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* [[Frame-Up]]: He creates a clone of Ryu and uses it to kill Irene. {{spoiler|She survived the assassination attempt}}.
* [[Sharp-Dressed Man]]
* [[The Unfought]]: Although some speculate he's the boss of the sixth level in ''The Ancient Ship of Doom'' in a mutated form, it's really Ryu's Bio-Noid clone because of the way it refers to Ryu as the original.
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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}}.
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* [[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.
* [[Adaptation Dye Job]]: Originally a brunette in the NES trilogy and OVA, but is a blonde as of ''Dead Or Alive Dimensions''.
* {{spoiler|[[Art Shift]]}}: {{spoiler|The current Irene in ''Dead Or Alive Dimensions'' uses Sonia's design, but the contrast is quite different from her ''Ninja Gaiden II'' appearance. This is due to the limitations in the ''Dead or Alive'' engine, thus Irene had to look like most of the other girls in that game, even though Irene and Sonia should look exactly alike, since they're the same person}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Back
* [[Bare Your Midriff]]: Her appearance in ''Dead or Alive Dimensions'', which is the only daring part of her attire now. {{spoiler|Even when she was "Sonia's [[Hotter and Sexier|shoes]]"}}, Irene remains quite modest.
* [[Chickification]]: Hit her hard in the OVA; in fact, she's not even a [[Faux Action Girl]], but a [[Damsel in Distress]] from start to finish.
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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
* [[Big Bad]]: Of the first NES game.
** {{spoiler|[[Hijacked by Ganon]]}}: {{spoiler|Once Ashtar dies halfway through ''The Dark Sword of Chaos'', Jaquio reclaims his title as the [[Big Bad]]}}.
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: Guardia de Mieux is his real name; Jaquio [[Red Baron|is simply a title]].
* [[One-Winged Angel]]
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{{quote|Voiced by: [[Norio Wakamoto]] (JP), [[Keone Young]] (EN)
Debuting in: Ninja Gaiden (NES) }}
[[File:JoeNinjaGaiden 364.jpg|frame]]
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.
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* [[The Obi-Wan]]
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Phoenitically, it can be either "Jô" or "Joe".
* [[Taking the Bullet]]: Does this for Ryu in the first NES game before he heads to fight Jaquio.
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* [[Cool Shades]]: Never takes them off.
* [[Fire-Forged Friends]]: With Ryu during ''The Dark Sword of Chaos'', later with Jeff in the OVA.
* [[Mysterious Watcher]]: Introduces himself as one, and has other minor moments as well.
* [[One-Man Army]]: Not to the extent of Ryu, but Robert sure knows his way within the Chaos World.
* [[Private Detective]]: After quitting the army
* [[Retired Badass]]: Not for a very long time, but still long enough.
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* [[Animorphism]]: Shown in the first Xbox game's ending, where he leaves by transforming into a falcon.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type III at his worst, but mostly Type II. ''Ninja Gaiden 3'' elaborates more on this.
* [[Back
* [[Badass]]: One the poster boys for ninjas in [[Video Games]].
** [[Badass Abnormal]]: Despite his original belief, Ryu's power does not come entirely from his training.
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* [[BFS]]: Dabilahro, Dark Dragon Blade, Emma Fang and Eclipse Scythe
* [[Bishonen]]: His ''Dragon Sword'' appearance. ''Ninja Gaiden 3'' reveals his whole face, as do alternate costumes in the ''Dead of Alive'' games.
* [[Bow and Sword
* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]: Subverted, as Ryu did train intensively to reach the level of Master Ninja, but the cursed fiend blood in his veins gives him power above other ninjas.
* [[Clear My Name]]: In ''The Ancient Ship of Doom'', he's accused of assassinating Irene.
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* [[Animal Motifs]]: Butterflies, from her choice of clothes, to their color and her inconic sash.
* [[Art Evolution]]: To coincide with her appearance in ''Dead or Alive 5'', Ayane will get this treatment for ''Ninja Gaiden III'' with smaller eyes, more realistic asiatic facial structure and modest measurements; the latter might not be seen as an "evolution", though.
* [[
** [[Curtains Match the Window]]: Purple everywhere! However...
** [[Technicolor Eyes]]: Certain cut-scenes depict them as red with shades of pink rather than purple.
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Doku returns in ''Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword'' as a malevolent spirit haunting the ruins of Tairon.
* [[Back
* [[BFS]]: Kitetsu.
* [[Black Knight]]: Bonus points for Doku as the black armor is his actual body.
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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.
** Which leads to incredible [[Squick]] since her abdomen shows off her internal organs.
* [[Beware My Stinger Tail]]: She will regularly try to stab you with her tail. It's not very difficult to dodge, but you'd better dodge it.
* [[Blood Bath]]: Elizébet sure enjoys her job as the blood priestess of the Fiend cult.
* [[Bloody Murder]]: A very vicious long range attack has her sending multiple blood spears at you, which are not only very damaging but also [[Life Drain|refill her lifebar as they hit you]].
* [[Fan Service]]: The cutscene preceding your first boss battle with her in ''Ninja Gaiden 2''.
* [[Femme Fatale]]: So much that Elizébet is the only Greater Fiend Lord that bothers assuming a human form. She likes to look that poisonous.
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{{quote|Voiced by: [[Hisao Egawa]] (JP), [[Robin Atkin Downes]] (EN)
Debuting in: Ninja Gaiden (Xbox) }}
[[File:GamovNinjaGaiden 3545.jpg|frame]]
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.
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* [[Arch Enemy]]: Of the entire Dragon Lineage.
* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]]: Genshin not only is the Master Ninja for the Black Spider Ninja Clan, but he is so strong, stronger than any other the Spider Clan ever had, with this Genshin just had to be appointed as their leader.
* [[Back
* [[Badass]]: Genshin reeks of badassery, leading the Black Spider Ninja Clan through sheer power and proving his skills are worthy of a Master Ninja.
** [[Badass Abnormal]]: When he comes back as a Vazdah Greater Fiend.
* [[Benevolent Boss]]: While Genshin is credited for being a ruthless and violent Overlord, many Spider Ninjas seems to adore and respect him, many Spider Clan scrolls will note how respectable Genshin is.
* [[BFS]]: Blade of The Archfiend.
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: Marbus the same as Marbas the President of Hell from ''[[The Divine Comedy]]'''s Dante's Inferno, where he rules over 36 legions of demons, just like Marbus who has control over many fiends for himself.
* [[Not Quite Dead]]: As seen in ''Sigma II'', Ryu didn't kill Marbus in the first game, he just left him scarred and with one horn less.
* [[Revenge]]: Against Ryu, Marbus lets more off that it is about his defeat rather than his dead master.
* [[Scars Are Forever]]: While it didn't look like that in the first game, Ryu apparently cut one of Marbus' horns off and left him with a few scars as seen in ''Sigma II''.
* [[Slouch of Villainy]]: Marbus does a good impression while he waits for Ryu to face off against his minions in the first game.
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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 ''Sigma II'' 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'', becomes a full-fledged one in ''Sigma II''.
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* [[Ninja]]: Originally she was only this, a Ninja (or rather Kunoichi) in training, then Kureha dies and Momiji had no other choice but to replace her sister due their Dragon Lineage.
* [[Someone Has to Do It]]: Momiji could not refuse being a shrine maiden even if she wanted to, her distinguished lineage gave the final word.
* [[Throw the Dog a Bone]]: After some dead older sister and self-depreciating heroine arroy, Momiji gets to impress the clan's Master Ninja Ryu himself to train her personally due her determination in getting stronger for Kureha and to protect the clan's children, the results are shown in ''Sigma II'' where Momiji definitely has gotten a lot stronger.
== Murai ==
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The legendary weapon smith and shop owner who aids Ryu on his journeys, Muramasa is a fairly mysterious merchant who seems to have traveled across the entire earth, he knows everything there is to know about relics and antiques alike; Muramasa's known feats are him personally erecting all the statues sculpted in his image that Ryu comes across much of the time, his vast knowledge of antiques and his past as a very skilled swordmaster; concerning his skills with a sword, Muramasa seems to still know a few tricks despite his advanced age as seen in ''Sigma II''.
* [[Adam Smith Hates Your Guts]]: The price of weapon upgrades increases with the levels, so thousands of yellow essence will be spent upgrading weapons with many levels; Wooden Sword in particular will make some players focus solely on it and leaving other weapons behind to reach the maximum level.
** Inverted in ''Sigma 2'' where weapon upgrades are free (but you can only upgrade one weapon at a time) and bringing him crystal skulls gives you a permanent discount. Finding the 30 skulls halves the price of healing items, which is quite helpful in higher difficulties.
* [[Back Stab]]: Muramasa sneaks behind one unsuspecting Ninja in ''Sigma II'' and backstabs him with a mantis sword.
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Muramasa still does some impressive things even in his advanced age, he still shows some skills with swords and can take care of himself pretty well as Ninjas who try to wreck his shop don't succeed in killing him.
* [[The Blacksmith]]: Muramasa personally upgrades all of Ryu's weapons if given enough yellow essence.
** [[Ultimate Blacksmith]]: That said, only Muramasa can handle all these legendary or downright demoniac weapons that Ryu possesses.
* [[Canon Immigrant]]: Muramasa appears in ''Dead or Alive'', the 4th in particular; now owning a small Vegetable Mart, in which Lei-Fang and Hitomi fights over a cabbage.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Muramasa is said to be above 100 years old, and he still is a fairly modern guy, funny even.
* [[Exposition Fairy]]: Muramasa often lets out some plot points that Ryu needs to advance in his journey.
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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 ''Sigma II'' during a fiend hunt, Rachel is looking foward to reunite with Ryu again.
* [[Animal Motifs]]: The Snake, her health bar in ''Sigma'' is shaped like a snake, and her sorcery in ''Sigma II'' is called Ouruborus, the thematic symbol of a snake eating her own tail.
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* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: Dropped off the face of earth in ''Ninja Gaiden 3'', while almost ''all characters'' from the series (old trilogy to present generation) gets a nod, Rachel ceased to exist.
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: After Doku captures her, Rachel spends the rest of the story like this.
* [[Dogged Nice Guy|Dogged Nice Girl]]: In a rare female example, Rachel by the end of the first Xbox game has taken quite a liking to Ryu, but he promptly seems to refuse, and going by the series' continuity Rachel isn't going anywhere with Ryu.
* [[Drop the Hammer]]: War Hammer (which looks like an axe instead) in the first game, Inferno Hammer (which looks like a hammer this time around) in ''Sigma II''.
* [[Faux Action Girl]]: In the original Xbox game Rachel wasn't playable so in story segments she falls straight into this.
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* [[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.
* [[Adaptation Dye Job]]: Sonia's hair color is what sticks for Irene Lew as seen in ''Dead or Alive''.
* [[BFG]]: The bazooka Sonia uses to aid Ryu.
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* [[Physical God]]: Introduced as such, [[Retcon|changed later, as he is not the only one]].
* [[Retcon]]: In the first Xbox game Vigoor is also referred as ''Dark God Vigoor'' aside from his Holy Vigoor Emperor title, implying that he was the ''the'' Archfiend, a [[Physical God]] beyond all archfiends, then comes ''Ninja Gaiden II'' (Xbox 360) and reffers to him as ''Supreme Archfiend Vigoor'', the same rank as Vazdah, changing Vigoor from ''the only'' to one of a ''possible group''.
* [[Satan]]: Only in the first Xbox game and NDS sequel, the Xbox 360 sequel kind of [[Retcon|makes ''a'' devil]].
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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.
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* [[Mad Scientist]]
* {{spoiler|[[Rasputinian Death]]: She is thrown into her own experiment, has her arms cut off several times, is decapitated and finally has her head cut in two vertically. There is a good chance she's dead for good.}}
* [[Techno Babble]]: She tries very hard to make her explanation of the Virtual Simulator sound meaningful.
== Mizuki [[McCloud]] ==
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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
* [[Alchemy Is Magic]]
* {{spoiler|[[Back
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: Part of his attire.
* {{spoiler|[[Big Damn Heroes]]: He saves Ryu and kills [[One-Winged Angel]] Cliff in the last act}}.
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* [[Kick the Dog]]: The first thing we see him do is kill the freaking Prime Minister. The hostages probably didn't all get away alive either. And then there is him {{spoiler|pushing Lovelace into the egg.}}
* [[Large Ham]]/[[Milking the Giant Cow]]: Comes with the territory of going into lengthy esotheric speeches about God, the universe or the end of the world.
* [[Occult Blue Eyes]]
* [[Recurring Boss]]
* [["Wake
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