The main character of Asura's Wrath. Once one of the Eight Guardian Generals of Shinkoku Trastrium, Asura was betrayed and killed by his seven comrades. They framed him for the murder of Emperor Strada, killed his wife, and took his daughter away from him. Full of rage and a desire for revenge, he comes back to life with his wrath as his only weapon.But the object of his wrath is not only revenge, but also the suffering of their world, Gaea. When his anger escalates, his Mantra activates and transforms him into a godly six-armed warrior.His mantra affinity is Wrath.
A God I Am Not: Refuses to go along with Chakravartin's scheme to make Asura into the world's new god since he believes that the world doesn't need a god like him.
All Your Powers Combined: After he get's the mantra reactor of the Karma Fortress he is able to use the power of all the 8 mantra's.
Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: As Asura the Destructor. He and Chakravartin's ultimate form completely dwarf even Sakra Devanam Indra Deus, and that REALLY says something.
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: The Penny Arcade pre-order comic has this. Asura throws his house into space while looking for his keys; throws an oil tanker at a gas station, causing the town to explode when a moped cuts him off; punches the ground hard enough that the Earth swallows North America just because an old lady asks him for the date while paying for groceries with a check; and when he receives no-bubble tea with bubbles, he doesn't even tip.
Back from the Dead: Happens to him when he's betrayed and killed by the other demigods. Also happens 2 more times after. He comes back by sheer anger alone!
Bash Brothers: Does this with Yasha in Episode 18/True Episode 18. Bonus points for them actually being brothers-in-law.
Subverted in that they don't even try coordinating attacks. They just both Spam Attack the opponent and manage to stay out of each other's way. This does occasionally result in moments of surprising synergy.
Handicapped Badass: Twice during the game he punches things so hard that his arms shatter. Running around with only his legs and forehead as weapons does not hinder any of Asura's ass-kicking.
Blood Knight: Was this in his younger days, however after he got Mithra he mellowed out.
Bring It: His response to having a demigod the size of a PLANET send down his mountainous FINGER down to crush him. He wins.
The Berserker: The game is called "Asura's Wrath" for a reason.
As the game revolves around berserking and makes wrath a central theme, it was perhaps inevitable that it would be deconstructed: Asura's anger in battle is so obscene and unfocused that he doesn't really get any pleasure from actually killing things. It's like an itch that he can't scratch. At first the fact that he can't calm down bugs him, then it genuinely confuses him, and then it starts freaking him out. In the end, he's able to focus his anger, but can find no way to quell it and even starts cursing his power.
That is, until he killed Chakravartin/The Golden Spider in Part IV Nirvana. Sure, he died too afterward, but he managed to save Mithra, and that was enough for him.
Clipped Wing Angel: A rare heroic example, Wrath form. He takes this form after his Berserker form took a blast from the Brahmastra, he is covered in black colored armour and looks cracked. Its concept art says that when Asura attacks in this form he does more damage to himself then he does the enemy. Although that doesn't stop him from gutting and head-stomping Sergei and putting up a decent fight with Yasha.
Character Development: His rage at being betrayed and his daughter kidnapped is tempered with indignation at how the innocent masses are treated. He later goes to attack the demigods not only to save his family and get revenge, but also to free humanity from their tyranny. Despite being a Jerkasspar excellence, his instinctive concern for mankind puts him head and shoulders above the rest of the demigods, ethically speaking.
Defrosting Ice Queen: Yasha is kind to and sort of supportive of Asura, but Asura isn't having any of it. It doesn't help that Yasha also keeps trying to outdo him in battle, which pisses off Asura who sees competition as pointless when in battle. After beating up the Earth's core together, Asura is somehwhat less of an asshole to Yasha, a massive accomplishment in itself.
Determinator: Keeps on fighting a guy who calls himself GOD after losing his freakin' arms! By the end of the game he's been killed, four times, and just keeps coming back on sheer fury and determination.
Disappears into Light: After defeating Chakravartin, Mantra no longer exists. Because Asura's very life was tied into his Wrath Mantra, he dies like this, even when Mithra doesn't want it to happen. Definitely a Tear Jerker.
Humongous Mecha: His final form, Asura the Destructor, practically reeks of this.
Idiot Hero: Played with, whenever Yasha's around, since Asura insists on killing things whenever Yasha tries to think. Suicidal recklessness aside, Asura's already done plenty of pontificating on his journey. At the end of the game it's brought around full circle. Yasha tries to reason that there must be a better alternative to Deus' plans, while Asura cuts through his hesitation (12,000 years of hesitation, as a matter of fact) by saying that ifs and hows were irrelevant, Deus needed to go down because the people of earth ''needed'' to be free of their torment—a fact he had learned only too well over the course of the game.
In a Single Bound: Uses his fist to propel himself to extraordinary heights.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: The kindest word he has for his family is "Thanks" (though they sure as hell aren't fooled by the attitude). Nevertheless, he is visibly relaxed around them and fiercely protective of their safety, and it's otherwise clear that he loves them. Likewise, later in the game, though he's gruff to strangers and mostly yells, roars, or curses when he's irritated, he tries to protect The Girl when she follows him around and is deeply affected by the suffering he witnesses.
The Juggernaut: Oh good lord... NOTHING will stop him from rescuing his daughter. In gameplay, he's a tad bit harder to knock down than the typical beat'em'up protagonist, and he truly lives up to the trope in Unlimited Mode, where he'll more or less No Sell anything up to and including boss attacks.
Ki Attacks: Shaped like his fists, and are his primary projectile.
Laser-Guided Amnesia: Temporarily in the beginning of the game after being killed and thrown to earth 12,000 years prior to reawakening.
Lightning Bruiser: Much more so than any video game protagonist has any right to be. Somewhat More Bruiser than lightning though, when compared to Yasha, the other playable character. Asura is stronger, better with crowds, and can knock enemies around more easily, including bosses.
Meaningful Name: Asura can be interpreted as "powerful" or "mighty."
Never Hurt an Innocent: Holds the greatest regard for innocent life out of all of the Divine Generals. Even as Wrath Asura he focuses his rampage on the Deities' armies and the Gohma.
However when he enters his Berserker form then he cranks this concept Up to Eleven by decimating an entire space armada down to just a handful in just a few seconds.
Mantra, the strongest form he can achive without tearing himself apart. It is used with six arms in his final fight against Chakravartin
Wrath, a Clipped Wing Angel form that is quite powerful but also scorches his own body. How much sense and reason he have in this form seems to vary depending on how he entered it.
Berserker, an insanely powerful form where he looses all sense and reason where he destroys practically everything until he destroys his own arms.
The Destructor, a gigantic form that puts him equal to a god. He could only achieve this form after getting the Karma fortress mantra reactor inserted into him in order for his body to handle the enormous amounts of mantra.
Even prior to the events of the game, it was shown that he was unwilling to let Mithra become the Priestess since he refused to have her becoming a tool of war, despite her protests.
Person of Mass Destruction: Also to the extreme. He's pretty much a walking nuclear missile silo before he enters Berserker state.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red Oni to Yasha's Blue. Visually expressed through their auras.
Rocket Punch: Somewhat, In his Mantra and Destructor forms he is able to shot massive amounts of mantra out of his elbows that he can use to propell him forward. He can also use it to enhance the power of his punches.
The Scream: Nearly the entirety of Episode 12's conclusion once he sees the corpse of the Girl.
Taken for Granite: Happens to him in the end of Lost Episode 2. Not that it stops him.
The Hero Dies: Unlike his previous deaths, He dies for good in the final ending, only to be hinted at being reincarnated at some point.
Token Good Teammate: When he worked with the other demigods, believe it or not, he probably held the most regard for innocent life out of all of them. It's not really apparent until after the fact, though. Whereas every one of his teammates either doesn't have that instinct or suppresses it like hell.
Tranquil Fury: His Mantra Asura form. His anger hasn't diminished in the slightest, but he's much more focused in this form.
Tsundere: Type A, before being betrayed. Gentle and kind to his Wife Durga and Daughter Mithra, angry and usually very aggressive towards everyone else.
Weak, but Skilled: Surprisingly, this is one of his greatest strengths, if not the greatest. When fighting Chakravartin, the most powerful being in the universe, he gets kicked all the way down to his base form. When fighting Chakravartin's final form, instead of overwhelming him with strength, he uses his agility to outmaneuver and redirect Chakravartin's attacks.
Wipe The Floor With You: Does this to Wyzen at the end of the first part of their fight. Also does this to an Elite Mook in Chapter 9, and to Oni in Lost Episode 2.
Durga
"I will raise our daughter. You concentrate on making the world a safe place for her. Just do what you think is right. You're at your best when you're fighting for what's right. Please.
Asura's wife, Yasha's sister, and mother to Mithra.Though gentle and considerate, she is a very strong-willed woman.She is killed during Deus' coup d'etat.
Asura's only daughter and the sole Priestess of Shinkou.She is able to freely manipulate and amplify the demigods' source of power - Mantra. Deus kidnaps her in order to use her power for his own. Before Emperor Strada's assassination, she was one of the candidates to succeed the throne.
The Chosen One: Was chosen to be Priestess specifically because she had the capacity to manipulate Mantra. Asura was not pleased.She is also the Golden Spider's chosen vessel.
Heart Is an Awesome Power: Praying seems a bit...passive, for such a ultraviolent game, but it essentially exponentiatesPower Levels if she's properly motivated.
Narrator All Along: The end of the game reveals that she was telling Asura's story to two young children.
Older than He Looks: She's over 12,000 years old. Significantly older than her father, in fact. It's not known if she was conscious all that time or not, though.
Somewhat subverted in the fact that she only looks to be around 13, even after 12,000 years. Asura is actually much older, looking to be around 27.
One of the Seven Deities. An arrogant militant. Was once a brute who never thought things through.But once he gained new power as one of the Seven Deities, he began to stand out for his discriminating way of speaking towards the humans.He goes out of his way to speak condescendingly. He is the powerhouse of the Seven Deities.His mantra affinity is Violence.
Bigger Is Better: Subverted oh so hard. Despite being nearly the size of Gaea itself, he isn't really any stronger than he was before.
It's even hinted this form is much Weaker than his previous ones, because it's hard to maintain any real speed he might of had before, making him pathetic compare do the other planet sized entities in the game.
Butt Monkey: Along with being the very first demi-god fought in the game (And the only one besides Yasha and deus to be fought twice), not only is he the first one of the deities to die, but even the other deities see him as nothing more than a big joke despite being the biggest of them physically.
Even his reincarnated form is this, as he's only a petty thug compared to the other reincarnated Demigods.
"Relax my son. Enjoy every moment. You fight, then you eat good food. You fight, then you drink fine wine. You fight, then you sleep with beautiful women. Hell, fight with Beautiful women! That's what it truly means to live."
One of the Seven Deities, Augus is master and mentor to Asura and Yasha. Bold and big-hearted, Augus is the type to use his fists to do the talking for him.He carries a giant katana at his side, but never uses it unless he's serious. He mainly uses his bare fists in battle. He sees fighting not as a means to an end, but as a purpose in life.His mantra affinity is Greed.
Badass Normal: For a demigod, at any rate. Augus believes that relying on Mantra makes one weak, and that this is why Wyzen and Karlow were defeated by Asura. He doesn't use Mantra at all, which says something pretty scary about his overall capabilities.
Bash Brothers: He was this with Asura back in the day, according to him at least.
Blind Seer/Disability Superpower: Turns out in his profile he actually IS blind. Even Asura says it outright. Subtle but noticeable in-game, too, as at first glance Augus' eyes look just like the enraged Asura's, but lack the slightly reddish pupils that mark Asura's eyes. Augus' eyes are pure white.
Blood Knight: Incredibly so, just about every other line that comes out of this guys mouth has something to do about fighting and how much he loves it. Punctuated by the line:
"I don't fight for good, and I don't fight for evil! I just fight!"
Go Karting with Bowser: What's the first thing he does when Asura's weak after just killing Kalrow? Take him to a hot spring resort to rest and relax just before their battle.
The Hedonist: "I have had carnal knowledge of the fairest maidens in Heaven. I have partaken of the finest wines of Gaea. But nothing excites my blood more than drawing my sword!"
Holy Halo: Like the other deities, more prominently seen when powering up.
I Am Not Left-Handed: Only draws his sword when the fight is worth it. Prior to that, he'll fight only using his firsts or with the sheathed blade.
I Fight for the Strongest Side: as shown in episode 15.5's interlude, Augus wasn't interested in joining the eight Guardian Generals at first, stating that they were "weaklings". Then Deus came along and fought him to a tie. After the fight, Deus promises Augus that all battles will be like the one they were in if he joins his cause. Augus complies.
Implacable Man: Asura at base strength without any extra arms can't even move him a budge from where he stands.
Klingon Promotion: Inherited the position of Guardian General from the one he killed.
Noble Demon: Augus may only live to fight, but he wants Asura to be at the top of his game when he does. So he takes him to Kanazuki Spring to rejuvenate and relax for once in the game since everything hit the fan.
Occidental Otaku: His reincarnation in the Japanese version, who came to Japan to collect Japanese swords, and tries his best to speak Japanese to locals that look like former Demi-god minions.
Punchclock Villain: Augus doesn't care at all for Deus' cause, and actually expresses some disgust at the idea of ending the war witht he Gohma. In fact, he's the only Guardian General not present when Deus throws Asura from space *
Save Wyzen, who was busy being unconscious after he tried taking on Asura earlier
. He only works with Deus because he promised an endless slew of good fights, with them culminating in his final confrontation with Asura.
Sequential Boss: You fight him when he just uses his fists, and then when he uses his sword.
You Kill It, You Bought It: The 15.5 DLC reveals how Augus became a Guardian General. He killed one, which piqued Deus' interest in him. After the two fought, Augus agreed to serve him as long as all his fights were as great as the one they had (which was enough for him to take out his sword).
One of the Seven Deities and an admirer of the arts. He is Deus' (slightly psychotic) right hand man.Sergei is constantly looking for all things beautiful. Despite his artistic airs, he never hesitates in making decisions, which makes him look cruel at times. He is the one who kills Durga, Asura's wife, during the coup d'etat.His mantra affinity is Vanity.
In Love with Your Carnage: His last words has him going on about how beautiful he finds Asura's destructive rage to be.
Laughing Mad: After being sliced up by Wrath Asura.
Meaningful Name: His name is derived from the Italian name Sergio wich means servant or the high one further emphasizing his position as Deus' right hand man.
Troll: Revealed that he was Durga's killer for the sole reason of evoking a reaction from Yasha.
It is also implied by some texts that he didn't have have orders to kill Durga but did it anyway in order to seriously piss of Asura.
The eldest of the Seven Deities. A cunning and sly tactician, Kalrow has others carry out what he has planned and rarely makes an effort to do anything himself. He is researching an easier way to manage both the humans and the Gohma.Kalrow is quite skilled at fooling others with his illusions.His mantra affinity is Sloth.
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: His crimes are killing civilians, trying to kill Asura after wards, and His Reincarnation does literal Jaywalking, and is ratted out by Chun-Li for doing so.
One of the Seven Deities and Deus' adjutant general. Completely devoted to Deus, there is almost never a time when she is not seen by Deus' side.She burns with hatred for anyone or anything that attempts to interfere with Deus' plans.Olga speaks in an intellectual manner and a bewitching scent trails behind her wherever she goes.She commands the fleets stationed in Gaea's orbit.Her mantra affinity is Lust.
Action Girl: Commander of the space armada of Shinkoku
The second main character of Asura's Wrath. A Demigod and one of the Seven Deities, he is Asura's rival and brother-in-law.Cool, calm, and collected, Yasha is well versed in both literary and military arts. He and Asura both joined the Eight Guardian Generals at the same time.He is the older brother of Durga, Asura's wife. Though she is tragically killed in Deus' coup d'etat, Yasha's beliefs in the cause are stronger than his feelings for family. Due to the world's suffering, he always has a melancholy expression on his face.His mantra affinity is Melancholy.
A God Am I: As shown in his Badass Boast, though he proves to be more empathetic to the mortals than the other deities.
Anti-Villain: Is the only Deity who feels any form of guilt for his actions.
Badass: He manages to beat up ASURA for god's sake!
Possibly a Justified Trope, as along with the massive power upgrade the Deities have taken over 12,000 years, Asura didn't have any arms at the time he fought him after defeating and killing Wyzen. He was also probably low on energy as well.
Leitmotif: "Orphan wolf legend". It has three variations, "Wind", "Fang" and "Bonds".
Lightning Bruiser: In a contrast to Asura, he is more lighting than bruiser, though he is still really strong. He's a little weaker, much quicker, easier to control, and can keep pressure on single enemies like bosses more easily.
My Master, Right or Wrong: Believes in Deus' cause in spite of all the suffering that comes from it. Until he fights Wrath Asura. He even calls himself a demon for being willing to follow the cause.
Not so Different: In-universe, he has his moments of fury expressed while doing something amazing. In gameplay terms, he shares the same controls as Asura. He even admits as such in Episode 21.
Yasha: It seems your anger is rubbing off on me...
The leader of the Seven Deities.A Demigod who once was the Commander of the Eight Guardian Generals. After betraying Emperor Strada and framing Asura for his death, Deus took the rest of the generals and formed the Seven Deities.They rule over Shinkoku Trastrium as self-proclaimed gods. Deus takes much pride in being the "protector" of the world, and believes that his actions are righteous.He has a brash way of speaking, though since he has absolute confidence in his abilities, it does not come across as offensive or unpleasant.His mantra affinity is Pride.
A God Am I: Played quite interestingly. He sees his god status as more of a title that he needs to wear during this time until the great rebirth where he plans to resign.
Awesome Ego: A defining characteristic In-Universe. While he could be described as arrogant or a braggart, most people who know him consider him to be endearingly and sincerely frank about his capabilities, because he can back any of those claims up.
Determinator: It took several battles to slow him down at all, with him stepping up his game each time. At many points, you get to see him No Sell Asura's and Yasha's combined might through sheer force of will. He even refuses to die once he'd gotten 12,000+ years of power beaten out of him!
However his name is actually derived from Dyas Piter, the Indo-European sky deity that is the prototype for lightning-wielding celestial king gods from Indra to Odin to Zeus.
Scary Black Man: Not so noticeable when the protagonist is blood-red, but he is notably dark skinned in a world of seemingly light skinned south/central asians.
Sequential Boss: Especially in the second fight against him.
A girl of the village that enshrine Asura's remains after his first battle with Yasha. She bears a striking resemblance to Asura's daughter, Mithra. Though faithful and worshipful towards Asura, after the Seven Deities massacred her village, she began to harbor hatred for the gods and is the only one to renounce them.
Morality Pet: To Asura. She is the only one shown to be able to calm Asura down. And Asura goes to great lengths to keep her safe. When she dies he loses it, and goes completely berserk.
Too Long; Didn't Dub: Just like the random villagers through the game, her dialogue is not translated, having no English VA and no subtitles in her appearances; this appears to have been a stylistic choice. However, you are privy to her lines in episodes 8 and 11's interludes.
The 128th Emperor of Shinkoku. The highest authority in Shinkoku, he had the Eight Guardian Generals under his direct command. Without any gains being made in the endless war with the Gohma, the Emperor began to lose hope in their victory. He was betrayed and killed by one of his own Guardian Generals, Deus.
Stock Dinosaurs: Gohma Strikers (They have the look, but they have the body of the turtle and the head and neck of a King Cobra, but it gives off this appearance)
The most powerful of all Gohma. It appears every few thousand years to wreak havoc upon civilization. It is the embodiment of the planet's rage, unleashing Gohma upon any who threaten to harm the planet.
Mirror Boss: The humanoid core looks like a bigger, even meaner version of Berserker Asura.
One-Winged Angel: After Deus is defeated, it steals all the accumulated souls the Deities gathered and grows even bigger and into an...
Orochi: It takes this form, with eight giant heads that has a wide enough circumference to tower over the planet, and is probably one of the biggest representations of this ever.
Sealed Evil in a Can: Hides inside the planet earth and is usually resting in order to prepare to come back out on the surface.
Sequential Boss: You fight his forces that come up from the earth first, then one of it's heads, then all it's heads and then it's face, then it's core in the earth's center.
The ruler of Naraka. After Asura is killed, it guides his soul back to the real world. He is in reality Chakravartin, the omnipotent god that controls the world of Gaea. He is attempting to give birth to the redeemer to take his place (as the next god) through the trials that he puts the world through. No one on Gaea is aware of his existence.
Action Commands: His creator form has them, which a major surprise. As he keeps getting beaten up, no matter how many you succeed at hitting, they will always fail on you.
Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: His giant form, so powerful and so big it not just dwarfs Destructor Asura and every other character in the game, but also draws in ENTIRE GALAXIES just by existing.
Bigger Bad: The real final bad guy of the game, as hinted in the ep 18 recap.
Gone Horribly Right: He claims that Asura has finally stumbled upon the power that can save the world... while his body is in Berserker form.
He also claimed him to be his successor and next ruler of Gaea, willing to be civil and reunite him with his daughter. Asura refuses, if only recalling that every bad thing he caused wasn't going to be forgotten by a peace offering, and proceeds to kick his ass. Asura far exceeded Chakravartin's expectations... not only in potential, but also in considering to be his heir.
Holy Halo: Consisting of a massive number of hands.
Humiliation Conga: Near the last leg of the final battle, Chakravartin the Creator sports his own Sanskrit lettered Action Commands. But after getting hit repeatedly by Asura's barrage, he physically staggers and the action commands start to fail. Asura is just casually pummeling him and countering his attempts to fight back at this point, giving a rather epic and angry speech how he's not going to take anymore shit from anyone that calls himself a god and/or makes his daughter cry. So he takes quite a beating before finally dying.
One-Winged Angel: Twice, with his Giant Form as the first time (Though it's also just an extention of his raw aura and power), and the second time being his grotesque creator form.
Alternately, the creator form may be considered a Bishonen Line as Chakravartin trades an ostentatiously divine image for a slimmer, more subtle form.
Serial Escalation: The ultimate pinnacle of this in the game as far as bosses and enemies go. His giant form is many many times bigger than any other character in the game, to the point while even being out of the solar system he's still visible from the planet earth, he can casually fire really strong, really fast laser beams that goes across the solar system at several times faster than light, Throws entire planets and even STARS at you, and even tries to make the sun go super nova JUST TO TRY AND KILL YOU!
Sequential Boss: First your fight his giant golden metal form in space, then you fight a smaller version in Naraka, then his human form, than his Creator form, as well as a QTE Battle against him!
Villainous Breakdown: Completely looses it in his Creator Form after when even a supposedly depowered Asura is defeating him.
Walking Spoiler: Because of what he is revealed to be, all except one trope are under spoilers.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: He tries to come across as one of these, saying he was causing the world suffer in order to get an heir after countless Eons of destroying and recreating the planet of Gaea, so that he can explore other worlds and guide others. Asura calls him out on this immensely, and as he beats down Chakravartin, it's obvious that Chakravartin's intentions are nothing but shallow.
