Line #254 Characters/SamuraiOfHyuga


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5	!! The Ronin
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7	A wandering {{Ronin}} with a [[DarkAndTroubledPast mysterious, blood-stained past]], charged with protecting a young noble.
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9	* AccentAdaptation: In Book 2, they are shown to have a Southern accent due to their early life in Genfu.
10	* ActionGirl: If female, of course.
11	* TheAlcoholic: Very much so. Their first scene involves them drinking sake in a bar, and every time they stop by a new town scouting out a place to get drunk is high on their list of priorities. The second game actually has them getting incredibly wasted after the first shogi match, and has their opinion of the Baron swinging upwards once they learn of his wine collection.
12	* AnimalMotifs: Varies depending on both choice and what traits they've exhibited up to that point. Deviating from the Spirit Animal's traits will lower your spiritual attunement, while following them will raise it. There are ten total, but you can only [[KarmaMeter exhibit 5 traits, as each is paired with another, opposing trait]].
13	---> Barn Swallow for [[HotBlooded Impulsive]] or Alligator for [[AwesomenessByAnalysis Calculated]]\
14	Snow Monkey for [[LovableSexManiac Perverted]] or Akita Inu for [[KnightInShiningArmor Chivalrous]]\
15	Firefly for [[LovableRogue Charming]] or Giant Salamander for [[TheStoic Stoic]]\
16	Spider Crab for [[TheDrifter Drifter]] or Chipmunk for [[PapaWolf Protective]]\
17	Wild Boar for [[BloodKnight Brutal]] or Striped Snake for [[GuileHero Finesse]]
18	* AntiHero: Even at their ''best'', the Ronin is still a battle-loving ex-assassin unafraid to resort to harsh measures to get the job done.
19	* TheAtoner: Has touches of this. It's particularly strong for Protective and/or Chivalrous Ronins, who flat-out state they became a bodyguard to try and make up for their past.
20	* AwesomenessByAnalysis: The "Calculating" stat makes the Ronin very analytical and logical.
21	* AxCrazy: How they can come across at times, especially with the Jigoku Itto-Ryo.
22	* ClothingReflectsPersonality: Gets some spiffy clothing or armor midway through the 3rd book depending on their spirit animal
23	* BewareTheQuietOnes: For Ronins with the Stoic trait, and BewareTheSillyOnes for Ronins with the Perverted and Charming traits. Whichever front the Ronin portrays is exactly that--a front to hide just how dangerous they are.
24	* BloodKnight: Will always have some shades of this, as [[spoiler:their knowledge of Jigoku Itto-Ryo]] has left them with a perpetual itch for battle, though to what extent depends on whether you have more Brutality or Finesse.
25	* BoyishShortHair: The Ronin gets an option to cut their hair like this at one point in the game.
26	* BrokenBird: While it's not known if the Ronin was ever idealistic in their past, they certainly fit this, what with the cynicism and issues with emotional intimacy.
27	* TheCharmer: Instead of going with the [[TheStoic usual stereotype]], the ronin can be an easy-going, social type who can talk their way out of trouble as easily as they can fight their way out.
28	* ChickMagnet: To an absurd degree. Every companion has a moment where they express an attraction to them, not to mention the crazy {{Yandere}} after them. They have had at least three girls interested in each book, and at maximum the list of girls interested in the Ronin includes Momoko, Toshie, Masami, Kohaku, and Junko.
29	* ChildByRape: When Toshio/Toshie asks for their birthdate, they just tell him/her to add nine months to the day a group of pirates [[RapePillageAndBurn raided the town of Genfu]].
30	* TheComicallySerious: If Stoic, then they along with Toshio/e will end up playing this part to the more eccentric companions around them.
31	* ConsummateProfessional: The Ronin is, at their heart, a mercenary who cares about getting the job done well and getting paid. Even a [[KnightInSourArmor Protective]] one will still have money be one of their primary concerns.
32	* CovertPervert: There is nothing stopping a Stoic Ronin from having a secretly perverted nature, as the two attributes are on different scales.
33	* TheCynic: Regardless of how the Ronin is played, they come across as this due to their past.
34	* DarkAndTroubledPast: They're a ChildByRape and StreetUrchin who [[spoiler:murdered their ParentalSubstitute for coin and whose relationship with their FirstLove went south for an unknown reason]]. They also used to be an amoral assassin.
35	* DeadpanSnarker: The Ronin's wry sense of humor causes the narration to be a FirstPersonSmartass. There's [[TheSnarkKnight no-one they're harder on and more biting to than themselves]], though.
36	* DespairEventHorizon: Crosses on at the end of Book 3, [[spoiler:when they realize they've lost their edge in combat and at least one of their students are killed during the competition regardless of what the Ronin does to train them]].
37	* DudeMagnet: While not to the absurd degree of a male Ronin, a female Ronin has a good number of guys into her.
38	* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: [[spoiler:Momoko is as interested in a straight female Ronin (who only has other men into her, unlike a lesbian Ronin) as a male one.]]
39	* FaceOfAThug: They describe themselves as having a face that, while not ugly, naturally lends itself to intimidation. The PsychoticSmirk helps.
40	* FirstPersonSmartass : The protagonist's experiences have left them jaded and cynical, and it shows in their inner monologue.
41	* HandsomeLech:
42	** Instead of going for a ChasteHero, the Ronin can be played as a complete and utter pervert who -- male or [[GoodBadGirl female]] -- shamelessly ogles everyone they meet, [[spoiler:even the vision of a grown-up Masashi/Masami]]. HilarityEnsues.
43	** The Ronin can also privately admit that it is a form of ObfuscatingStupidity, as so long as Masami/Masashi thinks of them as a shameless pervert they won't discover the ruthless killer underneath.
44	* GoodIsNotNice: Being compassionate does not mean you have to be ''nice'' about it.
45	* GoodIsNotSoft: Nor does it prevent you from being utterly ruthless to those who cross you.
46	* HairTriggerTemper: It doesn't take much to grind an Impulsive Ronin's gears.
47	* HiddenHeartOfGold: The more altruistic versions of the Ronin often try to brush off, downplay, or outright hide their caring nature. Toshio/Toshie accuses them of doing so because they're afraid of letting others get close to them and risk being hurt.
48	* HotBlooded: With the Impulsive trait, the Ronin tends to act on spur-of-the-moment whims and whatever emotion they feel at the moment.
49	* ImAHumanitarian: You find out from the Baron that they ate [[spoiler:some of the other orphans to gain the Jigoku Itto-Ryo]].
50	* InelegantBlubbering: The PC ugly cries during their InUniverseCatharsis, and then breaks down even more when confessing Sensei’s DarkSecret and revealing [[IAmAHumanitarian the source of their power]].
51	* InterruptedSuicide:
52	** Midway through Book 4, [[spoiler:the Ronin attempts to commit seppuku out of despair after Jun/Junko betrays them to the Jingoku-worshipping cult]].
53	** In Book 5, the Ronin attempts seppuku again out of despair at losing everyone they cared about, with Masashi/mi being in a coma, but is stopped by Toshi(o)]].
54	* JerkAss: They can be played as a absolute monster with no remorse, who constantly looks to kill people or...
55	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being cynical and worn, they can genuinely care for their companions.
56	* KnightInSourArmor: If Protective, then they're cynical and snarky, but they still trying to make the world a better place.
57	* TheLadette: The female PlayerCharacter can come off as this, particularly if played with high Brutality and/or Pervertedness.
58	* LadyOfWar: A female Ronin lean towards this when going for stats like Calculated, Chivalrous, Stoic, and Finesse. She can even look the part, as you get an option to give the Ronin a more dignified hairstyle in the middle of the first chapter.
59	* LaserGuidedAmnesia: The Baron erases their memory of Jun(ko) at the beginning of Book 3, [[spoiler:and they only regain it at the end -- Toshi(o), Masashi/Masami, and Hatch having opted not to fill them in due to wanting to protect them]].
60	* LovableSexManiac: The Ronin can waffle between this, ChivalrousPervert, [[TakeAThirdOption or neither]] depending on how you play them.
61	* LoveConfessor:
62	** In the second book, it's possible for the Ronin to confess to their spirit animal they still love [[spoiler: Jun(ko)]] while in a dream. This doubles as a LoveConfession since [[spoiler: Jun(ko)]] was somehow nearby.
63	** They can also do this by reciprocating Momoko's feelings.
64	* NeverLearnedToRead: They never learned to read growing up, something they're defensive of.
65	* ObliviousToLove: It becomes almost embarrassingly obvious that Masashi/mi is crushing ''hard'' on them, yet they only respond to the signs with vague confusion despite Perverted Ronins being able to flirt with them. Possibly justified, since their DarkAndTroubledPast gave them little experience with "normal" signs of affection. In Book 5, [[spoiler:even a Perverted Ronin will be disgusted at the thought of actually putting the moves on Masashi/mi, even in her older astral form]].
66	* OneManArmy: The player character if they [[spoiler:unleash the [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Jigoku Itto-Ryo]] in the Yakuza den whereupon they proceed to massacre everyone and anyone standing between them and the BigBad.]] It is also implied from their past that this wasn't the first time.
67	* OutOfCharacterIsSeriousBusiness: At the start of book 3, the Baron erases all memories the Ronin has of Jun. On one hand, this eases the Ronin of much of their pain, with the others noting that they seem happier and more at ease than they've ever been before. On the other hand, with the hardship they endured stricken from their consciousness, their killer instinct is erased as well. They spend the majority of book 3 barely able to hold their own against even mediocre fighters.
68	* ProfessionalKiller: This is perhaps the ''lightest'' part of their DarkAndTroubledPast.
69	* PregnantBadass: [[spoiler: The female Ronin during the climax of Book 4 if she's pregnant with Jun's child.]]
70	* RetiredMonster: One way to play them, if they are unremorseful of their past.
71	* {{Ronin}}: They are a mercenary hired to act as a bodyguard for Masashi/Masami Hashimoto, and are frequently treated with disdain for not being a true samurai.
72	* SadClown: If the Ronin is predominantly Charming, they cover up their inner pain with witty repertoire.
73	* ShamuFu: Early in Book 1, the Ronin is confronted by guards after he/she killed a sacred koi fish the night before. It is possible for the Ronin to use the same half-eaten koi to smack one of the guards.
74	* StepfordSnarker: If the Ronin is Stoic, their comments tend towards being more blatantly sarcastic.
75	* SamuraiPonytail: Another one of the hairstyles you can choose from.
76	* ServileSnarker: To Masashi/Masami. The Ronin will snark at them and their naiveté, but is very loyal nonetheless.
77	* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Whenever they activate the [[spoiler:Jigoku Itto-Ryo]]. A Brutal Ronin may also suddenly gain these in a fit of rage when mistaken for Junko during Book 2, though they manage to restrain themselves from anything more than striking Ige across the face with the flat end of their katana.
78	* StreetUrchin: They grew up having to fend for themselves in the slums.
79	* TheStoic: Can be played as one, if you wish.
80	* TaughtByExperience: Although the Jigoku Itto-Ryu and their main abilities as a warrior were taught to them by Gensai, most of their life experience and special techniques were picked up through their travels both as a street urchin and as a wandering assassin. Some of these include a set of 6 gimmicks of sorts they pick up throughout the course of the series. The success rate of these are affected by certain traits in their KarmaMeter.
81	** Skyward Slash - Available in Book 1. TBA
82	** Piercing Palm - Available in Book 1. The Ronin adopts a Ko Gasumi stance in order to prepare for a stab attack, but uses their off hand to obstruct the enemy's view of their katana's tip, making it harder to predict. This move uses the Calculated trait.
83	** Kabuki Killer - Learned in Book 2 from Saburo Honda. He used this one against the Ronin, and the Ronin then made it their own. The katana is held downwards behind the wielder to hide its length, and at the last second they swing it upwards in an uppercut. Saburo uses a katana that is a couple inches too long, and the Ronin holds their katana at the end of its handle for maximum reach. This move uses the Stoic trait.
84	** Baron's Bluff - Available in Book 2, learned from Baron Roderico Da Mirandola. TBA
85	** Twisted Tongue - Learned in Book 3 from Nishi. The Ronin uses a reverse grip for their Katana, which normally is a disadvantage. However, it is very effective in close quarters. This move uses the Drifter trait.
86	** Champion's Cross - Learned late in Book 3 from Hatch. TBA
87	* TheTease: They have the option to flirt with all of their companions without any intent to follow up.
88	* VagueAge: The Ronin's age is never specified, but they are indicated to be somewhere in their twenties or thirties.
89	* VillainProtagonist: At their worst the Ronin is a unrepentant JerkAss, who enjoys fighting and killing and is needlessly cruel. This seems to be who they were in the past.
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91	!! Masashi/Masami Hashimoto
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93	The child of one of the most wealthy families in Hyuga, a [[CuteWitch shugenja]] and scholar who ends up entrusted with a duty to hunt spirits by the Emperor.
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95	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Even a Perverted ronin doesn't even notice their feelings for them, [[spoiler:and in Book 5 is outright disgusted by the thought of hooking up with her]].
96	* AnimalMotifs: Theirs is a red panda.
97	* BadassBookworm: They don't show it as often as the Ronin--who tries to keep them out of the line of fire--but they have quite a repertoire of useful spells and talismans that, in the Ronin's own words, could "take out armies" if they wanted.
98	* BodyguardCrush: Very obviously has one on the Ronin, given their {{Tsundere}} behavior and desire to be seen as "more than a kid". Given their VagueAge, it may or may not also count as a PrecociousCrush.
99	* ChildProdigy: Besides their spellcasting ability, they're also a master shogi player, able to win a tournament (via {{Telepathy}} to the Ronin) with much older and much more experienced opponents. Could cross into TeenGenius depending on their age.
100	* CuteWitch: What the Shungeja Masashi/Masami essentially is.
101	* DelicateAndSickly: In Book 5, Masashi/Masami is stuck in a comatose state and slowly wasting away, with the Ronin being desperate to save them before they succumb and die.
102	* FishOutOfWater: They're very out of their element, being a pampered noble seeing the world for the first time.
103	* GenkiGirl: Or {{Keet}} if male; they are very excitable when encountering new places, things, or meeting famous people.
104	* GreenEyedMonster: Displays a fair amount of insecurity and frustration over Jun/ko being the one to have/have received the Ronin's respect and (once) romantic love, and also becomes jealous of Toshi(o) flirting with the Ronin at the beginning of Chapter 3.
105	* TheIngenue: Even if male. They are wide-eyed, optimistic, pure-hearted, and most sexual innuendos will go right over their head. Jun/ko even accuses this as being the reason why the Ronin is drawn to them--they're fascinated by the innocence they could never have. Tellingly, they don't deny it.
106	* InnocentlyInsensitive: A major flaw of theirs is that they can't quite grasp that other people haven't had the same life of luxury as them, so their incredulity at some things - like the Ronin being unable to read - comes across as condescending.
107	* LimitedWardrobe: Masashi/Masami always wears an impractical red kimono, to the protagonist's exasperation, since it tends to drag and catch on things in a fight or chase.
108	* LuminescentBlush: Masashi/Masami is described as having a noticeable blush when the Emperor compliments them, when the main character first gets a hairstyle change, and if the main character is perverted towards them.
109	* MoralityPet: Potentially for the Ronin in the first book, and is definitely one in the second. The Ronin, regardless of personality, will [[spoiler:panic and be enraged by them being in danger from Jun/ko.]]
110	* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: They have a very extensive vocabulary, and are proud of showing it off.
111	* ShelteredAristocrat: Having lived a life of privilege, they're quite naive in the ways of the world.
112	* SkilledButNaive: They are very fortunate they have the Ronin and their own magical abilities, because otherwise their unfamiliarity with the real world would probably have gotten them killed by now.
113	* SheIsAllGrownUp: The adult version of them encountered in the spirit world is attractive enough to [[DistractedByTheSexy derail the Ronin's train of thought]].
114	%% * SpoiledBrat: They can be rather entitled at times, but they genuinely have a good heart underneath it all.
115	* {{Tsundere}}: They frequently call the ronin "baka", dish out back-handed compliments, stutter and blush around them, and try to hide their concern for them behind a thin veil of BlatantLies.
116	* UnexplainedRecovery: [[spoiler:Somehow survives Jun/ko slashing their throat open. It has been explained that they survive because of the necklace the emperor gave to them blocked the blade and took most of the cut.]]
117	* VagueAge: They're young enough to still have some baby fat clinging to their face, but they're also old enough to be allowed to travel alone with the Ronin. Given that the Ronin can successfully bluff a guard into thinking Masashi/Masami is their lover, they're at least past puberty.
118	* WideEyedIdealist: Much of what they know of the world comes from books, and they tend to push the Ronin towards morally good actions like helping others or sparing enemies.
119	* WiseBeyondTheirYears: By the end of the first game, their experiences have caused them to mature and temper their naiveté some, though they are still occasionally prone to childish pique.
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122	!! Toshio/Toshie
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124	The Emperor's right-hand man/woman, a Kondo ninja whom the Emperor sends along to guide them to the various spirits they need to slay.
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126	* AnimalMotifs: Their spirit beast is a black swan.
127	* BadassPreacher: Yes, a preacher ninja. They're the most spiritual of the group, and often offer the Ronin and Masashi/mi advice for inner meditation and handling their spirit animals.
128	* BelligerentSexualTension: With the Ronin at first, especially if you flirt with them. By Book 3, however, they fall in love with the Ronin.
129	* BrutalHonesty: Has no problem being blunt and to the point, such as when they tell the Ronin to their face they're a dangerous killer who they (Toshio/Toshie) don't trust.
130	* TheComicallySerious: Will often end up playing this part to Hatch and a Charming Ronin.
131	* FantasticArousal: They seem to ''really'' enjoy a good murder mystery, and will fawn over the Ronin if they perform well in examining the crime scene in Book 3.
132	* FantasticRacism: On the receiving end of this, as Kondo are looked down as inferior upon by the people of Hyuga. The Emperor was the first person who never held their race against them; Masashi/Masami is the second. Even the Ronin has to stop themselves from passing judgment.
133	* GoodIsNotSoft: They often advocate ruthless measures in the name of the greater good.
134	* GroundhogDayLoop: [[spoiler:In Book 5, Toshio/Toshie will reveal this is what happened during everyone's time at the Baron's estate. Unlike everyone else, their memory remained intact after every reset and experienced hundreds of daily loops.]]
135	* HappyEndingMassage: Desperately wants to give the Ronin one in Book 3, which can either be turned down or accepted.
136	* HeroicWillpower: [[spoiler:Fares the best out of the group in [[LotusEaterMachine the Baron's estate]], maintaining their awareness that it's ''not right'' and helping to bring the Ronin and Masashi/mi around. Book 5 reveals just how heroic their willpower actually was since they were all trapped in a GroundhogDayLoop and Toshio/Toshie was the only one who could remember what happened.]]
137	* HeroWorship: Develops one to the Ronin due to them being "the Sword Who Cuts the Heavens". The Ronin is not particularly comfortable with it, or fond of the name.
138	* HopelessSuitor: [[spoiler: Book 4 reveals that an unromanced Toshie/Toshio view themselves as this due to the Ronin's history with Jun/ko.]]
139	* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Can Break Borgia's legs under orders from the Ronin
140	* LoveAtFirstSight: [[spoiler: Toshie/Toshio will confess that they've had feelings for the Ronin ever since their first interaction in Book 1 if romanced in Book 3.]]
141	* {{Ninja}}: To an extent--while they are skilled in the arts of stealth, sabotage, and espionage, the FantasticRacism against the Kondo means they aren't allowed to carry weapons. Hence, they have absolutely no combat skills at all.
142	* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler:Although they can be romanced as early as Book 3, Toshio/Toshie's relationship with the Ronin becomes official in Book 5.]]
143	* RomanticFalseLead: [[spoiler: A romanced Toshie/Toshio fears they're this due to the Ronin's history with Jun/ko. This viewpoint keeps them from realizing that the Ronin is under a spell in Book 4.]]
144	* SecretSecretKeeper: [[spoiler: They've known the truth behind the Ronin's Jigoku Itto-Ryo since Book 3 thanks to the GroundhogDayLoop they were trapped in.]]
145	* SecretTestOfCharacter: The [[PlayerCharacter Ronin]] meets them early in the game, where they pose as a troubled client in need of protection. The whole thing was a set-up so they could judge what kind of person the Ronin was and how skilled they were.
146	* SpottingTheThread: Is very, very good at this.
147	%%* TheStoic
148	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With the Ronin in Book 1--neither of them trusts the other, but they at least try to be civil for the sake of the mission. There's also a bit of tension between them and Momoko as well.
149	* UndyingLoyalty: To the Emperor.
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151	!! Hachirobei/"Hatch"
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153	A street fighter the Ronin pulls out of a CurbStompBattle, and basically invites himself along from then on out.
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155	* AnimalMotifs: Hatch's spirit-beast is a pony.
156	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: [[spoiler:Unfortunately, his feelings for Momoko are one-way.]]
157	* BareHandedBladeBlock: Does it to an axe at one point. A Calculating ronin points out that he could easily dodge the swing rather than use such an impractical move, only for him to protest that it's cooler his way.
158	* CallingYourAttacks: "Iron Palm Defense!" and "Stone Head Attack!" Notably, he's the only one who does it.
159	* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler:Not for him, but for the Ronin. Whichever "secret technique" he used in the first book, the Ronin will recall and perform against their fight with Jun/ko in the second, saving their life in the process.]]
160	* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Has a big heart and a desire to help anyone he meets, whether that be mysterious {{Ronin}} or random DamselInDistress.
161	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass:
162	** He might be an idiot, but he has moments where he proves how capable he is, such as ''catching an axe blade with his bare hands''.
163	** When a Player with a high enough "Calculating" stat points out how many other options Hatch had to deal with his assailant, Hatch just replies that [[ComicallyMissingThePoint doing that wouldn't have fit the name]].
164	* GoodIsDumb: Good enough to care deeply for a wandering {{Ronin}} he'd literally met the day before, dumb enough to try adhering to RuleOfCool in a world of demons, highly-trained swordsmen, and pragmatists.
165	* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler:Of the ronin, once he cottons on that Momoko is in love with them.]]
166	* HotBlooded: Hatch doesn't feel or do anything quietly.
167	%%* IdiotHero: Very.
168	* LargeHam: He has a very ''loud'' presence that's impossible to ignore.
169	* LoveAtFirstSight: Is smitten by Momoko the moment he sees her.
170	* NeverLearnedToRead: Like the Ronin, he didn't have the privilege of growing up with tutors and teachers.
171	* NiceGuy: Bumbling as he is, Hatch is a helpful, caring man who always believes the best of people.
172	* ThatManIsDead: The ending of Book 3 has Hatch [[spoiler:cast aside his identity as a street fighter and take up the persona of General Shatao]].
173	* UseYourHead: He can knock out a man wielding hand-scythes by catching him in the jaw with his "[[CallingYourAttacks Stone Head]]!" technique... but at the cost of a massive headache afterward.
174	* WrongGenreSavvy: He is at once a parody and a straight version of a shonen hero in a realistic, semi-cynical setting.
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176	!! Momoko Hayami
177
178	A beautiful woman being chased by the Yakuza. Actually one of their drug dealers gone rogue.
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180	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: [[spoiler:She always has feelings for the ronin, but they don't have to return them.]]
181	* AnimalMotifs: Momoko's Spirit Animal is some sort of deer
182	* TheAtoner: Decides against suicide in favor of making up for her role in the opium outbreak. [[spoiler:She does just that in book 2, leaving the group temporarily in order to help victims of the opium outbreak despite rumors of brewing conflicts.]]
183	* BrokenBird: Her hopes and dreams of being a doctor went crashing down in flames when her mentor died. Then people started judging her for being a woman, leaving her bitter enough to willfully join the Yakuza and help them poison the city. When her guilt caught up, she fled, but now she has a cynical streak and no sense of self-worth.
184	* CoolBigSis: Masashi/mi views her as one.
185	* DefectorFromDecadence: She left the Yakuza because she couldn't stand what she was doing anymore.
186	* DemonicPossession: At the beginning of Book 4, [[spoiler:she is possessed by a demon after Jun/Junko cuts out her tongue and leaves her for dead; becoming the crimelord known as the Silent Lady]].
187	* DudeMagnet: She’s incredibly popular with guys. Hatch falls for her on the spot and side stories reveal she regularly was confessed to and hit on while working as a doctors apprentice. The Ronin regardless of if you romance her or not, will admit to finding her attractive in their inner monologue.
188	* HospitalHottie: Trained in medicine and regarded as very beautiful.
189	* InterruptedSuicide: Eventually, her guilt for her involvement with the Yakuza drives her to attempt to kill herself. The Ronin and their group arrive and talk her out of it.
190	* MsFanservice: Her looks and [[BuxomBeautyStandard impressive cleavage]] get a fair amount of description. Also deconstructed, as people saw her as nothing more than eye candy and never gave her the chance to use her skills as a physician.
191	* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:She leaves in the last third of Book 2, planning to return to Jijinto to help the opium addicts there.]]
192	%%* RescueRomance: How the Ronin meets her.
193	* ShowSomeLeg: She's not averse to using her good looks to get out of danger or persuade people to see things her way.
194	* SilkHidingSteel: Whenever danger comes her way, she lifts her chin and handles it with a cool head and steady spine--she's not even fazed by [[spoiler:the Ronin's bloodlust-fueled rampage]] or the prospect of being used as bait.
195	* SingleTargetSexuality: [[spoiler:Unfortunately for Hatch, Momoko only has eyes for the ronin.]]
196	* StalkerWithACrush: Mild example. [[spoiler:The ronin catches her staring at them multiple times, and once wakes up to find her watching them sleep.]]
197	* TongueTrauma: In Book 3, Momoko makes the mistake of letting Jun(ko) know she has a crush on the Ronin and/or slept with them. [[spoiler:Jun(ko) doesn't take it well and cuts out her tongue.]]
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199	!!Daisuke
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201	A giant man from the Yakuza in Jijinto.
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203	* DumbMuscle: Daisuke is not the brightest, but his stature and size are seen as an asset.
204	* MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers: If he survives the battle in Jijinto, than Keiko won't show up at the Baron's mansion.
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206	!!Keiko
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208	An ex-yakuza maid working for the Baron. Only shows up if Daisuke was killed in Jijinto.
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210	* MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers: With Daisuke.
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212	!!Borgia/Bobu
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214	!!Kohaku
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216	A samurai under General Shatao, left in the ronin's care.
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218	* HeroicBSOD: After killing their former comrades, he becomes distraught and with advice from Masashi/Masami turns to the Ronin for advice and comfort.
219	* SweetPollyOliver: If the Ronin is attracted to women, it's revealed that "he" is actually a young woman in disguise.
220	* TautologicalTemplar: He initially believes samurai can do no wrong, but discovering several of their comrades in the act of raping Kuniko causes him to have an abrupt realization of how wrong they were.
221	* ThanksForTheMammary: Determinant on the Ronin's sexuality, they verifies Kohaku is a woman when she grabs their hand and places it on her chest.
222	* ToBeLawfulOrGood: Kohaku faces this conundrum when several of their comrades attack Ise and rape Kuniko, and ends up killing them out of rage and being horrified at breaking their vow of fealty.
223	* UndyingLoyalty: To General Shatao, [[spoiler:and later for the Ronin]].
224	* UnequalPairing: [[spoiler:Develops a crush on the Ronin after they start teaching Kohaku and the other students]].
225
226	!!Nishi
227
228	An ex-yakuza, formerly under Shiroyama in Jijinto.
229
230	* MauveShirt: In Book 1.
231	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being vulgar and bloodthirsty, Nishi cares deeply for her comrades -- why she initially desires revenge against the Ronin for killing Shiroyama, and later tells the Ronin they should be the only two AxCrazy people on the Ise team.
232	* SirSwearsALot: Nishi is noted to be exceptionally vulgar.
233	* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She develops an infatuation with Hatch.
234
235	!!Ige
236
237	* SacrificialLamb: No matter how well the Ronin trains him, [[spoiler:Ige is killed during the tournament -- the episode of his introduction -- and his death spurs the Ronin towards a DespairEventHorizon]].
238
239	[[/folder]]
240
241	[[folder:Antagonists]]
242
243	!!Shiroyama
244
245	The head of the yakuza in Jijinto, and responsible for the opium trade there.
246
247	* HypnoticEyes: Shiroyama uses her serpentine hypnotic abilities to control people, and briefly manages to take over Hatch and the Ronin.
248	* {{Yakuza}}: She is the leader of Jijinto's yakuza, and specializes in creating and dealing opium.
249
250	!!Baron Roderico da Mirandola
251
252	* DeadPersonImpersonation: The Baron impersonates [[spoiler:Sadao and the Ronin's Sensei]].
253	* ImplausibleFencingPowers: The baron proves to be more than a match for the ronin in a practice duel.
254	* AsianFoxSpirit: He is a six-tailed fox-demon possessing the body of Baron Roderico Mirandola.
255	* HoistedByHisOwnPetard: The Baron has a guillotine set up to execute whoever was responsible for the murder of his chef. [[spoiler:When it comes to light that he is responsible for everything and the Ronin breaks his mind control, his former servants force him into the guillotine to be beheaded. After all, the guilty must be punished. Except that was merely an illusion as well.]]
256	* SilverFox: The Baron is described as an older, but attractive man. Also doubles as a StealthPun since he is a kitsune, making him a literal SilverFox.
257	* TrrrillingRrrs: When his monstrous side starts showing through, he drags his R's out into a purring sound.
258
259	!!General Shatao
260
261	A ruthless general who organizes a tournament between various villages under his control.
262
263	* BedFullOfWomen: The short story "Hatch's Harem" reveals Shatao had a bed that could fit twelve women.
264	* TheStarscream: His goal is to overthrow Satsuma and rule Hyuga himself.
265	* {{Tengu}}: He unveils himself as a raven-headed bird-man.
266
267	!!Ichiro Takeda
268
269	A samurai trying to win the Hokusei election to restore his family's name.
270
271	* BitchInSheepsClothing: When you first meet Ichiro, he seems like a GoodSamaritan who helps you escape from headhunters and houses and feeds you for a night. You later discover it's a front, and his main goal is to [[spoiler:sacrifice souls, open a portal to hell to confront Gensai, and attain the Jigoku]].
272	* LivingMacGuffin: He is [[spoiler:the third student that the MC and Jun/Junko spend all of Book 4 searching for]].
273	* OneWingedAngel: After [[spoiler:eating Kiyoshi to gain the Jigoku]], Ichiro morphs into a magical demon with black blood and tendrils.
274	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The citizens of Hokusei admire Ichiro for taking in orphans, accompanying you to disband the Oyama’s child labor operation, and providing food and shelter to poor artisans...but his ultimate goal is to win the election in order to [[spoiler:sacrifice as many souls as possible to open a gate to hell and gain the Jigoku]].
275	* WalkingSpoiler
276
277	!! Jun/Junko Uesugi
278
279	The [[PlayerCharacter Player Character's]] FirstLove, absolutely hell-bent on finding and killing them.
280
281	* AggressiveSubmissive: Junko shows shades of this - she relentlessly pursues the Ronin, but seems aroused by him taking her and dominating her in bed. It’s implied that this might be due to [[spoiler:[[DarkAndTroubledPast her father abusing her]] [[RapeAsBackstory as a child]]]].
282	* AxCrazy: They are clearly not in a stable state of mind. [[spoiler:Apparently a by-product of their overuse of Jigoku Itto-Ryo]].
283	* BloodKnight: Jun(ko) revels in combat and using the Jigoku Itto-Ryo to kill at random.
284	* CombatSadomasochist: They are equally ecstatic whether they're getting hurt or doing the hurting, as seen from their battle with the Ronin in the second book.
285	* DeadpanSnarker: Of the mocking, cutting variety.
286	* {{Deuteragonist}}: When we're not seeing the story from the Ronin's point of view in Book 4, we're seeing it from Jun/Junko's. They're the one who drives the MC to examine their issues, confront their past, and trains them so that they can regain the Jigoku.
287	* DomesticAbuser: Jun/Junko in Book 4. They are driven by jealousy, are insecure that the Ronin will leave them, and has a DarkAndTroubledPast. They outright abuse the Ronin on multiple occasions, but the Ronin will still find them physically attractive and can rekindle their relationship with them.
288	* DoubleEntendre: Jun/ko is fond of phrasing things this way, particularly combat-related things.
289	* EyelidPullTaunt: Young Jun/Junko teases the MC in this way during one of their spats.
290	* FirstLove: Jun/Junko is this for the protagonist. It didn't work out well, [[MasochismTango though it's possible for the MC to still have feelings for them]].
291	* ForcefulKiss: Jun/Junko frequently grabs the Ronin and kisses them without any precursor or warning in Book 4.
292	* FreudianExcuse: They used to be pretty normal once, [[spoiler:but a combination of the overuse of Jigoku Itto-Ryo and a betrayal on the Ronin's part drove them to madness.]]
293	** Book 3 reveals another facet to this - [[spoiler: they were molested by their father]].
294	* GreenEyedMonster: Is clearly ''extremely'' unhappy and jealous of Masashi/mi being the primary recipient of the Ronin's affections. [[spoiler:[[WouldHurtAChild Murderously unhappy]], as it turns out.]]
295	* HairTriggerTemper: The slightest thing can send them into a fit of murderous rage.
296	* HeelFaceTurn: In Book 4 they become the Ronin's ally and can rekindle their relationship, even working to make it less toxic.
297	* HiddenDepths: Book 4 reveals that Jun/Junko is a surprisingly talented [[spoiler:gardener, having cultivated a small apple orchard outside their sensei's dojo]].
298	* ImAHumanitarian: Jun/Junko attacked and ate [[spoiler:their own father, which is how they were able to attain the Jigoku]].
299	* InsultOfEndearment: Jun/Junko tends to call the Ronin "dumb orphan." Eventually uttered in a heartwarming way when [[spoiler:a romanced Jun/Junko [[DyingDeclarationOfLove confesses they love the Ronin]] before they [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice themselves]]]].
300	* LoveRedeems: If romanced in Book 4.
301	* NoSocialSkills: The PC describes Jun/Junko as having devolved into animalistic mannerisms after being isolated in the dojo for five years.
302	* NotGoodWithRejection: Jun/Junko refuses to accept that they and the ronin aren't soulmates and is driven into a homicidal rage when the ronin insists they don't belong to them. At the climax of Book 4, a ronin rejecting their advances ends up having to [[spoiler:fight Jun/Junko and literally disarm them in order to escape hell]].
303	* PregnantBadass: [[spoiler:A romanced Junko during the climax of Book 4 if she's carrying a male Ronin's child.]]
304	* PsychoExGirlfriend: They didn't take the Ronin breaking up with them well. [[{{Yandere}} Not well at all]].
305	* PyschopathicManchild: It becomes clear in Book 4 that Jun is pretty stunted in a lot of ways, spending years alone on a mountain in the middle of nowhere. When sitting in on a Shogi tournament, the Ronin notes that they are getting very antsy sitting around watching a quiet boardgame. The Ronin compares them to an over-energetic child, except for the sword and the murderous bloodlust that could lash out at any moment.
306	* OneWingedAngel: In Book 3 it's indicated they've become a Demon by attaining the Jigoku Itto-Ryo's perfect form, undergoing a monstrous transformation while slaughtering General Shatao's soldiers.
307	* OneManArmy: Was able to kill fifty of Shatao's elite guard on their own
308	* RapeAsBackstory: The Baron reveals that Jun(ko) was [[spoiler:[[ParentalIncest sexually abused by their own father]]]], contributing to their mental instability.
309	* RuggedScar: Jun/Junko has one across his/her eye. How they got it is never revealed.
310	* SheCleansUpNicely: In Book 4, Jun/Junko gets themselves cleaned up and the Ronin notes they are surprisingly beautiful.
311	* SmellsSexy: Jun/Junko's scent is the intermingling of tobacco and sweat, and it frequently causes the Ronin to reminisce about their past relationship.
312	* TheSocialDarwinist: They believe that the strong deserve to take what they want and that only the weak cry.
313	* StalkerWithACrush: To the insane degree of her entire current existence revolving around the Ronin.
314	* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Has crazy yellow eyes, as a result of the Jigoku Itto-Ryo. Their natural eye color is hazel.
315	* TaintedVeins: Jun/Junko's veins and sword-arm sometimes turn black when he/she uses the Jigoku Itto-Ryu.
316	* TermsOfEndangerment: Addresses the ronin with the coyishly-affectionate "-chan"/"-kun" attached at the end of their name, which isn't nearly as sweet when it's being said by a psychotic killer.
317	* UndyingLoyalty: Jun/Junko is absolutely loyal to their sensei Gensei, considering him their father.
318	* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Upon getting it into their head that Masashi/Masami has a crush on the Ronin, Jun(ko) tries to kill them. Or at least a VagueAge teen/pre-teen.]]
319	* {{Yandere}}: The years have not been kind to your character's first love Jun/Junko, who comes across like this in his/her hunt for your character.
320	** Their ultimate goal is to track the Ronin down and ''kill them'', then kill themselves so they can be TogetherInDeath. They'll also kill anyone who gets in the way of that, or anyone they perceive as having "stolen" the Ronin's affections. [[spoiler:Such as Masashi/Masami and Momoko.]]
321	** In the second book, [[spoiler:they ''carve their name into the Ronin's stomach'' "so I'll always be with you"]], not to mention referring to them as their "property".
322	** In the third book [[spoiler:they go berserk upon learning that Momoko has a crush on and/or has had sex with the Ronin, and cut out her tongue in a fit of rage]].
323	[[/folder]]
324
325	[[folder:Other Characters]]
326
327	!!Emperor Satsuma
328
329	The emperor of Hyuga.
330
331	* AnimalMotifs: Like most major characters he has a spirit animal. His is a Lion
332	* {{Arranged Marriage}}: Is set to marry Masami/shi's sister
333	* BigGood: While he can't act directly to help, the entire quest to set by him to help bring peace back to land.
334	* MrExposition: Tells the ronin and Masami/Masashi his prophetic dreams of the various demons they will encounter.
335	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He was the one to send the Ronin on their adventure
336
337	!!Sensei/Gensai [[spoiler:Takeda]]
338
339	A renowned swordsman who trained the Ronin and Jun/Junko in the Jigoku Itto-Ryu style.
340
341	* ImAHumanitarian: See DarkSecret.
342	* TheBerserker: A more zen take on this trope, but everyone who knows the Jigoku Itto-Ryu is this.
343	* DarkSecret: The source of the Jigoku Itto-Ryu is [[spoiler:cannibalism]], and Sensei took the MC and Jun/Junko under his wing because he caught them both [[spoiler:cannibalizing other people when they were children]].
344	* TheDreaded: People fear him, even by his name shown on the Ronin's katana.
345	* LackOfEmpathy: His callousness is basically unrivaled, evidenced by making the Ronin and Jun/Junko spar with hot metal bars, choking Jun/Junko in order to teach the Ronin the Jigoku Itto-Ryu, leaving them both at his cabin for a whole winter while they were children, as well as [[spoiler:killing and eating people. It's implied he did this up until his death, as there were human skull fragments in the stomach area of his skeleton.]]
346	* OldMaster: Subverted. Even though he was still very skilled in his old age, his old age ''was'' catching up to him. This was something the Ronin could clearly see yet Jun refused to see. In the Ronin's duel with a demon taking on the form of Gensai, the Ronin notes that even now, Gensai's experience and skill outstripped the Ronin's. But what the Ronin had that Gensai did not was youth. Gensai's faltering body led to his death at the Ronin's hands and his "second" defeat by the Ronin as well.
347	* SinkOrSwimMentor: In order to teach a young MC how to use the Jigoku Itto-Ryu, Sensei grabs Jun/Junko by the neck and almost chokes them into unconsciousness. It successfully inspires bloodlust in the Ronin and causes their SupernaturalGoldEyes to first appear.
348	* ScatterbrainedSenior: In some flashbacks in Book 4 to when he was still alive, he is described as having devolved in old age into a crotchety mentor and forgetting the differences between combat stances.
349	* ShadowArchetype: It becomes increasingly clear that the Ronin shares a lot more in common with their sensei than they would ever like to admit. Even going so far as to [[spoiler:how they both became capable of accessing Jigoku. Both were starving and forced to cannibalize their friends to survive, the Ronin as a homeless orphan and Gensai as a child stuck in a collapsed gold mine.]]. And it is likely this, combined with the Ronin's lack of denial over Gensai's growing age compared to Jun, that led Gensai to declare the Ronin his successor in the Jigoku Itto-Ryu style, despite the fact that Jun was much more skilled at it than the Ronin was.
350
351	!!Ume-Ume
352
353	An sprightly old Kondo lady who makes multiple appearances in the series, the first of which is cutting the Ronin's messy hair.
354
355	* TheBusCameBack: Should the Ronin encourage her to move away from the capital in Book 1, she shows up again in Book 2 and gives the party lodgings.
356	** She shows up again in Book 4, when you have to rescue her and her family from headhunters, and then again when she plays in a shogi tournament in Hokusei on your behalf.
357	* HiddenDepths: Shown in Book 4 to be a masterful shogi player who makes it into the finals against Ichiro.
358
359	!!Saburo/Sadao Honda
360
361	A famed kabuki actor/shogi player that competes against the Ronin in Book 2's tournament. [[spoiler: Also a former shinsengumi on the run for the murder of his wife and unborn child.]]
362
363	* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: His motivation for competing in the shogi tournament is to ask the Baron to erase his old life, primarily the murder of his wife and unborn child.]]
364	* DomesticAbuse: [[spoiler: Was the victim of a wife who constantly derided and mocked his interests and inability to give her a child, even cheating on him to conceive one. Her finally going too far is what pushed him to murder her.]]
365	* LargeHam: Comes with being a kabuki actor. He makes an overtop entrance to his match with the Ronin, complete with angel wings, flower petals, and descending from the ceiling on wires.
366	* RealMenWearPink: [[spoiler: A former samurai and shinsengumi who was more interested in kabuki theater and shogi than combat or political advancement. However, his late wife was openly contemptuous of this and mocked him for it.]]
367
368	!!Kin Oyama
369
370	A wealthy man with a habit of getting into criminal schemes, most notably [[spoiler:human trafficking and child labor.]]
371
372	* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler:When the Ronin, Jun/Junko, and Ichiro find his underground silk sweatshop ran on child labor, he doesn't run away. He instead opts to give them a tour, which backfires and partially exposes the poor conditions there, such as Oyama's wife berating children who were making minor mistakes (which are likely a product of overworking) before putting up an obviously faux nice side when she notices the three guests.]]
373	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: Kin Oyama gives Jun/Junko, the Ronin, and Ichiro a tour of his sweatshop as detailed in the Affably Evil section above. Eventually, the Ronin notices Aimi, an orphan who was residing happily at Ichiro's orphanage, in the sweatshop, tired and gaunt. The Ronin has finally had enough, regains the Jigoku, and slaughters the Oyamas' guards. The Ronin then chooses to spare or kill the Oyamas. If he/she opts to kill them, the Ronin feels his newly regained powers killed too fast, and to do it the old fashioned way. The Ronin shoves a silk spool down the wife's throat and beats her to death, and then after a short chase through the factory dunks Kin Oyama into a vat of boiling dye.]]
374	* FatBastard: The Ronin personally describes Oyama as "well-fed" and he's a far cry from scrupulous.
375

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