History Characters / KenichiTheMightiestDisciple

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He's constantly pushing Kenichi into doing selfish things.

* SmugSnake => MagnificentBastard => GuileHero: Gradually [[CharacterDevelopment develops]] from one end of the scale to the other.

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* ClingyJealousGirl:
** While not 'officially' with Kenichi, she reacts strongly to Renka flirting with him.
** She also doesn't like it when Kenichi [[EyeScream looks]] at [[ClothingDamage other girls in the nude]], [[AccidentalPervert accidental]] or not.

%%* NiceGirl

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* MartialPacifist: Used to be this. [[spoiler:Still capable of it where necessary]].

%%* DramaticEllipsis

* TheQuietOne: Doesn't talk much but when she does it's very SLOW.

* {{Gonk}}[=/=]HumanAliens: The other characters seem to think he's an alien. The author [[strike:may]] clearly agrees with them.

* [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jerk With A Heart Of Silver]]: Not exactly the best example, but he has his moments.
** Though he leans more towards JerkWithAHeartOfJerk.

* [[EliteMook Elite Mooks]]: A rare Good Guy version, due to them being stronger than average fighters but weaker than the main fighters. Its later revealed [[spoiler: they actually get training from a Master]].

* [[JerkAss Jerkasses]]: In their first appearance, definitely. They brutally beat Kisara for fraternizing with Miu, even though she hadn't just yet planned to betray Ragnarok. Also, their beating of Kenichi was certainly ''not'' played for laughs. They seem to have dropped it for the most part after joining Shinpaku, thankfully.

** [[spoiler:Occurs again, when he saves Miu from being killed by Senzui.]]

* LightningBruiser: How fast is he, you ask? He is about to cover [[spoiler:Miu (with a bad case of ClothingDamage)]] with his coat. Hostile master-class fighters appear. He lets go of the coat. Everyone in the room is instantly curbstomped. he grabs the coat again. ''The coat hasn't fallen one millimeter from when he let go of it.''

* MasterOfDisguise: [[spoiler: Was actually John-san throughout the Captured Miu arc. To provide better context, John-san's appearance is as a short, obese man with a bumbling and jolly personality; Saiga is much taller, leaner, more muscular, much more serious, and ''he was wearing'' ''[[BadassInANiceSuit a three-piece suit]]'' ''with gauntlets and leg guards underneath the John disguise'']].
** [[spoiler:Does in again, this time as a government agent, who helps train the Shinpaku Alliance.]]

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* OverprotectiveDad:
** Comes with a CrowningMomentOfFunny in Chapter 423 where [[spoiler:Miu has acknowledged Kenichi's feelings and given him a kiss on the cheek...only for the Elder to show up at the front gate, expelling massive quantities of killing intent (so much that Kensei complains that he'll break the doors with his blood lust), and all five of Ryozanpaku's masters desperately trying to hold him back.]]
** Ever since Chapter 423, he's pretty much commanded Apachai and Shigure to "discreetly" chaperone Kenichi and Miu, for their protection (and to make sure Kenichi keeps it platonic).
** In Chapter 430, he decrees that the Fuurinji relationship rules permit nothing past hand-holding and the curfew starts at 4pm.

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* ActionGirl: Action Lady, but she's obviously damn capable with anything even vaguely resembling a weapon.

%%* {{Bokukko}}

%%* ZettaiRyouiki

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* [[CantCatchUp Can't Catch Up]]: Because [[TrainingFromHell unlike everybody else]], he trained normally. It is used for his CharacterDevelopment, though he still can't catch up.

* [[spoiler: LetsGetDangerous]]: He may be the weakest of the Shinpaku Alliance fighters, but [[spoiler:that does ''not'' mean he's someone to be trifled with. A Yami weapon-user finds this out the hard way when Ukita saves [[FriendToAllChildren Chikage]] by [[BarehandedBladeBlock blocking a dagger with his bare hands]] and throws him to the ground. Chikage was impressed.]]

* LoveTriangle: In one with Kisara and Freya.
** [[spoiler: And now Shiratori seems to want in.]]

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The leader of Ragnarok [[spoiler:and childhood friend and rival of Kenichi. Also a member of YOMI]].

* [[spoiler: BigBad: In the anime he's the last guy Kenichi fights. He's also the toughest, and it takes several episodes for Kenichi to finally defeat him.]]
* [[spoiler: BigBadFriend: Was one of Kenichi's childhood friends.]]
* [[spoiler:BlackEyesOfEvil: After being revealed to be a part of Yami.]]
* [[spoiler:DangerousForbiddenTechnique: The first to demonstrate the Roar-as-One technique, using explosive ki and contained ki together. It left him confined to a wheel chair, turned his hair white, and gave him one black-sclera'd eye.]]
** [[spoiler:YinYangBomb]]

* [[spoiler:ForgottenFriendNewFoe: He was one of Kenichi's ChildhoodFriends.]]

* [[spoiler:HandicappedBadass: He's no less dangerous a fighter while in a wheelchair, managing to trap Freya's arms in its wheels.]]
* [[spoiler: HeroicBSOD: Rimi's [[DisneyDeath apparent death]] caused him to fall into a BerserkerRage, but afterwards he refuses to leave Rimi's body even when a brick wall is about to fall on him]]

* [[spoiler: ThrowingOffTheDisability: He can fight at full force using Sei and Dou for 30 seconds]]

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]: [[spoiler:Until he used Roar-As-One.]]

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* [[spoiler:TookALevelInBadass]]: [[spoiler:He was already pretty badass, but now he has been confirmed as one of Ogata's disciples. TrainingFromHell combined with TheGift...]]

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* [[spoiler:IAmNotLeftHanded: Turns out she's not entirely defenseless if she doesn't have a weapon--she can simply apply weapon techniques to bare-hand fighting as needed]].
* LoveTriangle: In one with Ukita and Kisara.

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* ActionGirl: And she hates it when someone enforces WouldntHitAGirl.
** She grows to tolerate it from Kenichi, however, when he makes it clear that he doesn't consider her weak, but just refuses to hit girls regardless of their level of strength.

* [[PetTheDog Pet The Cat]]: Feeding a homeless kitten in an alley. This is what changes Kenichi and Miu's opinions of her.

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* {{Telepathy}}[=/=]TellMeHowYouFight: He's adept at reading his opponents' heart; this lets him trace their lines of thought to the second and constantly beat them at strategy games.
** Though opponents with strong hearts like [[spoiler:Kokin and Hermit]] can block it.

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* ACupAngst: As seen when Kisara pointed in out.

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* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Silat Guy]]

* [[spoiler: NotQuiteDead]]

* [[spoiler: SuddenHumility: A few weeks or months after trying to hide from his mentor Silkwat.]]
* [[spoiler: YouHaveFailedMe]]

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* [[spoiler:BoringYetPractical: Her fighting style once she gets very serious.]]

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* [[spoiler: AntiVillain: Becomes this.]]

* [[spoiler: DefeatMeansFriendship]]
* [[spoiler: EnemyMine: When he tries to abort the operation intended to kill all of the students on the beach camping trip, the senior lieutenant refuses to obey the order. Boris immediately stops fighting Kenichi and teams up with him instead to combat the "treacherous" soldiers, incidentally saving the students in the process.]]

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* [[spoiler:HeelRealization]]: Causes her to break down during the amusement park battles.

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* [[spoiler:DisneyDeath: Seemingly dies after overusing Roar-As-One. However she survives thanks to Ogata stopping her Ki.]]

* [[ReplacementMooks Replacement Minion]]: First of Ogata's new students to debut.

%%* ThirdPersonPerson

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* [[spoiler:DarkSkinnedBlond]]

* DidntThinkThisThrough: To the point of becoming his defining characterization. [[spoiler:In kidnapping Miu for his attempt to obtain a disciple, he gets Sakaki, [[EvenEvilHasStandards Hongo]], AND [[BadassGrandpa Hayato]] PISSED.]]
** [[spoiler:[[PapaWolf And]] [[BigBad Saiga]]]].
* [[spoiler: DiedStandingUp]]

* [[spoiler:FallenHero: Helped out his country to break through the UN soldiers, but soon finds that VictoryIsBoring... and it gets worse from there.]]
* [[spoiler:GoOutWithASmile]]

* [[spoiler:MindManipulation: [[FakeMemories Managed]] [[EmotionBomb to do]] [[FaceMonsterTurn this]] [[BreakTheCutie to]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Miu]]]].

* [[spoiler:VictoryIsBoring: The reason he perpetuated civil war in his own nation.]]

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* [[spoiler:EnemyMine]]: Due to the trope immediately below.

* [[spoiler: ForgottenFallenFriend]]: Averted. Right up to the present day, [[spoiler: the memory of Suzuki Hayime haunts him and Sakaki, motivating them to fight to the bitter end]].

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* DatingCatwoman: It's implied that she and the Elder were once involved.
** [[spoiler: However, the Elder claims her recollection of their last meeting is misleading, since they only fought together once before parting for decades.]]

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* [[YouFightLikeACow You Fight Like A Poet]]: When he engages Akisame in combat the two exchange cryptic poetic verses to each other. At first it seems like Akisame understands him...but then reveals that he can't and was just talking nonsense.

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* ActionDad
* BadassInANiceSuit
* BigDamnHero: [[spoiler:He rescues Kenichi and Miu ''and'' takes down multiple Master-class opponents, all while the building is burning. [[{{Badass}} He really is the son of The Invincible Superman.]]]]
** [[spoiler:Occurs again, when he saves Miu from being killed by Senzui.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[spoiler: Is blamed for the death of his wife due to Senzui that pretends to be him and guide Yami using Saiga appearance as a disguise.]]
* LightningBruiser: How fast is he, you ask? He is about to cover [[spoiler:Miu (with a bad case of ClothingDamage)]] with his coat. Hostile master-class fighters appear. He lets go of the coat. Everyone in the room is instantly curbstomped. he grabs the coat again. ''The coat hasn't fallen one millimeter from when he let go of it.''
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Is really Miu's father.]]
* MartialPacifist: Used to be this. [[spoiler:Still capable of it where necessary]].
* MasterOfDisguise: [[spoiler: Was actually John-san throughout the Captured Miu arc. To provide better context, John-san's appearance is as a short, obese man with a bumbling and jolly personality; Saiga is much taller, leaner, more muscular, much more serious, and ''he was wearing'' ''[[BadassInANiceSuit a three-piece suit]]'' ''with gauntlets and leg guards underneath the John disguise'']].
** [[spoiler:Does in again, this time as a government agent, who helps train the Shinpaku Alliance.]]
* PapaWolf: [[spoiler:He didn't want to interfere in saving Miu, but ultimately Silkwat forced his hand.]]
* StealthHiBye
* ThatManIsDead: [[spoiler: John-san never existed...he was just made up.]]
* WaistcoatOfStyle
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: After helping to save the day in the final battle, he essentially vanishes and isn't even ''mentioned'' during the final chapter.]]

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* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Boxing Guy]]

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* [[spoiler:BigDamnHeroes: Saves Ryuuto from his HeroicRROD and Kensei]]

* [[spoiler:CrusadingWidower]]
* [[spoiler:DeathSeeker: Ogata calls him out on it. Tanaka isn't truly prepared to kill Ogata, he merely wants to die by Ogata's hands and join his family in the afterlife. He gets his wish.]]
* [[spoiler:FatalFlaw: [[ItsPersonal Revenge]]. It was called out by the Ryōzanpaku Masters and conformed by the time of his death.]]

** [[spoiler: It's confirmed that Ogata also killed his wife and unborn child, driving Tanaka insane.]]
* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: Kind of hard to come back from a crushed skull.]]

* [[spoiler:{{Mangst}}: Talking on his cellphone]]

** SpecsOfAwesome
* [[spoiler: TogetherInDeath: Niijima and Renka see Tanaka and his family leave together after Kensei killed him.]]

* [[spoiler:TragicHero]]

* [[spoiler: YourHeadASplode: Kensei kills him with an elbow to the head in a very graphic explosion.]]

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* [[spoiler: DyingAsYourself: Asks to be killed in a duel so as to not die a dishonorable death in a hospital.]]
* [[spoiler:IllBoy]]
* [[spoiler:ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Thanks to Hongo.]]

* StalkerWithACrush: To Miu.

* FictionalCountry: Tidat. has plenty of Malay influences.

* SmugSnake: Thanks to his RoyalBlood. [[spoiler:However...]]

* TheQuietOne

* {{Omniglot}}: In addition to Japanese she also demonstrates her knowledge of French and German

* BadassAdorable: This girl can toss people three times her side with ease.

* NoSocialSkills: Since her master puts so much emphasis on emotionlessness in martial arts and seems to have Chikage slightly brainwashed as well, she doesn't know much about next normal everyday things.
* PintSizedPowerhouse

* SuperSpeed: Fast enough to frisk and bypass Kenichi and his friends without being detected.

* BastardUnderstudy: He believes Ogata hopes his disciples will one day grow strong enough to kill and replace him.

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* {{Determinator}}

* ImplacableMan

* MakeMeWannaShout: Not concussive, but definitely powerful enough to knock you out at point-blank, with his head ''facing backwards''.

* KungFuClairvoyance: Courtesy of Seikuken.

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Almost scarily good at analysing people and discerning details just from looks, to the point of resembling {{Telepathy.}}

* {{Badass}}: Fighting on par with Kenichi is one thing. Defeating Kenichi? ''Very'' impressive. But Kokin was the first to get in Kenichi's head and mindfuck him, along with a serious beatdown.

* ManipulativeBastard: He prefers getting into his opponent's head rather than just fighting them. As mentioned above, Kokin tricked Kenichi into harming people far weaker than him to make him unsettled. He even casually stated it would be easy to kill everyone in the school.

* ShadowArchetype: To Renka. Both Chinese. Both kung fu users. Both diciples of their fathers. However the Ma family, [[BlackSheep except Sougetsu]] are very high profile in the Chinese martial arts world, while Raichi's family is dirt poor from rural China.

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Almost scarily good at analysing people and discerning details just from looks, to the point of resembling {{Telepathy}}

* BadassAdorable

* BattleCouple: With Miu, sort of. [[spoiler:Actually is since they marry in the end.]]

* BigBrotherInstinct: Messing with his little sister is a VERY bad idea.

* CharlesAtlasSuperPower: As a result of training at Ryōzanpaku.

* DeclarationOfProtection: He has sworn to just about everyone in earshot that he'll become strong enough to protect his LoveInterest, Miu.

* GivingUpTheGhost: Pretty much every occurrence of this in the series comes from him, mostly from his [[CurbStompBattle sparring sessions]] with Apachai.

** MusclesAreMeaningful: He becomes incredibly ripped by the end of the story with a physique most teen bodybuilders would kill for with the strength to match. [[spoiler: By the epilogue we only see his bicep, but by this point it's become as large as Sakaki's Apachai's or the Elder's!]]

* ThisLoserIsYou: In the beginning.
* TookALevelInBadass: Took hundreds. A few volumes, and he can drop his former tormentors. A few arcs, and he's accidentally hospitalizing them by the dozen. All thanks to the sheer fortitude to survive [[TrainingFromHell Ryozanpaku]]. To put things into perspective. At the start of the series he was terrified stiff of guys with small knives. Or just guys who wanted to beat him up. Now he can even take on guys armed with huge swords and firearms.
* TrainingFromHell: Driving Kenichi into the ground and scaring his reflexes into gold are standard for the masters of Ryouzanpaku, but the most hellish comes from Koetsuji, who builds simple and complex machines to wring the skill from his disciple's bones. Some intrinsic consequences from failing these machines include (but are not limited to only): [[ManOnFire burning alive]], [[ElectricTorture electrocution]], [[AndIMustScream being trapped for hours in one position]], and [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impalement]]. If they didn't know what they were doing (or if Apachai hadn't learned to hold back), he would be long gone by now. Since they do, Kenichi can actually consider it "training" and gain immense results...though he did actually ''die'' once or twice. Good thing two of his masters are also medical geniuses. Kenichi grows to like it, going so far as to ''increase his regimen'' while his masters are absent in Chapter 423. Try to imagine the Kenichi from 200 chapters ago doing that.

* WouldntHitAGirl: [[TheFettered This attitude]] angers several female opponents and wins the affection of some others. He is acutely aware of how stupid this attitude is, and knows that there are several women in the series that could kick his ass even if he ''was'' willing to fight back. [[HonorBeforeReason But he still refuses to hit them on principal.]]

** BadassBeard
** BadassLongcoat

* CrossCounter: [[spoiler:How he and Sakaki got their respective scars]].
** [[spoiler: Done in their last fight, Sakaki using Morote Empi Tobi Hizageri with Hongo counter elbow, knocking both of them out cold. ''[[BeyondTheImpossible Not that this has slowed their fight]]'' ]].

* AmasonChaser: After Miu beats him up due to a (sort of) misunderstanding, he says he's fallen in love.

* AmbiguouslyBrown

* DefeatMeansFriendship: The first example of the series.

* IAmNotLeftHanded: Subverted. In his first fight with Kenichi, he starts off by saying that he'll only be using his right arm to fight, instead of using his "legendary left." [[spoiler: Turns out that this is actually because his left arm is paralyzed--or it was, until Koetsuji fixed it]].

* AndZoidberg: Poor Ukita gets ignored for laughs once it becomes clear he...

** [[WeakButSkilled Chikage, disciple of a "zero-strength" style of aikido,]] literally complements his [[UnskilledButStrong sheer brawn]] by [[PressurePoint poking him]] and either fixing his poor technique mid-throw or [[PeoplePuppets making his body move to save him in combat]]. This seems to be setting him up for either being Chikage's muscle puppet or finally getting the training he needs to stand out.

* ActionGirl: The first of a long list
* ActionGirlfriend: To Kenichi.

* BettyAndVeronica: Betty to Renka's Veronica.

%%* BloodKnight: FORCEFULLY mind you, but this applies.

* GoodEyesEvilEyes: Look at her after she goes into UnstoppableRage.

* MsFanservice: Bordering on outright {{ecchi}} sometimes, particularly in ch. 445-447, on the tail end of Sakaki & Hongou's fight. And that's after several chapters of egregious MaleGaze on her spandex-clad body.

* PurelyAestheticGlasses: used as a way to dim her looks.

* UnstoppableRage: Its happened a few times.

** It's pretty obvious that she wears ''nothing'' under her spandex battle outfit.

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** He's also pretty protective and caring of Miu and his fellow dojo Masters but he refuses to admit to this. Case in point, this line when Appachai is trying to learn to pull his punches; "It's not like I asked for your help because I was worried about him or nothin'..."

** He's also pretty protective and caring of Miu and his fellow dojo Masters but he refuses to admit to this.

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* BadassMustache: He actually argues about whether or not it is with James Shiba.

* CruelMercy: As all Ryozanpaku Masters he won't kill his opponent no matter the circumstances. Some of the stuff he does to his [[BodyHorror opponents however]]. Really it would be MercyKill to kill those poor souls.

%%* MartialPacifist

* ProphetEyes: Subverted in that Akisame is clearly ''not'' blind (or if he is, it would come off as a major asspull at this point).

* BerserkButton: Anybody seriously harming Kenichi. While he can control himself (with difficulty) when its done by another disciple, when its a Master class... [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown well]]

* BruiserWithASoftCenter: Is pretty much the biggest softie of the masters. Most of his character's humor comes from his (increasingly desperate) assurances that this isn't the case.
* TheCape: Honorable, kind, refuses to kill and is ready to do what is right to help defend the defenseless no matter what. There is a reason why the Trope beneath happened.

* EatingTheEyeCandy: More so than any other ''Male'' member of Ryozanpaku

* RatedMForManly: Is there any doubt?

* SenseiForScoundrels: A lot of his advice is delivered while at least a little drunk. Strangely his best advice, on life in general if not fighting, is when he is drunk, and he won't remember saying it all. Of course, he may be faking it.
* ShirtlessScene: He likes to channel [[FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro]].

* {{Tsundere}}: Yes, Sakaki, you want to teach Kenichi, not because you want to, but because it's your birthday. Riiight.
** Or in the dub, because it was supposedly the day Judo was created.
** And despite being ENEMIES he is also one for [[spoiler:[[WorthyOpponent Ho]][[RivalTurnedEvil ngo]]]].

** He's also pretty protective and caring of Miu and his fellow dojo Masters
* UpToEleven: The 100-dan karate master. Dan rankings don't go above 10 in karate or other Japanese martial arts. Which he's probably well aware of, but nobody's brave enough to call him on it.

* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Has actually ''killed'' Kenichi once or twice. He usually knows his strength, but can't control it.
* FriendToAllChildren [[FriendToAllLivingThings and Animals]]

* MundaneMadeAwesome: He recently went through a hellish training to ''learn to hold back while doing housework'' so Miu could go to the amusement park. No, really.

* TykeBomb: Seems to have been a mild example when he was young.

55* BigOlEyebrows

%%* MartialPacifist

%%* MoralityChain: To Miu.
%%* NarratorAllAlong

* TrainingFromHell: Driving Kenichi into the ground and scaring his reflexes into gold are standard for the masters of Ryouzanpaku, but the most hellish comes from Koetsuji, who builds simple and complex machines to wring the skill from his disciple's bones. Some intrinsic consequences from failing these machines include (but are not limited to only): [[ManOnFire burning aliave]], [[ElectricTorture electrocution]], [[AndIMustScream being trapped for hours in one position]], and [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impalement]]. If they didn't know what they were doing (or if Apachai hadn't learned to hold back), he would be long gone by now. Since they do, Kenichi can actually consider it "training" and gain immense results...though he did actually ''die'' once or twice. Good thing two of his masters are also medical geniuses. Kenichi grows to like it, going so far as to ''increase his regimen'' while his masters are absent in Chapter 423. Try to imagine the Kenichi from 200 chapters ago doing that.

* AccidentalPervert: His sparring partner and one of his masters are [[MostCommonSuperpower tremendously well-endowed]]. You do the math.

** FutureBadass: In [[BadassFamily Ryozanpaku]] you don't climb to mastery, they throw you from a cliff to mastery... if you [[TrainingFromHell die in the middle of the fall]] that's another story.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In the beginning Kenichi had lots of ImagineSpot[=s=] where he defeated all his masters, come future arc's where there are times it looks like his masters might lose he becomes a nervous wreck. [[spoiler: When it looks like Apachai has been defeated and died he falls hard into HeroicBSOD same for when Shigure gets captured when protecting him.]]
* BerserkButton: Go ahead, call him a coward. We'll wait.
** Hurting or threatening to harm his friends, ESPECIALLY Miu...

* BigOlEyebrows
* BoringButPractical: Kenichi doesn't have the kind of advanced moves or styles that many of his opponents have, and while he has his awesome moments, strictly speaking he's just using the basics of martial arts. However, this is precisely the kind of martial artist BruceLee stated was the most fearsome.
** Eventually averted when he starts relying on Ryūsui Seikūken and Mubyoshi. Though Mubyoshi is just a combination of basic punching techniques.

* [[spoiler:ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Miu.]]

* MartialPacifist

* [[spoiler:MoralityChain: To Miu.]]
* MusclesAreMeaningless: Much stronger than his slim physique implies.
** Gradually moves away from this later on by showing his development, when Kenichi begins to show a physique just as ripped, if not more so, than most of his generation of fighters.
** Kenichi indeed gets extremely muscular: he's just still rather short. Compare to Edward Elric of Full Metal Alchemist.
** It is stated in the anime that Akisame's training alters the slow twitch/fast twitch muscle ratio in Kenichi's body, creating a lean look, with very strong muscles.
* NarratorAllAlong

* TerrorHero: Type 5, thanks largely to Niijima. Falls into this trope in episode 24 of Season 1 when some thugs try to bully the drama club into giving up their large room so they can use it for their club. After Kenichi saves the drama club president and announces who he is, the thug's minions begin worry about his presence and exaggerate his reputation a bit, such as being able to take on a bear. However, it's enough to make them run away.

* TookALevelInBadass: Took hundreds. A few volumes, and he can drop his former tormentors. A few arcs, and he's accidentally hospitalizing them by the dozen. All thanks to the sheer fortitude to survive [[TrainingFromHell Ryozanpaku]].
** To put things into perspective. At the start of the series he was terrified stiff of guys with small knives. Or just guys who wanted to beat him up. Now he can even take on guys armed with huge swords and firearms.
* TrainingFromHell: Driving Kenichi into the ground and scaring his reflexes into gold are standard for the masters of Ryouzanpaku, but the most hellish comes from Koetsuji, who builds simple and complex machines to wring the skill from his disciple's bones. Some intrinsic consequences from failing these machines include (but are not limited to only): [[ManOnFire burning aliave]], [[ElectricTorture electrocution]], [[AndIMustScream being trapped for hours in one position]], and [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impalement]]. If they didn't know what they were doing (or if Apachai hadn't learned to hold back), he would be long gone by now. Since they do, Kenichi can actually consider it "training" and gain immense results...though he did actually ''die'' once or twice. Good thing two of his masters are also medical geniuses.
** Kenichi grows to like it, going so far as to ''increase his regimen'' while his masters are absent in Chapter 423. Try to imagine the Kenichi from 200 chapters ago doing that.

* UnusualEyebrows

* WouldntHitAGirl: [[TheFettered This attitude]] angers several female opponents and wins the affection of some others.
** Kenichi himself is acutely aware of how stupid this attitude is, and knows that there are several women in the series that could kick his ass even if he ''was'' willing to fight back. [[HonorBeforeReason But he still refuses to hit them on principal.]]

* BeautyMark

* BigOlEyebrows

* [[spoiler: BloodKnight: FORCEFULLY mind you, but this applies.]]

* [[spoiler: BrainwashedAndCrazy: Even after officially breaking free of Junazard's control, she [[BloodKnight has a hidden amount of blood lust unlocked as a result]].]]
* [[spoiler:ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Kenichi.]]

* CutenessProximity: To cats or anything cat-like.

* ForeheadOfDoom

* InnocentBlueEyes
* InstantExpert: Miu can master techniques, training, and even whole styles in a very little amount of time, around a week.
** She also learned a workable amount of a new language in the same week.
* KindheartedCatLover

* MsFanservice: Bordering on outright {{hentai}} sometimes, particularly in ch. 445-447, on the tail end of Sakaki & Hongou's fight. And that's after several chapters of egregious MaleGaze on her spandex-clad body.
* NiceGirl

* [[RaisedByGrandparents Raised By Grandfather]]
* SensualSpandex: Her fighting uniform.

* TookALevelInBadass: Just when Kenichi had finally caught up in fighting and even surpassed her in Ki abilities. [[spoiler: Silkwat Junazard kidnaps her and trains her in Silat which then causes her to have to begin training her Dou ki something her grandfather was hesitant to start do to the risk.]] She is now back to effortlessly [[CurbStompBattle curb stomping]] Kenichi.

* VaporWear: It's pretty obvious that she wears ''nothing'' under her spandex battle outfit.

* BadassBeard
* BadassGrandpa

* BigOlEyebrows

* CoolOldGuy

* MartialPacifist

* OneManArmy: Hell, he is a MONSTER, he fought alone with an entire American military base and WON!
** And throwing more people or heavy artillery at him is a bad idea, since he can use [[GrievousHarmWithABody people as freakin' shurikens]], and has special moves that he uses specifically to take out TANKS!!!
* [[OverprotectiveDad Overprotective Grandad]]: Comes with a CrowningMomentOfFunny in Chapter 423 where [[spoiler:Miu has acknowledged Kenichi's feelings and given him a kiss on the cheek...only for the Elder to show up at the front gate, expelling massive quantities of killing intent (so much that Kensei complains that he'll break the doors with his blood lust), and all five of Ryozanpaku's masters desperately trying to hold him back.]]

* WorldsStrongestMan: Is called as such on several occasions, when he isn't being called the Invincible Superman.
** Apparently, using 0.0002% of his power and closing his eyes STILL leaves him the "most powerful being on this planet".

** BrokenAce: [[spoiler:[[MyGreatestFailure He's still haunted by his inadvertent part in killing Shigure's father in their mutual past]]]].

* [[DoesNotLikeSpam Does Not Like Green Peppers]]: Doubles as his WeaksauceWeakness. Kenichi and Miu manage to seal him in his room for a few hours by dangling one in the hallway.

* MartialPacifist

* WarriorPoet

* AlliterativeName

* BadLiar

* BigOlEyebrows

* [[spoiler:DefectorFromDecadence: It was revealed in Chapter 439 that he was actually groomed by his master to be a powerful follower (and possibly eventual Fist) of YAMI, but he rejected the philosophy of Satsujiken in response to the death of Suzuki.]]

* HypocriticalHumor: In chapter 422 [[spoiler: he shared with Kenichi some tips for fighting when you're wounded: don't let your opponent know you're hurt, avoid unnecessarily large movements, and don't let rage overtake you]]. [[BlatantLies Guess]] [[SayMyName what]] [[SuperReflexes he]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown does]].

* [[KnightInShiningArmor Martial Artist In Shining Leather]]
* MartialPacifist

* SenseiForScoundrels: A lot of his advice is delivered while at least a little drunk.
** Strangely his best advice, on life in general if not fighting, is when he is drunk, and he won't remember saying it all. Of course, he may be faking it.

* ShoutOut: See ShirtlessScene above, plus [[spoiler:his latest battle with Akira Hongo has left him with a rather familiar-looking set of finger-poke wounds on his chest.]]
** His move, Morsasouken-Zuki, oozes FistOfTheNorthStar.

* UpToEleven: The 100-dan karate master. Dan rankings don't go above 10 in karate or other Japanese martial arts.
** Which he's probably well aware of, but nobody's brave enough to call him on it.

* {{Badass}}
* TheBerserker

* BigOlEyebrows

** SimpleYetAwesome: But it doesn't make it any less awesome.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}

* TheDitz
** GeniusDitz: He has excellent knowledge when it comes to animals.
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Has actually ''killed'' Kenichi once or twice...

* GenreSavvy: He has his moments.
* GentleGiant

* MartialPacifist

* NoSocialSkills

* ThirdPersonPerson

* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Planes?]]

* TheAce
* ActionGirl

* BadassAdorable
* BadassBiker

* BikerBabe

* {{Bokukko}}
* BunnyEarsLawyer

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Innocent with regards to many things.

* TheComicallySerious
* CoolBigSis: Not by blood, but tends to act like this to Miu and Kenichi, and by extension, the Shinpaku Alliance.
** Case in point, after a bummed out Kenichi is 'banned' from training for a while for daring to take a Weapons Master-class opponent head-on, she has her mouse guide him into the rafters to a listening cup so he can hear what the other masters [[WellDoneSonGuy ''really'' think]] of his latest display. Cue another WhenSheSmiles moment.

* DramaticEllipsis

* GodivaHair

* ImprobableAimingSkills
* ImprobableWeaponUser[=/=]ImprovisedWeapon: She is already invincible with only a newspaper. Or a wooden spoon. Or a hair ribbon. Or a mouthful of needles.
** [[spoiler: The Yami put her in special restraints--basically embedding her hands and feet in solid masses of a specially fortified resin--because they didn't dare let her get hold of handcuffs.]]
* LadyOfWar
* MaleGaze
* MartialPacifist
* [[MiniDressOfPower Mini Kimono of Power]]

* NoSocialSkills

* PurpleEyes

* SexyMentor

* StealthHiBye

* [[HugeGuyTinyGirl Tiny Girl, Huge Guys]]: To the other masters except Kensei.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: With Kensei and Apachai.
* TomboyishPonytail

* ZettaiRyouiki

* BaldOfAwesome: He's lost his hair on the top of his head.
* BadassMustache
* BunnyEarsLawyer
* ChivalrousPervert

* IWasQuiteALooker

* MartialPacifist: "Why can't the world be more ero and peaceful?"
** He's also probably the most gentle when training Kenichi.
* NiceHat

* PornStash
* SenseiForScoundrels: Is often encouraging perverted behavior in Kenichi as a form of training.
** Rachel Stanley considers him a genius for suggesting ways to grab attention more shamelessly.

* [[BigBrotherInstinct Twin Brother Instinct]]: [[spoiler:Fights Kenichi because he hears that Silkwat might teach his disgraced sister (who had recently lost her master), thus preventing her from being treated as expendable by Yami.]]

* [[BigBrotherInstinct Twin Brother Instinct]]: [[spoiler:Fights Kenichi because he hears that Silkwat might teach his sister.]]