Line #170 Characters/Genzo


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5	!!Genzo Tsujimura
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7	The main hero of the manga, is a puppetmaster of great skill, capable of creating and assembling puppets so perfect that they're almost alive. After the death of his beloved wife Saki he has lost any will to live, and now is trying to build a puppet of her, so that he'll be able to commit suicide along with it and join Saki. However, the time passed with Kiku and Otsuru [[TookALevelInKindness mellows him a bit]].
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9	%%* AnimeHair
10	%%* {{Antihero}}: He slowly gets better.
11	* ArtificialHuman: His puppets. When they're not turning into giant, tentacled masses of flesh.
12	* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:In the last story he gathers all his tricks and goes to rescue Kiku from the evil Yasuke.]]
13	* CombatPragmatist: Deception is his strong suit.
14	* CombatTentacles: Some of his puppets can grow flesh tentacles to bind and suffocate his victims.
15	* CrazyPrepared: He seems to keep around puppets for many uses frequently. Partly justified, as he's always seen with a huge wardrobe-like box on his back where he keeps his instruments.
16	* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice: Get himself stabbed in the gut by Kiku in order to free her from the Yamiganemaru sword, and then trew it in a huge fire behind him. Subverted in that he managed to survive somehow.]]
17	* ISeeDeadPeople: Can see ghosts and wisp fires.
18	* IgnoreTheFanservice: He usually cares only about the "inner beauty" of a woman, and doesn't hesitate to call a pretty lady ugly.
19	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Aloof, rude, antisocial and at times downright scary, he does have a good heart. Best seen in the second volume, where he plans to use the puppet of a (dead) Daimyo he was tasked to build to throw his greedy subjects into disarray and chaos, only to desist when the girl of the week pleads him.
20	* MarionetteMaster: Genzo Tsujimura was trained to make and manipulate mechanical puppets made of flesh and gears with such skill they appear to be alive.
21	* MrFanservice: Most of the time is not apparent, but Genzo is a good-looking man. Best seen when he appears with his hair down wearing only underwear, which causes Kiku to freak out.
22	* OutOfTheInferno: He apparently vanishes in a crumbling tower of fire, but he managed to survive that.
23	* PetTheDog: His treatment of Otsuru.
24	* ScarsAreForever: From volume 2 onward, he misses a chunk of his ear, courtesy of Koushiro's doll.
25	* SingleTargetSexuality: He loved only Saki. [[spoiler: By the end he managed to open his heart to Kiku.]]
26	* SlasherSmile: When he gets interested in a job.
27	%%* TheTrickster
28	* WifeHusbandry: Genderflippedy: he was raised by Koshiro to be Saki's husband.
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30	!!Kiku Nagashima
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32	The young and tomboyish princess of Kamigawa, Kiku meets Genzo when she employ his service in order to avoid a forced marriage with her EvilUncle Genba. Later she becomes infatuated with Genzo and follows him around. She's a skilled swordswoman, trained by her own father from a young age.
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34	%%* ActionGirl: Oh yes!
35	* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Not exactly love but she does eventually ask Genzo to marry her.
36	%%* BadassNormal
37	** BadassInDistress: Rarely. [[spoiler: Expecially glaring in the last act when she's held hostage by Yasuke.]]
38	* BerserkButton: Don't call her ugly of ''flat-chested''.
39	* [[spoiler: DemonicPossession: She's briefly possessed by the Yamiganemaru.]]
40	* DualWielding: The traditional Daisho combo of swords.
41	* GeniusBruiser: She's quite clever and often figures out several mysteries by herself.
42	* IaijutsuPractitioner: How she takes out Marukobashi and his crony... while both guys where rushing her, swords readied.
43	* KissingCousins: In the very beginning she was about to marry her cousin Tatsumaru.
44	* RaisedAsTheOppositeGender: Sort of. As she was the only child of the Daimyo, he decided to grow her as a strong, powerful leader.
45	* RebelliousPrincess: She'd rather walk the countryside and hang around with Genzo rather than care to administer her fiefdom. Eventually dropped in the last arc, where she finally decides to make Kamigawa prosper.
46	* StalkerWithACrush: She often daydreams about her and Genzo, and hope she could spend "some time" alone with him.
47	%%* {{Tomboy}}: Only in behaviour.
48	* TykeBomb: Revealed in the last story that her father trained her hard in order to make sure that she'll destroy the Yamiganemaru.
49	* WatchOutForThatTree: She run face-first into a wall after [[spoiler: asking Genzo to marry her.]]
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51	!!Otsuru
52	A young girl from a village ruled by a former bandit, she had her hand cut and degraded to a feral state in order to protect the treasure of her foster father. She was fred and adopted by Genzo and eventually followed him around everywhere. She has a curved blade instead of her right hand.
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54	* ActionGirl: Being raised by a bandit and spending a large amount of time as a wild murderous beast does this to you.
55	* AnimalMotifs: Birds, in her case a crane.
56	* BadassAdorable
57	* BladeBelowTheShoulder: She has a curved, sickle-like blade instead of her right arm.
58	* CovertPervert: She used to openly stare at Kiku when she was about to kiss Genzo.
59	* DualWielding: Her hook-hand and a small knife.
60	* FullFrontalAssault: During her first appearence as "The Monster".
61	* HulkSpeak: Used most of the time. [[spoiler: She revert to a normal speech pattern during the last story.]]
62	* LovableRogue: She adores to steal food from farmers and fishermen.
63	* MadeOfIron: That girl has a great stamina, and gets involved in nasty battles often.
64	* MurderousThighs: Used once to knock out a spy.
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66	!!Kagari
67	A character introduced in volume 2, she's the daughter of Ukyo Kunikanehide, a master swordsmith serving the Nagashima house who was killed by the monk Kyokai. After her introduction she's always seen around Kiku serving as her humble handmaiden. [[spoiler: During the 3rd and fourth volumes she's able to read the Journal of Father Floris, revealing some secrets about the Urakami family.]]
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69	%%zce* OnlySaneWoman: Compared to Kiku.
70	* SkintoneSclerae: Oddly she's the only character who sports them.
71	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Girly Girl to Kiku's tomboy.
72	* YamatoNadeshiko: The humble handmaiden who [[spoiler: is seen wielding a spear during Yasuke's raid.]]
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74	!!Fuyu Momose
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76	Daughter of Tatsugoro Momose, owner of a great saltern [[spoiler: and former architect of castles.]] She's involved in the struggle between [[CainAndAbel Genzo and Koshiro]] after witnessing the apparent death of her father.
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78	* AmbiguouslyBrown: Like [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Yoruichi]]. However, considering that she does work in a saltern she could just be tanned.
79	* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler: Her own father Tatsugoro, for faking his death and hiding his past.]]
80	* FaceFault: Once when Genzo bluntly states that she was his reward for [[spoiler: faking Tatsugoro's death]].=
81	%%* MsFanservice
82	%%* PluckyGirl
83
84	!!Chiyomaru Tsukuda [[spoiler: / Kiyone Urakami]]
85
86	The young heir of the Tsukuda family, a clan serving the former Urakami clan, is a pretty-looking boy who fights to protect the coast from pirates. [[spoiler: Revealed to be actually Kiyone Urakami, the last Urakami and key to the treasure left behind by her family.]]
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88	* {{Angst}}: Considering that [[spoiler: She had to live for about 15 years as a boy, this could be justified.]]
89	* [[spoiler: DamselInDistress: In Volume 4 she's tied and has a bag on her back containing a flask of oil and one of gunpowder.]]
90	* DudeLooksLikeALady: Even Genzo admitted that he was beautiful and shapeful. [[spoiler: Justified when we find out that he's actually a real woman.]]
91	%%* RaisedAsTheOppositeGender
92	* ScarsAreForever: [[spoiler: As a baby, her father tried to save her from a burning ship, but she was scarred all over her body by the flames.]]
93	* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: She tackles Kurojishi off a boat in order to save an unconscious Genzo. Too bad he survives and capture her.]]
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95	[[/folder]]
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97	[[folder: Bad Guys]]
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99	!!Genba Horinouchi
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101	Kiku's villainous uncle who poisoned her cousin and future husband Tatsumaru so that she'll be forced to marry him instead.
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103	* AttemptedRape: On her own niece Kiku!
104	* BloodKnight: He's said to be incredibly skilled in battle and Genzo sees a horde of howling spirits surrounding him.
105	%%* EvilUncle
106	* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has a large scar on his left eyebrow.
107	* OhCrap: [[spoiler: When he sees Tatsumaru's puppet. And a even bigger one when Kiku's puppet turns into a gigantic blob of tentacled flesh and wrap him up.]]
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109	!!Kyokai
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111	A large and strong warrior Monk who likes to collect swords and loathes the modern warfare. After discovering that Ukyo Kanekunihide, the Nagashima swordsmith, forged a fake Samoji sword for the Taiko [[UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi Hideyoshi]] and kept the real one, he steals the sword and blackmail both him and the Nagashima clan.
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113	%%* BaldOfEvil
114	* BadassNormal: Can easly beat Kiku without breaking a sweat.
115	* EpicFlail: His weapon is a ludicrously big Kanabo, with a retractable Chigiriki (flail) hidden in the handle.
116	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: His love for swords prevents him from parrying Kiku's attack with the Samoji Swords, as his strength would have ruined it.]]
117	* MotiveRant: Gives one to Kiku while curp-stomping her.
118	%%* WarriorMonk
119	* WickedCultured: He's an expert of swords and used to drop by Kanekunihide to admire his handiwork.
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121	!!Koshiro Honebami
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123	Saki's elder brother, he's the man who adopted Genzo in order to serve as heir of the Tsujimura puppetmasters, while he'll get fame by working with the samurais. He appears in Volume 2 where he tries to murder Genzo for letting Saki die.
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125	* AloofBigBrother: Averted in the flashbacks, where it's shown he was a cordial big brother to both Saki and Genzo. In the present, on the other hand...
126	* BerserkButton: Goes from surprised to apeshit when [[spoiler: Genzo tries to calm him using Saki's puppet.]]
127	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He genuinely loves Saki, though according to Genzo he's not realizing that if he kills Genzo, he'll make Saki unhappy.
128	%%* EvilCounterpart: To Genzo.
129	* HeelFaceTurn: When Saki's puppet briefly comes to life and begs him to simply be happy.
130	* MarionetteMaster: Maybe even better than Genzo.
131	* PeoplePuppets: He uses his strings to capture Kiku and use her as a marionette.
132	* PetTheDog: When he adopted Genzo. We also gets to see that he was kind and friendly to both Saki and Genzo.
133	* StuffBlowingUp: Tried to kill Kiku's guards with an armored marionette filled with explosive.
134	* UncannyValleyMakeUp: Wears {{Guyliner}} which does a lot to make him appear sinister and otherwordly.
135	* UnusualEars: His are pointy, like those of an elf.
136	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He literally disappears after being calmed down by Saki's ghost.
137	* YouKilledMyFather: You Let My Little Sister Die variant.
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139	!!Kurojishi
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141	A large man wearing a huge [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koma-inu Koma-Inu mask]] and probably a pirate leader. He's serving Maria Kurusu. Appears to be a very resilient and powerful man, though he often falls for Genzo's trickery.
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143	* BerserkButton: He really gets mad at Genzo after he made a fool of him in front of Maria.
144	* ButtMonkey: The sheer number of times when he's caught in an explosion is utterly hilarious.
145	%%* TheDragon: To Maria.
146	* ImplacableMan: Seriously, it takes a lot to slow this guy down.
147	* MadeOfIron: He did managed to survive a lot of explosions.
148	%%* MalevolentMaskedMan
149	* NoBodyLeftBehind: He's finally done for good when he gets tied to a puppet of Chiyomaru ready to explode in the middle of a burning ship. He can't be deader than that!
150	* OhCrap: When the apparently wounded Genzo rise up... with a puppet mask identical to the explosive one which got him earlier.
151	%%* UndyingLoyalty: To Maria.
152	* TheUnreveal: Whe never get to see how he looks like under his mask.
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154	!!Maria Kurusu
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156	Leader of the Kurusu clan, she's a strong willed half-portuguese woman who's plotting to overthrow Hideyoshi using a giant warship, and intends to recover the Urakami treasure in order to achieve her goal.
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158	* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: Loses a hand to Kohayamaru, Kiyone's wholphin pet.]]
159	* BadBoss: Seen whipping and insulting her men when they fail.
160	* BigBad: The most notable one, as her arc is extended to two whole volumes.
161	* BigOlEyebrows: Possibly because she's half westerner, she has noticeable eyebrows.
162	* ButNotTooForeign: Half Portuguese.
163	* BuxomBeautyStandard: Her huge breasts are implied to be the reason why the Westerner-fearing Hideyoshi left a half-Portuguese woman in charge of the area. Angrily lampshaded by Kiku, who remarks that "that old pervert [[IHaveBoobsYouMustObey fell for it again!]]"
164	* EvilRedHead: She's the most dangerous and ambitious villain of the story, and has fiery red hair.
165	* FromNoBodyToNightmare: Since her father's death she was forced to live in misery, as a peasant. Then, a mysterious man delivered her money and evidence of the Urakami Treasure, as well as means for her rise to power, power she plans to use to take down the Toyotomi and conquer Japan.
166	* GenreSavvy: After Genzo's first intrusion she orders her soldiers to not wear helmets so that he won't be disguised as one of them. [[spoiler: She didn't predict the possibility of Genzo disguising himself as Kuroshiji, who's always masked.]]
167	* JerkAss: She's extremely callous, rude and nasty to everyone.
168	* MadeOfIron: She [[spoiler: has her right arm ripped by a wholphin but when she recovers she's still strong enough to skewer an adult man on a pike.]]
169	* OfCorsetsSexy: She constantly wears a black, revealing corset which compliments her statuesque bust.
170	* SexyHeroesChasteVillains: {{Downplayed\|Trope}}. She's a strong, big-breasted, domineering EvilRedhead woman with a [[OfCorsetsSexy black corset]] and a WhipOfDominance, and although he's not (strictly) a hero even outside of the narrative, she's also bent on overthrowing Hideyoshi, who's otherwise the closest thing to BigGood due to his welfare policies. That, and he's drawn with attractive anthropoid features.
171	* TakeOverTheWorld: Her goal is to kill Hideyoshi during his campaign against Korea and turn the Japan into a Portuguese colony with her as ruler.
172	* TakingYouWithMe: Tries to blow up everyone during her VillainousBreakdown.
173	* UngratefulBitch: Even [[spoiler: After being saved by Kiyone and Genzo she still tries to kill them.]]
174	* VillainHasAPoint: When Kiyone tries to stop her from talking ill of her father, Urakami Matazaemon, she furiously retorts that the Matazaemon she misses so much had her Portuguese father killed in an ambush to favor his smuggling with the Spaniards and she was forced to spend her entire early life in misery.
175	* VillainousBreakdown: When she finds out that the Urakami treasure is actually a way to produce gunpowder.
176	* WhipOfDominance: She carries a leather whip that helps to compliment her callous and domineering nature. She's shown to be extremely proficient with it, using it to discipline and intimidate her men and as a weapon in combat.
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178	!!Yasuke
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180	An old and wicked bandit leader who owns a legendary cursed sword called Yamiganemaru ("Metal Ring of Darkness") who was limped in battle by Kiku's father and since then plotted revenge on the Nagashima clan. [[spoiler: He asks for an artificial leg to Genzo and after he's able to walk he tries to kill the puppet master and goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Kiku. He's eventually disarmed by Otsuru and impaled by his own sword wielded by Kiku.]]
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182	* AnArmAndALeg: When he fought Kiku's father, he ended up losing a leg and left for the mountains, swearing revenge.
183	* AxCrazy: A murderous psychopath who claims that he only listens to his own sword and indulges into killing urges.
184	* BlackEyesOfEvil: Making him creepy.
185	%%* CoolSword: The Yamiganemaru.
186	** AbsurdlySharpBlade: Possibly because it's cursed. Most notably, it managed to leave a deep gash in Kiku's father's iron armor.
187	** KatanasAreJustBetter: Especially one fueled by the grudge-filled souls of its victims.
188	** EvilWeapon: Is possessed by the wraiths of those who died forging it.
189	** DemonicPossession: Does this to those who wield it.
190	* CombatPragmatist: [[spoiler: Hides himself in Genzo's backpack to deliver a mean sneak attack on Kiku.]]
191	%%* EvilOldFolks: And scary!
192	* GameFace: At first appears as a perfectly normal, kind old man with EyesAlwaysShut. His default face however is completely different.
193	* TheHeavy: Turns out he was the reason why Kiku's father forced her to train with the sword since infancy and caused Kiku's mother to fell ill and die. Upon learning this, Kiku is determinated to find him and end him herself.
194	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Possessed!Kiku impales him with his own cursed katana after telling him that he [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness failed to the sword.]]
195	* ThePowerOfHate: He claims that costant hatred and endless grudge kept him well-fed and sharp in the wilderness.
196	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Against the Nagashima clan for invading his mountains.
197	* ShroudedInMyth: Nothing is known of Yasuke's past, only that he suddenly appeared when Kiku's father was fighting bandits on the nearby mountains and fought him until he lost a leg, swearing revenge.
198	* UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler: Genzo made a new leg for him, and in returns he tries to shank him.]]
199	[[/folder]]
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201	[[folder: Others]]
202
203	!!Seibei Tsujimura
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205	Genzo's old teacher and Saki's father.
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207	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Never seen again after the second volume.
208	%%* CoolOldGuy
209	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Seen in the flashback.
210	* MarionetteMaster: A retired Puppet master.
211	* %% OldMaster: To Genzo.
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213	!!Saki
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215	Genzo's deceased wife. She appears through the series as a ghost. [[spoiler: She also animate Saki's incomplete marionette to save him from Koshiro]].
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217	%%* CuteGhostGirl
218	* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Details are scarce, but apparently her head was cleaved.
219	* HeroicSacrifice: To save Genzo from Koshiro and stop their fight.
220	%%* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy
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222	!!Suguroku Tsukuda
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224	Chiyomaru's adoptive father, he was a vassal of the local warlord Mataemon Urakami before his death in a fire. He asks Genzo to build a puppet of Chiyomaru [[spoiler: in order to fake "his" death and so reveal back Kiyone.]] He's eventually captured by Maria Kurusu's men, as he know the secret of the Urakami treasure. [[spoiler: In the end he's revealed to have been behind the events leading to Mataemon's death and betrays the group, only to get killed by Maria.]]
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226	%%* FaceHeelTurn: Near the end.
227	%%* {{Gonk}}
228	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: By Maria, when she finds out that he manipulated her too.
229	%%* PapaWolf: Towards Chiyomaru.
230	* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler: Knows Chiyomaru's true identity and knows that the Treasure of the Urakami is actually a written method about how to produce gunpowder.]]
231	* WellIntentionedExtremist: He was afraid of Matazaemon's idea about producing gupowder and in general his nefarious plots, so he ended up burning the ship he was on.
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234	[[folder: ''Gotsuden'' Characters]]
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236	!!Oshizu
237
238	A young and plucky girl who writes horror and supernatural stories for a kawaraban [[note]]Old japanese newspaper written on a tile[[/note]]. She get's involved in Kenjiro's investigations.
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240	* BreakTheCutie: She's almost raped and quartered by Denzaemon. She survives the experience and retains her high spirits though.
241	* {{Expy}}: She's surprisingly similar to [[Manga/SazanEyes Pai]].
242	* GenkiGirl: She's very lively and energetic, and even boldly asks Kenjiro if he's a heroic warrior on a quest to vanquish an evil sword.
243	* GoingForTheBigScoop: She's trying to find a great story to write.
244	* PluckyGirl: She's determinated to investigate the house of a powerful lord to get her scoop.
245
246	!!Kenjiro Ootsuki
247
248	A grim, wandering samurai looking for a cursed blade. He's the son of Terumitsu Ootsuki, a great swordsmith. Wields a powerful and famed katana named Gotsumaru (Way of Karma).
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250	* AgentScully: Downplayed, though when Oshizu asks him if he's undertaking a quest to destroy the "demon sword", he stoically replies that there are not such a thing as demon swords before leaving.
251	* BigDamnHeroes: Arrives just in time to save Oshizu.
252	* DarkIsNotEvil: Large, grim-looking warrior with two swords and prone to {{Death Glare}}s ? He's the hero.
253	%%* DeadpanSnarker: To Denzaemon.
254	-->'''Kenjiro''':"Congratulations for the carefuly chosen words..."
255	* ItsPersonal: His father asked him to set on a quest to find and destroy his cursed weapon, the Jintsumaru Tenganken.
256	* MadeOfIron: Takes a flying sword to the chest and doesn't even budge. Justified, as a katana isn't made to be thrown and thus can't leave serious wounds.
257	%%* MasterSwordsman
258	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Denzaemon, pointing out that he's just using the sword's dark reputation as an excuse for his own murderous istinct.
259
260	!!Denzaemon Kogure
261
262	BigBad of the Gotsuden short story. He's a vassal of the Daimyo. He's murdering women in a satanic ritual in hope of using black magic to grant a heir to his master.
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264	* BigBad: He's the bad guy of the story, behind the murders.
265	* DirtyOldMan: When he captures Oshizu he gropes her in the groin, commenting on her being still virgin, before trying to use the Jintsumaru to... fatally deflorate her.
266	* EvilWeapon: Jintsumaru Tenganken, a blade which is said to have powers over illusions. Subverted by Kenjiro, who claims that demon swords do not exists and speculates that the sword's reputation causes its owner to perform evil acts, convinced that it's the sword's evilness doing the job.
267	* {{Gonk}}: While he's costantly wearing a goat mask, we see a little of his face when Kenjiro bifurcates him, and he's no looker.
268	* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Is cleaved in half by Kenjiro.
269	* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Actually subverted: he throw a large, generic katana to his enemies, forcing them to parry, and then attack them with the Jintsumaru hidden under his cloak to kill them. The thrown sword itself isn't very dangerous: when Kenjiro's hit in the chest the blade's tip barely penetrate his sternum.
270	* JackTheRipOff: Goes around murdering prostitutes and gutting them.
271	* LargeHam: Lampshaded and mocked by Kenjiro.
272	* WellIntentionedExtremist: He claims that his murders are part of a western BlackMagic to allow his lord to have an heir.
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