History Characters / Megatokyo

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* CartwrightCurse: She has bad luck with romance. Her crush on Junpei immediately turns out to be unrequited, and soon after the nice guy she decided to hook up with [[spoiler:gets a call from his estranged fiance who wants to get back together]].

Megumi's currently-unnamed grandmother. A member of the "northern clan" of the Sawataris. She runs a love hotel in Tokyo, much to Megumi's embarrassment.

* NoNameGiven: His name, if he has one, has never been revealed; fans quickly took to [[FanNickname calling him]] "1337 d00d" for lack of any other appelation.

* GlamourFailure: [[spoiler:She shows no outward signs of being a kitsune and for years it was an open question as to whether she was one or not because of the family connection. However, at times when she is particularly annoyed or upset, her hair perks up and resembles kitsune ears. Once Ping arrives at the Foxhole, a love hotel run by her immediate family, her ears and tails make an appearance in a few cells once her facade starts to deteriorate (first in [[https://megatokyo.com/strip/1545 love]] and fully in [[https://megatokyo.com/strip/1551 a little rough]]. It drops entirely at the climax of chapter 12 when after cursing her bad luck in relationships and her jealousy of other's, has her promising fling cut short when he receives a call from his cheating fiance pleading to get back together.]]

* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: Downplayed. [[spoiler:After a rapid-fire chain of disappointing events in her love life culiminating in Ping completely ruining what would have been an otherwise cathartic one night stand causes a depressed Megumi's ears and tails to finally manifest as she falls asleep. Unaware she was a kitsune Megumi doesn't realize anything has changed until Kimiko gleefully starts cuddling her tails, at which point she realizes not only is she a kitsune, ''but she's '''naturally''' nine-tailed.'']]

* GlamourFailure: [[spoiler:She shows no outward signs of being a kitsune and for years it was an open question as to whether she was one or not because of the family connection. However, at times when she is particularly annoyed or upset, her hair perks up and resembles kitsune ears. Once Ping arrives at the Fox Tail, a love hotel run by her immediate family, her ears and tails make an appearance in a few cells once her facade starts to deteriorate (first in [[https://megatokyo.com/strip/1545 love]] and fully in [[https://megatokyo.com/strip/1551 a little rough]]. It drops entirely at the climax of chapter 12 when after cursing her bad luck in relationships and her jealousy of other's, has her promising fling cut short when he receives a call from his cheating fiance pleading to get back together.]]

* GlamourFailure:
** She generally shows no outward signs of being a kitsune and for years it was an open question as to whether she was one or not. However, at times when she is particularly annoyed or upset, parts of her hair start to look like kitsune ears and, in one comic, the faint outline of multiple tails seemed to appear behind her, suggesting she is actually a many-tailed kitsune hiding her physical traits with some form of glamour.
** [[spoiler:When she gets really depressed, the glamour drops completely, revealing her nine tails...that it turns out she had no idea about.]]

* HumanoidAbomination: [[spoiler: She ''was'' human, once. Ever since her death and subsequent resurrection (and [[ResuurectiveImmortality again and again and again]]), not so much.]]

[[folder:Takeshi Matsui]]
Executive producer at [=LockArt=] for the VisualNovel ''Sight'', and Kimiko's current employer.

* BeleagueredBoss: Constantly having to juggle the interests of his company, his sponsors, and fans, his job was not an easy one even before Kimiko landed in his lap like unexploded ordnance.
* GoodCopBadCop: Occasionally plays the bad cop to Sayuri's good when the pair of them try to talk sense into Kimiko.
* GrumpyBear: Cynical and pessimistic, Matsui is usually prepared to imagine all the ways in which things could possibly go wrong. Given the nature of his job, this quality probably serves him well.
* LeonineContract: [[spoiler:Makes a deal with Dom for the latter's silent investment in ''Sight'']], in order to save it from being cancelled. He's GenreSavvy enough to know how dangerous this is, but figures he has no other options.

[[folder:Ryouya Sayuri]]
Character designer for ''Sight'', the VisualNovel Kimiko is working on. She is well-respected in the industry, and has also worked with Erika in the past. She was the chief advocate for Kimiko getting the role of Kotone.

* BigSisterMentor: To some extent she plays this role to Kimiko at work. Besides showing her the ropes and giving her general advice, she also tries to keep Kimiko's more ''erratic'' tendencies under control... with mixed success.
* FacePalm: Kimiko's off-the-cuff "moments" have been known to provoke these in her.
* GoodCopBadCop: Occasionally plays the good cop to Matsui's bad when the pair of them try to talk sense into Kimiko.
* MysteriousInformant: [[spoiler:Secretly participates in the fan community under the alias "Kuma-san".]] May also be something of a [[spoiler:DoubleAgent role]], as it's implied this is partly to try and keep the community's more destructive instincts in check.
* OnlySaneEmployee: Seems to be this at [=LockArt=]. Besides being the designer for ''Sight'', her de facto job also involves protecting Kimiko from herself, keeping Matsui from going crazy, and holding things together in Matsui's absence.
* {{Squee}}: Kimiko has also caused her to do this [[https://megatokyo.com/strip/429 on occasion]].

[[folder:Meimi Sonoda]]
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Yuki's mother, and a mysterious woman who knows more about what's going on than she should.

* CloudCuckoolander: Only some of her odd behavior is an act.
* DropWhatYouAreDoing: When she [[spoiler:senses Miho's death]].
* KleptomaniacHero: She has a tendency to forget to pay for things.
-->'''Erika:''' You're still doing that?
* MagicalGirl: [[spoiler:Apparently a famous one, too]].
* ObfuscatingInsanity: How much is an act and how much is real is a little bit unclear.
* RetiredBadass: [[spoiler:Used to run around with Miho as a MagicalGirl]].
* SuperSpeed: [[spoiler:Though she can't go as fast as she used to]].
* YamatoNadeshiko: Calm, collected, and always manages to get her way without raising her voice or losing that smile.

[[folder:Masamichi Sonoda]]
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Yuki's father, and head of the Tokyo Police Cataclysm Division.

* BeleagueredBureaucrat: He spends most of his time trying to get the proper paperwork from monsters.
* GiveHimANormalLife: Tried this [[spoiler:with his daughter]]. It didn't stick.
* OhCrap: When he realizes [[spoiler:there's an unregistered MagicalGirl on the loose]], though less than his subordinates. During one of the livestreams [[WordOfGod Fred said that]] [[spoiler: not only was he the one to finally arrest Meimi back during her magical girl days but that it ''almost got him killed in the process'']] so magical girls in general probably bring back some bad memories for him.
* OnlySaneMan
* OverprotectiveDad: When he finds out his daughter has a boyfriend, he immediately does a background search, all while yelling at the poor boy over the phone.
-->'''Masamichi:''' I will have a dozen officers monitoring your every move, your every purchase, your every mouse click, you understand me boy? I will get text alerts!
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The highest-ranking official seen, and has the best interests of not only the entire city, but most of the cast, at heart. He even deputizes Largo when it looks like he'd be useful, [[spoiler:only to rescind it almost immediately due to Erika's cover being blown.]]

[[folder:Ririka Kobayashi]]
Yutaka's mother, who works as a hospital nurse. She seems to be an old friend of Meimi's.

* BigStupidDooDooHead: Uses this kind of insult a lot ([[https://megatokyo.com/strip/1495 sometimes almost verbatim]]).
* DissonantLaughter: Spends much of Chapter 12 laughing at everything up to and including life-and-death battles. To be fair, she was injured and/or pumped full of pain medication during a lot of this, but nobody acted as though it was at all out of character for her.
* GenkiGirl: Always cheerful and energetic.
* GirlyBruiser: Deprecatingly describes herself as a "chunky big butt bossy bruiser", even back when she was [[spoiler:a MagicalGirl]], but also [[https://megatokyo.com/strip/1498 claims to have been "super duper cute"]]. Even now, she has long fluffy hair, wears a very feminine nurse uniform, and tends to talk like a young girl.
* MagicalGirl: [[spoiler:Eventually revealed to be a retired one, like Meimi.]] It's strongly implied that, in-universe, she was [[spoiler:the real-life inspiration for [[Series/NurseAngelRirikaSOS Nurse Angel Ririka]]]].
* RetiredBadass: See [[spoiler:MagicalGirl, above]]. Unlike Meimi, it seems Ririka [[spoiler:[[{{Depower}} no longer has her powers]]]], having apparently [[spoiler:sacrificed]] them for... [[NoodleIncident something]].
* RunningGag: Frequently seen watching TV and snarking about whatever's on.
* VerbalTic: Tends to sprinkle her language with childish expressions and word-plays.

[[folder:Ninja Grandmaster]]
A petite, female ninja that comes across Miho when Junpei brought her to the ninja compound to keep her safe. Unbeknownst to all, she is actually the clan's grandmaster.

!Conscience Agents

[[folder:Seraphim]]
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Seraphim is a field agent for the Conscience Enforcement Authority and Piro's "conscience". She routinely appears to Piro as a small angel-winged woman perhaps six inches (15 cm) tall with (apparently) correspondingly reduced weight and ability to make virtually everyone overlook her presence.

* AuthorAvatar: Author's Wife's Avatar in this case.
* CutenessProximity: She has a thing for cats, even though they're bigger than she is.
* GoodAngelBadAngel: She is Piro's Good Angel.
* TwinSwitch: Takes place in Chapter 5. [[spoiler:It causes her to change her policy regarding helping Piro.]]

[[folder:Asmodeus]]
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Asmodeus is the only conscience entity introduced into the story so far who is not a member of the Conscience Enforcement Agency. He is apparently the evil side of Piro's conscience, although he seems to generally view his suggested deeds as "having fun", rather than "doing evil."

* GoodAngelBadAngel: He is Piro's Bad Angel.
* StupidEvil: He's really not as effective as he could be.

[[folder:Boo]]
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Boo is a hamster who is currently employed as a temp agent by the Conscience Enforcement Agency. He was assigned to help ease Seraphim's caseload after she complained about how severely overworked she was. Soon after, he was given a role as Largo's conscience, which has been his primary mission ever since.

* CutenessProximity: Via [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/430 webcam]].
* GoodAngelBadAngel: He is Largo's... conscience?
* IntellectualAnimal: He can't speak any human languages, but he's clearly intelligent.

!American Agents

[[folder:Dom]]
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Dom is an American who works for Sega's black ops division. When he hired in, the job opportunities were tight, with only one slot available for a new employee.

* AuthorAvatar: Or rather, "Guy-Who-Has-Some-Connection-To-The-Author Avatar" of Fred's friend Dominic "Shirt-Guy Dom" Nguyen.
* ChronicallyCrashedCar: Any vehicle he owns has a tendency to get wrecked or lost. He himself sinks two ships in the opening chapter, and goes on to have [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/616 an airship crashed by Junpei]], [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1024 a car trashed by Miho]], [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1311 and a van stolen by Yuki]].
* CoolCar: A sleek black company car. Miho trashes it in Chapter 9.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Although he's generally a wet-works man, he's also been known to dabble in the paperwork side. [[spoiler:Such as when he helped buy the company producing the game Kimiko was working on]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: When he was competing with Ed over a job, he ''only'' locked Ed in his trunk so he missed his appointment.
-->'''Largo:''' What about all the other applicants?
-->'''Dom:''' Well... they weren't my friends, right? ''[reaches into his jacket and pulls out a gun]''
* TheSociopath: Has shown zero remorse for any of the things he's done.
* TriggerHappy: In the early years, Dom and Ed were used to play off a Japanese stereotype: That all Americans are well armed and willing to whip out a gun at the slightest provocation. These days Dom's the [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] [[TheChessmaster schemer]] of the two, but he still carries around ''at least'' half-a-dozen pistols wherever he goes.

[[folder:Ed]]
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Ed is a Sony Enforcement Division agent, Dom's best friend and rival. They both applied for a job with Sega Japan after graduation. Dom locked Ed in the trunk of his car so he would miss the job interview.

* AmusingInjuries: He tends to get blown up and rebuilt from scratch.
* {{Bishounen}}: One of his faces. Which causes problems when he's attacked by a {{squee}}-ing horde of fangirls in the middle of a mission.
* MagicPlasticSurgery: A RunningGag is him getting a new face every time he gets injured.

* WhatIsThisFeeling: It takes him a moment to recognize that he is ''terrified'' [[spoiler:when Miho shows up]].
* TheWorfEffect: He's one of the strongest characters in the series. He also gets beat up a lot.
* TriggerHappy: Same as Dom, above. Though Ed has become the more violent of the pair, using high level Sony weaponry and robots in blunt (yet effective) ways.

!The Sawatari Clan
[[folder:In General]]
A clan of powerful kitsune living in and around the Tokyo area.

* AccentAdaptation: Some of the clan seem to have their own accented form of "Japanese", which is "translated" in the comic as an idiosyncratic form of English. Mugi and the clan leader speak with this accent constantly and Megumi occasionally slips into it when she's particularly stressed out.
* CartwrightCurse: Seems to affect the whole family (which may explain the lack of men in the clan). For the Sawataris, expect their crushes to either rebuff their affections, or enter into a romance that is doomed to fail in short order.
* CuteMonsterGirl: Comes with the territory of being a real Kitsune and all.
* ExpressiveEars: Much like their real life fox cousins, the Sawataris tend to express their moods with their ears, with flat ears indicating annoyance or anger, and perked up ears indicating interest or curiosity.
* {{Glamour}}: Those members of the clan who choose to hide their {{Kitsune}} features appear to be able to use some form of glamour to appear completely human. Thanks to the WeirdnessCensor of the setting, even those who choose to live openly are not noticed or are presumed to be cosplaying by most of the populace.
* ImprobablyFemaleCast: All of the Sawataris seen to date are female, with no male members of the family even mentioned.
* {{Kitsune}}: All of the Sawataris are kitsune, with varying numbers of tails. Some hide their kitsune features in order to pass as human, while others choose to live openly.
* LittleBitBeastly: When not hiding them, all of the Sawataris have prominent fox ears and at least one tail, but otherwise appear fully human.
* RealityWarper: Kitsune that have more than one tail have multiple spines occupying the same physical space. Supposedly this violation of physics is the source of their power.
* RunningJoke: Whenever another character calls one of them a bitch, expect them to patiently correct the offender by saying [[ComicallyMissingThePoint they are vixen, not dogs.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Komugiko "Mugi" Sawatari]]
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A one-tailed kitsune and part-time bouncer at the Cave Of Evil, and a very old friend of Miho's. Looked after Pirogeth (Piro's character) in Endgames when he stopped playing. She’s a high school [[http://fredrin.tumblr.com/post/45687781812/sawatari-komugiko-sensei-just-a-sketch Biology teacher]] who specialized in the study of the Poacae plant family, specifically wheat and barley. [[note]]Komugi = wheat, ko = girl[[/note]]

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* TheBartender: In Endgames, she's the innkeeper variant.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1361 A rare color page]] shows that both her hair/fur and eyes are red.
* CuteLittleFangs: Due to being a real life foxgirl. Strangely, she is the only Sawatari to prominently display them.
* TheExile: After becoming pregnant as a teenager, she had a falling out with most of her clan, forcing her to strike out on her own. She has since somewhat patched things up (though, notably, her mother still refuses to speak with her), but her ties to her family are still very tense.
* FieryRedhead: Not immediately apparent, given that most of the comics are in black and white, but colour pictures of her reveal she's a redhead and she has a notoriously fiery temper.
* MamaBear: She does not go into violent gunslinging mode, but she cares a great deal for her precious students, and will put their safety and health over her own. Extra points for actually being a mother, having a daughter named Yakugashi.
* MsFanservice: She's both petite and busty, so she makes sure her costumes take full advantage of it. Even her street clothes do this; her regular shirt has a plunging neckline. When she meets Piro, she immediately gives him a front-row view of her cleavage, saying "Yeah, they're real." (though that comment may have been referring to, well, see above.) This seems to have officially become a RunningGag [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1363 with Largo chiming in]].
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Megumi's blue. The two have a somewhat combative relationship.
* TeenPregnancy: Had Yakugashi when she was still a teenager, leading to her estrangement from most of her family.

[[folder:Megumi Sawatari]]
A co-worker of Kimiko's at Anna Miller's and an aspiring voice actress. She is also a cousin to Komugiko and the two of them tend to bicker constantly when they are together. Unlike most of the Sawataris, she doesn't have any visible kitsune traits. [[spoiler: Until recently, that is...]]

[[folder:Meimi Sonoda]]
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Yuki's mother, and a mysterious woman who knows more about what's going on than she should.

* CloudCuckoolander: Only some of her odd behavior is an act.
* DropWhatYouAreDoing: When she [[spoiler:senses Miho's death]].
* KleptomaniacHero: She has a tendency to forget to pay for things.
-->'''Erika:''' You're still doing that?
* MagicalGirl: [[spoiler:Apparently a famous one, too]].
* ObfuscatingInsanity: How much is an act and how much is real is a little bit unclear.
* RetiredBadass: [[spoiler:Used to run around with Miho as a MagicalGirl]].
* SuperSpeed: [[spoiler:Though she can't go as fast as she used to]].
* YamatoNadeshiko: Calm, collected, and always manages to get her way without raising her voice or losing that smile.

[[folder:Masamichi Sonoda]]
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Yuki's father, and head of the Tokyo Police Cataclysm Division.

* BeleagueredBureaucrat: He spends most of his time trying to get the proper paperwork from monsters.
* GiveHimANormalLife: Tried this [[spoiler:with his daughter]]. It didn't stick.
* OhCrap: When he realizes [[spoiler:there's an unregistered MagicalGirl on the loose]], though less than his subordinates. During one of the livestreams [[WordOfGod Fred said that]] [[spoiler: not only was he the one to finally arrest Meimi back during her magical girl days but that it ''almost got him killed in the process'']] so magical girls in general probably bring back some bad memories for him.
* OnlySaneMan
* OverprotectiveDad: When he finds out his daughter has a boyfriend, he immediately does a background search, all while yelling at the poor boy over the phone.
-->'''Masamichi:''' I will have a dozen officers monitoring your every move, your every purchase, your every mouse click, you understand me boy? I will get text alerts!
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The highest-ranking official seen, and has the best interests of not only the entire city, but most of the cast, at heart. He even deputizes Largo when it looks like he'd be useful, [[spoiler:only to rescind it almost immediately due to Erika's cover being blown.]]

[[folder:Tsubasa]]
A Japanese friend of Piro's. Piro and Largo crash at his apartment after they lose all their money. An extremely hard-core otaku, he was Ping's original owner. His departure forces Piro & Largo to move into Megagamers, getting the plot going in earnest.

* {{Engrish}}: A mild example. He uses very stilted dialogue, especially when he writes.
* PutOnABus: Done at the request of the guy he was based on.
* WalkingTheEarth: This is what he's been doing since leaving Tokyo. Somehow he's still able to keep up with otaku news.

[[folder:Ninja Grandmaster]]
A petite, female ninja that comes across Miho when Junpei brought her to the ninja compound to keep her safe. Unbeknownst to all, she is actually the clan's grandmaster.

* FantasticRacism: Refers to Yakugashi as a "little monster" and calls her mother a "socially unacceptable sub-human". However, her other comments suggest that she has nothing personal against kitsune, but her clan wouldn't approve.
* GenkiGirl: Not exactly the attitude you'd expect from a ninja, nevermind the grandmaster. She is hyperactive and enthusiastic, much to the annoyance of both Miho and Yakugashi.
* {{Kunoichi}}: The ninja grandmaster. Looks (though usually doesn't act) the part.
* NeverMessWithGranny: Junpei's grandma is a powerful fighter on her own and also has a clan of ninja to call on. She's friendly for the most part, but mess with her family and she has absolutely no problem cutting you to ribbons.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Some (but not all) of her oblivious GenkiGirl persona is an act. When she's finally finished mining Miho and Yakugashi for information on their respective situations, she drops the ruse and acts far more serious (though even then, she still has an upbeat, somewhat childish tone).
* OlderThanTheyLook: She looks (and acts) like she is in her twenties at most; in reality, she is Junpei's grandmother and one of the most senior ninja in the entire clan.
* ProfessionalKiller: Like the other ninja in the setting, her role is to eliminate troublesome individuals. She reveals she's received termination orders for both Miho and Yakugashi's great-grandmother.
* TheRival: Is old rivals with Yakugashi's great-grandmother, the clan-leader of the Sawatari kitsune.
* SuperSpeed: One of the fastest characters in the setting - faster, even, than her grandson, Junpei. Notably, she is able to strip and re-dress Miho before the latter can even react, and she amuses herself throughout Miho and Yakugashi's conversation by decorating Yakugashi's hair with increasingly elaborate ensembles (culminating in the addition of a pineapple) without Yakugashi even noticing.

* AttractiveBentGender: A throwaway gag has a stalker fan of Erika comment that "female behind counter cute but not Hayasaka-san" when inside the Megagamers store. But Piro and Erika are the only employees in the store at the time...

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her [[http://forums.megatokyo.com/index.php?showtopic=1731211&view=findpost&p=4790154 hair has changed]] twice in the series, going from silver to hot pink to turquoise. [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=268890 GIF]]

** As of late, with her internal settings deciding to go berserk, she's stuck with ''rainbow-colored'' hair.

* IdiotHero: Yuki isn't dumb, but she's still very naïve (even for a high-schooler), and it shows, such as when she dresses in an ImpracticallyFancyOutfit or [[spoiler:nearly kills Kobayashi dragging him around town at super speed]]. Thankfully, she has people to explain things to her before it gets too out of hand.

* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Was introduced as "that schoolgirl who found Piro's bag."

* RapeAsBackstory: Implied. She mentions it "must be nice" [[spoiler:that Ping doesn't have to have sex if she doesn't want to]], and expresses envy at Ping's ability to rip telephone poles out of the ground and beat people with them.

* CutHimselfShaving: Used to explain the injuries he gets from [[spoiler:[[DoesNotKnowHerOwnStrength Yuki]]]].

* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:She does not take the appearance of her kitsune ears and tails well 'at all.'']]

* {{Adorkable}}: Badass moments aside, Piro's just an unconfident NiceGuy who really needs a hug.

A co-worker of Kimiko's at Anna Miller's and an aspiring voice actress. She is also a cousin to Komugiko and the two of them tend to bicker constantly when they are together. Unlike most of the Sawataris, she doesn't have any visible kitsune traits.

A co-worker of Kimiko's at Anna Miller's and an aspiring voice actress. She is also a cousin to Komugiko and the two of them tend to bicker constantly when they are together. Unlike most of the Sawataris, she doesn't have any visible kitsune traits. [[spoiler:Not only is she completely unaware she's a foxgirl, she's a ''naturally nine-tailed'' foxgirl.]]

A co-worker of Kimiko's at Anna Miller's and an aspiring voice actress. She is also a cousin to Komugiko and the two of them tend to bicker constantly when they are together. Unlike most of the Sawataris, she doesn't have any visible kitsune traits.

* ExpressiveAccessory: Her omnipresent hair-bow tends to reflect her mood, sagging when she is sad or tired and perking up when she is surprised.

** [[spoiler:When she gets really depressed, the glamour drops completely, revealing her nine tails]].

* SignatureHeadgear: Is never seen without a ribbon in her hair, tied into a bow.

* {{Familicide}}: Conversations between Mugi and her grandmother hint that this used to be quite normal in the Sawatari clan, as powerful kitsune would prey on the less powerful of them in order to kill them and take their tails, thus amplifying their own power. One-tails were particularly vulnerable to this, having no supernatural powers with which to defend themselves. Notably, Mugi's grandmother has one tail that is a different colour than all the others...

* {{Familicide}}: According to one of the younger Sawataris, the clan leader once planned to murder Mugi and take her tail in order to become a nine-tailed kitsune, a plan that was only abandoned when Yakugashi was born as a two-tailed kitsune. When Yakugashi asks her great-grandmother point-blank if the story is true, she responds that it is and that she still might do it one of these days. Mugi insists that she's kidding, fitting in with her {{Gadfly}} persona, but Yakugashi observes that one of great-grandma's tails is a different colour, suggesting that she may have done it before.

A co-worker of Kimiko's at Anna Miller's and an aspiring voice actress. She is also a cousin to Komugiko and the two of them tend to bicker constantly when they are together. Unlike most of the Sawataris, she doesn't have any visible kitsune traits [[spoiler: most of the time...]]

* GlamourFailure: She generally shows no outward signs of being a kitsune and for years it was an open question as to whether she was one or not. However, at times when she is particularly annoyed or upset, parts of her hair start to look like kitsune ears and, in one comic, the faint outline of multiple tails seemed to appear behind her, suggesting she is actually a many-tailed kitsune hiding her physical traits with some form of glamour.

* {{Familicide}}: Conversations between Mugi and her grandmother hint that this used to be quite normal in the Sawataris, as powerful kitsune would prey on the less powerful of them in order to kill them and take their tails, thus amplifying their own power. One-tails were particularly vulnerable to this, having no supernatural powers with which to defend themselves. Notably, Mugi's grandmother has one tail that is a different colour than all the others...

* RunningJoke: Whenever another character calls one of them a bitch, expect them to patiently correct the offender by saying [[ComicallyMissingThePoint they are **vixen**, not dogs.]]

* AccentAdaptation: A subtle version.

* TheOldestProfession: Megumi comments that the northern clan runs a brothel in Kitami and Grandma hints that she was once a worker there. In a conversation with Ping where Megumi exclaims that nothing of value can come from selling herself, her grandmother chimes in with, "Your grandfather, whoever he was, paid for what resulted in your mother and I value her greatly."

* TheBartender: In Endgames, she's the innkeeper variant.* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1361 A rare color page]] shows that both her hair/fur and eyes are red.

* MegaNekko: Wears a pair of large glasses.

* {{Familicide}}: Conversations between Komugiko and her grandmother hint that this used to be quite normal in the Sawataris, as powerful kitsune would prey on the less powerful of them in order to kill them and take their tails, thus amplifying their own power. One-tails were particularly vulnerable to this, having no supernatural powers with which to defend themselves. Notably, Komugiko's grandmother has one tail that is a different colour than all the others...

* CovertPervert: Is left drooling and staring blissfully off into space after seeing Junpei for the first time. She also asks Komugiko if she can borrow him from time to time.

* HopelessSuitor: Developed an almost immediate crush on Junpei, which was dashed almost as quickly when she soon realized that he and Komugiko were head-over-heels for each other.

Komugiko's grandmother and Yakugashi's great-grandmother. An eight-tailed, extremely powerful kitsune, she leads the Sawatari clan. Shows up in a two-comic miniseries showing her interactions with Komugiko and Yakugashi and giving a bit more background on the Sawataris.

* {{Familicide}}: According to one of the younger Sawataris, the clan leader once planned to murder Komugiko and take her tail in order to become a nine-tailed kitsune, a plan that was only abandoned when Yakugashi was born as a two-tailed kitsune. When Yakugashi asks her great-grandmother point-blank if the story is true, she responds that it is and that she still might do it one of these days. Komugiko insists that she's kidding, fitting in with her Gadfly persona, but Yakugashi observes that one of great-grandma's tails is a different colour, suggesting that she may have done it before.
* TheGadfly: Seems to enjoy getting under the skin of others, particularly her granddaughter. Komugiko originally assumed her daughter's reluctance to visit her grandmother was because the latter would tease Yakugashi about her decision to unpin her ears and let her tails down.

* NoNameGiven: Her actual name has yet to be revealed, as the only two people she speaks with in the comics where she appears - Komugiko and Yakugashi - refer to her by variants of "grandma" or "old lady". Her rival in the ninja clan simply refers to her as "old eight tails".

* OldSchoolChivalry: A very subtle example. At one point, Komugiko wakes up in the hospital with Junpei watching over her and starts talking with him. Mid-way through the conversation, she suddenly bolts upright, causing the top button of her hospital gown to pop open, exposing her cleavage. In the next panel, the button is re-fastened, seemingly courtesy of Junpei's super-speed.

* TheBartender: In Endgames, she's the innkeeper variant.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1361 A rare color page]] shows that both her hair/fur and eyes are red.

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!!Associated tropes:
* HandicappedBadass: She is deaf, only able to communicate via sign-language and reading lips. Despite that, she is physically fit and is fully capable of suplexing someone into submission if the situation calls for it.
* TheStoic: Amplified by the fact that she only speaks in sign language, Ashe's emotional reactions to what's going on around her tend to be fairly subdued.
* SuplexFinisher: Seems to be Ashe's signature move. She uses it on Junko when the latter attacks her while trying to leave the love hotel, then nearly uses it again on Megumi in a bar after Megumi refuses to open up about why she's upset. Megumi hints that this is a habit of hers.

!Other

[[folder:Junpei]]
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A Ninja who first showed up as the challenger to Largo for a Mortal Combat Visa, Junpei now seeks to assist the 'l33t-master' and learn from him.

* AnimeHair: Slicked back into curved spikes, and multi-colored. Was straight black until he decided to follow the "Way of [=L33t=]".
* BadassLongcoat: Gains one later in the comics.
* TheComicallySerious: "L33t Master must not eat 'scuzzy' things from trash. Not healthy. Give bad gas."
* CoolMask: Covers the lower half of his face. Color seems to vary from black to white, depending on if the image of him is in color or not. Compare the comics to the artwork on the 5th book cover.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Decides to follow the 'way of l33t' after being beaten by Largo at Mortal Combat (read: Kombat).
* TheFaceless: We never see him without his mask, and the one time it is removed, we only see him from behind.
* HeCleansUpNicely: Seen in an Armani Suit at one point. Very stylish.
* HighlyVisibleNinja:
** He does dress in black after meeting Largo for the second time, but still, he is seen by anyone (though not while doing ninja-y things...)
** Subverted at one point in the comic, where it says that the real Ninja Headquarters cannot be shown.
* HonorBeforeReason: At one point is willing to go up against a powerful magical girl in order to protect Largo. Keep in mind that Junpei considers the magical girl 'code of love' to be far more dangerous than the ninja 'code of honor'.
* HulkSpeak: His speech patterns are based off old poorly-dubbed ninja movies, though that doesn't explain why he always [[ThirdPersonPerson refers to himself in the third person]]. Note: Not only does he speak this way in English, ''but also Japanese''.
* LeetLingo: Gains some after meeting Largo.
* {{Ninja}}: It even says so on his hoodie.
* RoofHopping: Seems to be his main method of getting around. Comments at one point that this would be difficult to do while carrying Piro and Ping, as our resident robot-girl would be heavy, and some roofs on the way to their destination have a low load limit.

[[folder:Yutaka Kobayashi]]
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One of Yuki's classmates, and as of late her love interest. Evidently nursed a crush on her for many years which she has only recently become aware of.

* TheChewToy: He gets injured so often that even ''Dom'' feels sorry for him.
* CutHimselfShaving: Used to explain the injuries he gets from [[spoiler:[[DoesNotKnowHerOwnStrength Yuki]]]].
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Apparently Yuki was the ''only'' person who wasn't aware of Kobayashi's affections towards her.
* ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex: One of the few times where this trope is reversed. As well as non-sexual.
* MistakenForPedophile: When Inspector Sonoda looks him up, he starts yelling about how a Level 1 fan of ''Lolis in Lavender'' shouldn't be allowed near his daughter, or any girl for that matter. Turns out the inspector was looking at the wrong Kobayashi file.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Kobayashi seems pretty surprised by [[spoiler:Yuki's superpowers]].
* PairTheSpares: Kobayashi only became important to the storyline (and, in fact, appeared at all), when Yuki stopped being a real viable choice in Piro.
* {{Sidekick}}: Plays MissionControl and VoiceWithAnInternetConnection for [[spoiler:Yuki, post-MagicalGirl]].
* StalkerWithACrush: It hasn't really been portrayed either positively or negatively yet, though. In fact, the only word someone used to describe it was "pathetic".

[[folder:Meimi Sonoda]]
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Yuki's mother, and a mysterious woman who knows more about what's going on than she should.

* CloudCuckoolander: Only some of her odd behavior is an act.
* DropWhatYouAreDoing: When she [[spoiler:senses Miho's death]].
* KleptomaniacHero: She has a tendency to forget to pay for things.
-->'''Erika:''' You're still doing that?
* MagicalGirl: [[spoiler:Apparently a famous one, too]].
* ObfuscatingInsanity: How much is an act and how much is real is a little bit unclear.
* RetiredBadass: [[spoiler:Used to run around with Miho as a MagicalGirl]].
* SuperSpeed: [[spoiler:Though she can't go as fast as she used to]].
* YamatoNadeshiko: Calm, collected, and always manages to get her way without raising her voice or losing that smile.

[[folder:Masamichi Sonoda]]
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Yuki's father, and head of the Tokyo Police Cataclysm Division.

* BeleagueredBureaucrat: He spends most of his time trying to get the proper paperwork from monsters.
* GiveHimANormalLife: Tried this [[spoiler:with his daughter]]. It didn't stick.
* OhCrap: When he realizes [[spoiler:there's an unregistered MagicalGirl on the loose]], though less than his subordinates. During one of the livestreams [[WordOfGod Fred said that]] [[spoiler: not only was he the one to finally arrest Meimi back during her magical girl days but that it ''almost got him killed in the process'']] so magical girls in general probably bring back some bad memories for him.
* OnlySaneMan
* OverprotectiveDad: When he finds out his daughter has a boyfriend, he immediately does a background search, all while yelling at the poor boy over the phone.
-->'''Masamichi:''' I will have a dozen officers monitoring your every move, your every purchase, your every mouse click, you understand me boy? I will get text alerts!
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The highest-ranking official seen, and has the best interests of not only the entire city, but most of the cast, at heart. He even deputizes Largo when it looks like he'd be useful, [[spoiler:only to rescind it almost immediately due to Erika's cover being blown.]]

[[folder:Tsubasa]]
A Japanese friend of Piro's. Piro and Largo crash at his apartment after they lose all their money. An extremely hard-core otaku, he was Ping's original owner. His departure forces Piro & Largo to move into Megagamers, getting the plot going in earnest.

* {{Engrish}}: A mild example. He uses very stilted dialogue, especially when he writes.
* PutOnABus: Done at the request of the guy he was based on.
* WalkingTheEarth: This is what he's been doing since leaving Tokyo. Somehow he's still able to keep up with otaku news.

* SilkHidingSteel: Despite her initially friendly demeanour, it is clear by the end of her initial appearance that she is cunning and extremely ruthless.

Komugiko's daughter. A teenage manga artist, she was originally embarrassed about her kitsune heritage, leading her to hide her tails and ears, but has since decided to wear them openly.

* CovertPervert: Is left drooling and staring blissfully off into space after seeing Junpei for the first time. She also asks Komugiko if she can borrow him from time to time.
* ExpressiveAccessory: Her omnipresent hair-bow tends to reflect her mood, sagging when she is sad or tired and perking up when she is surprised.
* TheFinickyOne: Tends to be this compared to her family, as she tends to take life more seriously and criticizes the more laid back or wild members of her family.
* GlamourFailure: She generally shows no outward signs of being a kitsune and for years it was an open question as to whether she was one or not. However, at times when she is particularly annoyed or upset, parts of her hair start to look like kitsune ears and, in one comic, the faint outline of multiple tails seemed to appear behind her, suggesting she is actually a many-tailed kitsune hiding her physical traits with some form of glamour.
* HopelessSuitor: Developed an almost immediate crush on Junpei, which was dashed almost as quickly when she soon realized that he and Komugiko were head-over-heels for each other.
* SignatureHeadgear: Is never seen without a ribbon in her hair, tied into a bow.

!Other

[[folder:Junpei]]
[[quoteright:167:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Junpei_530.gif]]
A Ninja who first showed up as the challenger to Largo for a Mortal Combat Visa, Junpei now seeks to assist the 'l33t-master' and learn from him.