History Characters / NiohOtherCharacters

* AdaptationalVillainy: Subverted. Historically, Toshimitsu had a case of UndyingLoyalty after he joined Mitsuhide. In this game, however, [[spoiler:he's kind of a TreacherousAdvisor and ToxicsFriendInfluence, manipulating Mitsuhide and later Tokichiro to eventually betraying Nobunaga, and then attempting to backstab Mitsuhide during Yamazaki. The subversion comes from how in the end, he did all those because he was possessed by Kashin Koji, his last request before dying being the protection of Mitsuhide.]]

* BladeOnAStick: He wields the unique spear "Ikkoku Nagayoshi", which is imbued with the [[DishingOutDirt Earth]] element.

* BladeOnAStick: Wields the unique fire-embued spear "Akaoni-no-Sankaku".

* BladeOnAStick: Wields the famous spear ''Tonbo-Giri''.

* BladeOnAStick: Carries his unique blue-colored "Oni Sakon's Spear" with him in battle, which he brandishes to great effect. He later offers it to William as a sign of respect after the latter defeats him as a DuelBoss.

* BladeOnAStick: His secondary weapon is a spear shaped as a naginata, essentially a unique spear version of the switchglaive weapon "Sessai's Glaive", named after one of his finest retainer Taigen Sessai.

* BladeOnAStick: Wields unique spear adorned with tassels at both ends of the shaft.

* InterspeciesRomance: With [[spoiler:Saito Dosan.]]

A monk who became the ''daimyo'' of Mino Province.

* AdaptationalBadass: Prior to his becoming Saito Dosan, a former monk and merchant turned daimyo like his historical counterpart, [[spoiler: he was originally a leader of the Sohaya clan dubbed by his title "Mumyo".]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Makes a suicidal charge against a horde of Yoshitatsu's Abberant Soldiers in order to buy Hide time to escape his palace.]]
* ParentsKnowTheirChildren: Rather oddly averted when he fails to recognize [[spoiler: the protagonist as his child in spite of Dosan [[FailedASpotCheck having raised Hide’s identical twin sibling to adulthood. It takes Hide showing him the dagger with their name on it for him to realize the truth.]]]]
* SedgwickSpeech: [[spoiler: Shortly after ordering Hide to flee, Dosan faces the incoming horde of yokai with his s final words being: "So I get to cut down yokai again... Who would have thought it?"]]
* TogetherInDeath: Is shown waiting for [[spoiler:Miyoshino]] as she prepares to pass on from the Interim.

* LastRequest: [[spoiler: Having regained his senses shortly before being stabbed to death by Tokichiro and his men, he requests Hide to flee and protect his lord Mitsuhide.]]

[[folder:Saito Yoshitatsu]]

Saito Dosan's son and heir.

* AlasPoorVillain: Turns on their father, leading to his death. Nevertheless, the character illustrations note that [[spoiler:Yoshitatsu’s own death by corruption was a “truly miserable way to go.”]]
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: [[spoiler:Instead of being a human like their historical counterpart, Yoshitatsu is Hide's long lost identical twin, making them half yokai.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: They get a character entry into the lore section of your hut after [[spoiler:Dosan's death]] but before they properly appear ingame. They wear full heavy armor but there are small parts of the helmet that show skin, particularly around the eyes. Might not mean much if Hide is Japanese, but if they are white or especially black, [[spoiler:Yoshitatsu clearly is as well, as they are your twin. Similarly, wearing any type of make-up can spoil their true identity since it reflects on them as well.]] One other hint to their true identity in the lore section lies in how they're referred to in their background: [[spoiler:Yoshitatsu is referred to with proper male and female pronouns which can easily change if the player switches Hide's gender, and as detailed in GenderFlip below, knowing that the real-life Yoshitatsu was male further hints at their connection to Hide.]]
* GenderBlenderName: [[spoiler:If Yoshitatsu is a woman, the trope applies, as the name itself is a man's name.]]
* GenderFlip: [[spoiler:Can potentially be {{Invoked}}. The historical Saito Yoshitatsu was male, but the ''Nioh'' incarnation can potentially be female if a female Hide is chosen, as Yoshitatsu is meant to be Hide's twin - doubly so considering that Yoshitatsu's full body armor leaves no hints as to [[SamusIsAGirl their true gender otherwise]]. Knowing this historical tidbit can also help hint towards Yoshitatsu's true appearance if the player hears their voice during the boss fight.]]

* PossessionBurnout: [[spoiler:Is possessed by Kashin Koji until the corruption within consumes them. By the time Kashin Koji vacates their body, all that’s left of Yoshitatsu is a dark liquid oozing from their empty armor.]]
* SeparatedAtBirth: [[spoiler:Is the protagonist’s twin. While Hide was taken and raised by their mother, Yoshitatsu was left behind to be raised by their father. The two of them aren’t aware of each other’s existence until they clash at Inabayama.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Yoshitatsu is Hide's twin yet they only appear twice in the game, and the second time is an optional rematch battle.]]

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: They get a character entry into the lore section of your hut after [[spoiler:Dosan's death]] but before they properly appear ingame. They wear full heavy armor but there are small parts of the helmet that show skin, particularly around the eyes. Might not mean much of Hide is Japanese, but if they are white or especially black, [[spoiler:Yoshitatsu clearly is as well, as they are your twin. Similarly, wearing any type of make-up can spoil their true identity since it reflects on them as well.]] One other hint to their true identity in the lore section lies in how they're referred to in their background: [[spoiler:Yoshitatsu is referred to with proper male and female pronouns which can easily change if the player switches Hide's gender, and as detailed in GenderFlip below, knowing that the real-life Yoshitatsu was male further hints at their connection to Hide.]]

* AnAxeToGrind: Uses a massive black axe as his primary weapon.

* {{BFS}}: Yasuke wields an ''odachi'' as a secondary weapon, before busting out his [[AnAxeToGrind signature axe]]. Interestingly, if you receive said sword for yourself, it will take the form of a normal katana due to ''odachi'' not being usable until the ''Dragon of the North'' expansion.

Hide's deceased demon mother.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Subverted. Historically, Toshimitsu had a case of UndyingLoyalty after he joined Mitsuhide. In this game, however, [[spoiler:he's kind of a TreacherousAdvisor and PoisonousFriend, manipulating Mitsuhide and later Tokichiro to eventually betraying Nobunaga, and then attempting to backstab Mitsuhide during Yamazaki. The subversion comes from how in the end, he did all those because he was possessed by Kashin Koji, his last request before dying being the protection of Mitsuhide.]]

* DualWielding: Uses dual katana as his WeaponOfChoice.

* ShockAndAwe: True to her historical inspiration, her WeaponOfChoice is the unique {{katana|sAreJustBetter}} ''Raikiri'', which always arcs with electricity when it's taken out of its sheath.

* AnAxeToGrind: He wields a large axe as his WeaponOfChoice.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: They get a character entry into the lore section of your hut after [[spoiler:Dosan's death]] but before they properly appear ingame. They wear full heavy armor but there are small parts of the helmet that show skin, particularly around the eyes. Might not mean much of Hide is Japanese, but if they are white or especially black, [[spoiler:Yoshitatsu clearly is as well, as they are your twin. Similarly, wearing any type of make-up can spoil their true identity since it reflects on them as well.]]

* GenderFlip: [[spoiler:Can potentially be {{Invoked}}. The historical Saito Yoshitatsu was male, but the ''Nioh'' incarnation can potentially be female if a female Hide is chosen, as Yoshitatsu is meant to be Hide's twin - doubly so considering that Yoshitatsu's full body armor leaves no hints as to [[SamusIsAGirl their true gender otherwise]].]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: They get a character entry into the lore section of your hut after [[spoiler:Dosan's death]] but before they properly appear ingame. They wear full heavy armor but there are small parts of the helmet that show skin, particularly around the eyes. Might not mean much of Hide is Japanese, but if they are white or especially black, [[spoiler:Saito clearly is as well, as they are your twin.]]

* IllBoy: Yoshitsugu was historically stricken with leprosy before the Battle of Sekigahara, owing to his face cover and mention of having little time left.

* IllBoy: Has a chronic cough and rather noticeable dark circles under his eyes. Reveals in his spirit division cutscene that prior to meeting the protagonist and Tokichiro he had been trying to [[spoiler: stay alive long enough to meet the one called Hideyoshi, whom his powers of limited precognition had shown him he was meant to aid in defeating Kashin Koji.]]

* ScaryTeeth: As part of his nobleman look, Yoahimoto has blackened his teeth through ''ohaguro''. It can mean many things, but it was usually done to protect the teeth and, due to how the color black represents loyalty in the Japanese culture, to show one's loyalty to their spouse, or in a samurai's case, their lord and clan.

--> '''Voiced by''': Eiji Hanawa

* {{Kitsune}}: Mitsunari's Guardian Spirit, Izuna, takes the shape of a white fox, contrasting Ieyasu's tanuki-based Guardian Spirit.

* SpotOfTea: Hisahide was a notorious tea lover during his life; his spirit (maybe) now resides in a teahouse.

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This page details the supporting characters. Head back through [[Characters/{{Nioh}} here]] for other character pages.

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* GracefulLoser: Upon defeat, he goes on a speech about how his time is up. Afterwards he readies himself for execution and yells at the player to finish the job before he changes his mind.

* BadassMoustache: He has an arching moustache that accentuates his spider-like appearance.

* GenderFlip: [[spoiler:Can potentially be {{Invoked}}. The historical Saito Yoshitatsu was male, but the ''Nioh'' incarnation can potentially be female if a female Hide is chosen, as Yoshitatsu is meant to be Hide's twin.]]

* GenderBlenderName: If Yoshitatsu is a woman, the trope applies, as the name itself is a man's name.

[[folder:Okabe Masatsuna]]

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[[folder:Okabe Motonobu]]

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[[folder:Miyoshino]]
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-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/KikukoInoue
Hide's deceased demon mother.

* GoodParents: From what little we see of her, Miyoshino was a gentle mother who was willing to protect her child at any cost.
* InterspeciesRomance: With [[spoiler:Saito Dosan.]]
* RetiredBadass: [[spoiler: She was once the famous warrior and former bandit Suzuka Gozen.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: She's killed off in the opening cutscene. Hide gets to learn more about her [[spoiler:when in the Interim, as well as fighting alongside her in the "First Samurai" DLC]].

[[folder:Oichi]]
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--> '''Voiced by''': Creator/MieSonozaki
Oda Nobunaga's younger sister and Azai Nagamasa's wife. After the fall of the Azai she remarries with Shibata Katsuie.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:She kills herself after seeing her second husband, Shibata Katsuie, die.]]
* YamatoNadeshiko: Like her historical counterpart, Nioh 2's Oichi is wise, polite, stunningly beautiful, and loyal. She was incredibly faithful to her husbands Nagamasa and later Katsuie, grieving both of their deaths [[spoiler: and even taking her own life following the latter's]].

[[folder:Saito Dosan]]
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--> '''Voiced by''': Creator/KazuhiroYamaji
A monk who became the ''daimyo'' of Mino Province.

* AdaptationalBadass: Prior to his becoming Saito Dosan, a former monk and merchant turned daimyo like his historical counterpart, [[spoiler: he was originally a leader of the Sohaya clan dubbed by his title "Mumyo".]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Makes a suicidal charge against a horde of Yoshitatsu's Abberant Soldiers in order to buy Hide time to escape his palace.]]
* ParentsKnowTheirChildren: Rather oddly averted when he fails to recognize [[spoiler: the protagonist as his child in spite of Dosan [[FailedASpotCheck having raised Hide’s identical twin sibling to adulthood. It takes Hide showing him the dagger with their name on it for him to realize the truth.]]]]
* SedgwickSpeech: [[spoiler: Shortly after ordering Hide to flee, Dosan faces the incoming horde of yokai with his s final words being: "So I get to cut down yokai again... Who would have thought it?"]]
* TogetherInDeath: Is shown waiting for [[spoiler:Miyoshino]] as she prepares to pass on from the Interim.

[[folder:Saito Toshimitsu]]
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--> '''Voiced by''': Creator/RikiyaKoyama

* AdaptationalVillainy: Subverted. Historically, Toshimitsu had a case of UndyingLoyalty after he joined Mitsuhide. In this game, however, [[spoiler:he's kind of a TreacherousAdvisor and PoisonousFriend, manipulating Mitsuhide and later Tokichiro to eventually betraying Nobunaga, and then attempting to backstab Mitsuhide during Yamazaki. The subversion comes from how in the end, he did all those because he was possessed by Kashin Koji, his last request before dying being the protection of Mitsuhide.]]
* {{BFS}}: Carries around a massive Otachi vaguely resembling a nagamaki, proportion-wise.
* LastRequest: [[spoiler: Having regained his senses shortly before being stabbed to death by Tokichiro and his men, he requests Hide to flee and protect his lord Mitsuhide.]]
* MagicKnight: Is an accomplished {{UsefulNotes/Onmyodo}} practitioner who also wields a massive odachi to deadly effect.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Displays these whenever scheming or otherwise inciting chaos [[spoiler: as a result of being possessed by Kashin Koji.]] Even Mitsuhide, a powerful onmyōji and a capable warrior in his own right, steps back and draws a weapon in alarm at the sight.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler: Is violently gutted by Tokichiro, stabbed twice more by Tokichiro’s spearman, and at last finished off with a spear plunged [[AttackOnTheHeart through his heart]]]].
* UnfinishedBusiness: Cannot move on from the Interim until he knows the world has been made safe [[FamilyMan for his daughter]], revealed to be [[spoiler: Fuku from the first game.]]

[[folder:Saito Yoshitatsu]]
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Saito Dosan's heir.

* AlasPoorVillain: Turns on their father, leading to his death. Nevertheless, the character illustrations note that [[spoiler:Yoshitatsu’s own death by corruption was a “truly miserable way to go.”]]
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: [[spoiler:Instead of being a human like their historical counterpart, Yoshitatsu is Hide's long lost identical twin, making them half yokai.]]
* {{Foil}}: Gameplay wise to Hide. Of the three Guardian Spirits you choose to start the game with, Yoshitatsu will inherit the other two. Additionally, they are able to transform into both of their subsequent Shiftling forms.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: They get a character entry into the lore section of your hut after [[spoiler:Dosan's death]] but before they properly appear ingame. They wear full heavy armor but there are small parts of the helmet that show skin, particularly around the eyes. Might not mean much of Hide is Japanese, but if they are white or especially black, [[spoiler:Saito clearly is as well, as they are your twin.]]
* GenderBlenderName: If Yoshitatsu is a woman, the trope applies, as the name itself is a man's name.
* OddlyShapedSword: Carries around a katana whose tip takes an odd, flame-like shape unsuited for a weapon.
* PossessionBurnout: [[spoiler:Is possessed by Kashin Koji until the corruption within consumes them. By the time Kashin Koji vacates their body, all that’s left of Yoshitatsu is a dark liquid oozing from their empty armor.]]
* SeparatedAtBirth: [[spoiler:Is the protagonist’s twin. While Hide was taken and raised by their mother, Yoshitatsu was left behind to be raised by their father. The two of them aren’t aware of each other’s existence until they clash at Inabayama.]]

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[[folder:Shibata Katsuie]]
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--> '''Voiced by''': Tsutomu Isobe

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* AnimalMotifs: The Boar: Katstuie is brutal, direct and ferocious and eager to fight. His guardian Spirit is Inosasao, a sacred boar. [[spoiler: He finally transforms into a massive boar-like Ogre when Hide confronts him and Oichi in the burning Kitanosho Castle.]]
* AscendedExtra: In the first game, William could encounter his revenant in Azuchi Castle, located near the elevator to Nobunaga's chamber. In the second game, he's part of the supporting cast.
* BoisterousBruiser: He's always eager to rush into combat.
* CoolOldGuy: One of Nobunaga oldest and strongest retainers.
* DualWielding: Like his VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors counterpart, Katsuie employs twin hatchets to shred the enemies of his lord to pieces.
* FantasticRacism: Has a profound hatred of the "damned yokai" to the degree that he resents Tokichiro's use of them in the Hideyoshi Army, and Hide for being a half-yokai Shiftling. In the mission "The Shiftling's Wise Judgement", he voices his refusal to work alongside Koroku and the Kawanami nigitama, even bringing a band of his own troops to exterminate them.
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: In his final battle he transforms into a huge, armored ogre with a whole FieldOfBlades [[HumanPincushion on his back]] and massive tusks.]]
* PlayingWithFire: Katsuie wields a fire Guardian Spirit, [[spoiler: as a Yokai boss he summons fiery boars to trample Hide.]]
* ShootTheShaggyDog: How his transformation into a yokai plays out. [[spoiler:He intended it as a HeroicSacrifice; a last, desperate effort to protect Lady Oichi after being mortally wounded himself. He succeeds, but his transformation leaves him incapable of recognizing friend from foe, forcing the protagonist to fight and ultimately kill him. Before he dies, Katsuie thanks the protagonist and tells them to save Oichi... who walks onto the scene and promptly commits suicide upon seeing her husband's lifeless body.]]
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Is this with the Hideyoshi duo, despite being fellow retainers of Nobunaga. While he absolutely despises Tokichiro, Katsuie begrudgingly respects Hide for their ability to fight with their own strength.
* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler: With Lady Oichi, even if Hide spares his life.]]
* YouShallNotPass: [[spoiler: His boss battle with Hide in Shizugatake.]]
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[[folder:Takenaka Hanbei]]
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--> '''Voiced by''': Creator/YuyaUchida

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