History Characters / NiohMainCharacters

* WeakButSkilled: Within its own skill tree, Sword lacks any abilties that dominate each other in effectiveness, so there's no one skill that can carry a player. Playing Sword effectively requires becoming familiar with its vast amount of skills, and it has one of the most diverse distribution of skill inputs. Sword best embodies the "easy to learn, difficult to master" sentiment among the weapon types but it's not quite a SkillGateCharacter since it being easy to learn doesn't necessarily make it ''good'' at the start either, especially compared to some other weapons. High-level play with Sword will look more like effortlessly dismantling threats with a constantly changing variety of abilities than simply using the "strong" ones.

* SkillGateCharacter: As mentioned above, Sign of the Cross is incredibly powerful, while also being able to be fully mastered [[DiscOneNuke as early as after the second Main Mission]]. In fact, most of its Active Skills are available by the time you reach Adept Mastery. Combine this with God of Wind II as a basic combo finisher, and Mind's Eye to help dodge and you have an incredibly simple, but core moveset that can deal with most enemies even in the learning stages of the game. However, it also has little else going for it. Many of its counters conflict with each other, with The Shrike generally being the most useful with a near-instant activation window allowing players to use it on reflex, on top of leaving most enemies grounded for a Final Blow afterward. An experienced Dual Swords user can get great returns on Water Sword and Double-Headed Slice, but skills like Mortal Flow and Raijin have far less speed and reach than the rest of its moveset, so its moveset can feel a bit more limited compared to other weapons.

* SkillGateCharacter: It is perfectly viable to completely disregard the Odachi's unique trait in the Waking Winds and Sunset Breeze skills that allow you to chain normal attacks from one stance into another. Twin Moons is a very powerful skill that's available immediately, Bolting Boar too is a basic skill that can defang many troublesome Yokai. Groundquake meanwhile provides ImmuneToFlinching that early on can be spammed to deal with certain enemy types. Mastering Bolting Boar can consequently leave a player unfamiliar with Yokai's actual combos if they're too used to stopping them in their tracks. Later on, Odachi will run into an issue when needing to deal big bursts of ki damage or applying status debuffs due to their overall low hit count outside of Tiger Blade and Moonlit Snow Redux. Odachi has a ''very'' strong start compared to other weapons, but they'll need to get creative much later on to keep fights from dragging out too long.

* DropTheHammer: A subtype within the Axe classification. They possess the striking damage modifier (-25% less health damage, +25% ki damage, shared by wooden weapons, Tonfa, Fists, and Splitstaves), and scale with Constitution as a secondary stat, with Courage being a minimal tertiary stat.

* BalanceBuff: It was already a solid weapon, so ''2'' only added Dual Dragon. However, including hidden skills, that adds another four, it had the most hidden skills until the DLC chapters released, giving Sword a total of six hidden skills.
** Version 1.20 added Winter Wind and Spinning Dragon.

* TheArtifact: Spear Flourish is the earliest example of a ki pulse attack in the series, but its condition was simply ki pulsing in high stance. Later equivalent skills would add a forward input while ki pulsing to execute, letting players better control when they wish to activate them, this can make Spear feel a bit clunkier to work around in comparison. This is also why the Mystic Art Fluidity is actively avoided by Spear players, since it makes ''every'' ki pulse, something that should theoretically speed up recovery, longer by adding an attack, forcing players to ki pulse by dodging otherwise.
* BalanceBuff: ''2'' removing weapons bouncing off walls benefitted Spear the most, allowing them to make use of their wide crowd control swings in tight spaces without recoil. The added skills include Rainbow Ruse, which gives low stance even more mobility, and a brief moment of invulnerability (and a more sensible input than Spear Flourish) as well as Resounding Lunge, except this one hasn't been very useful even though it's been buffed. Its two hidden skills, Bracing Breeze and Triple Threat, both dropped by Maeda Toshiie are highly practical. The former being a counter with near-instant activation window, the latter having superior reach and damage compared to many of its other skills.

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Most weapons' running attacks are similar to the start of that stance's combo, but without the ability to combo. Spear's high stance running attack is a surprisingly quick upward slice that doesn't resemble any of their high stance attacks at all, and is also great for combo filler. Like Sword, it is also the only other weapon that possesses a low stance sidespin dodge that has faster recovery than the usual step dodge.

* BalanceBuff: ''2'' adding Serpent Bite and Bird of Prey which are hardly must-haves, but the two hidden skills, Second Wind and Water Drop add interesting options for attacks, the former providing a grapple for enemies who try to back away being close to getting winded, and the latter adding an escape or chasing option in the air after Leaping Strike.

* BalanceBuff: ''2'' added Bolting Boar and Swallow's Wing, the latter originally being exclusive to Sasaki Kojiro in the original game. Curiously, it does not require learning an upgrade that allows it to perform the dodging somersault like Sword does, nor does it require maintaining A rank Agility.

* CounterAttack: Bolting Boar has unique trait of not discriminating between [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW1Mz92U4uY Man nor Yokai]], many DemonicSpider included. Hell, it even works on ''Yoshitsune''. Cuckoo's Call can block at the beginning, letting you charge it to extend the window before the attack. [[DeathOrGloryAttack Thunderbolt]] is an extremely high risk, high reward counter that requires you to ''purposefully'' take a hit before your swing comes down, and if the enemy is a human, immediately retaliates by running the blade through their torso as they fall to the ground. The damage bonus is still available if performed against Yokai, but it won't incapacitate them the same way human enemies would.

* BalanceBuff: ''2'' increased Pulverize's ability to turn in order for it to keep up with the increased speed of the game. It also added Fleetfoot to help Tonfa users stay right under their enemies.

* BalanceBuff: Received very minimal changes between the first and second game (Shadow Sword, Sword of Celerity, and the hidden True & Through and Dragon Fang). When the second game's DLC chapters came out, it kept receiving more hidden skills all the way through the final DLC.

* BladeSpam: Omnislice, repurposed from the first game's Living Weapon-exclusive skill, Quadrisect. It slices so quickly that enemies will not be able to guard the rest of the strikes if they get hit unlike most other skills. The NecessaryDrawback is how long it takes to perform Omnislice from its parent skill, Blue Moon.

* ChargedAttack: True & Through takes after the Odachi's Devastating Rush in function, but naturally it lacks the same reach of an Odachi and doesn't travel quite as far.

* CounterAttack: There's a wide array of options for these, of which multiple can be set simultaneously should you desire despite most of these being limited to mid stance. Leaf Glide neutralizes an attack and grants an attack buff, but doesn't really allow for a powerful follow-up. Its mutually exclusive option, Haze, focuses on doing immediate damage. Oddly, Haze works on small skeleton warriors, but that is the only non-human enemy it affects (aside from the Kamaitachi's single attack mentioned below). Water Shadow is an alternate input option if a player prefers, and is generally easier to perform as its active window starts instantly. Backwave's benefit is that it doesn't have to compete with another skill for its input, since it's a Timely Guard parry, being much safer than the other options and being the most practical way to execute [[BladeLock Tempest]]. Sword of Discernment is the odd one out, as it is an offensive skill that has the ability to block attacks during the sheath poke at the start.
* EasterEgg: Haze uniquely interacts with the Kamaitachi's SignatureMove, parrying it during its sideways jumping spin will have it stumble over Hide, leaving Hide untouched. This cannot be followed up with stab even if the player has learned Haze II unlike any other successful usage of Haze.

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Notably the only weapon whose low stance attacks loop infinitely. It also shares a unique side-spin when sidestepping in low stance with Spear, which has faster recovery than the usual step dodge.

* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:As seen in the lower dungeons upon returning to the Tower of London, Sir John Dee grew Kelley in a laboratory, [[CloningBlues with multiple backup copies of him]]]].

* CounterAttack: Bolting Boar has unique trait of not discriminating between [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW1Mz92U4uY Man nor Yokai]], many DemonicSpider included. Hell, it even works on ''Yoshitsune''. Cuckoo's Call can block at the beginning, letting you charge it to extend the window before the attack. [[DeathOrGloryAttack Thunderbolt]] is an extremely high risk, high reward counter that requires you to ''purposefully'' take a hit before your swing comes down, and if the enemy is a human, immediately retaliates by running the blade through their torso ForMassiveDamage as they fall to the ground. The damage bonus is still available if performed against Yokai, but it won't incapacitate them the same way human enemies would.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: He's constantly barefoot (as seen in the image profile on the right).

* DoesNotLikeShoes: She's barefoot during [[spoiler: her boss fight.]]

* BladeOnAStick: But of course, if you got it from a Koroka, it's a blade on an oversized tobacco pipe.

** Beyond that, even though he's something of a coward normally, [[spoiler:after his FaceHeelTurn, he unflinchingly faces Hide when they come to stop him and puts up a pretty good fight. Though how much of his strength was truly his own and how much was from the Amrita stones he'd gather can be debated, he certainly frequently abosorbs Amrita throughout the fight to buff himself.]]
* CameBackWrong: [[spoiler: After Hide kills him, Kashin Koji uses his massive amrita stockpile to resurrect him and then possesses him, turning him into a powerful blue-horned oni.]]

* SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage: Despite the obvious accent, some players were impressed with Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa and his grasp with English.

* BadassBaritone: Courtesy of Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa.

* GenderBender: You can change Hide's gender ''mid-game'', and nobody bats an eye. Being a Shiftling enables this kind of thing. The game does enforce GenderNeutralWriting, so barring very specific NPC interactions, Hide's gender isn't made a big deal.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: It would be easier to list the skills that ''didn't'' involve spinning, but Spinning Dragon in particular puts the rest to shame by flying into the air while spinning at incredible speed, and then spinning back down, it's rather evocative of a Magatsu Warrior's attack. Mind's Eye adds a spin as a mostly-invulnerable safety net when dodging in low stance.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: The aptly named Spinning Crab deals a good amount of ki damage. The hidden skill Deadly Spiral is also quite useful, spinning repeatedly before throwing the Hatchets spiraling outward.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Spinning to dodge even yokai attacks, spinning around enemies while attacking, deflecting projectiles, spinning to grab winded enemies... We mean ''everything''.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Spinning to dodge even yokai attacks, spinning around enemies while attacking, deflecting projectiles

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* BalanceBuff: Between the original and ''2'', it was probably the worst off of all weapon types with the least amount of changes despite arguably needing them the most. Southpaw is an unremarkable combo finisher, and the hidden skill Spirit Storm offered little as a counter. Version 1.20 added a practical and quick finisher with High Kick, which follows into Tidebreaker. Spinning Slide is an evasive counter that works on any attack, which was sorely needed with how much more complicated enemy attacks became in ''2'', allowing Axe users to quickly charge their big hits after doing so.

* ChargedAttack: Devastating Rush, a "parallel thrust" that must be held to maximize the distance traveled and damage dealt.

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* DropTheHammer: A subtype within the Axe classification. They possess the striking damage modifier (-25% less health damage, +25% ki damage, shared by wooden weapons, Tonfas, Fists, and Splitstaves), and scale with Constitution as a secondary stat, with Courage being a minimal tertiary stat.

Introduced in the DLC "Dragon of the North" from the original game.

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Introduced in the DLC "Defiant Honor" from the original game.

Introduced in ''2''

Introduced in ''2''

Introduced in the DLC "The Tengu's Disciple" from ''2''

Introduced in the DLC "Darkness in the Capital" from ''2''. Not to be confused with the weaponless, bare-handed attacks, these are gloves designed for devastating hand-to-hand martial arts (called "Tekko" in Japanese). By default, they scale primarily with Strength, followed by Dexterity, and minimally with Heart.

* NecessaryDrawback: Beyond Infinity's sheer power is held back twofold by its length, risk of retaliation is an obvious one, but it also prevents you from refreshing Unbroken, and if you've maxed out its stacks, it'll likely run out by the time you finish using the skill. Regardless, it's not a significant drawback because the skill is absurdly powerful.

* ButNotTooForeign: Some of the preset options for Hide make them appear to be of European or African descent, but they're meant to be Japanese.

* LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler: Saito Dosan bestowed parts of his former name, Hidetatsu, onto his twin children Hide and Yoshitatsu.]]
* LongLostRelative:
** [[spoiler: Saito Dosan reveals himself to be Hide's father after seeing their name inscribed on their wakizashi.]]
** [[spoiler: Saito Yoshitatsu, who bears the exact same face as Hide, is their twin sibling.]]

* TheMagicGoesAway: [[spoiler: After Otakemaru's true final defeat in "The First Samurai" DLC, with his hatred taking the form of Kshin Koji cleansed once and for all, upon heading back to their own time, the Sohayamaru, the sword used to defeat Otakemaru and passed down through the generations after, loses its luster for good, no longer able to allow for Time Travel]].

** Version 1.20 then added 3 very practical additions with Blue Moon, Omnislice, and Light in Darkness. It had very few Skills that used the "Guard+Quick Attack" input (Haze and Leaf Glide are restricted to mid stance, Sword of Discernment was the only other Skill that used that input), until adding Kurama Sword Dance, Severing Spin, and Blue Moon/Omnislice. Two of these are hidden Skills.

* BladeSpam: Omnislice, repurposed from the first game's Living Weapon-exclusive Skill, Quadrisect. It slices so quickly that enemies will not be able to guard the rest of the strikes if they get hit unlike most other Skills. The NecessaryDrawback is how long it takes to perform Omnislice from its parent Skill, Blue Moon.
** The hidden Skill Severing Spin creates a large sphere of slashes around you that would make [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening Vergil]] proud.
* BoringButPractical: Was firmly this until the Complete Edition of 2, when other weapons were taking more and more after Team Ninja's [[VideoGame/NinjaGaiden2004 grandfather series]], Sword was much more down to earth, but no less effective. Most exemplified by its Mystic Art, Sword of Execution, which just further increases damage dealt from behind with a Sword, when most other weapons' were impractical, niche, or just outright bad. The second game's DLC and updates later gave it plenty of powerful and flashy Skills.

* CounterAttack: There's a wide array of options for these, of which multiple can be set simultaneously should you desire despite most of these being limited to mid stance. Leaf Glide neutralizes an attack and grants an attack buff, but doesn't really allow for a powerful follow-up. Its mutually exclusive option, Haze, focuses on doing immediate damage. Oddly, Haze works on small skeleton warriors, but that is the only non-human enemy it affects (aside from the Kamaitachi's single attack mentioned below). Water Shadow is an alternate input option if a player prefers, and is generally easier to perform as its active window starts instantly. Backwave's benefit is that it doesn't have to compete with another Skill for its input, since it's a Timely Guard parry, being much safer than the other options and being the most practical way to execute [[BladeLock Tempest]]. Sword of Discernment is the odd one out, as it is an offensive Skill that has the ability to block attacks during the sheath poke at the start.

** Izuna Drop in the original game is this, as nothing previously suggested bosses could drop Skills, and it was the only Skill that dropped; the other hidden drop was a Ninjutsu.

* JackOfAllStats: Steady damage-per-second, burst damage, crowd control, counters, (eventually) respectable reach, decent pressure and ki breaking capability. There are few categories it's not already beat by another weapon type, but you'd be hard pressed to find a weapon that has it all and without having to fight over which Skills to assign to its slots, despite how many choices Sword has.

* MagikarpPower: Especially in ''2'', it suffers more from its EarlyGameHell without its plethora of Skills, lacking reach and damage in particular, as well as having to suffer the rarity of Skill drops from bosses later in the game. The necessity of all of its Skills coming together makes earning its Skill Points a great exercise in patience. It eventually comes around to becoming an incredibly versatile weapon.

* SpinningPiledriver: Izuna Drop, the only secret Skill, available to Sword in the original game. The sequel would also give Fists the ability to use it too.

* SwordAndFist: A number of Skills involve kicking, the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Kick]], namely. Heaven Flash requires the user to kick off an enemy to jump up, and the hidden Skill Kurama Sword Dance mixes a kick in with a graceful sword combo. Shadow Sword has Hide swing their ''sheath'' like a haymaker. Most of these emphasize doing ki damage more than health damage.
* WeakButSkilled: Within its own skill tree, Sword lacks any abilties that dominate each other in effectiveness, so there's no one Skill that can carry a player. Playing Sword effectively requires becoming familiar with its vast amount of Skills, and it has one of the most diverse distribution of Skill inputs. Sword best embodies the "easy to learn, difficult to master" sentiment among the weapon types but it's not quite a SkillGateCharacter since it being easy to learn doesn't necessarily make it ''good'' at the start either, especially compared to some other weapons. High-level play with Sword will look more like effortlessly dismantling threats with a constantly changing variety of abilities than simply using the "strong" ones.

* AttackAttackAttack: Its Skills lend itself to mounting offensives that only end when you run out of ki. Winter Wind allows Dual Swords to use ki pulses as an advancing attack. Even a guarding enemy can't stop it, as Moon Shadow deals an incredible amount of ki damage to blocking enemies, and is only usable when bouncing off blocking enemies too. One of its Mystic Arts simply reduces ki consumption as you attack, further encouraging Dual Swords users to stay in the fight, it's even called Momentum!
* BalanceBuff: It was already a solid weapon, so ''2'' only added Dual Dragon. However, including hidden Skills, that adds another four, it had the most hidden Skills until the DLC chapters released, giving Sword a total of six hidden Skills.

* BifurcatedWeapon: The hidden Skill Double-Headed Slice has Hide [[spoiler:or Tokichiro]] connect the two swords at the hilt and twirls it around for many hits.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: It would be easier to list the Skills that ''didn't'' involve spinning, but Spinning Dragon in particular puts the rest to shame by flying into the air while spinning at incredible speed, and then spinning back down, it's rather evocative of a Magatsu Warrior's attack. Mind's Eye adds a spin as a mostly-invulnerable safety net when dodging in low stance.

* SkillGateCharacter: As mentioned above, Sign of the Cross is incredibly powerful, while also being able to be fully mastered [[DiscOneNuke as early as after the second Main Mission]]. In fact, most of its Active Skills are available by the time you reach Adept Mastery. Combine this with God of Wind II as a basic combo finisher, and Mind's Eye to help dodge and you have an incredibly simple, but core moveset that can deal with most enemies even in the learning stages of the game. However, it also has little else going for it. Many of its counters conflict with each other, with The Shrike generally being the most useful with a near-instant activation window allowing players to use it on reflex, on top of leaving most enemies grounded for a Final Blow afterward. An experienced Dual Swords user can get great returns on Water Sword and Double-Headed Slice, but Skills like Mortal Flow and Raijin have far less speed and reach than the rest of its moveset, so its moveset can feel a bit more limited compared to other weapons.

* TheArtifact: Spear Flourish is the earliest example of a ki pulse attack in the series, but its condition was simply ki pulsing in high stance. Later equivalent Skills would add a forward input while ki pulsing to execute, letting players better control when they wish to activate them, this can make Spear feel a bit clunkier to work around in comparison. This is also why the Mystic Art Fluidity is actively avoided by Spear players, since it makes ''every'' ki pulse, something that should theoretically speed up recovery, longer by adding an attack, forcing players to ki pulse by dodging otherwise.
* BalanceBuff: ''2'' removing weapons bouncing off walls benefitted Spear the most, allowing them to make use of their wide crowd control swings in tight spaces without recoil. The added skills include Rainbow Ruse, which gives low stance even more mobility, and a brief moment of invulnerability (and a more sensible input than Spear Flourish) as well as Resounding Lunge, except this one hasn't been very useful even though it's been buffed. Its two hidden Skills, Bracing Breeze and Triple Threat, both dropped by Maeda Toshiie are highly practical. The former being a counter with near-instant activation window, the latter having superior reach and damage compared to many of its other Skills.

* CombatPragmatist: Outspacing enemies with Spear's reach is not only easy, but wholly recommended. Combining Triple Threat with the Stability Mystic Art gives it utterly massive reach, letting you attack even large yokai from a safe distance. Other Skills include Body Swap, throwing enemies' backs to you, and Entangle, which sweeps their feet.

* JustFrameBonus: Triple Threat becomes much more powerful if you time the following thrusts based on a perfect ki pulse. It's a bit unusual for being treated as a ki pulse within the Skill's attacks. Despite this, the proper version of the Skill can be executed even if Reckless Slice (increases damage of a Skill but removes the ability to ki pulse after it) is applied to it.

* ShoutOut: Windmill looks an awful lot like [[VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors Maeda Keiji's Charge Attack 4]], funnily enough, in ''Nioh 2'' he uses it as a miniboss too.

* BalanceBuff: Between the original and ''2'', it was probably the worst off of all weapon types with the least amount of changes despite arguably needing them the most. Southpaw is an unremarkable combo finisher, and the hidden Skill Spirit Storm offered little as a counter. Version 1.20 added a practical and quick finisher with High Kick, which follows into Tidebreaker. Spinning Slide is an evasive counter that works on any attack, which was sorely needed with how much more complicated enemy attacks became in ''2'', allowing Axe users to quickly charge their big hits after doing so.
* DishingOutDirt: A number of Axe Skills' area of effect property comes from driving it through the ground to kick debris up alongside the shockwaves the impacts make.
* DropTheHammer: A subtype within the Axe classification. They possess the blunt weapon damage modifier (-25% less health damage, +25% ki damage), and scale with Constitution as a secondary stat, with Courage being a minimal tertiary stat.

* MultiformBalance: Downplayed, as using these Skills isn't required, but The Adamantine increases defense at the cost of movement speed, Rage increases power at the cost of ki consumption, while Battle Focus decreases attack ki consumption by increasing dodge ki consumption. Since there are only 3 of these Axe-specific buffs, one can be applied to each stance.

* SituationalDamageAttack: Lumber Chop deals its best damage when hitting at the end of the weapon towards the axehead, being too close deals suboptimal damage.

* AttackAttackAttack: The Unbroken passive allows you to immediately follow a Skill with another Skill or even any normal attack. This can also be used to change stances mid-combo as necessary, creating combos as long as your ki allows. In addition, Rising Gale allows you to attack with your ki pulses, and its Skills are generally ''better'' at closing distance than most other weapons, allowing them to stay right in their faces. The Unbowed Mystic Art reduces ki consumption when activating Unbroken in fights. It's quite welcome considering how high the ki consumption on this weapon is by default.

* CounterAttack: Takedown, [[CoolButInefficient as cool as it is to launch people into air and slam them into the ground between your legs]], only works on human enemies. Opportunist on the other hand, works on just about any attack and is much more adaptable, being able to weave it between enemy combos and allowing you to stand your ground. Defensive Drop requires you to set up by laying prone and then catching the enemy strike with your legs.
* DeathOrGloryAttack: Limitless sets your ki to zero the moment you initiate the Skill, where even the slightest breeze ''will'' wind you. It delivers a rather satisfying [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom wallop]] that will stagger even large Yokai if it didn't kill them, even better if you somehow manage to land a back attack with it.
* DifficultButAwesome: For someone coming from the slower and methodical ''[[VideoGame/DarkSouls Souls]]'' series, the actions-per-minute, having to remember all the combos or which stances Skills are applied, and switching stances on the fly to suit the situation can seem rather overwhelming. On the other hand, a FightingGame player is likely going to feel right at home, being able to switch from offense to defense in the same breath. It's a veritable MasterOfAll, ''if'' you find your way around its enormous ki consumption.

* JustFrameBonus: Beyond Infinity is a long and powerful combo Skill that attacks faster if you press the input for the next attack right as your fists glimmer.

* ManaDrain: Wolf Claw has Hide drive their hand into the enemy, gaining a large amount of Anima after. Oddly, this Skill is not a grapple.
* NecessaryDrawback: Beyond Infinity's sheer power is held back twofold by its length, risk of retaliation is an obvious one, but it also prevents you from refreshing Unbroken, and if you've maxed out its stacks, it'll likely run out by the time you finish using the Skill. Regardless, it's not a significant drawback because the Skill is absurdly powerful.

* WolverineClaws: Claws exist as a subtype within the Fists category. They lose the blunt weapon modifier, but are required to execute the hidden Skill Tiger Claws. This is the only Skill whose usage requires a specific weapon subtype. Refashioning Fists into Claws doesn't count either. Generally, the claws attached to the knuckle-side of the gloves are reasonably sized, but they can get pretty ludicrous, ''especially'' the Falcon Claws.

* RaymanianLimbs: In his demon form, he has several floating hands hovering around him, two of them wielding two of his three swords.

* CounterAttack: Takedown, [[CoolButInefficient as cool as it is to launch people into air and slam them into the ground between your legs]], only works on human enemies. Opportunist on the other hand, works on just about any attack and is much more adaptable, being able to weave it between enemy combos and allowing you to stand your ground.
* DeathOrGloryAttack: Limitless sets your ki to zero the moment you initiate the Skill, even the slightest breeze ''will'' wind you. It delivers a rather satisfying [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom wallop]] that will stagger even large Yokai if it didn't kill them, even better if you somehow manage to land a back attack with it.

* NecessaryDrawback: Beyond Infinity's sheer power is held back twofold by its length, risk of retaliation is an obvious one, but it also prevents you from refreshing Unbroken, and if you've maxed out its stacks, it'll likely run out by the time you finish using the Skill.

** Takedown looks very similar to Holds from VideoGame/DeadOrAlive.

** The grapple is ''awfully'' reminiscent of [[Film/IpMan Ip Man's]] signature NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from the original movie.
** Tiger Claws itself is taken wholesale from [[VideoGame/NinjaGaiden32012 Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge]], even if it's slower.

* BalanceBuff: Received very minimal changes between the first and second game (Shadow Sword, Sword of Celerity, and the hidden True and Through). When the second game's DLC chapters came out, it kept receiving more hidden skills all the way through the final DLC. Version 1.20 then added 3 very practical additions with Blue Moon, Omnislice, and Light in Darkness. It had very few Skills that used the "Guard+Quick Attack" input (Haze and Leaf Glide are restricted to mid stance, Sword of Discernment was the only other Skill that used that input), until adding Kurama Sword Dance, Severing Spin, and Blue Moon/Omnislice. Two of these are hidden Skills.

Introduced in the DLC "Darkness in the Capital" from ''2''