Ronin Warriors/Characters

The characters from the Ronin Warriors/Yoroiden Samurai Troopers.

Ronin Warriors/Samurai Troopers

 * Ryo/Ryou Sanada




 * A Boy and His X: Ryo and his tiger companion, White Blaze.
 * Bishonen
 * Blue Eyes
 * Chaste Hero
 * Determinator
 * Dual-Wielding
 * The Hero
 * Heroes Prefer Swords
 * Heroic Resolve: His virtue runs on this.
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: Matt Hill (aka Kira Yamato)
 * Hot-Blooded: And yet surprisingly more laid back than the normal Hot-Blooded Shonen hero.
 * Hotblooded Sideburns
 * Katanas Are Just Better
 * Person of Mass Destruction: His Inferno Armor
 * Playing with Fire: The Armor of Wildfire.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red color coded for your convenience to Touma/Rowen's blue.
 * Stuff Blowing Up
 * Takeshi Kusao
 * The Power of the Sun: The Japanese name of the white armor is Kikoutei, meaning "sun" or "sun emperor."


 * Sage/Seiji Date



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 * Badass Driver: In an episode of Legend of the Inferno Armor viewers see a memory of Sage having won first place in a F1 race, despite being only sixteen years old.
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * BFS
 * Bishonen
 * Daiki Nakamura
 * Date Masamune: His namesake, invoked through the helmet (albeit not quite as impressive as the original's massive crescent moon), and Peek-a-Bangs when not armored- as only one eye is usually ever visible.
 * Dragged Into Drag: In the CD drama Korinden
 * Hair of Gold
 * The Lancer
 * Light'Em Up: The Armor of Halo.
 * Master Swordsman
 * Peek-a-Bangs
 * Purple Eyes
 * Shock and Awe


 *  Cye/Sai/Shin Mouri



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 * Beware the Nice Ones: And how!
 * Bishonen
 * British Accents: Dub only.
 * Evil Twin: Red Torrent/Nise Suiko.
 * The Heart
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Shu/Kento
 * Making a Splash: The Armor of Torrent.
 * Nozomu Sasaki
 * Prongs of Poseidon
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Blue to Shu/Kento's red.
 * Spell My Name with an "S"
 * Water Is Blue


 *  Kento/Shuu Lei/Rei Faun



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 * Big Eater
 * The Big Guy
 * Dishing Out Dirt: The Armor of Hard Rock.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Shin/Cye.
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Hotblooded Sideburns
 * Idiot Hero
 * Last-Name Basis: "Shuu" is this character's family name in YST and everyone addresses him as such. In RW Gaiden, however, Kento introduces himself as "Kento Rei Faun."
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red to Shin/Cye's Blue.
 * Simple Staff
 * Token Minority: At least within the five Ronin, he is Chinese.
 * Tomohiro Nishimura


 *  Rowen/Touma Hashiba



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 * The Archer
 * Bishonen
 * Blow You Away: The Armor of Strata.
 * Hiroshi Takemura
 * I Believe I Can Fly: Using his armor's power.
 * Obfuscating Stupidity
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Blue to Ryo's red.
 * The Smart Guy
 * Teen Genius
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Dark Warlords

 * Anubis/Shuten Doji



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 * Monster Motif: Ogre.
 * Arch Enemy: To Ryo.
 * Bishonen
 * Characterization Marches On: He's the most characteristically developed of the Four Dark Warlords.
 * Dark-Skinned Redhead: Well, he's tanner than his fellow Warlords.
 * Evil Redhead:.
 * Still the Leader: His fellow Dark Warlords are constantly making fun of his failures against the Ronin Warriors (even though none of them fair any better).
 * Super Strength
 * Variable-Length Chain: Definitely noticeable with his Quake With Fear! maneuver.
 * Super Strength
 * Variable-Length Chain: Definitely noticeable with his Quake With Fear! maneuver.


 * Sekhmet/Naaza



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 * Animal Motifs: Snake.
 * Arch Enemy: To Cye. Water vs Poison.
 * Black Eyes
 * Dual-Wielding
 * Healing Hands: According to the character guide, this would be his power as an agent of good.
 * Hollywood Acid
 * Katanas Are Just Better
 * Multi-Armed and Dangerous: Played With. It's really an illusion made by moving his arms really fast, used for intimidation.
 * Poisoned Weapons
 * Poison Is Corrosive
 * Poisonous Person/Walking Wasteland: The Armor of Venom.
 * Required Secondary Powers: Naturally, his body, armor, and weapons are all immune to the poisons and acids he uses.
 * Throwing Your Sword Always Works
 * Whip Sword: Links his six katanas into this for his Finishing Move: Snake Fang Strike.
 * You Gotta Have Green Hair


 * Kale/Cale/Anubis



- ""Welcome to The Dark Side.""
 * An Ice Person
 * Animal Motifs: Wolf.
 * Arch Enemy: To Sage. Light vs Darkness.
 * Badass Cape
 * Beam Spam: His Finishing Move: Black Lightning Flash.
 * The Beast Master: Mostly wolves, but he once made every creature in the forest attack Sage.
 * Bishonen
 * Blood Knight
 * BFS
 * The Corrupter: The Armor of Corruption.
 * Dark Is Edgy
 * Empathic Weapon
 * Genius Bruiser: Not only is he very strong, but his Hannibal Lectures and tactics are almost as good as Dais'.
 * Hannibal Lecture
 * Necromancer
 * Scars Are Forever
 * Shout-Out: His Hannibal Lectures would not be out of place for a Sith Lord.


 * Social Darwinist
 * Wolverine Claws
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair


 * Dais/Rajura



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 * Animal Motifs: Spider.
 * Arch Enemy: To Kento. Hot-Blooded Idiot Hero who relies on brute force vs Manipulative Bastard who relies on cunning.
 * Bishonen
 * Eyepatch of Power
 * Hannibal Lecture
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Master of Illusion: The Armor of Illusion.
 * Real Men Wear Pink
 * Sinister Scythe: Six of them, attached to a removable pack on his back.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy


 * Lady Kayura

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 * Arch Enemy/Evil Counterpart: To Rowen. Sky vs Stars
 * Evil Sounds Deep:
 * Hime Cut
 * Lady of War
 * Little Miss Badass
 * Masako Katsuki
 * Nigh Invulnerability: She can beat both the Ronin and Warlords without having to wear any mystical suit of armor.
 * Noblewoman's Laugh: In both YST *and* RW.
 * Petal Power
 * Sole Survivor:
 * Yamato Nadeshiko: When not fighting.
 * Sole Survivor:
 * Yamato Nadeshiko: When not fighting.

Supporting Cast

 * Mia Koji/Nasuti Yagyu




 * But Not Too Foreign: She's half Japanese and half French.
 * Cool Big Sis
 * Damsel in Distress
 * Heroic Bystander: She rescues Yuli from a Dynasty Soldier's attack in the first episode.
 * Hot Librarian
 * Green Eyes
 * Parental Substitute: Mainly for Yuli.
 * Plucky Girl
 * Team Mom: Mia's main role aside of being the Hot Librarian.
 * Unfazed Everyman
 * Wise Beyond Their Years
 * Women Drivers: She is actually a very capable driver who drives the Ronin Warriors in her own car during the TV series. In the second OVA she drives her friends through Africa.
 * Younger Than They Look: Many fans assume Mia is in her early to mid twenties when the series first starts out, when canon sources state she is only three years older than the Ronin.


 * Yuli/Ully/Jun Yamano




 * Ascended Extra: Manga only.
 * Bratty Half-Pint
 * Cheerful Child
 * Kumiko Watanabe
 * Tagalong Kid
 * The Load:
 * Unlucky Childhood Friend: Manga only
 * Unlucky Childhood Friend: Manga only


 * White Blaze/Byakuen


 * Amplified Animal Aptitude: White Blaze seems to know what's going on before anyone else.
 * Evil Twin/ Arch Enemy: Black Blaze
 * Cats Are Magic: He's existed for well over a thousand years.
 * Mighty Roar
 * Nice Kitty...: Only to his friends, of course.
 * Panthera Awesome
 * Team Pet


 * The Ancient One/Kaosu




 * Cool Old Guy
 * Hidden Eyes: But once in a while when he uses his powers he will display Glowing Eyes.
 * Mysterious Protector
 * Mysterious Watcher
 * Norio Wakamoto
 * The Obi-Wan
 * Warrior Monk: Japanese-style.
 * Warrior Monk: Japanese-style.


 * Touma/Rowen's Mom

Rowen's divorced mother who appears in Tenkuden.

 * Cool Big Sis: Treats Rowen and her ex-husband more like friends but gets along with everybody.
 * Genki Girl: More on the mellow side.
 * Hot Mom
 * May-December Romance: With Rowen's dad.
 * Unnamed Parent: Her ex-husband is blessed with a name, despite the fact he doesn't play as big of a role as she does.


 * Runa/Luna




 * Action Girl
 * Ambiguously Brown
 * The Artful Dodger
 * Eriko Hara
 * Fan Girl: Becomes one for Ryo by the second episode of Gaiden.
 * It's Personal
 * Knife Nut
 * Mukokuseki
 * Tsundere
 * You Got Spunk
 * You Got Spunk


 * Uncle Chin


 * Badass Normal
 * Big Fun
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Dirty Old Man: At least that's what his nephew is implying


 * Nadia/Naria




 * But Not Too Black
 * Cassandra Truth: Nobody in her village wants to listen to/believe her.
 * Love Martyr: She stands by Mukala even though he doesn't seem to listen to anything she says.
 * The Medic: She is the head priestess of her village and she helps care for the wounded Ronin Warriors in her home
 * Monochromatic Eyes


 * Suzunagi's Mother




 * Doting Parent
 * Happily Married:
 * Hot Mom
 * Japanese Christian
 * Raven Hair, Ivory Skin
 * Unnamed Parent
 * Yamato Nadeshiko
 * Yamato Nadeshiko

Villians

 * Talpa/Arago

The main villain for the majority of the TV series.



 * Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever
 * Big Bad (TV series)
 * Evil Overlord
 * Evil Overlooker: Literally has the huge floating head going on in the first season.
 * Ghostly Goals: He makes good on his promise to return after a thousand years.
 * Glowing Eyes of Doom
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Multiversal Conqueror: He wants to control both the Netherworld and the Mortalworld.
 * Prehensile Hair
 * Sealed Evil in a Can
 * Spikes of Villainy
 * Tin Tyrant
 * Was Once a Man: YST only, according to official novels. In the RW version of Message
 * You Have Failed Me: To the Warlords.


 * Badamon

Lord of the Nether Spirits who also works for Talpa. He appears in the second season of the TV series.

 * Beard of Evil: Complete with pencil-thin mustache.
 * The Chessmaster
 * Evil Old Folks
 * Evil Sorcerer


 * Toryuki

A villain who only appears in the CD drama Suikoden.



 * Evil Counterpart: Cye
 * An Ice Person
 * Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: Just add the Shiny Midnight Black hair.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * Show Hayami


 * Garyuuda

A villain who only appears in the CD drama Tenkuden.

 * Evil Counterpart: Rowen
 * I Believe I Can Fly


 * Gougasha

A villain who only appears in the CD drama Tsuki.

 * Big Bad Wannabe
 * Elemental Powers: He has the power to control the tides using the Ball of Moon Hell.
 * Smug Snake
 * Tomomichi Nishimura


 * Shikaisen

The main villain of the OVA Gaiden.

 * Ambiguously Human
 * Master Swordsman
 * Torture Technician


 * Mukala/Mukara

A warrior from Africa who also happens to have his own suit of mystical armor, the Black Inferno Armor. Appears in the second OVA Legend of the Inferno Armor.



 * Badass: His debut involves him taking on all of the Ronin Warriors (while they were fully armored) without his armor.
 * The Beast Master
 * Bishonen
 * Blue Eyes
 * Dark-Skinned Blond
 * Evil Twin
 * Manly Tears
 * Precision-Guided Boomerang
 * Proud Warrior Race Guy
 * Silent Antagonist: Except when he armors up.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy


 * Suzunagi

A ghost from the Edo Period who hunts down the Ronin Warriors one by one. Appears in the third and final OVA Message.

 * Break the Cutie: Her background certainly qualifies.
 * Glowing Eyes of Doom: Child-mode only.
 * Green Eyed Red Head
 * Japanese Christian
 * Improbable Age
 * Mind Rape: She uses the Ronin Warriors' very weaknesses against them
 * Pimped-Out Dress: Look at that collar!
 * Plot-Relevant Age-Up:
 * Unfinished Business
 * Unfinished Business