Lone Wolf and Cub/Characters
The legendary samurai epic by by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima has a blood spilling cast:
Ogami Itto
The former executioner of the Shogun. Was framed by Retsudo of the Yagyu Clan and sentenced to die. Instead, Itto takes his son Daigoro with him on a quest to avenge themselves against the Yagyu.
- Anti-Hero
- Badass
- Best Served Cold
- Career Killers
- Carpet of Virility - Type 1
- Catch Phrase
- Combat Pragmatist - And how!
- Consummate Professional - Itto will frequently ask for the 'why' of the job that he's taking on before deciding to take it though.
- Crusading Widower
- Death Glare
- Determinator
- Family Honor
- Hitman with a Heart
- Ideal Hero - Itto impresses everyone with his nobility, dedication and honourability.
- I Gave My Word
- In Harm's Way - Itto frequently does this even if it doesn't involve pay, because it's the right thing to do.
- One-Man Army - Invoked almost word for word In-Universe. One samurai makes it a point to face his former sensei with nothing less than fully armored, mounted samurai.
- Papa Wolf
- Ronin
- The Stoic
- Walking the Earth - Or more specifically, feudal Japan.
Daigoro
- Badass Adorable - People remark about how cute Daigoro is a lot. He helps his father kill people. Crosses into Killer Rabbit on a few rare occasions.
- Cheerful Child
- Consummate Professional - Daigoro learned from the best, after all.
- Creepy Child - invoked in-universe.
- Cute Shotaro Boy
- Dark and Troubled Past
- Death Glare - why cute lil' Daigoro is frequently described as creepy
- False Innocence Trick
- Family Honor
- I Gave My Word
- In Harm's Way - Follows his father's example.
- Kid Samurai - Daigoro is frequently remarked to be a very good one.
- Morality Pet
- Ronin
- The Woobie
- Wise Beyond Their Years - Daigoro's a very mature little four year old. Itto's a good parent if anyone is to judge by how well behaved and intelligent this four year old is. There's even a storyline that focuses on how different Daigoro is from other children.
Yagyu Retsudo
- Arch Enemy
- Badass Grandpa: Not literally, though. Though he calls Daigoro the grandson of his heart at the end.
- Big Bad
- Big Ol' Eyebrows
- Enemy Mine
- Eyepatch of Power
- I Gave My Word
- Magnificent Bastard
- The Spymaster