History Characters / DonPachi

The mysterious commander of the [=DonPachi=] Corps throughout the whole ''[=DoDonPachi=]'' game series (excluding ''[=DonPachi=]'').

* BigBad: As the guy commanding the enemy forces, generally including Hibachi itself.
* CatchPhrase: ''Shinu ga yoi.'' (lit. "Dying is good"). Basically a very "polite" and formal way to tell someone to "Die!" in Japanese. [[spoiler:It serves as {{Foreshadowing}} for his true personality]].
* ClaspYourHandsIfYouDeceive: He always sits at his desk with his hands and fingers intertwined. [[spoiler:He was secretly responsible for crimes of attempted genocide of nearly the entire human race, which he manipulated the Pilot into doing for him multiple times]].

* JustBetweenYouAndMe: In [=DoDonPachi=] and ''[=DaiFukkatsu=]'', [[spoiler:he tells the player about his plans and motivations before releasing Hibachi.]]
* KnightTemplar: [[spoiler:He genuinely believes that humanity is flawed and the world is suffering because of the, so he secretly directed the Pilot into massacring ''all of them'']].
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: Dies in the ending of [=DoDonPachi=], but his legacy lives on via the remnant of his mechanized forces in [=DaiOuJou=] and the machinations of his descendant Godwin in [=DaiFukkatsu=]]]

* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: He claims to put an end to overpopulation, but all he cares about is wiping out all of humanity.]]

* BigBad: [[SarcasmMode Surprise]]! Following in his ancestor's footsteps, he seeks to create a "new order" by deliberately allowing Next [=EXY=] to soften up the world so he can conquer it in the past and rewrite history, sacrificing coutless of his own men in the process.

* LastChanceToQuit: After Next [=EXY=] is defeated, he gives the player a chance to return to the future and allow him to conquer the past unopposed.

* GirlishPigtails: Has what looks like ''four'' MegaTwintails.

* MegaTwintails: Not as large as her sister's, but she has ''two'' pairs on both sides of her head.

* MegaTwintails: Just look at their size in her picture!

* StealthPun: Especially obvious in ''Saidaioujou'' (if you can read Japanese or find [[http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=45983&start=57 a translation]] of the game's text), where the Pilot outright ''refuses to care'' about what would happen to the citizens of the City of Ideal if the computer at the center of it is destroyed, and refuses to think about the implications of the transmission from an unknown source [[spoiler:if the player does not encounter Hibachi at the end of the game]]. The BulletHell genre, which the entire ''[=DonPachi=]'' series falls under, is a sub-genre of the ShootEmUp, of which many of the most successful games in this genre either have an ExcusePlot or no plot. The ShootEmUp was one of the most popular VideoGame genres back in the late eighties and nineties. Yes, the Pilot is a TakeThat at everyone who either PlayTheGameSkipTheStory or feel that a poor plot, or lack of it, does not diminish the game's quality. [[ThisLoserIsYou Which is almost everyone, at one point or another.]]

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* ManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:He is responsible for the whole game series, making it look like an attack of killer robots each time.]]

* WalkingSpoiler: He's presented as the hero's commander in every game he appears in. Even in ''Dai Fukkatsu'', where most of the players knew he was evil, the game was suggested to be set before he turned evil, so the fact that he's the BigBad there too was still a bit of a surprise.

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She was a playable character in ''Dai Ou Jou'' focusing on laser power. She returns in the form of Ray'n as the boss of stage 4 of ''Dai Fukkatsu'', still focusing on laser attacks. Once again she returns in ''Dai Fukkatsu''' in Arrange Mode A as Leinyan as she was in ''Dai Ou Jou''.

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* AbsoluteCleavage: For both her Shot and Expert outfits.
* {{Expy}}: Of Exy.

* PersonalityPowers: As the Element Doll for the Type-A ship, she's fast in speed, has a straight-forward shot range, and extremely aggressive.

%%* NiceHat

* PantyShot: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXhSYYsN26w Shown here.]]

* {{Meganekko}}: In her Laser outfit

* {{Meganekko}}: An adorable-looking robot maid who wears huge glasses.

* DissonantSerenity: [[spoiiler:As Inbachi, she is ''keenly'' and ''disturbingly'' calm even as she rains down some of the most nightmarish bullet patterns ever seen in a CAVE game. She only discards that calm when she runs low on health.]]

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* FamousLastWords: After she is defeated by the Pilot, she asks why they are trying to kill her and her "sisters", the other Element Daughters.
--> '''Perfect☆:''' You're so mean! Why are you doing this?!

* HateSink: He was made to be hated

* VisualPun: She has robotic parts on her head that resembles OdangoHair, and she's a new Element Doll model who feels insecure and relies on her Pilot for guidance. She's a ''greenhorn''.

* ZettaiRyouiki: This isn't obvious in-game, but the Operator in ''Saidaioujou'' is shown to have a Rank A in official artbooks and [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/47626742@N07/8711058676 promotional posters]].

* ZettaiRyouiki: Achieved for Shooty by appearing to have mechanical add-ons to her legs and helped by a detachable skirt.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Achieved for Next EXY by appearing to have mechanical addons to her legs.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Achieved by making her legs look mechanical starting at the thighs.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Achieved by making her legs look mechanical starting at the thighs.

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* ZettaiRyouiki: Rank E.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Between Ranks B and A in both her Shot and Laser outfits. At least she ranks higher than her sister in this regard.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The Pilot is always addressed as "Master" by the Element Doll flying with them. Very rarely is the Pilot addressed by any other name by anyone else.
* PlayTheGameSkipTheStory: [[invoked]] [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]]. As he states in the ending, he's only interested in carrying out his orders with outstanding results, and does not care about the implications of the actions he's ordered to commit, in a manner similar to those who play games only to complete gameplay objectives and ignore story elements.

* StealthPun: Especially obvious in ''Saidaioujou'' (if you can read Japanese or find [[http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=45983&start=57 a translation]] of the game's text), where the Pilot outright refuses to care about what would happen to the citizens of the City of Ideal if the computer at the center of it is destroyed and refuses to think about the implications of the transmission from an unknown source [[spoiler:if the player does not encounter Hibachi at the end of the game]]. The BulletHell genre, which the entire ''[=DonPachi=]'' series falls under, is a sub-genre of the ShootEmUp, of which many of the most successful games in this genre either have an ExcusePlot or no plot. The ShootEmUp was one of the most popular VideoGame genres back in the late eighties and nineties. Yes, the Pilot is a TakeThat at everyone who either PlayTheGameSkipTheStory or feel that a poor plot, or lack of it, does not diminish the game's quality. [[ThisLoserIsYou Which is almost everyone, at one point or another.]]

* AnimalisticAbomination: Hibachi is equal parts this trope and MechanicalAbomination. It's an unimaginably powerful, semi-intelligent weapon of mass destruction in the shape of a [[BigCreepyCrawlies huge]] [[BeeAfraid bee]].

* TheDragon: To Colonel Longhena.
* {{Foil}}: To The Pilot; They're both incredibly talented warriors who shoot first, ask questions never, and refuse to stop until the mission is completed. The key difference is that Hibachi is a literal war machine who can't even fathom anything else.

* IncendiaryExponent: In ''[=DoDonPachi=]'', where it uses flaming bullets.

* PaletteSwap: As Zatsuza in ''[=DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu=]''.

* RestrainingBolt: In Dodonpachi, Daioujou and Resurrection, Hibachi is contained inside a much bigger bee-shaped machine. Hachi in DDP, Kouryuu in Daioujou, and Golden Disaster in Resurrection.

* TransformingMecha: In ''[=DaiFukkatsu=]'', it assumes a humanoid form for its final phase.

* WarmUpBoss: Believe it or not, Hibachi's container from DDP, Hachi, shows up as this at the very beginning of the non-canon ''[=DoDonPachi=] II''.

!!Colonel Schwarlitz Longhena/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Longhener]]

* CatchPhrase: ''Shinu ga yoi.'' (lit. "Dying is good," or "Now you can die."). Basically a very "polite" and formal way to tell someone to "Die!" in Japanese. [[spoiler:It serves as {{Foreshadowing}} for his true personality]].
* ClaspYourHandsIfYouDeceive: He always sits at his desk with his hands and fingers intertwined. [[spoiler:He was secretly responsible for crimes of attempted genocide of nearly the entire human race, which he manipulated the Pilot into doing for him]].

* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:He was responsible for directing the Pilot into slaugthering his fellow soldiers, taking advantage of the Pilot's BlindObedience for his own ends and to rid himself of anyone who wants to foil his schemes]].

* TheOneGuy: The only guy with a face in this series. All the other ''[=DonPachi=]'' characters with faces are young girls.

* TheSocialDarwinist: [[spoiler:The only reason why people like the Pilot are able to live under his command was because he was the strongest]].

* EmotionlessGirl: As [[spoiler:Inbachi]], she drops her GenkiGirl personality and becomes TheStoic. She remains dangerously calm until she goes OneWingedAngel from taking too much damage, whereupon she momentarily ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness rages]]'' at her opponent.

* ObliviouslyEvil: Due to the logical paradox in her programming, she thinks that forcefully converting humans into robots is all part of her job of "protecting humanity"... and that anyone who tries to stop her must be eliminated.

* TranquilFury: Inbachi in particular maintains her cold, stoic tone of voice despite being ''the'' most brutal boss ever produced by CAVE, even more so than Queen Larsa from ''Mushihime-sama.'' She only starts to get loud when her health runs low.

* BittersweetEnding: Saya destroys Hibachi/Inbachi, but in doing so, she leaves Hina in her death throes. [[spoiler:The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVmykyhyiv8&t=31m34s cutscene]] following Inbachi's destruction shows a tearful Saya [[CradlingYourKill cradling the upper remnants of Hina]] as the latter dies giving a FinalSpeech on how strong Saya has become and how much she loved her. All this, while an arranged version of "Peaceful Death" from ''[=Daioujou=]'' plays in the background. And when Hina finally dies, [[SayMyName Saya is left screaming her sorrow out at having killed her own sister.]] [[TearJerker We all cry with her.]]]]
** TheStinger: After the credits, we see Saya standing alone on a cliff while wearing Hina's ribbons, until she hears a voice. She then turns toward the camera and smiles, implying that either the Pilot had come over to comfort her or that [[spoiler:Hina was [[BackFromTheDead being rebuilt]]. This ambiguity is made even more ambiguous by the colour of the text, which is green and not teal (as it is when Hina gives her FinalSpeech).]]

* SayMyName: She does an absolutely anguished one when Hina dies in her arms...
--> ''Saya:'' '''''HINAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...!'''''

* TragicKeepsake: Her bunny doll, which originally belonged to her sister [[spoiler:until she became Hibachi/Inbachi]]. And in TheStinger, Saya is shown wearing Hina's ribbons instead of her usual ribbons.

The boss of ''Dai Fukkatsu'' stage 3, she supposedly has the highest potential power out of all the Element Daughters.

* GenkiGirl: "Mateeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

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* HairDecorations: Has what looks like green leaves holding up her hair in bunches.

She is the Element Doll for the Type-A Deltasword (red, straight-forward shot, fast movement speed) in ''[=SaiDaiOuJou=]''. She has an extremely aggressive personality and believes that the best defense is an even better offense.

She is the Element Doll for the Type-A ship (red, straight-forward shot, fast movement speed) in ''[=SaiDaiOuJou=]''. She has an extremely aggressive personality and believes that the best defense is an even better offense.

* {{Expy}}: Of Exy
* LightningBruiser: She and her ship boast the fastest speed of all three ships, as well as the most powerful laser and most concentrated shot.

She is the Element Doll for the Type-B ship (green, turning shot, medium movement speed) in ''[=SaiDaiOuJou=]''. Since she is a relatively new model, she is uncertain about herself and always looks to her pilot for guidance.

* {{Expy}}: Of Leinyan

-> "Please be careful Master."

She is the Element Doll for the Type-C ship (blue, wideshot, slow movement speed) in ''[=SaiDaiOuJou=]''. She has a calm personality, is as quiet as a mouse, and calculates her decisions carefully.

* {{Expy}}: In general, she is an {{expy}} of Shotia. Her outfit in Laser mode looks a lot like that of [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku]]

The ultimate weapon of the enemy robot forces, it is a gigantic bee that can shoot out a lot of bullets. Pictured to the right is not Hibachi itself, but rather, its regeneration chamber in ''[=DaiOuJou=]'' since Hibachi is actually too small to get an accurate image of (since it would be covered in bullets and lasers half as large as itself). It first appeared in ''[=DonPachi=]'' as the TrueFinalBoss, although considerably larger than it was in ''[=DoDonPachi=]'' and beyond.

* AlternateCharacterReading: In ''[=DaiOuJou=]'' the characters of its name are written to be "scarlet bee" [[spoiler: and in ''[=SaiDaiOuJou=]'' it's "sun bee"]]

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9MC8kKTPlM "Mercilessness."]] This is a boss theme that wants to kill you ''before the boss has a chance.''

* TransformingMecha: In ''[=DaiFukkatsu=]''.

* WarmUpBoss: Believe it or not, Hibachi shows up as this, at the very beginning of ''[=DoDonPachi=] II''.
* WeCanRebuildHim: The plot of ''[=DaiOuJou=]'' is that it is being rebuilt after it was destroyed in ''[=DoDonPachi=]''. [[spoiler:It returns yet again in ''[=DaiFukkatsu=]'' as, once again, the tool of Colonel Longhena.]]

* CatchPhrase: ''Shinu ga yoi.'' (lit. "Dying is good."). Basically a very "polite" and formal way to tell someone to "Die!" in Japanese. [[spoiler:It serves as {{Foreshadowing}} for his true personality]].

* ThisIsUnforgivable: In [=DoDonPachi=] he states this [[spoiler:when you defeat his [[HardModeFiller Special Forces]] and before he summons [[TrueFinalBoss Hibachi]]]]. "You know, what you've done to me is unforgivable. I'll punish you myself and see to it that you'll die a miserable death with my awesome weapon. Die, maggots."

--> [[spoiler:"That was a good fight! You should be commended...'''Psych! You're dead meat!!''' Enemies you've been fighting against, supposedly 'Mechanized Aliens', were actually. our (sic) guys, the missing battlefleet you learned about in the academy. [[UnwittingPawn You were killing our guys without knowing it!]] [[ManipulativeBastard But I planned that all along!]] And your death...would be a nice finishing touch to my whole scheme. My [[HardModeFiller special forces]] are the best of the best and they will be welcoming you with fierce fier (sic) power. SeeYouInHell!"]]

* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler:Her ending in ''[=DaiOuJou=] shows she has truly and emotionally become attached to her pilot, who she cannot bear being away from and defies the odds to be with him.]]