History Characters / YuYuHakushoMainVillains

* WorfHadTheFlu: [[spoiler:For as powerful as Sensui was, he was practically on his deathbed from cancer by the time Yusuke fought him. It isn't clear how powerful he was at his peak, but it's implied that a healthy Sensui might have been able to give Raizen a fight.]]

* KarmicDeath: The anime's english dub revealing that he founded the Black Book Club turns his death into this. He founded the organization presumably with the goal of making money, only for Sakyo, who rose to power through the BBC, to end up robbing him blind via a rigged bet and then murder him.
* LaserGuidedKarma: His decision to capture and torture Yukina for her pearl tears and then trick the other Black Book Club members into losing money comes back to bite him big time when the former incurs [[BigBrotherInstinct Hiei's wrath]] and earn himself a nasty beatdown, while Sakyo uses the latter to instead swindle Tarukane out of his fortune and then murder him when he's no longer needed.

Founder and Leader of the Apparition Gang and the captain and star fighter of Team Toguro, Younger Toguro is a former human turned demon and one of the main antagonists of the Retrieval of Yukina and Dark Tournament arcs. It's been fifty years since he last participated in the tournament, and it appears Yusuke has intrigued him enough to hope he has finally found a fighter worthy of his full 100% power. He has something of an ''interesting'' relationship with Genkai, to say the least.

Co-Leader of the Apparition Gang, and vice-captain of Team Toguro. Elder Toguro is a human-turned-demon shapeshifter who usually rides on his brother's shoulder, and often fights alongside him. He can alter the shape of his body to form weapons or to move his organs to escape harm, and also has powerful regenerative abilities, almost to the point of immortality. Infamous due to his cruelty and sadism, even for [[TheSociopath Sakyo's standards]].

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: He tosses away his pendant just as he is about to stab Kurama in the back. [[spoiler: Kurama is able to deduce that the Kuronue he is fighting is an imposter.]]

* AffablyEvil: A [[NobleDemon honorable fighter]] and [[PunchClockVillain only kills when required to]], unless [[BloodKnight you prove to be a worthy opponent]].

* GoldenSuperMode: [[spoiler: The main Shinobu personality's Sei-Kou-Ki/Sacred Energy]].

* PersonOfMassDestruction: Though nothing is totally concrete, Sensui as well as Koenma have implied that S-Class-level fighters can wreck entire planets. Very likely the reason why no S-Classes ever fought on Earth. And guess what, Sensui was the weakest one.

* WorldsStrongestMan: Sensui is the strongest human in the setting and one of the strongest beings ''period''. He managed to defeat all of the heroes with ease while still holding back his true power, killed Yusuke, and when Yusuke came back stronger, Sensui was ''still'' winning the fight. His defeat only came because Raizen took over Yusuke and powered him up, and even then, Sensui didn't bother to dodge the final attack. He also was already slowly dying due to illness, meaning he was not as strong as he could have been.

* {{Jerkass}}: While the team can be aloof at best and unpleasant in being blatant that their enemies exist just to test their powers, Elder Toguro lacks the group's usual professional attitudes and is consistently mocking, mentally torturing his foes, indulging in sadism for his own amusement, and being an overall unpleasant individual.

* {{JerkAss}}: Is a greedy and selfish asshole who cares about no one but himself and tortures demons for profit. He's also a massive prick to everyone except for the Toguro Brothers, and he attempts to trick his fellow Black Black Club members into betting money on a partially rigged match.

* {{Jerkas}}: While the team can be aloof at best and unpleasant in being blatant that their enemies exist just to test their powers, Elder Toguro lacks the group's usual professional attitudes and is consistently mocking, mentally torturing his foes, indulging in sadism for his own amusement, and being an overall unpleasant individual.

* {{JerkAs}}: Is a greedy and selfish asshole who cares about no one but himself and tortures demons for profit. He's also a massive prick to everyone except for the Toguro Brothers, and he attempts to trick his fellow Black Black Club members into betting money on a partially rigged match.

* JerkAss: Is a greedy and selfish asshole who cares about no one but himself and tortures demons for profit. He's also a massive prick to everyone except for the Toguro Brothers, and he attempts to trick his fellow Black Black Club members into betting money on a partially rigged match.

* CreepyHighPitceddVoice: In comparison to his younger brother's [[EvilSoundsDeep deep voice]], he has a very high-pitched, cackling voice that makes him even more unnerving and highlights his insane and monstrous nature.

* EvilSoundsDeep: Though not as gravelly as Genbu, Byakko's own pipes are suitably growly and menacing. He even [[MakeMeWannaShout weaponizes]] it.

* MakeMeWannaShout: His "Tiger Scream" disintegrates anything it hits.

* SmugSuper: He views himself highly with justified reason, seeing that he has a powerful MakeMeWannaShout attack that is legendary in the Demon World, and due to this reason, he didn't even try to come and face Kuwabara, choosing to have his hairs face him instead.

* BigBad: Of the Chapter Black Saga.

* CoveredWithScars: [[spoiler:They're self-inflicted]].

* {{Bishonen}}: Fits with the BishonenLine theme that the Saint Beasts are going for.

* {{Bishonen}}: Reasonably attractive, even with the scar on his right eye.

* {{Bishonen}}: A definite one for the villains' side.

* {{Bishonen}}: As seen above. The guy is very, '''very''' pretty, even if not to DudeLooksLikeALady degrees.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Even he still finds some actions completely distasteful, especially those of his older brother. Notably, he becomes exceptionally irate whenever Elder Toguro mocks Genkai. He also ''despises''' cowards.

* NobleDemon: He's only in it for business and will only be brutal when it's necessary, in contrast to his sadistic brother.

%%* TheChessmaster

%%* DeadpanSnarker: A villainous example.

* DubText: Even though the original Japanese Sakyo was still a sociopath, he remembered his happy childhood with a warm fondness, genuinely loved his family (''"My parents were decent and kind people; it was what you could call an ideal family"'') and blamed nobody but himself for how he turned out, the English dub added a ''lot'' of changes to his narration, making him '''hate''' his parents and swearing he would kill himself if he became a white-collar worker.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: It is poor taste for a gambler to cheat, and Sakyo [[TranquilFury does NOT tolerate poor taste]] gracefully. He's also noticeably disapproving of Elder Toguro's cruelty, though more because of [[StupidEvil how pointless it is.]]

%%* ManOfWealthAndTaste

* NonActionBigBad: He serves as the fifth member of Team Toguro, but acknowledges that he can't fight. [[spoiler:His "match" with Koenma ends up being tied to the outcome of Yusuke's match with Toguro, essentially meaning that with Yusuke's team having lost one match and won two, the team who wins in that case would win the round and the tournament.]]

* OneLastSmoke: [[spoiler: While waiting for the self destruct bomb to go off and being confronted by Koenma, he still continues smoking as calmly as he always has]].

* PetTheDog: His interactions with Shizuru in the anime.

%%* SharpDressedMan
%%* SmokingIsCool
* TheSociopath: Fits the trope to a T right down to his own personal inability to feel joy and constant need for stimulation. His backstory tells us how he would torture animals when he ran a pet shop, and only entering the dark underground because he could gamble lives including his own.

* CreepyHighPitcedhVoice: In comparison to his younger brother's [[EvilSoundsDeep deep voice]], he has a very high-pitched, cackling voice that makes him even more unnerving and highlight his insane and monstrous nature.

* WeakButSkilled: Not directly stated, but heavily implied. He lacks the devastating raw power of Bui, Karasu, or his younger brother to destroy large crowds from either their powers or from the raw force of their spiritual energy. When having to fight on his own, Elder Toguro makes up for this lack of might via his creative use of his malleable body to defeat his enemies via trickery.

* KarmicTransformation: It's subtle but his last appearance before being doomed to his fate recalls his role in life- for all of his talk of superiority and superior skills to his enemies, he ultimately relies on a larger and imposing figure to be considered a threat while leaching off his reputation to seem more important than he is. It's initially metaphorical being a "shoulder monkey"/support weapon to his brother. He later becomes a literal parasite who leeches off of his host to gain more power and size- but in a manner that physically shows he needs the larger body as a puppet to make himself bigger,

* TooDumbToLive: He challenges Kurama head-on recklessly in spite of seeing firsthand that he managed to defeat Karasu, an intelligent and powerful fighter in his own right by taking advantage of his ego to defeat him and Kurama is someone that usually plans ahead of the fight. [[spoiler: Younger Toguro ends up being defeated long before he becomes aware of his doomed fate- or rather he will never realize it due to being too deep into the hallucination to find out]].
* YouAreAlreadyDead: [[spoiler: Kurama ultimately disposes of him by trapping him in a hallucinating plant for all eternity by inserting the seed the moment he struck hin. Due to the nature of the illusion, he'll never find out how he was duped]].

* {{Bishonen}}: A definite one for the villains's side.

* DissonantSerenity: What makes him so dangerous other than his powers is that he is so calm and nonchalant than you wouldn't know he was crazy at first sight.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Karasu is rather civil and open to discussion with the Toguro brothers about Team Urameshi, even though he despises the Toguro brothers intensely. He is rather polite with Kurama, and mentioned that he likes Kurama the best out of all the fighters, but he made his depraved intentions with Kurama very clear. He gives Kurama a moment to say his prayers, as he is prepared to kill him.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: If those lens on his mask count as glasses, he definitely counts.
* HavingABlast: His fighting style, utilized by conjuring hand-grenades, dynamite and mines.
* {{Jerkass}}: As a cold blooded sadist, Karasu is one of the nastiest members of Team Toguro. He's rather snide with Koenma when he doesn't intend to fight in the finals, and he promptly kills off any guards getting in his way. He also briefly taunts Kurama with a "bang" gesture. And these are some of his ''less'' sadistic moments.

* OddFriendship: With Bui. The two are [[ThoseTwoGuys rarely seen apart]] and were partners since the days the Toguro brothers defeated them. This despite being polar opposites in personalities.

%%* StalkerWithACrush: To Kurama.

* {{Yandere}}: A male version, for Kurama.

* CreepilyHighPitchVoice: In comparison to his younger brother's [[EvilSoundsDeep deep voice]], he has a very high-pitched, cackling voice that makes him even more unnerving than he already was.

* CreepyHighPitchVoice: In comparison to his younger brother's [[EvilSoundsDeep deep voice]], he has a very high-pitched voice that makes him even more unnerving than he already was.

* TheDragon: To Younger Toguro.

* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: White skinned, which begs the question on how he and his younger brother are related.

* EquippableAlly: He can transform into a weapon for his brother to weild.

* HateSink: '''''THE''''' single most odious and loathesome antagonist in the whole series. Even his younger brother had reached his own limit on tolerating this jerk.

* HumanoidAbomination: Unlike his brother who becomes more and more inhuman as he powers up, Elder Toguro is effectively an amorphous mass of demonic flesh that barely tries to keep human form. [[spoiler: He becomes even worse as essentially a parasite when he does a nightmarish DemonicPossession on Gourmet when the latter consume him, much to his horror as he's resorts to suicide rather than being EatenAlive by the demon]].

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: His favorite tactic in battle is to extend spiked tendrils to impale opponents. He usually uses his fingers for this, but can protrude spikes all over body if he chooses.

** The lying about sparing his competitors, the birds' neck snapping, and his retelling of [[spoiler: Genkai's death]].

* RecurringBoss: While he isn't the BigBad by any stretch, he might as well be -- he's the most recurring enemy that Yusuke and his crew go up against. During their raid on Tarukane's mansion, he's leader of the Apparition Gang. During the Dark Tournament, he's one of the co-founders of Team Toguro. And during Chapter Black, he's a key member of the Sensui Seven.

Co-Leader of the Apparition Gang, and vice-captain of Team Toguro. Elder Toguro is a human turned demon shapeshifter who usually rides on his brother's shoulder, and often fights alongside him. He can alter the shape of his body to form weapons or to move his organs to escape harm, and also has powerful regenerative abilities, almost to the point of immortality. Infamous due to his cruelty and sadism, even for [[TheSociopath Sakyo's standards]].

* CardCarryingVillain: Fully aware of the fact that he's depraved, honorless scum and enjoys every second of it.

* DirtyCoward: He spends most of his time hanging off his younger brother for protection. When he faces opponents capable of overwhelming him, he'll either shamelessly try to [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere slither away]] or panic and beg for mercy.

* HumanoidAbomination: Unlike his brother who becomes more and more inhuman as he powers up, Elder Toguro is effectively an amorphous mass of demonic flesh that barely tries to keep human form.

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Team Toguro aren't saints for sure, but Elder Toguro reaches [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure Jojo villain]] levels of pointless cruelty and sadism. During the Dark Tournament, he promised to spare the lives of two of his opponents, if they begged for their lives. One of them begged and he killed him anyway, then goes on to praise the [[DefiantToTheEnd defiant one]], noting his similarity to Bui and Karasu and how his younger brother would probably want him on the team.... Before murdering him anyway because his brother isn't around and he hates keeping his promises.

** The lying about sparing his competitors, the bird neck snappin, and his retelling of [[spoiler: Genkai's death]].

* TheQuietOne: Strangely, he's mostly silent during his debut in the Spirit Detective arc and for a chunk of the Dark Tournament, with the most noise he makes being sinister giggling. It's not until the tournament semi-finals that he becomes far more talkative, and he stays that way for the reminder of his appearances.

* StupidEvil: Played with. He's not exactly an idiot, but he tends to [[VillainBall waste his advantages]] just to indulge in [[EvilIsPetty petty cruelty]]. His brother and Sakyo both call him a fool when watching him waste time taunting Kuwabara with a macabre puppet show instead of killing him while he had the chance. [[spoiler:Kurama exploits his inablity to resist his sadistic urges to seal his fate.]]
* VillainBall: While not unnecessary stupid, the Elder tends to be [[EvilGloating very boastful of how sick he is]] and his tendency to be sadistic at every single moment is what tests everyone's temper [[spoiler: even his younger brother]], and which causes [[BewareTheNiceOnes the ones he fights]] who had previously had a major disadvantage to go UnstoppableRage on him and causes anyone who listens to his twisted drivel to lose any respect they had for him.

* ForTheEvulz: He is really guilty of this, there was really no point of telling Kuwabara [[spoiler: of Genkai's death and then graphically showing how she died through a "puppet show"]] other than being a [[DubText a nasty little waste of space]]. [[NiceJobFixingItVillain Thankfully, it backfired epically]].

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: He had an enormous advantage over Kuwabara, but then he decides to attempting MindRape which unlocks the UnstoppableRage button in the [[BewareTheNiceOnes loveable lug]].

* PeoplePuppets: He does this with his hands to show how [[spoiler: Genkai died]] [[NiceJobFixingItVillain in an attempt to destroy Kuwabara mentally in addition to his shame of not knowing the truth led to his second-wind and Toguro's defeat]].

* AndIMustScream: How he's finally taken care of, considering that he simply ''can't'' die.

* {{Jerkass}}: While his brother is a NobleDemon, he is so repulsive to every one [[spoiler: that Kurama decides to trap him inside of a "living hell" plant for all eternity because death wouldn't cure him of his cruelty]].
* NeverMyFault: In one of his conversations with Sensui, he has the gall to blame Team Urameshi for his brother turning against him, ranting about how they "drove him crazy". Nevermind that it was *his* dishonorable tactics and insulting of Genki that made his brother lose all respect for him.
* LotusEaterMachine [[spoiler: His ultimate fate, except without the "machine" part]].

* YouAreAlreadyDead: [[spoiler: Kurama ultimately disposes of him by trapping him in a hallucinating plant for all eternity]].

Karasu is a Quest class demon. He is able to use his aura to create bombs undetectable by lower level demons, as well as create bombs within his victims. He wears a mask over his mouth which restricts his unstable powers. He is also able to use his entire body as an explosive. [[DepravedHomosexual He takes quite a liking to Kurama.]]

* AssholeVictim: Thanks Sakyo and Toguro for giving him [[KickTheSonOfABitch what he deserved]]. Even the other Black Book Club members don't care about his demise and even mocked him shortly before his death, in contrast to their horrified and pissed reactions to finding out about Butajiri's demise.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: While he does have some [[KickTheDog genuinely evil moments]], he does at least end up killing the entire [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Black Book Club]] in the process... to further his own ends, of course.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Literally kicks his older brother, then punches him into yet another temporary death. Ironically, in the dub, "son of a bitch" is what said brother calls Toguro when he does this. He also kills Gonzo Tarukane by literally kicking him in the back of the head, decapitating him in the process, and later goes on to murder the rest of the Black Book Club when they attempt to interfere with Sakyo's plan. Given that Tarukane and the BBC were corrupt, ruthless billionaire gangsters who had been exploiting and tormenting demons for profit, there's not much room for pity towards their gruesome demises.

* WhipItGood: Miyuki, at least in the anime, can turn strands of her hair into whips.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He was the ruler of the Netherworld, which was destroyed and assimilated into Spirit world, and demonstrates that he is not to be taken lightly. He is estimated to be at A Class in power [[spoiler: and goes to S Class upon regaining the Netherworld Power Sphere]].

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He has powers that are estimated to be at middle or upper A-Class.

* SevenDeadlySins: As one of the Sensui Seven, he represents {{Envy}}.