History Characters / PowerInstinct

* IntercontinuityCrossover: Kazuma Kaneko, who is one of the main character and monster designers for the ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTensei'' series, was assigned to create a character for ''Groove on Fight'' with the idea of making a connection between both series, so it was decided that the FinalBoss would be a demon summoner.

Bobby is a skillful fighter whom was hired by the King of Certain Country to participate in the ''Bonnou no Kaihou'' tournament. He fights using strange but powerful techniques. Princess Sissy's new bodyguard and final boss of ''Bonnou no Kaihou'', mostly like Chuck in ''Legends''. The character is portrayed by the nigerian MMA fighter and comedian [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Ologun Bobby Ologun]], who [[TurningJapanese lives and works in Japan]] as well he's the sponsor of this game.

%%* BaldOfAwesome
%%* TheCameo: Mostly like CreatorCameo.%%ZCE
%%* CaptainErsatz: Of Bobby Ologun.%%ZCE
%%* FinalBoss: In ''Bonnou no Kaihou''.%%ZCE
%%* HandBlast: Bobby's ''Bo-Beam'' hyper move.%%ZCE

%%* ScaryBlackMan

* ShoutOut: Her losing portrait during results screens after a battle in ''Matsuri Senzo Kuyou'' is a reference to ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}''.

* MeaningfulName: The D of Bristol-D is clearly for "Demon" or "{{Devil}}."

%% * BadassGay: Damian, apart of being his servant, is his lover.

* {{Expy}}: Chris is clearly based on his father Keith, having a similar background and a MovesetClone with similar moves as a.

%%* WalkingShirtlessScene
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has purple hair.

%%* {{Expy}}: Of his father Keith, with [[MovesetClone almost the same movelist]].

%%* LongHairedPrettyBoy

%%* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Larry's Red.

%%* {{Shotoclone}}

%% * RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Chris' Blue.

%% * SilverFox: Larry has white hair despite his young age.

* AnimeHair: Invoked. Hizumi uses Turns out he uses a hairdryer to achieve the effect. Also overlaps with DelinquentHair.

* {{Otaku}}: Hizumi is a young man obsessed with ninjas, and he is fan of manga and anime. Aside from his otaku hobbies, he likes video games and collects rare soda cans.

* MeaningfulName: The D of Bristol-D is clearly for "{{Demon}}."

%% * CoolUncle: Reiji Oyama.
%% * CryCute: Exhibits this at the end of her Ippatsu Ougi (level 2 super) if it connects.
%% * FingerlessGloves
* FireIceLightning: Fire and Lightning only. Just like Reiji before Matrimelee, the energy ball Rin releases change between fire and lightning depending of the fighting mode.

%%* SexyWhateverOutfit: Of a karateka.%%ZCE

%% * AnimalMotifs: Buffalos.

%% * ALoadOfBull: One of his projectile attacks does this.

A young girl who obtained magic powers after befriending a wizard. Also she can transform into an adult {{Fanservice}} version of herself called ''Super Clara'' for a short time, which is a separate character only in Legends and Matsuri.

%%* MaidOfSexyOutfit: Super Clara's new outfit in ''Matsuri Senzo Kuyou''.%%ZCE

%%* MagicalGirl

%% * TheCasanova: Probably more than Keith.

%% * LiteralGenie: He summons this for one of his moves.
* PutOnABus: Like Oshima, he has not been playable since Legends. Of course, it does make some sense that he wouldn't be in ''Matrimelee'', since he already had a love interest in Angela (not that pre-existing romantic ties stopped Keith, Annie, or, in the home version, Angela herself). In [[WordOfGod official Matrimelee story]], Sahad was going to enter since he wanted the main prize of that tournament (Princess Sissy), but he came late to the flight to Certain Country and also forgot his lamp at home.
%%* PlayingWithFire

%% * {{Expy}}: Of his father Keith, with [[MovesetClone almost the same movelist]].
%% * {{Delinquent}}: Just like his dad, but worse.

%% * RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Chris' Red.

* GogglesDoNothing: Although he uses it for motorbike riding, he didn't wear off as his jacket.

%% * AnimeHair: Turns out he uses a hairdryer to achieve the effect.

!!Bristol Weller

%% * SimpleStaff: Hikaru's cane.

* WeaponOfChoice: Her cane, named as "Trinode". In ''Bonnou no Kaihou'' Hikaru wants a better cane as the reward for winning the tournament.

The grandmother and great aunt of Angela Belti and rivals of Goketsuji sisters, first mentioned in various official sources from the first ''Power Instinct'' game. They are playable for first time in Matsuri Senzo Kuyou. The designs of Sandra and Elizabeth resembles to the twins Zeniba and Yubaba from ''Anime/SpiritedAway'', who also are also witches and even in some of their animations, specially when the Belti twins perform their Ottimo Sentimento special attack.

* ContinuityNod: Prince appears as part of history since Matrimelee, but his first appearance as playable character is in this game.

%% * {{NPC}}: In ''Matrimelee'' and ''Bonnou no Kaihou''.

%% * NinjaBrat: being from the same family than Saizo. Also, his taste for military makes him more a MilitaryBrat.
%%* NoSocialSkills

%%* PhysicalGod: [[spoiler:Of the Goketsuji clan.]]%%ZCE

* {{Leitmotif}}: ''Let's Go, [[UsefulNotes/{{Onmyodo}} Onmyuoji!]]'' Overlaps with ImageSong and it's very catchy -- an EarWorm.

* MovesetClone: Their movesets are identical in the first few games. This is justified since only Otane is playable in the first game and only Oume is playable in the second. Played straight in ''Legends'', though.

%% * VillainProtagonist: Oume was this since ''Power Instinct 2''.

%% * MagicWand: The source of her powers.

%%* RollerbladeGood: As Super Clara.%%ZCE

%%* ArrogantKungFuGuy

%%* CorruptChurch

* ContinuityNod: Kuroko has been part fo all the series since first game to ''Matsuri SZenzo Kuyou'' and also appeared in ''CR Goketsuji Ichizoku'' pachinko game.

%% * {{Expy}}: Of Kuroko from ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'' series. %% ZCE

%%* LivingProp: Of the series.%%ZCE

%% * TheRival: Clara Hananokoji.

%% * LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Popura and Remi study at the same school, and are very popular among the all students due to their magic abilities. However, they didn't know each other much at first, so some of their classmates introduced them to one another. Since then, they have been very good friends.
%% fails to mention which is light and which is dark

%% * LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Remi is one of the most popular students in her school, not just for her beauty, intelligence, or refined manners, but for being able to use magic. Some of her classmates introduced her to a girl named Popura Hananokoji, who also has magic powers, and since that day Popura and Remi have been very good friends.

%% * TheCameo: Reiji Oyama appears in his ending.
%%* CombatSadomasochist

%% * {{Revenge}}: Against Oume and the entire Goketsuji family.

* NeverMessWithGranny: The sisters are 70 years old by the first game. Oume has reigned as the clan leader (and its strongest member) for years, and Otane is the canonical winner of the first game after beating her sister.

* PutOnABus: She never appeared in the series again after ''Legends'', due in-universe to her irregular heartbeat and lower back pain.
%% * SubBoss: In ''Power Instinct 2'', where Oshima gets a different palette from the normal version.

* PutOnABus: Like Oshima, he has not been playable since Legends. Of course, it does make some sense that he wouldn't be in ''Matrimelee'', since he already had a love interest in Angela (not that pre-existing romantic ties stopped Keith, Annie, or, in the home version, Angela herself). In [[WordOfGod official Matrimelee story]], Sahad was WithAFootOnTheBus since he wanted the main prize of that tournament (Princess Sissy), but he came late to the flight to Certain Country and also forgot his lamp at home.

%% * ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: The bread and butter of his projectile attacks.

%%* WalkingShirtlessScene

%% * CoolHelmet: Until Matrimelee.

%% * {{Ninja}}: The representant from the series and the first one after Hizumi (''Groove on Fight'') and Takumi (''Matsuri Senzo Kuyou''), both influenced by Saizo.
%%* NoSocialSkills

%% * AmazonianBeauty:

%% * BeastAndBeauty: Inverted with Angela and Sahad.

%%* ShockAndAwe

* {{Tomboy}}: Perhaps a ButchLesbian who contrasts [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl girly-girl]] Annie as well as [[SheCleansUpNicely cleaning herself up real good]] in her ''Gogetsuji Legends'' ending.

%% * InjunCountry: Every one of his stages in the series.

%%* WalkingShirtlessScene

%% * CainAndAbel: To each other; Otane is the Abel to Oume's Cain.

%% * FinalBoss: Oume in the first game then Otane in the second.
%% * MascotVillain: Oume and Otane are the faces of this game series since the debut.
* MovesetClone: Started off very similar in terms of moveset, although they differentiated as the series went on.
%% * NeverMessWithGranny: Or "never mess with Goketsuji sisters" (or parents if you include Oshima).

%% * TragicHero: Otane. Even her nickname in the series is "[[LampshadeHanging Tragic Heroine]]."

%%* WalkingShirtlessScene

%% * EvilMatriarch: To Otane.
%% * NeverMessWithGranny

%% * GuardianEntity: For Kinta.

* SecretCharacter: In ''Matsuri Senzo Kuyou'', also appears in ''CR Goketsuji Ichizoku'' as an Event Character.

* SecretCharacter: In ''Matsuri Senzo Kuyou''.

%% * SecretCharacter: In ''Matsuri Senzo Kuyou''.

%% * SecretCharacter: In ''Matsuri Senzo Kuyou''.

%%* FinalBoss: In ''Matrimelee''.%%ZCE

%% * SecretCharacter: In ''Bonnou no Kaihou'' and ''Matsuri Senzo Kuyou''.

The mother and aunt of Angela Belti and rivals of Goketsuji sisters, first mentioned in various official sources from the first ''Power Instinct'' game. They are playable for first time in Matsuri Senzo Kuyou. The desing of Sandra and Elizabeht resembles to the twins Zeniba and Yubaba from ''Anime/SpiritedAway'', who also are also witches and even in some of their animations, specially when the Belti twins perform their Ottimo Sentimento special attack.

%% * NeverMessWithGranny: Belti sisters are even scarier than Goketsuji sisters
%%* PrehensileHair

%% * WitchClassic: Both sisters are mostly {{Wicked Witch}}es, and their transformations become them into {{Hot Witch}}es.

%% * {{Bishonen}}: When he transforms into Super Prince.

%%!!Shinjuro [[spoiler:Goketsuji]]
%%----
%% Tropes associated with Shinjuro:
%% * FinalBoss: Of ''Matsuri Senzo Kuyou''.

%% * SNKBossSyndrome: Guilty of it like Princess Sissy before him.

* {{Maneater}}: Just like Keith and Sahad, one of the reasons Angela joins the tournament is to flirt with handsome men.

%% * AffectionateParody: Of {{shotoclone}}s, particularly of [[Characters/StreetFighterI Ryu]].

%%* TheComicallySerious
%%* HotBlooded

%% * LawyerFriendlyCameo: A statue of Reiji appears in a ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters King of Fighters '94]]'' {{cutscene}}.

%%* OnlySaneMan

%%* {{Shotoclone}}

* CallYourAttacks: All of them in GratuitousEnglish: ''DASTU BOWMBAH! SPIRAR KEEECK!''

* PlayingWithFire: Like Reiji, some of his moves involved fire, like his ''Final Crash Bomber'' a super version of ''. Later in ''Matrimelee'' was added a pillar of fire as his new super move.
* ShockAndAwe: His EnergyBall is a ball of lightning he throws through the ground.
%%* {{Shotoclone}}

* FriendToAllLivingThings: Even her RedBaron in first games is the "Animal lover girl." In the SuperDeformer artworks from the first game show her about to hug a penguin.

* AmazonianBeauty:

%%* AlliterativeName

%%* BadassTeacher

%%* CoolBigBro: To Chris.%%ZCE

* GogglesDoNothing: If well he uses it for motorbike riding, he didn't wear off as his jacket.

%% * PlayingWithFire: Also he becomes MagmaMan as part of his super move.

* TheAlliance: Since the Goketsuji sisters are too weak to fight alone in this tournament version (the reason why they're tied together), they made an alliance with Falco to win the tournament
%%* DeathDealer

%%* TheGambler
%% * ImprobableWeaponUser: His cards.
%% * MidBoss: Along with Goketsuji sisters.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Clearly based on Sean Connery (by way of fellow gambler [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Joseph Joestar]]).
%%* OnlyOneName

%% * {{Expy}}: Plays like a female version of [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Guile]]. %% ZCE

%%* ShapeshifterWeapon: Kuroma.%%ZCE

%% * FairCop
%% * KidFromTheFuture

%% * RollerbladeGood

%%* ShockAndAwe
* TheSponsor: Remi Otogiri and in general her family sponsors him in many festivals.

%%* SubBoss

%% * FireIceLightning: Well, just fire and lightning in the games before ''Matrimelee''.

* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Reiji's ''Gekishouhadouha'' (his {{Hadouken}}) was originally a ball of lightning. Since ''Matrimelee'' it was a fireball.

%%* PlayingWithFire

%% * GratuitousEnglish: DASTU BOWMBAH! SPIRAR KEEECK!

* YouDontLookLikeYou: From white t-shirt, blue jeans, sneakers and blue headband of 1, 2 and ''Legends'' to black overall, black t-shirt, black shoes and no headband since ''Matrimelee''. Also, his hair changed from brown to blond.

%% * BareYourMidriff: As of her Matrimelee redesign.

%%* FriendToAllLivingThings

%%* AmazonianBeauty

* SecretCharacter: Chuck can't be eligible by normal ways, but with a cheat code in Character Selection screen.

Son of Keith and Annie, he is a rebellious youth who leads a gang. Unlike his dad, he is by no means a good natured individual.

%% * PlayingWithFire: Also he becomes MagmaMan in his super move.

%% * SilverFox: Larry has white hair despises he's not so old to wear it.

A serious, straight laced martial artist dedicated to his training. His entire gimmick is that he's a run of the mill karate guy in a game full of oddballs.

* DuelingScar: Keith has a scar in his forehead which hides with a blue headband. Since ''Matrimelee'' he doesn't hide it anymore and shows his scar to everyone.

* YouDontLookLikeYou: From white t-shirt, blue jeans, sneakers and blue headband of 1, 2 and ''Legends'' to black overall, black t-shirt, black shoes and no headband since ''Matrimelee''. Also, his hair changed from brown to blonde.

* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: A couple of her attacks has rainbow.

* ThrowDownTheBomblet: One of Saizo's specials is to throw a bomb to the enemy, going UpToEleven in his super since ''Power Instinct 2'' in which Saizo fills the screen with bombs.

* TheBusCameBack: She has been absent in Matrimelee, but she came back for ''Bonnou no Kaihou'' and ''Matsuri Senzo Kuyou''.

* NunTooHoly: InNameOnly. He eats meats, boozes off, hang around with women and the only reason why he's a monk is just to learn Shaolin Kung-Fu, and that's it.

* ChildHater: Implied. He does not get along well with Kinta and Sissy. [[spoiler:In his Matrimelee ending, White prefers Sissy's assistant than Sissy herself, taking her against her will.]]

* IHaveManyNames: Since ''Matrimelee'', he's called just as "White". Also, in the first game, in {{UsefulNotes/SNES}} port, he's called also as "Buffalo".
%% * InjunCountry: Every of his stages on the series.
* ItMustBeMine: White has the habit to take things to himself, which can get him in troubles[[spoiler:, like Sissy's assistant in his Matrimelee ending]].
* LegendaryWeapon: In ''Power Instinct 2'' and ''Legends'' he summons a [[AnAxeToGrind big tomahawk axe]] as his super move. In ''Matrimelee'' and onwards he summons a [[PlayingWithFire uprising fire totem]].
%% * ALoadOfBull: One of his projectile attacks do this.

%% * RainDance: He made one in some of his winposes.

* DubNameChange: Kuroko is called for American versions as "Ninja Boy" in ''Legends'' and "Enabler" in ''Matrimelee'' and onwards.

* HumanShield: In ''Matrimelee'' the fighters can take their Kurokos from backstage and use them to block the other character's attacks, as well can be launched to the opponent to make some damage.

A strong, muscular old man who transforms into a feeble, scrawny version of himself. Kanji also has a rivalry with Goketsuji sisters, even winning one of the tourmanents.

%% * TheChampion: Of second game. As the new champion, Kanji organized his own tournament in ''Legends''.

* TheBusCameBack: He has been absent in Matrimelee, but he appeared again in ''Bonnou no Kaihou'' and ''Matsuri Senzo Kuyou''.

A young girl who obtained magic powers after befriending a wizard. Also she can transform into an adult {{Fanservice}} version of herself called ''Super Clara'' for a few time, which is a separate character only in Legends.

* {{Animorphism}}: One of Clara's attacks is using magic to transform the enemy into a duck or a pig for a few time.

%% * SeriesMascot: Of ''Power Instinct 2'' apart of the Goketsuji sisters.

Otane and Oume's mother, who supports Oume in her evil plans, included to hurt her own child Otane if necessary.

%% * SubBoss: In ''Power Instinct 2'', where Oshima gets a different palette from normal version.

* {{Animorphism}}: He transforms into a parrot in one of his specias from ''Legends''.

%% * LiteralGenie: He summons this in one of his moves.

Kinta Kokuin can transform into a dog-like "superhero" thanks to his deceased dog Poochy. He died on January before the tournament in ''Power Instinct 2'', but Poochy's loyalty to Kinta is so strong that even after his death he still protects Kinta, giving him all of his strength to fight. For this reason, Poochy is unique in that he is more of an individual character than the other transformations, who are more like alternate personas. He speaks with growls, whimpers, barks and howls. He is also the only character who can understand Saizo's "Popepepa" code language.

If well, he's a transformation of Kinta, for ''Legends'' he was separed of Kinta as an individual persona because of the crash of Clara's own transformation into Super Clara, which also means Super Clara became as a persona apart of Clara. Also, he reappears in Matrimelee as a separate character.

%%* BadassGrandpa

%%* BadassGrandpa: Kanji Kokuin.%%ZCE

%%* BadassGrandpa

!!Shinjuro [[spoiler:Goketsuji]]
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Tropes associated with Shinjuro:

** In ''Matrimelee''. [[spoiler:If you won against Sissy and you're a woman[=/=]girl, the main prize is the hand of Prince. Ugh.]]

* CoolMask: His gas mask.

%%* FieryRedhead
%%* GasMaskMooks
* ImprovisedClothes: Her commando attire tried to emulate Saizo's ninja outfit.
%%* KidAppealCharacter
* NinjaBrat: being from the same family than Saizo. Also, his taste for military makes him more a MilitaryBrat.

* CoolUncle: Reiji Oyama.
* CryCute: Exhibits this at the end of her Ippatsu Ougi (level 2 super) if it connects.
%%* FingerlessGloves

* FinalBoss: Of ''Matsuri Senzo Kuyou''.
* LazyArtist: Subverted. Some of his animations borrow from Abobo from VideoGame/{{Rage of the Dragons}}, a previous Noise Factory game, but not all.

* SNKBossSyndrome: Guilty of it like Princess Sissy before him.

* MagicWand: The source of her powers.

* SeriesMascot: Of ''Power Instinct 2'' apart of the Goketsuji sisters.

* EvilMatriarch: To Otane.
%%* NeverMessWithGranny
%%* PrehensileHair

* SubBoss: In ''Power Instinct 2'', where Oshima gets a different palette from normal version.
* YamatoNadeshiko: Even more than her daughters.

* ArabOilSheikh: Probably the reason why his family is so rich.
* BattleCouple: Sahad with Angela in ''Legends''.
* BeastAndBeauty: Inverted with Angela and Sahad.
%%* {{Bishonen}}
* TheCasanova: Probably more than Keith.

* LiteralGenie: He summons this in one of his moves.
* PutOnABus: Like Oshima, he has not been playable since Legends. Of course, it does make some sense that he wouldn't be in ''Matrimelee'', since he already had a love interest in Angela (not that pre-existing romantic ties stopped Keith, Annie, or, in the home version, Angela herself).
** In [[WordOfGod official Matrimelee story]], Sahad was WithAFootOnTheBus since he wanted the main prize of that tournament (Princess Sissy), but he came late to the flight to Certain Country and [[Film/DudeWheresMyCar also forgot his lamp at home]].
** The only game he came back apart of 2 and Legends is in ''CR Goketsuji Ichizoku'' (a pachinko game) as an [[UnexpectedCharacter Event Character]].

* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: The bread and butter of his projectile attacks.

* FightingSpirit: When he takes [[HenshinHero Kinta's body in his transformation]].
* GratuitousAnimalSidekick: To Kinta.
* GuardianEntity: For Kinta.
%%* HeroicDog

* TeamPet: When Poochy summons Caesar the Bear.

* BodyguardingABadass: Chuck being the bodyguard of Kanji.
* ColorMotif: Yellow.
* CaptainErsatz: Of [[Characters/StreetFighterAlpha Dan Hibiki]].

* JokeCharacter: Just like Dan, but powerful.

* ShoutOut: His rising kick attack is the [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Destroyer Cutter]] and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Somersault Kick]] combined.

* PlayingWithFire: Also he becomes MagmaMan in his super move.
%%* TheProfessor
* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Chris' Blue.
* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: In his first tournament when he was 19, Larry went to the finals, getting beated by Oume. Now with 24, he's back for the first place and finally defeat Oume.
* SeriesMascot: Of ''Groove on Fight'', seconded by Solis.
* SilverFox: Larry has white hair despises he's not so old to wear it.
%%* {{Shotoclone}}
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He starts the battle wearing off his jacket.

* ImprobableWeaponUser: His cards.
* MidBoss: Along with Goketsuji sisters.

* AnimeHair: Turns out he uses a hairdryer to achieve the effect.

* NinjaBrat: Considerating he's not from a Ninja family, but having a father who's also ninja-maniac, this is certainly played straight.

* AnimalMotif: Lions.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Various of his attacks use this.
* GentleGiant: He is a benevolent, chivalrous, and straightforward man, but he tends to irritate his family and friends with his obsession with having a muscled body.
* MeaningfulName: Various of his attacks are called by seasons in Japanese: ''Haru'' (Spring), ''Natsu'' (Summer), ''Aki'' (Autumn) and ''Fuyu'' (Winter).
* {{Samurai}}: Mostly as a fan of Japanese traditions than really wearing a sword, mostly like a male version of YamatoNadeshiko.

* TheSponsor: Remi Otogiri's family sponsors him in festivals.

* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Popura and Remi study at the same school, and are very popular among the all students due to their magic abilities. However, they didn't know each other much at first, so some of their classmates introduced them to one another. Since then, they have been very good friends.

* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Remi is one of the most popular students in her school, not just for her beauty, intelligence, or refined manners, but for being able to use magic. Some of her classmates introduced her to a girl named Popura Hananokoji, who also has magic powers, and since that day Popura and Remi have been very good friends.

* MusicalAssassin: Remi's specialty is Sound Magic.

* BadassGay: Damian, apart of being his servant, is his lover.

* TheCameo: Reiji Oyama appears in his ending.

* {{Revenge}}: Against Oume and the entire Goketsuji family.

* {{Elfeminate}}: Also could be a CampGay.

* InTheBack: Bristol shoots him before he enters to the battle.

v* AsLethalAsItNeedsToBe: Mostly Bristol-D.

* SecretCharacter: In ''Matsuri Senzo Kuyou''.
* SimpleStaff: Hikaru's cane.

* SecretCharacter: In ''Matsuri Senzo Kuyou''.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Subverted due to showing a bit of her trickster side on occasion.
* LiteralGenie: Sissy gets one from her magic chest.

* SecretCharacter: In ''Bonnou no Kaihou'' and ''Matsuri Senzo Kuyou''.

%%* SpoiledSweet

* TomboyPrincess: Most like the royal version of TheLadette.

* RealPersonCameo: Of Bobby Ologun.

* NeverMessWithGranny: Belti sisters are even scarier than Goketsuji sisters

* WitchClassic: Both sisters are mostly {{Wicked Witch}}es, and their transformations become them into {{Hot Witch}}es.

* {{Bishonen}}: When he transforms into Super Prince.

* {{Gonk}}: Probably the ugliest character of the series.
* {{NPC}}: In ''Matrimelee'' and ''Bonnou no Kaihou''.
%%* RoyalBlood: Just like Sissy.%%ZCE
* WhitePrince: Parodied. He turns into a perfect example when knocked down.
%%* WhiteHairBlackHeart
* YouGetKnockedDownYouGetBackUpAgain: As his means of transformation.

* PantyShot: Gets these aplenty.

* AffectionateParody: Of {{shotoclone}}s, particularly of [[Characters/StreetFighterI Ryu]].
* AnimalMotifs: Tigers.

* FireIceLightning: Well, just fire and lightning in the games before ''Matrimelee''.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: A statue of Reiji appears in a ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters King of Fighters '94]]'' {{cutscene}}.

* {{Shoryuken}}: Reiji's ''Ryuenshou'', a simple Shoryuken in 1, changed to a double-punched one since 2 and onwards.

* CaptainErsatz: Of Cody from ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' and Axel from ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage''. From Matrimelee onwards, he resembles a ''[[VideoGame/FatalFury MOTW]]'' Terry Bogard.

* GratuitousEnglish: DASTU BOWMBAH! SPIRAR KEEECK!

* AnimeHair: In her Matrimelee redesign.
* BareYourMidriff: As of her Matrimelee redesign.
* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: A couple of her attacks has this.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The GirlyGirl to Angela's {{Tomboy}}.

* AffectionateParody: Of {{ninja}}s, of course, especially [[VideoGame/SamuraiShodown Hanzo Hattori]].
* BunnyEarsLawyer: You can't tell from looking at him, but apparently his job requires him to appear in animal costumes.
* CoolHelmet: Until Matrimelee.

* {{Ninja}}: The representant from the series and the first one after Hizumi (''Groove on Fight'') and Takumi (''Matsuri Senzo Kuyou''), both influenced by Saizo.

* BattleCouple: Angela with Sahad in Legends.
* BeastAndBeauty: Inverted with Angela and Sahad.

* HospitalHottie: Her alter ego, Devil Nurse.

* CompositeCharacter: [[Manga/DragonBall Krillin's design]] and [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting Ryo's moveset.]] With both taken UpToEleven.

* {{Leitmotif}}: ''Let's Go, [[UsefulNotes/{{Onmyodo}} Onmyuoji!]]'' Overlaps with ImageSong, CrowningMomentOfAwesome, and most of all EarWorm.
* MartialPacifist

* AnimalMotifs: Buffalos.

* EnergyBall: White Buffalo has one with the form of an arrow. Not to mention also he has a big buffalo-shaped one.

* InjunCountry: Every of his stages on the series.

* ALoadOfBull: One of his projectile attacks do this.
* MagicalNativeAmerican: One of the first ones from {{Fighting Game}}s along with [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII T. Hawk]] and [[VideoGame/VirtuaFighter Wolf Hawkfield]].
* RainDance: He made one in some of his winposes.

* {{Antihero}}: Otane is this in the first ''Power Instinct'', being the only of the pair that can be selected.
* CainAndAbel: To each other; Otane is the Abel to Oume's Cain.

* FinalBoss: Oume in the first game then Otane in the second.
* MascotVillain: Oume and Otane are the faces of this game series since the debut.

* NeverMessWithGranny: Or "never mess with Goketsuji sisters" (or parents if you include Oshima).

* TragicHero: Otane. Even her nickname in the series is "[[LampshadeHanging Tragic Heroine]]."
* VillainProtagonist: Oume was this since ''Power Instinct 2''.
* YamatoNadeshiko: Both characters (and their younger versions) are traditionally dressed as Japanese maidens.

* KidAppealCharacter: Various of Kurokos in the series are kids.

* CaptainErsatz: Of Muten Roshi from ''Manga/DragonBall''... except completely inverted. Double Inverted since ''Matrimelee'': Kanji only appears as his weak form, and since ''Bonnou no Kaihou'' he can transforms into his strong form again.

* TheChampion: Of second game. As the new champion, Kanji organized his own tournament in ''Legends''.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Walking canes, loincloths, towels...

* FriendToAllLivingThings: Well, to all animals at least. He doesn't get along so well with people.
* GratuitousAnimalSidekick: Poochy and Caesar the Bear.

* TheRival: Clara Hananokoji.

* AnimalMotifs: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Buffalos]].

* {{Expy}}: White Buffalo is much like [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Thunder Hawk]], even [[VideoGame/VirtuaFighter Wolf Hawkfield]].

* {{Expy}}: Of Kuroko from ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'' series.

* {{Expy}}: Of MagicalGirl genre in general. Also she has [[Creator/KotonoMitsuishi the voice of Sailor Moon]].

* {{Expy}}: Of SuperSentai genre in general.

* {{Expy}}: Chuck is a bossy [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting Ryo Sakazaki]]. He even predated [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Sean]].

* {{Expy}}: Of his father Keith, with [[MovesetClone almost the same movelist]].
* {{Delinquent}}: Just like his dad, but worse.

* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Chris' Red.
* ShockAndAwe: As his father, Chris also uses electric attacks.

* {{Expy}}: Of Saizo.

* {{Expy}}: Of other famous DualWielding as [[VideoGame/StreetFighterI Eagle]] and [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting Mr. Big]].

* {{Expy}}: Plays like a female version of [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Guile]].

* BeastAndBeauty: M.A.D. and Solis as team.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Kusaya and the Durian fruit.
* {{Expy}}: Probably of Super Clara, since they have similar clothes. Even her [[http://powerinstinct.wikia.com/wiki/Solis_R8000#Artwork prototype designs looks a lot like Super Clara]].
%%* FairCop
%%* KidFromTheFuture
%%* MsFanservice
%%* RollerbladeGood
* SeriesMascot: Of ''Groove on Fight''.

* AlliterativeName: For his moves, almost all of them started with "Max".
* BeastAndBeauty: M.A.D. and Solis as team.
%%* MadScientist
* MeaningfulName: The acronym speaks by itself.

* NoShirtLongJacket: Just wearing a tie.
* PsychoticSmirk: M.A.D. totally has one.
%%* ShockAndAwe

* {{Expy}}: Probably based on Max Demian from [[Creator/HermannHesse Hermann Heese]]'s ''Demian''.

* AsLethalAsItNeedsToBe: Mostly Bristol-D.
* BigBad: Of ''Groove On Fight'', a bigger evil than Goketsuji sisters.

* {{Expy}}: Bristol-D looks like [[Franchise/XMen Mister Sinister]]. Also [[VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroes Blackheart]].
* ExtremityExtremist: Bristol only uses kicks.

* JekyllAndHyde: Bristol and Bristol-D.

* SummonMagic: Bristol-D summon demons to attack the opponent.
* SympathyForTheDevil

* EliteMook: Olof is Sissy's bodyguard.
* {{Expy}}: Probably of ''Groove On Fight'''s Bristol Weller.

* {{Expy}}: Of Saizo, obviously. Even he uses a gas mask to emulate [[CoolHelmet samurai helmet]] Saizo weared in older games.

* SpiritedYoungLady: Whenever they're transformed. Those forms are also {{Stripperiffic}}.

* YouGottahaveBlueHair: Reiji has purple hair since his first appearance.

A strong, muscular woman who is surprisingly sweet and gentle. She's a satire of power characters such as Zangief from Franchise/StreetFighter.

%%* MagicalNativeAmerican
%%* PlayingWithFire

%%* {{Antihero}}: Otane.%%ZCE

%%* NeverMessWithGranny

* ContinuityNod: Kuroko has been part fo all the series since first game to ''Bonnou no Kaihou'' and also appeared in ''CR Goketsuji Ichizoku'' pachinko game.

%%* TheRival: Of Goketsuji sisters.%%ZCE

* BattleCouple: Sahad with Angela in Legends.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: He's called as ''Sahado'' in Legends.

See entry in first game for more info

%%* DualWielding

* MeaningfulName: Various of his attacks are called by seasons in japanese: ''Haru'' (Spring), ''Natsu'' (Summer), ''Aki'' (Autumn) and ''Fuyu'' (Winter).
* Samurai: Mostly as a fan of Japanese traditions than really wearing a sword, mostly like a male version of YamatoNadeshiko.
%%* ShockAndAwe

* PsychoticSmirk: M.A.D. totally has both of them.

%%* WalkingArmory

* IntercontinuityCrossover: Kazuma Kaneko, who is one of the main character and monster designers for the ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTensei'' series, was assigned to create a character for ''Groove on Fight'' with the idea of making a connection between both series, so it was decided that the final boss would be a demon summoner.

v* SympathyForTheDevil

The aunts of Angela Belti and rivals of Goketsuji sisters, first mentioned in various official sources from the first Power Instinct game. They are playable for first time in Matsuri Senzo Kuyou. The desing of Sandra and Elizabeht resembles to the twins Zeniba and Yubaba from ''Anime/SpiritedAway'', who also are also witches and even in some of their animations, specially when the Belti twins perform their Ottimo Sentimento special attack.

%%* NeverMessWithGranny

* WitchClassic: Both sisters are mostly {{WickedWitch}}es, and their transformations bacome them {{HotWitch}}es.

The elder brother of Princess Sissy mentioned since Matrimelee, but it's in this game where appears for first time as a playable character. Along with Belti sisters, he's one of the new characters who can transform into a stronger form for a few time.

%%* {{Gonk}}

%%* MilitaryBrat: Sort of. See below.%%ZCE
%%* {{Ninja}}

%%* ThrowDownTheBomblet

* HairColorDissonance: In the artworks Rin is blonde, but in-game she has white hair.

* IHaveManyNames: Since ''Matrimelee'', he's called just as "White". Also, in the first game, in {{SNES}} port, he's called also as "Buffalo".

* AffectionateParody: Of shotos, particularly of [[Characters/StreetFighterI Ryu]].

* AffectionateParody: Of ninjas, of course, especially [[VideoGame/SamuraiShodown Hanzo Hattori]].

* {{Maneater}}: Just like Keith and Sahad, one of the reasons Angela joins the touyrnament is to flirt with handsome men.

* {{Leitmotif}}: ''Let's Go, [[{{Onmyodo}} Onmyuoji!]]'' Overlaps with ImageSong, CrowningMomentOfAwesome, and most of all EarWorm.

* {{Onmyodo}}: Thin Nen's stage in ''Matrimelee''.