History Manga / RGVeda

* AmbiguouslyBrown: Yasha, Sohma, and Kara

* {{The Cutie}}: Ryu-o.

* DoomedHometown: The Yasha tribe's village.

* GenderBender: Ashura, who was cursed to be of neither gender so the clan would die with him.

* HeroicSacrifice: Several, including [[spoiler:four of the six stars within a short time period]] and [[spoiler:Ashura killing himself to avoid killing Yasha]] and finally, [[spoiler:Kujaku kills himself to free Ashura so he and Yasha can be together.]]

* PerpetualMolt

** BatmanGambit[[spoiler: Kujaku also helped Yasha and Ashura bond so they would be able to challenge the prophecy through their love bond.]]

* LastOfHisKind: Ashura is the last of his clan, Souma is the only survivor of her ninja clan, and Yasha ends up as the last member of his clan after they are slaughtered early on.

* KillEmAll: The number of characters who survive until the end? [[spoiler:Two, and only thanks to some major meddling from Kujaku]].

* BigNo: A few. For example, [[spoiler: Kisshoten, when Bishamon is killed]].

* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Ashura, as a distinguishing trait of his people, along with UnusualEars. Kujaku has purple eyes, which the other characters take to be a trait of demonic heritage.

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A 10-volume manga series by Creator/{{CLAMP}}, notable for being their debut work, and named after the ancient Hindu hymn collection the ''Rigveda'' (specifically, the Buddhist version of the same, developed at a time where Buddhism and Hinduism were in conflict. Naturally, gods became demons and vice versa). The series borrows elements of Hindu and Buddhist mythology for its setting and characters.

A 10-volume manga series by Creator/{{CLAMP}}, notable for being their debut work, and named after the ancient Hindu hymn collection the ''Rigveda''. The series borrows elements of Hindu and Buddhist mythology for its setting and characters.

* {{The Messiah}}: Ashura and Ryu. [[spoiler: When Ryu is killed, everything goes downhill for the heroes.]]

* ArtEvolution: As this is the very debut of CLAMP in the industry. The first 3 volumes were rather simple shaded, volumen 4 introduced more screentones, at volumen 5 Mokona's drawing started to take her signature style.

* {{The Cutie}}: Ryu-o

* DoomedHometown: The Yasha tribe's village

* FakingTheDead: Karura

* IllGirl: Karyoubinga

* KillEmAll: The number of characters who survive until the end? [[spoiler:Two, and only thanks to some major meddling from Kujaku]]

* MysteriousInformant: Kujaku

* QuirkyMinibossSquad: The Four Gods of the West. Lampshaded constantly by Ryou-oh.
'''Ryu-oh:''' Grrr...why all of The Four Gods of West are weirdos!?

* QuirkyMinibossSquad: The Four Gods of the West

A 10-volume manga series by Creator/{{CLAMP}}, notable for being their debut work, and named after the ancient Hindu hymn collection the Rigveda. The series borrows elements of Hindu and Buddhist mythology for its setting and characters.

* DoesNotLikeShoes / FootFocus: Absolutely ''EVERYONE'' is barefoot in this series. No matter when or where.

* WhiteHairedPrettyGirl: While Karura does have white hair, her sister Karyoubinga is a better example.

* IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight

300 years ago, the general Taishakuten rebelled against the Heavenly Emperor, killing both him and the guardian god Ashura-ou and installing himself as the king. The Ashura clan was thought to be destroyed until the god Yasha-ou found the remaining child sealed in a forest and began to gather the Six Stars, a group of individuals said to be the prophecied bringers of a celestial revolution.

Included one [[NonSerialMovie non-serial OVA]]. Several characters from RGVeda have made appearance in other CLAMP works, mostly in ''TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' as alternate universe counterparts.

!!''RGVeda'' contains examples of:

* DeadLittleSister: Karura has one as her primary motivation. [[spoiler: Poor, ''poor'' Karyoubinga.]]

* NoBiologicalSex: Ashura, as the result of a curse that will keep the Ashura clan from continuing.

* EyesOfGold: Ashura, as a distinguishing trait of his people, along with UnusualEars. Kujaku has purple eyes, which the other characters take to be a trait of demonic heritage.

A 10-volume manga series by {{CLAMP}}, notable for being their debut work, and named after the ancient Hindu hymn collection the Rigveda. The series borrows elements of Hindu and Buddhist mythology for its setting and characters.

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* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:Kendappa kills herself right after killing Souma]]

[[caption-width:216:Yasha and Ashura]]

* HoYay: Besides the (canon) relationship between Yasha and Ashura, the [[spoiler:Taishakuten/Ashura-ou]] relationship is just dripping with subtext. Two words: Hair stroking. Also Kendappa and Souma, which crosses the line from subtext and keeps going.

* DoesNotLikeShoes/FootFocus: Absolutely ''EVERYONE'' is barefoot in this series. No matter when or where.

* XanatosGambit: [[spoiler:Taishakuten was told by Ashura-ou to kill him in order to buy time before Ashura destroyed the world.]] [[spoiler: Kujaku also helped Yasha and Ashura bond so they would be able to challenge the prophecy through their love bond.]]
* YamatoNadeshiko: Kendappa is a beautiful, graceful noble lady [[spoiler:who is also one of the Four Generals.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: Taishakuten is revealed as this by the end of the manga, having ruled like a tyrant so the Six Stars would not gather and Ashura would not awake. [[YourMileageMayVary However much that redeems his actions is up to the reader.]]]]

Note: Ashura is technically [[NoGender without a physical sex]], but will be referred to by male pronouns in this article for simplicity's sake.

* NoGender: Ashura, as the result of a curse that will keep the Ashura clan from continuing.