History Characters / Basilisk

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->Voiced by: Creator/YojiUeda (Japanese), Jason Liebrecht (English), Ledner Belisario (Latin American Spanish)

* {{Purple Eyes}}: Not only they fit her color scheme, they could also count as PurpleIsPowerful, since her Piercing Eyes can nullify any technique, no matter how powerful.

* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler: As she's about to die, Oboro looks at her and nullifies her powers, allowing her to die close to Gennosuke's face.]]

->-Voiced by: Creator/KosukeToriumi (Japanese), Creator/TroyBaker (English), Luis Miguel Pérez (Latin American Spanish)

[[caption-width:360:The Iga clans]]

* RazorFloss: Made from the hair of deceased women bathed in a special oil. In the novel, it was a single rope. As shown in combat with Shougen,he can also manipulate it with his feet in a pinch.

* AdaptationExpansion: [[spoiler:In the manga, his parasite is identified as his younger twin brother, while in the anime the identity of the parasite is left ambiguous.]]
* AdaptationalBadass: In the manga and novel, he trips over a broken board and only inflicts superficial injuries on Gennosuke before being decapitated. In the anime, he matches Gennosuke blow-for-blow and inflicts several serious injuries on his opponent.
* AssholeVictim: After all of the atrocities he committed, up to and including [[spoiler: kick-starting the Iga-Kouga war]] and [[spoiler: trying to rape Oboro ''twice'']], Tenzen more than had it coming when [[spoiler: Oboro killed him]].

A very high-ranked Iga ninja serving Ogen, he's one of the strongest members, and surely one of the most evil characters in the manga, and that's saying something. [[spoiler: He's the mastermind behind the Iga-Kouga war]]. Has an unhealthy attraction for Oboro. [[spoiler: Thanks to a parasitic twin living in his body he can come BackFromTheDead at will. Is eventually beheaded by Gennosuke and destroyed when Oboro use her AntiMagic on the parasite twin while at work, thus nullifying his powers.]]

* AdaptationExpansion: [[spoiler:In the manga, his parasite is identified as his younger twin brother, while in the anime the parasite is the ghost of Tenzen's mother, killed long ago by his father, and now manipulating her son for revenge.]]
* {{Adaptational Badass}}: In the manga and novel, he trips over a broken board and only inflicts superficial injuries on Gennosuke before being decapitated. In the anime, he matches Gennosuke blow-for-blow and inflicts several serious injuries on his opponent.

* DiedStandingUp: [[spoiler: Against Koshirou, driving him mad as he can't determine if his opponent is dead or not.]]

* AdaptationExpansion: [[spoiler: In the manga, his parasite is identified as his younger twin brother, while in the anime the parasite is the ghost of Tenzen's mother, killed long ago by his father, and now manipulating her son for revenge.]]

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: He was born with a parasitic twin inside his body. Said twin is normally seen as a small bulge on his ear. If Tenzen's killed, the twin reach the wound and "eat it", allowing Tenzen to raise from the dead.]]

* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: How his resurrection works. This gets disgustingly bad the last time, when you see the parasite using Tenzen's sliced neck as a mouth to speak.]]

* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: He's the mastermind behind the new conflict in the anime.]]

* GoodThingYouCanHeal: [[spoiler: Possesses healing powers powerful enough to bring him back from the dead.]]

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: His first death, courtesy of Jubei. He makes sure Saemon is at the receiving end as well.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:The Iga-Kouga war can be laid at the feet of his machinations]].
* NeckSnap: [[spoiler: His second death, done by Gyoubu.]]
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler: His fourth and final death.]]

* SmugSnake: Some of his plans '''were''' pretty good and well executed... but his unnecessary sadism and his MASSIVE arrogance are huge drawbacks; he [[spoiler: gets himself killed several times over]].

* WhoWantsToLiveForever: [[spoiler: Many people would consider immortality quite awesome, though in the anime he affirms that he has lived for so long and has been resurrected so many times that for him, immortality is the worst of curses.]]
* YourHeadAsplode: [[spoiler: That's what happens when Oboro nullifies his BackFromTheDead powers.]]

* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Possesses healing powers powerful enough to bring him back from the dead.

* '''Takechiyo''': Ieyasu's eldest surviving grandson, represented by the Iga. [[TheDitz His slow witted nature]] is the basis of the succession dispute. He will grow into [[spoiler: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_Iemitsu Tokugawa Iemitsu]].]]

* '''Kunichiyo''': Ieyasu's second grandson, represented by the Kouga. Although the younger of the two brothers, [[ChildProdigy Kunichiyo's intelligence and cleverness]] has caused many within the government to view him as more deserving of the Shogunate over his elder sibling. He will grow into [[spoiler: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_Tadanaga Tokugawa Tadanaga]].]]

* {{Sadist}}: He ''really'' loves making his enemies feel pain.
* SanitySlippage: The more the series goes, the less san he is.

* MundaneUtility: He and Nenki take advantage of their own {{gonk}}iness to try to [[CrowningMomentOfFunny scare the hiccup away from Oboro.]]

The old leader of the Kouga clan, and grandfather of Gennosuke. He used to be in love with lady Ogen. Seems to be skilled at using poisoned needles. [[spoiler: Gets impaled in the chest by Ogen, making him the first ninja to die.]]

* BadassGrandpa
* BigOlEyebrows

* BadassGrandpa: Shown to be strong enough to smash a stone wall to pieces with a kick.

* DistractedByTheSexy: He tries to stop Gennosuke from accepting the invitation to the Iga village, but stops as soon as Akeginu politely asks him to come as well.

%%* LovableSexManiac

* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: What [[spoiler: Tenzen]] did to him. [[spoiler: It's the only thing that can kill him.]]

* MeaningfulName: Jimushi means "Earth Insect". [[spoiler: Look at him when he crawls on the ground, moving like a centipede.]]

* TheStoic

%%* BaldOfAwesome

%%* TheBigGuy

* TinyGuyHugeGirl: She's far taller than her brother.

* DeathBySex: Weaponized, as she inflicts this on anyone who's fool enough to lay with her. [[spoiler: Except Tenzen, who's resurrected by his powers.]]

%%* FriendToAllLivingThings: Seems to be her power.

%%* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy
%%* TheIngenue: And how!
%%* {{Purple Eyes}}

%%* WideEyedIdealist: At first.

* NeckSnap: [[spoiler:How Gyoubu kills him.]]

* RazorFloss: Made from the hair of deceased women bathed in a special oil. In the novel, it was a single rope.

* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: He's the mastermind behind the new conflict.]]
%%* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: In the film.]]

* AnimalMotifs: His elongated skull and his tentacle-like limbs can make you think of a squid.

%%* EvilOldFolks
%%* TheGrotesque: That skull ...

* BoisterousBruiser: He loves fighting and will always do it with gusto.

%%* ExpressiveHair: This, too.

%%* LargeHam

* SinisterScythe: Two of them.

%%* ButtMonkey

%%* MsFanservice

->Voiced by: Kiyoshi Kobayashi (Japanese), Grant James (English)

->-Voiced by: Creator/KosukeToriumi (Japanese), Creator/TroyBaker (English)

%%* BewareTheNiceOnes

%%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

->Voiced by: Ryuusaku Chijiwa (Japanese), Chris Cason (English)

->Voiced by: Katsui Tara (Japanese), Jeremy Inman (English)

->Voiced by: Atsushi Imaruoka (Japanese), Creator/EricVale (English)

%%* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe.

->Voiced by: Creator/YojiUeda (Japanese), Jason Liebrecht (English)

->Voiced by: Yasushi Miyabayashi(Japanese), John Gremillion (English)

%%* TheStrategist

->Voiced by: Katsuhiro Kitagawa (Japanese), Creator/ChristopherSabat (English)

->Voiced by: Haruka Kimura (Japanese), Creator/MonicaRial (English)

%%* TheLadette
%%* MsFanservice

->Voiced by: Creator/RisaHayamizu (Japanese), Creator/StephanieYoung (English)

* AdaptationalVillainy: The anime makes her a full-blown {{yandere}}.

%%* BrokenBird: Poor woman has ''severe'' issues.

* FemmeFatale: Her special ninja skill is based on this; she seduces men into bedding her, then kills them with the poison she excretes from her mouth and skin during carnal intimacy.

%%* PoisonousPerson

->Voiced by: Creator/HisakoKyoda (Japanese), Juli Erickson (English)

* IWasQuiteALooker: As a young woman, she was very pretty.

%%* NeverMessWithGranny

%%* TogetherInDeath. [[spoiler: With Danjou]]

->Voiced by: Creator/NanaMizuki (Japanese), Creator/LauraBailey (English)

%%* BreakTheCutie: Oohh boy ...

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: She cannot bring herself to kill Gennosuke in the final showdown, so she kills herself.]]
%%* HeroicSuicide[=/=]{{Seppuku}}
%%* GracefulLadiesLikePurple

->Voiced by: Naoki Yanagi (Japanese), Creator/JustinCook (English)

%%* IJustWantToBeNormal

->Voiced by: Creator/ShowHayami (Japanese), Creator/MarkStoddard (English)

%%* EvilChancellor: In the Iga clan.
%%* EvilMentor: To Koshirou.

%%* SanitySlippage
* SmugSnake: Would've been a MagnificentBastard, and some of his plans '''were''' pretty good... but his unnecessary sadism and his MASSIVE arrogance are huge drawbacks; he [[spoiler: gets himself killed several times over]].

->Voiced by: Takeshi Aono (Japanese), Creator/RBruceElliott (English)

->Voiced by: Creator/KenjiUtsumi (Japanese), Jim Johnson (English)

%%* BoisterousBruiser

->Voiced by: Creator/WataruHatano (Japanese), Creator/JohnBurgmeier (English)

%%* BodyguardCrush: On Oboro.

%%* CoolMask: [[spoiler: After losing his sight.]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: He's clearly '''not okay''' with the idea of Tenzen forcing himself on a defenseless Oboro. In fact, as this happens, Koshirou is outside the room and ''clearly'' forcing himself to not intervene, torn between his loyalty to the one who raised him and his own love for his lady-of-liege.]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler: Gennosuke's gaze forces him to damage his own eyes with his RazorWind.]]

->Voiced by: Ken Uo (Japanese), J. Paul Stevens (English)

%%* BlessedWithSuck: His powers.

->Voiced by: Creator/MisaWatanabe (Japanese), Jennifer Seman (English)

%%* ActionGirl
%%* BattleButler: To Oboro.

%%* BoobsOfSteel: Amongst the Iga clan.

%%* BrokenBird

%%* FullFrontalAssault: Justified by her powers.

->Voiced by: Creator/MiyukiSawashiro (Japanese), Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard (English)

%%* ActionGirl

%%* ClingyJealousGirl

%%* GoOutWithASmile

%%* KnifeNut: Uses daggers.

%%* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend:

In ''Manga/{{Basilisk}}'', each member of the Iga or Koga clans is represented by its ten best warriors (plus Princess Oboro). Each ninja specializes in one superpowered technique, but generally speaking [[RedOniBlueOni the Koga ninjas have more stealthy and spy-related skills, while the Iga use theirs to attack their foes directly]].

In ''Manga/{{Basilisk}}'', each member of the Iga or Koga clans is represented by its ten best warriors (plus Princess Oboro). These ninja specializes in one superpowered technique, but if we talk generally, their abilities are all grouped in two specialities: [[RedOniBlueOni the Koga ninjas have more stealthy and spy-related skills, the Iga use theirs to attack and finish their foes directly]].

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: According to him, the best and only way to submit a woman, is to rape her. He also firmly believes RapeIsLove and so attempts to "convince" Oboro to turn away from Gennosuke by raping her.

* HimeCut: This hairstyle is part of her wiki page on TheOtherWiki compares her to "the traditional Japanese beauty".

A good friend of Saemon and Danjo's advisor. He's Gennosuke's maternal uncle and he taught him everything he knows, [[spoiler: including the Dojutsu]]. He appears to be blind and has an excellent hearing [[spoiler: but he can actually use the dojutsu, but only by night. Gets killed by Koshirou, since being blind he's able to work around the Doujutsu's only weakness.]]

* BigBad: Surely he's the most suitable character for the job.

%%* {{Badass}}