History Characters / SpiritHunterDeathMark

* RapeAsBackstory: [[spoiler:S-ko tried to report her classmates' prostitution ring to the police, but she was lured into a trap by a teacher she looked up to and was kidnapped and tortured as part of a fetishistic roleplay by her teacher and his friends. She was drugged, possibly with an aphrodisiac, her mouth was forced open with a speculum, and a large living spider was dropped into her mouth. Assuming that she didn't actually ''swallow'' the thing, she would've been deemed "guilty" and subjected to other depraved punishments. She was found and hospitalized, but later committed suicide.]]

[[folder:Security Guard]]

* BigSisterInstinct: Inverted, as she was younger than her brother Masamune but protective of him. [[spoilers:Even death didn't stop her from looking out for him, as she came back as the black rabbit to help and watch over her brother throughout the events of the game.]]

* ElegantGothicLolita: She dresses like this, with an elegant black dress and beret. Bonus points for actually being a doll. [[spoiler:In the Japanese-only, backer-exclusive DLC for ''Death Mark II'', Yashiki changes her into a white version of her dress, which veers the style more towards Sweet Lolita.]]

* RestrainingBolt: [[spoiler:The white dress that Yashiki finds has ''semamori'' embroidered on it. ''Semamori'' is used to protect children from outside evil, but in this case, the ''semamori'' is embroidered on the inside of the dress, meaning that it's supposed to seal the evil of the wearer inside the clothing instead. Whether or not it'll help is unknown, but Saya Kujou clearly had it made in hopes of restraining Mary.]]

* PutOnABus: She only has a brief cameo in ''Death Mark II'' and otherwise isn't involved in the story.

* ContinuityCameo: The extent of her ''VisualNovel/SpiritHunterDeathMarkII'' appearance is a brief mention by Kazuo in the Extra Chapter and a photo of her that [[spoiler:inspires Kaoru's Momo Kurusu persona]].

* ElegantGothicLolita: She dresses like this, with an elegant black dress and beret. Bonus points for actually being a doll.

* ExhaustedEyebags: He has rather prominent dark patches under his eyes, bordering CreepyUndershadowedEyes as they make him look rather shifty. It's likely to be related to his job as well as the effects of going up against the supernatural.

* SympathyForTheDevil: In spite of how deadly and monstrous many spirits he deals with prove to be, he often shows sympathy and empathy for certain spirits who would qualify as [[TragicMonsters Tragic Monsters]] due to how they died or were treated in life.

* ConvenientComa: Halfway through ''Death Mark II'', he goes into a coma due to a case of spirit-curse-and-mold-induced pnuemonia. This allows Hiroo to sub for him.

** 'Death Mark II'' seems to have made the latter option canon, as [[spoiler:Yashiki discarded his old name and seems to want to distance himself from his previous identity.]]

* HopelessWithTech: Not uncommon for people in 1994, but in the Sound Drama Yashiki comments that talks about phones, emails and "new tech" are beyond him, which is an issue as his only other options for the investigation are asking around or finding books on the topic, so he asks Eita for help. In the sequel, when he finds and is unable to use Kakuta's phone, he assumes that the phone is dead and not that [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome it simply ran out of battery.]] Yashiki also ends up relying on Eita for going through spirit-related rumors on the internet due to still being not good with it.

** [[spoiler:''Death Mark II'' seems to have made the latter option canon, as Yashiki discarded his old name and seems to want to distance himself from his previous identity.]]

* MistakenForPedophile: In the sequel, two high school girls become important supporting characters in Yashiki's investigation. Some of the school administration are rather leery that their new teacher is hanging out with these specific teens so often. Kinukawa flirting with him doesn't help.
* OccultDetective: He becomes one after the events of the game, to help protect people from what he and the other Mark Bearers suffered, as well as helping spirits move on from their grudges. A local occult magazine starts calling his the Spirit Doctor because of this, which is a nickname he's less than amused by. [[spoiler:His new job is also a way for him to research how to destroy Mary for good.]]

* HeroicSelfDeprecation: In the sequel, he tends to beat himself up whenever he's unable to protect anyone targetted by The Departed. The other Mark Bearers coach him through it and help him refind his resolve.

* EveryoneHasStandards: After skimming through the journal that details Hanahiko's torment, he abandons his usual flippant sarcasm and is mentioned as being clearly furious.

** In Chapter 7 of ''Death Mark II'', Mashita is believed to have been killed by The Departed, which Yashiki feels responsible for. Yasuoka comforts Yashiki by reminding him that Mashita was an individual with strong morals, despite his prickles. He died staying true to his values, and thus shouldn't have any regrets. [[spoiler:Thankfully, it turns out that he'd just lost his phone in the chase and had to look for a working public phone.]]

* CuteIsEvil: For how creepy she initially comes across, and how evil she truly is (being a demonic CreepyDoll who creates {{Vengeful Ghost}}s to kill people), she has the appearance of an adorable ElegantGothicLolita doll.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Mary's demise is being covered with her own Death Mark curse from all her victims who's grudges resurface after Yashiki used the nenjibitsu to weaken her power, shattering her to dust.

* AmnesiacDissonance: By the end of the game, Kazuo Yakishi feels this way about his true self, [[spoiler:Masamune Kujo. This is because Masamune played a dangerous game to purify the nenjibutsu sealing Mary, which unleashed cursed ghosts upon H City that has left victims in its wake]].

* TheDitz: Let's just say Ai isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. In ''Death Mark II'', she dresses in the Konoehara school uniform so she can support Yashiki without attracting suspicion. When Yashiki comments that she blends right in, she seems disappointed, even though that's the point of wearing the uniform.

** When Kazuo Yashiki was blaming himself that Satoru Mashita volunteered to lure the Departed away in ''Death Mark II'' Chapter 7, Towako Yasuoka tells Yashiki not to blame himself. This is due to Mashita was simply living life according to his own rules and thus shouldn't have any regrets. This is because although Mashita was falsely accused and discharged after a scandal, he is still police detective officer at heart. So despite how Mashita is a tenacious man who would do anything to solve a case, he never allowed himself to forget his past life as a cop.

He's also the protagonist of ''VisualNovel/SpiritHunterDeathMarkII''.

* HopelessWithTech: Not uncommon for people in 1994, but in the Sound Drama Yashiki comments that talks about phones, emails and "new tech" are beyond him, which is an issue as his only other options for the investigation are asking around or finding books on the topic, so he asks Eita for help.