History Webcomic / NoNeedForBushido

* FiveBadBand: The main players in the Wataro clan.

* VicariouslyAmbitious: Ryoku states that the reason he stopped being Eijiro's bodyguard, joined the Demons of Sorrow, and is chomping at the bit to kill Yori is because he wants to personally ensure that Eijiro will be guaranteed to be the heir to the clan.

* InsultedAwake: PlayedForLaughs. If Ken is passed out (because of sake, combat, or both) when he's needed, Fumio will surely make an off-hand insult while saying how much they need him. [[HairTriggerTemper He doesn't take it]] [[{{Understatement}} very well]]. (See IResembleThatRemark)

** [[http://nn4b.com/?webcomic1=124 "Ninja lifts]] [[http://nn4b.com/?webcomic1=313 Mount Fuji"]]

* IntrepidMerchant: Ricardo.

* GoodOldWays: General Tanaka is sure that guns pose no real danger to his army because of the long time they need to reload, which he's sure will allow his men to get close enough to cut down the riflemen. He's overlooking the strategic ways they could be used, such as by targeting enemy commanders, and creating a DecapitatedArmy, as Eijiro appears to be planning.

* MasterSwordsman: Any number of them. Genchu used to be top dog with Hirotomo on almost the same level, but the wounds the two gave each in their duel may mean that neither is in the top tier anymore. (Genchu's arm wound in particular appears to be a CareerEndingInjury, and his encounter with Nataku shows that he's not as good as he used to be.) Tadashi may be the top active swordsman at the moment. Yori, who's had the benefit of training under both Genchu and Tadashi, (and who Tadashi mentioned had showed great potential) is a rung or two down from the top level but he does pretty well for himself.

* HostageSituation: A few here and there, with Ino being taken to get Yori into a duel in one case.

'''Yori:''' Sorry, [[CombatPragmatist too busy rescuing you]].

* '''Cho Teko''', a blind Taoist priest. Comes off as a CloudCuckooLander due to endlessly spouting [[IceCreamKoan Ice Cream Koans]]. An absolute master of kung fu despite both his blindness and general obliviousness. Has several running gags, including one about misreading the gender of any new character who he meets, and another about how the world will end after a blind Taoist, a Hindu, and a cleric walk into a bar together.
* '''Kenta Daisuke''' or Ken, the guy with the huge sword. Enjoys sake, Kabuki plays, and beating people up for money, or just for laughs. TheBigGuy who's motivated by revenge for his clan, which used to be a rival to the Wataro clan but got massacred by Yori's father when Ken was a child.

Of the above, only Ina can't hold her own in combat, although she's proved herself to be an excellent strategist. Which is a good thing for the group, because they need all the help they can get as they try to prevent a war and survive clashing with a squad of powerful assassins. Not to mention the ninja mercenaries, kung fu priests, genocidal warlords, gun toting armies, a prophecy about the end of the world, and worst of all, dynastic politics.

* ManipulativeBastard: Not only did Hirotomo plan to have Masuhiro assassinated right after Yori and Ina's marriage so Yori would inherit control of the Senshin clan, but there are subtle hints that [[spoiler:he wants Yori to defeat the Demons of Sorrow, presumably to toughen Yori up and turn him into a more suitable heir. See [[http://nn4b.com/comic/110 here]] and [[http://nn4b.com/comic/657 here]], and put that together with [[http://nn4b.com/comic/174 Tadashi's statement]] that Hirotomo specifically ordered the Demons of Sorrow to attack Yori one at a time.]]

** Cho seems to be less than competent at guessing the gender of people he's never met. [[spoiler: The humorous nature of this is what makes his [[http://nn4b.com/?webcomic1=588 accurate assessment of Matrix's gender]] a shock which adds to the current MoodWhiplash. This may point to Cho ObfuscatingStupidity.]]

* BadassLongHair: Yori has his moments for the first half, but for the second half, his hair worn down goes past his torso!

** Tao [[StarWars binds the galaxy together]].

A webcomic set in feudal Japan that starts out with an ArrangedMarriage, moves to RebelliousPrincess and RescueRomance, then CharacterMagneticTeam. By the time they've gotten to the major showdowns, the team consists of:

'''Yorikiro Wataro''' ('''Yori'''), our Hero, son of the most hated man in Japan. A bit of a [[TheDitz ditz]] sometimes, but his [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass heart is in the right place]].

'''Ina Senshin''', our Heroine, a strong-willed and loud-mouthed girl. When she gets her way, it's often because she bullied her teammates into obeying her.

'''Cho Teko''', a blind Taoist priest. Comes off as a CloudCuckooLander by spouting [[IceCreamKoan Ice Cream Koans]]. Has a bit of a running gag about misreading the gender of any new character who comes near the team.

'''Kenta Daisuke''' or Ken, the guy with the huge sword. Enjoys sake and Kabuki plays. TheBigGuy who's motivated by revenge for his clan, which got massacred by people apparently working for Yori's father.

Of the above, only Ina can't hold her own in combat, although lately she's proved to be an amazing strategist. But while Cho and Kenta are competent whenever they fight, Yori's plans often get derailed through his own idiocy or forgetfulness (as in "Oh, I totally forgot that I ''broke my sword'' last fight"), though he has recently taken out the second member of the QuirkyMinibossSquad.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: General Tanaka is on the side of the Senshin clan, and his army come sin handy, but Tanaka himself is an obstinate jerk who repeatedly voices the opinion that Ina should StayInTheKitchen, disparages the farmers and Maru despite the work they did to repulse the Wataro invasion, and ignores the warning of Genchu and Ricardo about the Wataro army arming themselves with guns.

* ManipulativeBastard: Not only did Hirotomo plan to have Masuhiro assassinated right after Yori and Ina's marriage so Yori would inherit control of the Senshin clan, but there are subtle hints that [[spoiler:he wants Yori to defeat the Demons of Sorrow, presumably to toughen Yori up and turn him into a better heir. See [[http://nn4b.com/comic/110 here]] and [[http://nn4b.com/comic/657 here]].]]

* MookChivalry: Played straight and subverted by the Demons of Sorrow. Ryoku attacks first, in a (mostly) fair duel. Then Uso announces that he's going to try next, so you expect another one-on-one. But when they finally confront Yori, all three of them attack at once. [[spoiler: Subverted again when it turns out that the other two Demons are just hallucinations, and Uso is the only real one]].

** In strip 102, Cho compares Ina to an elephant sitting on a fence. Fast forward to 647, and when Ina finally ends the WillTheyOrWontThey game with Yori, and Cho makes a CallBack to it.

* MasterOfIllusion: Uso induces illusions through hitting his enemies with a poison creating the affected's worst fears...until the poison gets worse and makes them see a platoon of Usos attacking them.

* VicariouslyAmbitious: Ryoku states that the reason he stopped being Eijiro's bodyguard, joined the Demons of Sorrow, and is chomping at the bit to kill Yori is because he wants Yori to personally ensure that Eijiro will be guaranteed to be the heir to the clan.

* BrickJoke: [[http://nn4b.com/?webcomic1=124 "Ninja lifts]] [[http://nn4b.com/?webcomic1=313 Mount Fuji"]]

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: General Tanaka is on the side of the Senshin clan, and his army come sin handy, but Tanaka himself is an obstinate jerk who repeatedly voices the opinion that Ina should StayInTheKitchen, disparages the farmers and Maru despite the work they did to repulse the Wataro invasion, and ignores the warning of Genchu and Roberto about the Wataro army arming themselves with guns.

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* FromBadToWorse: The village battle. [[spoiler: Fujio died, the villagers were massacred, Purple Samurai was mortally wounded, Ina was breaking down, and Cho was beaten by the two Demons of Sorrow who only ''just'' appeared]]. As it turns out, [[spoiler: most, if not all of this was seen by Yori, who at that point was under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug. Later comics confirmed that Ina, Cho and Murasaki at least, were all fine and kicking ass. Fujio was also fine, but not kicking any ass. Of the three Demons of Sorrow, only one was actually there, and Yori killed him]].