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* {{Bishounen}}: Described as a pretty boy and has a large number of female fans.
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* ShadowArchetype: It becomes increasingly clear that the Ronin shares a lot more in common with their sensei than they would ever like to admit. Even going so far as to [[spoiler:how they both became capable of accessing Jigoku. Both were starving and forced to cannibalize their friends to survive, the Ronin as a homeless orphan and Gensai as a child stuck in a collapsed gold mine.]]. And it is likely this, combined with the Ronin's lack of denial over Gensai's growing age compared to Jun, that led Gensai to declare the Ronin his successor in the Jigoku Itto-Ryu style, despite the fact that Jun was much more skilled at it than the Ronin was.
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* PyschopathicManchild: It becomes clear in Book 4 that Jun is pretty stunted in a lot of ways, spending years alone on a mountain in the middle of nowhere. When sitting in on a Shogi tournament, the Ronin notes that they are getting very antsy sitting around watching a quiet boardgame. The Ronin compares them to an over-energetic child, except for the sword and the murderous bloodlust that could lash out at any moment.
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* OldMaster: Subverted. Even though he was still very skilled in his old age, his old age ''was'' catching up to him. This was something the Ronin could clearly see yet Jun refused to see. In the Ronin's duel with a demon taking on the form of Gensai, the Ronin notes that even now, Gensai's experience and skill outstripped the Ronin's. But what the Ronin had that Gensai did not was youth. Gensai's faltering body led to his death at the Ronin's hands and his "second" defeat by the Ronin as well.
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* OutOfCharacterIsSeriousBusiness: At the start of book 3, the Baron erases all memories the Ronin has of Jun. On one hand, this eases the Ronin of much of their pain, with the others noting that they seem happier and more at ease than they've ever been before. On the other hand, with the hardship they endured stricken from their consciousness, their killer instinct is erased as well. They spend the majority of book 3 barely able to hold their own against even mediocre fighters.
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* HoistedByHisOwnPetard: The Baron has a guillotine set up to execute whoever was responsible for the murder of his chef. [[spoiler:When it comes to light that he is responsible for everything and the Ronin breaks his mind control, his former servants force him into the guillotine to be beheaded. After all, the guilty must be punished...]]

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* HoistedByHisOwnPetard: The Baron has a guillotine set up to execute whoever was responsible for the murder of his chef. [[spoiler:When it comes to light that he is responsible for everything and the Ronin breaks his mind control, his former servants force him into the guillotine to be beheaded. After all, the guilty must be punished...punished. Except that was merely an illusion as well.]]
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* HoistedByHisOwnPetard: The Baron has a guillotine set up to execute whoever was responsible for the murder of his chef. [[spoiler:When it comes to light that he is responsible for everything and the Ronin breaks his mind control, his former servants force him into the guillotine to be beheaded. After all, the guilty must be punished...]]
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* MsFanservice: Her looks and [[BuxomIsBetter impressive cleavage]] get a fair amount of description. Also deconstructed, as people saw her as nothing more than eye candy and never gave her the chance to use her skills as a physician.

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* MsFanservice: Her looks and [[BuxomIsBetter [[BuxomBeautyStandard impressive cleavage]] get a fair amount of description. Also deconstructed, as people saw her as nothing more than eye candy and never gave her the chance to use her skills as a physician.

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* DrivenToSuicide: Midway through Book 4, [[spoiler:the Ronin attempts to commit seppuku out of despair after Jun/Junko betrays them to the Jingoku-worshipping cult]].



* InterruptedSuicide:
** Midway through Book 4, [[spoiler:the Ronin attempts to commit seppuku out of despair after Jun/Junko betrays them to the Jingoku-worshipping cult]].
** In Book 5, the Ronin attempts seppuku again out of despair at losing everyone they cared about, with Masashi/mi being in a coma, but is stopped by Toshi(o)]].



* ObliviousToLove: It becomes almost embarrassingly obvious that Masashi/mi is crushing ''hard'' on them, yet they only respond to the signs with vague confusion despite Perverted Ronins being able to flirt with them. Possibly justified, since their DarkAndTroubledPast gave them little experience with "normal" signs of affection.

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* ObliviousToLove: It becomes almost embarrassingly obvious that Masashi/mi is crushing ''hard'' on them, yet they only respond to the signs with vague confusion despite Perverted Ronins being able to flirt with them. Possibly justified, since their DarkAndTroubledPast gave them little experience with "normal" signs of affection. In Book 5, [[spoiler:even a Perverted Ronin will be disgusted at the thought of actually putting the moves on Masashi/mi, even in her older astral form]].



* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Whenever they activate the [[spoiler: Jigoku Itto-Ryo]]. A Brutal Ronin may also suddenly gain these in a fit of rage when mistaken for Junko during Book 2, though they manage to restrain themselves from anything more than striking Ige across the face with the flat end of their katana.

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* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Whenever they activate the [[spoiler: Jigoku [[spoiler:Jigoku Itto-Ryo]]. A Brutal Ronin may also suddenly gain these in a fit of rage when mistaken for Junko during Book 2, though they manage to restrain themselves from anything more than striking Ige across the face with the flat end of their katana.



* AllLoveIsUnrequited: The ronin doesn't even notice their feelings for them.

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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: The Even a Perverted ronin doesn't even notice their feelings for them.them, [[spoiler:and in Book 5 is outright disgusted by the thought of hooking up with her]].


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* DelicateAndSickly: In Book 5, Masashi/Masami is stuck in a comatose state and slowly wasting away, with the Ronin being desperate to save them before they succumb and die.
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* IllBoy: If the Ronin is attracted to men, Kohaku suffers from a heart condition.
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* GroundhogDayLoop: [[spoiler:In Book 5, Toshio/Toshie will reveal this is what happened during everyone's time at the Baron's estate. But because their memory remained intact after every reset, they experienced hundreds of daily loops.]]

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* GroundhogDayLoop: [[spoiler:In Book 5, Toshio/Toshie will reveal this is what happened during everyone's time at the Baron's estate. But because Unlike everyone else, their memory remained intact after every reset, they reset and experienced hundreds of daily loops.]]



* HeroicWillpower: [[spoiler:Fares the best out of the group in [[LotusEaterMachine the Baron's estate]], maintaining their awareness that it's ''not right'' and helping to bring the Ronin and Masashi/mi around.]]

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* HeroicWillpower: [[spoiler:Fares the best out of the group in [[LotusEaterMachine the Baron's estate]], maintaining their awareness that it's ''not right'' and helping to bring the Ronin and Masashi/mi around. Book 5 reveals just how heroic their willpower actually was since they were all trapped in a GroundhogDayLoop and Toshio/Toshie was the only one who could remember what happened.]]

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* HappyEndingMassage: Desperately wants to give the ronin one in Book 3, which can either be turned down or accepted.

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* GroundhogDayLoop: [[spoiler:In Book 5, Toshio/Toshie will reveal this is what happened during everyone's time at the Baron's estate. But because their memory remained intact after every reset, they experienced hundreds of daily loops.]]
* HappyEndingMassage: Desperately wants to give the ronin Ronin one in Book 3, which can either be turned down or accepted.


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* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler:Although they can be romanced as early as Book 3, Toshio/Toshie's relationship with the Ronin becomes official in Book 5.]]


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* SecretSecretKeeper: [[spoiler: They've known the truth behind the Ronin's Jigoku Itto-Ryo since Book 3 thanks to the GroundhogDayLoop they were trapped in.]]
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* DomesticAbuser: Jun in Book 4. He is driven by jealousy, is insecure that the Ronin will leave him, and has a DarkAndTroubledPast. He outright abuses the Ronin on multiple occasions, but the Ronin will still find him physically attractive and can rekindle their relationship with him.

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* DomesticAbuser: Jun Jun/Junko in Book 4. He is They are driven by jealousy, is are insecure that the Ronin will leave him, them, and has a DarkAndTroubledPast. He They outright abuses abuse the Ronin on multiple occasions, but the Ronin will still find him them physically attractive and can rekindle their relationship with him.them.

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* BastardBoyfriend: Jun is a Conflicted version in Book 4. He is driven by jealousy, is insecure that the Ronin will leave him, and has a DarkAndTroubledPast. He outright abuses the Ronin on multiple occasions, but the Ronin will still find him physically attractive and can rekindle their relationship with him.


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* DomesticAbuser: Jun in Book 4. He is driven by jealousy, is insecure that the Ronin will leave him, and has a DarkAndTroubledPast. He outright abuses the Ronin on multiple occasions, but the Ronin will still find him physically attractive and can rekindle their relationship with him.
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* {{Kitsune}}: He is a six-tailed fox-demon possessing the body of Baron Roderico Mirandola.

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* {{Kitsune}}: AsianFoxSpirit: He is a six-tailed fox-demon possessing the body of Baron Roderico Mirandola.
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* UseYourHead: He can knock out a man wielding hand-scythes by catching him in the jaw with his "[[CallingYourAttacks Stone Head]]!" technique... [[RealityEnsues but at the cost of a massive headache afterward]].

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* UseYourHead: He can knock out a man wielding hand-scythes by catching him in the jaw with his "[[CallingYourAttacks Stone Head]]!" technique... [[RealityEnsues but at the cost of a massive headache afterward]].afterward.
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* TaughtByExperience: Although the Jigoku Itto-Ryu & his main abilities as a warrior were taught to him/her by Gensai, most of his life experience and special techniques he picked up through his/her travels both as a street urchin and as a wandering assassin. Some of these include a set of 6 gimmicks of sorts (s)he picks up throughout the course of the series. The success rate of these are affected by certain traits in his/her KarmaMeter.

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* TaughtByExperience: Although the Jigoku Itto-Ryu & his and their main abilities as a warrior were taught to him/her them by Gensai, most of his their life experience and special techniques he were picked up through his/her their travels both as a street urchin and as a wandering assassin. Some of these include a set of 6 gimmicks of sorts (s)he picks they pick up throughout the course of the series. The success rate of these are affected by certain traits in his/her their KarmaMeter.



** Piercing Palm - Available in Book 1. The Ronin adopts a Ko Gasumi stance in order to prepare for a stab attack, but uses his off hand to obstruct the enemy's view of his katana's tip, making it harder to predict. This move uses the Calculated trait.
** Kabuki Killer - Learned in Book 2 from Saburo Honda. He used this one against the Ronin, and the Ronin then made it his own. The katana is held downwards behind the wielder to hide its length, and at the last second they swing it upwards in an uppercut. Saburo uses a katana that is a couple inches too long, and the Ronin holds their katana at the end of its handle for maximum reach. This move uses the Stoic trait.

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** Piercing Palm - Available in Book 1. The Ronin adopts a Ko Gasumi stance in order to prepare for a stab attack, but uses his their off hand to obstruct the enemy's view of his their katana's tip, making it harder to predict. This move uses the Calculated trait.
** Kabuki Killer - Learned in Book 2 from Saburo Honda. He used this one against the Ronin, and the Ronin then made it his their own. The katana is held downwards behind the wielder to hide its length, and at the last second they swing it upwards in an uppercut. Saburo uses a katana that is a couple inches too long, and the Ronin holds their katana at the end of its handle for maximum reach. This move uses the Stoic trait.



** Twisted Tongue - Learned in Book 3 from Nishi. The Ronin uses a reverse grip for his/her Katana, which normally is a disadvantage. However, it is very effective in close quarters. This move uses the Drifter trait.

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** Twisted Tongue - Learned in Book 3 from Nishi. The Ronin uses a reverse grip for his/her their Katana, which normally is a disadvantage. However, it is very effective in close quarters. This move uses the Drifter trait.
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* HeroWorship: She develops one to the Ronin due to them being "the Sword Who Cuts the Heavens". The Ronin is not particularly comfortable with it, or fond of the name.

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* HeroWorship: She develops Develops one to the Ronin due to them being "the Sword Who Cuts the Heavens". The Ronin is not particularly comfortable with it, or fond of the name.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: Kin Oyama gives Jun/Junko, the Ronin, and Ichiro a tour of his sweatshop as detailed in the Affably Evil section above. Eventually, the Ronin notices Aimi, an orphan who was residing happily at Ichiro's orphanage, in the sweatshop, tired and gaunt. The Ronin has finally had enough, [[He'sBack regains the Jigoku]], and slaughters the Oyamas' guards. The Ronin then chooses to spare or kill the Oyamas. If he/she opts to kill them, the Ronin feels his newly regained powers killed too fast, and to do it the old fashioned way. The Ronin shoves a silk spool down the wife's throat and beats her to death, and then after a short chase through the factory dunks Kin Oyama into a vat of boiling dye.]]

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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: Kin Oyama gives Jun/Junko, the Ronin, and Ichiro a tour of his sweatshop as detailed in the Affably Evil section above. Eventually, the Ronin notices Aimi, an orphan who was residing happily at Ichiro's orphanage, in the sweatshop, tired and gaunt. The Ronin has finally had enough, [[He'sBack regains the Jigoku]], Jigoku, and slaughters the Oyamas' guards. The Ronin then chooses to spare or kill the Oyamas. If he/she opts to kill them, the Ronin feels his newly regained powers killed too fast, and to do it the old fashioned way. The Ronin shoves a silk spool down the wife's throat and beats her to death, and then after a short chase through the factory dunks Kin Oyama into a vat of boiling dye.]]
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if you feel like he fits more into the villains section, go for it. However, I put him in the misc section because he's a minor villain

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!!Kin Oyama

A wealthy man with a habit of getting into criminal schemes, most notably [[spoiler:human trafficking and child labor.]]

* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler:When the Ronin, Jun/Junko, and Ichiro find his underground silk sweatshop ran on child labor, he doesn't run away. He instead opts to give them a tour, which backfires and partially exposes the poor conditions there, such as Oyama's wife berating children who were making minor mistakes (which are likely a product of overworking) before putting up an obviously faux nice side when she notices the three guests.]]
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: Kin Oyama gives Jun/Junko, the Ronin, and Ichiro a tour of his sweatshop as detailed in the Affably Evil section above. Eventually, the Ronin notices Aimi, an orphan who was residing happily at Ichiro's orphanage, in the sweatshop, tired and gaunt. The Ronin has finally had enough, [[He'sBack regains the Jigoku]], and slaughters the Oyamas' guards. The Ronin then chooses to spare or kill the Oyamas. If he/she opts to kill them, the Ronin feels his newly regained powers killed too fast, and to do it the old fashioned way. The Ronin shoves a silk spool down the wife's throat and beats her to death, and then after a short chase through the factory dunks Kin Oyama into a vat of boiling dye.]]
* FatBastard: The Ronin personally describes Oyama as "well-fed" and he's a far cry from scrupulous.

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if you're wondering why I call the moves gimmicks, it's because that's what the Ronin calls them in-universe.


* TaughtByExperience: Although the Jigoku Itto-Ryu & his main abilities as a warrior were taught to him/her by Gensai, most of his life experience and special techniques he picked up through his/her travels both as a street urchin and as a wandering assassin. Some of these include a set of 6 gimmicks of sorts (s)he picks up throughout the course of the series. The success rate of these are affected by certain traits in his/her KarmaMeter.
** Skyward Slash - Available in Book 1. TBA
** Piercing Palm - Available in Book 1. The Ronin adopts a Ko Gasumi stance in order to prepare for a stab attack, but uses his off hand to obstruct the enemy's view of his katana's tip, making it harder to predict. This move uses the Calculated trait.
** Kabuki Killer - Learned in Book 2 from Saburo Honda. He used this one against the Ronin, and the Ronin then made it his own. The katana is held downwards behind the wielder to hide its length, and at the last second they swing it upwards in an uppercut. Saburo uses a katana that is a couple inches too long, and the Ronin holds their katana at the end of its handle for maximum reach. This move uses the Stoic trait.
** Baron's Bluff - Available in Book 2, learned from Baron Roderico Da Mirandola. TBA
** Twisted Tongue - Learned in Book 3 from Nishi. The Ronin uses a reverse grip for his/her Katana, which normally is a disadvantage. However, it is very effective in close quarters. This move uses the Drifter trait.
** Champion's Cross - Learned late in Book 3 from Hatch. TBA



* VillainProtagonist: At their worst the Ronin is a unrepentant JerkAss, who enjoys fighting and killing and is needlessly cruel. This seems to be who they where in the past.

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* VillainProtagonist: At their worst the Ronin is a unrepentant JerkAss, who enjoys fighting and killing and is needlessly cruel. This seems to be who they where were in the past.

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A renowned swordsman who trains the Ronin and Jun/Junko in the Jigoku Itto-Ryu style.

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A renowned swordsman who trains trained the Ronin and Jun/Junko in the Jigoku Itto-Ryu style.



* LackOfEmpathy: His callousness is basically unrivaled, evidenced by making the Ronin and Jun/Junko spar with hot metal bars, choking Jun/Junko in order to teach the Ronin the Jigoku Itto-Ryu, leaving them both at his cabin for a whole winter while they were children, as well as [[spoiler:killing and eating people. It's implied he did this up until his death, as there were human skull fragments in the stomach area of his skeleton.]]



An old Kondo lady who cuts the ronin's hair.

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An sprightly old Kondo lady who cuts makes multiple appearances in the ronin's series, the first of which is cutting the Ronin's messy hair.

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A street fighter the ronin pulls out of a CurbStompBattle, and basically invites himself along from then on out.

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A street fighter the ronin Ronin pulls out of a CurbStompBattle, and basically invites himself along from then on out.



* SilkHidingSteel: Whenever danger comes her way, she lifts her chin and handles it with a cool head and steady spine--she's not even phased by [[spoiler:the Ronin's bloodlust-fueled rampage]] or the prospect of being used as bait.

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* SilkHidingSteel: Whenever danger comes her way, she lifts her chin and handles it with a cool head and steady spine--she's not even phased fazed by [[spoiler:the Ronin's bloodlust-fueled rampage]] or the prospect of being used as bait.



* TheBerserker: A more zen take on this trope, but everyone who knows the Jigoku Itto-Ryu is this.



* TheDreaded: People fear him, even by his name shown on the Ronin's katana.




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*ScatterbrainedSenior: In some flashbacks in Book 4 to when he was still alive, he is described as having devolved in old age into a crotchety mentor and forgetting the differences between combat stances.

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* SadClown: If the Ronin is predominantly Charming, they cover up their inner pain with witty repertoire

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* SadClown: If the Ronin is predominantly Charming, they cover up their inner pain with witty repertoire repertoire.
* ShamuFu: Early in Book 1, the Ronin is confronted by guards after he/she killed a sacred koi fish the night before. It is possible for the Ronin to use the same half-eaten koi to smack one of the guards.

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* TaintedVeins: Jun/Junko's veins and sword-arm sometimes turn black when he/she uses the Jigoku Itto-Ryu.



* VolcanicVeins: Jun/Junko's veins and sword-arm sometimes turn black when he/she uses the Jigoku Itto-Ryu.
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* VolcanicVeins: Jun/Junko's veins and sword-arm sometimes turn black when he/she uses the Jigoku Itto-Ryu.
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RetiredMonster: One way to play them, if they are unremorseful of their past.

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* RetiredMonster: One way to play them, if they are unremorseful of their past.

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* RetiredMonster: One way to play them, if they are unremorseful of their past.

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* PregnantBadass: [[spoiler: The female Ronin during the climax of Book 4 if she's pregnant with Jun's child.]]
RetiredMonster: One way to play them, if they are unremorseful of their past.



* HopelessSuitor: [[spoiler: Book 4 reveals that an unromanced Toshie/Toshio view themselves as this due to the Ronin's history with Jun/ko.]]



* RomanticFalseLead: [[spoiler: A romanced Toshie/Toshio views herself/himself as this due to the Ronin's history with Jun/ko.]]

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* RomanticFalseLead: [[spoiler: A romanced Toshie/Toshio views herself/himself as fears they're this due to the Ronin's history with Jun/ko.Jun/ko. This viewpoint keeps them from realizing that the Ronin is under a spell in Book 4.]]



* SpottingTheThread: Is very, very good at this.



* PregnantBadass: [[spoiler:A romanced Junko during the climax of Book 4 if a Male MC agrees to impregnate her.]]

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* PregnantBadass: [[spoiler:A romanced Junko during the climax of Book 4 if she's carrying a Male MC agrees to impregnate her.male Ronin's child.]]
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* [[spoiler: PregnantBadass: A romanced Junko during the climax of Book 4 if a Male MC agrees to impregnate her.]]

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* [[spoiler: PregnantBadass: A [[spoiler:A romanced Junko during the climax of Book 4 if a Male MC agrees to impregnate her.]]
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* RomanticFalseLead: [[A romanced Toshie/Toshio views herself/himself as this due to the Ronin's history with Jun/ko.]]

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* RomanticFalseLead: [[A [[spoiler: A romanced Toshie/Toshio views herself/himself as this due to the Ronin's history with Jun/ko.]]

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