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[[folder: Yakuza]]
There are two main yakuza groups that make an appearance in the Still Waters series: the group headed by Mochizuki Hiroaki, and the group headed by Saga Jin.

!Mochizuki Hiroaki's Group
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!!Mochizuki Hiroaki
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* BadassLongcoat: How else is a young hotshot yakuza leader supposed to dress?
* BadassNormal: Despite being a normal human and still in his early twenties, he leads his own yakuza group and is quite handy with a shotgun.
* TheGunslinger: He carries his shotgun on a sling hidden under his BadassLongcoat, and can have it ready to go in the same amount of time it takes Saga Jin, a fellow yakuza leader and notorious QuickDraw artist, to pull his pistols, and, as shown in one of the side stories, is a good enough shot to get the two thugs in a narrow alley using his little sister as a human shield without injuring her.
* JackOfAllStats
* MoreDakka: He prefers overwhelming amounts of lead in the air to single, precise shots.
* NonIdleRich: He's a very hands-on sort of yakuza leader.
* ParentalAbandonment: His parents were murdered by members of a rival yakuza group.
* PromotionToParent: He was forced to step into the role of parent for his little sister after their parents were murdered.
* QuickDraw: With a shotgun on a sling.
* SawedOffShotgun: He carries one on a sling under his coat.

!!Akihiko
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* TheGunslinger
* QuickDraw

!!Saburo
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* TheGunslinger
* MoreDakka

!!Sousuke
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* TheGunslinger
* QuickDraw
* TheSpeechless: He is unable to speak because of an old wound to the throat.

!Saga Jin's Group
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!!Saga Jin
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* BadassNormal: When he was first introduced in Still Waters 2, he was able to hold his own in a lengthy gunfight with Mana despite being a normal human.
* BoisterousBruiser
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He is quite an odd person, especially among the yakuza, and yet he's so good at keeping everything running smoothly that his bosses ignore his personality quirks.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Mana defeated him in Still Waters 2; in Still Waters 3 Book 2, he risked his life to warn her someone was after her.
* GunFu: He is on the same level as Mana.
* GunsAkimbo: He prefers to go into a fight with a pistol in each hand.
* TheGunslinger
* ImprobableAimingSkills: He was able to 'wing' a sniper in the arm using nothing but a pistol at an incredible distance.
* JackOfAllStats
* MoreDakka
* NervesOfSteel
* NonIdleRich: He goes into battle alongside his men every time.
* QuickDraw
* SniperPistol: He does this off screen during the Festival arc of Book 2, 'winging' a sniper on a wooded hillside with an admittedly high quality custom built pistol. Mana is impressed enough to nudge him up several categories on her mental list of dangerous people.

!!Nobuo
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* GunsAkimbo: Much like his best friend/boss Saga Jin, Nobuo prefers to use two guns at once.
* TheGunslinger
* MoreDakka

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Shinmeiryu]]
!General
* ActionGirl: Every fully trained female member is this almost by default.
* BadassArmy: This is what you get when you gather several hundred total badasses and then train them to become experts in swordplay and demon slaying.
* DemonSlaying
* EliteArmy
* ImplausibleFencingPowers: Most of them display this if given enough screen time.
* KiManipulation: Almost all members of the Shinmeiryu are capable of using this form of attack.
* {{Ninja}}: Many of the members show hints of ninja training, especially stealth and misdirection.
* OneRiotOneRanger: This is generally how they respond to the various threats that pop up from time to time.
* {{Samurai}}: The majority of members tend more toward this than "Ninja".
* ShroudedInMyth: The entire organization has this going for it due to its long history and the amazing things done by its members.
* SupernaturalMartialArts

!Aoyama Family
This is the family that pretty much runs the Shinmeiryu. Most of these characters are based on a single image in chapter 72, page 6 of the Manga/LoveHina manga; they are listed here in order from strongest to weakest.
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* BadassFamily: Any named member of this family can kick your ass.
* HeroicLineage: They're all badasses, descended from a long, long line of badasses.
* TrainingFromHell: They all undergo this from early childhood.

!!Aoyama Motoko
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* TheAce: Everything but Motoko thinks she's this.
* DualWielding: With a sword and a ''pen'', no less.
* HeirToTheDojo: She is set to take over when Tsuruko eventually retires.
%%zce* LadyOfWar
%%zce* LightningBruiser
%%zce* MasterSwordswoman
%%zce* OneWomanArmy

!!Aoyama Tsuruko
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* TheAce: She is widely regarded as one of these among the Shinmeiryu.
%%zce* LadyOfWar
%%zce* LightningBruiser
%%zce* MasterSwordswoman
%%zce* OneWomanArmy

!!Aoyama Tomiko
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* MasterSwordsman

!!Aoyama Sayuri
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* MasterSwordsman

!!Aoyama Kazuki
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* IdenticalGrandson: He greatly resembles his great-great-great-etc. grandfather from 300 years ago.

!!Aoyama Daigoro
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* MasterSwordsman

!!Aoyama Etsuko
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!!Aoyama Tsukiko
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!!Aoyama Natsuki
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!!Aoyama Koyomi
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* DualWielding: She wears two short swords crossed on her back.

!Hikari's Squad
The squad led by the cat youkai Ikari Hikari, it is a part of the Shinmeiryu's Guardian Forces. First seen in Chapter 25 of Still Waters 3, Book 2.
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!!Ikari Hikari
A cat youkai, she is the leader of this squad.
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!!Mizuhara Rie
A friend of Konoka, she is a snake youkai, and had a part in Konoka's training.
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* DualWielding: She uses a katana and wakizashi together, and helped train Konoka in their use.

!!Chiba Usagi
The only oni member of Hikari's squad, she's lived in Kyoto all her life and prefers city life to the country.
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!!Yamada Hideko
A dog youkai, she dislikes fox youkai.
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!Other Members
These are other members of the Shinmeiryu, not attached to any particular squad or family.

!!Konoe Eishun
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Nice, polite...and leader of one of the most dangerous organizations in Eastern Asia.
* LightningBruiser
* MasterSwordsman
* NonIdleRich
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

!!Takino Moe
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* BadassAdorable: She is a member of the Shinmeiryu for a ''reason''.
%%* FragileSpeedster
* MeaningfulName: Moe is, of course, {{moe}}.

!!Takeda Daisuke
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* JackOfAllStats

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Children of Gilgamesh]]
An ancient cult based around the idea that, since Gilgamesh ruled, and therefore owned, the world, it is only right for his 'children' to own it as well. The show up in Book 2.
!Leadership
!!The Council
!!!Beccan Bloodleaf
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* AlliterativeName
* MeaningfulName: WordOfGod says his last name shows a great deal about him.

!!!Edie Blythe
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!!!Braden Xyrely
The newest member of the council, he joined at the same time as Adept Cort, below.
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!!High Priests
!!!Arlana
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!!!Peter
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!!!Rudolph
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!!The Warden, Ari Sigurd
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!!The Daughter
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!Mid Level Members
!!Adepts
!!!Amos
Sent to Mahora as part of the team to retrieve The Daughter.
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!!!Cort
Sent to Mahora as part of the team to retrieve The Daughter. An old friend of Braden Xyrely, they joined at the same time.
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%%* BloodKnight
%%* HiddenHeartOfGold
%%* MightyGlacier

!Low Level Members
!!Initiates
!!!Rale
Sent to Mahora as part of the team to retrieve the Daughter, he unexpectedly befriended her instead.
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* NiceGuy: He even went so far as to [[spoiler: betray the Children of Gilgamesh during the festival in Book 2 in order to help Ako escape before they could catch her]]. It didn't work, but it's the thought that counts.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Great Vampire Lords]]
The Great Vampire Lords are a group of powerful vampires set up ages ago by their leader, Zeph Castor, for reasons unknown. Their numbers tend to range all over the low to mid 20s, but the highest number they have had thus far is twenty five.
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!General Traits
* AmbiguouslyEvil: Individually, they have any number of motives for what they do, and thus far they've only come into conflict through stupid mistakes or as collateral damage.
* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: WordOfGod says this is mostly the case here.
* IdleRich: Most of them get by without doing much due to the wealth they've acquired over the centuries.
* OlderThanTheyLook: This is pretty much impossible to avoid.
* OneManArmy: Any vampire powerful enough to be a member of this group is this by default.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: It's a requirement.
* Really700YearsOld: The youngest member is Beatrice Honeydew, who's 107 years old as of Still Waters 3, Book 2.
* ShroudedInMyth: There are many stories about the various members, and some of them are even true.
* StrongerWithAge: As a vampire ages, it gets stronger through practice and experience.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: This appears to be a big part of their interactions with each other.
%%zce* VampiricDraining

!Number 1 Lord Zeph Castor
Leader of the Great Vampire Lords
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* BigFancyCastle: He owns one; it's where the Great Vampire Lords meet.
* TheChessmaster: He certainly seems to think he is one of these.
* TheMasquerade: He would prefer for the vampires to maintain this while pulling the strings of various governments behind the scenes.
* VampireMonarch: He's the leader of a group of some of the most powerful vampires still in existence.
* [[spoiler:ObfuscatingStupidity]]: Revealed in the Book 1 Epilogue.

!Number 2 Chaser Felix
[[spoiler:Killed by Misora in chapter 32b of Still Waters 3 Book 1]]
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* [[spoiler: CruelAndUnusualDeath]]: [[spoiler: He suffers this at the hands of Misora at the end of Book 1]].
* FullyEmbracedFiend: He ''loves'' being a vampire, and all that comes with it.
%%* MightyGlacier
* TakenForGranite: The first part of his favorite combat method.
* LiterallyShatteredLives: The second part of his favorite combat method.

!Number 3 Jonus Hart
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* AffablyEvil: In spite of the mess he made when [[spoiler: he tried to take over Mahora in Book 1]], he doesn't come across as such a bad guy when not under the effects of [[spoiler: Possum or Lucy's blood]].
* CastingAShadow: He prefers shadow based magic, though he has used lightning magic at times.
* DeflectorShields: Uses a powerful magical variety he calls his "Seven Layer Shield", a highly advanced magical shield that will stop just about anything from getting through.
* EvenEvilHasStandards
* IHaveManyNames: The Betrayer, Kingsbane, The Ripper...
* JackOfAllStats
* MassHypnosis: This is how he gained control of such a large group in the "Intruder" arc of Book 1.
* MindControl: One of his many skills.
* TheMinionMaster: Summoned ''dozens'' of shadow creatures in the "Intruder" arc of Book 1.
* [[spoiler: SealedEvilInACan]]: It is implied that this is what happened to him after the "Intruder" arc in Book 1.
* StarterVillain: Drunk and overpowered on the blood of not just one but ''two'' SupernaturallyDeliciousAndNutritious girls, he's got enough power and experience to give an unprepared Negi a challenge.
* TimeStandsStill: He used an Atlantean Magic spell circle to do this within a small area, temporarily trapping Asuna.

!Number 5 Sir Alexander Stratos
Made an appearance in the short story The Queen of Light.
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* TheCharmer: He is a master at getting people to like him, which he usually uses to achieve his own goals. It helps that he's had centuries of experience.
* CharmPerson: He showed this power extensively during The Queen of Light.
* ManipulativeBastard: Again, he showed this power extensively during The Queen of Light.
* TheStarscream: A highly competent version. He has his own ideas on how vampires should interact with the world, and it runs counter to Zeph's plans.

!Number 6 Arturia Sader
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* {{BFS}}
* ActionGirl
* HotBlooded
* UndyingLoyalty: To the cause of giving vampires a place in the world via peaceful interaction.

!Number 11 Caster Reed
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!Number 16 Dexter Marlowe
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* [[spoiler: CruelAndUnusualDeath]]: He suffers from this in the side story ''How To Kill Zombies''.

!Number 19 Judas Grimm
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* MeaningfulName: He would betray Zeph in an instant if he thought he could get away with it, and the results to the rest of the world would indeed be ''grim''.
%%* MightyGlacier
%%* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast
%%* TheSocialDarwinist
* TheStarscream: A very competent one. Like Alexander, he has his own ideas on how vampires should behave.

!Number 23 Karina Dyne
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* RichBitch

!Number 24 Beatrice Honeydew
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* AntiVillain: Type 4
* BagOfHolding: She has an old-fashioned knapsack she turned into one of these.
* BlackMagicianGirl
* CharmPerson: This is one of her skills, which she learned from Sir Alexander Stratos. She's not very good at it yet.
* [[spoiler: CryIntoChest]]: [[spoiler: She does this with Jonus at the end of chapter 23 of Still Waters 3, Book 2, when he saves her from getting killed by Maple Birdsong.]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: Even when it tries to be.
* {{Expy}}: Based on [[spoiler: Marisa Kirisame of Franchise/TouhouProject fame]], at least by appearance and magic ability.
* FlyingBroomstick: This is her preferred method of travel.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: She's cute, cheerful, has star stickers on her bedroom mirror...and is a century-old vampire.
* HauntedCastle: 'Honeydew Manor', which she inherited when her sire died.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: As shown repeatedly in chapter 23 of Still Waters 3, Book 2.
* KissOfTheVampire: This is what she thinks vampires should do.
* LivingForeverIsAwesome: She loves being a vampire.
* MagicWand: She has a yellow one, with a star on the end.
* MeaningfulName: Honeydew indicates her generally kind personality.
* MuggingTheMonster: Normally when a vampire is involved with this trope, the vampire isn't on the receiving end. Then again, she was new to Mahora at the time.
* NobleDemon
* Really700YearsOld: She looks seventeen, but she's actually 107.
* SkilledButNaive: She is said to hold a huge amount of power, even among vampires, but she's still just a baby by vampire terms.
* SpellBook: She has one sealed with a lock and chains.
* SquishyWizard: Her strengths lie in magic to the extent that even though she's a vampire, a fairly normal human who knows what they're doing can beat her up with ease.
* VampiricDraining: She tries this often, but doesn't seem to be very good at it.
* WideEyedIdealist: In a vampire sort of way.

!Number 25 Everitt Crowley
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* DirtyOldMan: Emphasis on "old". His favorite pastime is looking at stone-age pornography.

!Servants and Familiars
!!Carrick
Zeph Castor's greatest servant, he is an extremely well made ghoul capable of speech, free action, and independent thought, capable of holding an intellectual conversation and even giving advice on the best strategies.
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* EnergyAbsorption: The reason he attacked Reiko was because he needed the 'energy'.
* HealingFactor: As a very high quality ghoul, he will regenerate from any damage done to him.
* LightningBruiser: All a part of being a ''very'' well made centuries-old ghoul.
* NothingPersonal: He attacked Sakai Reiko because he "needed the energy"; he would have attacked the next person he saw, whoever it may have been.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Cosmo Entelecheia]]
!Dynamis
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: He doesn't care for Ocali or his policies and methods of doing things.
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: After his plan to deal with the magic world was derailed at the very first step by the sudden, random appearance of Jack Rakan at the gateport, he has fallen out of favor dramatically.
* TheRemnant: He is one of the last remaining members of Cosmo Entelecheia.

[[/folder]]