Ninja Gaiden/Characters: Difference between revisions

* [[Ascended Extra]]: Marbus in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2'' comes back withas a ''suddenboss character'', hewith isa nowmore fulldemonic-looking of hatred against Ryu, full of linesappearance and moremotivations demoniacstemming thanfrom everrevenge.

** [[Dragon with an Agenda]]: That said, Marbus doesn't seem very concerned about his master being dead, when he comes back in ''Sigma II'' In fact, Marbushe's isless concerned about his realm and more about his realm and himself being defeated by Ryu.

* [[Flat Character]]: For someone who is said to be behind everything Doku's didsuperior, Marbus got muchhas less exposition. than his subordinateIronically, ironically he gets more expositionof it in his small role for ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma II2''.

* [[Flunky Boss]]: The only boss to be that way in Normal in the first game. He actually uses minor ''bosses'' as flunkies. And in higher difficulties, he hides behind Nicchae and Ishtaros... who are actually harder than he is.

* [[It's All About Me]]: Marbus in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma II2'' seemed more upset about Ryu defeating him than killing his supposed master Dark God Vigoor.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: MarbusNamed after the same-named as Marbas the "President of Hell" from ''[[The Divine Comedy]]'''s |Dante's Inferno]]'', where hewho rules over 36 legions of demons, just likeas Marbus who has control overcontrols many fiendsFiends for himself.

* [[Not Quite Dead]]: As seen in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma II2'', Ryu didn't kill Marbus in the first game, he just left him scarred and with one horn less.

* [[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 ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma II2''.

Debuting in: ''Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword'' (NDS)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,. duringDuring Doku's invasion, she was undergoing her ninja training in another village, thus Momoji was spared of the same fate as her sister;. hearingHearing 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,. afterAfter the Dark Dragon's defeat, Momiji goes back to her training under Ryu's guidance. Momiji is seen again in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma II2'' 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 II2''.

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

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: Momiji's naginata<ref>aA japaneseJapanese spear, initially one of the few weapons that women would be allowed to use in Japan.</ref> in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma II2'', another weapon common for popular portrayals of shrine maidens.

* [[Last of His Kind|Last of Her Kind]]: After Kureha's death, Momiji is the only person worthy of guarding the Eye of Thethe Dragon, muchgiven like her sister Kureha, Momijishe too is descendsdescended from the Dragon Lineage.

* [[MacGuffin Guardian]]: In the normal sense same as Kureha, Momiji is not only a [[Ninja]], but a shrine maiden tasked with protecting the Dragon Clan's treasure Eye of the Dragon.

* [[My Greatest Failure]]: Momiji blames herself for Kureha's death to some extent, as she was taking her Ninja trainingwasn't in anotherthe villageHayabusa atVillage the time whilewhen Doku wreckedwas therazing Hayabusait Villageto and killed herthe sisterground.

* [[Ninja]]: Originally she was only this, a [[Ninja]] (or rather Kunoichi) in training,. thenThen Kureha dies, and Momiji had no other choice but to replace her sister due their Dragon Lineage.

* [[Throw the Dog a Bone]]: After some dead older sister and self-depreciating heroine arroydepreciation, Momiji gets to impress the clan's Master Ninja Ryu himself to train her personally due to her determination in getting stronger for Kureha and to protect thetheir clan'ssacred children,treasure: the results are shown in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma II2'' whereand Momiji definitely has gotten a lot strongerbeyond.

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,. whileWhile 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.

* [[Evil Uncle]]: Of Ryu Hayabusa, mother side. Murai watched in the sidelines as his nephew struggled to save the Hayabusa Village and recover the Dark Dragon Blade; in the end, Murai was behind everything.

* [[Fighting with Chucks]]: Murai's skills with the nunchakus are to be praised, whensince Ryu's hasuse themof histhe usageweapon doesn'tis compareincomparable to thathis of Murai'suncle, both in power ''and'' speed.

* [[Large and In Charge]]: From the verywhat little weplayers get to see aboutof the Shadow ClanMurai, Muraihe seems to beappears the tallest and most muscular out of the bunch; naturally, andhe of''is'' coursein hecharge isof thehis own leaderclan.

* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: FastFaster and more powerful asthan the firstShadow boss,Ninja slower[[Mooks]]; asthough the lastslower, buthe's still quite capable of some nasty rush downsrushdowns.

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

The legendary weapon smithweaponsmith and shop owner who aids Ryu on his journeys, Muramasa is a fairly mysterious merchant who seems to have traveled across the entire earthEarth, hewith knowsa everythingswath thereof isknowledge toregarding know aboutantiques, relics and antiquesweapons alike;. Muramasa's known feats are him personally erecting all the statues sculpted inDespite his image that Ryu comes across much of the timefrail, hisold vast knowledge of antiques and his past as a very skilled swordmaster; concerning his skills with a swordappearance, Muramasa seems to still know a few tricks despiteregarding histhe advanced agesword, as seendemonstrated in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma II2''.

* [[Adam Smith Hates Your Guts]]:* The price of weapon upgrades increases with theweapon levels, so thousands of yellow essence will be spent upgrading weaponsthem. withIn manyparticular, levels;the Wooden Sword in particular will make some players focus solely on it and, leaving other weapons behind toin reachreaching thetheir maximum level.

** Inverted in ''Ninja Gaiden 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 ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma II2'' and backstabs him with a mantis sword.

* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Muramasa still does some impressive things even in his advanced age, he stilland shows some skillsskill with swords and can take care of himself pretty well as Ninjas who try to wreck his shop don't succeed in killinga himsword.

* [[Mr. Exposition]]: In his introduction, scenes Muramasa lets out directions about a place Ryu needs to go or about the situation the [[Ninja]] currently finds himself in.

* [[Non Dubbed Grunts]]: Most of Muramasa's average grunts for an elder aren't dubbed,: they're straight from the Japanese track, unlike other characters who got their grunts dubbed.

* [[Not So Harmless]]: As seen in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma II2'' against a hidden [[Ninja]], Muramasa still has some tricks up his sleeve.

* [[Too Long; Didn't Dub]]: Muramasa's greetings aren't dubbed in ''Ninja Gaiden II'' and ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma II2'', hebut says ''"Irasshai''!" instead of ''"Welcome''!" to Ryu when his shop is accessed, which isn't even long anyway.

* [[Walking the Earth]]: Prior to the games, it is said that Muramasa personally erected all of his statues that Ryu eventually finds in his journey, everyincluding singleones onein of''the themUnderworld''.

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 II2'' during a fiend hunt, Racheland is looking foward to reunitereuniting with Ryu again.

* [[Action Girl]]: While playable in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma'', and becomes a full-fledged one in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma II2''.

* [[Animal Motifs]]: The Snake,Snakes: her health bar in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma'' is shaped like a snakeone, and her sorcery in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma II2'' is called "Ouruborus", the thematic symbol of a snake eating herits own tail.

* [[Boobs of Steel]]: Rachel's physical strength is proportional to her voluptuous bust. She can even handle heavy weapons better than Ryu at first in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma''.

* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: DroppedDespite being re-included in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2'', Rachel is dropped off the face of earththe Earth in ''Ninja Gaiden 3'',. whileWhile almost ''all characters'' from the series (old trilogy to present generation) gets a nod, Rachel ceaseddoes tonot existget a mention, not even in ''Razor's Edge''.

* [[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, Rachelthis isn't remotely going anywhere with Ryuhim.

* [[Drop the Hammer]]: The War Hammer (which looks like an axe instead) in the first game, and the Inferno Hammer (which looks like a hammer this time around) in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma II2''.

* [[Faux Action Girl]]: In the original Xbox game, Rachel wasn't playable, so in story segments, she falls straight into this.

* [[Gatling Good]]: Rachel sports a Gatling Gun as her projectile weapon in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma II2''.

* [[Hopeless Suitor]]: The Xbox continuity is established as prequels to the NES and then ''Dead or Alive'' continuity,; by then, Ryu is already [[Happily Married]], certainly not with Rachel.

* [[Hot Witch]]: Rachel's super art is called sorcery in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma II2'' after all.

* [[Kill the Ones You Love]]: Rachel has reached this conclusion with her beloved sister Alma, sheand doesn't thinkbelieve there's is otheranother way to save her sister anymore.

* [[Something About a Rose]]: Rachel's sorcery in ''Ninja Gaiden Sigma II2'' is rose-themed and petalls flown around it.

* [[Variable-Length Chain|Variable Length Grappling Hook]]: Seriously, how ''long'' can the rope of her grappling hook get, and how does she manage to reel it back into that tiny arm device? In the [[Collapsing Lair]], she doesn't even seem to be grappled to anything. We don't see the end of the rope, she's just… suspended.

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

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