Here are the characters of Ikki Tousen.
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Nanyou (Wu)
Sonsaku Hakufu (Sun Ce)
Voiced by: Masumi Asano (Japanese), Carrie Savage (Ikki Tousen, Great Guardians onwards), Debora Rabbainote (Dragon Destiny) (English), MarÃa Fernanda Morales (Latin-American Spanish)
The protagonist. A second-year transfer student at Nanyo, she is not terribly bright, but is immeasurably powerful despite being only a D-ranked fighter. She possesses a unique gift for predicting an enemy's moves very accurately by reading the flow of chi around her opponents, which occasionally makes her seem brighter than she is. For instance, she will put an end to a fight simply by stating the next moves of an opponent with frightening accuracy, breaking his will to fight after he realizes the futility of fighting her. She is also very good at "delayed striking", where she makes a feint attack in order to leave an invisible "chi bomb" which detonates moments later while the enemy's guard is down. She is skilled at "inner striking," which is another chi attack where she sends her chi into a person, causing damage to manifest at unusual places. She also inherited Master Chosho's knowledge of chi magic, and, while currently unaware of this, is able to use it partially by instinct. Chosho passed it to her spiritually while Hakufu was unconscious; this is how she healed Koukin after she stabbed him; she slept with Koukin and extracted the evil chi from his body into her own. She still has the evil chi contained inside her, and it appears on her body as a skull-like mark and is slowly creeping up to her heart.
- Action Girl: In a series full of ass-kicking females and martial arts, this is to be expected.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: Her hair is more blonde in the manga.
- All-Loving Hero: She doesn't resent anyone, even her enemies.
- Badass Adorable: She may be a nice person, but she can still fight when she needs to.
- Berserk Button: A mild case, but she really dislikes being called stupid, though even she's willing to admit she's not very bright in serious situations.
- Beware the Nice Ones: She's one of the friendliest girls you would ever want to meet. But if you ever cross her, she will be prepared to kick your ass.
- Boisterous Bruiser: She has an exhuberant personality and can take down enemies with ease.
- Book Dumb: She actually struggles to read things because of her ditziness.
- Chaste Hero: Not only is she too innocent (thinking that three men picking her up to Karaoke only want to have dinner with her), she's having far too good a time fighting to even be interested in sex.
- Cute Bruiser: A cute girl who is a competent fighter.
- Cute Little Fangs: She has small little fangs that highlight her spunky personality.
- Easily Forgiven: The most admirable trait with this girl is that she does not hold grudges period; once the fight is over, anyone, even last-season's enemies, are affectionately embraced as friends.
- Expy: Her design and personality is based off the main protagonist of a manga series called Karen (which is from the same creator of Ikki Tousen).
- Fiery Redhead: She has a passionate personality and has strawberry blonde hair.
- The Fool: Her main definiing trait is that she isn't particularly smart and often very air-headed, to the point where other characetrs call her stupid, much to her annoyance..
- Genki Girl: While Hakufu's a bonafide fighter, she's a very cheerful and energetic girl who gets along well with others.
- Idiot Hero: She's one of the most heroic characters, however, she's also rather dumb.
- Incorruptible Pure Pureness: She's too innocent to even think about doing something evil.
- Kindhearted Simpleton: She may act like an idiot, but she's an absolute sweetheart.
- Kissing Cousins: She's been lovers with Koukin for most of their lives.
- Nice Girl: A refreshingly sweet, kind and good-hearted kid who can be friends with anybody.
- Panty Fighter: Hakufu wears a pink bra and matching panties.
- Potty Failure: Hakufu often wets herself after she has been defeated; on numerous occasions, her unconscious body is shown with her urine soaking through her panties and pooling on the floor under her.
- This only happens once in the anime, when Ryomou is strangling her in the second episode.
- The Protagonist: She's the central character of the series. Her story begins and ends with her.
- Superpowered Evil Side: Her Inner Dragon can transform her personality to an evil and powerful fighter.
- This Is Unforgivable!: She invokes the trope whenever she's horribly pissed off.
- Thou Shalt Not Kill: She loves to fight, although she refuses to kill.
Shuuyu Koukin (Zhou Yu)
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino (Japanese), Ted Sroka (Ikki Tousen, Great Guardians onwards), Ted Lewis (Dragon Destiny) (English), Héctor Emmanuel Gómez (Latin-American Spanish)
Hakufu's rich cousin and a second-year student at Nanyo Academy. Although only a C-ranked fighter, his lack of confidence and his short resume of victories (or battles for that matter) keep him from becoming A-ranked despite already having the power of one. He has a crush on Hakufu. He is now one of Nanyo's Big Four, taking Kannei's place after he was defeated.
- Because You Were Nice to Me: He loves Hakufu because she used to protect him and cheer him up when they were kids.
- Chick Magnet: He actually got 4 girls chasing after him and that includes Hakufu.
- Deadpan Snarker
- Dogged Nice Guy: Though not as pushy as others.
- Distracted by the Sexy: When he see a girl naked, without underwear or panties he doesn't really react, but he does have nosebleed about 7 times.
- Not Distracted by the Sexy: If the girl is half naked, he won't be embarrassed at all and when their panties are shown, he still doesn't seen embarrassed, he sometimes not distracted by naked women and never reacted like the rest of the guys.
- Kissing Cousins: With Hakufu.
- Nosebleed: He have nosebleeds about 7 or 8 times in the series.
- Suffers from one in the Onsen episode of the first season when he sees Hakufu naked.
- Also suffers from one when he sees Sonken and Hakufu naked in the bath.
- Weak, but Skilled: In raw power and fighting ability he's overshadowed by most of the major players, but his mastery of Ki is incredible (most notably when he literally cancelled Toutotsu's Hakka Daiseishou by balancing his ki against it in volume 7).
- The Worf Effect: Triumphantly averted later in the manga, but not by too much.
Ryomou Shimei (Lu Meng)
Her eyepatchless appearance in the first season
Her eyepatchless appearance post-season one
Voiced by: Yuko Kaida (Japanese), Tricia Dicksonnote (Ikki Tousen, Great Guardians onwards), Rebecca Soler (Dragon Destiny) (English), Patricia Acevedo (Latin-American Spanish)
A third-year student at Nanyo Academy. Powerful and a B-rank, she is also one of Nanyo's Big Four.
- Action Girl: Like many of the girls in the series, she's also the second stronger woman in Nanyo behind Hakufu.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: A bizarre case, the anime kept her Blue Hair, when Xtreme Xecutor aired her hair had already transitioned to black in the manga.
- Art Evolution: In the first season, her left eye is shown to be a pale gray. In the following seasons, it's portrayed as being gold with Hellish Pupils.
- Characterization Marches On: She acted much more like an arrogant sadist in the earlier part of the series, but post defeat, she becomes the perpetually reserved and professional fighter she's better known for and is treated as such even in flashbacks.
- Cute Clumsy Girl: In Great Guardians.
- Expository Hairstyle Change: She used to have very long hair, but now she keeps it short.
- Eyepatch of Power: Her signature medical eyepatch.
- Hair Color Dissonance: Suddenly becomes black haired starting around Volume 15 of the manga, no reason is given, her hair just becomes black; not a one-time deal either, her hair remains consistently black all the way up to Shin Ikkitousen.
- Immodest Orgasm: Ryofu once lesbian-raped Shimei after incapacitating her, forcing Shimei to have an involuntary orgasm.
- Kinky Cuffs: It's even her Improbable Weapon.
- The Lancer: For Nanyou school.
- Magical Eye: The grey/gold-colored eye she often keeps covered holds the soul of her dragon.
- Meido: She dresses like one in combat, but it's more of a costume gimmick than being a genuine maid.
- Murderous Thighs: She's very good at using her legs to crush her opponents.
- Ninja Maid: She possess various ninja skills and dresses as a maid, but in the case of the latter, it's more of a costume gimmick.
- Not So Stoic: Notably in the Dragon Destiny OVAs.
- Precision F-Strike: In the
English dub of Great Guardians when she's kicked by Ryofu.Ryomou: You fucking bitch! - Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue to Hakufu's red, being the more serious, professional and mature of the two. Ironically, she initially acted hot-blooded, sadistic, and arrogant- making Hakufu seem more mellow in comparison.
- Soul Jar: Her eyepatch helps to contain the dragon power hidden in her eye.
- The Stoic: Though she tries pretty hard sometimes - refer to episode 9 of first season, a.k.a. the Hot Springs Episode.
- Sugar-and-Ice Personality: She acts in a cold and reserved manner most of the time, but she will show a softer side for her friends at times.
- Superpowered Evil Side: Her eye-patch holds the power of a dragon, which makes her act in a much more berserk and aggressive manner. Ironically, she initially acted sadistic and arrogant on her own terms before being defeated by Hakufu.
- Tsundere: Type A. She acts stoic most of the time, but acts more shocked and easily flustered around her friends, especially around Hakufu- showing her true compassion for her comrades.
Saji Genpou (Zuo Ci)
Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo (Ikki Tousen), Koji Yusa (Dragon Destiny onwards) (Japanese), Justin Gross (Ikki Tousen), Wayne Grayson (Dragon Destiny), Liam O'Brien (Great Guardians onwards) (English), VÃctor Ugarte (Latin-American Spanish)
A third-year student at Nanyo Academy. His actual ranking as a fighter is unknown, but in fights he has shown himself to be an A-rank easily. One of his primary goals as Ouin was to remove Totaku from power.
- Charm Person: He has the ability to control others so long as they're already in a vulnerable mental state.
- Easily Forgiven: In spite of being revealed to have manipulated everyone he knew, he's still is treated as a trusted ally.
- Handsome Lech: He is perverted but looks handsome.
- The Man Behind the Man: He was the true mastermind, posing as the deceased former leader, Enjutsu, controlling the other members for his power plays.
- Pet the Dog: His affection for the real Saji, in Great Guardians
- The Reveal: He's actually Ouin Shishi (Wang Yun)
Gakushuu (Yue Jiu)
Voiced by: Hajime Iijima (Japanese), John Snydernote (Ikki Tousen, Great Guardians onwards), Bill Rogers (Dragon Destiny) (English), Andrés GarcÃa (Latin-American Spanish)
A third-year student at Nanyo Academy, a B-ranked fighter, and one of the Big Four.
- The Big Guy: He's a large and muscular man who towers over everyone. Due to his stature, he looks more like an adult than his actual teenage age.
- Gentle Giant: He's by far the most openly nice of the Big 4 prior to Koukin replacing Kannei. Even when he was somewhat an antagonist, he was by far the least manipulative and sadistic.
- Noble Demon: Back when he was somewhat an enemy, he wouldn't attack a non-Fighter unless deliberately asked and never indulged in pointless cruelty.
- Sweet Tooth: Gakushuu has a penchant for eating sugary foods.
- Token Good Teammate: Before Ryomo and to a lesser extent, Saji reformed and before Koukin replaced Kannei, he was the sole member that didn't display sadistic traits or manipulative tendencies.
- The Worf Effect: In his first appearance, he manages to give Hakufu a run for her money (granted, Saji had stolen her magatama a few moments earlier), but later he only serves as cannon fodder.
- In Xtreme Xecutor (ep 03, 07:52), he proves he's still kinda badass by barely noticing Bachou Mouki's punch.
Sonsaku Goei (Lady Wu)
Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese), Wendee Lee (Ikki Tousen, Great Guardians onwards), Syndi Szabo (Dragon Destiny) (English), Gloria Elena Obregón (Latin-American Spanish)
Hakufu's widowed, extremely promiscuous and flirtatious mother.
- Action Mom: She may be Hakufu's mother, but she can still kick ass when she needs to.
- Berserk Button: Don't call her "old hag" or anything similar, or she will smash you to the ground.
- House Wife: She's normally just this, but as proven occasionally, a fighter nonetheless.
- Obfuscating Stupidity: She acts like a Womanchild but is quite cunning when she wants to be.
- Supreme Chef: She can cook meals extremely well.
Sonken Chuubou (Sun Quan)
True Identity:Click here to see spoilers
Voiced by: Yui Horie (Japanese), Lauren Landa (English)
An anime-exclusive character who appears in Great Guardians. She is introduced as the younger sister of Hakufu.
- Canon Foreigner: She was an original character created for the anime.
- Ink-Suit Actor: Possibly. Her looks (ways of dressing and hair-style) bear a strong resemblance to her japanese voice actress, Yui Horie.
- Love Before First Sight: She was "destined" to marry Koukin per their reincarnations and was pining for him before they even met.
- Nice Girl: As a Yamato Nadeshiko in training, she is friendly to everyone she meets.
- Silk Hiding Steel: A sort of literal version. Considering who she's reincarnated from, it makes sense.
- Speaks in Shout-Outs: She often quotes Sun Tzu before making a point.
Rikuson Hakugen (Lu Xun)
Voiced by: Mikako Takahashi (Japanese), Erika Weinstein (English)
A cute, bespectacled junior at Nanyo Academy who is skilled in making poisons. She has recently joined the Nanyo gang with the intention of helping them beat Sousou.
- Demoted to Extra: In the anime, she has a less prominent role.
Teifu Tokubou (Cheng Pu)
Voiced by: Makoto Endo (Japanese), Yamil Atala (Latin-American Spanish)
A long-time friend of Saji and Ryomou.
- Alliterative Name: Teifu Tokubou.
Sonken Chuubou (Spoiler)
Real Identity:Click here to see spoilers
Voiced by: Ayaka Ohashi (Japanese), Natsuki Belmont (English)
- Bring My Brown Pants: Like many others before her, she pisses herself in shock when Gakushu gives a massive punch and stopping just short of her face.
- The Dreaded: When possessed by Sun Quan's spirit, yes she is, even Himiko can't help but be intimidated, even if Sonken is hundreds of miles away.
- Edible Bludgeon: Introduced smashing a watermelon in the head of a thug.
- Girlish Pigtails: Has the style to go with her naivety. This also differentiates her from the first.
- Last Episode, New Character: She appears on the last episode of Western Wolves.
- Naïve Newcomer: She doesn't have a magatama yet.
- Superpowered Evil Side: Sonken is just as foolish as her sister Sonsaku, but when possessed by the spirit of the original Sun Quan, she's so terrifying even Himiko gives pause.
Seitou (Shu)
Ryuubi Gentoku (Liu Bei)
A klutzy, ditzy, bespectacled bookworm with seemingly no combat skills. She is destined to be a great leader, but is presently too timid and carefree to become one.
- All-Loving Hero: Similar to her depiction in Romance of the Three Kingdoms and most popular media, she is very compassionate, kind, and puts the well-being of her subordinates first beyond ambitions of power and control.
- Big Eater: Likes to eat.
- Butt-Monkey: Without her dragon she regularly falls into slapstick situations almost to the point of being a Chew Toy. In her first episode, she is thrown into a pool by Chouhi and not only do her Super Drowning Skills kick in... but she suffers a Slippery Swimsuit while wearing a one-piece School Swimsuit.
- Cute Bookworm: She adores reading.
- Hair Antennae: Much like Hakufu, she has one of this.
- Immune to Mind Control: At least the type the Heart-Revealing Stones cause. Normally they release a person's inner-desires and cause them to act on their base impulses. However, when she wore one it had no effect, presumably because she already acts according to her true desires without any attempts to conceal herself.
- Plucky Girl: No, she can't fight as well as the others unless we bring up her Dragon. And no, that's no gonna stop her from helping out as much as she can either!
- Sarashi: She doesn't wear a bra, instead she wears bandages around her breasts.
- Super Drowning Skills: She is unable to swim.
- Superpowered Evil Side: Her Dragon, said to be the most powerful and destructing of all of them. When we get to see it in action... Holy crap, it's very disturbing to see such a Nice Girl become the embodiment of chaos.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: The Girly Girl to Kan'u's Tomboy.
Kan'u Unchou (Guan Yu)
Voiced by: Hiroe Oka (Ikki Tousen), Hitomi Nabatame (Dragon Destiny onwards) (Japanese); Erica Shaffer (Ikki Tousen), Carol Jacobanis (credited as Janet Baywood) (Dragon Destiny), Rachel Robinson (Great Guardians, Xtreme Xecutor), Morgan Berry (Extravaganza Epoch onwards) (English), Elsa Covián (Latin-American Spanish)
A third-year student at Seito Academy and an A-ranked fighter. Believed to be the most feared and powerful fighter in the Kanto region, she carries the nearly invincible Blue Dragon Crescent Blade from her predecessor as well as the legendary sword Kusanagi, and also has an overwhelming amount of chi. She believes her destiny is to die protecting Ryuubi.
- Absurdly Sharp Blade: Of the spear variety.
- Action Girl: One of the strongest in the series.
- Ambiguously Bi: She's definitley attracted to women. However it's left ambiguous if she's into men or not.
- Ambiguously Brown: Her skin is darker than most of the cast, but it's unclear if it's a natural tan either. She always has a light brown hue, and even lacks tan lines (unlike Homura from Senran Kagura), but official art fluctuates between slightly lighter and darker shades to her skin.
- Berserk Button: Do NOT threaten to harm Seito or any of its students, especially Ryuubi, in any way. Several fools who tried to attack Seito learned this the hard way.
- Curb-Stomp Battle: Usually on the giving end. For example, she easily defeats Bonsoku in Dragon Destiny.
- Dark Is Not Evil: When she goes to Sousou, she is seen in a dark, revealing costume. Still loyal to Ryuubi, although it may seem otherwise.
- Deliberate Injury Gambit: In her first match against Ryomou, she intentionally breaks her own arm in order to escape Ryomou's hold.
- Evil Costume Switch: Subverted; see Dark Is Not Evil
- Hair Antennae: Although unlike Hakufu and Ryoubi, she's no fool.
- Honor Before Reason: Especially when it concerns Liu Bei's happiness and welfare.
- Play-Along Prisoner: She ends up escaping on her own; she was holding back while captive.
- Potty Failure: In the anime, Kan'u has the distinction of being the only character to wet herself more than once. (First when Genchoku weakens her with his incense, and then when she is being tortured by Chouko, both times in Dragon Destiny)
- Psycho Lesbian: Skirted the line in Great Guardians. Not completely her fault, since she was under the influence of a MacGuffin. She's snapped out of it, thank god.
- Spotlight-Stealing Squad: Her scenes contain more Fanservice than the other vixens.
- Under Boobs: They tend to be noticeable because of her tendency to wear a loose cropped uniform top without a bra.
- Unstoppable Rage: In Xtreme Xecutor, after multiple episodes of non-stop torment, she finally loses her temper and goes on a rampage. Subverted, however, as Chouun stops this.
Chouhi Ekitoku (Zhang Fei)
Voiced by: Minori Chihara (Japanese), Jessica Calvello (English)
Ryubi's best friend and an avid snack-lover who is a first-year student at Seito Academy. Although quite weak and only a C-ranked fighter, history states that she will one day become so powerful that legends will tell of her matching ten-thousand men (just like Zhang Fei himself), which makes her well-known around town.
- Badass Adorable: Refreshingly upbeat and fun girl to be around
- Big Eater: Like Ryoubi she eats a lot.
- Boisterous Bruiser: She likes to be loud when fighting.
- Hot-Blooded: She can get pretty hot headed when getting into a fight.
- Sarashi: She wears this beneath her shirt instead of a bra.
- Super-Strength: She's strong enough to throw Kan'u.
- Took a Level in Badass: While she always had the potential to surpass even Kan'U, during the Western Wolves arc, she finally shows what she's made of.
Chou'un Shiryuu (Zhao Yun)
Click here to see her with her eyes open
Voiced by: Yuu Asakawa (Japanese), Michele Knotz (English)
A mysterious new girl from Seito High that is presumed to be Seito's "secret weapon". Easily a super A-ranked fighter, she wields one of the HyakuhekitÅ swords with extreme efficiency.
- Action Girl: Like Kan'u and Chouhi, she fights for an otherwise defenseless girl. She needs to be this.
- Badass Pacifist: She believes that conflicts can be resolved without the use of fighting and bloodshed.
- Big Damn Heroes: If she turns up in a battle, you WILL win, no matter how hopeless or seemingly unsalvageable the situation
- Clothing Damage: Averted: She never gets her clothes ripped, (but she does occasionally fight fully naked, such as in Episode 10 of XX)
- Eyes Always Shut: When she does open them, they're either surprisingly cute or fucking scary.
- Lady of War: She's the most skilled character in the series.
- Mystical White Hair: She has long silver hair and she's one of the more mysterious students of Seito.
- The Quiet One: The least talkative among the Seito students.
Shoukatsuryou Koumei (Zhuge Liang)
Voiced by: Mai Kadowaki (Japanese), Rebecca Soler (Dragon Destiny), Megan Taylor Harvey (Great Guardians onwards) (English)
A young girl who appears to harbor a dragon herself.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: She gets jealous whenever anyone gets close to Ryuubi.
- Creepy Child: At her worst she can be quite disturbing.
- Girlish Pigtails: Her characteristic style are pigtails.
- The Strategist: Because of her lack of combat strength, she serves as this for Seito instead.
- Token Mini-Moe: The youngest looking member of Seito High.
- Wise Beyond Their Years: As someone based off the legendary strategist and thinker, she displays extremely advanced mental abilities than what you'd expect from someone so young, in high-school, and with such limited life experience.
Kouchuu Kanshou (Huang Zhong)
Voiced by: Kenta Miyake (Japanese), Rome Eliott (Dragon Destiny), Kyle Hebert (Great Guardians onwards) (English)
A monk that worked alongside Genchoku Josho at Tougenin. He is very strong, however, being able to fight off Teni with ease by being able to block and break her blades with his bare hands as well as take a shot by HyakuhekitÅ to the shoulder and still be able to subdue Ryomou when her dragon was unleashed. It is implied that he will kill Kakouen, just like his predecessor did 1,800 years ago.
- Bare-Fisted Monk: He does not use a weapon nor does he need one, as his hands are more than capable for the task.
- Gentle Giant: Huge but a nice guy.
Bashoku Youjou (Ma Su)
Voiced by: Yukiko Amada (Dragon Destiny), Mami Kameoka (Great Guardians) (Japanese), Eileen Stevensnote (Dragon Destiny) (English)
An assassin sent by Koumei to kill Kakuka and frame Kannei of Nanyo for the crime.
- Badass Adorable: A darker version, as she's very cute but works as a...
- Combat Pragmatist: In her fight with Kakuka she resorts to poison to win against him
- Dual Wielding: She fights using a pair of tonfas.
- Potty Failure: When Kakuka is in the process of ripping out her heart, before her poison takes effect and stops him
- Sixth Ranger: For the Seito High.
Kyoushou (Wei)
Sousou Motoku (Cao Cao)
Voiced by: Susumu Akagi (Japanese), Greg Weisman (Ikki Tousen, Great Guardians onwards), Dan Green (Dragon Destiny) (English), BenjamÃn Rivera (Latin-American Spanish)
The eccentric leader of Kyosho Academy, best friend to Genjou and Houkou, and a B-ranked fighter.
- Heterosexual Life-Partner: With Kakouton. True to their depictions in Romance of the Three Kingdoms and popular media derivatives, they have a very strong, intimate friendship, but it never blossoms into anything beyond platonic feelings.
- Papa Wolf: His Superpowered Evil Side took full control of him whenever he saw his friends in danger. First with Chuukou (he thought the bullies at their judo club were attempting to rape her), later with Kakouton (who lost his eye while shielding him)
Kakouton Genjou (Xiahou Dun)
Voiced by: Yoji Ueda (Ikki Tousen), Shuhei Sakaguchi (Dragon Destiny onwards) (Japanese), Josh Phillips (Ikki Tousen, Great Guardians onwards), Tom Wayland (Dragon Destiny) (English), Ricardo Mendoza (Latin-American Spanish)
A fighter known for his love of using only the most basic moves in combat, abhorring (and perhaps being incapable of) any other kind of combat.
- Eye Scream: Koshaji stabbed him in the eye.
- Eyepatch of Power: After losing his left eye he now he wears one.
- Heterosexual Life-Partner: With Sousou. True to their depictions in Romance of the Three Kingdoms and popular media derivatives, they have a very strong, intimate friendship, but it never blossoms into anything beyond platonic feelings.
- Likes Older Women: Subverted: he doesn't, but people think he does.
- Nice Guy: He is one of the nicest guys in the series.
- Not So Above It All: He might be one of the more level-headed members of his faction, but he gets a nosebleed just like Koukin when erotic situations occur.
Kakuka Houkou (Guo Jia)
Voiced by: Takayuki Fujimoto (Japanese), Jay Lerner (Ikki Tousen), Wayne Grayson (Great Guardians) (English), Miguel Ãngel Leal (Latin-American Spanish)
A third-year student at Kyosho Academy and the best friend to Sousou and Kakouton.
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: He is the Huge Guy to Kaku's Tiny Girl.
- Yank the Dog's Chain. His cancer is cured, he gets in a relationship with Kaku, and it looks like the war is practically Kyoushou's. Turns out Shoukatsu has other plans.
Kakouen Myousai (Xiahou Yuan)
Voiced by: Eri Kitamura (Japanese), Georgette Timoney (English)
A female assassin Sousou once saved, earning her total loyalty. She is extremely skilled, even more so than Ryofu, and very durable to the point of seemingly not feeling any pain, and specializes in pressure point attacks.
- Anime Chinese Girl: Wears a dress similar to a quipao.
- Child Soldiers: Sousou rescues her from such a life.
- Hair Antennae: Like other girls in the series, she has this.
- Razor Floss: Her main weapon is one of this.
Shiba'i Chuutatsu (Sima Yi)
Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga (Japanese), Eileen Stevensnote (Dragon Destiny), Julie Rei Goldstein (Xtreme Xecutor) (English)
The strategist of Kyosho Academy and arch-nemesis of Koumei. She is paraphelgic, having lost her feet years ago while Teni went on a killing rampage, and uses a wheelchair for mobility.
- Berserk Button: A mild example, but apparently knocking over her chess pieces will cause her to lose her temper.
- Evil Cripple: Don't let the wheelchair fool you, she's manipulative and utterly ruthless. And she's not even disabled anyway.
- Manipulative Bitch: She's not afraid to use people as tools and stepping stones to her ambitions, lying and convincing them to do her own dirty business.
- Obfuscating Disability: Implied, since she gets out of her wheelchair and stars running around in the season finale, though it's not clear if she was always faking or if it was because she was being used as a Soul Jar at that point. If she was actually faking it has precedent with her previous incarnation, who also faked an illness.
- Smug Snake: Who even has snake shaped Power Tattoos in her arms!
- The Strategist: Acts as this for Kyoushou, though her plans aren't entirely in the interests of the student body.
Ten'i (Dian Wei)
Voiced by: Mikako Takahashi (Japanese), Melissa Hope (Dragon Destiny), Rachel Hirschfield (Xtreme Xecutor) (English)
A psychotic powerful archer and assassin barely in her teen years, wearing gothic lolita fashion. She has Catholic beliefs, and believes Shibai to be the Messiah and worships her unquestioningly.
- Abusive Parents: Her father sexually abused her
- All of the Other Reindeer: Was very cruelly ridiculed at her former school, until Shibai rescued her.
- Elegant Gothic Lolita: This is her style of dress.
- Potty Failure: When Ryomou is strangling her.
- Rape as Backstory: Not only was she raped by her dad, but the Alpha Bitch of her school and her Girl Posse gang-raped her as well as part of their bullying.
- Self-Made Orphan: Killed her dad after getting fed up with his abuse.
- Senseless Violins: Keeps her weapons in a cello case.
- Shrinking Violet: Until being recruited by Shiba'i.
Kyocho Chuukou (Xu Chu)
Voiced by: Hana Takeda (Japanese), Kelly Butler (Dragon Destiny), Sarah Lahti (Xtreme Xecutor) (English)
A very tall first-year student at Kyosho Academy and one of Sousou's loyal fighters; she was easily able to block a powerful chi blast from Sousou aimed towards Shibai.
- Badass Adorable: For somebody so tall, she has a rather cute face.
- Cooldown Hug: Hers is the only way to placate Sousou's Superpowered Evil Side.
- Huge Schoolgirl: Yes, the Ikkitousen girls are very big. Chuukou is still the only one whose height is remarked in canon.
- No-Sell: After Bachou invades the school and effortlessly beats up everyone in her path in her attempt to get to Sousou, she's finally the one to completely block all of her attacks, and even saves her from falling off the roof.
- The Quiet One: She's not that talkative.
- Statuesque Stunner: She's quite tall but despite thinking otherwise, she's very cute.
- Unsettling Gender-Reveal: In the manga, played for drama. Her judo classmates refused to believe she was a girl and ripped her clothes in the dojo to "clear the doubts". Sousou stepped into that, thought they wanted to gang-rape her, and his Superpowered Evil Side kicked in for the first time. There were NO survivors except for the two of them.
Chouryou Bun'en (Zhang Liao)
Voiced by: Takahiro Mizushima (Japanese), Wayne Grayson (English)
One of Shibai's devoted followers, often seen pushing her wheelchair. He takes over Kaku's place as the strategist, but keeps Kaku in his group.
- Affably Evil: Seems like an okay guy if it weren't for the fact that he's with Kyoushou.
- Punch-Clock Villain: The only reason he didn't kill Koukin was because he wasn't the target. Ryuubi was.
Soujin Shikou (Cao Ren)
Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō (Japanese), Bonnie Gordon (English)
A third-year student at Kyosho Academy who launched an assault on Seito.
- Bifauxnen: Her attempt at flashing someone as a distraction fails due to this.
- Early-Bird Cameo: She appeared in the sixth OVA of Dragon Destiny.
- Never Bareheaded: She's never seen without her hat, even while bathing.
Rakuyou (Luoyang)
Toutaku Chuuhei (Dong Zhuo)
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (Japanese), Sam Riegel (English)
The evil leader of Rakuyo High who, until his death, held most of the other schools in a vicegrip, possessing both the manpower and the Gyokuji as well as a HyakuhekitÅ.
- Better to Die than Be Killed: Voluntarily jumps off a cliff so that Ryofu can't kill him.
- Big Bad: The main antagonist of the first season.
- Faux Affably Evil: Oh, he can certainly appear kind, generous, and willing to let others into his dreams of his own personal paradise but make no mistake: there is nothing he won't do and no one he won't step on to achieve it.
Ryofu Housen (Lu Bu)
Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe (Japanese), Zarah Littlenote (English), Sarah Souza (Latin-American Spanish)
A strong bisexual fighter with a very promiscuous personality and a habit for dressing in skimpy outfits. She was very skilled at making chi blasts, and was in love with both Saji and her best friend Chinkyu.
- Ambiguously Brown: Her skin is even darker than Kan'u, but with either a very light orange or bronze hue, making her ethnicity even more of a question mark than Kan'u.
- Back from the Dead: She gets revived in Great Guardians
- Back for the Dead: She dies again towards the end of Dragon Destiny, courtesy of Ryomou.
- Breakout Character: Despite biting it very early on, she remains very popular and even shows up in crossovers with other series like Senran Kagura.
- Childhood Friend Romance: She and Chinkyuu have been friends since they were very young.
- Depraved Bisexual: Skirts the line. She had sex with both Toutaku and Saji for power play reasons, either groped or raped an immobilized Ryoumou depending on the media, yet her best and most humanizing relationship was with her female partner and Victorious Childhood Friend, Chinkyuu.
- Femme Fatale: Not above of using her sex appeal to her advantage, but wasn't fully evil.
- Girlish Pigtails: She wears her hair in twin tails.
- Go Out with a Smile: She smiles before her death in both the manga as well as Great Guardians.
- Potty Failure: When the real Genpou Saji kisses her back to life in Great Guardians, she wets herself.
- Together in Death: She commits suicide along with Chinkyuu.
- Trauma-Induced Amnesia: By the time of Great Guardians, her memories are erased.
Kaku Bunwa (Jia Xu)
Voiced by: Haruhi Terada (Ikki Tousen), Shiho Kawaragi (Dragon Destiny onwards) (Japanese), Hunter MacKenzie Austin (Ikki Tousen, Xtreme Xecutor), Lisa Ortiznote (Dragon Destiny) (English), Claudia Motta (Latin-American Spanish)
A bespectaled, long raven-haired beauty who was once Totaku's second-in-command. Intelligent, seductive, and manipulative, her power lay in manipulating others into doing her dirty work as she is otherwise an average fighter.
- Aloof Dark-Haired Girl: She has long raven hair and has a serious personality.
- The Chessmaster: She manipulates fighters to do her dirty work.
- Four Eyes, Zero Soul: She has bespectacles and has a manipulative streak.
- Idiot Hair: She has two strands coming out of her hair.
- Oh, Crap!: When she realizes that Shibai has replaced her as Kyosho's stragetist.
- Sexy Shirt Switch: She has one in Dragon Destiny, but it was less fanservicy than you'd think: yeah, Kaku was naked except for her boyfriend's shirt, but that happened when she found him bleeding to death in the streets.
- The Strategist: She provides battle strategies for Toutaku and Sousou.
- You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: In Dragon Destiny, she is replaced as Kyosho's strategist by Shibai.
Chinkyuu Koudai (Chen Gong)
Voiced by: Hiroe Oka (Japanese), Stephanie Sheh (English)
A very close friend to Ryofu. They work on missions together for Totaku to kill Hakufu.
- Morality Pet: Serves as this to Ryofu.
- Rape as Drama: In the anime, she dies right after being raped and beaten within an inch of her life. She lasts a little longer in the manga, but still.
- Rescue Romance: Ryofu used to protect her when they were little girls.
- Together in Death: She commits suicide along with Ryofu.
Yamato
Himiko
Voiced by: Chiaki Takahashi (Japanese), Harley Lainey (English)
- Blank White Eyes: She stands out from other characters due to having seemingly blank eyes with no pupils on her otherwise pink eyes.
- The Dreaded: Yoshitsune is so terrified of her she pisses herself when she appears. Soujin also wets herself from her shear presence.
- Gotta Catch Them All: Collects Magatama for an unspecified purpose.
- Making a Splash: Besides illusions, she can also control water.
- Master of Illusion: Capable of creating very realistic illusions.
- Mystical White Hair: Pale pink, and she's very mysterious.
- Outside-Context Problem: Since the setting recreates the Three Kingdoms, Toushis of Japanese folklore weren't expected by the Toushi of Kanto.
- Your Mind Makes It Real: This is how her illusions work.
Benkei Musashibou
Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa (Japanese), Hayden Daviau (English)
- Statuesque Stunner: She's 193cm tall (which is even taller than Chuukou) and is just as busty as every other character.
- Sympathy for the Hero: She envies the bonds the other students have with each other.
Mitsuyoshi Yagyuu
Voiced by: Rui Tanabe (Japanese), Jackie Lastra (English)
- Childhood Friends: She knew Chouhi back when they were in middle school.
- Eyepatch of Power: Wears one not because she needs it, but to imitate the original Juubei Yagyu.
- Friendly Enemy: She's only looking for a Worthy Opponent, and finds one in Chou'un.
- HeelâFace Turn: Sides with Seito against Hozoin.
Inshun Hozoin
Voiced by: Hideo Ishikawa (Japanese), Leonardo Rossi (English)
- Blood Knight: Loves the thrill of the fight.
- Mark of Shame: Brands one on his defeated foes, and is only barely stopped by Ka'nu from doing this to Ryuubi.
- Sympathy for the Devil: Ryuubi actually pities him for always being alone, never having any friends and trying to reach the top at all costs.
Yoshitsune MinamotonokurÅ
Voiced by: Yuiko Tatsumi (Japanese), Kira Buckland (English)
- Elegant Gothic Lolita: Dresses in a fancy red gothic lolita outfit. Which is of course shredded after her fight with Sousou.
- Bring My Brown Pants: Urinates herself in terror when Sousou defeats her despite being blinded. She wets herself even more when Himiko appears and intervenes.
- Ojou Ringlets: Her hair is full of ringlets.
Ashiya Douman
Voiced by: Hiromi Igarashi (Japanese), Kayli Mills (English)
- Cool Mask: A kitsune mask. And she wears a cat mask beneath it.
- Distracted by the Sexy: Shoves her crotch in Koukin's face to escape, causing him a nosebleed.
- Don't Look At Me: She can only try cover her face when Chuukou and Koukin destroy her masks.
- Familiar: Can create dozens of fox familiars to attack her opponents.
- School Swimsuit: Her outfit looks like one.
- Verbal Tic: Her sentences always end with "nya", despite dressing like a kitsune. This is lampshaded by Soujin.
Shinmen Takezou
Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu (Japanese), Corina Boettger (English)
- Always Someone Better: Just like the real Miyamoto Musashi, Takezou is an even better swordswoman than either Kan'u or Ganryuu.
- Awesomeness by Analysis: She deduces Kan'u wields a naginata just by staring at her fingers.
- Bunny-Ears Lawyer: For someone famed as The Ace of swordsmen, she's rather spacey and even childish.
- Curtains Match the Windows: Pink hair and pink eyes.
- Master Swordsman: She's considered the deadliest swordsmaster in the entirety of Japan.
- Trickster Mentor: Her apparent reason for giving both her Nagamitsu and Muramatsu swords to her opponents.
- Worthy Opponent: She actually gives Kan'u her katana so she can give it back when she's finally ready to face her.
Shikyo Shonin
Voiced by: Hisao Egawa (Japanese), Jason Marnocha (English)
- Dirty Old Man: He certainly enjoys poking the boobs of his assistants Ekisai and Nansai.
- Manly Facial Hair : Has a 'stache that fits his Old Master look.
- Sink or Swim Mentor: Kind of literally. He shoves Chouhi into a river in order to awaken her capabilities as an S-Rank. Ekitoku almost drowns.
Ekisai and Nansai
Voiced by: Minami Takahashi (Nansai), Honoka Inoue (Ekisai) (Japanese), Kayli Mills (Ekisai) (English)
- The Dividual: Always appear together and are never apart.
- Eyes Always Shut: Much like Chou'un, they almost always have their eyes closed.
Kotetsu
Voiced by: Shizuka Itō
- The Blacksmith: She's considered the best smith in western Japan, comparable to Muramasa.
- Overalls and Gingham: Wears some overalls, with nothing underneath.
Others
Ukitsu (Yu Ji)
Voiced by: Yumiko Kobayashi (Japanese), Amy Treadwell (Ikki Tousen), Hilary Thomas (Dragon Destiny), Adriana Cazador (Shin Ikki Tousen) (English), Karla Falcón (Latin-American Spanish)
A dark-skinned girl and the leader of Gogun High who is destined by her magmatama to kill Hakufu, as her predecessor did 1800 years ago.
- Ascended Extra: She has a more prominent role in the anime.
- Badass Adorable: She may be a cute girl, but she can kick major ass when she needs to.
- The Bus Came Back: Reappears in the first episode of the Shin Ikkitousen anime.
- Go Out with a Smile: In the anime's second season, she gives out a smile when she dies.
Koushaji (Hu Che Er)
Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese), Eileen Stevensnote (English)
An assassin sent to kill Sousou while he was injured from a gang battle.
- Facial Markings: A flower-shaped one on her cheekbone.
- Fan Disservice: Her fight against Kakouton and Sousou was laden with Panty Shots, as usual. Then, she blinds Kakouton and Sousou kills her very bloodily.
Bachou Mouki (Ma Chao)
Voiced by: Aya Endo (Japanese), Cherami Leigh (English)
A ditzy, yet very strong fighter. Instead of having a dragon state, she had the actual spirit of Ma Chao kept in her magatama. When Mouki found her friends seriously hurt in an attack, Ma Chao awakened and temporarily took over her body. She became very powerful and violent, much like Hakufu in her dragon state.
- The Ditz: Seemingly at first, but it turns out to be a ruse.
- Expy Coexistence: She's clearly meant to be based on Hakufu, down to her dimwitted personality and even her appearance (in the manga).
- Hot-Blooded: She's one hell of a fighter.
- Tsundere: Harsh type to Koukin until she saw what koukin really is, now she is secretly dere to koukin.
- You Don't Look Like You: Her design in the Anime looks rather different compared to how she looks in the Manga. In fact, in the manga, she looks exactly like Hakufu.
- You, Get Me Coffee: The first thing Hakufu does after getting her as a disciple is sending her to do tasks like this.
- You Killed My Father: Her motive for wanting to attack Sousou is that he killed her brother.
Chousen (Diaochan)
Voiced by: Yuu Kobayashi
A video game-only character who first appears in the PS2 game Ikki Tousen: Shining Dragon, and is allied with Rakuyo High School.
- BFS: Wields a huge sword.
- Canon Foreigner: Only appears in the Shining Dragon and Eloquent Fist game.
- Hair Antennae: Much like Hakufu and Ka'nu, she has this style.
Taishiji Shigi (Taishi Ci)
Voiced by: Kenta Miyake (Japanese), Patrick Seitz (English), Armando Coria (Latin-American Spanish)
A skilled and honorable fighter of African descent, sporting dreadlocks and dressing in hip-hop fashion.
- Dreadlock Warrior: Well, he is of african descent and has the dreadlocks.
- Convenient Coma: What happens to him after fighting Hakufu. He gets better in the manga.
Jokou Koumei (Xu Huang)
Voiced by: Koji Yusa (Japanese), Anthony Salerno (English)
A member of the Three Pillared Gods, Kyosho Academy's elite trio of A-ranked fighters. His predecessor had skills that equaled Kanu's 1800 years ago.
- I Have Your Wife: He's the one who tells Kanu about how Ryuubi and Co. were rodeated by all the fighters of Kyoushou.
Gakushin Bunken (Yue Jin)
Voiced by: Shiho Kawaragi (Japanese), Melissa Hope (English)
Another member of Kyosho's Three Pillared Gods with the ability to read an individual's magatama by French kissing them.
- Kiss of Death: She doesn't exactly kill with it, but it's how she uses her powers.
- Journey to the Center of the Mind: When she kisses someone, she can drive into their mind. When she uses it on Kan'u, her vision is so disturbing that she has a Freak Out.
Kanpei (Guan Ping)
Voiced by: Ryōka Yuzuki
The heroine of Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist. She is seemingly a member of Seito, but, like Chousen, she doesn't have a legitimate school home, and is only interested in the Dragon Potent.
- Bodyguard Crush: She seems to have a crush on Kan'u.
- Canon Foreigner: Again, only appears in the games - this time in Eloquent Fist.
- Fiery Redhead: As befitting her passion and penchant for violence, she has flaming red hair.
- Girlish Pigtails: They're styled in twintails, to emphasize her immaturity and inability to control her dragon due to inexperience.
- Superpowered Evil Side: She has a dragon, too. And isn't able to control it well.
Sonken Bundai (Sun Jian)
- Disappeared Dad: He died years before the series begins.
- Generation Xerox: It's been stated in the narrative that Hakufu inherited most of her Spirited Competitor and Hot-Blooded personality from her father. It's also implied that he was a Fighter like Hakufu and died during a fight.
- Spirit Advisor: Brings a comatose Hakufu back to the real world in the second series.
Choukou Shikou (Zhang Hong)
Voiced by: Jiro Saito (Japanese), William Frederick Knight (English)
An old man who trained Hakufu when she was a child. He is an old friend of Goei, and he possibly trained her too, and has also trained Ukitsu and Rikuson.
- Dirty Old Man: He likes to see young women drenched in water to see their clothes cling to their bodies.
- Old Master: He is an old man who trained Hakufu.
- The Strategist: He sent Ukitsu after Hakufu in order to awaken her dragon as a long term plan for her to unite Japan.
Choushou Shifu (Zhang Zhao)
Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura (Japanese), Caitlin Glass (English)
An old woman with the appearance of a young girl, Choshou is in charge of the HyakukeitÅ, a set of 5 legendary Chinese jian made of jewels supposedly made by Cao Cao in ancient China.
- Demoted to Extra: While she played quite a role in the manga, her role in the anime is significantly reduced.
- Hime Cut: Fittingly she has the style.
- Miko: Dresses like one.
- Really 700 Years Old: Looks like a Token Mini-Moe but is older than everyone.
- Waif-Fu: Despite her frail appearance, she, like almost all of the female cast, can and will destroy you in a fight.
Spoiler Character
Saji Genpou (The Real Zuo Ci)
Voiced by: Yuki Matsuoka (Japanese), Cristina Valenzuela (English)
The mysterious woman who first appears in Great Guardians, her face covered with a hood.
- Bodyguard Crush: Inverted. She has one on Ouin Shishi/Saji, who is the only one who understands her according to her.
- Canon Foreigner: First appeared in Great Guardians.
- Canon Immigrant: Is seen as a playable character in X-treme Impact.
- Girlish Pigtails: She ties her hair in twin-tails.
- Goth Girls Know Magic: Gothic appearance, hate of the world, and Mind Control powers.
- Jerkass Woobie: Was so horribly bullied as a little girl that she grew embittered with the world. It's hinted that the only one who ever tried to stand up for her was Chuubou.
- Mind Control: Insanely good at getting people Brainwashed and Crazy.
- Necromantic: Revived Ryofu to have her as her minion.
Kada Genka (Hua Tuo)
Voiced by: Yasuyuki Kase (Japanese), Jessie James Grelle (English)
The talented doctor living near Hakufu's place. He takes care of her many times when she gets injured after battles.
- Big Brother Mentor: He is the one who heals Ryoumou after the latter gets injured in several battles.
- Heroic Sacrifice: He revives somebody with a technique that kills him
- Hospital Hottie: A male variant. He is considered to be attractive by females.
Asaemon Yamada
Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki (Japanese), Valentina Perez (English)
- Dual Wielding: She fights with two katanas, until one of them is broken by Chou'un during their first encounter.
- Poisoned Weapons: She coats her blades with a strong anesthetic, so she's very surprised Chou'un can actually withstand it to a degree.
- Worthy Opponent: Chou'un invokes this on her when she tries to finish off Sonken.
Ganryuu Sasaki
Voiced by: Sayuri Yahagi (Japanese), Constance Lejiggles (English)
- BFS: Just like the real Kojiro Sasaki, she wields a katana that is longer than she is tall, and tests Sonsaku to see if she's strong enough to draw it from its scabbard.
- Big Damn Heroes: She saved Tamonmaru when she was about to be killed by undead, which is why she's so charmed by her.
- Defrosting Ice Queen: At first she was pretty serious and annoyed at Sonsaku's antics, but starts to soften up a bit as she realizes her reasons for becoming stronger are sincere.
- Not So Stoic: While most of the time she's pretty serious, she seems genuinely worried when Sonsaku jokingly says she should take a bath.
- Scarf of Asskicking: She has a long white scarf, which makes her look even more badass. That Sonsaku pulled it annoys Tamonmaru.
Tamonmaru Kusunoki
Voiced by: Mariya Ise (Japanese), Ez Dickens (English)
- Back-to-Back Badasses: With Ryoumou and later Ganryuu when facing a seemingly endless horde of skeletal warriors.
- The Collector: She collected the katanas of defeated opponents. This becomes useful when fighting a horde of undead.
- Dual Wielding: She fights with two katanas.
- Scarf of Asskicking: She also has one, possibly to imitate Ganryuu.
