History Characters / ThunderboltFantasyTheSwordOfLifeAndDeath

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[[header: Thunderbolt Fantasy Gaiden]]

[[folder:Ren Jou Shi]]
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->'''Chinese Name:''' 孌娘子 Luán Niángzi / Lady Beautiful (EN)
A character from ''Thunderbolt Fantasy Gaiden'' novel and who is part of Kei Gai's past with Rin Setsu A.
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* AnimalMotifs: Peacocks are symbolic of beauty, grace and nobility.
* BeautyMark: She has one below her left eye.
* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler:She seduced and kill men to bring body parts to Kei Gai and she end up paying the price. After she got manipulated by Rin Setsu A, reverting her to her own greatly advanced age, and is ultimately killed by one of her own men.]]
* DudeMagnet: She loves to seduced men, and doesn't mind if they are already married. However, she does this because [[spoiler: she kills them and gives Kei Gai the butchered bodies to make dolls, puppets, and corpses she summons in exchange for youth elixirs.]]
* {{Greed}}: All she wanted was to stay young and beautiful forever.
* GreenEyes: She has bright emerald eyes.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Kei Gai in the novel.
* IJustWantToBeBeautiful: [[spoiler:She wanted to stay beautiful and youthful woman without aging. This is why she is willing to do Kei Gai's dirty work by killing men, and butchering them in exchange for youth elixirs.]]
* ImmortalitySeeker: In the novel, [[spoiler: she wanted to stay young forever to look beautiful and seduce men forever.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:She seduced and killed men for Kei Gai in exchange for youth elixir to stop aging. Renjoushi ends up get killed by one of her men after she turn into an old woman by drank reserve elixir, unintentionally.]]
* LongHairIsFeminine: She has long black hair that reach to her knees.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Renjoshi has been taking youth elixirs given by Kei Gai, it uncertain what's her actually age. [[spoiler:However, after unintentionally drank reverse elixir, it's possible she revert back to her true age or just a side effect.]]
* RapidAging: [[spoiler:Rin Setsu A tricks Ren Jou Shi into drinking an elixir that reverses the effect of the anti-aging elixirs Kei Gai had been giving her, turning Ren Jou Shi into an old hag.]]
* RavenHairIvorySkin: She has long beautiful black hair and fair skin.
* {{Stripperific}}: Her outfit is very revealing.

A character from ''Thunderbolt Fantasy Gaiden'' novel and who is part of Kei Gai's story.

* RapidAging: [[spoiler:Renjoushi end up rapid aging after Rin manipulating Kei Gai hating her by giving her an reversal elixir that age her into an old woman instead of youth elixir she yearn for.]]

->'''Chinese Name:''' Qì Tiān Dì / Emperor of Relent (EN)

* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler: Instead of Youjarei, we were welcomed by this guy.]] The [[TargetAudience Taiwanese audience]] instantly cracked by this "supposably bluff."

%%Below are pending characters, these character listings will be deleted if ruled non important to overall mediums.

%%[[folder:Renjoshi]]
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%%->'''Chinese Pronoun:''' Luán Niángzi / Lady Beautiful (EN)
%%A character from ''Thunderbolt Fantasy Gaiden'' novel and appear to be involved in Kei Gai's story.
%%----
%%* AnimalMotifs: Peacocks are symbolic of beauty, grace and nobility.
%%* BeautyMark: She has one below her left eye.
%%* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler:She seduced and kill men to bring body parts to Kei Gai and she end up paying the price. After she got manipulated by Rin with the wrong elixir she long for that rather than stay young, she turns into unattractive old, as the result, and she end up being killed by one of her men.]]
%%* DudeMagnet: She loves to seduced guys, and doesn't mind men who are already married. However, her reason she seduced men was because [[spoiler: she kill them and gave Kei Gai body parts she butchered to make dolls, puppets and corpses she summon in exchange for youth elixirs.]]
%%* {{Greed}}: All she wanted was to stay young and beautiful forever.
%%* GreenEyes: She has bright emerald eyes.
%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Kei Gai in the novel.
%%* IJustWantToBeBeautiful: [[spoiler:She wanted to stay beautiful and youthful woman without aging. This is why she is willing to do Kei Gai's dirty work by killing men, and butchering them in exchange for youth elixirs.]]
%%* ImmortalitySeeker: In the novel, [[spoiler: she wanted to stay young forever to look beautiful and seduce men forever.]]
%%* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:She seduced and kills men for Kei Gai in exchange for youth elixir to stop aging. Renjoushi ends up get killed by one of her men after she turn into an old woman by drank reserve elixir, unintentionally.]]
%%* LongHairIsFeminine: She has long black hair that reach to her knees.
%%* OlderThanTheyLook: Renjoshi has been taking youth elixirs given by Kei Gai, it uncertain what's her actually age. [[spoiler:However, after unintentionally drank reverse elixir, it's possible she revert back to her true age or just a side effect.]]
%%* RapidAging: [[spoiler:Renjoushi end up rapid aging after Rin manipulating Kei Gai hating her by giving her an reversal elixir that age her into an old woman instead of youth elixir she yearn for.]]
%%* RavenHairIvorySkin: She has long beautiful black hair and fair skin.
%%* {{Stripperific}}: Her outfit is very revealing and the most attractive character in the series. A lot of fans love her being the most erotic character.
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* ImpaledPalm: Zan Kyou's right hand was badly injured from one of [[spoiler: Shinsenshu's arrows.]]

* AvengingTheVillain: The surviving members of the Onyx Demons wants to avenge their former master on Shou Fu Kan because they think he's responsible for Betsutengai's death.

** He tries to make his imposer give credit to Ken Sanun being one of the heroes, but is repeatedly shot down for trying.

* HourOfPower: The Onyx Demons survivors have figured out Sho's use of Chi without a sword tires him out very quickly. Unfortunately for them, Sho is keenly aware of this limitation and [[CurbStompBattle ends fights quickly]].
* ImprovisedWeapon: Sho can kill you with anything around him: dead wood, rocks, logs, vines, swords embedded in the ground, etc.

[[header: ''The Episode of Setsumusho'' [-([[{{Spoiler}} Spoiler Warning: Lift folders at your own risk.]])-]]]

[[folder: Setsumusho]]

For more insight, see [[Characters/ThunderboltFantasy Setsumusho]].

* AbusiveParents: His father wasn't intended to be one at the first place, but Setsumusho's birth pushed a downward domino effect so horrifically, he eventually became this way to Setsumusho.

* AffectionateNickname: He calls Ryoufu Setsujin by "Ryou." According to Ryou, Setsumusho used to call him by "HeyYou" for about 3 years to reach this current state of name-calling.
* BodyguardingABadass: Setsumusho was on his 3rd year hired under Ryoufu Setsujin, and understood he is a notorious thief with a bad reputation. But he doesn't know Ryoufu's true target was [[spoiler: Setsumusho himself, (and by extension,) Tekkisen.]]
* CoolMask: In the novel, Setsumusho recalled his wired mask was originally [[spoiler: a cast to set his entire fractured skull back into place to heal his injury caused by his birth father]]. Since he worn it since birth, this became his [[SecurityBlanket security item]]. As he healed, and grew out of it, he fashioned it into a facial accessory to wear everyday.

* IJustWantToHaveFriends: The reason why Setsumusho is talkative despite his cold demeanor was that he is a man who truly wanted to socialize with people. His anti-socialness was mainly the result from working as an assassin; as people were too afraid to befriend him, he himself became hesitant to open up his deeper feelings with others. Ryoufu was the first person to approach him in a friendly matter.

* ParentalAbandonment: His mother died while giving birth to him, while his father on the other hand, [[spoiler: attempted to [[OffingTheOffspring kill him]] due to superstition, but failed. Therefore, he]] left Setsumusho to Tekkisen.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:After Setsumusho is betrayed by Ryoufu, while blinded by rage, he uncontrollably and brutally slaughters every officer from the Sword Art tournament who gets in the way of killing Ryoufu. After he fails to kill Ryoufu, he makes a vow to kill anyone who knows him.]]
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Honestly speaking, [[ChildrenAreInnocent he doesn't have an ounce of bad in him to begin with.]] It was entirely his midwives' ''and'' father's fault for being superstitious upon his birth; [[spoiler: where Setsumusho became the subject of suspicion for causing his mother to die upon his birth, leading to his midwives [[BlameGame killing each other to avoid fault]] of his mother's death, resulting in his father to abandon him out of [[DespairEventHorizon despair]]]].

->'''True Name:''' 凜雪鴉 Lǐn Xuě Yā / Austere Snow Crow (EN)

A beautiful, yet notorious phantom thief who hires Setsumusho as his personal body guard to protect himself against anyone who's out to hunt him.

For more insight, see [[Characters/ThunderboltFantasy Rin Setsua]].

* AwakeningTheSleepingGiant: Because he spreads stories about the exploits of Sho Fukan; an officer of TheEmpire, a member of TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness, and a FieryRedhead are now mobilizing to his location.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: He didn't have to ruin Setsumusho for him to have a HeelFaceTurn. But he did it anyways... because [[ItAmusedMe he loves tormenting people]].
** He also betrays Sho Fukan by spreading stories of him defeating the Onyx Demons. Sho wants to remain hidden because he's being chased down by individuals who would steal the forbidden weapons he carries. However Rin ''wants'' him to encounter those pursuers. In short, he's stolen Sho's anonymity because [[ItAmusedMe it amuses him]].

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: What he stole from Setsumusho [[spoiler:were the opportunities for [[HeelFaceTurn redemption]], reconciliation with his master, regaining his honor, living a life other than murderous bloodshed, and lastly, Setsumusho's trust in building a [[ThePowerOfFriendship friendship]] with a man named, "Ryou"]].

* PoisonousFriend: While it's true Setsumusho made his choices, Ryoufu set the stage and planted the seeds. Setsumusho ''trusted'' Ryoufu, and that was his downfall. The greatest piece of evidence that could prove Setsumusho's innocence, the assassin's arrow, was removed by Ryoufu. He also lied to Setsumusho that the tournament was still continuing and insinuated he may have told a few lies to everyone involved. [[spoiler:Plus he was the person who hired the assassin to begin with]].

The Sword Master [[spoiler: and foster father]] of Setsumusho.

* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: As to how he views his student, Setsumusho. [[spoiler: Unknowingly to Tekkisen, Setsumusho intended to to reconcile their relationship and his old ways of living, but Tekkisen wouldn't give him a chance to explain himself, ''nor'' listen to him.]]

* ComesGreatResponsibility: [[spoiler: "To become a true swordsman is to understand it's powers and set it's boundaries." This was the core lesson that he wanted Setsumusho to learn while he was growing up and learning from him. But Setsumusho's failure in understanding him, along with Tekkisen's own lack of sensibility towards Setsumusho's questioning was what drives their relationship apart. Setsua [[UnwittingPawn made sure to make full usage of that point.]]]]
* DyingDeclarationOfHate: [[spoiler:Tekkisen's last words to Setsumusho before he dies.]]

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: He was tragically killed by Setsumusho, who did ''not'' want to end his master's life; at the very least, not in the way how it played out.]]

* OneHeadTaller: Tekkisen by far, is the largest puppet of the entire ''TBF'' roster. Mainly to display his [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking authority]] over Setsumusho.

* DualWielding: According to him, he can wield two weapons just like Setsumusho.

!!!Shinsenshu

For more insight, see [[spoiler:[[Characters/ThunderboltFantasy Shu Unshou]].]]

[[header: ''The Episode of Sho Fukan'' [-([[WalkingSpoiler Walking Spoiler Warning: Lift folders at your own risk.]])-]]]

[[folder: Sho Fukan]]
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* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:With the remaining member of Onyx Demons killed by the real Sho Fukan, he's the sole survivor left.]]

A wondering swordsman who happens to stumble upon the legendary hero, Sho Fukan in person. [[spoiler: While in all actually, he's the true one]].

For more insight, see [[spoiler: [[Characters/ThunderboltFantasy Sho Fukan]]]].

* AvengingTheVillain: The surviving members of the Onyx Demons wants to avenge their former master on Sho Fukan because they think he's responsible for Betsutengai's death.
* SuicideAttack: [[spoiler: They are willing to drag Fukan to hell with them after they learned a deadly technique from a demon that turns their blood into acid in close combat.]]
* TooDumbToLive: They could have lived a normal life without the influence of their former master, but instead they will rather waste their life on meaningless revenge against Sho Fukan even though they don't stand a chance against him.
!!!Kitentei

* TheCameo: Kitentei is a guy who came from ''Pili Shen Zhou III: The Last Sin'' (2008/09~2009/03, 48 episodes).

[[folder:Rou Fuyou & Ryouga the Pipa]]

->'''Voiced by:''' [[Music/TMRevolution Takanori Nishikawa]] (JP) [Fuyou], Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (JP) [Ryouga]

A mysterious wondering musician [[spoiler: seen traveling to Dong-Li from Xi-You]] accompanied by his talking [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipa pipa]]--Ryouga. He seems to know Sho Fukan.

* CanonImmigrant: At first, Fuyou was no more than a promotional mascot in representing T.M.Revolution, and to showcase Pili Co.'s crafting skills to the Japanese demographic. But then [[WordOfGod Urobuchi]] became fond of the character upon its finished creation, and pitched the idea of incorporating this character within the story. He is confirmed to be canon in season 2.

[[folder:Sho Kyoken]]

A man who potentially works in relations to the imperial government of Xi-You, and warrants a search for Sho Fukan.

[[folder:Katsu Eiraku]]

A leader of an undisclosed organization. He seems to be interested in Sho Fukan and the divine weapons he possessed.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The reason why he ran off from the [[spoiler:Oxyx Demons was that he doesn't want to be killed for being weak.]] He did this again when he found out that the surviving members of the Oxyx Demon are close by at the tavern.

* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:With the remaining member of Onyx Demons killed by the real Sho Fukan, he's the sole survivor left.]]

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The reason why he ran off from the [[spoiler:Oxyx Demons]] was that he doesn't want to be killed for being weak. He did this again when he found out that the surviving members of the Oxyx Demon are close by at the tavern.

%% * AllForNothing: [[spoiler:He thought entering the Sword Art Assembly would help redeem himself and reconcile his teacher, but it was all a trap set by Ryoufu. This only makes his situation worse after Ryoufu framed him for foul play and hiring the archer for injured/killed the other participants, no one will believe him anymore.]]

* LackOfEmpathy: He doesn't care for HeelFaceTurn, nor redemption. All he desires is to witness people who've committed sins, [[GreyAndGrayMorality regardless of depth]], fall into despair. The reasons why someone commits the sin is irrelevant, and it's only to serve his own [[ForGreatJustice sense of justice]].

* LackOfEmpathy: He doesn't care for HeelFaceTurn, nor redemption. All he desires is seeing people who've committed sins, [[GreyAndGrayMorality regardless of depth]], fall into despair. The reasons why someone commits the sin is irrelevant, and it's only to serve his own [[ForGreatJustice sense of justice]].

* LackOfEmpathy: He doesn't care for HeelFaceTurn or redemption. All he desires is seeing people who've committed sins, [[GreyAndGrayMorality regardless of depth]], fall into despair. The reasons why someone commits the sin is irrelevant, and it's only to serve his own [[ForGreatJustice sense of justice]].

* ForGreatJustice: He rationalizes that his actions are karmic retribution for an evil person's misdeeds... or at least that's the lie he's sticking to when people call him out for being a {{Jerkass}}. There's a lot of GreyAndGrayMorality involved. [[CycleOfRevenge A whole lot]].

* LackOfEmpathy: He doesn't care for HeelFaceTurn or redemption. All he desires is seeing people who've committed crimes, fall into despair. The reasons why someone commits the crime is irrelevant... only that his own twisted form of justice is served.

* AvengingTheVillain: The surviving members of the Onyx Demons want to avenge their former master by Sho Fukan because they think he's responsible for Betsutengai's death.

* IJustWantToHaveFriends: The reason why Setsumusho is talkative despite his cold demeanor was that he is a man who truly wanted to socialize with people. His anti-socialness was mainly the result from working as an assassin; as people were too afraid to befriend him, he himself became hesitant to open up his deeper feelings with others. Ryoufu was the first person to reach out to him in a friendly matter.

%% *IJustWantToHaveFriends

* ImpaledPalm: Zyou's right hand was badly injured from one of [[spoiler: Shinsenshu's arrows.]]

* DualWielding: According to him, he can wield two weapons just like Setsumusho.
* ImpaledPalm: Zyou's right hand was badly injured from one of [[spoiler: Shinsenshu's arrows.]]

* DualWielding: According to him, he can wield two weapons just like Setsumusho.
* ImpaledPalm: Zyou's right hand was badly injured from one of [[spoiler: Shinsenshu's arrows.]]