History Characters / TheTwelveKingdoms

* [[{{Tricksters}} Trickster]]: As the demon from the sword, he falls under almost every category of Trickster. He actively tries to get Youko to kill herself, while also giving her sound advice for survival and tipping her off when someone is going to betray her.

* [[HeroicBystander Heroic]] [[InnocentBystander Innocent Bystander]]

* TeamChef and TeamMom: As Enho's maid and cook.

* ShipTease: With Shoukei. He helps her run away from guards after Youko saves her, then takes her to LaResistance.

* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice: In the last arc she and Enki are wearing magical red cords that react to each other, [[PowerLimiter with Enki's cord sealing his horn]] [[BroughtDownToNormal and his powers.]] To free him, Ribi snaps Enki's cord, clearly knowing that this will tighten her own cord. Once she does so, [[OffWithHisHead the cord slices her head in half]], killing Ribi instantly. [[GoryDiscretionShot Thank God we don't get to see it.]].]]

!!Queen Kekai

* {{Tsundere}}: Due to her child-like mood swings. In the novels, at one moment she dumps hot soup on her maid for questioning her repeatedly, then begs for her forgiveness and lets her borrow one of her own dresses.

!!Queen Chuukin

* TeamMom: For the whole kingdom -- the people of Sai call her Koukou, which means "mother in law".

* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler: When she's seen again in Episode 15, her hair is shorter. Her reasoning is that she 'didn't want to hide [her] face anymore' - emphasising how she's more open in real life and less absorbed in her fantasy stories after experiencing it firsthand.]]

* [[spoiler: DespairEventHorizon: She comes ''this'' close to it because of the already mentioned harships. Manages to escape, still.]]

!!Princess Joei

* MamaBear: For Taiki. Justified, as nyokai are specifically bred and trained to be the {{Parental Substitute}}s of young kirin, even before their eggs hatch. [[spoiler: But as she and Gouran panic and get corrupted on Earth, that brings a lot of trouble.]]
* MasakoKatsuki

* CoolBigSis: To Taiki.

* UnholyMatrimony: With Kekai, who was just as much of a KnightTemplar as him.

* [[spoiler: DrivenByEnvy: Kekai ordered one of Shoukei's ladies-in-waiting and her mother (one of her own court ladies) imprisoned and executed because the poor girl was prettier than Shoukei, falsely accusing the mother of corruption. Gekkei does ''not'' forget [[WhatTheHellHero to call her out on it]] before he has her killed, and Kekai's FamousLastWords are her denial of such accusations.]]

* {{Tsundere}}: Due to her child-like mood swings. In the novels, at one moment she dumps hot soup on her maid for questioning her repeteadly, then begs for her forgiveness and lets her borrow one of her own dresses.

* ParentalAbandonment: When he was a baby, he and his parents ran away from Kei during Jokaku's chaotic reign. They were good to him and he loved them...but then his father is killed by youma, then his mother gets sick and dies while waiting for the ship to Kei to arrive.

* AllOfTheotherReindeer: Was bullied at school due to her obsession with fantasy worlds.

* [[spoiler: LastEpisodeNewCharacter: Although his deposition has been a major plot points, he doesn't show up until the last episode of the arc. And only for like three minutes.]]

* [[ActionHero Action]] GuileHero

* BigBrotherMentor: Sorta, to Youko.

* {{Samurai}}: What he used to be, sort-of. We actually see him wearing armor and all in the flashbacks regarding how he came to be the king.

* [[spoiler: DeathByIrony: He manipulated Kouya into killing people with his demon, so he could gather power and usurp Shoryuu. When he is finally unmasked and snaps, Enki's shirei deals him a fatal injury, so Shoryuu has to MercyKill him.]]

* [[spoiler: KarmaHoudini: Though he ''did'' repent in the end, Shoryuu and Enki let him go without any punishment. Though he did self-exile himself to the very dangerous Mount Hou.]]

* [[spoiler: PoisonousFriend: Kouya appears to be a Poisonous Friend to his mentor and leader, Atsuyu. He murders dissidents regularly (like Ribi's best friend, the girl who helps Enki escape from Atsuyu's manse) and claims to have "exiled" them when Atsuyu asks. It's subverted, as Atsuyu is actually a ManipulativeBastard who abuses Kouya's extreme loyalty to get away with atrocities while keeping his own hands clean.]]

* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice: She tries to free Enki by snapping the magical red cord sealing his horn, although she knows that this will tighten her own cord. This causes the cord to slice her head in half, killing her instantly.]]

* MoralEventHorizon: See SalieriSyndrome.

* [[spoiler: SalieriSyndrome: Kekai ordered one of Shoukei's ladies-in-waiting and her mother (one of her own court ladies) imprisoned and executed because the poor girl was prettier than Shoukei, falsely accusing the mother of corruption. Gekkei does ''not'' forget [[WhatTheHellHero to call her out on it]] before he has her killed, and Kekai's FamousLastWords are her denial of such accusations.]]

* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[KindRedEyes Averted.]] He has red eyes and they scare the crap out of Taiki, but otherwise he's generally a NiceGuy.

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!!Aozaru
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* ChaoticNeutral
* [[{{Tricksters}} Trickster]]: As the demon from the sword, he falls under almost every category of Trickster. He actively tries to get Youko to kill herself, while also giving her sound advice for survival and tipping her off when someone is going to betray her.
* ManipulativeBastard
* [[ManiacMonkeys Maniac Monkey]]
* RichardCansino

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* [[spoiler: {{Yandere}}: While normal at first, Jokaku falls madly in love with Keiki. Already unstable from the stresses of an empress job she doesn't feel qualified for, her jealousy makes her snap, prompting her to either exile or execute all other women in Kei in order to remove "competition". Keiki is then struck with ''shitsudou'', making her snap back into sanity. Ultimately, Joukaku is overriden with guilt and decides [[RedemptionEqualsDeath to sacrifice herself]] [[ResuscitateTheDog to fix what she had done]].]] [[ItGetsWorse And that's when the civil war starts...]]]]

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* {{Animorphism}}: As a hanjyuu, He can turn into a big rat. Or to be precise, he's a big rat that can turn into a very {{bishonen}} human.

* OddFriendship: With Youko and Shoukei.

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* [[spoiler: DistressedDude: In the arc towards the end.]]

* CuteShotaroBoy

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* AbusiveParents

* RieKugimiya

!!Haku Sanshi
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* GodivaHair
* HybridMonster: Torso, arms, and head of a WhiteHairedPrettyGirl. Fish eyes. Leopard lower body. Lizard tail. [[http://12kingdoms.wikia.com/wiki/Haku_Sanshi Here she is, ladies and gentlemen.]]
* JulieAnnTaylor
* MamaBear: For Taiki. Justified, as nyokai are specifically bred and trained to be the {{Parental Substitute}}s of young kirin, even before their eggs hatch. [[spoiler: But as she and Gouran panic and get corrupted on Earth, that brings a lot of trouble.]]
* MasakoKatsuki
* NeutralGood [[spoiler: --> ChaoticNeutral]]
* WhiteHairedPrettyGirl: Her torso and head, except her fish-like eyes...

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[KindRedEyes Averted.]] He has red eyes and they scare the crap out of Taiki, but otherwise he's a NiceGuy.

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* IllGirl: She already was in the last stage of the infamous ''shitsudou'' when Chuutatsu died, giving her the pictured FacialMarkings.

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* LawfulNeutral, or a very grim LawfulGood

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[[folder: Main Characters]]

!!Youko Nakajima aka Queen Seikishi
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* ClassRepresentative: Briefly. She isn't very good at it.
** In the anime, Asano says that Youko has actually been class rep for several years straight. It's a part of her initial StepfordSmiler personality.
* DarkSkinnedRedhead: See the picture to the right.

* GodEmperor: She becomes one.

* IChooseToStay: In regards to Kei, renouncing to go back to Hourai (Japan).
* ImplausibleHairColour: Her red her is so out of place in Japan, everyone believes she dyed it. This makes her parents not so gently push her to actually dye it to some more natural colour.
* KingIncognito: Travels the lands more than once after being crowned, disguised as a travelling ActionGirl named Youshi.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Yuka, specially at the beginning. The tomboy to Rangyaku, Suzu and Shoukei.

!!Yuka Sugimoto
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* AscendedExtra (Was a mere otaku in the novels and never was taken into the kingdoms with Youko)
* AllOfTheotherReindeer: Was bullied at school due to her obsession with fantasy worlds.
* [[AscendedFanboy Ascended Fangirl]] (Subverted, as she believed to be one. . .)
* BigBadFriend
* EasilyForgiven (though to her credit, she does help Youko once she's defeated [[spoiler: and then she finds and befriends the amnesiac Taiki after she goes back home.]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter
* IJustWantToBeSpecial
* ImportantHaircut: Though offscreen, when she's seen again in Episode 15, her hair is shorter. Her reasoning is that she 'didn't want to hide [her] face anymore' - emphasising how she's more open in real life and less absorbed in her fantasy stories after experiencing it firsthand.
* JumpedAtTheCall: Subverted; she jumps so hard she becomes an antagonist instead.
* KarenStrassman
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent
* {{Otaku}}: She revels in being in a world like the fantasy novels she obsesses over.
* PaleSkinnedBrunette
* PoisonousFriend
* PsychoSupporter
* TheRival: To Youko. After losing to her she accepts her loss, then helps Youko rescue Keiki from Joei, and is finally sent back home.
* TallDarkAndBishoujo
* TrueNeutral --> NeutralEvil [[spoiler: --> NeutralGood]]
* WrongGenreSavvy: Sort of; Yuka is ''very'' savvy about fantasy novels... but is convinced ''she'' is the main girl.


!!Ikuya Asano
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* CanonForeigner (Specially written into the anime storyline; he never existed in the novels)
* DespairEventHorizon (As time goes on, the strains of being TrappedInAnotherWorld take a HUGE toll on Asano's sanity, to the point of having him losing almost all reason to keep on living.)
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife
* [[spoiler: DiedInYourArmsTonight (Shoukei's)]]
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange (He has normal short hair at first, then lets it grows shoulder-lenght level and wears a green headband)
* FaceHeelTurn [[spoiler: --> HeelFaceDoorSlam]]
* FanNickname ("TheGunslinger from Kei", due to his WeaponOfChoice being a Western gun)
* [[spoiler: GoOutWithASmile (Even if it's a bit ironic one)]]
* PlatonicLifePartners (With Youko, whom he has known since childhood.)
* [[spoiler: SanitySlippage]]
* [[spoiler: ShootTheShaggyDog (Despite being an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent TrappedInAnotherWorld, he is ultimately ineffectual in doing any good for himself or for his friends, and he eventually becomes a patsy of the enemy, Just when it looks as though [[HeelFaceTurn he's about to redeem himself by performing a vital, heroic mission for the good guys]], he gets intercepted by the villains, who kill him in spite of his being armed with a gun, while they only have primitive weapons. To further rub salt into the wound, Asano, before he dies, learns that his mission was ''completely unnecessary'', since reinforcements were already coming to help the good guys.]] [[TheChewToy YEOWCH]]
* TrueNeutral --> ChaoticNeutral --> [[spoiler: LawfulNeutral]]
* UnluckyEverydude
* WhatTheHellHero (Given to him by [[spoiler: Youko, after they finally find each other during her days as Youshi.]])
* YujiUeda


!!Kaname Takazato aka Taiki
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* AbusiveParents
* CuteShotaroBoy
* DemotedToExtra: In the novels he and Youko share the mantle of main character, and get roughly the same amount of books. In the anime, he gets a five-episode arc that is never properly concluded.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: He's got shoulder-lenght hair as a kirin (pictured), but when he's trapped in our world, he wears it much shorter.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: He charms vicious animals, bloodthirsty demons, and socially inept ''kirin'' with ease.
* JohnnyYongBosch
* KidWithTheLeash: Regarding his shirei, Gouran.

* NaiveNewcomer: Since he lived 10 years in Japan, the poor kid was incredibly lost when he was returned to the kingdoms. This causes him ''lots'' of angst.
* RieKugimiya
* PaleSkinnedBrunette: Actually kind of a plot point, as he's one of the ''very'' rare dark-haired kirin.
* ShrinkingViolet
* TrappedInAnotherWorld


!!Shoukei
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* BreakTheHaughty (First she loses her parents and princess status, then she's forced to live as a peasant and is almost excuted when discovered, only Shushou's intervention saving her from an horrible death. And that's just the beginning. . .)
* DamselInDistress --> ActionSurvivor
* [[spoiler: EarnYourHappyEnding. After all her hardships, Youko listens to her plight and takes her in as her lady-in-waiting, like Suzu.]]
* FallenPrincess
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath (Almost. She was about to be ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismemberment dismembered]]'' by angry peasants when Shushou saved her.)
* HoukoKuwashima
* IronicEcho ([[spoiler: Her peasant caretaker, Gobou, once told her how her son was killed for protesting against an unfair execution by throwing stones at the executioners. Shoukei herself does ''exactly the same'' later to stop a man's crucifixion, and Youko had to save her.]])
* KateHiggins
* PurpleEyes
* RoyalBrats: Pre CharacterDevelopment. Spoiled and sheltered by her KnightTemplar father, the Emperor of Hou, the BreakTheHaughty that followed hit her hard and it took her a LONG while to get better.
* TrueNeutral --> NeutralGood
* WhatTheHellHero: Attempts to deal one to Gekkei after he orders her to be spared from the peasants. [[InsultBackfire He calmly takes it and just tells her to leave Hou]].


!!Suzu Ooki
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* ActionSurvivor
* ButtMonkey
* BreakTheCutie: Her mistress, the Sen-nin Riyo, was an absolute bitch to her for more than 100 years. She left to live with Queen Chuukin of Sai, but when she went to search for Youko, ItGotWorse quickly.
* DespairEventHorizon: She comes ''this'' close to it because of the already mentioned harships. Manages to escape, still.
* [[ChekhovsGunman Chekhov's Gunwoman]]: Suzu gets a short scene in Taiki's arc, is then left alone for a while and reappears with a vengeance.
* [[spoiler: DeadLittleSister: Better said, dead little male friend.]]
* [[spoiler: EarnYourHappyEnding. After all her hardships, Youko listens to her plight and takes her in as her lady-in-waiting, like Shoukei.]]
* MelaLee
* MyNameIsNotDurwood. "My name isn't Mokurin! I'm Suzu! SUZU!"
* NaomiWakabayashi
* NeutralGood
* ShrinkingViolet
* TranslatorMicrobes: Avoided. Not being a ''taika'' means that, when spirited away, Suzu couldn't understand the language of the kingdoms until she was taken in by Riyo.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Was a poor farm girl from the Meiji-era Japan, then arrived to the kingdoms.
* {{Unlucky Everydude}}tte
* WaterWorks: Cries so often that other charas hang lapshades all over the trope.


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[[folder:Court of Kei]]

!!Keiki
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* ActualPacifist: As all kirins, he is unable to fight directly and gets weak in the presence of blood.
* TheConsigliere
* HairOfGold
* IllBoy (After Joukaku went nuts, he got struck with ''shitsudou'' - the fatal illness that affects kirins when their rulers are crazy or cruel)
* JamesBondage
* {{Kuudere}}
* LawfulGood
* ModeLock (Gets stuck at least once in his unicorn form)

* MysteriousProtector (...For exactly one episode.)

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* [[ManiacMonkeys Maniac Monkey]]: He is one of them.

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* AchillesInHisTent: In the anime, she's so terrified of the queenly duties and insecure about her performance that at some point she locks herself in her room in an HeroicBSOD, despite Keiki's pleas and attempts to calm her down.

* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice: She renounced to the kingdom and died rather than let Keiki succumb to illness, ultimately saving him and the land.]]
* FairestOfThemAll: At one point, Joukaku banished all the other women from her kingdom so that she would be the most beautiful and there would be no chance of Keiki paying more attention to them than to her. Those that would not or could not leave were executed.

* LoveRuinsTheRealm: Her impossible love for Keiki drove her insane.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: As she realizes how her madness had made everything worse ''and'' identifies Keiki's illness as ''shitsudou''.

* {{Yandere}}: While normal at first, Jokaku falls madly in love with Keiki. Already unstable from the stresses of an empress job she doesn't feel qualified for, her jealousy makes her snap, prompting her to either exile or execute all other women in Kei in order to remove "competition". [[spoiler: Keiki is then struck with ''shitsudou'', making her snap back into sanity. Ultimately, Joukaku is overriden with guilt and decides [[RedemptionEqualsDeath to sacrifice herself]] [[ResuscitateTheDog to fix what she had done]].]] [[ItGetsWorse And that's when the civil war starts...]]

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* [[spoiler: ManBehindTheMan: Most of the crimes Youko faces while in incognito are the results of his actions.]]


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[[folder:Country of Kei]]

!!Enho [[spoiler: or better said, Roushou]]
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* DistressedDude

* [[spoiler: MysteriousPast. He used to be quite a great sage... and in fact ''he'' sealed Aozaru in Youko's sword.]]

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* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs (Wears a big yellow bow in her hair)

* StuffedIntoTheFridge
* TeamChef and TeamMom (As Enho's maid and cook)

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* DeadLittleSister (or better said, he gets a Dead Older Sister)

* JamesBondage

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* ForTheEvulz: He is in only for committing lots of atrocities. Lots and lots of them.
* GracefulLoser: Once he realises that he has lost, he submits willingly.

* NotSoDifferent: One of his aims in life is to find out if the Heavens exist. Later it is shown that Youko has the same dilemma.

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* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: Although his deposition has been a major plot points, he doesn't show up until the last episode of the arc. And only for like three minutes.
* MaliciousSlander: [[spoiler: He's the ''victim'' of it, as he wasn't the traitor that Youko heard he was. In fact, he was the only Kei governor who did NOT support Joei.]]

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* [[spoiler: {{Animorphism}}: When the situation demands, he can turn [[EverythingIsWorseWithBears into a massive bear]].]]

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: A military leader from the Baku provice, as well as NumberTwo to [[spoiler: Governor Koukan]].

* ShipTease: For some, with Shoukei. He helps her run away from guards after Youko saves her, then takes her into LaResistance.
* SimpleStaff: His WeaponofChoice

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[[folder:Other Kingdoms]]
! Kingdom of En

!!Komatsu Saburou Naotaka aka Fuukan aka King Shoryuu
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* [[ActionHero Action]] GuileHero
* AlternateCharacterReading: "Shoryuu" comes from an alternative reading of his Japanese first name, "Naotaka".
* BigBrotherMentor: Sorta, to Youko.
* KingIncognito: His favorite pastime. He stays up-to-date on the goings-on in and his kingdom by hitting up bars and brothels in disguise.

* TheWisePrince: Mostly in the flashbacks to his past in Japan.


!!Enki aka Rokuta
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* AdultsAreUseless: Thinks this way due to his bad experiences in the past. Shoryuu disabuses him of it, though.

* DistressedDude: In the arc towards the end.

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[[hardline]]
* AmbitionisEvil
* BitchInSheepsClothing
* EvilMentor: To Kouya
* EvilRedhead
* LawfulEvil
* TheRival: To Shoryuu
* SmugSnake
* StepfordSmiler: Looks saintly and kind, but isn't.

** [[spoiler: DeathByIrony (So he made Kouya kill people via his demon bird "Rokuta", so he can gather power and get at Shoryuu? Well, when he finally is unmasked and then he snaps, Enki's shirei deals him a fatal injury, so Shoryuu has to MercyKill him.)]]


!!Kouya
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12K_Kouya_200px.jpg
[[hardline]]

* KarmaHoudini: Though he ''did'' repent in the end, Shoryuu and Enki let him go without any punishment.

* MeganHollingshead (As a child)
* MyGodWhathaveIDone: His reaction after [[spoiler: his first kill. Of course, Atsuyu tells him it doesn't matter.]]
* NamesTheSame: Invoked. After befriending Enki, Kouya starts using the other's human name "Rokuta" to refer to his demon as well, to not forget the name of his first real friend.

* PoisonousFriend (Kouya appears to be a Poisonous Friend to his mentor and leader, Atsuyu; he murders dissidents regularly (like [[spoiler: Ribi's best friend, the girl who helps Enki escape from Atsuyu's manse]]) and claims to have "exiled" them when Atsuyu, who is presented in a positively saintly light, asks about this. [[spoiler: Subverted later: Atsuyu is actually a ManipulativeBastard who abuses Kouya's extreme loyalty to get away with atrocities while keeping his own hands clean.]]
* ReleasedToElsewhere: His favorite method of exiling people is through the digestive system of his demon, "which he calls "Rokuta".

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[[hardline]]

* GoodIsNotDumb: Trusts Shoryuu a lot, questions Atsuyu more than once [[spoiler: and is imprisoned because of that.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: She tries to free Enki by snapping the magical red cord sealing his horn, although she knows that this will "tighten" her own cord. Although the "tightening" effects aren't explicitly shown, it's pretty clear from Enki's reaction and the splatters of gore that the cord sliced her head in half, killing her instantly.]]

!Kingdom of Hou
!!Sonken, later King Chuutatsu
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[[hardline]]
* JadeColoredGlasses: As a SelfMadeMan government officer, he witnessed ''such'' corruption in his years before becoming King that he became a...
* KnightTemplar: His absolute sense of justice caused him to slaughter a large portion of his own population for [[{{AllCrimesAreEqual}} minor offenses]]. He, his wife Kekai and his ''kirin'' Hourin were eventually overthrown and killed.
* LawfulEvil
* OverprotectiveDad: He kept his daughter Shoukei completely sheltered and shielded from all the hardships that Hou went through. [[BreakTheHaughty Boy, did that screw her up once he was executed.]]
* UnholyMatrimony: With Kekai, who was just as much of a KnightTemplar as him.


!!Queen Kekai
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[[hardline]]
* HotMom: Though she ''does'' look older than the standard one.
* KnightTemplar
* LawfulEvil
* MoralEventHorizon: See SalieriSyndrome.
* [[OffWithHisHead Off With Her Head]] (How she was "executed". ''In front of Shoukei''.)
* RichBitch
* SalieriSyndrome: Kekai ordered to have Shoukei's lady-in-waiting and her mom (one of her own court ladies) imprisoned and executed because the poor girl was prettier and more graceful than Shoukei, falsely accusing her mother of corruption. [[spoiler: Gekkei does ''not'' forget [[WhatTheHellHero to call her out on it]] before he has her killed, and Kekai's FamousLastWords are her denial of such accusations.]]
* UnholyMatrimony


!!Hourin
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Hourin_200px.jpg
[[hardline]]
* FaceDeathWithDignity: When Gekkei is aboout to behead her after killing the Royal Couple, she acepts it quietly and even seems to be a little relieved.
* FacialMarkings: As pictured, she was covered in those when she perished, since she had become a...
** IllGirl: She already was in the last stage of the infamous ''shitsudou'' when Chuutatsu died.
* HairOfGold
* LawfulNeutral


!!Gekkei
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Gekkei_v2_200px.jpg
[[hardline]]
* {{Cincinnatus}}: The government of Hou sighs in relief when he finally lets himself convinced that he should rule the kingdom until the next king is chosen.
* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: What he tells to the people who almost excuted Shoukei.
* InsultBackfire: He does this when Shoukei confronts him after the peasants almost kill her.
* JerkAssFacade: To Shoukei, arguably.
* KnightInSourArmor
* LawfulNeutral, or a very grim LawfulGood
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
* RebelLeader: Sort of. He was a governor in Hou, then led the uprising against the King to save the realm.


!Kingdom of Kou

!!King of Kou
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_KingOfKou_200px.jpg
[[hardline]]
* BetaTestBaddie: His feeling of inferiority towards the taika Shoryu leads to his attempts on Youko's life as he fears that another taika-led kingdom would owershadow his.
* BobPapenbrook
* FantasticRacism: Beastman in Kou tend to have a ''very'' bad life as a result of his laws.
* LawfulEvil
* ManipulativeBastard: Specially to Yuka
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone.


!!Kourin
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Kourin_v3_200px.jpg
[[hardline]]
* HairOfGold

* MyCountryRightOrWrong: As a kirin [[LawfulStupid she can't disobey the King of Kou]], no matter what he does or what she feels.
* [[spoiler: TakingTheBullet: for the King of Kou.]]
** [[spoiler: Also a sort-of ICannotSelfTerminate, as she had ''[[IllGirl shitsudou]]'' thanks to the King's actions.]]
* WendeeLee
* YukoSasaki


!!Rakushun
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[[hardline]]

* {{Animorphism}}: He can turn into a big rat. Or to be precise, he's a big rat that can turn into a very {{bishonen}} human.
* FlatEarthAtheist
* KenichiSuzumura
* MrExposition: The audience gets most basic information about the world from him.
* NeutralGood
* OddFriendship: With Youko and Shoukei


!Kingdom of Tai

!!Gyousou
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Gyousou_200px.jpg
[[hardline]]

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Averted. He has red eyes and they scare the crap out of Taiki, but otherwise he's a NiceGuy.

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[[hardline]]
* CoolBigSis (To Taiki)
* GracefulLoser (She's not chosen as the Queen of Tai, but takes it pretty well)

* [[spoiler: ScarsAreForever: In the books she loses an arm after her arrival in Kei.]]


!Kingdom of Kyou

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Soshou_200px.jpg
[[hardline]]
* AChildShallLeadThem: She is the highly competent empress of Kyou.

* BrattyHalfPint: Even with her competence, she's still a young girl at heart and sometimes exhibits rather childish behavior, like kicking off her shoes while discussing matter with Kyouki.
* DomesticAbuse: She sometimes slaps Kyouki around. In a subversion, she only reserves that for ''genuine'' screw-ups (like when [[spoiler: Shoukei steals some of her jewelry and clothes before running away from Kyou]]) and is soon back to her much gentler self ([[spoiler: she caresses Kyouki's face after hitting him, and immediately forgives both him and the OldRetainer that was in charge of Shoukei]]).

* JadeColoredGlasses: She's a good person at heart, but she lectures Kyouki for being too compassionate and kind for his own benefits, in her opinion.
* LawfulGood (though a darker, more tempery version)

* [[spoiler: ManipulativeBitch. She might have influenced the Hou noblemen to revolt against their unfair king, so the refugees won't gome to Kyou and overwhelm the country.]]
* TheMessiah: In the novels, the GenreSavvy Shushou ran away from home and made a pilgrimage knowing, if she finished said travel, she'd have a chance to be chosen as Queen and help her suffering countrymen. Kyouki chose her and she succeeded.

* TheOjou: As the daughter of the riches merchant in Kyou, Shushou was this before becoming empress.
* PluckyGirl: Specially in the novels. "No one shall rule this country but me!"
* SuperStrength: Can make Shoukei bow forcibly to her... using only two fingers.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Despite looking like twelve, she is over a hundred as it is common with all rulers.
** JustifiedTrope: Rulers stop aging once they're chosen, and Shushou ''was'' a 12-year-old girl when she became one of them.
* {{Tsundere}}: Can be said to be one, due to her child-like mood swings. In the novels, at one moment she dumps hot soup on her maid for questioning her repeteadly, then she begs for her forgiveness and lets her borrow one of her own dresses.

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[[hardline]]

!Kingdom of Sai

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Chuukin_200px.jpg
[[hardline]]

* TeamMom: For the whole kingdom.
** Lampshaded by the nickname the Sai people give her, Koukou, which means "mother in law"
* YamatoNadeshiko: With emphasis on the subtle will of iron, as she manages to convince Riyo to let go of Suzu with words alone.

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[[hardline]]

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[[hardline]]

* [[spoiler: DeadLittleBrother: For Suzu, he's a Dead little friend]]
* [[spoiler: DiedInYourArmsTonight (Youko's, then Suzu cradles his dead body)]]

* IllBoy (Due to an old injury, he's got severe headaches and later loses his sight)

* ParentalAbandonment (When he was a baby, he and his parents ran away from Kei during Jokaku's chaotic reign. They were pretty good to him and he loved them very much... but first his father is killed by bird youma, then his mother gets sick and dies while waiting for the ship to Kei to arrive)

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Riyo_200px.jpg
[[hardline]]
* DomesticAbuse (''Loves'' abusing Suzu)

!Others

!!Haku Sanshi

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[[hardline]]
* GodivaHair
* HybridMonster: Torso, arms and head of a WhiteHairedPrettyGirl. Fish eyes. Leopard lower body. Lizard tail. [[http://12kingdoms.wikia.com/wiki/Haku_Sanshi Here she is, ladies and gentlemen.]]
* JulieAnnTaylor
* MamaBear: For Taiki. JustifiedTrope as the nyokai are specifically bred and trained to be the {{Parental Substitute}}s of the young kirins, even from before their ranka eggs hatch. [[spoiler: But as she and Gouran panic and get corrupted on Earth, that brings lots of trouble.]]
* MasakoKatsuki
* NeutralGood [[spoiler: --> ChaoticNeutral]]
* WhiteHairedPrettyGirl: Her torso and head, except for her fish-like eyes.

<<|CharacterSheets|>>

* GoodIsNotDumb: Trusts Shoryuu a lot, questions Atsuyu more than once [[spoiler: and actually is imprisoned and ''very'' strongly implied to have been "executed" (aka [[ReleasedToElsewhere eaten by Kouya's demon]]) because of that.]]

* {{Yandere}}: While normal at first, Jokaku falls madly in love with Keiki. Already unstable from the stresses of an empress job she doesn't feel qualified for, her jealousy makes her snap, prompting her to either exile or execute all other women in Kei in order to remove "competition". [[spoiler: Keiki is then struck with ''shitsudou'', making her snap back into sanity. Ultimately, Joukaku is overriden with guilt and decides [[ReemptionEqualsDeath to sacrifice herself]] [[ResuscitateTheDog to fix what she had done]].]] [[ItGetsWorse And that's when the civil war starts...]]

* {{Yandere}}: While normal at first, Jokaku falls madly in love with Keiki. Already unstable from the stresses of an empress job she doesn't feel qualified for, her jealousy makes her snap, prompting her to either exile or execute all other women in Kei in order to remove "competition". [[spoiler: Keiki is then struck with ''shitsudou'', making her snap back into sanity. Ultimately, Joukaku is overriden with guilt and decides [[ReemptionEqualsDeath to sacrifice herself]] [[ResucitateTheDog to fix what she had done]].]] [[ItGetsWorse And that's when the civil war starts...]]

* TheStraightWillAndGrace (With Youko, whom he has known since childhood.)

* [[spoiler: TheMistress: She once was a prostitute before becoming familiar with one of the former king of Sai, who made her his mistress and an immortal. Chuukin uses this against her when she refuses to let go of Suzu, threatening her with revoking her priviledges.]]

** [[spoiler: DeathByIrony (So he made Kouya kill people via his demon bird so he can gather power and get at Shoryuu? Well, when he finally is unmasked and then he snaps, Enki's shirei deals him a fatal injury, so Shoryuu has to MercyKill him.)]]

!!Ribi
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ribi_9818.png

* BrainyBrunette
* LawfulNeutral
* MasakoKatsuki
* TheOjou

!!Kouya
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12K_Kouya_200px.jpg
[[hardline]]

* PoisonousFriend (Kouya appears to be a Poisonous Friend to his mentor and leader, Atsuyu; he murders dissidents regularly (like [[spoiler: the maid who helps Enki escape]]) and claims to have "exiled" them when Atsuyu, who is presented in a positively saintly light, asks about this. [[spoiler: Subverted later: Atsuyu is actually a ManipulativeBastard who abuses Kouya's extreme loyalty to get away with atrocities while keeping his own hands clean.]]
* ReleasedToElsewhere: His favorite method of exiling people is through the digestive system of his demon.

!Kingdom of Hou
!!Sonken, later King Chuutatsu
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Chuutatsu_200px.jpg

[hardline]

* LawfulGood

* JamesBondage

* ChaoticGood

* SimpleStaff

* TheOjou: As the daughter of a rich merchant, Shushou was this before becoming empress.

* IllGirl. When the previous King Shishou ([[spoiler: Chuukin's adoptive son]]) governed ineffectually, she got ''shitsudou''. The King then [[HeroicSacrifice renounced to the throne and killed himself]], which let her get better and choose [[spoiler: his mother]] Chuukin as the new sovereign.

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!!Suzu Ooki
[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Suzu_v2_200px.jpg]]

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* [[{{Tricksters}} Trickster]]: The demon from the sword Suiguu falls under almost every category of Trickster. He actively tries to get Youko to kill herself, while also giving her sound advice for survival and tipping her off when someone is going to betray her.

[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Joukaku_200px.jpg]]

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[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Koukan_200px.jpg]]

[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Kantai_200px.jpg]]

[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Koshou_200px.jpg]]

[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Sekki_200px.jpg]]

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* SalieriSyndrome: Kekai ordered to have Shoukei's lady-in-waiting and her mom imprisoned and executed because the poor girl was prettier and more graceful than Shoukei, falsely accusing her mother of corruption. [[spoiler: Gekkei does ''not'' forget [[WhatTheHellHero to call her out on it]] before he has her killed, and Kekai's FamousLastWords are her denial of such accusations.]]

[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Hourin_200px.jpg]]
* FacialMarkings: As pictured right, she was covered in those when she perished, since she had become a...

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* RedEyesTakeWarning: Averted. He has red eyes and they scare the crap out of Taiki, but otherwise he's a very decent guy.

[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Risai_200px.jpg]]

[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Soshou_200px.jpg]]

* [[spoiler: ManipulativeBitch. She might have influenced the Hou noblemen to revolt against their unfair king.]]
* TheMessiah: In the novels, the GenreSavvy Shushou ran away from home and made a pilgrimage knowing, if she finished said travel, she'd have a chance to be chosen as Queen and help her suffering countrmen. Kyouki chose her and she succeeded.

[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Kyouki_200px.jpg]]

[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Chuukin_200px.jpg]]

* YamatoNadeshiko: Possibly

[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Sairin_200px.jpg]]

[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Seishuu_200px.jpg]]

[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12k_Riyo_200px.jpg]]

* DissonantSerenity

** [[spoiler: DeathByIrony (So he made Kouya kill people via Rokuta so he can gather power and get at Shoryuu? Well, when he finally is unmasked and he snaps, Enki's shirei fatally injures Atsuyu, so Shoryuu has to MercyKill him.)]]

!!Komatsu Saburou Naotaka aka King Shoryuu

* KidWithTheLeash: Regarding his demon, Rokuta.

* PoisonousFriend (Kouya appears to be a Poisonous Friend to his leader, Atsuyu; he murders dissidents regularly (like [[spoiler: the maid who helps Enki escape]]) and claims to have "exiled" them when Atsuyu, who is presented in a positively saintly light, asks about this. [[spoiler: Subverted later: Atsuyu is actually a ManipulativeBastard who abuses Kouya's extreme loyalty to get away with atrocities while keeping his own hands clean.]]
* ReleasedToElsewhere: His favorite method of exiling people is through the digestive system of Rokuta.

* WalkingTheEarth

* KarmaHoudini

* PoisonousFriend (Kouya appears to be a Poisonous Friend to his leader, Atsuyu; he murders dissidents regularly and claims to have "exiled" them when Atsuyu, who is presented in a positively saintly light, asks about this. [[spoiler: Subverted later: Atsuyu is actually a ManipulativeBastard who abuses Kouya's extreme loyalty to get away with atrocities while keeping his own hands clean.]]

* FacialMarkings: Was covered in those when she perished, since these were sympthoms of...

* IllGirl: She already was in the last stage of the infamous ''shitsudou'' when Chuutatsu died.

* LawfulNeutral

* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Mild case. She's a good person at heart, but she lectures Kyouki for being too compassionate and kind for his own benefits, in her opinion.

* ParentalAbandonment (When he was a baby, he and his parents ran away from Kei during Jokaku's chaotic reign. They were pretty good to him and he loved them very much... but first the mom died in an earthquake, then the dad was killed by monsters)
*correction: First his father is killed by bird youma, then his mother gets sick and dies while waiting for the ship to Kei to arrive.

* WhiteHairedPrettyGirl

* BlondGuysAreEvil: Subverted, he's a rather NiceGuy.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He didn't become a general just because...

* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy

* [[DarkSkinnedBlond Dark Skinned]] WhiteHairedPrettyBoy