Line #368 Characters/Garo


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3	For the characters from the [[Series/GAROTheOneWhoShinesInTheDarkness third season]], see [[Characters/GAROTheOneWhoShinesInTheDarkness here]].
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5	For characters introduced in the [[Series/GAROVersusRoad seventh season]], see [[Characters/GAROVersusRoad here]].
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7	For characters introduced in the [[Anime/GaroTheAnimation first anime]], see [[Characters/GaroTheAnimation here]].
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9	For characters introduced in the [[Anime/GaroCrimsonMoon second anime]], see [[Characters/GaroCrimsonMoon here]].
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11	For characters introduced in the [[Anime/GAROVanishingLine third anime]], see [[Characters/GAROVanishingLine here]].
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14	!! Kouga Saejima (GARO the Golden Knight)
15	!!! Portrayed by: Ryosei Konishi
16	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fk_kouga.jpg]]
17	[[caption-width-right:300:The Golden Knight]]
18	Kouga is a renowned Makai Knight who inherited the title from his father, Taiga Saejima. His weapon of choice is a longsword. While he is coldly dedicated to his mission at the start of the series, even heartlessly using Kaoru as bait for Horrors, he slowly begins to care for her without ever losing his stoic personality.
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20	* ActionHero: Considering he fights monsters that prey on humans, this is a given. That being said, he's introduced as an AntiHero at first, as he initially uses Kaoru as bait to lure in Horrors.
21	* {{BFS}}: His powerful sword is already big to begin with. Then when he rides his horse, ''Gouten'' he can transform it into a insanely huge version of it, [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars ''Zankantou-style'']] to take down Horrors the size of houses.
22	* EveryoneHasStandards: PlayedForLaughs. He ''really'' hates bad acting of any kind.
23	* GoodWearsWhite: Kouga is the franchise's original hero and wears a white BadassLongcoat.
24	* IJustWantToBeNormal: has shades of this in ''Makai Senki'' after he is [[spoiler: given the Seal of Destruction and given a limited time to live]]. He is doing more domestic activities which he would not have been interested in during the first series, mainly revolving around spending time Kaoru.
25	* InLoveWithTheMark: Well, not mark per say, but by law, all Makai Knights are to kill whoever is splattered with Horror blood on sight. He doesn't kill Kaoru in order to use her as bait to lure out Horrors, but as the series progresses, he genuinely comes to care about her. [[spoiler:Best shown when Kaoru becomes the vessel for Messiah, where he does everything in his power to save her.]]
26	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's cold and dedicated to his task, and even uses Kaoru as bait to draw out Horrors, but he's nonetheless a caring person behind that rough exterior of his. He does begin to soften up as he spends more time with Kaoru.
27	* LightIsGood: Kouga wears a white coat and his Garo armor is gold.
28	* LonelyRichKid: Played with. He's the Makai equivalent of an aristocrat but he grew up with nearly no friends (except Jabi and his butler) and spent most of his time as a child training to slay Horrors. However, he ''did'' make friends when he was younger at a training camp. [[spoiler:He ended up losing all of them thanks to a Horror.]]
29	* MarriedToTheJob: He's dedicated to his job as a Makai Knight and will do whatever it takes, even if he has to use someone splattered with Horror's blood as bait to draw them out. He starts to soften up thanks to Kaoru, though. [[spoiler:He even marries her at some point.]]
30	* MistakenIdentity: Rei believes Kouga to be the one who murdered his fiance and adoptive father, due to the murderer being a Makai Knight bearing a strong resemblance to GARO's own armor and possessing the same fighting style. [[spoiler:Although the resemblance in armor is coincidental, Barago using the same fighting style is not. After all, he was trained by Kouga's father.]]
31	* NobleMaleRoguishMale: The Noble to Rei's Roguish Male
32	* NoSocialSkills: ''Dear god yes''. Having been raised in the lifestyle of a Makai Knight, he knows little to nothing about things the average person would know. Case in point, his first meeting with Kaoru, where he shoves her against a pillar to see if she's the Horror he's after.
33	* NotSoStoic: One way to get a rise out of Kouga is to harm anyone he cares about.
34	* PowerLimiter: Like all Makai Knights, he has a time limit whenever he dons his armor. He gets another one in ''Makai Senki'', which is arguably worse in that it drastically weakens him every time he dons the armor.
35	* SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining: Kouga could kick the ass of any demon that's thrown at him. Just don't ask him to coherently express his feelings, question him on appropriate social interaction, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking or play poker]].
36	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Kouga is ridiculously wealthy and won't hesitate to use his money in pursuit of his mission. When confronting a Horror that has possessed an actor taking the lead role in a play, he ensures a one-on-one showdown by ''buying all the tickets''.
37	* SingleTargetSexuality: Even though he has two incredibly beautiful Makai Priests who have shown some sort of interest in him and in a series where there is fanservice abound, Kaoru is the only person Kouga has shown any romantic attraction to. In the short time they were together, he fell for her and is the ''only'' woman he ever expressed feelings for when they were separated.
38	* TheStoic: You'd be hard-pressed to get any kind of emotion out of him, and hardly anything fazes him. By ''Makai Senki'', he's loosened up considerably, which Rei comments on.
39	* SugarAndIcePersonality: Even though he loves Kaoru, he still hasn't quite figured out the mechanics of expressing that affection in way that doesn't make him look like a jerk or incredibly awkward.
40	* TraumaCongaLine: Dear god, ''where do we start''? As a child, Kouga not only witnesses the [[spoiler:traumatic death of his father]] but also [[spoiler:the deaths of his childhood Makai-training camp friends whom he witnessed '''GET EATEN''' right before his eyes.]] As an adult, he is isolated, emotionally repressed, socially awkward, and ruthlessly devoted to a frankly horrific job that will probably end up getting him killed at a young age. Despite all this, he meets the love of his life under horrible circumstances in which she is cursed to die in a hundred days. He literally goes through hell to retrieve her cure, they get a breather, and then they find out that she's actually [[spoiler: [[ApocalypseMaiden a gate]] for the ultimate Horror to pass through]]. Her trusted mentor is actually the BigBad who [[spoiler: killed his father]] and who [[spoiler: invokes another villain to possess her body.]] While this is happening, Kouga is getting his ass kicked by Barago, Kodama (during which he nearly became a soulless monster), GULM, [[spoiler: Messiah!Kaoru]], Messiah, and then Barago's armour KIBA. Come in the second season, ''he'' [[spoiler: is the one cursed to die this time around]], and just as he thinks that's about to be resolved, he gets [[spoiler: almost permanently absorbed by the corpse of the demon Ganon to help create Idea, a monstrous robotic weapon designed by a man who wishes him and every other Makai Knight dead simply for being "not good enough" at fighting the Horrors.]]
41	* WhatTheHellHero: In the first season. Rather than kill Kaoru, who by law should be killed after she's splattered with Horror blood, he uses her as bait so he can draw out more Horrors for him to kill. Needless to say, Kaoru is ''not'' happy when she learns about this. Even Rei, who at the time was a {{Jerkass}} that wanted to kill Kouga due to a case of MistakenIdentity, calls him out on this.
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43	!! Rei Suzumura (ZERO the Silver Fanged Knight)
44	!!! Portrayed by: Ray Fujita
45	Rei is a Makai Knight who shirked his responsibilities to pursue a personal vendetta against Kouga, who he believes murdered his lover. He wields two swords that can combine into a single weapon when in his armour. Though he acts friendly and familiar, his true personality is cold and focused.
46	* AcquiredPoisonImmunity: As shown in the sixth episode of ''Makai Senki'', it appears that he has an immunity to poison, although it is unclear if the trait is unique to him or if all Makai Knights possess a similar immunity.
47	* BifurcatedWeapon: The two blades he uses can combine into one dual bladed weapon. [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks Can be used as a Boomerang too]].
48	%%* BigEater: Mostly of sweets.
49	* DualWielding: Wields two powerful short swords skillfully in combat.
50	* FriendlyRival: What he and Kouga end up as in the end. ''GARO and the Wailing Dragon'''s penultimate scene has the two friends joyfully reuniting, and then engaging in a formal duel to settle once for all who's best. [[spoiler: It's not shown who won.]]
51	* EnigmaticMinion: At first, but he mellows out by the end of the series once the misunderstandings are cleared up.
52	* HeelFaceTurn: While not evil persay, he starts as an enemy due to a major misunderstanding and the manipulation of [[spoiler:the Eastern Watchdogs]]. After the truth comes to light, he becomes a staunch ally.
53	* IneffectualLoner: May have something to do with his DarkAndTroubledPast, he mostly try his best to shun contact from anyone after battle. Even if they are friends. Still, he will never hesitate to lend a helping hand when the time comes.
54	%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
55	%%* TheLancer: To Kouga
56	* MeaningfulRename: Formerly Ginga Suzumura, he changed his name to Rei[[note]]Meaning "zero"[[/note]] after the deaths of his lover and adoptive father.
57	%%* TheMentor: To Raiga in his childhood.
58	%%* MyHeroZero
59	%%* NobleMaleRoguishMale: The Roguish Male to Kouga's Noble Male
60	* ParentalSubstitute: He was the one who trained Raiga in his childhood after [[spoiler: Kouga and Kaoru disappeared.]]
61	* PerpetualSmiler: And when he stops smiling, [[LetsGetDangerous it's asskicking time]].
62	%%* ReverseGrip: This is his signature fighting style.
63	* SweetTooth: He pretty much survives on sweets. ''Series/ZEROBlackBlood'', he's shown pouring a ridiculous amount of sugar into a cup of coffee.
64	%%* TheRival: At first.
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66	!! Kaoru Mitsuki
67	!!! Portrayed by: Mika Hijii
68	When she is introduced, she is a struggling young artist whose life becomes entangled with Kouga's after she is caught in the middle of a fight between Kouga and a Horror. In the ensuing battle, she is splashed with the monster's blood and afterwards cursed to die in a hundred days. Kouga initially decides to use her as Horror bait but as they grow closer, he ends up falling for her and is determined to protect her at all costs.
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70	%%* ApocalypseMaiden: [[spoiler: Kaoru turns out to be one at the end of the first series.]]
71	%%* BreakTheCutie
72	* DamselInDistress: In the first series, hardly an episode passes where nothing is trying to eat/kill/rape/abduct Kaoru. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] though, as in the first half, the Horror blood she'd been dosed with made her [[SupernaturallyDeliciousAndNutritious a very appealing meal to Horrors]]. In the later half, [[spoiler: it's because she's a key part of Messiah's master plan.]]
73	%%* DarkActionGirl: [[spoiler: Whenever she becomes possessed by Messiah.]]
74	* TheDulcineaEffect: Subverted at first. Kouga is a knight and Kaoru is a DamselInDistress but it isn't romantic interest that has him sticking around after he rescues her but because he's using her as a lure for more Horrors. Gradually played straight since he ends up falling in love with her and becomes increasingly unwilling to put her in danger.
75	%%* GirlNextDoor
76	* HerosMuse: Even when she's not around, Kaoru is never far from Kouga's thoughts and usually serves as inspiration to him in his fight against Horrors.
77	* HotterAndSexier: Whenever she is possessed by [[spoiler: Messiah]].
78	* LadyAndKnight: With a twist where the Lady (Kaoru) thinks that her Knight (Kouga) wants to protect her from the demons that keep trying to eat her. In reality, he was using her to attract more demons in order to kill them. They play this trope straight once he falls in love with her.
79	* LethalChef: Oh yes. Very much so. Gonza and Kouga treat Kaoru's cooking as a great emergency.
80	* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: She's the cute, bubbly, pastel-colored GirlNextDoor in the Garo universe and stands in stark contrast to the sexual and corrupt female Horrors and darkly beautiful Makai Priestesses like Jabi and Rekka.
81	%%* MoralityPet: For both Kouga and Rei, mostly in the first series.
82	%%* NiceGirl
83	* OfficialCouple: She married Kouga and have a son.
84	* PluckyGirl: Gets attacked by Horrors on a daily basis and still manages to stay rather upbeat.
85	* ThePollyanna: Kaoru is almost aggressively determined to be this no matter what hardship she goes through since she realizes that she has no control when it comes to Makai matters and the best she can do is put up a facade of unwavering optimism. Even after she finds out that [[spoiler: Kouga is dying]] she refuses to allow anyone see her despair and only breaks down once she is alone.
86	* TraumaCongaLine: Starts off the series as a struggling artist and then [[spoiler: she gets splashed by demon blood and is condemned to die in a hundred days, is attacked on what almost appears to be a daily basis by demons and occasionally Rei, finds out the guy she was falling in love with not only knew that she had very little time to live and was keeping it a secret but actually kept her alive for the sole purpose of using her as monster bait, betrayed by Rei in order to get to Kouga, and then narrowly escaped her death sentence at the last second.]] But just when things were starting to look up, she finds out [[spoiler: her mentor had actually manipulated her into becoming the BigBad, she gets kidnapped once again, becomes possessed by the Mother of all Horrors and is forced to fight her friends.]] Of course, everything worked out for her in the end. Of the first series that is. Flash forward to the second series and this time around [[spoiler: her boyfriend is the one that's dying.]] Girl cannot get a break.
87	* UnwittingPawn: She wasn't simply being used by [[spoiler: Barago, who manipulated her ever since she was a child to become Messiah's host]] but also by [[spoiler: Kouga, who initially only spared her life to use her as Horror bait.]] Although the latter later came to regret his actions. The former as well but for [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness very different reasons.]]
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89	!! Gonza Kurahashi
90	!!! Portrayed by: Yukijiro Hotaru
91	The loyal butler to the Saejima family, Gonza has faithfully served Taiga for years, and takes care of Kouga after the latter dies. He is less of a servant, and more of an uncle of sorts to Kouga. While he cannot fight at all, he does his best to take care of the house and Kouga's needs, supporting him at home so he can fight horrors.
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93	* AchievementsInIgnorance: Once managed to pick up a Makai Sword to defend Kouga. The moment he was reminded it was a Makai Sword (which only Makai Knights can wield after TrainingFromHell), down fell the sword.
94	%%* BattleButler: Subverted. The one time Gonza tried, it really didn't work out for him.
95	* {{Narrator}}: Introduces the stories for each episode of ''Makai Retsuden''.
96	* ParentalSubstitute: To Kouga. Gonza in many ways fulfils the role of a surrogate father of sorts to Kouga, giving him gentle advice. And while Kouga may not always agree with Gonza, he will listen. After Kouga and Kaoru disappear before ''Makai no Hana'', he fulfills this role again for Raiga.
97	* ShipperOnDeck: Is very supportive and encouraging of Kouga and Kaoru's relationship.
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99	!! Zaruba
100	!!! Portrayed by: Hironobu Kageyama (voice)
101	A Madou Ring usually inherited by GARO the Golden Knight, being present in all entries of the franchize.
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103	%%* AnimateInanimateObject
104	* DeadpanSnarker: He makes witty comments.
105	* MentorArchetype: Serves as a mentor to anyone who dons the Garo Armor.
106	* TokenHeroicOrc: Has been mentioned to be a pacified Horror sealed within the Madou Ring, hence his deal with his holder to shave off a day of their life once a month.
107	%%* SnarkyInanimateObject
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109	%%!! Silva
110	%%!!! Portrayed by: Creator/AiOrikasa (voice)
111	%%A Madou Necklace owned by ZERO the Silver Fanged Knight.
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113	%%* AnimateInanimateObject
114	%%* ClingyJealousGirl
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116	!! Jabi
117	!!! Portrayed by: Yasue Sato
118	A skilled Makai Priest, and childhood friend to Kouga. She has a sharp tongue and a no-nonsense attitude. [[spoiler:She also has a small crush on Kouga]].
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120	%%* ActionGirl
121	* ADayInTheLimelight: With Rekka in "The Tougen Flute"
122	* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:She is resurrected during ''Beast of the Midnight Sun'' thanks to Kouga]].
123	* BashBrothers: With Rekka, after ''Makai Senki'' and throughout ''The Tougen Flute''.
124	%%* BlackMagicianGirl
125	* CoolBigSis: Meets Rekka in ''Makai Senki'', and immediately became this to her. ''The Tougen Flute'' shows that she's become Rekka's mentor and partner.
126	* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Is the first member of the heroes to be killed in the first series. Luckily, she gets better.]]
127	%%* {{Tsundere}}
128	%%* UnluckyChildhoodFriend
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131	[[folder:Horrors]]
132	* AsLongAsThereIsEvil: While they can killed, Horrors can never be fully destroyed and are instead reconstituted over time. It has been mention many times that Horrors would continue to attack humans as long as they darkness in their hearts.
133	* DemonicPossession: Horrors are capable of taking over host bodies, either taking control or forming a symbiosis. Either way, it has been stated to be impossible to separate a Horror from its host with a Makai Knight tasked to kill both to ensure the Horror is dispatched.
134	* EldritchAbomination: Demonic creatures from another plan of existence.
135	* EvolutionaryLevels: Horrors grow stronger the more human they consume, some Horrors turning to cannibalism for quicker results.
136	* FusionDance: Some Horrors can merge into larger monsters.
137	* TheGoomba: Inga Horrors, the basic level Horrors that are drawn to a person's inner darkness and possess them with some assuming a personalized form.
138	* {{Reincarnation}}: As Horrors cannot die, they can reconstitute over time. As revealed in' 'Kami No Kiba'', Horrors that revive after being killed lose all memory of their previous life.
139	* WasOnceAMan: The vast majority of Horrors were once humans possessed by Inga Horrors, who devour them from the inside until only their inner darkness remains.
140	* {{Yokai}}: ''GARO: Crimson Moon'' reveals that Horrors that appeared during Japan's Heian Era inspired the myths of Yokai.
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142	!! Messiah
143	The Ultimate Horror. Despite all her power, she is trapped in the Makai and can only enter the Human Realm if summoned.
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145	* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: She's a giant naked woman.
146	* BishonenLine: She starts at the final stage, taking the form of a beautiful, almost naked human woman.
147	* BullyingADragon: Jinga finds out the hard way.
148	* TheCorrupter: She manipulated Barago.
149	* CurbStompBattle: She kills Jinga for picking a fight with her.
150	* GreaterScopeVillain: She '''IS''' the '''MOTHER OF ALL HORRORS''' with a majority of her offspring being Big Bads in various entries of the franchise.
151	* HumanoidAbomination: Resembles a giant, naked woman covered in tattoos that turn into weapons or portals for multiple arms to surge from.
152	* LightIsNotGood: She is a white-skinned woman.
153	* MookMaker: Automatically creates lesser Horrors from her footprints
154	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: She killed Barago once he finished preparations for her arrival to the human world.
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156	!! Ganon
157	!!! Portrayed by: Shinnosuke Ikehata
158	A powerful Horror known as the "Fang of Messiah" that appears in "Makai Senki", whose corpse holds great power and is used by The Man In The Red Mask as the lynchpin of his plan.
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160	* EarlyBirdCameo: Ganon's existence was hinted at in KIBA.
161	* HumanoidAbomination: Like Messiah, Ganon's "true" form is human-like.
162	* ManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Subverted. Unlike Messiah, Ganon had no grand scheme and did nothing to manipulate Sigma; she ''was'' dead after all. It just so happened that Sigma's malice was enough to trigger a resurrection, and once awakened Ganon did what any Horror would do]].
163	* NotQuiteDead: Despite assumptions, Ganon is not dead and came back to life by accident.
164	* SealedEvilInACan: Not so much "sealed" as "dead". [[spoiler:Until Sigma's malice powers her resurrection]].
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166	!! Ring
167	!!! Portrayed by: Thane Camus
168	A powerful Horror that is the antagonist of "Zero Blood"
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170	* AffablyEvil: Always polite and charming to everyone he sees, even Makai Knights. But he's running a cult where one out of fifty humans are sacrificed to Horrors.
171	* AntiVillain: Assuming Ring's intent on using Human Sacrifice to broker peace between Makai Knights and Horrors was genuine, he fits the bill.
172	* BlueandOrangeMorality: It's obvious that Ring's trying to do some good.....through Human Sacrifice BreadAndCircuses that exploit the desparate. Unfortunately, he not only carries a very clear bias toward the people he's supposedly trying to save, but he knows so little about how Human self-preservation works that he's essentially blurred selfishness and self-preservation together; seeing only in terms of what others can give.
173	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Ring. Bans Horrors from eating Humans without permission and doesn't take kindly to manipulators.
174	* EyeScream: Rei stabs Ring in the eyes before finishing him off.
175	* HumanSacrifice: Ring wants certain Humans to become this to Horrors so that Horror attacks will dwindle; possibly stifling tensions between Knights and Horrors.
176	* MoralMyopia: Despite preaching about how self-serving Humans can be, Ring has no issues manipulating the downtrodden into becoming cattle, using desperate members of his "community" to attack Rei, and is fine with exploiting Iyu for her healing song to keep himself in check. He tries justifying it, but nobody's really buying it.
177	* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Ring's mentality concerning the Human Sacrifice he enforces on the Community. Sacrificing some of the population would somewhat safeguard the majority.
178	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Resembles Creator/DavidBowie.
179	* SharpDressedMan: Always seen wearing a three piece suit.
180	* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Ring's grand plan. If some Humans give themselves over as Horror sacrifices, the majority of the population won't have to fear Horror attacks; and the Makai and Madou realms can stop fighting. Since this involves Human Sacrifice, the Makai Knights aren't okay with it.
181	%%* VillainInAWhiteSuit: That nice suit of his is white. This extends to his Horror form; Ring is the only Horror whose appearance is white, in contrast all other Horrors, which are black.
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183	!! Eyrith
184	!!! Portrayed by: Momoko Kuroki
185	A powerful Horror known as the "Year of Messiah" that appears in "The Makai Flower", who was freed from Ady Slate by Eiji Busujima.
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187	* BotanicalAbomination: Her usual form.
188	* HumanoidAbomination: Like Messiah, Eyrith's final form is a pale naked woman.
189	* TimeMaster: She displaced Kouga, Kaoru, Rian and Rekka within time.
190	* SealedEvilInACan: She was sealed away with the Ady Slate, which were created from nine Horrors.
191	* SoreLoser: Being defeated by Raiga, Eyrith used her power to revived Zaji in an attempt to kill of the Saezima line in a final attempt to win.
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193	[[/folder]]
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195	[[folder:Characters Introduced in ''GARO'' (TV) and KIBA]]
196	!! Barago
197	!!! Portrayed by: Kenichi Kobayashi (True Form), Masaki Kyomoto (Karune Ryuzaki), Voiced by: Mizuho Yoshida (KIBA Gaiden)
198	The main antagonist of the first series of ''GARO''. Barago is known as the Black Fang, a fallen Makai Knight who was granted the forbidden power of KIBA the Dark Knight. This allowed him to surpass the 99.9 second time limit on his armour, and to consume Horrors to increase his own powers. His goal is to achieve ultimate power by absorbing one thousand Horrors, with the final one being the Ultimate Horror, Messiah.
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200	* BigBadWannabe: He's TheHeavy of the series, but was ultimately a pawn of Messiah and is killed once she no longer needed him. But becomes the FinalBoss due to the Kiba armor taking over his body.
201	* BadassInANiceSuit: As Ryuzaki.
202	* BeyondRedemption: At Messiah's urging as he was about to summon her, Barago engages in a mental DuelToTheDeath with the personification of dwindling light and extinguishes it.
203	* BitchInSheepsClothing: As Ryuzaki, he lulled Kaori into trusting him.
204	* EvilCounterpart: To Kouga, both having mentored by Taiga with similar fighting styles and lost a mother at a young age.
205	* EvilIsNotAToy: [[spoiler: [[TooDumbToLive Bet you never thought you were gonna end up being eaten by the mother of all Horrors you just resurrected yourself, eh Barago??]]]]
206	* EvilMakesYouMonstrous: Played straight. As Barago absorbs more Horrors, his armour becomes dark and twisted.
207	* FromNobodyToNightmare: Started off as the child of an untitled Makai Knight and a Makai Priestess, losing both at a young age to Horrors, only to become [[spoiler: the ManipulativeBastard behind every horrible event in the first season.]]
208	* HeWhoFightsMonsters: He's a FallenHero who loses his humanity with each Horror he devoured.
209	* ImmortalitySeeker: His goal from devouring a thousand Horrors.
210	* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: Nearly every tragedy that befalls Kouga, Kaoru and Rei in the first season can be traced back to him]]
211	* RedRightHand: The "Mark of Death" scar that Taiga inflicted on his face.
212	* SomethingAboutARose: in one scene in KIBA, he has a rose appear in one of his attacks. Given that his name is ''Bara''go, this could be as a {{pun}}.
213	* StartOfDarkness: His desparation for power attracted Messiah, who insticed him to learn forbidden spells and acquire the KIBA Armor.
214	* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:To Messiah, who played him like a fiddle to resurrect herself and then devoured him without a second thought]].
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216	!! The Eastern Watchdogs
217	!!! Portrayed and Voiced by: Keaki Watanabe and Fumiko Inoue (Keiru), Anri Okamoto and Michiko Kawana (Beru), Yukina Kashiwa and Akemi Sato (Rose)
218	The three young girls who act as Kouga's superiors in the first series of ''GARO''. Named Keiru, Beru and Rose, they are ancient Makai Priestesses who almost seem to share a single mind. As Watchdogs, their main role is to give execution orders to Kouga when a powerful Horror is detected, and perform the Makai Purification ritual on Kouga's sword. [[spoiler:They are secretly working to revive Messiah]].
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220	* CreepyChild: They appear child-like, but are actually ReallySevenHundredYearsOld.
221	* DragonWithAnAgenda: [[spoiler:Seems to be TheDragon to BARAGO, but is actually the one manipulating ''him'']].
222	* FusionDance: [[spoiler:In the final act of GARO, all three of them merge their spirits into the host body of a young woman, calling the resulting form "GULM"]].
223	* LiteralSplitPersonality: Have been mentioned to be original a single Watchdog, but becoming a spirit that splintered into three bodies.
224	* MeaningfulName: Keiru, Beru, and Rose are a pun on "Cerberus", hinting their true nature.
225	%%* FinishingEachOthersSentences
226	%%* ManBehindTheMan
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228	!! Kodama
229	!!! Portrayed by: Creator/MarkMusashi
230	The mute butler who serves the Eastern Watchdogs.
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232	* BattleButler: he can go toe to toe with Kouga and Rei in terms of combat prowess.
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234	[[/folder]]
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236	[[folder:Characters Introduced in Movies/Specials]]
237	!! Tsubasa Yamagatana (DAN the Midnight Sun Knight)
238	!!! Portrayed by: Creator/ShoumaYamamoto
239	[[ByTheBookCop By the book Makai Knight]]. Believing emotions would only get in the way on the job, [[CharacterDevelopment at first at least]]. Big brother to Rin.
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241	* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Gets a deep one from Kouga about his belief that he needs to discard his emotions in order to become strong.
242	--> '''Kouga:''' Makai Knights fight for those who must be protected. Tsubasa... Who is the one you must protect?\
243	'''Tsubasa:''' Who...\
244	'''Kouga:''' ...must you protect? It's the person you feel more for than anyone else. Remembering that face... Someone you'd give your life in battle to protect. Rin loves you. That's why she wanted to protect you. [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu That's why she faced Legules.]] Isn't Rin the one you should be protecting?!
245	%%* BigBrotherInstinct: To Rin.
246	* ByTheBookCop: Believing emotions would only get in his way in his job/battles. He gets better after getting called out by both Kouga & Rei when his little sister was in danger.
247	%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
248
249	!! Rin Yamagatana
250	!!! Portrayed by: Yuzumi Shibamoto
251	* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Tried standing against [[BigBad Legules]] when he was about to get to the [[{{Macguffin}} Phosphorus Arrow.]] This girl, for the record, was an apprentice.
252
253	!! Rekka
254	!!! Portrayed by: Mary Matsuyama
255	A hot-headed Makai Priest. She resents the fact that she was denied the opportunity to become a Makai Knight because of her gender, and trained herself to actively hunt Horrors on her own. However, her lack of discipline and furious determination often results in civilian casualties.
256
257	%%* ActionGirl
258	* BashBrothers: Teams up with Jabi after the events of ''Makai Senki'', and throughout ''The Tougen Flute''.
259	%%* BlackMagicianGirl
260	%%* HotBlooded
261	%%* IDidWhatIHadToDo: How she justifies the collateral damage.
262	%%* {{Tomboy}}
263
264	!! Elda
265	!!! Portrayed by: Leah Dizon
266	A former Makai Guide who was betrayed and fatally wounded by two Makai Knights while looking for the corpse of Ganon. She is rescued by Barago, who was also looking for Ganon's corpse, and vows to serve him.
267
268	* ChekhovsGunman: She's the one who directed Barago to target Kaoru.
269	* ClingyJealousGirl: Expresses jealously toward Kaoru for having Barago's attention.
270	* GratuitousEnglish: How she tells her story of first meeting Barago to Kaoru, with Japanese subtitles a la the intro to the series proper.
271	* StartOfDarkness: She and her fiance Shinji were murdered by Makai Knights before they were killed by Barago, who offers Elda a second chance at life.
272	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Her fate after Barago's death is a mystery.
273
274	[[/folder]]
275
276	[[folder:Characters Introduced in ''ZERO: Black Blood'']]
277
278	!! Yuna
279	!!! Portrayed by: Riria
280	%%* BoyishShortHair
281	%%* {{Determinator}}
282	* DisappearedDad: Her father was killed by Ring, and her mother fell off a bridge and disappeared before the events of the movie.
283
284	!! Kain
285	!!! Portrayed by: Naoki Takeshi
286	* TheAlcoholic: Always seen drinking. He's mostly functional instead of drunk, but it's a fine line between the two.
287	* ImprobableWeaponUser: Fights with an umbrella rather than the brush that most Makai Priests use.
288	[[/folder]]
289
290	[[folder:Characters Introduced in ''Makai Senki'']]
291	!! Leo Fudou
292	!!! Portrayed by: Ozuno Nakamura
293	A genius Makai Priest who becomes the support for Kouga in ''Makai Senki''. He is responsible for a number of inventions, such as the mechanical Gouryuu that can allow Makai Priests to seal weaker Horrors without the need for a Makai Knight. Despite his achievements, he conducts himself with great humility and poise. [[spoiler:He is secretly a Makai Knight as well, whose title is LORD the Flash Knight]].
294
295	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He doesn't act like an idiot but his shyness makes some people around him think of him less. Especially some of his {{Jerkass}} Makai Priest superiors. That's why they tend to forget that he's very dangerous in combat. [[spoiler: Not to mention that he's secretly a skilled swordsman & a powerful Makai Knight.]]
296	%%* GadgeteerGenius
297	* HiddenDepths: Revealed to be a skilled swordsman despite being a Makai Priest. [[spoiler:He can also transform into a Makai Knight. His title is LORD the Flash Knight]]
298	%%* TheSmartGuy
299
300	%%!! Grace
301	%%!!! Portrayed by: Yuriko Hishimi
302
303	%%A High Priestess of the Senate who served during Kouga's time. She is the one giving him orders during the events of ''Makai Senki''.
304
305	!! Wataru Shijima (BARON the Thunder Knight)
306	!!! Portrayed by: Kenji Matsuda
307	A DrillSergeantNasty instructor to Makai Knights in training, as well as a Makai Knight serving the Senate.
308
309	* DrillSergeantNasty: [[TheDreaded ''Famed'']] in the Makai community as a relentless & demanding instructor of troubled Makai Knights in training. But he does genuinely cares about his charges/students. [[spoiler: He was also Kouga's instructor when he was young.]]
310	%%* EnemyWithin: [[spoiler:The effect of the Mark of Destruction]].
311	* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Against his will, due to the effects of the Brand of Destruction.]]
312	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his gruff demeanor, he actually cares deeply for his students. He considers the bloodline of a student's Makai Knight family to be of no importance, instead focusing on if the person in question has the strength to protect others, and that one should try their best, even though chances might be slim.
313	* SinisterScimitar: When donning the BARON armor, he wields a scimitar in combat.
314
315	!! The Man in the Red Mask ([[spoiler:Sigma Fudou]])
316	!!! Portrayed by: [[spoiler:Ozuno Nakamura]]
317	The main antagonist of ''Makai Senki''. The Man In The Red Mask is a rogue Makai Priest who is attempting to destroy the Makai Knights, believing that they are unneeded and that Makai Priests should be solely responsible for dealing with Horrors. To this end, he brands as many Makai Knights as possible with the Brand of Destruction, develops anti-Horror technology such as humanoid Gouryuu, and attempts to sway Makai Priests to his side. In addition to his incredible magical prowess and intellect, he is also a skilled swordsman and fighter. [[spoiler:His true identity is Sigma Fudou, Leo's [[CainAndAbel identical twin brother]]]].
318
319	%%* BigBad: Of ''Makai Senki''.
320	* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: [[spoiler: While Barago was a former Makai Knight whose great power let him rival Garo, Sigma was a former Makai Priest who was denied the path of a knight in favor of Leo. Barago is a difficult opponent both due to skill and sheer raw brutaity, while Sigma relies moreso on his intellect, using various mystical and technological means over raw power. Barago was little more than a power-hungry monster who ate Horrors and humans to become the ultimate being, while Sigma was a WellIntentionedExtremist who was willing to sacrifice countless human lives to the Idea in order to ensure humanity would always be safe from the threat of Horrors.]]
321	%%* TheEvilGenius
322	* EvilIsNotAToy: [[spoiler:He gets absorbed by Ganon after drawing from her power one too many times. Y'know, ''GARO'' villains really should be forced to watch previous series and take notes]].
323	%%* EvilSoundsDeep
324	* EvilTwin: Can summon a dark version of the GARO armour, known as JAAKU. [[spoiler:There's a more literal example, in him being the twin brother of Leo.]] It seems that it is not limited to the GARO armour as he briefly copied [[spoiler: Leo's armor]] in Episode 20.
325	%%* HoistByHisOwnPetard
326	* HumanResources: He has no issue with killing and experimenting on humans to achieve his goals. His familiar Gigi was originally a human woman whom he murdered, and [[spoiler:he plans to fuel Edea with the lives of "sinful" humans]].
327	%%* MaskPower
328	%%* MechaMooks: His Humanoid-Type Kouryu.
329	%%* RedRightHand
330	%%* RevengeBeforeReason
331	* TheUnfavorite: [[spoiler:The reason for his StartOfDarkness, after Leo was chosen to inherit the title of RŌDO despite Sigma's superiority in combat and magic]].
332	* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: [[spoiler:He wishes to sacrifice "sinful" humans to Edea as its fuel. If anything, he sees it as a benefit, ridding the world of "pointless" humans while protecting the rest]].
333	%%* WeaponOfMassDestruction: [[spoiler:Edea]].
334
335	!! Igari Juuzou
336	!!! Portayed by: Kohei Otomo
337	A terminally ill samurai in search of a worthy opponent to end his life in honorable battle. After killing another samurai that was possessed by a Horror, he strikes a deal with the Horror in order to cure him of his disease. However, the healing process takes up several hundred years, causing him to awake in modern day Japan, where he encounters Rei fighting a Horror and brands him as his worthy opponent.
338
339	* AntiVillain: He is only a villain by being too fixated on fighting Rei to the death. But despite being a villain, he possesses many heroic and honorable qualities. For example, when the Horror possessing him tells him to kill innocent people, so it can feed in their blood and thus sustain Juuzou's eternal life, Juuzou resists this urge and cuts open his own body, telling the horror to feed on his own blood, as killing innocents is not the honorable thing to do.
340	* BadassNormal: Probably the greatest of the series. While a Makai Knight usually needs to employ exceptional fighting skills gained by receiving TrainingFromHell at a young age and even magic equipment to defeat a horror, Juuzou manages to defeat one with just his regular samurai training and sword. And that is before he is possessed by one.
341	* DeathSeeker: His primary motivation. He knew he was dying from disease, but wanted to find a worthy opponent to die by the sword, instead of a dishonorable death by disease.
342	* DemonicPossession: Inverted. He is the only character in the whole franchise to be in complete control after being possessed. Juuzou manages to take advantage over all the perks of being taken over by a Horror, while the Horror is powerless to stop him.
343	* InstantExpert: He masters Soul Metal in a matter of seconds, while this takes years to master for a regular Makai Knight.
344	* RipVanWinkle: In order to cure Juuzou from his disease, the Horror puts his body to sleep for several hundred years. Once he wakes up, the first thing he sees is a modern airplane flying over him.
345	* WorthyOpponent: Sees Rei as one to himself. In the end, Rei acknowledges Juuzou to be one as well.
346	* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: Rei tells Juuzou he should have been a Makai Knight with his skills. Juuzou replies that he is not interested.
347
348	[[/folder]]
349
350	[[folder:Characters Introduced in ''Makai no Hana'']]
351	!!Raiga Saejima
352	!!! Portrayed by: Masei Nakayama
353	Son of Kouga and Kaoru, and latest inheritor to the title of GARO. While serious about training and very dedicated to his job just like his father, he also inherited his mother's softer side; he is much friendlier and one of the few Makai Knights that smiles.
354
355	* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: He's pretty much a balance between his father Kouga and Ryuga. Like his father, he shares his strong sense of justice, duty and responsibility as a Makai Knight. Like Ryuga, Raiga is warm and friendly to most people and smiles often.
356	* FreudianTrio: Ego, levelheaded and dutiful. Calm and sociable but still never let emotion take him over.
357	* HiddenDepths: For his very affable and personable demeanor, Raiga seems to be dealing with living up to "the responsibility he was entrusted with" as the holder of the title of GARO, as implied by his conversation with [[BrokenPedestal a former chime-merchant-turned-Horror he knew in his childhood]] (Ep. 6). As TakeUpMySword suggests below, there's a lot more to this.
358	%%* TheKirk
359	* KnightInShiningArmor: Literally and figuratively; Raiga appears to be an idealistic chivalrous nice guy who gladly fights Horrors because it's the right thing to do.
360	* KnightInSourArmor: The finale reveals that the above is partially an act, and Raiga has a good amount of Sour mixed with his Shining. He doesn't ''really'' want to be a Makai Knight, and would rather have had a normal childhood with loving parents - but he can't turn away from being Garo because it's his obligation, and because at the end of the day, people need to be protected from Horrors, and it's the right thing to do.
361	* NiceGuy:
362	** He's a lot livelier than Kouga but not abrasive like Ryuga. He's so nice that it blunts his KnightInSourArmor tenancies significantly.
363	** Throughout Episode 2, he is visibly displeased anytime someone refers to Mayuri as an object, insisting firmly that she is human.
364	* ParentalAbandonment: Aside from Gonza and Zaruba, he is alone at home, and no mention of his parents. Episode 7 hints that [[spoiler: Kouga and Kaoru [[BolivianArmyEnding may have been caught in the middle of a climactic battle]] just as Raiga was training to become a Makai Knight himself, which [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse explains why they are nowhere to be found at the moment]]. This is confirmed in the Finale, when Eris spreads opens portals through time and space to allow her Horrors passage to Earth, and Raiga realises that Eris is responsible for the disappearance of his parents.]]
365	* SmugSmiler: Gave a pretty sly grin towards a Horror's [[OhCrap reaction]] towards learning that he was the golden knight.
366	-->'''Raiga:''' Surprised?
367	* TakeUpMySword: Episode 7 suggests that [[spoiler: he was entrusted the title of GARO by the Tower of Heroic Spirits (which houses all the spirits of previous bearers of the title of GARO) as per Kouga and Kaoru's will, who are supposedly still "fighting in another world"]]. This apparently informs his actions and duties. As such, while he would ''prefer'' not to be Garo, he can't and won't abandon his purpose.
368	* UnorthodoxSheathing: He is especially fond of catching the sheathe mid-air as dramatically as possible.
369
370	!!Mayuri
371	!!! Portrayed by: Natsumi Ishibashi
372	A girl with the unique ability to seal away the Horrors that came from the Makai Flower
373
374	* EmotionlessGirl: As she's not a normal human, she doesn't show much emotion yet.
375	%%* FreudianTrio: Superego, the most emotionless and tend to be cold with the bunch.
376	* IcyBlueEyes: She has unusual, aqua blue eyes to symbolize her unique state of being. [[spoiler: Namely that she isn't a normal human, she's a Madou Tool for sealing Horrors.]]
377	%%* MysteriousWaif
378	* SealedGoodInACan: She was locked in a coffin and covered in bandages.
379	%%* ShipTease: With Raiga
380	%%* TheSpock: After CharacterDevelopment she becomes more TheMcCoy.
381
382	!! CROW the Phantom Knight
383	!!! Portrayed by: Atom Mizuishi
384	CROW is a Makai Knight who is serving in the White region and is sent to assist Raiga, as the museum where the slate was unraveled is within his jurisdiction. CROW is actually his Makai Knight title, not his real name, which he chooses not to reveal.
385
386	* AloofAlly: He has a rather cold and detached attitude toward both Raiga and Mayuri, but respects Raiga for his standing and authority.
387	* AnimalMotifs: His armor's default form, which differs than most Knights, as the helmet's design is based on a bird instead of the usual wolf based one. It is later shown that the helmet can open up and transforms into a wolf based one.
388	%%* FlatCharacter: He is given some depth in ''Makai Retsuden,'' however.
389	* {{Flight}}: The first Makai Knight explicitly shown to be able to fly, he can sprout his wings when he needs to but he sacrifices twenty seconds of use of his armor to summon them.
390	* FreudianTrio: Seems to be Superego, but later shown His Id tendencies of being brash and having BlackAndWhiteMorality about Mayuri.
391	* {{Ninja}}: Has elements of this. He often moves stealthily and consider himself as somebody who lives in the shadows, much like how a ninja is. He also carries a Ninjatō sword, which is a sword often used by Ninjas in modern portrayal. Lastly, he uses a throwing weapon called Enzan, which is very similar to a shuriken.
392	* NoNameGiven: CROW is not his name, it's his title. According to Orva, a knight who lives in the shadows like him does not need a name.
393	%%* TheSpock
394	* TrackingDevice: Enzan acts like this, allowing his Mado Tool partner Orva to track down a Horror that has been stabbed by it or he can insert Orva into the Enzan and throw it as far as possible allowing Orva to locate the Horror.
395	* WithholdingTheirName: He chooses not to reveal his name and is only known by his Makai Knight title.
396
397	!! Bikuu
398	!!! Portrayed by: Sayaka Akimoto
399	A very talented Makai Priestess under the Shadowfolk, known as the Darkness Hunter. Unlike other Makai Priests, instead of fighting Horrors, her duty is to inspect the souls of fellow Knights and Priests and cut down the souls of those who have fallen to darkness and become possessed by Horrors.
400
401	%%* ActionGirl
402	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Due to her job as a Darkness Hunter, she is often treated as an outcast by most, as stated by Crow.
403	-->'''Raiga:''' Though we're in the same profession, they don't fight Horrors...\
404	'''Crow:''' Yes. That's why everyone hates them.
405	%%* ImprobableAimingSkills
406	* IWorkAlone: Crow has said that Bikuu does not work with anyone because "they trust no one and no one trusts them". Despite this, however, she does agree to assist Raiga and the others in defeating the Horror Ratel, who has possessed a fallen Makai knight.
407	%%* {{Kiai}}
408	* MirrorsReflectEverything: She used a mirror during her battle against Ratel. She also uses it as a TrackingDevice to find Ratel after marking him with an ofuda-like Makai scroll/talisman.
409	* SacredBowAndArrows: She used a bow and arrow attack to hit Ratel's weak spot (which she knew because [[spoiler: she had inflicted it on her brother, Izumo, who Ratel possessed, during training.]])
410	* SpeedBlitz: Implied during Raiga's portion of Bikuu's test of character. The two enter combat stances and stare each other down. No attacks are shown on-screen nor do either of them move. [[spoiler: However, Raiga passes, with Bikuu impressed that she was unable to disarm him]].
411	%%* TheStoic
412	* StrengthEqualsWorthiness: Before allowing the group to assist her in defeating Ratel, Bikuu first tests Crow and Raiga of their strength.
413	-->'''Bikuu:''' Then try to defeat me.
414	* {{Telepathy}}: Bikuu has an ability known as the Heart Invasion Technique, which allows her to see the darkness within one's heart. [[MentalWorld Quite literally.]]
415	* UnableToCry: Not even a single tear was shed from her after [[spoiler: the loss of her younger brother, Izumo, when he fell to darkness and became possessed by Ratel.]]
416	-->'''Mayuri:''' Bikuu, are you okay with that?\
417	'''Bikuu:''' Should I answer that as a Priest, or as a [[spoiler: sister?]] I am a Makai Priest, [[spoiler: my brother is a Makai Knight.]] That is all.

Context Characters / Garo