Blade of the Phantom Master/Characters

Characters from  include:

Munsu
Voiced by Keiji Fujiwara (Japanese), by Jason Douglas (English)

The primary "hero" of Shin Angyo Onshi and one of the few Angyo Onshi left after the destruction of Jushin. Accompanied with his trusted companions, Bang Ja and Sando, he strives to destroy evil and corruption, along with confronting his arch-nemesis, the one responsible for the destruction of Jushin, Aji Tae. - Tropes associated with Munsu: ""Everything that happens now is by chance. Don't ever hope that something like this will happen again.""
 * Always Save the Girl:.
 * Anti-Hero: Virtually covers all the bases of the trope. Quite literally, he goes from a Type V to Type II as Character Development progresses.
 * A Father to His Men
 * The Atoner: From his POV, Aji Tae is his fault. Killing him isn't just about revenge.
 * Authority Equals Asskicking: He was a general in the past.
 * Badass: Understatement of the century:
 * Badass Army: His Phantom Soldiers, and earlier the.
 * Badass Boast: When properly pissed, he will usually give one of these. Expect asses to be kicked.
 * Badass Longcoat
 * Badass Long Hair: When he was General.
 * Badass Normal
 * Four-Star Badass: He was once crowned a "Legendary General", one of in a very short list throughout Jushin's time.
 * Handicapped Badass: He suffers asthma from hell.
 * Break Her Heart To Save Her:.
 * Broken Pedestal:.
 * Cannot Spit It Out: One of his soldiers tell him to basically jump from the confession stage to sex to avoid this problem.
 * Catch Phrase: Whenever he's about to do anything heroic:
 * Catch Phrase: Whenever he's about to do anything heroic:


 * Childhood Friend Romance: Kye Wol Hyang's Victorious Childhood Friend, despite him spending years and years of thinking they're just Like Brother and Sister.
 * Combat Pragmatist: And holy fucking hell he is... Munsu cheats the shit out of his fights so often he ought to be the poster boy for for this trope...
 * Confusion Fu: His battle strategy against an army whose commander can read his thoughts? Determine the course of action by rolling dice.
 * Cool Teacher:
 * Crippling Overspecialisation: His powers only work against humans. It says a lot about the setting that this is a serious problem.
 * Crowning Moment of Awesome: Anytime he's in action, prepare to see a few of these.
 * Crowning Moment of Heartwarming:  Sniff!
 * Crippling Overspecialisation: His powers only work against humans. It says a lot about the setting that this is a serious problem.
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Deal with the Devil:.
 * Death Glare
 * Despair Event Horizon: Crosses it when the whole thing with Jushin's downfall happened.
 * Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?: Frequently does this to Aji Tae.
 * Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: He literally beat the living shit out of Aji Tae at once point..
 * Eye Scream:.
 * The Gunslinger: Not only that, but he easily sports some of the most badass and iconic guns of the anime/manga hero: Dual-wield golden Luger pistols!
 * Guns Akimbo
 * Heartbroken Badass: He isn't just the same after what happened to Kye Wol Hyang, and may be the reason why he acts so harsh towards his Sando aside of his usual jerkiness: he don't wants to be hurt again.
 * Incurable Cough of Death: He suffers from  breathing condition, which was transferred to him by Aji Tae.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Knight in Sour Armor
 * Master of Illusion: It's a part of your basic Angyo Onshi package, and a pretty useful one at that.
 * Not Distracted by the Sexy: Subverted. It seems he is unaffected by Sando's beautiful wet body, but as soon she can no longer see him, he takes a moment to breath because it was too much.
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge
 * Smart People Wear Glasses: Invokes this trope on himself so he can claim he is a writer to Pyeonggang.
 * Star-Crossed Lovers: Things between him and Kye Wol Hyang get worse as they get closer. Of course, it's already a Foregone Conclusion she dies.
 * The Mourning After: To Kye Wol Hyang. The love he still has for her and the sorrow at her death take up a good chunk of his characterization.
 * Throwing Down the Gauntlet
 * Tear Jerker:.

Chun Hyang (Sando)
Voiced by Sanae Kobayashi (Japanese), by Nancy Novotny (English)

A beautiful woman with prodigious fighting skill. She acts as Munsu's "Sando", or bodyguard. When she was kidnapped by a corrupt lord who wanted to make her his personal bodyguard, her lover embarked on a futile quest to become an Angyo Onshi. He died in the process, but not before making Munsu aware of her plight. After Munsu frees her, she decides to become his bodyguard in memory of her dead lover, and takes the title "Sando" as her new name. . - Tropes associated with Sando:
 * Action Girl
 * later on.
 * Badass
 * Badass Adorable
 * Badass Long Hair
 * Barehanded Blade Block: When everything else fails, including a head butt that was already a last resort move, she tries to block Marlene's sword with her own hands.
 * Bare Your Midriff: Oh yes.
 * Battle Butler: In a weird sort of way...she kinda is.
 * BFS: That's one hell of a sword she's got! And that...claw....thingy.
 * Bodyguard Crush: Has one on Munsu, and later.
 * Break the Cutie:.
 * Death Glare: When she sports one of these, you are fucked.
 * Does Not Like Shoes: More like "Does Not Need Shoes", since she's apparently Made of Iron..
 * Fetish Fuel
 * Foot Focus: Plenty of closeups of her bare feet.
 * Fridge Brilliance: If you look closely, the series has been subtly dropping hints about her since the very start.
 * Honor Before Reason: Although, Munsu calls her out on her bullshit. She cries.
 * Fridge Horror: She was gonna be married to Mong Ryong., think for a second what it would look like to people,
 * Not Quite Human:
 * Rapunzel Hair: Her glorious rapunzel hair.
 * Stripperiffic: With a hefty dose of Rule of Sexy to 'justify' it. There's no logical reason for her to keep wearing the bondage-esque outfit she was forced into in her introductory chapter. She does so anyway.
 * Submissive Badass: She is practically reduced to a little kid when Munsu scorns her. Being a Sando defines her life.
 * The Ingenue: Very innocent and certainly virginal.
 * The Lost Lenore: Hers is Mongryong, who drives her need to be a Sando.
 * The Un-Reveal:.
 * Took a Level in Badass: After her training, she can also use ki.
 * What Beautiful Eyes!: Mong Ryong certainly feels so.
 * Submissive Badass: She is practically reduced to a little kid when Munsu scorns her. Being a Sando defines her life.
 * The Ingenue: Very innocent and certainly virginal.
 * The Lost Lenore: Hers is Mongryong, who drives her need to be a Sando.
 * The Un-Reveal:.
 * Took a Level in Badass: After her training, she can also use ki.
 * What Beautiful Eyes!: Mong Ryong certainly feels so.

Bang Ja
An unnamed bang ja which had served two Angyo Onshi, Aria and Munsu. As their bang ja, he acts as their servant. His duties including preparing foods and also helping his masters in their efforts as Angyo Onshi.

Tropes associated with Bang Ja:
 * Butt Monkey: He never really gets a break.
 * Character Development
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: He actually helped Munsu take down Won Hyo! That's just one example of where his inner badassery can shine through.
 * Honor Before Reason: Sometimes he takes his honour go ahead of the capacities of his little body.
 * Loveable Sex Maniac
 * Took a Level in Badass
 * The Scrappy: Most readers just hate this guy, at least in the beginning.
 * The Determinator: ...
 * The Woobie:

  "See."

Aji Tae


The central antagonist of Shin Angyo Onshi. He is a black-winged demon who was responsible for Jushin's destruction, alongside many other mishaps throughout the series. Leading a band of supernatural fighters, heroes from the past, demons, and powerful black magic practitioners from the western country of Pretinica, he aims to conquer the known land and reshape it to his own bidding.

Tropes associated with Aji Tae:
 * Achilles' Heel: The biggest weakness that his omnipotence has is the fact that . In short, Munsu is the only person who can utterly beat the senseless fuck out of him without Aji Tae's powers affecting him.
 * Adorkable: Part of his cover when seducing people. Including glasses.
 * Affably Evil: His sheer charisma and aura is second to none.
 * A God I Am: For once, an actual villain whose powers are practically on the realm of gods. Others act haughty and on behalf of ambition, but Aji Tae can actually back up his Hannibal Lectures.
 * Arch Enemy: Oh hell yes, Munsu hates him to the core. Emphasis on hell...
 * Authority Equals Asskicking: And the inversion.
 * Badass
 * Badass Bookworm: He really WAS a complete bookworm while he served as Munsu's advisor.
 * Badass Longcoat
 * Badass Long Hair
 * Big Bad: Though far from being the only villain, the climate of social chaos that falls upon Jushin is still his fault.
 * Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Back in the days of Jushin, no one really expected the scrawny Aji Tae to be almost like a God.
 * Bishounen: Goes from Cute Shotaro Boy to this.
 * Body Horror: Some of his powers qualify as this.
 * Brought Down to Normal: This is what happens whenever he faces off against Munsu,.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Starts off as this, what with his pet duck and all...
 * Complete Monster
 * Complexity Addiction:.
 * Curb Stomp Battle: Whenever Aji Tae gets into a fight, it isn't even this. It's more like a case of There Is No Kill Like Overkill taken Up to Eleven. With a mere thought he can make any creature, living or dead, explode into mush. That said, if he's not delivering the carnage, he's on the receiving end of it, thanks to his Achilles' Heel.
 * Cute Shotaro Boy: In the flashbacks to when he was just a doctor. This guy is some female fantasy.
 * Diabolical Mastermind
 * Didn't See That Coming: . A serious case of Unknown Knowns.
 * Drunk with Power: When you're so powerful you can kill people with a thought, it's almost expected. This guy is in the middle on a power-induced euphoria overdose every time he engages on a killing rampage.
 * Evil Overlord
 * Evil Is Sexy: At least on the outside. When he starts going crazy....not so much...
 * Face of an Angel, Mind of a Demon: He is a very pretty boy...And literally and metaphorically a demon.
 * Fatal Flaw: Extreme overconfidence. Aji Tae don't stops trusting that things will always go his way because of his charisma and power. Things simply don't work that way.
 * Faux Affably Evil: Oh boy. He acts friendly even after he discards his cover, but is him a nasty individual.
 * Mr. Fanservice: One of the reasons why  becomes attracted to him. He's just damn good looking!
 * Foe Yay: Naturally, he's shipped with Munsu, given their history.
 * For the Evulz: He has no real explanation why he does the terrible things he does. Only that he's a demon who enjoys pain and suffering.
 * Four Eyes, Zero Soul: He used glasses in the past, and was just as evil.
 * God Is Evil
 * Good Hair, Evil Hair: Back when he was "one of the good guys", he sported short brown hair and round glasses. When he made his position known, his hair grew out much longer and wilder, and became white.
 * Hannibal Lecture: Loves to lecture Munsu.
 * Hoist by His Own Petard:
 * Irony: His grand plan at first to get rid of Munsu was to transfer Kye Wol Hyang's disease to him, and have it slowly eat away at him. He never expected this to be Munsu's immunity to his powers... There's also the fact that.
 * Kill the Poor:.
 * Ludicrous Gibs: Though we're not sure if it's an implosion or explosion thanks to the limitation of 2D art, he reduces his victims to this most of the time.
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Master of Illusion: He can take on the form of anyone.
 * Moral Event Horizon: Pretty much everything he's ever done in the entire series crosses it.
 * Not So Invincible After All:.
 * One-Winged Angel: A fairly literal example.
 * Person of Mass Destruction: He can explode people with his mind. And.
 * Physical God: By Jushin's destruction, he's already become one.
 * Strolling Through the Chaos: It helps when he is the guy creating the chaos in first place, and when he isn't, he still a practically invulnerable demon.
 * Tall, Dark and Handsome
 * The Caligula:.
 * The Sociopath: Hell, he is one. He knows no feelings except hate, disgust and fear, the last one when he is finally put in a corner.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy: In the present.
 * You Cannot Grasp the True Form: His power is so vast that no real mortal can even perceive it.
 * Villainous Breakdown: Has two of them: First one, when he realizes his powers don't work on Munsu and promptly gets beat the shit out of him. Second one is.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Villainous Breakdown: Has two of them: First one, when he realizes his powers don't work on Munsu and promptly gets beat the shit out of him. Second one is.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy

Won Sul
A central character in the series, he first appeared as a primary antagonist early in the series, working directly under Aji Tae as a prison warden, but Won Sul's character is further expanded upon within flashbacks, as well as his role later in the series.

Tropes associated with Won Sul:
 * Ambiguously Gay: There are...serious implications he was in love with Munsu by the time they're traveling together.
 * Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever:
 * Authority Equals Asskicking
 * Ax Crazy: The guy knows how to let loose...
 * Badass: Unbelievably so!
 * Badass Normal: At the start.
 * Badass Abnormal:.
 * Badass Longcoat: Oh yes.
 * Bad Boss: He seemed to enjoy slaughtering his own guards for the hell of it...
 * Big Damn Heroes: Cemented his status as this in the Battle of Kaidaten.
 * Cool Sword: His sword, the Saruhyondo is actually nothing but a dragon-shaped hilt. His killing intent is what manifests an invisible, shape shifting sword..
 * Curb Stomp Battle: Pretty much no one is capable of taking him on in a fair fight other than Sando. His fight against Insu and Joy is reduced to pretty much this.
 * Conflicting Loyalty: The biggest part of his character is where his loyalty lies: For Munsu out of admiration, or Aji Tae out of fear.
 * Mr. Fanservice
 * Face Heel Turn <---> Heel Face Turn
 * Might as well just call it a Heel Face Revolving Door and be done with it.
 * Failure Knight: Is practically torn inside-out over what happened between Munsu and Aji Tae, and somewhere deep down also blames himself for ultimately siding with Aji Tae.
 * Immortality:.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Lightning Bruiser: Moves fast and hits pretty hard.
 * Mercy Kill:.
 * Perpetual Frowner: Nope, don't shows a lot of emotion through that face.
 * Sword Beam: Essentially what the Saruhyondo is.
 * Took a Level in Badass: In the war against Kaidaten, the moment he got the Saruhyondo,
 * Tranquil Fury: In battle, he's either Ax Crazy, or this. If it's this, you are Deader Than Dead.
 * Our Zombies Are Different:.
 * Wave Motion Sword
 * The Woobie

Hwalbindang
A group of martial arts specialists who work as Robin Hood-like bandits, taking money from the rich so that they can provide for the poor. Most members of the group utilize a technique called Hap-ki, which allows them to focus their ki for offensive use. It's lead by a mysterious young woman who calls herself "Kye Wol Hyang", the name of Munsu's supposedly dead lover, who seeks to avenge her "death" by killing Munsu.

Kye Wol Hyang/

 * A Mother To Her Men: Dorso even calls her "mama" when considering that she will forgive him when gets in a situation where he can't fulfill his mission. Not to mention that she takes the burden of her group's lives as her fault as well.
 * Break the Haughty: Gets one, when Munsu tells her that her deeds, while apparently righteous, are still criminal.
 * Determinator
 * Heroic Bastard:.
 * Revenge: The whole business between her and Munsu, the reason being the circumstances that surround her "death".
 * Revenge Before Reason:.. and boy does she go out of her ways to even the score with Munsu. It does not end well for her.
 * Stoic Woobie:
 * The Heart: What she doesn't have in strength or even in intelligence, she makes it up in kindness and will.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist: Starts off as this; she genuinely wants to help other people and her determination is why ki attacks don't have any effect on her. When Munsu points out how far off the deep end she's gone, she goes completely nuts.
 * Revenge Before Reason:.. and boy does she go out of her ways to even the score with Munsu. It does not end well for her.
 * Stoic Woobie:
 * The Heart: What she doesn't have in strength or even in intelligence, she makes it up in kindness and will.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist: Starts off as this; she genuinely wants to help other people and her determination is why ki attacks don't have any effect on her. When Munsu points out how far off the deep end she's gone, she goes completely nuts.

Bae Ryong

 * Anti-Villain: He really doesn't want to hurt people. They just don't listen.
 * Badass Long Hair
 * Beauty Mark
 * Bodyguard Crush: To Kye Wol Hyang, which she reciprocates.
 * One-Man Army: He is very, very powerful....
 * Person of Mass Destruction: Because his balls of ki can obliterate an entire ship.
 * Person of Mass Destruction: Because his balls of ki can obliterate an entire ship.

Tae Yu

 * Badass Long Hair
 * Is It Something You Eat?: His first assumption is that "Aji Tae" is "some sort of food".
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy:
 * Master Swordsman: Strangely, he himself admits that he isn't the strongest member of Hwalbindang.
 * The Quiet One
 * Took a Level in Badass:
 * Master Swordsman: Strangely, he himself admits that he isn't the strongest member of Hwalbindang.
 * The Quiet One
 * Took a Level in Badass:

Hae Mo Su
The emperor of Jushin and Munsu's best friend. He gave Munsu the three-horse Amenosa medallion and appointed him as an Angyo Onshi.


 * Be Careful What You Wish For: Maybe thanks to conflicting and unreliable narrators, but.
 * Bishonen
 * Dogged Nice Guy: He's also in love with Kye Wol Hyang, but mostly respects her feelings for Munsu and gives them chance to be with each other.
 * Posthumous Character:.
 * Power Trio: With Kye Wol Hyang and Munsu in their childhood. He's The Smart Guy to Kye Wol Hyang's The Chick and Munsu's The Big Guy.
 * Reasonable Authority Figure
 * Knight Templar Emperor:.
 * The Good King: Up until he inevitably dies. It's not exactly a spoiler he dies.
 * The Power of Friendship: Once invoked this to save Munsu from ruining his life as a bandit.
 * Unlucky Childhood Friend
 * Unlucky Childhood Friend

Kye Wol Hyang
Munsu's dead lover, who appears to be the source of his illness. She allegedly committed suicide with Munsu's sword. Hong Gildong blames her death on Munsu.


 * Bishoujo Genre
 * Break the Cutie: And how. Goddamn it, Aji Tae.
 * Dead Little Sister:
 * Fate Worse Than Death:.
 * Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!:.
 * Ill Girl: And apparently incurable.
 * Posthumous Character: As her other character sheet says, she is supposedly dead. The twist in the Hwalbindang arc is that.
 * Silk Hiding Steel
 * The Lost Lenore: Munsu can't just let go of her. May be one of the possible reasons he and Sando can't even walk the first step despite clear mutual attraction.
 * The Ojou: And a Spirited Young Lady by nature.
 * Silk Hiding Steel
 * The Lost Lenore: Munsu can't just let go of her. May be one of the possible reasons he and Sando can't even walk the first step despite clear mutual attraction.
 * The Ojou: And a Spirited Young Lady by nature.
 * The Lost Lenore: Munsu can't just let go of her. May be one of the possible reasons he and Sando can't even walk the first step despite clear mutual attraction.
 * The Ojou: And a Spirited Young Lady by nature.