History Characters / SengokuBasaraUesugiClan

* NotSoDifferent: To Mitsunari. While his devotion may lack the romantic tones of Kasuga's, they both share a fierce loyalty to their respective lords. This is best shown in her [[DuelBoss special stage]] in ''4''. After Kenshin is killed, she's reduced to a delusional, broken mess who only thinks of revenge. [[LampshadeHanging Mitsunari even wonders to himself if he'd become like her should Hideyoshi die.]]

-->Voiced by: Creator/RomiPark (Japanese), Alessandro Juliani (''Devil Kings'') , Creator/GregAyres (anime), Dino Andrade (''Samurai Heroes'')

* AmbiguousGender: Borderline. In an anime voice commentary, sound director Miwa Iwanami says he asked producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi if Kenshin was male or female, and [[ShrugOfGod didn't get a straight answer]]. So apparently everyone, including the staff, just ''assumes'' he's male... There is actually a rumor (almost certainly false) that the historical Kenshin WAS a woman in disguise, which actually explains this.
** It doesn't help at all that aside of his [[CrossdressingVoices female]] [[Creator/RomiPark voice actress]], (unless you're watching the English dub) in the games his lines are written entirely in hiragana, which gives him a decidedly feminine aura (traditionally women used mainly or only hiragana in writing) or him being played by Akira in the stageshow adaptations, who is the {{Bifauxnen}} frontwoman of the VisualKei band Disacode.

** BishieSparkle

* CollaredByFashion

* FaceDeathWithDignity: Or he would have in ''The Last Party'' before Ieyasu interupted.

* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: Seems like Capcom has been listening to rumours about the historical Kenshin's ambiguous gender.
* IaijutsuPractitioner: His speed relies on quick draws and he always returns his sword to the sheath. While Mitsunari beats him in raw [[DeathOfAThousandCuts attack speed]], his attacks are more powerful and he has a special BulletTime state.
* GracefulLoser: In the movie. His forces defeated, and Shingen preparing to [[OffWithHisHead liberate him of his head]], he actually compliments his long time rival. In the game, he either tells the victor to simply take what they want and go or tells them that they were a worthy opponent with his dying words.
* AnIcePerson

* IncomingHam: He's pretty flashy most of the time, but this is taken to extremes in [=SB3=] when he literally sky-dives onto the stage out of nowhere.
** And he one-ups that in the expansion, descending a staircase of ice from the sky and making it shatter dramatically when he reaches the bottom.

* TheRival [=/=] WorthyOpponent: To Shingen.

* BodyguardCrush[=/=]SubordinateExcuse

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Depends on the game and outfit. Played straight in the anime.

* FanservicePack: The anime made her more curvy, and in particular gave her much bigger breasts. However her appearance hasn't changed in the games.
* FlashStep
* JigglePhysics: The lack of this in earlier games is rather jarring, however it was put to rights in ''3'' with some realistic bounce.

** InLoveWithTheMark: For about two seconds before she switched sides.

* MovesetClone: To Sasuke in ''1''. Later gets her own in ''2''.

* {{Ninja}}
** HighlyVisibleNinja: Perhaps the most [[{{Stripperific}} attention-grabbing]] ninja ever. Sasuke also notes that she gets too worked up emotionally and forgets to be on form.

* OnlyOneName
* ReluctantWarrior: She really just wants the fighting to end. Sasuke has mentioned that at heart she's too kind to be a ninja.
** In ''Utage'', one of her battle lines has her shout at the enemy general to stop sending soldiers at her, because she's already killed so many.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:In the anime, after Kenshin is almost killed trying to protect her, Kasuga sets out to kill Nobunaga and is captured in the process. Sasuke gets her out of it.]]
** She also attempts this against the player in ''4''.

* ThirdPersonSeductress

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: In the anime, no matter how often or how expressive her, um...[[TheImmodestOrgasm reactions]] to Kenshin's praise are, no one seems to think anything of it.
** Keiji actually lampshades it in an episode: "Are you ''really'' a shinobi? Don't the others in your village think you're weird?"

* BoisterousWeakling

-->Voiced by: Creator/NatsukoKuwatani (Japanese), Creator/VenusTerzo (''Devil Kings''), StephanieSheh (English)

* JapanesePronouns: 'Watakushi'

* JapanesePronouns: 'Watashi'

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** It doesn't help at all that aside of his [[CrossdressingVoices female]] [[Creator/RomiPark voice actress]], (unless you're watching the English dub) in the games his lines are written entirely in hiragana, which gives him a decidedly feminine aura (traditionally women used mainly or only hiragana in writing).

* {{Badass}}
** BadassLongcoat: With six tails shaped like a snowflake.

* ActionGirl: An awesome one in the games.

* TomboyishSidetails: Very short boyish hair, waist-length tails.

-->Voiced by: Atsushi Imaruoka (Japanese), Jim Johnson (anime), Creator/TonyOliver (''Samurai Heroes'')

* AmbiguousGender: Borderline. In an anime voice commentary, sound director Miwa Iwanami says he asked producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi if Kenshin was male or female, and [[ShrugOfGod didn't get a straight answer]]. So apparently everyone, including the staff, just ''assumes'' he's male...

* DemotedToExtra: He goes from PC to NPC in ''Sengoku Basara 3'' due to Shingen's absence. He returns to PC status again in ''Utage'' along with Kasuga, but returns to NPC status in ''4''.

* StealthMentor: In the anime particularly, he keeps an eye out for Masamune, encouraging him to stay calm and take down Hideyoshi when he and his army are ready.

* TakingTheBullet: Took [[spoiler:[[NoOneCouldSurviveThat three bullets]] to save Kasuga]] in the anime. Took a sword in the gut to save her in an ending for ''Sumeragi''.

* ActionGirl: An awesome one in the games. A ''terrible'' FauxActionGirl in the anime.

** LethalJokeCharacter: In ''Sumeragi'', if you roll on a black tile during roulette stages, you might end up temporarily controlling Kanetsugu. While his moves aren't exactly impressive, he kills everything in a single shot, including bosses. Of course, he's also a OneHitPointWonder.

* StylisticSuck: Despite being a unique NPC, he's still just as badly textured as a generic officer.

* FragileSpeedster: Although with the right setup he can be a legit LightningBruiser.

* TakingTheBullet: Took [[spoiler:[[NoOneCouldSurviveThat three bullets]] to save Kasuga]] in the anime.

** LethalJokeCharacter: In Sumeragi, if you end up rolling on a black tile during roulette stages, you might end up temporarily controlling Kanetsugu. While his moves aren't exactly impressive, he kills everything in a single shot, including bosses. Of course, he's also a OneHitPointWonder.

** LethalJokeCharacter: In Sumeragi, if you end up rolling on a black tile during roulette, you might end up temporarily controlling Kanetsugu. While his moves aren't exactly impressive, he kills everything in a single shot, including bosses.

* ThisCannotBe: When KO'd, he is ''so'' incredulous that he shouts "AN INVINCIBLE HERO CANNOT DIE!" Same way, different quote if you beat him in Kawanakajima

* FragileSpeedster

-->Voiced by: Creator/NatsukoKuwatani (Japanese), Creator/VenusTerzo (''Devil Kings''), StephanieSheh (English)

-->Voiced by: Creator/NatsukoKuwatani (Japanese), Creator/VenusTerzo (''Devil Kings''), StephanieSheh (English), Creator/TrinaNishimura (''Mini Sengoku Basara'')

-->Voiced by: Creator/NatsukoKuwatani (Japanese), Creator/VenusTerzo (''Devil Kings''), StephanieSheh (English)

* WeatherDissonance: Cutscenes from ''Utage'' show it snowing wherever he goes, even in the desert. In the third game he's been at Kawanakajima so long it's become completely buried in ice and snow.