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Here's a list of characters from Onimusha series.
 
=== '''The Oni Warriors''' ===
 
== Onimusha Warlords ==
 
=== Hidemitsu Samanosuke Akechi ===
[[File:250px-Samanosuke_Akechi1_5579Samanosuke Akechi1 5579.jpg|frame]]
 
The main hero of the ''Onimusha'' series, he's a samurai and Onimusha, a warrior with the powers of the Oni clan. In the first game he need to rescue Princess Yuki from the clutches of the Genma and stop their evil plot of conquest with the help of the Oni Gauntlet. After Fortinbras' defeat, he disappeared, only to return in ''3'', where he attacks Nobunaga at Honnoji but a mysterious time travel is involved and he's projected into Paris, 2004 and must fight his way back to the past. After Nobunaga's defeat, he started a journey to seal away the Oni Gauntlet containing the Genma Lord's Soul. {{spoiler|He appears as Tenkai Nankobo in ''Dawn of Dreams''}}
 
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* [[Badass]]
* [[Blade Onon a Stick]]: His Shippuu naginata, which is also a [[Double Weapon]].
* [[The Chosen One]]: For the Oni clan, as the bearer of the Oni Gauntlet.
* [[Cool Sword]]: Many of them.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: When using [[Light'Em Up|Tenso]] in ''3''.
* [[Elemental Powers]]:
** For the first game, he wields the [[Shock and Awe|Raizan]], [[Playing Withwith Fire|Enryuu]], and the [[Blow You Away|Shippuu]].
** In the third game, he gets the [[Light'Em Up|Tenso]], [[Razor Wind|Kuuga]] and [[Dishing Out Dirt|Chigo]]. All three weapons from the first game are unlockable via the Dark Realms.
* [[Eleventh -Hour Superpower]]: {{spoiler|The Onimusha Sword and the Genma Samonji in ''3''}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Fusion Dance]]: Towards the end of ''Demon Siege'', future!Samanosuke returns to his timeline, and [[Never the Selves Shall Meet|fuses with the dying past!Samanosuke]] in order to become more powerful and defeat Nobunaga once and for all.}}
* [[The Hero]]
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* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: He's based on his voice actor Takeshi Kaneshiro.
* [[Infinity+1 Sword]]: The Bishamon Sword
* [[Older Than They Look]]: He's in his 40s in ''Onimusha 3'', but still looks as though he's in his 20s - this is due to the fact that [[All There in the Manual|his Oni powers prevent him from aging]].
* [[One-Man Army]]: And we're talking about an army of ''demons''.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: When he comforts Henri in ''3'' while they're held captive by Guildenstern.
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=== Kaede ===
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Kaede is a young kunoichi from the Iga Clan. She was sent to kill Samanosuke for an unknown reason, but ends up joining him as a faithful companion and possible love interest. {{spoiler|[[All There in the Manual|It is later revealed that she was killed by the Genma General Gargant and avenged by Samanosuke]]}}.
 
* [[Action Girl]]
* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge Onon Him|Dropped a Bridge on Her]]: Killed offscreen by Gargant sometime between ''Warlords'' and ''Demon Siege''.}}
* [[Fragile Speedster]]
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Forms part of her backstory, as she chose to travel with Samanosuke rather than kill him.
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=== Yumemaru /Keijiro Maeda ===
[[File:100px-OniBuraidenKeijiro1_7046OniBuraidenKeijiro1 7046.png|frame]]
 
A young orphan adopted by princess Yuki who gets kidnapped when he tries to save her. He's met 12 years later in ''Blades'' where he's known as a powerful and kind warrior who fights alongside Kaede and Samanosuke.
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* [[BFS]]: As Keiji, he wields a Nagamaki (a pole weapon with short handle and long blade) with a humongous curved blade.
* [[The Big Guy]]
* [[Bratty Half -Pint]]: He outgrows it.
* [[Expy]]/[[Captain Ersatz]]: He looks very similar to [[Sengoku Basara]]'s Keiji. Considering that both titles are from Capcom....
* [[Gentle Giant]]: Despite looking large and powerful, he's very kind.
* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: He too.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: He was adopted by Yuki.
* [[Took a Level Inin Badass]]: Compare his younger self in ''Warlords'' with Keiji...
 
== Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny ==
 
=== Jubei Sekishusai Yagyu ===
[[File:Yagyu1_5629Yagyu1 5629.jpg|frame]]
 
The main character of the second game and initially referred to as Jubei Yagyu (Jubei is the name given to the strongest youth in the village), he finds out that his village has been destroyed by the wicked Genma Lord Nobunaga. Armed with his newfound Oni powers and with powerful allies on his side, he start a quest to stop the evil Demon King. {{spoiler|He eventually managed to kill Nobunaga, but he can't stop his soul from coming back again later and is eventually forced to go into hiding during ''Demon Siege''.}} He's mentioned in ''Dawn of Dreams'' where its revealed that his true name is Sekishusai.
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* [[Badass]]
** [[Badass Longcoat]]: Very well-decorated.
* [[Blade Onon a Stick]]: When using the Hyoujin Yari lance and the Senpuumaru [[Double Weapon|dual-sword]].
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Drop the Hammer]]: The Dokotsui.
* [[Elemental Powers]]: Like Samanosuke, each of his weapon emits a certain elemental magic: the [[Shock and Awe|Buraitou]], [[An Ice Person|Hyoujin Yari]], [[Blow You Away|Senpuumaru]], [[Dishing Out Dirt|Dokotsui]] and [[Kill It Withwith Fire|Rekka-Ken]].
* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]: He's half-human, half-Oni.
* [[Human Mom, Nonhuman Dad]]: Gender-flipped - his father is human, his mother is an Oni.
* [[Infinity+1 Sword]]: Rekka-Ken, the sword of fire.
* [[Informed Ability]]: His skills as a swordsman are unknown, as he has very few sword-like weapons
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=== Oyu of Odani {{spoiler|/ Oichi Oda}} ===
[[File:Oyu1_9700Oyu1 9700.jpg|frame]]
 
A mysterious swordswoman who sports Western armor and is seen around the Genma hideouts in Gifu Castle whose path crosses with Jubei. {{spoiler|She's actually Oichi, Nobunaga's sister, who's attempting to defend Odani castle from her brother's armies of monsters. She's also in love with Jubei, but nothing really happens between them.}}
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* [[Cool Sword]]
* [[Cutscene Incompetence]]: Despite being capable of kicking asses, she's often seen endangered by [[Smug Snake|Tokichiro]]. As well as during many other non-Tokichiro-related incidents.
* [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]]
* [[Hot Chick Withwith a Sword]]
* [[Hot Mom|Hot Stepmom]]
* {{spoiler|[[It's Personal]]}}
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=== Ekei Ankokuji ===
[[File:Ekei1_1561Ekei1 1561.jpg|frame]]
 
A fat and jolly warrior monk who enjoys liquor and women and food. He's Magoichi's rival and has a past as warlord. He fights the Genma with his trusty Hozoin Spear.
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* [[Big Eater]]: "Good food is one of my weaknesses!"
* [[Big Fun]]: Although he does have a darker side.
* [[Blade Onon a Stick]]: A Hozoin Spear (which is a spear with a cutting edge).
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]
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=== Magoichi Saiga ===
[[File:Saiga1_1106Saiga1 1106.jpg|frame]]
 
The leader of the Saiga Musket Team and a fine marksman, he's a quiet, intelligent warrior who loves to read books.
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* [[BFG]]: His Goraishinki and Flamethrower weapons.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Doomed Hometown]]: Magoichi is trying to avert this.
* [[Genius Bruiser]]
* [[Gun Fu]]
* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]: He nailed a moth to a wooden beam to scare Ekei off.
* [[Kill It Withwith Fire]]: The Flamethrower. Just walk while the enemies in front of you are set ablaze by a stream of hot fiery death.
* [[Old Master]]: To Ohatsu in the fourth game.
* [[Only in It For Thethe Money]]: Averted when Nobunaga turns his sights on Magoichi's home village.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Blue Oni to Ekei.
* [[Rebel Relaxation]]
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=== Kotaro Fuuma ===
[[File:onimushabladewarriors_031104__031104_0091_5547onimushabladewarriors 031104 031104 0091 5547.jpg|frame]]
 
The young leader of the Fuuma Clan serving the Hojo, he's a cheerful shinobi who helps Jubei on his journey. He's really curious about the surrounding world and is distrustful of women.
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* [[Freudian Excuse]]: His dislike of women is due to his belief that his mother abandoned him.
* [[He-Man Woman Hater]]
* {{spoiler|[[Impaled Withwith Extreme Prejudice]]: See below.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}:{{spoiler|If Jubei has a high friendship level with him, Kotaro saves Oyu from Ginghamphatts but gets speared in the back.}}
* [[Ninja]]
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=== Jacques Blanc ===
[[File:300pxjacquesblanc_21_6824300pxjacquesblanc 21 6824.jpg|frame]]
 
An active member of the General Directorate for External Security in Paris and the second main character in 3. When Paris is invaded by the Genma, he fights them, but as Samanosuke arrives, a mysterious "dome" sent him five hundreds years in the past, where he's charged by the Oni Guardians with the task of slaying the Genma and helping Past Samanosuke on his way. Armed with a second Oni Gautlet and the Oni Whip, he fight his way to come back from the past and defeat the Genma.
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* [[Epic Flail]]: His Hyosai mace.
* [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]]: His Elemental Weapons in the game: Enja, Hyosai, and Raisen respectively.
* [[Gun Fu]]: He uses his gun as a sidearm to attack his whip-bound target or nail him with bullets as a coup-de-grace. And it is awesome.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Resident Evil 4|Leon Kennedy]].
* [[Ink Suit Actor]]
* [[It's Personal]]: After {{spoiler|Henri is killed by Ranmaru (he gets better)}}, Jacques beats {{spoiler|Ranmaru}} to death with his bare hands.
* [[Jean Reno]]
* [[Leaning Onon the Fourth Wall]]
* [[No -Holds -Barred Beatdown]]: How he kills {{spoiler|Genma Ranmaru.}}
* [[Papa Wolf]]: And ''how''!
* [[Power Fist]]: The Oni Gauntlet.
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=== Michelle Aubert ===
[[File:141px-Oni3Michelle22_7121Oni3Michelle22 7121.png|frame]]
 
Jacques' girlfriend and a officer of the French Army who aids Samanosuke in his quest.
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=== Heihachiro "Heihachi" Tadakatsu Honda ===
[[File:180px-Tadakatsu_Honda1_2648Tadakatsu Honda1 2648.png|frame]]
 
A vassal of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] who's complied to work alongside with the genma, but has other plans. Wields the Genma Tonbo spear.
 
* {{spoiler|[[Almost -Dead Guy]]}}
* [[Badass]]
* [[Blade Onon a Stick]]: His Genma Tonbo spear.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Arguably, since he wasn't really evil to begin with.
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
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=== Soki/Hideyasu Yuki ===
==== Voiced by: Toshiyuki Kusuda (JP), Jonathan Tyrell (EN). ====
[[File:Soki_880Soki 880.jpg|frame]]
 
The main Hero of ''Dawn of Dreams'', he's a powerful warrior clad in a blue armor that stand against the evil Hideyoshi and burn down the "Cherry Trees" (Actually Genma Trees) which are gathered from all Japan. He'll soon find himself allied with four other characters with great powers and work with them in order to stop the Genma and their plans for [[The End of the World Asas We Know It]].
{{spoiler|He's actually the avatar of the Oni God of Darkness, destinated to slay Fortinbras at the cost of his own life.}} His true name is Hideyasu Yuki, and he's the bastard son of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]].
 
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* [[Leitmotif]]: [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Blue]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg1Y8S8wNfc Oni].
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: As he quickly reminds to Munenori.
{{quote| '''Soki''':" I forgot to tell you: [[Ironic Echo|I'm one enemy you don't wanna make]] ''either''."}}
* [[One-Man Army]]
* [[Pet the Dog]]: His tender moments towards Jubei, Ohatsu and Minokichi.
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* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Color-swapped Red Oni to Tenkai.
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: Against Hideyoshi
* [[Say My Name]]: "'''HIIIIDEYOSHIIIIIIII!!!'''" (cue to [[Single -Stroke Battle]])
* [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]: He witnessed the horrors of the Korean campaign and the use of Genma insects on soldiers to make them unstoppable.
* [[Sticks to Thethe Back]]: Requiem.
* [[That Man Is Dead]]: The main reason why he goes by the name of Soki. More noticeable against Ohatsu
{{quote| '''Ohatsu''':" I'll have to shoot you... [[Say My Name|''Hideyasu Yuki''!!]]<br />
'''Soki''':"... [[Tranquil Fury|I no longer go by that name..]]". }}
* [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works]]: Requiem again.
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=== Jubei Akane Yagyu ===
==== Voiced By: [[Yukana]] (JP), Jenna D.A. Ronzzio (EN) ====
[[File:Akane_Yagyu_3739Akane Yagyu 3739.jpg|frame]]
 
Sekishusai's granddaughter, she's the strongest swords<s>man</s>woman in the Yagyu village. She's looking for her uncle Munenori in order to avenge the villagers he killed when he turned against the Yagyu. She ends up aiding Soki in his quest.
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* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Bratty Half -Pint]]: At the beginning.
* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: Her musical theme is quite nice. Seen in her boss fight. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDhBvzLIThE&feature=related Here.]
* [[Diagonal Cut]]: Often.
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=== Ohatsu ===
==== Voiced By: [[Sanae Kobayashi]] (JP), Nika Futterman (EN) ====
[[File:O_hatsu_9900O hatsu 9900.jpg|frame]]
 
One of Hideyoshi's retainers, is a musket-wielding woman and an old friend (and love interest) of Soki. She first try to persuade Soki into joining the Toyotomi, but eventually she sides with him. {{spoiler|In the finale is shown that she's married another man, but her heart will always be with Soki}}.
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=== Tenkai Nankobo ===
==== Voiced By: [[Hideo Ishikawa]] (JP), Josh Keaton (EN) ====
[[File:Tenkai_Nankobo_2708Tenkai Nankobo 2708.jpg|frame]]
 
A white-haired monk wearing a red armor who knows many secrets regarding the Oni and the Genma who meet and fight Soki and Jubei at Sawayama and start forming the group anti-Hideyoshi. He makes a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] in order to save Soki and Ohatsu but eventually gets better and comes back to the fight. {{spoiler|He's actually Samanosuke}}.
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* [[Badass Long Hair]]
* [[Blade Onon a Stick]]: Can use spears and halberds.
* [[The Comically Serious]]
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: He doesn't look too old, but...
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Spinning]]: His special move "Enlightenment".
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: Turns out he can speak Spanish pretty well.
* [[Holy Hand Grenade]]: He can throw purifying spell tags that explode upon enemy contact. One of his techniques can turn an enemy good for a short duration.
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=== Roberto Frois ===
==== Voiced By: [[Wataru Hatano]] (JP), Archie Rodriguez (EN) ====
[[File:Roberto_Frois_1653Roberto Frois 1653.jpg|frame]]
 
A huge Westerner who was born and raised in Japan by the Portuguese priest Luis Frois. However, when Luis turned evil he was abandoned and now he's seeking revenge on his foster father. Joins Soki after being rescued by him. {{spoiler|he eventually manage to free Luis and kill the demon Rosencrantz.}}
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* [[The Big Guy]]
* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: He's half-Spanish, half-Japanese. This was the cause of a lot of harassment towards him and his mother, to the point he refused to speak Japanese. However, he begins to open up to Soki and company due to their kindness and understanding.
* [[Gentle Giant]]: His favourite book is ''Romeo and Juliet''.
* [[Genius Bruiser]]
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* [[Power Fist]]: Gloves and Gauntlets are his weapons of choice.
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: Against Luis Frois.
* [[Rapid -Fire Fisticuffs]]: His special [[Limit Break]] move.
* [[The Quiet One]]
* [[Theme Naming]]: His strongest weapons are named after arch-angels.
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=== [[Oda Nobunaga]] ===
 
[[File:Nobunaga_Oda_8610Nobunaga Oda 8610.png|frame]]
 
The wicked warlord from Owari, in this series he was killed at Okehazama, only to be resurrected by the Genma in order to be their vassal in the conquest of Japan. After Fortinbras' demise he [[Took a Level Inin Badass|take over his throne]] and becomes the new Genma Lord and start his brutal conquest with the help of the [[Legions of Hell|Genma]]. He's vanquished but not totally defeated by Jubei Yagyu in ''Samurai's Destiny'' but comes back even stronger in ''Demon Siege'' where he attempt to conquer the present and future at the same time, {{spoiler|but is finally killed by Samanosuke and sealed forever inside the Oni Gauntlet}}.
 
* [[Badass]]
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* [[Elemental Powers]]: The same as Jubei's in 2, while in 3 he uses the familiar trio [[Fire, Ice, Lightning|Fire Wind Lightning]]
* [[Evil Overlord]]
* [[Face Death Withwith Dignity]]: "A man's life is 50 years... but a blink of the eye in the cosmos""
* [[Flaming Hair]]: His final form in the third game.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: He is voiced by Richard Doyle in ''Demon Siege'', who is known to ''[[Legacy of Kain]]'' fans as Moebius.
* [[Historical Villain Upgrade]]: Okay, Lord Nobunaga wasn't really a nice guy to begin with, but...
* [[Impromptu Tracheotomy]]: An arrow through the neck.
* [[Kill It Withwith Fire]]: Like his historical counterpart, he likes to do that.
* [[Load-Bearing Boss]]: After his defeat in the second game.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: Twice in 2 (His demon form and later the Golden Evil Statue) and once in 3.
* [[Orcus Onon His Throne]]
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]
* {{spoiler|[[Sealed Evil in Aa Can]]}}: {{spoiler|his soul is sealed inside the Oni Gauntlet, who uses part of his powers to power up Soki in the battle against Fortinbras}}.
* [[Spikes of Villainy]]
* [[Take Over the World]]
* [[Took a Level Inin Badass]]: From "The Fool of Owari" to Lord of the Genma.
* [[We Will Meet Again]]: To Jubei Yagyu in the second game.
 
=== Guildenstern ===
 
[[File:Guildernstern_8016Guildernstern 8016.jpg|frame]]
 
A skinny, evil Genma scientist who resurrected Nobunaga with genma powers and created many horrible monsters to unleash against Samanosuke. He's a heartless monster who did many awful deeds in the name of science. In 3 he plays a larger role by building and activating the Time Folder, a machine that enables [[Time Travel]] and use its powers to plan a Genma invasion in France 2002, but is eventually stopped by Samanosuke once and for all.
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* [[Ominous Latin Chanting]]: [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Whenever he appears in the third game and during his]] [[Boss Battle]].
* [[Power Glows]]: When you fight him, he glows light green and can engulf his staff in flames.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]
* [[Time Master]]: He managed to build a Time Folder, but doesn't know how to make it work properly.
* [[Would Hurt a Child]]: He proves this when he fully intends to dissect Henri alive.
{{quote| '''Guildenstern:''' How I ''love'' children. Their organs are so ''fresh'' and ''soft''...}}
 
=== Ozric ===
 
[[File:Osric_6608Osric 6608.png|frame]]
 
The first serious opponent faced by Samanosuke, is a huge, clumsy demon with large fangs and a club who kidnaps Princess Yuki. He's killed by Samanosuke's [[Shock and Awe|Raizan]] sword. However he still makes some cameos in the second game and he has even a statue in ''[[Dawn Of Dreams]]''
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* [[More Teeth Than the Osmond Family]]: Many small fangs and two huge tusks to his name.
* [[The Speechless]]
* [["Wake -Up Call" Boss]]: You may have [[Named Weapons|Raizan]] now, but he's still very dangerous.
 
=== Marcellus ===
 
[[File:Marcellus_6613Marcellus 6613.jpg|frame]]
 
A Former Oni warrior who was killed and turned into a Genma by Guildenstern. He faces Samanosuke and later Jacques several times in the first and third games and even makes a cameo in ''Dawn of Dreams'' where he attempt to kill Soki in the Oni Mansion but is bested. His role is also to remind Samanosuke what could happen to him if he fails to control his powers.
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=== Hecuba ===
 
[[File:Hecuba_3720Hecuba 3720.png|frame]]
 
A female genma that appears in ''Warlord'' she face Samanosuke in her giant, wasp-like form with her children but after a long, difficult battle she's killed. In ''Dawn of Dreams'' a boss that bears and uncanny resemblance to her appears in Sawayama Castle in one room.
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=== Demon King Fortinbras ===
 
[[File:Re_Fortinbras_8067Re Fortinbras 8067.png|frame]]
 
The King of the Genma, he's a huge, dragon-like demon with three eyes that rule over the Genma. He plans to turn Nobunaga into his powerful, immortal vassal in a dark ritual which involves [[Squick|drinking Yuki's blood in her skull]] but he's stopped in time and killed by Samanosuke with the powers of the Onimusha. {{spoiler|Note, this character refers to Fortinbras in ''Warlords'', for Fortinbras as God of Light see below}}.
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=== Tokichiro Kinoshita / [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] ===
 
[[File:Hideyoshi_Toyotomi_2647Hideyoshi Toyotomi 2647.jpg|frame]]
 
Starts out as a little devious samurai who serves Nobunaga and often appears to mock Samanosuke or Jubei. After 3 he [[Took a Level Inin Badass]] and took the place of Nobunaga as ruler of the land and the new unofficial Genma Lord. {{spoiler|Is actually revealed that he's just a pawn for the Triumvirate and gets a [[Death Equals Redemption]] moment}}
 
* [[A God Am I]]: Often, and justified by his powers.
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* [[Karma Houdini]]: In the first two games.
* {{spoiler|[[My God, What Have I Done?]]}}
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: At the end of the third game.
* [[Smug Snake]]: And ''how''.
* [[Squick]]: {{spoiler|He has the embryo of the God of Light embedded in his chest, making him look pregnant}}.
* [[Took a Level Inin Badass]]: From [[Smug Snake]] to [[Evil Overlord]].
* {{spoiler|[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]}}: {{spoiler|Ophelia to him after his defeat. But she simply removes the unhatched God of Light rather than kill Hideyoshi}}.
 
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=== Ginghamphatts ===
 
[[File:Ginghamphatts_57Ginghamphatts 57.png|frame]]
 
One of Nobunaga's generals, Ginghamphatts is a large, cocky spider-like demon who claims to be immortal and attacks Jubei frequently during the course of the game. He finally meet his fate during their last fight on the top of Gifu's main tower. He holds the [[MacGuffin|"Strength" Orb]]
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* [[Eyes Do Not Belong There]]: He has a giant eye on his abdomen (not to mention ''teeth'').
* [[Immortality]]: Type IV.
{{quote| '''Jubei''':" Ginghamphatts... [[Lampshade Hanging|can't you die?!]]"}}
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Kill It Withwith Fire]]: {{spoiler|He finally kicks the bucket after he falls into a fiery pit in the middle of the tower.}}
{{quote| '''Jubei''': "Try to come back from ''that''."}}
* [[Large and In Charge]]
* [[Large Ham]]
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=== Gogandantess ===
 
[[File:Gogandantess-il_pi_grande_spadaccino_di_tutti_i_demoni_1603il pi grande spadaccino di tutti i demoni 1603.jpg|frame]]
 
The self-proclaimed Greatest Swordsman of All Demons, he's an arrogant and skilled swordmaster who fights Jubei several times, seeing in him a worthy opponent. He's quite a [[Large Ham|Ham]] and is protected by a magical shield of energy. Is also considerably less evil than the rest of the Genma. He holds the "Respect" Orb.
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* [[Evil Laugh]]: Rare, but awesome when he decides to do one.
* [[Foe Yay]]: Arguably with [[Ho Yay|Jubei]].
* [[Go Out Withwith a Smile]]: After [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Jubei grants his final request.]]
* [[Improbable Hairstyle]]
* [[Incoming Ham]]: Let's see.. tossing your sword blade-first into the ground? Check. Landing with perfect balance on the hilt of said sword a second later? Check. Laugh? Hell yeah....
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* [[Pet the Dog]]: {{spoiler|His rescue of Oyu.}}
* [[Say My Name]]: See above for his hamminess. {{spoiler|Used in a sadder fashion during his last breath.}}
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: Not an in-game example, but, on the packaging for his official action figure, his name is misspelled as "Gogandantes".
* {{spoiler|[[Villainous Rescue]]: When he saves Oyu from certain death.}}
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: Well, white-and-red-haired pretty boy.
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=== Jujudormah ===
 
[[File:Jujudormah_2295Jujudormah 2295.jpg|frame]]
 
An old Genma crone and self-proclaimed concubine of Nobunaga Oda. She's the last of his lieutenants to show up and the first to be killed by Jubei. Is extremely vain and confident of her looks. She possess the "Honesty" Orb, embedded in her purse.
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* [[Absolute Cleavage]]: Her younger self, Juju-ran, has one heck of a cleavage.
* [[Acrofatic]]
* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't make insulting comments about the way she looks.
* [[Complete Monster]]
* [[Dark Action Girl]]
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* [[Parasol of Pain]]
* [[She's Got Legs]]: As Juju-ran.
* [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]]: Towards Nobunaga and [[Foe Yay|Jubei]].
* [[Sword Cane]]: As Juju-ran, she has a sword hidden in the handle of her parasol.
 
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=== Gargant ===
 
[[File:Gargant_Generale_Genma_8906Gargant Generale Genma 8906.jpg|frame]]
 
The General of the Genma army and the strongest Genma warrior. He kills {{spoiler|Kaede}} offscreen and is later slain by Samanosuke. {{spoiler|However, he comes [[Back Fromfrom the Dead]] and appears in the fourth game as the last guardian of the Oni Mansion and later as the [[Final Boss]] of the [[Bonus Dungeon|Dark Realm]].}}
 
* [[Boss Banter]]: He speaks almost non-stop during his fight.
* [[Cool Sword]]: A Kukri-like magical blue sword. {{spoiler|You have to destroy it before you can damage him.}}
* [[Early -Bird Cameo]]: He appears as a playable character in Onimusha Blade Warriors and is the only character from that game introduced in Onimusha 3. Given [[One-Scene Wonder|his role in Onimusha 3]] perhaps including Jacques or Ranmaru instead would have made more sense.
* [[Informed Ability]]: [[All There in the Manual]]
* [[Obviously Evil]]: Look at him.
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=== Ranmaru Mori ===
 
[[File:Ranmaru_5586Ranmaru 5586.jpg|frame]]
 
Nobunaga Oda's young retainer, is a sneaky, soft-spoken samurai that serves the demon lord. In Samanosuke's timeline he's cut down by the samurai and his body is sucked inside the Time Folder. {{spoiler|He gets turned into a psychotic genma by Guildenstern and fight Samanosuke several times}}.
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* [[Evil Laugh]]
* [[Fragile Speedster]]
* [[Kill It Withwith Fire]]: {{spoiler|As a Genma, he can hurl fireballs at you.}}
* [[Laughing Mad]]: {{spoiler|As a Genma.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Not Quite Dead]]: His Genma self, towards the end of the game. Jacques quickly rectifies it.}}
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* [[Sissy Villain]]: Very young, still pretty, violet clothes....
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Took a Level Inin Badass]]: {{spoiler|When he's a Genma he's far more deadly}}.
* [[We Can Rebuild Him]]
 
=== Gertrude ===
 
[[File:Gertrude_2675Gertrude 2675.jpg|frame]]
 
Guildenstern's pet and keeper of the Oni Underwater Temple, is a huge, two headed dog monster who's encountered by both Samanosuke and Jacques.
 
* [[An Ice Person]]: One of her heads spits Ice, and can create a lightning-reflecting dome or freeze you into a [[Human Popsicle]].
* [[Body Armor Asas Hit Points]]: Not exactly, but as you damage her the armor she wears shatter.
* [[Bullfight Boss]]: She'll often charge at you.
* [[Fluffy the Terrible]]: Seriously, who on this earth could name such a beast "Gertrude"?! Oh, that's right.. [[Mad Scientist|Guildenstern]].
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=== Vega Donna ===
 
[[File:Vega_Donna_close_up_3898Vega Donna close up 3898.jpg|frame]]
 
Nobunaga's wife and Queen of the Genma, she's a despotical, beautiful demoness who's in charge of the works on Azuchi Castle. She's met several times by Jacques and finally fought and killed in the top room of the castle.
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* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]: So it seems from her letters.
* [[Dark Action Girl]]
* [[Doppelganger Attack]]
* [[The Dark Chick]]
* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]
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* [[Femme Fatalons]]
* [[Fragile Speedster]]
* [[Knife Nut]]: She uses a series of long knives as her main weapon.
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]
* [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous]]: Her two long, red, demonic arms.
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* [[Stripperific]]
* [[Unholy Matrimony]]: With Nobunaga. At least she's more suitable than [[Abhorrent Admirer|Jujudormah]].
* [[UpperclassUpper Class Twit]]: Feels contempt for pretty much anyone who isn't Nobunaga.
* [[The Vamp]]
 
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* [[Boss Banter]]: "Ruffian... you Will PAY!!"
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Partly averted, since he was quite a bastard even before eating the insects
* [[Degraded Boss]]: In a twisted, reversed way: the Genma Generals you meet later are a [[Palette Swap|Palette Swapped]]ped version of him, but they're all far stronger.
* [[Dumb Muscle]]
* [[Flunky Boss]]: "'''Minions!!'''"
* [[Malevolent Masked Man]]: Like all the Generals, his face is hidden under a mask
* [[Mighty Glacier]]
* [[Playing Withwith Fire]]: He can summon a gushing stream of fire from the soil.
 
=== Mitsunari Ishida {{spoiler|/Claudius}} ===
==== Voiced By: [[Norio Wakamoto]] (JP), Alastair Duncan (EN) ====
[[File:Mitsunari_Ishida_Portrait_4681Mitsunari Ishida Portrait 4681.jpg|frame]]
 
Hideyoshi's right-hand man, is a wicked, malevolent lord who researched the Genma demons and become enticed with their powers. He used the Genma Trees to create Genma Insects, which were used to turn soldiers into fierce, restless demons. {{spoiler|He also offered his body to the Genma Triumvirate member Claudius as a vessel, and he's so evil that its unknown where one begins and the other ends}}. He faces our heroes multiple times during the story. {{spoiler|He's finally killed by Sakon Shima and the Genma Claudius is slain first by our heroes in Kyushu and later by Tenkai in Kyoto}}.
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* [[Animal Motifs]]: The Mukade (Centipede), seen in his armor and hat.
* [[Bad Boss]]: {{spoiler|When Sakon is defeated for the third time and sinks into the sea, he leaves him there to die.}}
* [[Big Creepy -Crawlies]]: The guardians of his fortress are two huge, insect-like monsters. {{spoiler|Claudius true form is that of a giant centipede}}
* [[Body Horror]]: When he turns his arm into a swarm of large centipedes
* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: Like Ranmaru, he's simply EVIL. Full stop.
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** [[Dragon-in-Chief]]: He acts a lot to make sure his plans are complete.
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: During his boss fight he can turn your characters against each other.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Norio Wakamoto]], in all his hammy glory.
* [[Historical Villain Upgrade]]: Oh boy...
* {{spoiler|[[Impaled Withwith Extreme Prejudice]]: Thanks, Sakon.}}
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Norio Wakamoto]]
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* [[Poisonous Person]]: He can leave around spots of poisonous purple miasma.
* [[Tentacle Rope]]: He can turn his arm into a mass of shambling centipedes
* [[What Happened to Thethe Mouse?]]: {{spoiler|After getting Claudius stabbed out of him and being carried off by Sakon, Mitsunari is never seen again.}}
 
=== Munenori Mataemon Yagyu ===
==== Voiced By: [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (JP), Josh Keaton (EN) ====
[[File:Munenori_Yagyu_1321Munenori Yagyu 1321.jpg|frame]]
 
Munenori is a master swordsman from the Yagyu clan who defected them and sided with the Genma. He's and evil [[Jerkass]] who has a penchant for ravens and wields two swords at once. Akane's mission is to find him and kill him. {{spoiler|He too has the Demon Eye. After the third battle it's revealed that he infected himself with Genma Insects to become more powerful and later even tries to take down Fortinbras by himself, but gets owned. Apparently, he's still alive at the end of the game}}.
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* [[Ax Crazy]]: He hates swordfights, but has nothing against gore.
* [[Badass Boast]]:
{{quote| '''Munenori''':" I warn you: I'm one enemy ''you don't wanna make''!"}}
* {{spoiler|[[Body Horror]]: After eating the Genma Insects}}
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Mainly because he's batshit insane, but he really takes the cake when, in order to be sure that his message of challenge will reach Soki, he shot 500 "arrowgrams" (a message attached to an arrow) against Mount Hiei.
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* [[Evil Laugh]]: Often.
* [[Eyepatch of Power]]: {{spoiler|It actually hides his Demon Eye.}}
* [[A Handful for Anan Eye]]: One of his tricks in battle.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[God Hand|Gene]].
** In game example: he voiced Ranmaru Mori in the previous game.
** [[Keiji Fujiwara|Japanese version]]: [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Ali Al Saachez]].
* [[Historical Villain Upgrade]]: Yet another one for Munenori and you're warned: the only thing he has in common with the historical Munenori is the name and peraphs the swords. The real Munenori just ''can't'' take a break, doesn't he?
* [[Jerkass]]: Just look how he treats Ohatsu.
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=== Luis Frois {{spoiler|/Rosencrantz}} ===
==== Voiced By: Masaharu Sato (JP) ====
[[File:Luis_Frois_Portrait_6189Luis Frois Portrait 6189.jpg|frame]]
 
A former portuguese priest and Roberto's adoptive father, he was a pious, generous man who helped the poor people, adopted many orphans and built an Hospital. Then he was hired by Mitsunari Ishida to help him in his research on the Genma and {{spoiler|was forcefully possessed by Rosencrantz, who caused him to}} change into a crazy, murderous scientist who see Roberto as an experiment. {{spoiler|He however used his last moments of consciousness to put the Exorcising Beads in Roberto's arms and sent him away from him. His "good" side awakens once more after his battle with Soki. He's finally killed and fred when Claudius falls on the Research Facility in Kyushu, causing it to explode. Rosencrantz is fought one last time in Kyoto and slain by Roberto}}.
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=== Sakon Shima ===
==== Voiced By: [[Kenta Miyake]] (JP) ====
[[File:Sakon_Shima_Portrait_4149Sakon Shima Portrait 4149.jpg|frame]]
 
A huge, armored samurai who serves Mitsunari Ishida. He's actually compelled to serve the Genma with a demonic mask placed on his face. He's fought by Soki and Tenkai many times and finally defeated at Sakai. {{spoiler|He redeem himslef by killing his lord Mitsunari and telling Soki about the teletransport device in Nagoya Castle}}.
 
* [[Attack Its Weak Point]]: His back isn't protected by the barrier of fire
* [[Blade Onon a Stick]]: Wields a huge, spiked Juumonji Yari (Cross-shaped Spear)
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Becaues of the mask he wears
* {{spoiler|[[Big Damn Heroes]]: When Mitsunari raise back from the ground and paralyse all the main characters he literally jumps out of nowhere and impale Mitsunari with his huge spear.}}
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=== Yodo {{spoiler|/Ophelia}} ===
 
[[File:Ophelia_Portrait_7413Ophelia Portrait 7413.jpg|frame]]
 
Hideyoshi's concubine and mother of his heir, Hideyori. She's Ohatsu's Sister. For some reason she's totally faithful to Hideyoshi. {{spoiler|Revealed that she's actually Ophelia, the Genma High Priestess, and member of the Genma Triumvirate with Claudius and Rosencrantz. She fights our heroes in Kyushu and later in Kyoto, but is finally horribly slain by the true Yodo, the Genma Mother Tree.}}
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* [[Fragile Speedster]]
* [[Flunky Boss]]: The first time she summons hordes of zombies to fight for her. Later she uses [[Ninja|Three Eyes]].
* {{spoiler|[[Impaled Withwith Extreme Prejudice]]: Impaled and tore apart offscreen by the roots of the Genma Mother Tree/Yodo.}}
* [[Made of Iron]]: {{spoiler|As Ophelia she gets shot often at point blank several times, but she doesn't even flinch.}}
* [[Manipulative Bitch]]: She screws with Ohatsu's mind during their first meeting.
* {{spoiler|[[Multi-Armed and Dangerous]]}}
* [[UpperclassUpper Class Twit]]: She adresses Soki as "Foul Oni", and put herself in a higher position.
 
=== The Genma Mother Tree ===
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=== The God Of Light {{spoiler|Fortinbras/The Man in White}} ===
 
[[File:Fortinbras_Omega_7519Fortinbras Omega 7519.jpg|frame]]
 
The most powerful Genma, he's the one who created their race. He was killed during the war against the Oni clan and sealed inside the Omen Star. {{spoiler|He's revealed as Fortinbras, the White Serpent and the man in white who appeared to Soki many times ingame. After the arrival of the star his embryo hatches and resurrect the God as the allmighty giant White Serpent, and he later battles Soki in his human form, but he's killed once and for all. It's unknown whether this Fortinbras and the one from ''Warlords'' are actually the same demon god, [[Wild Mass Guessing|or if the 1 Fortinbras was merely a high class Genma who took his name and appearence]].}}
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* [[A God Am I]]: And he is!
* [[Affably Evil]]: {{spoiler|As the Man in White.}}
* [[Attack of the Fifty 50-Foot Whatever]]: He's probably the biggest boss ever faced.
* {{spoiler|[[Blondes Are Evil]]: His Human Avatar.}}
* [[The Chessmaster]]
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* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: {{spoiler|During the dialogue before the final battle against Soki.}}
* [[God Is Evil]]
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Hello, [[Show Hayami|Aizen]].
* {{spoiler|[[Hijacked Byby Ganon]]: If you believe that he's the same Fortinbras from the first game, then yes.}}
* [[Kick the Dog]]: {{spoiler|When he zappes Munenori's crow after he tried to save his master.}}
* [[Large Ham]]: He can give [[Noble Demon|Gogandantess]] a lesson or two on Hamminess.
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* [[Nintendo Hard]]: Hoo boy. Easily the hardest boss in the whole series.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: {{spoiler|Is actually unclear if his true form is the Man in White or the White Serpent.}}
* [[Sealed Evil in Aa Can]]: He's sealed inside the Omen Star.
* [[Ugly Cute]]: {{spoiler|His Embryo form. [[Your Mileage May Vary]].}}
* {{spoiler|[[Villainous Breakdown]]: After Soki stabs his guts with Requiem.}}
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The Princess of Inabayama Castle and a friend of Samanosuke. She asks his help when strange events start happening around her castle. Later she's kidnapped by the Genma and is revealed that she'll be sacrificed in a dark ceremony to give Nobunaga great powers.
 
* [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]]
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]
 
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A female Oni with a snake-tail and arcane powers, she lives in a hidden cave near the Yagyu village and sets Jubei on his quest of revenge awakening his Oni powers. She's actually Jubei's mother. {{spoiler|She's later slain by Jujudormah who slices her throat.}}
 
* {{spoiler|[[Almost -Dead Guy|Almost Dead Girl]]}}
* [[Improbable Hairstyle]]: Justified by her hairdress.
* [[Informed Ability]]: Her powers are unknown.
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Jacques' young son. He helped Samanosuke, Michelle and his dad in the past during their battle against the Genma. Despite being distrustful of Michelle at first, he later manages to get along with her.
 
* [[Bratty Half -Pint]]: Only at first.
* [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]]: You'll have to rescue him twice.
* [[Infant Immortality]]: Played straight during the game: he get saved in time by Samanosuke and during the [[Escort Mission]] he's smart enough to roll away from damage. {{spoiler|Inverted at the end where he's killed by Genma-Ranmaru, but resurrected by the Oni Gauntlet.}}
* [[Missing Mom]]: His birth mother passed away some time before the events of the game.
* [[Parent Withwith New Paramour]]: He ''really'' doesn't like Michelle at first, but gradually warms up to her.
* [[The Smart Guy]]
 
=== Ako {{spoiler|/Arin}} ===
 
[[File:Ako_Karasutengu_3830Ako Karasutengu 3830.jpg|frame]]
 
A Small, cute [[Youkai|Karasu Tengu]] who helps Samanosuke and Jacques in their quest by assisting them with her powers and recovering objects and hidden chests. {{spoiler|She reappears in Dawn Of Dreams as Arin, a nun who watch over the shrine on Mount Hiei.}}
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* [[Power Glows]]: Her robes gives her a different colored glow and different powers.
* [[Tara Strong]]: In the dub.
* [[Time Travel]] She can visit both Jacques and Samanosuke in different ages thanks to her powers.
 
=== Mino Goro ===
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{{spoiler|He uses all his powers to send the group from Nagoya Castle in Kyushu to the Akechi Tomb near Kyoto and apparently die for the effort. However, he's shown to have recovered and he's following Jubei now.}}
 
* [[Brianne Siddall]]: In the dub. [[Hey, It's That Voice!|'ello]] [[Xenosaga (Video Game)|Jr.]]!
* [[Fantastic Arousal]]: A milder example: he gets excited when Jubei tickles his "rope" thing.
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
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