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6The cast of the video games ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Okamiden}}''.
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8'''WARNING:''' Unmarked, very sensitive spoilers are present with most of the characters, especially those of the Sei-An arc of the first game (Western Nippon folder) and the sidekicks in the second (Main Characters folder in ''Ōkamiden''). ''Read at your own risk''.
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12!Characters who appear in ''Ōkami'' or both games
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14!!Main Characters
15[[folder:Amaterasu]]
16[[quoteright:343:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amaterasu_transparent_artwork.png]]
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18TheProtagonist, the Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu in the form of a wolf. After being sealed for one hundred years as a statue, she's revived to deal with evils that have been released. Nicknamed "Ammy", Amaterasu is shown to be a benevolent and caring being, helping anyone and anything who may need her help. Amaterasu herself is a HeroicMime, so she lets Issun do the talking for her while she provides the muscle. A noble being, she's also [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} a bit eccentric and quite playful]]. She's not above following along with other character's shenanigans.
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20At the start of the game, Amaterasu's incarnation on earth is extremely weak because her death 100 years ago resulted in the loss of her powers. Also, 100 years without DivineIntervention have led to faith in the gods to wane critically, resulting in [[GodNeedsPrayersBadly the gods having lost a lot of their influence and power.]] Half of the game is as much Amaterasu dealing with the evils that now plague Nippon as it is about her searching for and recovering her power, which includes both recovering her Celestial Brush Techniques and the faith of the people.
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23* EleventhHourSuperpower: [[spoiler:The prayers of Nippon restore Ammy to full power, allowing her to defeat Yami.]]
24* ActionGirl: Amaterasu is a goddess taking the form of a white wolf armed to the teeth with reflectors, rosaries, and glaives along with the powers of a god, the Celestial Brush Techniques, at her disposal. Throughout the game she beats every living thing in her path with ease and elegance and is mostly unmatched in a fight.
25* AmbiguouslyGay: Ammy has, on more than one occasion, shown interest in human women. She's seen panting excitedly when Sakuya reveals her {{Stripperific}} outfit after reviving a few Guardian Saplings as well as ogling Rao's two bouncing friends when she reaches Sei-An City. This is likely a reference to the legend of how Amaterasu hid in a cave, only to come out after the goddess Ame-no-Uzume "danced promiscuously". However, no explicit confirmation one way or the other has come out due to the game being mostly NoHuggingNoKissing.
26* AmbiguousGender: Heavily downplayed; despite the game's efforts to keep Amaterasu's gender in the dark, there are heavy implications that she's supposed to be female, from being called "mother" by the Celestial Brush Gods, to her true form being a maiden.
27* {{Animorphism}}: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen In earlier versions of the game]], Amaterasu was supposed to also have transformed into an eagle and a dolphin. This feature was removed for technical reasons. Played straight though, as Amaterasu's true form is implied to be that of a maiden.
28* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Ammy has a tendency to take naps, wander off, or chase something during important exposition.
29* AwesomenessMeter: Godhood; either by using a certain item or by landing hits without getting hit yourself, Ammy will gradually build up her Godhood, represented by a symbol of Amaterasu encased in a spherical aura. There's a maximum of three levels of Godhood, and as long as Amaterasu has at least one, she's flat-out invincible.[[note]] We mean ''actual'' invincibility; she won't take damage nor flinch from the hit, as her Godhood barrier will take the hit for her.[[/note]] Godhood loses one level of potency by getting hit.
30* BadassAdorable: A number of characters just see her as a cute doggie, nevermind that she's a goddess of creation and tussles with other ancient beings.
31* {{BFS}}: Her glaive Divine Instruments are as long as she is.
32* BigFriendlyDog: Just TRY not to think that when she lets Kushi pet her every time she sees her, feeding helpless kittens, or when she's licking Waka.
33* BishieSparkle: Sparkles emit from her when she wakes up, when she gains new weapons, when she runs...
34* BulletTime: The Veil of Mist technique will slow everything around Ammy down.
35* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite being fairly airheaded and, well, dog-like, she still manages to excel at her duties as the sun goddess quite well, whether it be restoring the environment, helping mortals, or whacking demons senseless.
36* CherryTapping: Golden Fury (where she urinates on enemies) and Brown Rage (where she takes an explosive dump on them). Thankfully, you can easily go through the entire game without ever using these attacks if you don't find that kind of humor appealing.
37* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Nothing says it more than her laying down and taking a nap when people are giving her important information.
38* DistractedByTheSexy: She seems to be very distracted by [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer Rao]]... Even back when Ammy restores the trees of Kamiki Village and renews Sakuya's vitality, she ''pants'' upon seeing the more bodily-exposed sprite.
39* DubNameChange: In the Japanese version, Issun calls her "Amako", whereas in English, she's called "Ammy".
40* DungFu: She can take a dump that explodes like a landmine. Brings a whole new meaning to "[[{{Pun}} holy crap]]"...
41* EasternZodiac: She represents the dog.
42* FacialMarkings: Those red markings on her body are invisible to everyone besides those in tune with spirits.
43* FertileFeet: Everywhere she walks, flowers and grass blades sprout from each step. They even get an upgrade after you get [[GreenThumb Bloom]].
44* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: To most characters and animals, Ammy lacks her weapons and red streaks, appearing as an ordinary, but beautiful white dog. Only one spirit senses her true form is "a maiden most fair".
45* FutureBadass: An odd example. She's the present, and thus future, self of Shiranui, who was way more badass than her, since they were her at peak strength. However, since they are the same being, Shiranui represents what Ammy is to become once she regains her full powers, and this incarnation of Ammy ends up doing way greater things than what Shiranui accomplished.
46* GenderBender: According to ''Ōkami'', Shiranui is a previous avatar of Ammy, but their gender is never specified. In Ōkamiden, they are referred to as male, but the original Japanese has no gendered language. Shiranui could be interpreted as something like a father to Ammy, since they apparently view Chibi like a "grandchild" in Ōkamiden. And given that Ammy is a god, Shiranui and Chibi are more accurately aspects of her, rather than separate entities. [[MindScrew Confused?]]
47* GodIsGood: The origin of all is also a loving mother of the world and working on saving it.
48* AGodIsYou: Amaterasu is the goddess of the sun, though most of the people she helps don't know that and just think she's a regular wolf or dog.
49* GodOfGood: As the Brush Gods and Otohime put it, she is the "origin of all that is good and mother to us all...".
50* GodOfLight: Amaterasu is the Shinto Goddess of the Sun.
51* GodNeedsPrayersBadly: A major gameplay element and plot point is that Nippon has lost faith in its gods, and as a result, these gods have lost much of their power; particularly Amaterasu. By performing various acts of DivineIntervention, which include doing odd favors and quests for {{NPC}}s, exterminating demons, feeding hungry animals and purifying the land, Nippon's faith in Amaterasu and the gods is slowly restored--this faith acts as experience points to strengthen Amaterasu. At the end of the game, all the good you've done for the land is repaid in full when [[spoiler:''every single person in the land'' who you've helped prays for your sake, empowering Amaterasu and restoring her to her full glory, allowing her to finally defeat Yami.]]
52* GreaterScopeParagon: ''Ōkamiden'' has Amaterasu attain this status as despite Chibiterasu being her son, and her role in defeating Yami in the first game, apart from being implied to have sent him to Nippon in the first place, she only has an indirect influence on the plot because she's still busy trying to retake the Celestial Plain. Her actions also ended up indirectly creating the new Brush Gods and the Brush God children (Save for Bakugami's) encountered by Chibi during the game due to their disruption of the BalanceOfGoodAndEvil, and Akuro and most of the other bosses were released from Yami upon his defeat by her.
53* HeavenlyConcentricCircles: She is the Japanese {{Top God}}dess and deity of the sun and carries Divine Instruments floating on her back while in her true form. She's the only one who can wield them as weapons. One class, the Reflectors, is based on the Yata no Kagami and has the form of a spinning disc with concentric or spiral patterns on its surface.
54* HeroicMime: Since Amaterasu takes the form of a wolf, she is unable to orally communicate with the human characters. Instead, it's her companion Issun who does the talking for her.
55* ICallItVera: All of her Celestial Instruments have names, though she did not name them herself.
56* InfinityPlusOneSword: One for each type of Divine Instrument:
57** For her [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe Reflectors]], [[PlayingWithFire Solar Flare]]. It's the straightest example and her most iconic one -- she regains it after recovering her last Celestial Brush Technique, and it is also the Instrument used by her past incarnation. It also functions as a portable always-available catalyst for her Fire techniques.
58** For Rosaries, [[AnIcePerson Tundra Beads.]] The best range in the game, with fast attacks and decent power, it's perfect for building up [[AwesomenessMeter Godhood.]] You can use it to use Blizzard techniques whenever you want.
59** For [[{{BFS}} Glaives]], the Thunder Edge. [[DifficultButAwesome Slow and difficult to master, but with the highest damage potential in the game.]] Used properly, you'll be slicing through anything that gets in your way in no time at all. Its sub-attack will allow you to get around quickly in the middle of fight. It also allows you to use Thunder techniques whenever you want.
60* InHarmonyWithNature: Her ink-based powers allow her to restore and manipulate the forces of nature to her will.
61* LadyOfWar: As befitting of a sun goddess, Amaterasu fights with refined elegance and poise, ''even as a wolf''.
62* LightIsGood: She is the Goddess of the Sun, a purifier of nature, defender of the helpless, and the undisputed heroine of the story.
63* MeaningfulName: "Amaterasu" literally means "Illuminating Heaven".
64* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: She's a maiden in wolf form but behaves more like an actual dog than a person in disguise. That is, assuming she isn't naturally like that.
65* NoListeningSkills: She has a very, very short attention span and is prone to napping in the middle of other characters explaining something to her.
66* NobleWolf: The goddess of light reborn in the body of a wolf; she's a very good girl.
67* PhraseCatcher: "Ah, Amaterasu. Origin of all that is good, and mother to us all." Mostly used by the Celestial Brush Gods, but a few others, who are in the loop about Amaterasu's true nature, use it as well.
68* PhysicalGod: She's a goddess who walks the earth in the physical form of a white wolf.
69* ThePowerOfTheSun: You get to play as the '''divine incarnation of the sun itself.''' What did you expect?
70* PureAwesomeness: Her [[AwesomenessMeter Godhood]] is functionally this, as it is tied to how many hits she's landing without taking one in return. She's too awesome to take damage!
71* RealityWarper: By virtue of having the Celestial Brush, she can create and destroy things at will from trees to the clouds in the sky to the sun itself.
72* SadlyMythtaken: Mythological Amaterasu was associated with ravens, crows, roosters and horses and even snakes and kitsune, but not wolves; stories of ''sun devouring wolves'' are a staple in eastern Asian religions, though admittedly not as common in Japan. In fact, her form as a wolf is entirely because of a {{pun}} - the word ''Okami'' can mean either as "wolf" or (roughly) "god(dess)", depending on which kanji are used, but are indistinguishable in hiragana.
73* SealedGoodInACan: She gets revived from a statue at the beginning of the first game.
74* SilentSnarker: Amaterasu, being a wolf, never actually talks, but her expressions can convey a lot.
75* SpinningPiledriver: She can perform an SPD as a counterattack when she has the reflector equipped in her second weapon slot.
76* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Like any dog, bones. Unlike any dog, they have to be holy bones. Another character suggests she likes "cherry cakes", or sakuramochi.
77* UrineTrouble: She can pee on enemies.
78* VideoGameCaringPotential: Ammy may as well be the ''patron saint'' of this trope--the entire game revolves around [[GodIsGood being a benevolent]] [[AGodIsYou goddess]] and helping everyone live happier lives. And you'll ''[[GoodFeelsGood like]]'' it.
79* VocalDissonance: You can bark freely (for little to no real reason, though characters and animals react), and the sound is more fitting on a yappy little dogs than a fierce and majestic wolf. More subtlety, the growl sound effect they chose to use for her is also not very impressive. Thankfully, her howls at least are more appropriate.
80* WalkOnWater: When you equip the water tablet, Ammy can walk atop water.
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83[[folder:Issun]]
84[[quoteright:197:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Issun1_5143.jpg]]
85[[caption-width-right:197:[[labelnote:click here to see him close-up (×1000 magnification)]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ezimba15613992784200.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
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87One of the members of the Poncles, a race of tiny people. He's a [[InsistentTerminology wandering artist]]. Later, just before the Ark of Yamato, Waka shows up and explains that he won't be able to board. Issun thinks it's a ploy to not have him come on. He tries and fails. The reason he couldn't was because he refused to become a Celestial Envoy. He does become a Celestial Envoy later, which helps Amaterasu defeat Yami.
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89%% Doesn't explain what the reaction is.* BerserkButton: Being called a "bug".
90* BishieSparkle: He occasionally looks like he sparkles. When you shrink down to his size, he sparkles CONSTANTLY. Note that this applies to Poncles in general, not just him.
91* CatchPhrase: "What the heck?!"
92* ChivalrousPervert: Not that chivalrous, mind you.
93* ExpositionFairy: He's essentially the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Navi]] of the game, telling you about how to perform moves as well as how to get past problems.
94* HeKnowsAboutTimedHits: Whenever a new mechanic crops up, he'll be the one to explain it, namely in regards to brush techniques.
95* IdenticalGrandson: It's revealed at the end of the True Orochi fight, which takes place 100 years in the past, that he looks just like Isshaku did at that age.
96* InsistentTerminology: He's a wandering artist. Not a bug. A WANDERING ARTIST. He ''looks'' like a bug for most of the game, but when you shrink down to his size, you find that he's actually a really tiny person, wearing a helmet that makes him ''look'' like he's got insect antennae.
97* JerkassHasAPoint: [[spoiler: While he's rather harsh to Himiko at first, he does have a point that she's somewhat suspicious. She vanished during the Blight incident, and the inside of her palace looks like a BossCorridor. Plus, she ''is'' actually planning something, it's just that Himiko is planning on defeating Ninetails, not anything actually evil.]]
98* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Issun is rude and abrasive, with motivations that are ultimately self-serving, but when push comes to shove, he'll do the right thing.
99* {{Leitmotif}}: A rather upbeat tune.
100* {{Lilliputians}}: He's a Poncle, a race of diminutive insect-size people. Most of the time, he's so small compared to everyone else that his only visible feature is his green glow.
101* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Doesn't have to foreknowledge to understand many of the remarks characters in the know like Waka and Himiko make that Amaterasu does understand. Due to him being the AudienceSurrogate that has the added effect of leaving the player out of the loop themselves.
102* MagikarpPower: The Thief's Glove gives him the ability to attack enemies and steal items. While at first it does next to no damage, it gains strength as its used and eventually, Issun is able to ''one shot'' enemies.
103* MeaningfulName: Issun literally means "One-Inch"[[note]]Technically, "One-Sun", but a ''sun'' is so close to an inch that in modern Japanese they're mostly synonymous. Also somewhat doubles as a PunnyName since he eventually [[spoiler: becomes the Celestial Envoy of Amaterasu, who is literally ''the'' sun]][[/note]].
104* MetaGuy: Whenever something doesn't seem to make sense, Issun invariably points it out.
105* MistakenAge: Based on his overall (relative) maturity and interest in women, Issun seems to be at least an adult. However mid-way through the game, Ammy shrinks down to his size and it's revealed that he's still a kid. If you're familiar with the mythology though this comes as no surprise.
106** In addition, the in-game story art, as in the post-boss woodblock prints and the cover of the bestiary scroll in the NewGamePlus extras, depicts him as a young adult, but this could be a case of Issun making himself look more attractive. Given that Poncles are small and age slower than humans, it's even more difficult to tell.
107* NarratorAllAlong: It is heavily implied that the narrator of the game is an OlderAndWiser Issun.
108* TheNicknamer: He calls Amaterasu 'Ammy' and 'Furball', Waka is 'the half-baked prophet', Kokari is 'crybaby'...
109* PornStash: His house in Poncle Village has several acorn sketches hanging up, but pulling away the multiple banners hiding the back shows several nude female body sketches, with the aforementioned acorns clearly meant to be breasts.
110* RealityWarper: Albeit a very weak one. He is shown to be able to use some celestial brush techniques. He knows Restoration at the start, and he demonstrates a mild form of Bloom late into the game, while claiming that he remembers all 13 and will eventually figure out how to perform each of them.
111* UnimpressiveProgressReveal: The punchline of the "Issun's Masterpieces" story in ''Ōkamiden'' shows him scaling an icy mountain, [[spoiler:only for the final panel to reveal he had mistook Susano's bowl of shaved ice for a mountain.]]
112* WrongGenreSavvy:
113** He believes BeautyEqualsGoodness, which is only understandable during the first third of the game. He immediately trusts Rao because of her boobs and immediately ''dis''trusts Queen Himiko because she isn't showing her face. [[spoiler:Rao has been DeadAllAlong, impersonated by Ninetails, while Queen Himiko wasn't actually trying to hide anything.]]
114** He regards Waka with suspicion due to his odd mannerisms, habit of spouting vague prophecies, and tendency of appearing at key locations. While he does little to instill trust and duels with the sun goddess (twice, in fact), he's not on the side of evil.
115* YouCantFightFate: The reason why Issun decides to accompany Amaterasu is because [[spoiler: he has to become a Celestial Envoy to help Amaterasu, despite his reluctance.]]
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118[[folder:Waka]]
119[[quoteright:244:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/543px-Waka_850.jpg]]
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121A mysterious prophet who speaks in riddles. He first shows up to fight Amaterasu, then later helps her. His intentions remain unknown for most of the game, until we find out that he's one of the Moon Tribe. He brought the Ark of Yamato to the Celestials, but Yami was lurking on board, and he was the only person to survive the carnage. He also saves Amaterasu from Yami when she is stripped of her divine powers and nearly sacrifices himself.
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123* TheAtoner: One of the only survivors of the [[spoiler:otherwise extinct Moon Tribe]]. The only survivor of the Celestial Plain, aside from Ammy who is a PhysicalGod.
124* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: [[spoiler:What do you mean, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_no_Yoshitsune Yoshitsune Minamoto]] was some 200+ year old guy from the Moon?]]
125* BishieSparkle: Waka sometimes emits these mid-sentence.
126* CombatStilettos: Not exactly, but those ridiculously high ''tengu geta'' don't seem to impede his ability to hop about like a mad thing at all.
127* CompressedHair: How the hell was he [[spoiler:hiding all that hair underneath that headress?]]
128* CrypticConversation: His prophecies make no sense when you first hear them. Issun gets extremely riled up by it.
129* DarkAndTroubledPast: He [[spoiler:used to be a member of the Moon Tribe, which was destroyed by demons and inadvertently caused the destruction of the Celestial Plains.]]
130* DeadpanSnarker: If one talks to him outside of Orochi's lair before the festival in Kamiki, he says he wants to dispel the barrier so he can go have a drink with the monster. It flies way over Issun's head.
131* DubNameChange: He's "Ushiwaka" in Japan.
132* DudeLooksLikeALady: The Knowledge Stone in ''Ōkamiden'' mentions that no one is quite sure if Waka really is a "he."
133* DubNameChange: Shortened to Waka from Ushiwaka.
134* EvenTheGuysWantHim: In-game example.
135* EyesAlwaysShut: His in-game model's eyes never open.
136* GoodAllAlong: It's easy to mistake him for a antagonist at first. Issun certainly does. But he really does have the world's best interests at heart.
137* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Perhaps to make him seem even more cool and enigmatic. [[spoiler:If Kaguya is anything to go by, he may be an outlier.]]
138* GratuitousEnglish: In the Japanese version.
139* GratuitousFrench: In the English-language version.
140* HairWings: The design of his hair looks like this.
141* HiddenHeartOfGold: Initially acts like a flippant trickster that only seems to want to hinder and annoy our heroes ([[ButtMonkey or at least poor Issun]]); however, his over-cryptic prophecies always seem to be on to something in the long run, [[spoiler: and against Yami he drops the act and reveals he's been as determined to rid Nippon of his darkness as everyone else due to Yami slaughtering his people at least once.]]
142* ICallItVera: His main sword is named "Pillow Talk"; named after a music piece from [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry1 another Hideki Kamiya project.]]
143* InstrumentOfMurder: His flute turns into a glowing lightsaber thing.
144* LaserBlade: He can turn his flute into this.
145* {{Leitmotif}}: A flute piece.
146* {{Lunarians}}: As [[spoiler:a member of the Moon Tribe]].
147* MagicalFlutist: And it helps that he is named after a form of poetry. He serves as the page image for the trope.
148* MyGreatestFailure: He doomed the Celestials, because he didn't realize that [[spoiler:the Ark of Yamato contained Yami.]]
149* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: His Japanese name, "Ushiwaka", comes from Ushiwakamaru, which was UsefulNotes/MinamotoNoYoshitsune's childhood name.
150* TheNicknamer: He refers to Amaterasu as 'ma cherie' half of the time and Issun as a 'bug' or 'my little bouncing friend.'
151* OmniscientMoralityLicense: He could actually have done a lot more to prevent certain events.
152* PrettyBoy: Very much so. Especially [[spoiler:when we see his hair]]. Issun even calls him "pretty boy" a couple of times.
153* PsychicPowers: He has the ability to see the future.
154* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler:He's over two hundred years old]]. An interesting thing to note is that the newest Tao Warrior tells Amaterasu this.
155* TakingTheBullet: He does this right before the final battle. Luckily he escapes relatively unharmed.
156* TricksterMentor: He almost never gives a straightforward answer, but his prophecies usually turn out to be reliable.
157* WakeupCallBoss: The first time you fight him, you'll probably use up all your health items and/or die. [[spoiler: The trick is to equip your newly-gained rosary.]]
158* WalkOnWater: The first sign that he's definitely not a normal human. Interestingly, not even Ammy can do this (without the Water Tablet item, anyway), but no one really seems surprised.
159* WarriorPoet: Or so he would like to think.
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161
162!!Celestial Brush Gods
163A group of 13 gods who were separated from Amaterasu when she died 100 years ago. Each one holds one of the 13 celestial brush techniques that did not stay with Amaterasu when she died. Reuniting with them and recovering her former strength is a major part of Amaterasu's mission in the game. Each one of them has hidden away somehow. Some of them are bound in some fashion, while many of them are simply hiding in the form of constellations, waiting for Amaterasu's return.
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165[[folder:Yomigami]]
166[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yomigami.jpg]]
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168God of Restoration, and bearer of the power of Rejuvenation/Garyou[[note]]Drawing Dragon[[/note]]. He is a dragon rising out of a picture scroll. Amaterasu reunites with him at the River of the Heavens after fixing it.
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170* ArtInitiatesLife: An InUniverse example. Part of his body is simply a drawing on a picture scroll that the rest of his body rises out of.
171* DragonsAreDivine: He's a dragon god.
172* DragonsUpTheYinYang: Given that the Gods in Okami are lifted from the Eastern Zodiac, a dragon is unsurprisingly among the ensemble. He is also the first one to grant Ammy his power.
173* EasternZodiac: Represents the sign of the Dragon.
174* MeaningfulName: "Yomigaeru" means "Rebirth".
175* SeahorsesAreDragons: In ''Ōkamiden'', his children are a pair of seahorses.
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177
178[[folder:Tachigami]]
179[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tachigami.jpg]]
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181God of the Sword, and bearer of the Power Slash/Issen[[note]]Brandish[[/note]] technique. He is a rat bearing an enormous ''Tachi'' sword. Amaterasu reunites with him at the Cave of Nagi after Restoring the blade the statue held.
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183* AbsurdlySharpBlade: His Power Slash technique can rend trees and boulders into pieces with a single (brush) stroke, at its weakest level. At its strongest state, the Power Slash can shred even through ''diamond''.
184* {{BFS}}: Many times larger than himself, and while he ''is'' a mouse, he's still about half the size of Amaterasu. And he can still adeptly wield it. With his ''[[CutlassBetweenTheTeeth mouth]]''.
185* EasternZodiac: Represents the sign of the Rat.
186* MeaningfulName: "Tachigami" means "Rending God". A Tachi is also the sort of sword he bears.
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188
189[[folder:The Hanagami Trio]]
190[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanagami.jpg]]
191
192A trio of floral gods, bearing the powers of Bloom/Hanasaku, Lily Pad/Suihasu, and Vine/Tsutamaki[[note]]Vine Wrap[[/note]], collectively known as a single power, called Greensprout/Ouka[[note]]Cherry Blossom[[/note]]. Their names are Sakugami (Saki-no-Hanagami), Hasugami (Hasu-no-Hanagami), and Tsutagami (Tsuta-no-Hanagami). Each one is an ape playing a different musical instrument. Amaterasu reunites with them in the Hana Valley, Kamiki Village, and the Tsuta Ruins, respectively.
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194* CymbalBangingMonkey: Tsutagami. It also serves the purpose of making him the "hear no evil" member of the [[MonkeyMoralityPose Three Wise Monkeys]].
195* GreenThumb: Greensprout, in all its forms, is a power to create plant life, either by making dead plants bloom, creating lily pads, or by slinging vines.
196* EasternZodiac: Each one of them represents the sign of the Monkey.
197* MeaningfulName: "Hana" means "Flower". "Saku" means "bloom", "Hasu" means "lotus", and "Tsuta" means "Vine"
198* MonkeyMoralityPose: Sakigami's vision is obstructed by his shou ("see no evil"), Hasugami can't speak because he's playing a flute ("speak no evil"), and Tsutagami can't hear anything over the noise of his cymbals ("hear no evil"). [[GameplayAndStorySegregation They can converse with Amaterasu just fine in cutscenes, though.]]
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201[[folder:Bakugami]]
202[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bakugami.jpg]]
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204God of Explosions, and bearer of the Cherry Bomb/Tekadama[[note]]Shining Ball[[/note]] technique. He takes the form of a large boar balancing on a similarly large bomb. He is followed by four flame-bearing piglets, attempting to light his bomb. Amaterasu reunites with him outside the Pyrotechnist Tama's house.
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206* AscendedExtra: He is accompanied by a bunch of piglets who are constantly attempting to light the bomb he balances on. Those are his children, who show up again in ''Ōkamiden'', taking their father's place in granting the Cherry Bomb power to Chibiterasu.
207* EasternZodiac: Represents the sign of the Boar.
208* HavingABlast: His power summons explosive bombs used to destroy obstacles or damage enemies.
209* MeaningfulName: "Baku" means "explode".
210[[/folder]]
211
212[[folder:Yumigami]]
213[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yumigami.jpg]]
214
215God of the Moon, and bearer of the Crescent/Gekkou[[note]]Moonlight[[/note]] technique. She takes the form of a rabbit bearing a large mallet, for pounding mochi cakes. Amaterasu reunites with her in the Agata Forest, after she returns the moon's reflection to the water there.
216----
217* CarryABigStick: Nearly strikes Amaterasu with her mochi-pounding mallet when Amaterasu tries to take a bite out of the unfinished mochi.
218* EasternZodiac: Represents the sign of the Rabbit.
219* GodOfTheMoon: She's the goddess of the Moon. Her associated power-up summons a crescent Moon, instantly turning day into night.
220* {{Lunacy}}: Crescent summons the moon, and with it, night.
221* MoonRabbit: Surprising absolutely nobody, the rabbit is the god of the moon. She comes complete with a mochi-pounding mallet, and she and Amaterasu take turns pounding and kneading some mochi before they get down to the exchange of power.
222* MeaningfulName: "Yumi" means "Bow", referring to the stylistic crescent shape, or "bow-shaped" moon.
223* PutOnABus: Nowhere to be seen in the sequel.
224[[/folder]]
225
226[[folder:Nuregami]]
227[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nuregami.jpg]]
228
229God of Water, and bearer of the Waterspout/Suigyou[[note]]Riverside[[/note]] technique. She takes the form a large snake sealed up inside a flask filled with water. Amaterasu reunites with her in Sasa Sanctuary, after returning the flow of water there.
230----
231* EasternZodiac: Represents the sign of the Snake.
232* MakingASplash: Waterspout manipulates the flow of water. Its higher forms can manipulate whirlpools and call rain.
233* MeaningfulName: "Nure" means "Wet".
234* SemanticSuperpower: While Waterspout is mainly used with water, turns out this works with nearly any other kind of liquid, such as sake or ''[[LavaIsBoilingKoolAid lava]]''.
235* WarpWhistle: Whirlpool allows Amaterasu to activate Mermaid Springs without throwing in a Mermaid Coin.
236* WaterIsWomanly: The God of Water takes the form of a dignified, polite female serpent.
237[[/folder]]
238
239[[folder:Kazegami]]
240[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kazegami.jpg]]
241
242God of the Wind, and bearer of the Galestorm/Shippuu technique. He takes the form of a large horse with a fan on his back. Amaterasu reunites with him in the windmill at Kusa Village, after bringing back the village's divine wind.
243----
244* BlowYouAway: Galestorm manipulates the wind. Its higher form can call a hurricane.
245* EasternZodiac: Represents the sign of the Horse.
246* MeaningfulName: "Kaze" means "Wind".
247* SuperSpeed: Comes with being a horse, but Amaterasu overtakes him easily.
248[[/folder]]
249
250[[folder:Moegami]]
251[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/moegami.jpg]]
252
253God of Fire, and bearer of the Inferno/Guren[[note]]Crimson Lotus[[/note]] technique. He takes the form of a phoenix, with the crest of a rooster and smoking a large pipe. Amaterasu reunites with him in the Moon Cave, after freeing his statue there encased in ice.
254----
255* EasternZodiac: Represents the sign of the Rooster.
256* MeaningfulName: "Moeru" means "to burn".
257* PlayingWithFire: Inferno allows the user to conduct flames from one source to another. Its upgrade creates a blazing inferno wherever the user desires.
258* ThePhoenix: Evokes the firebird, but its rooster inspiration is also clearly visible, and it has shades of the yokai Basan, which is also a fire-breathing rooster.
259[[/folder]]
260
261[[folder:Kasugami]]
262[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kasugami.jpg]]
263
264God of Mist, and bearer of the Veil of Mist/Kirigakure[[note]]Mist Concealment[[/note]] technique. She takes the form of a sheep with a large waterskin filled with alcohol on her back. Amaterasu reunites with her in Sei-An City, after releasing her from a gourd.
265----
266* TheAlcoholic: She's even drinking upon reuniting with Amaterasu for the first time!
267* BulletTime: Veil of Mist slows down time for everyone but Amaterasu, allowing her to get the most out of limited windows of opportunity, more safely charge Glaives, and other such things.
268* DrunkenMaster: Subverted by way of parody. In her intro, Kasugami is attacked by a few Imps. She drinks from her waterskin, and leaps into the air, only to utterly fail to dodge ''anything''. Turns out that alcohol just makes her drunk.
269* EasternZodiac: Represents the sign of the Ram.
270* MeaningfulName: "Kasumi" means "Mist".
271* PutOnABus: Downplayed. While Kasugami and her offspring (if any) are absent in ''Okamiden'', Chibiterasu can tap on their powers with Kagu's charm, allowing him to warp between Origin Mirrors.
272* QuickNip: ''Really'' likes drinking from that waterskin on her back.
273* WarpWhistle: Mist Warp allows Amaterasu to step between any two Ultimate Origin Mirrors.
274[[/folder]]
275
276[[folder:Kabegami]]
277[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kabegami.jpg]]
278
279God of Walls, and bearer of the Catwalk/Kabetari[[note]]Wall Walk[[/note]] technique. She takes the form of a white cat clinging to a wall mural with a fish sculpture on top. Amaterasu reunites with her atop the Catcall Tower, after feeding her familiar.
280----
281* CatsAreMean: The first thing she does in her entrance is to start batting Issun about. Of course, Amaterasu quickly joins in, so it seems wolves aren't all that much better.
282* EasternZodiac: Represents the "missing" sign of the Cat. No comment is made about it, however. If there is any ill will between her and Tachigami, it's never mentioned.
283* {{Expy}}: On top of an insanely tall tower lives a cat god with its EyesAlwaysShut... Give it a staff and call it [[Franchise/DragonBall Korin]].
284* MeaningfulName: "Kabe" means "Wall".
285* PowerupLetdown: The power to endlessly wall jump sounds awesome, as it would provide for handy shortcuts while exploring vertical areas. Too bad it can only be used in a few extremely specific places...
286* PutOnABus: One of the four Celestial Brush gods to not make a reappearance in ''Okamiden''.
287* WallCrawl: Catwalk imbues walls with Kabegami's power, allowing people to cling to them until the power wanes. This allows for infinite Wall Jumps upon such surfaces. A few places have permanent Catwalk symbols already on them, but for the most part, one has to seek out a statue of Kabegami to use it. Kabegami herself calmly stands sideways on a painting.
288[[/folder]]
289
290[[folder:Gekigami]]
291[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gekigami.jpg]]
292
293God of Onslaught, and bearer of the Thunderstorm/Jinrai[[note]]Thunderclap[[/note]] technique. He takes the form of an ill-tempered tiger with a longbow on his back that fires lightning. Amaterasu reunites with him on Oni Island, after restoring the statue that he was trapped in.
294----
295* CatsAreMean: Fires a lighting bolt really close to Amaterasu, with no provocation. However, he's just as kind and polite as the others during the formal speech. People born the year of the Tiger in the zodiac are reputed to have fierce tempers.
296* EasternZodiac: Represents the sign of the Tiger.
297* MeaningfulName: "Geki" means "attack" or "conquer", and is part of "Raigeki", which means to be struck by lightning.
298* PantheraAwesome: A tiger god, no less.
299* ShockAndAwe: Thunderstorm allows the user to conduct electricity from one source to another. The Lighting Bolt power allows the user to call lightning from anywhere.
300[[/folder]]
301
302[[folder:Itegami]]
303[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/itegami.jpg]]
304
305God of Ice, and bearer of the Blizzard/Fubuki technique. He takes the form of an ox bearing a large conch horn. Amaterasu reunites with him at the Wawku Shrine, after disabling the blizzard machine.
306----
307* BrutishBulls: He may be one of the Celestial Brush Gods, but he is still a Bull, as he nearly charges into Amaterasu as they reunite.
308* EasternZodiac: Represents the sign of the Ox
309* AnIcePerson: Blizzard allows the user to conduct cold and ice from one source to another. It comes with a variant that calls down a hailstorm of ice and snow.
310* MeaningfulName: "Iteru" means "To Freeze"
311* PutOnABus: Nowhere to be seen in ''Okamiden''. Instead of Blizzard, Chibiterasu uses Waterspout to draw water from ice blocks in order to attack.
312[[/folder]]
313
314
315!!Characters from Eastern Nippon
316[[folder:Sakuya]]
317[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sakuya_7.jpg]]
318
319The wood sprite who inhabits a number of mystical trees scattered across Nippon. She revives Ammy at the beginning of the game and continues to provide advice and help.
320----
321* BarrierMaiden: The Guardian Saplings are extensions of her power, and serve to keep the darkness at bay.
322* BigGood: While Ammy is the one who runs around defeating demons, it's her Guardian Saplings that keep the cursed zones at bay.
323* CleavageWindow: Her initial costume offers good views -- from the front or the back.
324* CutenessProximity: She completely melts at the sight of [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Chibiterasu]].
325* ElmerFuddSyndrome: [[spoiler:As a very young wood sprite 100 years ago, which hilariously prevents Issun from putting two-and-two together since she mispronounced her name.]]
326* FertileFeet: Showers of {{cherry blossoms}} wherever she goes.
327* JigglePhysics: Her breasts tend to jiggle rather conspicuously when she gestures.
328* MagicalFloatingShawl: Sakuya's stole floats above her head like a Japanese mystical figure would.
329* MsFanservice: Her dress reveals a fair amount of cleavage, both breast and posterior.
330* NatureSpirit: She's the AnthropomorphicPersonification of the giant peach tree that protects Kamiki Village.
331* SealedGoodInACan: At the start of ''Ōkami'', she seals Kamiki Village into a fruit that hangs from her tree to protect it from Orochi's curse.
332* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her fully-powered form. Apparently a third costume was planned which was [[SerialEscalation even smaller]].
333[[/folder]]
334
335[[folder:Susano]]
336[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/susano_36.jpg]]
337
338The descendant of the legendary hero who slew Orochi 100 years ago -- and don't you forget it. Considers himself a great warrior, but he only fools the people who haven't known him too long.
339----
340* {{Acrofatic}}: He has a prominent gut, but is very agile in addition to being strong.
341* TheAlcoholic: Drinks ludicrous amounts of sake.
342* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Before his CharacterDevelopment, he was very full of himself.
343* BoozeBasedBuff: Apparently, it helps him get the nerve to train.
344* {{BFS}}: His sword is about as long as he is tall.
345* ButtMonkey: Most of his screentime has him suffer in some way. The story starts easing up on him once he starts to prove himself.
346* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: He reveals that, yes, he can see Amaterasu's markings.
347* CallingYourAttacks: "SUSANO-STYLE EXPLODING IMPLOSION!"
348* CharacterDevelopment: In the beginning, he was an AgentScully who didn't think his ancestor, Nagi, actually destroyed Orochi and was quite cowardly. The events leading up to the boss fight with Orochi snap him out of it, especially when [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl Kushi is chosen as a sacrifice]]. He gathers the courage to face Orochi and admit his mistakes.
349* CosmicPlaything: Thinks he is one. He's not wrong.
350* CowardlyLion: He's a coward who'd rather make excuses than fight most of the time, but he'll always muster the courage to protect his loved ones in the end.
351* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Make no mistake, for all that Ammy helps him, he is still a competent swordsman and offhandedly mentions pushing a boulder to block a path before the game started, ''without anyone noticing''.
352* DirtyCoward: At first, as indicated by his initial desire to go hide...er, train. [[TookALevelInBadass He grows out of it]].
353* DrunkenMaster: He's a master swordsman who loves his sake.
354* DumbMuscle: He's a powerful swordsman, but also a rather enormous buffoon. On top of that, the sign in front of his house in ''Okamiden'' implies that he's only semi-literate.
355* GenerationXerox: Despite the beliefs of those around him that he is an InadequateInheritor, it is later revealed that Susano is almost completely identical to his ancestor and the original Legendary Hero, Nagi, in both appearance and personality.
356* {{Gonk}}: He's a paunchy, balding middle-aged guy with a big red nose.
357* HiddenHeartOfGold: At the end of ''Okamiden'', Susano [[spoiler:disowns Kuni and furiously orders the boy to leave him]]. However, this was only so [[spoiler:Kuni wouldn't give up on his quest to find out about his origins]]. Susano cries profusely once all is said and done.
358* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He attacks innocent sleeping bears as 'foul beasts' and assumes Amaterasu has been sent by the gods to harass him for their amusement. [[spoiler:The latter of which is the biggest clue that he knows who and what Amaterasu is.]]
359* InadequateInheritor: The people of his village mostly see him as a lazy oaf and a disgrace to Nagi's legacy. Subverted as the game progresses, where it's not only revealed that he's a hero in his own right, but that Nagi was actually [[GenerationXerox pretty much identical to him in every single way]].
360* LazyBum: Spends most of his time getting drunk and sleeping. He grows out of it as the game goes on.
361* {{Leitmotif}}: A heroic if somewhat comic piece which suits him perfectly.
362* LetsGetDangerous: When he finally gets himself together and confronts Orochi.
363* ManlyFacialHair: Has a thick black beard and grows into a powerful swordsman.
364* MasterSwordsman: Susano is a capable warrior, [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass but you wouldn't know that from interacting with him.]]
365* MilesGloriosus: For a while. Then he decides he's had enough, [[LetsGetDangerous and starts curb-stomping Orochi]].
366* ObfuscatingStupidity: Finding him in the NoobCave and talking to him after defeating Orochi has him reveal [[spoiler:he is, and has been, quite aware Ammy is a god. It's implied that his faith in the gods has something to do with it.]]
367* PurpleIsPowerful: Wears mostly purple and is a MasterSwordsman with a heroic bloodline.
368* ReligiousBruiser: He's a warrior and fervently believes in the gods. [[spoiler:This may be how he's able to see Amaterasu's markings and Divine Instrument.]]
369* ScrewDestiny: His rant at the Gale Shrine essentially says this.
370* ShutUpHannibal: during the boss fight at the Moon Cave Orochi tries to tempt Susano into releasing him by granting him enormous power. Susano tells him in no uncertain terms where to shove his offer.
371* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His name is rendered in Japanese as Susano''o''.
372* SticksToTheBack: When not in use, his sword simply sticks to his back without any way of attachment.
373* TookALevelInBadass: Goes from a lazy coward to a hero who slays Orochi.
374* UglyGuyHotWife: Ugly guy to Kushi's hot wife.
375* WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter: Subverted in that his sword is pretty much worthless. [[spoiler:Double Subverted when it absorbs magical energies from the moon and becomes stronger than a normal sword ever could be]].
376** As an amusing point, Susano's sword actually has seen so little use that there's a tiny branch growing off of it. [[spoiler:After he draws on the moon's power, the branch blooms into a flower and stays that way the rest of the game.]]
377* WorldsBestWarrior: Claims to be such and, to his credit, eventually proves that he may very well be the strongest warrior of his time.
378* WrongGenreSavvy: He realizes that when he cuts through boulders and trees that it's not his doing, but assumes that it's because of a spirit possessing his sword sent by the gods to either punish him for his laziness or just mess with him, not aware it was simply Amaterasu helping him out using Power Slash. Justified as he's using a wooden sword, of all things.
379* YouCantFightFate: Despite everything, he winds up slaying Orochi (or rather, helping Amaterasu slay Orochi) anyway.
380[[/folder]]
381
382[[folder:Kushi]]
383[[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kushi.png]]
384
385Susano's LoveInterest, the local sake brewer. When Orochi revives after a century of somnolence, Kushi is chosen as the first sacrificial maiden.
386----
387* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: Her hair resembles a rake, fitting with her job in making sake out of rice. It also resembles a [[VisualPun hair comb]] as a reference to Kushinada's original legend where Susano turned her into a hair comb as a disguise and to keep her safe for the time being.
388* BabiesEverAfter: Kuni, [[spoiler:sort of, and an unborn child revealed at the end of ''Ōkamiden''.]]
389* ChainedToARock: Chosen to be a sacrifice to Orochi.
390* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: It's never really explained how, but she manages to lug a container of forest water that's ''bigger than she is'' from Agata Forest all the way to Kamiki Village, presumably all by herself. Bonus points for the implications that she had to ''swim'' part of that, since there's an unavoidable body of water between Kamiki and Agata.
391* ClosestThingWeGot: [[spoiler:After Susano drunk all of her 8 Purification Sake out of grief for causing Orochi's revival in the first place and winds up getting rid of one of the most important things needed to slay it, Kushi immediately brings out her second-best sake called Thunder Brew, which does the job.]]
392* DamselInDistress: Once she's taken by Orochi.
393* DubNameChange: Shortened from Kushinada to Kushi.
394* FriendToAllLivingThings: Best exemplified when she runs up and starts petting Amaterasu whenever the latter gets close.
395* NiceGirl: She's very kind, with nary a bad word to say about anyone.
396* PluckyGirl: Tries to defeat [[spoiler: Orochi all by herself with her sake! And it's not even the ''right'' sake!]]
397* SatelliteLoveInterest: Predominately defined as being Susano's love interest.
398* UglyGuyHotWife: Hot wife to Susano's ugly guy.
399[[/folder]]
400
401[[folder:Mr. and Mrs. Orange]]
402[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/orange_3.png]]
403
404Mr. Orange is Kamiki's village elder and Mrs. Orange is his wife.
405----
406* CoolOldGuy and CoolOldLady: They're both very friendly to others.
407* DubNameChange. Mr. and Mrs. Orange are Mikan Jiji and Mikan Baba respectively.
408* NeverMessWithGranny: Mrs. Orange according to her husband. Though we never [[WordOfGod see this]] [[TakeOurWordForIt in game.]]
409** Mrs. Orange uses the [[Franchise/StreetFighter Shun]] [[ShoutOut Goku]] [[RuleOfFunny Satsu]] to make cakes.
410* OldMaster: Mr. Orange generally attempts to be this...with dance. The Konohana Shuffle to be precise.
411[[/folder]]
412
413[[folder:Mushi]]
414[[quoteright:197:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mushi.jpg]]
415
416A young boy living in Kamiki village with his faithful companion Hayabusa who is secretly one of the Eight Canine Warriors and not the original Hayabusa.
417----
418* DubNameChange: Shortened from Mushikai to Mushi.
419* FriendToBugs: Mushi has a pet dragonfly tied to a string which he keeps around him at all times.
420* GottaCatchThemAll: With digging up turnips.
421* MeaningfulName: Mushi means bug in Japanese, referring to his pet dragonfly.
422* ObfuscatingStupidity: He reveals after Orochi's defeat that he knew [[spoiler:Hayabusa isn't the real one, as the real Hayabusa would've died with his master and not abandoned him]]. He's still thankful for Hayabusa saving his life, however, and feels guilty for treating him badly recently.
423* ThePrankster: A minor one, but he and Hayabusa spend their days trying to dig up his mother's field.
424[[/folder]]
425
426[[folder:Mushi's Mama]]
427[[quoteright:100:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mama_5.jpg]]
428
429Mushi's mother who spends most of her day trying to keep her son and his dog out of her turnip field.
430----
431%% Doesn't explain what the reaction is.* BerserkButton: Messing with her turnip field.
432* MemeticBadass: In-Universe example. Even Issun is afraid of her!
433* NeverMessWithGranny: While not quite a granny, you really don't want to be on the receiving end of her hits...
434[[/folder]]
435
436[[folder:Camille and Camellia]]
437
438A pair of sisters seen travelling Nippon. The younger one, Camellia, is able to see Ammy's markings, but Camille doesn't believe her at first.
439----
440* ChildrenAreSpecial: Camellia is one of the few characters able to see Ammy's true form, apparently due to her youth and idealism. There is a minor sidequest to use Ammy's brush techniques to convince Camille of the same.
441* DubNameChange: In Japan, they're called "Tsubaki and Sazanka" respectively.
442* SmallRoleBigImpact: Camille and Camellia's ancestors from Past Kamiki are responsible for planting Konohana and the Guardian Saplings, as they heard that Nippon was "a land of sadness". It is their work that helps Present Ammy restore Nippon, and if you never walk around the torii leading to Konohana in Past Kamiki, you'll never find this out.
443[[/folder]]
444
445[[folder:Kokari]]
446[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kokari.jpg]]
447
448A child living with the forest. Him and his dog, Ume[[note]]who is actually Jin, one of the Satomi Canine Warriors[[/note]], are inseparable friends.
449----
450* NemeanSkinning: Er, sort of. The kid wears a rabbit pelt on his head.
451* TookALevelInBadass: Turns from the crybaby he is into someone who manages to survive and does well in ''[[GrimUpNorth Kamui]]''.
452[[/folder]]
453
454[[folder:Karude]]
455[[quoteright:100:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/karude.jpg]]
456
457Kokari's father. That's pretty much all you need for him.
458* DubNameChange: Changed from Kariudo to Karude.
459* NemeanSkinning: Wears a bear pelt on his head.
460* NominalImportance: You can go through the entire game without speaking to him.
461[[/folder]]
462
463[[folder:Madame Fawn]]
464[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fawn.jpg]]
465
466A FortuneTeller that lives in a litte cabin in Agata Forest. She gives Amaterasu clues about her next assignements. She reappers in ''Ōkamiden'' where she serves the same purpose.
467----
468* DoorToBefore: If you find the secret passage in the first part of Ryoshima Coast, Amaterasu accidentally knocks down the wall in the back corridor, creating a shortcut between Ryoshima Coast and Agata Forest.
469* MadameFortune: Like many other psychics, her name follows that trope. Although one can wonder whever the title was even heard of in Medieval Japan.
470* NominalImportance: Any interactions with her are completely optional in ''Ōkami''. Averted in ''Ōkamiden'', where she has some plot relevance.
471[[/folder]]
472
473[[folder:Princess Fuse]]
474[[quoteright:140:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fuse.jpg]]
475
476The current and last remaining head-priestess of the Satomi house, with Crimson Helm's resurrection, she was overcome by demons until Amaterasu rescued her. Princess Fuse wishes to defeat Crimson Helm and let the divine winds flow again, however, to do so, she needs her eight Canine Warriors to reassemble, and guess who is going to help her. She is Yatsu, the previous head priest's wife. But for some reason, she doesn't seem to ever mention him.
477----
478* AnimalMotifs: Her hair style makes it look like that she has [[LittleBitBeastly dog ears]].
479* YamatoNadeshiko: Fuse has an elegant and refined air about her.
480[[/folder]]
481
482[[folder:Yatsu]]
483[[quoteright:115:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yatsu.jpg]]
484
485A priest of the Satomi house who died fighting Crimson Helm and his demon minions. He is now a ghost who holds guard over the door leading to the Wind Shrine. Despite being blind, he can use his inner eye to see a person's true form. Yatsu is in fact Princess Fuse's deceased husband, after Crimson Helm's defeat, he contently leaves this world.
486----
487* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In ''Literature/NansouSatomiHakkenden'', Yatsufusa was a supernatural dog and something of an AscendedDemon. Here he's human.
488* BlindSeer: Despite being blind, he can see a person's true form. He sees Amaterasu as a "beautiful maiden", to which Issun laughs at, until he referred to Issun as a "little booger".
489* DubNameChange: Shortened from Yatsufusa to Yatsu.
490* GhostlyGoals: To protect Kusa Village from Crimson Helm.
491[[/folder]]
492
493[[folder:The Satomi Canine Warriors]]
494Eight dogs each representing one of the right Confucian virtues, they are:
495* Tei/Teikou (Brotherhood)
496* Shin/Shinkou (Faith)
497* Chi/Chikou (Knowledge)
498* Rei/Reikou (Honor)
499* Ko/Koukou (Wisdom)
500* Gi/Gikou (Duty)
501* Chu/Chuukou (Loyalty)
502* Jin/Jinkou (Justice)
503
504When their master, Princess Fuse, summoned them back, only five returned, and Amaterasu was [[ButThouMust forced]] to find the rest of them.
505----
506* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In ''Literature/NansouSatomiHakkenden'' the Canine Warriors were human, albeit with a complicated backstory which made the dog Yatsufusa their spiritual father.
507* AllThereInTheManual: Their breeds are only confirmed in the ''Official Complete Works'' book: Rei is a pointer, Shin is a boxer, Chi is a Japanese Spitz, Ko is a collie, Tei is a Tosa, Gi is a husky, Jin is a miniature Shiba, and Chu is a Kai Ken.
508* AnachronismStew: Four of them (Shin, Rei, Ko, and Gi) are based on Western breeds that hadn't been introduced to Japan during the time period the game [[TheTimeOfMyths (roughly)]] takes place in and two (Tei and Chi) are based on Japanese breeds that weren't created until the 20th century. Jin and Chu are the only ones who fit in the setting, being based on Japanese dog breeds that have existed for centuries.
509* AnimalsNotToScale: Chi and Jin are based on small dog breeds (Japanese Spitz and Shiba Inu, respectively), yet they're about the same size as Amaterasu and the other Canine Warriors. Jin is even officially stated to be a Mameshiba, which is a particularly small variation of the breed.
510* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Tei is the leader of the group and also the strongest member, as seen during the Kusa Five OptionalBoss fight.
511* BigEater: "I'm hungry, give me some food."
512* BrilliantButLazy: They start off being capable of putting up a decent fight against Amaterasu and only get stronger from there, culminating in becoming a tough OptionalBoss fight after Ninetails is defeated. Considering that they can go toe-to-toe against a ''PhysicalGod'' and win, they could probably have handled Crimson Helm just fine if they hadn't been too lazy to bother with it.
513* DungFu: It seems that Ammy is not the only one who enjoys explosive dog droppings.
514* HotBlooded: All of them up to a certain degree, but most noticably, Tei, the biggest and most fierce of the warriors.
515* IOweYouMyLife: Jin [[spoiler: (Ume)]] refuses to return because [[spoiler: Kokari and his father]] saved him when he was gravely wounded.
516* LastRequest: Chu [[spoiler:(Hayabusa)]] refuses to return because the real [[spoiler:Hayabusa]], who died defending his master, requested him to protect [[spoiler:Mushi]] from Orochi's arrow, which is prophecised to kill him.
517* OptionalBoss: After clearing Oni Island, Ammy can go to the Gale Shrine to fight all eight of them across three rounds. Victory grants a Stray Bead.
518* SmurfettePrinciple: Though the lack of [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns gendered first-person pronouns]] can make it [[AmbiguousGender hard to tell in non-Japanese versions]], Chi is the only female in the group.
519* TrueCompanions: To such a degree where even if they are seperated, the eight can still fight together through the Satomi Power Orbs. Or as they say, "Even when seperated, the Satomi warrior's hearts beat as one." Issun asks in return: [[FridgeLogic "Then how come they didn't help us fight that Crimson Helm guy?"]]
520* UrineTrouble: If Ammy get stuck in one of the holes that the warriors dug, they will pee on her, ''instantly draining away all her ink''.
521* WolfpackBoss: In the OptionalBoss battle against them, the first two rounds have Ammy face off against four, then three of them all at once.
522* YouALLLookFamiliar: Played seriously, [[spoiler:nobody can tell Hayabusa isn't the original Hayabusa because they're the same breed]]
523[[/folder]]
524
525[[folder:Kaguya]]
526
527Mr. Bamboo's granddaughter. As her name and hair color suggests her to be, she is one of the Moon Tribe, sent to Earth for obscure reasons and saved by Mr. Bamboo.
528----
529
530* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: She's wearing a bamboo space suit with a clear helmet, and the back of her kimono depicts [[spoiler:a rocket ship flying towards the moon.]]
531* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's a blonde [[spoiler:like Waka]] and is a very nice girl.
532* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Kaguya has no recollection of her life before meeting Mr. Bamboo. [[spoiler:It's revealed that she's one of the last remaining members of the Moon Tribe and leaves Earth to find out about her origins.]]
533* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler:As a member of the Moon Tribe like Waka and as suggested by Mr. Bamboo's dialogue]], she likely never aged since Mr. Bamboo saved her.
534[[/folder]]
535
536[[folder:The Sparrow Clan]]
537[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sparrow_2.png]]
538
539A clan of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin sparrows]] led by Jamba. Lives in [[HiddenElfVillage Sasa Sanctuary]] and runs an inn that receives few visitors for obvious reasons.
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541* DaddysGirl: Chun to Jamba.
542* DamselInDistress: [[spoiler: Chun has to be saved from being eaten by Mr. and Mrs. Cutter.]]
543* MafiaPrincess: Jamba's daughter Chun, while not technically a ''mafia'' princess, is treated as one.
544* PhraseCatcher: Every time Jamba "speaks" (with only chirping sounds), one of his underlings will exclaim "Uh-oh" before explaining what the boss means.
545[[/folder]]
546
547[[folder:The Spider Queen]]
548A spider demon residing in the Agata Ruins. She kidnaps Ume and our protagonists must free him.
549----
550* DubNameChange: Changed from Jorogumo (Spider Prostitute) to The Spider Queen.
551* EyelessFace: She doesn't appear to have any eyes on her face, however...
552* EyesDoNotBelongThere: The flower that serves as her abdomen has eight eyes in it. [[AttackItsWeakPoint Said eyes are her weak points.]]
553* GiantSpider: She is not called the Spider ''Queen'' for nothing: this monstrosity towers above Amaterasu.
554* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Her arms make up her spider legs, and she's the first boss you fight.
555* SlasherSmile: Her default expression, made more prominent with huge slashes of red on the corners of her mouth. [[spoiler: If you make contact with her spirit in the Ghost Ship, you get to see it up-close as her face covers the entire screen]].
556* StarterVillain: She's the first boss that Amaterasu fights in the game.
557* ToweringFlower: She masquerades as a giant and creepy flower with eyes in place of the stamens to lure unsuspecting prey. After defeat, she transforms into a giant lotus flower several times bigger than Amaterasu.
558[[/folder]]
559
560[[folder:Crimson Helm]]
561An armored centaur-like boar demon that takes over the Gale Shrine in Kusa Village.
562----
563* TheBrute: Very huge, very powerful, very murderous. He doesn't really have any characterisation beyond that.
564* DemBones: Underneath its armor, it appears as a [[IncendiaryExponent flaming]] boar skeleton.
565* DualWielding: With katanas that it can set on fire.
566* DubNameChange: Called what means Red Helm in Japanese which is changed to Crimson in English, possibly to sound more menacing.
567* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Fights with not one but two flaming katanas.
568* PlayingWithFire: Flaming swords, flaming shockwaves, and just plain fire-breathing.
569[[/folder]]
570
571[[folder:Orochi]]
572One of the primary antagonists and Amaterasu's archnemesis. A hundred years ago, he was killed but due to Susanoo removing Tsukuyomi, he has resurrected and intends to finish what he started by consuming one last maiden and obtaining godhood; in this case, Kushi.
573----
574* AffablyEvil: To some extent. While he rules Eastern Nippon with an iron fist, he doesn't actively cause trouble around the village and is perfectly willing to leave them in peace so long as he gets his yearly sacrifice.
575* ArchEnemy: Out of all Ammy's foes, her emnity is greatest with Orochi.
576* BadBoss: Implied since his minions are afraid of him killing them over screwing up an appetizer to his meals. [[note]] Possibly confirmed. If you decide you really want to hit the dinner bell before the appetizer is ready, a Blue Demon Scroll will be summoned, which will block your way into the kitchen.[[/note]]
577* ButtMonkey: The Thunder head. It can't ''see'' you due to its eyes being obstructed by its helmet.
578* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:The first of these, even. This game likes fooling the player with story arc climaxes.]]
579* DraconicAbomination: Came from outer space, was a living SoulJar that contained the other villains [[spoiler:(except [[GreaterScopeVillain Yami]])]], and his reappearance alone devastated the world.
580* TheDragon: Both literally and figuratively.
581* DragonsAreDivine: Orochi, Amaterasu's ArchEnemy, has as his goal becoming the god of the underworld through the maidens sacrificed to him every year prior to his sealing by Nagi, and his true form especially gives off the appearance of a divine being by being covered in [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine golden armor]].
582* TheDreaded: To the point that merely speaking his name is said to be a curse.
583* DubNameChange: Called just Orochi rather than Yamata-no-Orochi.
584* ElementalPowers: Each head has its own element: [[PlayingWithFire fire]], [[MakingASplash water]], [[BlowYouAway wind]], [[DishingOutDirt earth]], [[ShockAndAwe lightning]], [[PoisonousPerson poison]], [[LightEmUp light]], and [[CastingAShadow darkness]].
585* FlunkyBoss: The Water head summons small, leech-like Orochi heads to attack the player while he submerges himself and the battlefield in water.
586* GodhoodSeeker: Has as his goal becoming a god of the underworld through all the maidens he's been sacrificed.
587* TheHeavy: While Yami is the GreaterScopeVillain of the setting, it is Orochi who drives most of the plot.
588* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: [[BigBad Yami]] is simply a threat, but Orochi is the ArchEnemy and TheHeavy.
589* KnightOfCerebus: While downplayed in comparison to [[spoiler:Ninetails]], the game starts off pretty lighthearted until Ammy and Issun meet him face to face.
590* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: The Fire head (with the red hat) is the dominant one - getting to say all of his lines, and getting the character portrait.
591* MightyRoar: Really, REALLY mighty. [[spoiler: Too mighty, in fact.]]
592* MultipleHeadCase: The Water, Earth and Lightning heads are noticeably sillier than the other five heads, complete with goofy quirks like humming to himself while submerged in water, knocking himself out by slamming into the ground to cause earthquakes or losing sight of Ammy and looking around in bewilderment.
593* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: After his first defeat, all the other major demons of the game are released into the world.
594* OrcusOnHisThrone: Doesn't do anything after being released until he demands his sacrifice. Most dialogue indicates he always acts like that.
595* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Technically he's a serpent, but it's impossible to see him and not think 'dragon.'
596* PowerFloats: He floats above the ground.
597* RecurringBoss: Fought three times.
598* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler: At least until Susano frees him in an attempt to disprove the myths surrounding his ancestor.]]
599* SoulJar: For the other demons.
600* ThanatosGambit: If Susano completes the blood pact with him, Orochi is restored to full power. If this fails and he's defeated, then he can release the other demons that he contained. Either way, Orochi wins. [[spoiler:Subverted in that Amaterasu destroys all those demons anyway, nullifying Orochi's victory.]]
601* VillainousLegacy: Orochi makes sure the yet-to-be-lifted evil curses cast by him wouldn't fade away after his defeat by Amaterasu and Susano. In addition, as his soul flies away to the north of Kamui to reactivate the Ark of Yamato to summon [[spoiler:Yami, the Lord of Darkness]], he releases several monsters originating from that place so they can terrorize all of Nippon, starting with Kamui itself.
602* WeaksauceWeakness: He's effectively invincible unless you get him drunk.
603* WeCanRuleTogether: To Susano, though it's justified. Since it was Susano originally freed him, he needs Susano's help to get back to full power.
604* WorfHadTheFlu: The first time you face him, he's not at full strength because of the seal that put him away. The next two times, he's back to his old self.
605* WrongGenreSavvy: Coupled with EvilCannotComprehendGood, [[spoiler:Orochi mistakenly believed Susano undid the seal to gain greater power. In reality Susano wanted to disprove the legend about his bloodline and didn't actually believe Orochi existed. When he learned the truth he was terrified and only allowed a portion of Orochi's power to return because he feared he would be killed otherwise. When Susano confronts Orochi later, the serpent thinks it's to complete their pact. In actuality, Susano is there to save Kushinada and has no intention of letting Orochi gain anymore power than he already has.]]
606[[/folder]]
607
608[[folder:Shiranui]]
609
610The incarnation of Amaterasu from 100 years ago. Shiranui appeared to assist the legendary hero, Nagi, in his struggle against Orochi in that time period. Though Nagi successfully defeated Orochi with Shiranui's help, Shiranui was mortally wounded in the process and soon succumbed to their wounds. A statue of Shiranui was erected in their honor, which is from where Amaterasu was recalled into the world by Sakuya.
611
612Many of the tropes that apply to Amaterasu also apply to Shiranui, since they are the same being. Note that "Shiranui" is actually the name given to it by Kamiki Village's residents, as they originally thought Shiranui to be one of Orochi's familiars. They're still Ammy, as proven when Isshaku calls Amaterasu by this nickname and not by "Shiranui". Still, for the sake of differentiating between the present and past Amaterasus, the past one will be henceforth referred to as "Shiranui."
613----
614* AGodIsYou: A strange case in that Shiranui is the previous incarnation of the player character, although they're never playable. [[spoiler:Although they ARE your ally for one boss battle.]]
615* BadassAdorable: Being an even more badass version of Ammy doesn't stop them from being so goddamned ''cuddly''.
616* BishieSparkle: As Shiranui is Amaterasu at her peak, they are wreathed in light, evoking the optical phenomenon that they were named after. [[spoiler:Amaterasu regains this coat of light at the climax of the battle against Yami.]]
617* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:Delivers an absolutely ''epic'' one to Nechku, with you at their side. Shiranui can actually take it down entirely by themselves, but no, the devs just ''had'' to let you witness it first hand. That battle is more "Shiranui and their Future Self" than "Amaterasu and her Past Self".]]
618* FacialMarkings: They have more markings than Amaterasu, again, due to being at full power. [[spoiler:Amaterasu gains all the same markings once she is empowered at the end of the game.]]
619* FinishingMove: Once Nechku is weakened enough, they will proceed to [[WreathedInFlames shroud themselves in fire]] and completely own Nechku and reduce its health to nothing in a few seconds.
620* {{Flight}}: [[spoiler:During its FinishingMove on Nechku, they're essentially flying all around it as they devastate the demon.]]
621* FutureBadass: As Shiranui is Amaterasu, they represent what Ammy was, and what she will become once more.
622* GenderBender: According to ''Ōkami'', Shiranui is a previous avatar of Ammy, who is female in both her true form and her present-day wolf form. In this game, they are never referred to with gendered language in the original Japanese or in the English localization. However, they are referred to by male pronouns and even called Chibi's grandfather in ''Okamiden''. (However, the Japanese had no gendered language, and the English translation is known for being rushed.) A common theory is that Amaterasu is using a wolf as a vessel and the wolf itself is male.
623* GodIsGood: As a previous incarnation of Amaterasu, thye are devoted to protecting the world from malevolent demons, ultimately sacrificing themselves for the benefit of mankind.
624* GodOfGood: A deity who gets their powers from doing good deeds to others. They also work as a sort of mentor to Amaterasu while time traveling.
625* HelpYourselfInTheFuture: When Shiranui senses that their future self is in danger, they travel to the future to assist Ammy.
626* HeroWithBadPublicity: Initially, Shiranui was assumed by the residents of Kamiki to be a {{familiar}} of Orochi's; as a result, they were met with open hostility. Assisting Nagi in defeating Orochi and succumbing to their wounds vindicated the wolf.
627* HeroicMime: [[spoiler:And just like Ammy, Issun's past counterpart does all the talking for them. In this case, that's [[GenerationXerox Issun's grandfather.]]]]
628* HeroicSacrifice: In their backstory [[spoiler:and for Oki, which gives him his MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment, snaps him out of his attitude and causes Kutone to deem him worthy of its true power.]]
629* IAmNotShazam: An InUniverse example. "Shiranui" is actually just a nickname given to them by the villagers of Kamiki, associating them with a phantom sent by Orochi. Its real name is Amaterasu--but for the sake of convenience, everyone refers to it as Shiranui in order to not confuse it with Amaterasu. [[spoiler:Proven when Isshaku, Amaterasu's Celestial Envoy from 100 years ago when she was Shiranui, calls her "Ammy" and not Shiranui.]]
630* MeaningfulName: Shiranui's name is written to mean "White-wild Majesty", and a homophone of it is a real word that describes a kind of WillOWisp effect, typically associated with ghosts and spirits--fitting, since the people of Kamiki Village thought it a familiar of Orochi's sent to prowl around the village at night.
631* MyFutureSelfAndMe: When Amaterasu travels to the past, she briefly crosses paths with Shiranui. When Shiranui travels to the future to assist Amaterasu, they even team up against Nechku.
632* PlayingWithFire: Their favored weapon is the Solar Flare, a reflector imbued with the fire element.
633* PhysicalGod: Shiranui, being a previous version of Amaterasu, is also a god.
634* ThePowerOfTheSun: Shiranui, being Amaterasu's previous incarnation, is the sun god.
635* PurposelyOverpowered: It's deliberately set up and presented as such, especially in comparison to the playable Amaterasu, in order to drive home the point that for all of the amazing things Ammy can and has done, she isn't anywhere even ''near'' close to what she could do if she was actually at full strength. It also serves to demonstrate just how strong Amaterasu actually is...and then you remember that these are merely earthly incarnations of the Sun Goddess.
636* RealityWarper: Their capabilities as one are orders of magnitude above Ammy. [[spoiler:They use super powerful versions of your own Celestial Brush Techniques.]]
637* SecretAIMoves: During the one battle in the game where Shiranui steps up, they prove their absurd superiority over an incarnation which isn't even close to full power yet. All their parameters and abilities are superior to yours, and they can outright do things you'd only ''dream'' of doing with Ammy. The fight with Nechku is less "get help from Shiranui" and more "dodge the occasional attack and watch Nechku [[CurbStompBattle get horribly stomped]] by Shiranui." What makes the trope qualify is that during the final battle against [[FinalBoss Yami]], Ammy supposedly recovers all her powers, signified by her gaining all the markings Shiranui has as well as the aura of light, and yet you can't do any of the things Shiranui could do.[[labelnote:Specifics:]] Shiranui moves faster than you, jumps higher than you, uses a Reflector like a Glaive, with a modified combo finisher, has stronger versions of your Celestial Brush Techniques, including a DeathOfAThousandCuts Power Slash, an instant-explosion {{BFB}} Cherry Bomb with a HUGE blast radius and much higher power, and a stronger Galestorm that will send Nechku reeling and spinning out of control. They also can outright damage Nechku with their attacks, whereas you have to make it vulnerable first. They can '''fly''', and they have an extremely powerful FinishingMove that can and WILL down Nechku in a matter of seconds if you don't intefere. Holy ''crap'', Ammy. Good thing that that's past you, or that could have been one HELL of a MirrorBoss.[[/labelnote]]
638* TakingTheBullet: For Nagi [[spoiler:and Oki]]. The injuries gained from this are what directly lead to their death.
639* TangledFamilyTree: According to the English translation of ''Ōkamiden'', Shiranui considers Chibi their grandson/grandchild. But given that Ammy is a god, Shiranui and Chibi are more accurately aspects of her, rather than separate entities.
640* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Shiranui dies by [[spoiler:being stabbed by the owls]] and then being poisoned by Orochi. Then the sequel reveals that, in addition to these injuries, they also [[spoiler:spent months sealed in ice after going back in time and ultimately died by ''colliding with a meteor'']].
641* WreathedInFlames: Shiranui is enveloped in light and fire, as a sign that their divine nature is at full power. [[spoiler:During the battle with Nechku, as a FinishingMove, they will surround itself in an orange aura, shoot itself at the demon and repeatedly ram and slice it all over until it dies.]]
642[[/folder]]
643
644[[folder:Nagi]]
645
646Susano's ancestor from a hundred years ago. Legend says that he defeated Orochi with the help of Shiranui.
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648
649* BrilliantButLazy: Nagi's a skilled warrior, but like his descendant, he's also very lazy.
650* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's incredibly lazy and one of his tactics for defeating Orochi involved dressing in drag, but he undoubtedly earned his combat prowess and bravery can't be disputed.
651* CombatPragmatist: The guy isn't afraid to use dirty tricks to get his opponents to underestimate him.
652* CowardlyLion: Defied. Unlike Susano, Nagi isn't really a coward. He only pretends to be to get the jump on his enemies.
653* DubNameChange: Shortened to Nagi from "Izanagi".
654* WartsAndAll: He's been talked up in the legends as a noble warrior whose name Susano disgraces with his drunken laziness. It turns out that him and his descendant are virtually identical in terms of personality.
655[[/folder]]
656
657!!Characters from Western Nippon
658[[folder:Rao/Ninetails]]
659[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rao.PNG]]
660
661Rao was a young priestess in Sei'an City. Turns out that she was killed before the start of the game by a kitsune named Ninetails. It then shapeshifted into her and tricked Amaterasu and Issun into giving the Fox Rods.
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663* ActionGirl: Citizens of Sei'an City will mention seeing Rao fighting off monsters, and the Queen calls her to the city every time there's trouble.
664* AmbiguousGender: Ninetails is referred to as the demon "lord" in some versions of the game, which is often considered a masculine term. The English version of the artbook also refers to the fox as male. On the other hand most of its time on screen is as the very feminine Rao. Issun also continues to refer to Ninetails as a she even after the reveal that Rao was an illusion. The German version of the game even out right uses feminine analogy when referring to Ninetails. Since ''kitsune'' are commonly known to transform into beautiful maidens and elderly men in order to trick others, it may be that Ninetails's gender is variable. In Japan, Ninetails is referred using gender-neutral language, and is not called a Demon Lord Ninetails, but rather a Kyūbi no Yōko (Literally "Nine-tailed demon fox").
665* ArcVillain: Of Ryoshima Coast. Ninetails acts as TheManBehindTheMan by infecting the Emperor with Blight and being (unintentionally) responsible for the Water Dragon's rampage. Once its full power is restored, it promptly murders Himiko and takes off for Oni Island, where its boss battle marks the end of the game's second arc.
666* ArtifactOfDoom: The Fox Rods, by virtue of being Ninetails' power source and the true cause behind the Water Dragon's rampage.
667* AsianFoxSpirit: Ninetails is a fox with magic powers (can shapeshift into a human and use the Celestial Brush) and has multiple tails. He is based on the Japanese tale about a fox that acted as a TreacherousAdvisor to the emperor and infected the ruler with a Blight. However, Ninetails is ''not'' naturally a nine-tailed kitsune, but rather a FusionDance of nine lesser foxes.
668* AsteroidsMonster: The first phase of his battle involves using Thunderstorm on his glaive. This causes Ninetails to split into as many copies of Rao as he has tails left, which must all be killed in order for the next phase to begin.
669* BatmanGambit: Ninetails' plan to send Amaterasu to the sunken ship to retrieve the Fox Rods, lying and saying they were needed to stop the demons, in hopes that the Water Dragon would show up and swallow her and let her retrieve them inside it. Didn't work because Amaterasu evaded the Water Dragon.
670* BewareMyStingerTail: Nine of them, true to the name of its monster form.
671* ButHeSoundsHandsome: Shortly before fully revealing itself, Ninetails, under the guise of a frightened Rao, speaks in awe over the the demon's power and how it is truly unstoppable.
672* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Red beads indicate that this is Ninetails in disguise. The original Rao had blue.
673* ConsummateLiar: Manages to fool Amaterasu after she doesn't find the Fox Rods on the sunken ship by saying she got the location wrong.
674* CunningLikeAFox: A very evil version of this trope.
675* DeadPersonImpersonation: Killed the real Rao a long time ago, as her skeletal corpse can be found at the bottom of a well.
676* DiscOneFinalBoss: The second in the game after Orochi, as it's set up as an epic final battle, even with a constellation. After you beat it, though, the real BigBad is revealed.
677* DopplegangerAttack: The spirits of Ninetails' tails split and gang up on Amaterasu after Thunderstorm is used on its sword. Doing this is necessary to start the second phase of the battle.
678* DubNameChange: Shortened from Tsuzurao to just Rao. Ninetales itself as well, being changed from Kyuubi-no-Youko.
679* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: In-game example. Rao even distracts Amaterasu.
680* EvilCounterpart: To Amaterasu. Both are supernatural beings taking the form of canids that fight with Glaives and the Celestial Brush techniques.
681* EvilOverlord: Rules Oni Island and is the leader of the demons threatening Ryoshima Coast.
682* FauxAffablyEvil: In the form of Rao, Ninetails acts like a kind priestess, but is anything but.
683* FoulFox: Ninetails is the lord of Ryoshima Coast, and an evil fox demon who murders and impersonates the priestess Rao to get the Fox Rods needed to restore themselves to full power.
684* FusionDance: Ninetails' towering, ninetailed form is actually a single fox merging with the fox spirits inside the Fox Rods. Their profile entry implies all of them have some measure of influence, even if the 'tired old fox' that is left when all the others are killed is the main 'Ninetails.'
685* GenderBender: Assuming the fox itself is male, Ninetails takes on the form of a woman named Rao in the game.
686* GodGuise: Ninetails emulates the appearance and trappings of one of the Brush Gods, and pretends to be in the same league as they are. However, Ninetail's true form is a tired old, one tailed fox reliant on external means to assume such a form.
687* GirlyRun: Rao's running animation is this.
688* HidingBehindYourBangs: The right side of her face is covered by her bangs, indicating Ninetails' deception. It should be noted that the real Rao had both eyes uncovered. Its true form, beneath all its illusions, [[MorphicResonance is missing its right eye]].
689* {{Hypocrite}}: Ninetails calls Amaterasu and the Brush Gods 'false gods' of 'fairy tales.' When in fact, not only is his power not his own, but he's actually a single tailed mortal fox, while Amaterasu's divine might is anything but false.
690* ImpersonationExclusiveCharacter: All we really know of Rao is of Ninetails impersonating her. The actual Rao has been dead well before Amaterasu and Issun got to Ryoshima Coast, and all we see of the true Rao pre-mortem is the Dragon Orb's vision of Ninetails cornering her, followed by her ghost guiding the two to the secret passage, and then her corpse at the bottom of it. That said, since nobody seemed to notice any change in "Rao's" personality prior to the revelation of "her" true identity, it's likely that Ninetails' impersonation was very in-line with who she was in life.
691* JigglePhysics: Whenever Rao moves abruptly, her breasts bounce up and down.
692* KillAndReplace: Does this to Priestess Rao before Ammy even arrives in Ryoshima Coast.
693* KnightOfCerebus: Once Ninetails reveals their true colors, it is the only villain with no humorous moments, in addition to being the only one to actually cause any character deaths.
694* LightningBruiser: Despite towering over Ammy and looking like a large fox, it is FAST, often leaping across the arena and will attack relentlessly. If Ammy is too slow with her Celestial Brush, Ninetails will use it against her. Also, when Ninetails is on its last legs, it gets even ''faster''. If you're not prepared, the fox will mop the floor with you.
695* ManipulativeBastard: Rao was able to make Amaterasu and Issun think she was on the good guys' side, as did with the population of Sei-an City. At first it appears like Queen Himiko was fooled as well, until it's revealed that she did expect to be killed.
696* MasterActor: Ninetails was able to play the part of the kind and benevolent priestess perfectly. If not for the suspicious nature of the Fox Rods themselves, there'd be practically nothing to give away the deception.
697* MirrorBoss: If you're not fast enough at drawing, Ninetails can use the Celestial Brush against you.
698* NonIndicativeName: "Ninetails" seems like an obvious name when you first look at the creature. However, Ninetails is not actually old or powerful enough to be a nine-tailed fox to begin with, and is only able to assume the form and power of a nine-tailed fox by combining their power with that of the eight Tube Foxes within the Fox Rods.
699* ObviouslyEvil: Rao's true identity should be obvious to anyone with an ounce of knowledge on Japanese mythology, but even in-game anyone should be tipped off by her desire to retrieve what is clearly an ArtifactOfDoom. [[StupidityIsTheOnlyOption Ammy and Issun trust her anyway]], which would have been disastrous if it wasn't for [[spoiler:Queen Himiko pulling a ThanatosGambit]].
700* OutGambitted: By Queen Himiko, in whose spiritual form after her death she manages to pinpoint the exact location of Oni Island.
701* RealityWarper: Ninetails has a Celestial Brush of its own.
702* SmugSnake: Ninetails is very crafty, no arguing that, but its overconfidence leads to the fortress being found, and looks down on gods as weaklings.
703* TheSociopath: The real Rao was implied to be a benevolent priest who was loved by everyone. Ninetails is able to mimic her perfectly, fooling even Amaterasu, but is realy a cold-blooded and sadistic demon.
704* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Rao literally pulls her prayer slips out of her shirt just before the Sunken Ship portion of the game. Later, she manages this with [[spoiler:the freakin' Fox Rods]].
705* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Ninetails' true form is a giant scarred fox, but it spends most of the game using its powers to disguise itself as the female priest Rao. It can also turn itself into a fox-human hybrid, which it does during the battle against Evil Rao and after Amaterasu electrocutes it on Oni Island.
706* WalkingSpoiler: Nearly every plot twist of the Sei-an arc and its resolution involves this character.
707[[/folder]]
708
709[[folder:Queen Himiko]]
710[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/himiko_concept.png]]
711%%[[caption-width-right:350:]]
712The queen and ruler of Sei'an and all of Nippon. When Issun and Ammy arrive in Sei'an in its cursed state, they found out that the queen was holed up in her palace and not doing a thing to help. Issun, having one of his intelligence moments, guesses that [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen the queen is secretly responsible for this mess]]. However, this is not true as the queen was in fact praying the whole time for a solution for these problems. Amaterasu was what she had been waiting for, and she requests the duo to seek out and destroy Oni Island. Her plans apparently fail when Amaterasu fails to save the water dragon and she is murdered by the evil Rao. However, it is later revealed that this was what she planned all along and both her and Amaterasu knew that she had to die from the beginning.
713----
714* AllAccordingToPlan: Her story arc is a very strong plot point and involves lots of plans and out-gambitting, with her plans eventually succeeding.
715* BackupFromOtherworld: Using Veil of Mist against [[spoiler:Yami]] summons Himiko's spirit, who restores Ammy's health.
716* ForgottenFallenFriend: The number of people that mention her at all [[spoiler:after her death]] can be counted with one hand, though this is not the case in ''Ōkamiden''.
717* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Subverted, that's what Issun thinks anyway.
718* HeroicSacrifice: Her ThanatosGambit obviously involved her death, and in her last moment in this world, she managed to determine Oni Island's location for this one sunset.
719* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: Her character is likely directly inspired by the shamaness-queen [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himiko Himiko]], who ruled over the early Japanese country of Yamatai and is viewed as an important figure in Japan's early history.
720* ThanatosGambit: Amaterasu gave Rao the fox rods so that Rao would kill Himiko and attempt to steal her crystal ball, and by doing so, the crystal ball gains her dark powers and becomes able to determine the location of the Oni Island. It seems that Amaterasu and Himiko knew of this from the beginning, judging by the conversation with Waka, but Issun did not.
721[[/folder]]
722
723[[folder:Otohime]]
724Queen of the Dragon Palace, she foresees Amaterasu's coming and asks her for help by retrieving the Dragon Orb from the berserked Water Dragon's body. The water dragon is in fact her husband Wada, and after hearing both his and Queen Himiko's death. She transforms into a dragon herself in order to help Amaterasu across to the Oni Island.
725----
726* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In Japanese myth, Otohime is Wada(tsumi)'s daughter. In ''Okami'', they're husband and wife.
727* TheHighQueen: She's this to the other residents of the Dragon Palace.
728* ShapeShifting: Can voluntarily transform into the Water Dragon if she has the Dragon Orb. In ''Okamiden'', using Sunrise in a very specific way also causes her to shapeshift, though under a time limit and in a presumably weaker state.
729* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: After [[spoiler:King Wada's death, we find out she's pregnant.]]
730[[/folder]]
731
732[[folder:The Water Dragon King Wada]]
733The deranged water dragon that once was the guardian of Ryoshima Coast, one day it suddenly started terrorizing the coast, sinking any ships passing by. He is in fact the king of the Dragon Palace, Otohime's hushand, Wada. He transformed into a dragon to combat Ninetails and her army of monsters, swallowing the Fox Rods, Ninetail's treasured weapon, in the process. However, its dark powers caused him to go berserk.
734----
735
736* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Wada (or rather, Watatsumi) is the father of Otohime in Japanese mythology, but here, they're married.
737* BrainwashedAndCrazy: He's [[spoiler:not evil, he's just been cursed by the Ninetails]].
738* HeroicSacrifice: Fighting [[spoiler:Ninetails' in his attempt to save his kingdom cost him his sanity. Letting you succeed in retrieving Dragon Orb cost him his life.]]
739* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Especially considering that they are human(ish), royalty, have different features according to whoever is transformed into one (but all are still know as the one dragon) and are the only ones with the power to break the barrier on Oni Island.
740[[/folder]]
741
742[[folder:Orca]]
743
744Emissary of the Dragon Palace and your main means of traversing the waters off of Ryoshima Coast.
745----
746* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Orca takes the place of the turtle from the Urashima Taro tale.
747* ADogNamedDog: Issun himself points out that Orca is not a very creative name.
748* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: In a variety of pastel colours!
749* AwesomeButImpractical: He might be strong enough to be able to brush off the Water Dragon's attacks and be a gorgeous mode of transport around Northern Ryoshima Coast, but [[spoiler: after beating Oni Island and buying the Water Tablet, he's completely useless. Even before then, if you have Mist Warp when he first takes you to Dragon Palace, you've officially made his main purpose worthless, as his job is to take people to the Dragon Palace and you can now simply go there in less than half the time by warping as there is an Origin Mirror there.]]
750* DubNameChange: Changed from Shachimaru to Orca.
751[[/folder]]
752
753[[folder:Urashima]]
754
755A fisherman who is frequently tormented by three local bullies.
756----
757* OlderThanTheyLook: Due to visiting with [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent the mermaids]], he appears to be pretty young, but is in fact supposed to be an old man. You can actually reverse this. It doesn't affect the end.
758* WhoWantsToLiveForever: When you bring him the Magic Box, he, knowing exactly what it is, opens it of his own free will, welcoming its effects. He's grateful to the Dragonians for saving his life, but he is glad to be rid of a body that never ages, because it means he can live a normal life with his wife again. This is perhaps the first time that a rendition of the tale of Urashima has used the Magic Box as a ''positive'' force in his life.
759[[/folder]]
760
761[[folder:Yoichi]]
762
763An archer who was once guarding the drawbridge between Taka Pass and Sei-An City. Has since gone travelling in order to further improve his archery skills.
764----
765* CosmicPlaything: Starts to think this about himself after Amaterasu starts messing with his arrows.
766* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: He's either supposed to be or named for Nasu no Yoichi, a famous samurai who is said to have once shot down a fan pinned to the top mast of an enemy ship. From a swimming horse. While the ship was moving.
767[[/folder]]
768
769[[folder:The Emperor]]
770
771Technically a former emperor as Queen Himiko now rules Sei-An City. Was the cause of the poisonous mist in Sei-An City due to Blight living inside of his body. Later on, Amaterasu can buy special items from him with Demon Fangs.
772----
773* AdiposeRex: He's quite portly, and is the ex-ruler of Sei-An City.
774* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: You very briefly play as him after Blight's defeat, due to Issun deciding to try and make him unlock Kaguya's cell rather than explain the whole mess to him.
775* TheEmperor: Albeit a mostly ineffective one, who is visibly more interested in his hobby than ruling the city. The official artbook clarifies that the Emperor is no longer the ruler of Sei'an City, having stepped down from the position to allow Queen Himiko to rule. Nonetheless, he's quite nice to Ammy since he likes dogs.
776* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: In the English version, he's simply called the Emperor. The Japanese version names him "Emperor Takara".
777* GlobalCurrencyException: He sells unique items for demon fangs.
778* ItMustBeMine: He collects Demon Fangs this way.
779* PoisonousPerson: Due to Blight's presence within him. Appropriately, artwork shows his clothes are marked with [[AnachronismStew biohazard symbols]].
780* WombLevel: Inside him takes place the fourth boss battle in the game.
781[[/folder]]
782
783[[folder:Hayazo]]
784
785Master thief who Amaterasu has to, naturally, catch from time to time.
786----
787* DoppelgangerAttack: Not an attack per se, but he will use this to try and evade you.
788* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: If you lose a race to him, Issun wonders how he managed to outrun a god.
789* HeelFaceTurn: After beating him for the third time, he decides to use his skills to become a detective.
790* PhantomThief: He has a reputation for being this.
791[[/folder]]
792
793[[folder:Gen]]
794
795A somewhat crazed inventor living in a tower in Sei-An city.
796----
797* AscendedExtra: It's possible to finish the first game without ever meeting him, as you only need him to get an optional brush technique. In the second game he plays a role in the main plot and in the ending.
798* DubNameChange: Shortened from Gennai to Gen.
799* MadScientist: In the first game, Issun points out that his invention can't possibly work, and in the second game he ends up building a TimeMachine and a CoolSpaceship.
800[[/folder]]
801
802[[folder:Raiden]]
803
804A lightning ghost lingering in Sei-An for unclear reasons.
805----
806* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: In ''Okamiden'', he passes on, feeling satisfied that he was able to help Chibiterasu in his quest.
807* DubNameChange: Changed to Raiden from Sanda.
808* InvisibleToNormals: In the second game, even Chibi can't see him if he isn't with Kagu.
809* LightningCanDoAnything: In the first game, help apprehend a thief, and in the second game resuscitate a man who is having a stroke.
810* NominalImportance: While he ''seems'' important at first glance, being named and all, his only role in the first game is as a source of lightning for the final Hayazo race. He gets a small upgrade in the second game where he helps save a man's life, but his role is still very minor.
811* PunnyName: His name in Japanese sounds like the English word "Thunder".
812* ShockAndAwe: He is a lightning ghost, so both Ammy and Chibi can draw lightning from him.
813[[/folder]]
814
815[[folder:Tobi]]
816
817[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tobi_concept_art.png]]
818[[caption-width-right:350:[[DesignatedVillain Evil Being]] Tobi]]
819
820A piece of floating, talking paper found on Oni Island, he acts as the guard for the racing trials inside the fortress. When you meet him, he acts both as your guide and competitor through the trials, but becomes more and more friendly as you continue to beat him. In the end, Tobi decided to abandon his post as guard to race you one more time, knowing full well that it would destroy him. However, racing was all he ever wanted in his existence, [[WorthIt and the races with Ammy had fulfilled his wishes]].
821----
822* DubNameChange: Shortened from Hayatobimaru to just Tobi.
823* HeroicSacrifice: He doesn't know it himself, as far as Tobi can see, he disobeyed his orders to guard the trials (and therefore destroying him) in order to race you, which he felt fulfilled his existence. But he did also act as a guide and died as a result of helping you across the fortress.
824* PunchClockVillain: His job is to guard the trials, but he feels you are a WorthyOpponent and enjoys racing with you.
825* TearJerker: In universe example, Tobi dies because of his passion for racing, and when he perishes he tries to bloom into a bundle of flowers like other enemies when they die. However, he only manages to become a single, tiny flower. This seems to have touched Issun more than anything before this point.
826** When you play the HD edition of the game on [=PS3=], a trophy pops up shortly after this cutscene saying "RIP Tobi". Up 'til this point, trophies were mostly reserved for major events and difficult sidequests, and this one serves as little more than a meta-memorial.
827* WorthyOpponent: He sees you as this, or maybe even more.
828[[/folder]]
829
830[[folder:Blight]]
831
832Taking the form of a floating suit of empty armour penetrated from all sides by katanas, its true form is actually a cursed katana named Goldnail. He went into the emperor's body and caused him to fall ill, and using his body, it polluted the entire city with a poisonous fog before being vanquished by a shrunken down Amaterasu.
833----
834* DubNameChange: Ekibyou in Japanese means "plague," which was changed to Blight in English.
835* EvilWeapon: The weapon, Goldnail, is its true form, not the armour.
836* FlashStep: His primary ability, which he uses to teleport or perform a SingleStrokeBattle.
837* LightningBruiser: Blight is way too fast to fight normally and only by using Veil of Mist can Ammy hope to damage him.
838* MeaningfulName: Its modus operandi? [[spoiler: Covering the entire city in a plague-like mist]].
839* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: He has several and attacks by hurling them at Amaterasu. Power slashing the one that looks different from the others is how Blight can be stunned.
840[[/folder]]
841
842!!Characters from Kamui
843[[folder:Oki]]
844
845A warrior of the northern lands. Oki's goal is to restore peace to Kamui by slaying the twin demons, [[OminousOwl Lechku and Nechku.]] After his initial duel with Amaterasu, he becomes an on/off ally. He stole the precious blade Kutone from the village of Wep'keer and desperately tries to make its prophecy: "The wall of ice shall shatter and open the way to the heavens when Kutone, the guardian sword, glows silver." come true, as he believes that this will empower the sword and allow him to destroy the demons. However, he does not know how, so he thought he could empower the sword by [[HeWhoFightsMonsters killing as many demons as possible]]. He eventually gains the power to defeat Lechku and Nechku by using his sword to protect instead of kill.
846----
847
848* AntiHero: He's more concerned with preserving his village and people than anything else.
849* ArrogantKungFuGuy: At first, he gets better.
850* AssistCharacter: Plays a role in the battle against [[spoiler:the owls]] and can be summoned against [[spoiler:Yami]].
851* BloodKnight: Absolutely obsessed with demon killing. It becomes abundantly clear he's more interested in fighting than actually doing good for the village.
852* CharacterDevelopment: [[spoiler:After Shiranui saves him from a fatal time-stopped attack from Lechku, he realizes there's more to being a hero than just fighting. It's at this moment that Kutone finally accepts him as its wielder.]]
853* CoolMask: All Oina wear one, but he is the only one with the mask of a wolf.
854* DubNameChange: Shortened to just Oki from Okikurumi.
855* FastballSpecial: You have to fire him like a crossbow in the battle on top of Wawku Shrine to launch him at the weakened Nechku or Lechku.
856* HeroicBSOD: His attempt to kill [[spoiler:Orochi]] resulted in [[spoiler:Orochi]] [[CurbStompBattle curb stomping]] him. The shame and embarrassment that followed resulted in nothing good.
857* LeeroyJenkins: To a certain extent. Next time he'll think twice before [[spoiler:trotting right up to an ancient, eight-headed dragon and swinging his sword at it.]]
858* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: His Japanese name, Okikurumi, is a name UsefulNotes/MinamotoNoYoshitsune went by according to the Ainu's historical records. That is, if you believe that he didn't commit seppuku and instead fled to Hokkaido.
859* RedOniBlueOni: The impulsive red to Samickle's calm blue.
860* TookALevelInKindness: Between engaging the damaged Lechku and Nechku or saving Ammy and Shiranui from being crushed by a tree and falling off a cliff, he swallows his pride and cuts down the tree before it can harm anyone. It's this act which powers up Kutone, not the obsessive demon-killing.
861* VoluntaryShapeshifting: As with all Oina, into a wolf.
862* WeaponizedAnimal: In wolf form, carries Kutone over his back much like Ammy with her glaives.
863* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Wep'keper villagers were quick to defend him that his heart is in the right place for saving Kamui... but his actions kept becoming more blinded to the point [[spoiler:he ignored Lika's peril of being Orochi's sacrifice and opened the Wawku Shrine gate to try and fight the owl demons himself, causing the blizzard to get even worse.]]
864* WildHair: Appears to have this.
865[[/folder]]
866
867[[folder:Samickle]]
868
869The Oina tribe's greatest warrior and current leader of Wep'keer.
870----
871
872* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Basically why the entire reason he's the leader of Wep'keer.
873* RedOniBlueOni: Comes across as the blue to Oki's red.
874[[/folder]]
875
876[[folder:Kai]]
877
878A girl who is special in that she, as a child, found [[HiddenElfVillage Ponc'tan.]] As a result she is the one who leads Amaterasu through [[EnchantedForest Yoshpet, the Forest of Illusion]] to said village.
879----
880* ActionGirl: She leads Amaterasu through Yoshpet, a very dangerous forest, and is apparently the fastest in the tribe.
881* CoolBigSis: Is literally this for her kid sister Lika but also seemed to be this for Oki, Samickle, and to a degree, Issun, when they were young.
882* DubNameChange: Shortened to just Kai from Kaipoku.
883* LikeBrotherAndSister: She and Issun seem to be very close, but there are no romantic underpinnings to their interactions, a far cry from how Issun interacts with every other young and attractive woman in the game.
884* NiceGirl: She goes out of her way to let Ammy and Issun stay warm in her house and tell them the whole situation about Wep'keer despite Samickle forbidding the Oina from having anything to do with them, and she defends Oki's actions and motivations when everyone else was willing to think the worst of him.
885[[/folder]]
886
887[[folder:Lika]]
888
889Kai's kid sister who happens to be extremely powerful. Is perceived to be a threat by the twin demon owls Lechku and Nechku.
890----
891%%* CuteBruiser: Seems to be heading this way.%%Examples aren't speculative.
892* DubNameChange: Changed from Pirika to Lika.
893* OracularUrchin: Seems to know more than she's letting on.
894[[/folder]]
895
896[[folder:Kemu]]
897
898Elder of the village and former leader before handing the position over to Samickle.
899----
900* GrumpyOldMan: According to Issun.
901* DubNameChange: Shortened to simply Kemu from Kemushiri-jiji.
902[[/folder]]
903
904[[folder:Tuskle]]
905
906A shaman who prays for Kamui's safety.
907----
908* CoolMask: It basically has two prongs jutting out to the side and an owl sits on each one.
909* DominoMask: He wears one made of wood with branches jutting out the sides for a pair of owls to perch on.
910* DubNameChange: Changed from Tousukuru to Tuskle.
911[[/folder]]
912
913[[folder:Ishaku]]
914
915One of the Poncles and Grandfather of Issun as well as the sixth Celestial Envoy, the companion of Shiranui 100 years ago just like Issun is now to Ammy, he disowned Issun after some disputes until Issun actually chooses to become a Celestial Envoy.
916----
917* CoolOldGuy: Though strict with Issun's training, he is a former Celestial Envoy that fought alongside Shiranui 100 years ago. Therefore, he's more friendly with Amaterasu.
918* HiddenBadass: You get to see more of him in ''Okamiden''. A highlight is when he joins forces with Chibiterasu to [[spoiler:Power Slash a rift through space and time]].
919* IHaveNoSon: Or in this case, Grandson.
920* MeaningfulName: "Shaku" is an Asian measuring unit roughly the length of a "foot". Issun means "One-Inch", Isshaku can be translated as "One-Foot".
921* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Oddly, his name is spelled as Ishaku in ''Ōkami'', but Isshaku in ''Ōkamiden''.
922* WasTooHardOnHim: While at first angry at Issun for running off and stealing one of his paintings, Ishaku comes to regret pushing Issun too hard with his training and recognizes that it was what led to Issun acting out and running off, all while abandoning his desire to paint. [[spoiler: Fortunately for him, Issun eventually comes around and becomes a true Celestial Envoy]].
923[[/folder]]
924
925[[folder:Lechku and Nechku]]
926
927The twin demons of Kamui, Gold Demon Lechku and Silver Demon Nechku are responsible for summoning the blizzard that plagues the Oina tribe.
928----
929* ArcVillain: Of Kamui.
930* ClockworkCreature: Aside from being made of gears and other mechanical parts, Lechku has an actual clock on his chest. Nechku has what appears to be a lunar calendar or digital clock.
931* DualBoss: While you first start off fighting Nechku, eventually Lechku joins the fray. Good thing you've got Oki and [[spoiler:Shiranui]] on your side.
932* DubNameChange: Moshirechiku and Kotanechiku were changed to Lechku and Nechku respectively.
933* HighClassGlass: Both sport fancy monocles.
934* MechanicalAbomination: They are demons that take on the form of clockwork owls.
935* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Let's see... Clockwork Demon Gentlemen Owls with Time Control powers? That sounds about right.
936* OmnicidalManiac: While they don't speak, their whole goal seems to be simply wipe out all non-demons in Kamui with their blizzard.
937* OminousOwl: Ominous mechanical demon owls. For a while, they were the trope picture.
938* TimeStandsStill: When the clocks on their stomachs both hit twelve.
939* TheVoiceless: Unlike other bosses, they seem to be unable to speak normally.
940[[/folder]]
941
942[[folder:Yami]]
943[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_96.jpeg]]
944The God of Darkness, Yami is the origin of all the demons in Nippon as well as the one responsible for wiping out the Moon Clan.
945----
946* BadassFingerSnap: How he uses his Sunset power in his final form.
947* BigBad: Of ''Ōkami'', though he's simply alluded to by various characters until the end. He is also the main antagonist in VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom.
948* ChainsawGood: In his first form, one of the attacks he can use involves revealing two chainsaws hidden inside the mecha and spinning around the arena to try to slash Ammy.
949* DarkIsEvil: As the leader of all demons that terrorize Nippon, Yami is the single cause of everything that goes bad in the first game. His Japanese name even translates to Emperor of Everlasting Darkness.
950* DubNameChange: Tokoyami-no-Sumeragi is shortened to Yami.
951* EnergyWeapon: Utilizes this in its first, fourth and final forms.
952* EvilCounterpart: To Amaterasu herself.
953** Just as Ammy is a white being with red markings, his is black with blue markings. In addition, like how Ammy is a BigGood that acts independently and her allies work towards her success of her own accord, Yami does his own thing as BigBad and his minions serve him without any order needed.
954** Just like the Sun Goddess, Yami never speaks. Rather, he allows his actions and demeanor to "speak" for him in the same vein as her.
955** He has a myriad of destructive powers and weapons hearkening back to or closely-replicating Ammy's own weapons and Brush Techniques.
956** While Ammy is a nature goddess who uses her powers to heal the land, Yami is a god of science who uses technology to destroy all who stands before it.
957** Ammy was sealed away and woke up to stop the forces of evil. Yami was sealed away and woke to spread evil.
958* EvilOverlord: Commonly addressed as the Dark Lord, and ruler of the Land of Darkness.
959* FetusTerrible: Yami's true form is a small fetus-like creature that is hidden inside the nearly invincible robot. Figuring out ways to expose it is the main challenge during each segment of the fight.
960* FinalExamBoss: His boss fight has a use for ''every'' brush technique, even if it has to make up a use for one.
961* FisticuffsBoss: At the outset of the fight, Yami steals Ammy's brush techniques. The first four rounds of the fight is Ammy literally beating her powers out of the Emperor of Darkness.
962* GenericDoomsdayVillain: He doesn't really have any motivations for his actions and is portrayed as more of a force of nature rather than an actual villain. Though [[spoiler:Ninetails]] states that he has some degree of sentience and is at least capable of expressing rage.
963* GodOfEvil: God of Darkness and machines, and true ruler of the game's other villains and demons. His Japanese name translates as "The Emperor of Everlasting Darkness".
964* GodOfKnowledge: It is considered the originator of technology within the setting. Despite this (as well as Ammy being a nature goddess), technology itself is not considered inherently evil.
965* GreaterScopeVillain:
966** The plot kicks off when the seal on Orochi is broken, and even though the dragon looks like the perfect candidate for main antagonist, he is nothing but a lesser minion and gets killed off a third into the game. Yami is the source of all evil plaguing Nippon, but his existence is only foreshadowed in the very end of the game's second arc.
967** ''Ōkamiden'' produced a ContinuitySnarl. It's possible that he was the GreaterScopeVillain of that game or ''Ōkamiden'''s BigBad was the GreaterScopeVillain of ''Ōkami''.
968* KillerRabbit: [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Emperor of Everlasting Darkness]] looks like a FetusTerrible - fish thing, which is the source of no end of jokes from the fandom, but he's ''still'' the GodOfEvil and [[BadassAdorable a powerful and serious threat]].
969* LightningBruiser: Despite being a large metallic ball, Yami is surprisingly mobile, often leaping across the room and attacking relentlessly.
970* LightningLash: His fourth form has whips made of lightning for arms.
971* LotteryOfDoom: His slot machine form. Power Slash three blue symbols and Ammy gets one of her powers back. Miss and Yami retaliates with one of his attacks. Using Veil of Mist to slow down time helps, but it also makes Himiko's assist move go to waste.
972* {{Lunacy}}: Downplayed. While Amaterasu represents the life-bearing Sun, Yami is at his strongest during a solar eclipse. However, given that the Moon itself reflects sunlight, the satellite can be used against Yami during the boss battle. Using Crescent summons Nagi to slash him and expose his core.
973* MacrossMissileMassacre: Does this liberally during the fight. The missiles he sends out can be returned with Power Slash.
974* MadBomber: In his fourth form, he can retract his limbs and fly around the arena dropping bombs.
975* MechanicalAbomination: He appears to be mechanical, as the antithesis of life and organic matter. No information whatsoever is given on where he came from or why he's doing anything he's doing. However, and perhaps even more disturbingly, his core vaguely resembles an embryo.
976* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: In ''Okamiden'', [[spoiler:it's revealed that, while Yami's body was destroyed by Amaterasu, his spirit survived, but was split into five pieces. Four of those infect new hosts, while the fifth and most powerful retains Yami's cunning and malice and seeks to merge with the other ones, becoming the game's main antagonist]].
977* OneWingedAngel: Yami has five forms, which get progressively more complex as the fight goes on. He starts out as just a sphere with a bunch of weapons concealed inside it, then becomes a huge robot with lightning whips for arms and finally a demonic hand that can spread his darkness with a simple finger snap.
978* PowerParasite: One of the first things it does at the start of battle is strip Amaterasu of her powers, forcing her to [[FightsLIkeANormal fight like a wolf]] at the start and gradually reclaim all of her powers back.
979* SequentialBoss: With five forms, he is also a MarathonBoss.
980* SmashTheSymbol: It does this to all of the constellations representing Amaterasu's godly powers after electrocuting her to near-death.
981* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: This seems to be Yami's "fighting style." Each new form adds more weaponry to the last one. Its final form has him throwing out meteors, missiles, electric blasts, melee attacks, and laser beams. He'll even combine the meteor and missiles together.
982* TransformingMecha: His sphere can transform into a slot machine, a huge mecha and finally a demonic hand.
983* TronLines: All over his sphere, to emphasize how it's much more advanced technology than anything else you've seen throughout the game.
984* TheVoiceless: Like Ammy, it doesn't talk. It ''can'' roar in rage however.
985* WeakenedByTheLight: In his final phase, Ammy can stun it with Sunrise.
986* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: Yami's stated to be so alien that he cannot be portrayed in either human or animal form. The closest thing you get to his true form is a deformed fetus inside a sphere.
987----
988[[/folder]]
989
990!The characters who appear only in ''Ōkamiden''
991
992!!Main Characters
993[[folder:Chibiterasu]]
994[[quoteright:329:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Chibiterasu_7242.PNG]]
995
996Amaterasu's son, and the protagonist of the game. He appears in Nippon just as things are getting bad again.
997----
998* AGodIsYou: Chibiterasu is a PhysicalGod just like Amaterasu. He may or may not actually be another incarnation of her, in fact.
999* BadassAdorable: Ammy was already one, but Chibi's a PreciousPuppy!
1000* {{BFS}}: Like his Mother, his glaive Divine Instruments.
1001* ButtMonkey: Constantly being dragged into things, as well as always being given poor nicknames.
1002%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Something he got from his mother.
1003%%* {{Determinator}}: Just like his mother.
1004* DudeWheresMyRespect: Chibiterasu gets understandably upset when his partners give him stupid call-names (Mutt, Squiddy, Pooch, Boy / Dude, Pork Chop).
1005* EasternZodiac: He represents the dog in this game.
1006* FacialMarkings: Chibiterasu's facial (and body) markings look very similar to Amaterasu's.
1007* FertileFeet: Again, like Amaterasu.
1008* EmbarrassingNickname: Chibi gets stuck with a new one with each partner--Mutt, Squiddy, Pooch[[note]]''Useless'' in the Japanese version![[/note]], Dude or Boy [[note]]Whichever Kurow seemingly feels like at the moment.[[/note]], and Pork Chop.
1009* GenerationXerox: Characters in the game often remark that he looks just like his mother. Some will even [[MistakenIdentity mistake Chibi for her]].
1010* HeroicMime: Just like his mother, he never talks, and relies on other characters to act as his proxies.
1011* InvisibleToNormals: Chibi's markings and divine instruments cannot be seen by normal humans.
1012* ThePowerOfTheSun: His starting and primary power is Sunrise.
1013* KidHero: He's only a puppy, yet is put through a trial that is even more strenuous than the one Amaterasu had to go through.
1014* RealityWarper: Like his mother, courtesy of the Celestial Brush.
1015* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The son of a goddess, but takes the appearance of an adorable puppy.
1016* SticksToTheBack: Chibi's Divine Instruments inexplicably stay firmly on his back even as he jumps, runs and fights.
1017* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Holy bones.
1018* WeaponizedAnimal: Fights with Glaives, Reflectors and Holy Beads, which he carries on his back.
1019[[/folder]]
1020
1021[[folder:Kuni]]
1022[[quoteright:237:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Kuninushi_7475.PNG]]
1023
1024Susano and Kushi's son, and Chibi's first partner. Personality-wise, he's a lot like his father.
1025----
1026* AdaptationalAttractiveness: His original concept art and DummiedOut model from ''Ōkami'' portray him as having inherited his father's [[{{Gonk}} appearance]] down to a tee. ''Ōkamiden'' made him significantly cuter, though it's possibly [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by [[spoiler: him being revealed to not be Susano and Kushi's biological child.]]
1027* AdvertisedExtra: Appears on the cover box art, but [[spoiler:is playable only in the game's first dungeon. After that, he make some random cameos throughout the story before finally being revealed to be the final boss]]. He's still ultimately important to the story, though, making this a downplayed example.
1028* BadassAdorable: Loses the "adorable"after [[spoiler:being possessed by Akuro]].
1029* {{BFS}}: Wields a sword as big as his body.
1030* CowardlyLion: Like Susano, he tends to start shaking and sweating profusely whenever someone talks about danger and monsters. When push comes to shove, however, he'll join Chibi in kicking demonic butt.
1031* DemonicPossession: Taken over by [[spoiler:Akuro sometime after being separated from Chibi.]]
1032* DubNameChange: Shortened to Kuni from Kuninushi. It was originally going to be Nushi.
1033* TheDulcineaEffect: Kuni has a habit of coming to the aid of young girls he's just met.
1034* ExpositionFairy: Takes this role until a little after the first dungeon.
1035* EyesAlwaysShut: His default appearance, at least until [[spoiler:Akuro possesses him. Then he gets BlackEyesOfEvil]].
1036* JourneyToFindOneself: In the end, Kuni leaves Susano, Kushi, and Chibi in order to [[spoiler:find out about his past.]]
1037* LaserGuidedAmnesia: He [[spoiler:knows he isn't Susano and Kushi's son, but he doesn't remember who his real family is.]]
1038* LikeFatherLikeSon: He acts a lot like Susano did.
1039* NarratorAllAlong: It turns out [[spoiler:it was an older version of him narrating]].
1040* SticksToTheBack: Much like his father's sword.
1041* StableTimeLoop: Of multiple varieties. [[spoiler:He's possessed by Akuro in the past, washes up in the present where he's discovered by Susano and Kushi, and eventually goes back in time to be possessed. This is part of why he goes on a JourneyToFindOneself, as this timeloop means he doesn't actually have an origin point.]]
1042[[/folder]]
1043
1044[[folder:Nanami]]
1045[[quoteright:265:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nanami_4763.PNG]]
1046
1047A draconian mermaid who Kuni and Chibi meet in the Agata forest, and Chibi's second partner.
1048----
1049* ExpositionFairy: Fulfills this role while Chibi's partner.
1050* HaveWeMetYet: Somehow recognizes Chibiterasu early on in the story. [[spoiler:Later revealed to be because she had first met him when he was travelling to the past]].
1051* MakingASplash: You can draw water from her hair with Waterspout. Her combo finisher also surrounds Chibiterasu with a damaging shower.
1052* MeaningfulName: The name Nanami means "seven seas" in Japanese.
1053%%* OurMermaidsAreDifferent
1054* SeashellBra: She only wears a (turtle) shell bra. Obvious, since she is a typical mermaid.
1055[[/folder]]
1056
1057[[folder:Kagu]]
1058[[quoteright:258:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Kagura_6936.PNG]]
1059
1060A popular child actress from the theater at Sei'an City, and Chibi's third partner.
1061----
1062* DefrostingIceQueen: Is rude and arrogant before CharacterDevelopment kicks in. In fact, in the Japanese version, her nickname for Chibi even translates to "Useless," an aspect that was dialed down far in the localization because it was changed to "Pooch".
1063* DubNameChange: Her name was shortened to Kagu from Kagura.
1064* ExpositionFairy: Fulfills this role while Chibi's partner.
1065* HolyHandGrenade: Her [=ofuda=], which are controlled with the Guidance Brush, similar to Rao's [=ofuda=] in the previous game.
1066* IJustWantToBeNormal: Regarding her Miko powers. She comes to accept them in the end.
1067* InstantExpert: Her {{Miko}} powers become even more powerful in a few hours of training or so.
1068* MeaningfulName: Her Japanese name, Kagura, is a type of religious dance performed by {{Miko}}.
1069* {{Miko}}: Starts training to become one after defeating the demons at the theatre.
1070* PaperTalisman: Uses them to exorcise demons.
1071* PaperFanOfDoom: Her first weapon. She later replaces them with prayer slips.
1072* PowerFloats: Learns to fly after developing her powers.
1073* ThePrimaDonna: At first, though she becomes more humble with her development.
1074* SoulPower: Her Miko powers allow her to exorcise evil spirits.
1075* {{Tsundere}}: At first, though she mellows out slightly after development.
1076* ZigzagPaperTassel: She uses them as hair decorations after becoming a {{Miko}}.
1077[[/folder]]
1078
1079[[folder:Kurow]]
1080[[quoteright:266:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Kurou_6924.PNG]]
1081
1082A member of the Moon Tribe who runs into Chibi in Sei'an City, and Chibi's fourth partner. Bears an uncanny resemblance to Waka.
1083----
1084* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:Post FaceHeelTurn. He does not like what he is doing, but given that he is doomed if he sticks to his original role...]]
1085* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:He's a doll made by Waka, destined to be used in a ThanatosGambit to destroy Akuro.]]
1086* BishieSparkle: In more than a few cutscenes, Kurow's face sparkles, complete with an AudibleGleam.
1087* DreadfulMusician: Implied by his rather off-key sounding flute when he plays it during battle, as well as an image shown in the credits of him playing his flute while Chibi covers his ears. Perhaps ''that's'' the reason his flute hurts enemies.
1088* ExpositionFairy: Fulfills this role while Chibi's partner.
1089* EyesAlwaysShut: Furthering his resemblance to Waka, his eyes are never seen open.
1090* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:His despair upon discovering he is just a doll doomed to be sacrificed in order to stop Akuro ultimately causes him to turn to the demon instead]].
1091* FeetFirstIntroduction: The first time he appears, it only shows his feet, then it pans up to reveal a [[BishieSparkle Bishie Sparkling]] face.
1092* GratuitousEnglish: In the Japanese version.
1093* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Upon learning what his destiny is, he is horrified and leaves Chibi to reflect about it]].
1094* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Of the KillUsBoth variety. Kurow tricks Akuro into possessing him, knowing that his body would trap the demon long enough for Chibiterasu to destroy them both.]]
1095* InstrumentOfMurder: His flute has two energy blades in it, [[spoiler:which he uses against Chibi during his boss fight.]]
1096%%* IJustWantToHaveFriends
1097* KidANova: The age difference doesn't stop him from flirting with the scholars in Sei'an City.
1098* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:The last stage of the final boss is entirely dedicated to the other characters coming to terms with the fact that he has to die. Kurow survives just long enough to say goodbye to Chibiterasu, and dies surrounded by his friends]].
1099* LaserBlade: Just like Waka, Kurow's flute doubles as one of these, only Darth Maul style.
1100* LightningBruiser: [[spoiler: In his boss fight, his attacks are a lot like Waka's in the first game, but unlike Waka, he has a power that can double his speed. He will end you if you're not prepared.]]
1101* MagicalFlutist: Kurow, like Waka, plays a flute (Only Kurow's playing is... [[DreadfulMusician not so good]]). He has a mystery surrounding his existence, which he spends a large portion of his screentime unaware of.
1102* MistakenIdentity: Issun thinks that he's Waka when he first meets him, but Kurow has no idea who that is.
1103* MusicalAssassin: His combo finisher is that he plays his flute, which sends out damaging musical notes.
1104* PrecociousCrush: While Kurow tends to [[KidANova flirt with pretty much every pretty girl he meets]], in particular he crushes on the [[NoNameGiven Scholar Lady]], calling her "[[ShoutOut magically delicious]]."
1105* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:He pulls a HeelFaceTurn just in time to accept his fate of dying alongside Akuro]].
1106%%* ScarfOfAsskicking
1107* ScrewDestiny: [[spoiler: The whole reason he avoids fulfilling of his destiny and joins Akuro is because he doesn't want to die by becoming Akuro's seal.]]
1108* StationaryWings: His (pink, of course) wings hardly ever beat, and when they do it's far too slowly to actually hold him aloft.
1109%%* SmallNameBigEgo
1110* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:To Akuro. Kurow absorbs him inside his body and asks Chibi and Kuni to deliver the coup de grâce]].
1111* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: [[spoiler: One of his attacks during his boss battle]].
1112* TotallyRadical: He, [[LikeIsLikeAComma like]], totally talks in this manner in the English version, dude.[[note]]In the Japanese version, both he and Waka spoke with GratuitousEnglish. This was meant to highlight Kurow's connection to Waka. This was LostInTranslation in the English version however, because while Waka's speech was [[{{Woolseyism}} Woolseyized]] to GratuitousFrench, Kurow's speech was [[{{Woolseyism}} Woolseyized]] to be TotallyRadical instead. This is attributed to ''Ōkamiden'''s rushed translation.[[/note]]
1113* TragicVillain: All of the horrible things he does later on are just because [[spoiler:he wants to live and feels that Akuro is the only one that can grant him that]].
1114* WalkingSpoiler: Kurow is by far the most important character in ''Ōkamiden'', and it's near impossible to talk about him without spoiling his role later on.
1115* YouCantFightFate: [[spoiler:What he believes until he joins Akuro in a desperate attempt to ScrewDestiny.]]
1116[[/folder]]
1117
1118[[folder:Manpuku]]
1119[[quoteright:270:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Manpuku_8198.PNG]]
1120
1121A boy from 100 years in the past, whom Chibi encounters near the Moon Cave. Chibi's fifth partner.
1122----
1123* BigDamnHeroes: Near the end of the game, when he violates space and time, and breaks through a closed portal to rescue Chibi along with [[TheCavalry Kagu and Nanami]].
1124* BigEater: Deconstructed. He had to send his dog to live with his cousin because he couldn't afford to feed both of them, his mother skips some meals, and there's rarely any food in the house for very long.
1125* ButtMonkey: Constantly suffering from hunger pains, getting squashed by Chibi or his other partners, and getting shot out of cannons, sometimes right at bosses. The animation of him riding on Chibi has him looking like he's about to fall off. [[FatComicRelief Quite obviously played for laughs.]]
1126* ColdTurkeysAreEverywhere: Supposedly is on a diet, but cheats often because he has trouble resisting.
1127* ExtremeOmnivore: Implied by Manpuku telling Chibi to enter a specific room in the Moon Cave (which is actually for the purpose of acquiring a potentially missable collectible) because he smells food, only for it to be frozen demon body parts, like ears and noses and eyeballs. There's also the fact that the enormous pot of soup which he drank to save himself and Chibi's hide from getting StewedAlive (literally) more than likely contained such ingredients in it, and yet he found so delicious that he asked the imp for the recipe.
1128* ExpositionFairy: Fulfills this role while Chibi's partner.
1129* {{Fainting}}: Happens when he gets too hungry. Thankfully, this is only in cutscenes and not actual gameplay.
1130* FlamingHair: And you can use it as a fire source!
1131* HumanCannonball: He can be placed inside cannons and then shot using his fire hair to light the fuse.
1132* ItsAllMyFault: Regarding his mother's kidnapping.
1133* IronicName: In Japanese, the word manpuku means satiety. Being that Manpuku is constantly hungry... well... he sure isn't satiated.
1134* ObsessedWithFood: Unsurprisingly, his responses to checking objects and speaking to [=NPCs=] usually results in him mentioning food. Not only that, but he [[EmbarrassingNickname named]] Chibi ''Pork Chop.'' Really.
1135* PersonalityPowers: Not a typical example of what [[PlayingWithFire fire]] usually entails, but perhaps just like a flame requiring constant fuel in order to continue burning, Manpuku is always hungry.
1136* PrecisionGuidedBoomerang: His combo finisher has him withdraw into his pot and fly into the enemies in a curve, returning atop Chibi's back like a boomerang.
1137* UndyingLoyalty: Violates the rules of space and time to follow through with his promise to Chibi. See BigDamnHeroes.
1138[[/folder]]
1139
1140!!New Celestial Brush Gods
1141Like with Chibiterasu, the Celestial Brush Gods have stepped down as deities of the world and bequeathed their positions to their children, as they have lost their original power during the final confrontation in the first game. In addition to nine of the original Brush Gods' children making appearances, two completely new Gods with their children also appear.
1142
1143[[folder:Michigami]]
1144[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/michigami.jpg]]
1145
1146Offspring of the God of Light, and bearer of the power of Guidance[[note]]Shining Path[[/note]]. They are a trio of baby penguins following their parent who wields a banner on his back. Chibiterasu meets them at the River of Heavens.
1147----
1148* AllInARow: How the elder Michigami leads his offspring in.
1149* EscortMission: Basically what the power of Guidance is used for. Draw a line from your partner to a destination and watch as they move towards it.
1150* InfoDump: During their introduction they give an explanation as to why the Celestial Brush Gods are all the children of the previous Gods in this game.
1151* LightEmUp: The power of Guidance appears as a pathway of light.
1152* MeaningfulName: "Michigami" means "Divine Guidance".
1153[[/folder]]
1154
1155[[folder:Kyokugami]]
1156[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kyokugami.jpg]]
1157
1158Offspring of the God of Polarity, and bearer of the power of Magnetism[[note]]Dipolar[[/note]]. They are a pair of baby baleen whales, one with a red Yang on their forehead, the other with a blue Yin. Chibiterasu meets them at the Underground Ruins.
1159----
1160* DragonsUpTheYinYang: Dragonless example, but Kyokugami both have part of the taijitu on their foreheads, and when they give their powers to Chibiterasu their bodies also evoke the classic Yin-Yang symbol. The elder Kyokugami has a completed red and blue taijitu on his forehead as opposed to the incomplete versions his children have.
1161* HollywoodMagnetism: The power of Magnetism is easy to control with both magnetism and anti-magnetism options at Chibiterasu's disposal.
1162* MagnetismManipulation: The power they give to Chibiterasu.
1163* MeaningfulName: "Kyoku" means "Polar", as in polarity.
1164* NoodleIncident: They claim that they've served Chibiterasu's ancestor in the past, but since Amaterasu never met them, we have to assume they are referring to Shiranui.
1165* RhymesOnADime: How they speak.
1166* SapientCetaceans: Also not part of the Eastern Zodiac, Kyokugami are a pair of sapient whales.
1167* SelectiveMagnetism: The power of Magnetism generally only effects objects with a 'U' adorned on them, with the exception of enemies.
1168* SpaceWhale: As a trio of Celestial Whale Gods, this can be assumed.
1169[[/folder]]
1170
1171!![=NPCs=]
1172
1173[[folder:Dr. Redbeard and Dr. Bluebeard/Akahige and Aohige]]
1174
1175Founder and doctor of Yakushi Village and a doctor in Sei-an City, respectively.
1176----
1177* DubNameChange: From Akahige and Aohige respectively in Japanese.
1178* NonIndicativeName: They don't have beards. Their ''moustaches'' are red and blue. Possibly [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as beard and moustache are the same word in Japanese, and a name ending in -beard is way handier than -moustache.
1179* UncannyFamilyResemblance: They are identical, right down to moustache ''shape'', except for their moustache color.
1180[[/folder]]
1181
1182[[folder:Ayame]]
1183
1184A deathly ill child living in Yakushi Village. She has a great love of fireworks.
1185----
1186* IncurableCoughOfDeath: A sign that her illness is taking a turn for the worse.
1187* SavedByThePhlebotinum
1188[[/folder]]
1189
1190[[folder:Female Scholar]]
1191
1192A scholar and second in command of the expedition to explore the Ruins near Sei'an city. Kurow develops a crush on her.
1193----
1194* NoNameGiven: [[spoiler: She promised to tell Kurow on their date. Fate, however, has other plans.]]
1195[[/folder]]
1196
1197[[folder:Shikibu]]
1198
1199A strange girl who lives inside a shrine at the bottom of the ocean and is tasked with protecting the Knowledge Stone. She appears to have some {{Miko}}-like powers and writes (bad) romance stories in her spare time.
1200----
1201* ArtInitiatesLife: Her character Genji comes to life.
1202%%* EyesAlwaysShut
1203* HairTriggerTemper: She will scream with little provocation. She says that screaming makes her feel better.
1204* HighPressureEmotion: Whenever she screams, which happens often, a sound effect similar to that of a teakettle is heard and and the angler fish on her head glows red and emits steam.
1205* NoSocialSkills: Which isn't surprising considering that she lives a lonely life living in a tiny shrine at the ocean floor with not a single other soul... unless Genji counts. She asks Chibi and Nanami to come visit her again as they're leaving.
1206* ShoutOut: She's named after Murasaki Shikibu, who wrote ''Literature/TheTaleOfGenji''. You can see where this is going.
1207[[/folder]]
1208
1209[[folder:Genji]]
1210
1211Shikibu's creation, a {{pretty boy}} who is obsessed with the ideas of romance and love.
1212----
1213%%* EyesAlwaysShut
1214* SerialRomeo: It's hard to tell if Genji honestly feels this way, or is just a hopeless HandsomeLech.
1215[[/folder]]
1216
1217[[folder:Charity]]
1218
1219Manpuku's mother, who works herself to the bone to keep him fed. She is a master chef, and was kidnapped by imps while out gathering food in order to make a meal for Orochi.
1220----
1221* {{BFS}}: In this case, a BFC - Big Freaking Cleaver that also SticksToTheBack. You would think she'd be able to defend herself with that thing.
1222* DubNameChange: Changed from Motenashi to Charity.
1223%%* EyesAlwaysShut
1224* MeaningfulName: Motenashi means hospitality, which Charity carries a similar meaning to.
1225* ParentsInDistress: Manpuku teams up with Chibi to save her.
1226* SupremeChef: She is able to make meals even out of simple weeds, which is the reason she was kidnapped. Umami wants to kill her out of jealousy for replacing her as Orochi's head chef.
1227[[/folder]]
1228
1229!!Antagonists
1230
1231[[folder:Master Anura]]
1232
1233The leader of the Red Toads that took over Hana Valley. He ate the fruit of the local Guardian Sapling, weakening it and opening the valley up to demon occupation.
1234----
1235* AttackItsWeakPoint: His bellybutton, which you must Power Slash. Sometimes a clam will be protecting it, requiring you to Bloom it open first.
1236* DubNameChange: Changed from what can be translated as "great toad monster" to Master Anura.
1237* EyepatchOfPower: Leader of the toads, and sports an eyepatch on his left eye.
1238* ExposedAnimalBellybutton: Despite being a toad, which is not a mammal, he has a large, prominently exposed navel.
1239* FatBastard: He is grossly obese, and not only caused Hana Valley to be taken over by demons, but the Red Toads are said to be incarnations of rage and murder.
1240* FlunkyBoss: He summons smaller toads with his croaking.
1241* KingMook: Looks like an oversized version of the red toads that have taken over Hana Valley.
1242* MeaningfulName: Anura, literally meaning tailless in ancient Greek, is the taxonomic name for frogs.
1243[[/folder]]
1244
1245[[folder:Bullhead]]
1246
1247A giant Catfish who wants to become a dragon by swimming up a waterfall. To this end, he floods Agata Forest with the stolen Wet Jewel.
1248----
1249* TheCatfish: Although, interestingly enough, he is not the same catfish as in the first game. Apparently Agata is home to ''multiple'' giant catfish.
1250* FromNobodyToNightmare: He was implied to be just a trickster with a foolish dream before [[spoiler:being infused with Yami's power]], as he did steal Nanami's gems, but didn't hurt her otherwise. When Chibiterasu confronts him, he is bigger, nastier and remains a threat even after his death, as [[spoiler:Akuro brings him back along with every demon who had once housed Yami]].
1251* InsistentTerminology: He's a '''carp''', dammit.[[note]]For Western players, there is a Japanese legend that a koi (carp) that swims up a waterfall becomes a dragon.[[/note]]
1252* NotSoHarmlessVillain: The silliness of his quest doesn't diminish the fact that [[spoiler:he hosts a fragment of Yami's essence]].
1253* ShockAndAwe: He has a nasty lightning attack.
1254[[/folder]]
1255
1256[[folder:Witch Queen]]
1257
1258The ruler of the Demon's Market, a hideously ugly demon who smokes a pipe.
1259----
1260* AdvancingBossOfDoom: Round two. Hope you don't run out of ink!
1261* BadBoss: She has been known to ''eat'' her own minions.
1262* DubNameChange: Changed from Oni Baba to Witch Queen.
1263[[/folder]]
1264
1265[[folder:Sen & Ryo]]
1266
1267A duo of {{Youkai}} that took over Sei'an City's playhouse, trapping the actors and the spectators inside. They were once a duo of terrible actors whose dream was to perform on the playhouse, but were always refused. Upon death, they spirits became {{Youkai}} under the servitude of King Fury, and they took over the playhouse to force themselves onto the stage.
1268----
1269* AlasPoorVillain: Upon hearing their backstory, Kagu expresses pity for them. [[invoked]]
1270* DubNameChange: Senryou and Manryou changed to Sen and Ryo respectively.
1271* EmptyShell: [[spoiler:They are brought back to life by Akuro after he absorbs the Yami fragment infused in them, but are just his mindless servants]].
1272* FeatheredFiend: Sen, a flamingo {{Youkai}}.
1273* HumongousMecha: They fight in giant mechanical Kabukis, thought they're only from the waist up. They can also [[CombiningMecha combine]].
1274* SealedEvilInACan: Two evil spirits that house an even worse one. They are both vessels of [[spoiler:a fragment of '''Yami''']].
1275* ThePrimaDonna: Both of them. Even in life their hatred over not being able to achieve their dreams is what ultimately caused them to become demons in the first place.
1276* WhosLaughingNow: Their backstory. They were both aspiring actors who never got to set foot on stage due to being terrible in their jobs. Upon dying, their resentful spirits became demons that took over Sei'an City's playhouse.
1277[[/folder]]
1278
1279[[folder:King Fury]]
1280
1281A demon terrorizing Sei'an City with an obsession with Kagu.
1282----
1283* DemonicPossession: Serves as Akuro's main vessel for the first half of the story.
1284* DiscOneFinalBoss: His death marks the point where Chibiterasu and his allies start actively confronting Akuro. [[spoiler:Too bad it is also the last thing Akuro needs in order to collect the final fragment of Yami]].
1285* DyingAsYourself: Or rather, passing on as yourself.
1286* GiantMecha: The Daidarabotchi, a giant war machine from the Moon tribe that he intends to use to his own ends.
1287* EmptyShell: [[spoiler:His King Fury form is brought back to life in the endgame, but he doesn't speak and has no will of his own, being a mere puppet of Akuro]].
1288* InstrumentOfMurder: Hidden in his Lute.
1289* LightningGun: his swords can shoot thunderclouds which can be countered with Galestorm.
1290%%* LongHairedPrettyBoy
1291%%* NietzscheWannabe
1292* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: He was a politician who did everything he could to help people, but he was betrayed by some of his allies. After his death, he was possessed by Akuro, which used his frustration and grief to turn him into a NietzscheWannabe convinced that HumansAreBastards.
1293[[/folder]]
1294
1295[[folder:Umami]]
1296
1297A female imp who is Orochi's chef 100 years in the past. She is less than pleased that a human has been brought in to do her job.
1298----
1299* CuteMonsterGirl: She is noticeably more human-like than the other imps. She's just as evil, though.
1300* EvilChef: She's planning to cook Charity.
1301* {{Foil}}: To Ajimi, or as he's known as in Okamiden, Aji. Ajimi is very sweet and cordial to anyone he meets, and even though he didn't know that his enemy was helping him, showed a lot of gratitude to Amaterasu for helping him create Orochi's appetizer. Umami has no such sweetness, and is quite brutish. And despite her being a cook, she's never seen cooking anything, except for attempting to cook Charity.
1302* GreenEyedMonster: She's jealous of a human being superior enough to her in culinary arts to warrant replacing her as Orochi's head chef, which is why she wants to kill Charity.
1303%%* ImpossiblyLowNeckline
1304* PinkMeansFeminine She's pink so you know she's a female imp.
1305* PunnyName: According to the extra information given in-game, she and her assistant Aji are known as "Sweet" and "Sour", respectively.
1306* TheUnfought: Despite being built up, once confronted she calls in {{Mook}}s to fight you for her and then is never spoken of again.
1307[[/folder]]
1308
1309[[folder:Mizuchi]]
1310Boss of Ice Room, and guardian of the Mystic Amber (the only relic that can dispel the seal blocking the entrance to Moon Cave in the past).
1311----
1312* FaceHeelTurn: According to the Bestiary, Mizuchi used to be the guardian deity of a seaside village, but upon witnessing mankind endlessly start wars, it grew disgusted of humanity and decided to join Orochi's forces.
1313* HeWasRightThereAllAlong: Not too far from the Ice Room's entrance, no less.
1314* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Loosely based on the legendary sea creature of same name.
1315* StationaryBoss: Justified, since a large part of his body remains frozen even after he comes back to life.
1316[[/folder]]
1317
1318[[folder:Akuro]]
1319[[quoteright:277:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Akuro_Form_1_7932.png]]
1320[[caption-width-right:277:[[labelnote:Click here to see his second form (Warning, endgame spoilers)]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Dark_Chibi_6834.png[[/labelnote]]]]
1321
1322The BigBad of this game, a malevolent entity that seeks to restore Yami's rule. He was broken into 5 pieces, and Chibi & co. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero destroy those pieces, reuniting them and making him strong enough to carry out his plan.]]
1323----
1324* BadassBoast: Likes giving these out.
1325-->'''Akuro:''' If you think you have the power to face me, then come at me with all you have!
1326* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:When Ammy defeated Yami in the previous game, he was forced to find five different vessels that each gained a will of their own. He manipulated both Chibi and Issaku into destroying these vessels to regain his strength and bring them under his control. Yes, that's right. The ''entire plot of the game'' was one big BatmanGambit.]]
1327* BishonenLine: Of a sort. [[spoiler:While already powerful enough on his own, to obtain true power he needs to possess a vessel of pure light. This vessel wound up being Kuni, who appearance-wise is much less intimidating than Akuro's default form. Also applies to his boss fight, as his second form is an almost literal [[MirrorMatch mirror image]] of Chibi.]]
1328* BreakingSpeech: Delivers a vicious one to Chibi while wailing on him. [[spoiler:Made worse by the fact that he's possessing Kuni while doing so.]]
1329* BreathWeapon: Spits out FireIceLightning from his mouth during the first phase of the boss fight with him.
1330* TheChessmaster: When you get right down to it, even after he's been reduced to a fifth of his former glory, that Akuro could play the field so effectively and remain in control from start to finish ''really'' speaks wonders; especially when you consider he was a voiceless, raging harbinger of doom in his previous incarnation.
1331* ContinuitySnarl: Akuro is either as described above, or the one who was controlling Yami the whole time. The game tells you both, but what should we believe?
1332* ClippedWingAngel: His third "form", [[spoiler:in which he tries to possess Kurow, but ends up trapped inside the boy's body. All it takes is a single Power Slash to kill him]].
1333* DarkIsEvil: This is actually what his [[MeaningfulName name means]]. "Aku" can be translated as evil, "kuro" means black.
1334* EyesDoNotBelongThere: In the form shown, he has an eyeball in his mouth.
1335* GiantHandsOfDoom: In his first form, they look a lot like Yami's.
1336* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:Poor Shiranui...]]
1337* InvincibleVillain:
1338** In terms of tactics anyway. [[spoiler:Thanks to his BatmanGambit above, the entire game was basically him getting what he wanted without any effort.]]
1339** Even after being defeated in battle and stripped of his human vessel, Akuro still manages to survive. He only goes down thanks to [[spoiler:Kurow, who was a living trap specifically designed to allow Akuro to be slain]].
1340* KnightOfCerebus: The game starts off pretty lighthearted at the beginning with copious amounts of humor... then comes this guy, who's devoid of any humorous qualities and all but locks the game into CerebusSyndrome. And it lasts all the way until his death.
1341* LightningBruiser: [[spoiler:In the same vein as Ninetails. As Dark Sun, he is ''fast'', often leaping across the room and will attack relentlessly. Much like Ninetails, if Chibi is too slow with the Celestial Brush, he will use his against him and can even ''counter'' some of his drawings.]]
1342* LiteralSplitPersonality: [[spoiler:When Ammy defeated Yami in the previous game, he was forced to find five different vessels, each gaining a will of their own. Akuro is one of those pieces.]]
1343* MirrorBoss: [[spoiler:His second form, Dark Sun. It can even use the Celestial Brush against you.]]
1344* NonIndicativeName: His Japanese name, Akurou'ou, literally means "dark wolf king", even though he has nothing to do with wolves. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Not until his Dark Sun form, at least.]]]]
1345* OhCrap: His reaction when [[spoiler:he realizes he has been tricked into sealing himself inside of Kurow]].
1346-->'''Akuro:''' [[spoiler:... Huh? Wh-what's happening... No... I can't... I can't control... this body...]]
1347* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Not initially. His plan to regain his full power required him to possess a vessel of light. Said vessel just happened to be [[spoiler:Kuni]].
1348* PowerGlows: [[spoiler:Akuro's Dark Sun form's FacialMarkings glow.]]
1349* RealityWarper: [[spoiler:As Dark Sun, he has access to the Celestial Brush, though Sunrise is replaced by the ability to cover the arena in darkness.]]
1350* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: His hands and [[spoiler:his Dark Sun form]] sports this color scheme.
1351* RedEyesTakeWarning: The eye in his mouth is red. In his second form, his red eyes are all you can see when he covers the arena in darkness.
1352* SequentialBoss: He is fought immediately after [[spoiler:Kurow]], and must be defeated in both his spirit form and as [[spoiler:Dark Sun]].
1353* StationaryBoss: His first form only. The second one is a LightningBruiser.
1354* TronLines: On his hands, furthering the resemblance to Yami.
1355* VillainousBreakdown: Upon realizing that [[spoiler:he is about to be killed by Chibiterasu and Kuni]], he can only scream in impotent rage.
1356-->'''Akuro:''' [[spoiler:Gyaaaooorr! Release me! Free me now!]]
1357* WaveMotionGun: Akuro's strongest attack in his first form is a powerful beam of dark energy from his mouth. This also has the effect of healing him if he hits Chibi.
1358* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Has no problems possessing children]] and delivers a brutal NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to Chibi while doing so.
1359* YinYangBomb: Akuro is an ultimate force of darkness, but to use his full strength, he needs to possess someone with a large quantity of light.
1360[[/folder]]

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