History Characters / WarriorsOrochi

%%* BoobsOfSteel: Subverted.

* BoobsOfSteel: In her introductory level in ''Ultimate'', before you even encounter her another officer describes her as "a woman with remarkable proportions." Her strength is likewise mentioned in dialogue several times (much more so than other female characters), and if you leave her alone on that level she'll take out Kiyomori Taira by herself.

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* {{Bishonen}}/HistoricalBeautyUpdate: He's usually depicted in other works as an elderly man. Here, he's the youngest-looking mystic who isn't a full-on child.

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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Downplayed. There are some depictions of Ares that made him a pretty boy, but that's mostly a minority compared to depictions of Ares that made him a ManlyMan to showcase his bloodlust and rampage more. Here, [[{{Bishonen}} he's prettier]], though with a fierce demeanor.

* [[{{Guyliner}} Guyliner]]: Ares sports red winged eyeliner, which adds to his [[{{bishonen}} pretty boy]] looks.

* {{Bishonen}}: He's quite the looker. Granted, Ares and Loki are in on the action too, but it's especially notable on Odin as he is most definitely ''not'' the white-bearded GrandpaGod version of Odin most people are familiar with.

* MythologyGag: His fourth weapon in Japanese is actually named the "Raikouben" (or "Leigongbian" in Chinese reading; lit. Thunder Duke Whip), the exact same name as a weapon used by someone else in ''Manga/SoulHunter'', the manga adaptation of Taigong Wang's folklore story ''Literature/FengshenYanyi'' (which naturally, converts everything into Japanese on'yomi and has its own portrayal of Taigong Wang/Taikou Bou).

* RocketPunch: His C3 attack and his midair R1 Type Action in ''Ultimate'' as a cyborg. Doubles as a possible MythologyGag reference to the portrayal of Nezha from Manga/SoulHunter (the Japanese on'yomi version of ''Fengshen Yanyi'') who could do the same thing.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Downplayed. There are some depictions of Ares that made him a pretty boy, but that's mostly a minority compared to depictions of Ares that made him a RatedMForManly man to showcase his bloodlust and rampage more. Here, [[{{Bishonen}} he's prettier]], though with a fierce demeanor.

* KansaiRegionalAccent: Her Japanese voice.

%%* BladeOnAStick: Her

* BladeOnAStick: Uses his father's spear, the Lance of Ruin as his weapon.

* BladeOnAStick: He has his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear as his weapon.

* WhipItGood: His weapon is "red horse whip".

* AnimalMotif: Fox, just like Da Ji.

* NavelDeepNeckline: Her dress is cut in the middle and plunges to her stomach. It's likely specifically cut that way to [[IntimateMarksshow the tattoo on her left breast]].

A large demon with [[GoodWingsEvilWings four wings]] who is responsible for the dimensional collisons in the Orochi World. [[AnarchyIsChaos He relishes the chaos and actively seeks to destroy anyone attempting to bring order to the dimensional realm.]] Only appears in Gauntlet Mode.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Surprisingly averted. Even though he's the TopGod in a WorldOfBadass, he himself only knows some basic swordplay and entrusts his subordinates with taking down the demons. He ''is'' quite proficient at sealing away evil monsters, but that takes a bit of work on his part.

* AnimalMotif: The serpent, of course. If you look carefully, you can see the eight heads hidden all over his armor. It's blatant in his localized title of Serpent King.

* AnimalMotif: Fox, obviously. The paws are a dead giveaway, and her outfit has many "tails" of streaming cloth.

* NotGoodWithPeople - His stern demeanor tends to make it difficult for people to approach him (and it's even lampshaded by his theme song name: "The Surly Knight"). Fortunately, having been befriended by [[TomboyPrincess Sun Shangxiang]] seems to have loosened him up a little.

* {{Expy}}: Yep, apparently he came from ''[[Film/TronLegacy TRON]]''.

* {{Expy}}: Design-wise, she looks like Elysium of ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soulcalibur V]]'' [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith who based her form]] from the series' main heroine, Sophitia [[spoiler:who is deceased at that time]]. Both characters even have the same sword and shield weaponry.

* BareYourMidriff: Part of her standard outfit, even from her original ''[=DW3=]'' outfit.

* BareYourMidriff: When she jokes that Okuni seeing her hands will mean that they'll have to get married, Okuni is incredulous that her ''navel'' is somehow less intimate.

Member of the Dragon Clan and TheHero of the ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' series. Whisked away to Orochi's universe while pursuing a demon before the events of ''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenIII2012'' and being the evil-hunting badass ninja he is, set his sights to stop Kiyomori.

A ninja from Mugen Tenshin clan and one of the main characters of ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' series and ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' series. After the conclusion of the fourth Dead or Alive tournament and before ''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenIII2012'', Ayane is mysteriously teleported to the dimensional realm in. She is discovered by the coalition during the Battle of Hasedo. By then, she decides to aid them so she can find a way to go back home.

* JackOfAllStats[=/=]CriticalHitClass: Is a Technique-type in the first two/three games.

* JackOfAllStats[=/=]CriticalHitClass: Is a Technique-type in ''2'' and ''Z''.

* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks[=/=]SwordPlant: More like slamming it into the ground. Fu Xi's new R1 Type Action in ''3'' as a Technique-type involves him levitating it in front of himself and smash-planting it blade-first into the ground.

* BoisterousBruiser[=/=]MightyGlacier: Aside from the pun with the latter trope, she oddly enough is instead reworked into being a Power-type in ''3''.

* JackOfAllStats[=/=]CriticalHitClass: Is a Technique-type in past games.

* JackOfAllStats[=/=]CriticalHitClass: Then comes ''3'', where she's a Technique-type instead.

* ConfusionFu[=/=]CriticalHitClass: Then comes ''3'', where she's Wonder-type instead.

* HiddenDepths[=/=]ObfuscatingStupidity: Benkei may act like a bumbling simpleton on the outside, but is actually more than what he shows, and won't be easily fooled, [[spoiler:as shown in his camp conversations with Da Ji in ''3''.]]

* JackOfAllStats[=/=]CriticalHitClass: Becomes a Technique-type instead in ''3''.

* GreenThumb: She can make bamboo appear from the ground to beat up some peons. Considering the character she's based on...

* JackOfAllStats[=/=]CriticalHitClass: Is a Technique-type character.

* ConfusionFu[=/=]CriticalHitClass: Classified as a Wonder-type character.

* PlayingWithFire[=/=]BreathWeapon: His R1 Type Action has him chugging down a bit of his liquor then breathing fire at the enemy. It's also one of the few interact-able Type Actions in that R1 can be held down to extend it.

%%* {{Bishonen}}

* TheDragon[=/=]TheLancer: To Susano'o .

* ConfusionFu[=/=]CriticalHitClass: Is a Wonder-type character.
* [[FolkHero Folk Heroine]]: She is considered a national heroine of France and a Catholic saint.

* AchillesHeel: Despite being the TropeNamer, this is averted in this game. You can't hit his heel, but he goes down just fine if you pound him enough in any body part.
* BloodKnight: Serves Da Ji merely for the enjoyment of getting blood on his sword. The guy's possibly an even bigger blood knight than Lu Bu!
* TheBusCameBack: He didn't show up in the fourth game despite the presence of the Olympians. Fortunately, in the expansion, he's one of the returning guest characters.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Ginchiyo and Yoshihiro both struggle to block a one-handed attack from him. Justified, as he DOES have a divine origin.

* JackOfAllStats[=/=]CriticalHitClass: Is a Technique-type character.

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* ConfusionFu[=/=]CriticalHitClass: A Wonder-type character.
* {{UsefulNotes/Onmyodo}}: The best and most famous ''onmyōji'' in Japanese history and Kanetsugu, who is a practitioner of ''onmyodo'', praises him for this.

* [[BowAndSwordInAccord Bow and]] [[NaginatasAreFeminine Naginata in Accord]]: Her weapon is a naginata and Heavensong Bow.
* JackOfAllStats[=/=]CriticalHitClass: A Technique-type character.

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* BoisterousBruiser[=/=]MightyGlacier: Is a Power-type character.

* BoisterousBruiser[=/=]MightyGlacier: Is a Power-type character.

* JackOfAllStats[=/=]CriticalHitClass: A Technique-type character.

* BoisterousBruiser[=/=]MightyGlacier: A Power-type character.

%%* SinisterScythe: His weapon.

%%* Action Girl

%%* GiantWaistRibbon

* MythologyGag: His fourth weapon in Japanese is actually named the "Raikouben" (or "Leigongbian" in Chinese reading; lit. Thunder Duke Whip), the [[NamesTheSame exact same name]] as a weapon used by someone else in ''Manga/SoulHunter'', the manga adaptation of Taigong Wang's folklore story ''Literature/FengshenYanyi'' (which naturally, converts everything into Japanese on'yomi and has its own portrayal of Taigong Wang/Taikou Bou).

** In one of the ''Strikeforce'' games, he even gets a costume that's modeled after the [[Franchise/DragonBall "other" popular version of him]] [[NamesTheSame that shares his name's]] [[BilingualBonus Japanese reading with the exact same Han characters]]. Not to mention his SuperMode form in ''Multi Raid 2'' resembles [[GoldenSuperMode Super Saiyan]].

* EvenEvilHasStandards: in the fourth game, a really weird example of a villain having standards against ''himself''. [[spoiler:As a DeathSeeker who desires nothing more than to be destroyed, the original Orochi nevertheless disapproves of his Shin counterpart's OmnicidalManiac tendencies, saying that the humans do not deserve to be destroyed alongside himself]].

* OneWingedAngel: In ''2'' he manifests as Orochi X, a stronger version of his regular self after being brought back to life. The Hydra in ''3'' also semi-counts as it's a manifestation of Orochi's raw power without his soul to guide it.

* VillainousRescue: Pulls this off against ''himself''. [[spoiler:When a magic-fueled, NighInvulnerable Orochi X corner Tadakatsu and Ina, the original Orochi appears and stalls his Shin counterpart while the Coalition fights to defeat the sorcerers responsible for said magic in the first place]].

The personification of Orochi's power, influenced by the will of the dimensional world, the God of Destruction is a mindless creature which only seeks the total destruction of the world. Its initial form is the Hydra, a gigantic eight-headed snake who suddenly appeared out of nowhere and killed many of the heroes, forcing the survivors to use Kaguya's time travel powers to save them. Its real name is only revealed in ''4''.

* ClosestThingWeGot: Most of Orochi's followers (such as Da Ji and Kiyomori Taira) dislike the God of Destruction for being a mindless Orochi wannabe, but they still support it because it's the closest thing they got to their former master.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In ''3'', it is only ever referred to as the Hydra (or ''Youja'', "Demon Snake" in Japanese). The Orochi clones that it spawns after it is defeated doesn't have a name. It is properly named in ''4''.

* TheSoulless: It is manifestation of Orochi's raw power without his consciousness. It can also manifests in Orochi's humanoid form.
* TurnsRed: Everytime one head will attack, the said head will turns red.
** Strangely enough, there's usually one of its heads which will turns blue instead, although basically it functions all the same.

* AnAxeToGrind: ''Axes'' to Grind, rather; he wields a hatchet in each of his four hands.

Here be the list of OriginalGeneration Characters in ''VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi'', See ''[[Characters/DynastyWarriors Dynasty Warriors]]'' and ''[[Characters/SamuraiWarriors Samurai Warriors]]'' for the other characters.

Orochi, The Serpent King (or actually just the "Demon King" in the Asian scripts) and the [[BigBad Main Antagonist]] of the Crossover series.

* MythologyGag: His fourth weapon in Japanese is actually named the "Raikouben" (or "Leigongbian" in Chinese reading; lit. Thunder Duke Whip), the [[NamesTheSame exact same name]] as a weapon used by someone else in the [[Manga/HoushinEngi manga adaptation of Taigong Wang's folklore story]], ''Fengshen Yanyi'' (which naturally, converts everything into Japanese on'yomi and has its own portrayal of Taigong Wang/Taikou Bou).

The legendary Monkey King AKA Equaling Heaven Great Sage, was summoned by Kiyomori to do Orochi's bidding.

Demonic mooks serving Orochi, they were made playable characters in later games. Although they already appeared since Warriors Orochi 2 as Orochi's generics, they only debuted as playable since Musou Orochi Z.

The Moon Princess of Japanese Mythology. She's trying to use her powers to stop Orochi.

Member of the Dragon Clan and TheHero of the ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' series. Whisked away to the WO universe while pursuing a demon before the events of ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden 3'' and being the evil-hunting badass ninja he is, set his sights to stop Kiyomori.

* TheBusCameBack: He and the rest of the guest characters don't show up in the fourth game but he's the second (after Joan) to return for the expansion.

One of the main characters of ''VideoGame/BladestormTheHundredYearsWar'', UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc is The Maid of Orleans and French heroine. While tending to wounded French soldiers, some of them were whisked away into the WO universe and Joan tried saving them, only to stumble there and eventually helps out the Resistance.

A protagonist of ''VideoGame/WarriorsLegendsOfTroy'', Achilles, a Greek Hero of the Trojan war, is an invincible warrior whose only weakness is his [[AchillesHeel heel]]. Stumbling upon the WO universe on his own, he fights for his own glory and sided with Orochi in the same vein of Lu Bu, trying to find worthy fights.

A ninja from Mugen Tenshin clan and one of the main characters of ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' series and ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' series. After the conclusion of the fourth Dead or Alive tournament and before ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden3'', Ayane is mysteriously teleported to the dimensional realm in WO universe. She is discovered by the coalition during the Battle of Hasedo. By then, she decides to aid them so she can find a way to go back home.

Half-demon character from ''VideoGame/TrinitySoulsOfZillOll''. He is heralded as one of the legendary heroes of the era and is the righteous heir to the Dyneskal throne. He is pulled into the WO universe (along with part of his homeland) and aids the Resistance since he senses they share the same cause.

One of the main characters of ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'', she is a half-fiend, half-human Fiend Hunter who occasionally accompanies and helps Ryu in his adventures. She is sucked into the WO universe and came across several Wu soldiers who she helped in defeating the demons. After being informed by Lianshi and Ding Feng of the situation, she agrees to help the coalition so that she can go home to her own timeline.

* TimeMaster: Like Kaguya, he's capable of this. Altough is apparently less adapted of the art since he seems unable to temper with it once arrived in the Orochi World, and this thereby trapped in this realm.

One of the main character of ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'', She is the Dragon Priestess who guards the Eye of the Dragon, a relic which can strengthen the Dragon Sword. For the sake of her duty, she trained under Ryu and protects the Hayabusa clan in his absence. Like the rest of the guest characters, she is pulled into the WO universe and aids the coalition to resume her war against evil.

TheHeroine of ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' series and the half-sister of Ayane. She is sucked into the WO universe while hunting down one of her clones. Despite her setbacks with Ayane, she is encouraged by Diaochan and Nemea to fight along side them.

One of the main characters of the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries''. After her ending in ''Soulcalibur 4'', she wants to go home to her children but she is pulled in the WO universe.

Greek Mythology's TopGod who ruled his realm from Mt. Olympus. After the events of [=WO3=], he rebuilt the combined realm for his own motives, dragging the warriors back into conflict.

For unclear reasons, this serpent generic somehow has a little more important role than any other of his fellow generics. Similar to Gyuki and Dodomeki, except that he never became playable, at least until ''Warriors Orochi 4''.

* ButtMonkey: He's treated like shit by everyone because no one can't take his ego seriously. Despite being playable, his Musou attack and Unique Magic attack shows him being attacked by his boss and [[HoistByHisOwnPetard being crushed by his own Sacred Treasure]].

* DualWielding {{Weaponized Ball}}s: Wields a pair of [[WeaponizedBall levitating spheres]] as a WeaponOfChoice which she controls as a FlyingWeapon with ballet.

* CarryABigStick: Wields a [[ImprobableWeaponUser fishing rod]] as WeaponOfChoice. Although this is justified, as it is a reference to the myth about him fish with a fishing rod with a needle for the hook. Furthermore, the name for one of his weapon variant hints that it's the Divine Whip he wields in folk legends, and he also uses it to pull spheres out of the ground.

* {{BFS}}: His WeaponOfChoice: he mostly employs it with a low stance close to western swordsmanship.

* WeaponOfChoice: Wields a RoyalRapier and [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe a shield]].

* MartialArtsStaff: Wields his famous [[TelescopingStaff extendable]] staff as WeaponOfChoice. May also qualifies as CarryABigStick if you know about its origin in ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''.

* AttackDrone: Her WeaponOfChoice is [[ImprobableWeaponUser Clay Dogu]]. This is how her weapons work. Her Special Attack allows her to summon two more for further enhancement. They can also shoot [[BulletHell danmaku]] at that.

* WeaponOfChoice:Gyuki beats down enemies with [[CarryABigStick a small club]] while Dodomeki specifically uses Kotaro's moveset with his own variations.

* ClothFu: Her Long Sleeves as WeaponOfChoice.

* PowerFist: Carries a lot of weapons on his back (just like in legends) but his WeaponOfChoice is a mechanical wooden arm that functions [[SwissArmyWeapon as a flamethrower, grappling hook, flail, cannon and a drill.]]

* WeaponOfChoice: [[ImprobableWeaponUser Giant gourd]]. He uses it like an EpicFlail. Like Kiyomori's prayer beads, its sheer size would make it not so improbable to use. It can also function as a cannon.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: His WeaponOfChoice is Dragon Sword.

* BladeOnAStick: Her WeaponOfChoice

* WeaponOfChoice: He wields a CoolSword and a shield. He can block with it and has an attack in which he flips an enemy onto the ground with it and stabs them in the mid-quarters.

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* DualWielding: She uses a pair of kodachi as WeaponOfChoice.

* BladeOnAStick: Uses his father's spear, the Lance of Ruin as his WeaponOfChoice.

* WeaponOfChoice: Besides CombatHandFan, he also uses a [[PaperTalisman giant paper shikigami figurine]] for most of his offensive attacks.

* [[BowAndSwordInAccord Bow and]] [[NaginatasAreFeminine Naginata in Accord]]: Her WeaponOfChoice is naginata and Heavensong Bow.

* WhipItGood: His WeaponOfChoice is "red horse whip".

* DualWielding SerratedBladeOfPain: His WeaponOfChoice is twin dragon swords.

* WeaponOfChoice: As Tamamo, she uses a caligraphy-firing scroll. [[spoiler:As Kyūbi, she uses [[ClothFu her celestial robe]].]]

* KatanasAreJustBetter: Wields wakizashi as WeaponOfChoice

* CoolSword and LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Her WeaponOfChoice.

* WeaponOfChoice: He wields Keraunos, a staff that acts both as his weapon and his Sacred Relic.

** His WeaponOfChoice is a wooden spear called Mistilteinn which is actually of Norse origin. This may seem odd for a Greek hero to wield an item from Norse mythology unless one would research that Mistilteinn means "mistletoe" and this weapon is used to kill Baldur, the NighInvulnerable son of Odin and Frigg, whose weakness is mistletoe. [[spoiler:The mastermind behind his death is no other than Loki who tricked Balder's blind twin brother, Höðr, into unknowingly killing him]].

* SinisterScythe: His WeaponOfChoice.

* BladeOnAStick: He has his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear as his WeaponOfChoice.

%%* DarkSkinnedRedhead

* DarkSkinnedBlond: Dark skin with white hair.

* DarkSkinnedBlond: He has white hair and very dark skin. Combined with the fact that he is near-shirtless, he looks like a younger Susanoo.

* ShesGotLegs: Big, shapely ones that she's not unwilling to flaunt.

* CuteMonsterGirl: Being a fox powerful enough to take on human form. [[FantasticFoxes Following the myth]], that form is naturally an (mostly) attractive woman.

* FantasticFoxes: Generally follows the more malignant examples of this trope, focusing on her cruelty and hedonism rather than wisdom and divinity. The sensual aspects are mostly intact, mind.

* DualWielding KnifeNut: She uses a pair of kodachi as WeaponOfChoice.

* AbsoluteCleavage: The dress she wears is cut in the front, causing this.

* [[MasterOfIllusion Mistress of Illusion]]: Adapted at conjuring harmful illusions, with a preference for the ShapeshifterGuiltTrip.

* AbsoluteCleavage: To the point that she has a MaleGaze moment from Yoshitsune.

* MsFanservice: Considering that she came from the video game known for its fanservice, it's no surprise that Yoshitune got distracted.

* {{Stripperiffic}}: She is from ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'', after all. Yoshitsune lampshades it constantly.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Her dress is specifically cut in the middle to show the tattoo on her left breast.

* SimpleStaff: Wields his famous [[TelescopingStaff extendable]] staff as WeaponOfChoice. May also qualifies as CarryABigStick if you know about its origin in ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''.

* NiceHat: Unlike the famous winged Viking helmet that he usually wear in most portrayals, this version of Odin wears a leather hat with a feather on it. This is TruthInTelevision because his other name is "Odin the Wanderer" who travels around the nine realms seeking knowledge and early depictions portray him as an old man with a pointy hat that looked like [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf the Grey]].

* NiceHat: Of course the Emperor of the mystic realm has a big golden ''mianguan''.

* {{BFS}}: His WeaponOfChoice

* AnachronismStew: He has a [[StarWars Lightsaber.]]

* LaserBlade [[BladeBelowTheShoulder Below The Shoulder]]: Can also power it up with his R1 Type Action to increase its length and change its color.

%%* BaldOfEvil
%%* BeardOfEvil

%%* MasterOfIllusion

* WalkingShirtlessScene: Wears an open coat.

* {{Obake}}: In japanese folklore, Dodomeki is a female wraith with eyes over her arms, while Gyuki (or Ushi Oni) is a demonic beast whose descriprion depends on the source. Furthermore the various Dodomeki mooks in the Japanese version have youkai's names.