History Characters / Okami

* ActionGirl: Amaterasu is a goddess taking the form of a white wolf armed to the teeth with reflectors, rosaries, and glaives along with the powers of a god at her disposal. Throughout the game she beats every living thing in her path with ease and elegance.

* ActionGirl: Amaterasu is a force to be reckoned with in battle.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: His original concept art and DummiedOut model from ''Okami'' portray him as having inherited his father's [[{{Gonk}} appearance]] down to a tee. ''Okamiden'' made him significantly cuter, though it's possibly [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by [[spoiler: him being revealed to not be Susano and Kushi's biological child.]]

* BadassAdorable: Loses the "adorable"after [[spoiler: being possessed by Akuro]].

* StableTimeLoop: Of multiple varieties. [[spoiler: He's possessed by Akuro in the past, washes up in the present where he's discovered by Susano and Kushi, and eventually goes back in time to be possessed. This is part of why he goes on a JourneyToFindOneself, as this timeloop means he doesn't actually have an origin point.]]

* HaveWeMetYet: Somehow recognizes Chibiterasu early on in the story. [[spoiler: Later revealed to be because she had first met him when he was travelling to the past]].

* EyesAlwaysShut: Furthering his resemblence to Waka, his eyes are never seen open.

* InstrumentOfMurder: His flute has two energy blades in it, [[spoiler: which he uses against Chibi during his boss fight.]]

* WalkingSpoiler: Kurow is by far the most important character in ''Okamiden'', and it's near impossible to talk about him without spoiling his role later on.

* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: When Ammy defeated Yami in the previous game, he was forced to find five different vessels that each gained a will of their own. He manipulated both Chibi and Issaku into destroying these vessels to regain his strength and bring them under his control. Yes, that's right. The ''entire plot of the game'' was one big BatmanGambit.]]
* BishonenLine: Of a sort. [[spoiler: While already powerful enough on his own, to obtain true power he needs to possess a vessel of pure light. This vessel wound up being Kuni, who appearance-wise is much less intimidating than Akuro's default form. Also applies to his boss fight, as his second form is a almost literal [[MirrorMatch mirror image]] of Chibi.]]
* BreakingSpeech: Delivers a vicious one to Chibi while wailing on him. [[spoiler: Made worse by the fact that he's possessing Kuni while doing so.]]

* LightningBruiser: [[spoiler: In the same vein as Ninetails. As Dark Sun, he is ''fast'', often leaping across the room and will attack relentlessly. Much like Ninetails, if Chibi is too slow with the Celestial Brush, he will use his against him and can even ''counter'' some of his drawings.]]

* NonIndicativeName: His Japanese name, Akurou'ou, literally means "dark wolf king", even though he has nothing to do with wolves. [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Not until his Dark Sun form, at least.]]]]

* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Has no problems possessing children]] and delivers a brutal NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to Chibi while doing so.

* ThePowerOfTheSun: You get to play as the '''divine incarnation of the sun itself.''' What did you expect?

* GodOfGood: Same. As the Brush Gods and Otohime put it, "Origin of all that is good and mother to us all..."

* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Only nobody believes anymore, so Ammy wakes up very weak. [[spoiler: At the end of the game, she gets all of her power back as Issun becomes her missionary]]

* AGodIsYou: Amaterasu is the goddess of the sun, though most of the people she helps don't know that and just think she's a regular wolf or dog.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: To most characters and animals, Ammy lacks her weapons and red streaks, appearing as an ordinary, but beautiful white dog. Only one spirit senses her true form is "a maiden most fair."

* SemanticSuperpowers: While Waterspout is mainly used with water, turns out this works with nearly any other kind of liquid, such as sake or ''[[LavaIsBoilingKoolAid lava]]''

* WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter: Subverted in that his sword is pretty much worthless. [[spoiler: Double Subverted when it absorbs magical energies from the moon and becomes stronger than a normal sword ever could be]].

* LastRequest: Chu [[spoiler: (Hayabusa)]] refuses to return because the real [[spoiler: Hayabusa]], who died defending his master, requested him to protect [[spoiler: Mushi]] from Orochi's arrow, which is prophecised to kill him.

* YouALLLookFamiliar: Played seriously, [[spoiler: nobody can tell Hayabusa isn't the original Hayabusa because they're the same breed]]

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler: As a member of the Moon Tribe like Waka and as suggested by Mr.Bamboo's dialogue]], she likely never aged since Mr. Bamboo saved her.

* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Rao literally pulls her prayer slips out of her shirt just before the Sunken Ship portion of the game. Later, she manages this with [[spoiler: the freakin' Fox Rods]].

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* HeroicBSOD: His attempt to kill [[spoiler: Orochi]] resulted in [[spoiler: Orochi]] [[CurbStompBattle curb stomping]] him. The shame and embarrassment that followed resulted in nothing good.

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* EleventhHourSuperpower: [[spoiler:The prayers of Nippon restore Ammy to full power, allowing her to defeat Yami.]]

* RealityIsUnrealistic: When Amaterasu uses [[UrineTrouble Golden Fury]], she hikes her leg up in a way that most people associate with male dogs. This confuses some people and is used as evidence to support the [[FanWank theory]] that Amaterasu is [[BodySnatcher using a male wolf vessel,]] not transforming into a wolf. In real life, whether a wolf hikes its leg or not is dependent on the wolf's position in the pack hierarchy, not its gender. Alpha wolves raise their leg when marking/urinating and subservient wolves squat down to urinate. Some female dogs hike their leg, too.

* FutureBadass: An odd example. She's the present, and thus future, self of Shiranui, who was way more badass than her since it was her at peak strength. However, since they are the same being, Shiranui represents what Ammy is to become once she regains her full powers, and this incarnation of Ammy ends up doing way greater things than what Shiranui accomplished.

%%* HotScientist

* PlayingWithFire: Seems to be its favored element, as he uses the Solar Flare as his weapon. See WreathedInFlames for more.

* WreathedInFlames: Shiranui is enveloped in light and fire, as a sign that its divine nature is at full power. [[spoiler:During the battle with Nechku, as a FinishingMove, it will surround itself in an orange aura, possibly meant to symbolize ThePowerOfTheSun, shoot itself at the demon and repeatedly ram and slice it all over until it dies.]]

* PlayingWithFire: Seems to be its favored element, as he uses the Solar Flare as his WeaponOfChoice. See WreathedInFlames for more.

* WeaponOfChoice: It is only depicted wielding one Divine Instrument: [[ThePowerOfTheSun the Solar Flare.]]

* ThePhoenix: Evokes the firebird, but its rooster inspiration is also clearly visible.
* Yokai: It being a rooster with power over fire is probably a reference to the Basan, a Yokai described as a fire-breathing fowl.

** Mrs. Orange uses the [[StreetFighter Shun]] [[ShoutOut Goku]] [[RuleOfFunny Satsu]] to make cakes.

* MultipleHeadCase

* FlashStep: His primary ability.

* OminousOwl: The trope picture at the moment.

* TheHeavy: While Yami is the UltimateEvil of the setting, it is Orochi who drives most of the plot.

* UltimateEvil: Stated to have used Orochi and even YAMI as a vessel in the past, making him this... or not. See ContinuitySnarl above.

Mr. Bamboo's adoptive granddaughter. As her name and hair color suggests her to be, she is one of the Moon Tribe, sent to Earth for obscure reasons and saved by Mr. Bamboo.

Susano and Kushi's adopted son, and Chibi's first partner. Personality-wise, he's a lot like his father.

* TurtlePower: Ryo, though he is not good by any means.

* IllGirl: She's very ill, but gets better thanks to Chibiterasu's intervention.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: [[AllThereInTheManual Though not explicitly mentioned in-game,]] Tei is the leader of the group and also the strongest member, as seen during the Kusa Five BonusBoss fight.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Rao wears a priestess outfit that does little to conceal her breasts.

* {{Expy}}: On top of an insanely tall tower lives a cat god with its EyesAlwaysShut... Give it a SimpleStaff and call it [[Franchise/DragonBall Korin]].