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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: There is one case in the Serpent campaign where Shinja, who is known to be dismissive of magic in general, decided to accept that magic is real and to accept its help; the vile Necromancer.
-->'''Shinja:''' If what you are saying is true, then Kenji would need every soldier he can get. Even the ''dead'' ones.



* SkepticNoLonger: There's one case where he decided to accept that magic is real and to accept its help; the vile Necromancer.
-->'''Shinja:''' If what you are saying is true, then Kenji would need every soldier he can get. Even the ''dead'' ones.

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* GatheringSteam: Downplayed with their ''Yang Blade'' Battle Gear, which when activated increases the rate at which a Dragon player accumulates Yang and deals more damage the more Yang said player has, though it drains Stamina while activated.



* DeadlyDisc: The Battle Maiden wields chakrams that allow them to deal cutting damage from range.



* ManaDrain: Their ''Yin Blade'' Battle Gear drains enemy stamina with each blow to increase Yin gathering rate.



* EmergencyTransformation: You can [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this in Berserkers by giving them the Lycanthropy Battle Gear before battle so you can turn them into Werewolves if their health dips too deep into the red.



* EmergencyTransformation: You can [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this in Berserkers by giving them the Lycanthropy Battle Gear before battle so you can turn them into Werewolves if their health dips too deep into the red.

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* EmergencyTransformation: You can [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this in RealMenEatMeat: Exaggerated. Berserkers by giving them the Lycanthropy Battle Gear before battle so you can turn them into Werewolves if their health dips too deep into the red.are described as not only eschewing plant-based food altogether, but subsisting solely on raw meat. Justified given that they're one step away from becoming Werewolves.



* StoneWall: A Tier I with the HP of a Tier II

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* StoneWall: A Tier I with the HP of a Tier II
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* BadBlackBarf: They spew a dark ichor that they can sling towards their foes or darken their sight once they perish.


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* TheInfested: They let their bodies become home to flesh-eating maggots that they can sick on enemies.

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* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:He serves as Kenji's primary retainer on the Dragon path, yet is executed by Shinja after the latter turns on Kenji.]]



* TokenGoodTeammate: On the Serpent path, he serves as the honorable advisor to Kenji even as it becomes apparent that his master is following in his father's footsteps. [[spoiler:This leads to him turning on Kenji when he goes one step too far, resulting in his demise.]]



* GoneHorriblyRight: The Maulers were a result of Lotus overseers punishing particularly rebellious Wolf Clan members by chaining them to gigantic rocks meant to hold them down while they toiled in the mines. The Lotus, however, failed to anticipate that said Wolf Clan members would grow strong enough to start wielding said rocks as their weapons.



* AmbiguousSituation: It's left disquietingly unclear who wins the duel between Warlocks that results in the birth of a Master Warlock. One theory is that the winner brandishes the loser's skull as a trophy, while another states that the skull is the winner and uses the other's body as a meat puppet of sorts.



* WeatherControlMachine: With a dose of ShockAndAwe, as lightnings strike any enemies close enough to him.

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* WeatherControlMachine: WeatherManipulation: With a dose of ShockAndAwe, as lightnings strike lightning strikes any enemies close enough to him.



* SpaceMaster: Koril is the master of the school of space, which manifests as both his passive ability of dodging missiles at whim as well as his use of teleportation on the battlefield.




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* TimeMaster: As the master of the college of time, Issyl [[HealingFactor regenerates health at an accelerated rate]] and can speed up time within his immediate vicinity.

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* JerkassRealization: Hinted. In the Dragon version of Kenji's flashback, he seems to acknowledge that "always winning is such a burden" which suggest he's not as ruthless as his father's.



* OverlordJr: Is the first born son the Lord Oja, and is the direct heir to the throne. Compared to his brother he is jerk who is fine with the Lotus enslaving the Wolf Clan.
* PosthumousCharacter: In the original campaign, having fallen off a horse and splitting his head open on a rock a few years ago.

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* OverlordJr: Is the first born son the Lord Oja, and is the direct heir to the throne. Compared to his brother he is jerk who is fine with the Lotus enslaving the Wolf Clan.
Clan. When Kenji notes that what he has no stomach for is not war itself [[RapePillageAndBurn but the way their father fights wars]], Taro's response is a sarcastic "yes, always winning is ''such'' a burden".
* PosthumousCharacter: In the original campaign, having fallen off a horse and splitting split his head open on a rock a few years ago.
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* DropTheHammer: Their weapon is a large wooden hammer that can reduce enemies to red paste.

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* DropTheHammer: Their weapon is a large wooden hammer that can reduce enemies to red paste.
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* EvilIsPetty: To showcase his turn to the dark side, Serpent Clan Kenji is rude and disrespectful while Dragon Clan Kenji is polite and humble.

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* EvilIsPetty: To showcase his turn to the dark side, Serpent Clan Kenji is rude and disrespectful (for example he refers to Garrin, who recognizes the former with great respect, as "that feeble old Garrin") while Dragon Clan Kenji is polite and humble.

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* StupidGood: Dragon Clan Kenji at one point refuses to respond to the news of a Wolf (or Lotus, depending on your previous choices) military buildup on his borders to go {{MacGuffin}} hunting, proclaiming he's "got no quarrel with the other clans". Shinja quickly disabuses him of the notion.
-->'''Shinja:''' If they cannot hurt you, they will hurt your people. The peasants fought for ''you'' Kenji, not the orb!

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* StupidGood: Dragon Clan Kenji at one point refuses to respond to the news of a Wolf Lotus (or Lotus, depending on your previous choices) Wolf) military buildup on his borders in favor of going straight to go {{MacGuffin}} hunting, Serpentholm for the [[{{MacGuffin}} orb]], proclaiming he's "got no quarrel with the other clans". Shinja clans" -- while this makes sense if he holds this belief towards the Wolf clan, it quickly disabuses him veers to this if the attackers are of the notion.
-->'''Shinja:'''
Lotus. He only relents when both Shinja and Otomo remind him that they'll endanger his people if he doesn't intervene.
-->'''Shinja''':
If they cannot hurt you, they will hurt your people. The peasants fought for ''you'' Kenji, not the orb!orb!\\
'''Otomo''': He's right, Lord. If we abandon the villagers, they'll die.

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* TheButcher: His title as Serpent leader, owing to how he leaves a trail of bodies on his travels, something that pleases the Necromancer.

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* TheButcher: His title as When visiting a small village by the Riverside in the Serpent leader, campaign, the villagers present calls him as such and flees the scene, owing to how he leaves a trail of bodies on his travels, travels something that pleases the Necromancer.



* {{Acrofatic}}: Downplayed. He is built like a sumo wrestler and has the slowest walking speed, but he runs ''much'' faster than Budo.

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* {{Acrofatic}}: Downplayed. He is built like a sumo wrestler and has the slowest walking speed, but he runs ''much'' faster than Budo.Budo. One of his idle animations is him jumping to do a split kick.
* BigDamnHeroes: In the Dragon campaign, he makes his first appearance in the Swan's Pool where he saves a Geisha from a Wolf Brawler, who is attempting to get an information out of her.



* DirtyCoward: When he faces you in the Dragon Campaign he immediately runs off and joins up with an entire village.

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* DirtyCoward: When he faces you in the Dragon Campaign he immediately runs off and joins up with an entire village.the Wolf Clan present.



* SchrodingersGun: In the Dragon campaign, he locked up Garrin, his own lord, and does most of the decision making. In the Serpent campaign, Garrin is angry at him for his treachery for siding with Kenji.




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* TreacherousAdvisor: He is Garrin's chancellor, and small talk from peasants notes that he does the former's dirty work. In the Dragon campaign, this is false as he locked up Garrin in his keep and is the one doing all the orders.



* BarbarianHero: In the expansion's campaign

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* BarbarianHero: In the expansion's campaigncampaign where the Wolf clan is playable.



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%%* LightningBruiser* LightningBruiser: He is fast and insanely strong. Even without his shale armor (which beefed up his considerable defense), he is much stronger than Kenji in a straight-up fight.



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%%* TheStrategist* TheStrategist: On top of being the Wolf clan's leader, he possess a quick wit and a tactical mind (almost comparable to Kenji's).




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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:Unlike Zymeth who, at least, makes a single appearance in the Serpent campaign if a Lotus territory is selected (after retaking Serpentholm). He is completely absent in the Dragon campaign and, while Kazan states that the Wolf are already beaten by the Lotus, his actual fate his unknown.]]

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* LetThePastBurn: In version 1.58, [[spoiler:as part of a Serpent becoming a Dragon and in order to completely erase the blight history of the Serpent Empire, he orders Kazan to have Serpentholm (a family ancestral seat) be burned to the ground.]]
--> [[spoiler:''"There is no Serpent. There's only the Dragon."'']]



---> ''"I am always here."''

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---> --> ''"I am always here."''
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** [[spoiler:In the Dragon campaign. Going by his line "his army weakens" (coupled with "using the servant against the master") and the fact that the Lotus Clan is allied with the newly revived Serpent Clan, it is implied that he may have struck a deal with Shinja to betray Otomo as part of a plan to further cripple the Dragon Clan under Kenji's banner.]]

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** [[spoiler:In the Dragon campaign. Going by his line "his army weakens" (coupled with "using the servant against the master") and the fact that the Lotus Clan is are allied with the newly revived Serpent Clan, it is implied that he may have struck a deal with Shinja (shortly after he ordered his men to betray Otomo as part of a plan crucify Otomo) to further cripple the revived Dragon Clan under Kenji's banner.Kenji.]]



* KilledOffForReal: Regardless of which path Kenji takes, [[spoiler:he ends up dead after a certain point of plot (either executed by crucifixion or at Kenji's hands).]]

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* KilledOffForReal: Regardless of which path Kenji takes, [[spoiler:he ends up dead after a certain point of plot (either executed by crucifixion or at Kenji's hands).]]hands)]].

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---> '''I am always here.'''

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---> --> '''I am always here.'''



* DivideAndConquer: [[spoiler:Its ultimate goal was to have the four clans fight each other, then use the Horde to slaughter the weakened clans. Needless to say, this plan didn't work out across both the Dragon and Serpent campaigns.]]

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* DivideAndConquer: DivideAndConquer:
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[[spoiler:Its ultimate goal was to have the four clans fight each other, then use the Horde to slaughter the weakened clans. Needless to say, this plan didn't work out across both the Dragon and Serpent campaigns.]]
** [[spoiler:In the Dragon campaign. Going by his line "his army weakens" (coupled with "using the servant against the master") and the fact that the Lotus Clan is allied with the newly revived Serpent Clan, it is implied that he may have struck a deal with Shinja to betray Otomo as part of a plan to further cripple the Dragon Clan under Kenji's banner.
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* PragmaticVillainy: Disapproves of Zymeth killing one of his own men, not because of moral reservations but, because he considers it wasteful. [[spoiler:Going by his ultimate goal, this makes sense.]]
* TheQuietOne: Has less than ten lines in the game, and its longest sentence is seven syllables long.



* TheQuietOne: Has less than ten lines in the game, and its longest sentence is seven syllables long.
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Killed the last Serpent.]]

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* TheQuietOne: Has less than ten lines in the game, and its longest sentence is seven syllables long.
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Killed [[spoiler:Is responsible for killing Lord Oja, and dismantling the last Serpent.Serpent Clan.]]



* BadBoss: At one point he zapped a minion who came back empty handed. Even [[HumanoidAbomination The Ninja]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards called him out on it.]]

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* BadBoss: At one point he zapped a minion who came back empty handed. Even [[HumanoidAbomination The Ninja]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards called him out on it.]]it, if only because it's [[PragmaticVillainy considered a waste of manpower]].

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* CharacterCatchphrase: "If we hurry, we might take them unprepared", a line which he says on four occasions -- three for the Dragon Path (when you select a province where you get either Garrin or Ara, and when he suggest to Otomo to strike directly at the Wolf shale mines), and one for the Serpent Path (when you gain Vetkin at the Riverside province).

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* CharacterCatchphrase: "If we hurry, we might take them unprepared", a line which he says on four occasions -- whenever any of the three for provinces are selected before going to the Swan's Pool. If Kenji follows the Dragon Path (when you select a province where you get either Garrin or Ara, and when he suggest to path, he'll say this line one more time during his discussion with Otomo to strike directly at about their next attack (concerning the Wolf shale mines), and one for the Serpent Path (when you gain Vetkin at the Riverside province).Shale mines).



* DamselInDistress: You have to save her in order to have her join you in both Kenji's and Grayback's journeys.
* DefectorFromDecadence: In the Dragon Campaign, Gailha is recruited this way due to a group of Wolf Pitch Slingers that were burning forests to help with their mining projects, and as they burn the trees, they are also causing Gaihla great pain. [[{{Irony}} Ironic]], due to the Wolf Clan supposedly being in tune with nature.

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* DamselInDistress: You have to save her in order to have her join you in both Kenji's and In Grayback's journeys.
* DefectorFromDecadence: In
Journey, she is kidnapped by Utara and is given to Soban to be used for the Dragon Campaign, Gailha is recruited this way due to a group of Wolf Pitch Slingers that were burning forests to help with their mining projects, and as they burn the trees, they are also causing Gaihla great pain. [[{{Irony}} Ironic]], due to the Wolf Clan supposedly being in tune with nature.latter's experiments.




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* WhatTheHellHero: In Grayback's Journey, she is one of the staunch allies of the Wolf Clan as they go on a quest to stop the blizzard conjured by Yvaine (with said blizzard worsening her condition as the weather is harming the forests). In the Dragon campaign, due to the Wolf Clan suffering from MotiveDecay (especially as their war with the Lotus mounts up), the Pitch Slingers are burning the forest to expand their shale mining operations (which also greatly hurt her in the process). She gets disgusted by this action that she defects to the Dragon Clan to punish the miners for their recklessness.



* HeelFaceTurn: Can join the Dragon Clan if you attack the Lotus after taking Serpentholm. Given his history of experimenting on Wolf Clan, also something of a KarmaHoudini.

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* HeelFaceTurn: Can KarmaHoudini: In Grayback's Journey, he is responsible for performing inhumane experiments on Wolf slaves (one of which resulted in the Shale Lord's creation). [[spoiler:In the Dragon path (if the Lotus territory is selected after retaking Serpentholm), provided if he survives the chapter, he'll go on to join the Serpent Clan (which has been reformed into the, long lost, Dragon Clan if you attack the Lotus after taking Serpentholm. Given his history of experimenting on Wolf Clan, also something of a KarmaHoudini.at that point) enabling him to get away scot-free.]]
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* {{Hypocrite}}: As Serpent Kenji, he tells Otomo that so long as they're loyal they have nothing to fear him. Thing is, his willingness to have the head Geisha and a Serpent peasant executed for (not giving him the orb and for falling down while working twice respectively), and admits that he intends on disposing [[spoiler:Otomo]] for not being as ruthless as him or Shinja (and because he is no longer useful) is the very reason some peasants choose to become rebels to defend themselves.

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%%* BareFistedMonk



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* GoneHorriblyWrong: For his creator, that is. Was a stroke of good luck for the Wolf Clan.

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* GoodOldFisticuffs: Being a creature made of shale, he only needed his fist to tear everything apart.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: For his creator, that is. Was a stroke of good luck for the Wolf Clan.Clan, as his immense strength made him a valuable ally.
* InformedAttribute: The Shale Lord is said to be mute, but he has voice-lines in gameplay.[[note]]This is because the voice-overs for him and Soban's Golems are swapped -- the latter would have spoken (thus, explaining one of the lines, expressing relief that they are free from being a slave), whereas, the former would only speak in grunts (befitting the lore of him being mute)[[/note]]

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* BadBoss: Serpent Kenji does not hesitate to kill his underlings [[MakeAnExampleOfThem just to set an example.]] He also expressed that he would execute Otomo once he [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness outlives his usefulness]], though Otomo bites first.
* BloodKnight: As leader of the Serpent.

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* BadBoss: Serpent Kenji does not hesitate to kill his underlings own people [[MakeAnExampleOfThem just to set an example.]] He [[spoiler:He also expressed that he would execute Otomo once he [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness outlives his usefulness]], though Otomo bites first.
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* LackOfEmpathy: Serpent Kenji doesn't care about the villagers being harassed by Shinja's band, and finds his conversation with Otomo's compassion, and his willingness to protect the defenseless villagers, [[KickTheDog nauseating]].


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* TheSocialDarwinist: Types I and V. As Serpent Kenji, he believes that only the strong are allowed in his land, while the weak and the meek have no right to live and are deserving of being slaughtered.

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* AsLongAsThereIsOneMan: One of it's [[CharacterCatchphrase Character Catchphrases]] implies as such, which is shared with the Ninja, but under a different context.
---> '''I am always here.'''

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* AsLongAsThereIsOneMan: One of it's [[CharacterCatchphrase Character Catchphrases]] {{Character Catchphrase}}s implies as such, which is shared with the Ninja, but under a different context.
---> '''I ''"I am always here.'''"''



* {{BFS}}: Otomo wears an oversized odachi that's longer than he is and almost as broad.

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* {{BFS}}: Otomo wears an oversized odachi nodachi that's longer than he is and almost as broad.



* AntiMagic: His special ability reduces all his magic damage to near 0.



* SourSupporter: To Dragon Clan Kenji who he criticizes every decision he makes, even disobeying Kenji's direct order to stand guard and repel both the Lotus and Wolf clans while the former is journeying to Dragonspine. [[spoiler:Unlike other examples of this trope, he eventually chooses to [[TheStarscream double-cross]] Kenji as he considers him too weak to rule.]]

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* SourSupporter: To Dragon Clan Kenji who he criticizes every decision he makes, even disobeying Kenji's direct order to stand guard and repel both the Lotus and Wolf clans while the former is journeying to Dragonspine.Dragon's Spire. [[spoiler:Unlike other examples of this trope, he eventually chooses to [[TheStarscream double-cross]] Kenji as he considers him too weak to rule.]]

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* TheButcher: His title as Serpent leader, owing to how he leave a trail of bodies, something that pleases the Necromancer.

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* TheButcher: His title as Serpent leader, owing to how he leave leaves a trail of bodies, bodies on his travels, something that pleases the Necromancer.



* CriticalHit: His Battle Gear skill, allowing to easily damage the target quickly with his sword. Later on, he can also critical hit enemies with his pistol.

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* CriticalHit: His Battle Gear skill, allowing to easily damage the target quickly with his sword. Later on, he can also critical hit crit enemies with his flintlock pistol.



* LightningBruiser: With an above-average running speed, multiple good defences and a strong melee strike (and his Critical Strike battlegear on top of it), Kenji's only immediate lack is a ranged attack and fixes that five levels in.
* MacGuffin: He's been searching for it for both Dragon and Serpent campaigns, but failed to actually get his hand on it. By the end of Dragon campaign, the orb's been corrupted by the Lotus which sent him into a minor BSOD... but a small prodding got him to defy the trope.
-->'''[[PhysicalGod The Dragon:]]''' Forget the orb. ''[[LivingMacGuffin Become]]'' the Dragon!

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* LightningBruiser: With an above-average running speed, multiple good defences and a strong melee strike (and his Critical Strike battlegear "Critical Strike" Battle Gear on top of it), Kenji's only immediate lack is a ranged attack and fixes that five levels in.
* MacGuffin: He's been searching for it for both Dragon and Serpent campaigns, but failed to actually get his hand on it. By [[spoiler:By the end of Dragon campaign, the orb's been corrupted by the Lotus which sent him into a minor BSOD... but a small prodding got him to defy the trope.
-->'''[[PhysicalGod The
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-->'''[[spoiler:The
Dragon:]]''' Forget [[spoiler:Forget the orb. ''[[LivingMacGuffin Become]]'' the Dragon!Dragon!]]



* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: Subtle in the Serpent Path. Even though Kenji already follows the path of the Serpent at that point, he still disappears in a light (a trait normally reserved for Yang followers). Upon his full transitioning to becoming the next Serpent Emperor, he now burst into flames upon defeat (finally cementing his full conversion to a Yin follower).

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* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: Subtle in the Serpent Path. Even though Kenji already follows the path of the Serpent at that point, he still disappears in a light (a trait normally reserved for Yang followers). Yang-aligned Zen Masters). Upon his full transitioning to becoming the next Serpent Emperor, he now burst into flames upon defeat (finally cementing his full conversion to a Yin follower).follower of the Yin).



* WalkingShirtlessScene: His final appearance in the Serpent Campaign.
* {{Yakuza}}: His final Serpent appearance looks like one, complete with full-back serpent tattoo.

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* WalkingShirtlessScene: His final appearance in the Serpent Campaign.
Campaign, where he forgoes his gi to showcase his well-toned body and a tattoo on his back.
* {{Yakuza}}: His final Serpent appearance looks like one, complete with a full-back serpent tattoo.
irezumi of a serpent.



* WorldsBestWarrior: Well, World's Best Archer.

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* WorldsBestWarrior: Well, World's Best Archer.
She's a master archer who is well known for impossibly accurate aim, and for continually routing Wolf patrols.



* CombatPragmatist: His "Low Blow" Battle Gear is described as him delivering a sucker punch to an opponents' solar plexus -- this translates to reducing an opponent's movement speed and drains their stamina.
* CripplingOverspecialization: They can easily bully any tier-1 units (bar two exceptions as noted below) in a fight, but (like any bullies) they don't exceptionally fare well against units above their tier level (especially against a Zen Master).



* GroinAttack: Their Low Blow Battle Gear reduces enemies' speed and drains their stamina.

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* GroinAttack: Their Low Blow Battle Gear reduces enemies' speed {{Irony}}: A unit, well known for bullying and drains their stamina.defeating tier-1 units (and winning a fight against a Berserker, a ''tier-3 unit'') is very weak against the very attack-type he is using -- blunt. Against a Lotus Staff Adept and a Wolf Mauler (both tier-1 units), he'll lose in a one-on-one fight to either of them.



* DrunkWithPower: One of the contributors to his obsession with rebuilding the Serpent Empire -- ever since Lord Oja's death (and his Empire slowly crumbling, which gives the Wolf and Lotus the opportunity to strike), he is the only person capable of restoring order to a province and crush any opposition in his path by rallying the remains of the Serpent army. However, because he tasted power, this slowly turned him from an indifferent professional to someone who wanted to bring back the Empire to its former glory (which puts him at odds with Dragon Kenji).



* FlatEarthAtheist: ZigZagged. He possess tremendous resistance against magic attacks due to his lack of belief. However, even after meeting the supernatural Necromancer, his resistance to magic attacks remain unchanged suggesting he trained both mind and body to deflect them.

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* FlatEarthAtheist: ZigZagged. He possess tremendous resistance against magic GameplayAndStorySegregation: His tooltip says that he has an innate trait called "[[FlatEarthAtheist Ye of Little Faith]]" which, on-paper, causes magic-type attacks due to his lack of belief. However, even after meeting the supernatural Necromancer, his only deal 10% damage to him. In gameplay, he takes 25% magic damage (a trait shared with most units and Zen Masters). The only unit who has a 90% resistance to magic magic-type attacks remain unchanged suggesting he trained both mind and body to deflect them.is a Hordeling, a unit that ''doesn't'' possess a passive.

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* {{Irony}}: The Dragon Clan traditionally shunned firearms as they believe it to be crude and dishonorable, due to their adherence to hard-work and training with mind and body. As Dragon Kenji, he is the first to break the rule by carrying a gun in hand (implied to have been given to him by Teppo).



* ArmorIsUseless: They go to battle bare-chested, personifying the Dragon Clan's fury and discipline. This also means they are weak against Cutting attacks, allowing Serpent Swordsmen (tier I units) to dominate them one-on-one.




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* WalkingShirtlessScene: They go to battle bare-chested, personifying the Dragon Clan's fury and discipline. This also means they are weak against Cutting attacks, allowing Serpent Swordsmen (tier I units) to dominate them one-on-one.



* {{BFG}}: Their primary weapon.

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* {{BFG}}: Their primary weapon.They favor powder keg cannons as big as they are, the fluff notes that only those built like a sumo wrestler can operate these types of weapons.



* CrucifiedHeroShot: Justified, as he is literally crucified in the Dragon campaign.
* HeelFaceTurn: In the Serpent Campaign, he is pissed off with all the needless slaughter, and leaves to rebuild the Dragon Clan.



* KilledOffForReal: Regardless of which path Kenji takes, [[spoiler:he ends up dead after a certain point of plot (either executed by crucifixion or at Kenji's hands).]]




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* WhatTheHellHero: To Serpent Kenji. While at first he willingly joins him upon his return, as Kenji displays ruthlessness and LackOfEmpathy for the peasant's plight, he begins to call him out for his actions. [[spoiler:This reaches its limit when Kenji is ordered to brutally subjugate the peasants at a province, culminating in him [[HeelFaceTurn protecting]] the villagers from Serpent forces and plans on ending Kenji's life to stop all the senseless slaughter.]]



* RagsToRiches: Started out as a stable boy.

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* RagsToRiches: Started out as a stable boy.
boy before he climbed his way to becoming one of the Serpent Clan's finest generals.



* IceCreamKoan: His selection quotes are... odd.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: He is a monk/ninja.

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* HeroicNeutral: In a nutshell. He believes that the balance of good and evil should be maintained and that either energy becoming dominant should be taken care of immediately. This means he'll have ''zero'' problems joining up with, the ruthless and tyrannical, Serpent Kenji.
* IceCreamKoan: His selection quotes are... odd.
odd. Especially when it comes to his exchange with Wild Eye, take his response to the latter being calling him "mad" for example.
--> ''"Correction: only 'half' mad."''
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: He is a monk/ninja.both Monk and Ninja.



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%%* WildCard* WildCard: Thanks to his.... views, he will join either the Serpent or the Dragon Clan. This means he won't hesitate to turn on the Yang aligned monks if Serpent Kenji chooses to subjugate them.



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%%* GeniusDitz* ArmsDealer: Implied. Owing to his genius intellect and his knack for inventions, he is implied to have supplied Kenji with a gun, before setting off to Serpentholm, in order to aid him in his quest.
* GeniusDitz: An airhead he can be, he is actually a brilliant scientist.
* KingMook: Basically a Zen Master version of the Chemist, who also specializes in launching rockets at their foes.



%%* MadScientist

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%%* MadScientist* RocketJump: Unique to him, he uses the rocket wheels on his back to launch himself to a horse instead of simply mounting it the conventional way. Luckily, his horse doesn't get hurt (or startled) despite the backblast.
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* TheButcher: His title as Serpent leader, owing to how he leave a trail of bodies, something that pleases the [[spoiler:Necromancer]].
[[spoiler:'''Necromancer''']]: [[spoiler:Where Kenji goes, fresh corpses litter the ground.]]

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* TheButcher: His title as Serpent leader, owing to how he leave a trail of bodies, something that pleases the [[spoiler:Necromancer]].
[[spoiler:'''Necromancer''']]: [[spoiler:Where
Necromancer.
--> '''Necromancer''': Where
Kenji goes, fresh corpses litter the ground.]]



* SlowlySlippingToEvil: Subtle in the Serpent Path. Even though Kenji already follows the path of the Serpent at that point, he still disappears in a light (a trait normally reserved for Yang followers). Upon his full transitioning to becoming the next Serpent Emperor, he now burst into flames upon defeat (finally cementing his full conversion to a Yin follower).

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* SlowlySlippingToEvil: SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: Subtle in the Serpent Path. Even though Kenji already follows the path of the Serpent at that point, he still disappears in a light (a trait normally reserved for Yang followers). Upon his full transitioning to becoming the next Serpent Emperor, he now burst into flames upon defeat (finally cementing his full conversion to a Yin follower).
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* MartialPacifist: As Dragon Kenji, he prefers to solve things first without violence only resorting to the latter if he knows he has no choice. Taro remarks his pacifistic nature during the flashback.
--> '''Taro''': You've no stomach for war.


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* SelfServingMemory: When he gets a flashback during the Serpent version of the Riverside province, he'll conveniently forget some parts to fit his own narrative.
** In the Dragon version, when Taro says "I'll give the Wolf miners this much - they know how to run" he responds with "They've had a lot of practice. If it's not us driving them into the ground, it's their warlock masters". In the Serpent version, the follow up line is absent and Taro doesn't say "They serve the Lotus, and the Lotus serve us".
** In the Dragon version, the flashback is complete; after Taro says "The Oja are the only family fit to serve as lords of this land. The Serpent clan will rule long after father's gone" he'll retort with "You mean you'll rule" and it is revealed that Kenji spends his time "carousing with commoners in back-alley wine shops". In the Serpent version, the flashback is abridged and it immediately ends after Taro says that only the Oja can rule this land.


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* JerkassRealization: Hinted. In the Dragon version of Kenji's flashback, he seems to acknowledge that "always winning is such a burden" which suggest he's not as ruthless as his father's.
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* CharacterCatchphrase: "If we hurry, we might take them unprepared", a line which he says on three occasions. Note that he'll only say this if Kenji walks in the Dragon path, otherwise he says no such thing if he chooses the Serpent path.

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* CharacterCatchphrase: "If we hurry, we might take them unprepared", a line which he says on four occasions -- three occasions. Note that he'll only say this if Kenji walks in for the Dragon path, otherwise Path (when you select a province where you get either Garrin or Ara, and when he says no such thing if he chooses suggest to Otomo to strike directly at the Wolf shale mines), and one for the Serpent path.Path (when you gain Vetkin at the Riverside province).

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* TheButcher: His title as Serpent leader.

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* TheButcher: His title as Serpent leader.leader, owing to how he leave a trail of bodies, something that pleases the [[spoiler:Necromancer]].
[[spoiler:'''Necromancer''']]: [[spoiler:Where Kenji goes, fresh corpses litter the ground.]]



* SlowlySlippingToEvil: Subtle in the Serpent Path. Even though Kenji already follows the path of the Serpent at that point, he still disappears in a light (a trait normally reserved for Yang followers). Upon his full transitioning to becoming the next Serpent Emperor, he now burst into flames upon defeat (finally cementing his full conversion to a Yin follower).



* HeroAntagonist: If you choose the Serpent Path.

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* HeroAntagonist: If you choose the Serpent Path.Path, as he aims to protect the people from Kenji's tyranny.



* {{Acrofatic}}: Downplayed. He is built like a sumo wrestler and has the slowest walking speed, but he runs ''much'' faster than Budo.



* PlayingWithFire: He spits fire.

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* PlayingWithFire: He spits fire.
fire as a ranged attack, and he can scorch his opponents via a Battle Gear.
* PlotArmor: In the Dragon Path. [[spoiler:He is the only Zen Master to show up later if he is killed earlier during the defense of the Swan's Pool, as he becomes a central character where he serves as Kenji's companion. This contrast with the other Zen Masters where they are KilledOffForReal if they didn't survive the fight prior to the Keep's introduction.]]



* FaceHeelTurn: In the Dragon Campaign. [[spoiler:He grows so resentful of Kenji

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* FaceHeelTurn: In the Dragon Campaign. [[spoiler:He grows so resentful of KenjiKenji that he decided to turn his back on him by having Otomo executed, rebuilding the Serpent Clan all by himself, and striking a deal with the Lotus Clan.]]



* {{Irony}}: He has a tendency to insult Otomo by calling him "weak" and a "coward". If he and Otomo were to pit each other in a one-on-one fight, the former will always lose the duel (making his statement, rather, ironic).



%%* DumbMuscle

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%%* DumbMuscle* DumbMuscle: According to his description, he has a rather thick skull, which makes him a perfect tool for Shinja when carrying out tasks that he can't handle.



* GrumpyOldMan: Literally says "Get off my property!" and attacks you on sight when you first approach him.
* SavedByCanon: In Greyback's Journey, as he is bound to appear in Kenji's Journey.

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* GrumpyOldMan: Literally says "Get off my property!" and attacks you on sight when you first approach him. He'll only respond to reason if Kenji approaches him.
* SavedByCanon: In Greyback's Journey, as where he fought against Grayback on two separate occasions. As he is bound to appear in Kenji's Journey.Journey (should he choose the Serpent Path), he'll survive Grayback's encounter.



%%* AxCrazy

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%%* AxCrazy* AxCrazy: Her description allegedly refers to her as being insane. Going by her quotes (namely when attacking, or killing an opponent), this seems to hold water.



%%* CombatSadomasochist
* DualWielding: A dual-blade sword... Thing.

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%%* CombatSadomasochist
* DualWielding: A dual-blade sword... Thing.CombatSadomasochist: While she likes to inflict pain on others, she gets ecstatic if she experiences some sort of pains, even begging her opponent to hurt her more.
--> ''"Baby!!.. Oh beat me, yes...!!"''
* DeviousDaggers: Wields a [[DualWielding pair]] of them that can inflict poison, this fits well with her sadomasochistic nature.



%%* PsychoForHire

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%%* PsychoForHire
* SavedByCanon: She appears in Grayback's journey on three occasions, first where she curses at him upon destroying her base and interrogating her for Gaihla's location, second she, and her Crossbowmen, ambush Grayback and Wildeye and is responsible for holding the monks hostage, and third she and Budo aid Yvaine's forces with Serpent reinforcement before ultimately losing. Because she appears in Kenji's Journey (Serpent Path), she'll be live and well and (reluctantly) serves Grayback.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: "If we hurry, we might take them unprepared", a line which he says on three occasions. Note that he'll only say this if Kenji walks in the Dragon path, otherwise he says no such thing if he chooses the Serpent path.

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* {{Catchphrase}}: CharacterCatchphrase: "If we hurry, we might take them unprepared", a line which he says on three occasions. Note that he'll only say this if Kenji walks in the Dragon path, otherwise he says no such thing if he chooses the Serpent path.

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* CombatPragmatist: Like most of the Serpent Clan, he isn't above using less "honourable" methods to win; in this case, poison.

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* {{Catchphrase}}: "If we hurry, we might take them unprepared", a line which he says on three occasions. Note that he'll only say this if Kenji walks in the Dragon path, otherwise he says no such thing if he chooses the Serpent path.
* CombatPragmatist: Like most of the Serpent Clan, he isn't above using less "honourable" "honorable" methods to win; in this case, poison.



* DeathGlare: His Battle Gear, "intimidate", (which reduces enemies' attacks) is represented by one.

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* DeathGlare: His Battle Gear, "intimidate", "intimidate" (which reduces enemies' attacks) attacks), is represented by one.



* DualWielding: Uses a pair of katanas in battle.
* FaceHeelTurn: In the Dragon Campaign.

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* DualWielding: Uses a pair of katanas in battle.
battle. When it comes to sheathing them, he puts them away on each side instead of being on one side.
* FaceHeelTurn: In the Dragon Campaign. [[spoiler:He grows so resentful of Kenji



* HiddenDepths: The description notes him to be an indifferent individual, neither enjoying killing others but has no problems killing if he has to. While this makes him a professional, regardless if Kenji revives the Dragon Clan or bring the Serpent Clan to its former glory. [[spoiler:He proves to be more loyal to the previous regime (back when his father ruled the land) as he gets annoyed at Dragon Kenji's insistence of healing the land instead of restoring the Serpent Empire, which eventually drove him to betray him in favor of bringing the Empire back on his own terms.]]
* JerkassHasAPoint: He called Kenji out when Kenji decided to just go MacGuffin hunting instead of saving the peasants in Dragon campaign.

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* HiddenDepths: The description notes him to be an indifferent individual, neither enjoying killing others but has no problems killing if he has to. While this makes him a professional, regardless if Kenji revives the Dragon Clan or bring the Serpent Clan to its former glory. [[spoiler:He proves to be more loyal to the previous regime (back when his father ruled the land) as Serpent -- he gets annoyed at Dragon Kenji's insistence of healing the land instead of restoring the Serpent Empire, which and eventually drove him to betray him in favor of bringing the Empire back on his own terms.]]
* JerkassHasAPoint: He called Kenji out when Kenji decided to just go MacGuffin hunting instead of saving the peasants in Dragon campaign. Notably, this is one of the things Otomo agrees on.



* SkepticNoLonger: There's one case where he decided to accept that magic is real and to accept its help: The Necromancer. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation This doesn't remove his magic resistance though.]]

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* SkepticNoLonger: There's one case where he decided to accept that magic is real and to accept its help: The Necromancer. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation This doesn't remove his magic resistance though.]]help; the vile Necromancer.



* SourSupporter: To Dragon Clan Kenji who he criticizes every decision he makes. [[spoiler:And unlike other examples, he eventually chooses to [[TheStarscream double-cross]] Kenji as he considers him too weak to rule.]]

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* SourSupporter: To Dragon Clan Kenji who he criticizes every decision he makes. [[spoiler:And unlike makes, even disobeying Kenji's direct order to stand guard and repel both the Lotus and Wolf clans while the former is journeying to Dragonspine. [[spoiler:Unlike other examples, examples of this trope, he eventually chooses to [[TheStarscream double-cross]] Kenji as he considers him too weak to rule.]]



* UndyingLoyalty: Towards Kenji in the Serpent campaign.

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* UndyingLoyalty: Towards ZigZagged. While he does serve Kenji in due to his status as the son of the Serpent campaign.Emperor, how he faithfully serves him depends on the path he takes. [[spoiler:He'll only truly stay by Kenji's side if he opts to rebuild the Serpent Empire, otherwise he'll go against him if he chooses to bring back the long defunct Dragon Clan.]]



Technically speaking a special unit rather than a hero, The Necromancer is one of the few important story characters of the Serpent Clan. He joins you instead of the dragon, finding Kenji's tendencies to kill everyone he encounters "most pleasant".

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Technically speaking a special unit rather than a hero, The Necromancer is one of the few important story characters of the Serpent Clan. He joins you instead of the dragon, Dragon, finding Kenji's tendencies to kill everyone he encounters "most pleasant".



* {{Necromancer}}: Well, duh.

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* {{Necromancer}}: Well, duh.It's even in his name, and (true to his title) he specializes in raising zombies and summoning Spirit Warriors (who are implied to be the sacrificed Ronins) to fight by his side.



%%* TheUndead

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* FlatEarthAtheist: [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration His disbelief of magic actually gives him tremendous resistance against Magic attacks]].

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* FlatEarthAtheist: [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration His disbelief of magic actually gives him ZigZagged. He possess tremendous resistance against Magic attacks]].magic attacks due to his lack of belief. However, even after meeting the supernatural Necromancer, his resistance to magic attacks remain unchanged suggesting he trained both mind and body to deflect them.
* HiddenDepths: The description notes him to be an indifferent individual, neither enjoying killing others but has no problems killing if he has to. While this makes him a professional, regardless if Kenji revives the Dragon Clan or bring the Serpent Clan to its former glory. [[spoiler:He proves to be more loyal to the previous regime (back when his father ruled the land) as he gets annoyed at Dragon Kenji's insistence of healing the land instead of restoring the Serpent Empire, which eventually drove him to betray him in favor of bringing the Empire back on his own terms.]]



-->'''Shinja:''' If they couldn't hurt you, they'll hurt your people. The peasants fought for ''you'' Kenji, not the orb!.

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-->'''Shinja:''' If they couldn't hurt you, they'll hurt your people. The peasants fought for ''you'' Kenji, not the orb!.orb!
* KickTheDog: In the Dragon Path. [[spoiler:When he decides to rebel against Kenji by restoring the Serpent Clan on his own terms, he had his men execute Otomo for no reason just to spite Kenji.]]



* SourSupporter: To Dragon Clan Kenji. [[spoiler:[[TheStarscream Eventually leads him to rebel as he considers Kenji too weak to rule]].]]

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* SourSupporter: To Dragon Clan Kenji. [[spoiler:[[TheStarscream Eventually leads him Kenji who he criticizes every decision he makes. [[spoiler:And unlike other examples, he eventually chooses to rebel [[TheStarscream double-cross]] Kenji as he considers Kenji him too weak to rule]].rule.]]
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* DivideAndConquer: [[spoiler:Its ultimate goal was to have the four clans fight each other, then use the Horde to slaughter the remaining clan. Needless to say, this plan didn't work out across both the Dragon and Serpent campaigns.]]

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* DivideAndConquer: [[spoiler:Its ultimate goal was to have the four clans fight each other, then use the Horde to slaughter the remaining clan.weakened clans. Needless to say, this plan didn't work out across both the Dragon and Serpent campaigns.]]

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* AsLongAsThereIsEvil: One of it's [[CharacterCatchphrase Character Catchphrases]] implies as such, which is shared with the Ninja, but under a different context.

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* AsLongAsThereIsEvil: One of it's [[CharacterCatchphrase Character Catchphrases]] implies as such, which is shared with the Ninja, Dragon, but under a different context.


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* DivideAndConquer: [[spoiler:Its ultimate goal was to have the four clans fight each other, then use the Horde to slaughter the remaining clan. Needless to say, this plan didn't work out across both the Dragon and Serpent campaigns.]]

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