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The second genration master of the Yoshioka Kempo's school of swordfighting in Kyoto. While a superbly talented swordsman, he is also hedonistic and carefree, though he can and will be serious and take appropriate measures in times of crisis.
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The second son of Yoshioka Kempo.
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* CantCatchUp: As hard as he works he can never match Seijuro in swordsmanship. [[spoiler: And in the year leading up to their rematch he utterly fails to keep up with Musashi, who makes the most of the year and grows into one of the very best swordsman in the land.]]
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* SiblingYinYang: Very much so. Seijuro is a carefree pretty boy blessed with supreme talent and confidence, and Denshichiro is a stern, hulk of a man, who works hard trying to be as good as his brother.
!!Ueda Ryohei
A senior disciple of the Yoshioka School. He was raised by the Yoshiokas and is almost regarded as a brother to Seijuro and Denshichiro.
!!Tropes
* CombatPragmatist
* LikeASonToMe
!!Ueda Ryohei
A senior disciple of the Yoshioka School. He was raised by the Yoshiokas and is almost regarded as a brother to Seijuro and Denshichiro.
!!Tropes
* CombatPragmatist
* LikeASonToMe
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* FastestGunInTheWest: A samurai version of this trope. As his reputation grows, ronins hoping to make a name for themselves seek him out and try to kill him. Needless to say, [[CurbStompBattle they all fail.]]
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* WalkingTheEarth: Musashi lives as a [[TitleDrop vagabond]], seeking out the strongest opponents all over Japan.
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Hōzōin Temple]]
A temple of spear wielding monks. Musashi seeks them out after leaving Kyoto to challenge their master.
!!Tropes shared by the Hōzōin monks:
* BaldOfAwesome
* BladeOnAStick: Their WeaponOfChoice
* WarriorMonk
!!Hōzōin In'ei
The first generation master of the Hōzōin spear technique. Has retired from teaching the spear technique and now lives as a farmer near the temple.
!!Takuan Soho
A temple of spear wielding monks. Musashi seeks them out after leaving Kyoto to challenge their master.
!!Tropes shared by the Hōzōin monks:
* BaldOfAwesome
* BladeOnAStick: Their WeaponOfChoice
* WarriorMonk
!!Hōzōin In'ei
The first generation master of the Hōzōin spear technique. Has retired from teaching the spear technique and now lives as a farmer near the temple.
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* TricksterMentor: To Musashi.
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* RetiredBadass
!!Inshun
The second generation master of the Hōzōin spear technique.
!!Tropes:
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Not as much of {{Jerkass}} about it as some others, but he certainly doesn't hide his supreme confidence in his own abilities.
* {{Badass}}
* BloodKnight: As withhis mind!!"
many of the most prominent fighters in the series he loves to fight strong opponents.
*CoolOldGuy: Only 36, but definitely gives off this vibe.
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* SlasherSmile: Frequently sports one.
* OldMaster
* RetiredBadass
!!Inshun
The second generation master of the Hōzōin spear technique.
!!Tropes:
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Not as much of {{Jerkass}} about it as some others, but he certainly doesn't hide his supreme confidence in his own abilities.
* {{Badass}}
* BloodKnight: As with
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!!Takuan Soho
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* BadassPacifist: "He cut me down with his mind!!"
* CoolOldGuy: Only 36, but definitely gives off this vibe.
* TricksterMentor: To Musashi.
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!!Takuan Soho
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* BadassPacifist: "He cut me down with his mind!!"
* CoolOldGuy: Only 36, but definitely gives off this vibe.
* TricksterMentor: To Musashi.
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* OedipusComplex: He had a complicated relationship with his father, Shinmen Munisai, to say the least. Takezo tried to kill him several times as a child, and as a young man he became obsessed with surpassing him.
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* OneManArmy: [[spoiler: Musashi cuts down more than 70 highly trained and nationally respected Yoshioka swordsmen. Basically the entire school. And that's after he took out their leader, nominally the best of them, at the start of the battle, by diving right into their center. This single-handedly catapults him to a national figure]] and doubles as a Crowning Momentof Awesome.
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* OneManArmy: [[spoiler: Musashi [[spoiler:Musashi cuts down more than 70 about seventy highly trained and nationally respected Yoshioka swordsmen. Basically swordsmen -- that is, the entire school. And that's ''entire'' school membership, after he took out their leader, nominally the best of them, at the start of the battle, by diving right into their center. center at the start of the conflict and mortally wounding their leader. This single-handedly catapults him to a national figure]] and doubles as a Crowning Momentof Moment of Awesome.
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* VillainProtagonist: Starts off as an amoral thug, who challenges people to death matches for the sake of [[GloryHound personal glory.]]
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* {{Badass}}: Fought both Musashi and Kojiro and lived to tell about it. [[spoiler: He wasn't so lucky in his rematch with Musashi.]]
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* TheBigGuy
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* OverShadowedByAwesome: Skilled and dedicated swordsman, but hopelesly outranked by his brother and eventually Musashi.
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Takezo's childhood friend who persuades him to leave Musashi village and join the war, thus setting of the events of the story.
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Takezo's childhood friend who persuades him to leave Musashi village and join the war, thus setting of the events of the story.
story. [[HeroWithAnFInGood A decent person deep down, Matahachi continually lets himself and others down due to his very weak moral fiber.]]
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Takezo and Matahachi's childhood friend
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Takezo and Matahachi's childhood
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* ArrangedMarriage: With Matahachi
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Musashi's rival. Portrayed as a {{Bishonen}}, deaf mute.
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!!Shinmen Munisai
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!!Otsu
Takezo and Matahachi's childhood friend
!!Granny Hon'iden
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* SelectiveObliviousness: Refuses to acknowlegde that Matahachi was the one who betrayed Otsu.
!!Shinmen Munisai
* AbusiveParents
* PosthumousCharacter
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!!Otsu
Takezo and Matahachi's childhood friend
!!Granny Hon'iden
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* SelectiveObliviousness: Refuses to acknowlegde that Matahachi was the one who betrayed Otsu.
!!Shinmen Munisai
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!!Sasaki Kojiro
Musashi's rival. Portrayed as a {{Bishonen}}, deaf mute.
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* BadAss
* BloodKnight
* {{Bishonen}}
* CharacterFocus: The first arc featuring Kojiro took up about a third of the then-twenty volume series by the time it was done.
* ManChild
* TheUnintelligible
Musashi's rival. Portrayed as a {{Bishonen}}, deaf mute.
!! Tropes:
* BadAss
* BloodKnight
* {{Bishonen}}
* CharacterFocus: The first arc featuring Kojiro took up about a third of the then-twenty volume series by the time it was done.
* ManChild
* TheUnintelligible
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Musashi's rival. Portrayed as a {{Bishonen}}, deaf mute.
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!!Takuan Soho
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* CharacterFocus: The first arc featuring Kojiro took up about a third of the then-twenty volume series by the time it was done.
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* TheUnintelligible
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* AloofBigBrother
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* TheHedonist: Prefers spending time in the pleasure quarters over running his dojo
* CombatPragmatist: [[spoiler: Not above ambushing people. See BigBrotherInstinct]]
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* BigBrotherInstinct: [[spoiler: He even tries to kill Musashi in a sneak attack to prevent him from fighting Denshichiro]]
Denshichiro.]]
* CombatPragmatist: [[spoiler: Not above ambushing people. SeeBigBrotherInstinct]]
BigBrotherInstinct.]]
* TheHedonist: Prefers spending time in the pleasure quarters over running hisdojo
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* BigBrotherInstinct: [[spoiler: He even tries to kill Musashi in a sneak attack to prevent him from fighting Denshichiro]]
* CombatPragmatist: [[spoiler: Not above ambushing people. See BigBrotherInstinct]]
* TheHedonist: Prefers spending time in the pleasure quarters over running his dojo
!!Yoshioka Denshichiro
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* HonorBeforeReason: He insists on fighting his rematch with Musashi even though he is clearly outmatched and stands nothing to win
* CombatPragmatist: [[spoiler: Not above ambushing people. See BigBrotherInstinct]]
* TheHedonist: Prefers spending time in the pleasure quarters over running his dojo
!!Yoshioka Denshichiro
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* HonorBeforeReason: He insists on fighting his rematch with Musashi even though he is clearly outmatched and stands nothing to win
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!!Yoshioka Seijuro
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* ArrogantKungFuGuy
* BigBrotherInstinct: [[spoiler: He even tries to kill Musashi to prevent him from fighting Denshichiro]]
* CombatPragmatist:
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* CharacterDevelopment Subverted time and again.
* DirtyCoward And it fuels his inferiority complex to Takezo.
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* CantCatchUp CantCatchUp: Not that he really tries anyway.
*CharacterDevelopment CharacterDevelopment: Subverted time and again.
*DirtyCoward DirtyCoward: And it fuels his inferiority complex to Takezo.
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* One-Man Army: [[spoiler: Musashi cuts down more than 70 highly trained and nationally respected Yoshioka swordsmen. Basically the entire school. And that's after he took out their leader, nominally the best of them, at the start of the battle, by diving right into their center. This single-handedly catapults him to a national figure]] and doubles as a Crowning Momentof Awesome.
* To Be A Master: Deconstructed. His driving motivation is to become "unrivaled under the sun", but the closer he gets to achieving this goal the more realizes how little the title means.
* Took A Level In Badass: Keeps getting more and more Badass over the course of the series.
* Blood Knight
* One-Man Army: [[spoiler: Musashi cuts down more than 70 highly trained and nationally respected Yoshioka swordsmen. Basically the entire school. And that's after he took out their leader, nominally the best of them, at the start of the battle, by diving right into their center. This single-handedly catapults him to a national figure]] and doubles as a Crowning Momentof Awesome.
* To Be A Master: Deconstructed. His driving motivation is to become "unrivaled under the sun", but the closer he gets to achieving this goal the more realizes how little the title means.
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*To Be A Master: ToBeAMaster: Deconstructed. His driving motivation is to become "unrivaled under the sun", but the closer he gets to achieving this goal the more realizes how little the title means.
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* Glory Seeker: Left Musashi village and fought in the battle of Sekigahara to make a name for himself. He fails pretty badly.
* Miles Gloriosus: [[spoiler: to the point where he borrows Kojiro's identity for a while to live of his reputation]]
* The Hedonist
* Character Development: Subverted time and again.
* Dirty Coward: And it fuels his inferiority complex to Takezo.
* Glory Seeker: Left Musashi village and fought in the battle of Sekigahara to make a name for himself. He fails pretty badly.
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Takezo's childhood
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* Can't Catch Up: Not that he really tries anyway.
* Dirty Coward: And it fuels his inferiority complex to Takezo.
* Glory Seeker: Left Musashi village and fought in the battle of Sekigahara to make a name for himself. He fails pretty badly.
* Miles Gloriosus: [[spoiler: to the point where he borrows Kojiro's identity for a while to live of his reputation]]
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The series protagonist, Takehiko Inoue's take on the lengendary sword saint Miyamoto Musashi.
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* Badass
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* To Be A Master: Deconstructed. His driving motivation is to become "unrivaled under the sun", but the closer he gets to achieving this goal the more realizes how little the title means.
* Took A Level In Badass: Keeps getting more and more Badass over the course of the series.
!!Honiden Matahachi
Takezo's childhood friend
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!!Shinmen Takezo/Miyamoto Musashi
The series protagonist, Takehiko Inoue's take on the lengendary sword saint Miyamoto Musashi.
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* Badass
* Blood Knight
* To Be A Master: Deconstructed. His driving motivation is to become "unrivaled under the sun", but the closer he gets to achieving this goal the more realizes how little the title means.
* Took A Level In Badass: Keeps getting more and more Badass over the course of the series.
!!Honiden Matahachi
Takezo's childhood friend
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