History Characters / SamuraiShodownOther

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Iyo Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_53.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[HellOnEarth Makai (the demon world)]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagmakai.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Musashi Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_53.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Ōmi Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_53.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan The Oki Islands, Oki Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_42.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Tamba Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_544.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Wataribashi-no-shita, Hizen Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_544.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Tokyo}} Edo,]] [[FeudalJapan Musashi Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_283.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[SupervillainLair Tengen Castle,]] [[PenalColony Ritenkyo,]] [[FeudalJapan Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_40.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Tokyo}} Edo,]] [[FeudalJapan Musashi Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_17.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''The RedLightDistrict in [[WretchedHive Zegengai,]] [[PenalColony Ritenkyo,]] [[FeudalJapan Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_549.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[WildWilderness Kamuikotan, the Ainu Lands, Ezo]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagainu_00.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[WildWilderness Kamuikotan, the Ainu Lands, Ezo]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagainu_2.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[WildWilderness Kamuikotan, the Ainu Lands, Ezo]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagainu_6.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[WildWilderness Kamuikotan, the Ainu Lands, Ezo]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagainu_62.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[WildWilderness Kamuikotan, the Ainu Lands, Ezo]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagainu_4.png[[/labelnote]]

->'''Origin:''' ''[[{{Mayincatec}} Green Hell Village, Maya Territory, Mesoamerica]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagincaempire_3.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[{{Mayincatec}} Green Hell Village, Mesoamerica]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagincaempire_30.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[{{Mayincatec}} Green Hell Village, Mesoamerica]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagincaempire_5.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[{{Mayincatec}} Green Hell Village, Mesoamerica]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagincaempire_57.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[{{Mayincatec}} Green Hell Village, Mesoamerica]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagincaempire_0.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Origin:''' ''[[{{Mayincatec}} Green Hell Village, Mesoamerica]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagincaempire_2.png[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Weapon (Base / [[AttackAnimal Heavenly Hunter]]):''' ''[[ArcherArchetype Bow]] [[AttackAnimal and various animals]]''
-> '''Weapon ([[MoreDakka Dysprosium Circulator]]):''' ''[[ArcherArchetype Bow]]''

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Laura's name is misspelled as "Rahra" in the game.

-> '''Weapon (Base / [[IaijutsuPractitioner Iai]]):''' ''[[IaijutsuPractitioner Iaido-style Katana]]''
-> '''Weapon ([[BladeSpam Lunatic Sword]]):''' ''[[KatanasAreJustBetter Katana]]''

-> '''Weapon (Base / [[AFatherToHisMen Fellow King]]):''' ''[[BladeOnAStick Yumonji Yari]]''

* BareYourMidriff

* BareYourMidriff

* BareYourMidriff

* BuxomIsBetter: In her sprites and artworks in the first games, she has a prominent chest.

* PinocchioSyndrome: The original Haon, as per buddhist dogma, wanted to ascend into humanity by making good deeds.

* NinjaMaid
* TheRival: Of Iroha.
* RoseHairedSweetie
* ShesGotLegs
* StockingFiller
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Just like her rival.

* YamatoNadeshiko

* DarkSkinnedBlonde

* DarkSkinnedBlonde

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Laura.

[-[[Characters/SamuraiShodown2DFightingGames Samurai Shodown 2D Fighting Games]] | [[Characters/SamuraiShodown3DFightingGames Samurai Shodown 3D Fighting Games]] | '''Samurai Shodown Guests & Others'''-]]]]]

!Guest Characters
!!Debuting in ''Samurai Shodown 2019''

[[folder:Warden]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[MedievalEuropeanFantasy Westhold, Kingdom of Ashfeld]] [[labelnote:flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagashfeld.png[[/labelnote]][[note]] the For Honor universe's stand-in for Medieval Europe, the land takes its name from an ancient domain in Suffolk, England[[/note]]''
-> '''Weapon:''' [[NoNameGiven a nameless ]] ''[[{{BFS}} longsword]]''
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasakiTerasoma

->Crossing over into the world of ''Samurai Shodown'' from ''VideoGame/ForHonor'', the Warden is the first-ever GuestFighter in the series. He hails from a parallel universe, one dominated by unending war between rival factions. There are many others like him, all having been trained to embody the pride, loyalty, and chivalry of knighthood. The prowess of this warrior class is said to be legendary. This particular Warden finds himself within 16th century Japan, and is honor-bound to fight for its people upon witnessing the evils that plague its land.

* CoolVersusAwesome: Contrary to what his appearance may imply, this isn't the first time he's had to fight against various Eastern-themed opponents like samurai and ninja, as the ''For Honor'' universe has an entire faction of combatants who heavily take after ancient Japanese and Chinese warriors.
* DashAttack: Carries his signature shoulder charge as a special attack.
* DifficultButAwesome: The Warden is a simple, well-rounded fighter, but make no mistake: he is ''not'' easy. This is because he is so mechanically different from the rest of the cast that he necessitates a different way of looking at and thinking about how to play the game. When used well, however, the Warden can apply deadly pressure on his opponents and make them think twice about attacking due to having the best CounterAttack in the game.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Kingdom of Ashfeld is an analogue of Western Europe, and culturally the knightly inhabitants are a sort of Anglo-Franco-Saxon mélange, with elements of a vestigial Roman Empire and UsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar also thrown in for good measure.
* FishOutOfWater: The Warden hails from an Earth with a history far more removed from real-world events then the one seen in ''Samurai Shodown''. That said, his aesthetic very much complements his new surroundings.
* GoodIsNotSoft: He's a kind and chivalrous soul who stands up for the defenseless, but, as he tells Earthquake, he does not show mercy to bandits who would harm the innocent that he is sworn to protect.
* GuestFighter: Warden is a crossover character from Ubisoft’s ''VideoGame/ForHonor'' series as the first guest character to appear in a ''Samurai Shodown'' game (surprisingly from a franchise born outside of Japan, no less).
* KnightInShiningArmor: Easily identifiable by his full suit of plated armor. In his intro trailer, which sees him duel with Haohmaru, the concept of European knightly chivalry is compared to the Japanese principle of ''bushido''.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: The Warden not only has a radically different playstyle compared to the rest of the cast, but it's also quite removed from the game's systems themselves. He is the only character in the game who has what are essentially auto-combo strings. The full versions of these strings do not combo normally, not even on a counter hit, but this is where his unique parrying special move comes in. The Warden's parry is the single best CounterAttack in the game, and will deflect any weapon attack that doesn't hit low, including aerial attacks. This leaves the opponents wide open for retaliation, and it just so happens that the Warden's combo strings and Heavy Slashes ''hurt like Hell'', boasting damage on par with '''Haohmaru'''. This fits his origin, considering that parrying is one of the most essential skills to master in ''Videogame/ForHonor'', as it tends to leave an opponent open to devastating counterattacks.
* MythologyGag: Many elements from ''For Honor'' have carried over with the Warden's guest appearance, including: His overall auto-combo gameplay style, his ability to cancel/open up combos, his armor and weapon, his multiple alternate colors and paint patterns, his signature "Shoulder Bash", his "Parry" (a universal counter move in his home game), his Weapon Flipping Technique being his Execution Move "Blackstone Bash", and finally his Super Special Move is his first Feat 4 Ability "Catapult".
* ThePaladin: The Wardens are this in their home series, being sworn to protect the innocent and weak as part of their knightly virtues. The playable Warden also holds the distinction of being the closest character to fit this archetype throughout the entirety of ''Samurai Shodown's'' expansive roster.
* SiegeEngines: Calls upon a ''catapult'' to fire directly on his opponent for his Super Special Move.
* ShownTheirWork:
** Uses many of the same attacks and skills he possessed in ''For Honor'', adapting well from his home game's third-person arena fighter into the traditional 2D field represented with ''Samurai Shodown''.
** Notably, most of the attacks that the Warden uses are based on ''actual'' medieval swordsmanship techniques, adding another layer to this trope.
* TitleDrop: One of his intro quotes has him say "For Honor."

[[folder:Gongsun Li]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[ImperialChina Chang'an, Tang Empire]]''
-> '''Weapon:''' ''[[FloralThemeNaming Yi Nian Dan Feng]] [[note]]"Twisting Maple"[[/note]]'', [[ParasolofPain an umbrella]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanaIchinose

->One of the playable heroes from ''VideoGame/HonorOfKings'', Gongsun Li is the second GuestFighter to appear in the series.[[note]]When the game is ported into ''VideoGame/ArenaOfValor'', Gongsun Li's moveset would be ported to the hero Eland'orr.[[/note]]

* AllThereInTheManual: Unless you know Chinese and have been playing ''VideoGame/HonorOfKings'', there's one trait of Gongsun Li not present in this game: She's [[LethalChef a horrible cook]] and [[BerserkButton gets really violent and punchy if someone ever mentions it.]]
* BlowYouAway: Her main magic element is wind which she can use to throw maple leaves as projectiles or create tornadoes to deal damage.
* FishOutOfWater: While ''Samurai Shodown'' mixes elements of [[MagicRealism magic and realism]], Gongsun Li hails from a much more fantastical version of ancient China, where magic is commonplace, explaining her LittleBitBeastly leporine features.
* LittleBitBeastly: She has natural rabbit ears and a tail.
* MindOverMatter: Using magic, she can command her umbrella’s free movement, which allows her to use it as a beacon to teleport to, or use the floating umbrella as a setup for her Super Special Move.
* MythologyGag:
** She comments on winning a MirrorMatch that such things happened in her world too. Because in a MOBA genre like her game, for the most part, nothing stops the opposing team to pick the same hero like your team did (unless it's a Ranked Match).
** She also recognized Ukyo and Nakoruru who were {{Guest Fighter}}s in her home game. She somehow didn't recognize Charlotte, though (considering that her inclusion here was at the price of Charlotte being a guest in her home game).
* ShownTheirWork: Her movesets and animations are well-interpreted from her home game.
* {{Teleportation}}: This is her main gimmick, as per her home game, where she can use her umbrella as a homing beacon and teleport to it with her special move "Cloud Fall".
* TornadoMove: She does this in both of her super moves. Her Weapon Flipping Move, "Gust Of Illusion", has her launch her opponent into the air before creating a small tornado by spinning her umbrella and hitting them multiple times. Her Super Special Move, "Maple Dance", has her creating an even stronger tornado that lifts and hits the opponent mid-air before she commands her umbrella to deal a final hit.

[[folder:Hibiki Takane]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Hekichi, Japan]] [[note]] “the remote countryside”[[/note]]''
-> '''Weapon:''' ''[[ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming Kodama]] [[note]]"Kodama" are tree spirits in Japanese folklore and it can also mean "echo", as per her first name[[/note]]'', [[QuickDraw a shirasaya]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/SumireUesaka

->A GuestFighter from ''Samurai Shodown's'' sister series ''VideoGame/TheLastBlade''. Hibiki is the daughter of legendary swordsmith Genzō Takane, who tragically died from overwork after being forced to create a sword for a mysterious man, later revealed to be a demon from Makai named Setsuna. Quiet, shy, and terrified by blood and violence, Hibiki's demeanor belies her deadly efficiency in the way of Iaido and a latent love of battle, having held great admiration for a certain warrior (heavily implied to be Ukyo Tachibana). Depending on the circumstances of her journey, Hibiki can either stay a pacifist, or give in to her internal instincts due to embracing all the death that comes with the way of the sword. By the hand of an unknown power, she finds herself transported to the year 1787, 77 years before the events of ''Last Blade'', allowing her to fight against some of the greatest warriors of the age while also trying to find the one who called her to this time.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange[=/=]CharacterExaggeration: Hibiki's "insane route" persona falls under this. In ''Last Blade 2'', while she becomes desensitized to killing her opponents, it's portrayed in a more ambiguous manner as shere merely grows out of her shyness and becomes more determined. In ''Samurai Shodown'', however, her insanity turns her into a full-on {{Yandere}} who gets a little too excited when she finds a great warrior to kill.
* AllJustADream: Basically what her story in ''Samurai Shodown 2019'' boils down to. After she defeats Shizuka, she wakes up back in the Bakumatsu period in the cabin where she had taken shelter. Though a sakura petal that falls on her seems to indicate that it was more than just a dream.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Hibiki is quiet and shy, but can be deadly if someone annoys her.
* BootstrappedLeitmotif: As her home series has no character-specific musical themes, she is instead associated with a remixed version the first stage's theme in ''Last Blade 2's'' Arcade Mode, in which she was usually faced as the first CPU opponent: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHXXInxFH18 The Last Blade ~Determination in the Dawn~/Gekka no Kenshi ~Reimei no Ketsui~]]. The psychopath version of Hibiki also gets her own theme: a remix of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcWpBGblksU Passion ~Fate~/Gekijou ~Inen~]]
* BreakoutCharacter: The only character from the series to appear in [=CVS2=], and now the august ''Samurai Shodown'' series.
* BreakTheCutie: Yep, just like in her original game, YOU can do this to her by continuously getting Weapon Flipping Technique or Super Special Move victories with her in Story Mode.
* ChoiceAndConsequenceSystem: In what is a unique occurrence in the game, she presents the player with the option to unlock two different Hibiki personas -- essentially a 'good' Hibiki and a 'psychopath' Hibiki -- and two correspondingly different endings, with the 'psychopath' version being triggered by more violent gameplay, in other words continuously getting Weapon Flipping Technique or Super Special Move victories with her in Story Mode.
* CreepyMonotone: If you go for the psychopath route, she speaks this way after she goes insane.
* DoesntTrustThoseGuys: Her bio states that she doesn’t like foreigners (an increasingly common sight in Japan during the era she’s from) and the diseases they bring with them.
* EasterEgg: You can hit the Light Slash button while highlighting Hibiki on the select screen to switch between her innocent and psychopath personas.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Her home-series, ''Last Blade'', is set in the ''Bakumatsu era'' (mid-1800s), meaning she's some 70-ish years out of her time-zone, but she arguably fits in ''perfectly'' as a GuestFighter in general, and especially when compared to the other guests[[note]]Warden and Gongsun Li's games taking place in more fantasy-based takes of Medieval Europe and China respectively, Baiken hailing from a far more technologically advanced future[[/note]].
* {{Foil}}: She serves as one to Ukyo, the main IaijutsuPractitioner of the series. Ukyo is a seasoned samurai who fights to honor the woman he loves but can never be with because of his tuberculosis. Hibiki is a relative newcomer to the way of the samurai who, despite her dislike of violence, has resolved to find the man who worked her father to death and avenge him.
** Ukyo's style focuses on defense and flair. His movements are slow, but he is confident enough to fight with his back turned to the enemy and punishes mistakes effortlessly with elegant attacks. Hibiki's style focuses on power, speed, and practicality. Compared to Ukyo, her quickdraw techniques are very basic, but when she strikes, she strikes fast, and she strikes ''hard''.
** Ukyo is a WarriorPoet. Ever thoughtful, he views the way of Bushido as a beautiful art, with death being a natural end. Hibiki is a ReluctantWarrior who dislikes the idea of shedding blood and killing her opponents, and has to discover for herself the samurai spirit within her, be it through exercising moderation knowing full well the danger a duel can lead to or becoming so desensitized to death that it eventually means nothing.
* IaijutsuPractitioner: Her fighting style, as Hibiki can draw and attack faster than the eye can perceive, although her disposition is warm and cheerful.
* ItGetsEasier: She's initially unnerved by the horrors of dueling but if you continue to use lethal means to finish fights, she becomes more comfortable with it to the point of succumbing to bloodlust.
* KickTheDog: In her Psychopath ending, instead of taking Shizuka Gozen's cherry blossom petal that fell on her shoulder with her, she coldly steps on it. [[WhatTheHellPlayer And you're the one who caused this.]]
* LaughingMad: If you choose her psychopath route, she starts letting out small but no less demented and terrifying giggles during her story interactions with Jubei and Shizuka, and even some of her route-exclusive winquotes.
* MartialPacifist: She dislikes fighting, and is frightened at the sight of blood.
* ModestyShorts: She wears shorts underneath her long skirt, which is also covered by her tucked in shirt.
* MeaningfulName: “Hibiki” means “[[PowerEchoes echo]]” and suits her lightning-fast, strike-based fighting style.
* PsychoticSmirk: Yes, you can turn her into a psychopath again just like in ''Last Blade 2'', and now the consequences of your actions are fully rendered in 3D as she gives off a very unnerving smile in her animations when you meet the conditions to drive her insane.
* SanitySlippage: You, the player, can turn her into a psychopath just like in her home game, and now that it's fully rendered in 3D with full voice acting you get to witness just how crazy she really becomes.
* ShoutOut: In her winquote against Shizumaru, she states that killing no longer stirs any emotion after killing six people. The same number of killing blows required to turn her into a psychopath in her home game.
* SingleStrokeBattle: A staple of her moveset.
* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Her bio notes that she is a skilled seamstress.
* WhamLine: "Guess I'm used to this by now..." If you get this winquote during Story Mode, you're now fully on her alternate psychopath route.

[[folder:Baiken]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[TheFuture Japanese Colony]]''
-> '''Weapon:''' [[NoNameGiven a nameless]] ''[[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]]'' and [[SwissArmyWeapon multiple hidden weapons]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/MayumiAsano

->A GuestFighter from Creator/ArcSystemWorks' ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' series. Baiken hails from a future where technology has been almost completely wiped out and magic and sorcery is now considered the norm. In her timeline, Baiken, alongside the rest of the remaining Japanese population, are considered natural treasures because of their natural affinity for Ki manipulation, and after their entire country was reduced to nothing more than a giant hole in the ocean by the Commander Gear known as Justice, kickstarting the century-long war that brought humanity to its knees known as the Crusades. Despite not being born when this first happened, Baiken would experience the horrors of the Crusades firsthand when an army of Gears laid waste to the Colony she and her family were relocated to, killing nearly everyone she loved and leaving her without an arm and an eye. Now driven by nothing but vengeance and hatred, Baiken relentlessly hunts down the person said to be responsible for the Crusades and the murder of her family, the war criminal known only as That Man. She finds herself in the timeline of ''Samurai Shodown'' during her travels, seeking more battles before moving on to finish her mission.\\\

->See Characters/GuiltyGearTheMissingLink for her home series appearance

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Baiken is a lot more cheerful in this game. All of her in-game artwork as well as her official render depicts her smiling, compared to the nasty-looking scowl and berserking fury she's usually depicted with.
* AmbidextrousSprite: Just like in her home series, her missing arm and eye changes depending on which direction she's facing.
* BarehandedBladeBlock: Like other [=SamSho=] characters, she has the Blade Catch mechanic. Since she's missing an arm, though, unlike the rest, she only needs two fingers to do the same.
* BootstrappedLeitmotif: Surprisingly averted. Instead of simply using a remix of one of her existing themes, Baiken instead gets a brand-new theme ("Smoking Hot") just for this game. Though it still uses the iconic riff of her original {{Leitmotif}}, "Momentary Life", much like her ''Xrd'' theme "-ROKUMON-" does.
* EyepatchOfPower: Something specific to her ''Xrd'' design (in earlier ''Guilty Gear'' titles her left eye is simply closed with a big scar running over it).
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Despite looking like she'd fit in naturally with the time period, Baiken actually hails from 500+ years in the future.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: The lore makes no excuse to explain why Baiken is suddenly thrown centuries into the past from when ''Guilty Gear'' takes place.
* HandicappedBadass: She is missing an eye and only has one arm. She compensates for the missing arm by using a range of weapons outside of her katana, such as a metal claw on a chain.
* TheLadette: Much like Darli, Baiken is a rough-n-tumble kind of gal with few social graces and a coarse attitude. That said, she isn't above compassion.
* MsFanservice: Despite her battle scars, she still cuts an attractive figure. Particularly since her design is pulled from ''Guilty Gear Xrd'', which gave her a big FanservicePack to the point of barely being able to contain her bust inside her kimono.

!NPC Characters

!!Debuting in ''Samurai Shodown''

[[folder:Hikyaku]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Iyo Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_53.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Weapon(s):''' [[ImprobableWeaponUser Bindle]]

->A character who was first introduced as the delivery man that ran through the stages and threw items into fights.
He is based on the archaic Japanese courier, men who would need to run near marathons to and from places for the shogunate. They developed their sprinting system due to the possibility of being killed for the information they carried; many men also collapsed or died from exhaustion due to the strenuous ordeal of running non-stop for a day's time. He is playable only in the Game Boy version.

* TheCameo: In the endings of several other characters and even in other games.
* NoNameGiven: "Hikyaku" is just his profession's title. His real name is unknown.
* PowerUp: He runs across the stages' background, throwing either food (which restore health), bombs (which damage the characters) or treasure (which gives additional points).
* PromotedToPlayable: In the Game Boy port.
* ThrowDownTheBomblet: As he does when running by in other versions, he can throw a bomb as one of his special attacks in the Game Boy port.

[[folder:Ambrosia]]
-> '''Origin:''' ''[[HellOnEarth Makai (the demon world)]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagmakai.png[[/labelnote]]

->Ambrosia is the Dark God of Makai (Demon World) Amakusa and Mizuki were trying to revive in the series. He needs both the energies from the Palenke Stone and Tangiers Stone to resurrect his body into the mortal realm. Developers state that there was no model in mind for either him or Mizuki. His name is derived from the Greek word ''ambrosios'', which roughly means "the immortal one".

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Maju, Mizuki's pet, is implied to be a small manifestation of Ambrosia, although [[TheBeastmaster she keeps it in check]]. This would be [[{{Retcon}} retconned]] in different ways in the RPG and in Samurai Shodown 64.
* AmbiguouslyRelated: With 64's Yuga. When fans pointed out the similarities to developers, they replied that the two characters' relation to one another is unknown. Current speculation is that both of Yuga and Ambrosia are sides of the same evil force, with Ambrosia being something more abstract and global, while Yuga is a standalone individual "person" serving as a kind of avatar. [[spoiler: ''2019'' makes this even more confusing, as in Shiki's ending she ends up defeating Shizuka Gozen, who is a puppet of Ambrosia. This causes Shiki's brainwashing to suddenly start wearing off, only for Yuga to appear and put her back into a dormant state.]]
* BigBad: Of the whole series.
* BodyHorror: As the RPG's final boss, he's fought as a grotesque mass of flesh and organs.
* TheCameo:
** Apart of his mentions of the series and being in the background of the FinalBoss of the first two games and ''RPG'', Ambrosia and Mizuki make a cameo in a bonus stage for ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters KOF: Maximum Impact 2]]''. It reenacts Mizuki's stage in ''II''.
** In anime, also makes appearances in TheMovie and ''Asura's Zanmaden'' OVA.
* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: Ambrosia is the Dark God of Makai.
* TheDragon: Amakusa and Mizuki were his representants on Earth who tried to revive him in the mortal land.
* TheGhost: Widely mentioned in the series but it hasn't a defined form, just showing parts of him.
* GodOfEvil: In the past, the god Ambrosia had its body destroyed and its spiritual form banished to the demon realm of Makai. This led to Ambrosia becoming the Dark God of Makai, ruling over demons and drawing strength from humans' negative energy.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Ambrosia is still undefeated, only his heralds had suffered instead of him.
* TheManBehindTheMan: For Amakusa and Mizuki. [[spoiler: And Shizuka Gozen in the ''2019'' game.]]
* MeaningfulName: "Ambrosia" (ἀμβροσία) literally means "immortality" in Greek, and was used to describe the food and drink of the ancient Greek Gods.
* {{Necromancer}}: Various of his heralds and [[{{Mook}} mooks]] are usually BackFromTheDead.
* {{NPC}}: Ambrosia has been unplayable in any and every form to this day.
* PowersThatBe: An evil example. Like [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Orochi]], Ambrosia is '''not''' a physical being, but rather a powerful immortal "spirit" which can't ever be slain by mortals, only sealed away.
* SealedEvilInACan: Which both Amakusa and Mizuki tried to unseal. Fortunately, both of them were defeated before they could finish Ambrosia's evil plan.
* ShoutOut: His main form from Samurai Shodown II onward is very similar to [[{{Manga/GeGeGeNoKitaro}} GeGeGe no Kitarō]]'s Backbeard.
* TheUnpronounceable: According to Amakusa's back story, "Ambrosia" is only an alias for convenience.

[[folder:Shizu]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Musashi Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_53.png[[/labelnote]]
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Kikue Nishiyama[[/note]]

->Shizu Wakisaka, better known by her first name alone, is the lover of Haohmaru and is respectfully called, "O-Shizu", alternatively spelled "Oshizu", by him. In return, she addresses him as "Haohmaru-sama". He left her behind so that she wouldn't be faced with the dangers of his journey. Though left alone, she has faith in Haohmaru and prays for his safety. She is 16 years old in the first ''Samurai Shodown''.

* TheCameo: Shizu appears in the Edo title of ''Days of Memories'' asking [[PlayerCharacter you]] if you've interacted with Haohmaru.
* {{Expy}}: Her overall character is similar to Otsū from Eiji Yoshikawa's novel ''Musashi''.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: She's in love with Haohmaru, but he left her behind to keep her safe from the dangers of ''ronin'' life. Since then, Shizu always prays for him and wishes him the best for his journeys. In Haohmaru's ending in ''II'', she pleads for his life against a raging Genjuro, and he’s only spared thanks to her.
* JapanesePoliteness: Haohmaru calls her "Oshizu", and in return she calls him "Haohmaru-sama." Both terms denote polite respect, even amongst lovers.
* SayMyName: In ''IV'', Haohmaru says her name in his DeathCryEcho.
* YamatoNadeshiko

[[folder:Kei Odagiri]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Ōmi Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_53.png[[/labelnote]]
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Akiko Yagi[[/note]]

->Kei Odagiri is the lover of Ukyo and is affectionately called, "O-kei-dono" or "Kei-dono" by him ("Lady Kei"). In return, she addresses him as "Ukyo-sama". Due to her status as a high-class noblewoman and his terminal illness, Ukyo keeps his distance from her. Regardless, they still hold deep feelings for each other.

* TheCameo: In the Edo version of ''Days of Memories'', Ukyo mentions her in their conversations.
* HappyMarriageCharade: Kei became married to another man and bore his child, but deep inside, she never stopped loving Ukyo.
* InterclassRomance: Kei is a high-class noblewoman and Ukyo is a samurai. That, and his terminal illness makes this romance sadly impossible.
* JapanesePoliteness: As with Shizu and Haohmaru, Ukyo calls her "Okei-dono" or "Kei-dono", and she calls him "Ukyo-sama" in return. Both terms (especially “dono” = Lord) denote extreme politeness and respect, even between lovers.
* SayMyName: Ukyo usually references her often, as a DeathCryEcho, as well in some winposes.
* StarCrossedLovers: Kei is in love with Ukyo, but their love is something they can’t pursue and they both know that.
* YamatoNadeshiko

!!Debuting in ''Samurai Shodown II''

[[folder:Bizuki]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan The Oki Islands, Oki Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_42.png[[/labelnote]]

->Bizuki is a {{Miko}} or shrine maiden who excels in exorcisms and purifications. She was named after her beautiful dances and flute playing. Her powers awakened when she was 16 and she became a respected healer. A century before Samurai Shodown II begins, Bizuki attempted to seal Mizuki when she was twenty-five. However, she was overwhelmed and soon possessed by the evil spirit. She continued to serve as its unwilling host until Mizuki was sealed for good in the demon world. While ashamed of her powerlessness to stop the demon, she chooses to continue to live in the mortal realm as Kyoshiro's assistant. Since then, she took the name Okuni as her alias.

* BackFromTheDead: After being the host-body of Mizuki, she got a new chance at life in II's Kyoshiro ending and also in the ''RPG''.
* BattleCouple: Implied in Kyoshiro's endings when he and Bizuki became partners ([[ShipTease and maybe lovers]]).
* DanceBattler: A priestess who can dance and play instruments as her secondary skills, later she’s taken under Kyoshiro's wing.
* DemonicPossession: She had ''really'' bad luck trying to exorcise Mizuki.
* MeaningfulName: Her name is written as "princess of the beautiful state". However, it's interesting to note that in some non-RPG sources it's written as "demon of the beautiful state".
* {{Miko}}: She was one before Mizuki controlled her.
* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: Hinted in Kyoshiro's story that called her as "Okuni" after being freed from Mizuki, she could be based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izumo_no_Okuni Izumo no Okuni]], a former priest who was the originator of kabuki theater.
* {{NPC}}: Only seen in Kyoshiro's endings in the series. Subverted in the RPG when she joins you as a temporary member.
* WhiteMage: She took this role in the ''RPG''.

!!Debuting in ''Samurai Shodown III''

[[folder:Kagaribi]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Tamba Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_544.png[[/labelnote]]

->She was Basara's lover who was his childhood friend from the same village. She was a maternal figure for Basara and meant everything to him. They were only separated from each other when Zankuro slaughtered them. They were not together in their afterlife and he yearns to join her, often crying her name in battles. She only exists as a specter, most likely a yūrei like Basara, dressed in the same yukata she was wearing whilst she was living.

* BuxomIsBetter: In her sprites and artworks in the first games, she has a prominent chest.
* FanDisservice: She appears completely naked in Basara's arms in his winposes in ''III'' and ''IV''... just to rot into a skeleton and be ReducedToDust.
* KillTheOnesYouLove: It was first suggested Zankuro killed her, but later in ''V'' (and confirmed in ''2019'') it was revealed Basara was the one who killed her under the evil influence of Zankuro.
* PromotedToPlayable: Kagaribi herself is playable in the ''Samurai Spirits OL'' mobile game.
* SayMyName: Basara often says her name, in winposes and in one DeathCryEcho.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Kagaribi wears the same yukata she wore at the moment of her death, but it’s more revealing than other girls in the series. In some appearances like Basara's winposes in ''III'' and ''IV'', she [[FullFrontalAssault appears naked]].
* VengefulGhost: [[spoiler: It's revealed in Basara's ending in ''2019'' that Kagaribi is this to ''him'', holding a grudge against him for murdering her and forcing him into punishment by means of denying him death until she is appeased.]]
* [[TheManBehindTheMan The Woman Behind The Man]]: [[spoiler: Kagaribi is actually this to Basara, commanding him to "hunt" until she deems him worthy of forgiveness, meaning when she is finally able to pass on to the afterlife due to Amakusa's interference.]]
* YamatoNadeshiko
* {{Youkai}}: Just as Basara, she's a {{Yurei}}, which are figures in Japanese folklore, analogous to Western legends of ghosts.

!!Debuting in ''Samurai Shodown IV''

[[folder:Hazuki Kazama]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Wataribashi-no-shita, Hizen Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_544.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Weapon(s):''' [[BarrierMaiden Ninja sealing magic]]

->The younger sister of Kazuki and Sogetsu, and a member of the Kazama ninjas. She seems to be a kind, sweet person without much fighting abilities; instead, she has great spiritual powers that allow her to use powerful sealing techniques. Unfortunately, Amakusa realizes the last point ''fast'' and captures Hazuki for his own purposes, which kicks off the subplot with Kazuki running off to save her and Sougetsu having to stop and kill him. In Zero, she also has to keep the peace between Kazuki and Sogetsu...

* BarrierMaiden: Unlike her brothers, she doesn't seem to have any fighting skills. However, Hazuki ''is'' the one who "tamed" and then sealed Suija and Enja in their swords. [[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/neogeo/a/sszsui.htm We get to see her do so in Suija's Zero ending.]]
* ButtMonkey: The kid has been either kidnapped or threatened HOW many times by now?
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Has green hair and green eyes.
* FamilyThemeNaming: When looking at the Japanese characters of the Kazama siblings' names, they all have the kanji 月, which means moon. The first kanji of their names also matches their color scheme and elemental abilities, with Hazuki's being (葉), which means leaf.
* GirlNextDoor: Ninja version, sorta.
* GoThroughMe: In [[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/neogeo/a/sszsog.htm Sogetsu's Zero ending]], [[spoiler: she stops Sougetsu from killing the berserker Kazuki, then uses her powers to knock Kazuki out and help him "tame" Enja.]]
* {{NPC}}: Shes a prevalent part of the Kazama brothers' backstories, and also appears in one of the FinalBattle stages of ''IV'' and in their endings in ''IV'' and ''V Special''.
* SatelliteCharacter: Always seen around Kazuki or Sogetsu.
* YamatoNadeshiko: At least in ''IV''.

!!Debuting in ''Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage ([=PS1=])''

[[folder:Kuki]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Tokyo}} Edo,]] [[FeudalJapan Musashi Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_283.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Weapons:''' [[TwoHalvesMakeAPlot "Seioh" and "Kouoh"]]

->Kuki is a character introduced in ''Warriors Rage'' as the father of Seishiro and foster father of Tohma. He is also referred to as "the Legendary Kuki" or "Master of the Kunou Tenshoryu". He is dead by the time the game takes place but is mentioned by the characters who knew him.

* AncestralWeapon: Both of his swords are known as this, soon inherited by his children after his death.
* DeathByOriginStory: His death marks the beginning of the story of the game.
* DualWielding: Kuki mastered both of his ancestral weapons, ''Seioh'' and ''Kouoh'', inherited by Seishiro and Tohma respectively after his death.
* {{Expy}}: Kuki could be based on Gaisei from ''VideoGame/TheLastBlade'' series. As him, he raised two sons (Kaede and Moriya) and was murdered at the beginning of the game. Different to him, he also raised a daughter (Yuki), wasn't killed by one of his sons... and he CameBackWrong as Kouryu.
* TheGhost: After his death, Kuki is mentioned only by flashbacks, his former friends and in endings.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jin-Emon Hanafusa and also developed a friendship with one of his pupils, Sakaki Jushiro.
* LegacyCharacter: After defeating Tohma, Seishiro gets ''Kouoh'' and becomes "Kuno Seishiro", which is the closest we can get of Kuki - his techniques are partly demonstrated through him.
* MasterSwordsman: Kuki was known as this, being respected in his zone and admired between other warriors.
* MeaningfulName: "Iron cavalry".
* OneNameOnly: He's only known as Kuki, his family name. The [[AllThereInTheManual "All-About SNK" appendix]] lists his full name as '''Tetsuki Kuki'''.
* RedBaron: He is also referred to as "the Legendary Kuki" or "Master of the Kunou Tenshoryu".
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Kind of. When he adopted Tohma, Kuki was more severe to him as a way to get him in the right path. Tohma instead took it as a disadvantage compared to Seishiro and developed a grudge on him. In the end, Tohma stoled the ''Kouoh'' sword and [[SelfMadeOrphan killed Kuki with it]], the latter regreting for being too harsh on Tohma and wanted to raise better his sons, accepting his death as a punishment.

[[folder:Jigen Taishi]]
-> '''Origin:''' ''[[SupervillainLair Tengen Castle,]] [[PenalColony Ritenkyo,]] [[FeudalJapan Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_40.png[[/labelnote]]

->A revered priest with heavy ties with the shogunate that at one point decided to overthrow the government for holding different points of view than his own. He planned the rebellion with Oboro for twenty years, but they were caught and escaped to Ritenkyo, where they hid and were protected by his followers. To avoid further social conflict, the shogunate sends only a few men in a secret operation to kill him.

* BigBad: Of ''Warriors Rage''. [[spoiler: Or used to be.]]
* DarkMessiah: Is compared to Buddha himself.
* [[spoiler: DeadAllAlong]]
* EvilChancellor
* TheGhost: Never actually seen.
* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: Loosely based on high-ranking monk / shōgun consultant Tenkai (Whom he shares a title).
* NonActionBigBad
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler: Averted: Hanzo's squad find him dead before they can kill him.]]
* [[SinisterMinister Sinister Buddhist Priest]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Praised by people of all social classes. He uses this reputation to gather followers for his rebellion and to villify the government's assassination attempts.

[[folder:Benten]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Tokyo}} Edo,]] [[FeudalJapan Musashi Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_17.png[[/labelnote]]

->Benten is formerly one of Oboro's priestess. She joined his cause to rid of the weaklings in Ritenkyo. After she killed Saya's parents, she regretted her actions and found herself blinded by ochlocracy. She spared the infant Saya and her husband sacrificed himself to aid their escape. Benten passed onto Saya all that she knew, including her fighting style and how to be a "good woman". Additionally, Benten also made the girl her current weapons.

* ActionMom: A powerful {{ninja}} who passed all what she knew to Saya and made her weapons.
* {{Kunoichi}}: A former Oboro's priestess/amazon who rebelled and escaped.
* LukeIAmYourFather: After the fall of the Razor Trio, she poses as a {{ninja}} who is intent on finishing her mission of killing Saya's family. They fight one another with Saya emerging victorious. Saya sees through the guise and cannot complete her revenge because of it. Benten explains her conflicted past and urges Saya to kill her as repentance. Saya gently renounces their relationship with one another and leaves on a positive note. After she departs, Benten, very proud of Saya, bids farewell to her kind daughter.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Benten got this revelation after killing Saya's parents and realizing she was in the wrong side.
* YouKilledMyFather: Benten killed Saya's parents when she was an Oboro's amazon. She raised Saya as her daughter as a way to fix the damage done under Oboro's influence.

[[folder:Namino]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''The RedLightDistrict in [[WretchedHive Zegengai,]] [[PenalColony Ritenkyo,]] [[FeudalJapan Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_549.png[[/labelnote]]

->Namino is Yaci's lover. The English ''Samurai Shodown'' Official Site also lists his name as "Tomomino". Yaci gives him the affectionate nickname, "Nami". Namino is a popular transvestite prostitute who eloped with Yaci. Since he met Yaci, he dreams of freedom in a peaceful new land. In Yaci's story mode, he is targeted by the Shibito, Yaci's gang.

* AffectionateNickname: Yaci gives him the nickname of "Nami."
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: He's only known as Namino, his real name is unknown.
* StarCrossedLovers: In Yaci's story mode, he is targeted by the Shibito, Yaci's gang. Though Yaci finds him, Namino is wounded by one of Yaci's men for "changing" his boss. He succumbs to the injury and dies while sailing off the shores of Ritenkyo.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: He's a popular transvestite prostitute who eloped with Yaci.
* YamatoNadeshiko: A Male example: a very feminine and gentle soul who dedicates himself to Yaci. He seems blissfully unaware of Yaci's bloody reputation and his status in Ritenkyo.

!Other Games

!!Debuting in ''VisualNovel/NakoruruAnoHitoKaraNoOkurimono''

[[folder:Manari]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[WildWilderness Kamuikotan, the Ainu Lands, Ezo]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagainu_00.png[[/labelnote]]
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/AyakoKawasumi[[/note]]

->Songstress and childhood friend to Nakoruru. She creates songs for the village's festivals and is the mentor for Mikato. Has unrequited feelings for Yantamu. She lives with her bossy mother. Later makes an appearance in ''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium Capcom vs. SNK 2]]'' during Nakoruru's entrances.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: She loves [[OneeSama Nakoruru]] like an older sister, but she also feels inferior to her.
* TheCameo: The only exclusive character from this game that appeared in another game. Manari appears in various Nakoruru's poses in ''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium Capcom vs. SNK 2]]''. Also she appears as a character in the OVA.
* CuteClumsyGirl: In one of Nako's victory poses in ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', Manari shows up to congratulate her... and ends up faceplanting.
* ElegantClassicalMusician: Sorta, she's an accomplished singer. Again, it's due to her storyteller role.
* LoveTriangle: She, Nakororu and Yantamu.
* ShrinkingViolet
* TheStoryteller: She comes from a whole clan of these, the ''Sinotca''. They're very important in Kamuikotan, since they mantain the told traditions via their songs.
* TenMinuteRetirement: After she [[spoiler:walks into Yantamu confessing to Nakoruru, she's so heartbroken that she wants to stop singing since he's the one who encouraged her to sing in the local festival]]. However, after learning what her village songs actually mean ''and'' [[spoiler:[[TogetherInDeath losing both Yantamu and Nakoruru]], she retakes songwriting and singing, even creating special songs for her lost friends and Mikato.]]
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: For Yantamu.

[[folder:Yantamu]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[WildWilderness Kamuikotan, the Ainu Lands, Ezo]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagainu_2.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/TakehitoKoyasu[[/note]]

->He is the chief's son and childhood friend of Nakoruru and Manari. A guy who wants to see a smile on everyone's faces. He is considered to be cool and attractive by the women in Kamui Kotan. He makes little to no attempt to hide his infatuation for Nakoruru.

* AccidentalPervert: He once walked on the girls's bath [[ButtMonkey and got frozen by Konril]].
* TheCameo: Apart of appearing as a character in the OVA, Yantamu is briefly mentioned in Nakoruru's backstory in the FeudalJapan game of ''Days of Memories'' DatingSim series.
* ChickMagnet: He's thought of as cool and handsome by the Kamui Kotan girls.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Nakoruru's
* DoggedNiceGuy: Nakoruru's.
* FriendToAllChildren: He's a very loving [[BigBrotherInstinct big brother figure]] towards the children in their village and plays with them very often.
* HeroicSacrifice: To [[spoiler:save Mikato and Nakoruru from Mizuki and her demons.]]
* TheChiefsDaughter: Genderflipped. His father is Outada, the leader of Kamuikotan and the local ReasonableAuthorityFigure.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: To Nakoruru. [[spoiler:He even asks her to marry him, but is rejected since she's a {{Celibate Hero}}ine. Subverted in the end, they're TogetherInDeath.]]

[[folder:Mikato]]
-> '''Origin:''' ''[[WildWilderness Kamuikotan, the Ainu Lands, Ezo]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagainu_6.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Yukiko Yanou, Creator/MiyuMatsuki (OVA (credited as "girl"))[[/note]]

->Mikato is the character the player controls in ''Nakoruru: Ano Hito kara no Okurimono''. She is Nakoruru's disciple. She makes an unnamed cameo in the game's OVA. Unlike most characters in the game, Mikato is an unvoiced character throughout the majority of the game and usually communicates with text.

* CuteMute: Although the game has fully voiced dialogue, she rarely speaks and mainly communicates through text. Yukiko Yanou's lines are mostly there for exposition.
* TheChosenOne: She's chosen as [[spoiler:Nakoruru's succesor once she gets BroughtDownToNormal. She's confirmed as this when Nakoruru dies, and later when with the help of Nakoruru's soul and the Spirit of Nature, she slays Mizuki.]]
* IdiotHair: Though she's more of an inexperienced little girl than an idiot.
* MagicMusic: Sort-of. [[spoiler: The music that's sung in the village festivals is a part of a mystical song that only the Priestesses of Kamuikotan can fully hear and perform. With the help of the dying Nakoruru and later Manari, Mikato manages to finish the song, which gives her a massive power-up.]]
* MoralityPet: Sorta, to [[spoiler:Rera]]. In fact, Mikato is the one who [[spoiler:gave Rera her name.]]
* MysteriousWaif - TheEmpath: She sees things that others in her village can't and possesses some spiritual powers.
* PlayerCharacter: The story of ''Ano kara no okurimono'' develops from her POV.

[[folder:Hokute]]
-> '''Origin:''' ''[[WildWilderness Kamuikotan, the Ainu Lands, Ezo]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagainu_62.png[[/labelnote]]

->Mikato's friend who is a year older than her. Since he learned about the priestess' duties from Yantamu, he believes Nakoruru to be a bad influence for Mikato. Has short spiky hair and angry eyebrows.

* BigOlEyebrows ''and'' ForeheadOfDoom
* ChildhoodFriend: Mikato's
** ChildhoodFriendRomance: He seems to be infatuated with her, which would certainly explain why he sees Nakoruru as a "bad influence".
* HappilyEverAfter: [[https://snk.wikia.com/wiki/File:Mikato-hokute.jpg This image]] suggests Mikato and Hokute become a couple in the future.
* {{Tsundere}}: A male example of ''tsuntsun''.

[[folder:Outada]]
-> '''Origin:''' ''[[WildWilderness Kamuikotan, the Ainu Lands, Ezo]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagainu_4.png[[/labelnote]]

->Village chief and Yantamu's father. Although others were weary of Mikato's sudden training, he allowed her to stay with Nakoruru as he sensed a certain power within her.

* CoolOldGuy
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The well-respected leader of the Kamui Kotan groups. He's the one who appoints Mikato as Nakoruru's apprentice, having sensed the girl's powers and wanting her to develop them.

!!Debuting in ''Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushidou Retsuden''

[[folder:Tokihime]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/10_tokihime.png]]
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Junko Iwao[[/note]]

->One of Amakusa's servants from his rebellion at Shimabara. When he succumbed to Ambrosia's will, she was also subjected to the dark god's influence and cursed with black wings. With her older sister lost, Tokihime faithfully remains by Amakusa's side. Ushiwakahime asks her to block the party's path to Amakusa's castle and effectively creates a barrier to prevent their advances. If the party saved a Christian village before their encounter, the villagers will give them a statue of the Virgin Mary. Once the party learns that Amakusa and his comrades were formerly Christians, they present the statue to Tokihime. She is too moved by the figure's presence to concentrate on her magic and flees. When they meet her a second time, the statue and her faith in her religion cleanses Ambrosia's influence on her. In gratitude, she will fly the party to Amakusa's floating castle before leaving for heaven.

* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence
* BarrierWarrior
* BrainwashedAndCrazy
* {{UsefulNotes/JapaneseChristian}}
* WingedHumanoid

[[folder:Ushiwakahime]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/11_ushiwakahime.png]]
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Naoko Ishii[[/note]]

->She was a woman that loved Amakusa, whose body is resurrected and used to host Minamoto no Yoshitsune's soul. Although she usually works alone, she will call upon Tokihime for back-up. She continues to disrupt the hero's party until she is defeated while standing guard over Ambrosia's seal.

* AdaptationInspiration: The second character from this game apart of Reon to receive a VideoGame/{{MUGEN}} adaptation.
* AnimalMotifs: Foxes.
* ArmedLegs: Uses a pair of bladed sandals as her main weapon.
* DanceBattler
* TheDragon: To Amakusa.
* FoxyVixen: An interesting example. Being based on the [[AsianFoxSpirit kitsune]], she has white hair and fur, contrasting the main stereotype of red/orange/brown hair and fur.
* MeaningfulName: Ushiwakamaru was Minamoto no Yoshitsune's early names.
* PossessingADeadBody
* PraetorianGuard: She's protected by the Doshi brothers (Sankai Doshi, Gokai Doshi and Nanakai Doshi), who are infused with Yoshitsune's bodyguards' souls.
* WeaponizedHeadgear: She can use her hat as a weapon.

[[folder:Shippu no Reon]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/09_reon.png]]
-> '''Weapons:''' ''[[{{BFS}} Bizuki]] and [[VillainBeatingArtifact Horin]]'' [[note]](''[[ShoutOutThemeNaming Bizuki is named after the priestess]], and a "horin" is a type of traditional taoist bell'')[[/note]], a [[{{BFS}} large sword]] and a bell.
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/UraraTakano[[/note]]

->As the last member of her clan, Reon is dedicated to fulfilling her family's mission to eradicate Mizuki. Seeing as she is the only one who can destroy the demon's evil bells, Reon joins the hero's party as its last -or second- member.

* AdaptationInspiration: Although she isn't playable in any other games, a VideoGame/{{MUGEN}} version of her exists on the net.
* AmbiguousGender: Although developers jokingly state that Reon's gender is unknown, various hints throughout the game indicate that Reon is female.
* {{BFS}}: Reon wields a long great sword in battle and stays afloat for speed.
* BlowYouAway: Reon has some powers over the wind and air currents. Even her prototype name was "Kaze no Tobimaru".
* ComingStraightStory: Occasionally, she laments her ineptitude to cope with her sex but finds encouragement from others to persevere her mission.
* LegacyCharacter: As seen with Reppu no Hion.
* MeaningfulName: Translates as "bell sound of the gale".
* PlayerCharacter: Reon is one of the main characters the player manages during the game.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Reon is a vital part of RPG's Samurai Shodown II adaptation, but she's the only new playable character not based on anybody from the earlier game.
* TheStoic

[[folder:Haon]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/13_haon.png]]
->'''Voiced by:'''[[note]]Creator/FumihikoTachiki[[/note]]

->Haon is a demonic servant of Mizuki. He is the first demon the party meets in Aso Mountain, Japan, while he protects the first Wicked Bell and is partially responsible for Reon joining their cause. After his failure to protect one of Mizuki's bells, he orders several onmyoji from the Kifuin clan to merge him with their Wicked Bell to grant him more power. They succeed and Haon becomes invincible. When the party faces him in his powered state, the protagonist will be summoned two hundred years into the past - just in time to se Haon's origins.

* TheDragon: Originally, to Bizuki. Since then, he's become one of Mizuki's top followers and acts as a major antagonist in the game's second chapter.
* EldritchAbomination
* IKnowYourTrueName: Wnce he's powered up, the only way to stop him is to make him remember his real identity as Bizuki's protector.
* {{Expy}}: He is an original interpretation of Mizuki's beast, Maju.
* MagicEnhancement: Once he fuses with a Wicked Bell, [[{{NighInvulnerability}} he's physically invincible]].
* PinocchioSyndrome: The original Haon, as per buddhist dogma, wanted to ascend into humanity by making good deeds.
* ShockAndAwe: Haon can deliver attacks with an electric charge. He can also spit a ball of this same energy at his opponents.

[[folder:Wan-ron]]
-> '''Origin:''' ''[[ImperialChina Xi'an, Qing Empire]]''
-> '''Weapon:''' [[ImprobableWeaponUser A stone pillar]]

->Wan-fu's twin brother.

* Blue Blood
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: He's under the influence of Lady Yöhiki.
* CainAndAbel: Acts as the Cain to his twin brother, Wan-Fu - the main difference with his brother is that he's even more of a BloodKnight.
* DecompositeCharacter: While the main Wan-fu is based on his Samurai Shodown I incarnation, Wan-ron is based on the II one.
* MeaningfulName: "Ron", as in the chinese "Long", [[TigerVersusDragon means dragon]].
* TakeOverTheWorld: Wants to unify China, much like his brother. However, Wan-fu is the more politically rational of the two - Wan-ron has no problem with [[WarHawk ending with his enemies by any means]].

[[folder:Lady Yökihi]]
-> '''Origin:''' ''[[ImperialChina The Forbidden City, Beijing, Qing Empire]]''

->Keeper of the second Wicked Bell in The Forbidden City, Beijing. She's a chinese sovereign and concubine who was once loved by the people, but somewhere along the line she started to apply tyrannical measures on her servants.

* CombatHandFan
* {{Expy}}: Loosely based on the royal consort Su Daji, who supposedly caused the downfall of the Shang Dynasty. She also resembles Princess Iron Fan, the famous character from Journey to the West.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Takes a tyrannical aproach to her underlings, although they notice that she wasn't this at first.
* LiteralManeater
* MeaningfulName: Translates as "bewitching guì fēi", the highest rank of concubine.
* PraetorianGuard: Substitutes the palace's human guards for wolfmen. In her boss battle, she's protected by a bunch of eggs.

[[folder:Comte de Saint-Germain]]
-> '''Origin:''' ''[[GarrisonableStructures Arc de Triomphe, Paris, Kingdom of France]]''

->Keeper of the third Wicked Bell in the Arc de Triomphe, France.

* TheCharmer: Charms [[UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette Queen Antoinette]] to join his cause -- she plans to kill most of Europe's knights in a royal ball. When that fails, she turns into a giant [[StealthPun queen ant]] [[ImprobableWeaponUser with a guillotine knife on her neck]].
* CreatingLife: [[FrankensteinsMonster Franke]] [[GodwinsLaw Fuhrer]], one of his creations, protects him inside the Arc de Triomphe.
* EvilTowerOfOminousness: Summons an Arc de Triomphe in the middle of Paris that serves as a giant fortress and a demon gate where demons enter Europe in.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: VERY loosely inspired by the infamous count with the same title.
* RoyalRapier: Much like Charlotte. In fact, he can do her "Power Gradation" attack as "Black Gradiation".
* WeaponOfMassDestruction: Almost destroys all of Paris with his Du Marche devil cannon.

[[folder:Chona Chona]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12_chonachona.png]]
->'''Origin:''' ''[[{{Mayincatec}} Green Hell Village, Maya Territory, Mesoamerica]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagincaempire_3.png[[/labelnote]]
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Akiko Tanaka[[/note]]

->She is Cham Cham's best friend and is accredited to creating her friend's characteristic cat ears and gloves. Chona Chona wears a matching pair to complement her. A normal villager in Green Hell, she usually plays with her friend when she's around.

* BareYourMidriff
* DarkSkinnedBlonde

[[folder:Xibalba]]
->'''Origin:''' ''[[{{Mayincatec}} Green Hell Village, Maya Territory, Mesoamerica]]''

->Keeper of the fourth Wicked Bell in Hare Hare Mountain, Green Hell, Mesoamerica.

* BadWithTheBone: Uses his ribcage as the main weapon.
* TheCorrupter: Most of the spirits on Green Hell have been corrupted by his and/or Mizuki's influence.
* EatenAlive: One of his attacks makes him swallow a party member.
* EmotionEater: Feeds on fear.
* EyeBeams
* MeaningfulName: Named after the mayan word for underworld.

[[folder:G Eater]]
->'''Origin:''' ''San Francisco, California, New Spain''

->Keeper of the fifth Wicked Bell in California, North America. A gold monster that eats people who work on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco.

* AnachronismStew: The California Gold Rush started half a century later than the game's setting - the construction of the famous bridge almost two centuries later.
* DegradedBoss: A palette swap of his is a minor boss (Moan, protector of the Mu civilization)
* EmbodimentOfVice: Since he's a gold monster on California, it's probable that it's an anachronistic reference to the San Francisco gold rush.
* RockMonster

[[folder:Senkaku Kifuin]]
->'''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Kyoto, Yamashiro Province, Japan]]''

->Keeper of the sixth Wicked Bell in Kyoto, Japan -- although he and his clan merge it with Haon.

* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: It's mentioned that the clan became corrupted once a demon figured out the anti-demon spells.
* FeudingFamilies: With the Kafuin/Caffeine clan. At first it was because they had [[JourneyToFindOneself different]] [[CreatureHunterOrganization goals]], but somewhere along the way, the Kifuin became corrupted with political power.
* MagicEnhancement: His main function in the storyline.
* MeaningfulName: The Kifuin clan name translates as "demon temple chanting". Of course, it's almost identical as the Kafuin clan's name.
* MookPromotion: Himself and his clan are palette swaps of the common priest enemies.
* SinisterMinister: He's a devoted follower of Haon.
* TheWallAroundTheWorld: The Kifuin clan made a barrier on Kyoto to protect it from the demons. However, this power gave them the dominance of the city.

[[folder:Reppu no Hion]]
-> '''Weapons:''' ''[[{{BFS}} Bizuki]] and [[VillainBeatingArtifact Horin]]''
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Urara Takano[[/note]]

->When the main player is summoned two hundred years into the past, they meet Hion, who suspects s/he a monster due to their spontaneous appearance. Once Bizuki breaks their scuffle, Hion befriends her unlikely comrade summoned from the future. She reveals herself to be a long-time friend of Bizuki (most likely doubles as her servant) and Haon once the group saves a village from two demons. Bizuki and her are on a journey to defeat the demonic entity, Mizuki.

* AmbiguousGender: Averted with Hion, who's declared openly as a woman, even when she looks exactly like Reon.
* BlowYouAway: Just like her descendant, Hion has some powers over the wind and air currents.
* {{Foil}}: Of her descendant Reon. Hion is an upbeat and lively lady who stays true to her duty. Unlike her descendant, she is rather open about her sexual identity and will express romantic interest in Genjuro and Ukyo.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Bizuki.
* GenkiGirl
* MeaningfulName: Translates as "flying sound of the gale".
* PaletteSwap: Of Reon, changing her brown hair by light blue and her white outfit for a yellow one.

[[folder:A-go and Un-go]]
->'''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Mount Osore, Mutsu Province, Japan]]''

->Keepers of the seven Wicked Bells, although they only directly protect the last one in Mount Osore, Japan.

* {{Bookends}}: A-go's appearance kickstarts the bell subplot, and the duo's final fight is the last fight before Mizuki.
* CoDragons: Along with Haon, they're the most powerful Mizuki followers.
* {{Expy}}: They're demonic versions of the Nio / Kongorishiki, [[GateGuardian gate statues]] who supposedly were Buddha's bodyguards, Agyo and Ungyo. [[note]]The "A" and "Um" are the two sounds to pronounce "Aum", the most sacred syllabe in Hinduism. The "gyo" part is translated as "shape" or "form" - the demons' "go" replacement can be translated as "unit".[[/note]]
* FusionDance: They fuse in the last battle into Aun-go, an Asura-looking monster - although for some reason, they're not fought in this mode in the Neo Geo CD version.
* FireIceDuo
* HeroKiller: A-go kills Jubei, and is indirectly responsible for Nicotine Caffeine's forced absention during most of the plot.
* RedOniBlueOni

!!Debuting in ''Samurai Spirits Gaiden: Cham-Cham''

[[folder:Riru Riru]]
-> '''Origin:''' ''[[{{Mayincatec}} Green Hell Village, Mesoamerica]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagincaempire_30.png[[/labelnote]]

->One of Cham Cham's {{catgirl}} friends, blue haired girl that represents the "RP" icon; upbeat and cheerful.

* BareYourMidriff
* GenkiGirl
* IdenticalStranger: The main colors of Riru Riru are similar to 2P color of Cham Cham in the games, and for extencion, also of ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}''' Felicia.
* TrueBlueFemininity
* WildChild

[[folder:Bi Bi]]
-> '''Origin:''' ''[[{{Mayincatec}} Green Hell Village, Mesoamerica]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagincaempire_5.png[[/labelnote]]

->One of Cham Cham's {{catgirl}} friends, blond haired girl that represents the "Pineapple" icon; tomboyish and undaunted.

* BareYourMidriff
* DarkSkinnedBlonde
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold
* IdenticalStranger: She looks a lot like ''RPG'''s Chona Chona, another friend of Cham Cham in that game.
* {{Tomboy}}
* WildChild

[[folder:Pono Pono]]
-> '''Origin:''' ''[[{{Mayincatec}} Green Hell Village, Mesoamerica]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagincaempire_57.png[[/labelnote]]

->One of Cham Cham's {{catgirl}} friends, green haired girl that represents the "Watermelon" icon; quiet and introverted.
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* ReiAyanamiExpy
* TheStoic
* WildChild

[[folder:Myun Myun]]
-> '''Origin:''' ''[[{{Mayincatec}} Green Hell Village, Mesoamerica]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagincaempire_0.png[[/labelnote]]

->One of Cham Cham's {{catgirl}} friends, pink haired girl that represents the "Cherry" icon; shy and sweet.
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* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: The only of the new girls which hair and eyes matches.
* PinkMeansFeminine
* RoseHairedSweetie
* ShrinkingViolet
* WildChild

[[folder:The Three Robbers]]
-> '''Origin:''' ''[[{{Mayincatec}} Green Hell Village, Mesoamerica]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagincaempire_2.png[[/labelnote]]

->The villains of the game, the ones who stoled the Palenke Stone. The names of them are '''[[TheLeader Laura]]''', '''[[MightyGlacier Bobon]]''' and '''[[MiniMook Gororo]]'''.
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* BalanceSpeedStrengthTrio: Laura, Gororo and Bobon, respectively.
* ColorMotif: The Three Robbers wears in red and gold in all their clothes.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Laura.
* EvilMask: Gororo.
* EvilRedhead: Bobon.
* LightningBruiser: Gororo.
* ScaryBlackMan: Bobon.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Laura.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Laura's name is misspelled as "Rahra" in the game.
* TerribleTrio: Being Laura the leader and the other 2 her {{mook}}s.

!!Debuting in ''Koi no Iroha''

[[folder:Tsunami]]
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->Tsunami is Iroha's rival who claims to be better than her in practically every way. She meets Iroha's master by chance and was charmed by his sincerity. Despite his protest, she signs herself to be his maid and is offended to see her rival there. She uses various tricks to sway their master's attention in her favor but it's undecided on which girl he prefers. Apart of ''Koi no Iroha'' series, she also appears in one of ''Days of Memories'' games.
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* {{BFS}}: Replace "sword" for "shield" and there you go.
* TheCameo: Being an exclusive character in ''[[DatingSim Koi no Iroha]]'' series, she also appears in one of ''Days of Memories'' games and in ''SNK High School Academy'', also rivalizing with Iroha.
* ComicBookAdaptation: [[http://es.snk.wikia.com/wiki/Archivo:P_tsunami.jpg This comic]] in the ''Koi no Iroha'''s [[AllThereInTheManual manual]] shows Tsunami for first time being presented by Iroha.
* {{Foil}}: Of Iroha, in every way: their personalities, the color of their clothes (Tsunami wears white and Iroha mostly in black) and even their weapons, having [[SwordShieldContrast Tsunami a big shield that contrast Iroha's blades]].
* MerchandiseDriven: Her first appearance in any media was a hard-cast figurine, as seen in the image.
* NinjaMaid
* TheRival: Of Iroha.
* RoseHairedSweetie
* ShesGotLegs
* StockingFiller
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Just like her rival.
* SwordShieldContrast: Her big shield contrast Iroha's blades.
* YamatoNadeshiko

!!Debuting in ''Samurai Spirits Oni''

[[folder:Oruhida]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ss_oni_oruhida.png]]
* AdvertisedExtra: Barely appears in the game she's introduced in.
* InstantRunes
* SinisterScythe

!!Debuting in ''Samurai Spirits: Oborozuki Densetsu''

[[folder:Shuichi Kusunoki]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ss_od_shuichi.png]]
-> '''Weapon (Base / [[IaijutsuPractitioner Iai]]):''' ''[[IaijutsuPractitioner Iaido-style Katana]]''
-> '''Weapon ([[BladeSpam Lunatic Sword]]):''' ''[[KatanasAreJustBetter Katana]]''
The Swordsman-class character.

[[folder:Mukuge]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ss_od_mukuge.png]]
-> '''Weapon (Base / [[{{Ninja}} Divine Retributor]]):''' ''[[DualWield Twin ninjatō]]''
-> '''Weapon ([[FunctionalMagic Concealed Present]]):''' ''[[StockNinjaWeaponry Ninjatō]]''
The Ninja-class character.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ryoma]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ss_od_ryoma.png]]
-> '''Weapon (Base / [[AttackAnimal Heavenly Hunter]]):''' ''[[ArcherArchetype Bow]] [[AttackAnimal and various animals]]''
-> '''Weapon ([[MoreDakka Dysprosium Circulator]]):''' ''[[ArcherArchetype Bow]]''
The Paladin-class character.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Chiyo Yuzuru]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ss_od_chiyo.png]]
-> '''Weapon (Main / [[{{Miko}} Curse Master]]):''' ''EnergyBall''
-> '''Weapon ([[GuardianEntity Shrine Maiden]]):''' ''GuardianEntity''
The Miko-class character.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kaito]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ss_od_kaito.png]]
-> '''Weapon (Base / [[AFatherToHisMen Fellow King]]):''' ''[[BladeOnAStick Yumonji Yari]]''
-> '''Weapon ([[AnIcePerson Cold Planner]]):''' ''[[ElementalWeapon Ice-generating Yumonji Yari]]''
The Hook Spear-class character.
[[/folder]]

* NiceHat: Which she can use as a weapon.

* NiceHat

* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Her home-series, ''Last Blade'', is set in the ''Bakumatsu era'' (mid-1800s), meaning she's some 70-ish years out of her time-zone, but she arguably fits in ''perfectly'' as a GuestFighter in general, and especially when compared to the far more fanciful Warden and Gongsun Li.

* BootstrappedLeitmotif: Surprisingly averted. Instead of simply using a remix of one of her existing themes, Baiken instead gets a brand new theme just for this game. Though it still uses the iconic riff of her original {{Leitmotif}}, "Momentary Life", much like her ''Xrd'' theme does.

* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Despite looking like she'd fit in naturally with the time period, Baiken hails from 500+ years in the future.

* TheLadette: Much like Darli, Baiken is a rough-n-tumble kind of gal with few social graces and a coarse attitude. That said she isn't above compassion.

* FoxyVixen: An interesting example. Being based on a {{kitsune}}, she has white hair and fur, contrasting the main stereotype of red/orange/brown hair and fur.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Rose pink, although her original appearance in ''The Missing Link'' gave her brown hair instead (the pink hair was an alternate palette) due to Creator/DaisukeIshiwatari drawing inspiration from [[Manga/RurouniKenshin Kenshin Himura]] while mistaking him for a woman.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Green hair in this case.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Light blue in his case.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Mikato has dark purple hair.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Light blue in this case.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

* {{Meganekko}}

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: She's in love with Haohmaru, but she left her behind to keep her safe from the dangers of ''ronin'' life. Since then, Shizu always prays for him and wishes him the best for his journeys. In Haohmaru's ending in ''II'', she pleads for his life against a raging Genjuro, and he’s only spared thanks to her.

->One of the playable heroes from ''Honor of Kings'', Gongsun Li is the second GuestFighter to appear in the series.[[note]]When the game is ported into ''VideoGame/ArenaOfValor'', Gongsun Li's moveset would be ported to the hero Eland'orr.[[/note]]

->One of the playable heroes from ''VideoGame/ArenaOfValor'', Gongsun Li is the second GuestFighter to appear in the series.

* AmbidextrousSprite: Just like in her home series, her missing arm changes depending on which direction she's facing.

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Crossing over into the world of ''Samurai Shodown'' from ''VideoGame/ForHonor'', the Warden is the first-ever GuestFighter in the series. He hails from a parallel universe, one dominated by unending war between rival factions. There are many others like him, all having been trained to embody the pride, loyalty, and chivalry of knighthood. The prowess of this warrior class is said to be legendary. This particular Warden finds himself within 16th century Japan, and is honor-bound to fight for its people upon witnessing the evils that plague its land.

One of the playable heroes from ''VideoGame/ArenaOfValor'', Gongsun Li is the second GuestFighter to appear in the series.

A GuestFighter from ''Samurai Shodown's'' sister series ''VideoGame/TheLastBlade''. Hibiki is the daughter of legendary swordsmith Genzō Takane, who tragically died from overwork after being forced to create a sword for a mysterious man, later revealed to be a demon from Makai named Setsuna. Quiet, shy, and terrified by blood and violence, Hibiki's demeanor belies her deadly efficiency in the way of Iaido and a latent love of battle, having held great admiration for a certain warrior (heavily implied to be Ukyo Tachibana). Depending on the circumstances of her journey, Hibiki can either stay a pacifist, or give in to her internal instincts due to embracing all the death that comes with the way of the sword. By the hand of an unknown power, she finds herself transported to the year 1787, 77 years before the events of ''Last Blade'', allowing her to fight against some of the greatest warriors of the age while also trying to find the one who called her to this time.

A GuestFighter from Creator/ArcSystemWorks' ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' series. Baiken hails from a future where technology has been almost completely wiped out and magic and sorcery is now considered the norm. In her timeline, Baiken, alongside the rest of the remaining Japanese population, are considered natural treasures because of their natural affinity for Ki manipulation, and after their entire country was reduced to nothing more than a giant hole in the ocean by the Commander Gear known as Justice, kickstarting the century-long war that brought humanity to its knees known as the Crusades. Despite not being born when this first happened, Baiken would experience the horrors of the Crusades firsthand when an army of Gears laid waste to the Colony she and her family were relocated to, killing nearly everyone she loved and leaving her without an arm and an eye. Now driven by nothing but vengeance and hatred, Baiken relentlessly hunts down the person said to be responsible for the Crusades and the murder of her family, the war criminal known only as That Man. She finds herself in the timeline of ''Samurai Shodown'' during her travels, seeking more battles before moving on to finish her mission.\\\

-> See Characters/GuiltyGearTheMissingLink for her home series appearance

A character who was first introduced as the delivery man that ran through the stages and threw items into fights.

Ambrosia is the Dark God of Makai (Demon World) Amakusa and Mizuki were trying to revive in the series. He needs both the energies from the Palenke Stone and Tangiers Stone to resurrect his body into the mortal realm. Developers state that there was no model in mind for either him or Mizuki. His name is derived from the Greek word ''ambrosios'', which roughly means "the immortal one".

Shizu Wakisaka, better known by her first name alone, is the lover of Haohmaru and is respectfully called, "O-Shizu", alternatively spelled "Oshizu", by him. In return, she addresses him as "Haohmaru-sama". He left her behind so that she wouldn't be faced with the dangers of his journey. Though left alone, she has faith in Haohmaru and prays for his safety. She is 16 years old in the first ''Samurai Shodown''.

Kei Odagiri is the lover of Ukyo and is affectionately called, "Okei-dono" or "Kei-dono" by him. In return, she addresses him as "Ukyo-sama". Due to her status as a high-class noblewoman and his terminal illness, Ukyo keeps his distance from her. Regardless, they still hold deep feelings for each other.

Bizuki is a {{Miko}} or shrine maiden who excels in exorcisms and purifications. She was named after her beautiful dances and flute playing. Her powers awakened when she was 16 and she became a respected healer. A century before Samurai Shodown II begins, Bizuki attempted to seal Mizuki when she was twenty-five. However, she was overwhelmed and soon possessed by the evil spirit. She continued to serve as its unwilling host until Mizuki was sealed for good in the demon world. While ashamed of her powerlessness to stop the demon, she chooses to continue to live in the mortal realm as Kyoshiro's assistant. Since then, she took the name Okuni as her alias.

She was Basara's lover who was his childhood friend from the same village. She was a maternal figure for Basara and meant everything to him. They were only separated from each other when Zankuro slaughtered them. They were not together in their afterlife and he yearns to join her, often crying her name in battles. She only exists as a specter, most likely a yūrei like Basara, dressed in the same yukata she was wearing whilst she was living.

The younger sister of Kazuki and Sogetsu, and a member of the Kazama ninjas. She seems to be a kind, sweet person without much fighting abilities; instead, she has great spiritual powers that allow her to use powerful sealing techniques. Unfortunately, Amakusa realizes the last point ''fast'' and captures Hazuki for his own purposes, which kicks off the subplot with Kazuki running off to save her and Sougetsu having to stop and kill him. In Zero, she also has to keep the peace between Kazuki and Sogetsu...

Kuki is a character introduced in ''Warriors Rage'' as the father of Seishiro and foster father of Tohma. He is also referred to as "the Legendary Kuki" or "Master of the Kunou Tenshoryu". He is dead by the time the game takes place but is mentioned by the characters who knew him.

A revered priest with heavy ties with the shogunate that at one point decided to overthrow the government for holding different points of view than his own. He planned the rebellion with Oboro for twenty years, but they were caught and escaped to Ritenkyo, where they hid and were protected by his followers. To avoid further social conflict, the shogunate sends only a few men in a secret operation to kill him.

Benten is formerly one of Oboro's priestess. She joined his cause to rid of the weaklings in Ritenkyo. After she killed Saya's parents, she regretted her actions and found herself blinded by ochlocracy. She spared the infant Saya and her husband sacrificed himself to aid their escape. Benten passed onto Saya all that she knew, including her fighting style and how to be a "good woman". Additionally, Benten also made the girl her current weapons.

Namino is Yaci's lover. The English ''Samurai Shodown'' Official Site also lists his name as "Tomomino". Yaci gives him the affectionate nickname, "Nami". Namino is a popular transvestite prostitute who eloped with Yaci. Since he met Yaci, he dreams of freedom in a peaceful new land. In Yaci's story mode, he is targeted by the Shibito, Yaci's gang.

Songstress and childhood friend to Nakoruru. She creates songs for the village's festivals and is the mentor for Mikato. Has unrequited feelings for Yantamu. She lives with her bossy mother. Later makes an appearance in ''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium Capcom vs. SNK 2]]'' during Nakoruru's entrances.

He is the chief's son and childhood friend of Nakoruru and Manari. A guy who wants to see a smile on everyone's faces. He is considered to be cool and attractive by the women in Kamui Kotan. He makes little to no attempt to hide his infatuation for Nakoruru.

Mikato is the character the player controls in ''Nakoruru: Ano Hito kara no Okurimono''. She is Nakoruru's disciple. She makes an unnamed cameo in the game's OVA. Unlike most characters in the game, Mikato is an unvoiced character throughout the majority of the game and usually communicates with text.

Mikato's friend who is a year older than her. Since he learned about the priestess' duties from Yantamu, he believes Nakoruru to be a bad influence for Mikato. Has short spiky hair and angry eyebrows.

Village chief and Yantamu's father. Although others were weary of Mikato's sudden training, he allowed her to stay with Nakoruru as he sensed a certain power within her.

One of Amakusa's servants from his rebellion at Shimabara. When he succumbed to Ambrosia's will, she was also subjected to the dark god's influence and cursed with black wings. With her older sister lost, Tokihime faithfully remains by Amakusa's side. Ushiwakahime asks her to block the party's path to Amakusa's castle and effectively creates a barrier to prevent their advances. If the party saved a Christian village before their encounter, the villagers will give them a statue of the Virgin Mary. Once the party learns that Amakusa and his comrades were formerly Christians, they present the statue to Tokihime. She is too moved by the figure's presence to concentrate on her magic and flees. When they meet her a second time, the statue and her faith in her religion cleanses Ambrosia's influence on her. In gratitude, she will fly the party to Amakusa's floating castle before leaving for heaven.

She was a woman that loved Amakusa, whose body is resurrected and used to host Minamoto no Yoshitsune's soul. Although she usually works alone, she will call upon Tokihime for back-up. She continues to disrupt the hero's party until she is defeated while standing guard over Ambrosia's seal.

As the last member of her clan, Reon is dedicated to fulfilling her family's mission to eradicate Mizuki. Seeing as she is the only one who can destroy the demon's evil bells, Reon joins the hero's party as its last -or second- member.

Haon is a demonic servant of Mizuki. He is the first demon the party meets in Aso Mountain, Japan, while he protects the first Wicked Bell and is partially responsible for Reon joining their cause. After his failure to protect one of Mizuki's bells, he orders several onmyoji from the Kifuin clan to merge him with their Wicked Bell to grant him more power. They succeed and Haon becomes invincible. When the party faces him in his powered state, the protagonist will be summoned two hundred years into the past - just in time to se Haon's origins.

Wan-fu's twin brother.

Keeper of the second Wicked Bell in the Forbidden City, Beijing, Asia. She's a chinese sovereign and concubine who was once loved by the people, but somewhere along the line she started to apply tyrannical measures on her servants.

Keeper of the third Wicked Bell in the Arc de Triomphe, France.

She is Cham Cham's best friend and is accredited to creating her friend's characteristic cat ears and gloves. Chona Chona wears a matching pair to complement her. A normal villager in Green Hell, she usually plays with her friend when she's around.

Keeper of the fourth Wicked Bell in Hare Hare Mountain, Green Hell, Mesoamerica.

Keeper of the fifth Wicked Bell in California, North America. A gold monster that eats people who work on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco.

* AnachronismStew: The California Gold Rush started half a century later than the game's setting - the construction of the famous brigde almost two centuries later.

Keeper of the sixth Wicked Bell in Kyoto, Japan -- although he and his clan merge it with Haon.

When the main player is summoned two hundred years into the past, they meet Hion, who suspects s/he a monster due to their spontaneous appearance. Once Bizuki breaks their scuffle, Hion befriends her unlikely comrade summoned from the future. She reveals herself to be a long-time friend of Bizuki (most likely doubles as her servant) and Haon once the group saves a village from two demons. Bizuki and her are on a journey to defeat the demonic entity, Mizuki.

Keepers of the seven Wicked Bells, although they only directly protect the last one in Mount Osore, Japan.

One of Cham Cham's {{catgirl}} friends, blue haired girl that represents the "RP" icon; upbeat and cheerful.

One of Cham Cham's {{catgirl}} friends, blond haired girl that represents the "Pineapple" icon; tomboyish and undaunted.

One of Cham Cham's {{catgirl}} friends, green haired girl that represents the "Watermelon" icon; quiet and introverted.

One of Cham Cham's {{catgirl}} friends, pink haired girl that represents the "Cherry" icon; shy and sweet.

The villains of the game, the ones who stoled the Palenke Stone. The names of them are '''[[TheLeader Laura]]''', '''[[MightyGlacier Bobon]]''' and '''[[MiniMook Gororo]]'''.

Tsunami is Iroha's rival who claims to be better than her in practically every way. She meets Iroha's master by chance and was charmed by his sincerity. Despite his protest, she signs herself to be his maid and is offended to see her rival there. She uses various tricks to sway their master's attention in her favor but it's undecided on which girl he prefers. Apart of ''Koi no Iroha'' series, she also appears in one of ''Days of Memories'' games.

Big Bad of the ''Makai Bugeicho'' manga, a retelling of the original Samurai Shodown game. A worshipper of the dark god Ambrosia, he's a military strategist that has come back from the dead who wants to complete his failed coup against the shogunate once and for all.

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