History Characters / TheLotusWar

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: His line rules one of the 12 Morcheban houses, he's a senior commander for the Morcheban invasion force, and he duels and defeats the [[spoiler: Dragon Daiymo]] in his introductory chapter.
* [[LukeIAmYourFather Luke, I Am Your Uncle]]: [[spoiler: To Hana and Yoshi]]

* BigDamnHeroes: Starts getting a (negative) reputation for this as she shows up late to a few too many battles. Even after the war, she can NeverLiveItDown.

%%* DeadpanSnarker

* BigBad: Wants Buruu as his own pet for much of the first book. [[spoiler:And then we learn about what he did to Yukiko's mother. Doesn't survive the first book]]
* TheCaligula: Let's see... has a bunch of employees for jobs he doesn't need, demands an Ashitora be delivered to him just because he dreamt it, orders two women sent to his room for "breakfast", cuts up a girl's face because he was denied her body, [[spoiler:kills Yukiko's mother because she asked to depart]] amongst many others. Just plain not a nice guy.

Sister to Yorohito. [[spoiler:Really a Kage sympathizer]]

* TheMole: [[spoiler: Kage]] sympathizer

* BigBrotherMentor: To Yukiko

Samurai to Yorohito and lover of Yukiko.

Leader of the Kage and former Samurai of Yorohito.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Deeply ashamed of what he did in the service of Yorohito.

* {{Cyborg}}: Guildsmen have their suits wired directly into their bodies at about 12 points. One is apparently for nutrient liquid. the other 11 aren't described, but when they fiddle with their control boxes, they feel it in their spines.
* {{Expy}} They're [[TabletopGame/WarHammer40000 Tech-Preists]], basically.

* PathOfInspiration: vague, but apparently they follow an interpretation of the holy texts where everyone with supernatural power must be burned alive. [[spoiler: The entire organization was founded to bring about the Shiman version of the Apocalypse; and they burn people who can talk to animals because Yokai-Kin blood can purify Deadland taint and close Hellgates.]]

Second Bloom of the Lotus Guild and Voice of the Guild in Kigen City. He's also a SurrogateFather for Kin having been close friends with Kin's father.

* GloryHound: Desperately wants to be on the bridge of the Earthcrusher and is not pleased when the Inquisition tries to take it from him. [[spoiler: He also imagines himself to be the next First Bloom and rejects entirely the possibility that Kin will be]]
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: After the Hell Gate opens]]
* ProperlyParanoid: Figures out quickly how Yukiko could capture Buruu. [[spoiler: Bugs Kin's skin because he doesn't trust that Kin has truly returned to the Guild as a loyal member.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler: To Kin's plan]]


'''Kin'''

A guild member who serves on an airship as an engineer. He develops a crush on Yukiko.

* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Prophesized to one day be First Bloom to a raucous cheering. [[spoiler: Subverted in Endslinger when he crowns himself First Bloom only to use his power to tear down the Guild]]
* BadassBookworm: Doesn't know much about fighting, but demonstrates that skin is much, much more than an environment suit.
* DefectorFromDecadence: Becomes convinced the Lotus Guild is not in the right. [[spoiler: Then defects back to the Lotus Guild after getting treated like crap by LaResistance.]]
* PoweredArmor: His set is an artificer suit, which is covered with all sorts of tools such as a welder, a mini-crane, and many more. [[spoiler: Also, it is impervious to chainkatanas]]
* ProphecyTwist: Destined to become First Bloom. [[spoiler: He does, for approximately ten seconds-as long as it takes to disband the organization]].

A "False-Lifer" (A female Guild member specializing in robotics) who defects to the Kage.

* BabyFactory: When false-lifers aren't building AI's, they're breeding little guildsmen. She defects to escape this, ostensibly.
* DefectorFromDecadence
* TheMole: Planted by the [[spoiler: Guild Inquisition to bring back Kin.]]
* SpiderLimbs: One of her cybernetic implants; common to all FL's.

* BadAss: In Kinslayer, she takes down several Samurai including her own lover to rescue Aisha. She then ups it in Endsinger when she takes down a dozen Samurai in single combat and even defeats Hiro [[spoiler: before being shot in the back two two guards. She kills them both before she dies.]]