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2
3!!Main characters
4
5[[folder:Jubei Kibagami]]
6
7--> Voiced by: Creator/RikiyaKoyama (JP), Dave Rasner (EN), Paco Gázquez (SP)
8
9* AdaptationalBadass: This version of Jubei is TheAce instead of the ActionSurvivor he was in the movie. Here he mows down his way through both the Kimon and Hiruko clans.
10* {{Flanderization}}: Compared to the series, he is much more sardonic, jolly and cool, as well as skilled; traits he already had in the movie, but not to this extent.
11* FriendToAllChildren: He befriends the Child, even although she is an enemy kunoichi.
12* HeroesPreferSwords: His trusted katana.
13* SignatureHeadgear: His signature ''kasa'' hat.
14* TheSlacker: He is first seen sleeping under a tree, and the first thing he does when he meddles in the nearby battle is blaming the ninjas for waking him up.
15* SwordBeam: Can emit "a gale of slicing wind" from his sword, according to Rohga.
16[[/folder]]
17
18[[folder:Dakuan]]
19
20--> Voiced by: Yuzuru Fujimoto
21
22* AdaptationalHeroism: While he was a heartless bastard in the movie, he is now a much more decent guy.
23* AdaptationalWimp: This version of him lacks his camouflage/elasticity powers.
24* BadassNormal: Has no supernatural skills in this series, or at least never uses them, unlike Jubei, who has his own skills amped up.
25* CeilingCling: This version of Dakuan has the interesting habit of hanging upside down of things like a bat in order to think or sleep, all without losing his hat.
26* DemolitionsExpert: His main asset on the battlefield is his ability to set explosives without his enemies noticing.
27* MiniatureSeniorCitizens: He barely reaches Jubei's waist.
28* NinjaLog: Used endlessly to catch enemies off guard. He often rigs the logs with explosives.
29* NonActionGuy: Played with. He is not a hand-to-hand fighter and have no more offensive weapons than his extensible staff, but he is agile and tricky enough (and carries enough gunpowder) to overcome this weakness.
30
31[[/folder]]
32
33[[folder:Shigure]]
34
35--> Voiced by: Creator/HoukoKuwashima (JP), Daisy Torme (EN), Creator/NuriaTrifol (SP)
36
37* DamselInDistress: To her chagrin, her modest fighting skills are nothing for the ninjas who are behind her, so she ends invariably in this role.
38* DullSurprise: Most of the time has a slightly vacant expression, although it's unclear if this is due to her character design.
39* GirlishPigtails: Has a large version of this hairdo.
40
41[[/folder]]
42
43[[folder:Tsubute]]
44
45--> Voiced by: Creator/RomiPark (JP), Creator/ScottMenville (EN), Creator/AlbertTrifolSegarra (SP)
46
47* AmbiguouslyBrown: More tanned than most characters.
48* StreetUrchin: Only he lives apparently on the woods instead of the streets.
49
50[[/folder]]
51
52!!Kimon Clan
53
54* NebulousEvilOrganisation: They are a ninja clan which serves the Shogun of Darkness.
55
56[[folder:Yamidoro]]
57
58--> Voiced by: Creator/SeizoKato (JP), Jack Fletcher (EN)
59
60* BaldOfEvil: A shaved head.
61* BigBad: Takes this mantle, even though he technically serves the Shogun of Darkness.
62* {{Cyborg}}
63* FatBastard: His design evokes a creepy Fat Buddha.
64* MakeThemRot: Has a special device installed on his palms which emits a field capable to make things rot.
65* MeaningfulName: His name means "dark mud," quite appropriate for the leader of a clan which serves the darkness.
66
67[[/folder]]
68
69[[folder:Magai]]
70
71--> Voiced by: Creator/NozomuSasaki (JP)
72
73* BondageIsBad: He wears what seems to be an anachronistically modern sadomasochist leather costume.
74* DepravedDwarf: A quite evil midget.
75* FragileSpeedster: He is very agile, not to mention capable to fly around in his parasol, but cannot take many hits.
76* TheHyena: Laughs and grins like a madman while peddling in his flying thing.
77* MakeUpIsEvil: He either wears eye shadow or his character design evokes it.
78* MeaningfulName: His name means "evil shell," possibly referring to his helmet and wickedness.
79* ParasolOfPain: His main tool and weapon is a large parasol which also acts as a peddle-powered helicopter.
80
81[[/folder]]
82
83[[folder:Ubume]]
84
85--> Voiced by: Creator/MasakoKatsuki (JP)
86
87* BodyHorror: Her own son, Yadorigi, is fused with her body and can navigate through her flesh.
88* DarkActionGirl: A powerful kunoichi from the Kimon clan.
89* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: She has long dark hair which contrasts with her sickly pale skin, giving her a sinister look even before she reveals her BodyHorror.
90* ElementalWeapon: Wields a metal whip which can be covered in flames.
91* FullFrontalAssault: Fights nude after throwing aside her kimono, wearing only the gauntlet she stores her whip in and a plate mail which seems grafted onto her groin and stomach.
92* FusionDance: Her spawned creatures can fuse together and form a much bigger one.
93* GivingThemTheStrip: She wears initially an ornated robe, but discards it after it gets attacked with Mozuku's glue.
94* GodivaHair: Her hair covers her nipples when naked, although you can still see them at some points.
95* LadyInRed: Initially wears a fancy red kimono with the Kimon's insign on her obi.
96* LampreyMouth: Her creatures have it.
97* MeaningfulName: Her name means "parturient" (specifically a creature of Japanese folklore with this name), referring to her ability to spawn creatures.
98* OneManArmy: Aside from being literally a one-woman critter pack, she gets to kill both Mozuku and Rohga by herself.
99* PlayingWithFire: She is shown to have some control over fire.
100* RedEyesTakeWarning: Has red eyes.
101* SmugSnake: Likes to watch with a smile while her rodents rip someone apart. Her son, Yadorigi, is more overt.
102* WeaponizedOffspring: She can generate rodent-like creatures out of her flesh.
103* TheWorfEffect: She gets to eliminate alone the first two rival ninjas in singles battles and make them both look easy, but is cut down by Jubei in her duel to show how strong he is.
104
105[[/folder]]
106
107[[folder:Gouten]]
108
109--> Voiced by: Creator/RyuzaburoOtomo (JP)
110
111* {{Cyclops}}: Has a single red eye on his visor.
112* GiantMook: His body is made to resemble a giant man in an armor suit.
113* MechaMook: He is basically an armed mecha over wheels piloted by an old guy.
114* LightningBruiser: Incredibly over its wheels and incredibly tough in his armor.
115* SchizoTech: The technology used by him is clearly very futuristic.
116* SilentAntagonist: He never talks, aside grunting and screaming.
117
118[[/folder]]
119
120[[folder:Jyashi]]
121
122--> Voiced by: Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (JP)
123
124* ArmCannon: His artificial arm contains a crossbow.
125* ArtificialLimbs: His left arm is mechanical.
126* {{Cyborg}}: Has a mechanical limb and an artificial eye, and the latter shows that part of his skull is empty.
127* EyeRemember: Can insert a dead enemy's eyeball into his own artificial socket in order to watch the dead's last moments, which also destroys the eyeball in the process.
128* HeroesPreferSwords: Inverted. He is a villain, but uses a katana, and is almost as good at it as Jubei.
129* HypnoticEyes: His artificial eye can enthrall enemies in an illusion world in order to confuse them while Jyashi attacks them.
130* MeaningfulName: His name means "wicked vision," referring to her eye abilities.
131
132[[/folder]]
133
134[[folder:Rengoku]]
135
136--> Voiced by: Mari Yokoo (JP)
137
138* AxCrazy
139* MeaningfulName: Her name means "purgatory," which explains by itself.
140* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Has several long, thin arms, and later grafts some more.
141
142[[/folder]]
143
144[[folder:Kitsunebi]]
145
146--> Voiced by: Creator/NorioWakamoto (JP)
147
148* BaldOfEvil
149* BodyHorror: His body is made of a glass-like substance and is animated by a blue flame in his chest.
150* MeaningfulName: His name means "WillOTheWisp," and he is pretty much a living ghost flame.
151* PestController: Can control a swarm of moths.
152
153[[/folder]]
154[[folder:Tobizaru]]
155
156--> Voiced by: Creator/MitsuakiMadono (JP)
157
158* CoolSword: Wields a sword with an interestingly shaped blade.
159* ManiacMonkeys
160* MeaningfulName: His name means "flying monkey", referring to his monkey nature and agility.
161
162[[/folder]]
163
164[[folder:Aizen]]
165
166--> Voiced by: Creator/ToshihikoSeki (JP)
167
168[[/folder]]
169
170[[folder:Kawahori]]
171
172--> Voiced by: Creator/KazukiYao (JP)
173
174* MeaningfulName: His name means "bat."
175* OurVampiresAreDifferent: He is more probably a human enhanced to resemble a vampire than one itself.
176
177[[/folder]]
178
179[[folder:Utsushiei]]
180
181--> Voiced by: Creator/UraraTakano (JP)
182
183* ShapeShifter
184* TheVamp
185
186[[/folder]]
187
188
189!!Hiruko Clan
190
191* AnimalMotif: Almost all its members have a natural/animal theme. Rohga is the wolf, Mozuku is the spider, Nekome is the cat, Azami is the plant, Dakatsu is the scorpion, Hakurou is the lizard, Rokai is the worm, and Zoufu could be an intestinal parasite (no kidding in this).
192* AntiVillain: The clan's goal is using the treasure to build a new nation in order to get out of the darkness. That said, although there are many honorable and sane people among its members, others are still vicious killers.
193
194[[folder:Mufu]]
195
196--> Voiced by: Creator/HideyukiTanaka (JP), Dwight Schultz (EN)
197
198* BarrierWarrior: Can create force fields.
199* CoolMask: Wears an ornated golden mask with a ThirdEye.
200* InterrogatingTheDead: Has the ability to reactivate dead brains in order to interrogate them, as well as extract images and shapes from their memories.
201* MeaningfulName: His name means "windless weather", which reflects his serene demeanor.
202[[/folder]]
203
204[[folder:Rohga]]
205
206--> Voiced by: Creator/JojiNakata (JP)
207
208* AbsurdlySharpClaws: His fingernails, once extended, can slice ''logs'' in a single hit.
209* ClothingDamage: Averted. Uncharacteristically for a werewolf, he is heavily clothed and doesn’t get his outfit damaged upon transforming, except for his mask and shoes.
210* CoolMask: Wears an iron mask. He never takes off – it breaks when he uses his full transformation.
211* MeaningfulName: His name means "wolf's fang", referring to his werewolf abilities.
212* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent
213* SuperStrength: His strength increases after transforming.
214* WolfMan: At the first stage of his transformation, his fingernails grow, his teeth become fangs and some of his skin turns into fur. At the second stage, his head enlarges and becomes a complete wolf man.
215
216[[/folder]]
217
218[[folder:Mozuku]]
219
220--> Voiced by: Isamu Tanonaka (JP)
221
222* AllWebbedUp: His specialty, which he accomplished by excreting web from a implant/organ in his forehead.
223* BaldOfEvil
224* FemmeFatalons: Has long clawed nails, which he tries to stab Ubume with.
225* LooksLikeOrlok: Barely looks human.
226* InformedAbility: Mufu can't believe somebody managed to defeat Mozuku, which clearly doesn't go with him being quite obviously one of the weakest and dumbest ninja in the series.
227* SpiderPeople: Only symbolically, as he seems to be a disfigured humanoid with an implant capable to generate webs in his face.
228
229[[/folder]]
230
231[[folder:Nekome]]
232
233--> Voiced by: Creator/RicaMatsumoto (JP)
234
235* ActionGirl: A kunoichi from the Hiruko clan.
236* CatGirl: She has cat like physical traits.
237* {{Expy}}: You would get forgiven for thinking [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011 Pumyra]] had found her way into an anime series.
238* FragileSpeedster: She is extremely fast and nimble, but not so tough.
239* KickChick: Utilizes a lot of kicks. Her fighting style almost resembles UsefulNotes/{{Capoeira}}.
240* TheLeader: She leads a squad of unnamed inhuman ninja, including a chamaeleon-like infiltrator and a demonic centipede in an armor suit.
241* MeaningfulName: Her name means "cat's eye".
242* SheFu: Does plenty of backflips and high jumps.
243
244[[/folder]]
245
246[[folder:Nubatama]]
247
248--> Voiced by: Creator/MamiKoyama (JP)
249
250* MadeOfIron: She inexplicably survives to a blade impaled through her body, and later requires two of them and a snapped neck to die.
251* MeaningfulName: Her name means "one thousand bullets," referring probably to her hair being used as a weapon.
252* NotQuiteDead: Returns after being apparently killed by Rengoku, albeit only to be defeated by her again and this time killed for real.
253* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Her character design is pretty distinctive, as she is curvaceous yet vaguely caricature-sque.
254* PrehensileHair: Her specialty is using her long hair as CombatTentacles.
255* UnexplainedRecovery: It's not revealed how she survived to the fatally-looking blade through the breast she received.
256
257[[/folder]]
258
259[[folder:Azami]]
260
261--> Voiced by: Creator/AyaHisakawa (JP)
262
263* FullFrontalAssault: Loses all her clothes through her mission, though she still has some wood-like substance covering her nipples and groin.
264* GirlishPigtails: Has this hairdo.
265* GivingThemTheStrip: She tosses away her robe in order to escape from Kitsunebi, ending up completely naked after he rips away her nightgown in order to attempt to rape her.
266* GreenThumb: Can control plants by fusing with them.
267* MeaningfulName: His name means "thistle", referring to her plant nature.
268
269[[/folder]]
270
271[[folder:Dakatsu]]
272
273--> Voiced by: Toshihiko Nakajima (JP)
274
275* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: He claims that people often run away from him due to his looks, and it's not difficult to believe once you look at him.
276* BewareMyStingerTail: His main and possibly only weapon is a fleshy tail with an incredibly poisonous stinger.
277* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He wants Rengoku's limbs stitched to his body instead of his because he believes they will make him more beautiful. Naturally, it goes without mentiong that from any human perspective, they don't. It, along his general idiocy (see Too Dumb to Live below), possibly implies that the guy is insane or mentally disturbed for real.
278* BodyHorror: The shape of his body, head and face is incredibly bizarre, making him look like a disfigured doll.
279* EvilLaugh: Has a pretty impressive one.
280* EvilHand: Dies when Rengoku telepathically controls her limbs after stitching them to his body and forces him to drown in a river.
281* TheGrotesque: He is not much uglier than other characters in this series, actually, but he sees himself in this light.
282* MeaningfulName: His name means "detestable", referring to his feelings of loneliness, but also can mean "scorpion".
283* TooDumbToLive: He makes a pact with Rengoku without any caution or information about her skills beyond her talent for surgery, which gets him killed when she takes advantage of it and forces his new body to die. Worse yet: even if he didn't know she could do that, he also traded his only weapon, his tail, which Rengoku could have killed him with in a second if she didn't want to use her own abilities.
284[[/folder]]
285
286[[folder:Hakurou]]
287
288--> Voiced by: Issei Futamata (JP)
289
290* LizardFolk: A lizard man who is also a ninja for the Hiruko clan.
291* MeaningfulName: His name means "white wax."
292
293[[/folder]]
294
295[[folder:Nenmu]]
296
297--> Voiced by: Yuuichi Nagashima (JP)
298
299* BodySnatcher: He is esentially a disembodied eyeball which can possess people to do his bidding.
300* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Is killed when his last host, a mother who travelled with her son, resists his control out of love and commits a HeroicSacrifice to kill him.
301* PuppeteerParasite: Literally.
302* MeaningfulName: His name means "sticky bug."
303
304[[/folder]]
305
306[[folder:Zoufu]]
307
308--> Voiced by: Creator/YujiUeda (JP)
309
310* AffablyEvil: He is very polite and soft-spoken. It turns out that he is not evil after all.
311* {{BFS}}: Carries a Western longsword.
312* BodyHorror: Has a demonic worm parasite living inside of his abdomen, and actually sports a triskelion-shaped scar on his stomach which opens to free the thing.
313* ChallengeSeeker: He has respect for the goals of the Hiruko clan, but his personal motivation is finding a fighter strong enough to help him rid of his parasite, and it's implied that he joined them only for that reason.
314* CursedWithAwesome: Is possessed by a parasite which in turn defends him fiercely. Zoufu doesn't see it as an advantage, however, and is horrified by it.
315* HeroesPreferSwords: Played somewhat straight: he wields a sword and is more honorable than other Hiruko ninjas.
316* LooksLikeCesare: With extra long hair.
317* MeaningfulName: His name means "entrails."
318* NonStandardCharacterDesign: His hair and face design, along with his longsword, imply he is a Western man and not a Japanese, although his flasbacks show him wearing kimonos and living in Japanese houses.
319* ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler:He gets to kill the parasite which has haunted for most of his life, albeit only to discover that he was alive only thanks to said parasite.]]
320* SwordBeam: Has a version of Jubei's ability.
321* TheSymbiote: A mutualistic example. The parasite lives inside Zoufu's stomach, probably feeding on what he eats, and in exchange it goes out to protect them every time it senses Zoufu's live is threatened. Not only that: at the end, it turns out that [[spoiler:the parasite was keeping Zoufu alive.]]
322
323[[/folder]]
324
325[[folder:Rokai]]
326
327--> Voiced by: Kobuhei Hayashiya (JP)
328
329* AbhorrentAdmirer: He is fat and ugly, lacks teeth and has some unpleasant manners, and is also a Priestess of Light fanboy.
330* BerserkButton: Harming Shigure.
331* BalloonBelly: His special technique enables him to expand massively his frame, turning into something resembling a slug, as well as fusing his flesh together to form a wheel.
332* BigEater: Almost to HorrorHunger levels. He eats any thing edible and many things which are not, like rotten rice, which utterly disgusts Shigure. It seems, in his first encounter with Jubei, that he cannot work his techniques while hungry (but he later uses them anyways).
333* BigFun: He is quite jolly.
334* DumbMuscle: Rather dim-witted, but very strong and with surprising physical abilities.
335* TheFriendNobodyLikes: It's never revealed why was he imprisoned in the Hiruko cave, but it gets quite implied that it was for being an annoying simpleton.
336* {{Gonk}}: His character design is pretty... original.
337* TheHeart: He is actually very good natured, and desperately wants Shigure to know that not all the Hiruko ninjas are vicious fiends. His focus episode is even named "The Heart of Hiruko."
338* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Gives his life to shield Jubei from Yamidoro’s attacks.]]
339* {{Kevlard}}: When in wheel form, kunais rebound harmlessly against his skin. He later takes an impressive effort by Yamidoro to be finally killed.
340* LetsGetDangerous: When he gets angry, he turns ''scary''.
341* LightningBruiser: After turning his body into a wheel, he becomes a unstoppable force.
342* LoonyFan: Towards Shigure.
343* PintSizedPowerhouse: Though fat, he is very short, being outheighted even by Shigure; and yet, he casually picks her up in military press and runs away to save her from the Kimon mooks.
344* SuperSenses: Has an incredibly sense of smell.
345* RollingAttack: Turns into a human wheel to reach Shigure's captors and rescue her. Subverted in which he doesn't use it offensively, but only for defense and mobility purposes.
346
347[[/folder]]
348
349[[folder:The Child]]
350
351--> Voiced by: Creator/YukoSasamoto (JP)
352
353* BodyHorror: Can generate a second, witch-like face on the back of her head.
354* CheerfulChild: At least until her transformation...
355* CutenessProximity: Exploited. She is introduced being chased by a man, presumably for having discovered her ill intentions, and seeks cover behind Jubei. He, being the FriendToAllChildren he is, doesn't even question what is going before scaring the guy away. Then it turns the girl was a Hiruko ninja.
356* NoNameGiven: Her name is never given, not even in promotional materials, which give out many name characters that are not mentioned on screen.
357* RazorFloss: Fights using a portion of her clothing as a cutting weapon.
358* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:After she gives up her Hiruko ways and befriends Jubei, she dies.]]
359* SplitPersonality: It is possible, though not stated explicitly, that her second face has a personality of its own which takes over in order to fulfill her mission.
360* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: [[spoiler:She is accidentally killed by Renya when she tries to break up his fight with Jubei.]]
361* TwoFaced: When her evil mode takes over, a monstruous second face grows in the back of her head.
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