History Characters / RurouniKenshinKenkakuHeiki

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Especially compared to all the other characters, even the most grotesque ones like Fuji, Iwanbo and Mumyoi. [[spoiler:It's eventually revealed to just be armor. She even mocks Sano for believing her armor was her true appearance.]]

* TeamMom: Lampshaded by Gonguu, who calls Toi a "caring mother" for expressing concern for his companions. [[spoiler: Even better, Toi is actually a girl.]]

[[folder: "Skull" Futatsu Hyoube]]

* MeaningfulName: "Futatsu" simply means "Two" or "Second" and he wields two swords at once. [[spoiler: In truth, Futatsu is actually two warriors hiding beneath the robes. The "Mata" in Mataza and Matasuke means "forked".]]

The first commander of the Kenkaku Heiki to appear, he possess an incredible stamina, a burning desire to fight powerful opponents and the habit to visualize people as either beasts or mythical animals. His title is "Eccentric" (Igou), his Battle Method unknown.

* MadeOfIron: Byakuya's greatest asset and, possibly, his Battle Method, is his incredibly sturdy body, which allows him to tank even bullets with minimum discomfort.

* TheWorfEffect: He shows up defeating ''Hajime Saitou'' in combat.

* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: On the receiving end of Nagakura's Ryubi Sanbiki (Three-parted Dragon Tail). [[spoiler: By cutting the whole costume in half, its' revealed that "Sou Hyoube" is actually composed of two brothers, Mataza and Matasuke.]]

* MeaningfulName: "Futatsu" simply means "Two" or "Second" and he wields two swords at once. [[spoiler: In truth, Futatsu is actually two warriors hiding beneath the robes.]]

* {{BFS}}: His "Hellfire Greatsword" is a large sword with an humongous, square blade he can use as an impromptu shield. [[spoiler: In truth, the actual blade, while large, is only the "core" of the massive sword, which double as a container for explosive bombs.]]

* AlliterativeName
* AvengingTheVillain
* BlingBlingBang
* MeaningfulName
* SimultaneousBladeSpam

* ArmorIsUseless
* {{BFS}}
* BifurcatedWeapon
* CardCarryingVillain
* CombatPragmatist
* CoolShades
* EvilerThanThou
* HiddenDisdainReveal
* PowerFist: Wears a truly humongous gauntlet over his arm to improve his punches.
* StuffBlowingUp:
* RepetitiveName

* PunnyName: "Shoriken" is a pun on "Shuriken" (Blade Hidden in the Hand), with "Sho" meaning "Book", hence making them "Blade Hidden in the Book".

[[folder: "Bladed Stilt" Member]]

Kanzato's subordinate, a sharp-toothed man who fights with massive blades tied to his arms and feet.

* BladeBelowTheShoulder: In combat he fights with a set of extremely long, curved blades attached to his wrists and shins, the latter being used as stilts.
* ScaryTeeth: Has noticeably sharp teeth.

[[folder: "Blade Star" Member]]

Kanzato's subordinate, a man who can create missile-like bladed contraption to bombard from afar.

* ImprobableWeaponUser: A {{BFS}} which is not used in direct combat but rather shot up in the sky like a giant missile. They're also AwesomeButImpractical, as he has to set them up in advance far away from the intended target.

[[folder: "Medic" Member]]

Kanzato's subordinate, a seemingly normal man who has a life as a medic and a family. He's uncanningly good with a knife, being able to deflect bullets.

[[folder: Amachi]]

Byakuya's subordinate, a man who fights with a Shakku Arai's sword, taking the form of a giant square-shaped slab of sharpened iron.

* OddlyShapedSword: Not that's not practical, but his sword is massive and shaped like a square of all things.
* RedOniBlueOni: Amachi is the silent, impulsive and brutal Red to Gonguu's calmer, more relaxed Blue.

[[folder: Gonguu]]

Byakuya's subordinate, a relaxed man with shades armed with a massive gauntlet which increases the power of his punches.

* RedOniBlueOni: Gonguu is the calm, analytical and collected Blue to Amachi's more straightforward and brutal Red.

[[folder: "The Record" Honda Ugoku]]

Shimonji's subordinate, a bookish man who fights with weaponized aluminum sheets known as "Shoriken".

[[folder: "The Battleaxe" Ono Tomitaka]]

Shimonji's subordinate, a massive, stern man who uses a customized battle axe in combat.

* {{Fingore}}: Sanosuke breaks his left hand through the improved ''Futae no Kiwami: Senken'' (Whirling Fist).

[[folder: "Supreme Leader" Kanzato]]

The direct subordinate of the Master, a hooded man with long eyebrows and the ability to use an extremely powerful clap.

The first commander of the Kenkaku Heiki to appear, he possess an incredible stamina, a burning desire to fight powerful opponents and the habit to visualize people as either beasts or mythical animals.

* BloodKnight: While previous villains like Shishio, Aoshi and Enishi had other objectives in mind aside, Byakuya's main reason for joining the Kenkaku Heiki is seemingly desire to fight powerful opponents. He even lashes out at his jailers for being too weak.

[[folder: "Skull" Sou Hyoube]]

One of the Kenkaku Heiki's commanders, hides his face behind a skull-like mask and wields two custom swords resembling scythes. His fighting technique is called "Two-Bladed Haori", for his attacks are so thick the swordlines form a weaving. [[spoiler: They are actually ''two'' people under a single robe.]]

* ExoticEyeDesign: When seen up close, he has a normal-looking eye and a dark, crazier-looking one. [[spoiler: Turns out, one of the brothers has normal eyes, the other has naturally black eyes.]]

* LargeAndInCharge: Sou Hyoube is an enormous man, towering over normal people, and is one of the top members of the Kenkaku Heiki. [[spoiler: Mataza and Matasuke themselves are quite tall but not nearly as bulky as the costume implies.]]

One of the Kenkaku Heiki's commanders, wears a unique shiny visor and uses a peculiar battle thread to fight.

One of the Kenkaku Heiki's commanders, wears a full samurai armor.

One of the Kenkaku Heiki's commanders, wears an unusually long, pointed hood.

[[folder: "The Earth" Toi]]

Byakuya's subordinate, a massive man seemingly made of rock, can dig his way underground and spit out stones as bullets.

* DishingOutDirt: When introduced, he "repays" some rifle-using soldiers by shooting them with rocks spit from his mouth.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Especially compared to all the other characters, even the most grotesque ones like Fuji, Iwanbo and Mumyoi.

* AnAxeToGrind: Not only he fights with a special axe, his surname can sound like the japanese word for axe and his trump card has him using his hand to perform an axe-like strike.

* KarmicDeath: Hyoube goes around throwing macabre philosophy on people's death and murdering scores of policemen like nothing, looking for a battle to the death against the Shinsengumi remnants Saito and Nagakura. [[spoiler: While Mataza loses his arm and later commits suicide rather than being captured, Matasuke is disarmed by Saito with his brother's own sword and left to be riddled with bullets by those very policemen he had been slaying like cattle.]]

* BarrierWarrior: Exaggerated, his sword-style is so otherworldly the barrage of his attacks can block attacks, even bullets.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: Half and half, Hyoube seemingly has mismatched eyes and thus one of his eyes is black. [[spoiler: Played straight by said half, Matasuke, who has both eyes black.]]

* AshFace: [[spoiler: He survives an explosion with just a soot-covered face and hair.

* LargeAndInCharge: Sou Hyoube is an enormous man, towering over normal people, and is one of the top members of the Kenkaku Heiki. [[spoiler: Mataza and Matasuke themselves are quite tall but not nearly as bulky as the costume implies.

* AxCrazy: He looks downright joyful when he's ordered to carry out the experimental battle in town and starts killing people with crazy delight.

* CoolSword:Wields what appears to be normal katana... with a hook-like tip pointing downward, making them similar to scythes or picks.

* LoneWolfBoss: So far he isn't shown relying on subordinates,instead fighting in person.

* BarrierWarrior: Exaggerated, his swordstyle is so otherwordly the barrage of his attacks can block attacks, even bullets.

* MismatchedEyes: His right eye is seemingly normal, but his other eye is black. [[spoiler: It's because there's two of them.]]

One of the Kenkaku Heiki's commanders, hides his face behind a skull-like mask and wields two custom swords resembling scythes. His fighting technique is called "Two-Bladed Haori", for his attacks are so thick the swordlines form a weaving.

* DualWielding: He wields two swords at once, which reminds Saitou of a previous opponent, the two-swords master Hattori Takeo of the Goryoeji.

One of the Kenkaku Heiki's commanders, hides his face behind a skull-like mask and wields two custom swords.

* GrimReaper: Between his black clothing, skull mask, scythe-like swords and obsession with how the death of a person truly defines them, he evokes several Grim Reaper nods.

* TokenGoodTeammate: While he still partecipates in the "Experimental Battles", he shows no joy in it and, during his debut, he non-lethally incapacitates his shooter before suggesting that he plays dead.

* BloodUpgrade: All the members have mastered the art of "Sekiriki" (Brilliant Strength), which involves CharlesAtlasSuperpower aimed at increasing strength by controlling blood flow and muscles.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Their ultimate goal is to protect Japan from all foreign threats... too bad they end up butchering a lot of people on their side as well.

* FlechetteStorm: He can fight by tossing around a massive amount of sharp aluminum sheets, enough of them to act as a shield even from bullets.

* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler: Tries to run away after being defeated, only to be executed by Shimonji.]]

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* SkeletonMotifs: Wears a skull-like ornament on his face, as well as skull-shaped tsuba on his swords.

* TrickWeapon: As Lampshaded by Sanosuke, Ono's weapon at a first glance looks like a katana with an axe blade attached to the pommel... but there's a second blade hidden under the hilt, rather than under the scabbard, making it a short spear.

Shimonji's subordinate, a bookish man who fights with weaponized aluminium sheets known as "Shoriken".

The main villains of the Hokkaido Arc, an ancient underground organization of incredibly powerful warriors from the Kamakura period, who will do everything to protect Japan from foreign powers.

[[folder: "Skull" Hyoube]]

[[folder: "Gemstone" Shimonji]]

[[folder: Itekura Byakuya]]

[[folder: "The Record" Honda Ugoku]]