Characters page from Sengoku Ace series. The list is mostly for main characters of the series, with the exception of Kaen.
Koyori Togashi
Known only as Koyori as well as Miko in US/Europe releases, she's the undisputed Series Mascot of the series, as well of Psikyo itself. A tomboyish miko that fights with ofuda sells and a Mon that helps her in Blade. In the first game, she was a Pettanko with a Boyish Short Hair, but after Blade She Is All Grown Up, becoming the Ms. Fanservice of the series and also appearing in various other games of the company. She's voiced by Hiroko Emori and later by Maria Kawamura.- Ambiguously Bi: Koyori isn't afraid of being pairing even with women, as seen in various of her endings in Blade.
- Big-Breast Pride: Koyori is very proud of her breasts and she's not afraid to show them (specially in her Taisen Hot Gimmick appearances.)
- Bounty Hunter: In all the games, Koyori goes to save the princess only because of the reward offered for her rescue (and for the adventure, of course.)
- Bowdlerise: In the Tengai 2014 port made for iOS and Android, Koyori's Navel-Deep Neckline was covered with more clothes below the haori (kimono jacket.)
- Buxom Beauty Standard: Her adult form is widely considered more attractive, even In-Universe, due to her larger bust.
- Cool Plane: In Ace, Koyori flies a WWII-like red biplane. Strikers 1945 Collection names it the "Gat Wat-Hoon".
- Dub Name Change: She's most known as "Miko" outside Japan.
- Goggles Do Nothing: Koyori wears a pair of aviator goggles she has in her hair.
- Lady of War
- Merchandise-Driven: Koyori has various figures made, some of them are VERY Not Safe for Work.
- Mineral MacGuffin: The green gem Koyori has in her neck allows her magical power and the ability of flying.
- Miko: With the exception of her Navel-Deep Neckline and her aviator goggles, Koyori dresses a traditional Shrine Maiden outfit.
- Mon: Koyori has a spirit called Basaro that helps her in Blade.
- Money Fetish: Especially notorious in Ace, but in general Koyori is more moved for the reward than for to save the world.
- My Future Self and Me: Koyori appears in her young (Ace) and adult (Blade/Cannon) forms in Taisen Net Gimmick: Capcom vs. Psikyo All Stars, both as separate characters.
- Navel-Deep Neckline: Koyori is the Trope Codifier of the series, with her Miko outfit having a deep plunging neckline. Even in Sengoku Ace/Samurai Aces where she was a Pettanko.
- Only One Name: Her last name is revealed only in the first game, but in the sequels, she's only known just by her first name.
- Progressively Prettier: Koyori changed for good between Ace and Blade.
- Red Is Heroic: Apart of white, one of her main colors is the red hakama she wears.
- Red-plica Baron: The red biplane used by Koyori in the first game, looks a lot like the Albatros D.III biplane used by the Red Baron in WWI.
- Secret Character: Koyori appears as a hidden character in some of Taisen Hot Gimmick games.
- She Is All Grown Up: Between Ace and Blade had passed various years, and Koyori's body got a Buxom Beauty Standard figure.
- Shout-Out: The ofuda she throws as a sub weapon is white and reads "waza" (technique), while the red ofuda she throws as a super shot is red and reads "chikara" (power). This is a reference to Kamen Rider where Rider 1 is nicknamed the "The Rider 1 of Technique" with his Shin Ichigo suit having white gloves and boots, while Rider 2 is nicknamed "The Rider 2 of Power" with his Shin Nigo suit having red gloves and boots.
- Tomboy: Even with the Girliness Upgrade, Koyori still has some tomboy attitudes and is considered as One of the Boys by the rest of the crew.
Tengai Kano
The monk of the series, a Badass Preacher that attacks with various shinto techniques, even stated as The Protagonist in Western versions of Sengoku Blade. He's one of the 3 characters that appeared in all the games, apart of Koyori and Ayin. He's voiced by Daisuke Gōri and later by Shōzō Iizuka.- Attack Animal: In Blade, he has an eagle that helps him. The eagle in question is named "Genjiro" in Strikers 1945 Collection.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: In Cannon, Tengai is abducted by the Big Bad and brainwashed to attack his own allies.
- Defeat Means Playable: After defeat him and finish the game, Tengai is unlocked to play with him (as meaning his friends recovered him safe and back to normal.)
- Only One Name: Like Koyori, subverted in the first game when he has a last name, but in all the others he's only known as Tengai.
- The Protagonist: More as a designated one in the adaptations of Blade outside Japan, in which versions the game is just called as Tengai.
- Walking the Earth: Tengai is a wandering monk that travels the Earth to find evil and destroy it.
Ayin
The badass Samurai of the series, also known as Psikyo's Guest Fighter, who appeared in diverse game series of the company, not just shmups like Gunbird and Strikers 1945. Also, he's one of the 3 characters that appeared in all the series, apart of Koyori and Tengai. He's voiced by Hisao Egawa and later by Norio Wakamoto.- Adaptation Dye-Job: His first appearance in his debut game depicts him with blonde hair, but his appearance in Strikers 1945 depicts him with brown hair. He has since returned to being blonde since Sengoku Blade and Gunbird 2.
- Ambiguously Bi: Ayin looks like he hasn't no problem shipping men in some Team Play endings with another man, specially the ones with Tengai.
- Butt-Monkey: Of the series, mostly because of his Bad Luck Charm.
- Canon Immigrant: Ayin originally was created as one of the pilots of first Strikers 1945 game, but later was retconned as a character exclusive for this game.
- Cool Plane: He flies a Kyushu J7W Shinden in all games, although Strikers 1945 Collection refers to it as the J-9.
- Dub Name Change/I Have Many Names: His name changes depending on the version: Flush, Flash, Kain, Ein or Aine (last ones interpretations of his real name.)
- Good Scars, Evil Scars: Ayin's body is covered with scars. How he got those scars remains a mystery.
- Identical Stranger: Probably not intended, but Ayin sometimes looks like a blonde Genjuro Kibagami with Jubei Yagyu's eyepatch and haircut.
- I Will Find You: The main plot for Ayin is to find her beloved sister Asuka without knowing she was in his own house ALL THE TIME.
- Katanas Are Just Better: He only attacks with arrows, but as his charged move, Ayin make a big slash with his katana to make a lot of damage on enemies, which only works being closer to them.
- Mr. Fanservice: Ayin is a muscled man who's not afraid to show all the Female Gaze he can, included having scenes with Pants-Free where he only wears a Fundoshi...
- Fan Disservice: ...but this isn't nice when he's the only male character in girls-only games (that also can be seen partly naked) like first Strikers 1945 or Taisen Hot Gimmick games.
- Only One Name: No matter the version you know him, he's only having one name in all of them.
- Sacred Bow and Arrows: In Blade and Cannon, his main weapon is his bow and arrows, which are unlimited shoots, and when you've gaining Power-Up, also his bow becomes an Energy Bow and also shoots energy slashes apart of arrows.
- Secret Character: Of Blade, unlockable after a simple Cheat Code in Select Screen.
- Also appears in Gunbird 2 and one of Taisen Hot Gimmick games as this.
- The Ugly Guy's Hot Sister: He may be not so Gonk, but his sister is very pretty to get some resemblances with him, as seen in his endings.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: Since Blade and onwards on the series, as well his subsequent appearances.
Jane Hayate
The Protagonist of Sengoku Ace, a kunoichi that manages a Leonardo da Vinci-like plane and attacks with kunais. After the first game, she disappeared from the map and his young sister Junis goes to find her. As with Koyori, her voice was made by Hiroko Emori.- The Cameo: Apart of this game, Jane also appears as a Playable Character in Taisen Net Gimmick: Capcom vs. Psikyo All Stars.
- Dub Name Change: Known in some versions as "Kunoichi".
- The Ghost: Only appearing during the first game as a Playable Character, in the sequels she's only mentioned and even has some cameo in Junis' story.
- Navel-Deep Neckline: Her outfit has a plunging neckline that reaches her stomach.
- The Protagonist: Of Ace.
- Those Magnificent Flying Machines: Jane flies in a glider that resembles Leonardo da Vinci's plane designs. It is named the "Tobikage" in Strikers 1945 Collection.
Kennou
A "super genius dog" flying a high-tech YF-23 aircraft.- Attack Animal
- The Cameo: Along with Jane and young Koyori, he's the only character that appears in other game apart of Ace, in this case in Taisen Net Gimmick: Capcom vs. Psikyo All Stars.
- Canine Companion
- Cool Plane: Kennou flies a YF-23 Black Widow II. Strikers 1945 Collection names the plane "Blue Fang"
- Dub Name Change: Known in some versions as "Dog Spirit".
- Forced Transformation: According to some of his team play endings, Kennou's really a young man sealed in a dog form.
- Heroic Dog
- I Have Many Names: Known also as Kenno Maru, Kenoumaru and Ohmaru, depends of how you read kanjis.
- Intellectual Animal: A DOG FLYING A YF-23! A DOG!
- Put on a Bus: Kennou doesn't appear in the next 2 games and it's not even mentioned.
Gennai
A 77-year-old scientist with a small robot assistant named Ranmaru, who flies a small, agile "Super Fighter" plane that resembles an X-wing starfighter from Star Wars. As with Tengai, he's voiced by Daisuke Gōri.- I Have Many Names: Also known as Gen.
- Only One Name: He's known as only Gennai in Japan, and simply Gen elsewhere.
- Put on a Bus: Gennai only appeared in Ace, not even be mentioned in the sequels.
- Robot Buddy: Gennai has a small robot/puppet assistant named Ranmaru.
- Shout-Out: He flies a small, agile "Super Fighter" plane that resembles an X-wing starfighter from Star Wars. Strikers 1945 Collection names his plane the "Elekitel 1".
Shoumaru
The Protagonist of Sengoku Blade, Shoumaru is a young Samurai that goes to rescue the princess as well to fight his father (who's also one of the Big Bads of the game). He is voiced by Takehito Koyasu.- Dub Name Change: Known as Sho in versions outside Japan.
- The Protagonist: Of Japanese version of Blade (since in Western versions is stated that Tengai is the protagonist instead.)
- Only One Name
- Rescue Romance: Apart of fighting his father, he's going to rescue the princess who's in love with, and she eventually becomes her fiancée (in the good ending.)
- Samurai
- Tall, Dark, and Handsome
Junis Hayate
A spunky young kunoichi with a pet lemur named Socrates that appears in Sengoku Blade. She's also Jane's sister and Junis is looking for her after her disappearance after the events of Ace. Also she's a Secret Character in the sequel Sengoku Cannon. She is voiced by Hiroko Kasahara.- Attack Animal/Mascot: Junis has a pet lemur named Socrates who helps her in Blade.
- The Baby of the Bunch: Junis is the youngest of the protagonists of the series (or at least the first after Cannon's Mizuka.)
- I Will Find You: The main mission is to find Jane, who disappeared after Ace and she believes is still alive.
- Kunoichi: Just as her sister.
- Little Sister Heroine: She's Jane's little sister, as well one of the heroines of Blade, but in some◊ artworks◊, this trope goes very straight.
- Merchandise-Driven: Junis is one of the characters that have her own figures, one of them with the swinsuit artwork she has.
- Only One Name: Only known as Junis, but after knowing she's Jane's sister, then they share the same last name.
- Swimsuit Scene: In one of her artworks.
Hagane
The third original character made for Sengoku Blade. A Samurai Robot that works with magic and goes to recover its human body stolen by the Big Bad to be a human again. Not related to the other robot samurai named Hagane. It is voiced by Hōchū Ōtsuka.- Battle Ballgown: In the ending with Koyori/Miko, Hagane converts into one for her, later revealed it was just a Koyori's nightmare.
- Dub Name Change: Known as Katana in versions outside Japan.
- Merchandise-Driven: Hagane is one of the few characters of the series that has its/her own figure.
- Mighty Glacier: Of Blade, who moves very slowly but is incredibly powerful.
- Only One Name
- Samurai Flying Magic Robot
- The Stoic
- Tomboy: In its human form (she's a woman, by the way.)
- What Measure Is a Non-Human?: Hagane/Katana is seen at the start of the game as a robot, but the main motif of its fight is to recover its human form taken by the Big Bad of the game, which results to be a woman, for surprise of all (in US version, the robot is called Katana, but the human form is still called Hagane as the original name in Japanese).
Kaen
One of the Elite Mooks of Sengoku Blade and the only woman of the bad guys, Kaen gained enough popularity to appear in various artworks, not just from the game itself, also she's the only villain that appears in more than one title, in this case in Sengoku Cannon.- Breakout Villain: The only villain character of the series that appears in more than one game (Blade and Cannon) and even she has fans.
- Dark Action Girl
- Elite Mooks
- Expy: Kaen would be the inspiration for another Jun Tsukasa's character: (Evil) Homura from Tsukasa Bullet artbook series. The figure based on her◊ is also despised as Kaen instead Homura for some fans (in the picture, there's a poster of Kaen behind Homura's figure.)
- Foil: Of Koyori.
- Handicapped Badass: Kaen has just one good eye, the other one is red.
- Hell-Bent for Leather
- Kunoichi
- Katanas Are Just Better
- Ms. Fanservice
- Only One Name
- Painted On Clothes: The black outfit Kaen wears it's like she's wearing nothin' at all! Nothin' at all!
- Powered Armor: In Blade, she wears a red armor similar to a robot.
- Right Red Eye Take Warning
- The Rival: Koyori.
- The Smurfette Principle: The only woman of the bad guys' group in Blade. Subverted in Cannon with the other female villain of the game (Reira, the butterfly girl.)
- Spy Catsuit
- Stripperiffic
- Wolverine Claws: She has a pair of them in both hands.
Masamitsu
The "main" character of Sengoku Cannon, as it were. He attacks with energy waves, and shoots homing lasers for his special attack.- Expy: Of Blade's Shoumaru, even sharing a similar backstory.
- I Will Find You: He's a young man out to find his missing fiancee.
- Only One Name
- The Protagonist: Of Cannon... if we can say there's one.
- Samurai
- Tall, Dark, and Handsome
Mizuka
The requisite cutesy girl and the second original character from Sengoku Cannon apart of Masamitsu. Her needle attacks have huge width, with her special attack, she fires out a huge purple beam of kanji. Also, she's disciple of Tengai.- Action Girl
- The Apprentice: Of Tengai.
- The Baby of the Bunch: Of Cannon (or at least until Junis.)
- Convenient Replacement Character: Of Tengai, having similar techniques, as well for Junis in the Cuteness Overload department.
- Cute Bruiser: Despise of her size, her attacks have huge width.
- Genki Girl
- I Will Find You: Mizuka goes to rescue her mentor, Tengai.
- Merchandise-Driven: One of the few characters of the series that has her own figure.
- Mentor's New Hope: She's out to rescue her mentor in Cannon.
- Moe
- Only One Name
- Waif-Fu
