Kingdom Ousen Army / Characters

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Ousen's personal army. For most of the series, Ousen sought to hide his true strength, only revealing his hands when he is placed in command of conquering Gyou.

Leadership

General Ousen

Wang Jian/Ousen

The leader of the Ou clan and Ouhon's father who secretly harbors a desire to rule a kingdom on his own. Resultantly, Ousen's warfare is pragmatic and defensive, carried by his tremendous strategic talent.

Ambition Is Evil: His desire for kinghood is portrayed very negatively and ominously despite him not actually done anything terrible in pursuit of it- in fact, it causes him to be more merciful than other commanders.
Almighty Janitor: Ousen's abilities were equal to that of the Qin 6 as far back as Ouki's era, but he was never made a member because King Sho simply did not trust him. He remained a mere deputy of Mougou until the latter's death despite such calibre.
Batman Gambit: Incredibly adept at reading foes and predicting their movements- in the battle of Kankoku Pass he not only predicts Ordo's movements completely to cripple his core unit, but also predicts he will be too psychologically broken to stop him from saving Kankoku Pass from Karin.
Big Damn Heroes: The Ousen army arrives in the nick of time to save Kankoku Pass from Karin, becoming the decisive factor in Qin's victory.
The Chessmaster: His style of warfare. His ability to manipulate both enemy and ally, plans moves far in advance, and predict his opponent is unmatched among current Qin generals. Shouheikun hence views him as the most fitting leader for the crucial Gyou campaign against fellow Chessmaster Riboku. His lieutenant Makou describes his strategems as allowing any element to morph into the key to victory.
Crazy-Prepared: His Wei Di trap against Kyouen is clever, but in case he is Out-Gambitted or if Renpa showed up he also had a mountain fort planned to ensure his survival.
Cool Mask
Cruel Mercy: He spares the citizens of every city he spares around Gyou, but only so they will starve the entire city when they are forced to take refuge within.
Death Glare: Almost constantly.
Dude, Where's My Respect?: Despite being the decisive factor allowing Qin to win the Battle of Kankok Pass, being the shield that saved it during its darkest hour, his achievements are not recognised in the award ceremony because he is distrusted.
It's All About Me: He's described as a General who cares about nothing else but himself.
Know When to Fold 'Em: Will never fight a war which he sees no hope of winning.
Open Secret: Pretty much everybody in high command already suspects his ambitions.
Reasonable Authority Figure: When Shin lashes out in anger about being kept in the dark during the battle of Gyou, Ousen calmly and sensibly explains to him why they had to do so.
Red Eyes, Take Warning
The Stoic
The Starscream: Comes with the territory of Ambition Is Evil

Commanders

General Akou

Ousen's right-hand man and the most trusted of his vassals. Akou is a powerful offensive who leads the right wing during the Battle of Shukai Plains.

Asskicking Leads to Leadership: The strongest warrior and highest ranking of Ousen's vassals.
Attack! Attack! Attack!: His preferred style of warfare is to charge head on at his opponents with nothing under his sleeve. That being said, he will use tactical maneuvers and formations if the situation insists.
Death Glare: He default expression.
Good is Not Nice: Besides his personal strength and that of his soldiers, his cavalry charges are also so powerful and successful because he and his men are perfectly willing to trample over their own allies and friends if they falter or are injured, hence having a psychological advantage over their foes.
Hot-Blooded: While he isn't an idiot, he enjoys an entirely straightforward approach and battling his foes head on without tactics, in contrast to Makou who enjoys using tricks and feints.
Genius Bruiser: Initially appears to be Dumb Muscle due to his preference for straightforward charges, but as the battle progresses he proves a very able and flexible tactician as well who simply prefers a head-on approach.
Number Two: Ousen's second in command and placed in charge of the right wing.
Perpetual Frowner: He has never been seen to smile once.
Reasonable Authority Figure: An objective, reasonable man who calmly hears out Ouhon's immature complaints about his role in the right wing, explains to him that he is not being given any sort of special treatment or disrespect and that their opponents are far too strong to trifle with. Kanjou notes his carefully chosen words to make Ousen understand his family issues are not a factor. When Ouhon proves critical to winning the second day, he alows him to join the main strategy table.
Scars Are Forever: Has one across his mouth that is almost a Glasgow Grin, only it makes his frown even more pronounced.
Worthy Opponent: Is highly respected by both Bananji and Chougaryuu for his abilities and decision making.

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General Makou

Widely considered Ousen's left-hand man, Makou is placed in charge of the left wing during the Battle of Shukai Plains.

Badass Army: His men are noted to be extremely strong and skilled, easily dominating Kisui's Rigan cavalry.
Early-Bird Cameo: Makes a brief appearance during the Fire Dragons arc at Ousen's strategy table.
Eyes Always Shut: At most, he opens them slightly into slits. This led to many a joke at his expense when he seemingly failed to spot Riboku until he was right next to him.
A Father to His Men: His main positive trait. His men love and respect him and it is implied to be reciprocal, with him encouraging a hands-n approach between superiors and rank-and-file. After his death, they break down into grief and are unable to relaunch a counterattack until Mouten regroups them. When Mouten tricks them into believing he still lives, they regroup in a tremendous fervor which shocks Kisui and Batei.
Pet the Dog: While he was generally portrayed as something of an arrogant prick, Makou was a great leader and A Father to His Men
Off With His Head!: Decapitated by Riboku when he is ambushed by his roaming unit.
Miracle Rally: At their Darkest Hour, Makou would rally and encourage his men into a comeback with three words- "Stand and fight." This comes in handy after his death when Mouten uses it to make his men believe he still lives.
Smug Snake: An arrogant commander who greatly underestimates Mouten and believes that he will never be felled by 'Zhao thrash'. Guess what happens...]
Tempting Fate: Claims his Makou Army would never be felled by Zhao thrash and that regardless of what happens, he would be the "Star of the Left Battlefield". He becomes the first of the major players in the war to die, even before any of the Zhao leaders. And his death and screw-up nearly leads to the defeat of the entire Qin army!
Training from Hell: Batei wonders what sort of ridiculous training Makou put his men through to make them so strong.
We Hardly Knew Ye: Is killed by Riboku before he can show the full extent of his ability.

Akakin

A highly talented commander in Akou's army, Akakin's attitude prevents him from getting promoted, hence leading to him being considered a greatly wasted potential.

Almighty Janitor: Is commander of less than a hundred men, but is implied to be one of the most talented commanders under Akou's wing.
Cool Helmet: Despite his low rank, he wears a detailed custom helmet to denote his narrative importance.
The Friend Nobody Likes: His manic personality and viewpoints means noone in the Ousen army likes him, which leads him to staying at a low rank.
Slasher Smile: His default expression.
Spanner in the Works: Chougaryuu nearly manages to counter Ouhon's gambit to destroy Bananji's army by sending a detachment into Bananji's flanks as well, but Akakin's independent action to stay behind to hold off the detachments means that Ouhon's success becomes inevitable.

Kanjou

See Independent Marauding Units