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3	Characters from the ''Castle of Shikigami'' (''Shikigami no Shiro'') trilogy.
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5	[[foldercontrol]]
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7	[[folder:''Castle of Shikigami'']]
8	!!Kohtaro Kuga
9	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kohtarokugashikigamiiii.png]]
10	[[caption-width-right:350:His ''Shikigami III'' portrait, alongside Shikigami-form Sayo]]
11	-->Voiced by: Creator/DaisukeKishio (Japanese), Michell Roche (English)
12	Kohtaro Kuga, or Koh, is the main protagonist of the ''Castle of Shikigami'' trilogy, having appeared in every installment of the series. He's a detective that, together with Gennojo Hyuga, formed the H&K Detective Agency, and are investigating supernatural murders.
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14	* AlliterativeName: His first and last name both begin with "K".
15	* BittersweetEnding: His ending in the third game. [[spoiler: He destroys the castle, but is left heartbroken over seeing an illusion of Tsukiko and is consoled by Sayo.]]
16	%%* CainAndAbel: His brother is the BigBad of ''Shikigami II''.
17	* CatchPhrase: Has some kind of iteration of asking if a boss wants to be arrested and beaten up, or beaten up and then arrested, in all three games.
18	* {{Expy}}: His appearance in the third game is reminiscent of [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Kyo Kusanagi]], and to an extent, [[Manga/BusoRenkin Kazuki Muto]].
19	%%* HellBentForLeather: His primary outfit in the third game.
20	* HeroicBSOD [=/=] ManlyTears: [[spoiler: In his ending in ''Castle of Shikigami III'', he breaks down in tears and is consoled by Sayo after defeating [[FinalBoss Tsukiko]].]]
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22	%%!!!Sazae
23	%%Kohtaro's Shikigami during the first two games. A spiritual familiar who accompanies him everywhere, whether he likes it or not.
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25	!!Sayo Yuuki
26	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sayoyuukishikigamiiii.png]]
27	[[caption-width-right:350:Her normal ''Shikigami III'' portrait]]
28	-->Voiced by: Creator/YuiHorie (Japanese, first and second game), Creator/AyakoKawasumi (Japanese, third game), Karen Chesterton (English)
29	A shrine maiden who appears to be in love with Kohtaro, who originally crosses paths with him while investigating a recent string of murders. In the first two games, she is a playable character, but in III, she dies and merges with Kohtaro's original Shikigami, Sazae.
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31	* DemotedToExtra: From a playable character in the first two games, to TheDividual with Koh in the third.
32	* {{Miko}}: She's a shrine maiden at Yonchounyotai shrine.
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34	%%!!Gennojo Hyuga
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36	%%A carefree psychic detective who works in the same agency as Kohtaro, and transforms into a werewolf when enraged. Playable in all three games.
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38	!!Fumiko Odette van Stein
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40	A half-German, half-Japanese witch who appears in all three games. She's madly in love with Koh.
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42	* TheGunslinger: Her weapon is a Luger pistol.
43	* MurderTheHypotenuse: She murdered Freedom Wind, Fumiko's own stepmother, in a conflict over a man.
44	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She was born in the year 1605.
45	* SuperDeformed: An alternate form, "Chibi Fumiko", is playable in the second game. It's stated in her regular version's paired ending with Sayo that she made the form after hearing that Koh isn't attracted to "[[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld older]]" women.
46	%%* TheVamp
47	* VillainProtagonist: Her hobbies are stealing the men from other women, and trampling upon people. ''Shikigami III'' reveals she also murdered her own stepmother.
48	%%* {{Yandere}}: Definitely this for Kohtaro.
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50	!!Kim Dae-Jong
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52	A Taoist and taekwondo teacher from Korea. After one of his students was murdered, he closed his dojo and went in search of the killer.
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54	* PutOnABus: He turned himself into the police and got imprisoned at the end of ''Shikigami II'' to atone for his sins. His cousin Mihee is assigned to kill him, but they are never shown together in any scenes.
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56	!!Tagami
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58	A secret character in the first ''Castle of Shikigami'' game, originally appearing in ''VideoGame/ElementalGearbolt''.
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60	* CanonForeigner: Originally appeared in another Alfa System game, ''Elemental Gearbolt.''
61	* SecretCharacter: She has to be unlocked, as her route reveals TheManBehindTheMan.
62	* TheVoiceless: Tagami never speaks during in-game conversations. All her dialogue consists of ellipses.
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64	[[/folder]]
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66	[[folder:''Castle of Shikigami II'']]
67	!!Niigi Gorgeous Blue
68	[[quoteright:332:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/niigi_gorgeous_blue_shikigami_ii.jpg]]
69	[[caption-width-right:332:]]
70	A mysterious girl who came to the ''Shikigami'' world looking for a certain man who was her senior, potentially for romantic reasons. She owns a pet cat known as Greater Manekineko, who assists her in performing certain attacks.
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72	* CanonForeigner: Her true identity is Yumi Araigi from Alfa System's other game Gunparade March ("Niigi" is an alternative reading of Araigi).
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74	!!Roger Sasuke
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76	A Japanese ninja with American origins. When he was younger, he arrived to Japan and lived with Kohtaro, his brother Shintaro, and Tsukiko as a homestay resident. His real name is Roy Bauman. He returns in ''Shikigami III''.
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78	* CreepyCrossdresser: In his paired route with Munchausen in ''Shikigami III'', dismayed that they're not as popular as the game's female cast, they both decide to wear bows and makeup while pretending to be ladies.
79	%%* {{Expy}}: He is probably one to [[VideoGame/SamuraiShodown Galford]].
80	%%* HighlyVisibleNinja
81	* IconicSequelCharacter: First appeared in the second game then became a recurring character.
82	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In the third game, if he's paired with either Batu or Gennojo, he will be given a more serious personality as opposed to his usual playful self in other scenarios.
83	%%* PatrioticFervor
84	* SandInMyEyes: In his ending in the second game.
85	-->'''Roger''': I'm not crying fool! Me crying? No way!
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87	%%!!!Moonsong
88	%%Roger's Shikigami. Her main skill is to produce small liquid bombs that have a large amount of power.
89	[[/folder]]
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91	[[folder:''Castle of Shikigami III'']]
92	!!Emilio Stanburke
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94	At the age of 10, Emilio is a member of one of the noblest families in Alcaland. He detests involvement in foreign matters. Emilio has the means to call demons to his side, a gift that runs in his family. Though he has a good personality at heart, he tends to look down on commoners.
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96	%%* DownerEnding
97	* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:He dies peacefully in his solo ending.]]
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99	%%!!!Devourer
100	%%Emilio's demonic Shikigami, taking the form of an eye with bat wings.
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102	!!Batu Harai
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104	A brooding exorcist hired by Emilio Stanburke. Batu simply wants to get in, get the job done, and go, and tires of Emilio's nationalism. He enjoys hard liquor.
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106	* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: He dies in his ending.]]
107	%%* EyepatchOfPower
108	* KnightOfCerebus: Despite being a protagonist, most of his scenarios are PlayedForDrama. If he's paired with Kohtaro, [[spoiler: Kohtaro is [[NeverFoundTheBody missing in action]] in the ending,]] and Roger acts serious with Batu instead of comedic. At least Reika has a little bit of humor when paired with him.
109	%%* {{Mangst}}
110	* SpotlightStealingSquad: Batu is considered the mascot of the PC version of ''Shikigami no Shiro III'' due to being excessively featured on the front box. However, unlike the Nintendo Wii version, the order the characters appear on the character selection screen is not altered in any fashion to put Batu in the first slot.
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112	!!Mihee Kim
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114	A traveling doctor from Korea, equally skilled in both the healing and assassination arts. She is also Kim Dae-Jong's cousin, but even though she's searching for him, they do not meet during ''Shikigami III''.
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116	* BerserkButton: She ''hates'' what she considers lovey-dovey couples.
117	* DeadlyDoctor: As gifted with ending lives as she is with saving them, Mihee takes sadistic pleasure in killing.
118	* LaughingMad: [[spoiler:In her ending, she laughs insanely then [[BerserkerTears breaks down in tears]].]]
119	* RedRightHand: Her left hand has a sickly purple glow that is capable of killing her targets with [[TouchOfDeath a simple touch]]. In-game, this is her special/bomb attack. It deals heavy damage to a section of a boss, but it has very short range.
120	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: In terms of gameplay, her attacks are the same as those of Kim's from the previous two games, though the front blades she fires as her normal shot are larger, and the large spheres shot out the sides no longer home-in on enemies.
121	%%* TearsOfBlood: PlayedForLaughs.
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123	!!Reika Kirishima
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125	A time-traveling police officer. She has traveled to the past at the request of her boss (none other than Fumiko Odette Van Stein) to help solve the mysteries of Alcaland, the location of the current Castle.
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127	* AdaptationalModesty: Her redesign downplays a lot of the fanservice from her home game, giving her a coat and a skirt.
128	* BadassNormal: She reveals to Munchausen that, in her time, she's one of the last humans born through natural childbirth rather than genetic engineering.
129	* BewareTheSillyOnes: She tends to forget her mission but can easily kick as much ass as anyone else in the game.
130	* BlandNameProduct: Makes references to [[Creator/WarnerBros Varner Bros.]] and Trader Moe's in her scenario.
131	* BreakingTheFourthWall: Does this more than the other characters in the game, for example, she talks to the player.
132	* CanonForeigner: She's originally from the Laserdisc game ''VideoGame/TimeGal''.
133	%%* CloudCuckoolander: How she appears to others in several scenarios.
134	%%* GenkiGirl
135	* HiddenDepths: Clearly illustrated when she teams up with Batu or Emilio and helps them overcome their emotional baggage.
136	* [[NiceGuy Nice Girl]]: Not only is she one of the comedic characters, but she's also really kind, and given her HiddenDepths, that's saying a lot.
137	* SpotlightStealingSquad: She's the main mascot of the Wii version of ''Shikigami III''. On the cover, she's the most prominent character, standing in front of Koh and Sayo. The character select screen has also been altered to place her in the first slot.
138	* TimeStandsStill: Her Bomb attack freezes all enemies on the screen for a few seconds.
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140	%%!!Nagino Ise
141	%%A seemingly carefree elementary school student investigating Alcaland for fun. However, her happy-go-lucky mood is merely a facade; her true name is Mirai Shibamura (possibly related to Mai Shibamura from Gunparade March), and she is actually the human incarnation of a powerful deity, inheriting the ability to time travel.
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143	%%!!!Strider
144	%%A rabbit that accompanies Nagino Ise into battle in Shikigami no Shiro III, and serves as her Shikigami.
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146	!!Munchausen
147	[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/munchausenshikigamiiii.png]]
148	[[caption-width-right:150:His ''Shikigami III'' portrait]]
149	Fumiko's personal butler.
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151	%%* BattleButler: In ''III'', he's capable of as much destruction as Fumiko.
152	* CreepyCrossdresser: In his paired route with Roger, dismayed that they're not as popular as the game's female cast, they both decide to wear bows and makeup while pretending to be ladies.
153	* PromotedToPlayable: He appeared in earlier games to support Fumiko as an NPC.
154	[[/folder]]
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156	[[folder:Bosses]]
157	!Bosses from ''Castle of Shikigami I''
158	%%!!Endo Miyoko
159	%%[[quoteright:305:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/akumiyokoshikigamii.jpg]]
160	%%[[caption-width-right:305:]]
161	%%The first stage boss. She was once a child actor murdered by the Yakuza, who then became a homicidal spirit hell-bent on revenge.
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163	!!Takayuki Fujishima
164	The Stage 2 boss. Fujishima was once a leader of the Japan Self-Defense Force(also known as the SDF), though he eventually went AWOL, taking an entire regiment with him. He wants to summon a God to Tokyo.
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166	* PlayingWithFire: His main attacks are fire-based.
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168	%%!!Hiroshi Hasegawa
169	%%The Stage 3 boss. A man whose wife's murderer got away with a seven-year sentence. This drove Hiroshi into a blind rage, and he killed the criminal upon his release. Soon after, he became an ogre unsatisfied with merely the blood of his wife's killer.
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171	%%!!Lynn Bauman
172	%%The Stage 4 boss. In life, he was a famous Japanese theater performer, known as the 'Blue-Eyed Samurai'. However, he is now a ghastly samurai that kills without remorse.
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174	!!Shoujo
175	[[quoteright:227:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shoujo_shikigami_i.jpg]]
176	[[caption-width-right:227:Her first form]]
177	The final boss of the first game, who seems to be responsible for the murderous apparitions. Supplemental materials state that her original name was Hiwako, and dialogue with Hyuga implies they were lovers when she was alive.
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179	%%* BigBad
180	* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:She's being controlled by a being known as Zanryuu Shinen.]]
181	%%* FinalBoss: Of the first game.
182	* HoldTheLine: [[spoiler:Zanryuu Shinen is unhittable, but depletes its own energy over time.]]
183	* OneWingedAngel: She has three forms: ghostly woman, giant spider, and [[spoiler:Zanryuu Shinen's true form of skull-shaped mist]].
184	* SpiderPeople: Her first form has a large spider tattoo, and her second is a giant spider.
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186	!!Septentrion
187	A mysterious organization that acts behind the scenes in the events of the first game, whose members are implied to be inhuman. This organization is mostly mentioned when playing with Tagami, who is an immortal being who betrayed the organization in search of her husband, who was also a member of Septentrion.
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189	* TheManBehindTheMan: They're the ones responsible for the game's events, up to and including [[spoiler:summoning Zanryuu Shinen and providing him with Shoujo's body.]]
190	%%* NebulousEvilOrganisation
191	* PuppeteerParasite: All of the game's bosses were being controlled by demonic mind parasites created by this group. The parasites use their host's memories to pretend they're the real person, with the exception of Bauman, who still retains some level of consciousness.
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193	! Bosses from ''Castle of Shikigami II''
194	%%!!Arala Cran
195	%%The Stage 1-2 boss, and a member of Shintaro's New World Order.
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197	%%* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd3rae4074s "Encounter"]].
198	%%* TheRival: Her dialogue with Fumiko implies that they're each other's.
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200	%%!!Anolegos Dundeon
201	%%The Stage 2-2 boss, and another member of Shintaro's New World Order.
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203	%%* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGJWW-YzvKY "Menace"]].
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205	!!Ajo Bros.
206	[[quoteright:348:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ajabrosshikigamiii.jpg]]
207	[[caption-width-right:348:Say Ajo (left), Fay Ajo (right)]]
208	The Stage 3-2 Bosses. A pair of ghostly soldiers that gained immortality by guarding the Castle.
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210	* DualBoss: Regardless of whether you play in single or multiplayer mode, you always fight them both.
211	%%* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdsYNkk_ytk "Chaos"]].
212	* SuicideAttack: Their final attack is to impale each other and release a storm of bullets.
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214	!!Yukari Horiguchi
215	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yukarihoriguchishikigamiiii.png]]
216	[[caption-width-right:350:Her ''Shikigami III'' portrait]]
217	The Stage 4-2 boss. The disembodied spirit of a sickly (but still living) girl from another world (presumably our own), who thinks that guarding the Castle is just a harmless game. She returns in ''Shikigami III'' as the Stage 1 boss.
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219	%%* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1FNGc5B_ec "Determination"]]. In the third game, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1XlTzeUZSI "Flower's Jam"]].
220	* YouDontLookLikeYou: She has a completely different appearance and attack pattern between the second and third games.
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222	!!Shintaro Kuga
223	[[quoteright:332:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shintarokugashikigamiii.jpg]]
224	[[caption-width-right:332:]]
225	The Stage 5 boss. He is Kohtaro Kuga's older brother, and the leader of the New World Order organization, summoning a new Castle in order to attain godhood.
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227	%%* AGodAmI: His primary motivation.
228	%%* BigBad
229	%%* FinalBoss: Of the second game.
230	* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR1Fru4esYE "Fate"]]. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WjO5sRwbi4 S2MIX of the first game's final boss theme]] as well. For his OneWingedAngel form, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PNctBi155w "Final"]].
231	* LoadBearingBoss: After his "World Order" form is defeated, he completely disintegrates, taking the Castle with him.
232	* OneWingedAngel: After being defeated in 5-1, he transforms into "World Order", a sphere of purple energy surrounded by rings, for 5-2.
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234	! Bosses from ''Castle of Shikigami III''
235	!! Shikou Mibuya
236	The Stage 2 boss. He is Sayo Yuuki 's uncle, aged 40, and a crow tengu. His Shikigami, Yata, grants him the ability to fire crow-shaped energy at his opponent.
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238	%%* AffablyEvil
239	%%* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUMR5n32OUY "Arrow"]].
240	* PlayingWithFire: His main attacks are firing flaming crows or fire spears.
241	* PowerNullifier: In his second phase, he starts off by launching an unblockable arrow that prevents you from using your normal weapon.
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243	!! Freedom Wind
244	The Stage 3 boss. She was Fumiko's stepmother, and killed by her in a conflict over a man.
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246	%%* AffablyEvil
247	%%* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du6c9puy_UM "Cold Breeze"]].
248	* ThePowerOfTheSun: She launches gigantic fireballs during one of her later phases.
249	* WaveMotionGun: And the following phase ups the ante with '''[[EnergyWeapon gigantic]]''' [[EnergyWeapon energy beams]].
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251	!! Kagachi
252	The Stage 4 boss. He is Tsukiko Johjima's guardian, and a werewolf, like Gennojo Hyuga.
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254	* CreepyCrossdresser: In the Roger/Munchausen paired route, he's crossdressing just like them.
255	%%* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLhVvlwqZMU "Howl"]].
256	%%* TheDragon: To Tsukiko.
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258	!!Tsukiko Johjima
259	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tsukikojohjimashikigamiiii.png]]
260	[[caption-width-right:350:Her ''Shikigami III'' portrait]]
261	Kohtaro Kuga and Roger Sasuke's childhood friend. Kohtaro made a ChildhoodMarriagePromise with her, but she became ill, and passed away after being bedridden for years. She originally appeared in a VisualNovel spin-off, ''Shikigami no Shiro Nanayozuki Gensoukyoku''. An illusory manifestation of her serves as the final boss of ''Shikigami III''.
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263	%%* BigBad: Her illusion is essentially this in the third game.
264	%%* FinalBoss: Of the third game.
265	%%* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU1vGEJdbog "Phases of the Moon"]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSSHbYT9YpI "Phases of the Moon ver. 2"]] for her OneWingedAngel form.
266	* ImYourWorstNightmare: "Welcome to the castle of nightmares. I'm your greatest nightmare..."

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