History Characters / BattleArenaToshinden

* BruceLeeClone: While he doesn't look like the late Creator/BruceLee, especially with the [[AnimeHair green spiky hair]], but he does have a kung-fu derived fighting style (including the use of nunchaku). His default outfit is also notably similar to one that Lee's character wears in ''Film/GameOfDeath''.

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* TheFaceless: Always has his face con sealed under a disguise.

* WhatIsThisFeeling: Says she gets agitated when fighting Rook. Obviously a euphemism for something else.

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* {{Bishonen}}: Tends to rival Sho in this department.

* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant French Swordsman]]: Duke had quite an [[SmallNameBigEgo ego]] in the beginning as he had believed himself to be the strongest swordsman in the world [[BreakTheHaughty until he met and was defeated by Eiji]]. Since then, he's been very determined to avenge his loss while also realizing that he needs to think more clearly when it comes to battle at the same time.

* [[HonoraryUncle Honorary Grandfather]]: To Cuiling.

* {{Bishonen}}: Tends to rival Kayin in this department.

* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: Very capable and willing to use people's feelings against them. Borders on [[MagnificentBastard magnificence]] with the way she's capable of controlling almost all aspects of her plans.

* {{Bishounen}}: A young variation of the trope.

* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Grandfather]]: His reason of going after Genma from within the fourth Toshindaibukai.

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* DropTheHammer: Or, in his case, a huge stone club.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: As a part of her throw technique.

* HotScientist: As can be seen in the picture accompanying her entry.

* TheyFightCrime: With Tracy, whose CowboyCop antics clashes with Nagisa's ByTheBookCop tactics.

* TheyFightCrime: With Nagisa, whose ByTheBookCop tactics clashes with Tracy's CowboyCop antics.

* FightingWithChucks: His personal weapon of choice.

* ShesGotLegs: Definitely, especially from within her official artwork in ''Toshinden 2''.

* ShesGotLegs: Just like Ellis, she too has some lovely legs as well, especially from within her ''Toshinden 2'' official artwork.

* ShesGotLegs: Indeed she does, made even more obvious when it comes to her kick attacks.

* ShesGotLegs: Made very obvious when it comes to her ''Toshinden 4'' artwork.

* ShesGotLegs: Goes hand-in-hand with her StatuesqueStunner.

* {{Shotoclone}}: He's the prerequisite [[Characters/StreetFighter 'Ryu']] type character, as he has the same basic moveset.

** On top of this however, like with much of Japanese video games and anime of the time, his themes are deconstructed and reconstructed like ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' and JRPGs. Kayin is a repentant Catholic, and though fighting is necessary, it's not in his nature to kill for fun. Although bounty hunting isn't exactly an ideal job, he's out doing society a favor by putting away bad guys in jail, even if his track record is kind of spotty and blood soaked. Ironically, his bloodline stems from a highlander clan rooted from one of the Knights of the Round Table, which is why he is able to use Excalibur, making him not a relative of Grendel. Although he may come to claim the dead award of his bounties, Kayin is a vegetarian, and has done so to get himself away from the scent and taste of blood; even if from animals, his line goes to harmless byproducts, and nothing more. His theme is also one of redemption and salvation than resuming the course of murder and violence, and defying that to his last breath as both a flawed human with a good heart and a man of God. He even comes to help in the destruction of his employers, allowing civilization to progress to a brighter future than the definition of a city as told in biblical parable.

* PlaceWorseThanDeath: His background stages, usually alternating between TheBigRottenApple and {{Joisey}}. Toshinden 1 saw him around Manhattan, Toshinden 2 saw him in the heart of the Bronx at night, while Toshinden 3 has him in an elevator stuck with Ten Count presumably in Atlantic City. Plays into his Cain theming.

* {{Shotoclone}}: Of [[Characters/StreetFighter Ken]]. However, while both their styles place emphasis on kicks, Kayin was designed that way from the start. By the time Creator/{{Capcom}} began to rework Ken, Kayin's preference for kicks was well established.

** Rather than Ken's prestigious and pampered upbringing, he holds more in line with a greater tragedy centered [[VideoGame/FatalFury Terry Bogard]].

* PapaWolf: He entered the tournament to find, save, and protect his wife and son first and foremost.

* {{Expy}}: Of [[Franchise/StreetFighter Akuma]], given his endless travels in search of a WorthyOpponent and his past relationship with Eiji, which parallels that between Ryu and Akuma.

* WorldsStrongestMan: Sho is considered by many in having to be a living legend from within the Toshinden fighting world.

-> Cupido is an elite member of the Himitsu Kessha who is revealed to have secretly participated in the first Toshinden tournament for reasons unknown.

* FinalBoss: Of ''Battle Arena Toshinden Remix'' (the Sega Saturn port of the first title)

* TheApprentice: Cuiling's backstory states that she was personally trained by Fo Fai during the time between Toshinden 2 and 3 (given the fact that she's literally a female version of Fo in gameplay) and throughout the [[TrainingFromHell training]] itself, she had developed a [[HeroWorshipper granddaughter-like affection]] towards Fo.

%% Doesn't explain what the reaction is. * Berserk Button: If you value your health and welfare, don't call him by his [[EmbarrassingFirstName first name]].

* BerserkButton: If you value your health and welfare, don't call him by his [[EmbarrassingFirstName first name]].
* [[ByTheBookCop By The Book Detective]]: Nagisa is a no-nonsense cop who abides by the full extent of the law and will follow its own rules point-for-point.

* MartialArtsStaff: More specifically he wields a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodo Jodo-style short staff]].

* AbsoluteCleavage: Most notable when it comes to her appearance.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Most notable when it comes to her appearance.

* SimpleStaff: More specifically he wields a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodo Jodo-style short staff]].

* FanGirl: Trivia states that she is a huge fan of [[{{Music/Aerosmith}} Aerosmith]], with at least five albums autographed by Steven Tyler and the band themselves, thanks to a backstage pass. Saying that, she dislikes Music/TheRollingStones.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Her Aurora Revolution special move and Call Me Queen DesperationAttack.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: He has a few attakcs which consists of him spinning real fast.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Has a few moves which involves him spinning real fast.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Most of his moves and attacks tend to have him spinning real fast.

->Eiji's best friend and rival. Kayin is a [[strike: Scottish]] British bounty hunter who seeks to find the murderer of his adoptive father and eventually learns that it was [[spoiler:Sho]] who killed him.

* RetCon: Kayin's was Scottish in the first game. His nationality was changed to British in the second game.

* KnifeNut: Again, daggers aka dirks.

* KnifeNut: Shizuku also specializes in throwing knives as a part of her fighting repertoire.

* KnifeNut: Ten Count throws a trio of them as his projectile.

* KnifeNut: Just like her counterpart Shizuku, Miss Til also uses throwing knives as a part of her fighting repertoire.

* PantyShot: It's quite unsurprising that you'll see plenty of them due to her short pink dress.

* LoveInterest: For Lancelot.

* WhoWearsShortShorts: Naru's appearance from within ''Toshinden 4''.
* WorthyOpponent: To Lancelot.

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]: Ellis is known for her green hair, but for some odd reason, the OVA has her with blue hair, invoking the original trope.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Purple hair in her case.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has light-purple hair, [[spoiler: which is the same shade as his missing sister]].

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Pinkish-Purple hair in her case.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Complete with purple eyes.

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]: Complete with green eyes as well.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Complete with purple eyes.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Complete with purple eyes.

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]: Complete with blue eyes.

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Pink Hair]]: Complete with pink eyes.

* BaldOfAwesome: As shown in his image [[https://battlearenatoshinden.fandom.com/wiki/Baifu here]].

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Or not, considering Bayhou's AxCrazy personality.

* BadassBeard: Has an impressive one as can be seen in his character image.

* TrueFinalBoss: In the first game. The same hold true for the second as well, except for the fact that he's one of the two True Final Bosses you can go up against (the other one being Vermilion).