Line #323 DarthWiki/BurningRhapsody


1	An entirely fictional FightingGame created by Troper @/{{Wax}}, also named ''[[GratuitousJapanese Majin Goukaroku]]''.\
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4	In a magical feudal Japan, demons called "Majins" have invaded the wilderness and confined humanity to its cities following the downfall of the powerful bloodlines. As Japan is on its way to become HellOnEarth, the Majins are concentrating around Kyoto, threatening to raze the city. The Jiyubudoka are prompted to organize a martial arts tournament to find out about the strongest men in Japan so the Majins can be repelled... or is it for another goal?
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6	The story is separated in two parts: ''Ignition'' (revolving around the tournament) and ''Ablaze'' (revolving around [[spoiler:the Majin assault on Kyoto]] a day after).
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8	FightingGame mechanics are prepared. Also, it has a sequel, ''DarthWiki/BurningRhapsodyNewlight''.
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10	!Burning Rhapsody contains examples of:
11	* AnachronismStew: It's Japan in 1861, but the foreign powers are nowhere in sight, Hokkaido (or Ezochi as it was called) is colonized and the concept of zaibatsus is already nearing its head (which only occurred after Meiji).
12	* BadassFamily: The Kazama (formerly, since most of them are dead), the Hashiro (overlaps with BigScrewedUpFamily since most don't get along, the Inazuma (formerly too).
13	** ''Ablaze'' adds the disappeared Seiga clan [[spoiler:represented by half-breed Yasuke]].
14	* ColorCodedElements: Zen'i's white-and-green color base indicates his status as a light and wind user, while Kyoku's dark reds show he's a fire and darkness user. Itami and Rin as well are RedOniBlueOni and use fire and water respectively.
15	* DownerEnding: Everyone dies obviously in their normal arcade ending, except [[NominalHero Zen'i]], [[TheRival Kyoku]], [[SuperpowerfulGenetics and Yasuke]]. [[spoiler:Juuma doesn't die either, but is driven away by a mysterious figure.\
16	Rin commits suicide to exterminate the Majins, Yuun seals himself off with the tournament's prize money, Itami sacrifices herself fighting off the Majins to buy time for Kyoku to beat Zen'i, Junichi is unceremoniously killed by a flock of Majins, Asuka goes crazy and kills herself, Saki is murdered by Juuma, Noriaki is killed off by Nii, Nii is killed by Majins, and Shinku is eaten alive by a snake-like Majin that just got out of Kyoku's corpse. Also, refuse to continue against Juuma and you'll get treated to the BlackScreenOfDeath.]]
17	** Even the ending to the ''Ignition'' story has shades of this. [[spoiler:Zen'i loses to Rage-Installed Kyoku. Yuun's arcade ending is canon, meaning he seals himself off with the prize money. Meanwhile, Nii succeeds in his objectives in everyone's back and takes over the Jiyubudoka, then flees from the scene.]]
18	** As well for ''Ablaze''. [[spoiler:Zen'i unseals Yuun, but they face Nii, Shinku and Junichi who briefly allied himself with them; he is only saved by TeethClenchedTeamwork from Yuun. Rin finds and defeats Itami, but Kyoku gives her a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown and leaves with Itami in tow. She and Asuka are left as prey to Juuma. Good things are though: Juuma is warded off by Yasuke, and he and Noriaki thwarted the Majin invasion by themselves.]]
19	* EvilVersusEvil: Almost everyone in this game is evil, or at least not as good as they think.
20	* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: [[spoiler:In canon, Kyoku uses the Rage Install to beat Zen'i. In the Story Mode, this is put in the form of a fight with permanent-Rage-Install Kyoku against Frenzied Zen'i.]]
21	* GenderBlenderName: Many of them, notably in main characters. Zen'i, Yuun and Nii's names ends with a kanji used for female names. Kyoku is usually read as a female name too. On the other side, Shinku's name uses gender-neutral kanji.
22	* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Rin and Itami. Asuka wants to stop this, but she gets entangled in with nasty results.
23	%%* NotJustATournament
24	* ThePowerOfHate: Central to the series. Lots of characters hate most of the other characters and the goals of at least half the characters involve killing the object of their hatred.
25	* WorldOfBadass: It's most likely the Majins razed the least badass of the load.
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27	!Burning Rhapsody's gameplay has elements of:
28	* BarehandedBladeBlock: Defied. Weaponry attacks can't be parried.
29	* BlockingStopsAllDamage: Averted. Any blocked attack still deals a minimum 10% of its damage, increasing with Rage, with weapon attacks and Burns dealing even more. Rage even fills up as your attacks are blocked.
30	* BossBonanza: From Stages 7 up to 10, all fights are predetermined.
31	* {{Combos}}: Custom combos are discouraged. There are a few combos in your character's movelists, and those will determine how much damage you can get off of one random hit; in an attempt to emphasize counter hits (which almost guarantee followup hits) and reading over execution or ButtonMashing.
32	* ComebackMechanic: Rage increases damage dealt with two power levels depending on the Rage Gauge, that fills as you take damage. Though the Rage Gauge also fills by having your attacks blocked.
33	* InvulnerableAttack: Defied. Some attacks are invulnerable to a specific type of moves, but no attack is invulnerable to everything, only the Seething Reversal, which is a counter.
34	* OneHitKill: The Scorching Attack. [[AwesomeButImpractical Though you'll need to enter Rage Install and connect a Scorching Opener to use it.]]
35	* PlayingWithFire: The ThemeNaming within the series. Only the Rage Install isn't named after something related to fire. Which leads to...
36	* ThePowerOfHate: The Rage Install ComebackMechanic is powering oneself up by sheer hate.
37	* RecoveryAttack
38	* SNKBoss: [[SuperMode Frenzied]] Characters. They are the FinalBoss for each arcade and have increased attack and defense as well as marginal, individualized special buffs.
39	* SomeDexterityRequired: Defied. The hardest thing to actually perform is the Scorching Attack's command, which is made of 5 button taps and you have a full second to do it, making the quarter-circle special commands arguable harder.
40	* StatusBuff: The Rage Install, which gives permanently-full Burn Gauge until the Rage Gauge empties and access to the [[OneHitKill Scorching Attack]].
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42	!Characters
43	!!Introduced in ''Ignition'':
44	[[foldercontrol]]
45	[[folder:Zen'i Kazama]]
46	[floatboxright:
47	'''Profile:'''
48	* Height: 191 cm
49	* Weight: 81 kg
50	* Age: 19
51	* From: Ezogashima
52	]
53	-> The KnightTemplar VillainProtagonist. He is a [[LonersAreFreaks loner]] [[DemonSlaying demon hunter]], out to [[WithUsOrAgainstUs eliminate his half-sisters for being half-breeds]]. [[HeroWithAnFInGood Though, as a demon hunter, his eyes are attracted by the Majin menace and he goes to eradicate those]], [[DetectEvil but he feels more negative forces than the Majins, and therefore investigates the tournament on his own]].
54	!!!Tropes associated with Zen'i:
55	* AntiquatedLinguistics: An interpretation of his way of speech, using "Shinu ga ii." rather than Kyoku's "Shine." to tell his opponents to die.
56	* BadassFamily: His bloodline has inherited wind affinity and teaches the secret Primitive Magics of Destruction and Creation.
57	** BigScrewedUpFamily: When the last leader died without a fixed heir to the leadership, the clan degenerated into civil war and died out in less than two weeks.
58	** TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether: Even though the missions were [[IWorkAlone solo]], the family formed mostly assassins.
59	* BlowYouAway: His elemental affinity.
60	* ChildProdigy: Was already a hierarchical superior to his parents at age 11.
61	** TeenGenius: He killed the rest of his family in a civil war at age 16-17.
62	* FantasticFightingStyle: His style is referred to as ''Shirakaze Sude-ryu and Ittou-ryu''. Those are the unarmed and one-sword fighting style specific to his clan, specializing in circular movements and momentum. [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration It serves to explain Zen'i's character type, as his sweeping motions means many of his attacks are circular, making him great at countering sidesteps.]]
63	* FinalBoss: He is this for Kyoku, Junichi, Saki and Nii.
64	* HeroWithAnFInGood: He becomes better as the series progresses.
65	* IWorkAlone: After joining the Yosseidan in Edo, he continued his travelling, never to set foot in Edo again until quitting during the game.
66	* InNameOnly: Him being a Yosseidan member.
67	* ItRunsInTheFamily: He considers himself normal, hinting all of his family to be like him.
68	* KnightTemplar: He sticks to the code of his family to the letter. Since it involves murdering bastard children for the sin of their mere existence, he's this to the nines. He also blatantly disrespects any other semblance of law.
69	* LightIsNotGood: He wears mostly white and uses light magic along with wind. But he is an assassin, and intent on doing his job of murdering his two half-sisters, who are presumably perfectly normal.
70	* MeaningfulName: DoubleSubversion: His name means good intent, and even though he is a {{Jerkass}}, he still thinks he's doing good due to his alien values and is more of a WellIntentionedExtremist than a full-blown sociopath.
71	* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Inverted. His sword is rusty because when he tried to absorb his sister's lifeforce into the sword to empower its wind ability, her natural affinity (which was water and not wind, an oddity within the family) rotted the metal of the weapon. Despite the nigh-unusability of the weapon, Zen'i still uses it as its bloody smell reminds him of his mission.
72	* PowerOfTheVoid: He learned the Primitive Magic of Destruction back in his youth. His Scorching Attack disintegrates the opponent.
73	* RazorWind: His ''Senpuken'' is a short-ranged tornado of RazorWind.
74	* SelfMadeOrphan: He killed his parents at age 13.
75	* TheStoic
76	[[/folder]]
77	[[folder:Kyoku Hashiro]]
78	[floatboxright:
79	'''Profile:'''
80	* Height: 192 cm
81	* Weight: 91 kg
82	* Age: 19
83	* From: Nagoya
84	]
85	-> A professional fighter turned demon hunter, who grew bored of even this and gave himself handicaps, such as breaking his own leg before a fight. Though, during a travel in Ezochi, he lost control over the battle. He was ready to die; but Zen'i [[CombatPragmatist killed the thing from behind]] before it could deal the finishing blow. Kyoku left in shame, [[UnknownRival waiting to restore himself before taking his revenge with full strength]].
86	!!!Tropes associated with Kyoku:
87	* ArrogantKungFuGuy
88	* BigScrewedUpFamily: His sister Shinku is a pariah, and Kyoku is known to get along with only his adopted sister Genkai. The Hashiro clan is known for being prone to internal quarrelling much more than the bloodlines used to, making them not much of a threat to the Jiyubudoka.
89	* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Having fought for so long, he judges people only by how much of a WorthyOpponent they are to him.
90	* DemonSlaying: Has done this for a while.
91	* FinalBoss: To Noriaki.
92	* HairTriggerTemper: Regarding his revenge. Also, he hates formalities.
93	* HandicappedBadass: He invoked it, by breaking his own leg before going to defeat Majins. Though, it turned bad when he tried to hunt a stronger specimen.
94	* ItsPersonal: With Zen'i, because Zen'i wounded his pride.
95	* IWorkAlone: Mostly. He still cooperates with Itami for their mutual interest but the two of them are mostly on their own.
96	** {{Irony}}: Their cooperation far outlives Rin and Zen'i's, and they develop a genuine friendship.
97	* PetTheDog: Subverted in his arcade, against Shinku. Sure, he doesn't want her to get killed, but [[TryNotToDie only for the family's credibility]].
98	* {{Pride}}: Wants to get his back by beating Zen'i. Also his main flaw.
99	* [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Fighter Family Guy]]
100	* SmugSuper: Basically, he's known as WorldsStrongestMan. No doubt he's arrogant, with very good reasons.
101	* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Some characters note that he has ''eaten Majins'', and hinted that assimilating too many of them could result in DemonicPossession.
102	** Doubles as OneWingedAngel in Shinku's ending. Killing Kyoku frees the assimilated Majins and, fueled by his rage, they eat her alive.
103	* TechnicolorFire: Black flames.
104	* UnknownRival: Is this to Zen'i, who didn't even see him when he saved him.
105	* YearsTooEarly: Treats Shinku as this.
106	[[/folder]]
107	[[folder:Rin]]
108	[floatboxright:
109	'''Profile:'''
110	* Height: 160 cm
111	* Weight: 52 kg
112	* Age: 16
113	* From: Edo
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115	-> An Edo-born prodigy, her intellect led to her being unemotional, and her animosity for her family (one who wanted to be recognized as a bloodline) made her throw her life aside to learn karate outside. She founded the Yosseidan, a demon-hunting group, after graduating from her karate school, her magic school and normal school. She then disappeared in her own organization's shadow to avoid fighting Itami when she returned. Though, since she cannot live like that forever, she takes up Itami's challenge.
116	!!!Tropes associated with Rin:
117	* AloneInACrowd: She is almost unable to feel anything after her seclusion, and has no sense of kinship with anybody.
118	* AloofAlly: Zen'i is this to her. It's mutual, though he's much colder and more self-serving than her.
119	* DemonSlaying: Despite leading a demon-hunting organization, she doesn't do much hunting in this game.
120	* FinalBoss: She and Itami are this to each other.
121	* IncorruptiblePurePureness: She poses as this, but in truth she's just one more symbol of human egoism in the series.
122	* ItsPersonal: She's trying to defy the trope: Itami and her have been extremely bitter rivals for a long while, but Rin is trying to push her mentality behind killing Itami towards her responsibilities as a demon hunter rather than personal purposes.
123	* JustBusiness: The mask for her reasons to be here.
124	* KnightTemplar: Of sorts. Like Zen'i, she would kill all sorts of demons, even figurative. One of her inner demons is the existence of her twin sister Itami.
125	* MakingASplash: Her main element is water.
126	* MessianicArchetype: One of the least fulfilling and unfriendliest. She isolated herself behind her banner of saving Japan from demons much like a messiah out of nowhere. She's betrayed, though non-lethally, by Zen'i; and the Yosseidan has enemies in Edo, their own city.
127	* NotSoStoic: When Itami is around, her bitterness comes to the fore and replaces her stoic front.
128	* TeenGenius: She's 16.
129	[[/folder]]
130	[[folder:Yuun Inazuma]]
131	[floatboxright:
132	'''Profile:'''
133	* Height: 175 cm
134	* Weight: 79 kg
135	* Age: 20
136	* From: Kyushu
137	]
138	-> A child born in a bloodline that decimated itself in a civil war caused by Jiyubudoka pressure. He became an errant thief, and stole from the rich wherever he went. With the money he stole, he funded the building of an orphanage where he housed Saki, whom he found on a road. Famed for his ability as a thief, plans spring to stop him, and his increasing addiction to stealing proves to be more and more problematic over time as his plunderings become more and more difficult to hide.
139	!!!Tropes associated with Yuun:
140	* FightingClown: His light-hearted attitude in battle (when not around Jiyubudoka at least) puts him as this since he's every bit of an important character.
141	* FriendToAllChildren: Why else would a robber go out of his way to build an orphanage?
142	* {{Hypocrite}}: Calls the Jiyubudoka this, as they don't really fight for freedom and oppose those who do.
143	* IneffectualLoner: Averted. He managed to loot every single target of his, and this while acting all alone. Alluded to in that he is having increasing difficulty.
144	* JustLikeRobinHood: His activity, and how he built an orphanage. Though, he struggles against [[{{Greed}} an addiction to stealing money]].
145	* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: Not so much loner as he hangs out with Saki at times; but he's definitely mistaken as a serial egotistical robber despite actually funding an orphanage.
146	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His name would normally be written Yu'un or Yu-un.
147	[[/folder]]
148	[[folder:Itami]]
149	[floatboxright:
150	'''Profile:'''
151	* Height: 161 cm
152	* Weight: 50 kg
153	* Age: 16
154	* From: Edo
155	]
156	-> Rin's twin sister, with a [[PlayingWithFire fire affinity]]. She's also the RedOni to her sister's blue, and she's been calling out the clan on everything she could since she was conscious. She was kicked out of the house at age 13 when the situation couldn't get worse. She then got into dirty work in assassinating for the {{Yakuza}}, and later killed her own boss to take command and grab easy life. She challenged Rin publicly several times and had henchmen look all over Edo for her. She finds out about the Majins in Kyoto, and heads there, sure Rin will be present and goading her into showing up.
157	!!!Tropes associated with Itami:
158	* FinalBoss: She and Rin are this to each other.
159	* HiddenDepths: She's a murderously [[HairTriggerTemper violent]] [[ThePowerOfHate and hateful]] {{Yakuza}}. She still cares for her "partner in crime" Kyoku and knows light magic well enough to notice that he is assimilating Majins, and she's ready to exorcise the demons off of him in case Kyoku goes out of control. She's also far more insightful regarding Rin's flaws than Zen'i, or Rin herself.
160	* MoralityChain: Kyoku and her are this to each other, oddly for everyone.
161	* ThePowerOfHate: She believes intense hatred gives power... [[MediumAwareness like she knew the game mechanics]].
162	* [[SelfMadeMan Self-Made Woman]]: Somewhat. Having been disinherited and kicked out at age 13, she had lost everything. She resurfaced two years later as her family and especially Rin's ArchEnemy.
163	* {{Yakuza}}: Works with them since she was kicked out of her home at age 13.
164	[[/folder]]
165	[[folder:Junichi Takayama]]
166	[floatboxright:
167	'''Profile:'''
168	* Height: 181 cm
169	* Weight: 73 kg
170	* Age: 18
171	* From: Ezochi
172	]
173	-> A rich heir to a group of businesses in Sapporo, he is the richest person in all of Ezochi. He has successful business even down in Edo. He founded the Kinma gang to attack fund conveys from his rivals by controlling clandestine activities and acquire even more money, but they got razed while he was away. Junichi takes upon himself to take revenge.
174	!!!Tropes associated with Junichi:
175	* AnachronismStew: A walking one, what with fireworks in feudal Japan. He even leads a zaibatsu.
176	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: A feudal-Japanese version.
177	* EnemyMine: The ending to ''Ablaze'': [[spoiler:He temporarily allies with Nii and Shinku against Zen'i and Yuun.]]
178	* FightingClown: He's the least serious-looking character out of the entire cast.
179	* {{Greed}}: Though not overt, there's little he wouldn't do for money.
180	* LethalJokeCharacter:
181	** Story-wise, he is rather goofy and weak for showing up at a tournament with the fate of a Japan supposedly hanging in the balance. He still is '''the [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass single]] [[RankInflation S-Rank]] [[RandomPowerRanking threat]] to the Jiyubudoka''' because he has a personal militia and could control or shut down any backstage action ''at will''.
182	*** Subverted right back to JokeCharacter canon-wise as his threat level quickly disappears when it's known that he's here on his own with no backup at all.
183	** Gameplay-wise, he has weak fundamentals and punishment, relying on gimmicks to get the job done.
184	* ManOfWealthAndTaste: He even manages to dress like a rich European during pre-Meiji.
185	* {{Revenge}}: Against Zen'i, for wrecking the Kinma while he was away on a business trip.
186	* TeenGenius: Manages to be the single most threatening entity to the Jiyubudoka at age 18. This is more because of the fact that they're unaware of the Kinma's end.
187	* ShotoClone: His normal movelist is an unusual variant since his fireball blows him back and his {{Shoryuken}} hits downwards after he's finished rising (though he does rise extremely quickly). His other movelist forgets the Dragon Punch entirely, averting the trope.
188	[[/folder]]
189	[[folder:Asuka]]
190	[floatboxright:
191	'''Profile:'''
192	* Height: 165 cm
193	* Weight: 53 kg
194	* Age: 18
195	* From: Edo
196	]
197	-> Rin and Itami's older sister, she works to become an attorney of sorts. She was concerned when Rin's aloofness and Itami's hostility menaced to consume the family, and tried to put them apart. She agreed to kick Itami out, unaware that this caused her to plot the clan's demise. When her elder sister Kazune died, she tried to fill the vacuum, even though she has difficulty hanging in. She is in charge of the contacts of the future clan, and this resulted in her meeting and making friends with Junichi. When she hears of Rin and Itami meeting in Kyoto, she goes there to avoid bloodshed.
198	!!!Tropes associated with Asuka:
199	%%* AloofDarkHairedGirl
200	* FaceHeelTurn: In her story, she turns hostile due to the stress of fighting. [[spoiler:In the story, she takes the helm of the Kinma as they are reborn starting in ''Gaiden''.]]
201	* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Thinks this about Rin and Itami. If their battle goes on, she will resort to [[LeaveNoSurvivors kill both herself]].
202	%%* IceQueen
203	%%* OddFriendship: With Junichi. It's so odd nobody is even aware of it (not that they act on it).
204	%%* TheOjou
205	* OnlySaneWoman: Her serious personality makes her this to the other wackier characters. Then again, [[SanitySlippage her sanity erodes progressively as she keeps on fighting]].
206	* StepfordSnarker: Her older sister died, and her two younger sisters are out to kill each other, leaving her with far too much responsibility and despair, with nothing but tired sarcasm to throw at others.
207	%%* TheStoic: The face she adopts towards the others.
208	%%** DissonantSerenity: When talking to her sisters, especially with Rin.
209	[[/folder]]
210	[[folder:Saki]]
211	[floatboxright:
212	'''Profile:'''
213	* Height: 161 cm
214	* Weight: 48 kg
215	* Age: 16
216	* From: Kyoto
217	]
218	-> Zen'i's half-sister, they share the same mother. Unlike Zen'i, who doesn't pay any regard to her memory, Saki regards her mother extremely highly, and wants revenge on Zen'i for having killed her. Her father having committed suicide one year later from chagrin, she's an orphan, and therefore she lived in orphanages. When she travelled to Kyoto, she became the poster girl for Yuun's orphanage, where she now lives.
219	!!!Tropes associated with Saki:
220	* TheDreaded: Her mother tried to set her up as this for Zen'i, even announcing Saki's future coming for his life in her LastWords. [[SubvertedTrope She doesn't live up to them, and Zen'i doesn't even have one hint of fear for her from the moment he meets her onward.]]
221	* IdiotHero: Except not truly TheHero, but still more heroic than any other character, and also a lot dumber and more candid (except in her story mode, where she gets more callous as time passes).
222	* JokeCharacter: Story-wise, she's treated as such, even though she isn't the weakest in the tournament. She doesn't make any apparition in any arcade past stage 4.
223	* LongLostSibling: She's Zen'i's half-sister.
224	* RevengeBeforeReason: She's getting herself in range of Majins to kill Zen'i. Everyone who knows she's here for revenge say she's this.
225	* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Daughter" Girl]]: She truly wants to act out her mother's wish.
226	[[/folder]]
227	[[folder:Noriaki Hakamori]]
228	[floatboxright:
229	'''Profile:'''
230	* Height: 180 cm
231	* Weight: 113 kg
232	* Age: 18
233	* From: Kyushu
234	]
235	-> A top enforcer of the Jiyubudoka Militia, self-nicknamed "The One Who Defeats Blood" for his ability to defeat people with blood-inherited powers. Since he's from Fukuoka, he enrolled in the Jiyubudoka when their activity was there, at age 6. He's trained ever since, with [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower awesome results]]. He does his best to bring down "those arrogant aristocratic dimwits", even though he's not actually malicious, just extremely zealous about his "duty as a human being".
236	!!!Tropes associated with Noriaki:
237	* BloodKnight: Truly loves a good fight.
238	* CodeName: His family name has been made up by the Jiyubudoka. Not being from a bloodline, he doesn't have an actual family name.
239	* TheDragon: To Nii, at least for the truly-involved characters. He's actually TheBrute.
240	* ForGreatJustice: Truly believes he's doing this by virtue of being with the Jiyubudoka, though this fades away with time. [[spoiler:After Nii and Iroha leave, he becomes the official head and pushes his beliefs further.]]
241	* NobleDemon: Big time. By affirming his presence as a Jiyubudoka and brutally beating several bloodliners to say [[LamarckWasRight Lamarck Was]] ''[[AvertedTrope NOT]]'' [[LamarckWasRight Right]], he earned himself intense hate from several of the old clans, Yuun first. With time, he acknowledges that he's working with some bad guys, but he doesn't act on it as long as he gets to tell his motto.
242	* RedBaron: Introduces himself as "The One Who Defeats Blood" (''Chi wo Taosu Mono''). Justified in that he's one man able to beat people with [[InTheBlood blood]]-[[ItRunsInTheFamily inherited]] [[LamarckWasRight powers]], but it doesn't really sound cool.
243	* SkillGateCharacters: Story-wise. He's working as a guard as well as fighting in the tournament, sending people investigating background packing... most of them.
244	* SpiritedCompetitor
245	[[/folder]]
246	[[folder:Nii Takara]]
247	[floatboxright:
248	'''Profile:'''
249	* Height: 189 cm
250	* Weight: 84 kg
251	* Age: 19
252	* From: Kyoto
253	]
254	-> The BigBad. Chief of the Jiyubudoka Militia, Nii has been in the Jiyubudoka since his younger age. Only he knows of his own past, but his malicious zeal in destroying the bloodlines knows almost no bounds. In fact, his presence here is due to the fact that a tournament under Majin menace could draw attention from people from [[LastOfHisKind disappeared bloodlines]], so he could kill them.
255	!!!Tropes associated with Nii:
256	* TheChessmaster: Plays this role. He baited Yuun in too by promising a huge money reward, and getting everyone scared of Majins will take everyone's attention out of his personal plans.
257	* ClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:In story mode, as soon as the Majins approach Kyoto, he kills his leader. Cue a series of vs. Frenzied Nii fights.]]
258	* CodeName: His real name is unknown.
259	* TheDragon: He's this to the Jiyubudoka leader who organized the tournament.
260	** DragonWithAnAgenda: It's obvious that his motives are his only.
261	* FauxAffablyEvil: Usually talks politely, but isn't above death threats or things alike.
262	* FinalBoss: To Zen'i, Yuun and Asuka only, despite being the BigBad.
263	* ManipulativeBastard: Though the idea behind him is that of a MagnificentBastard, he can't really be coined as one.
264	** For his defense, he still utterly manipulated his own faction by having the tournament organized in a danger zone: so nobody's eyes would be on him while he reaps the benefits of his BatmanGambit predictions. His goal is fixed as well, though mysterious, and his determination in accomplishing it has no equal. Also, he remains polite (though he looks like he's looking down to everyone) in all circumstances, something even Asuka fails to do.
265	** Against him, his dog-kicking and ChronicBackstabbingDisorder, and sometimes pointless cruelty and BadBoss habits. Also, his absence of contingency plans that don't involve him beating the tar out of someone count.
266	* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: Special {{victory quote}}s against Zen'i, Rin, Yuun, Itami, Asuka, Saki and Yasuke.
267	[[/folder]]
268	!!Introduced in ''Ablaze'':
269	[[folder:Shinku Hashiro]]
270	[floatboxright:
271	'''Profile:'''
272	* Height: 175 cm
273	* Weight: 69 kg
274	* Age: 17
275	* From: Nagoya
276	]
277	-> Kyoku's pariah little sister. Despite having been trained much like any member of her clan, she went out for her own benefits. Her refusal to use her money for the clan soon devolved into generalized egocentric demeanor and narcissism, as she - after Kyoku quit the fighting competition - won many many fighting tournaments. Out for her own gain, she sowed discord in the clan so she could discretely plunder money from the clan's treasure. This earned her ire from the clan due to the justified suspicions that she's stealing.
278	!!!Tropes associated with Shinku:
279	* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Shinku has no friends because she just lives to grab an easy life. At the expense of everyone else if necessary.
280	* ConsummateLiar: One reason she isn't trusted at all by anyone.
281	* CowardlyLion: Strong enough to win tournaments much like Kyoku used to (with a bunch less ease), but she nonetheless acts weak and unassuming while on the scene.
282	* ElementalPowers: Uses [[PlayingWithFire fire]] and [[MakingASplash water]], leading to the vapor and mist that hints at her sneaky nature.
283	* {{Greed}}: Really obvious, as she steals money from the clan. She's not even making this a secret and brags about it to Yuun.
284	* IShallTauntYou
285	* MegaManning: She copied Kyoku's fighting style and fire powers, though she strayed away from Majins' power.
286	* MovesetClone: She shares some moves with Kyoku, though her variants are generally less powerful.
287	* WeakButSkilled: Relatively to Kyoku, who uses overpowering but simple attacks, Shinku is only normally strong physically, but is much more diverse in her moves.
288	[[/folder]]
289	[[folder:Yasuke Hibi / [[spoiler:Seiga]]]]
290	[floatboxright:
291	'''Profile:'''
292	* Height: 198 cm
293	* Weight: 90 kg
294	* Age: 16
295	* From: Kyoto
296	]
297	-> A mysterious person nobody knows about, he is the wielder of [[{{Kusanagi}} Kusanagi no Tsurugi]]. He is a fervent enemy to the Jiyubudoka, but he's not [[WalkingTheEarth walking Japan]] to destroy the Jiyubudoka bases. He departed from a little village only a year ago, searching for his father.
298	!!!Tropes associated with Yasuke:
299	* DishingOutDirt: He draws some of his power from the earth.
300	* GroundPunch: His SignatureMove, ''Kazanken''.
301	* HotBlooded: He usually is laid-back, but whenever he gets serious; he does so by [[LargeHam hamming it up]].
302	* {{Kusanagi}}: His weapon is Kusanagi no Tsurugi.
303	* LongHairedPrettyBoy
304	* ParentalAbandonment: He is looking for his father for about one year because he has been left in his mother's care alone.
305	* PlayingWithFire
306	* SuperpowerLottery: A definite winner. He is able to duke it out with Rin or Zen'i without much effort.
307	[[/folder]]
308	[[folder:'''SPOILER CHARACTER!''' [[spoiler:Juuma Jinki]]]]
309	[floatboxright:
310	'''Profile:'''
311	* Height: Unmeasured, presumed to be around 185 cm
312	* Weight: Unmeasured, supposedly heavy
313	* Age: Unknown, looks rather old
314	* From: Unknown
315	]
316	-> A mysterious figure sitting behind the Majin wave that's supposed to attack Kyoto. He's supposed to either have dark powers that would hide him from the Majins, or be so much more powerful than them that they don't dare to engage him.
317	!!!Tropes associated with Juuma:
318	* JackOfAllStats: Veering into MightyGlacier, but he's not so slow. He just hits real hard.
319	* ShoutOut: His [[FinishingMove Scorching Attack]] is like the ''[[Franchise/StreetFighter Shun Goku Satsu]]''.
320	* SNKBoss: Planned as such, especially when fought while [[SuperMode Frenzied]] as the TrueFinalBoss.
321	* SocialDarwinist: Attempts to kill anyone who faces him because they're much weaker than him.
322	* TrueFinalBoss: The default one, for everyone else.

Context DarthWiki / BurningRhapsody