Line #19 Characters/AfroSamurai


1	The cast of characters for ''Anime/AfroSamurai''.
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13	-->"Nothing personal. It's just revenge."
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15	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SamuelLJackson
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17	The protagonist, hell-bent on revenge for his father, who was killed by Justice before his very eyes.
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19	[[AC: Appears in: All Versions (Naturally).]]
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21	* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler: In the game, where he chooses to throw away the number one headband for good, thus giving up on revenge and potentially saving the world.]]
22	* AdaptationalVillainy: He's even more unscrupulous and ruthless in the manga, where he uses the crippled paraplegic sister of a boy he just killed as a human shield immediately after she tearfully questions why he killed her brother.
23	* AfroAsskicker: It's right there in the name.
24	* AllForNothing: Invoked in the Manga version. [[spoiler: After hacking and slashing through everything thrown at him. He reaches Justice and attacks him instantly... only for Justice's body to disintegrate to nothing, having been dead long before Afro even reached him. Unlike the video game, where Afro at least reaches some peace of mind, this just causes him to go LaughingMad and catatonic for several years.]]
25	* AncestralWeapon: His father's long katana.
26	* AntiHero: Verging on ByronicHero. His goal is sympathetic, if only to a certain extent, but none of his actions are.
27	* BeneathTheMask: Despite his cold and unfeeling demeanor, he is heavily implied to regret his actions, but realizes that he's too far gone in his quest for revenge to make any attempt at atonement. This is supported by the lyrics of the song that plays after he massacres dozens of men on a bridge at the beginning of ''Resurrection'' which state "My heart is filled with grief/For all the dead souls that I chopped into pieces", his seemingly genuine contemplation of whether or not to allow [[spoiler: Jinno]] to kill him during their fight, and [[spoiler: Ninja Ninja's entire existence.]]
28	* BewareTheQuietOnes: He says only a few words throughout the series, and would kill anyone for revenge.
29	* ByronicHero: Not much of a hero but he’s intelligent, skilled, determined and utterly impeccable in his journey. But he’s also ruthless, uncompromising, and cold to everyone he meets.
30	* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: This is combined with JumpedAtTheCall. Afro went after the Number 2 headband in his youth, regardless the danger that associated with it. Unfortunately, this meant that everyone around him [[DoomedHometown had to pay the price]] when he decided to answer the call.
31	* DeathSeeker: He becomes one of these at the end of the manga because he doesn't want to kill anymore and is heavy with guilt. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, his skills are so sharp that when Kotaro comes to get revenge, Afro dodges his strike and beheads him, all ''[[DamnYouMuscleMemory subconsciously]]''.]]
32	* {{Determinator}}: Nothing stops him from getting to his goal. Not even an ''an entire army of swordsmen''!
33	* DoomMagnet: It comes with the territory of being the wielder of the Number 2 headband. Danger follows him where ever he goes.
34	* TheDreaded: Afro earned and ''keeps'' the reputation of the Number 2 headband: the second most powerful being in the world, who's aiming to kill the equivalent of ''God'' himself. Best shown in episode one, where everyone reacts to him as fearful regard and many described him as a "Demon".
35	* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Gets these in the manga whenever his inner demon is awoken.
36	* ImplausibleFencingPowers: He displays pretty much the full set.
37	** In the anime, the bullet shatters, and the enemies behind him are hit with a veritable FlechetteStorm.
38	* HarmfulToMinors: He was on the receiving end of this trope as a kid with his father's murder at the hands of Justice right in front of him.
39	* HeWhoFightsMonsters: His path has lead him to be just as monstrous as the man who killed his father.
40	* HeartbrokenBadass: In between the loss of his father, killing his master and several childhood friends, Afro is a very dark version.
41	* HeroicBSOD: In the manga and game, he goes into the king of these when he finds [[spoiler: Justice long dead.]]
42	* HiddenEyes: Frequently drawn this way.
43	* ItsAllAboutMe: He doesn’t seem to care about anything else besides his revenge which is repeatedly lampshaded by his enemies.
44	* LaughingMad: After he ended up killing Kotaro from sheer instinct, he's seen laughing with tears in his eyes.
45	* {{Lightning Bruiser}}: Afro hits hard, moves fast and can shrug off punishing blows.
46	* MadeOfIron: Afro's notably difficult to kill and can take copious amounts of injuries that would be instantly fatal to most while still being able to fight. In the manga, it's even described how he heals from damage must faster than any normal man is expected to.
47	* ManlyTears: In the manga, Afro cries these as he puts on the Number Two headband.
48	* MasterSwordsman: To the point where he comes to ''regret'' how improbably good at sword fighting he is when he [[spoiler: kills an opponent he wanted to be killed by through muscle memory alone]].
49	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: The sole time he ever shows regret for his actions was at the very start of his journey, after he caused his friends' deaths and killed his master for the Number 2 headband.]]
50	** IgnoredEpiphany / HeelFaceDoorSlam: After his friends' deaths, rather than move on, he went back to seeking vengeance for his father.
51	* NoNameGiven: He has no name besides Afro.
52	* NotSoDifferentRemark: His own actions parallel Justice's. [[spoiler: Right down to killing Kotaro's father before his eyes.]]
53	* OneHandedZweihander: Downplayed. Afro's weapon is an old sword with a longer and more unwieldy blade than average. He's skilled enough to use it with one handed, but uses both when up against a stronger opponent.
54	* OneManArmy: Slaughters entire armies of assassins with nothing but his sword and his own physical finesse.
55	* PunnyName: In Japanese; "Afro" sounds like "afuro", which means "overflowing". Now look at his head.
56	* TheQuietOne: He never utters more than a few words on the rare occasions when he speaks.
57	* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to both Ninja Ninja and Jinno.
58	* RevengeBeforeReason
59	** Subverted in the Manga: He ''tries'' to forget what Justice did to his father, but confides in Jinno and Otsuru that he just ''can't''.
60	** Justice himself told the child Afro that witnessing the event would control his life from then on.
61	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His whole journey. Particularly when he kills an entire village just for following Justice's teachings.
62	* ScaryBlackMan: He's scary and black, particularly when on his revenge crusade. Bonus points for being voiced by [[Creator/SamuelLJackson Samuel L. MOTHERFUCKING Jackson]].
63	* ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler:In the manga and video game, when he finally reaches Justice and tries to stab him. Only to find out Justice is long since dead and his body crumbles to dust. In the video game, Afro fights representations of Justice in his mind to eventually comes to terms with himself. In the manga, well..the quest more or less is just meaningless and Afro actually has a HeroicBSOD for a few years before Kotaro comes and unwittingly snaps him out of it.]]
64	* SmokingIsCool: He’s usually seen smoking and boy does he look cool doing it.
65	* TheStoic: Generally composed and unfazed by anything during his journey.
66	** NotSoStoic: A few times throughout the series. Particularly his father's death, his friends' slaughter, and [[spoiler:finding out Justice has been dead all along.]]
67	* SympatheticPOV: Pretty much the only reason we can call him a hero at all. He has a tragic past and a reason to fight, but it's made abundantly clear that so does every single person that he's fighting, some of which were caused by Afro himself.
68	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: In the Anime. "Lemonade. Ice cold."
69	* TragicKeepsake: His father's pendant (which he ties to the end of his sword's handle), and ''[[{{Squick}} head]]'' (for a time). He later receives [[spoiler: Otsuru/Okiku's]] hairpin, though how he gets it varies depending on the version.
70	* TranquilFury: He almost never utters a word.
71	* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Tries [[note]] "tries", only because the guy kills himself rather than bleed out, not because he shows remorse[[/note]] to kill a guy for information on the Number Two Headband as a kid. Later kills the guy's friends in self-defense.
72	** Averted in the manga, for the most part. While living with The Swordmaster and the other orphans, he actually leads a relatively normal life.
73	* TheUnfettered: Revenge is pretty much all that on Afro's mind. Especially evident in the manga version of the series in which a story features Afro using two innocent bystanders (a boy and his handicapped sister later on) as shields to avoid attacks, showing no remorse in causing their deaths. That he killed his master to reclaim the No. 2 further establishes him as one.
74	* UsedToBeASweetKid: Well, considering he saw his father beheaded in front of him when he was a ''toddler'', [[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior he was always pretty messed up]], but during the flashbacks to his time at the dojo we see him laughing and smiling with the other students, showing that he hadn't completely lost himself to revenge just yet.
75	* VillainProtagonist: In the manga.
76	* WouldHitAGirl: Afro has no problem attacking Tomoe in Resurrection and there are female enemies in the game that can be killed just as brutally as the male enemies. Justified as both examples are generally in self defense.
77	* YouKilledMyFather: Afro’s sole purpose in life was to hunt down his father’s murderer. Too bad [[spoiler:the killer was dead all along]].
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80	[[folder:Ninja Ninja]]
81	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/afroninja.png]]
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83	-->"If you don't stop dissin' me, I'm gonna stop following your brutal ass around."
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85	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SamuelLJackson
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87	Apparently Afro's only friend, he follows Afro on his quest for revenge. He seems to disappear before every fight or is seen as a spectator commenting on the battles. [[spoiler: It's heavily implied, if not outright said that he is the personification of what's left of Afro's humanity.]]
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89	[[AC: Appears in: All versions.]]
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91	* AdaptationalHeroism: Ninja Ninja is much more morally reserved and conscientious of Afro's decisions in the anime and video game than he is in the manga. In the anime and video game, he actually discourages Afro from continuing his quest of revenge at times, acts much friendlier towards Afro, and pleads for him to try to find happiness.
92	* AdaptationalVillainy: Ninja Ninja is much more ruthless and sinister in the manga than he is in the anime and video game. In the manga, he actually encourages Afro to complete his quest regardless of who ends up dead, actually threatens to kill Afro a few times just to prove he can, and honestly does whatever he feels like because ItAmusedMe. In the manga, he states the only thing he cares about is guiding Afro to the location of the Number One.
93	* BreakTheFourthWall: In the Video Game.
94	--> "I can tell what you're thinking. You think you know how this ends. You saw the T.V. show right? Right? But that was a T.V. show, and T.V. shows demand a happy ending. You know this ain't the kind of story that has a happy ending..."
95	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Despite being obnoxious comic relief most of the time, in the few occasions where he actually shows off his ninja skills, he proves himself to be one of the few people capable of keeping up with Afro and implied in the manga he could kill Afro anytime he wants. [[spoiler: He also managed to quickly one-shot Takimoto in the manga when he gave Afro a hard time.]]
96	* DoppelgangerSpin: In the game.
97	* {{Foil}}: He's more or less Afro's other half. [[spoiler: Scratch that, he ''is'' Afro's other half.]]
98	* GreekChorus: Acts as this during Afros journey.
99	* {{Hallucinations}}
100	** In the manga, there are hints he may be more than that.
101	--> "Man, quit makin' crazy shit up. I am what I am, ya dig?"
102	* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler: Interestingly enough, he's the embodiment of ''Afro's'' hidden depths, showing him to be suppressing a lot more emotion than he lets on.]]
103	* HighlyVisibleNinja: He doesn't really do any ninja things at all.
104	* JiveTurkey: [[spoiler: Until the end of his final monologue to Afro, where his voice turns into Afro's.]]
105	* PhraseCatcher: On more than one occasion, he’s had Afro tell him to “shut up”.
106	* PluckyComicRelief: For a dark show filled with death and drama, this guy always has something funny to say in serious situations. You can tell Samuel L. Jackson was having a lot of fun voicing him.
107	* RedOniBlueOni: The Red Oni to Afro's Blue.
108	* SarcasticDevotee: He's constantly complaining about all of Afro's actions, but follows him anyway.
109	* SpiritAdvisor: In the manga, his stated purpose is to [[spoiler:guide Afro to Mt. Sumeru to fight Justice]].
110	* TheyreNotRealReveal: Whenever he's around to provide comic relief and acts as Afro's right hand man and advisor, it turns out he was never there in the first place. That would explain enemies never even acknowledged him, acting like they only see Afro and him alone.
111	* UncleTomfoolery: Played with a bit in that he's just as deadly as Afro is when he wants to be and far more compassionate and insightful than his companion as well.
112	* YouCanSeeMe: [[spoiler: Takimoto]] can see him (and talk to him) in the manga. In the anime, Justice can see him, but never interacts with him.
113	** The latter case may have just been based on Justice's observation of Afro, since he does occasionally talk to Ninja Ninja but stops after the fight with [[spoiler:Kuma]].
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116	[[folder:Justice]]
117	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/afrojustice.png]]
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119	-->"With this band, across my forehead... I will rule this world, as God himself."
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121	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RonPerlman
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123	A [[TheGunslinger gunslinger]] who before the series began became the Number Two, he becomes the Number One when he kills Afro's father, setting the plot in motion.
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125	[[AC: Appears in: All versions.]]
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127	* AmbiguouslyEvil: It's not exactly clear whether Justice is a genuinely well-meaning man who did evil things to achieve his goals, or a delusional KnightTemplar with his own twisted idea of world peace. The fact he looks downright sinister doesn't help matters.
128	* AmbiguouslyHuman: Though he's seemingly just a highly-skilled middle-aged warrior, his mottled skin, HealingFactor and [[spoiler: third arm]] suggest otherwise. Generally, he appears to be some sort of mutant so it's unclear if he classifies as human at all anymore.
129	* AntiVillain: Comes into play more in the manga. [[spoiler: After winning the Number 1 Headband, Justice fancies himself a god and brings order to the world.]] Even in the main series, keep in mind that his stated goal is "Using unlimited power to bring about ultimate peace."
130	* {{Asskicking Leads To Leadership}}: Justice became the ruler of the world by virtue of his incredible fighting skills, earning him the number 1 headband.
131	* {{Badass Cape}}: A flowing cape which makes Justice look like the badass cowboy he is.
132	* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead The ending to Resurrection makes it very clear that this is one hard sonuvabitch to put down for good.]]
133	* BigBad: A subversion as he’s hardly there and in the manga he died a long time ago.
134	* BreakThemByTalking: During the final fight in the game, Justice calls Afro out on how the duo are not that different, and how his path of revenge has resulted in so much bloodshed.
135	* ComesGreatResponsibility: Justice believes in a somewhat unorthodox variation of this philosophy.
136	--> "I believe it's a sin ''not'' to rule the world if you've been ''blessed'' with the ''strength''!"
137	* DarkIsNotEvil: He looks like a typical bad guy with a sinister voice, however he wants to bring ultimate peace to the world by any means necessary.
138	* DarkMessiah: He's established himself as a messianic figure in the world after becoming the Number One and even established a religion in the manga that paints him in a similar light to Jesus Christ.
139	* DeadAllAlong: Happens in the game and in the manga. [[spoiler: Afro finally arrives to Justice's lair, only to found him already dead after a long time from the moment that Justice killed Afro's father.]]
140	* EnemyWithin: At the end of the game, Afro finds Justice [[spoiler: long dead. Justice then appears to him as a vision, and they have a BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind]].
141	* AGodAmI: He believes that the Number One Headband makes him a god, and that he has the power to bring order to this world.
142	** In the manga, he becomes MessianicArchetype [[spoiler: before he dies]], with at least one religion based on his teachings.
143	** In the game, he achieves this in a [[EnemyWithin different way]]...
144	--> "My desire was to become a god. In the pursuit of revenge... [[spoiler: You made me yours.]]
145	* GunsAkimbo: His main weapons of choice are revolver guns instead of swords.
146	* HealingFactor: [[spoiler: Note that apparently [[GoodThingYouCanHeal being diced]] was not enough to kill him.]]
147	* HeroAntagonist: WordOfGod states that Justice's reasons for killing Afro's father were justifiable.
148	* LaughingMad: It kinda undermines your apology to young Afro when you start laughing afterwards, Justice.
149	* LightningBruiser: As one would expect from the WorldsBestWarrior. Justice is very quick on his feet, can inflict a lot of damage and has a HealingFactor that allows him to regenerate from life-threatening injuries.
150	* NoNameGiven: His name is never actually spoken in the first season.
151	%%* NotSoDifferentRemark: {{Invoked}} in the Video Game.%% Add more context.
152	* PetTheDog: Downplayed. Justice did sound regretful that he had to kill Rokutaro in front of Afro, who was a small child at the time. After the fight he didn't taunt Afro or insult his departed opponent, merely choosing to invite the boy to challenge him whenever he feels ready.
153	* RevolversAreJustBetter: His revolvers has allowed him to hold off swift opponents at bay.
154	* SamuraiCowboy: Justice is decked out in a gunslinger costume and carries a set of revolvers, but also he adds the Japanese sun-patterned Headband to his hat [[spoiler: and carries a katana under his cloak with his third arm.]]
155	* SpeechImpediment: Talks with a very noticeable lisp.
156	* WellIntentionedExtremist
157	--> [[LargeHam "I killed but a single man! In an honorable duel! And for a noble purpose!"]]
158	* WorldsBestWarrior: As the wielder of that Number 2 and then later Number 1 headband, he's this. From what we see of him, Justice is a phenomenal fighter. Despite using two revolvers, [[LightningBruiser he's extremely quick on his feet]] and has no problem squaring up with someone who specializes in melee combat.
159	* YouKilledMyFather: This guy was the one who killed Afro’s dad!
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162	[[folder:Jinnosuke]]
163	-->"My dream is to fulfill the dreams of my father, to become a master swordsman and open up a dojo."
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165	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuriLowenthal
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167	Afro's childhood friend and rival at the dojo, he thinks of Afro like his brother. [[spoiler: When The Number Two Headband is tracked to the dojo, Jinno is nearly killed, but survives and is transformed by Dharman into Kuma.]]
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169	[[AC: Appears in: All versions.]]
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171	* {{Ancestral Weapon}}s: In the manga, the Sword Master says the katana he presents Jinno with came from Jinno's father, Jintaro.
172	* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Otsuru.
173	* ChasteHero: Before his cyborg transformation, he never shows any romantic interest in anyone. In the manga, he dreamed of one day running a dojo to honor his deceased father and mentioned he had no time for romance in pursuit of that dream.
174	* DualWielding: He wields two swords, in his words "to be the best".
175	* {{Foil}}: He's the orphan son of a famous samurai too, and like Afro he holds his father in incredibly high regard. Unlike Afro, he seems comfortable with abandoning revenge to be with his friends. Then again, he didn't have to see his father murdered in front of him.
176	* FriendlyRival: He and Afro were competitive, but also the best of friends and never far from the other.
177	* IdiotBall: Jinno, when your choices are rushing into battle to save two warriors at least as skilled as you, and protecting a group of kids who (with the odd exception) can't handle themselves, ''you don't choose the first''.
178	** The manga portrays the massacre as being much less his fault.
179	* LikeBrotherAndSister: Very close to Otsuru, but in an entirely platonic sense.
180	* NiceGuy: While a little cocky, he's an amicable and considerate guy overall who was liked by all of his peers, Afro included.
181	* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Afro.
182	* TheRival: To Afro but it’s downplayed as their friends.
183	* ShipperOnDeck: In the manga, he actively supports Afro/Otsuru, and tells Afro as much.
184	* TrueCompanions: To Afro, Otsuru, and everyone else at the Swordmaster's dojo.
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187	[[folder:"Kuma"]]
188	-->"Long time, no see, Afro..."
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190	Teddy-bear mask-wearing cyborg, created by Dharman. He waits on Mt. Shumi (Sumeru in the Manga), guarding the path to Justice.
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192	[[spoiler:He eventually reveals himself to be Jinno, rebuilt after he was nearly killed.]]
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194	In ''Resurrection'', he returns, serving Sio in her plot to revive Afro's Father, his personality almost entirely gone due to the constant repairs to his cybernetic body.
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196	[[AC: Appears in: All versions.]]
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198	* BadassBiker: In ''Resurrection''.
199	* BerserkerTears: After being reconstructed, he never stopped crying.
200	* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: In ''Resurrection'', due to constant repairs, he lacks all of his former personality. [[spoiler: Until the end, when he remembers who he is and sacrifices himself to save Afro.]]
201	* DiabolusExNihilo: Dharman doesn't appear at all in the game, which raises the question: how ''did'' [[spoiler: Jinno]] become Kuma?
202	* TheDragon: To the Empty 7 and Dharman in the anime, Sio in ''Resurrection'', and Justice in the Manga.
203	** DragonWithAnAgenda: Rather than having designs on his masters, however, he just wants Afro.
204	** DragonInChief: Fought after the Empty 7 and much, much harder than all of them put together.
205	* DualWielding: Uses two blades at a time.
206	* EmergencyTransformation: Uses this during his fight with Afro.
207	* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:Afro's betrayal of all of his loved ones drove Jinno over the edge.]]
208	* EvilCounterpart: Well, counterpart at least. He's just as singlemindedly driven by revenge as Afro is.
209	* EvilFormerFriend: [[spoiler:He's either Afro's or Afro is his, depending on how you look at it. In a way, both men have become villains on opposing sides to achieve their revenge.]]
210	* EyeLightsOut: [[spoiler: When he dies for good in ''Resurrection''.]]
211	* FinalBossPreview: In the manga, he shows up right after the defeat of the Empty 7, and [[CurbStompBattle hands Afro his ass. While only drawing his swords ''once''.]]
212	* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: His mask looks eerily similar to Otsuru's teddy bear which, along with his comments about already knowing Afro, hint at his identity.]]
213	* GoodCostumeSwitch: [[spoiler: Well, a costume switch at least. At the end of ''Resurrection'' his mask comes off right as he decides to fight with Afro. Considering who Afro is it could honestly be called an EvilCostumeSwitch.]]
214	* HotBlooded: While Afro takes out his revenge through TranquilFury, he loves ''screaming his head off''.
215	* HypocriticalHumor: During an otherwise intense scene, his line "Come to think of it, I can't even take you seriously with that ridiculous hair of yours!" comes off as pretty hilarious considering he fights with a teddy bear mask on.
216	* InformedAbility: In the game, Ninja Ninja describes him as a "300 hundred pound bear man". Unless Kuma is incredibly dense for his slim build, he certainly doesn't look 300 hundred pounds.
217	* LaserGuidedAmnesia: In the game, he has forgotten who he is, and simply wanders the mountainside, attacking anyone he comes across.
218	* ManlyTears: [[spoiler: "My tears have never stopped falling since that day."]]
219	* MasterSwordsman: His swordsmanship is on par with Afro's.
220	* NotSoDifferentRemark: He states in the manga that his own desire for revenge is just like Afro's.
221	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Or ''eye'', in his case. In the Manga and Anime, one of his eyes is cybernetic, and glows red (though the manga is in black and white, so this is only assumed there).
222	* RiddleForTheAges: [[spoiler: Who rebuilt him in the FlashForward at the end of the series? How did they know that to get the divine power the #1 promises, you need to collect all the headbands?]] We may never know.
223	* TheRival: There's a reason he appears in more promotional material than even Justice.
224	* ScreamingWarrior: While his swordsmanship is comparable to Afro's, his audio levels most certainly aren't. He constantly screams and pants while fighting. In ''Resurrection'', his cybernetic enhancements have reached a point where he can no longer speak, making him no longer one of these.
225	* SmokingIsCool: Through his bear mask, no less! (Though in the anime, he only does it in [[spoiler: the Season 1 epilogue.]])
226	* VaderBreath: Most noticeable in the first movie, since he talks more in it.
227	* WorthyOpponent: The only foe barring [[BigBad Justice]] or [[EvilKnockoff Afro Droid]] who Afro struggles against, to the point where the fight against him takes longer than the other two.
228	[[/folder]]
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230	[[folder:The Empty 7]]
231	-->"Dear brothers, it seems that our long-awaited day has arrived! Our prayers, like paved stones, have led us to the door of the Number One!"
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233	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PhilLaMarr (Brothers 1, 3 and 5), Creator/JohnDiMaggio (Brother 2), Terrence C. Carson (Brother 4) and Greg Eagles (Brother 6)
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235	The leaders of a cult that worships the power of the headbands, and seek to gain control of the Number One in order to become gods. To do this, they must kill Afro, to which end they hire assassins from all over the world, and build various cyborg warriors when those assassins prove inadequate.
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237	[[AC: Appear In: All Versions.]]
238	* AGodAmI: Brother ''7'' is "Empty". That is, he's supposed to represent the presence of God that is nestled at the heart of the organization and its religious philosophy.
239	* AgentScully: Brother 2 in the manga doesn't believe that the headbands have any divine power which gets him killed when he argues this to Brother 1.
240	* ArtificialLimbs: Brother 1. In the manga, they're ''both'' artificial.
241	** ArmCannon: In the game, a high-calibre rifle. In the anime and manga, a [[MoreDakka machine gun]], to which the manga further adds and underslung [[StuffBlowingUp grenade launcher.]]
242	* BigBad: The Empty 7 are the ones sending assassins after Afro in the series by either building cyborgs to kill him or putting out contracts on his head with massive rewards.
243	* TheBigGuy: Brother 6
244	* BoringButPractical: Brother 3, as opposed to attempt to murder Afro, merely offers him tea and rice crackers, and politely asks for the headband, not doing anything when Afro just walks past him. He's also the only one who survives.
245	* CainAndAbel: Brother 2 tries to pull this on 1 in the manga, after learning of his intention to betray Justice. 1 turns this around on him, punching a hole in him.
246	* DisneyVillainDeath: Afro kicks Brother 5 over the waterfall in the manga. Subverted in that we very clearly see his dead body floating face down in the water later.
247	* TheDragon: In the manga, they have a contract to protect Justice.
248	** DragonWithAnAgenda: Brother 1 intends to take the Number Two headband and murder Justice.
249	* DualBoss: Brother 4 and 5 attack simultaneously, alongside 1 in the game, and jumping out of 6's backpack in the anime and manga.
250	* DualWielding: In the manga, Brother 5 wields a pair of tanto. In the anime, he uses a jian.
251	* EyeScream: Brother 2 in the anime, and Brother 4 in the manga, both courtesy of Afro's fingertips.
252	* FateWorseThanDeath: Brother 1 is shown in ''Resurrection'' to have survived his brutal beatdown by Afro Samurai in the original anime, but it's left him severely brain-damaged, little more than a twitching, gibbering wreck strapped into a glorified moving cart and hooked into a catheter because he no longer has any control over his own bodily functions.
253	* HeadphonesEqualIsolation: Brother 3 is constantly listening to music on a pair of headphones, and so largely ignores the world around him, resulting in his siblings ignoring him.
254	* HyperspaceArsenal: Brother 6 in the anime and game supplements his staff with a [[KillItWithFire flamethrower]] and a [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch Muthafuckin']] [[StuffBlowingUp RPG]], in his backpack.
255	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Several examples related to them:
256	** 2 inflicts this on Okiku in the anime.
257	** Afro stabs both 4 and 5 through the head in the anime.
258	** 1 punches through 2 in the manga. Then tears his insides out.
259	** Afro kills 1 this way in the manga.
260	* MeaningfulName: Rokutaro ("Roku" is "6" in Japanese).
261	* NoNameGiven: For all except Brother 6, who in the Manga is named Shinojiryu Boujutsu Rokutaro, or "Rokuta" for short.
262	* NotBloodSiblings: Rokutaro is explicitly stated in the manga not to be related to the other 5, and in fact is never referred to as Brother 6 (though he still has "6" tattooed on his head and painted on his hat).
263	* NotQuiteDead: Brother 1 shows up in ''Resurrection'', in 3's care, strapped to a stretcher and hooked up to a catheter.
264	* SignatureHeadgear: Brothers 4 and 6 wear round straw hats bearing their numbers.
265	* SoleSurvivor: Brother 3 in most versions of the story is the only one not to die at Afro's hands. Depending on how you read the manga (see WhatHappenedToTheMouse), he may be the only character ''never'' to die in ''any'' version of the story. [[spoiler:That includes Afro himself.]]
266	* TechnicalPacifist: Brother 3 in the anime. He just simply asks for the #2 head band and offers Afro some tea and rice crackers. When Afro meets up with him again in ''Resurrection'', he instead wages information on the current Number Two against Afro's life in a dice game.
267	** ActualPacifist: Brother 3 in the manga and game.
268	* {{Tykebomb}}: In the manga, Brother 6 was raised from early childhood by the Brothers to be their enforcer.
269	* UncannyFamilyResemblance: All of the brothers save 6 (who may not be related: see above) look exactly the same, to the point where they have their numbers tattooed on their heads.
270	* VoiceGrunting: Brother 4 in the manga only speaks in "Mmm." of various lengths (and screaming when Afro rips out his eyes).
271	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Brother 3 simply disappears during the showdown with Afro in the manga. It could be argued that he was killed as collateral damage during Afro's fight with Brother 1, and/or that the brother shown crushed under debris was him and not Brother 4.
272	[[/folder]]
273
274	[[folder:Rokutaro]]
275	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rokutaro_afro_samurai_251.jpg]]
276
277	-->"Wait here, son... it'll soon be over."
278
279	-->'''Voiced by:''' Greg Eagles
280
281	Father of the protagonist, and bearer of the Number 1 Headband. Killed by Justice in order to claim said headband. Resurrected by Sio in ''Resurrection''.
282
283	[[AC: Appears in: All versions.]]
284
285	* CameBackWrong: His resurrection in ''Resurrection'' is interrupted, leaving him a bloodthirsty killing machine.
286	* [[spoiler: EvilKnockoff:]] In the manga, Afrodroid [[spoiler: is disguised as ''him''.]]
287	* HisNameIs: His voiceless last words are revealed in the game to be "Don't lose your way." Unfortunately, Afro gets a different message...
288	* LosingYourHead: He surely does.
289	* MasterSwordsman: Like his son. Enough to be able to obtain the status of Number One.
290	* PeopleJars: He's regrown in one in ''Resurrection''.
291	* WellIntentionedExtremist: Like Justice, he became the Number One to stop the cycle of bloodshed caused by the headbands by obtaining the Number One and hiding it away, unlike Justice who wanted to use the power of the headbands to forcefully make the world a more peaceful place.
292	[[/folder]]
293
294	[[folder:Sword Master]]
295	-->"We are born men in order to live, not to kill."
296
297	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TerrenceCCarson
298
299	An old warrior who owns a small dojo, where he trains orphans in the art of the sword. He finds Afro after his father's death and he takes him in, attempting to sway him from the path of revenge. [[spoiler: Eventually, Afro discovers that he has become the Number Two, and he challenges him for the headband.]]
300
301	[[AC: Appears in: Season 1, Manga, and Game.]]
302
303	* CombatPragmatist: "The point of dueling is to kill your enemy. Not twisting and turning, demonstrating flowery form."
304	* ILetYouWin: Implied in the anime and game. [[spoiler: He definitely uses this trope in the manga, secretly using a bamboo sword.]]
305	* MadeOfIron: Keeps fighting after being stabbed with numerous spears in the anime.
306	* OldMaster: More like old MasterSwordsman.
307	* SecretTestOfCharacter: His duel with Afro, especially in the manga.
308	* SingleStrokeBattle: His duel with Afro ends in one of these.
309	* TheStoic: Less so in the manga, where he cracks smiles more frequently.
310	* TurnTheOtherCheek: He tries to drill this into Afro, though it's not so much revenge he discourages as seeking to become Number Two, and entwining his fate with the constant bloodshed.
311	** In the manga, he's more understanding, acknowledging that Afro is a man, and must make his own decisions.
312	[[/folder]]
313
314	[[folder:Otsuru]]
315	-->"Lenamode?"
316
317	-->"When things get hard, look at this comb and think of Master and the rest of us, and of this mountain."
318
319	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TaraStrong
320
321	One of the orphans adopted by the Sword Master, she acts as the heart of the family, and always carries around a teddy bear.
322
323	Only appears as a child in the anime and game [[spoiler: sort of]], but in the manga, she grows up alongside the rest of Afro's TrueCompanions, even developing a romance with him.
324
325	[[AC: Appears in: Season 1, Manga, and Game.]]
326
327	* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Of the Victorious type. Afro confesses his love for her in the Manga after the graduation, promising to return to her after he has taken his vengeance on Justice.
328	* FauxActionGirl: In the manga, the Bokken tied to her back when she was little suggests that she was actually training in the use of swords along with the other orphans. By the time we see her grown, though, she seems to have given it up.
329	* IconicItem: Her teddy bear. In the manga, she keeps it tied to her back even after she reaches her (presumably late) teens.
330	* ImprobableInfantSurvival: In the anime, she's thought to be killed at the battle under the Bohdi tree. She actually survived, [[spoiler:and grew up to be Okiku]].
331	* NotAllowedToGrowUp: In the anime, she appears the same age in all of Afro's flashbacks, despite the flashbacks taking place over many years (as evidenced by Afro's own growth). [[spoiler: Subverted when it's revealed that the very, ''very'' [[SheIsAllGrownUp grown up]] Okiku is Otsuru.]]
332	** Averted in the manga, as she is actually somewhat older than Afro, and grows up alongside the rest of Afro's TrueCompanions at the Sword Dojo.
333	* PrecociousCrush: She has one on Afro in the anime (though how precocious it is is unclear, given that unlike Afro, she is NotAllowedToGrowUp.
334	* SheIsAllGrownUp: In the manga. [[spoiler: Also in the anime, though by then she is known as Okiku.]]
335	* TragicKeepsake: Her hairpin, which was found with her by the Sword Master. She later gives it to Afro before he leaves the Sword Dojo to search for Justice.
336	[[/folder]]
337
338	[[folder:"Okiku"]]
339	[[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/okiku_copy.png]]
340
341	-->"Will you stay and watch the fireworks with me?"
342
343	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KellyHu
344
345	A village healer who find Afro after his battle with Brother 6. She nurses him back to health, but at the same time probes his dreams to extract his skills for use in the Empty 7's Afro Droid. She eventually receives orders to kill him, but can't bring herself to go through with it, and is killed for her betrayal.
346
347	[[spoiler: She is revealed in the Anime to have been Otsuru, having survived the massacre at the sword dojo.]] Curiously, no mention of [[spoiler: her past identity of Otsuru]] is made by her in the game, which is odd, as she narrates her own chapter.
348
349	[[AC: Appears in: Season 1, Game.]]
350
351	* ActionGirl: She shows some potential for this by killing a few mooks, but sadly she gets killed before she can do anything else.
352	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Friendly to strangers but will fight ruthlessly if someone challenges what she believes in.
353	* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Afro in the anime.
354	* DisposableWoman: What the Empty Seven thought of her after she failed to kill Afro.
355	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Her death in the Anime.
356	* OutWithABang: She attempts to assassinate Afro mid-sex via a CombatHaircomb, but [[SexGod ends up enjoying the sex so much]] that she does a SexFaceTurn instead. There's even a shot of her dropping the CombatHaircomb just as she reaches TheImmodestOrgasm.
357	* ScarsAreForever: She still has a large scar on her back from where she was cut during the attack on the Sword Dojo.
358	%%* SexFaceTurn: Why she went to Afros side.
359	* SexSignalsDeath: Averted. She isn’t killed during or after the sex. But when the Empty Seven finds out she didn’t kill Afro, they killed her.
360	%%* SheIsAllGrownUp: When it turned out that she’s Otsuru it’s this.
361	* ShoePhone: Her knife which is disguised as a hairpin. Later becomes a TragicKeepsake for Afro.
362	[[/folder]]
363
364	[[folder:O-Sachi]]
365	-->"This man is bound by his past..."
366
367	A young woman who found Afro after his slaughter of the Empty 7 and subsequent asskicking at the hands of Kuma. She belongs to an isolated community that follows the teachings of "The One". As she cares for Afro, she seems to develop an attraction to him, and it appears that Afro ''might'' reciprocate. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, it turns out that "The One" would probably be more accurately referred to as "Number One". When she learns that Afro cannot forgive Justice, and intends to kill him despite all the good he's done, she attempts to kill Afro first. This leads to Afro slaughtering the entire community.]]
368
369	[[AC: Appears in: Manga.]]
370
371	* ActionGirl: [[spoiler: She reveals herself to be a former ninja when she attacks Afro.]]
372	* {{Expy}}: Okiku is hers or vice-versa.
373	* InNameOnly: A character named Osachi appears in the game as an elite mook. Apart from her sister having been killed, she bears no resemblance to the manga's O-Sachi.
374	* NavelDeepNeckline: [[spoiler: In her SpyCatsuit.]]
375	* RescueRomance: She asks Afro to return to be with her once he has finished his quest for revenge. [[spoiler: Of course, she then finds out that his target is her messiah.]]
376	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: She went on a "hellish journey" seeking revenge for her sister, until she was found by "The One", and taught forgiveness by him.
377	* YamatoNadeshiko: She is devoted to her religion and the teachings above all else. Which leads Afro to kill her when she attacks him.
378	[[/folder]]
379
380	[[folder:Sasuke, Jiro, and Matasaburo (and the rest of the Sword Master's Students)]]
381
382	--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/JasonMarsden (Sasuke), Creator/TaraStrong (Jiro), Creator/DaveWittenberg (Matasaburo)
383
384	The students at the Sword Master's dojo, they collectively help to try and bring Afro out of his shell.
385
386	And then they all die [[ForegoneConclusion in the battle beneath the Bodhi Tree.]]
387
388	[[AC: Appear in: Season 1, Game (Sasuke).]]
389
390	* CantCatchUp: Supplementary material says this is true of Sasuke.
391	* {{Flat Character}}s: Those not named weren’t given much character and their deaths lead this to be a foregone conclusion.
392	* {{Sacrificial Lamb}}s: Their deaths are what inspired Afro to continue his journey for vengeance.
393	[[/folder]]
394
395	[[folder:Kazuma]]
396	-->"I welcome you wholeheartedly and will gladly teach [drowned out by Big Boy] within my know-[drowned out ''again''] you sho-[interrupted [[RuleOfThree once more]].]"
397
398	The youngest of the orphans adopted by Sword Master until Afro comes along. Talks a lot.
399
400	[[AC: Appears in: Manga.]]
401
402	* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Big Boy's Red.
403	* {{Expy}}: Sasuke is either his expy, or vice-versa.
404	* MotorMouth: Does this every time he opens his mouth.
405	* NerdGlasses: Wears these.
406	* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Also does ''this'' every time he opens his mouth.
407	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He is mysteriously absent when Afro comes back after five years of wandering. This of course means he might be the only surviving student of the Sword Master (save Afro).
408	[[/folder]]
409
410	[[folder:Daigo "Big Boy"]]
411	-->"I'm gonna be the WORLD'S GREATEST CHEF!!"
412
413	The last of the orphans adopted by the Sword Master, his defining trait is his lack of indoor voice.
414
415	[[AC: Appears in: Manga.]]
416
417	* BoisterousBruiser: Loves to brag and quite the fighter.
418	* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He is called "Daigo" by the Sword Master exactly once. At all other times, he is "Big Boy".
419	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Is stabbed with a spear ''[[{{Squick}} through the mouth]].''
420	* NoIndoorVoice: He doesn't speak a single sentence that doesn't end with an exclamation mark.
421	* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Kazuma's Blue.
422	* SupremeChef: His life goal. [[spoiler: Doesn't last long enough to show whether he succeeded.]]
423	[[/folder]]
424
425	[[folder:Dharman[[note]]Daruman in the Japanese manga[[/note]]]]
426	-->"Nothing is mightier than the fundamental ''laws'' by which all things in this world operate."
427
428	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PhilLaMarr (S. Scott Bullock in the Director's Cut)
429
430	A mad scientist in the employ of Justice (in the manga) and the Empty 7 (in the anime). He was responsible for [[spoiler: Jinno's]] conversion into Kuma, and was the creator Afro Droid.
431
432	In ''Resurrection'', Sio hires him to perform the revival of Afro's father. After she interrupts the process, she kills him.
433
434	[[AC: Appears in: Season 1, Resurrection, Manga.]]
435
436	* TheDragon: He serves the Empty 7 in the anime (though even after they are destroyed, he continues to order Kuma to take the Number Two headband). In the manga, he works for Justice under Takimoto, maintaining Bhava-Agra's machines.
437	* EyeScream: In the manga, he is killed when Afro throws a spear through his eye.
438	* InsultBackfire: Nothing Sio says to him about his depravity seems like anything less than the highest praise to him.
439	* MadScientist: He loves to create robot monstrosities like the Afro Samurai droid. As well as Kuma to an extent.
440	* PunnyName: A ''dharama'' is a round wish doll, common in Japan. They feature a beard and mustache, and the eyes are left unpainted. When you make a wish, you paint in the right eye, and leave the left blank until your wish is fulfilled. Dharman is a bearded, mustachioed MadScientist in a round robotic body, with a blank left eye.
441	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Sio kills him once he has restored Afro's Father to her satisfaction (letting her vassals go into battle to either die or ruin her plans probably didn't help).
442	[[/folder]]
443
444	[[folder:Afro Droid]]
445	--> "Danger! Danger! Danger!"
446
447	A Franchise/{{Terminator}}-esque robot built in Afro's likeness (or in the manga, [[spoiler: his father's]]), complete with a false skin covering. It is meant purely for battle, and it does it well, utilizing Afro's moves with a 20% increase in physical strength.
448
449	[[AC: Appears in: Season 1, Manga, and Game.]]
450
451	* ArmCannon: In the manga, it has machine guns mounted inside its wrists.
452	* BreathWeapon: The cannon in its mouth.
453	* ConservationOfNinjutsu: One Afro Droid? A tough challenge, and nigh invulnerable. An army of them? Afro tears through them like butter. Partly justified since the one was mentioned by Dharman to have been specially enhanced, and Takimoto notes that after beating the one, Afro has completely learned the droids' patterns.
454	* CoolShades: Deploys them as a blast shield for his dick gun in the anime.
455	* EnergyWeapon: Has one in its forehead.
456	* EvilKnockoff: An Afro Samurai rip-off.
457	* GiantMook: Dharman's last resort is to deploy a giant Afro Droid consisting only of the head and torso.
458	%%* GlowingEyesOfDoom / RedEyesTakeWarning
459	* JetPack: His leg-mounted rockets.
460	* MacrossMissileMassacre: From his metal afro, no less.
461	* PaletteSwap: In the anime and game, Afro Droid is distinguished by his dark clothing and gold sword accents.
462	* RobotMe: It's a robotic version of Afro.
463	* RocketPunch: He uses these to great effect:
464	* ShoutOut: To Franchise/{{Terminator}}. Its one spoken line in the anime even sounds like Ahnold.
465	* WaveMotionGun: Its, for lack of a better term, dick-gun.
466	[[/folder]]
467
468	[[folder:Shichigoro]]
469	-->"There's no place in this world for dangerous men like us, don't you think?"
470
471	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LiamOBrien
472
473	A fisherman that Afro comes across in his travels, along with his son Kotaro. The two end up in a duel, though the reasons why differ greatly between ''Resurrection'' and the manga:
474
475	In the manga, Shichigoro and Oi-chan are former assassins for the Empty 7. After Oi-chan botched a job, Shichigoro betrayed the clan, protecting the old man from the Empty 7's cleaners, and the two, along with Kotaro, began traveling the province with a hotpot stand, trying to stay under the 7's radar. When Shichigoro realizes who Afro is, he challenges him in the hope that presenting his head to the Empty 7 will settle his debt, making the world safe for Kotaro.
476
477	In ''Resurrection'', he is in fact the new Number Two, but chooses to hide the headband, hoping that by hiding it, humanity will forget about the headbands and their so-called power. He meets Afro when Afro cuts down the man trying to kidnap his Kotaro, and recognizes him as the former Number Two. He reveals to Afro that Kotaro is in fact his adopted son, and that the boy's father was one of the many warriors who died seeking the Number Two headband. Shichigoro promised his dying friend that he would end the wars over the headbands.
478
479	[[AC: Appears in: Resurrection, Manga.]]
480
481	* TheAlcoholic: Frequently seen drinking.
482	* BadassAndChildDuo: The Badass to Kotaro's Child.
483	* BadassBoast: Several times during his duel with Afro in Resurrection
484	* BewareTheNiceOnes: He’s friendly but he has no problems attacking people if someone challenges to battle even Afro.
485	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He seems like a laid back drunk, but he matches Afro blow for blow.
486	* EpicFlail: One of his weapons is a ''manriki'' that he can use to strike from a distance or trap an enemy's sword.
487	* FriendlyEnemy: In the Manga. Subverted in ''Resurrection'', where he reveals that Afro's disregard for the lives of others disgusts him.
488	* HeroAntagonist: The most heroic character in Resurrection, who happens to be aligned against the main character.
489	* MoralityPet: Kotaro is his.
490	* ThePromise: The reason he won't just ''give'' Afro the Number Two Headband in ''Resurrection''. He promised Kotaro's real father he'd make a better world for his son.
491	* RetiredBadass: In the manga, he's retired from assassination and is currently on the run from the Empty Seven with Oi-Chan.
492	* {{Tykebomb}}: In the manga, he was raised by the Empty 7 to be an assassin.
493	[[/folder]]
494
495	[[folder:Kotaro]]
496	-->"Daddy!"
497
498	-->'''Voiced by:''' Zachary Gordon
499
500	Shichigoro's young son (adopted in ''Resurrection''). He watches Afro kill his father in a duel, mirroring how Afro saw his own father slain by Justice.
501
502	[[AC: Appears in: Resurrection, Manga.]]
503
504	* CycleOfRevenge: At the end of Resurrection, Afro gives a young Kotaro (who has been following him) the Number Two headband. [[spoiler: In the manga, he shows up many years after Afro becomes Number One, having become Number Two the old fashioned way.]]
505	* HarmfulToMinors: How he dies.
506	* IronicEcho: ''Everything about him'' echoes what happened to Afro as a child.
507	* MoralityPet: To Shichigoro.
508	* [[spoiler: RoaringRampageOfRevenge]]: Presumably went on one of these to become [[spoiler: Number Two.]]
509	* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler: When he shows up for revenge in the manga, Afro cuts him down effortlessly.]]
510	* TookALevelInBadass: In the manga, he shows up many years later [[spoiler: as the new Number Two.]]
511	* WorthyOpponent: Afro acknowledges the kid's resolve and commitment to revenge by handing him the Number 2 Headband. Such an act surely means that he fully expected the kid to become this in time [[spoiler: Mores the pity that he lost so easily.]]
512	* YouKilledMyFather: In Resurrection, this trope is in effect ''twofold'': Afro killed both Shichigoro ''and'' Kotaro's birth father (though Kotaro only knows about the former).
513	[[/folder]]
514
515	[[folder:Oi-chan]]
516	-->"We took countless lives. Just like you."
517
518	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarkHamill
519
520	An old hotpot stand vendor and friend of Shichigoro, Oi-chan becomes Kotaro's caretaker after Shichigoro's death.
521
522	[[AC: Appears in: Resurrection, Manga.]]
523
524	* CoolOldGuy: A kindly caretaker to Kotaro.
525	* RetiredBadass: In the manga, he was a former assassin for the Empty 7, like Shichigoro, who became injured and now is on the run as an undercover food vendor after being declared a target.
526	[[/folder]]
527
528	[[folder:Kougansai Takimoto]]
529	-->"Humans cannot survive without a god to control them. That's the truth of things."
530
531	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson
532
533	A mysterious watcher who serves the Number One, working to kill the Number Two.
534
535	In the manga he works as Justice's eyes and ears out in the world [[spoiler: or presumably did before Justice died]].
536
537	In ''Resurrection'', he only appears at the very end in the old Mt. Shumi sanctuary, welcoming back [[spoiler: Justice]].
538
539	Above all else, he believes in the power of Number One to free the world from chaos and pain.
540
541	[[AC: Appears in: ''Resurrection'', and Manga.]]
542
543	* AirJousting / SingleStrokeBattle: Engages in one of these with Ninja Ninja. [[spoiler: He loses.]]
544	* {{BFS}}: Well, the nodachi is certainly bigger than he is.
545	* CompleteImmortality: Claims to be. [[spoiler: Ninja Ninja proves him wrong. Turns out he was another type.]]
546	* CoolMask: He has this.
547	* TheDragon: Serves Justice in the manga. [[spoiler: ''Resurrection'' seems to set him up to fulfill this role in the anime.]]
548	* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Serves the Number One [[spoiler: and will ally himself with the former Number Two should that warrior become the Number One.]]
549	* MysteriousWatcher: He claims this is his job.
550	* TheNapoleon: Even smaller than Ninja Ninja. He is about as far from hotheaded as it gets, though.
551	* RazorFloss: Wields a series of wires to entrap his foes, or control his sword from a distance.
552	* SteppingStoneSword: The scabbard of his sword has an office chair wheel specifically so he can perch on top of it.
553	[[/folder]]
554
555	[[folder:Gorokube]]
556	-->"Even the great No. 2 can't do nothin' besides run off and hide at the site of my great, big cannon!"
557
558	A warlord contacted by the Empty 7, Gorokube engages Afro in battle at the parade, wielding an RPG and a minigun. In exchange for his help acquiring the Number Two headband, he demands all of the Empty 7's wealth. His arsenal gives Afro a bit of trouble, but Afro bests his assassins and the man himself through a use of human shields.
559
560	[[AC: Appears in: Manga.]]
561
562	* EnemyMine: His alliance with The Empty 7 might count as this, since his first words to Brother 1 are a complaint about the assassins sent after him by the 7.
563	* FatBastard: Extremely large and filthy.
564	* TheHedonist: Is seen surrounding himself by chained-up naked women. One of whom he eats off of. Silverware and all.
565	* MoreDakka: His minigun and rocket launcher.
566	* OffWithHisHead: How he dies by Afro.
567	[[/folder]]
568
569	[[folder:The Daimyo]]
570	-->"You're chasing a lie. There are no 'sacred' headbands; there are no gods keeping us in check. There is only man."
571
572	-->'''Voiced by:''' William Morgan Sheppard
573
574	The lord of the province in which the Sword Dojo resides, and Sword Master's elder brother. He was present when Afro was first found by the Sword Master. Afro raids his castle seeking The Number Two headband, eventually facing the Daimyo in combat.
575
576	[[AC: Appears in: Game.]]
577
578	* BadAssBoast: After springing a tower full of poisonous gas on the young Afro:
579	-->"Oh, is that what you want from me, Afro? Forgiveness, redemption, a clean slate? The more men you kill, the harder it is to sleep. And I am so very tired. There is only one way I can help you..."
580	* BattleHarem: He has a few almost naked female assassins in his mansion acting as guards and as his personal playthings.
581	* BodyguardBabes: Has some in his mansion, which somehow got past the ratings board despite being topless.
582	* BreakThemByTalking: What he tries throughout his entire stage, as Afro is chasing him to the roof.
583	* DeathSeeker: When threatened with death by Afro.
584	-->"Oh I hope so; that would be an ''elegant'' death."
585	* EvilOldFolks: The Daimyo is visibly wrinkled while wearing a full suit of armor, and bears the attitude of a RetiredMonster proudly. Had Afro not shown up, the Daimyo probably would have shifted into the latter trope. This also doubles as DirtyOldMan when one considers the topless BodyguardBabes he has guarding his castle.
586	* TheHedonist: His brother went for a humble life, and the Daimyo went the exact opposite way.
587	* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Afro cuts a path through the Daimyo's ornate castle, full of luxurious furniture and refined decor. It's a lot more red by the time Afro catches up to the Daimyo.
588	* RankScalesWithAsskicking: The leader of the province and he’s strong as well.
589	* ScamReligion: What he believes of the headbands is summed up by the above quote, dismissing the idea that there are even gods with the same breath.
590	* StealthMentor: Mixed with EvilMentor. He actually encourages Afro to become an "infamous stone killer" while fighting him. He acts as the game's tutorial on parrying, even lecturing Afro on kobo ichi (the perfect parry) as the Sword Master would never teach Afro that.
591	* WarriorPoet: Speaks like this to Afro.
592	* YouKilledMyFather: A small child (presumably the Daimyo's son) sees Afro kill the lord. Interestingly enough, the child bears a resemblance to Kotaro, but with the Daimyo's hair.
593	[[/folder]]
594
595	[[folder:Sio]]
596	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/afro_samurai_lady_sio.png]]
597	-->"Do you remember me? I remember you. And all that you've done. How many hundreds of lives have you ended? How many ''thousands'' have you made mourn the loss of their loved ones?"
598
599	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LucyLiu
600
601	Kuma's long lost sister, who was apparently adopted by a rich family while he studied swordplay. She kicks off the plot of ''Resurrection'' by breaking into Afro's home and stealing the Number One headband. She also plans to revive Afro's Father and torture him in retaliation for what Afro did to Kuma.
602
603	[[AC: Appears in: Resurrection.]]
604
605	* AntiVillain: Mix of Type II and III. Her goal is kinda noble; she claims vengeance for all the people that Afro has killed over the years. She makes no efforts to harm anyone else and doesn't do anything particularly horrible. What keeps her from being a HeroAntagonist is just how dark her scheme is and desecrating a dead man's bones to torture her quarry.
606	* DarkActionGirl: An action girl who has no problem using ruthless means to torture Afro.
607	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Her devotion spelled her end as she was impaled by the Droid when he used Kuma as a meatshield.]]
608	* HiddenDepths: She is genuinely remorseful of what's happened to Kuma and the others. She seems to be a very caring person underneath her mask of a cold FemmeFatale.
609	* MaleGaze: Mostly when she's talking to Dharman, the camera focuses especially on her breasts and butt.
610	%%* MoralityPet: Kuma.
611	* MsFanservice: Sio is an extremely beautiful woman, and the film has no qualms about showing off her assets.
612	* NavelDeepNeckline: Her outfit is so low cut that it leaves her cleavage and stomach exposed.
613	* NewRulesAsThePlotDemands: [[spoiler: She and Kuma attack and steal the Number 1 headband from Afro at the start of ''Resurrection'' without even having the Number Two headband.]]
614	** [[spoiler: Potentially justified as at the time Afro refused to wear the Number 1 headband for years.]]
615	* NonActionBigBad: She can defend herself well enough but fighting Afro, or anyone really, was definitely not a part of her plans. She relies on Kuma to be her muscle.
616	* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:She dies trying to stop the Afro droid, being inspired by Jinnosuke awakening to defend his "brother".]]
617	* RememberTheNewGuy: Afro apparently met her as a kid. She just didn't have any bearing on season 1's plot, so no flashback appearances.
618	* {{Revenge}}: Her motivation and what kickstarts the plot. Sio hates Afro for what he's done to her family and the families of others around the land in his own quest for vengeance.
619	%%* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:With Kuma]].
620	[[/folder]]
621
622	[[folder:Bin, Michael and Tomoe]]
623	-->"We must not allow our Lady Sio to tread the path of darkness, such a sweet lady she is. We will not allow her to fall from grace. Instead, ''we'' will be the sinners..."
624
625	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarkHamill, ''none'' and Creator/GreyDeLisle
626
627	Sio's "vassals", who helped raise her in the rich household she was adopted by. When their town is destroyed, they are revived by Dharman, and continue to serve Sio, aiding her in her revenge. Secretly, they plan to kill Afro before her plans come to fruition to keep her from becoming a murderer.
628
629	[[AC: Appear in: Resurrection.]]
630
631	%%* ArmCannon: Bin.
632	%%* BadassBiker: Bin.
633	%%* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Bin.
634	%%* BreathWeapon / KillItWithFire: Michael.
635	* CoolMask: All of them, but Bin and Michael wore masks before becoming cyborgs.
636	%%* CoolOldGuy: Bin before his transformation.
637	%%* CoolShades: Michael.
638	* {{Cyborg}}: To varying degrees; Michael is nothing more than a head hooked up to a robotic shell; Bin and Tomoe still have partially organic bodies.
639	* KillUsBoth: Tomoe grabs Afro and tells Michael to shoot both of them. Michael hesitates, and ends up only shooting her when Afro escapes her grasp.
640	* MoreDakka: Michael reveals that he has a Chain Gun under his cloak.
641	* RememberTheNewGuy: Since they served Sio in her youth, they fall under this as well.
642	* ShoePhone: Bin's Cigar-Dart Gun and Boombox-Spike Gun, and Tomoe's Shamisen-Saw-On-A-Stick.
643	* SparingThemTheDirtyWork: They think of themselves as protecting Sio's innocence by killing Afro before she can become a murderer.
644	* YamatoNadeshiko: Tomoe was teaching Sio to be one, implying that she was one herself.
645	[[/folder]]

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