Musashi: Samurai Legend/Characters

A list of characters from Musashi Samurai Legend.

Warning, spoilers ahead.

Musashi
The Hero and main character, Musashi is a wannabe samurai warrior who was summoned by Mycella to save Antheum from the evil clutches of Gandrake Enterprises. Along the way, he rescues the mystics and recovers the elemental swords in order to defeat Gandrake.

"Musashi: I knew you were nuts, but  Do they sing and dance too?"
 * Awesome By Analysis: He can learn new techniques by observing them in action, though he risks taking a hit from any attack he's focusing on if he stuffs it up. He actually counters moves he's learning with the move he's learning.
 * Bare Your Midriff
 * BFS: His signature Great Oar, as well as the five elemental swords.
 * Blue Eyes
 * Bridal Carry: He gets to do this to all of the Maidens and Mycella.
 * Character Development: At first, he's somewhat reluctant about being taken out of his world to save another. Later on, he becomes The Messiah after spending time with the Mystics,
 * Chaste Hero: He appears to be clueless after  gives him an ambiguous proposition.
 * Cross Dressing Voices: Musashi is voiced by a woman in both the English and Japanese versions.
 * Deadpan Snarker - Somewhat. Most of what Musashi says is straight-forward, but he gets some good snark in from time to time.

"Musashi: "Not good...""
 * Diagonal Cut: In various flavors.
 * Dual Wielding: His fighting style.
 * Elemental Powers: With the five Elemental Swords. They're usually necessary to solve puzzles along the way.
 * Hot Blooded
 * Improbable Hairstyle: Longer than his body, necessitating that it defy gravity to keep from dragging on the ground.
 * Katanas Are Just Better: His main sword.
 * Kid Samurai
 * Lightning Bruiser
 * Master Swordsman: By the end.
 * The Messiah: Post-Character Development
 * Miyamoto Musashi: Based on him.
 * One Man Army
 * Red Oni Blue Oni: He's the Red (snarky, dual wields, good, and hot-blooded) while Gandrake is the Blue (serious, single longsword-wielding, evil, and cold). It's even lampshaded in the intro video, where they're even cloaked in their respective colors during their duel.
 * Skyward Scream: One when
 * This Is Gonna Suck: One at the beginning, after witnessing the sheer number of platforms with relative guard robots that stands between him and the tower where Mycella is kept. He says the exact same thing near the climax of the game, when he's about to fight


 * Throwing Your Sword Always Works: The "Karmic Circle" Secret Technique.
 * Yuki Kaida: His seiyuu.

Princess Mycella
Antheum's princess, and the one who summoned Musashi in first place. She's kidnapped by Gandrake and must be rescued. Repeatedly. She develops a crush on Musashi.


 * Big Good
 * Blue Eyes: They're more of an aqua color.
 * Distressed Damsel: She's kidnapped at the very beginning of the game, and the prologue consists of rescuing her.
 * This happens a total of three times in the game. To list:
 * 1: The beginning of the game, where she is kidnapped by Rothschild and kept at a tower to be saved by Musashi. After the rescue, Musashi and Mycella venture to the peak of the tower, where Mycella gets knocked out and re-kidnapped by Gandrake.
 * 2: During a mission to rescue Maribo from the same tower where Mycella was first kept, Musashi learns from Maribo that the princess is held somewhere else within the same tower. He finds and frees her again, and successfully brings both of them back to Antheum.
 * 3:  Mycella even lampshades that this is the third time Musashi had to carry her when he saves her.
 * Designated Love Interest
 * Everythings Better With Princesses
 * Intimate Healing: A rather innocent version: During the battle against she can heal Musashi if he carries her.
 * Leitmotif: "Mystical Princess"
 * Princesses Prefer Pink
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something:
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something:

Master Mew (Master Mao)
An old humanoid cat who knows the Mystics. He finds Musashi who was summoned by Mycella in the beginning and trains him in the "Way of the Stray Cat". He later appears on Antheum in hes his dojo to give you advice on how to use your elemental attacks and occasionally teach you new techniques.


 * Badass Grandpa
 * Dub Name Change: From Mao.
 * Dude Where's My Respect: No one seems to pay him any respect -- Musashi even calls him Whisker Dude -- but he doesn't complain.
 * Eyepatch of Power
 * Eyes Always Shut
 * Hey Its That Voice: He was another Master Swordsman in One Piece.
 * Lightning Bruiser: He's really fast.
 * Master Swordsman: We never get to see him in action, though.
 * Old Master: To Musashi.
 * Sword Cane: His weapon.
 * Sword Cane: His weapon.

Banon
Mycella's father, he's the leader of the Mystics of Antheum. He can help Musashi during his quest by driving the Anthedon to the needed location.


 * Accidental Pervert: He makes the big mistake of running into  while she was changing her clothes, haven't yet realized that she truly performed a.
 * Big Good
 * Nice Guy
 * Reasonable Authority Figure

Burrini (Tamie)
The Earth Maiden, a kind-hearted girl who works at Tunnbrod's Bakery. She's very close to animals and enjoys picnics.


 * The Chick
 * Dishing Out Dirt: That's her element.
 * Distressed Damsel: The first time you meet her in the Spring Woods.
 * Does Not Understand Sarcasm: She thinks "Mayday" is a suitable name for a bluebird...
 * Dub Name Change: From Tamie.
 * Friend to All Living Things
 * Gainaxing: During her first cutscene.
 * Green Eyes
 * Green Thumb: Possibly, she also wears a small girdle of flowers.
 * Leitmotif: "Gaia Serenade"
 * Ms. Fanservice: A rather innocent one.
 * Showgirl Skirt

Fontina (Ricotta)
The Water Maiden, she was kept prisoner in the Roquefort Mine and used as a power source. At first, she's quite hostile and rude to Musashi, even after he's just rescued her and repaired her glasses, and states that they don't need their help. She eventually mellows down and decides to help Musashi.


 * Blind Without Em: So much that she falls asleep without her glasses. And they're made from a very rare material to boot.
 * Blue Eyes
 * Dub Name Change: From Ricotta.
 * Hot Librarian
 * Leitmotif: "Aqua Memory"
 * Making a Splash
 * Meaningful Name/Punny Name: She's named (in both versions) after an italian cheese. Furthermore, the ricotta has also a bitter taste, but's its very soft.
 * Meganekko: One NPC even says her glasses are her biggest appeal.
 * There Are No Therapists: Eventually she gets over her issues after talking to Musashi.
 * Tsundere: Only at first.
 * Ungrateful Bitch: After Musashi saved her from the mines, bring her back home and bring her new glasses, the first thing she does is to insult him and say that they can beat Gandrake without his help.

Mirabo and Maribo (Murol and Murolait)
The Fire Maidens, a pair of cute twins with powers over fire. They went to Mount Terroir to calm down its guardian, Moltan, but they're captured by Gandrake's men who are operating in the vicinity.


 * Color Coded for Your Convenience: Mirabo has a pink dress while Maribo has a dark red one.
 * Cute Witches
 * Dub Name Change: From Murol to Mirabo, and Murolait to Maribo.
 * Girlish Pigtails: Mirabo's point upward while Maribo's point downward.
 * Leitmotif: "Symphony of Fire I" for Mirabo, "Symphony of Fire II" for Maribo. Together, the contrasting moods of both songs represent the twins' Red Oni Blue Oni. See below.
 * Misato Fukuen: Their seiyuu.
 * Playing With Fire
 * Red Eyes
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Red Oni Blue Oni: Mirabo is spunky and light-hearted and even has a crush for Musashi, while Maribo is calmer and clever.
 * Token Mini Moes: To an extent. There are other pre-pubescent characters in the game, but Mirabo and Maribo are the smallest and youngest of all the Maidens Musashi has to rescue.
 * Wonder Twin Powers: They can only release the power of the Fire Sword if both of them are present.

Istara (Maki)
The Wind Maiden, a skilled swordswoman who lives in the Picodon Jungle and protects it from the invading forces of Gandrake.


 * Action Girl: She's the most powerful and skilled of all the Maidens.
 * Badass/Badass in Distress: You need to carry her only for a short sequence.
 * Blow You Away
 * Dub Name Change: From Maki.
 * Eyes of Gold
 * Gainaxing
 * Hot Chick With a Sword: Wields the sealed Wind Sword in the shape of a katana.
 * Leitmotif: "Aeolic Guardian"
 * Meaningful Name: "Maki" can refer to Whirwinds.
 * Odd Name Out: She's the only Maiden whose name isn't a cheese pun, and she's also the only one whose eye color doesn't match her element at all.
 * Tsundere: Goes into full dere dere mode when you give her the "Champion Belt" from her master, or compliment how she looks in her ceremonial garb.
 * Would Hurt a Child: She was ready to shank Malbec at one point. In her defense, Malbec is kind of a dick.
 * Yuki Matsuoka: Her seiyuu.
 * Yuki Matsuoka: Her seiyuu.

The Void Maiden, she left Antheum long ago. Eventually she's discovered and used for reviving the ancient temple where the Void Sword is kept. She's eventually saved by Musashi and brought back to Antheum.


 * Ai Orikasa: Her seiyuu.
 * Blue Eyes
 * Dark and Troubled Past:
 * Dark Is Not Evil
 * Easily Forgiven:
 * Jerkass: She complains a lot.
 * Leitmotif: "Vixen Maiden"
 * Ms. Fanservice: She even makes an ambiguous proposition to Musashi at one point...
 * The Power of the Void
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Violet, actually.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Grade A
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Grade A

Gandrake
The evil president of Gandrake Enterprises, and a powerful swordsman. He's kidnapping the Mystics in order to use their powers to fuel his Nebulite engines and is busy mining as much Nebulite as he can.


 * Authority Equals Asskicking: Of course.
 * Badass
 * BFS: Wields a very long, straight sword, possibly a nodachi.
 * Big Bad
 * Blue Eyes
 * Blue Oni Red Oni: See Musashi's section above.
 * Corrupt Corporate Executive
 * Dull Surprise: He rarely seems fazed by anything at all.
 * Lightning Bruiser
 * Master Swordsman
 * One Hit Kill: His Returning Swallow counter attack.
 * Orcus On His Throne: Almost literally.
 * Sasaki Kojiro: He's based on him.
 * Takehito Koyasu: His seiyuu.
 * Ultimate Lifeform: He considers himself to be the "Ultimate Form of Life" as
 * Worthy Opponent: Sees Musashi as one.
 * Ultimate Lifeform: He considers himself to be the "Ultimate Form of Life" as
 * Worthy Opponent: Sees Musashi as one.
 * Worthy Opponent: Sees Musashi as one.

Rothschild
The Director of Administration and leader of Gandrake's Gonin (Gandrake's Five Directors). He's a cold, calculating man who sports a cultured, polite demeanor. He's the one who initially kidnaps Mycella, and is in charge of the Nebulium Tower in Wellspring Woods.


 * Blond Guys Are Evil
 * Blow You Away: Can summon annoying whirlwinds and shoot a Wave Motion Gun made of air.
 * The Dragon: To Gandrake
 * Eyes Always Shut: Except for one scene near the end, after his defeat by Musashi.
 * Jerkass: Despite his polite facade, he quickly reveals himself as a full-fledged asshole if he doesn't get what he wants, as seen when he threatens Burrini in the beginning of the game.
 * Sword Cane
 * Wicked Cultured: Hell yeah.
 * Sword Cane
 * Wicked Cultured: Hell yeah.
 * Sword Cane
 * Wicked Cultured: Hell yeah.

Glogg (Ducassa)
Director of Negotiations, he's the (physically) strongest warrior amongst the Gonin. He's in charge of Roquefort Mine and guarding the Water Maiden.


 * Anchors Away: His weapon. Used as an Epic Flail.
 * Battle Couple: With Riesling.
 * The Brute: A more clever version, though.
 * Dub Name Change: From Ducassa.
 * Everythings Better With Spinning: How he attacks.
 * Punch Clock Villain: He prefers to go surfing rather than supervise his underlings. Musashi manages to storms his facility twice while he's off skiving.
 * Punch Clock Villain: He prefers to go surfing rather than supervise his underlings. Musashi manages to storms his facility twice while he's off skiving.

Riesling (Dio)
Director of Security. He's one of the strongest Gonin, but sadly not the brightest. He's quick to anger and is the butt of many jokes. However, he admits that he and Glogg form an invincible pair. He's in charge of Mount Terroir.

"Riesling: "Okay, Musashi! We're gonna kill you so dead, you'll wish you were never born... alive...""
 * An Axe to Grind: And a chainsaw one to boot!
 * The Brute: Shares this position with Glogg.
 * Butt Monkey
 * Confusing Multiple Negatives: A death variation, as his Pre Ass Kicking One Liner before he and Glogg face Musashi.


 * Dual Boss: With Glogg.
 * Dub Name Change: From Dio.
 * Dumb Muscle: He's not very bright, but can put up a fight.
 * Fiery Redhead: He's easy to anger.
 * Malaproper/Metaphorgotten: He's largely guilty of this when he tries to sound proper.
 * Pre Ass Kicking One Liner: See Confusing Multiple Negatives above.
 * Punch Clock Villain: See also Glogg.
 * Throwing Your Sword Always Works
 * Too Dumb to Live: He caused a volcanic eruption and awakened a powerful Lava Monster... all because he didn't bother to find the instructions for the machine he was attending to.
 * Too Dumb to Live: He caused a volcanic eruption and awakened a powerful Lava Monster... all because he didn't bother to find the instructions for the machine he was attending to.

Malbec (Albert)
Director of Research and Development. He's a 10-year old genius working for Gandrake. He created all the robots and machines used by the corporation. He plans to create a new base in Picodon Jungle.


 * Berserk Button: Don't call him "Beckles".
 * BFG: The "AK4D7", which he holds using two special robotic hands from his backpack.
 * Bratty Half Pint
 * Dub Name Change: From Albert.
 * Evil Genius
 * Flunky Boss: He fights alongside several sexy, gatling-toting female Ninja Droids.
 * Insufferable Genius: Hell yeah.
 * Kids Are Cruel
 * Yumiko Kobayashi: In a villainous role.
 * Yumiko Kobayashi: In a villainous role.

Shiraz
Director of Intelligence, is a disturbing, quiet cyborg who works for the Gonin. Despite his calm, polite looks, he's a ruthless, bloody killer, and possibly a cannibal. He tries to revive the Temple of the Ancients where the Sword of Void is kept.


 * Beware My Stinger Tail
 * I Am a Humanitarian: Implies that he'll eat Musashi if he wins the battle.
 * Hollywood Cyborg: With a cat theme, to boot.
 * Kitsune: Resembles one.
 * Psycho for Hire
 * The Quiet One
 * Ryusei Nakao: Quite fitting, really.
 * Wolverine Claws
 * Wolverine Claws

Alias the  Is an ancient being sealed away in the past.


 * Eldritch Abomination: Probably, and she
 * Evil Counterpart: To Anthedon
 * Giant Space Flea From Nowhere: Indeed.
 * Hey Its That Voice: Apparently, she's Ikue Ohtani.
 * Red Rocks:
 * Sealed Evil in A Can: She was sealed away long ago in the.
 * Red Rocks:
 * Sealed Evil in A Can: She was sealed away long ago in the.

Gorpus
A Giant scorpion-like monster who rampaged through the Wellspring Woods before being sealed. Sadly, the Sword of Earth is also the lock on his prison.


 * Beware My Stinger Tail: Although he attacks more with his pincers, and his tail is only used shoot fireballs.
 * Fireball
 * Go for The Eye: You must remove his helmet and claws first.
 * Scary Scorpions: And he also looks like a robot.
 * Sealed Evil in A Can: Was sealed in a huge stone jar in order to keep him from destroying the forest.

Scarlet Kraken
The huge guardian of the Sword of Water, he sleeps in the lowest level of Roquefort Mines He must be awakened and defeated in order to gain the sword.


 * Attack Its Weak Point: His "heart", which he expels from his mouth whenever you stun him.
 * Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever
 * Combat Tentacles: Of course...
 * Making a Splash: Can spit a huge stream of water from his mouth.
 * Monster Mash: He looks part octopus, part elephant.
 * Taken for Granite: When you first meet him, he's a stone statue that you must awaken with the Sword of Earth.
 * Turns Blue: Being already red to begin with...

Moltan (Vallord)
A big lava monster and the spirit of Mount Terroir. He must be put back to sleep in order to stop the destruction.


 * Dishing Out Dirt: There are several stone spikes in his body -- posibly his "ribs" -- and he can launch them at you.
 * Dub Name Change: From Vallord.
 * Kill It With Water: You can turn his paws into solid stone with the Hydro Blast.
 * Magma Man: Or rather, Magma Dragon.
 * Playing With Fire

Arachnolia (Aracuria)
Queen of the Picodon Forest, this huge spider used to be kind and gentle, but was turned in a ruthless cyborg by Malbec and now must be stopped at all costs.


 * Achilles Heel: That red... thing on her chin.
 * Cybernetics Eat Your Soul
 * Giant Spider
 * Mercy Kill: Done by Istara.

Asura
Guardian of Mouna Temple, a large machine-like minster who dwells in the temple's inner sanctum. He's the keeper of the Sword of the Void and awakens when the temple is restored to its ancient glory.


 * BFS: Turns out his "neck" is the largest sword of them all.
 * Breath Weapon: Spits fire.
 * Giant Space Flea From Nowhere: You have no warning or clue of his presence in the abysses of the temple.
 * Humongous Mecha: He's probably one.
 * Multi Armed and Dangerous: Six arms and six swords.
 * Multiple Wielding: Wields a sword in each arm. Specifically, in one arm he holds the real one, while the other five hands hold a ghost copy of the original.
 * One Winged Angel: After destroying all his six swords he remove his heads and neck... which is a humongous blade.