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* AmbiguousDisorder: Only in the 2003 anime. His interactions with Kino paint him as possibly schizophrenic, claiming there is a monster inside him since he was born that urges him to kill.
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*TroublingUnchildlikeBehaviour: Has an unsettling tendency to wake up at the crack of dawn and practice drawing her pistols for at least an hour at the start of every day, and manages her age-appropriate fear of death or imprisonment with a jaded, adult intelligence.
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* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Subverted. Kino, after being swayed by Sarah and Elias, she instead faked Sarah's death of decapitation by cutting the girl's signature pigtails off and stuffing them inside a small sack that seemed to be stained red.
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* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Subverted. Kino, after being swayed by Sarah and Elias, she instead faked Sarah's death of decapitation by cutting the girl's signature pigtails off and stuffing them inside a small sack that seemed to be stained red.]]
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* DeclarationOfProtection: While Elias decided to protect her after [[spoiler:finding his friends dead]], he gives a proper declaration to her after learning that [[spoiler:Sarah is one of the halves of the country's diva]].
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* [[spoiler:BeautifulSingingVoice]]: [[spoiler:Not surprising as she is the 'voice half' of her country's diva.]]
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* BerserkButton: He developed two during his story: being responsible for his friends' deaths and trying to even harm Sarah.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Elias is just a young boy who had been doing nothing work and only got involved in a kidnapping scheme because he could persuaded by Juan and his gang for money to buy a gramophone and a record of the diva. However, when pushed into protecting Sarah, he is willing to shot anyone from a group of troublemakers to a dangerous hitman like Kino.
* DeathGlare: He gave one towards Kino, who had killed his friends and tried to kill Sarah. [[spoiler:Even after Kino had a change of heart and saved him & Sarah, he refused to stop glaring at the traveler despite Sarah seeming to be thankful of her now.]]
* NiceGuy: To anyone who knew him, he is seen as a rare child who still does honest work despite his life as an orphan. It's the reason why the people looking for the kidnappers searched his house last, as they doubt someone like him would be involved in a kidnapping scheme. [[spoiler:In fact, after threating a woman to drive him and Sarah away from Kino (who was hunting Sarah down), he apologized to the woman and tried to make it up by giving her all his money.]]
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Elias was able to save Sarah from a bunch of hooligans by shooting their leader with a persuader, which scared the gang away. Unfortunately, this left witnesses for Kino to find as a shot man is easy to for to notice.
* ShipTease: He develops one with Sarah.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Elias is just a young boy who had been doing nothing work and only got involved in a kidnapping scheme because he could persuaded by Juan and his gang for money to buy a gramophone and a record of the diva. However, when pushed into protecting Sarah, he is willing to shot anyone from a group of troublemakers to a dangerous hitman like Kino.
* DeathGlare: He gave one towards Kino, who had killed his friends and tried to kill Sarah. [[spoiler:Even after Kino had a change of heart and saved him & Sarah, he refused to stop glaring at the traveler despite Sarah seeming to be thankful of her now.]]
* NiceGuy: To anyone who knew him, he is seen as a rare child who still does honest work despite his life as an orphan. It's the reason why the people looking for the kidnappers searched his house last, as they doubt someone like him would be involved in a kidnapping scheme. [[spoiler:In fact, after threating a woman to drive him and Sarah away from Kino (who was hunting Sarah down), he apologized to the woman and tried to make it up by giving her all his money.]]
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Elias was able to save Sarah from a bunch of hooligans by shooting their leader with a persuader, which scared the gang away. Unfortunately, this left witnesses for Kino to find as a shot man is easy to for to notice.
* ShipTease: He develops one with Sarah.
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* DespairEventHorizon: She underwent this when she saw Juan and the other older kidnappers dead, as she realized that [[HeKnowsTooMuch she is going to be killed next]].
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:Her 'guardians' sent out Kino to kill her in order to cover up the truth about the diva being two people.]]
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Subverted. Kino, after being swayed by Sarah and Elias, she instead faked Sarah's death of decapitation by cutting the girl's signature pigtails off and stuffing them inside a small sack that seemed to be stained red.
* ShipTease: She develops one with Elias.
* WhamShot: [[spoiler:It is when she sang in the same voice as the country's diva.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:She is only needed by a group of important people for the 'singing voice' for the country's diva. Once the diva passed away, the group planned to silenced her [[HeKnowsTooMuch to prevent the secret of the diva getting out]].]]
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:Her 'guardians' sent out Kino to kill her in order to cover up the truth about the diva being two people.]]
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Subverted. Kino, after being swayed by Sarah and Elias, she instead faked Sarah's death of decapitation by cutting the girl's signature pigtails off and stuffing them inside a small sack that seemed to be stained red.
* ShipTease: She develops one with Elias.
* WhamShot: [[spoiler:It is when she sang in the same voice as the country's diva.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:She is only needed by a group of important people for the 'singing voice' for the country's diva. Once the diva passed away, the group planned to silenced her [[HeKnowsTooMuch to prevent the secret of the diva getting out]].]]
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* BigEater: According to Elias. During her kidnapping, Sarah ate at least two hotdog buns with jam. This caused Elias to comment on never saying a rich girl eat so much before.
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!!Nimya Tchuhachkova
Nimya is a female 'wizard' from the "Land of Wizards". She is an inventor who had been trying to build a flying machine, but run into trouble with the country's chief and the citizens.
* AscendedExtra: In the anime, she is treated with more focus and spotlight than in the original novel as the anime has the story take it more from her perspective than Kino's.
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!!Nimya Tchuhachkova
Nimya is a female 'wizard' from the "Land of Wizards". She is an inventor who had been trying to build a flying machine, but run into trouble with the country's chief and the citizens.
* AscendedExtra: In the anime, she is treated with more focus and spotlight than in the original novel as the anime has the story take it more from her perspective than Kino's.
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!!The Tank
The Tank is a talking black tank with three red vertical stripes on the right side of its turret and a picture of a tapir drawn on the left. He is hunting down a particular tank as the last order of its late commander, unaware that the description of the targeted tank matches his own appearance. He briefly crosses paths with Kino and Hermes in "A Tale of a Tank -Life Goes On-", but he would later return as the protagonist for "Continuation: A Tale of a Tank -Spirit-".
* AscendedExtra: He was initially just a minor character who appeared in a short story. He would later return as the protagonist for a much longer story.
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!!The Tank
The Tank is a talking black tank with three red vertical stripes on the right side of its turret and a picture of a tapir drawn on the left. He is hunting down a particular tank as the last order of its late commander, unaware that the description of the targeted tank matches his own appearance. He briefly crosses paths with Kino and Hermes in "A Tale of a Tank -Life Goes On-", but he would later return as the protagonist for "Continuation: A Tale of a Tank -Spirit-".
* AscendedExtra: He was initially just a minor character who appeared in a short story. He would later return as the protagonist for a much longer story.
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Kino is the main protagonist of the stories, as majority of the stories are centralized around her. She became a traveler who only stays in each country for three days before moving back on the road, and she plans to continue traveling until the bitter end.
Hermes is a motorrad who accompanies Kino during the latter's travels. He met Kino during the days leading up to Kino fleeing from her home country, and the two became inseparable ever since (despite their bickering).
Shizu was the former prince of the "Colosseum" who fled from his country as a child because his father tried to kill him. He would later return to his homeland to get revenge on the king. But after Kino threw that plan into disarray by killing the king first, Shizu decided to look for a country to settle down peacefully.
Riku is a talking white dog who always accompanies Shizu during the latter's travels. He acts as the narrator for stories that focus on Shizu's group.
Ti is a young quiet girl who lived in "The Ship Country". At the end of her first story, she would end up joining Shizu and Riku in their travels.
Shisho is a greedy and dangerous woman who used to travel with a Aibou during their youth. After retiring from traveling during her old age, she ended up taking care of Kino and teaching the girl on how to take care of herself.
Photo is a gentle and hardworking girl who first appeared in "Amidst the Clouds -Blinder-". She had been sold off as a slave by her country's leader to a group of traveling merchants in order to pay for some merchandise. She would later make a return in "Photo's Day to Day -the Beautiful Moment-".
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!!Inid
Inid is a young female bandit who stole Hermes from Kino during the story "A Finished Tale -Ten Years After-".
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!!Rafa
Rafa is a poor girl from the story "For Luck -How Much Do I Pay For?-" who tried to sell herself to Shizu in order for her to leave her country.
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!!Elias
Elias is a poor boy from "A Land with a Diva" who got involved with a kidnapping scheme with his acquaintances in order to earn money. Unfortunately, what was supposed to be a simple kidnapping ended up becoming so much dangerous.
!!Sarah
Sarah is a young girl from "A Land with a Diva" who had a rich life style. She ended up getting kidnapped by Elias and his companions. However, things aren't as they seem with her when the ransom escalates into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
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* PrettyBoy: His standard description used for each of his appearances is that he's a slightly short but handsome man.
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*EveryoneHasStandards: Despite remaining on a neutral stand whenever she visits a country and observes their laws or traditions, even she was disturbed by the King of of Coliseum disturbed and sadistic nature.
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* KnifeNut: Kino's second opponent, a ProfessionalKiller, specializes in throwing knives.
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* ApatheticCitizens: In an inversion to the Country of Majority, It is stated over time, that the people simply adjusted to their new king's hedonistic insanity and became just as bad. It's probably why Kino does what she does at the end.
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* HateSink: His atrocities and the pain he's inflicted on many, many innocents is emphasized to make him completely despicable. He's also the first seen character that strikes a nerve in [[TheStoic Kino.]]
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The despotic king and Shizu's father.
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* {{Sadist}}: While this is all but stated to be what he is, this aspect of him is most prominent in the 2003 anime, where he relishes the moment he stabbed his father to death and murdered his wife as some of the best moments of his life.
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* {{Sadist}}: While this is all but stated to be what he is, this aspect of him is most prominent in the 2003 anime, where he relishes the moment he stabbed his father to death and murdered his wife as some of the best moments of his life. He also gets ''literal'' hardons from the violence of his gladiator games, even murdering one of the contestants himself for showing mercy.
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* AbusiveParents: His murderous actions notwithstanding, he exiled his son due to paranoia and forgot who he even is in the present.
* ArchnemesisDad: To Shizu, for exiling him and murdering his family. He comes back to the country hoping to kill him.
* AbhorrentAdmirer: In the 2003 anime, he begs Kino and the other female contestant to marry him so he can replace his dead wife. After they adamantly refuse and leave, he breaks down in a pitiful tantrum.
* AdaptationExpansion: In the original novel and 2017 anime, he doesn't have dialogue and his characterization is built upon the words of others. The 2003 anime, however, grants him a voice and personal interactions with Kino that expand upon his madness.
* AdaptationalUgliness: In the novel and 2017 adaptation (that is more faithful to the novel), he is described as an unremarkable-looking, gaunt man wearing gaudy clothing and a tacky crown. In the 2003 anime, however, he is a borderline MonsterClown with snow-white skin and a harlequin motif, wearing clothing that loosely resembles a jester's. He's even entertained by clowns in his leisure time.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Only in the 2003 anime. His interactions with Kino paint him as possibly schizophrenic, claiming there is a monster inside him since he was born that urges him to kill.
* AxCrazy: He's a psychopathic usurper king that slaughtered his entire family and decimated his kingdom into a decadent hell for his own amusement.
* TheCaligula: His defining trait.
* DirtyOldMan: In all iterations of the story, he's surrounded by concubines.
* {{Sadist}}: While this is all but stated to be what he is, this aspect of him is most prominent in the 2003 anime, where he relishes the moment he stabbed his father to death and murdered his wife as some of the best moments of his life.
* YourHeadAsplode: Kino graphically annihilates the top half of his head with an explosive round she crafted over her days in the country.
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* AbusiveParents: His murderous actions notwithstanding, he exiled his son due to paranoia and forgot who he even is in the present.
* ArchnemesisDad: To Shizu, for exiling him and murdering his family. He comes back to the country hoping to kill him.
* AbhorrentAdmirer: In the 2003 anime, he begs Kino and the other female contestant to marry him so he can replace his dead wife. After they adamantly refuse and leave, he breaks down in a pitiful tantrum.
* AdaptationExpansion: In the original novel and 2017 anime, he doesn't have dialogue and his characterization is built upon the words of others. The 2003 anime, however, grants him a voice and personal interactions with Kino that expand upon his madness.
* AdaptationalUgliness: In the novel and 2017 adaptation (that is more faithful to the novel), he is described as an unremarkable-looking, gaunt man wearing gaudy clothing and a tacky crown. In the 2003 anime, however, he is a borderline MonsterClown with snow-white skin and a harlequin motif, wearing clothing that loosely resembles a jester's. He's even entertained by clowns in his leisure time.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Only in the 2003 anime. His interactions with Kino paint him as possibly schizophrenic, claiming there is a monster inside him since he was born that urges him to kill.
* AxCrazy: He's a psychopathic usurper king that slaughtered his entire family and decimated his kingdom into a decadent hell for his own amusement.
* TheCaligula: His defining trait.
* DirtyOldMan: In all iterations of the story, he's surrounded by concubines.
* {{Sadist}}: While this is all but stated to be what he is, this aspect of him is most prominent in the 2003 anime, where he relishes the moment he stabbed his father to death and murdered his wife as some of the best moments of his life.
* YourHeadAsplode: Kino graphically annihilates the top half of his head with an explosive round she crafted over her days in the country.
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* EpicFlail: The DumbMuscle that is Kino's first opponent brandishes this.
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* TheGunslinger: Kino's third opponent is a flirtatious woman excelling in marksmanship.
* KnifeNut: Kino's second opponent specializes in throwing knives.
* KnifeNut: Kino's second opponent specializes in throwing knives.
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* TheGoodKing: The king before the current one was described as a very stern ruler, but brought prosperity and order and was beloved by the people. His son would undo all of this [[TheCaligula as the complete opposite of him.]]
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* DeathGlare: She shoots one of these at the guards of the Colosseum after hearing him laugh over the (fatal) misfortunes of travelers like Kino.
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* AdaptationExpansion: The 2003 anime expands upon the [[CrapsackWorld inner workings]] of the country's despotic society and the various opponents that Kino faces.
* AnarchyIsChaos: In the end, after murdering the king, Kino declares her new law to be the people fight over who gets to be the king. The results can be heard as she leaves, whereupon the country descends into complete chaos. It can be interpreted that Kino felt no sympathy for the populace for letting the king reign as he did and enjoying the violence he let them indulge in.
* BreadAndCircuses: The king appeals to hedonism, entertaining his people with GladiatorGames and a lack of order.
* CrapsackWorld: The country is a desolate ruin without even running water, divided between the impoverished lower-class and first-class citizens that don't even fare much better. Emphasized most in the 2003 anime.
* GladiatorGames: The main spectacle that the insane king uses to entertain himself and the people.
* AdaptationExpansion: The 2003 anime expands upon the [[CrapsackWorld inner workings]] of the country's despotic society and the various opponents that Kino faces.
* AnarchyIsChaos: In the end, after murdering the king, Kino declares her new law to be the people fight over who gets to be the king. The results can be heard as she leaves, whereupon the country descends into complete chaos. It can be interpreted that Kino felt no sympathy for the populace for letting the king reign as he did and enjoying the violence he let them indulge in.
* BreadAndCircuses: The king appeals to hedonism, entertaining his people with GladiatorGames and a lack of order.
* CrapsackWorld: The country is a desolate ruin without even running water, divided between the impoverished lower-class and first-class citizens that don't even fare much better. Emphasized most in the 2003 anime.
* GladiatorGames: The main spectacle that the insane king uses to entertain himself and the people.
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A despotic hellhole of a nation ruled by an insane king that has enslaved the entire populace. Previously, the kingdom was described as lush and prosperous until its benevolent ruler was usurped by his son, who also massacred his entire family and exiled his son Shizu. The king offers his slaves to participate in GladiatorGames to earn citizenship and live free, as well as make one law so long as it does not bother him. Notably, the king isn't above kidnapping unfortunate tourists and outsiders for his sick games, having murdered countless innocents.
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A despotic hellhole of a nation ruled by an insane king that has enslaved the entire populace. Previously, the kingdom was described as lush and prosperous until its benevolent ruler was usurped by his son, who also massacred his entire family and exiled his son Shizu. The king offers his slaves to participate in GladiatorGames to earn citizenship and live free, as well as make one law so long as it does not bother him. Notably, the king isn't above kidnapping unfortunate tourists and outsiders for his sick games, having murdered countless innocents.
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On her travels, Kino comes across three men: One has spent most of his life building a rail track, the second demolishing said tracks, and the third laying them out in a response to this. A never-ending ViciousCycle.
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On her travels, Kino comes across three men: One has spent most of his life building a rail track, the second destroying demolishing said tracks, and the third laying them out in a never-ending ViciousCycle.
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On her travels, Kino comes across three men: One has spent most of his life building a rail track, the second destroying said tracks, and the third laying them out in a never-ending ViciousCycle.
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