Kurohime/Characters

Kurohime/Shirohime
The most powerful witch of all time. Well known for her power, beauty and cruelty. Alternatively, one half of the goddess of mercy.

""A flower which bloomed in the middle of the battlefield.""
 * A God Am I: Initially thought to be her goal. It's not, though it does still happen.
 * Black Magician Girl
 * Broken Bird: Hid it quite well.
 * Dark Action Girl: By her own admission, "A witch right out of a fairy tale."
 * Fashionable Asymmetry: About half her outfits,
 * Fetish Fuel Station Attendant: Let's start with the fact that she's a tall White-Haired Pretty Girl. Moving on, there's:
 * Blue Eyes
 * Clothing Damage: In her fight against.
 * Qipao: Again, at one point. Why? Who cares?
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Sensual Spandex
 * Spy Catsuit
 * She's Got Legs
 * Shower of Angst: One of the most beautifully drawn ones in a while.
 * Statuesque Stunner
 * Stripperiffic: The outfit she initially attacks 's castle in, which can be described, among other things, as "Battle-Geisha-Stripper".
 * Absolute Cleavage
 * Bare Your Midriff
 * Giant Poofy Sleeves
 * Giant Waist Ribbon
 * Impractically Fancy Outfit: Not that we care.
 * Kimono Fanservice
 * Showgirl Skirt
 * Sideboob
 * Smoking Is Glamorous
 * Underboobs
 * Zettai Ryouiki
 * The Gunslinger: No shit.
 * Gun and Sword
 * Hand Cannon: Senryu does damage even without magic.
 * Handicapped Badass: While her arm DID grow back after the battle, losing it didn't slow her down in the least.
 * Helpless Good Side: Subverted. Despite all that she does, her love of humanity is so great the gods themselves think it's godlike and make it the goddess of mercy. So while Shirohime may be Kurohime's love and kindness personified, when they are split, she's the one left with the powers.
 * Hot Witch
 * Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons: They're her favorite weapon.
 * Jerkass: A gleefully arrogant bitch.
 * Jerkass Facade: Who is actually a well-intentioned Sugar and Ice Girl.
 * Lady of Black Magic
 * Lady of War: Onimaru said it best:
 * Jerkass Facade: Who is actually a well-intentioned Sugar and Ice Girl.
 * Lady of Black Magic
 * Lady of War: Onimaru said it best:


 * Meaningful Name: The Dark Princess. And The White Princess.
 * Ms. Fanservice
 * Nay Theist: By default.
 * Rage Against the Heavens: This kicks off the plot.
 * Shoot the Dog: She will do anything to achieve peace. ANYTHING.
 * Stealth Mentor: To, if the past is to be believed.
 * Tall, Pale and Bishoujo
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Woman in Black
 * Utopia Justifies the Means: See Shoot the Dog.
 * Zero-Approval Gambit:
 * Utopia Justifies the Means: See Shoot the Dog.
 * Zero-Approval Gambit:

Himeko
The Hero of the story. She actually is Kurohime.


 * Absolute Cleavage: Himeko's most recent outfit.
 * Action Girl
 * All Your Powers Combined/Fusion Dance: Does this occasionally to avoid pulling off that final lotus petal.
 * Bratty Half-Pint: Spends much of the story as one. She gets better.
 * Character Development: Goes from a Bratty Half-Pint to a Jerk with a Heart of Gold. In terms of skill, Faux Action Girl to Action Girl.
 * Cute Bruiser: When she finally gets enough of her powers back.
 * Healing Hands: The most common bullet she uses is the Healing Bullet.
 * The Hero
 * I Have Many Names: Kurohime, Himeko, Hime, Momohime and Himekojo.
 * Lack of Empathy: Early on in the story, genuinely. It became a god.
 * Laser-Guided Amnesia: In the first arc, as a result of losing her ability to love, she can't recall just why she hates the gods. In the current arc, her memories act as a self-inflicted curse, since the pain of losing Zero keeps her from using her full potential. If she loses her final memory of Zero, she will become Kurohime for good.
 * Laser-Guided Karma: A metric-fuck-ton of it.
 * Love Redeems: Finding love and/or re-discovering love ultimately made her a better person.
 * Love Hurts: Of course, suffering also tends to bring out the Character Development.
 * Manipulative Bitch: Dark Zero calls on her this, concerning her trips to the past. When you think about it, he's absolutely right.
 * Meaningful Name: Himeko means "young princess" or "child princess."
 * Nay Theist
 * No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: It takes her awhile to get out from under this.
 * Plucky Girl
 * The Power of Love: It literally powers her up. Also, she only agrees to help Asura if Yamatohime resurrects Zero.
 * Sleep Mode Size: Curses tend to do this to her since she wasn't as powerful as a child.
 * Small Girl, Big Gun: As the smallest Himeko.
 * The Three Faces of Eve: Himeko, Himekojo and Kurohime.
 * Took a Level In Badass
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Nay Theist
 * No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: It takes her awhile to get out from under this.
 * Plucky Girl
 * The Power of Love: It literally powers her up. Also, she only agrees to help Asura if Yamatohime resurrects Zero.
 * Sleep Mode Size: Curses tend to do this to her since she wasn't as powerful as a child.
 * Small Girl, Big Gun: As the smallest Himeko.
 * The Three Faces of Eve: Himeko, Himekojo and Kurohime.
 * Took a Level In Badass
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl

Zero
A good-hearted young man with fast hands and a strong sense of idealism and justice. Kurohime saved his life as a child, and he dedicated himself to fighting for justice afterwards.


 * Badass Normal: Keeps abreast of Kurohime thanks to his incredibly itchy trigger fingers.
 * Bishonen: Very much so, especially after becoming the next Death God.
 * Determinator
 * Driven to Suicide: Several times.
 * Guns Akimbo: Up to Eleven: He shoots four guns, not two.
 * The Gunslinger: An even better shot than Kurohime.
 * Face Heel Turn: When Yashahime transforms him into the Death God.
 * Heroic BSOD: He began showing signs of it in chapter 76. It finally hits in 79 after
 * Despair Event Horizon: Also in 79.
 * Heroic Sacrifice
 * Hidden Depths
 * Iconic Item: His Scarf of Asskicking, his tuff of black hair.
 * Justice Will Prevail: Except when it doesn't.
 * Kid with the Leash: Keeps the smallest Himeko from being an even bigger Jerkass.
 * Knight in Shining Armor
 * Likes Older Women: How much older than him is Hime?
 * Meaningful Name:
 * Morality Pet: Post-mortem. Himeko's not a complete jerk anymore but she wouldn't do many things if not for his sake.
 * Mr. Fanservice
 * My Hero Zero
 * Nietzsche Wannabe: As Dark Zero.
 * Precocious Crush: Fell for Kurohime as a child.
 * Red String of Fate: Zero believes in this.
 * Scarf of Asskicking: Zero loves his scarf. Even as a Shinigami.
 * Shallow Love Interest: Lampshaded in comic by Himeko herself when she realizes that next to his being in love with her and her with him, she knows nothing about him.
 * Super-Powered Evil Side: According to his reaper self, the "good" Zero was this.
 * Take Over the World: Decides to do this as the new Death God.
 * Troubled but Cute: GOD, SO MUCH.
 * Trauma Conga Line
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist: Definitely lives, breathes, and owns the part.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair
 * Take Over the World: Decides to do this as the new Death God.
 * Troubled but Cute: GOD, SO MUCH.
 * Trauma Conga Line
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist: Definitely lives, breathes, and owns the part.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist: Definitely lives, breathes, and owns the part.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist: Definitely lives, breathes, and owns the part.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Asura
A fire spirit trying to rescue her master. Has contempt for gods and humans, though the former more than the latter.


 * Action Girl
 * Because Destiny Says So:
 * The Big Guy: She's also The Lancer.
 * Defrosting Ice Queen: Her opinion of humans raises over the course of the series, to the point she is willing to risk her life saving one.
 * Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons: Kurohime often turns her into a dragon for extra bite.
 * Multi-Armed and Dangerous: Her true form.
 * Playing with Fire
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * Playing with Fire
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo

Onimaru/Tsucchi
The former leader of the Onimaru Brigade and Kurohime's former Dragon. Was betrayed by her and branded with the kanji for "dog." Has sworn vengence on her but funnily enough is still attracted to her. Sword attempted to turn him into a snake minion, but his willpower enabled him to resist the change, causing him to turn into Tsucchi, a small, mute, lizard-like...thing.


 * Big Damn Heroes:
 * Butt Monkey: Amusing things happen to Onimaru. Often.
 * Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!: Does this to Himeko. With Zero's scarf.
 * He does it again in Chapter 78
 * Heroic Willpower: Resists becoming a snake thanks to this.
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Himeko.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: For a warlord, he's a decent guy.
 * Lovable Sex Maniac: Wanted to be a god so he could peep at girls.
 * The Smart Guy: He knows a lot of what's going on. Too bad he can't talk.
 * Team Pet: As Tsucchi.
 * What Happened to the Mouse?: Where is he these days?
 * What the Hell, Hero?: Points out to Shirohime that she has strayed from her path of helping humans.

Kazuma
The son of the shogun of Oedo. Decides to assist Hime and Asura in their quest to free the Spirit Kings after they save him from mermaids. Also in love with Hime.


 * All Love Is Unrequited
 * Badass Normal: Pray you are never on the other end of his sword.
 * Big Good: The remains of the forces of Oedo, plus O-yuki, Yukio and Asura are under his command so he qualifies.
 * The Chew Toy: Only Tsucchi seems to have it worse than him.
 * The Chick: He's easily the most awed by the things happening around him.
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: He knows he has no chance with Himeko but does his best to assist her cause.
 * James Bondage: How we meet him.
 * Katanas Are Just Better
 * Replacement Goldfish: He looks and behaves a lot like Zero. It's implied that should Kurohime lose her final memories of Zero that she could fall for Kazuma.
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something: When shit hits the fan in Oedo, he and his family fly into action.
 * Samurai
 * Suspiciously Similar Substitute: To Zero, but he eventually becomes his own character.
 * Troubled but Cute: Being in charge is starting to get to him.
 * Warrior Prince
 * You Are in Command Now: And he does fairly well, considering the situation.
 * Troubled but Cute: Being in charge is starting to get to him.
 * Warrior Prince
 * You Are in Command Now: And he does fairly well, considering the situation.

O-yuki and Yukio
A pair of snow gods from Mt. Oosore who decide to tag along on Himeko's quest.


 * Badass Adorable
 * Beautiful All Along: Yukio. He Cleans Up Nicely.
 * Broken Bird: Being a snow goddess can make making friends a little difficult.
 * Kid Appeal Character: They're rather enthusiastic for folks of their age bracket but are generally not bratty. Oh, and they kick large amounts of ass.
 * Collector of the Strange: O-yuki used to collect bishounen as a hobby. Considering her own previous thoughts to do so, even Himeko comments on how creepy it is.
 * Cute Bruisers
 * Defrosting Ice Queen: O-yuki. Literally, at one point.
 * Fusion Dance: The two of them can combine to perform some rather impressive snow magic as O-yuki or throw houses around as Yukio.
 * Heel Face Turn: After Himeko helps O-yuki notice Yukio's worth, they help her fight off Yashahime.
 * An Ice Person: Obvious trope is obvious.
 * Just the Way You Are: It takes O-yuki awhile to grasp that Yukio genuinely does love her, iciness and all.
 * Love Makes You Evil: Yukio. Himeko plays along to preserve his dignity.
 * Love Martyr: Yukio for awhile.
 * Meaningful Name: Their real names, Yuki-onna and Yuki-otoko, mean "Snow Woman" and "Snow Man," respectively.
 * Older Than They Look
 * Sleep Mode Size: Their bodies are mostly hard-impacted snow, so after Kurohime melted them using Asura, they take the form of small children. They can Fusion Dance to take on a teenaged form of whoever's in control.
 * White Haired Pretty Kids

Darkray
The Grim Reaper and High God. Colossal asshole. Zero takes his place after his death.


 * Bishounen
 * Darkray Is Evil
 * Dem Bones: Most of his body excluding his head.
 * Detached Sleeves: And pants legs and arms and legs.
 * Grim Reaper and Shinigami
 * Hot Guys Are Bastards
 * Jerkass God
 * Karmic Death: Mocks love. Meets his death at the hands of someone who claims she loves him. Twice.
 * One counts as Hoist by His Own Petard.
 * Kick Them While They Are Down: Uses the souls of the dead and the living as shields, mocks Kurohime and Zero, impales her and tells his most loyal follower to her face that her love for him means absolutely nothing to him, after impaling her as well.
 * The last one could count as his Moral Event Horizon since until then it was understood that gods cared about each other.
 * Killed Off for Real
 * Lack of Empathy
 * Multi-Armed and Dangerous: Can make extra arms to hold all of his weapons.
 * Tall, Dark and Snarky
 * Tall, Dark and Snarky
 * Tall, Dark and Snarky

Sword
The leader of the Death Angels and The Dragon to Darkray.


 * Amazon Brigade: Led one.
 * Ambiguously Brown
 * Anti-Villain
 * Berserk Button: Kurohime, the defilement of Darkray's name and the deaths of her Nakama.
 * Bodyguard Crush: To Darkray.
 * Broken Bird
 * The Captain: Sword is a capable leader when her emotions don't get the best of her.
 * Clingy Jealous Girl: She was very attached to her boss and never liked Shirohime. She was ecstatic when Darkray decided to kill Shirohime.
 * Dark Action Girl
 * Dark Is Not Completely Evil: With the exception of going after Kurohime (who did provoke her) she never seemed interested in doing anything other than her job.
 * Enemy Mine:
 * She also decides to help her fight
 * Fetish Fuel Station Attendant: Yes.
 * Cute Monster Girl
 * Vampires Are Sex Gods
 * Dark-Skinned Redhead
 * Dark-Skinned Blond: Eventually.
 * Eyepatch of Power: Gets one to keep her Unstoppable Rage in check. It hides an eye of gold.
 * Furry Fandom: Her more animalistic forms.
 * Stripperiffic: Always.
 * Absolute Cleavage: Her earliest and current outfit.
 * Chainmail Bikini: Not sure what else to call that thing she's always wearing.
 * Vapor Wear
 * Voluntary Shapeshifter
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Woman in Black: Default "outfit."
 * Woman in White
 * Hot Chick Who Is A Sword/Equippable Ally
 * Love Martyr: To Darkray.
 * Meaningful Name: Guess what she can turn into. Go on, guess.
 * Ms. Fanservice
 * Never My Fault: Though Kurohime did interfere with her work, there are certain things (specifically, the death of her teammates) that Kurohime was absolutely not responsible for that she holds a grudge over anyway.
 * Our Angels, Vampires, And Werewolves are Different: And they can be combined.
 * Painful Transformation: As a result of being a vampire werewolf. She also has Unstoppable Rage when utilizing the form.
 * Plucky Girl: She and Kurohime are Not So Different in this regard.
 * The Power of Blood: Powers her natural form and appearance once she becomes a vampire.
 * Sleep Mode Size: After becoming a vampire, she can't maintain her normal size and appearance without blood.
 * Fun Size
 * True Companions: The Death Angels and the Kurohime Punishment Squad are this for her.
 * Winged Humanoid
 * Yandere: To Darkray.
 * Winged Humanoid
 * Yandere: To Darkray.

The Death Angel Squad
A group of five angels that serve Darkray. Their names are Axe, Mace, Hammer, Dagger and Lance. Their captain was Sword.


 * Amazon Brigade
 * Fetish Fuel Squad: Of the Taste the Rainbow variant:
 * Cute Monster Girls
 * Darkskinned Redheads
 * Stripperiffic
 * Absolute Cleavage
 * Chainmail Bikini
 * Vapor Wear
 * Voluntary Shapeshifters
 * Women In Black
 * Fan Service
 * Heroic Sacrifice: For Sword.
 * Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Their deaths.
 * Living Weapons:
 * An Axe to Grind
 * Blade on a Stick
 * Drop the Hammer
 * Epic Flail
 * Knife Nut
 * Meaningful Name/Theme Naming
 * Our Angels Are Different
 * Pet the Dog: Their sacrifice for Sword. Also, Lance admits that she finds Zero's affection for Himeko to be genuinely sweet... not that it changes what she plans to do to him.
 * Sinister Scythe: Their default melee weapons.
 * True Companions
 * We Hardly Knew Ye
 * Winged Humanoids

Yashahime
The High Goddess of earth and lover of Darkray. Eek.


 * All Love Is Unrequited: More than likely. Unlike everyone else, she hasn't realized it yet.
 * Ax Crazy: Has to stab herself to keep from killing Kurohime outright.
 * Big Bad
 * Clingy Jealous Girl: These links should tell you ALL you need to know.
 * Complexity Addiction: It's pointed out over and over that Yashahime could kill almost anyone who's appeared in the manga so far. Yet when faced with the prospect of doing just that to Kurohime, she has to devise some sort of scheme and draw it out, which ends with Kurohime either escaping or getting stronger.
 * Dark Action Girl/Lady of War
 * Dishing Out Dirt and Green Thumb
 * Evil Counterpart: To Kurohime and Sword. Like them, she is an incredibly powerful woman empowered by her emotions. While the former is motivated by love of humanity and later Zero, and the latter is motivated by love of Darkray, Yashahime's real motivations are madness and love of killing.
 * Evil Gloating
 * Evil Is Petty: It's usually not petty to want to exact vengeance for the death of one's beloved. However, Yasha could have easily saved Darkray and while the other gods want Kurohime dead for more pragmatic reasons, she rarely gets beyond "Kill Darkray's murderer." Even her reason for killing Darkray is petty.
 * Eviler Than Thou: When the Grim Reaper fears YOU, you are officially a bad bitch.
 * Fan Girl: Of the Grim Reaper. No matter WHO he is.
 * Game Face: She looks like a traditional Japanese ogre crossed with a tree when she decides to get serious.
 * Hypocrite: She has:
 * Killed Darkray whom she claims to be madly in love with while holding the MacGuffin that would save his life for no reason other than seeing his soul breaks her cool perception of him.
 * Stabbed herself to keep her from killing Kurohime and then claiming the resulting scar is Kurohime's fault.
 * Claimed that the God of Death isn't supposed to be concerned about anything or anyone and then blushing because he asked if her wounds had healed.
 * It's All About Me: Initially, she comes into the plot because Ghandara was killed. But eventually, her revenge against Kurohime becomes less to avenge Darkray and more Kurohime took her favorite stalkee away from her and HOW DARE SHE. Even with going on, she still doesn't see much outside of "Kill Kurohime for killing Darkray."
 * Jerkass Goddess
 * Katanas Are Just Better: Her Weapon of Choice is the White God Tree Sword, which she most often dual wields. She at one point grows two extra arms to quadruple-wield just to screw with Kurohime's head.
 * Kick Them While They Are Down: Tries this and fails against Kurohime. Not that Yasha has given up trying.
 * Kimono Fanservice: Whoever her tailor and seamstress is, they kick ass.
 * Light Is Not Good
 * Loony Fan/Psycho Supporter: And SHE'S the stronger one.
 * Mad Love
 * Multi-Armed and Dangerous
 * Noblewoman's Laugh: Rounds out her irritating and psychopathic image quite nicely.
 * Oh Crap:
 * Omnicidal Maniac: Is quite pleased when decides to take over the world.
 * One-Winged Angel: She actually has a tree-like appearance.
 * Psychopathic Manchild: Type C and D.
 * Satellite Character: Take away her love of Darkray and she's a just violent maniac with way too much time on her hands. Not that she isn't still creepy as hell.
 * Selective Obliviousness: She seems to be completely incapable of thinking that the Death God is not in love with her despite saying herself that the Death God cares for no one, which would logically include her.
 * Slasher Smile
 * We Can Rule Together: With the Grim Reaper.
 * When Trees Attack
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Why Won't You Die?
 * Wrong Genre Savvy: Believes herself to be a Broken Bird trying to avenge her beloved's death. No, Yasha, the woman you're thinking of is Sword.
 * Also, she assumed that Dark Zero MUST want to be a High God and rule the heavens with her. After all, why else would he just destroy the world?
 * Yamato Nadeshiko: She looks the part with the kimono and katana and sometimes even acts the part with a polite and calm demeanor, but she's actually a cruel and jealous bitch.
 * Yandere/Cute and Psycho: Not necessarily a most triumphant example, but very much textbook; she would have murdered Sword just because Sword was standing next to Darkray when he turned down Yashahime's offer to spend time together.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness:
 * Why Won't You Die?
 * Wrong Genre Savvy: Believes herself to be a Broken Bird trying to avenge her beloved's death. No, Yasha, the woman you're thinking of is Sword.
 * Also, she assumed that Dark Zero MUST want to be a High God and rule the heavens with her. After all, why else would he just destroy the world?
 * Yamato Nadeshiko: She looks the part with the kimono and katana and sometimes even acts the part with a polite and calm demeanor, but she's actually a cruel and jealous bitch.
 * Yandere/Cute and Psycho: Not necessarily a most triumphant example, but very much textbook; she would have murdered Sword just because Sword was standing next to Darkray when he turned down Yashahime's offer to spend time together.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness:

Barahime
An old rival of Kurohime's and the second member of the Kurohime Punishment Squad.


 * Demonic Possession: Of Yuuka. Fails against Kurohime.
 * Green Thumb/Suck My Rose
 * Hellish Pupils
 * Hot Witch: When she possesses Yuuka. Also, her own previously uncursed form.
 * Kick the Dog: Her repeated possession of Yuuka.
 * Killed Off for Real: Himeko literally rips her apart.
 * Meaningful Name: The Rose Princess.
 * Nice Hat: After Kurohime curses her, her true form is a rose-shaped Nice Hat. With teeth.
 * Powered by a Forsaken Child: She used Yuuka's beauty to lure unsuspecting men to her cottage to drain their lifeforce and fuel her immortality.
 * The Rival: To Kurohime, specifically when she and Shirohime were still split.
 * Vain Sorceress

Yuuka
A young woman that Himeko and Zero run into in the woods. Later on, she and Hime become good friends.


 * Demonic Possession: Barahime really liked being her.
 * Green Thumb/Suck My Rose
 * Hair of Gold
 * Hot Witch
 * Nice Girl
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: She's the blue to Himeko's red.
 * Sidekick: She served as Himeko's in the Journey To The Past arc, doubling as The Conscience.
 * Touched by Vorlons: Gains the ability to shoot magic bullets as a result of Barahime's repeated possessions.

Ouka
A member of the Kurohime Punishment Squad. She desires to take Kurohime's place as the world's most powerful witch.


 * Broken Bird
 * Cold Sniper: Himeko admits even she can't do that.
 * The Gunslinger
 * Hot Witch
 * Stable Time Loop/You Can't Fight Fate:
 * You Gotta Have Green Hair
 * You Killed My Father: To Kurohime.
 * Hot Witch
 * Stable Time Loop/You Can't Fight Fate:
 * You Gotta Have Green Hair
 * You Killed My Father: To Kurohime.

Saika and Aika
Two lovers who are the final members of the Kurohime Punishment Squad. Saika was once an accomplice of Onimaru.


 * Bishounen
 * Butt Monkey: Saika.
 * The Casanova: Saika. Unfortunately, he forgot his girlfriend is a Clingy Jealous Girl.
 * Clingy Jealous Girl: Despite knowing Saika wasn't genuinely interested in Kurohime, Aika castrates him and joins the Squad to kill Kurohime.
 * Disabled Love Interest: Aika is blind. She was often accosted and attacked because of it. Saika counts this as a plus since she will love him no matter what he looks like.
 * Dude Looks Like a Lady: Saika.
 * Early-Bird Cameo: Saika appears in the early chapters as an accomplice of Onimaru. No one took him seriously then either.
 * Fashionable Asymmetry: Aika.
 * Groin Attack: As a result of his cavorting with Kurohime (nothing happened) and her jealous nature, Aika takes Saika's "most precious thing" from him. He's still walking around so it couldn't have been that bad.
 * Handicapped Badass / Lady of War: Aika.
 * Hot Witch and Sexy Wizard
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Saika: proud, narcissistic pretty boy jerk, but so very in love with Aika.
 * Love Redeems
 * One-Winged Angel: Apparently all Death Gods must be male, as the Materen decide to turn Saika into a Shinigami in the Past Arc. Kurohime and co. manage to turn him back though.
 * Suck My Rose
 * Tsundere/Yandere: Aika is normally rather polite and well-behaved. However, she won't tolerate any cheating and her response to the "other woman" is to kill her.
 * Unholy Matrimony
 * What Happened to the Mouse?: Saika.
 * Your Cheating Heart: Saika learned his lesson. Well.

Rei
A young, angry boy from the past. Zero's  brother.


 * Defrosting Ice King: Spends most of the Journey To The Past arc warming up to Hime.
 * Determinator: He's willing to put up with a huge amount of abuse for his goal:
 * Freudian Excuse:  Is angry and bitter as a result.
 * Jerkass Woobie
 * Hidden Depths
 * Love Epiphany: Re:
 * Love Hurts
 * Meaningful Name: "Rei," which means "soul."
 * Please Don't Leave Me:  And later,
 * Trauma Conga Line: And it keeps going around and around...
 * Troubled but Cute:  YES.
 * You Killed My Mother: Killing  is the only thing that keeps him going.
 * Trauma Conga Line: And it keeps going around and around...
 * Troubled but Cute:  YES.
 * You Killed My Mother: Killing  is the only thing that keeps him going.
 * Trauma Conga Line: And it keeps going around and around...
 * Troubled but Cute:  YES.
 * You Killed My Mother: Killing  is the only thing that keeps him going.
 * Troubled but Cute:  YES.
 * You Killed My Mother: Killing  is the only thing that keeps him going.
 * You Killed My Mother: Killing  is the only thing that keeps him going.

Doc
Zero and Rei's foster father, after their mother died. The greedy leader of the Wolf Brigade.


 * Big Damn Heroes:
 * Early-Bird Cameo:
 * Greed: His motive for just about everything.
 * Karmic Death / Laser-Guided Karma: He is killed by one of his foster sons for being a monstrous father. No, not
 * Kick the Dog: Just about everytime he's onscreen.
 * Yup, Doc won simply by default.
 * Too Dumb to Live: It's easy to count on one hand the things in the Past arc that aren't his fault.
 * Yup, Doc won simply by default.
 * Too Dumb to Live: It's easy to count on one hand the things in the Past arc that aren't his fault.

Raida
A member of the Wolf Brigade alongside Doc, Rei and Zero.


 * Badass Normal
 * Big Brother Mentor: To Rei and Zero.
 * The Gunslinger
 * Improbable Weapon User: A sledgehammer gun thing.
 * In the Hood: When he leaves Doc.
 * Laser-Guided Karma: Kills  when   doesn't because, really, it needed to be done.
 * Mr. Fanservice: Homina, homina, homina...
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Raida or Rider?
 * What Happened to the Mouse?:
 * Ugly Guy's Hot Adopted Son
 * What Happened to the Mouse?:
 * Ugly Guy's Hot Adopted Son

The Spirit Kings
The four kings of spirits. By enslaving them and harnessing their powers, the gods became all powerful. They are Yamatohime, Genbu, Byakko and Seiryuu.


 * Asskicking Equals Authority: Yamatohime. While it's doubtful we'll ever see them take on the gods, this trope still seems to be in effect, since the spirit the gods are the most afraid of escaping is Yamatohime and it seems everyone defers to her.
 * Badass Beard: Genbu's Wizard Beard.
 * Benevolent Boss: All of the Spirit Kings react favorably to Asura, another younger spirit. Also, they could have just killed the humans.
 * Bishounen: Byakko's human form is quite fit.
 * BFG/BFS: The Spirit Kings make Senryuu even BIGGER.
 * Blow You Away: Seiryuu.
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer: Seiryuu's oddly goofy for a fountain of wind power.
 * Cool Old Guy: Genbu.
 * Dishing Out Dirt: Byakko.
 * Early-Bird Cameo: Remember
 * Elemental Powers: Duh.
 * Humans Are the Real Monsters: More than the gods enslaving them, the humans corrupting the land and polluting it hurts the Spirit Kings like hell. Subtle.
 * An Ice Person: When Kurohime manifests Genbu in Senryuu, she shoots ice dragons.
 * Instant Armor: Genbu. Not even Yashahime can pierce his shell.
 * Life Energy: They are the world's life energy, especially Yamatohime. She creates the sun, for crying out loud.
 * King in the Mountain: Literally in two cases, and one where he kind of is the mountain.
 * Making a Splash: Genbu.
 * Our Dragons Are Different: Seiryuu. Very different.
 * Panthera Awesome: Byakko.
 * Pet the Dog: All four eventually come to Kurohime's aid, sometimes even before they realize what she's up to.
 * Genbu actually doubles his moment by also helping out for the sake of Asura.
 * The Phoenix: Yamatohime.
 * Playing with Fire: See above.
 * Power Gives You Wings: Seiryuu
 * Sealed Good in a Can
 * Secret Test of Character: Kurohime manages to impress all of them.
 * This Is a Drill: When Kurohime manifests Byakko in Senryuu, she shoots drill bullets.
 * Turtle Island: Genbu.
 * This Is a Drill: When Kurohime manifests Byakko in Senryuu, she shoots drill bullets.
 * Turtle Island: Genbu.
 * Turtle Island: Genbu.