original location, allowing for easier and faster buffing.
*** Her Burst, ''Subjugation: Koukou Sendou'', is a compound of two ''Tengu Juurai'' attacks: ''Titanbreaker'', a giant thunderbolt, followed by ''Stormcluster'', a series of four smaller thunderbolts.
** Her sixth Constellation upgrade, ''Sin of Pride'', confers a massive 60% Critical damage boost on Electro attacks of characters buffed up through ''Tengu Juurai''.
* SweetTooth: Her voice lines imply she avoids sweet things, not because she dislikes them, but rather that she's afraid of giving in to temptation and letting herself get sloppy. Her signature dish is, humorously enough, a dessert, due to [[spoiler:her master, Ei,]] being so fond of sweets and having no reservations about it.
* {{Tengu}}: She's a member of the Tengu race in Inazuma. Like common depictions of tengus, she's depicted with bird wings (usually of crows), a red mask with a long nose, a pair of tengu geta (wooden clogs with only one tall "tooth") and a feather fan that serves as a conduit for her powers. Tengus were associated with vanity and pride and were also believed to be reincarnations of corrupt priests as punishment for their actions in life, which befits TheDragon of a narcissistic god rather well.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Unlike the rest of her clan, Sara isn't morally corrupt, and is at worst merely obedient to the Raiden Shogun to the extreme. Miko factors this into her plan to convince the Shogun to abolish the Vision Hunt Decree by [[spoiler:presenting Sara with incontrovertible evidence of her adoptive father Takayuki's treachery to their country and ruler by conspiring with the Fatui]].
* TookALevelInKindness: Back in the Archon Quest Chapter 2 where she first met the Traveler, she was cold at best and hostile at worst due to their "wanted person" status. In the "Labyrinth Warriors" event which takes place after Chapter 2, she acknowledges how the Shogun has acknowledged them, and thus she acts a lot more courteous, putting aside time to listen to their concerns, that being Xinyan's expiring travel permit, places enough trust in them to put them in charge of charging the Domain gate, and promising to properly reward them for their help once the Domain has been dealt with.
* UndyingLoyalty: To the Raiden Shogun/Ei. Sara believes that receiving her Electro Vision while falling from a great height was the Raiden Shogun’s divine interference and would gladly help her achieve her eternity even if it meant partaking in a civil war or even returning the Vision she received.
* UpgradeArtifact: A variant--her third and fifth Constellation upgrades, ''The War Within'' and ''Spellsinger'', increase the talent levels of, respectively, ''Subjugation: Koukou Sendou'' and ''Tengu Stormcall'' by three.
* WeaponSpecialization: She is shown using a Hamayumi in her story appearances.
* WeatherManipulation: Similar to Lisa with her Elemental Skill charged, Sara is able to momentarily manifest black clouds in the sky when using her Elemental Burst.
* WingsDoNothing: She has two pairs of wings, befitting for a Tengu, but she only summons them briefly in some animations and never uses them to fly. She can't even glide with them, and must use Wind Gliders just like every other character.
* TheWorfEffect:
** She is the Shogun's right-hand woman, a Tengu, and a very powerful warrior (as both Itto and Kazuha can testify from their experience with her) in her own right, [[spoiler:but she is swiftly defeated by La Signora when she tries to inform the Shogun of the truth behind the decrees.]]
** She also twice loses strategically against [[spoiler: Kokomi so we can see what a great strategist the latter is. First time in the battle against the Resistance in Archon Quest. Second, in negotiations [[SurroundedByIdiots due to getting screwed by her own subordinates]] during Kokomi's Story Quest.]] In fact, Sara is [[InformedAbility never shown winning a fight]].
* WorthyOpponent:
** She views Kokomi this way, acknowledging her genius and even pondering if she should imitate her strategies, despite being on opposite sides of the civil war.
** She also extends this treatment to Gorou and admires his loyalty. True to the trope, she also bemoans the fact that they are on opposing sides and would probably have no chance to work together.
* {{Youkai}}: Naturally, given she's a {{tengu}}. Along with Itto and Yae Miko, Sara is one of the few characters to be confirmed a youkai.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: She's heavily exasperated, [[EnragedByIdiocy and more than a little angry]], when [[spoiler:two of her subordinates are forced to reveal that they were approached by the Fatui to continue the war with Watatsumi Island and were actually considering taking their offer if things went south, feeling the need to remind them what happened the last time the Fatui were involved in Inazuma's affairs.]]
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[[folder:Takayuki]]
!!Kujou Takayuki
Adoptive father of Sara and current head of both the Kujou Clan and the Tenryou Commission.
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* AbusiveParents: He was very emotionally neglectful and controlling towards Sara, raising her purely to be a perfect general for the sake of their clan's prestige. An example given in Sara's character stories is how, when she was a child, whenever she was caught playing games with Tenryou soldiers, Takayuki would severely punish the soldiers and reprimand her for what he saw as pointless fraternizing.
* AmbitionIsEvil: His [[spoiler:collusion with the Fatui]] was for the sake of ensuring the Kujou Clan's power and prestige.
* ArchNemesisDad: {{Downplayed}}. Takayuki took in Sara in and raised her to be loyal to the Raiden Shogun, meaning he is technically her adoptive father. However, the two are not shown to interact in a familial manner and she often refers to by name instead of with terms like "father". When we do see them interact however, they're on hostile terms since Sara recently learned of his corruption.
* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler:According to his youngest son Kamaji, after the Vision Hunt Decree was abolished and his clan is disgraced, Takayuki went into a shock and seems to age a great deal.]]
* BrokenPedestal: For Sara, after his corruption is exposed to her.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Believing that the Raiden Shogun will be able to deal with any and all threats his ineptitude and corruption brings to the country is one thing, but he doesn't seem to consider the possibility that he might be punished for bringing a threat to Inazuma in the first place.
* {{Greed}}: Along with increasing his clan's power, his motivation for colluding [[spoiler:with the Fatui]] is the potential monetary gain.
* HateSink: Whereas both the Raiden Shogun (or, technically, Ei) and Sara are ultimately flawed people who nevertheless have Inazuma's best interests at heart, Takayuki (along with Shinsuke) is the face of the corruption within the Shogunate government, what with his astounding selfishness, deceitfulness, disloyalty to Inazuma, mistreatment of Sara, and lack of sympathetic qualities.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He adopted and raised Sara to swear UndyingLoyalty to the Raiden Shogun, yet he goes behind his lord's back, knowingly colluding with a known NebulousEvilOrganization and keeping secrets about public discontent from her, all for the sake of his own power and greed. His only defense against his actions is that any threats he ''does'' bring into Inazuma with his actions are inconsequential since he believes that they'd be child plays for the Shogun to deal with in the event they do become a threat, showing that his loyalty is less to her and the country and more to her strength as a warrior.
* KickTheDog: When his son, Shogunate officer Kujou Masahito, wrote a letter to him about the [[TheCorruption Tatarigami]] situation on Yashiori Island, what did Takayuki do? He refused to believe him, decided his son was making excuses for his failure to defeat the resistance, threatened him with demotion, and sent an expedition to affirm that the Tatarigami was just a rumor (the expedition would later succumb to the Tatarigami themelves).
* MirrorCharacter: [[spoiler:With Schubert Lawrence. Like Schubert, Takayuki worked with the Fatui under the belief that it was for the good of their country. But whereas Schubert worked the Fatui to seize power, Takayuki worked with the Fatui to consolidate his power. Likewise, Schubert believed that he could get rid of the Fatui when he no longer needed them, while Takayuki believed that the Raiden Shogun could dispose of the Fatui should they step out of line. Lastly, while Schubert had no loyalty to Barbatos, Takayuki was, [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority in a warped way]], loyal to the Raiden Shogun.]]
* SmugSnake: In a way, he doesn't view his colluding with the [[spoiler:Fatui and lying to the Shogun as a betrayal, since he believes that the Shogun is so powerful that if the Fatui did try anything to threaten Inazuma, she would simply wipe them out.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: ZigZagged. Sara claims that his dedication to the Shogun exceeds even her own, but that doesn't stop him [[spoiler:from selling out the country to the Fatui for the sake of money and status, and lying to her for the sake of it. He however claims that it's perfectly fine to do this, [[SmugSnake since if the Fatui did try anything more damaging, the Shogun would just wipe them out singlehandedly]]. As Paimon points out, his loyalty is less towards her, [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority but to her strength as a warrior.]]]]
* VillainHasAPoint: [[spoiler:He excuses his collusion with the Fatui by claiming that if the Fatui threatened to cause serious harm to Inazuma, the Shogun could step in and easily annihilate them. Later, when the Traveler meets the Shogun again she actually agrees with this assessment, saying the Fatui are presently of no threat to "eternity" -- and that was moments after she personally executed Signora, one of their Harbingers]].
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[[folder:Kamaji]]
!! Kujou Kamaji
The youngest known son of Kujou Takayuki and adoptive brother of Sara, who works as a Commission official.
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* AccompliceByInaction: While Kamaji has his reservations and concerns regarding his Commission’s corruption, he chose to turn a blind eye to it and unlike [[LockedOutOfTheLoop Sara]], Kamaji knew all of his father's dirty laundry.
* TheAtoner: He is deeply ashamed of his father's crimes and the bad name they've brought to the Tenryou Commission, especially when he himself feels he could have done something to stop them. This compels him to challenge the Raiden Shogun to a duel, like his ancestor did, knowing that the Kujou is doomed and [[BookEnds wanting to end it the same way it began]], [[DeathSeeker even with his life if necessary]].
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: A variant. Believing that there's no coming back for the Kujou Clan given their role in Inazuma's misery, he would rather he and the clan atone for their sins at the hands of the Shogun to falling prey to the ambitions of the other families.
* ChildhoodFriend: With his retainer, Ippei.
* CurbstompBattle: On the receiving end. Kamaji never stood a chance against the Raiden Shogun and calling their sparring session a "fight" is generous, to say the least.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Non-lethal variant. Kamaji is hopelessly outmatched against Ei, but he continues fighting even as he gets more and more injured from her onslaught. In the end, even after being beaten to the point that he can barely stand, he still gets up and staggers towards her with sword in hand before he finally passes out.
* DeterminedDefeatist: Despite knowing he stands no chance against the Shogun, not being able to land a single hit on her while he serves as a sandbag for her, not once does he surrender, fighting until he loses his strength and passes out. This impresses Ei, who decides to hold off on the Kujou Clan's punishment.
* HolyHalo: He sports one during Ayato's quest when he's gushing with happiness over the opportunity to marry Chisato.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Unlike his siblings, who serve in the military, Kamaji instead works as administration for the Tenryou Commission, and has a pair of glasses to show it.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Ayato's Story Quest opens with the news that he has proposed to Chisato, and they're beginning to go through with the wedding. Kamaji at first is bursting at the seams with joy and confidence, vowing to do his utmost to smooth over any problems as if to prove that love conquers all. It doesn't--though they genuinely love each other, Kamaji and Chisato are not quite on equal footing, because whereas the former's display of courage and strength of character won him the Shogun's good graces and [[spoiler:allowed him to be elevated to interim Tenryou Commissioner following his father's fall from grace]], the latter has yet to become a voice of authority, and her clan's standing remains in jeopardy, with a few subordinate clans scheming to simply cut her off at the earliest opportunity. Should they marry in this state, it would force Chisato to become dependent on Kamaji, and would eventually lead to great unhappiness. Marriage is an important undertaking, and even the circumstances leading up to it demand careful attention to ensure a stable, harmonious union. Happily, Ayato is able to help them see this, and after the power grab is thwarted the two of them decide to put their wedding plans on hold until better circumstances allow.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Kamaji does care about the commonfolk unlike his father, who is only concerned for his clan’s gain and even issued the Traveler a Travel Permit allowing them to explore Inazuma as they please once they delivered Chisato’s letter to him.
* WeakButSkilled: Unlike Sara or Masahito, he admits to not being a capable warrior, but during his duel with Ei, [[CurbStompBattle while he's unable to land a single hit on her]], he does appear to display some knowledge of swordsmanship.
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!!! Takatsukasa Clan
[[folder:Susumu]]
The head of the Takatsukasa Clan.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: When his kidnapping of Kamaji is discovered, Ei decides to offer him a chance to become head of the Tenryou Commission the same way the first Commissioner did: by besting [[PhysicalGod her]] in a duel. He's naturally too terrified to take her up on the offer.
* OpportunisticBastard: He's quick to use the Kujou Clan's fall from grace to try and install himself as the Tenryou Commissioner. Unfortunately, [[StupidEvil he gets a little too enthusiastic in his attempt.]]
* StupidEvil: Susumi would have probably gotten his way and became the new Tenryou Commissioner had he just sat down and talked with Kamaji, who would have gladly offered him the position out of shame over his father's crimes. Instead, he basically kidnaps him, hires a bunch of criminal {{Ronin}} to keep him captive, and tries forcing him to sign an engineered confession to his clan's sins that would skew heavily in favor of the Takatsukasa Clan. As a result, Kamaji's disappearance is investigated by ''[[GodEmperor the Shogun herself]]'', and his prospects of attaining leadership drop ''hard''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Isamu]]
The head of the Police Station who was assassinated a few years ago.
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* BrokenPedestal: Becomes this to Ryuuji in the event that the Traveler reveals the truth about his assassination, as [[spoiler: he was ultimately murdered because he blackmailed Shiroyama into giving up his poison.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: Is already dead by the time the Traveler begins their journey.
* ShootTheDangerousMinion: Rumors in-universe suggest Isamu was killed by Kujou Takayuki because once Takayuki retires, Isamu was old and well-respected enough that he'd be next in line to be the Commissioner. [[spoiler: He ultimately was killed by Kujou Takayuki, but it was because he blackmailed Shiroyama into giving up his poison. The fact that Isamu threatened the Kujou Clan's future authority was apparently a coincidence.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's difficult to talk about him without spoiling anything, because the only thing that is revealed about him outside the details of his assassination are that he took in Ryuuji when he was an orphan and has a daughter.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Chika]]
Takatsukasa Isamu's daughter.
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* ChildrenAreInnocent: Completely blind to the fact that her father was not as good of a person as is believed, and the main characters keep it that way.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: While most [=NPCs=] have black or brown hair, Chika's hair is pink.
* RoseHairedSweetie: Addresses Ryuuji affectionately as uncle and is positively ecstatic to hear about her father from his friends.
[[/folder]]
!!! Personnel
[[folder:Heizou]]
!!Shikanoin Heizou
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/genshin_impact_heizou.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Analytical Harmony]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Lin Jing (Chinese), Creator/YuichiIguchi (Japanese), Jeong Ui-jin (Korean), Kieran Regan (English)\\
'''Rarity:''' 4★\\
'''Birthday:''' July 24\\
'''Element:''' [[BlowYouAway Anemo]]\\
'''Weapon:''' Catalyst\\
'''Constellation:''' Cervus Minor, the Deer Fawn\\
'''Specialty Dish:''' The Only Truth (Katsu Sandwich)\\
'''Normal Attack:''' Fudou Style Martial Arts\\
'''Utility Passive:''' Pre-Existing Guilt (20% reduction to his party's Stamina consumption while sprinting)\\
'''Affiliation:''' Tenryou Commission\\\
->''"A detective should be using their smarts to crush criminals' hopes of getting away with their crimes. So really, a true detective should never even have to touch their weapon."''\\\
A headstrong, offbeat young detective under the employ of the Tenryou Commission. Unorthodox and unruly, yet cheerful and lively, he is considered to be the Commission's best detective and one of its best Doushins, despite being at complete odds with the usual perception of what a public servant should be like.\\
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Befitting his paradoxical nature as a man of the law who often refuses to play by the rules, Heizou is unique among his fellow Catalyst wielders for applying its powers onto his punches and kicks rather than spellcasting. His Elemental Skill, ''Heartstopper Strike'', is a swift, Anemo-enhanced punch that, in its charged form, endows him up to four stacks of Declension, which increase the power of the next use of the Strike; in addition, having a full stack bestows him "Conviction", which increases the damage radius of said Strike. His Elemental Burst, ''Windmuster Kick'', is a side-swiping kick that summons an "Arresting Windtunnel" that sucks in objects and enemies before exploding to deal wide-ranging Anemo damage, in addition to afflicting up to four enemies affected by Hydro, Pyro, Cryo, or Electro with "Windmuster Irises" that deal consecutive damage.\\
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Upon further affirming his own brand of justice, Heizou gains stacks of Declension whenever he triggers Swirl reactions or he enters the field, the latter in addition to a boost to his attacking speed; ''Heartstopper Strike'' bestows an Elemental Mastery boost to his allies whenever it connects, in addition to an increase to its Critical Rate for each stack of Declension, as well as that to its Critical Damage if he has obtained Conviction; and the first Windmuster Iris explosion restores his Energy, with smaller amounts for every subsequent explosion.\\
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Shikanoin Heizou can be obtained from any banner.
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* AnimeHair: He has an unkempt SamuraiPonytail with IdiotHair and bangs of varying lengths framing both sides of his face. It's not quite ShonenHair, but it gives off the same impression.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Heizou's intuition is razor-sharp. Combined with his analytical skills, meticulous logical reasoning and hunger for justice, he is able to efficiently unravel even the knottiest of cases.
* BadassInDistress: Despite having both the elemental power and the fighting abilities to break free and defend himself, at the beginning of all his Hangout Event's routes he was mysteriously captured and locked in a cage by a group of Nobushi and Treasure Hoarders, [[MartialPacifist peacefully begging them to let him go]] just before the Traveler come to help him.
* BreakingOldTrends: Up until his introduction, all Catalyst units introduced were female spellcasters (i.e., Lisa, Barbara, Mona, Klee, Sucrose, Ningguang, Yanfei, Kokomi, and Miko). Heizou bears the distinction of being both the first male and first melee-oriented Catalyst unit.
* BrilliantButLazy: Sara describes him as a man who puts personal schemes and pursuits ahead of his duties to the Tenryou Commission. Despite this, she is unable to reprimand him since he's able to produce results.
* BrokenAce: In his Hangout, he explains that he’s not as confident as others believe him to be. Furthermore, he has a difficult time asking for help because everyone brushes off his concerns, assuming that he’s just so smart that can handle anything that comes his way, which makes him uneasy.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Heizou is a notorious maverick who rarely shows up for routine patrol and often thumbs his nose at bureaucratic red tape. He is also one of the brightest minds of the Tenryou Commission, being so efficient that Sara is willing to put up with his eccentricities despite her dislike towards them.
* {{Catchphrase}}: During his hangout event Heizou expresses surprise with "Man alive!" often enough for it to count.
* ChildProdigy: Sango and his cousin Kano Nana both suggested that he is still in his teens, but [[AwesomenessByAnalysis his analytical and deductive skills]] have made him Inazuma's best-known detective and he is also a well-known martial arts master.
* CorrallingVacuum: ''Windmuster Kick'' summons a wind tunnel that briefly sucks in objects and enemies that then explodes to deal Anemo damage, in addition to the Swirl reaction. His second Constellation upgrade, ''Investigative Collection'', increases its pulling speed and duration by one second.
* CowboyCop: He is rather lackadaisical with his duties and employs out of the box investigation methods, which has earned him the ire of fellow but independent detective, Sango. Kujou Sara, as his superior officer, personally dislikes this and how he puts his own personal pursuits ahead of his work, but can't really do anything to put him in line since he still produces results despite this.
* CriticalHitClass: His sixth Constellation upgrade, ''Curious Casefiles'', increases the Critical Rate of ''Heartstopper Strike'' by 4% for each stack of Declension he has (to a maximum of 16%); in addition, Conviction bestows a sizable 32% boost to its Critical Damage.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Heizou rarely talks about his childhood as it was not a happy one. As a child, he was rebellious and disliked having to inherit his martial artist father's dojo. One day, at a festival, he met and befriended a boy who claimed to hail from a wealthy family, only for Heizou to eventually cast doubt on his story upon noticing his shabby clothing, forcing the other boy to admit to having lied and being a petty thief who initially tried to mug Heizou during that festival; feeling betrayed, Heizou disowned him. The next time Heizou and his ex-friend met, during the following year's festival, the latter was fatally wounded after a failed attempt to rob an armed ruffian, dying while Heizou tried in vain to save him. Shocked by the injustices around him, Heizou developed an animosity towards the concept of sin, blaming it for ruining his friendship, after which he left home for a month to train himself to be a fighter for justice, during which time he earned his Anemo Vision.]]
* DecliningPromotion: While Heizou has been offered promotions in the past, he has refused them due to his wish to stay close to the crime scenes.
* DistinguishingMark: Heizou has twin moles, one under each eye.
* DubNameChange: In the Chinese dub, per AlternateCharacterReading, his name is Lùyěyuàn Píngzàng.
* ElementalPunch: As a Catalyst user who opts to use melee martial arts in lieu of firing spells, Heizou fights with Anemo-enhanced punches and kicks. His Elemental Skill, ''Heartstopper Strike'', is an especially powerful punch that creates a windy explosion.
* FieryRedhead: He has burgundy red hair, and he's described as simultaneously very passionate about what he does and not one to follow protocol.
* ForGreatJustice: His goal in life is to become the bane of Inazuma's criminal elements. Believing that a great detective can prevent crimes before they can even occur, Heizou aspires to build so imposing a reputation, any would-be do-no-gooder would think twice for fear of running afoul of him, to the point of declining promotions lest he be removed from the action.
* FormerTeenRebel: As a child he rebelled against his family and was not at all happy having to take over the reins of his father's dojo. His cousin still calls him a brat.
* FreudianExcuse: What happened with his former childhood friend is still the engine of his purpose in fighting crime in Inazuma and all the sins of the world.
* FullContactMagic: A catalyst user who fights using unarmed combat techniques.
* GatheringSteam: Heizou can gain up to four stacks of Declension whenever he uses the charged form of ''Heartstopper Strike''. His first ascension passive, ''Paradoxical Practice'', allows him to generate one stack whenever he triggers Swirl reactions, while his first Constellation upgrade, ''Named Juvenile Casebook'', also bestows him one stack whenever he enters the field, in addition to a 15% boost to the speed of his normal attacks, triggered at least every ten seconds.
* GeniusBruiser: The game's first ever BareFistedMonk, albeit doubling as a KungFuWizard, and a talented detective who, [[BrilliantButLazy despite how lackadaisical he is with his duties]], gets his work done well enough to keep Sara off his back about his laziness.
* GlassCannon: Since his release, Heizou has turned out to be one of the strongest main strikers in the game. As an Anemo catalyst who specializes in FullContactMagic at close range, any of his normal Anemo attacks can be infused with other elements via the Swirl reaction and do a lot of damage. His Elemental Burst, ''Windmuster Kick'', deals good damage (and in turn can create Swirl reactions for further damage) and has a very low elemental energy cost, but the real gem is his Elemental Skill, ''Heartstopper Strike'', which deals ridiculously high damage for a 4★ character and can increase with the Declension stacks gained up to Conviction via Swirl reactions. The tradeoff? Heizou is still a [[SquishyWizard catalyst user]], and while his HP and Defense are higher than most of his peers', they still don't allow him to take too much damage without falling.
* KungFuWizard: Heizou stands out by being the first male Catalyst User in the game. Despite this however, his gameplay resembles more of a BareFistedMonk, with him attacking with close-quarter strikes empowered by Anemo, and his Elemental Skill and Burst being a MegatonPunch and kick respectively.
* LonelyRichKid: The story of his Vision reveals that Heizou was this as a child as the son of a prominent martial artist, with a noteworthy family tree, from a remote village and he led a monotonous life while his father forced him to take mandatory martial arts lessons with him. At least until he met a friend, albeit after discovering that he was a thief and that he had deceived him Heizou cut all contact with his friend and returned to be alone.
* MartialPacifist: Downplayed, as he doesn't mind participating in Inazuma's annual martial arts tournaments to test his abilities, but Heizou generally prefers to rely on his wits and interpersonal skills over his fighting prowess or his Anemo powers to resolve difficult situations.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Catalyst users are normally ranged casters that fight from a distance. Heizou stands out amongst his fellow catalyst users by virtue of being a close-ranged fighter who attacks his enemies up and personal.
* MegatonPunch: ''Heartstopper Strike'' is a swift Anemo-charged punch that, in its charged form, increases in potency for each stack of Declension it also generates. His second ascension passive, ''Penetrative Reasoning'', increases his allies' Elemental Mastery stat by 80 points for ten seconds.
* MrFanservice: A {{Bishonen}} in shorts sporting a vest without a tank top that leaves the sides of his hips and armpits exposed and with a SamuraiPonytail that helps frame his beautiful face.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:The reason Heizou decided to leave his home and family to fight crime as a detective is because he deeply regrets for not being able to save his former friend's life.]]
* OrnamentalWeapon: Heizou carries a thin metal baton called a [[LawmanBaton jitte]], historically wielded by Japanese palace guards since carrying a bladed weapon inside the Emperor's palace was punishable by death. Although his idle animation shows that Heizou is skilled at handling his weapon, he only ever uses unarmed combat techniques in battle. The same might be said for whichever catalyst Heizou is equipped with- unlike every other catalyst user who uses their weapon to cast spells, Heizou merely fights with his bare hands and feet. His catalyst only ever appears stowed behind him outside of combat, in contrast to other catalyst users who wield them in battle.
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: ''Heartstopper Strike'' involves Heizou charging up to deliver an almighty punch that can send lighter enemies flying across the battlefield. ''Windmuster Kick'' has similar results, except he uses the Fudou Style Vacuum Slugger to kick them away.
* RefugeInAudacity: Kokomi recalls a time when he, a detective employed by the Tenryou Commission, casually visited Watatsumi Island in full uniform for some sightseeing despite the clear tensions between the two factions, completely catching her off-guard. [[spoiler:Heizou himself reveals that he really was sent to collect intel on the Resistance by Kujou Takayuki himself, but since he disliked the man he ignored the orders altogether and treated the trip as a government-funded vacation.]]
* RegeneratingMana: Heizou's fourth Constellation upgrade, ''Tome of Lies'', restores 9 Energy after the first Windmuster Iris explosion, with an addition 1.5 Energy for every subsequent explosion, for a total of 13.5 (equivalent to four explosions).
* TheRunaway: [[spoiler:A month after the death of his only friend, Heizou snuck away from home, simply leaving his family with a farewell letter.]]
* SamuraiPonytail: Heizou has a rough ponytail. He's a detective, so he's ''technically'' not a samurai, but as a Vision user who's part of the Tenryou Commission that's dedicated to military affairs and law and order, he's [[{{Pun}} close enough for government work.]] Many samurai do work for the Tenryou Commission.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Ayaka suggests that he's this, stating him to be more "principled" than even Kujou Sara, but that he seems to lean towards his own principles more than that of official laws. Best exemplified in Heizou's Hangout Event: Heizou strongly believes that certain things in life are more important than the truth, and thus he's willing to disregard rules in cases where following them brings more harm than good.
* ShipTease: Some of the dialogue towards the Traveler in his Hangout Event can come across as ''very'' flirty. Especially when he claims to have wanted to meet them since before they even arrived in Inazuma, and calling them “dreamy” in a swooning tone. Furthermore, a considerable amount of the dialogue choices available in almost all paths tend to give a heart of approval.
* {{Sideboob}}: Male variation. Heizou is a lithe man, so he doesn't have protruding cleavage, but he wears a vest without an undershirt, leaving the crease of his armpit and the side of his torso visible.
* SlidingScaleOfGameplayAndStoryIntegration: In spite of working for law enforcement, Heizou is infamous for frequently doing things his own way, and it shows in his unusual fighting style, where he is a ''martial artist''-style Catalyst wielder, in contrast to the spellcaster mold of his predecessors.
* UpgradeArtifact: A variant--his third and fifth Constellation upgrades, ''Esoteric Puzzle Book'' and ''Secret Archive'', increase the talent levels of, respectively, ''Heartstopper Strike'' and ''Windmuster Kick'', by three.
* YouAreAlreadyDead: ''Windmuster Kick'' inflicts up to four enemies affected by Hydro, Pyro, Cryo, or Electro with Windmuster Irises that deal wide-ranging damage after a few seconds.
[[/folder]]
!! Yashiro Commission
!!! Kamisato Clan
[[folder:Ayaka]]
!!Kamisato Ayaka
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/genshin_impact_ayaka.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Frostflake Heron]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Xiao N (Chinese), Creator/SaoriHayami (Japanese), Lee Yoo-ri (Korean), Creator/EricaMendez (English)\\
'''Rarity:''' 5★\\
'''Birthday:''' September 28\\
'''Element:''' [[AnIcePerson Cryo]]\\
'''Weapon:''' Sword\\
'''Constellation:''' Grus Nivis, the Snow-white Crane\\
'''Specialty Dish:''' Snow on the Hearth (Sakura Mochi)\\
'''Normal Attack:''' Kamisato Art: Kabuki\\
'''Utility Passive:''' Fruits of Shinsa (10% chance to craft double the amount of Weapon Ascension materials)\\
'''Affiliation:''' Yashiro Commission, Kamisato Clan\\\
->''"Master of Inazuma Kamisato Art Tachi Jutsu - Kamisato Ayaka, present! Delighted to make your acquaintance."''\\\
A prominent leader of the renowned Kamisato Clan, the leading family of the Yashiro Commission. Beautiful and elegant, she carries herself with the utmost grace befitting a noblewoman, even as she yearns for life's simple pleasures.\\
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Grace and beauty define Ayaka in combat, specializing on hit-and-run tactics through her unique dashing skill, ''Kamisato Art: Senho'', where she disappears into a cold haze and, upon reappearing, deals Cryo damage on surrounding enemies as well as infuses her attacks with Cryo. Her Elemental Skill, ''Kamisato Art: Hyouka'', blows away surrounding enemies with a snowy bloom, while her Elemental Burst, ''Kamisato Art: Soumetsu'', summons a "Frostflake Seki no To", a freezing whirlwind that damages enemies within its radius before unleashing a bone-chilling explosion.\\
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Further polishing her swordsmanship allows Ayaka to periodically gain an "Usurahi Butou", which gives a massive boost to her next charged attack; the Cryo burst phase of ''Kamisato Art: Senho'' restores some stamina and casts a Cryo damage buff onto Ayaka; Cryo-infused normal and charged attacks can now randomly cut the cooldown time of ''Kamisato Art: Hyouka'', which in turn gains the ability to confer a damage boost to normal and charged attacks; and ''Kamisato Art: Soumetsu'' gains the ability to produce two smaller Frostflakes Seki no To, as well as each Snowflake inflicting a Defense debuff.\\
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Kamisato Ayaka can only be obtained when the ''Heron's Court'' Character Event Wish is active.
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* AnimalMotif: Long-legged, long-necked white birds, specifically egrets, herons, and cranes. Her nickname in Inazuma is 白鷺の姫君 (''shirasagi himegimi'', "egret princess"), [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egret egrets]] being a variety of heron species with white plumage, whose name is literally 白鷺 ("white heron") in Japanese. Her character subtitle is the "Frostflake Heron". Her constellation is Grus Nivis, the Snow-white Crane. And Ayaka herself is a YamatoNadeshiko type character associated with nobility, purity, elegance, tranquility, and stillness, all qualities also associated with the heron in Japan, which the Inazuma region is based on.
* ApologeticAttacker: One of her Elemental Skill lines has her apologizing to her enemies as she fights them.
* BadassAdorable: Ayaka is beautiful, elegant and sweet; she is also a very masterful swordswoman.
* BattleBallgown: She's the first character since Noelle to wear actual armor, and like Noelle she has it integrated into her dress.
* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Yoimiya's Veronica, since both their story quests are mandatory to proceed. Dressed in a dignified BattleBallgown, her trailer emphasizes her beauty and gracefulness, with a swift and precise combat style.
* BigEater: Implied. Her Story Quest shows her ordering quite an amount of food, and her love of cooking is directly connected to her love of eating as well. She even said that one thing she wants to do when adventuring is to taste different foods from all over the world.
* CombatHandFan: Ayaka's Elemental Talents heavily rely on her ornate hand fan to amplify her Cryo powers.
* CooldownManipulation: Her first Constellation upgrade, ''Snowswept Sakura'', grants her a 50% chance to shave 0.3 seconds off the cooldown time of ''Kamisato Art: Hyouka'' with Cryo-infused regular and charged attacks.
* CriticalHitClass: Ayaka's playstyle is designed to dish out powerful critical hits and potent Cryo damage, which is supplemented with her Ascension stat being Critical Damage, and can further be supplemented with the Blizzard Strayer set and Cryo Resonance.
* DamageIncreasingDebuff: Her fourth Constellation upgrade, ''Ebb and Flow'', allows ''Kamisato Art: Soumetsu'' to decrease the Defense of enemies hit with the Frostflake Seki no To by 30% for six seconds.
* DubNameChange: In the Chinese dub, per AlternateCharacterReading with pinyin, her name is Shénlǐ Línghuá.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Ayaka appeared a total of three times each in the [[https://youtu.be/lMdsrZ1otlA?t=83 Announcement Trailer]] way back June 2019, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAlKhARUcoY Teyvat Chapter Storyline Trailer]] where she's the featured Inazuma character, and the [[https://youtu.be/cE7RW9htzQU?t=2756 Version 1.6 Livestream]] where she gives some commentary on some of the locations in Inazuma. She was also playable in the pre-release beta and could have easily been playable at launch. In spite of all that, she wasn't actually released alongside the initial roster because the main story only covered Mondstadt and Liyue when the game officially launched in September 2020.
* ElementalShapeshifting: Like Mona before her, Ayaka can disappear into a trail of icy fog to increase her speed and inflict Cryo on enemies she comes in contact with through the use of the sprint.
* FamedInStory: She is renowned across all of Inazuma as being an extremely gifted and beautiful young scion of the Kamisato clan, to the extent that some see her as the face of the clan despite her brother Ayato being its head.
* FamilyThemeNaming: With her older brother ''Aya''to.
* FlowerMotifs: The camellia (''tsubaki''), which also acts as the emblem of the Kamisato Clan, is present on Ayaka's armor as well as her fan. In Japan, they are symbols of love and affection, with the white variant carrying an additional meaning of "waiting." This alludes to Ayaka's growing feelings of adoration for the Traveler and her decision to wait for them, knowing full well that their time in Inazuma is but a brief stop in their journey. Additionally, her mother Kayo would sometimes take the alias "Tsubaki" whenever she sneaks out.
* FragileSpeedster: Ayaka can dish out some serious damage and moves very quickly with her unique dash, but she's quite fragile and can't take too many hits. Nevertheless, when used skilfully, Ayaka's hit-and-run attacking style makes her one of the best DPS sword characters.
* FullNameBasis: The game refers to her by her full name of Kamisato Ayaka at all times.
* GiantWaistRibbon: She has a truly massive bow on her lower back that holds her Vision.
* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Feminine as she is, she also has a love for adventuring and is shown to be quite a big eater.
* GlassCannon: Being the second character after Mona to have an alternate sprint ability, Ayaka is one of the fastest-moving characters, with her playstyle heavily encouraging hit-and-run tactics to maximize her Cryo damage. To add to this, Ayaka's rapid-fire sword strokes and high damage make her one of the fastest and hardest-hitting swordfighters in the game. However, she has to be careful in avoiding being hit herself as she's fairly fragile.
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: A subversion. While this initially seems true, as Ayaka is held up as something of TheAce and treated as though she does everything effortlessly, it's eventually revealed that Ayaka was never naturally good at anything, but had to push herself to master all the skills she needs to be the face of the Kamisato Clan in her mother's place.
* HitAndRunTactics: Her second passive, ''Kanten Senmyou Blessing'', encourages this, as every time she attacks an enemy after dashing, she restores 10 Stamina and gains an 18% Cryo damage bonus for ten seconds.
* IaijutsuPractitioner: Her swordplay is heavily based on this style, making use of swift slashes and frequently sheathes her sword in between draws. Her recovery animations have her sheathe her sword like a katana while a mitsudomoe symbol glows at her sheathing hand, regardless of the sword the player has equipped her with. This is a contributing factor for fans treating her as a [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Vergil]] {{Expy}}, as detailed in ShoutOut below.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: After coming across a secret notebook written by her mother, Ayaka realizes that there is a side of herself that wishes to live life as an ordinary woman. While she knows she can never truly remove herself from her identity as Kamisato Ayaka, she is at least able to attend an Inazuman festival with the Traveler and Paimon.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Her story quest reveals that because she is put on a pedestal as the model of a perfect lady, none of the local children are willing to approach her. As a result, she is ecstatic to hear the Traveler and Paimon call her their friend.
* AnIcePerson: She does not only have a Cryo Vision, Ayaka's Senho talent causes her alternate sprint to change all of her physical attacks to Cryo attacks, making her one of the most consistent Cryo appliers amongst other Cryo users.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Her character summary says that on snowy days, she practices her swordsmanship by slicing every snowflake falling around her.
* LadyOfWar: Both her noble status and her acclaimed and prodigious ability to wield a blade with grace and refinement qualify her as one.
* LikeMotherLikeDaughter: Her story quest has Ayaka discover that her late mother Kayo was, like herself, similarly pressured with the responsibilities of the Yashiro Commission and also wanted to be able to live life like an ordinary woman.
* LonelyAtTheTop: While she takes great pride in fulfilling her duties, she also admits in her story quest to feeling rather lonely and desiring companionship. A shopkeeper even says that she doesn't have many friends.
* [[MasterSwordsman Master Swordswoman]]: A lifelong student of the Kamisato Art of swordfighting, Ayaka has spent years practicing with her brother Ayato, himself a highly-renowned swordsman. It is through this practice that Ayaka was able to hone her speed and snowflake-slicing precision, and by the events of the game she has polished her skills to such a degree that the Raiden Shogun herself, the progenitor of all Inazuman martial arts, acknowledges her mastery of the sword.
* ModestyShorts: Wears shorts under her skirt, which makes sense given all the fighting and climbing she's doing.
* MundaneUtility: Similar to other Cryo users, Ayaka can freeze water with her attacks, allowing her to create "ice bridges" to walk across large bodies of water without ever having to swim. What sets her apart from the rest is that she also possesses a dash like Mona's that lets her sprint through water AND creates an ice platform when she comes out of her dash, thereby letting her safely move across water faster than any other character before her.
* NiceGirl: Ayaka is sweet and nice to everyone.
* TheOjou: She is the eldest daughter of the Kamisato clan, one of Inazuma's most esteemed families and holders in the ''Yashiro-bugyō'', Inazuma's shrine commission.
* RazorWind: ''Kamisato Art: Soumetsu'' has her summon a "Frostflake Seki no To", a freezing whirlwind that rapidly damages enemies before exploding. Her second Constellation upgrade, ''Blizzard Blade Seki no To'', adds two smaller whirlwinds that deal 20% as much damage as the "main" version.
* ShipTease: Ayaka's story quest and interactions make it very clear she's developed feelings for the Traveler [[AmbiguouslyBi (regardless if the Traveler is Aether or Lumine)]], as well as showing a few opportunities to suggest it's not unrequited.
* ShoutOut:
** Some of her moves are inspired by [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Vergil]]. Most notably, her charged attack, a single slash that turns into several smaller slashes in front of her, is performed in a way that resembles Vergil's Judgement Cut in the ''[[UpdatedRerelease Special Edition]]'' of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4''.
** Many of her other animations and general design look inspired by Weiss Schnee from ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''. Her character demo has camera angles that look straight out of Weiss' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZAS_rzgCE0 short]].
* SpellBlade: After sprinting, Ayaka's sword gains a Cryo infusion.
* StatusBuff:
** Her first passive, ''Amatsumi Kunitsumi Sanctification'', adds a 30% Attack boost to her regular attacks for six seconds after using ''Kamisato Art: Hyouka''.
** Her second passive ''Kanten Senmyou Blessing'', in addition to recovering a few of her stamina after ending her special sprint near an opponent, will also buff her Cryo DMG Bonus by 18% for 10 seconds.
** Her sixth Constellation upgrade, ''Dance of Suigetsu'', gives her charged attacks a whopping ''298%'' damage boost, with a ten-second cooldown time after hitting an opponent.
* TrueBlueFemininity: Ayaka's outfit has a primarily blue color scheme, which helps to accentuate her status as TheOjou of Inazuma.
* UpgradeArtifact: A variant--her third and fifth Constellation upgrades, ''Frostbloom Kamifubuki'' and ''Blossom Cloud Irutsuki'', increase the talent levels of, respectively, ''Kamisato Art: Soumetsu'' and ''Kamisato Art: Hyouka'' by three.
* WarriorPoet: Poetry is one of her hobbies, along with dancing and the likes. Her quotes includes poems from ''Kokin Wakashū'' and ''Man'yōshū''.
* WeaponSpecialization: During her Character quest she wields a Mistsplitter Reforged, but in all other promotional material uses Amenoma Kageuchi, an Inazuman sword shaped like a katana.
* YamatoNadeshiko: Apart from her silver hair (instead of black, as per tradition), Ayaka almost entirely fits the bill of a traditional Japanese beauty (befitting Inazuma's Japanese cultural aesthetic)--light-skinned, graceful, demure, and skilled in theatrical and martial arts.
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[[folder:Ayato]]
!!Kamisato Ayato
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ayato_genshin.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Pillar of Fortitude]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Zhaolu (Chinese), Creator/AkiraIshida (Japanese), Jang Min-hyeok (Korean), Creator/ChrisHackney (English)\\
'''Rarity:''' 5★\\
'''Birthday:''' March 26\\
'''Element:''' [[MakingASplash Hydro]]\\
'''Weapon:''' Sword\\
'''Constellation:''' Cypressus Custos, the Guardian Cypress\\
'''Specialty Dish:''' Quiet Elegance (Sakura Tempura)\\
'''Normal Attack:''' Kamisato Art: Marobashi\\
'''Utility Passive:''' Kamisato Art: Daily Cooking (18% chance to receive an additional "suspicious"-grade dish of the same type when he successfully cooks a "delicious"-grade one)\\
'''Affiliation:''' Yashiro Commission, Kamisato Clan, Shuumatsuban\\\
->''"Everything's in place, and they've taken the bait... Yes. Now to start reeling them in..."''\\\
Older brother of Ayaka and current head of the Yashiro Commission, the Kamisato Clan, and the Shuumatsuban, Inazuma's intelligence agency. Whereas Ayaka is the public face of the family, Ayato is often behind the scenes handling government affairs and is in turn hardly seen in public, but from what little is seen of him, he is a master of swordplay, literal and verbal alike.\\
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True to his reputation as one of the most cunning men in Inazuma, Ayato specializes in lightning-fast attacks with increasing force, as well as luring his enemies into damage traps. His Elemental Skill, ''Kamisato Art: Kyouka'', has Ayato step back and leave a watery illusion of himself that explodes either after a set period of time or if there are enemies within its radius, while he enters a state of "Takimeguri Kanka", wherein, in addition to heightened flinching resistance, he swaps his sword for the Shunsuiken, a katana made of Hydro energy, with which he makes quick-draw slashes that generates stacks of "Namisen" (to a maximum of four at a time) that further boost the sword's damage output based on a fraction of his Max HP, in exchange for an inability to use charged or plunging attacks. His Elemental Burst, ''Kamisato Art: Suiyuu'', creates an area-of-effect which increases the power of his allies' normal attacks and rains down "Bloomwater Blades" on any enemy unfortunate to be within its radius.\\
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Further honing his swordsmanship allows Ayato to gradually restore Energy whenever it is below a certain threshold and he is not active; he can now hold up to five stacks of Namisen, in addition to an increase in Max HP whenever he has at least three stacks; triggering ''Kamisato Art: Kyouka'' automatically grants him two stacks of Namisen; his watery illusion grants him the maximum possible stacks once it explodes; triggering ''Kamisato Art: Suiyuu'' grants the party an attacking speed boost; and the Shunsuiken increases in power against enemies with less than half their HP, as well as his first strike being accompanied with two extra hits.\\
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Ayato can only be obtained when the ''Azure Excursion'' Character Event Wish is active.
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* AssassinOutclassin: He seems to be very familiar in the art if his [[BadassBoast Badass Boasts]] in his trailer are anything to go by:
--> If assassinating me was that simple, I can name a few rival clans who would have had an easier time over the years.
--> I do not keep the [[{{Ninja}} Shuumatsuban]] for the trivial matter of dealing with assassins.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Ayato might be friendly, but not only is he a trained warrior, he's also one of the most intelligent men in Inazuma, and is well-versed in its political landscape. A little information, a few choice words, and a bit of maneuvering to stoke the rumor mill is all it takes for him to force the subordinate houses in the Kanjou Commission to give up any ambitions they had of usurping the Hiiragi Clan.
* {{Bishonen}}: Ayato is as handsome as his younger sister is pretty.
* BizarreTasteInFood: During his Story Quest, he purposely chooses unusual ingredients as toppings for his milk tea (lavender melon, seagrass, and sea ganoderma). While the Traveler and Paimon are disgusted by the final result, Ayato explains that he always tries weird combinations to discover new flavors, since he considers it a thrilling experience each time. According to Thoma, Ayato sends him a sample of these bizarre concoctions on regular basis. His emoji even has him drinking a bubble tea ''with a fish inside''.
* BodyguardingABadass: Defied. His trailer shows him taking on a Fatui squad after sending his Shuumatsuban ninja on a mission. His men return and express their regret for not being there to protect him, but he dismisses their concern, considering their task at hand to be more important and that bodyguarding him is trivial in comparison.
* BoringButPractical: Compared to other DPS characters, Ayato isn't very complex, with his main gameplay coming from using his Elemental Talents and slashing away at everything near him with normal attacks. He's still an effective attacker all the same, though.
* TheChessmaster: Both figuratively and literally. True to his reputation as one of the most cunning men in Inazuma, Ayato knows how to analyze people around him and use knowledge he gleaned to his advantage.
** His introduction has him having a big advantage over Thoma at a game of shogi, ''and he wasn't even looking at the board''. This talent also helps him in everyday situations, as he knows how to analyze his opponents, the people involved and use that knowledge to his advantage.
** After gathering enough intel of the circumstances and possible impact of the wedding between Kamaji and Chisato, Ayato manages to find a solution that doesn't involve a bigger rift between their clans, and that even involved having the Traveler around to divert attention from himself.
** He uses the Irodori Festival as a subterfuge to reveal the truth about the Kaedehara clan's fall from grace, down to pinpointing [[spoiler:Scaramouche]] as the culprit. The whole scheme involves the Traveler and their friends being smart enough to connect all the clues.
* CoolBigBro: Extended interaction with him shows that he dotes on his younger sister Ayaka and is invested in her wellbeing. After their parents' deaths and his premature promotion to Yashiro Commissioner, one of his goals was to take care of her and protect her from the darker side of the Tri-Commission's politics. While his duties unfortunately takes up most of his presence, he does manage to use what little free time he has with her.
** One of the reasons he roped the Traveler into his gambit during the Irodori Festival was because he wanted Ayaka and Kazuha to have a reliable companion to turn to while he guided them secretly to the truth.
* CordonBleughChef: While Ayato is a talented cook, as seen with the delicate plating of his specialty tempura dish, he occasionally makes strange flavor combinations for fun. He enjoys the results of his experimentation, regardless of quality, and has made a habit of always sending a sample to [[UnwittingTestSubject Thoma]]. In fact, like Hu Tao, his field passive allows him to gain an additional "suspicious"-grade dish of the same type whenever he successfully cooks a "delicious"-grade one.
* DubNameChange: In the Chinese dub, per AlternateCharacterReading with pinyin, his name is Shénlǐ Língrén.
* DubPersonalityChange: The English dub makes Ayato a lot more serious and less good-humoured. Notably, it completely changes his thoughts on Itto; In the original he likes Itto and finds him funny, whereas in English he strongly dislikes him and is exasperated with his eccentricities.
* TheGadfly: Behind his dutiful and benevolent personality, Ayato has a mischievous side, pulling some subterfuge in his duties as Yashiro Commissioner and sometimes tricking Thoma into eating bizarre foods, to the point that the latter sometimes fears him. In a voice line, Ayato explains that he purposely chooses strange food combinations because he enjoys more the facial expressions from people tasting them.
* GatheringSteam: The Shunsuiken has the ability to generate stacks of Namisen, of which Ayato can carry up to four at once, which increase its damage output based on a fraction of his Max HP. His first ascension passive, ''Kamisato Art: Mine Wo Matoishi Kiyotaki'', automatically grants him two stacks whenever he triggers ''Kamisato Art: Kyouka'', as well as gives the watery illusion the ability to confer the maximum amount once it detonates, while his second Constellation upgrade, ''World Source'', allows him to stock up a fifth Namisen, in addition to a 50% boost to Max HP whenever he has at least three stacks.
* GoodIsNotSoft: He's an amicable man who honestly wishes happiness for Kamaji and Chisato's relationship, and dedicates himself to Inazuma's stability. That said, he's also crafty and even ruthless in his way of enforcing it. Watching him use little more than the rumor mill and a bit of maneuvering to scare Matsuura's faction off from attempting a power grab within the Kanjou Commission is as impressive as it is terrifying. When taking matters into his own hands, Ayato fights with both the lethality of the Kamisato Art and a gentility and grace befitting his position.
* GuileHero: The Raiden Shogun describes Ayato as the kind of man who would happily employ trickery in his job at the Tri-Commission, though she excuses it due to his exemplary service. Exhibited clearly in his Story Quest, which revolves around him stopping a reckless power grab within the Kanjou Commission by planting the seeds of fear and paranoia in Matsuura's mind and orchestrating a tense political situation in Ritou with Kamaji's help to force Matsuura to keel and fear public backlash as a result of his schemes.
* HatesSmallTalk: Like Albedo, he finds the notion of idle chatter to be tiring and would prefer getting on with important details instead.
* IaijutsuPractitioner: As head of the Kamisato Clan, he practices his family's quick-draw based swordplay like his sister, incorporating quick resheating and drawing of his blade in his normal attack strings. In addition, his recovery animation in between his strings have him sheathe his sword with a flourish and his charged attack consists of a dash with a lightning-fast draw and resheathing of his sword. Entering his Takimeguri Kanka state has him draw the Shunsuiken from a {{hammerspace}} sheath to strike his foes with a flurry of Hydro-enhanced slashes.
* KingOfGames: Ayato is very good at games, and he has talked about playing many of them.
** His introduction scene on his Character Quest has him playing Shogi against Thoma and having the advantage, and he wasn't even looking at the board, as he had his back turned on it.
** As seen in the trailer for Ayaka, they often play Go together, and they are even on the scores.
** According to Itto, Ayato regularly plays trading card games and beetle fights with him. While Ayato isn't as enthusiastic about the beetle fights, he still is fond of the TCG, to the point he sent Itto a limited edition set for his festival.
** Ayato has voicelines about Ningguang, and he mentions that he got a copy of the Limited-edition of ''Liyue Millenial'', the chess game she designed based on the battle against Osial.
* MasterSwordsman: Ayato is a supremely-talented practitioner of the Kamisato Art of swordfighting, with Ayaka having trained her own impressive skill under his tutelage during their younger days. In battle, Ayato's elemental skill allows him to strike as rapidly as she does.
* MultiMeleeMaster: He's described as being a master of the sword and the spear.
* {{Ninja}}: Not one himself, but he's officially the leader of the Shuumatsuban, an organisation of ninja in the service of the Yashiro Commission.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Those who speak of him generally describe him as kind, dutiful and loyal, as well as being an adept political negotiator within the Tri-Commission. However, he also has a rather mischievous side, such as tricking Thoma into eating odd foods. Itto also states that they have similar interest in trading cards and beetle battles.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: Towards the end of his Story Quest, he admits to Chisato that his investment in helping her is borne as much out of sympathy for her as much as it is for the sake of Inazuma's political stability, seeing some of himself in her unenviable position of [[spoiler:simultaneously being seen as political dead weight following her father's fall from grace and being thrust into the ''de facto'' head of both the Hiiragi Clan and the Kanjou Commission, not unlike what he and Ayaka went through following their parents' deaths.]]
* OddFriendship: With Arataki Itto, an outlaw, who respects him as a fellow warrior and is grateful to him for motivating him after his 780th beetle fighting loss. They apparently spend time beetle fighting and playing trading card games together. While Ayato considers him a "simple guy", he still finds Itto very interesting, and is surprised that Itto got to call him "bro" immediately.
** On Day 3 of ''The Almighty Arataki Great and Glorious Drumalong Festival'', Ayato sent Itto a limited edition set Genius Invokation TCG Limited-Edition Gift Box as soon as he heard about Itto's festival, knowing well that he would appreciate it, and even left a friendly note on the announcement board.
** However, in the English dub his voice lines reveal that he just tolerates Itto, but is glad that the throw away lines he said served Itto as inspiration to not give up on beetle battles, despite Ayato not seeing the appeal on making bugs fight, but still.
* OffhandBackhand: A variant. During his first introduction proper in his Story Quest, he's seen playing shogi with Thoma. And he defeats Thoma without even looking, testament to his strategic capability.
* PromotionToParent: If his story to Chisato about his past is of any indication, he acted as this to Ayaka after their parents' deaths.
* RegeneratingMana: His second ascension passive, ''Kamisato Art: Michiyuku Hagetsu'', restores 2 Energy per second whenever it is below 40 points and he is not the active character.
* SelfMadeMan: Early in his tenure as Yashiro Commissioner, Ayato inherited the fallout of past mistakes made by the Kamisato Clan, in which his late father had also worked zealously to atone for. Years of hard work would result in his Clan being granted clemency by the Shogun while becoming one of Inazuma's most prestigious families, with Ayato heading it as one of the nation's most widely respected men.
* SituationalDamageAttack: His first Constellation upgrade, ''Kyouka Fuushi'', gives the Shunsuiken a 40% damage boost against enemies with less than half their HP, while his sixth, ''Boundless Origin'', adds two extra hits to his first Shunsuiken slash, each worth 450% of his Attack stat.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: His introduction in his story quest has him playing Chess against Thoma. He even manages to counter him without even looking at the board.
* TheSpymaster: Being leader of the [[{{Ninja}} Shuumatsuban]], Inazuma's intel agency, defaults him into this.
* StatusBuff: His fourth Constellation upgrade, ''Endless Flow'', increases the party's attacking speed by 15% for fifteen seconds whenever he uses ''Kamisato Art: Suiyuu''.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Is fond of boba tea. His idle animation shows him pulling a cup of it (with a straw included) out of his sleeve for a drink.
* UpgradeArtifact: A variant--his third and fifth Constellation upgrades, ''To Admire the Flowers'' and ''Bansui Ichiro'', increase the talent levels of, respectively, ''Kamisato Art: Kyouka'' and ''Kamisato Art: Suiyuu'' by three.
* {{Workaholic}}: As head of the Yashiro Commission, Ayato spends most of his time working in the government while Ayaka remains the face of the clan, and so often has a full schedule. His sister and Sayu express some concern about this, though with the latter it's largely due to [[BrilliantButLazy her own mentality in regards to work.]]
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[[folder:Thoma]]
!!Thoma
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/character_thoma_portrait.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Protector from Afar]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Pei Zhang (Chinese), Creator/MasakazuMorita (Japanese), Ryu Seung-gon (Korean), Christian Banas (English) \\
'''Rarity:''' 4★\\
'''Birthday:''' January 9th\\
'''Element:''' [[PlayingWithFire Pyro]]\\
'''Weapon:''' [[BladeOnAStick Polearm]]\\
'''Constellation:''' Rubeum Scutum, the Scarlet Shield\\
'''Specialty Dish:''' "Warmth" (Miso Soup)\\
'''Normal Attack:''' Swiftshatter Spear\\
'''Utility Passive:''' Snap and Swing (20% chance to score a double catch when fishing in Inazuma)\\
'''Affiliation:''' Yashiro Commission\\\
->''"Let's get out there and make some friends!"''\\\
The puckish yet ever-reliable chief retainer and housekeeper of House Kamisato, as well as Ayaka's right-hand man. Born and raised in Mondstadt, he has been living in Inazuma after he got stranded during a sea storm while looking for his Inazuman father. Popular and well-respected among the people of Narukami Island despite his foreign lineage, he is known as a helper and a fixer for his wide array of skills and a powerful network of connections alongside a sunny disposition, all of which he adeptly leverages in order to smoothly resolve most problems.\\
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Thoma's experience as Ayaka's right-hand man is reflected in his defensive combat style, generating "Blazing Barriers," which absorb damage (especially Pyro) and whose durability can be stacked whenever a new Barrier is set up, through his Elemental Skill and Burst--directly through the former, ''Blazing Blessing'', a flying somersault which additionally infuses his attacks with Pyro; and indirectly through the latter, ''Crimson Ooyoroi'', a spinning slash that endows the active character with "Scorching Ooyoroi," which periodically augments normal attacks with ''Blazing Blessing'', a wide-ranging Pyro blast that also generates the Barriers.\\
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Further sharpening Thoma's skills give him the ability to restore some Energy whenever he uses ''Crimson Ooyoroi'' and enhance both the active character's Shield Strength and potency of their normal attacks whenever they generate or refresh Blazing Barriers, which in turn gain the ability to cut the cooldown time of Thoma's Elemental talents whenever any of his allies get hit.\\
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Thoma can be obtained from any banner.
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Everyone in the Kamisato House likes Thoma, and he is also popular among most of the people of Narukami Island.
* TheAce: Thoma is revered by the Kamisato House for his ability to efficiently solve pretty much any problem, be it difficult merchants, household chores, or hilichurl raids.
* BadassBureaucrat: Thoma is well-connected and in good terms with various important figures and merchants of Inazuma. During his Hangout Event, he outsmarts a shady price gouger simply by pulling a few favors here and there, all without raising his blade.
* BadassInDistress: At the beginning of Chapter II Act II, [[spoiler:Thoma is suddenly captured by the Raiden Shogun's forces in order to have his Vision confiscated. As the 100th Vision-bearer to have been subjected to this, he was also due to be the centerpiece of a public ceremony marking the milestone. [[BigDamnHeroes Had it not been for the Traveler's timely intervention]], he would have lost his Vision for good.]]
* BarrierWarrior: Both his Elemental Skill and Burst create a Blazing Barrier, a Pyro-elemental shield that absorbs damage proportionate to his HP.
* BattleButler: Being the housekeeper of the Kamisato Estate, Thoma is adept at everything to do with housework. At the same time, he can handle a mean polearm.
* BrassBalls: In order to save The Traveler's life, Thoma hurls a spear [[spoiler:''right at the Raiden Shogun's head''.]] That's right: friendly, soft-spoken Thoma tries to [[spoiler:skewer a ''god'']] to save his new friend.
* ButNotTooForeign: Despite being seen as an outsider by the locals in Inazuma, his character stories revealed that his father is an Inazuman and his mother a Mondstadter. This can be seen as something of a ShoutOut to the classic case found in Anime and Manga, without applying directly since Mihoyo is a Chinese developer.
* CantHoldHisLiquor: Ironically for a Mondstadter, he has low tolerance for alcohol and tells the Traveler that not drinking is a healthy option. He even lampshades on how he isn't considered a true Mondstadter for his inability to handle a drink.
* TheChessmaster: When dealing with difficult individuals, policies, or anything that poses a hindrance to the Yashiro Commission, Thoma relies less on brute force and more on his connections and wits to deal with the issue.
** An example of this occurs in a branch of his Hangout Event. A shipment of silverware the Commission ordered for a festival ends up sinking to the bottom of the sea and the only person who can give them replacements with time to spare is a merchant named Yuusaku, who they previously had sent to prison for trying to con them and is using the chance to get revenge by putting them in a MortonsFork; either pay his exuberant price and potentially end up bankrupt, or don't and lose face to the populace, and more concerningly, the Shogun. When two Samurai of the Commission, who previously insulted Thoma behind his back, fail to strongarm the guy into being reasonable, Thoma takes matters into his own hands by visiting someone he knows from the Tenryou Commission, who informs him of the man's debts in exchange for helping a shipment of iron ore reach Inazuma city safely, then going to the debt collector and has him collect on the debt sooner in exchange for some Noctilucous Jade. As a result, Yuusaku rushes over to the Yashiro Commission ''begging'' them to buy his wares at a more reasonable price, with Thoma even making sure they're of good quality unlike last time.
* CooldownManipulation: His first Constellation upgrade, ''A Friend's Duty'', shaves three seconds off the cooldown time of both his Elemental talents whenever any of his allies protected by Blazing Barriers get hit.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: While he is a Vision holder, as of Chapter I Act II, he has not actually used his Vision yet. Nonetheless, he [[spoiler:saves the Traveler from being executed by the Shogun, after his Vision was briefly taken from him to boot,]] with just sheer guts, strength and quick thinking.
* TheFixer: Beidou calls him one and Thoma certainly possesses all the necessary skills and connections to solve all sorts of problems for people. The Traveler couldn't even get past Ritou's Outlander policies if it weren't for his assistance.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Thoma is friends with many of the stray dogs and cats wandering the streets of Hanamizaka, making it his personal routine to feed and play with them. He even knits them sweaters for the winter! He also demonstrates his willingness to accompany the lone ninja dog, Inu Shoushou, as he awaits the return of his ninja master.
* TheGadfly: Has shades of this. He's fond of bantering and playing practical jokes, an example of this occurring when he greets the Traveler at the Komore Teahouse by pretending to have shapeshifted into Taroumaru, the Shiba Inu who owns the teahouse.
* GoodCounterpart: To Childe. Both are visually similar young men who meet the Traveler right after they arrive in a new region and serve as a friendly guide providing aid through their connection to a larger organization. However, whereas Thoma is genuine in his geniality and works with the Yashiro Commission for the betterment of Inazuma, Childe's friendliness was a mask to hide his AxeCrazy side and works with the Fatui to undermine Liyue. To top it off, Thoma is a level-headed [[PlayingWithFire Pyro]] user while Childe is a BloodKnight [[MakingASplash Hydro]] user.
* HeroOnHiatus: He was one of the main characters during the first part of the Inazuma arc. After he and the Traveler manage to escape from the Shogun army, Thoma is forced to hide for the rest of the story arc at Komore Tea House, with the focus shifting to the resistance.
* InformedAttribute: His blonde hair is apparently a mysterious outlier among Inazumans according to the Version 2.0 Livestream, despite Inazuma alone also having human characters [[{{Mukokuseki}} with pink hair, white hair, blue hair, and even another blonde]], and all except Thoma are considered {{Unusually Uninteresting Sight}}s. It could be argued that these are cases of HairColorDissonance. The official account later reveals in Thoma's character introduction that [[https://www.hoyolab.com/genshin/article/782370 Thoma hails from Mondstadt]].
* {{Irony}}: Mondstadt is known as the country where most people would love to drink alcohol. Thoma, who originally came from Mondstadt, has alcohol as his ''least favorite food''.
* JavelinThrower: His combo finisher has him fling his spear while doing acrobatic flips. [[spoiler:He also saves an incapacitated Traveler from the Shogun Puppet by hurling a dropped spear straight at her.]]
* JerkassToOne: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. His voiceline about Eula doesn't refer to her specifically, but he advises the Traveler that they're better off avoiding the Lawrence Clan if they can due to their infamously bad tempers. Justified as he got stranded in Inazuma at a young age, likely before Eula joined the Knights and isn't aware of her altruistic traits and how she's actively opposing her family (though given her knack for swearing vengeance on almost everything....).
* MeaningfulName: His name in Chinese is 托马 (Tuōmǎ). In simplified Chinese, 托 (''tuō'') means "to entrust" and 马 (''mǎ'') means "horse" (horses being seen in Japan as loyal, hard-working companions as well as divine messengers), befitting his position as the lead retainer to Inazuma's religious and civil affairs department.
* MysteriousPast: He's noted to be enigmatic and different from most Inazumans. Additionally, attention is called to his unusual blonde hair with him being originally from Mondstadt.
** [[https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Thoma/Lore#Character_Story_4 One of his character stories]] further states that he was born in Mondstadt to an Inazuman father and a Mondstadtian mother. When his father returned to Inazuma, he decided to follow him afterwards as he was worried that his old man would not be able to drink Mondstadt's Dandelion Wine there. However his boat overturned during his journey and he fell into the water. Fortunately he arrived at a beach in Inazuma after drifting unconscious for some time in the sea. Despite his best efforts, he was unable to find his father, but nevertheless made the decision to stay in Inazuma out of loyalty and respect for the Kamisato siblings who took him in.
* NiceGuy: While he isn't afraid to put the squeeze on people, Thoma is for the most part a friendly, helpful guy who doesn't concern himself with backtalk. In his voice lines, he doesn't even hold a grudge on the Shogun after she tried to take away his vision, understanding that she was acting on her own set of morals.
* NoRespectGuy: ZigZagged. It's noted that Thoma is a popular figure in Narukami Island and within the Yashiro Commission. Some however, such as a two {{Jerkass}} {{Samurai}} from the beginning of his Hangout Event, look down on him for his [[RealMenWearPink feminine skills and hobbies]], saying he's an insult to the Samurai Code, and taking issue with his foreign origins. If the Traveler chooses to pursue this issue and get the accompanying ending, he reveals that he doesn't mind this too much, as having too much of a reputation would hinder his role as TheFixer.
* OddNameOut: Unlike the other important Inazuma characters (except for Gorou), Thoma's name in Japanese is spelled with katakana (トーマ) rather than kanji, which is usually how foreigner names are spelled. His English dub name also has odd spelling and seems anglicized, as the romaji for his name is Tōma, which would typically be spelled as To'''h'''ma or Touma in English. Additionally, the Chinese spelling of his name is also how the name Thomas would be spelled, and in the French translation, his name ''is'' Thomas.
* OnlyFriend: Prior to the Traveler, Thoma is literally the only person who Ayaka can confide in since everyone her age keeps their distance, making it hard for her to befriend people. Ayato counts him as one of the few people he can trust. They often play shogi together, and Ayato has made an habit of giving him his bizarre experiments with food.
* PhenotypeStereotype: Despite Inazuman vision bearers generally falling under {{Mukokuseki}} in regards to their unusual hair colors, Thoma's blond hair is given special attention and is described as unique. Thoma is later revealed to be from Mondstadt, a nation based on Germany, thus playing the trope straight.
* RealMenWearPink: His duties around the Kamisato Estate include cooking, sewing, knitting, gardening, dusting, and sweeping. He's aware that some of the Yashiro Commission's samurai look down on him for his decidedly feminine skills, but it doesn't bother him at all.
* RegeneratingMana: Thoma's fourth Constellation upgrade, ''Long-Term Planning'', restores fifteen Energy whenever he unleashes ''Crimson Ooyoroi''.
* RescueReversal: He pulls this off after [[spoiler:the Traveler's first battle with the Shogun leaves them incapacitated. As the Shogun prepares to deliver the coup de grâce, Thoma manages to cut through the ropes binding his wrists on the spear of a guard previously defeated by the Traveler, before proceeding to chuck the spear directly at the Shogun. This forces her to switch targets, with the subsequent force knocking the unconscious Traveler into Thoma and helping him flee the scene with them.]]
* SlidingScaleOfGameplayAndStoryIntegration: He's Ayaka's chief retainer and bodyguard, and his gameplay perfectly encapsulates this, in addition to a FireIceDuo dynamic. Ayaka is a Cryo FragileSpeedster whose moveset revolves around dishing out as much elemental damage as possible and then run away, while Thoma is a Pyro support who creates shields to protect the active character while supplementing their damage with his own.
* StatusBuff: His sixth Constellation upgrade, ''Burning Heart'', casts a 15% damage boost to the party's normal, charged, and plunging attacks for six seconds whenever Blazing Barriers are cast or refreshed.
* SuperMode: ''Crimson Ooyoroi'' summons a Scorching Ooyoroi, which simultaneously augments the active character's normal attacks with a wide-ranging Pyro blast and the ability to cast Blazing Barriers. Thoma's second Constellation upgrade, ''A Subordinate's Skills'', extends its duration by three seconds.
* SupportPartyMember: Thoma could be seen as something of a Pyro Element hybrid of Diona and Xinqiu. His Elemental Skill allows him to create a barrier that absorbs damage based on how much HP he has, which can protect the active character from different kinds of attacks, especially Pyro. His Burst meanwhile allows the active character to send waves of flames at their opponent with their basic attacks, enhancing them and allowing [=DPS=] characters to deal increased damage or take advantage of Elemental Reactions, such as using it in conjunction with Ayaka's Cryo SpellBlade to inflict Melt.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: His role in the Inazuma storyline is initially very similar to Childe's in Liyue, as they both use their extensive connections to aid the Traveler upon their arrival in a new region. Their outward personalities and character designs are also very similar. The main difference is that [[spoiler: Thoma doesn't appear to have any shadowy ulterior motives for aiding the Traveler, since he brought the Traveler into the loop of rebelling against the Vision Hunt Decree in Ayaka's interest]].
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Spear in this case. The last strike of his basic combo has him fling his spear forward at the enemy while doing a flip in the air, before he [[SummonToHand summons it back to his hand]].
* UnwittingTestSubject: Ayato has the custom of sending Thoma a sample of the bizarre concoctions he puts together during his trips, to the point he sends his ninjas as messengers to deliver them directly, and unfortunately Thoma can't refuse to taste them.
* UpgradeArtifact: A variant--his third and fifth Constellation upgrades, ''Fortified Resolve'' and ''Raging Wildfire'', increase the talent levels of, respectively, ''Blazing Blessing'' and ''Crimson Ooyoroi'' by three.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Born and raised in Mondstadt, but got stuck in Inazuma after the ship he was on wrecked. By the time he was old enough to return home on his own, the Sakoku Decree was active and he still couldn't leave. While he takes to his role in the Yashiro Commission well, he admits to the Traveler that he has bouts of homesickness from time to time.
[[/folder]]
!!! Shuumatsuban
[[folder:Sayu]]
!!Sayu
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/genshin_impact_sayu.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Mujina Ninja]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Sakula (Chinese), Creator/AyaSuzaki (Japanese), Lee Ji-hyeon (Korean), [[WebVideo/LilyPichu Lily Ki]] (English)\\
'''Rarity:''' 4★\\
'''Birthday:''' October 19\\
'''Element:''' [[BlowYouAway Anemo]]\\
'''Weapon:''' Claymore\\
'''Constellation:''' Nyctereutes Minor, the Little Tanuki\\
'''Specialty Dish:''' Dizziness-Be-Gone no Jutsu Version 2.0 (Onigiri)\\
'''Normal Attack:''' Shuumatsuban Ninja Blade\\
'''Utility Passive:''' Yoohoo Art: Silencer's Secret (If Sayu is in the party, Crystalflies and certain other animals won't be alarmed when approaching them)\\
'''Affiliation:''' Shuumatsu-Ban\\\
->''"Sayu, Shuumatsuban, at your disposal! ...Whew, but if you don't need me right now, I'm gonna grab some sleep."''\\\
A young ninja who is a member of the Shuumatsuban, an organisation under the Yashiro Commission. She spends much of her spare time sleeping and often looks for excuses to ditch work to take a nap. She is constantly searching for ways to grow taller.\\
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As a ninja, Sayu is a highly mobile and aggressive support character balancing between damage-dealing and healing. Her Elemental Skill, ''Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash'', has her curl up into a "Fuufuu Windwheel" and roll towards enemies, ending with a ''Whirlwind Kick''; in its charged form, her roll can be manually controlled and she gains increased interruption resistance and power for the subsequent Whirlwind Kick, as well as the ability to infuse her attacks with Hydro, Pyro, Cryo, or Electro depending on which she comes into contact with first. Her Elemental Burst, ''Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry'', simultaneously deals Anemo damage and heals her allies, as well as summons a "Muji-Muji Daruma," which tends to attack enemies unless an ally has less than 70% HP, in which case it will then concentrate on healing before returning to the offensive.\\
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When she is pushed to master her powers, Sayu gains the ability to restore some of her Energy and heal the party whenever she triggers Swirl reactions; the power of her Whirlwind Kick will increase in proportion to the duration of her Fuufuu Windwheel stance; and the Muji-Muji Daruma gains both the ability to damage multiple enemies and heal multiple allies, as well as increase their potency based on a fraction of Sayu's Elemental Mastery stat, in addition to losing the HP restrictions of both damage-dealing and healing.\\
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Sayu can be obtained from any banner.
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* AchillesHeel: Uneven terrain can limit the effectiveness of ''Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash'' greatly, as the game tends to be somewhat nitpicky as to what objects Sayu can and can not pass over while rolling. This issue is fixed in the 3.0 update.
* AnAdventurerIsYou: Is a JackOfAllTrades for the most part, but ''Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash'' turns her into an Avoidance Tank, as she moves so quickly during it that enemies targeting her often struggle to land a hit.
* AirplaneArms: Like all characters with the "Small Child" model, she sprints with her arms extended.
* AnimalEaredHeadband: She wears a hood with animal ears and markings as part of her overall mujina/{{tanuki}} theme.
* BadassAdorable: Sayu is a little girl dressed like a mujina who wields a ''[[{{BFS}} claymore]]'' as her weapon of choice.
* BerserkButton:
** Sayu does not like it when people associate her with {{tanuki}}s. She is dressed like a ''mujina'', thank you very much.
** She also absolutely hates being patted on the head, with the belief that it stunts her growth. She's so sensitive to being headpatted that even an incidental graze on her head while fighting bandits is enough for her to freak out.
* {{BFS}}: Despite her diminutive stature, her weapon of choice is a giant claymore. According to her, the reason she is even able to lift claymores in the first place is due to her Anemo powers, and that she would not have otherwise been able to wield it despite her ninjutsu training.
* BrilliantButLazy: Sayu is said to be a skilled ninja who is very adept at stealth and camouflage. However, she uses her talents to shirk her duties. Her character story even notes that she would have had many great accomplishments if she actually used her skills to work hard.
* BurningRubber: Of a sort. When Sayu absorbs Pyro using ''Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash'', any grass she comes into contact with while rolling is set on fire, giving a similar effect.
* ColorCodedElements: In terms of character design, Kazuha and Sayu--both from Inazuma--avert the WindIsGreen trope that has been used for the color palettes of other Anemo characters. Sayu opts for a color palette inspired by spring.
* CombatMedic: Emphasis on "combat." The Muji-Muji Daruma heals nearby allies when their HP is below 70%, and attacks enemies if no injured allies are nearby. Her first Constellation upgrade, ''Multi-Task no Jutsu'', allows it to attack and heal at the same time. In addition, her first passive, ''Someone More Capable'', allows her Swirl reactions to heal her allies at least every two seconds (base 300 HP, with an addition 1.2 HP for every point of Elemental Mastery she has), allowing her to heal allies even while in Fuufuu Windwheel; her second, ''No Work Today!'', allows it to heal allies adjacent to its target with 20% potency, in addition to increased area-of-effect of its attacks. Her sixth Constellation upgrade, ''Sleep O'Clock'', grants it the ability to absorb elements, as well as increases its damage potency by 0.2% of its Attack (maximum 400%) and its healing potency by 3 HP (maximum 4,000 HP).
* CuteBruiser: A cute TokenMiniMoe who favors [[{{BFS}} claymores]] and makes use of a [[RollingAttack very physical]] Elemental Skill.
* DifficultButAwesome: Making the most of ''Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash'' requires the player to get familiar with enemy attack hitboxes and patterns and figure out how to avoid getting hit while still dealing damage to the enemy, as the roll is fairly easy to interrupt and will put the skill on cooldown without utilizing the final burst of damage from the whirlwind kick. The player must also take care to avoid triggering elemental reactions on ''themselves'' from being perpetually marked with whatever element you trigger Swirl with. These barriers overcome, the combined damage from both Swirl and constantly triggering other reactions gives Sayu tremendous damage output.
* DrearyHalfLiddedEyes: Her eyes lack shimmer and are half-shut in her default expression, indicating her perpetual drowsiness.
* DubNameChange: In the Chinese dub, per AlternateCharacterReading with pinyin, her name is Zǎoyòu.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite her own laziness, she is appalled that her fellow ninjas would leave their caltrops lying around for the local kitsune to step on or even eat, and insists that the Traveler helps her pick them up.
* GiantsKnifeHumansGreatsword: A case of her weapon being [[NotDrawnToScale not up to scale]] compared to other characters; due to how small she is in general, her claymores are roughly the size of taller characters' normal swords (like Jean or Kaeya).
* HeightAngst: Her reason for constantly trying to sleep is this. She hopes that sleeping more will make her grow taller.
* HighlyVisibleNinja: Her field passive allows the party to capture smaller critters in the overworld without alerting them, but when it comes to actually fighting, she's not exactly subtle.
* InsistentTerminology: Sayu is quick to correct those who assume that her costume is supposed to make her look like a tanuki - it is meant to mimic a mujina. Being mistaken for an actual tanuki is also a constant source of consternation for her. Ironically, however, the name of her constellation translates to "the Little Tanuki".
* {{Irony}}: Despite her fondness for sleeping, she moves faster than anyone else in the game while in her Fuufuu Windwheel.
* JackOfAllStats: Like Jean, Sayu is an Anemo unit that is a reliable source of both damage and healing, and can be built either way to little detriment. Out of combat, she is the perfect character for exploration and gathering, with faster travel, mining capability, ease of hunting, and occasional heal from environmental damage.
* KidsHateVegetables: One of the weekly Reputation Requests possible for Inazuma is to deliver carrots to Kano Nana, Sayu's caretaker, with the request description stating how she falls asleep in the middle of eating her carrots with Nana wondering if she might be faking it.
* LaboriousLaziness: She uses her ninja skills to get out of having to properly practice them, almost defeating the purpose of skipping out on training in the first place.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Sayu seems to be aware of the process that requires growing stronger in the game, according to one of her Ascension quotes.
-->''"Hey, thanks for going and gathering all those materials for me. I would've gone myself, but... I probably would've got about halfway before falling asleep."''
* LetsGetDangerous: Lazy as she usually is, she ''will'' put her coveted naptime on standby and get serious if presented with a legitimate crisis. When she learns that a Yashiro Commission member's daughter has been kidnapped, she pulls out all the stops in rescuing her, to the point that the Traveler notes afterwards how unusually focused she was.
* MeaningfulName: Sayu's name in Kanji is 早柚:
** 早, read as ''sa'', can [[AlternateCharacterReading also be read]] as ''haya'', meaning "to be quick". According to Ayaka, Sayu is excellent at evasion when engaged in a chase or combat.
** 早 is a homophone for another 幸, meaning "fortunate, lucky" and "hunting for game/food". This befits both Sayu's motif of the tanuki, a symbol of luck and good fortune, as well her being a ninja.
** 柚 (''yu'') is the Japanese name for citrus fruits, such as the yuzu, a citrus native to East Asia.
* MorphicResonance: For some reason, her transformations always leave her tail visible.
* MundaneUtility:
** Due to being an Elemental Skill faster than even alternate sprints, ''Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash'' makes Sayu one of the best characters for speedy ground travel. With enough stamina Sayu can take off in her Fuufuu Windwheel, then sprint for the entire cooldown duration, then go back into Fuufuu Windwheel before running out of stamina. The only caveat is that stamina doesn't regenerate while the skill is active.
** In an even more mundane example, her Fuufuu Windwheel can knock all the fruit off a tree faster than choping at it with physical attacks.
* MythicalMotifs: She is based on the [[{{Youkai}} mujina]], a creature from Myth/JapaneseMythology; while the term ''mujina'' is traditionally used for the {{Tanuki}}, it's also used for the Japanese badger, which is depicted similarly to the Japanese raccoon dog as a shapeshifting trickster, exactly what Sayu can do as part of her ninja training. Her costume also invokes this by having a large tail sown onto it and ears on the hood.
* TheNapoleon: She complains about not hitting her growth spurt yet, and how others her age are at least twice her height. Additionally, she dislikes receiving headpats on the grounds that it will stunt her growth.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: A minor, comedic example. Sayu has the Traveler pick up a bunch of caltrops so that the nearby kitsune won't end up getting hurt from them. Later, one of these kitsune follows Sayu to her hiding spot in the Sacred Sakura's branches, which allows Kano Nana to catch her.
* NotDrawnToScale: Sayu's claymores are ''much'' smaller than those of other claymore users, and in fact hers are closer to the size of normal swords wielded by tall characters like Jean or Kaeya.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Her tiny build and lethargic nature belie a fast-paced and destructive fighting style.
* ReallyFondOfSleeping: Apart from her own admittance to a love of sleeping, her skill descriptions and passives also make constant references to this trait.
* TheRedBaron: She is known as the Mujina Ninja, due to being [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a ninja with a Mujina theme]].
* RegeneratingMana: Her fourth Constellation upgrade, ''Skiving: New and Improved'', restores 1.2 Energy whenever she triggers a Swirl reaction, with an activation interval of at least two seconds.
* RollingAttack: ''Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash'' has her curl up into a ball before rolling around and smashing into opponents at high speeds, dealing Anemo damage in the process, ending in a spinning kick. In its charged form, she can roll for up to ten seconds, with increased interruption resistance, elemental absorption, and increased power of the Whirlwind Kick. Her second Constellation upgrade, ''Egress Prep'', increases the damage of the Whirlwind Kick by 3.3% for every 0.5 seconds Sayu is rolling (once in its tapped form, up to 66% in its charged form).
* TheSlacker: Sayu doesn't concern herself much with fulfilling her duties as the Mujina Ninja, and rather prefers sneaking away from her shrine maiden caretakers to take day-long naps instead.
* UpgradeArtifact: A variant--her third and fifth Constellation upgrades, ''Eh, the Bunshin Can Handle It'' and ''Speed Comes First'', increase the talent levels of, respectively, ''Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry'' and ''Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash'' by three.
* WeaponSpecialization: While Sayu is a claymore user by default and the player can choose to equip her with any claymore of their choice, promotional material has her wielding the Debate Club. Fitting as the weapon resembles a traditional Japanese ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanab%C5%8D kanabō]]''.
* WellDoneDaughterGirl: Or rather, "student." While she's not so eager to interact with her Yashiro commission superiors, and even less so to perform her ninja duties, Sayu notes in her hangout that she is always happy to be praised by her sensei.
* YouRemindMeOfX: During her hangout quest, Sayu notes how the Traveler reminds her of her sensei in certain ways.
[[/folder]]
!!Kanjou Commission
!!!Hiiragi Clan
[[folder:Shinsuke]]
!!Hiiragi Shinsuke
The head of the Hiiragi Clan, as well as the Kanjou Commission as a whole.
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* CoolOldGuy: Puts up this facade, being polite and accomodating to the Traveler and Paimon upon their first meeting, right before he casually drops an astronomically difficult task on their shoulders as a condition for being allowed to leave Ritou.
* EvilOldFolks: [[spoiler: Was fully complicit in the Fatui's plotting in Inazuma, providing them with a supply of Crystal Marrow to produce their [[DeadlyUpgrade Delusions]].]]
* HateSink: Alongside Takayuki, he represents the Shogunate government's widespread corruption. He allows his corrupt enforcers to extort from outlanders, masks his deceitful nature as a reasonable figure, and has no loyalty for the Shogun. [[spoiler:Especially with the reveal that he is colluding with the Fatui by gathering Crystal Marrow for them to prolong the war between the Shogunate and the Watatsumi Army.]]
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: Gets arrested and tossed into prison for his association with the Fatui, as revealed at the start of Ayato's Story Quest.]]
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Quickly reveals himself to be this during his first meeting with the Traveler, asking them to do utterly unreasonable chores in exchange for permission to leave Ritou.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Chisato]]
!!Hiiragi Chisato
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AnneYatco (English)
Daughter of Hiiragi Shinsuke.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Ayato's Story Quest gives her a great deal of it. With some advice and gentle nudging from him (and Shinnojou), Chisato resolves to not let herself be dependent on others or be used as a pawn in the political games of the clans, putting her foot down on Matsuura's scheming and resolving to bring the Kanjou Commission back in line.
* GrewASpine: In Ayato's Story Quest, after spending much of the quest plagued with doubt and resigning herself to the whims of Matsuura and others, the last part sees her standing firm, giving Matsuura a major dressing down for his plotting and the results of it before demanding that he and his clan take responsbility for their actions.
* NiceGirl: Far more helpful than [[ObstructiveBureaucrat her father]], willingly helping the Traveler escape from Ritou in exchage for delivering a letter from her to Kamaji.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Kujou Kamaji, whose clan leads the Tenryou Commission.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Shinnojou]]
!!Shinnojou
An officer of the Kanjou Commission.
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* BodyGuardCrush: He is in love with Chisato, and did ''[[LoveHurts not]]'' take it well upon learning that she was already in a relationship with Kamaji.
* LoveHurts: Learning about Chisato and Kamaji's relationship really did a number on him. When he and Ippei are discussing the pair's upcoming wedding at the start of Ayato's Story Quest, the poor guy is visibly and audibly on the verge of tears the whole time.
* SpannerInTheWorks: His speech to Chisato about not being dependent on anyone caused her to start thinking twice about going through with the wedding to Kamaji, to the chagrin of Matsuura, whose plot to take over the commission was dependent upon the wedding going forward. They proceed to try to get rid of him, but thankfully [[BigDamnHeroes Ayato and the Traveler]] come to the rescue.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: During Ayato's Character Quest, he barges in on Chisato offscreen and begs her not to simply go along with the wedding plan. He tells her that she is the Hiiragi Clan's last pillar, and that he sees her strength in a way nobody else does and can't bear to see her depending on someone else for the rest of her life. The speech causes her to [[CharacterDevelopment rethink her approach to the situation]].
[[/folder]]
!!!Matsuura Clan
[[folder:Matsuura]]
!!Matsuura
Leader of the Matsuura Clan, one of the subordinate clans of the Kanjou Commission.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: By the end of Ayato's Character Quest, he is reduced to a pleading wreck as he begs Ayato to call off the Tenryou Commission troops occupying Ritou.
* AltarDiplomacy: His scheme to take over the Kanjou Commission hinges on this, with him pushing Chisato into a marriage with Kamaji, which would leave the Hiiragi Clan leaderless and allow his clan to usurp their leadership position in the Kanjou Commission.
* BullyingADragon: Antagonizes Ayato when he and the Traveler rescue Shinnojou from the Matsuura Clan's men. Keep in mind, not only is Ayato a Vision-holder (whereas Matsuura lacks one in the first place), even not accounting for his vision he is a capable swordsman ''and'' a cunning political strategist; that's ''also'' not accounting for him being one of Inazuma's most respected men from one of the most prestigious Inazuman families- one that [[SelfMadeMan Ayato himself brought up from a position of disgrace]], no less. Matsuura quickly finds out why messing with him, much less the Yashiro Commission, is a bad idea.
* BreakTheHaughty: The threat of an invasion by the Tenryou Commission and a harsh verbal reprimand from Chisato completely shatter the man, leaving him begging for mercy from Ayato in the very next cutscene.
* TheParanoiac: Becomes a snappish, paranoid wreck due to a combination of some well spoken words from Ayato and Tenryou Commission troops occupying Ritou to take Chisato, which Ayato also helped to arrange.
* StupidEvil: Downplayed, but still present. Ayato notes that Matsuura's approach to usurping the Hiiragi Clan is a lot more intelligent than Susumu Takatsukasa's plan to usurp the Kujou, but still shortsighted and sloppily executed, as shown by how easily he and the Traveler caught onto it. Further, the gambit Ayato pulls off to force Matsuura to heel shows that crossing him in ''any'' way is [[BullyingADragon as stupid as you can get]].
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