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7	This page describes the many characters of the webcomic ''{{Webcomic/Darkbolt}}''.
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9	%% Note: This page is a work in progress. I'm only up to the end of the fifth major story arc for characters ("Song"), so some of these are really thin. Feel free to add stuff as I go, though.
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11	[[foldercontrol]]
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13	! The Heroes and Allies
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15	[[folder:The Main Cast]]
16	!!Naoko Yamino
17	Host of Darkbolt, the Demon of Darkness. Naoko is the comic's reluctant but iron-willed heroine and the leader of the Demon hosts. She is specifically chosen by Dakuu because she's a shy and meek bookworm [[GenreBlind who he thinks will be powerless to resist Darkbolt's will]]. That doesn't work out too well for them.
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19	%%* CoolSword: [[spoiler:Chou.]]
20	%%* {{Determinator}}: In the vein of all good anime protagonists.
21	* IJustWantToBeNormal: She starts out largely fighting just so that the Tenma will leave her to return to a normal life.
22	* IWillWaitForYou: Subverted. [[spoiler:Naoko is waiting to ''meet'' Fushi and to ''begin'' their romance rather than for him to return.]]
23	* JekyllAndHyde: It's repeatedly {{Lampshaded}} that Naoko is almost a completely different person when transformed for battle, becoming almost implacable and ruthless.
24	%% * LadyOfWar: Grows up into this.
25	* MeaningfulName: "Yamino" means "of the darkness" or "dark."
26	* PowerNullifier: [[spoiler:Naoko can shut off Ikkou's ability to draw on the Orb.]]
27	* ShrinkingViolet: At first, but this fades through AdrenalineMakeover. The biggest step away from this comes during the climax of "Song" when she realizes that with Darkbolt's power, she has no reason to fear anything again.
28	%%* TalkingInYourDreams: With Darkbolt.
29	* TechnicalPacifist: At the start of the series, she couldn't even watch her friend's martial arts tournament and wondered why people liked that sort of thing. Even later, she repeatedly expresses weariness at all the fighting before finally becoming a MartialPacifist who trains in the sword with Yun.
30	%%* UnwantedHarem: Played for drama, rather than laughs.
31	* WideEyedIdealist: Young Naoko tends to blindly trust people who want peaceful resolutions.
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33	!!Mariko Ikusa
34	Host of the Demon of War. A high school friend of Naoko and Yun. She is a tough tomboy with great talent in martial arts and sports. [[spoiler:She eventually hooks up with Yun.]]
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36	* BadassNormal: At first. She manages to kick around a freshly revived Darkbolt for a page or two before he gets more serious. After he craters her into a wall, and she lives through it, he considers her a good host for War.
37	* BloodKnight: Does come to love a good fight almost as much as War.
38	%%* ChainPain: Bloodbound Link.
39	* CuteBruiser: Tomboy to Naoko's girly-girl. Red oni to Yun's blue.
40	%%* CuteLittleFangs
41	* ADayInTheLimelight: The never-finished spin-off game "Darkbolt: Summons" was supposed to have Mari as the main character.
42	* DeadlyDisc: War Blades.
43	* ElementalPowers: Blades, wolves, and blood are her main theme.
44	* FlechetteStorm: Razor Storm.
45	%%* HotBlooded: More and more so as her and War start to work together.
46	* MeaningfulName: "Ikusa" can mean "war" or just a "battle" or "match."
47	%%* RedEyesTakeWarning: Especially when they become GlowingEyesOfDoom.
48	* SummonMagic: War Wolves.
49	* TalkToTheFist: Versus [[spoiler:Tatsuya.]]
50	--> "What? I though you said you weren't gonna waste any time talking!"
51	* TheWorfEffect: Happens more often over time. Mari's almost as reckless as Ikkou but not as close in sheer destructive power.
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53	!!Yun Shino
54	Host of the Demon of Death. A high school friend of Naoko, Mariko, and Ikkou. He spends much of his time training in kenjutsu and spirituality at a local temple. Yun is has a calm and wise demeanor that hides a lot of turmoil over his relationship with his distant parents. [[spoiler:He eventually hooks up with Mariko.]]
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56	* AbusiveDad: Yun's father manages in the first scene you see him to insult Yun and Mariko's hair and the genders they imply and tells him to take his time getting home from a trip and not to bother him if he gets into trouble.
57	* BadassNormal: Just like Mariko, he managed to get some good cuts in on Darkbolt before he got serious. This also impressed him enough to consider Yun for Death.
58	* CoolSword: [[spoiler:The Holy Sword of Order.]]
59	* ElementalPowers: Death, ghosts, darkness, and crows are his main theme.
60	* TheGrimReaper: Yun's "Death Soul" attack summons this with a [[SoulCuttingBlade Soul Cutting]] SinisterScythe.
61	%%* MasterSwordsman: He grows into this.
62	* MeaningfulName: "Shino" can mean "of death" or "Death's."
63	* Necromancer: He's got power over Death. Being a good guy he mostly uses this for instant-kills, exorcisms, and resurrection.
64	* ParentalAbandonment: His father is rarely home, and his mother's not much better according to him.
65	* ShipperOnDeck: Yun prodded Ikkou to ask out Naoko because he's friends with both.
66	* SpiderSense: Even before bonding with Death, Yun could sense the presence of the Demons and later shows that he can track them.
67	* SummonMagic: Can summon crows.
68	%%* TallDarkAndHandsome: Not all that tall, but 2 out of 3 ain't bad.
69	* TechnicalPacifist: Refuses to kill Kansha when he has her at his mercy.
70	%%* WiseBeyondHisYears
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72	!!Ikkou Zenkai
73	Host of the Demon of Destruction. He is introduced as a friend of Yun who has a crush on Naoko but can't work up the courage to ask her out. Hot-headed and reckless, he becomes the host of Destruction when he gets caught up in a fight between Naoko and General Dakuu. Unfortunately, he's unable to control Destruction, who takes over his body for the first arc.
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75	Ikkou's hot-temper leads him to frequently get into trouble or cause trouble for others. He is, however, absolutely dedicated to Naoko. [[spoiler:Eventually, he is forced to give up on Naoko and begins seeing Shiori after she becomes human and after he is convinced to give up the Orb of Destruction. Unable to accept being on the sidelines, he eventually bonds with the Orb of Chaos and rejoins the main cast.]]
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77	%%* CantSpitItOut: Towards Naoko. [[spoiler:Until he gives up and moves on.]]
78	%%* TheChewToy
79	%%* {{Determinator}}: Especially when Naoko is at risk.
80	%%* FightingFromTheInside
81	%%* HotBlooded: And how!
82	* KnightTemplar: Ikkou takes a very hard line with the Tenma and isn't all that careful about collateral damage.
83	* TheLoad: Spends a good chunk of the series mind-controlled by immensely powerful enemies [[spoiler:on more than one occasion]]. When he's not, he's often hot-tempered, impulsive, and reckless in combat, and he possesses a dangerous mix of immersive destructive power and of a lack of concern for collateral damage when angry. More than one unnecessary fight starts or almost starts thanks to him.
84	* MeaningfulName: "Zenkai" can mean "complete destruction." "Ikkou" can mean "absolutely, completely, totally."
85	%%* OffhandBackhand: To Fushi [[spoiler:when Evil/Yasha mind controls him.]]
86	%%* PutOnABus: Socially, anyway, once [[spoiler:he gives up his powers.]]
87	* VillainTeleportation: Subverted in that he retains these powers from Destruction after regaining control of himself.
88	* WhatTheHellHero: Wow. So much.
89	** [[spoiler:Accidentally destroying all life on Earth as he broke Destruction's control.]]
90	** [[spoiler:Killing Onchi just as she (unknown to him) broke through her Tenma conditioning and became an innocent again.]]
91	** [[spoiler:Picking a fight with the Knight of the Holy Order and later pissing off the Angel of Order.]]
92	** [[spoiler:Blows up Mt. Fuji just to injure the Knight of the Holy Order.]]
93	** Eventually, this pattern of behavior [[spoiler:makes the rest of the main cast cut him out of the loop and then later abandon him after he gives up his powers and no longer needs to be sat on to keep out of trouble.]] Ouch.
94	%%* TheWorfEffect: Happens on rare occasion. It would happen more if Ikkou wasn't just that powerful.
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96	!!Fushi Yoriyama
97	The Phoenix Samurai and host of the Angel of Life. [[spoiler:Naoko's future husband.]] First appears as a grown man who doesn't realize he's travelled back in time. He plays a critical role in "From the Ashes," and eventually joins the cast again later as a teenager.
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99	* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: Not a FieryRedhead in personality, but he does have hair to match his flame powers.
100	%%* CoolSword: Chou.
101	* {{Foreshadowing}}: His time in "From the Ashes" is a virtual fountain of foreshadowing for the plot of Requiem, which was published 10-11 years later.
102	* {{Futureshadowing}}:
103	** Dear Lord, did we really read a scene on [[http://www.darkbolt.com/comic.cfm?Page=257 pp. 257]]-260 from [[http://www.darkbolt.com/comic.cfm?Page=2400 pp. 2400]]-2403?
104	** Also, look at all the future character designs and semi-spoilers in Fushi's memories on [[http://www.darkbolt.com/comic.cfm?Page=350 p. 350]].
105	* ItMakesSenseInContext: His early dialog with and reactions to Naoko and Ikkou, and they only get even more confusing over the course of the comic until you finally catch up with where he left.
106	* KnightTemplar:
107	** Fushi was more than willing to murder a helpless Tenma captive before Yun and Mariko walked in on him.
108	** Later he, cold-bloodedly [[spoiler:sacrifices Bumper to ensure Destruction dies.]]
109	* MeaningfulName: "Fushi" can mean "eternal life."
110	%%* PlayingWithFire
111	%%* {{Samurai}}
112	%%* StableTimeLoop: How he met Naoko. [[spoiler:And Chou.]]
113	[[/folder]]
114
115	[[folder:Other Allies]]
116
117	!!Shiori Murasaki
118	A mysterious, purple-haired transfer student in Naoko's class. She and her brother seem strangely interested in Naoko and Ikkou and keep a distant watch over critical events. [[spoiler:She is a Time Elemental sent on a mission with her brother to retrieve the Orb of Destruction from Ikkou. Eventually she becomes human after a HeroicSacrifice and decides to find happiness on Earth. She eventually falls in love with Ikkou and is handed control of the Genji Corporation.]]
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120	%%* AlienAmongUs
121	%%* CoolGate
122	%%* FriendlessBackground
123	%%* HealingHands
124	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:She gives her life to give Ikkou more time to charge up an attack. Thankfully, [[UnexplainedRecovery she gets better]].]]
125	* HumanityEnsues: [[spoiler:Yun can't bring all of her back when she dies, and so she becomes human. She is absolutely delighted with it.]]
126	* HumansThroughAlienEyes: [[spoiler:She has a lot of adjusting to do to life as a human and is very appreciative of many of the little things people take for granted.]]
127	%%* {{Invisibility}}: [[spoiler:Naoko can see through it, though.]]
128	* MeaningfulName: "Murasaki" means "purple," like her hair. [[spoiler:Her Time Elemental name is "Shichiji" or "seven o'clock."]]
129	%%* MysteriousWatcher
130	* RescueRomance: [[spoiler:With Ikkou. She'd been keeping an eye on him, but you get the sense that things really clicked when he caught her falling into the void in Elysium. Later reversed when Ikkou realizes she's ''literally'' the kind of girl who would give her life for you.]]
131	* ShrinkingViolet: Subverted. [[spoiler:It's a false front that comes from a mixture of no prior human contact, a mission that requires distance, and fate-bound life that doesn't offer room for happiness. Her modeling / public striptease for Ikkou at the talent show should put to rest any question of whether that's really who she is.]]
132	%%* TimeMaster: Seems to also include...
133	* UnexpectedInheritance: [[spoiler:Tatsuya gives her Satsuo's control of the Genji Corporation before leaving to perform his atonement as some compensation for her death at his hands.]]
134	* YouCantFightFate: Zig-zagged. [[spoiler:She is initially far more fatalistic that Johji until Chou tells her that she will find happiness on Earth.]]
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136	!!Johji Murasaki
137	Shiori's older brother who keeps a similar mysterious watch over the main characters but is more notable for his quiet hostility towards Ikkou. [[spoiler:He is a Time Elemental, sent on a mission before the series starts to retrieve Destruction from Ikkou.]]
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139	%%* AlienAmongUs
140	* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler:The PhantomZone he fights Ikkou in later lets Ikkou use Golden Crash against a villain without fear of wiping out the city or planet.]]
141	%%* FriendlessBackground: Part of why he's not good with people.
142	* {{Hypocrite}}: Shiori accuses him of being one [[spoiler:over his interest in Naoko and in changing his fate while denigrating her own interest in humanity.]]
143	* {{Jerkass}}: He mellows some over time, but he never becomes "nice" by any definition. {{Lampshaded}} at one point when he wears a shirt that says "Jerk" on it.
144	%%* KnightInSourArmor
145	* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Subverted and defied. Johji doesn't care about Shiori's love life in particular; he's just smothering and controlling in general. [[spoiler:..To the point of spying on her thoughts. Semi-justified since he's as much her superior on a mission as her brother.]] Shiori repeatedly tells him to mind his own business.
146	%%* LightningBruiser
147	* LonelyTogether: [[spoiler:Johji tries to convince Naoko to let him have a chance for this reason. It's subverted in that Johji doesn't actually care about Naoko; he just wants to ScrewDestiny.]]
148	* MeaningfulName: "Murasaki" means "purple," like his forelocks. [[spoiler:His Time Elemental name is "Juuji" or "ten o'clock."]]
149	%%* MysteriousWatcher
150	* PhantomZone: [[spoiler:The zone of frozen time he fights Ikkou in.]]
151	%%* {{Telepathy}}: With Shiori. [[spoiler:Much to her irritation.]]
152	%%* TimeMaster
153	%%* UnskilledButStrong
154	* YouCantFightFate: Zig-zagged. [[spoiler:He tries to court Naoko primarily to prove that he can ScrewDestiny and maybe find happiness. He's told by Chou that "not everything" can be changed.]]
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156	!!Hana
157	Hana is Mariko's girly-girl friend. She's dating Katsu. [[spoiler:Later, she is revealed to have the "ultimate human soul."]]
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159	* ClingyJealousGirl: To Katsu. He fumes at him if he says anything nice about how another girl looks, including their friends.
160	* TheDitz: Thinks Mariko talking to someone she can't see and trying to get her to run away is [[WeWereRehearsingAPlay Mariko Rehearsing A Play]]. See also the IntentionalEngrishForFunny joke on the main page.
161	* GenkiGirl
162
163	%%!!Nobu
164	%%Bespectacled friend to Ikkou and Katsu.
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166	%%* NerdGlasses
167
168	%%!!Katsu
169	%%Hana's boyfriend and genial jock friend to Ikkou and the rest of the main cast.
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171	!!Chou
172	The Phoenix Samurai's phoenix companion. Chou has a number of magical powers including the ability to turn into a sword. [[spoiler:Stays with Naoko after Fushi returns to the future.]]
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174	%%* BondCreature
175	%%* EquippableAlly
176	%%* HealingHands
177	%%* ThePhoenix
178	* RetroactivePrecognition: Chou can show people things to come from his memories.
179	* StableTimeLoop: [[spoiler:Chou is eternally part of the loop between Fushi's first appearance in "After the Ashes" and his departure to the past in "Requiem."]]
180	* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Inverted. Chou speaks entirely in squawks, and everyone can understand him. Except the reader.
181	[[/folder]]
182
183	! Antagonists and Neutral Characters by Arc
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185	Antagonists are divvied up by the arc they first make a significant contribution to the plot in. Antagonists who pull a HeelFaceTurn should be listed below.
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187	[[folder:Arc 1: "Darkbolt"]]
188	!!Queen Yasha
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190	%%* BigBad
191	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: She seems to genuinely care for Sensha. [[spoiler:Doesn't stop her from trying to choke her to death, though she sheds tears while doing so.]]
192	%%* EvilLaughter: She's not one to let a set back crush her morale.
193	%%* {{Expy}}: Of Queen Beryl from ''Anime/SailorMoon''.
194	%%* LoadBearingBoss: [[spoiler:For the Tenma marks.]]
195	* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:Demotes Dakuu for his failures after ''10,000 years of service.'']]
196
197	!!General Dakuu
198	The first major villain of the series. He wants to unleash the Demons in the hopes that they will help him overthrow Queen Yasha in gratitude for her release. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, after failing repeatedly with the first three Demons, he succeeds with Destruction only to end up killed by him. A decade of real world time later, he returns in "Requiem" as the main villain.]]
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200	%%* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:In "Requiem," the final story arc.]]
201	* ChekhovsSkill:
202	** White Crusher shows up a bit later in [[spoiler:Dolands' hands.]]
203	** [[spoiler:Control over the Void. It's how he brings back all the fallen Tenma.]]
204	* TheDragon: [[spoiler:The DragonAscendant in "Requiem"]]
205	* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Against Destruction. Ends poorly for him in the long run.]]
206	%%* GenreBlindness: What else can you call the plan to grant {{Ordinary High School Student}}s a SuperpoweredEvilSide?
207	%%* InTheHood: [[spoiler:Until TheReveal, anyway.]]
208	* TheStarscream: Plans to use the Demons to overthrow Yasha.
209	* VillainExitStageLeft: Most oddly when [[BondVillainStupidity he fails to destroy Naoko after she regains control of her body.]]
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211	!!Crystal and Stem
212	Two monsters that serve Dakuu. They lack Tenma marks, [[spoiler:but seem to be revived with the other loyal Tenma just fine.]] Crystal is a woman made of crystal. Stem is a plant-monster girl.
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214	%%* CombatTentacles: Stem
215	* GardenOfEvil: Naoko makes the mistake of teleporting the two of them to a park to be away from people.
216	%%* GenkiGirl: Crystal.
217	%%* LiterallyShatteredLives: She threatens Naoko with this if she doesn't turn over the unused Demon orbs.
218	* MadArtist: Crystal considers turning people into statues "art."
219	%%* {{Meaningful Name}}s
220	%%* PlantPerson: Stem
221	* TakenForGranite: Crystal can turn people into crystal to use as hostages against Naoko.
222	%%* WhenTreesAttack: Stem
223
224	!!Sensha
225	Yasha's EnigmaticMinion [[spoiler:and virtual daughter]] who is aware of Dakuu's ambitions and loves to taunt him over his failures. Sensha's own motives are a mystery for the first and much of the second story arcs. [[spoiler:It turns out that she's been planning to overthrow Yasha and free the galaxy of the Tenma's rule. She eventually becomes the leader of the reformed Tenma and a major ally to the main characters.]]
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227	* CantCatchUp: Sensha isn't much use [[spoiler:in the fight against Yasha]] and [[{{Lampshading}} bemoans the fact]].
228	%%* TheChessmaster
229	* DesignatedGirlFight: Subverted. [[http://www.darkbolt.com/comic.cfm?Page=328 Naoko takes her out pretty quickly and leaves her on the sidelines since she's just not a threat.]]
230	%%* TheDragon: [[spoiler:After Dakuu's death.]]
231	%%* EnigmaticMinion: Boy does she ''revel'' in it with Dakuu!
232	%%* PetTheDog: When Sensha and her team mourn [[spoiler:Lang.]]
233	* PropheticFallacy: Yasha knows that Sensha is fated to [[spoiler:bring great change to the Tenma.]] She does.
234	* Really700YearsOld: Zig-zagged. [[spoiler:She thinks she's 200. She was actually born 10,000 years ago and brought as a baby to the time she thinks she's from and raised by Yasha.]]
235	[[/folder]]
236
237	[[folder:Arc 2: "From the Ashes"]]
238	%%!!Delphus
239	%%A member of Sensha's QuirkyMinibossSquad in "From the Ashes."
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241	%%* AnimatedArmor
242	%%* TheBrute
243	%%* TheComicallySerious: [[http://www.darkbolt.com/comic.cfm?Page=324 Tell me panel 9 isn't hilarious.]]
244	%%* GentleGiant: As seen [[spoiler:after Lang's death.]]
245	%%* MadeOfIron
246	%%* TheSpeechless
247	%%* TheStoic
248
249	!!Lang
250	A member of Sensha's QuirkyMinibossSquad in "From the Ashes."
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252	* BlowYouAway: Wind Tunnel and Maelstrom.
253	* ButtMonkey: At the receiving end of Tempus' unwanted advances and generally the most comic relief in the fight with the main characters.
254	%%* RazorWind: Aero Cutter
255	* {{Tsundere}}: Maybe. Shippers would probably make a lot of out of him blushing while dropping Tempus after Tempus gushes over him saving him.
256	%%* YouShallNotPass: [[spoiler:Sealed by TemptingFate when taunting the heroes doing so.]]
257
258	!!Tempus
259	The last member of Sensha's QuirkyMinibossSquad in "From the Ashes."
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261	%%* AvengingTheVillain
262	%%* BigNo: [[spoiler:When Lang dies. [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Seems he really did love him]].]]
263	* CampGay: Extremely flirty with Lang and pretty much beats down Ikkou with slaps.
264	* MeaningfulName: "Tempus" is Latin for "time."
265	%%* TimeMaster
266
267	!!Gleya
268	Leader of the third team of Tenma sent by Yasha after the protagonists to discover both [[spoiler:what happened to Sensha]] and [[spoiler:where the Orb of Life is.]]
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270	%%* BelligerentSexualTension: With Kakko. That or else she genuinely doesn't like him.
271	* CoolGate: Gleya has portal powers.
272	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Killed by the broken off blade of her own weapon.]]
273	* InvisibleToNormals: Mariko is the only one who can see her when she confronts Mariko in the middle of a populated street with Hana at her side.
274	%%* LadyOfWar: Fits her choice of a naginata as her weapon.
275
276	!!Shiya
277	A member of Gleya's search team. She plays the most passive role, trying to observe while avoiding conflict. [[spoiler:She is in contact with Onchi's mind when she breaks her Tenma conditioning and is the only member of the team to survive contact with the party to bring back news of Sensha's betrayal to Yasha.]]
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279	%%* BlindSeer
280	* MeaningfulName; "Shiya" sounds like the romanization of "seer." It also can mean "field of vision" or "outlook."
281	* {{Stripperific}}: Her dress covers little of her front torso other than the minimum essentials of her breasts.
282
283	!!Onchi
284	Another member of Gleya's team. She's is a recent Tenma inductee who wants to prove herself. However, she's taken an odd interest in the way the people of Earth live. Along with Shiya, she's on the team following Ikkou when Fushi jumps them.
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286	* ActualPacifist: [[spoiler:She didn't want to fight. She just wanted to live out her dream of being a rock star, here on Earth.]]
287	* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Onchi has light blue skin and green hair with magenta forelocks.
288	* DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler:The stress of facing death against Ikkou allows her to break her [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Tenma conditioning]] right before he kills her.]]
289	%%* LoudOfWar
290	* MeaningfulName: "Onchi" can mean "tone deaf."
291	* ThePowerOfRock: [[spoiler:Seeing a girl singing on TV started the chain of memories that broke her brainwashing.]]
292	* {{Stripperific}}: She pretty much wears nothing but black cups (with no straps) for her breasts and black belts as panties.
293
294	!!Kansha
295	The last female member of Gleya's team. Her powers are based on paper talismans. [[spoiler:She is capture and then let go by Yun. She later appears in the fight with Yasha as the source behind the effect that is blocking their demon powers and is swiftly killed.]]
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297	* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Genuinely doesn't understand that [[spoiler:Yun has no intention of killing her after he captured her.]]
298	* MeaningfulName: Maybe. "Kansha" means "thanks," but that really doesn't fit the character.
299	%%* PaperTalisman: The core of Kansha's powers.
300	%%* TheParalyzer: This eventually leads to an example of[[spoiler:HoistByHisOwnPetard]] by Yun.
301	%%* PowerNullifier, which lets her NoSell Yun at first.
302	* {{Stripperiffic}}: You remember Shiya's dress? Now have something similar ''floating'' and inch or two away from the body with huge floating epaulettes. Oh the magic of "camera" angles. (Are we seeing a pattern for this team?)
303	%%* TruthSerum
304
305	!!Kakko
306	The token male member of Gleya's team. A flirt who hits on Gleya much to her irritation and spends much of his time watching the heroes watching pretty girls instead. He meets Naoko and, like Shiya, tries the non-violent approach, only this time with a more receptive audience.
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308	%%* BelligerentSexualTension: Depends on how you read his relationship with Gleya.
309	%%* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:How Ikkou stops him from killing Naoko.]]
310	%%* ConsummateLiar
311	%%* FalseFlagOperation
312	%%* HandsomeLech
313	* InTheBack: [[spoiler:Once Shiya discovers that humans can break Tenma conditioning, he decides to shoot Naoko in the back.]]
314	* MeaningfulName: "Kakko ii" means "attractive" or "stylish."
315	%%* SmallNameBigEgo
316	[[/folder]]
317
318	[[folder:Arc 3: Spirit Sanctuary]]
319	!!Yun's Grandfather
320	Priest of the Holy Sanctuary. Yun's grandfather is the misguided main antagonist of the third major arc. After receiving a letter from Yun in which Yun poured out his worries over becoming the host of Death and of Death's increasing grip on his soul, Yun's grandfather calls upon the aid of angels to save Yun's soul, knowing that it will most likely mean Yun's death.
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322	* HeroicSacrifice: Subverted, twice. [[spoiler:He gives his soul to call upon a powerful angelic warrior to fight the demons, but this cements his last action as an antagonist and not a hero, and it turns out to be a DisneyDeath anyway.]]
323	* SinisterMinister: Subverted. He's the "bad guy" of a CrystalDragonJesus church that's trying to kill the main characters, but he's unequivocally a good guy who just doesn't have all the facts.
324	* WellIntentionedExtremist: He thinks Death and the other Demons will claim the souls of Yun and his friends and imprison them within their own bodies while wreaking havoc and terror on the universe. His motives are to MercyKill Yun before that can happen or after if it's too late.
325
326	%%!!The Knight of the Holy Order
327	%%A LivingStatue created to destroy the demons and seal them away with the Holy Sword of Order.
328	%%----
329	%%* CoolSword
330	%%* ChurchMilitant
331	%%* KnightTemplar: Averted. He won't listen to the heroes at first, but he could…
332	%%* NeverHurtAnInnocent: [[spoiler:Yun knows this and lets him strike him to prove his own innocence.]]
333	%%* FriendlyFireproof: The Holy Sword.
334	%%* LivingStatue
335	%%* PassingTheTorch
336	%%* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe
337
338	!!The Seven Holy Cherubs
339	The second angelic force called to attack the heroes. They are a group of SuperDeformed angels created to act as direct servants of the Angels, and they seem to regard them as their parents. The names we know are:
340	* Tenkou - Male with blue hair and feathered silver wings. The Leader
341	* Seidou - Male with bronze skin and metallic wings. Capable of reflecting attacks.
342	* Tetsu - Male with lack hair, grey skin, black-feathered wings. Most hostile to the heroes.
343	%%** HotBlooded
344	%%** WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Fortunately, that gets nipped in the bud.]]
345	* Kongou - Female with purple hair, blue-silver feathered wings, and floating crystals. Known as "The Diamond Truth" and CannotTellALie or be lied to.
346	%%** CheerfulChild
347
348	The remaining three are a female cherub in a green dress with monarch butterfly wings, a tanned female with blond hair and golden wings, and a blue-skinned male with silver hair and wings that are blurred in constant motion, like a hummingbird.
349
350	All of the Cherubs meet the following tropes:
351	----
352	* ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty: Averted. Befitting their child-like appearance, they call the angels of Order and Love "Mommy" and generally act like loving children towards them.
353	* ParentalAbandonment: Tetsu is the angriest about it, but none of have heard from the Angels in millennia.
354	%%* SuperDeformed
355	[[/folder]]
356
357	[[folder:Arc 4: Elysium]]
358	!!Satsuo Genji
359	Head of the Genji Corporation, which makes its debut at the end of the prior chapter covering up the appearance of the Angel of Order. Satsuo is in need of help to deal with his brother, who is the antagonist of this arc. [[spoiler:Initially he approaches the Time Elementals, unaware of the Demons.]]
360	----
361	%%* HeroicSacrifice
362	%%* LoveMartyr: Figuratively and literally.
363	%%* NonActionGuy
364	* NotWhatItLooksLike: [[spoiler:When Johji sees that he's partially ripped Shiori's blouse off to see her Time Elemental tattoo.]]
365	* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: His worry about his brother is more important than his company to him.
366	%%* ThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow: His reaction to his brother's research.
367
368	!!Tatsuya Genji
369	An archaeologist who has been studying ancient relics relating to the Demons and Angels. [[spoiler:Tatsuya has discovered Elysium, where the Angel of Love sleeps, and is stealing divine power from her. He is also responsible for the other Angels being unable to return to our plane of reality.]]
370	---
371	%%* TheAtoner: And how!
372	* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: His FreudianExcuse is jealousy towards his much more successful brother.
373	* LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:All of his powers come from warped misuse of Love.]]
374	* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:His arrow attack sends Yun into one by robbing him of love for everything, including life.]]
375	%%* LoveRedeems
376	%%* MegaManning
377	%%* OneWingedAngel: Twice. The second time, literally.
378	%%* PowerNullifier
379	%%* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity
380
381	!!Lie
382	One of Tatsuya's servants. His powers are tied to deception, seduction, and betrayal.
383	----
384	* BluffTheImpostor: [[spoiler:Ikkou spots the fake Naoko when she throws herself at him. That's what he would want, but it's not what he can have.]]
385	%%* CharmPerson: Girls-only, though.
386	* DespairGambit: [[spoiler:Tries it by breaking Mariko's heart as Yun.]]
387	* FallenAngel: Lie looks like a scarred angel.
388	* MasterOfIllusion: He can make you see what you want to see.
389	%%* SpotTheImpostor
390
391	!!Mask
392	One of Tatsuya's servants. His powers are more physical and related to darkness, restraint, and teleportation.
393	----
394	%%* BondageIsBad
395	%%* CombatSadomasochist
396	* VillainTeleportation: One of the few that can catch and teleport his enemies.
397	[[/folder]]
398
399	! Cosmic Forces
400
401	[[folder:The Demons]]
402	The ancient, primordial spirits / [[GodOfEvil gods of evil]] that spawned all the ills of the universe. They have been sealed away in orbs for 10,000 or more years before the start of the series, with the exception of Evil, which has been Yasha's partner for an unknown period of time.
403
404	!!Darkbolt, Demon of Darkness
405	----
406	* AffablyEvil: Once the pecking order is sorted out, anyway. He eventually becomes a reluctant ally to Naoko [[spoiler:and eventually seems to have feelings for her.]]
407	%%* DarkIsEvil: And directly linked to fear.
408	* EmotionEater: Darkbolt thrives off of pain, fear, and despair.
409	* HumanoidAlien: He's an art-deco-esque panther-man made of shadow.
410	* HumansThroughAlienEyes: Mostly comes up when Darkbolt criticizes Naoko for her self-doubts and emotional weaknesses.
411	* NobleDemon: Once beaten, he forms a reluctant and uneasy partnership with Naoko.
412	* SmugSnake: Even at his nicest, he looks down on all other creatures as his inferiors.
413	* TricksterMentor: He slowly works on Naoko's insecurities -- mostly through mockery and derision.
414
415	!!War
416	----
417	* BloodKnight: It's the demon of '''WAR'''. Bloodlust is its reason for existence.
418	%%* ElementalPowers: Same as Mariko, naturally.
419	* HumanoidAlien: A blood-covered, red werewolf with a bladed tail.
420	* NobleDemon: Willingly submits to Mariko out of loyalty to Darkbolt.
421
422	!!Death
423	----
424	%%* ElementalPowers: Same as Yun, naturally.
425	* HumanoidAlien: A humanoid raven.
426	* NobleDemon: Willingly submits to Yun out of loyalty to Darkbolt.
427
428	!!Destruction
429	----
430	%%* AxCrazy
431	%%* TheDreaded
432	%%* EarthShatteringKaboom: Golden Crash, literally.
433	* IntelligentGerbil: Unlike most of the rest of the Demons, Destruction isn't humanoid so much as a bus-sized, nasty, apatosaurus-like lizard. Mentally, he's pretty human-like, though.
434	%%* PersonOfMassDestruction: As shown by the pre-requisite CurbStompBattle against the army and air force.
435	%%* SmugSnake
436	* TheStarscream: Has wanted to overthrow Darkbolt for millennia, and so he recognizes Dakuu's regicidal ambitions instantly.
437	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Almost does this to [[spoiler:Dakuu after he reveals where Yasha is.]] Decides to spare him to see if he really ''has'' outlived said usefulness or not.
438
439	!!Evil
440	----
441	* BrainWashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Hypnotizes Ikkou into thinking he's Destruction.]]
442	%%* GiantSpider
443	%%* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Her forelegs are '''sharp'''.
444	%%* IntelligentGerbil
445	* MasterOfIllusion: Violet Web causes her enemies to think all their allies have been replaced with monsters out to kill them.
446	%%* MindControl
447	* TheStarscream: Wanted to kill Darkbolt and take control of the other demons. However, she seems less eager than Destruction, because she and Yasha only continuously suggest that they don't need Naoko alive rather than directly order her death.
448	%%* TheSymbiote: Has a full partnership with Yasha.
449	* TokenGirl: Only female Demon.
450
451	!!Chaos
452	----
453	%%* TheDreaded
454	* EldritchAbomination: Usually appears as a whirling field of static.
455	* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Chaos can do literally ''anything''.
456	[[/folder]]
457
458	[[folder:The Angels]]
459	The Angels are the forces of creation that made all things good in the universe. They once guarded the Earth but [[HaveYouSeenMyGod retreated from the universe]] once the Demons were sealed away.
460
461	!!Life
462	----
463	%%* PlayingWithFire
464	* {{Samurai}}: Wears the same armor and uses a similar sword to Fushi but adds a helmet.
465	* SealedGoodInACan: [[spoiler:Sealed 10,000 years ago by Darkbolt.]]
466	* StableTimeLoop: [[spoiler:With Fushi and using his power in concert with himself to revive the Earth.]]
467
468	!!Order
469	----
470	* BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil: She mildly admonishes the heroes for [[spoiler:killing Evil]] due to this trope.
471	* BlindfoldedVision: She's got a Lady Justice motif going on.
472	%%* CarryABigStick
473	* KnightTemplar: Zig-zagged. In "Spirit Sanctuary," she's the voice of reason holding back her agents from attacking the humans who imprison the Demons within themselves. In "Elysium," she takes a '''far''' harder line with the villain than everyone else present, and [[spoiler:she collectively punishes the heroes for standing up to her judgment by refusing to aid them or the Earth in the future.]]
474
475	!!Love
476	----
477	%%* {{Forgiveness}}: She's the Angel of Love.
478	* MacGuffinSuperPerson: Imprisoned by Tatsuya as the source of his powers.
479	%%* SealedGoodInACan
480
481	!!Peace
482	----
483	* ActualPacifist: Probably, given his sphere of influence. He definitely tries to avoid conflict with the heroes.
484	%%* CoolShades
485	%%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

Context Characters / Darkbolt