History Characters / FatalFrame

Yae reappears in ''Fatal Frame II'' and is reintroduced as Yae Kurosawa, the twin sister of Sae. She and Sae were originally planned to take part in the Strangling ritual, but the two decided to escape the village beforehand. Their escape failed and the Repentance took place.

* SurvivorsGuilt: Yae tried to avoid this fate by escaping Minakami Village and not going through with the Strangling ritual. But Sae ended up captured and hanged as a sacrifice, leaving Yae to suffer this fate anyway.

Kirie lived in Himuro Mansion and was chosen to become the next sacrifice for the Strangling Ritual. Part of the preparation for this ritual meant having her separated from other people, to avoid having her form emotional bonds with anyone. But she met a young man visiting Himuro Mansion, and his stories about the outside world fascinated her, and she fell in love with him.\\

* InSeriesNickname:
** "White Kimono" for her non-hostile, adult version.
** "Girl in White" for her child apparition.

* InSeriesNickname: "Woman Hanging" in I.

* PosthumousCharacter: She has been dead for decades before the events of the first game.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Spirited away by the ghosts of the Himuro followers as soon as he opened the gate at the Demon Mouth.

* InSeriesNickname: "Folklorist's" in I.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Cursed by Kirie, Takamine was torn apart on the Shinto shrine's ceiling.

Takamine's editor. He went along to Himuro Mansion as a part of Takamine's group. The Rope Curse caught him first.

** This plays into her encounters as well. She's unable to see you and will wander around aimlessly up until the moment you take a step, in which case she'll teleport ''right next to you''.

* InfantImmortality: They exist to avert this, as the first instance of child ghosts in the series as a whole.

* WomanInWhite: In ''Fatal Frame II'', wearing the clean version of the twins' kimono.

* WomanInWhite: All of her incarnations wear white in some form.

* AFriendInNeed: Felt pity for Kirie's harsh fate and [[HeroicSacrifice stayed with her to keep the Hell Gate sealed.

* VaryingTacticsBoss: Up until the Rope Altar in the Final Night, her strategy is just to stay planted on the ground and try to reach for Miku when she gets close, occasionally teleporting behind her for a surprise attack, but even then she moves rather slowly. Leave the Altar, though, and she reappears for the final round, changing from a MightyGlacier to a GlassCannon, chasing after Miku by crawling incredibly fast towards her with even more healthy and able to cause serious damage.

The ghost of a Rope Shrine Maiden before Kirie whose ritual was successful. Appears first during Night 3 as a random encounter ghost before being dealt with in the Final Night at the Rope Hallway.

* HumanoidAbomination: Wandering Man and Floating Woman, both of which are described as ancient spirits that spewed out of the Hell Gate during the Calamity, trying to drag people down into Hell.

This page lists the characters found in the first game. For characters added or appearing in the later games, check the corresponding game's Character Sheet.

[[folder: Miku Hinasaki]]

!!! '''Voiced by''' Rika Wakusawa (Japanese), Rumiko Vanes (FF), Creator/KimMaiGuest (FF III)

-> ''Ever since I was a child, I have been able to see things other people can't.''

[[folder: Mafuyu Hinasaki]]

!!! '''Voiced by''' Jun'ichi Kanemura (Japanese), Dominic Allen (English)

-> ''So this is Himuro Mansion...''

Mafuyu can be glimpsed repeatedly throughout the game, but not interacted with. He seems to have become possessed by Kirie's spirit, as he and Kirie are seen to separate from each other when the Holy Mirror reflects onto them. He chooses to stay with Kirie at the hellgate, leaving Miku to leave the mansion alone.

* BigBrotherInstinct: Shows a strong desire to protect other people.
* DecoyProtagonist: Only playable in the introduction, before focus turns to Miku.
* AFriendInNeed: Felt pity for Kirie's harsh fate and stays with her to keep the hellgate sealed.

* IChooseToStay: Remains with Kirie at the hellgate.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His intention to remain with Kirie at the hellgate to appease her loneliness and ease her suffering was self-sacrifical, but it led to more problems than solutions. His staying caused Miku immense grief and guilt, to the point that she willingly followed his spirit in the Manor of Sleep. [[spoiler:And even ended up getting herself spiritually married to him.]]

* PsychicPowers: Possesses a strong sixth sense, just like Miku.

[[folder: Kirie]]

!!! '''Voiced by''' Yoko Yamamoto (Japanese), Leene Hardt (English)

-> ''My duty is to keep this gate closed.''

* BarrierMaiden: Her duty was to hold the Hellgate closed.
* BreakTheCutie: Was chosen at a young age to become the next sacrifice and was isolated from other people for almost ten years, with the only people she interacted with wearing masks to keep her from forming bonds with them. She fell in love with a man and was imprisoned in an attempt to make her forget about him, but she was incapable of doing so. She was then sacrificed, and her ritual failed.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Torn apart by ropes tied to her neck and extremities.
* DemonicPossession: The Malice corrupted her spirit.

* InSeriesNickname
** White Kimono for her non-hostile, adult version.
** Girl in White for her child apparition.
* LiteralSplitPersonality: Was separated into two spirits after her ritual failed. One half is the vengeful spirit corrupted my Malice, while the other is her younger self. The ending has them merge back together, so Kirie can fulfill her duty.

* MightyGlacier: Moves around incredibly slowly and is easy to dodge, with her touch causing instant death. She compensates her slowness by teleporting around, though.

* MysteriousWaif: The Girl In White. She appears at odd times and gives Miku hints on where to proceed, so she can find the pieces of the holy mirror and appease Kirie's spirit.
* OneHitKill: One touch causes Miku's health to deplete.

* TogetherInDeath: With Mafuyu, as he chose to stay behind. [[spoiler:The Photograph ending shows her lover's spirit reuniting with her at the Hellgate.]]

* VirginSacrifice: Was sacrificed in the Strangling Ritual, so her spirit would hold the Hellgate closed.
* WomanInWhite: All of her incarnations wear white.

[[folder: Yae Munakata]]

* AngstySurvivingTwin: Averted, she has repressed her memories of a twin sister.

* BreakTheCutie: Yae lost her entire village in a disaster that she indirectly caused, repressed those memories, and tried to have a normal life. Then she began to be driven insane what the Camera Obscura showed and, to top things off, her only child was taken by spirits.

* GoMadFromTheRevelation: What she saw through the camera confused and scared her.
* IdenticalGranddaughter: Miyuki looks identical to Yae, which causes Miku to remember her mother's death upon seeing Yae's spirit hanging from a tree.
* IllGirl: She was mentioned to have been ill as an adult.
* InSeriesNickname: Hanged Woman in I.
* IronicEcho: Yae died from strangulation, just as Sae did years ago.

* LateToTheTragedy: When she noticed that Sae was gone, Yae went off to look for her. However, she got lost in the forest and only made it back to Minakami Village after the Repentance had occured.
* PosthumousCharacter: She has been dead for decades before the game starts.
* PsychicPowers: It's unknown how long she's had them and how strong they were. They were amplified through usage of the Camera Obscura, though, and began to drive her insane. Her great-grandchildren inherit her powers.
* SoleSurvivor: Of the Repentance that struck her village.
* SurvivorsGuilt: Yae tried to avoid this fate by escaping Minakami Village and not going through with the Strangling ritual. But Sae ended up captured and died, leaving Yae to suffer this fate anyway.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Her running away from the village and getting separated from Sae was the beginning that allowed the Repentance to occur with no interference.
* VirginSacrifice: Was intended to be one for the Strangling ritual.
* WomanInWhite: In ''Fatal Frame II'', she is always wearing a white kimono.

[[folder: Ryozo Munakata]]

Miku and Mafuyu's great-grandfather. Decades before the events of the game, he moved his family into Himuro Mansion, so he could read up on the secret rituals of the family. While his research brought fruition, it came at the cost of his daughter being spirited away and Yae's suicide.

* InSeriesNickname: Folklorist.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After his wife died, Ryozo regretted moving to Himuro Mansion.

[[folder: Mikoto Munakata]]

[[folder: Junsei Takamine]]

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Torn apart on the Shinto shrine's ceiling.
* CuriosityKilledTheCast: He purposefully headed into a mansion that was connected with a terrible massacre and a family that disappeared while living there, all for the sake of book research.
* InSeriesNickname: Novelist.

[[folder: Tomoe Hirasaka]]

One of Takamine's assistants. She went along with him to Himuro Mansion, though she was hesitant to do so. Due to her weak spirit powers, she was still influenced by the spirits in the house and suffered from visions. Tomoe was killed before she could warn Takamine and tell him how Kirie's benevolent spirit taught her how to break the curse.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Kirie's curse had invisible ropes slowly strangle her.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: She began to go insane from the visions in the mansion.
* InSeriesNickname: Assistant.
* PsychicPowers: Rather weak ones.

[[folder: Koji Ogata]]

-> ''The ropes...! The ropes...!''

Takamine's editor. He went along to Himuro Mansion with Takamine's group. He very quickly ended up getting killed by Kirie.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Kirie's curse tore his head and limbs off.
* InSeriesNickname: Editor.
* MadnessMantra: The ropes... the ropes...!
* PeekABooCorpse: His spirit flops in front of Miku in a closet.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: All that's known about Ogata is that he was an editor and died.

[[folder: Lord Himuro]]

* CoolMask: The Mask of Reflection he was wearing, which changes its expression, depending on the wearer's true nature. Lord Himuro wearing it turned the mask into a demonic face.
* DrivenToSuicide: Killed himself, after killing everyone else.
* InSeriesNickname: Family Master.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: His weapon of choice.
* OffWithHisHead: Everyone he found was decapitated by him.
* OffingTheOffspring: He was among the ones to kill Kirie by pulling a rope.

[[folder: Blind Demon]]

--> ''Is no-one here?''

A shrine maiden, tasked to perform the Blinding ritual. The Blinding Mask was put onto her face and stabbed out her eyes, to use her blood to weaken and temporarily blind the spirits at the Hellgate, in order to proceed with the Rope ritual. She was supposed to pick the next Demon Tag and Rope Shrine Maiden, but died before she could fulfill that duty.

* EyeScream: Her eyes were pierced out and the sockets bleed profusely.

* RecurringBoss: She appears as an encounter ''seven'' times during the 2nd Night.

[[folder: Long Arms]]

An old member of the Himuro family, who was killed when he opposed his daughter becoming the next Rope Shrine Maiden. His spirit haunts the mansion, desperately searching for his long-dead daughter. He kidnaps any child he encounters.

* BodyHorror: He's balding and crawls around on the floor, hunched over with his abnormally long arms.
* ChildEater: He kidnaps children, having taken and killed Mikoto's friend while they were playing tag.
* CreepilyLongArms: His defining feature. It's never mentioned why they are so long.

* PapaWolf: He died rather than letting his daughter become a sacrifice.

[[folder: Children Playing Tag]]

A trio of young children killed while playing a game of Demon Tag. They were Mikoto's friends in life, and continue to play even in death.

* CreepyChild: All three are incredibly creepy.
* FacialHorror: The Well Girl's face is disfigured from being dragged to her death.
* InfantImmortality: Averted. All three died terrible deaths at the hands of Long Arms.
* MakeMeWannaShout: The Crawling Girl has an attack that paralyzes Miku by screaming.

[[folder: Tokitada Kyuki]]

The bonus boss of the game and a ghost that only appears when playing on ''Fatal'' difficulty. His ghost entry calls him Armored Warrior's Spirit, though his name and background gets mentioned in the notes of the headless priests.

* BonusBoss: Appears at the Abyss when playing on ''Fatal'' difficulty, and actually has to be defeated to allow the player to save on the final night for that difficulty. He behaves similarly to Lord Himuro, but cannot be pushed back by critical shots, and continuously approaches the player. Since Tokitada is invisible, the player must pay closer attention to hearing him, and has a small timeframe of him being visible and susceptible to being damaged by the Camera Obscura.
* TheHeavy: Implied to be among the causes of the Calamity occuring because his spirit wanted the Holy Mirror and the seal on the Hellgate to be broken, believing it would release his lover's spirit. He appeared in Kirie's dreams and encouraged her to break the Holy Mirror, leading to her ritual failing.

* NoNameGiven: Goes by Armored Warrior's Spirit, with his name mentioned in the notes of the headless priests.

* StarCrossedLovers: Was in love with a previous Rope Shrine maiden and tried to free her before going through with the ritual. He was unsuccessful and she ended up being killed, with him being forced to commit suicide. He wanted to break the seal on the Hellgate to free her spirit and be reunited with her, but he never saw the woman's spirit again.

* StraingyHairedGhostGirl: Her hostile spirit portrays a typical example, with her hair covering her face.

!!!Voiced by: Yoko Yamamoto (Japanese), Leene Hardt (English)
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kirie_1.png]]

The antagonist of ''Fatal Frame I''.

Kirie lived in Himuro Mansion and was raised to become the sacrifice of the Rope ritual. Preparations for this began during her childhood and she was kept separate from people, to avoid her forming emotional attachments.

However, a few days before the ritual was to be performed, she happened to meet a young man and fell in love with him. The conflict that rose in her mind caused her ritual to fail and the Hellgate was thrown wide open, unleashing the Malice. She now haunts the halls as a malevolent spirit that kills anyone who crosses it, while a second spirit of hers is more benevolent towards humans.

Kirie reappears in ''Fatal Frame III'' as a very strong ghost, with a high chance of appearing during the later hours of the game.

* ApocalypticLog: Her diary can be found, depicting her last days.
* BarrierMaiden: She was to hold the Hellgate closed.
* BreakTheCutie: She was isolated from the outside world and the only people she came in contact with wore masks, to prevent her from forming an emotional bond with anyone. When she was old enough to perform the ritual, she was killed.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Ropes tied to her extremities tore her apart.
* DemonicPossession: The Malice corrupted her spirit into becoming hostile.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: She didn't kill Mafuyu because he looked very similar to her lover.
* HealThyself: She can regenerate some of her lost health when teleporting to a different location.
* HesitantSacrifice: Falling in love made her hesitant to do the ritual.
* HumanoidAbomination: The Malice behind her, which is a blurry blob of body parts.
* InSeriesNickname: White Kimono or Girl in White.
* LiteralSplitPersonality: The vengeful spirit of Kirie that was corrupted by the Malice and intends to kill anyone who crosses her and her younger, innocent self that is trying to get the former to calm down and allow her to fulfill her duty.
* LoveHurts: Falling in love caused her to become conflicted between her duty as a shrine maiden and her human desire of being with her beloved. It was the main reason why her ritual failed.
* MightyGlacier: One touch of hers spells instant death, but she is very slow and easy to dodge. Though she does have an annoying tendency to teleport rather quickly, to compensate.
* {{Miko}}: The Rope Shrine Maiden.
* MysteriousWaif: The Girl in White.
* OneHitKill: One touch and Miku is killed instantly, even with a Stone Mirror.

* PsychicPowers: She had the strongest psychic powers and was the last child to be caught during the Demon Tag ritual, which is why she was considered the perfect sacrifice for the Rope ritual.
* StarCrossedLovers: She and her unnamed lover. He was a mere visitor and had no chance to stay, while she wasn't supposed to form emotional bonds with anyone for the sake of the ritual. The priests killed him to protect her.
* StringyHairedGhostGirl: A typical example.
* TogetherInDeath: With Mafuyu staying behind. [[spoiler:The Photograph ending has Kirie and her lover's spirit reunite.]]
* ViolationOfCommonSense: Kirie appears as an unbeatable ghost at the end of each night. Going against the idea of the game (which is to ''avoid or fight hostile ghosts'' to prevent your character from being damaged), the player must let her touch Miku, in order to proceed.
* VirginSacrifice: For the Rope ritual.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Her corrupted, malevolent spirit wants everyone to experience her suffering.
* WomanInWhite: Both of her halves wear white kimono.

* BigBrotherAttraction: Reading her diary in the third game includes an entry where Miku admits to having had feelings for her brother for years. It eventually turns into...
* BrotherSisterIncest: In ''Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water'' it's revealed [[spoiler:that Miku not only married her deceased brother through a ceremony that weds the living and the dead, but also had Miu through said marriage.]]

* BigBrotherAttraction: Reading her diary in the third game includes an entry where Miku admits to having had feelings for her brother for years.

This is a Character Sheet for the ''VideoGame/FatalFrame'' series.

[[folder: Dr. Kunihiko Asou]]

!!!Voiced by: Creator/TatsuhisaSuzuki
[[quoteright:187:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/youngasao.png]]

The key character to the Fatal Frame series. Asou was a brilliant occult philosopher and scientist, with primary fields of interest in Japanese folklore and the spirit world, in the second half of the 19th century.

Asou took the latest Western technologies and introduced them to Japan, modifying them in an attempt to create devices that could capture supernatural phenomena, such as the Camera Obscura and similar.

* ArtifactOfDoom: He created several of them, leaving them to his descendants or fellow researchers.
* AscendedExtra: While he was mentioned continuously throughout the previous four Fatal Frame games, he finally appeared as a major character in the fifth one.
* FamousAncestor: He is one to Mio and Mayu Amakura, Yuu, and Misaki, Asou and Ren Hojou.
* GrowingUpSucks: Following his spirit at Mt Hikami, Kunihiko can be heard lamenting how he fully believed in a world that was beyond the natural and was filled with things that couldn't easily be seen, but stopped believing in it as he grew up. But since he devoted his life to researching the supernatural, he obtained his old view of the world again.
* HotScientist: Asou was quite handsome, as it turns out.
* LoveAtFirstSight: [[spoiler:With Ouse Kurosawa.]]
* ReluctantMadScientist: His curiosity was never intended to cause any harm to anyone, but most of his inventions were deemed dangerous or even cursed.
* RenaissanceMan: Asou was a brilliant inventor, skilled photographer and a gifted researcher that published numerous papers on his various works.
* SeekerArchetype: He devoted his life to explore the supernatural, travelling across Japan and studying his field, creating numerous devices as a result.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Asou or Aso. Some of the earlier games spelled him as Asou, while the English translation of the fifth game picked Aso.

[[/folder]]

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[[folder: Miku Hinasaki]]

!!! '''Voiced by''' Rika Wakusawa (Japanese), Rumiko Vanes (FF), Creator/KimMaiGuest (FF III)

-> ''Ever since I was a child, I have been able to see things other people can't.''

[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/miku_hinasaki.png]]
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Miku headed into Himuro Mansion after her brother went missing. She found the Camera Obscura he left behind and learned of the events surrounding the mansion. While trying to locate her brother, she winds up collecting the five pieces of the broken Holy Mirror in hopes of using it to appease Kirie's spirit.\\
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She returns as a playable character in the [[VideoGame/FatalFrameIII third]] game, having been taken in by Yuu Asou on behest of Mafuyu, in case anything ever happened to him. She works as Rei's photography assistant and took over most of the household chores when Yuu died. Miku's grief and guilt over her brother's death cause her to become afflicted with the Tattoo Curse, and she walks around the Manor of Sleep, following Mafuyu's spirit.\\
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Miku appears as a minor character in the [[VideoGame/FatalFrameMaidenOfBlackWater fifth]] game. She left her daughter with a friend and ended up disappearing, though she was last seen ascending Mt Hikami. Her daughter heads to Mt Hikami herself, wanting to find Miku.
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This is a Character Sheet for the ''VideoGame/FatalFrame'' series. This section revolves around Kunihiko Asou, the key character to the entire series. For characters introduced in each game, refer to the appropriate section.

* [[Characters/FatalFrameI Character Sheet]] for ''VideoGame/FatalFrameI''

This is a Character Sheet for the ''VideoGame/FatalFrame'' series. This section lists characters introduced in ''VideoGame/FatalFrameII''.

* [[Characters/FatalFrame Characters]] introduced in ''VideoGame/FatalFrameI''
* [[Characters/FatalFrameII Characters]] introduced in ''VideoGame/FatalFrameII''
* [[Characters/FatalFrameIII Characters]] introduced in ''VideoGame/FatalFrameIII''
* [[Characters/FatalFrameMaskOfTheLunarEclipse Characters]] introduced in ''VideoGame/FatalFrameIV''
* [[Characters/FatalFrameMaidenOfBlackWater Characters]] introduced in ''VideoGame/FatalFrameMaidenOfBlackWater''

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! Fatal Frame I

[[folder: Miku Hinasaki]]

!!! '''Voiced by''' Rika Wakusawa (Japanese), Rumiko Vanes (FF), Creator/KimMaiGuest (FF III)

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/miku_8.png]]

-> ''Ever since I was a child, I've been able to see things other people can't.''

Miku Hinasaki heads into Himuro Mansion after her brother. She finds the Camera Obscura he left behind and learns of the events surrounding the mansion. She wants to find her brother, while also collecting the five pieces of the Holy Mirror to appease Kirie's spirit.\\
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She returns as a playable character in the [[VideoGame/FatalFrameIII third]] game, having been taking in by Yuu Asou on behest of Mafuyu, in case anything ever happened to him. She works as Rei's photography assistant. Miku's grief and guilt over her brother's death cause her to become afflicted with the Tattoo Curse and she walks around the Manor of Sleep, following Mafuyu's spirit.\\
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Miku appears as a minor character in the [[VideoGame/FatalFrameMaidenOfBlackWater fifth]] game. Several years ago, Miku left her daughter with a friend and disappeared, last seen ascending Mt Hikami. Her daughter heads to Mt Hikami herself to find Miku.
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* ApocalypticLog: Rei can read notes Miku wrote in her room in the third game. The fifth game has Miku's Scrap of Paper found by Miu.
* BigBrotherAttraction: Reading her diary in the third game includes an entry where she laments having had feelings for her brother for years.
* BigBrotherWorship: Headed to Himuro Mansion to find her brother.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Red. [[spoiler:Her holly tattoo in the third game is also red.]]
* CripplingOverspecialization: Her drawback in the third game. Her personal functions are Sacred Stone, which slows ghosts down, and Double, which stacks a second charge on top of the first, which make her one of the strongest attacker. However, she cannot equip any of the lenses.
* DeathByChildbirth: Played with. [[spoiler:Giving birth to a Shadowborn takes a huge toll on the human mother, reducing her remaining lifespan to a few years. Miku survived the birth, but will die soon.]]
* GlassCannon: Has the biggest damage potential in the third game, but has the lowest health.
* HairDecorations: Her grandmother's haircomb.
* ItsAllMyFault: Believes her brother's death was her fault.
* TheMagicGoesAway: Went away after defeating Kirie, but it returned by the third game.
* MeaningfulName: Her name can be read as Deep Crimson, fitting her color theme.
* MightyGlacier: Due to the Double function in the third game, it takes her longer to charge shots.
* MissingMom
** Her mother committed suicide some years ago.
** Becomes one to her own daughter.
* [[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou Mommy Had A Good Reason For Abandoning You]]: [[spoiler:When Miu was three years old, Miku could tell that her time was running out and she was likely going to die soon. She left her daughter in her friend's care and disappeared, wanting to spare Miu seeing her mother die.]]
* OlderThanTheyLook: Looks barely older than her teenaged daughter in the fifth game. [[spoiler:Justified, as the Black Box she was locked in had kept her from aging.]]
* PluckyGirl: Keeps herself smiling, despite everything that happened.
* PsychicPowers: Was born with a strong sixth sense.
* SailorFuku: Her clothes in the first game, since she was a highschool student.
* ShesAllGrownUp: Played with in the third game. It's been two years since the first game's event, but Miku is portrayed with more fanservice in mind.
* StepfordSmiler: Kept up a cheerful front in the third game.
* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:Performed a Ghost Marriage to Mafuyu's spirit in the fifth game.]]
* VirginSacrifice: [[spoiler:Miu finds her inside of a Black Box in the fifth game.]]
* YouDontLookLikeYou: The localized version of the first game changed her looks. Her [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/fatalframe/images/9/97/Miku_face_comparison.png/revision/latest?cb=20100329211658 facial features]] were modified to make her more appealing to a Western audience, and her clothes changed from a sailor uniform to something more mature. When the game was ported to the Xbox, the changed appearance became the default.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:Doesn't have long to live after giving birth to a Shadowborn.]]
* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade B in the third game.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Mafuyu Hinasaki]]

!!!Voiced by: Jun'ichi Kanemura (Japanese), Dominic Allen (English)
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mafuyu_5.png]]

The initial protagonist of Fatal Frame I and Miku's older brother.

Mafuyu heads off to Himuro Mansion in hopes of finding, and hopefully managing to save, his professor and colleagues. However, he disappeared into the mansion himself some time ago, which led to Miku coming after him. Mafuyu can be glimpsed repeatedly throughout the course of the game, but not interacted with until the end.
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* ApocalypticLog: He leaves some notes for Miku in the mansion.
* BigBrotherInstinct: He shows a strong desire to protect other people.
* DecoyProtagonist: He is only playable in the intro, before focus turns to Miku.
* HeroicSpirit: His only reason for heading into the mansion was to find his professor's team.
* IChooseToStay: Mafuyu decides to remain with Kirie at the Hellgate instead of escaping.
* IdenticalStranger: He looks remarkably similar to Kirie's unnamed lover, to the point that Miku mistakes the two when she sees Kirie's memories. His similarity is what prevented him from being instantly killed by Kirie's spirit.
* MissingMom: His mother committed suicide some time ago.
* NiceGuy: Miku described him as being sweet and kind.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His intention on remaining with Kirie to appease her loneliness was self-sacrificial, but it led to more problems than solutions. His staying caused Miku a lot of grief and guilt, to the point that she willingly followed his spirit in the Manor of Sleep [[spoiler:and getting herself spiritually married to him]].
* PromotionToParent: He took on the role, after his mother committed suicide.
* PsychicPowers: He possesses a strong sixth sense, just like Miku.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: His main purpose in Fatal Frame I is to eventually remain with Kirie and die. But this has a longlasting effect on Miku, whose plot in III revolves around her desire to be with Mafuyu again and some of her actions in the fifth game.
* TogetherInDeath: With Kirie, since he chose to stay behind. [[spoiler:Also with Miku in V.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Kirie]]

!!!Voiced by: Yoko Yamamoto (Japanese), Leene Hardt (English)
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kirie_1.png]]

The antagonist of Fatal Frame I.

Kirie lived in Himuro Mansion and was raised to become the sacrifice of the Rope ritual. Preparations for this began during her childhood and she was kept separate from people, to avoid her forming emotional attachments.

However, a few days before the ritual was to be performed, she happened to meet a young man and fell in love with him. The conflict that rose in her mind caused her ritual to fail and the Hellgate was thrown wide open, unleashing the Malice. She now haunts the halls as a malevolent spirit that kills anyone who crosses it, while a second spirit of hers is more benevolent towards humans.

Kirie reappears in Fatal Frame III as a very strong ghost, with a high chance of appearing during the later hours of the game.
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* ApocalypticLog: Her diary can be found, depicting her last days.
* BarrierMaiden: She was to hold the Hellgate closed.
* BreakTheCutie: She was isolated from the outside world and the only people she came in contact with wore masks, to prevent her from forming an emotional bond with anyone. When she was old enough to perform the ritual, she was killed.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Ropes tied to her extremities tore her apart.
* DemonicPossession: The Malice corrupted her spirit into becoming hostile.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: She didn't kill Mafuyu because he looked very similar to her lover.
* HealThyself: She can regenerate some of her lost health when teleporting to a different location.
* HesitantSacrifice: Falling in love made her hesitant to do the ritual.
* HumanoidAbomination: The Malice behind her, which is a blurry blob of body parts.
* InSeriesNickname: White Kimono or Girl in White.
* LiteralSplitPersonality: The vengeful spirit of Kirie that was corrupted by the Malice and intends to kill anyone who crosses her and her younger, innocent self that is trying to get the former to calm down and allow her to fulfill her duty.
* LoveHurts: Falling in love caused her to become conflicted between her duty as a shrine maiden and her human desire of being with her beloved. It was the main reason why her ritual failed.
* MightyGlacier: One touch of hers spells instant death, but she is very slow and easy to dodge. Though she does have an annoying tendency to teleport rather quickly, to compensate.
* {{Miko}}: The Rope Shrine Maiden.
* MysteriousWaif: The Girl in White.
* OneHitKill: One touch and Miku is killed instantly, even with a Stone Mirror.
* PowerFloats: The embodiment of the Malice keeps her afloat.
* PsychicPowers: She had the strongest psychic powers and was the last child to be caught during the Demon Tag ritual, which is why she was considered the perfect sacrifice for the Rope ritual.
* StarCrossedLovers: She and her unnamed lover. He was a mere visitor and had no chance to stay, while she wasn't supposed to form emotional bonds with anyone for the sake of the ritual. The priests killed him to protect her.
* StringyHairedGhostGirl: A typical example.
* TogetherInDeath: With Mafuyu staying behind. [[spoiler:The Photograph ending has Kirie and her lover's spirit reunite.]]
* ViolationOfCommonSense: Kirie appears as an unbeatable ghost at the end of each night. Going against the idea of the game (which is to ''avoid or fight hostile ghosts'' to prevent your character from being damaged), the player must let her touch Miku, in order to proceed.
* VirginSacrifice: For the Rope ritual.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Her corrupted, malevolent spirit wants everyone to experience her suffering.
* WomanInWhite: Both of her halves wear white kimono.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Yae Munakata]]

!!!Voiced by: Creator/AkemiKanda (Japanese, FFII), Bianca Allen (FFI), Creator/KariWahlgren (FFII), Daphne Alexander (DCB)
[[quoteright:227:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yaeffii.jpg]]

Miku and Mafuyu's great-grandmother. She moved into Himuro Mansion with her family several decades before the events of the first game take place. While her husband was studying the mansion's history and rituals, she helped him with the use of the Camera Obscura. She began to be driven insane by what the Camera Obscura was showing her. Yae's daughter ended up spirited away and Yae committed suicide.

Yae reappears in Fatal Frame II and is reintroduced as Yae Kurosawa, the twin sister of Sae. She and Sae were originally planned to take part in the Strangling ritual, but the two decided to escape the village beforehand. Their escape failed and the Repentance took place.
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* AngstySurvivingTwin: Averted, she has repressed her memories of a twin sister.
* ApocalypticLog: Lady's Diary in I and Butterfly Diary in II.
* BreakTheCutie: Yae lost her entire village in a disaster that she indirectly caused, repressed those memories and tried to have a normal life. Then she began to be driven insane what the Camera Obscura showed and, to top things off, her only child was taken by spirits.
* DrivenToSuicide: She hung herself after Mikoto's disappearance.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: What she saw through the camera confused and scared her.
* IdenticalGranddaughter: Miyuki looks identical to Yae, which causes Miku to remember her mother's death upon seeing Yae's spirit hanging from a tree.
* IllGirl: She was mentioned to have been ill as an adult.
* InSeriesNickname: Hanged Woman in I.
* IronicEcho: Yae died from strangulation, just as Sae did years ago.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: She lost her memories of Minakami Village as a coping mechanism.
* LateToTheTragedy: When she noticed that Sae was gone, Yae went off to look for her. However, she got lost in the forest and only made it back to Minakami Village after the Repentance had occured.
* PosthumousCharacter: She has been dead for decades before the game starts.
* PsychicPowers: It's unknown how long she's had them and how strong they were. They were amplified through usage of the Camera Obscura, though, and began to drive her insane. Her great-grandchildren inherit her powers.
* SoleSurvivor: Of the Repentance that struck her village.
* SurvivorsGuilt: Yae tried to avoid this fate by escaping Minakami Village and not going through with the Strangling ritual. But Sae ended up captured and died, leaving Yae to suffer this fate anyway.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Her running away from the village and getting separated from Sae was the beginning that allowed the Repentance to occur with no interference.
* VirginSacrifice: Was intended to be one for the Strangling ritual.
* WomanInWhite: In Fatal Frame II, she is always wearing a white kimono.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ryozo Munakata]]

[[quoteright:154:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/munakata.png]]

Miku and Mafuyu's great-grandfather. Decades before the events of the game, he moved his family into Himuro Mansion, so he could read up on the secret rituals of the family. While his research brought fruition, it came at the cost of his daughter being spirited away and Yae's suicide.

Ryozo is reintroduced in Fatal Frame II as a student of Seijiro Makabe's. Makabe headed to Minakami Village to research the traditions of the place and Ryozo tried to find out what happened to his childhood friends, Itsuki and Mutsuki Tachibana. Following the instructions of Itsuki's letter, he helped Yae escape from the village.
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* ApocalypticLog: Research Notes in I and the Green Diary in II.
* ChildhoodFriends: Of Itsuki and Mutsuki Tachibana in II.
* CuriosityKilledTheCast: His interest in researching the secret rituals of the Himuro Mansion led Mikoto to be kidnapped by spirits and his wife committing suicide. By the time he noticed what was going on, he had little time left himself.
* InSeriesNickname: Folklorist.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After his wife died, Ryozo regretted moving to Himuro Mansion.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: He played a minor role in it, but his intent on helping Yae and Sae escape from Minakami Village allowed the Repentance to occur. In a similar vein, his moving to Himuro Mansion destroyed his family.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Mikoto Munakata]]

[[quoteright:216:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mikoto_0.png]]

The daughter of Ryozo and Yae Munakata, and grandmother of Miku and Mafuyu Hinasaki.
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* GuardianEntity: The young version of Kirie acted as one for her, protecting her from the hostile spirits and leading her to safety after the curse began killing her friends and family.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: She befriended the "Girl in the White Kimono", who her parents assumed was an imaginary friend.
* SoleSurvivor: The only known case of someone escaping Himuro Mansion's curse, prior to Miku breaking it.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: She found the Camera Obscura, and gave it to her parents... causing her mother to go insane, and the Hinasaki family to be burdened with the cursed camera and powerful psychic abilities.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Junsei Takamine]]

!!!Voiced by: Matt Lagan
[[quoteright:191:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/junseitakamine.png]]

Mafuyu's mentor and a famous novelist. He headed for Himuro Mansion with his team for research and hopefully getting inspiration for his next book. Takamine is the last to get killed by Kirie's curse, though this allowed him enough time to try and find a way to break the curse.
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* ApocalypticLog: The Black Notebooks and Blue Tapes.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Torn apart on the Shinto shrine's ceiling.
* CuriosityKilledTheCast: He purposefully headed into a mansion that was connected with a terrible massacre and a family that disappeared while living there, all for the sake of book research.
* InSeriesNickname: Novelist.
* InterfaceScrew: One of his attacks turns the environment dark, making it difficult to see him.
* TheMentor: To Mafuyu Hinasaki, Kei Amakura and Yuu Asou.
* MostWritersAreWriters: He wanted Himuro Mansion to inspire him for his next novel.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Tomoe Hirasaka]]

!!!Voiced by: Bianca Allen
[[quoteright:192:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tomoe.png]]

One of Takamine's assistants. She went along with him to Himuro Mansion, though she was hesitant to do so. Due to her weak spirit powers, she was still influenced by the spirits in the house and suffered from visions. Tomoe was killed before she could warn Takamine and tell him how Kirie's benevolent spirit taught her how to break the curse.
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* ApocalypticLog: The Red Notebooks and Red Tape.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Red, used for her tapes and clothes.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Kirie's curse had invisible ropes slowly strangle her.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: She began to go insane from the visions in the mansion.
* InSeriesNickname: Assistant.
* PsychicPowers: Rather weak ones.
* SubordinateExcuse: The ''Zero'' novel hints that she had a romantic relationship with Takamine.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Koji Ogata]]

-> ''The ropes...! The ropes...!''
!!!Voiced by: Matt Lagan
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/koji_4.jpg]]

Takamine's editor.
He went along to Himuro Mansion with Takamine's group. He very quickly ended up getting killed by Kirie.
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* ApocalypticLog: The Research Scraps and White Tapes.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Kirie's curse tore his head and limbs off.
* InSeriesNickname: Editor.
* MadnessMantra: The ropes... the ropes...!
* PeekABooCorpse: His spirit flops in front of Miku in a closet.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: All that's known about Ogata is that he was an editor and died.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Lord Himuro]]

The last head of the Himuro family and the overseer of the family's rituals. When the Calamity occured, the Malice drove him insane and he proceeded to slaughter every person in the mansion. In the end, he committed suicide.
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* AxCrazy: Driven insane by the Malice and went on a killing spree.
* CoolMask: The Mask of Reflection he was wearing, which changes its expression, depending on the wearer's true nature. Lord Himuro wearing it turned the mask into a demonic face.
* DrivenToSuicide: Killed himself, after killing everyone else.
* InSeriesNickname: Family Master.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: His weapon of choice.
* OffWithHisHead: Everyone he found was decapitated by him.
* OffingTheOffspring: He was among the ones to kill Kirie by pulling a rope.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Blind Demon]]

[[quoteright:171:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blinded21.png]]
--> ''Is no-one here?''

A shrine maiden, tasked to perform the Blinding ritual.
The Blinding Mask was put onto her face and stabbed out her eyes, to use her blood to weaken and temporarily blind the spirits at the Hellgate, in order to proceed with the Rope ritual. She was supposed to pick the next Demon Tag and Rope Shrine Maiden, but died before she could fulfill that duty.
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* EyeScream: Her eyes were pierced out and the sockets bleed profusely.
* {{Miko}}: Just like Kirie, she was a shrine maiden.
* RecurringBoss: She appears as an encounter ''seven'' times during the 2nd Night.
* VirginSacrifice: For the Blinding ritual.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Long Arms]]
[[quoteright:168:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/longarms.png]]

An old member of the Himuro family, who was killed when he opposed his daughter becoming the next Rope Shrine Maiden. His spirit haunts the mansion, desperately searching for his long-dead daughter. He kidnaps any child he encounters.
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* BodyHorror: He's balding and crawls around on the floor, hunched over with his abnormally long arms.
* ChildEater: He kidnaps children, having taken and killed Mikoto's friend while they were playing tag.
* CreepilyLongArms: His defining feature. It's never mentioned why they are so long.
* {{Irony}}: He's tormented by his child having been taken away from him and now inflicts the same pain on other parents by spiriting away their children.
* PapaWolf: He rather died than letting his daughter become a sacrifice.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Children Playing Tag]]

A trio of young children killed while playing a game of Demon Tag. They were Mikoto's friends in life, and continue to play even in death.
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* CreepyChild: All three are incredibly creepy.
* FacialHorror: The Well Girl's face is disfigured from being dragged to her death.
* InfantImmortality: Averted. All three died terrible deaths at the hands of Long Arms.
* MakeMeWannaShout: The Crawling Girl has an attack that paralyzes Miku by screaming.
* PuppyLove: The Clock Boy had a crush on Mikoto.
* UndeadChild: Child ghosts that continue to torment Miku through their playing.

[[/folder]]

* YouDontLooksLikeYou: The localized version of the first game changed her looks. Her [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/fatalframe/images/9/97/Miku_face_comparison.png/revision/latest?cb=20100329211658 facial features]] were modified to make her more appealing to a Western audience, and her clothes changed from a sailor uniform to something more mature. When the game was ported to the Xbox, the changed appearance became the default.

!!!Voiced by: Rika Wakusawa (Japanese), Rumiko Vanes (FFI), Creator/KimMaiGuest (FFIII)

-> ''Ever since I was a child, I have been able to see things that other people can't.''

The main protagonist of Fatal Frame I and Mafuyu's younger sister.

When Mafuyu disappears on his trip to Himuro Mansion, Miku heads in after him. She finds the Camera Obscura that he left behind and learns of the events that surround the mansion. Miku tries to find her brother, while also collecting the five pieces of the Holy Mirror to appease Kirie's spirit, which has gone berserk.

Miku returns as a playable character in Fatal Frame III. She was taken in by Yuu Asou, on behest of Mafuyu, in case anything ever happened to him. She works as Rei's photography assistant and took over majority of the household, after Yuu died in a car accident. Miku still grieves over her brother's death and becomes trapped inside the Manor of Sleep, following his spirit.

Miku returns as a minorly important character in Fatal Frame V. She disappeared years ago and now her daughter, Miu Hinasaki, heads off to Mt Hikami to search for her.

* BareYourMidriff: Her default attire in III leaves a small strip of stomach visible.
* BigBrotherWorship: Her reason for heading into Himuro Mansion was to find her older brother, whom she adored. This worship turned out to be a [[BrotherSisterIncest lot more]] in later games.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Red, a color that is present in her default attire. [[spoiler:Her holly tatoo in III is also a red color.]]
* CripplingOverspecialization: Her backdraw in III. Her personal functions are Sacred Stone (which slows ghosts down) and Double (which stacks a second charge on top of the first) and make her one of the strongest attackers. However, she cannot equip any of the lenses.
* DeathByChildbirth: Not exactly. [[spoiler:Giving birth to a Shadowborn takes a huge toll on the human mother, which reduces their lifespan to a few years. She did survive the birth... for now.]]
* GlassCannon: She's got the biggest damage potential in III, but has the lowest health.
* GyaruGirl: The Special 2 outfit in Fatal Frame I gives her the ''Kogal'' attire with ''Ganguro'' skin and make up.
* HairDecorations: Never seen without her grandmother's hairclip.
* ItsAllMyFault: She believes her brother's death is her fault, because she let him remain behind.
* TheMagicGoesAway: Supposed to after I, but it's obviously back by III.
* MementoMacGuffin: Her grandmother's hairclip.

* MightyGlacier: Despite her offensive power due to the Double function in III, it takes her longer to charge shots.
* MissingMom: Her mother committed suicide prior to the series. In V, Miku became one to her own daughter years ago.
* [[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou Mommy Had A Good Reason For Abandoning You]]: [[spoiler:When Miu was three years old, Miku realized that she was likely going to die soon. She left her in a friend's care and disappeared, to spare Miu having to see her mother die.]]
* OlderThanTheyLook: She's in her late thirties in Fatal Frame V, but looks only a few years older than her teenaged daughter. [[spoiler:Justified, the Black Box she was locked in sustained her over the years and kept her from aging.]]
* PluckyGirl: She keeps herself smiling despite everything that happened.
* PsychicPowers: She was born with a strong sixth sense.
* SailorFuku: Her default attire in Fatal Frame I is modeled after it.
* ShesAllGrownUp: Played with in Fatal Frame III. It's only been two years since the events of the first game, but Miku is noticeably made more fanservicey.
* StepfordSmiler: Keeps up a cheerful front in III.
* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:She performed a Yuukon with her brother's spirit, to assure that they would be together in the afterlife.]]
* VirginSacrifice: [[spoiler:Miu discovered her inside a Black Box.]]
* YouDontLookLikeYou: The localized version of Fatal Frame I altered her apperance. Her [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/fatalframe/images/9/97/Miku_face_comparison.png/revision/latest?cb=20100329211658 facial features]] were modified to make her look more appealing to a [[CulturalTranslation western]] audience. The SailorFuku aspect of her clothes was also removed. When the game was ported to the [=XBox=], the changed appearance was made the default one.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:She doesn't have long to live after giving birth to a Shadowborn.]]
* ZettaiRyouiki: Wears a Grade B in III.

* [[Characters/FatalFrame Characters]] introduced in ''VideoGame/FatalFrame''

* [[Characters/FatalFrameMaskOfTheLunarEclipse Characters]] introduced in ''VideoGame/FatalFrameIVMaskOfTheLunarEclipse''

* [[Characters/FatalFrameMaskOfTheLunarEclipse Characters]] introduced in ''VideoGame/FatalFrameMaskOfTheLunarEclipse''

This is a Character Sheet for the ''VideoGame/FatalFrame'' series.

* [[Characters/FatalFrameIV Characters]] introduced in ''VideoGame/FatalFrameIV''
* [[Characters/FatalFrameV Characters]] introduced in ''VideoGame/FatalFrameV''

! Fatal Frame II: (Deep) Crimson Butterfly

[[folder: Mio Amakura]]

!!!Voiced by: Creator/AkemiKanda (Japanese), Creator/KariWahlgren (FFII), Daphne Alexander (DCB)
[[quoteright:167:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mioamakura.png]]

The protagonist of Fatal Frame II and Mayu's younger twinsister. Mio is very protective of her sister, because she feels responsible for her leg injury, and looks after her every day. After both get lost in Minakami Village, Mio checked out the Osaka house. Mayu runs off deeper into the village and Mio vows to go after her and get her home.

Mio returns in Fatal Frame III, but she is not a playable character. After losing her twin sister, Mio gets lured into the Manor of Sleep and becomes afflicted with the Tatoo Curse. Her uncle, Kei Amakura, enters the manor and tries to rescue her.
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* AngstySurvivingTwin: In Fatal Frame III.
* BalefulPolymorph: In the Frozen Butterfly ending[[spoiler:, it's implied that the red butterfly is Mio's spirit, after Mayu strangled her]].
* TheCaretaker: Towards Mayu.
* CreepyDoll: In the Frozen Butterfly ending, [[spoiler:Mayu can be seen putting make up on Mio's corpse]].
* EyeScream: The Hellish Abyss ending [[spoiler:has Mio learn why one isn't supposed to look into it]].
* TheHero: Gets to be one in the happier endings of Fatal Frame II.
* HeroicBSOD: Suffers one upon relaizing that she [[spoiler:killed Mayu]].
* IdenticalTwinIDTag: Her fringe has a gap on her right side and is swept aside, laying outward. Her clothes invoke a feeling of her being a more active person, with her wearing leggings under her skirt.
* InelegantBlubbering: Falls into this in the canon ending.
* KilledOffscreen: In the Frozen Butterfly ending, [[spoiler:the camera cuts away shortly after Mayu puts her hands over Mio's throat. Upon cutting back, Mio is staring unblinkingly towards the camera]].
* [[KnightTemplarBigBrother Knight Templar Little Sister]]: There's nothing she wouldn't do to keep her sister safe.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Stares at her hands after [[spoiler:killing Mayu]].
* MySisterIsOffLimits: Subverted, as a rare female example.
* {{Protectorate}}: Mayu to her. In the Hellish Abyss ending, it's reversed.
* PsychicPowers: Mio's powers are weaker than her sister's, which makes her less perceptive to ghosts. As she proceeds through the village and searches for Mayu, her powers grow stronger.
* SkirtOverSlacks: Wears black leggings under her white skirt.
* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: In the non-canon ending of Fatal Frame III.
* ThinkNothingOfIt: Her attitude towards protecting Mayu.
* TogetherInDeath: The Shadow Festival ending, with Mayu.
* TraumaCongaLine: Type C. Mio feels guilty over the knee injury that Mayu sustained during childhood and vowed to protect her. She loses sight of her in Minakami Village and searches for her, while fighting off spirits. In the end, she is forced to [[spoiler:kill her twin sister]] and spends the sequel revisiting and dealing that trauma.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Mayu Amakura]]

!!!Voiced by: Creator/AyakoKawasumi (Japanese), Creator/KimMaiGuest (FFII), Patricia Gannon (DCB)
[[quoteright:164:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mayuamakura.png]]

The older of the Amakura twins and is more calm and reserved than Mio. She has a permanent limp from a bad knee injury that she sustained as a child. Mayu gets pulled away by the spirits in Minakami Village and becomes possessed by Sae's spirit. Now she wants to complete the once-failed ritual with Mio.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: She comes across as weak and sweet, but there is more under the surface.
* IdenticalTwinIDTag: Her fringe is straight and her clothes are more demure.
* IfICantHaveYou: In the Frozen Butterfly ending[[spoiler:, she murders Mio in frustration, since her twin is refusing to go through the Strangling ritual with her]].
* KubrickStare: Paying attention, she stares creepily at the camera at times.
* TheLoad: Unfortunately, her most noticeable feature. On the other hand, she makes an excellent target for ghosts and Zero Shots are easier to obtain, if they choose to attack her.
* LaughingMad: The Frozen Butterfly ending has her have a moment.
* ManipulativeBitch: The Japanese Fanbook and novelization reveals that [[spoiler:she purposefully fell and injured her knee badly as a child, in order to force Mio to never leave her again]]. It's mentioned in the background chatter of the battle against Sae, but the remake made this aspect of Mayu more obvious.
* MeaningfulName: Mayu means Cocoon, tying into the butterfly theme. [[spoiler:And she turns into a butterfly.]]
* MoreThanMindControl: It's unclear exactly how much of Mayu's {{Yandere}} tendencies towards Mio came from Sae's possession. Originally thought to be mostly Sae's doing, the remake makes it more ambiguous that Mayu was like this to begin with and Sae simply amplified it.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: She calls out for Mio to not run too far ahead of her.
* {{Protectorate}}: Mio is fiercely protective of her. Switched around in the Hellish Abyss ending.
* PsychicPowers: Mayu has a strong sixth sense, making her susceptible to possession.
* TogetherInDeath: With Mio in the Shadow Festival ending.
* VideoGameCaringPotential: Her main purpose to the player.
* VirginSacrifice: [[spoiler:Sacrificed to end the curse on Minakami Village.]]
* {{Yandere}}: Her relationship with Mio, though she tries to hide it.
* YouAreWorthHell: Mio goes through it for Mayu's sake.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Itsuki Tachibana]]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/SoichiroHoshi (Japanese), Sam Saletta (English, FFII), Cameron Stewart (English, DCB)
[[quoteright:164:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/itsuki.png]]

A white-haired boy who is imprisoned in the storehouse. Mio encounters him while exploring the village and looking for Mayu. Itsuki tries to think of ways to help Mio and Mayu escape the village, though his words tend to confuse players.
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* AngstySurvivingTwin: He feels dreadful over having killed his brother. And, since their ritual was a failure, it means that Mutsuki died for nothing.
* ApocalypticLog: The Bound Diaries and a Crystal Ore, which was labelled as Quartz Stone in the remake.
* DeadAllAlong: Unsurprisingly, Itsuki is nothing but a ghost.
* DrivenToSuicide: After having killed his brother, being imprisoned for trying to prevent Yae and Sae's ritual and feeling like he failed everyone, Itsuki hung himself.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: He's not the hero of the story, but Itsuki still suffered from this in the end.
* InSeriesNickname: Imprisoned Boy.
* LockedIntoStrangeness: His hair turned white, after he killed his brother.
* MrExposition: Talking to him has Itsuki explain things on what to do next.
* MyGreatestFailure: Having failed the ritual and unnecessarily killing his brother. Then there was the fiasco of Yae and Sae's escape, which was the last straw for him.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His determination to prevent the ritual from happening again led to the destruction of his village.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: His last diary entry has Itsuki wonder if trying to help Yae and Sae, as well as his suicide, would count as being forgiven by his brother's spirit.
* SelectiveObliviousness: He always refers to Mio and Mayu as Yae and Sae, respectively.
* VirginSacrifice: He performed the ritual with his brother.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Sae Kurosawa]]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/AyakoKawasumi (Japanese), Creator/KimMaiGuest (English, FFII), Patricia Gannon (English, DCB)
[[quoteright:168:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sae17.png]]

The main antagonist of Fatal Frame II. She was a Twin Shrine Maiden and anxious to perform the ritual with her sister, Yae, but went along with trying to escape the village. However, Sae fell behind and was captured by the villagers. With Yae missing, Sae was forced to go through the ritual on her own, resulting in its failure and releasing the Repentance upon the village.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Sae was close to Itsuki, but because he is the Remaining twin and she was to be sacrificed, she knew nothing would come from it.
* ApocalypticLog: The Butterfly Diaries and Fluorite.
* AxCrazy: Upon unleashing the Repentance.
* BigBad: Of Fatal Frame II. She is also one of the more genuinely malevolent Big Bads given her past, though it's downplayed.
** BigBadDuumvirate: With the Kusabi, though she remains the main antagonist and has a more active role.
* BreakTheCutie: As tradition. She was raised to potentially go through the Strangling Ritual with Yae and even looked forward to it, only for Yae to decide to run away with her. Her own escape failed when she purposefully fell behind and was captured, only to realize that her sister was not coming back for her and then forced to do the ritual on her own.
* DeathGlare: A blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment in the Long Road Home Ending, the look Sae gives Mio is unsettling.
** TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: And since she's looking right at the camera, ''and you'', it doesn't help.
* DyingAlone: Hanged alone in an attempt to complete the ritual without Yae.
* DualBoss: One mission has the player fighting her and the Kusabi.
* EvilBrit: Has a strong, British accent in the remake.
* EvilLaugh: A particularly nightmareish one.
* FinalBoss: The original version had her only be fought on higher difficulties. In the remake, she becomes the final boss if certain conditions are met.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Of the four main antagonists, she is Sanguine.
* GigglingVillain: She mainly chuckles or giggles to herself.
* TheHyena: And sometimes she laughs out loud.
* IdenticalTwinIDTag: A small break in her bangs on her right was the only thing that distinguished her from Yae.
* InSeriesNickname: Bloody Kimono for her hostile form, White Kimono for the non-hostile one.
* LaughingMad: Constantly giggling or laughing.
* LightIsNotGood: The most vibrantly colored of the antagonists and the most psychotic.
* LightningBruiser: Contrast to [[MightyGlacier Kirie, who was rather slow to attack]], Sae teleports around a lot, has a shield to stop Mio's attacks, and as of the remake, has a OneHitKill.
* ManipulativeBitch: Sae fell behind ''on purpose'', in an attempt to force Yae to stop and help her, hopefully getting both captured. Unfortunately, Sae's plan backfired horribly.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Bloody Kimono.
* OneHitKill: She originally didn't have one, but was much faster than Kirie. Played straight in the remake, where her touch is just as deadly as the Kusabi's.
* PerpetualSmiler: She always smiles. Creepily.
* PutTheLaughterInSlaughter: Laughing while having villagers killed is normal for her.
* SheWillComeForMe: Until her death, this was Sae's thought about Yae.
* SlasherSmile: When she isn't laughing, this is her default expression.
* SmokeOut: Generates a red mist around her during battle.
* TogetherInDeath: With Yae in the Promise Ending.
* TurnsRed: In the remake, she can enter Dark Return and glow with a purple aura, making her much faster and more dangerous.
* VirginSacrifice: Sacrificed in a ritual that failed, after her sister didn't return.
* WhiteShirtOfDeath: Dressed in a white kimono, with the cord tied to her left side.
* WomanInWhite: She's dressed in a white kimono, usually stained with blood.
* {{Yandere}}: She ''really, really'' loves her sister.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Seijiro Makabe]]

!!!Voiced By: Jun Hazumi (Japanese), Creator/MichaelBell (English), Nigel Carrington (English, DCB)
[[quoteright:208:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kusabi.png]]

A folklorist who happened to visit Minakami Village at a rather unfortunate time. Joined by his friend, Ryozo Munakata, the two studied the rituals and habits of the village.

Eventually, Seijiro was imprisoned and used as a sacrifice to the Hellish Abyss as part of the Cutting Ritual. When the Repentance occured, he returned as a fully-fledged Kusabi.
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* ApocalypticLog: Folklorist's Notes and Lazulite stones.
* BadassBookworm: A scholar with the physical and mental strength to withstand the Cutting Ritual and returns as the deadliest ghost in the game.
* CameBackWrong: Partly due to the torture he endured before dying, his Kusabi form has barely any resemblance to how he looked in life.
* ColdBloodedTorture: He was submitted to the Cutting Ritual, which involved cutting and slicing him over and over, torturing him for as long as possible.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: As part of the Cutting Ritual, Seijiro was thrown into the Hellish Abyss ''while still alive''.
* CuriosityKilledTheCast: His fascination with Minakami Village's hidden rituals brought him there and led to him being sacrificed.
* FinalBoss: He is the default one, except when playing on higher difficulties ([=XBox=]) or fulfilling certain requirements (Wii).
* HealingFactor: The Kusabi regenerates his health on every difficulty, except Easy.
* InSeriesNickname: Folklorist, Scholar, Prisoner or Rope Man.
* MightyGlacier: As the Kusabi, he's actually pretty slow. He moves much faster in III, however.
* NotAfraidToDie: By the time he realized he was going to be sacrificed, Seijiro was actually genuinely excited to be allowed to experience such a secretive ritual first-hand.
* OneHitKill: The Kusabi's touch is deadly. Averted in III, though he gains a new attack to compensate and moves much faster.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: He only has one visible eye, which is a creepy red color.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ryokan Kurosawa]]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/MichaelBell (English), Nigel Carrington (English, DCB)
[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kurosawa.png]]

The Head of the Kurosawa family and Ceremony Master of Minakami Village. He was prepared to sacrifice his own daughters for the good of the village, but was killed by the Repentance when Sae's ritual failed.
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* AngstySurvivingTwin: Ryokan is also a Remaining twin himself, having killed his brother ages ago. Because of that, he understands how much his daughters dread the ritual, but knows there is no other way.
* ApocalypticLog: Ceremony Master's Notes and Crysocolla stones.
* FlunkyBoss: He summons Priests during his boss battle.
* HighPriest: Ceremony Master of Minakami Village.
* InSeriesNickname: Ceremony Master.
* {{Mummy}}: His hostile spirit sometimes takes on the form of a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokushinbutsu Sokushinbutsu]].
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Whatever terrible thing he was willing to do, it was for the sake of saving the village.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Masumi Makimura]]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/RobinAtkinDownes (English), Charlie Hayes (English, DCB)
[[quoteright:142:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/masumi.png]]

A geological surveyor who disappeared after wandering into Minakami Village. The search for him was called off after a while, leading to his girlfriend heading to Minakami Village herself to find him. Masumi was killed by the Kusabi when he was trying to find his way out of the village.
----
* ApocalypticLog: Village Reports, Bloody Memo and the Sard/Carnellian stone.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: The Kusabi left him covered in deep gashes and Masumi hid himself in a closet, slowly bleeding to death.
* CuriosityKilledTheCast: His investigation of the village allowed the Kusabi to kill him.
* InSeriesNickname: Unrest In Pieces, The Strangler and The Surveyor.
* KillTheOnesYouLove: His spirit was obsessed with meeting Miyako again, but he was hostile because of the village's curse and he ended up strangling her.
* PersonalEffectsReveal: A sidequest allows Mio to find a bloodstained engagement ring where Masumi died, implying that he was planning to give it to her.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Miyako Sudo]]

!!!Voiced By: Leigh Allyn Baker (English)
[[quoteright:174:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/miyako.png]]

Masumi's girlfriend. When the police gave up the search for him, she headed out to look for him herself. She got lost in Minakami Village and rested in the Osaka House, while Masumi was continuing to look for a way out himself. His spirit returned and killed her.
----
* ApocalypticLog: Lady's Notebook, Red Notebook and Aragonite stone.
* HopeSpot: She was delighted when Masumi returned, but it was nothing more than his cursed spirit and killed her.
* InSeriesNickname: Wanderer.
* IWillFindYou: She set out to find Masumi when authorities called the search off.
* KillTheOnesYouLove: She was strangled by Masumi's spirit.
* WarmUpBoss: She is the first enemy whom Mio faces in the game.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Yoshitatsu Kiryu]]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/RobinAtkinDownes (English)
[[quoteright:144:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kiryu.png]]

A dollmaker that created several of the mechanisms in the village. When one of his daughters was sacrificed to the Strangling Ritual, he created a lifelike doll of her to comfort his other daughter. The doll became possessed and killed him.
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* ApocalypticLog: Dollmaker's Notes and Dolomite.
* CreepyDoll: He summons these when battling you.
* InSeriesNickname: Dollmaker.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When he realized what was happening with the Azami doll, he tried desperately to rectify his mistake.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His attempt at comforting his surviving daughter went wrong, resulting in his and Akane's death.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Kiryu Twins]]
[[quoteright:286:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kiryutwins.png]]

Twin sisters who took part in the Strangling Ritual once. After Akane killed Azami, she became depressed and lifeless. In order to comfort her, her father created a lifesized doll in the spitting image of Azami. The doll became possessed and stole Akane's soul, before killing its maker.
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* AngstySurvivingTwin: Akane suffered terribly after having killed her sister, unable to comprehend why she had to do it.
* ApocalypticLog: Violet Diary, Blue Crystal and Pale Purple Crystal.
* CreepyDoll: The Azami doll, which is lifesized and possessed by an evil spirit.
* CreepyGood: The real Azami attempted to warn their father about the Azami doll and how dangerous it was to have around. She then helped Mio find the pieces of the broken up Azami doll all the while looking like the picture on this folder.
* CreepyTwins: The iconic Creepy Twins of the series.
* DemonicPossession: A malevolent spirit possessed the Azami doll.
* DualBoss: They are always fought together.
* HellIsThatNoise: The creaking joints that foretell the doll's presence.
* InfantImmortality: Averted. Akane had to kill Azami and was eventually killed by the possessed doll.
* InSeriesNickname: Twin Ghost, Twin Doll, Doomed Girl.
* RecurringBoss: Fought at least ''three'' times during the game. They also appear as a RandomEncounter, if the player is too slow when going through the Kiryu house.
* VirginSacrifice: They performed the Strangling Ritual, with Akane killing Azami.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Chitose Tachibana]]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/KimMaiGuest (English), Julie Ann Dean (English, DCB)
[[quoteright:192:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chitose.png]]

Itsuki and Mutsuki's younger sister. She had severe vision problems, so she always wore a bell on her wrist that allowed her brothers to find her, if she ever got lost. Deeply afraid of strangers, she hid whenever there were visitors. She died during the Repentance, trapped in a crawling space.
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* ApocalypticLog: Crimson Diary and Red Speckled stone.
* CowardlyBoss: Each time she is defeated, she runs off to another part of the house. She needs to be fought at least three times before she gives up.
* [[CryingLittleKid Crying Little Girl]]: She was one during the Repentance. Nobody came to save her from where she was trapped and she cried in the closet. Now, she cries before attacking the player.
* TheCutie: One of the sweetest ghosts in the series.
* HandicappedBadass: She's almost blind, but has a very annoying attack.
* HellIsThatNoise: The ringing of the bell she wears. It allows the player to track her through the house, but when she uses her blinding attack and all the player hears is that [[NothingIsScarier ringing in the darkness]]...
* InSeriesNickname: Crimson Kimono.
* InterfaceScrew: Her scream causes the entire area to become dark, making it difficult to see anything.
* KillTheCutie: It's hard to not feel sorry for her, as she was one of the more innocent victims of the Repentance.
* LittleDeadRidingHood: Her vibrant kimono stands out among the rather pale ghosts, earning her the in-game title of Crimson Kimono.
* RecurringBoss: She can be fought a total of ''five'' times, but only three are required to gain the Bell Key and proceed in the plot.

[[/folder]]

!Fatal Frame III: The Tormented

[[folder: Rei Kurosawa]]

!!!Voiced by: Creator/JunkoMinagawa (Japanese), Creator/KimberlyBrooks (English)
[[quoteright:204:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/reikurosawa4.png]]

A professional photographer and the protagonist of Fatal Frame III. She lived together with Miku and her boyfriend, Yuu, until he died in a car accident caused by her. Because of this, she gets dragged into the Manor of Sleep, following his ghost.
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* BeautyMark: She has one beneath her eye.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Blue, the image color of the game and her tattoos.
* DeathSeeker: She repeatedly talks about wanting to be with Yuu, even knowing that following him further into the manor will kill her.
* InformedAttribute: Rei claims she's the opposite of Yuu who was quiet and gentle, but this doesn't really show. Justified; she's severely depressed due to her boyfriend's death.
* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:It is. It was her irresponsible driving that got her boyfriend killed, after all.]]
* JackOfAllStats: Her Camera Obscura is able to equip most of the available lenses and functions, along with having a large capture circle and decent damage.
* MeaningfulName: One of the ways her given name can be read is "zero". The Japanese name for the ''Fatal Frame'' series is "Zero", and the European name for it is "Project Zero". It can also be read as "spirit".
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: [[spoiler:When Yuu's spirit is crossing the Rift with other spirits, she begs to take her with him. He declines, telling her that he'll live on through her.]]
* PsychicLink: With Miku and Kei, allowing her to see their dreams of the manor within her own. [[spoiler: However, as seen with what happens to the two, she has no influence on their decisions.]]
* PsychicPowers: Though they only awaken thanks to the Curse. [[AllThereInTheManual The fifth game]] suggests this is because she's a descendant of shrine maidens.
* ShowerOfAngst: She takes more than one, breaking down in tears.
* SurvivorGuilt: More than anyone.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Kei Amakura]]

!!!Voiced by: Yusei Oda (Japanese), Creator/JoshKeaton (English)
[[quoteright:184:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/keiamakura.png]]

Mio's uncle, a non-fiction writer. He was also good friends with Yuu, and writes letter to him during the game which Rei receives. These help her unravel the mystery of the Manor of Sleep. The main reason he is investigating the manor is to save his niece Mio, who fell victim to the Tattoo Curse.
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* ApocalypticLog: The Research Notes, and his letters to Yuu.
* BadassBookworm: Comes with being one of the series' folklorists who can actually fight off ghosts and not end up one of them. Even then, up until you play his chapters he had no Camera Obscura and had to hide often, hence his ability and special filament. Regardless of how weak his sixth sense is, the man's certainly something to have been sneaking around a haunted manor for so long (the extent of his tattoos show that he's been in the manor the longest out of the three).
** [[spoiler:In the good and [[WordOfGod apparently canon]] ending, he becomes the first male character to survive the game.]]
* CantCatchUp: In a somewhat different way than most examples. Being the only playable man in Fatal Frame III, he's stronger than the girls and so he can move heavy objects they can't. But his sixth sense is said to be weaker than theirs, which results in his attacks being overall inferior, and that's when he has a camera to begin with.
** GradualGrinder: His Camera Obscura though is best used to chip away at a spirit's health with rapid combos and bonuses, as he can't charge it to levels as high as Rei or Miku.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Indigo, if his clothing and tattoos are to go by.
* HopeSpot: [[spoiler:He delivers this for Rei near the end.]]
* IdenticalStranger: To Akito Kashiwagi, Kyouka Kuze's missing lover. As the ghost Brushing Woman, she is not happy to see him. [[spoiler: He also resembles Reika's lover, who is Akito and Kyouka's son, Kaname. This, plus having the Echo Stone Earring in a second playthrough, saves him in the [[WordOfGod canon]] good ending.]]
* MrExposition: Subverted. His chapters are where you usually find the documents that explain the Kuze Family and their rituals, that which lead up to the existence of the Tattoo Curse and the Manor of Sleep.
* MeaningfulName: The character for his name means 'firefly', [[spoiler: referring to the light of hope he has for finding a way to end the curse. However, fireflies are also known for their brief lifespans.]]
* ParentalSubstitute: He's apparently this for Mio and Mayu.
* PocketProtector: [[spoiler: If you obtain Kyouka's Echo Stone Earring on a second playthrough or later, Reika will spare him at the end of Hour XII.]]
* PsychicPowers: He possesses ''very'' weak powers, especially in comparison to Rei and Miku.
* StoneWall: To compensate for his lower damage potential, he has the highest health out of the 3 playable characters.
* TalkingInYourSleep: [[spoiler:He does this when he's staying over at Rei's house, pleading for either his nieces or his close friends Mafuyu and Yuu not to leave him behind.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Reika Kuze]]

!!!Voiced by: Creator/JunkoMinagawa (Japanese), Creator/KimberlyBrooks (English)
[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/reikakuze.png]]

The tattooed priestess, and possibly the biggest WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds in the series. Like Kirie, she was a VirginSacrifice for a ritual that, because of a secret romance and a string of tragic events, lead to her unleashing the Rift and spread her suffering to others through their dreams.
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* ApocalypticLog: The Tattooed Diaries and the Mirror Shards.
* BarbieDollAnatomy: She's topless, but the tattoos hide any appearance of nipples.
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:The final straw was Kaname being murdered right in front of her.]]
* ColdBloodedTorture: She ''lived'' enduring this until the day of her death...
* DisproportionateRetribution: ... And she unleashed it all back, not only at the Kuze Household, but also those who longed to see their lost loved ones like the worshipers.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Kaname, her lover in life. [[spoiler: Because of this, she spares IdenticalStranger Kei in the Good Ending]].
* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:For eternity, she must dream of the grief engraved on her so that they won't have to.]]
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Taken to literal extremes.
* InSeriesNickname: Tattooed Priestess.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Once the reasons for the ritual are revealed, it's hard to feel sorry for her [[AssholeVictim initial victims]].
* LightningBruiser: In battle, she walks fairly fast, can divebomb you from above very quickly, and deals a lot of damage when she attacks.
* {{Miko}}: The priestess of the Kuze Shrine, the Tattooed Priestess.
* MementoMacGuffin: Her Echo Stone Earring, which was a gift from her childhood friend Kaname.
* OneHitKill: Hers is unique in that it becomes a LuckBasedMission where she ambushes you from a random spot. If you end up in front of her... [[GameOver Say good bye.]]
** However, she also has the traditional OneHitKill of the other antagonists in the previous chapters.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: She took her revenge on every single person in the manor, and continues to try to spread her suffering to others.
* SoleSurvivor: Of an avalanche that took out her village and family, hence why she was taken in by the Kuze Manor willingly.
* StoryboardBody: Her body is filled with tattoos, [[spoiler:each and every one of them for the pain of someone else.]]
* TattooedCrook: Literally every inch of her body is covered in tattoos, adding to her frightening appearance.
* TalkingToHerself: Creator/JunkoMinagawa (and Creator/KimberlyBrooks, for the English version) voices both her and Rei.
* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler: An ugly version at first, with Kaname's corpse at her side while she was unable to look away. After her defeat, Rei breaks the Curse by sending Reika and Kaname to the Other Side together]].
* TraumaCongaLine: Dear lord! In order: She lost her family and village to an avalanche, adopted by another family and forced to endure ColdBloodedTorture until she died during which she finally found love, only to have that love brutally murdered in front of her. Would someone give this poor girl a hug?!
* VirginSacrifice: Sacrified as part of her role as the Tattooed Priestess.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: She's topless, though the tattoos conceal any details.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Being forced to watch her lover die, and unable to ever look away from his corpse, drove her to lash out with the Tattooed Curse.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Yuu Asou]]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/TakayaKuroda (Japanese), JD Cullum (English)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yuu_asou.jpg]]

Rei's lover, killed in an accident while she was driving. The guilt over his death leads her to follow him into the Manor of Sleep. In life, he was an old friend of Mafuyu Hinasaki and Kei Amakura.
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* ActOfTrueLove: [[spoiler: Reunited at the Horizon, he absorbs Rei's cursed Tattoos and tells her to go on living]].
* ApocalypticLog: His bookshelf is filled with these, written by Folklorists....many of which are known to have been killed in previous curses.
* FamousAncestor: He's a member of the Asou family, and has quite a few old knicknacks stored around his house as a result....
* TheLostLenore: To Rei.
* NiceGuy: Rei notes he was a very kind and gentle person, with a warm nature.
* PosthumousCharacter: He died prior to the beginning of the game, and it's his spirit that Rei follows into the Manor.

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[[/folder]]

[[folder: Yoshino Takigawa]]

!!!Voiced By:
[[quoteright:165:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yoshino.png]]

A woman that survived a plane crash, and was claimed by the Tattooed Curse. She pleads with Rei to wake her up, but soon dies and becomes an evil spirit.
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* ApocalypticLog: Yoshino's diary.
* FlunkyBoss: She is always accompanied by Shadows, which will respawn until Yoshino is defeated.
* InSeriesNickname: Female Survivor.
* SoleSurvivor: She survived a plane crash, and was trapped with the bodies of her loved ones for several days.
* SurvivorGuilt: She was cursed as a result of her guilt for surviving.
* TattooedCrook: As a ghost, she is covered in the tattoos that cursed her.
* TraumaCongaLine: In a plane crash, thrown from the plane, and left in the wreckage for several days surrounded by the bodies of her loved ones. Afterwards, she falls victim to the curse and by the time Rei encounters her, she's nearly insane with fear after being trapped in the Manor for an extended prior of time.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Amane Kuze]]

!!!Voiced By: April Hong (English)
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amane_kuze.png]]

A Handmaiden in the service of the Kuze Shrine, tasked with caring for the Priestess. She helped her older brother, Kaname, sneak into the manor to meet with Reika. For the crime of breaking the Kuze Code, she was killed by the other Handmaidens. Her spirit aids Miku, guiding her through the manor.
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* ApocalypticLog: The Blue Diary.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Crucified and left to bleed to death beside the leaking Rift.
* TheCutie: Unlike the other Handmaidens, she's a sweet and helpful girl.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: She just wanted to help, but allowing Kaname to wake Reika up resulted in the Rift leaking out into the world.
* TokenGoodTeammate: She is the only Handmaiden who is not hostile, doing her best to aid Miku. Her spirit can only be fought in the bonus challenges.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Kaname Ototsuki]]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/JoshKeaton (English)
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kanameototsuki.jpg]]

The son of Kyouka and Akito, smuggled out of Kuze Manor as a baby. He fell in love with Reika, and was drawn to the manor by dreams of her. His sister, Amane, helped him sneak into the shrine to see Reika and his death was the trigger for Reika's curse.
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* ApocalypticLog: Kaname's Letters, and the "Ototsuki" recording.
* DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler: Part of the reason for Reika's trauma was that he died right in front of her, and they were forced to stare endlessly at each other]].
* IdenticalStranger: Like his father, he resembled Kei quite a bit.
* PlotTriggeringDeath: His murder caused the Holly to enter Reika's eyes and unleash the curse.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Reika.
* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:His corpse lay next to Reika. After Rei defeats Reika and closes her eyes, she sends the two down the river to the other side.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Yashuu Kuze]]

!!!Voiced By: Nana Yamaguchi (Japanese)
[[quoteright:215:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yashuu_kuze.jpg]]

The Head of the Kuze family, mother to Kyouka, and grandmother to Kaname and Amane. She had no mercy for those that break the Kuze Code, ruthlessly killing anyone she considered a threat.
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* ApocalypticLog: The Calico Notebooks.
* AssholeVictim: She brutally murdered several innocent men, and ruled the Kuze family with an iron fist. Once Reika kills her, it's safe to say she completely deserved it.
* DisproportionateRetribution: There is only one sentence for breaking the Kuze code in any way: Death.
* GreaterScopeVillain: She is the biggest cause of everything wrong with the setting of III. She takes in Reika just for the sake of making her the next Tattooed Priestess, callously murders her daughter, Kyouka's lover, Akito without her knowledge, causing her to lose her mind, orders for the murder of her own granddaughter, Amane, just for trying to help, and eventually murders her own grandson, Kaname, just for wanting to see Reika one last time. While her intentions may have been good in trying to keep the Rift closed, her actions taken are quite appalling.
* InSeriesNickname: Kuze Family Head.
* NeverMessWithGranny: In life, she was the ruthless head of the Kuze Shrine. In death, her spirit is a deadly foe that all three characters must overcome.
* RecurringBoss: She appears and is fought for 4-5 times in total throughout the game.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Kyouka Kuze]]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/CourtenayTaylor (English)
[[quoteright:193:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kyouka.jpg]]

The daughter of Yashuu Kuze, and mother to both Kaname and Amane. She was an extremely beautiful woman, and fell in love with a man that came to the manor for the winter. After his disappearance, she waited for him to return while obsessively brushing her hair. After her death, her spirit continues to wait and mistakes Kei for her long-lost love.
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* ApocalypticLog: The Purple Diaries.
* InSeriesNickname: Woman Brushing.
* IWillWaitForYou: She spent the rest of her life waiting for Akito, unaware that Yashuu murdered him, and continues to wait even in death.
* LongHairIsFeminine: Her most distinct feature is her hair, which gained her much admiration in life.
* PrehensileHair: Sort of. She can hurl some of her ridiculously long hair as a ranged attack.
* RapunzelHair: Her long, black hair surrounds her like a cloak and brushes the ground when she hovers.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Akito, a visitor to the manor.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: The Handmaidens]]
!!Hisame, Minamo, and Shigure Kuze
!!!Voiced By:
[[quoteright:249:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/handmaidensbio.png]]

Handmaidens in the service of the Kuze Shrine, working alongside Amane. They served the Priestess, and were tasked with impaling her in the shrine. After the curse broke out, they killed Amane and were themselves sacrificed to try to seal the Rift.
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* AirborneMook: In the later encounters, they begin flying as opposed to simply hovering.
* ApocalypticLog: The Red Diary (Hisame), Gray Diary (Minamo), and Green Diary (Shigure).
* CreepyChild: All three are this, ''especially'' Minamo.
* CreepyChildrenSinging: They can be heard singing the Handmaiden's Song periodically.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Crucified as sacrifices.
* DropTheHammer: They carry their ceremonial hammers with them, and will attack by either swinging with it or emerging from the floor to hammer the player's foot into the ground.
* IronicNurseryTune: The Handmaiden's Song, sung to calm the Priestess. It involves crucifixion, skinning, and threats of the Rift opening....
* TokenGoodTeammate: While all three are cases of CreepyChild, Shigure is the most morally conflicted of the three over having to kill Amane, as one quote from her spirit shows.
--> '''Shigure:''' [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Amane... why?]]
* VirginSacrifice: All were sacrificed in an effort to seal the Rift.
* WolfpackBoss: Later in the game, the player must face all three of them at once....often in difficult locations to fight.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: The Engravers]]

[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/engraver.jpg]]

A pair of master Tattoo Artists, summoned to the shrine to tend to the Priestess. They made the sacred ink, and ritually engraved the tattoos into the Priestess's body. As part of their duties, they were forbidden from leaving the shrine and mutilated to show their devotion.
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* BarbieDollAnatomy: They are topless, but their nipples are not visible.
* BodyHorror: They bodies undergo extensive mutilation as part of their duties. Needles are driven into their hands and forearms, and after their eyes are gouged out, a hemp rope is looped through the sockets.
* DualBoss: Sometimes fought as a pair, such as in the inner shrine.
* EyeScream: They tear our their own eyes, to better experience the Priestess's dreams.
* TattooedCrook: Like the Priestess, their bodies are covered in tattoos.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: They wear hakama, but without a top.

[[/folder]]

!Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse

[[folder: Ruka Minazuki]]

!!!Voiced by: Creator/MamikoNoto
[[quoteright:185:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ruka1.jpg]]

The 17-year-old, soft-spoken protagonist of Fatal Frame IV. She was the last victim of the kidnapping incident and can't remember much about her time on Rougetsu Island. When she hears about the mysterious deaths of the other victims, she decides to return to the island.
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* AmnesiacHero: She cannot remember her childhood.
* ApocalypticLog: Ruka's Diary.
* ChekhovsSkill: Ruka's mother taught her how to play the piano, which plays a key role in defeating Sakuya later in the final battle.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Yellow, as the color for her dress and the theme color of the game.
* MeaningfulName: Her name can be read as "the flow of a song". [[spoiler: The Tsukimori Song plays a very important role in the story.]]
* {{Miko}}: [[spoiler: The true Kiraigou considers her one, as a Tsukimori Shrine Maiden is required to fully complete the ritual and play the Lunar Melody. The practice died out, but Ruka's mother Sayaka took her bloodline as one seriously, teaching her daughter the song.]]
* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler: Sayaka died of illness some time before Ruka left for Rougetsu Island, and her father Souya was presumably killed during Sakuya's rampage.]]
* ProperTightsWithASkirt: Her outfit features a skirt and dark tights.
* PsychicPowers: As [[spoiler: a Tsukimori]].
* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A in one of her alternate outfits.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Misaki Asou]]

!!!Voiced by: Creator/MiyukiSawashiro
[[quoteright:202:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/misaki1.jpg]]

A strong-willed girl who was kidnapped on Rougetsu Island as a child. Hearing that the other victims are dying mysteriously, she takes Madoka to their childhood place to recover her memories. She's a descendent of the Camera Obscura's inventor, Kunihiko Asou. She inherited a strong sixth sense that leads to her spiritual connection with Sakuya.
----
* ApocalypticLog: Misaki's Diary.
* {{Jerkass}}: She drags an unwilling Madoka to Rougetsu Island (though, admittedly, she's trying to save both their lives)... only to thoughtlessly abandon her because she falls behind, [[spoiler:leading to the poor girl's death.]] She also callously dismisses Madoka's fears, curtly telling her "It's fine, just do what I say."
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Develops into this as the game goes on.
* PetTheDog: In one DummiedOut diary entry, she would use her sixth sense to sense Madoka's suffering and protect her from Ayako's bullying.
* PsychicLink: With Sakuya.
* PsychicPowers: Noted to have strong powers, which made her an interesting subject for Doctor Haibara's research.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She's the tomboy to Madoka's girly girl.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Madoka Tsukimori]]

!!!Voiced by: Creator/SaoriGoto
[[quoteright:193:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/madoka.jpg]]

A reserved girl who was one of the kidnapped victims. After the deaths of her friends, Marie and Tomoe, she was dragged along by Misaki to Rougetsu Island to uncover the truth. She ends up spirited away and reappears as a boss for Ruka and Misaki to fight.
----
* ApocalypticLog: Madoka's Diary, Memos, and Notebook.
* DoomedProtagonist: [[spoiler: She dies in the first chapter.]]
* TheLegendOfChekhov: [[spoiler: A letter from her mother tells her that their family bloodline will protect her. It doesn't, but the Tsukimori name becomes much more important later in the story.]]
* ReplacementGoldfish: She believed she was one for Misaki's friend, the mysterious girl in black. [[spoiler:In reality it's Sakuya, Misaki's actual friend. The girl in black was a doll Sakuya gave to Misaki.]]
* TheQuietOne: Noted to be quite meek and soft-spoken.
* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler: Her memos hint this happened to her before she died; her writing becomes more childish and disjointed.]]
* ShrinkingViolet: Meek and easily-pushed around by others.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She's the girly girl to Misaki's tomboy.
* TurnsRed: [[spoiler: Like other ghosts, she'll "Bloom" when her health is low, powering her attacks and giving her the chance to kill in one hit.]]
* WhenSheSmiles: To Misaki in the Photograph Ending.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Choushiro Kirishima]]

!!!Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi
[[quoteright:188:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kirishima.jpg]]

Ex-police officer turned detective. He discovered the five abducted girls in a cave beneath Haibara Hospital and has been chasing the perpetrator, You Haibara, ever since. Unlike other playable characters, he uses a device called the Spirit Stone Flashlight to fight ghosts.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: He had feelings for Sayaka, Ruka's mother.
* ApocalypticLog: Investigation Records and Notebook.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: He places the mask back on Sakuya Haibara, when Ruka is unable to do so]].
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler: In a shocking twist, he died years ago and is himself a Ghost]].
* {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler: It causes him to be caught in a cycle of pursuing You Haibara until the moment of his death. On a more positive note, it also saves him from the Getsuyuu outbreak. His determination in finding Haibara snaps him out of his fear of Sakuya's distorted face (he caught a glimpse of You running away during so), which would have caused him to Bloom otherwise.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When he shows up on the island, he appears to wake up on the ground for some reason. Also, he finds his notebook and investigation tools nearby.
* {{Lunacy}}: How the Spirit Stone Flashlight exorcises ghosts: it shines absorbed moonlight from the Spirit Stones to purify their spirits.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Unlike the other characters who use the Camera Obscura, Choushiro's Spirit Stone Flashlight works differently. For one, it switches between two modes, a mode that can take pictures (somehow), and the other mode which is used for combat. His "film" is recharged by standing in moonlight.
* PermaStubble: It adds to his rough appearance.
* ResurrectedForAJob: Played with. [[spoiler: The spirit of Sayaka contacts him to aid Ruka when she returns to the island. He's still dead, but it breaks the loop his spirit was trapped in, and later he can join the others to the afterlife.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler: He gives Ruka one last smile, before joining the other spirits]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: How he kills You. Rather than let him escape, he tackles him off the roof so they both fall to their deaths, and right after he was stabbed no less.]]
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler: When he sees his own corpse and realizes he's been dead the entire time]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Sakuya Haibara]]

!!!Voiced by: Creator/RieTanaka
[[quoteright:187:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sayuka.png]]

The antagonist of Fatal Frame IV. Her father and brother tried to cure her disease by making her dance in an ancient ritual. The ceremony failed so she now wanders the island inflicting death on all who look at her.
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* ApocalypticLog: Sakuya's Diary.
* BodyHorror: She is constantly Blooming, a state that involves the face being horribly distorted in impossible ways.
* BrotherSisterIncest: It's implied that Ayako is the daughter of Sakuya and You.
* CameBackWrong:[[spoiler: The ritual did not kill her; only leaving her a state between life and death. However, that allowed her to Bloom, a normally postmortem and contagious symptom of Getsuyuu Syndrome.]]
* CoolBigSis: She was this to her brother You, [[spoiler:and also fellow patients Misaki and Ayako.]]
* CoolMask: The titular Mask of the Lunar Eclipse.
* TheFaceless: The nurses often mention that they can't remember her face even after seeing her, which horrified them.
* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: [[spoiler: A subverted trope, her father and brother's obsession with curing her led to them going mad scientist on other patients to find one.]]
* ManySpiritsInsideOfOne:[[spoiler: As the Utsuwa of the Kiraigou, her true purpose is meant to be the vessel in which ghosts are sent through to enter the Afterlife.]]
* MeaningfulName: The characters of her name are read as "night of the new moon." Saku is also synonymous with the verb "to bloom".
* PsychicPowers: Noted for her strong psychic abilities, which worsened her condition.
* SanitySlippage: Came with the later stages of Getsuyuu Syndrome, combined with an immensely powerful sixth sense. [[spoiler: The reason why she isn't even referred to by her name early on is that the realization of severe lapses in her own identity caused her to have violent fits.]]
* UnkemptBeauty: She's repeatedly noted to be an incredibly beautiful woman, though disheveled because of her illness.
* YamatoNadeshiko: When not taken over by her illness, she was very gentle and elegant as befits a Japanese lady. She had a strong devotion to her family, and gave Misaki considerable strength through their meetings.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: You Haibara]]

!!!Voiced by: Creator/TakahiroSakurai
[[quoteright:176:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/youhaibara.png]]

Sakuya's brother, and a doctor at Haibara Hospital. For the sake of his sister, he conducted cruel experiments and killed many people. He helped kidnap the five girls for the ceremony, and tried to use it to cure Sakuya's illness.
----
* ApocalypticLog: The Black Notebook.
* BrotherSisterIncest: It's implied that Ayako is the daughter of Sakuya and You.
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler: Killed by Kirishima]].
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: Tackled off the roof of the hospital]].
* MadScientist: He became one, in his efforts to find a cure for his sister.
* SerialKiller: He was suspected of being one, due to many people that died during his experiments.
* TheUnfought: While his spirit haunts the island, Kirishima's confrontation with him doesn't involve a battle of any kind.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Doctor Shigeto Haibara]]

!!!Voiced by:
[[quoteright:194:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/haibara.png]]

The head of Haibara Hospital, and father to Sakuya and You. In the past, his family were ceremony masters for the island
and his obsession with curing his daughter led to him forcing her to perform the forbidden ritual.
----
* ApocalypticLog: Director Haibara's Notes.
* CoolMask: He wears a ceremonial mask during the ritual and as an attacking spirit.
* FindTheCure: He was determined to find a cure, in order to save his daughter.
* HarmfulHealing: Many of his patients got ''worse'' from his experimental treatments, such as a little girl that mentions in her diary bleeding from her eyes.
* HighPriest: He attempts to revive the traditions of the Haibara family, who served as the island's High Priests in the past.
* MadDoctor: Some of the treatments he attempted are chilling to see or read about, and often killed the patients.
* MadScientist: He became one, in his desperation to cure his daughter.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His brutal experiments and the secret ritual were all to find a cure from the disease plaguing the island.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Sayaka Minazuki]]

!!!Voiced by:
[[quoteright:187:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sayaka.png]]

Ruka's mother, who took her away from the island after the incident 10 years ago. She is in poor health, and asked Kirishima to look for her daughter.
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* ApocalypticLog: Sayaka's Diary and Letter to Souya.
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler: She died some time during the decade between the eclipses, and it was her spirit that awakened Kirishima to help Ruka]].
* IllGirl: She fell ill at some point after leaving the island, and was bedridden for some time.
* MamaBear: She was horrified by her husband's actions, and took Ruka away from the island to protect her. [[spoiler: Even in death, she watches over her daughter]].
* {{Miko}}: [[spoiler: A descendent of the Tsukimori shrine maidens, and took her heritage seriously]].
* SomedayThisWillComeInHandy: She made a point to teach Ruka to play a particular song on the piano, which [[spoiler: turns out to be the song necessary to calm the Moon and defeat Sayuka]].
* YamatoNadeshiko: She is a classic Japanese lady, with elegance and a strong devotion to her family and heritage.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Souya Yomotsuki]]

!!!Voiced by: Creator/TakahiroSakurai
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/souya.png]]

Ruka's father, a master Mask Maker for the island. He became obsessed with re-creating and perfecting the Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, agreeing to help the Haibaras carry out the ritual.
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* ApocalypticLog: Souya's Notes.
* CoolMask: He made them, and wears one for much of the game.
* DisappearedDad: He has been absent from Ruka's life since her mother took her from the island years ago, and she recalls him spending little time with his family before then.
* TheFaceless: Throughout the game, Ruka cannot recall what he looked like. Though averted in [[spoiler:the game's ending, where he even smiles.]]
* GoneHorriblyRight: He began to believe his Mask of the Lunar Eclipse was ''supposed'' to shatter, and cause Sakuya to Bloom.
* InSeriesNickname: Mask Maker.
* MarriedToTheJob: His marriage and relationship with his daughter suffered as a result of his obsession with refining his art.
* TheReveal: After the curse is broken, Ruka (and the audience) finally see him without his mask.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ayako]]

!!!Voiced by:
[[quoteright:202:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ayako.png]]

An important patient at Haibara Hospital, hinted to be the daughter of Sakuya and You Haibara. She was a cruel and sadistic girl, often bullying Madoka or the nurses.
----
* ApocalypticLog: Ayako's memos.
* AxCrazy: With her extreme sadism and cruelty, it's safe to say she is very much this.
* BrotherSisterIncest: Hinted to be the product of such a union.
* TheCameo: She appears as a ghost in the Haunted House mode of Deep Crimson Butterfly.
* CreepyChild: Certainly one of the creepiest in the series, due to her cruel nature. She's so creepy, she actually makes an appearance in ''Deep Crimson Butterfly'' as a mission boss.
* CreepyDoll: The dolls scattered across Rougetsu Island are implied to be all hers, as breaking the curse of the dolls has her suddenly appear and ''stare at the player, giggling.''
* ElegantGothicLolita: Her style of dress.
* EnfantTerrible: She enjoyed such past times as pushing people down stairs, dragging them down hallways by their hair, and cutting the heads off small birds.
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: She was a very beautiful little girl with a sweet face, but a vicious nature.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: One of the nurses believes her to actually be a sweet girl. '''She's not''', and is in fact one of the most evil ghosts in the entire series.
* OnlyOneName: Her surname is ''very intentionally'' left out, with the staff only knowing that her family is very important and she has a connection to Dr. Haibara.
* RoomFullOfCrazy: Her room is filled with strange giggling, shifting lights, and ''doll limbs hanging from the ceiling''.
* {{Sadist}}: She enjoyed torturing others, viewing them as her playthings.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Tsubaki Tono]]

!!!Voiced by:

A beautiful nurse from the Mainland. She was well-loved for her kind nature, and asked to play the role of the Vessel in the island's festival. During her performance, the failure of Sakuya's ritual caused her to die.
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* ApocalypticLog: Tsubaki Tono's Diary.
* HimeCut: Long hair, even bangs and such adds a refined air to a kind-hearted nurse.
* InSeriesNickname: Nurse, Vessel.
* LiteralSplitPersonality: Her Nurse form is a kindly ghost that aids Kirishima, while her Vessel form is a hostile spirit that attacks Ruka.
* WolfpackBoss: Her Vessel form is sometimes fought along with the Accompanists from the festival, making a total of ''six'' ghosts fought at once.
* WomanInWhite: In both her Nurse form and Vessel form.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Kageri Sendou]]

!!!Voiced by:
[[quoteright:206:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kageri.png]]

A young woman hospitalized at Haibara Hospital. After losing her twin sister, she recreated a life-sized doll as a substitute and believed it to be alive.
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* AngstySurvivingTwin: She went mad after the death of her sister.
* ApocalypticLog: Kageri Sendou's Letters and the Black Woman's dropped letter.
* BlackSheep: From a prominent family, she became the family's shameful secret.
* CreepyDoll: "Watashi", the life-sized doll of her sister. There's also one in her room, which will ''look'' at the player if examined through the camera.
* CreepyTwins: Kageri and her twin doll, "Watashi".
* DrivenToSuicide: Kageri's obsession and controlling nature eventually drove her sister to presumably kill herself.
* DualBoss: Fought alongside her doll.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: She appears to have been one in life, and is certainly creepy in death.
* {{Expy}}: Of Akane Kiryu from II, both having twin sisters that died and had dolls in their image, and both being a DualBoss.
* {{Goth}}: She looks like one, at least.
* NiceHat: She wears an elegant dress hat, with a veil.
* InSeriesNickname: Black Woman.
* VillainousIncest: She was obsessed with her twin sister, and eventually confessed her feelings. Rejected, she crippled her sister and kept her confined to a wheelchair and dependent on her.

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[[/folder]]

[[folder: Yuukou Magaki]]

!!!Voiced by:

A patient at Haibara Hospital, going by what is presumably an alias. He was a wealthy painter, making many financial and artistic contributions to the hospital prior to his illness.
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* ArtAttacker: He can hurl paint, which blocks the view finder temporarily.
* MadArtist: As a result of contracting Getsuyuu Syndrome.
* PsychicPowers: He began having visions of the disaster to come, painting images of the failed ritual and the Day Without Suffering.
* StarvingArtist: Averted, prior to his illness. He was successful enough to become a financial patron of Haibara Hospital.

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[[/folder]]

[[folder: Asagi Hizuki]]

A very young girl committed to Haibara Hospital, with a severe case of Getsuyuu Syndrome. She died as a result of Dr. Haibara's experiments.
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* CreepyChild: A very hostile and creepy little ghost girl.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: She died as a result of experimental surgeries, with her diary describing her suffering greatly before finally succumbing. She describes her "head turning red", her hair falling out, and crying bloody tears.
* InfantImmortality: '''Horribly''' averted. Not only does this 6-year old die, her death is described as particularly awful.
* StringyHairedGhostGirl: She's a very small example of the trope, with long matted black hair hanging over her face.
* TearsOfBlood: Her diary describes the experiments causing her to cry bloody tears.

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[[/folder]]

[[folder: Takashi and Iori Aiba]]

Siblings that traveled to the island to study Dr. Asou's work, and fell ill after attending the festival. Takashi was an old college friend of Choushiro, and hoped to set him up with his sister.
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* CuriosityKilledTheCast: Takashi was yet ''another'' ill-fated Folklorist studying Dr. Asou's research.
* DualBoss: They can be encountered together.
* EyeScream: Both siblings have bloody bandages covering their eyes.
* INeverGotAnyLetters: The hospital staff attempted to destroy Takashi's letters to Choushiro, which he eventually discovers while investigating the hospital.

[[/folder]]

! Fatal Frame V: Maiden of the Black Water

[[folder: Yuuri Kozukata]]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/RisaTaneda (Japanese), Tressa Brooks (English)
[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yuuri.png]]

The main protagonist of Fatal Frame V, she lost her family in a car accident and gained the ability to see and interact with ghosts. However, constantly being haunted by them began to take its toll on her and Yuuri tried to commit suicide.

Fortunately, Hisoka Kurosawa stopped her and gave her a new home and job. When Hisoka disappears on a missing person's case, Yuuri heads to Mt Hikami in order to find her.
----
* ApocalypticLog: Yuuri's Notes.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: It's mentioned that Yuuri is 'incapable of ignoring requests or people in trouble'.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Orange, a prominent color on her default attire.
* DrivenToSuicide: She attempted suicide by jumping off a cliff in the past, but Hisoka prevented her from going through with it. [[spoiler:In Yuuri's Bad Ending, she repeats the previous attempt and succeeds, sinking with Ouse.]]
* FinishingMove: [[spoiler:She ends the final battle with Ouse with a Glance. Where she Glances her determines the ending you get (Glancing Ouse underwater will result in the Bad Ending, while glancing her above the water will result in the Good Ending).]]
* PsychicPowers: Yuuri has been tormented by her powers until she met Hisoka, who began to teach her how to control them.
** {{Psychometry}}: She can perform 'Shadow Reading', which allows her to 'glance' at a ghost's past and see how they died.
* SoleSurvivor: Of a car accident that killed her family.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Yuuri or Yuri? The English translation uses Yuri.
* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler:In both of Yuuri's endings, her sympathy for Ouse and the pain she experienced are enough to calm her and lift the curse off of Mt Hikami.]]
* TogetherInDeath: In her Bad Ending, she ends up this way with [[spoiler:Ouse Kurosawa]].
* VirginSacrifice: The Tadasume and Matchmaker attempt to make her one.
* YouAreNotAlone: Yuuri says these words to [[spoiler:Ouse Kurosawa]] in her Bad Ending. Said character also says it to Yuuri, moments earlier.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ren Hojo]]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/TatsuhisaSuzuki (Japanese), Joseph May (English)
[[quoteright:172:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ren.png]]

The second Fatal Frame V protagonist. Ren is an author who has known Yuuri and Hisoka for some time, even asking for their powers to help him in his book research. He's quite mischievous and is often scolded by his assistant because of that. Ren is a descendant of Kunihiko Asou through a branch family.

After learning of a custom of post-mortem pictures, Ren asks Hisoka to find such a book. Seeing that one of those pictures includes a little, whitehaired girl that he has been dreaming about for some time, Ren heads to Mt Hikami to find out what's going on.
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* BadassBookworm: He's a writer and the only protagonist that doesn't get spirited away by ghosts at some point. [[spoiler:Ren also joins Kei Amakura as a playable, male character to have survived the game. Unlike Kei, though, Ren's survival is assured.]]
* CantCatchUp: Averted. Unlike Kei, he's every bit as strong as Yuri and Miu, despite being a man.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Black.
* [[DoesNotLikeMen Does Not Like Women]]: Ren is very uneasy when interacting with women, often unable to look them into their eyes while talking to them. The only exception to this is Rui.
* IdenticalGrandson: Ren looks practically identical to Kunihiko Asou.
* PsychicPowers: As part of the Asou family, Ren has inherited a sixth sense.
** {{Psychometry}}: He also has the ability to view a ghost's past, like Yuuri and Miu.
* UnwantedHarem: Ren finds himself desired by several women, both living and deceased. A vision at the House of Joining even includes all of the game's female characters dressed as brides and waiting for him.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Miu Hinasaki]]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/MaayaUchida
[[quoteright:192:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/miu.png]]

The third protagonist of Fatal Frame V, who is desperately searching for her mother, Miku Hinasaki, who left when she was a young child. She was raised by a friend of Miku's. Miu never really knew the love of a parent and feels empty.

Miu heads to Mt Hikami, certain to have sensed her mother's presence.
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* AllThereInTheManual: The released guidebook reveals that [[spoiler:Mafuyu Hinasaki]] is her father, as it was heavily implied in the game itself.
* ApocalypticLog: Miu's Note.
* BrotherSisterIncest: [[spoiler:What she is the result of.]]
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Maroon.
* HairDecorations: A two-flower hairpin above her right ear.
* HalfHumanHybrid: [[spoiler:As a Shadowborn, she is the daughter of a human mother and a ghost father.]]
* MsFanservice: A flashback shows Miu modelling in a revealing, white bikini and scarf. [[note]]This scene was {{Bowdlerize}}d in the localized versions by having her wear her default attire.[[/note]]
* ParentalAbandonment: Her mother disappeared when she was three years old.
* PsychicPowers: Inherited powers from her bloodline.
** {{Psychometry}}: Like Yuuri and Ren, she can see a ghost's past.
* TeensAreShort: Despite being in her late teens, Miu is pretty short. Even next to her mother, who was the shortest of the protagonists.
* VirginSacrifice: She was placed inside a Black Box, prepared to become a Pillar, before Yuuri found her.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ayane]]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/WakanaYamazaki (Japanese), Creator/JaniceKawaye (English)
[[quoteright:208:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ayane.png]]

A {{Crossover}} playable character that can be unlocked after completing the main story.
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* BadassNormal: Ironically, she is brought down to this. Since Ayane has no proper way of fighting the spirits due to her martial arts not working on them and the lack of a Camera Obscura, she is forced to rely on her ninja skills to sneak around and a stun gun to render them helpless for a short while.
* {{Crossover}}: She originates from the ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' series.
* {{Hypocrite}}: She's glad that Tsumugi doesn't hate her sister, despite spending much of her time hating her own.
* InTheHood: Dons a black, short hoodie in her first chapter. Ditches it later.
* MsFanservice: As expected, her figure and [[OfCorsetsSexy clothing]] are rather sexy.
* PetTheDog: She's very kind to Tsumugi, and goes out of her way to save her.
* PowerTattoo: The Shadow Sigil. After failing her first attempt at finding Tsumugi, Ayane gets this so she can actually [[ISeeDeadPeople see the ghosts]] that grabbed her previously.
* SexyBacklessOutfit: The corset that she wears, which gives a glimpse of the spell written across her back.
* StealthBasedMission: Her chapters are mostly composed of this. Ayane merely has a flashlight that can temporarily stun spirits.
* StealthHiBye: Pulls this on Tsumugi during an early cutscene.
* StunGuns: What the Spirit Stone Flashlight essentially is.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ouse Kurosawa]]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/HoukoKuwashima (Japanese)
[[quoteright:187:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ouse.png]]

The main antagonist of Fatal Frame V.

After losing her family to a flood, she gained a strong sixth sense. Eventually, she was chosen to be a Great Pillar for the Black Lake, in order to appease the Shadowspring at Mt Hikami.

However, at the time of her ritual, she saw visions of her fellow shrine maidens being slaughtered and their final moments, along with her own desire to live alongside Asou instead of dying with him, weakened her resolve. Her Black Box opened, the ritual failed and the Black Water was released, leaving Ouse to keep falling within the Lake and becoming a vengeful spirit.
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* ApocalypticLog: Water-Patterned Journal.
* BodyHorror: The curse has left her looking like a drowned woman with blueish skin, disheveled hair and red eyes.
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:Inverted. Ouse secretly desired to ''live'' with Asou, and not die with him, which was one of the reasons her ritual failed.]]
* DyingAlone: [[spoiler:In Yuuri's Good Ending, Ouse accepts it because Yuuri sympathized with her pain and suffering. Ouse manages to fulfill her duty and seal away the Black Water again.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Even in her Cursed state, she shows [[IdenticalGrandson Ren]] kindness and never attempts to harm him.
* FlunkyBoss: During her actual battle.
** When fought underwater, she summons 5-6 Guardians around her, who disperse and attack separately if not defeated quickly. Fortunately said Guardians go down in one hit or two.
** When fought above water surface, she summons some {{Mook}}(s) you've encountered earlier in the story. And Guardian(s), if summoned, emerge out of water to grab you by the ankle before disappearing.
* HopelessBossFight: You ''have'' to escape when encountering her for the first and second time.
* LoveAtFirstSight: [[spoiler:With Kunihiko Asou.]]
* LoveHurts: Her feelings for [[spoiler:Kunihiko Asou]] were so strong that they frightened her and it hurt when he left the mountain. She describes those feelings as being a curse on her. [[spoiler:In one of Ren's endings, his taking a picture of her makes Ouse think that he has rejected her a second time.]]
* OneHitKill: Played straight, if Ouse manages to touch the player when she is chasing them. Averted during her actual battle.
* PsychicPowers: Had them as a shrine maiden, using them to ease the suffering of those committing suicide.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: If you can actually see her red eyes, she's probably close enough to kill you.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Ouse or Ose? The English translation went with Ose, though the Katakana reveal that it is Ouse.
* TogetherInDeath: Ouse's spirit is repeatedly heard calling out for someone to die with her, to ease her suffering as a pillar. [[spoiler:In Yuuri's Bad Ending, she and Yuuri jump off the cliff, appeasing each other's loneliness.]]
* VirginSacrifice: She was chosen to become a Great Pillar. However, her ritual failed and caused the Black Water to overflow and curse the mountain.
* WomanInWhite: In the past, her attire as a shrine maiden. [[spoiler:She reverts to this form in Yuuri's Good Ending.]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: She wanders the mountain, desperate to ease her loneliness and pain... but ultimately killing almost everyone she encounters.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Shiragiku]]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/NatsumiTakamori
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A white-haired girl that appears around the Doll Shrine and likes to 'play' with visitors. She seems to have some form of connection to Kunihiko Asou in his childhood.
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* ApocalypticLog: Shiragiku's Notebooks.
* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: [[spoiler:Before her ritual, she gave Asou a braid of her hair as a form of promise to come back and become her Yuukon partner. He agreed, but her death traumatized him so badly that he repressed his memories of her.]]
* CreepyChild: Turns into this as a ghost.
* CreepyDoll: She summons these when battling you.
* EmotionlessGirl: She doesn't show very strong emotions.
* FlowerMotifs: Her kimono is adorned with a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoris_radiata higanbana]] design.
* FlunkyBoss: She summons Dolls to assist her in her battles.
* ForgottenChildhoodFriend: [[spoiler:Of Kunihiko Asou's.]]
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:In both of her endings, she realizes that she doesn't want Asou to be burdened with the same fate as hers and sends Ren, thinking he is Asou, away to live his life.]]
* IWillWaitForYou: She has been waiting for [[spoiler:Asou]] all this time.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Caused by her albinism, but is seen as a sign of her strong, spiritual powers.
* {{Unperson}}: She was told that she was not really alive or a real person, until she turned 7 years old. At which time, she was going to be turned into a pillar.
* VirginSacrifice: She was turned into a pillar at a young age.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Hisoka Kurosawa]]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/AtsukoTanaka
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The owner of Kurosawa Antiques and Yuuri's employer. While running the store, she also does minor fortune-telling or missing persons requests. Hisoka vanishes on Mt Hikami while looking for Haruka Momose and Yuuri heads off to find her.
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* ApocalypticLog: Hisoka's Journal and Missing Person Files.
* BeautyMark: To the right of her lip.
* ContinuityNod: WordOfGod states that she is related to Rei Kurosawa, though how they are related is unknown.
* IronicEcho: When she prevented Yuuri's suicide attempt, she told her that [[YouAreNotAlone She is not alone]]. [[spoiler:When Yuuri tries to bring Hisoka back from Mt Hikami and the latter refuses, Yuuri tells her those same words.]]
* MentorOccupationalHazard: She goes missing early in the game. [[spoiler:Inverted, as Hisoka always survives.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: When she was looking for Ayumi and finally found the girl, Ayumi threw herself off a cliff. Hisoka feels like she failed her client, and the girl, and wonders if her search for Ayumi drove her to suicide.
* PsychicPowers: She makes a living using hers to help others find items or missing people.
** {{Psychometry}}: Calls it 'Shadow Reading' and teaches Yuuri how to do it.
* TakeMeInstead: Hisoka willingly entered a Black Box[[spoiler:, to protect Yuuri from being turned into a pillar]].
* VirginSacrifice: Yuuri finds her in a Black Box in a shrine far off the lake. [[spoiler:Hisoka survives.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Rui Kagamiya]]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/MaayaSakamoto
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Ren's assistant, who has feelings for him and joins him when exploring Mt Hikami.
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* AmbiguousGender: In the Japanese version, Rui's gender isn't confirmed in-game (although Rui is most commonly a feminine name). WordOfGod said that they are in full support of Rui being interpreted as either gender.
* ApocalypticLog: Rui's Journal.
* {{Bifauxnen}}: Shiragiku asks if Rui is a boy or a girl when she first sees her.
* DamselInDistress: She's repeatedly taken away by the spirits and Ren needs to rescue her.
* TheLoad: Given that she doesn't have a Camera Obscura, she's automatically this.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: She gets little focus, and what she ''does'' get only serves to emphasize her feelings for Ren.
* ShesAManInJapan: To an extent, as Rui is never stated to be male or female in Japan, but the English translation opted for female.
* SubordinateExcuse: She clearly has feelings for Ren.
* VirginSacrifice: The spirits of the mountain try repeatedly to make her a pillar.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tsumugi Katashina]]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/NatsumiTakamori

A socially awkward girl, she had attempted suicide before heading to Mt. Hikami. She goes missing, which leads to Ayane being recruited to find her as part of a missing person's case.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Tried to commit suicide at least once since she wasn't loved by her family.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Her disappearance at Mt. Hikami is what made Ayane go to the area and look for her.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Fuyuhi Himino]]

!!!Voiced By: Asaka Imai (Japanese), Katie Beudert (English)
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Fuyuhi recently hired Hisoka to find her missing friend, Haruka. Since Hisoka disappears herself and Fuyuhi is worried about Haruka, she heads to Mt Hikami on her own to look for her.

At Mt Hikami, she is eventually forced to commit suicide by a hostile spirit.
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* ApocalypticLog: Fuyuhi's Letter.
* BungledSuicide: She and Haruka were part of a suicide pact with other girls and tried to drown themselves, but Fuyuhi and Haruka failed to die.
* DrivenToSuicide: When she gets separated from Yuuri at Mt Hikami, Fuyuhi is possessed by a ghost and forced to replicate her suicide. This time, she succeeds.
* HighPressureBlood: Implied off-screen, when Fuyuhi cutting her throat is represented by showing a wave of blood splattering onto her shoes.
* HopeSpot: Yuuri is able to catch up with Fuyuhi in the Unfathomable Forest, but the two end up getting separated. While Yuuri does find Fuyuhi again, it's only seconds before she cuts her throat.
* PsychicAssistedSuicide: How she dies.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Haruka, given their intense connection.
* SacrificialLamb: She shows what happens to people who wander Mt Hikami without the help of a Camera Obscura and cannot resist a spirit's influence.
* SlashedThroat: How she kills herself.
* SuicidePact: Took part in one with some of her friends; they walked into a lake to drown themselves in, but she and Haruka survived.
* SurvivorsGuilt: She feels guilty over having failed the previous suicide attempt.
* WomanInWhite: Wears a simple, white dress.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Haruka Momose]]

!!!Voiced By: Creator/HarukaTomatsu
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Haruka went missing at Mt Hikami recently, causing Fuyuhi to ask Hisoka to try and find her. When Hisoka went missing, Yuuri took over in tracking Haruka down. She manages to bring her back down the mountain.

Eventually, Haruka is called back to the mountain and ends up in a black box.
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* ApocalypticLog: Haruka's Notes.
* BungledSuicide: She, too, survived the drowning attempt.
* DamselInDistress: Went missing at Mt Hikami and has to be rescued. [[spoiler:The mountain calls her back and Haruka is killed, after all.]]
* ExtremeDoormat: She is described as having trouble refusing anyone.
* PsychicPowers: Possesses a sixth sense that leaves her vulnerable to manipulation by spirits.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Fuyuhi, her best friend.
* SuicidePact: Took part in an attempt to drown herself with her friends, but she and Fuyuhi survived.
* SurvivorsGuilt: Over having survived the previous attempt.
* VirginSacrifice: She was placed into a black box and was supposed to become one, before Yuuri managed to save her. [[spoiler:Haruka ultimately becomes one, after all, when she goes back to the mountain.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Haruka doesn't have a lot of screentime before she dies and is, overall, mostly defined by her friendship with Fuyuhi.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Keiji Watarai]]

Keiji is a half-Japanese folklorist from England. He eventually moved to a house on Mt Hikami. After his sudden disappearance and death, his house became a legend in the village and is said to appear and disappear with the fog.
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* ApocalypticLog: Folklorist's Notes.
* ButNotTooForeign: He is Japanese and English, but with a fully Japanese name.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: As one of Ouse's failed suitors, his body was broken and twisted to fit into a black box.
* CuriosityKilledTheCast: His interest in Mt Hikami's rituals eventually led to his death.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Upon seeing Ouse Kurosawa's photograph, he fell in love with her beauty.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Kazuya Sakaki]]
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Ren's friend. He went missing at Mt Hikami, but contacted Ren about 'getting married' soon.
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* ApocalypticLog: Sakaki's Notes.
* BodyHorror: His neck and limbs are broken, causing his ghost to flail and stumble around.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Upon Ouse's rejection, his body was broken and shoved into a black box.
* LoveAtFirstSight: He falls in love with Ouse upon seeing her photograph and is obsessed with meeting her.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Kyozo Kururugi]]
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Kyozo once went to Mt Hikami in order to end his life, but he panicked when one of the shrine maiden's gaze seemed to look into his soul. He fled in fear, but became enraged of her trying to see his secrets and returned to the mountain, killing every shrine maiden.

After killing the shrine maidens, he committed suicide.
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* ApocalypticLog: Bloody Notes.
* AxCrazy: After reciprocating the shrine maiden's gaze, he went insane and killed every shrine maiden on the mountain. His spirit continues to kill anyone he encounters.
* ManOnFire: When defeated, he sets himself on fire and charges at the player. A well-timed shot can put the flames out and allow the player to Glance at him.
* SlashedThroat: How he eventually killed himself.
* TattooedCrook: He covered himself in spells before heading up the mountain.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Kyozo didn't know that killing the shrine maidens was one of the factors that caused Ouse's ritual to fail, resulting in Mt Hikami being cursed. The fact that he killed the monks that were keeping the holy fire aflame which might at least have slowed down or locally restrict the curse certainly didn't help either.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: What he thought himself to be, when he killed his sister's lover in order to 'protect' her.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Shrine Maidens]]

!! Emi, Inori and Honoka Mikomori

A group of shrine maidens that lived on Mt Hikami. Their duty was to use their powers to allow people to commit suicide without any of their past burdens and see all of their selves.

They were all slaughtered by Kururugi and their spirits now coax people to their deaths.
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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Played straight for a long time, their ghost forms are unblemished and beautiful. Subverted in the final chapter, when they show the injuries and mutilation that Kururugi caused them.
* DrivenToSuicide: In life, they used their powers to comfort people before they committed suicide. As cursed spirits, they simply drive them to suicide.
* EyeScream: Kururugi slashed their eyes out after killing them.
* {{Miko}}: All of them are devoted to the shrine's faith.
* PlotTriggeringDeath: Their deaths are part of what caused Ouse's ritual to fail.
* PsychicPowers: They used their powers to observe the thoughts and secrets of people, before they committed suicide.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: All of them were classical Japanese beauties in life.
* VirginSacrifice: If they had lived long enough to use up their powers, they would have been turned into Pillars themselves.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Marriage and Funeral Celebrant]]
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[[caption-width-right:296:Marriage and Funeral]]

A pair of old high priestesses that oversaw the rituals at Mt Hikami. One was in charge of performing the post-mortem marriages and the other oversaw the sinking of the boxes into the Shadowspring.

Their spirits continue to perform their duties, calling men to the mountain and marry them off to Ouse or by summoning women to become new Pillars.
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* ApocalypticLog: Notebook with White Cover (Marriage Celebrant) and Notebook With Black Cover (Funeral Celebrant).
* DualBoss: Their last battle is fought together in the penultimate area.
* HypnotizeThePrincess: Both use mirrors that disorient and manipulate women into entering the Black Boxes as sacrifices.
* TheMatchmaker: The Marriage Celebrant, of course, who takes her duty very seriously. It is her job to find men to call to the mountain and perform a post-mortem marriage to the shrine maidens to be sacrificed. Any man that doesn't make the cut, especially for Ouse, is killed.
* MindControlDevice: The sacred Dark Sun mirrors they hold can hypnotize victims.
* NeverMessWithGranny: Both are very old and some of the most powerful spirits.
* VirginSacrifice: Both of their duties involve performing these on women.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Their intentions are ultimately good, as the marriages can strengthen the Pillar and the sinking of the Black Box will ultimately purify the Black Lake. But how they get to that is... questionable.
* WomanInWhite: The Marriage Celebrant is dressed in white robes.

[[/folder]]

!!!Voiced by: Creator/JunkoMinagawa (Japanese), Kimberly Brooks (English)

!!!Voiced by: Creator/JunkoMinagawa (Japanese), Kimberly Brooks (English)

* TalkingToHerself: Creator/JunkoMinagawa (and Kimberly Brooks, for the English version) voices both her and Rei.

!!!Voiced By: Takaya Kuroda (Japanese), JD Cullum (English)
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!!!Voiced By: Josh Keaton (English)
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!!!Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai

!!!Voiced By: Natsumi Takamori

!!!Voiced By: Haruka Tomatsu

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!!!Haruka Tomatsu