Protagonists
Flower Division (Original Imperial Combat Revue) | Flower Division (Paris Combat Revue) | Star Division | Flower Division (New Imperial Combat Revue) | Flower Division (Future Imperial Combat Revue)
Combat Revues
Original Imperial Combat Revue | Paris Combat Revue | New York Combat Revue | New Imperial Combat Revue | Other Combat Revues | Great Imperial Combat Revue B.L.A.C.K.
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Civilians | Villains
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The Hive of Darkness
The main antagonists of the original Sakura Wars. In General
- Dwindling Party: Beginning with Setsuna's death in the third chapter, the Hive of Darkness are killed off one by one until Satan remains towards the end of the game.
- Saved by Canon: In The Gorgeous Blooming Cherry Blossoms, it's made clear that the group will survive the events of the OVA since they will fight with the Flower Division in the game.
Tenkai
Tenkai
Voiced by: Katsuhisa Houki (Japanese)
The leader of the Hive of Darkness and a demon general.
- Back from the Dead: He was revived by Aoi Satan shortly after he was killed in the Demon Wars.
- Big Bad: He initially serves as the main antagonist, until he gets killed at the end of the first half.
- Demoted to Extra: While Tenkai is a major antagonist in the first game, he doesn't make a physical appearance in the anime. Instead, one of Aoi Satan's major goals is to resurrect him.
- Disc-One Final Boss: He may have been killed by the Flower Division, but all there's left at this point is Aoi Satan.
- Historical Villain Upgrade: Based on a historical Buddhist high priest.
- Unwitting Pawn: Everything he did at the beginning of the series was allowed to happen by Aoi Satan.
The Lords of Death
Higher-Ups of the Hive of Darkness. In General
Black/Aoi Satan (Shinnosuke Yamazaki)
Black/Aoi Satan (Shinnosuke Yamazaki)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Yanaka (Japanese), Derek Mudd (English, Sakura Wars (2000))
Portrayed by: Hiroshi Yanaka (stage plays)
Portrayed by: Hiroshi Yanaka (stage plays)
Tenkai's Lieutenant. His past life as Shinnosuke Yamazaki has personal ties with Yoneda and Ayame, since he was an original member of the Anti-Demon Squad.
- Back for the Dead: He is revived by Keigo Kyogoku after being killed in his battle with the Imperial Combat Revue. Then, after the revue battles Yamazaki, he's Killed Off for Real this time by Kazuma Shinguji/Demon King.
- Big Bad: The true main antagonist of the first game, as well as the anime.
- Broken Pedestal: Kouran idolized Yamazaki for thinking up the Koubu, so it's not surprising that she's more than a little disappointed with him becoming a villain.
- Dragon with an Agenda: He revived Tenkai, who was actually killed in the Demon Wars, for his own purposes.
- Dropped a Bridge on Him: In the first chapter of Thou Shalt Not Die, he returns to battle the Imperial Combat Revue after he is revived. By the end of that battle, however, Yamazaki gets unceremoniously Impaled with Extreme Prejudice by the Demon King, aka Kazuma Shinguji.
- Fallen Hero: He was once known as Shinnosuke Yamazaki, a war hero and engineering genius.
- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: He gets stabbed in the back by the Demon King in the first chapter of Thou Shalt Not Die.
- Killed Off for Real: After being revived by Kyogoku following his first death, Yamazaki is permanently killed off when the Demon King stabs him in the back.
- Names to Run Away from Really Fast: With a name like Aoi Satan...
- The Reveal: He is Shinnosuke Yamazaki, one of the four members of the Four Man Band, alongside Ayame, Yoneda, and Sakura's father Kazuma, during the Demon Wars.
- The Starscream: He takes control of the bad guys in the second half.
- Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome: In Thou Shalt Not Die, he appears only briefly as a Warm-Up Boss before the Demon King kills him.
- Walking Spoiler: It's hard not to talk about Satan without mentioning a plot twist towards the end of the first game.
- Warm-Up Boss: He becomes the first boss to appear in Thou Shalt Not Die.
Crimson Miroku
Crimson Miroku
Voiced by: Yumi Hikita (Japanese), Ellie McBride (English, Sakura Wars (2000))
The only female among the Lords of Death.
- Dropped a Bridge on Her: After evading death by the hands of the Imperial Combat Revue, she's unceremoniously killed off at the end of episode 6.
- Lady of War: Her elegant appearance believes her power.
- Letting Her Hair Down: She first has it up in a traditional style, but after she was revived in the TV series, she began to wear it loose instead. This is a symbol of her growing mental instability brought by her obsession with Sumire — the person who killed her.
- Madness Mantra: Also, the second half of the TV series: "Sumire... Your life... I want your life...!"
- The Ophelia: After being brought Back from the Dead in the TV series.
- The Smurfette Principle: Miroku is the only female member of the Hive of Darkness.
Silver Rasetsu
Silver Rasetsu
Voiced by: Hideaki Ono (Japanese, 1996 game), Hisao Egawa (Japanese, In Hot Blood and TV series), Lowell Bartholomee (English, Sakura Wars (2000))
A tall, muscular brute with chalk-white skin and an orange mohawk, Rasetsu prefers to cause outright destruction and mayhem. He is the younger twin brother of Setsuna.
- Big Little Brother: He is much larger than his older brother.
- The Brute: Is this for the Lords of Death.
- Delinquent Hair: He sports an orange mohawk.
Jade Setsuna
Jade Setsuna
Voiced by: Akira Ishida (Japanese), Robert S. Fisher (English, Sakura Wars (2000))
Setsuna appears as a male human 10-year old child. Cunning and manipulative, Setsuna targets his victims' weaknesses before he strikes. He is the older twin brother of Rasetsu.
- Facial Markings: Has them around his eyes.
- Femme Fatalons: Has long red nails that he uses as weapons.
- Kid with the Leash: He has the appearance of one, looking like a 10-year old in control of Rasetsu. However, this has more to do with Setsuna not looking his age in the slightest.
- Magical Flutist: Has a flute hanging off the front of his clothes.
- Master of Illusion: Pulls this on Maria to get her to unknowingly attack Sumire.
- Older Than They Look: He is the older brother of the hulking Rasetsu.
- Wise Beyond Their Years: He looks like this in the original game. He is an Enfant Terrible in the adaptations.
Aoi Satan's Group
The main antagonists in the second half of the original Sakura Wars.The Three Knights of Twilight
Aoi Satan's lieutenants.
In General
- Adapted Out: They don't show up in the anime, with their roles as Satan's lieutenants going to the other 3 members of the Hive of Darkness.
- Big, Thin, Short Trio: Inoshishi is the overweight member of the group, while Shika is the skinny one and Cho is the short one.
Inoshishi
Inoshishi
Voiced by: Shinpachi Tsuji
- Pig Man: Befitting of his name, he has the tusks and face of a boar.
Shika
Shika
Voiced by: Tōru Ōkawa
- Horns of Villainy: He has deer antlers, as his name would suggest, and he serves as an antagonist.
Cho
Cho
Voiced by: Akira Ishida
- Dude Looks Like a Lady: He resembles a female geisha, given his white makeup and effeminate voice.
The Black Demons
The main antagonists of Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die. Keigo Kyogoku
Army Minister Keigo Kyogoku
Voiced by: Akira Kamiya
A powerful minister in the Imperial Army, Kyogoku is the true leader of the Black Demons. He is the main antagonist of Thou Shalt Not Die.
- Alliterative Name: Keigo Kyogoku.
- Big Bad: He's the actual leader of the Black Demons and the main antagonist of the second game who works with the Demon King as a Big Bad Duumvirate.
- Final Boss: After the Demon King/Kazuma is killed, Kyogoku becomes the final threat the Flower Division has to face in Sakura Wars 2.
- Leitmotif: He has an ominous, dark theme which features a pipe organ and harpsichord.
- No Body Left Behind: He disintegrates into dust once Ogami kills him at the end of the game.
- Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremist: Kyogoku states his goal is to bring back the old Tokyo that existed in the 18th century. But given his willingness to commit genocide, have the army take over the theater, strike fear into the citizens by unsealing Musashi, and ultimately trying to overthrow the government, it seems that he's more interested in causing pain and suffering onto others.
- Ominous Opera Cape: He usually wears a black cape over his green army uniform.
- Rogue Soldier: An ultranationalist IJA officer who wants to start a coup in Japan with the help of the supernatural.
Kazuma Shinguji/Demon King
Kazuma Shinguji/Demon King
Voiced by: Nachi Nozawa (Japanese), Christopher Loveless (English, Sakura Wars (2000))
The father of Sakura Shinguji and widow of Wakana Shinguji as well as a Colonel of the Imperial Japanese Army, Kazuma served as a member of the original anti-demon squadron along with Shinnosuke Yamazaki, Ayame Fujieda and Ikki Yoneda. Although he died in the first demon war, he was revived as the Demon King by Keigo Kyogoku to serve as the co-leader of the Black Demons.
- Alas, Poor Villain: Despite all the bad things he has done as the Demon King, Kazuma's last act of redemption in Thou Shalt Not Die gains sympathy for Sakura and the Imperial Combat Revue.
- Back for the Dead: He was revived by Kyogoku before the events of Thou Shalt Not Die. Then, at the end of the game, he's Killed Off for Real after his Heroic Sacrifice.
- Bad Guys Do the Dirty Work: Although the Flower Division defeats Satan/Shinnosuke Yamazaki, the Demon King is the one who delivers the final blow.
- Big Bad Duumvirate: He is the man tapped by Kyogoku to lead the Black Demons.
- Cool Mask: He has an oni mask to make himself intimidating to his enemies. It eventually gets destroyed when Sakura and Ogami snap him out of his mind control.
- Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: Unlike Satan/Shinnosuke Yamazaki from the previous game, Demon King/Kazuma was brainwashed by Kyogoku into serving him as the co-leader of the Black Demons. By the end of the game, he breaks free from his mind control and performs yet another Heroic Sacrifice as a means to redeem himself.
- Death by Origin Story: He died after he sealed off the demons to save Tokyo in the backstory, which ultimately led to Sakura Shinguji's decision to carry on her father's legacy and become a warrior herself.
- Disc-One Final Boss: As the Demon King, he's one-half of the Big Bad Duumvirate in Thou Shalt Not Die along with Keigo Kyogoku. He revives Aoi Satan/Shinnosuke Yamazaki, the game's Starter Villain, to attack Tokyo, and kills him once the Imperial Combat Revue defeats him. Eventually, the revue identifies the Demon King as Kazuma Shinguji, Sakura's resurrected father. After the Imperial Combat Revue uses the Mikasa to infiltrate the Musashi and snap Kazuma out of his mind control, he sacrifices himself to save Sakura from Kyogoku's fatal attack, leaving Kyogoku to become the game's Final Boss.
- Dying as Yourself: He redeems himself as Kazuma Shinguji to save Sakura, but at the cost of his own life.
- Dying Moment of Awesome: Kazuma ultimately meets his end saving his beloved Sakura from certain death at the hands of Kyogoku.
- Heroic Sacrifice:
- In the backstory to Sakura Wars, he managed to fend off the demons in his final moments.
- At the end of Thou Shalt Not Die, he jumps in the way of Kyogoku's blast to save Sakura, giving his life in the process.
- Killed Off for Real: He was revived by Kyogoku to serve as the leader of the Black Demons, but he dies for good at the end of Thou Shalt Not Die.
- Luke, I Am Your Father: He is actually Sakura's father, Kazuma, who died in the Demon Wars, and was resurrected by Kyogoku.
- Master Swordsman: Like his daughter, Kazuma is quite a capable swordsman. As the Demon King, Kazuma manages to kill Satan/Yamazaki and curb-stomp his daughter Sakura while he is mind-controlled by Kyogoku.
- Papa Wolf: When Kyogoku fires a blast straight at Sakura, Kazuma manages to step in the way and take the full force of the blast at the cost of his own life.
- Plot-Triggering Death: His Heroic Sacrifice in the backstory becomes the driving force for the foundation of the Imperial Combat Revue and Sakura's journey to become a hero just like him.
- Redemption Equals Death: After Sakura and Ogami snap Kazuma out of his mind control, he's killed off for good seconds later when he rescues his daughter from Kyogoku's fatal blast.
- Walking Spoiler: The Demon King's true identity and relationship towards Sakura is plot-revealing, even though Kazuma's past life is mentioned in the original game.
The Five Black Demons
Kyogoku's five main henchmen. In General
Kongou
Kongou
Voiced by: Fumihiko Tachiki
One of the Five Black Demons, his element is metal.
- Hopeless Suitor: He has a one-sided crush on Suiko.
Mokujiki
Mokujiki
Voiced by: Joji Yanami
One of the Five Black Demons, his element is wood.
- Evil Old Folks: He's a 99-year-old member of the Black Demons.
Tsuchigumo
Tsuchigumo
Voiced by: Misa Watanabe
One of the Five Black Demons, her element is earth.
- Multi-Armed and Dangerous: She is a woman gifted with six arms and, adding to the multi-armed theme, even extends to the mecha she pilots, which is also multi-armed! Her name literally means "Earth Spider", and her skill set revolves around hitting multiple targets in eight directions on the battlefield. Strangely, concept art shows her wielding a weapon in each of her six hands, though she's unarmed within the game itself.
- Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Tsuchigumo's name translates to "Earth Spider", and she's a very dangerous henchwoman with six arms to boot.
- Time-Limit Boss: In chapter 11, if you take too long to stop Tsuchigumo from going near the central vent, she will destroy the Mikasa and kill everyone on board.
Kasha
Kasha
Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki
One of the Five Black Demons, his element is fire.
- Playing with Fire: His element is fire, which he can use to burn down buildings.
- Red and Black and Evil All Over: He wears a red business suit and a black tie, and is working for Kyogoku.
- Time-Limit Boss: In Kasha's battle with the Imperial Combat Revue, he has set up a bomb in the house where Orihime and Ogata are trapped in. If you don't defuse it in time, Orihime and Ogata will be killed, forcing you to restart the level.
Suiko
Suiko
Voiced by: Rei Sakuma
One of the Five Black Demons, her element is water.
- Alas, Poor Villain: In spite of all the crap Suiko put them through, the Flower Division is completely devastated by her death. Kanna, in particular, says she won't forgive the Black Demons for what they put Suiko through.
- Face Death with Dignity: After failing to kill the Flower Division, Suiko decides that she must die with honor
- Making a Splash: Her element is water.
- Manipulative Bitch: She tries manipulating Leni into fighting her friends in chapter 6. It doesn't work.
- The Mole: She infiltrates the Imperial Combat Revue as Saki Kageyama so that she can get Leni.
Villains in Sakura Wars 3
The Phantoms of Paris
The main antagonists of Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning?. In General
- Back for the Dead: In the second half of the game, Duke Calmar revives the Phantoms after all of them are killed. Then, they're Killed Off for Real before the Final Battle.
- Mecha-Mooks: Blanches, Jaunes, and Orange IIs.
- Plant Mooks: Avalanches and Thors, the latter of which are named after the Norse god of Thunder.
- Killed Off for Real: By the end of the game, Python, Ciseaux, Masque de Corbeau, Python and Leon are all permanently killed off by the Paris Combat Revue and their souls are absorbed into the Great Oak Tree.
- Musical Theme Naming: Their mechas are named after musical themes.
Salu
Salu
Voiced by: Minami Takayama (Japanese), Laura Bailey (English, École de Paris)
The spirit of the city of Paris who serves as the main antagonist of Is Paris Burning?, Salu wishes to bring France back to its days before the Roman Empire conquered the country, in order to recreate Gaul (ancient France). Salu appears as a young blonde-haired boy dressed in a colorful jester's costume, with the left side of his face painted white.
- Big Bad: As the main antagonist of Is Paris Burning?, Salu's actions in recreating Gaul drive much of the game's plot.
- Demonic Possession: He speaks to Ogami through the vice captain.
- Final Boss: After Duke Calmar is killed, Salu becomes the last villain the Paris Combat Revue has to contend with.
- Musical Theme Naming: His mecha is the Aubade, which is a morning song or poem about lovers separated at dawn.
- Monster Clown: He dresses in a jester's costume and is the Big Bad of the game.
- Saved by Canon: In École de Paris, Salu has to survive the events of the OVA since he's destined to die at the Paris Combat Revue's hands in Is Paris Burning?.
- Spell My Name With An S: His name is sometimes spelled as Salut.
Duke Calmar
Duke Calmar
Voiced by: Tōru Ōhira
A fat, blue-skinned, squid-like humanoid and the leader of the Paris Phantoms. He's one of the main antagonists in Is Paris Burning?.
- Disc-One Final Boss: By the time he's defeated by the Paris Combat Revue, there's one more villain left for them to defeat: Salu.
- Fat Bastard: He's depicted as an overweight blue-skinned humanoid and is one of the villains in the story.
- Musical Theme Naming: His mecha is Symphony, named after an elaborate musical composition for orchestra.
Ciseaux
Ciseaux
Voiced by: Wataru Takagi
Portrayed by: Wataru Takagi (stage plays)
Portrayed by: Wataru Takagi (stage plays)
A short, rabbit-like humanoid who prefers to attack with a giant pair of scissors. He dislikes seeing people happy and being called "Rabbit". Ciseaux appears to have control over rabbits of all sorts, though he appears satisfied with causing small-scale damage.
- Ascended Extra: Ciseaux was featured in Is Paris Burning? as an antagonist. In the musicals, he returns and gets an expanded role as a recurring character. He even reappears in Project X Zone and its sequel.
- Back from the Dead: He gets this treatment more than any of his humanoid companions.
- Berserk Button: He despises being called a rabbit, as shown in the Paris Combat Revue's first battle with him in Is Paris Burning?.
- Breakout Villain: After the release of Is Paris Burning?, Ciseaux became a very popular villain to the point where he even got a theme song performed by his actor, Wataru Takagi.
- Joker Immunity: Although he dies towards the end of Is Paris Burning?, his popularity meant that he just won't stay dead. He's given a recurring role in the stage musicals, Mysterious Paris and the Project X Zone video games.
- Killer Rabbit: He's a cute bunny... who is also a bloodthirsty lunatic who likes chopping people up with scissors.
- Meaningful Name: His name is French for the word "scissors". Gee, I wonder what his favorite weapon is?
- Musical Theme Naming: His mecha is named Prelude, which is a short piece of music.
- Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: He's a Steampunk Killer Rabbit that looks a cross between the White Hare and the Mad Hatter.
- Shear Menace: His weapon is a gigantic pair of shears, both while on foot and in his Humongous Mecha, Prelude.
- Signature Laugh: UUUUUUSA-SA-SA-SA-SA-SA! A bit of a Stealth Pun too, since "Usagi" is Japanese for rabbit.
- Starter Villain: He's the first villain the Paris Combat Revue encounters in Is Paris Burning?. Which leads to...
- Starter Villain Stays: He shows up throughout the game alongside his fellow Phantoms of Paris in their scheme to return France to the time before the Roman Empire conquered it.
Python
Python/Quartierla Tin
Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka
A deceptively beautiful snake humanoid, Python is a jewel thief who poses as a traveling artist from the Middle East.
- Animal Motifs: Snakes. As a snake monster, she can swallow up jewelry and their owners.
- Broken Pedestal: She becomes one to Coquelicot over the course of the story. When she's first introduced, Coquelicot views her as the mother she never had. Then, the pedestal is quickly shattered when Coquelicot learns that Python is not what she seems to be.
- Musical Theme Naming: Her mecha, Berceuse, which means lullaby in French.
- Punny Name: Quartierla Tin is a pun on the phrase "Quartier Latin", which means "Latin Quarter" in French.
- Snakes Are Sinister: Her true form is a snake and she's one of the main antagonists.
Leon
Leon
Voiced by: Yoshisada Sakaguchi
An eye-patch-wearing, lion-like humanoid who is obsessed with nobility to the point of believing that he himself was the only one worth being called a noble. Arrogant and condescending, Leon gives little thought to the lives of "common people".
- Meaningful Name: Leon means "lion" in Greek.
- Musical Theme Naming: His mecha, Marche, is French for march, which is a piece of music with a strong regular rhythm that is performed by bands or orchestras.
Nadel
Nadel
Voiced by: Yuri Amano (Japanese)
A scorpion-themed thief obsessed with works of art, Nadel enjoys "improving" priceless paintings by slashing them to ribbons.
- Dark Is Evil: She wears a mostly black dress and is one of Salu's henchwomen.
- Meaningful Name: Nadel means "needle" in German.
- Mad Artist: She's a lover of art and is willing to destroy the priceless paintings into shreds.
- Musical Theme Naming: Her mecha is Nocturne, which is a musical composition that is inspired by the night.
- Red and Black and Evil All Over: She has red markings and wears a black dress with red trimmings.
Masque de Corbeau
Masque de Corbeau
Voiced by: Yūji Mitsuya
A mysteriously dramatic and overly dramatic man dressed in elegant black clothing with a crow-like helmet.
- Cool Helmet: His helmet is shaped like a crow and he's one of the badass members of the Phantoms of Paris.
- Dark Is Evil: He wears a black uniform with a corresponding black hat, cape and mask, and is a recurring antagonist in the game.
- Dying Declaration of Love: His first death ends with him giving one towards Hanabi, though it gets cut off before he can finish it.
- Meaningful Name: Masque de Corbeau means Raven Mask in French. Appropriately enough, his helmet is shaped like a crow and wears all-black.
- Musical Theme Naming: His mecha is named Serenade, which is a song or piece of music which is sung or played in someone's honor.
- Ominous Opera Cape: He wears a black cape as part of his standard outfit.
Villains in Sakura Wars 4
Ōkubo Nagayasu
Ōkubo Nagayasu
Voiced by: Ouji Hiroi
A mining magistrate during the reign of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Ōkubo wishes to conquer Tokyo in order to bring it back to how it was during the Edo period. He's the main antagonist of Sakura Wars 4.
- Big Bad: The main antagonist of the fourth game.
- Final Boss: He's the last villain of Ichiro Ogami's story arc that began with the original 1996 game.
Villains in Sakura Wars 5
Nobunaga's Group
Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobunaga
Voiced by: Jurota Kosugi (Japanese)
The mastermind behind the recent attacks on New York City and the main antagonist of Sakura Wars V.
- Big Bad: The main antagonist of Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: If the player asks Nobunaga if he has ever loved anyone, he grows silent for a while, then quickly changes the subject. Considering their relationship in real life, it's very obvious that Nobunaga is thinking about Ranmaru, who had recently sacrificed himself to prove his loyalty.
- Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: He refuses to believe that humans are truly capable of altruistic actions, claiming that any sentiment of justice is just meant to deceive the weak, and outright calls Shinjiro pathetic when the hero says that he believes in a world where humanity can live in peace.
- Historical Villain Upgrade: His real-life counterpart was an infamous warlord. In this game, he's a genocidal demon bent on spreading chaos and laying waste to New York.
- Humans Are Bastards: He firmly believes that humans are driven by hatred and desire to subjugate. This motivates him to become a demon lord, as from his point of view destroying everyone else is the only way to ensure his own survival.
- Sealed Evil in a Can: Once defeated, Nobunaga allows his soul to be imprisoned inside Shinjiro's body, hoping that coexisting with the boy will allow him to have a better grasp on human emotions.
Ranmaru
Ranmaru
Voiced by: Kiyomi Asai (Japanese), Dorothy Elias-Fahn (English)
One of the main antagonists in Sakura Wars V, who assumes the form of a green-haired bunny girl with a scythe. He's first fought in Chapter 1, trying to blow up Liberty Island.
- Berserk Button:
- Insulting or opposing his master in any way is enough to earn Ranmaru's ire.
- Ranmaru grows to despise Gemini the most out of any member of the Star Division because she dared to show him mercy and spare his life.
- Disc-One Final Boss: Ranmaru is built up as the main antagonist, orchestrating the attacks on New York, murdering Gemini's master Mifune and ultimately engaging the Star Division in one of the most intense battle sequences in the game. However, he is just a servant to his master Nobunaga, who becomes the one and only threat once Ranmaru goes down.
- The Dragon: He is Nobunaga's most powerful and loyal servant. Resurrecting his master is Ranmaru's sole purpose in life.
- Dude Looks Like a Lady: Ranmaru looks and sounds very feminine, but is really a male. Unlike Subaru, his androgynous appearance is justified: Ranmaru's real-life counterpart was Nobunaga's lover.
- Evil Wears Black: He wears a black robe and serves as Nobunaga's Dragon.
- Historical Villain Upgrade: The real Mori Ranmaru was Oda Nobunaga's most trusted servant (and a bit more than that). The same is true for this Ranmaru, but he is also given the personality of a Softspoken Sadist and demonic powers befitting of the Grim Reaper.
- Killer Rabbit: Ranmaru resembles a rabbit.
- Redemption Rejection: Gemini forgives Ranmaru for murdering Mifune, asking him to go away and stop causing trouble. All this does is piss him off even further, prompting him to complete the ritual to resurrect Nobunaga as soon as he manages to escape.
- Sinister Scythe: Both his normal form and his robot Garan fight with massive scythes.
- Starter Villain: Ranmaru is the first of the Demons of New York to be fought in the game, where Shinjiro must stop him from blowing up the Statue of Liberty.
- Starter Villain Stays: He then becomes a Recurring Boss for the New York Combat Revue throughout most of the game, right up until Nobunaga kills him in sacrifice.
- Undying Loyalty: Ranmaru's defining characteristic is his mad devotion to Nobunaga, which compels him to commit truly heinous actions as he searches for a way to resurrect his former master. This reaches its peak when he ultimately sacrifices himself by pinning down Shinjiro so that Nobunaga can blast them both, showing no hesitation whatsoever.
Dokurobou
Dokurobou
Voiced by: Daisuke Egawa (Japanese), Paul St. Peter (English)
Another major villain trying to take over NY.
- The Brute: Though he believes himself to be The Evil Genius.
- Carry a Big Stick: His weapon of choice is a giant kanabo, fitting as one of the most savage members of the group. He uses it for his Heaven's Demon Granite Prison move.
- Dumb Muscle: He is so dumb in fact, he thought that Nobunaga's calling him a thick head meant that he was smart.
- Evil Counterpart: To Rikaritta/Rosarita Aries, as both are more high energy, less intelligent members of their respective teams who primarily use their personal strengths to solve their problems. But while Rosarita is openly kind, friendly, and protective, Dokurobou is just a dumb brute who uses his strength to bully others.
- Psychopathic Manchild: He actually throws tantrums against the New York Combat Revue.
Tsugarubi
Tsugarubi
Voiced by: Masatoyo Tetsuno (Japanese), Liam O'Brien (English)
Yet another major villain that the New York Combat Revue must eliminate.
- The Evil Genius: He's the evil counterpart to Subaru's Smart Guy.
- He-Man Woman Hater: Mixed in with Monster Misogyny, at that.
- Sunglasses at Night: His human disguise.
- Taken for Granite: What he does to his victims.
Kokuryuhime
Kokuryuhime
Voiced by: Romi Park (Japanese), Melodee Spevack (English)
One of the villains trying to conquer NY, Kokuryuhime assumes the form of a red-haired woman with a Russian accent dressed in black armor. Calls herself the founder of order, and thinks that all who go against her should burn in hellfire.
- Evil Counterpart: To Sagitta Weinberg/Cheiron Archer, as both are stern and fanatical law followers. However, while Sagitta's interest with the law in order to help those she loves but was left disillusioned by having one of her friends still get arrested despite her efforts, Kokuryuhime only believes in following her own law, which generally comes down to "destroy anything I don't like" and sees anyone who disagrees as worthy of death.
- Evil Wears Black: She wears black armor and is one of the bad guys.
- Knight Templar: Has a twisted sense of justice, but is nicknamed "The Selfish Queen". That fits the bill.
- Shock and Awe: Her sword can generate lightning to knock out anyone who stands in her way. Just ask Carlos.
Yumedono
Yumedono
Voiced by: Sakiko Uran (Japanese), Philece Sampler (English)
Yet another major villain that the New York Combat Revue must eliminate.
- Berserk Button: Birds. Due to the fact that she controls insects and birds often eat insects as food, she hates birds a lot. In fact, for a good chunk of chapter 4, she is trying to make them go crazy and attack ordinary citizens to make the humans kill all the birds in New York.
- Evil Counterpart: To Diana Caprice. Both talk about wanting to others to have "merciful deaths" and believe in destiny. However, Diana wishes it out of a genuine desire to keep others who are going to die from suffering and feels she is victim to the whims of fate while Yumedono gleefully manipulates others to cause deaths and believe that she is in control of destiny.
- Insect Queen: She's capable of controlling insects.
- Red and Black and Evil All Over: She wears a red kimono, a black hat and is working for the bad guys.
Villains in Sakura Wars (2019)
President G
President G/Sotetsu Genan
Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu
President G is the Secretary-General of the World Luxury Operatic Federation, the organization which is involved in the Combat Revue World Games. In truth, he's actually a demon named Sotetsu Genan, who is aiming to bring the Archdemon to our world.
- Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: In his real form, Genan towers over the Flower Division.
- Big Bad: He's the main antagonist of the 2019 game.
- Broken Pedestal: Genan's villainous actions end up killing the reverence Anastasia Palma once had for him as a Parental Substitute. By the end of the game, she decides to side with the rest of the Flower Division and help destroy Genan for good.
- Defeat Equals Explosion: Genan goes out with a bang after Kamiyama kills him in the Final Battle.
- Final Boss: By the time of chapter 8, Genan becomes the final antagonist the Flower Division has to face.
- Four Eyes, Zero Soul: He wears glasses and is the Big Bad of the game.
- Obviously Evil: Even before he reveals himself to be Genan, he does an Evil Laugh in his first scene while gloating over the Imperial Combat Revue's poor condition, showing that he isn't the kindest of souls.
- One-Winged Angel: At the end of chapter 6, he uses the Amamiya Kunisada to transform into his true form, Sotetsu Genan.
- Parental Substitute: After Anastasia's parents were killed, Genan took her in and raised her as if she was his daughter.
- Voice of the Legion: In his true form, Genan speaks as if many voices were talking at once.
- White Hair, Black Heart: In his human form, President G has white hair.
Yaksha
Yaksha
Voiced by: Chisa Yokoyama
A mysterious demon woman who appears during the opening of the Combat Revue World Games, bringing calamity with her and seeks to find the Key to the Empire. She also bears an uncanny resemblance to Sakura Shinguji, star of the Flower Division. She pilots the God-Breaker, a mech that completely outclasses the Mugen.
- Char Clone: Rare female example with Black colors as opposed to red, but she still fits, right down to having a Superior mecha and sword skills compared to Sakura Amamiya.
- Cool Mask: It makes her look like an oni, which emulates Sakura's father Kazuma Shinguji when he was possessed by Keigo Kyogoku.
- Creepy Monotone: She always speaks in a creepy, flat tone.
- Dark Is Evil: She wears mostly black and gray and is one of the villains.
- Dub Name Change: She was originally named Yasha in the Japanese release
- Disc-One Final Boss: At the end of chapter 7, Sakura fights Yaksha one last time, which leads to the latter's death. But there's one more villain the Flower Division has to face: Sotetsu Genan.
- The Dragon: She serves as President G's right-hand woman who dispatches any threats to their plans.
- Evil Counterpart: She's an evil version of Sakura Amamiya.
- Evil Doppelgänger: She serves as one for the real Sakura Shinguji, since Yaksha is created from Sakura's hair.
- Evil Is Bigger: Not Yaksha herself (who's about average for a Japanese woman) but her mech towers over the Flower Division's Mugen.
- Exact Words: Her deal with Anastasia is to bring her the Amamiya Kunisada in exchange of reuniting her with her dead parents. Anastasia fulfilled her end, and how did Yaksha fulfill hers? Attempting to kill her, stating that she will reunite her with her parents... by killing her and reviving them as her minions.
- Good Colors, Evil Colors: While Sakura Amamiya's clothes are predominantly blue and pink, Yaksha's outfit is predominantly black and gray.
- Hero Killer: She personally kills Anastasia, Claris and Azami towards the end of chapter 7.
- Katanas Are Just Better: She wields a strange katana that has a hollowed back and a cherry blossom hand guard. It's said to greatly resemble Shinguji's sword, the Reiken-Arataka. Her sword's thin string is used as a radar to find the Applied Phlebotinum needed to achieve her evil goals.
- Lightning Bruiser: Her mech, the God-Breaker, is not only way more powerful than the Mugen due to its great size, but it's also surprisingly fast.
- Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Yaksha isn't actually that threatening of a name as Hindu/Buddhist nature spirits can be good or evil. However, her mech, God-Breaker, discourages anyone from screwing with her
- No Body Left Behind: She disintegrates after Sakura cuts her down, leaving only a portion of Sakura Shinguji's hair behind.
- Ominous Opera Cape: She wears a long cape in the style of her previous contemporaries, Kazuma Shinguji/Demon King and Shinnosuke Yamazaki/Aoi Satan.
- Red and Black and Evil All Over: The God-Breaker, which also has some gilding on it.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: Underneath her visor, she has red glowing eyes that mark her demonic origins.
- Samurai Ponytail: Wears her hair like this.
- Shout-Out: Her name, Cool Mask, Calm demeanor, and her very fast mech as well as samurai moves have her come across as a Gender Flip of Yaksha from Asura's Wrath.
- Villainous Breakdown: She suffers a breakdown when Sakura Amamiya finally outmatches her.
- Voice of the Legion: Once Sakura destroys her mask, Yaksha's voice becomes more robotic.
- Would Hurt a Child: She shows no discomfort in killing Azami, the youngest member of the Revue, at the end of chapter 7.
- You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: At the end of chapter 6, she seriously wounds Anastasia shortly after she gives her the Amamiya Kunisada to further President G's plans.
Oboro
Oboro
Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio
Oboro is a greater demon who shows up in Tokyo to cause havoc throughout the city. Unlike Yaksha who has an agenda and works directly with President G, Oboro works alone and would rather cause general chaos and destruction. He pilots the Arahabaki, a floating mech with a plethora of different abilities.
- Ax-Crazy: Oboro simply wants to instill fear in humans.
- Dirty Coward: He talks big, but as soon as he's in any real danger he starts crying and begging for his life.
- Scary Teeth: He possesses shark-like sharp teeth.
- Slasher Smile: The sharp teeth help.
- We Used to Be Friends: Employs this to Hakushu when he's defeated by the Imperial Combat Revue for the third time, saying that they used to slaughter humans together. She clearly doesn't see it this way and kills him right on the spot.
Villains in Sakura Wars: The Animation
Kaminski
Valery Kaminski
Voiced by: Kenji Akabane (Japanese), Aaron Dismuke (English)
An ordinary Russian civilian who got caught in the landing of an alien crystal (of sorts), he became immortal after touching it and vowed to do something about humanity going into Forever War.
- A God Am I: Pretty much his whole schtick by the end of the anime.
- Big Bad: He's the main antagonist of Sakura Wars the Animation.
- Final Boss: After Leyla seemingly dies towards the end of the anime, Kaminski becomes the Flower Division's final threat.
- It's All About Me: Claims to be doing God's work, but Sakura is quick to call him out on it.Sakura: Liar. You are delusional, Kaminski! What you've done to Klara isn't helping anyone but yourself! That's not something God would do!
- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: He dies when Sakura runs him through with the Amamiya Kunisada.
- Large Ham: Definitely, once he gets his hands on Klara.
- Spell My Name With An S: Alternately spelled with a y at the end.
- Take Over the World: His ultimate goal.
- Villain with Good Publicity: Known to be the leader of the Moscow Combat Revue. Except his ship, Sevastopol, wiped out the ship of the actual Moscow Combat Revue.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: Kaminski hated that the world was going to Forever War ever since the days of personally witnessing the aftermath of the Russian Revolution in 1917. He sought to become a world dictator so that no one has to be in another war.
Leyla
Leyla M. Ruzhkova
Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi (Japanese), Terri Doty (English)
A Russian girl who was made as a human-demon hybrid subject alongside her sister Klara, Leyla gets adopted by Kaminski as part of his plans to put the world at peace under his rule.
- Ms. Fanservice: White hair, well-endowed, and quite the looker.
- Redemption Equals Death: Subverted. Although she seemingly dies after she breaks Klara out of Kaminski's brainwashing, Leyla is shown to be alive and well in the epilogue.
- Underboobs: Courtesy of her crisscross top.
