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{{quote|Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden'' (NES)}}

 

One of the head honchos at the CIA's Secret Auxiliary Unit and Irene Lew's immediate boss, A. Foster is a corrupt CIA agent obsessed with power, demonic power in particular. He attempts to coerce Ryu Hayabusa to fetch the Demon Statues for him in the first NES game. Foster shows his manipulative, ungrateful side when he orders Irene to assassinate Ryu and bring the statues back to him; not getting what he wants and with Ryu still alive, Foster shows up again in the third NES game (second chronologically) ''The Ancient Ship of Doom'', plotting his "Biohazard" plan. His goal is to create a race of super-beings, and is indirectly responsible for Irene's temporary death, which sets Ryu in full force against him. {{spoiler|Unfortunately for Foster, H.P. Clancy double-crosses him at the last moment and he's killed in the end}}.

 

* [[Big Bad]]: Of ''The Anicent Ship of Doom'' {{spoiler|at first}}.

* [[CIA Evil, FBI Good]]

 

 

{{quote|Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos''}}

 

The main antagonist of the second NES game ''The Dark Sword of Chaos'' and a warlord, Ashtar is the self-proclaimed "Emperor of Darkness". Said to be both a skilled warrior and a powerful sorcerer, Ashtar is well over six feet tall, and dressed in bulky body armor. With a cape is draped over his shoulders, his face is concealed by his helmet which has three spiky horns protruding from the top and both sides of the head. His mask appears to depict himself crying tears of blood. In parallel with Ryu's Dragon Sword, Ashtar wields the Demon Sword, a blade forged from the bones of a demon.

 

* [[Big Bad]]: Of ''The Dark Sword of Chaos'' {{spoiler|at first}}.

* [[Disc One Final Boss]]

* [[Tin Tyrant]]: He goes around decked in full battle armor.

 

{{quote|Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom''}}

 

Foster's accomplice in ''The Ancient Ship of Doom'', H.P. Clancy helped trigger many of the events during the game. Clancy built the Castle Rock Fortress over the ruins of Jaquio's fallen temple, as he and Foster found a continuous supply of life energy within the ruins; Jaquio's downfall left traces of evil surrounding the site, thus the fortress was built to harvest the energy as a power source, and used it on humans for experiments. {{spoiler|Clancy later backstabs Foster, pushing Ryu into killing his partner, then merges with the warship expressing his hatred towards humanity, and their warlike tendencies}}.

 

* [[Cores and Turrets Boss]]: Clancy's second form.

* [[The Dragon]]: To Foster.

* [[We Can Rule Together]]: Attempts to goad Ryu to do this when he confronts Clancy.

 

{{quote|Voiced by: Amanda Troop (EN - ''Dead or Alive Dimensions''), [[Yumi Touma]] (JP - [[Original Video Animation]], ''Dead or Alive Dimensions'')

Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden'' (NES)}}

 

Heroine of the NES trilogy and Ryu's primary [[Love Interest]] for the whole series, Irene Lew is an agent of the CIA's Secret Auxiliary Unit, working under the codenames "Sea Swallow" {{spoiler|and "Sonia"}}. Despite her status as an agent, Irene is more of a support for Ryu as she often finds herself captured and winds up being rescued by the Dragon Ninja. When she disregards Foster's orders to kill Ryu after defeating Jaquio, Irene starts to devote her life to Ryu. Sometime after the OVA, she marries Ryu and settles for running an antique shop, while aiding him from time to time during the ''Dead or Alive'' tournaments.

 

* [[Action Girl]]: In the NES trilogy.

* [[Action Girlfriend]]: Irene and Ryu were already an item in ''The Ancient Ship of Doom'', and she has her moments in it.

* [[Ten-Minute Retirement]]: The OVA shows Irene cutting all ties with the CIA. ''Dead or Alive: Dimensions'', however, shows she still has at least some contact with the agency.

 

{{quote|Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden'' (NES)}}

 

Main antagonist of the first NES game, the sorcerer Guardia de Mieux dubbed himself "[[Woolseyism|Jaquio]]" (''[[Spell My Name with an "S"|supposed]]'' [[Spell My Name with an "S"|to be]] "Jaki-Oh", as in "Devil King"). While supposedly human, Jaquio appears as a bizarre, uncanny magician with purple skin dressed in a red torn tunic with a hexagram embroidered on the front and a purple skeleton of a demon wrapped in his body like an armor. Jaquio as Chief of the Chaos Tribe, and he plans to steal the Demon Statue and break the seal on the Dark God, plunging the world into darkness.

 

* [[Amazing Technicolor Population]]: ''Purple skin''.

* {{spoiler|[[Back from the Dead]]}}: {{spoiler|Does this in ''The Dark Sword of Chaos''}}.

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: s it "Jaquio", "Jakio" or "Jakyo"? Who knows?

 

{{quote|Voiced by: [[Norio Wakamoto]] (JP), [[Keone Young]] (EN)

Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden'' (NES)}}

 

Known as Jô/Joe in Japan and "Ken" in North America for the NES series, he is Ryu's father, current leader of the Dragon Ninja Clan, and previous wielder of the Dragon Sword. Much like his son, Joe is a Master Ninja and in contrast to Ryu who trains for discipline and tradition, Joe seeks to surpass his limits. His preferred ninja attire of choice is a white shinobi shozoku (ninja uniform), although he's adorned with some armor around his body.

Joe returns in ''Ninja Gaiden 3''.

 

* {{spoiler|[[Back for the Dead]]}}: {{spoiler|Returns in the end of the first NES game, only to [[Died in Your Arms Tonight|die in his son's arms]]}}.

* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: {{spoiler|Done to him by Jaquio in the first NES game}}.

 

 

{{quote|Voiced by: [[Norio Wakamoto]] (OVA), Zach Hanks (EN - ''Ninja Gaiden 3''), [[Bin Shimada]] (JP - ''Ninja Gaiden 3'')

Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos''}}

 

Also known as "Jungle Rat" Robert, he's a United States Army Special Forces operative who aids Ryu throughout ''The Dark Sword of Chaos'', constantly revealing information about Ashtar. Although no different than a modern day commando, Robert proves himself useful to the Dragon Ninja, including being a reliable informer, following Ryu closely to the Tower of Lahja and surrounding the area with US Army forces to distracts Ashtar from finishing off Ryu. He proceeds to enter the Chaos World for the final battle, but Robert only goes as far against Ashtar, {{spoiler|leaving Jaquio for Ryu}}. While it seems he dies keeping the demons from reaching Ryu, the OVA reveals he survived, having quit the army and running a private eye agency to keep track of Ryu, but offering him any assistance the ninja might need in the future.

 

* [[Armor-Piercing Slap]]: Robert, a highly trained soldier, after completely raiding a building full of mutants with just his friend Jeff and later all by himself, gets slapped by Katherine shortly after he lives through it.

* [[Badass]]: Robert proved himself in ''The Dark Sword of Chaos'' from start to finish, aiding Ryu on equal grounds, planning good barricades with the US Army, holding off fiends by himself.

* [[Wacky Marriage Proposal]]: After killing dozens of mutants in a closed site with Jeff, adding a high chance of getting himself killed, when Robert lives through it, he proposes to Katherine seconds after in the OVA.

 

{{quote|Voiced by: [[Hideyuki Hori]] (JP), Justin Gross (EN - ''Ninja Gaiden''), Josh Keaton (EN - ''Ninja Gaiden II''), [[Troy Baker]] (EN - ''Dead Or Alive Dimensions'', ''Ninja Gaiden 3''), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (JP - OVA)

Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden'' ([[Video Games|Arcade]])}}

 

Protagonist of the series and heir to the Dragon Ninja Clan, Ryu Hayabusa is the eponymous example of a modern day ninja. His black falcon outfit's sleek design is reminiscent to that of the modern special ops agent; still, his tabi boots, ninja head piece, mask, scarf and shin/forearm guards are representative of the ancient ninja warrior. In great contrast to his deadly appearance, beneath the mask lies a handsome man capable of gentle expressions even, while still in his early 20's, Ryu's personality is that of a wise, composed man far older than himself. With this level of maturity, Ryu is perfectly able to act gentle and caring towards his relatives and friends, and very cold and deadly towards his enemies without hatred.

 

* [[Animal Motifs]]: The Falcon, specifically the Peregrine Falcon.

** [[Meaningful Name]]: "Hayabusa" is the Japanese name for the bird.

* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]: In his early 20's, yet his temperament and wisdom are more of a man ''three times'' his age.

 

 

{{quote|Voiced by: [[Wakana Yamazaki]] (JP), [[Janice Kawaye]] (EN)

Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden'' (Xbox)}}

 

An immigrant from ''Dead or Alive'', Ayane made her way into ''Ninja Gaiden'' in the Xbox [[Revival]] of the series. She is from the Hajin Mon sect of the Mugen Tenshin Ninja Clan, which is apparently on good terms and has ties with the Dragon Ninja Clan. Ayane is the primary choice for the Mugen Tenshin when they need assistance from the Dragon Clan as she has built a mutual friendship with Joe and Ryu Hayabusa. Even though he's leagues above her in rank, Ayane aids him on his missions, either by informing and helping from the sidelines or outright fighting alongside him.

 

* [[Action Girl]]: Got her chance to shine in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2''.

* [[Animal Motifs]]: Butterflies, from her choice of clothes, to their color and her inconic sash.

* [[Younger Than They Look]]: Mind you, Ayane doesn't look her age even in her home series (she's 16 in ''Dead or Alive''). In ''Ninja Gaiden'', she's 14 years old, then a year older in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2''.

 

{{quote|Voiced by: [[Koji Totani]] (JP), Charles Dennis (EN)

Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden'' (Xbox)}}

 

One of the Three Greater Fiends of the Holy Vigoorian Empire, Doku is a fiend incased in a heavy, dark suit of armor, closely resembling an ancient [[Samurai]]. He singlehandly destroyed the Hayabusa Village, killing many of the Dragon Clan Ninjas and stole the Dark Dragon Blade. Doku's goal is to aid his master, the Dark God Vigoor, into converting capable people into fiends and conquering the world. Doku is Ryu's motivation to invade Vigoor, as he also killed his childhood friend Kureha. Although Ryu manages to find and defeat him, Doku's last resort is an attempt to transform the ninja into a fiend, but the transformation is only partial as Doku's disembodied spirit fades away.

Doku returns in ''Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword'' as a malevolent spirit haunting the ruins of Tairon.

 

* [[Back from the Dead]]: Although Ryu destroys his initial body, Doku returns in a spirit form for a final showdown. How he manages to show up in ''Dragon Sword'' isn't answered.

* [[BFS]]: Kitetsu.

* [[Taking You with Me]]: In his final moments, Doku curses Ryu in an attempt to convert him into a fiend and serve Vigoor.

 

{{quote|Voiced by: [[Hiromi Tsuru]] (JP), [[Grey DeLisle]] (EN)

Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden II'' ([[Xbox 360]]) }}

 

The Ruler of Crimson Blood and Queen of the Greater Fiends, Elizébet is the most active villain during ''Ninja Gaiden II'' for Xbox 360, also one of Vazdah's Four Deadly Greater Fiend Lords, and the blood priestess of the Fiend cult, the Order of the Necromantale. Elizébet was tasked with retrieving an important ancient artifact from the ancestral Hayabusa Village. For this, she aproached the Black Spider Ninja Clan to help her with the task. In return, Genshin and his followers were rewarded with fiend powers to overthrow the Dragon Ninja Clan. Later, Elizébet manages to trigger Ryu's anger by capturing Sonia and spitting on Genshin's pride after she resurrects him as a complete fiend. Out of all Greater Fiends, she is likely to be the one who really earned Ryu's hatred by corrupting the Black Spider Ninja Clan.

 

* [[Aristocrats Are Evil]]: One of few Greater Fiends who are actually said to be a noble, and of course, Elizébet is one of the most evil among them.

* [[Beauty Is Never Tarnished]]: Her form as a Greater Fiend is nowhere as demonic looking as the other three Vazdah's Deadly Greater Fiend Lords.

* [[Stripperiffic]]: In human form, only her torso looks like this, as a Greater Fiend she fits better.

 

{{quote|Voiced by: [[Hisao Egawa]] (JP), [[Robin Atkin Downes]] (EN)

Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden'' (Xbox)}}

 

The man delivering orders to the Vigoorian forces in the first Xbox game, Gamov is a bespectacled, green hat and coat wearing spy, who constantly trails Ryu through the Holy Vigoor Empire, proving himself very agile and quick in the trigger while facing Rachel, he was supposedly working together with Doku for the Dark God Vigoor, in reality Gamov really served the Dark Disciple as he managed to bring the Dark Dragon Blade to his master, but he was killed by the Dark Disciple as soon as the sword was in his hands; the sequel for the Xbox 360 gives more background on Gamov, especially justifying why he was so agile back then, he was Genshin's younger brother and part of the Black Spider Ninja Clan.

 

* [[All There in the Manual]]: That Gamov came from the Black Spider Ninja Clan and was Genshin's younger brother is not mentioned in the main story. You have to find Genshin's diary and read the entry about his dead young brother.

* [[Badass in a Nice Suit]]: Gamov certainly doesn't look like he came from a Ninja Clan, the way he dresses and all.

* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: Gamov got offed as soon as he gave the Dark Dragon Blade to Murai.

 

{{quote|Voiced by: Ryuzaburo Otomo (JP), Neil Kaplan (EN)

Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden II'' (Xbox 360)}}

 

The Ninja Overlord, Master Ninja of the Black Spider Ninja Clan and later one of the Five Greater Fiends of Vazdah in the Xbox 360 game, Genshin is the best and most ruthless ninja the Spider Clan has ever created, with eternal lust for power and hatred towards the Dragon Ninja Clan, he didn't think twice when Elizébet offered him more power for his clan and an excuse to annihilate the whole dragon lineage and its followers. Genshin successfuly destroyed great part of the Dragon Ninjas' village up to fighting against Joe Hayabusa, and managed to steal the Demon Statue for Elizébet; Ryu fights against Genshin four times during the story, in the third he kills him, the fourth Genshin is resurrected by Elizébet as a Greater Fiend, but Ryu once again prevails and finished Genshin off once for all, also despite Genshin's hatred for Ryu's clan it seems both of them developed a less harmful rivalry during their fights, it is clear that when Genshin died most of his hatred was gone as well, Ryu was really infuriated when Elizébet spit on Genshin's pride.

 

* [[Above Good and Evil]]: Joe Hayabusa acuses Genshin's clan to be corrupted by evil, but Genshin remarks that the ninja way knows neither good nor evil.

* [[Animal Motifs]]: The spider, given what his clan's named after; even his armor sports this theme more so than the clan [[Mooks]].

* [[Take Up My Sword]]: In his last breath Genshin passes the Blade of the Archfiend to Ryu, he uses it along with the True Dragon Sword in ''Ninja Gaiden II''.

 

{{quote|Voiced by: Jun Shikano (JP)

Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden'' (Xbox)}}

 

The Dragon Shrine Maiden of the Dragon Ninja Clan, sworn to protect the Eye of the Dragon, Momiji's older sister and Ryu's childhood friend, Kureha is part of the Dragon Lineage was destined to play part in keeping the clan's tradition, being inseperable from Ryu since childhood she also wanted to be of importance, while he grew up to be a Master Ninja, she grew up to be a Shrine Maiden. Then as guardian of the Dragon Lineage Shrine, she was charged with the protection of the Eye of the Dragon, Kureha fufilled her task to death as Doku killed her in an attempt to steal the Eye of the Dragon; it was for her that Ryu went on a quest for vengeance towards Doku. Kureha briefly returns as an spirit in the sequel for the DS, aiding Ryu and Momiji against the Dark Dragon.

 

* [[Childhood Friends]]: With Ryu Hayabusa.

* [[Death by Origin Story]]: Kureha's early death in the game triggers Ryu to a long and vengeful mission.

* [[We Hardly Knew Ye]]: Isn't it sad, Kureha?

 

{{quote|Voiced by: [[Yukitoshi Hori]] (JP), [[Fred Tatasciore]] (EN - ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2'')

Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden'' (Xbox)}}

 

Ruler of Hell and one of the Five Greater Fiend Lords of Vigoor in the first Xbox and returning for the PS3 [[Updated Rerelease|sequel]], Marbus is the Greater Fiend who guards the Holy Vigoor Emperor, the mastermind behind the theft of the Dark Dragon Blade; in contrast to other Greater Fiends, Marbus has legions of lesser fiends as his direct followers, often leaving the dirty work for them only acting himself when he sees fit or worthy, Ryu happened to be one these worthy as Marbus was forced to take him on directly, the result was the Greater Fiend losing and targeting Ryu for his personal revenge in the future. Marbus returns in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2'' looking for Ryu to exact his revenge upon him, he finds Rachel instead and is defeated once again.

 

* [[Art Evolution]]: Marbus' design changed quite a bit when he came back in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2''.

* [[Ascended Extra]]: Marbus in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2'' as a boss character, with a more demonic-looking appearance and motivations stemming from revenge.

* [[Slouch of Villainy]]: Marbus does a good impression while he waits for Ryu to face off against his minions in the first game.

 

{{quote|Voiced by: Yuki Mizoguchi (JP), [[Kate Higgins]] (EN)

Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword'' (Nintendo DS)}}

 

The last Dragon Shrine Maiden, Kureha's younger sister and Ryu's apprentice, Momiji eventually replaces her sister's place as a distinguished Dragon Lineage shrine maiden. During Doku's invasion, she was undergoing her ninja training in another village, thus Momoji was spared of the same fate as her sister. Hearing about Kureha's death, Momiji felt powerless and made a vow to become much stronger in her sister's name and taking on the task of protecting the clan's treasure, the Eye of the Dragon. With Momiji's new resolve, Ryu takes her under his direct tutoring, making Momiji his official apprentice. In the clash in the DS game, Momiji is captured by Nicchae, is up to Ryu to rescue her. After the Dark Dragon's defeat, Momiji goes back to her training under Ryu's guidance. Momiji is seen again in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2'' where she definitely became stronger and more than capable of fighting on her own.

 

* [[Action Girl]]: Gets to be one for a bit in Way of The Kunoichi mode for ''Dragon Sword'', and becomes a full-fledged one in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2''.

* [[The Archer]]: Like other popular portrayals of shrine maidens, Momiji's main projectile weapon is a bow and arrow, not shurikens despite of being only a [[Ninja]] originaly.

* [[Throw the Dog a Bone]]: After some dead older sister and self-depreciation, Momiji gets to impress the clan's Master Ninja to train her personally due to her determination in getting stronger for Kureha and to protect their sacred treasure: the results are shown in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2'' and beyond.

 

{{quote|Voiced by: [[Banjo Ginga]] (JP), Neil Ross (EN)

Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden'' (Xbox)}}

 

The leader of the Shadow Clan Ninja and Ryu's maternal uncle, Murai is a former member of the Dragon Ninja Clan who went rogue and formed his own Ninja Clan. While prefering to stay away from the Dragon Clan's affairs, Murai still wanted to keep a good relationship with his former clan, thus aiding his nephew by opening the Shadow Clan fortress for Ryu's training routine. Murai is open about his extreme philosophy of the ever increasing need for power a true ninja must possess no matter the costs, so he tries to push some of it to his nephew Ryu by trying to make him accept the Dark Dragon Blade, still Ryu declines. As the Dark Disciple, Murai reveals to be behind every ploy to steal the Dark Dragon Blade, his madness for power only went that far as Ryu in the end killed his uncle.

 

* [[BFS]]: The Dark Dragon Blade.

* [[Big Bad]]: Of the first Xbox game as the Dark Disciple.

* [[Ninja]]: Of Shadow Clan Ninja's leader status.

 

{{quote|Voiced by: [[Takeshi Aono]] (JP), [[Michael Bell]] (EN)

Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden'' (Xbox)}}

 

The legendary weaponsmith and shop owner who aids Ryu on his journeys, Muramasa is a mysterious merchant who seems to have traveled across the entire Earth, with a swath of knowledge regarding antiques, relics and weapons alike. Despite his frail, old appearance, Muramasa seems to know a few tricks regarding the sword, as demonstrated in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2''.

 

* [[Adam Smith Hates Your Guts]]:

** The price of weapon upgrades increases with weapon levels, so thousands of yellow essence will be spent upgrading them. In particular, the Wooden Sword will make some players focus solely on it, leaving other weapons behind in reaching their maximum.

* [[Walking the Earth]]: Prior to the games, it is said that Muramasa personally erected all of his statues Ryu finds in his journey, including ones in ''the Underworld''.

 

{{quote|Voiced by: [[Michie Tomizawa]] (JP), [[Tara Strong]] (EN)

Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden'' (Xbox)}}

 

The main girl for ''Ninja Gaiden'' (Xbox) and fiend hunter from the Holy Vigoor Empire, Rachel is somewhat a tragic heroine. She and her sister Alma were afflicted with a blood curse that turns humans into fiends. By the events of the game, Alma has already succunbed into a complete fiend. Rachel still maintains her human form and becomes a fiend hunter; believing that her sister has no more chance to revert back, Rachel sets on a journey to put Alma out of her misery. Rachel gets caught up in Doku's plot to bait Ryu, as the Greater Fiend also has Alma under his control. Rachel pursued him only to get captured herself; Ryu manages to rescue Rachel, and in return, she saves him in time for the final bout against the Dark Disciple. In the end, Rachel seems to have become quite enamored with Ryu, but he doesn't reciprocate. She's seen again in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2'' during a fiend hunt, and is looking foward to reuniting with Ryu again.

 

* [[Action Girl]]: While playable in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma'', and becomes a full-fledged one in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2''.

* [[Animal Motifs]]: Snakes: her health bar in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma'' is shaped like one, and her sorcery in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2'' is called "Ouruborus", the thematic symbol of a snake eating its own tail.

* [[Waif Fu]]: Rachel is very strong despite her slender figure due to her cursed Fiend blood, yet she can best enemies many times her size and obviously more muscular than her.

 

{{quote|Voiced by: Mariko Suzuki (JP), [[Kari Wahlgren]] (EN - ''Ninja Gaiden II''), Amanda Troop (EN - ''Dead or Alive''), [[Yumi Touma]] (JP - OVA)

Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden II'' (Xbox 360) as Sonia}}

 

A CIA agent tasked with to prevent Archfiend Vazdah from returning, Sonia heads to Tokyo to seek Ryu Hayabusa's help. Unlike Irene from the NES trilogy, Sonia is not so harmless, proving herself dependable and gutsy when Fiends aren't involved; throughout ''Ninja Gaiden II'', she provides the Dragon Ninja with support and transportation to where the Demon Statue might be located.

 

* [[Action Girl]]: She can prove herself when Fiends are not involved.

* [[Action Girlfriend]]: Teaming up with Ryu with her bazooka, she's really Irene Lew under an alias, so it's official.

* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: Sonia's role in the Xbox series is so similar to Irene Lew's in the NES series, that later in ''Dead or Alive'', they just had to confirm they are the same person.

 

{{quote|Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden'' (Xbox)}}

 

Known to the Holy Vigoor Empire as the Holy Vigoor Emperor, this is his human form to his god form, the original "Evil Deity" who spawned the Fiends. To the commoners of the Holy Vigoor Empire, Vigoor is worshiped as a "Supreme Holy Deity", leader of their "Holy Vigoorian Order" and the absolute authority in their lives. After his defeat, a plan is set into motion in ''Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword'' to ressurect him by the ancient Fiends Ishtaros and Nicchea using the Dark Dragonstones to do so.

 

* [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]]: The first fight against his angelic form.

* [[Back for the Dead]]: Comes back in ''Dragon Sword'', only to die shortly after.

 

 

 

{{quote|Voiced by: [[Stephanie Sheh]] (EN), Yumi Sudo (JP)}}

 

Mizuki's daughter. She is a bit affraid of Ryu at first, but quickly gets a liking to him.

 

* {{spoiler|[[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]]: That monster you slay at the beginning of the game? Yeah, it's her}}.

* [[Cute Mute]]: She uses some kind of tactile tablet to communicate most of the time.

* {{spoiler|[[You Killed My Father]]}}: "MURDEREEEEER!!!"

 

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Mizuki's Brother-in-law. She jokingly describes him as a [[Mad Scientist]] since he conceives strange advanced weapons such as Ryu's [[It Runs on Nonsensoleum|target-locking bow]]. {{spoiler|Turns out, he ''really'' is a [[Mad Scientist]], responsible for bringing his brother Theodore back to life as the Regent of the Mask and turning Canna into what he calls a "Goddess"}}.

 

* {{spoiler|[[Adam and Eve Plot]]}}: What he wants to do with {{spoiler|[[Squick|Canna]]}} of all people.

* {{spoiler|[[Evil All Along]]}}

 

 

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A member of the Japanese ministry of defense, who meets Ryu at the beginning of the game, saying to him: "we don't need your help, you need ours", before showing him the message of the terrorists who took over London.

 

{{quote|Voiced by: Jamie Alcroft (EN), Kōji Yada (JP)}}

 

The big cheese of the Lords of Alchemy multinational, which makes all sorts of things, from toys to war weapons.

 

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: If his (long) speech before you finish him is anything to go by.

 

{{quote|Voiced by: Nicola Clarke (EN), [[Masumi Asano]] (JP)}}

 

The chief scientist of LOA's gene labs.

 

* [[Blondes Are Evil]]

* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: [http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Ninja-Gaiden-3/Lovelace/ She looks a suspicious lot] like her English voice actress.

* [[Techno Babble]]: She tries very hard to make her explanation of the Virtual Simulator sound meaningful.

 

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A member of the Japanese Air Defense Force, assisting Ryu throughout the third game.

 

* [[Alliterative Name]]

* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: She's said to be half-English, half-Japanese.

 

 

{{quote|Voiced by: James Brinkley (EN), [[Kenyuu Horiuchi|Ken'yuu Horiuchi]] (JP)}}

 

The [[Big Bad]] of ''Ninja Gaiden 3'' {{spoiler|or so it seems at first}}. The game begins with him taking hostages in the middle of London with his terrorist group and assassinating the British Prime Minister. After fighting Ryu, he places a curse on his right arm, forcing the Dragon Ninja to endure the pain of all the people he killed. {{spoiler|He is also Canna's father and Cliff's brother, brought [[Back from the Dead]], brainwashed and used by LOA. He comes back to his senses and helps Ryu at the end of the game}}.

 

* [[Alchemy Is Magic]]: The form of magic the Regent uses is less alchemic than it is conjuring curses and spells through incantations.

* {{spoiler|[[Back from the Dead]]: Cliff resurrected Theodore, but placed a [[Mask of Power]], rendering him [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] to serve the Lords of Alchemy}}.

* [["Wake-Up Call" Boss]]: He's not as unforgiving as Murai since your lifebar is maxed-out from the beginning in ''Ninja Gaiden 3'', but he's clearly the first enemy of the game that will pose you a challenge. In harder difficulties, he becomes [[That One Boss]].