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    Psyren Drifters 
Psyren Drifters

The Psyren Drifters are anybody who has been put in Nemesis Q's game and is currently exploring the wasteland in order to figure out the cause and prevent it from happening. This group only lists current Drifters and Nemesis Q. Former Drifters include Matsuri, Usui, and Miyake.


Ageha Yoshina

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"Well, I can't tell anything about my future anyway. As long as I'm alive, that's all I need."

The main character, Ageha is an Ordinary High-School Student who runs a business where he helps people for a small fee. He lives with his sister, though his father comes around every now and then. Their mother died a few years back though. Ageha finds his way into Psyren after trying to help fellow classmate Sakurako, and unlocks his latent psychic power after surviving his first round. Nemesis Q seems to have a special interest in him.


Tropes associated with Ageha:

Sakurako Amamiya

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"Are you okay? You´re giving off...smoke? Tehehe...looks like I cut your core clean in half."

Known as the "Ice Queen", Sakurako is a girl at Ageha's school who's prone to long periods of absence, from which she returns bruised and bandaged up. She avoids contact with all other people, keeping an emotionless façade when forced to interact. Her parents are neglectful, having both basically abandoned her after splitting up and not batting an eye when she vanishes for weeks at a time. She saves Ageha upon his first entrance to Psyren, and is protected by him for the duration of that trip. She then becomes his and Hiryuu's first tutors in using PSI. She eventually warms up to them. She is described by Shao as "Seven Finely Sharpened Blades" when he reads her mind. So far she has two named attacks—Insanity Scythe Mind Jack, which is Exactly What It Says on the Tin, and a remote-viewing technique called Peeping Lover.


Tropes associated with Sakurako:

  • Action Girl: The most prominent in the series.
  • Affectionate Nickname: Kabuto refers to her as "Bunny".
  • Break the Cutie: Psyren has that effect on people.
  • Childhood Friend Romance: With Ageha.
  • Defrosting Ice Queen: Over the course of the series she slowly comes out of her shell and warms up to Ageha and the others.
  • Enemy Within: Abyss.
  • Luminescent Blush: After Ageha learns that she is in love with him she goes really Moe and keeps this for a chapter or so while interacting with him.
  • Katanas Are Just Better: She's proficient in wielding several different weapons, but it's a cursed katana that gives her the special power of revealing her true self.
  • The Lancer: She acts as Ageha's second when in Psyren.
  • Literal Split Personality: Learns to fight alongside Abyss after mastering Nova and the use of her new sword.
  • Master of Illusion: As a result of her skill with Trance.
  • Multi-Melee Master: During the course of the series she's seen using swords, kusarigama, tonfa, knives and some sort of axe-like weapon. A picture from a flashback implies she's adept at using many other melee weapons such as spears, axes and clubs.
  • Parental Abandonment: Her mother basically abandoned her, while her father only sends money to support her living alone.
  • Personality Powers: Normal Sakurako, who's stoic and reserved, is a Rise/Trance specialist. Abyss, who's slightly unhinged, is a Burst/Rise specialist.
  • Psycho Party Member: Sakurako is infamously crazy and prone to violence.
  • Sinister Scythe: Her Trance takes the form of a scythe in the group's third journey. Subverted in that it doesn't slice, but causes Mind Rape. When Abyss is in charge, the Wired Mind Jacks are turned into black sickles on cables.
  • The Stoic: She's initially an "Ice Queen," though she gets better over time.
  • Superpowered Evil Side: Which isn´t really evil or much more superpowered than she is.
  • Super Mode: Nova. It lets her fight together with her other half "Abyss" while enhancing the abilities of both.
  • Took a Level in Badass: Psyren has this effect on people, too.
  • Yandere: Mainly Abyss, but then again Sakurako is normally so repressed... Also, one of her techniques is called Peeping Lover.

Hiryuu Asaga

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"I swore to become that hero, so that I could carry myself with pride when I meet you again."

Also known as "Dragon" Asaga, Hiryuu went to elementary school with Ageha, who bullied him for being a cry-baby. Eventually he became bigger than Ageha, and they went to different schools. They meet again in Psyren, and after their first round he learns PSI quicker than Ageha does. He acts as Ageha's Lancer and the Ego in their original Trio. He eventually becomes The Big Guy when Oboro and Kabuto arrive. Matsuri, who is worried about Ageha and Oboro going mad with their power, tells Hiryuu that he is the only one who could stop either of them should the worst happen.


Tropes associated with Hiryuu:

  • Ambiguously Bi: Played up as Ageha's potential rival in love in a Love Triangle with Ageha and Sakurako in earlier chapters, but his relationship with Tatsuo is interesting, to say the least. It plays out very much like a Childhood Friend Romance.
  • Big Damn Heroes: Team Dragon saving the day.
  • The Beastmaster: The final progression of his power is to conjure a spectral dragon out of pure PSI that he can ride.
  • The Big Guy: Of the group, he fills this role.
  • Bully Hunter: Because one growing up, partly to inspire Tatsuo.
  • Hero of Another Story: Spends a lot of his time in the future, doing his own work separate from the main group, and is not seen in the manga for a long period. He also doesn't participate in the last battle for the Promised Tears.
  • Left for Dead: Survives, naturally.
  • Made of Iron: Having survived falling from the stratosphere, this easily applies.
  • Mighty Glacier: His Rise powers are more suited for strength, endurance and defense than speed and senses.
  • Meaningful Name: Hiryuu's (literally "flying dragon")Burst manifests in the form of dragon wings and a dragon tail.
  • The Worf Effect: One of the main victims.

Oboro Mochizuki

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"We've only just met today! Must you end your life here?! Unacceptable! I won't allow you to! My life as Mochizuki Oboro is just getting interesting. To protect that life, I need every piece, not lacking a single one!"

A popular idol, Oboro is first seen talking about Psyren on live television—and nearly dying in the process. After being saved by Elmore and Van, he makes his first trip there and met Ageha, Hiryuu, and Sakurako. Unlike most Drifters, Oboro has his Psychic Nosebleed to awaken his powers in Psyren instead of after leaving, and comes to an hour or so later. Not only that, but he remembers the way the psychic energy used to heal him feels, and is able to replicate it perfectly. He also is able to catch the strongest Rise user in Japan off-guard the first time using it, and shows some... interesting uses of his Cure power upon returning to Psyren.


Tropes associated with Oboro:

  • The Ace: Though not as hammy as is normally seen, Oboro has the ability to master PSI abilities with almost no effort.
  • Awesome by Analysis: Most of his greatest feats are from watching/experiencing something, such as how he became capable of using Cure and Rise by observing them.
  • BFS: He gains a massive club as Odo.
  • Emergency Transformation: Self-inflicted, into a Tavoo
  • Harmful Healing: His Biological Ruin, in a nutshell. On a Taboo, it's instant Body Horror.
  • Intimate Healing: Through hugging.
  • It's All About Me: He's got a big ego, and most of his acts are cases of It Amused Me.
  • Left for Dead: Oboro receives a mortal wound to the chest and then is teleported to a dumping ground for dead Tavoo.
  • The Medic: After he awakens his "Cure" ability.
    • Combat Medic: Unlike the other healers, he fights willingly.
  • The Mole: Oboro joins the W.I.S.E. Organization as Odo in order to help foil their plans.
  • Teen Idol: This is his occupation before he joins the adventures in Psyren. (Sort of. He's actually 21.)
  • Took a Level in Badass: After incorporating multiple Tavoo cores.
  • The Worf Effect: After showing off his amazing new powers and scoring a series of flawless victories against Delboro and Caprico, he's promptly took out of commision by Grana.
  • You Will Be Assimilated: How his Harmonious work agaisnt other Tavoo.

Kabuto Kirisaki

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"And besides, ain't running away the perfect solution to staying out of trouble? Escaping all the bad stuff is a great way to live! Plus, it would get rid of all the fighting, y'know? That's how I make peace."

Kabuto's intentions for entering Psyren were not as noble as the rest of the Drifters—he's simply in it for the monetary reward for whoever can divulge its secrets. Both his parents are dead, so he lives with his uncle, a journalist who lost a leg while reporting during a war. He arrives at the same time as Oboro, and like him has his Psychic Nosebleed in Psyren, and recovers rather quickly. However, his powers don't manifest until the next journey. Opportunistic, cowardly, and more savvy than the rest of the group, Kabuto plays the role of The Smart Guy.


Tropes associated with Kabuto:

  • Came Back Strong: Doesn't awaken his full PSI powers until he preforms a Heroic Sacrifice which he barely survives.
  • Casanova Wannabe: Even before he joined the group, he was being chased for hitting on taken women.
  • Cat Smile: Is a frequent user of this for humorous purposes, usually whenever he's Super-Deformed.
  • Chivalrous Pervert: Not so chivalrous, but he isn't horrible. He also prefers flat-chested girls, like Amamiya and future Frederica. Takes a few levels in chivalry later on.
  • Combat Clairvoyance: One of the uses of his power "Menace." He can clearly see danger a few seconds before it happens.
  • Distracted by the Sexy: During his first journey in Psyren he spends more time ogling at Amamiya than listening to explanations.
  • Glowing Eyes of Doom: He gets the Power Glows variety when he uses his abilities. The doom part comes in during his fight with Ash.
  • Lovable Coward: He eventually grows a backbone.
  • Mental World: Kabuto's "Menace" is provided by a creature named Yoyo that is formed within his subconscious.
  • Non-Action Guy: Before taking several levels in badass.
  • Personality Powers: He is a pragmatic, peace-loving "coward" with the ability to predict, evade and redirect attacks. Yoyo even describes Kabuto's cowardice or "weakness" as the source of his power.
  • Reality Warper: Yoyo's ability of reshaping and manipulating anything Kabuto considers a deadly threat probably counts as this. One of the greatest powers he has is an ability to take all the damage a person inflicted and to return it to its owner. It causes one guy to explode in a shower of gore.
  • Reluctant Warrior: He doesn't want to fight, but gets dragged along anyway. Even after he gets the power to actually fight pretty effectively, he still can´t enjoy it.
  • Spider-Sense: His psychic power "Menace" alerts him of any danger directed towards him.
  • Super-Senses: His eyesight is extremely sharp, even without using Rise.
  • Took a Level in Badass: After encountering Yoyo and finally getting Rise training from Ian.
  • Vitriolic Best Buds: Seems to only care about Amamiya, but has risked his life for Ageha on more than one occasion, and is actually quite loyal to him.

Nemesis Q (AKA Grigori 07)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Qprojection.jpg Nemesis Q's true form 

"...A body... in which to entrust my power, Nemesis... and will... Thus, my time-travelling representative... Program... Nemesis Q."

The mysterious leader of the Drifter movement, Nemesis Q uses pay phones to recruit people to enter Psyren and travel the land in order to find out its secrets and stop it from ever happening. Possesses an incredibly powerful burst ability of Time Travel, though he is too weak to send himself. The Nemesis Q everybody sees is a Psychic Program ordered to send people through time and kill those who try and mention Psyren to non-Drifters. Seems to take a special interest in Ageha. In the future is located in Kyushu, specifically Okimukurojima in Kagoshima. The only reason she gives this information is because he is close to being discovered. Is actually female, and is rescued from the base where she was contained and is resuscitated at Root.


Tropes associated with Nemesis Q:

  • Ambiguous Gender: The woman who did the Psyren survey is in fact Nemesis Q.
  • Big Good: Kind of, if you come down to it. Even if their methods are twisted.
  • Brick Joke: During the interview with Ageha, the operator at one point gets irritated and tells that he's probably still a virgin. When she's brought in the Root and Ageha is watching her resting, she asks him to "stop watching her like that " and called him a virgin again.
  • Deadpan Snarker: Some of her interactions with Ageha.
  • Dissonant Serenity: Invoked when Q tells Ageha and Amamiya that he "Doesn't give a damn about saving the world" with the warmest smile ever, only to admit that probably Q "shouldn't have said such thing smiling".
  • Kind Hearted Cat Lover: Would you believe she used the miniature version of Nemesis Q (dubbed "Dame Q" by Yoshina's group) to feed the cats living on her island?
    • Considering she lived most of her life in isolation, she doesn't really care about the world until the Drifters actually meet her face-to-face. For her, morality doesn't enter the picture, she just wants to find out the 'truth' about her brother.
  • Naked First Impression: In her People Jar.
  • Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Nemesis isn't exactly a friendly name.
  • No Social Skills: Look, she was taken by a nebouls government department and experimented upon her psychic powers when she was a little girl, and spent the rest of her life as a People Jars in a forgotten laboratory in Kyushu, what did you expect?
  • People Jars: She's sealed in one.
  • Projected Man/Samus Is a Girl: The male persona of Nemesis Q is actually a PSI program created to search out potential Drifters and bring them to Psyren; the person emitting the program is a woman known as #07.
  • Tin Man: Like most of the Grigori, she apparently doesn't have feelings or has a lot of troubles with emotions (see above in Dissonant Serenity) even though she later admits that she went genuinely mad at Ageha during the interview and she grows kinder later on, showing that she still has emotions.
  • Took a Level in Kindness After meeting the Drifters in person she becomes much more agreeable and pleasant to be around, even though her motivation are still the same.
  • You Are Number 6: Actually, Number 7.

    Elmore Wood Residents 
Elmore Wood Residents

Elmore Wood is the estate of the famous and wealthy fortune-teller Elmore Tenjuin. Along with her late husband Kopher, Elmore adopted several children with natural psychic powers who were shunned by society and taught them how to practice control. Elmore and her kids play a major role in every timeline, either forming the first line of defense against the W.I.S.E. or being La Résistance.


Elmore Tenjuin

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"It's been a while, Nemesis Q! I'm Tenjuin Elmore, wife of Tenjuin Kopher, whom you turned to ash!"

An old lady who could see into the future whose husband was a mind-reader and a Psyren Drifter. After seeing him dissolve into dust for telling her about Psyren, she offered a reward of 500 million yen to whoever could figure out Psyren. She saves Oboro's life after he tries talking about Psyren on live television, and takes Ageha in while he trains to harness his unstable power. She runs an orphanage for Psychic children in order to help them control their Psychic Powers.

In the first and second timelines, Elmore dies in a plane crash. Without her guidance, her kids go out to battle the W.I.S.E. on their own, and are slaughtered.

In the third and fourth timelines, Ageha's antics manage to get her worked up enough that she has a heart attack on the plane, causing them to turn back so she can get treatment. Upon inspection the plane's engine troubles are found, and the crash never happens. She uses her connections to establish Root, an Elaborate Underground Base where the remains of humanity eke out a living. However, she's now so old that even Van's powerful Cure doesn't work on her anymore. Dies during the Root invasion, but not before giving a warning about Mithra. However, the warning was too late, at least for this timeline.


Tropes associated with Elmore:

Frederica

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"I am the Crimson Empress, Frederica! Your brain will be scorched to nothing!"

One of the orphans adopted by Elmore, Fredrica accidentally burned her house down when younger due to Power Incontinence, and was abandoned by her family. She teaches Ageha the secret of "Burst Stream," a method of controlling emotion-based powers like theirs and Shao's.

In the first and second timelines, Fredrica and the other Elmore Kids fight the W.I.S.E. on the Day of Revolution after Elmore dies, and all are mercilessly slaughtered.

In the third and fourth timelines, she hides underground with the rest of Elmore Wood to establish Root, honing her power to its fullest. She helps save Ageha and co. when they are double-teamed by Shiner and Dholaki, and assists Ageha and Sakurako in their mission to save Nemesis Q's creator.

In the final trip to Psyren, Fredrica fights W.I.S.E. in the final battle.


Tropes associated with Fredrica:

  • A-Cup Angst: See Berserk Button.
  • Berserk Button: Do not threaten Marie if you don't like 3rd-degree burns. You shouldn't comment on her flat chest either.
  • Future Badass: Like most of the Elmore kids.
  • Glass Cannon: Her pyrokinesis is extremely destructive and long-ranged, but she seems to be pretty weak in Rise. Her Pyro Queen protects her, but it can be pierced by strong attacks and Frederica suffers pain when it gets damaged.
  • Long-Range Fighter: She can inflict serious damage on close and medium as well, but her low speed and collateral damage make her more suited for long ranges.
  • The Hero: Of the Elmore team
  • Hot-Blooded: Going with Personality Powers
  • Parental Abandonment: Her family abandons her after her powers accidentally burn their house down.
  • Playing with Fire: Her psychic power is pyrokinesis. In the future they manifest as a gigantic Guardian Entity made of fire.
  • Tsundere: Towards Ageha and later Kabuto.

Shao

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kidshao.jpg As an adult 

"Do you know your inner self? I can see it, because I see people's true forms."

A Chinese Psychic orphan of the Elmore Wood residence, he is the polar opposite of Fredrica. Possessing the ability to read people's minds, their emotions, and the true nature of their souls, Shao has long been trying to come to terms with his power.

In the first and second timelines, Shao and the other Elmore Kids fight the W.I.S.E. on the Day of Revolution after Elmore dies, and all are mercilessly slaughtered.

In the third and fourth timelines, he hides underground with the rest of Elmore Wood to establish Root, honing his power to its fullest. He helps save Ageha and co. when they are double-teamed by Shiner and Dholaki, and waits alongside Kyle on the surface for Ageha to return in the fourth timeline. When Junas and Scourge break through Root, Shao takes on Eiji Kise, now called Vigo, and after nearly dying several times breaks Vigo's neck.

In the final trip to Psyren, Shao fights W.I.S.E. in the final battle.


Tropes associated with Shao:

Kyle

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"There's no need for introductions, since I won't remember anyways. Waste of brain cells."

Another resident of Elmore Wood, Kyle has a very short attention span, and is the self-styled guard of the mansion. Considers Ageha to be the big brother he never had.

In the first and second timelines, Kyle and the other Elmore Kids fight the W.I.S.E. on the Day of Revolution after Elmore dies, and all are mercilessly slaughtered.

In the third and fourth timelines, He hides underground with the rest of Elmore Wood to establish Root, honing his power to its fullest. He helps save Ageha and co. when they are double-teamed by Shiner and Dholaki, killing the latter in one hit. He also assists Ageha and Sakurako in their mission to save Nemesis Q's creator. In the fourth timeline, he waits with Shao on the surface for Ageha and co. to return.

In the final trip to Psyren, Kyle fight W.I.S.E. in the final battle.


Tropes associated with Kyle:

Marie

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kidmarie.jpg As an adult 

"As I progress through my telekinesis training, I'm kind of programming it into my head... But I don't really think it's very special... After all, it's easy for me..."

Another resident of Elmore Wood, Marie a sweet, but clumsy girl whose powers are limited compared to the rest of the kids. Is often pushed around by Fredrica, and has a crush on Ageha.

In the first and second timelines, Marie and the other Elmore Kids fight the W.I.S.E. on the Day of Revolution after Elmore dies, and all are mercilessly slaughtered.

In the third and fourth timelines, she hides underground with the rest of Elmore Wood to establish Root, honing her power to its fullest. She helps save Ageha and co. when they are double-teamed by Shiner and Dholaki, and assists Ageha and Sakurako in their mission to save Nemesis Q's creator.

In the final trip to Psyren, Marie is captured by W.I.S.E. but is later freed by Oboro and fights W.I.S.E. in the final battle.


Tropes associated with Marie:

  • Beware the Nice Ones: Marie makes Usui beg for mercy
  • Boring, but Practical: Marie's telekinesis and programs are the most mundane and common application of PSI, but unlike Fredrica and Shao she doesn't have to worry about Power Incontinence and turning her brains into paste with one break in concentration.
  • Damsel in Distress: At the end of the Invasion arc, she's brought to Astral Nava by Vigo.
  • Even the Girls Want Her: "You have a nice body."
  • Future Badass: Like most of the Elmore kids
  • Marshmallow Hell: Gives one to Ageha while driving a 1000 ton rock
  • Mind over Matter: Her main power is telekinesis.
  • Precocious Crush: On Ageha.
  • She Is All Grown Up: Future Marie is definitely no longer a Pettanko. In an Omake, it's revealed that her costume originally had a chestpiece, but her boobs grew bigger than she expected.
  • Simple, yet Awesome: Her ability to essentially do an entire kitchen's worth of chores at once with her powers, while sitting and reading a book, impresses Ageha more than anything he'd seen up to that point, and he's so convinced of its power that he begs to stay with Elmore in order to learn this power. Marie's programming ends up being the reason Melchsee's Door becomes controllable and adaptable.
  • Shrinking Violet: Fredrica's teasing and constant use of the water pistol being the cause, not to mention being abandoned by her family.
    • Although she was definitely this towards Ageha in the third timeline, she seems to have grown out of it in the fourth upon the realization when she was younger that Amamiya is a rival for Ageha's affection.

Van

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kidvan.jpg As an adult 

"No need to worry! Just leave it to Van!"

A quiet French boy residing in Elmore Wood, Van is often kept close to Elmore to help with her failing heart. He saves Oboro's life when he's nearly killed by Nemesis Q, and inadvertently teaches him how to use Cure.

In the first and second timelines, Van and the other Elmore Kids fight the W.I.S.E. on the Day of Revolution after Elmore dies, and all are mercilessly slaughtered.

In the third timeline, he hides underground with the rest of Elmore Wood to establish Root, honing his power to its fullest. Seeing Ian die after healing so many people, and seeing all the others who still needed help, Van finally comes out of his shell and takes on Ian's mantle. He helps save Ageha and co. when they are double-teamed by Shiner and Dholaki.

The main difference between Van in the third and fourth timelines is that instead of opening up by seeing Ian die, he is personally taught how to improve his Cure power by Ian, who teaches him not to be afraid of people, and that opening up to them will help him use his powers better.

In the final trip to Psyren, Van fights W.I.S.E. in the final battle.


Tropes associated with Van:

  • Future Badass: Like most of the Elmore kids.
  • Gratuitous French: Van's French outbursts are actually spot-on grammatically.
  • Hot-Blooded: In the future when he gets over his shyness.
  • The Medic: Probably the strongest one in the series. According to Fredrica, he can completely regrow any organ or limb with the exception of the heart and brain from several meters away. He also manages to bring Kabuto back to life, though he has only been dead for a few seconds and is still somewhat alive when the cure begins.
  • Non-Action Guy: His talents rely entirely in healing, not fighting, and he likes it just fine that way..
  • Shoot the Medic First: Shiner attempts to do this.

    Other Tenju Root members 
Other Tenju Root Members

Tenjuin Elmore, taking the initiative before Amagi Miroku destroyed humanity, created an Elaborate Underground Base underneath a hospital she owned, and housed survivors there once things got dire. These are present characters who live here as of the fifth timeline. Included are the Elmore kids and Tenjuin Elmore as well.

Lan Shinonome

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"We needed money at any cost... even if that meant to turn to crime..."

One of Inui's accomplices in seizing money from Yakuza, Lan possesses the power of Trick Room, which lets him "download" the contents of one cube to another, ranging from money, to electricity, to people. It turns out he was assisting Inui so he could pay for his sister's hospital bills. Is very rational, reasonable, and stoic, his brilliant idea of stealing from Yakuza aside. Due to practically raising his sister, he is very protective of children in general. Is very well-aware of his limits as a non-combat role, and generally won't put up a fight when confronted. Is part of La Résistance in the current future of Psyren, using his Trick Room to teleport people in the base and make it impossible for Tavoo to enter. In the present is blackmailed into working alongside Kagetora, though he seems to be taking it better than his friend Haruhiko.

In the final trip to Psyren, Lan fights W.I.S.E. in the final battle.


Tropes associated with Lan:

Haruhiko Yumeji

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"It'll rock ya' down to your nuclei!"

Lan's best friend, and partner-in-crime alongside Inui. Shao describes his inner self as "A lost black cat crying for a place to go." Possesses electrical-based PSI. After Lan's sister is saved by Ian, he and Lan both ally with Kagetora and Matsuri to find Amagi Miroku. They are saved during the Day of Revolution from Shiner and Grana when Kagetora and Matsuri pull a You Shall Not Pass!. In the future works as the human generator to keep Root running. In the present is blackmailed into working alongside Kagetora. He doesn't take it well.

In the final trip to Psyren, Haruhiko fights W.I.S.E. in the final battle.


Tropes associated with Haruhiko:

Yoshina Asuka

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"People become strong because they have something to protect. The possibilities are endless."

Ageha's father, who was absent for a very long time until Ageha disappeared for 10 days straight in Psyren. Despite being 47 years old, he appears to barely be older than his kids. He is an astronomer who appears to have knowledge of the Orouborous asteroid that the W.I.S.E. plan to use. Before his wife died, he was a major workaholic, but then became a family man. When Ageha entered high school, he promised Ageha he would treat him like an adult and let him do his own thing if Ageha promised not to make his sister cry. When Ageha refuses to divulge any information of Psyren, he disowns him. He eventually becomes a member of Root, and through his actions there are several more survivors. He also appears to be a Psychicer with the power to manipulate gravity, time, and a hidden power beyond Burst, Rise, or Trance that he calls Nova.

In the final trip to Psyren, Asuka fights W.I.S.E. in the final battle.


Tropes associated with Asuka:

  • The Ace: Asuka seems to be naturally gifted at anything he does. Despite being a workaholic scientist with a frail body, he Took a Level in Badass after his wife died, becoming a strong, skilled fighter purely to rein in his Hot-Blooded son. Later, his PSI powers awaken in the changed atmosphere of Psyren, and he discovers a Dangerous Forbidden Technique that let him smack Junas around like a whiffle ball.
  • Badass Bookworm: Despite having been horrible at sports and generally anything physical, he taught himself karate and can send his son flying in the blink of an eye.
  • Dangerous Forbidden Technique: Nova is an extremely powerful technique that harnesses all three forms of PSI at the same time to convert the user's body into pure psychic power. As one might expect, this is very taxing on the brain to maintain, and Asuka can't handle the form for very long.
  • Gravity Master: Asuka's power. To the point that he can slow down time in a limited area.
  • I Know Karate: He taught himself karate using information online.
  • Older Than They Look: He's 47, believe it or not. Lampshaded by Amamiya.
    • He's 57 ten years in the future, and he looks almost exactly the same.
  • Papa Wolf: Strong and confident enough to take on even Junas, who had just completely owned Shao and Ageha.
  • Super Mode: Nova, which in his case lets him manipulate gravity and time in a large scale.
  • Supernaturally Young Parent: Amamiya and Ageha speculate that Asuka is a naturally-born PSI user who simply had no conscious awareness of his powers. Given that his power is potent enough to drastically slow the flow of time, it offers a plausible explanation for his youth.
  • Tranquil Fury: You just ran through his son with a katana? Boy, you're in for a world of hurt.

Yoshina Fubuki

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Ageha's sister, she takes care of him since their dad is never home. She is incredibly strict, usually torturing her brother when he comes home late and forcing all the Elmore kids to do their chores once she moves in with them. However, she does really care for her brother. In the new future timeline, Fubuki is alive and married to Ian and they have a child together.

In the final trip to Psyren, Fubuki fights W.I.S.E. in the final battle.


Tropes associated with Fubuki:

Ian

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I don't mind using this power if it's for your sake, but please understand I'd much rather the world not know about it so I can live in peace.

A friend of Matsuri's with the power of Cure. He saved Kagetora's life a while back, but doesn't like making his powers well-known. Has a very nasty personality, and dislikes Sakurako because he feels she is taking away Matsuri's time to be with him. Is also annoyed at how Matsuri can't tell him about Psyren, but is willing to wait until the time he can. Has proposed to Matsuri 12 times.

In the first through third timelines, after Kagetora and Matsuri create a suicide diversion to let him and other survivors escape, Ian falls into a deep depression, and loses the will to live. He keeps using Cure on people nonstop until his brain burns out, and he simply falls asleep and never wakes up.

In the events leading up to the fourth timeline, Ian teaches Kabuto Rise, and helps mentor Van in using Cure better.

In the fourth timeline, Ian is alive, and married to Ageha's sister Fubuki. They have a son named Marco.

In the final trip to Psyren, Ian fights W.I.S.E. in the final battle.


Tropes associated with Ian:

  • But Not Too Foreign: Noted in his introduction by Asaga that he's half-foreigner.
  • Freudian Trio: The superego of the Matsuri/Kagetora/Ian trio.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Especially when around Van and in the most recent futures as Ageha's brother-in-law.
  • Sociopathic Hero: He does healing jobs for Matsuri because he's in love with her, and did one for Kagetora at the cost of seeing him get on his knees and beg. Otherwise he's not a pleasant person to be around.
  • The Medic: For Root.

    The W.I.S.E. — Starship Commanders 
The W.I.S.E

"We are W.I.S.E.. We will create a new order"

The W.I.S.E. are the main villains of the series. In every timeline they wipe out most of humanity, and turn the rest into Tavoo. They are led by the enigmatic Amagi Miroku, who defers most direct leadership to Grana. However, Miroku himself seems to be working for, or at least alongside Mithra, an enigmatic woman with strange eyes and surrounded by flames. The Starship Commanders, the primary members, rank themselves by number according to their strength. At the final trip to Psyren, all of the W.I.S.E. die due to being eaten by Quat Nevas.

Amagi Miroku (AKA Grigori 06)

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"Amagi Miroku... Shall become the center of the universe!"

The mysterious leader of the W.I.S.E.. Believes that the world is filthy, and to change must be destroyed first. He poses as Inui's brother and brainwashes him in order to obtain funds to carry out his plans. Nearly kills Kyle when they try and rescue Kagetora, and is otherwise only seen in the Day of Revolution tapes. Is most likely one of the Elders Grana spoke of. Is Nemesis Q's twin brother, who was taken to the test facility with her. Is killed by Ageha, but uses the last of his life to activate the giant pit of souls for whatever Mithra has been planning. However, he survives several chapters afterwards, and upon realizing Mithra betrayed him, defies her with help from Grana. Every chapter it seems like he's making a final stand, so we can't be sure how dead he is.


Tropes associated with Amagi:

  • Big Bad: As the leader of te W.I.S.E. and responsible for the current status of the world in the Future he's this...Well, not really...
  • Combat Pragmatist: He wastes no time in attacking with his branching Sephiroth tree and even making preparations in case the fight goes wrong.
  • Dark Messiah: He means to save the world, by bringing total destruction and death. Subverted by his real masterplan, which would repopulate the entire planet from scratch.
  • Dead Person Impersonation: Pretended to be Kiyotada Saburou.
  • Dissonant Serenity: Doesn't bat an eyelid when Eiji Kise is about to chop his head off.
  • Do Not Adjust Your Set: After defeating Grana, he took a camera from a nearby reporter and made an announcement on Live TV, which made him notorious and drew his future Starship Commanders to him.
  • Dragon with an Agenda: To Mithra kind of. They seemed to be equal allies up to a certain point, with him as the leader and her as some sort of guide/mentor, but Miroku ultimately ended up as her pawn after his own plan failed.
  • Energy Beings: By the time he's fought in the future, his body is almost entirely one with Psi in order to give start to his plan.
  • Evil Redhead: creating a Sibling Yin-Yang with his blue-haired Sister.
  • Evil Twin: Of Nemesis Q. Not that she's Mother Teresa herself.
  • Expy: He has a passing resemblance to Sieg Hart of Rave Master. How intentional this is is unknown.
  • Eyepatch of Power: Subverted during his first appearance, the eyepatch he wore was part of the disguise.
  • Healing Factor: He can use the lifeforce absorbed by his Sephirot to heal himself.
  • Heel–Face Turn: He realizes he was manipulated after Ageha floods him with memories from Psyren and a final message from future-07
  • I Am Not Left-Handed: When it was revealed he wasn't an ordinary human but a powerful psi-user and subsquently the Big Bad. Elicted an Oh, Crap! response.
  • Light Is Not Good: Most of his powers are light-based. He's not such a nice guy though. Also see immediately below
  • Meaningful Name: Miroku is the Japanese term for Maitreya, the Future Buddha who will bring global enlightenment. The Kanji in Amagi together mean "Heaven's Wrath".
  • Omnicidal Maniac: Step one of his plan? Kill pretty much everyone who's not on his side and a Psier. Luckily, Ageha in the present timeline talks him out of it.
  • Orcus on His Throne: Pretty much out of focus in the future, since he was busy preparing his secret plan to revive the entire planet.
  • Redemption Equals Death: His future self, with a little help from Grana, sacrifices himself to blow Quat Nevas to pieces, saving everyone on earth.
  • Slasher Smile: Flashes Ageha with one early on after dropping his disquise as Kiyotada Saburo. Contrast his later appearences, where he's much more calm and composed.
  • Theme Naming: His powers and attacks are named after the kabalistic Sephiroth.
  • Übermensch: After being experimented on by the government, he not only realizes how special he is, but also thinks all of humanity is corrupt and monsterous and only Psi beings should survive.
  • Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Was the most cheerful and amiable of the three Grigori in the past... Then Mithra interfered...
  • Yandere: During the final confrontation he shows traces of this towards his own sister, 07.
    "If I kill you, perhaps then sister will return to my side?"
  • You Are Number 6: He actually was Number Six in the test facility
  • You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Supposedly planned doing this with Mithra and Ouroboros to "save" the earth and recreate it as his ideal new world.

Grana (AKA Grigori 01)

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"Bring it on! I, Grana, also known as 'The Asura of the Heavens', accept this challenge by the power invested in me by the Council of Elders!"

Starship Commander No. 1 of the W.I.S.E., Grana is the perpetually bored leader, answering only to the elders. Possesses godlike levels of telekinesis, being able to build massive towers that would take months to construct in under a minute while holding a casual conversation. Has a personal interest in Ageha after his encounter with Dholaki. In the present is 27 years old, making him 37 in Psyren. Is a byproduct of genetic engineering by Grigori, and not fully human. Destroyed Grigori 16 years before the series started. Due to not being thorough enough, they continued, and made their methods even more brutal. Grana has been lying low for this whole time, planning to just leave Japan altogether. Is stopped by Miroku, who offers him a position in the W.I.S.E.. In the unaltered future it is implied Miroku strong-armed Grana into joining with Junas helping him out. In the current timeline though, Miroku fought him alone and still won, though he had to make his Declaration several months early. Grana, along with Miroku and Caprico, are the only three members of WISE without Illuminas Forges. They had a contingency plan if Mithra betrayed them, and Grana has assisted Miroku with the last of the latter's life force into activating a counter-plan.


Tropes associated with Grana:

  • Artificial Human: Outright stated by Miroku to be this.
  • Badass Longcoat: His standard attire as the No 1 Starship Commander.
  • Bait-and-Switch Boss: In the first part of the manga he was implied to be the leader of the Starship Commanders and the Big Bad responsible for the Bad Future. Cue to Miroku, and he's revealed to be his Dragon-in-Chief.
  • Become a Real Boy: As a former Grigori, he just wanted to leave his past behind and mesh with the other people without a care in the world.
  • Blood Knight: Normally a rather peaceful guy, he does enjoy a nice combat if he can.
  • Boisterous Bruiser: Mainly lives for a good fight, but is not nearly as cold and serious as Junas or Uranus
  • Boring, but Practical: His PSI powers seems to be nothing but simple, plain telekinesis. He's still the strongest member of the W.I.S.E. sans Miroku for a good reason.
  • Brilliant, but Lazy: He can use his Psi powers to build an entire base in 2 minutes, but outside fighting he's incredibly lazy and demotivated. He's even introduced sleeping.
  • Characterization Marches On: He sports a more jovial and funny persona in the first part of the manga. After revealing the events surrounding Miroku Amagi and the Grigori, the author changed his personality because he thought that the first one didn't fit well.
  • Curb-Stomp Battle: Inflicts a devastating one on Oboro, Kyle and Frederica after the death of Nr 3.
  • Death from Above: His most powerful attack, Nichirin Tentsui, bombards an enemy with hyper-focused beam of sunlight.
  • Defeat Means Friendship: Joins WISE after Miroku defeats him in battle.
  • The Dragon: He's this to Miroku Amagi.
  • Eyepatch of Power: Wears one in the future to cover his missing eye.
  • Eye Scream: Miroku took out his right eye to end the battle between them.
  • Hero Killer: Responsible for the deaths of Yagumo and Kagetora in the first timeline.
  • Pet the Dog: He warns and tries to protect the truck driver who gave him a lift, and even thanks him for the food after his death.
  • Physical God: Next to Miroku, the strongest PSI user of the WISE.
  • The Power of the Sun: He can extend his telekinesis to sunlight, either by preventing sunlight to reach a certain area or by firing a focused beam of searing sunlight at his target.
  • Red Baron: Known as the "Heavenly Asura", which apparently is also the name of his powers.
  • Redemption Equals Death: After killing Mithra, he helps Miroku in his final sacrifice to save the world.
  • Tin Man: Miroku claims that he's this, due to being a lab-created guinea pig. He... begs to differ:
    "So you're saying that having proper feelings is bad? I'm gonna... I'M GONNA GET MY LIFE BACK!! AND I'LL KICK THE ASS OF ANYBODY WHO TRIES TO INTERFERE!!!!"
  • The Worf Effect - Grana is easily one of the most powerful people in the series, but has been beaten by Miroku and temporarily frozen by Grigori 03, mainly to show how serious they are.
  • You Are Number 6: He's the first Grigori ever, and as such he's number 1.

Junas (AKA Grigori 05)

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I like warriors. The stronger they are, the more I want to mince them to pieces.

Starship Commander No. 2 of the W.I.S.E., Junas is never seen that far from Grana. Uses sword-related PSI, and was one of the two who accompanied Amagi Miroku at the Day of Revolution. Has an intense disliking of Dholaki, wishing he had died during his first encounter against the Drifters. Has been charged with searching out and destroying the Root organization, and in the present is assigned with destroying key links to Miroku's past. Was a Grigori research subject alongside Miroku and Q, and likely helped Miroku break out a year before the series start, hence his The Dragon tendencies. Survives up until the end of Miroku's Rebirth, but has his core forcibly deactivated by Quat Nevas. However, he's human enough that he can survive without it still.


Tropes associated with Junas:

  • Ax-Crazy: While undercover, he smirks and goes for his pocket knife when one of the other workers tries to pick a fight with hm, only to look sorely disappointed when his colleague stops him.
  • Blood Knight: See his quote above to know why he qualifies for this trope.
  • The Dragon: To Grana and, by extention, to Miroku.
  • Energy Weapon: His main power, Kamikiri, can manifest as swords made of teal energy.
  • Hot Blade: His Ashurakai attack is a searing, invisible blade of PSI that burns everything it hits.
  • Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: with Riko/Caprico.
  • Katanas Are Just Better: His most preferred form is a energy katana of varying size. Sometimes he can summon a whole formation of levitating swords that explode in a rain of shrapnels at the minimum touch.
  • Kick the Dog: His brutal murder of the Elmore kids in the revised 12/2 tape, killing orphanage volunteers for no particular reason except they were there, and annihilating Neo Amakusa.
  • Morality Pet: The only person around which he showed a softer side so far is Riko.
  • The Rival: In the second timeline, he ends up being one to Kagetora.
  • The Stoic: He kept this personality since he was a test subject.
  • Storm of Blades: His PSI power, Kamikiri, mostly involves energy swords which he can manipulate in surprising ways.
  • Sword Beam: His Bishamon Tsubute (lit. Throwing Stone) attack shoots one from his knife.
  • You Are Number 6: Five, but who's counting?

Shiner

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"...Is that an order? Is a 5th-ranked commander like you giving ME an order?"

Starship Commander No. 3 of the W.I.S.E. and the main researcher on PSI. As a result, he gets the best toys in regards to powers, namely teleportation. First seen rescuing Dholaki after an encounter with the Drifters, eventually is charged by Grana to assist Dholaki in capturing Ageha and turning him into a Tavoo. Nearly killed Hiryuu and Oboro, and is stopped by Fredrica and Shao, barely escaping with his life. In the present, is an Ordinary High-School Student with a girlfriend. That's all that is known of him besides the fact he is probably a born psychicer.

In the most recent timeline, Shiner is demoted to Starship Commander No. 4. Grigori 03, AKA Uranus, replaces him.


Tropes associated with Shiner:

  • Affably Evil: He's surprisingly polite, civil and kind, even to his enemies.
  • But for Me, It Was Tuesday: He sums up his actions as such.
    Shiner: "That's nice and all, but hahaha... I don't know who Tatsuo is."
  • Combat Pragmatist: Averts Talking Is a Free Action and since he isn't much of a fighter, he relies on Teleport Spam or teleporting his opponents to inconvenient places (like the stratosphere!).
  • From Nobody to Nightmare: In the present he was an ordinary, nameless high-schooler, but then he saw Miroku's announcement and the rest is history.
  • If I Wanted You Dead...: He allows the party to escape their first meeting, instead taking Dholaki to get healed and letting him take the blame.
  • Minored in Ass-Kicking: He's a member of a PSI-researching team.
  • Only Sane Man: In the first timeline, among the Starship Commanders, along perhaps with Junas.
  • Ordinary High-School Student: In the present.
  • Taking You with Me: His ultimate attack warps the entire time-space in the surrounding area to another dimension, destroying everything and everyone inside. He tried to use it to kill Amamiya, Ageha and the others, but was quickly interrupted when Sakurako and Abyss sliced him in half.
  • Teleport Spam: How he fights.
  • Sore Loser: After barely escaping with his life against Frederica, he murders the Taboo who tried to assist him, claiming that the others mustn't know of his defeat. When Amamiya is about to beat him, he tries to wipe out everyone around him with his ultimate attack.
  • Villain Teleportation: The sole villain who can teleport, and a right pain in the ass.

Caprico (Birth name Riko Hachiboshi)

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"Onii-chan, are you a bad person?"

Starship Commander No. 4, Caprico seems out of place compared to the other W.I.S.E.. She is responsible for constructing and researching the Tavoo minions. Received the prominent scar on her forehead when she was four after falling off of a cliff, the impact awakening her powers. In the present resides at Harukaze orphanage. The directors of the orphanage were afraid of her power, taking her sketchbook away to stop her from using her abilities, or locking her up for using them. Is a crucial piece to Miroku's plans, due to her PSI power "Creator".

In the most recent timeline, Caprico is demoted to Starship Commander No. 6, being replaced by Shiner and having the Number 5 slot being filled by Vigo.


Tropes associated with Caprico:

  • Art Initiates Life: How her Creation power worked when she was a child.
  • Came Back Strong: Says that after she fell off a cliff as a child and hit her head she got her PSI powers. Unknown how close to death she was, but trauma definitely awakened her powers.
  • Cloud Cuckoolander: Justified, both because of her age and of her possible brain trauma.
  • Good Scars, Evil Scars: The scar on her forehead is her most prominent feature. However, she doesn't seem to be as evil as the rest of the group. It is later revealed that she got the scar when she fell off a cliff, which awakened her powers.
  • Go Through Me: Pulls this on Kagetora to protect Junas.
  • Love Martyr: For Junas, whom she declared the most important person for her.
  • Mad Artist: Not overly malicious, but she likes to draw disturbing things and can bring them to life.
  • Mad Scientist: In her first appearence, she dives out of a dissected Tavoo with his core and starts wondering about how could it grow that large and why. This contrast a lot her later characterization.
  • Mook Maker: She's the one behind the mass-production of Tavoos for the W.I.S.E.
  • Precocious Crush: On Junas, back when he took her away from the orphanage.
  • Scars are Forever: The massive, cross-shaped scar on her forehead.
  • Verbal Tic: "Shushushu!"

Dholaki

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"There's countless ways to kill ya', but there's no meaning using cheap tricks to win! I always destroy my enemies by force!"

Starship Commander No. 5 of the W.I.S.E., Dholaki was the one interacted with the Drifters the most early in the series before his death. Responsible for patrolling the borders of Psyren for survivors, Dholaki prefers brute force in combat. Was one of the two accompanying Amagi Miroku on the Day of Revolution. Facing demotion after being defeated by Ageha's Melcheese's Lance attack. In the present behaves just like he does in the future, getting into fights and beating the crap out of people.


Tropes associated with Dholaki:

  • An Arm and a Leg: Loses an arm against Ageha during their first meeting.
  • Bad Boss: Blows up one of his subordinates after finding out that they planted a core in Tatsuo before telling him.
  • The Brute: He even makes a great speech about why he's this way.
  • Chekhov's Gunman: He makes appearances in Amamiya's probe into Tatsuo's past, in Matsuri's flashback of the siren towers, and in the 12/2 video before making his first actual appearance.
  • Deadly Upgrade: Dholaki implanted a second Illuminas Core in himself, guaranteeing rejection and a .01% chance he'd survive a year.
  • It's Personal: Why he accompanied Shiner to capture Ageha.
  • Mad Bomber: When really angry, he goes this route with his power.
  • Mundane Utility: In the present, he's seen using his PSI powers to light his cigarette.
  • The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: To Ageha, after his first defeat.
  • Smart Ball: After seemingly buying Ageha and Hiryuu's explanation for their presence, he's quick to blow a hole in their story by pointing out how surprised they are to hear that the year is 2018 and how they clothes are too clean to be a survivor's clothes.
  • Stuff Blowing Up: His Explosia power causes explosions. Shifting it into Starship Mode gives it a wider range.
  • As You Know: Invoked In-Universe, he casually mentions the current year they're to the Psyren Drifters, confirming that they were lying and weren't survivors as they claimed.

Grigori 03 (Codename Uranus)

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Unlike Grana and the others, 03 had not given himself an actual name. He was an assassin sent by Grigori to kill Grana, who spared him after the battle. Now he's on the run as well. Has been following Grana ever since that battle, and picked up his own stalker named Eiji Kise. Has chosen to follow Miroku so that he can become as powerful. Going with Personality Powers, Uranus is very cold and abrasive towards his colleagues. Has a dislike of both Junas and Grana.

Once he enters the timeline, 03, now known as Uranus, replaces Shiner as Starship Commander No. 3. He is killed by Kyle and Fredrica when the two begin their invasion of the W.I.S.E. HQ


Tropes associated with Grigori 03:

  • An Ice Person: His Psi powers, Deep Freeze, allows him to manipulate ice, freeze people and generate ice weaponry.
  • Berserk Button: Evidently doesn't like being told he's from Ponkotsu. Also, Grana in general, especially when Grana refers to him as "buddy"
  • Blood Knight: He even tells Grana to stay out of it when fighting Kyle and Frederica, even when he's at a disadvantage.
  • Expy: His looks, size and powerset bear an incredibly resemblance to Toshiro Hitsugaya. At least the cover shows that he has orange hair, not white.
  • Gathering Steam: As Kyle found out the hard way, the longer he fights, the more dangerous he becomes, since he's not affected by the cold he exudes and can generate more and more.
  • Guns Akimbo: Ice guns even, capable of freezing whatever he shoots at.
  • No-Nonsense Nemesis: The guy wastes no time into moving in for the kill when it comes at fighting.
  • Noodle Incident: Grana mentioned that he fough him several times, eventually persuading him to quit being an assassin.
  • The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: To Grana, his former assassination target.
  • The Stoic: He's kinda like Junas in this regard, only... even colder if possible.
  • Scarf of Asskicking: His main accessory, which hides his mouth most of the time.
  • Spontaneous Weapon Creation: He can materialize ice guns and a double-ended lance in combat, as well as a pair of skates to run through the ice trails he makes.
  • You Are Number 6: Used to be nr 3 of the Grigori Project.

Eiji Kise (W.I.S.E. Codename Vigo)

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"The ultimate creation... comes from ingenious destruction."

The Ax-Crazy serial killer Psycher who's wanted for some very brutal murders. He started following Grigori 03 around, who in turn started following Grana. Considers himself a genius. Is obviously deranged, and has a stuttering problem. Something about Miroku made him not kill him, despite having a tanto to his neck and being completely open. Is following Miroku in order to see "the perfect destruction". Also, because he's better looking than Eiji. His power is called Floor Diver, which lets him crawl into the ground and make his limbs appear from any surface. Among the W.I.S.E., his new name is Vigo. Infiltrates Root, but has the bad luck to encounter first Marie, then Shao. Nearly kills the latter, but his powers are rendered null and he's given a Neck Snap for his troubles. However, later on it can be seen that he still lives. He captures Marie, wanting to turn her into a statue. She refuses to be with him, so he decides to kill her. Marie asks him a few questions about family and if he had something to protect, and Mithra decides to jack her body after her current is running dry. Vigo steps in to save her, and has his forge ripped out by Mithra, killing him.

In the W.I.S.E. hierarchy has replaced Dholaki as Starship Commander No. 5


Tropes associated with Eiji:

  • Animal Motifs: A deep sea Fish, according to both Shao and the cover of volume 13. Given his powers and abhorrent personality...
  • Ax-Crazy: Oh good Lord yes. Why do you think he asked to go scouting the base first? And why do you think Junas told him not to waste too much time killing people while down there?
  • Creepily Long Arms: They're long and gangly enough in his base form, but he can make them even longer with his powers.
  • Defiant to the End: Still attacks Mithra with all he's got as she's literally tearing him apart one pieces at the time.
  • Dual Wielding: He uses two long knives in tandem.
  • Family-Unfriendly Death: He can inflict this on his victims with his powers, forcefully removing their bones or organs from their body or dragging them inside concrete to turn them into statues. He's on the receiving end when Mithra dismantles his body and Core with her powers.
  • A God Am I: Has the same mindset as Miroku in this respect.
  • I Have You Now, My Pretty: Kidnaps Marie and takes her in his quarters. She awekens in a bed, surrounded by Anti-Magic pillars with the creep right in front of her. Subverted in that, while he tries to rape her, he doesn't go all the way through.
  • Heel–Face Turn: Somewhat lampshaded by Vigo himself.
  • Love Redeems: Thanks to Marie being the first person who shows some concern for him.
  • Mad Artist: This, oh so much. Including a collection of concrete statues which are actually people subjected to his Diver.
  • Nigh-Invulnerable: His PSI power allows him to phase through physical attacks and "merge" with the surrounding enviroment, which allows him to safely hide his vital organs in the ground out of enemy reach.
  • Not Quite Dead: Survives a Neck Snap and crushed heart by secretly sending his vital organs deep underground. He still complains that his neck hurts a lot.
  • Redemption Equals Death: Sacrifices himself to save Marie, apparently because she was "his" prey, but actually because she showed him concern despite her current predicament.
  • Speech Impediment: Stutters a lot
  • Serial Killer: This is what Eiji was in the present, including a shot of his lair where his victims were left covered in concrete.
  • Stalker with a Crush: Becomes infatuated with Marie the istant he sets his eyes on her and proceeds to hunt her down.

"Mithra"

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The most enigmatic figure in Psyren now that we know more about Nemesis Q and Amagi Miroku. At first even her gender was an unknown, let alone her name. She appears in chapter 108, when Miroku refers to her as a "friend". She has been acting as his adviser, knowing that Grana, Shiner, and Dholaki would eventually join up with Miroku, and keeping him a step ahead of the game. She is usually floating, and surrounded by flames symbolic of souls. Elmore alluded to her as a serious threat before her death in the future. Reveals to Marie in Chapter 131 that she isn't human. Miroku says she used to be human before becoming possessed by Ouroborous.


Tropes associated with Mithra:

    The W.I.S.E. — Scourge 
Scourge

The Scourge are a Quirky Miniboss Squad personally led by Junas. Most of the authority is deferred to Junas' lieutenant Delboro during field operations though. The five members are Delboro, Barry, Odo, Ash, and Nekka. The Scourge are a recent addition to the W.I.S.E., being Tavoo who survived having multiple cores and presumably wouldn't have been consumed by mutations like Dholaki would have.

Delboro

Delboro is the leader of Junas' elite group The Scourge.


Tropes associated with Delboro:

  • Badass Longcoat: Kinda like Grana, he wears one which he doesn't take off, not even in combat.
  • Battle Aura: A rather powerful one when clashing against Kyle.
  • Boring, but Practical: Like Grana or Kyle, his fighting style isn't flashy or unique, but does allow him to survive where his colleagues failed.
  • Covered in Scars: A veritable net of scars on his body, marked with the various Illuminas.
  • Curb-Stomp Battle: Killed effortlessly by Oboro Mochizuki offpage.
  • Evil Counterpart: In a way to Kyle, looking similar to him and with similar fighting style.
  • The Leader: Of the Scourge squad serving Junas.
  • No-Nonsense Nemesis: Taking a page from his boss, this guy is serious.

Ash

One of the five Scourge members. Despite being ordered to capture and not kill Root members, he has no qualms with firing coins through their brains. Goes toe-to-toe with, and is killed by Kabuto.


Tropes associated with Ash:

Nekka

The only female member of Scourge. Fights with a chain and gets very angry when somebody hurts her face. Is completely incinerated by Frederica.


Tropes associated with Nekka:

Odo

The silent member of Scourge. He obscures his face with a helmet, and his body is completely covered. He wields a large staff, and remains mostly silent. He appears to have some medical skill, since he patches Ageha up after the Invasion. He is one of the two surviving Scourge alongside Delboro. Has revealed himself to be none other than Mochizuki Oboro, who killed the original Odo to take his place.


Tropes associated with Odo:

Barry

A big, muscular member of Scourge. He specializes in brute force. Is paralyzed, defeated and presumably killed by Haruhiko.


Tropes associated with Barry:

  • The Brute: Out of all the members of Scourge, he seems the most physical-oriented one.
  • Mighty Glacier: Easily defends against Frederica's flame and breaks both arms of an experienced rise-user with one punch. That does not protect his brain from high-voltage, though.

    The W.I.S.E. — Other members 
Other W.I.S.E. members

Aside from the Starship commanders, there are several other members of W.I.S.E. out there. This list does not include the scouting Tavoo seen in early trips.

Kiyotada Inui

"Humans are made stronger...by coming to know pain!"

An insane Psychicer who uses his powers for crime. He organized a group of fellow Psychicers to rob a bank run by Yakuza, and managed to stop Kagetora when there was retaliation. His efforts were thwarted by Ageha and the Elmore Kids. He is a sadomasochist, and his power Angry Goalie is fueled by pain. He also has the ability to manipulate shadows as a weapon, but it's so slow we have yet to see what it does when it actually hit.He says that most of his efforts are to care for his brother Saburo, who he abuses repeatedly.

When Ageha captured Inui, they did a scan of his brain and found it was too muddled to read, and his memories had been altered several times. His brother Saburo had been dead for years, and the man claiming to be Saburo was Amagi Miroku. Upon being discovered, the Tree of Life seed within his stomach triggered and destroyed his insides, killing him instantly.


Tropes associated with Kiyotada Inui:

  • Alas, Poor Villain: Despite what is under Asshole Victim, Inui was brainwashed into thinking his brother was still alive. After all the brainwashing, the only thing that remains is his desire to protect his brother... and to be the only one allowed to inflict pain on him. Where one should see the "asshole" or the "alas" is determined by whether or not he killed his brother and just how sadomasochistic he was before the brainwashing.
  • Asshole Victim: When Miroku sucks him dry of lifeforce, no tears were shed.
  • Brainwashed: By Miroku, to make him believe that he really is his deceased brother Saburo.
  • Combat Sadomasochist: Inui embodies this trope. The Masochist side especially. His Angry Goalie is even programmed to share all the pain of the wounds he sustains with him, and he looks ecstatic while doing so. Deconstructed when Ageha shoots Angry Goalie in the head with Melchsee's Lance and then bisects it, pointing out that, no matter how much of a masochist he is, such a traumatic pain is too much to bear for anyone.
  • Good Scars, Evil Scars: Implied to be from self-mutilation.
  • Living Shadow: He can manipulate shadows to strike people and Angry Goalie is seemingly made of shadow.
  • More than Mind Control: He was utterly convinced Miroku was his brother, despite his actual brother being dead.
  • Room Full of Crazy: He writes a lot of insane stuff on the walls of his lair.
  • Why Did You Make Me Hit You?: Inui reacts like this whenever he beats up his brother, Saburou.
  • You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Inui's fate after Miroku was done with him.

Yusaka

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"Surely you didn't think a plain human such as yourself could possibly be friends with an exquisite human like me, did you?"

A friend of Koichi Iba's and a worker in what is left of Grigori. He gives them the passkey to enter further into the facility, and is overall supportive of Iba, but it's all an act. He works for Amagi Miroku, and is a member of the W.I.S.E., but not a Starship Commander. Aside from the virus, Yusaka has a power he calls Candy Man that is poison-based. Also, he's absolutely apeshit psycho. After killing Iba, fifty or so guards, and seriously injuring Matsuri and Sakurako, is fragged to death by Ageha, going out with that maniacal smile that grew on us so quickly. Except he was still barely alive, and decided to take the .


Tropes associated with Yusaka:

  • Action Bomb: How he takes out the Grigori Research facility and PACS device with him.
  • Actually A Doom Bot: He seems proud of leaving gas clones running around.
  • Ambiguously Brown: Not sure where he's from, but his skin is brown.
  • Ax-Crazy: Sweet Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Look at the picture for Christ's sake.
  • The Bad Guy Wins: He dies taking out the device needed to stop Miroku and killing Iba.
  • Card-Carrying Villain: Word of God states that he wanted to make Yusaka as evil as possible for no reason, no Freudian Excuse or else.
  • Evil All Along: He dropped the act later on.
  • Gangsta Style: He should NOT be able to shoot anything that way.
  • Improbable Weapon User: Crowbar. Gordon Freeman would be proud. Or possibly horrified.
  • Poisonous Person: His Candy Man power. Namely, he has to inject himself with the poisonous substance before releasing poison-carrying insects to deliver said poison to others. He can also infect anyone he touches for two seconds.
  • Slasher Smile: Again, refer to the picture.
  • The Plague: He has a virus power, which he used on Matsuri in the last timeline to put her out of commission until after the Revolution, and in the timeline after that used it on her and Iba again, killing the latter.

Gizani

Member of Dholaki's Special Police Force. First shown in the company of Dholaki to help capture the drifters. Fights primarily with dual blades. He chased Amamiya and was subsequently bisected and killed.


Tropes associated with Gizani:

Gordov

Another Member of the Special Police Force. The full extent of his powers are unknown due to being turned into a mound of flesh by Oboro and was disposed of by Asaga.


Tropes associated with Gordov:

  • Body Horror: The end result of heing on the opposite end of Biological Ruin.
  • Dumb Muscle: He doesn't say or do anything, just following orders.
  • The Faceless: We never see Gordov's face but considering what he is this may be a good thing.
  • In the Hood:
  • Mercy Kill: What Asaga had to do to him.
  • Mix-and-Match Critters: Gordov is revealed to be a chimera like creature made up of dozens of different bodies.
  • Spider Limbs: When preparing to fight Hiryuu and Oboro, he unveils six long Spider-like limbs popping out of his back, which he can use to shoot PSI beams.
  • The Voiceless: In his entire appearance he never said a word.

    Other Present-Day Characters 
Other Present-Day Characters

Other secondary characters residing in the present. In the third timeline they Matsuri, Kagetora, Ian, Lan and Haruhiko form a Five-Man Band of their own, led by Matsuri.

Matsuri Yagumo

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A famous concert pianist and former Psyren drifter. She taught Sakurako everything she knows about PSI, and taught Hiryuu and Ageha as well. Possesses very powerful telekinesis, and is well-connected to over Psychicers who haven't been to Psyren. Matsuri has tested much about Psyren, and is probably the leading expert on it before the DVD is discovered. She tries to have Nemesis Q add points to her card, but her request is denied until Q decides to put one more point on as a thank-you to Ageha.

In the first through third timelines, Matsuri starts researching the cause of Psyren on her own when Ageha and the others don't come back from the future, which leads her to the Grigori research facility. She's ravaged by a powerful PSI virus (later revealed to be Yusaka's handiwork), and is unconscious until well after the Day of Revolution. She and Kagetora fight off the W.I.S.E. in order for survivors to escape, and don't make it out alive.

In the events that caused the fourth timeline to be created, Ageha kills Yusaka, keeping her conscious. Just as Miroku began moving everything ahead of schedule, her investigation was pulled ahead of schedule thanks to Ageha and Sakurako's discoveries. 07 adds one more point to Matsuri's calling card to return a favor to Ageha, allowing her to return to Psyren alongside Kagetora.


Tropes associated with Matsuri:

  • The Sixth Ranger: Alongside Kagetora when she gains one more point on her card. Since she was part of the team before Ageha and left, this makes her the Zeroth Ranger or something.
  • Spy Catsuit: Dons one to infiltrate Grigori. When asked why they are wearing one she says that they have to look the part.
  • Super-Strength: According to Ageha she is just as strong as Kagetora so REALLY strong.
  • You Shall Not Pass!: In the first timeline, she and Kagetora died protecting a mass of survivors from Grana and Junas..

Kagetora Hyoudou

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A high-ranking Yakuza and the strongest Rise user in all of Japan, Kagetora is a close friend of Matsuri, having proposed to her 22 times after she saved his life. He doesn't know about Psyren, and was simply born with his psychic powers. He trains Ageha, Hiryuu, and Oboro in using Rise, and considers Ageha to be one of the few people who can keep up with him. Is captured by Haruhiko, Lan, and Inui while trying to stop a heist, and is rescued by Ageha and the Elmore kids.

In the first through third timelines, Kagetora and Matsuri sacrifice themselves to protect a group of survivors.

In the events that lead up to the fourth timeline, Kagetora interrupts Junas from abducting Caprico, and chases him for three days straight without tiring. He finally stops upon Matsuri's orders, but his intervention prevented Junas from assisting Miroku in recruiting Grana, which lead in the Day of Revolution being announced much earlier than expected. Matsuri managed to get him a Calling Card, allowing him to enter Psyren to help Ageha and the others.


Tropes associated with Kagetora:

  • Lightning Bruiser: Thanks to his Rise experience, he's incredibly fast and hits like a train.
  • Made of Iron: He gets electrocuted twice, tortured, and has a building collapse on him. He still manages to dig everybody else out and rescue them.
    • He blocks a knife with his forehead. By the way the dude with the knife was a Rise user too.
    • He plays the same role in the Matsuri/Kagetora/Ian trio.
  • The Sixth Ranger: becomes this for Ageha after he becomes a Drifter
  • Super-Speed: Being one of, if not the greatest, Rise user this comes naturally.
  • Yakuza: Despite what he says, Ageha and co can tell he's one from just one look. We even get to see his former boss later on.

Koichi Iba

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"You got it wrong! I didn't do anything, I was just an underling!"

A former researcher at the Grigori institute before Amagi Miroku blew it to pieces. Afterwards, he got a job at the NASL, the facility where Yoshina Asuka works. One year ago, he got a job at the Ground Self-Defense Forces, where is position is unknown. According to a co-worker of his, he has a weird personality, is really dark, and if you feel that you're being watched, odds are he's there. He has a friend who works at a family diner who's aware of his old job at Grigori and what he did. Evidently he is the last Grigori worker, the rest having been hunted down by Miroku. He interacted with Junas, Miroku, and Q ever since they were little, mostly with Miroku. Out of sympathy one night he cut the power in Grigori so Miroku could sleep without the helmet that kept his psychic might under check, which resulted in his escape and the murder of every other Grigori worker. Is betrayed by his friend Yusaka, who was a psychicer working for Miroku, and killed by the PSI-virus that infected Matsuri.


Tropes associated with Koichi:

  • It's All My Fault: He unleashed Miroku upon the world. Nice one.
  • Mauve Shirt: He's a mere lab assistant, but somehow survived all of the chaos, if not by pure luck or gratitude from Miroku.
  • Sole Survivor: The only Grigori worker who survived the massacre by Miroku.

Ouroboros

A mysterious meteor that landed on earth and is supposedly connected with the phenomena occurring around the world.


Tropes Associated with Ouroboros:

  • Eldritch Abomination: Confirmed as of Chapter 138, Ouroboros is a living entity that travels throughout the galaxy, devouring stars and planets for energy. He gave Miroku the dreams of sheep that caused him to go on a genocidal rampage. Eldritch Indeed.
  • True Final Boss: Where as many thought Miroku would be the final opponent that Ageha would fight, especially after revealing his "Raging King" - form, many now suppose that Ouroboros in the present may be the final battle.

    Team Dragon 
Team Dragon

A nickname Hiryuu and Tatsuo had for themselves. After the current journey to Psyren, Tatsuo, Kasukabe, and Hiryuu form a group of their own who's goal is to destroy the Siren towers and open up the sky. Unique in that the majority of the members are Tavoo, but they're good guys. Led by Kasukabe.

Tatsuo Mana

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"Please hold on to your half, Asaga...we'll meet again I promise...and I'll greet you while standing on my own two feet."

A childhood friend of Hiryuu, is highly intelligent but sickly. Hiryuu met him in middle school, brought his homework to him whenever he was too sick to go to school, and stood up for him when he got bullied. Hiryuu and Tatsuo together referred to each other as Team Dragon. Together they Eventually became a Psyren drifter and offered Hiryuu a card as well, but the offer was turned down. When Hiryuu never sees him again, he decides to go to Psyren to find him. Tatsuo was captured by the W.I.S.E. and had an Illuminas Forge implanted into him, turning him into a Tavoo. He still managed to keep a human form, but lost control over his body to the urges of his Tavoo nature. He fights Ageha and the other Drifters, and takes a Melchesse's Door to his core, not shattering it, but damaging it irreparably. This allows him to regain his consciousness, but since he lost his Psyren card he can't return home and will die slowly and painfully as he travels across the landscape and waits to run out of energy. He is still alive as of chapter 69, having rescued a battered Hiryuu who had just fallen from the stratosphere from a stray Tavoo. His core was fixed by a Tavoo named Kusakabe, who he is helping restore the sky over Earth again.

Has his core forcibly deactivated again by Quat Nevas. However, according to Kasukabe Tatsuo will live because his body didn't change upon the core being implanted, so he's human still. He has returned to the present alongside the main Drifters when Psyren was destroyed.


Tropes associated with Tatsuo:

  • And I Must Scream: He retained part of his consciousness after being turned into a ruthless Taboo and being forced to kill survivors for the W.I.S.E.
  • BFG: When introduced he fights with a massive rifle he loads with his PSI power. Later on he can manifest a massive sniper rifle.
  • Big Damn Heroes: Saves a wounded Asaga from a Taboo during the fourth trip and later he and Hiryuu break open a hole in the clouds above the Root, forcing Junas to withdraw, saving everyone.
  • Brainwashed and Crazy: As a Taboo. He recovered when Ageha breaks part of his Core.
  • Chekhov M.I.A.: He's mentioned by Asaga back on Ageha's first trip to Psyren. He later goes to play a bigger role, first as an antagonist then as an ally.
  • Disease Bleach: Has a white strand of hair, possibly due to his illness.
  • Energy Ball: Used through a Death Ray. He later learns to manifest energy guns.
  • Guns Akimbo: Tatsuo's upgraded Burst Pistols, which are formed from pure PSI.
  • Heel–Face Turn: After being defeated, the damage to his Core undo the Brainwashing thing.
  • I Am Not Left-Handed: There is no set reload time for his PSI gun, despite the Drifter's speculation.
  • "I Know You Are in There Somewhere" Fight: Subverted the first time around. He is in there, but he cannot listen. Once the Core is cracked, he regains conscience.
  • La Résistance: Part of yet another faction.
  • You Can't Go Home Again: Because of the Illumina Core in his chest. Subverted in the end when the power of Illumina is absorbed by Miroku and he can finally go home.

Kasukabe Yuusuke

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"Sooob~... not matter how often I watch 'Mobita and the Iron Men' it still makes me cry...!"

One of the chief researchers for the W.I.S.E. during their revolution. Became a Tavoo, but retained sentience and avoided brainwashing. Eventually he fell in love again with the lost human culture and rebelled. He's the one responsible for poking holes in the membrane over Psyren, and the W.I.S.E. have established the Control Towers to counteract his actions. Rescued Tatsuo and Hiryuu, and the two are helping him destroy the towers and figure out a way to reverse transformation.

Kasukabe has the power of technomancy, and can communicate with any type of computer to make it do his bidding, from your old IBM to living machines like the Illuminas Forge. When Quat Nevas deactivates all of the Illuminas and drains the energy they collected, Kasukabe, who had physically transformed after his surgery, couldn't survive without the core, and passed away.


Tropes associated with Kasukabe:

    Amakusa Empire 
Amakusa Empire

A group of humans who are out of sight of the W.I.S.E.. Established by Usui, who used his Psyren trips to figure out the ideal location and set supplies there. Usui is worshiped as a god and reincarnation of the Emperor. He has a very feudal, ordered system, enforced by his personal minions who can use PSI. After his unsuccessful attack on Mukurojima and Nemesis Q, Usui's power is usurped, and he's reduced to a puppet leader and figurehead. Amakusa as a whole is utterly destroyed by Junas, who knew where the place was the whole time.

Usui

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"A simple kid like you has no idea what the true value of that card is."

A man who wishes to know about Psyren in order to obtain the 500 million yen reward from Elmore. Besides Nemesis Q, is the first PSI user shown in the series, having a power of psychometry. He has a partner named Miyake and the two of them pose as cops in order to grab Ageha's card before it activates. Obviously this fails, and they are never heard from again until chapter 72 where it turns out Usui and Miyake are both still alive and about to track down and kill the woman behind Nemesis Q. Usui did manage to grab a card eventually, and used the knowledge of Psyren to figure out where it would be safe to establish a brutal feudal new world order, claiming to be the reincarnation of the Emperor and having the power to predict the future. When his card points ran out or he was being called at an inconvenient time, he would use his power to short it out and re-enter by grabbing another unactivated card and rendering it's intended owner braindead, much to Q's annoyance. Is mercilessly crushed and reduced to begging for mercy by Marie after he tries to use his mind-wipe attack on Sakurako.

Is killed by Junas, along with all of Amakusa. It's unsure how many survivors are left.


Tropes associated with Usui:

  • Animal Motifs: Usui is associated with the Spider.
  • A God I Am Not: While he loves his position as the new Emperor, he calls his subjects fools for believing that he is the reincarnation of Tokisada Shiro Amakusa.
  • Anti-Magic: He can interrupt PSI with his left hand
  • Asshole Victim: No tears for this old bastard when Junas beheads him.
  • Chekhov's Gunman: Turns out that his appearence isn't limited to the beginning...
  • Dropped a Bridge on Him: Junas drops by and slaughters him, along with all the empire.
  • Evil Old Folks: Especially as "Neo Amakusa".
  • Eyepatch of Power: Sports an eyepatch whenever he is seen. While nowhere near the strongest in Amakusa, holds incredible power over his people.
  • God Guise: He claims to be the reincarnation of the real life christian Samurai Shiro Amakusa, who was thought to be a prophet.
  • Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Miyake
  • Humiliation Conga: Is completely flattened by Marie, then stopped from running away and reduced to a puppet leader by his two most trusted disciples
  • Inspector Javert: To Nemesis Q. He then decides to pursue them for whole different reasons.
  • Scarily Competent Tracker: When using his right hand.

Miyake

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The mostly silent companion of Usui. The two of them pose as police officers in order to snag Ageha's card to use it themselves. When this fails, they aren't seen for several chapters, when Usui has used his knowledge of Psyren's landscape to form the Amakusa empire under the guise as a reincarnation of the Emperor with Miyake as his right-hand man. Is unceremoniously defeated by Sakurako in Q's Chamber. Ate bridge after Amakusa was destroyed.


Tropes associated with Miyake:

Amakusa's Brain Beasts

A Quirky Miniboss Squad composed by three PSI users named Torotomi, Saijo and Tomochika who first appear to attack Ageha's group on his way to Kyuushu, but are easily defeated. Tomochika manages to take a sample of Amamiya's hair to Amakusa, who learns about his enemies this way. They're likely killed during Junas' attack on Shimabara.


Tropes associated with the Brain Beasts

  • Blade Below the Shoulder: Tomochika hides knives in his extremely long sleeves.
  • Curb-Stomp Battle: They don't last a chapter against the heroes.
  • Dishing Out Dirt: Torotomi's Sand Crawler manipulates... you guessed, sand.
  • Gonk: Torotomi, probably the ugliest character drawn, has an egg-shaped body with a weird face. Saijo is rather odd-looking as well, but more muscular.
  • Megaton Punch: How Saijo's Belial Claw works in short. Useless if he doesn't connect though.
  • Quirky Miniboss Squad: To Neo Amakusa.
  • Oh, Crap!: Tomochika, after comparing his small Blaze Devils to Frederica's towering Salamander.
  • Percent Damage Attack: Parodied by Saijo, who spouts random percentage stats of Burst and Rise before unleashing his attack.
  • Playing with Fire: Tomochika can create flame constructs called Blaze Devils. They literally don't hold a candle to Frederica's Pyro Queen Salamander.

Amakusa Elites

The two strongest minions of Usui aside from The Dragon, Taiga and Okugou encounter Ageha's group at Q's base. Both surrender when they realize they face certain death otherwise. Okugou summons a burst creature called Orugas, which is a giant lion-shaped creature that shoots energy blasts. Taiga has super-powerful Chakram made from PSI. Together form a villainous duo. Leave on friendly terms with Root, and basically force Usui to return to his position but will be watching his back from now on

Either dead or MIA.


Tropes associated with Okugou:

  • The Alcoholic: He wants to be paid in alcoholics for his job.
  • All Men Are Perverts: He proposes to Marie after seeing her for the first time. Of the three girls in the group, guess who has the best body?
  • Anti-Villain: He works for a total scumbag, but he's not a bad guy himself when you get to know him.
  • The Beastmaster: His PSI powers allows him to control a giant lion-monster he call Orugas and does all the fighting.
  • Boisterous Bruiser: Character wise yes, though his fighting style has him fighting on top of his Orugas.
  • Defeat Means Friendship: After he's defeated by Kyle and Frederica.
  • Foil: To Taiga. Loud, defiant, and disorderly compared to Taiga's quiet, calculating nature.
  • Know When to Fold Them: When he realizes that he's trapped and about to be burned to ashes, he admits defeat.
  • Right-Hand Attack Dog: His PSI power, Orugas, summons a giant one to fight for him.
  • Wacky Marriage Proposal: He basically shouts before his fight that he will marry Marie and kill everybody else.

Tropes associated with Taiga:

  • Foil: To the loud and boisterous Okugou. Is very calculating in comparison, and had more precise attacking.
  • Improbable Weapon User: Chakrams. Energy, invisible chakrams, but still chakrams.
  • Rage Against the Mentor: He takes the reveal of Usui's true nature very bad, compared to the more cynical Okugo.
  • The Quiet One: He doesn't speak much.

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