Onimusha/Characters: Difference between revisions

* [[The Chosen One]]: For the Oni clan, as the bearer of the Oni Gauntlet.

* [[Cool Sword]]: Many of them.

* [[Elemental Powers]]:

** For the first game, he wields the [[Shock and Awe|Raizan]], [[Playing With Fire|Enryuu]], and the [[Blow You Away|Shippuu]].

* [[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.}}

* [[Historical Hero Upgrade]]: Based on Hidemitsu Akechi (a relative of the famous Mitsuhide) and severely upgraded.

* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: He's based on his voice actor Takeshi Kaneshiro.

* [[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]].

* [[Pet the Dog]]: When he comforts Henri in ''3'' while they're held captive by Guildenstern.

* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: Offscreen, when he discovers that Gargant has killed {{spoiler|Kaede}}.

* [[Fragile Speedster]]

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Forms part of her backstory, as she chose to travel with Samanosuke rather than kill him.

* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: Like Samanosuke, she's based on her voice actress.

* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}

* [[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 With Fire|Rekka-Ken]].

* [[Human Mom Nonhuman Dad]]: Gender-flipped - his father is human, his mother is an Oni.

* [[Informed Ability]]: His skills as a swordsman are unknown, as he has very few sword-like weapons

* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: Again.

* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: Against Nobunaga, for slaying the Yagyu Clan.

* [[Samurai]]

* [[The Stoic]]

* [[Super Mode]]: He can turn into an Onimusha after absorbing five purple souls. {{spoiler|During his final battle it comes complete with [[Arm Cannon]].}}

* [[Hot Chick With a Sword]]

* [[Hot Mom|Hot Stepmom]]

* [[Longing Look]]: Towards Jubei, several times.

* [[Orbital Kiss]] / [[Last Kiss]]: With Jubei, if her goodwill towards him is high enough.

* [[Shower Scene]] / [[Waterfall Shower]]

* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]

* [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]

* [[My Greatest Failure]]: He couldn't save his wife or his baby daughter Numa from his burning castle, and [[Heroic BSOD|he freaks out]] when he comes across a crying baby in Gifu Castle.

* [[The Rival]]: To Magoichi.

* [[Sad Clown]]

* [[Old Master]]: To Ohatsu in the fourth game.

* [[Only in It For The Money]]: Averted when Nobunaga turns his sights on Magoichi's home village.

* [[Rebel Relaxation]]

* [[The Rival]]: To Ekei.

* [[Collector of the Strange]]: He likes many "exotic" gifts, including a compass, a [[Nice Hat]], a fable book and a crystal ball.

* [[Cute Bruiser]]

* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]

* [[Fragile Speedster]]

* [[Freudian Excuse]]: His dislike of women is due to his belief that his mother abandoned him.

* {{spoiler|[[Impaled With 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.}}

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

* [[Epic Flail]]: His Hyosai mace.

* [[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.

* [[Ink Suit Actor]]

* [[Jean Reno]]

* [[Leaning On the Fourth Wall]]

* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}} / {{spoiler|[[The Hero Dies]]}}

* [[Holy Hand Grenade]]: His Requiem sword is a sword-shaped grenade. When used it can purify the hit enemy and release extra purple souls.

* [[It Was a Gift]]: His initial sword "Lamentation" was a gift from his mother before she [[Missing Mom|vanished mysteriously]].

* [[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''."}}

* [[Pet the Dog]]: His tender moments towards Jubei, Ohatsu and Minokichi.

* {{spoiler|[[Physical God]]}}

* [[Power Glows]]: The Requiem sword.

* [[Red Baron]]: "Oni of the Ash". Also "Black Oni".

* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: Against Hideyoshi

* [[Say My Name]]: "'''HIIIIDEYOSHIIIIIIII!!!'''" (cue to [[Single Stroke Battle]])

* [[Sticks to The Back]]: Requiem.

* [[That Man Is Dead]]: The main reason why he goes by the name of Soki. More noticeable against Ohatsu

'''Soki''':"... [[Tranquil Fury|I no longer go by that name..]]". }}

* [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works]]: Requiem again.

=== Jubei Akane Yagyu ===

* [[Fragile Speedster]]

* [[Eyepatch of Power]]: {{spoiler|After the battle against Fortinbras she wears a sword hilt as an eyepatch}}.

* [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: One of her combo styles even turns her into a [[Iaijutsu Practitioner]].

* [[Mismatched Eyes]]: Her Demon Eye has a red spot inside the pupil.

* [[Moe]]

* [[Pettanko]]: And she [[Petite Pride|doesn't want a big chest]]. [[Gag Boobs|It will only be in the way]].

* [[Time Master]]: Her "Onimusha form" allow her to use her Demon Eye to [[Bullet Time|slow down the time]].

* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: She's the Tomboy and Ohatsu the Girly Girl

* [[Nice Hat|Nice Hairband]] / [[Hair Decorations]]

* [[Sanae Kobayashi]]

* [[Stripperific]]: Her outfit after the first one get destroyed.

* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: She can use gunpowder against her foes.

* [[The Comically Serious]]

* [[Cool Old Guy]]: He doesn't look too old, but...

* [[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.

* [[Like a Badass Out of Hell]]: "I told you, hell spat me back out."

* [[Malevolent Masked Man]]: At first in Sawayama.

* [[Theme Naming]]: His weapons are named after gods and concepts of Induism.

* [[Simple Staff]]: His [[Weapon of Choice]].

* [[The Smart Guy]]

=== Roberto Frois ===

* [[Badass Mustache]]

* [[Cool Sword]]: His [[Weapon of Choice]]. Revealed to be a [[Whip Sword]] in ''Demon Siege''.

* [[Demon Lords and Archdevils]]: He became the new Genma Lord.

* [[Evil Overlord]]

* [[Face Death With 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.

* [[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 With Fire]]: Like his historical counterpart, he likes to do that.

* [[Orcus On His Throne]]

* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]

* [[Bare Your Midriff]]: A rare and pretty squicky male example in ''Warlords'' and ''Blade Warriors''.

* [[Boss Banter]]

* [[Complete Monster]]: One of the many.

* [[Dead Baby Comedy]] / [[Black Comedy]]: Often. Best example is his excited "And what's this? Ooh, a liver!" whilst in the middle of dissecting some poor sod.

* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Often refers to humans as "maggots".

* [[Flunky Boss]]: During his boss fight he summons two ''Fobora'' (Dark Puppets) to help him. And if you kill them, he'll revive them. Again and again.

* [[For the Evulz]]

* [[High Octane Nightmare Fuel]]: Many of his experiments, his fondness for children (well, their tender, fresh organs anyway) and what he did to the poor animals of Bologne Zoo...

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.

* [[BFS]]: A scimitar in 1 and a strange, large broadsword which can grow larger in 3.

* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Sort of.

* [[Recurring Boss]]: Seriously, you'll have to fight him a ''lot''.

* [[Shock and Awe]]: In 3 he can give you a nasty shock with his greatsword.

* [[Giant Flyer]]: She spends all her time hovering over the arena.

* [[Mook Maker]]

* [[That One Boss]]: Not as difficult as Neo Marcellus, but still...

* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: To Nobunaga.

* [[More Teeth Than the Osmond Family]]

* [[Shock and Awe]]: Can use lightning as well.

* [[That One Boss]]: Unless Samanosuke happens to be in possession of the Bishamon Sword.

* [[A God Am I]]: Often, and justified by his powers.

* [[Big Bad]]: Succeeding Nobunaga

* {{spoiler|[[Brainwashed and Crazy]]}}: {{spoiler|Since Nobunaga's death}}

* [[Historical Villain Upgrade]]: Just like Nobunaga and many others.

* [[Karma Houdini]]: In the first two games.

* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]: At the end of the third game.

* [[Smug Snake]]: And ''how''.

* [[Affably Evil]]

* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]]: To a T.

* [[Badass Cape]]

* [[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.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Villainous Rescue]]: When he saves Oyu from certain death.}}

* [[Worthy Opponent]]: To Jubei.

* [[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.}}

* [[Informed Ability]]: [[All There in the Manual]]

* [[Obviously Evil]]: Look at him.

* [[Offstage Villainy]]: We never actually see him killing {{spoiler|Kaede.}}

* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]

* [[Boss Banter]]

* {{spoiler|[[Came Back Wrong]]}}

* [[Complete Monster]]: Especially when {{spoiler|he kills Henri in cold blood in Jacques' ending.}}

* [[The Dragon]]: To Nobunaga and Guildenstern.

* [[Doppelganger Attack]]

* [[The Dark Chick]]

* [[Evil Is Sexy]]: Well, yeah.

* [[Femme Fatalons]]

* [[Knife Nut]]: She uses a series of long knives as her main weapon.

* [[Ms. Fanservice]]

* [[She's Got Legs]]

* [[Stripperific]]

* [[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

* [[Complete Monster]]: Probably the greatest, most infamous villain since Nobunaga

* [[Creepy Centipedes]]

* [[The Dragon]]: To Hideyoshi

* [[Face Heel Turn]]: During his boss fight he can turn your characters against each other.

* [[Historical Villain Upgrade]]: Oh boy...

* {{spoiler|[[Impaled With Extreme Prejudice]]: Thanks, Sakon.}}

* [[Norio Wakamoto]]

* [[Obviously Evil]]: You can touch his evilness from a mile away!

* [[Paper Fan of Doom]]: Always seen with him. Like the one from [[Samurai Warriors]].

* [[Poisonous Person]]: He can leave around spots of poisonous purple miasma.

* [[Tentacle Rope]]: He can turn his arm into a mass of shambling centipedes

=== Munenori Mataemon Yagyu ===

* [[Complete Monster]]: Towards the end, his true colors are shown more and more clearly, but he hinted himself as this earlier in the game.

* {{spoiler|[[Did You Just Flip Off Chtulhu]]: He and his pet crow tried to attack human-Fortinbras. He got all of his bones broken.}}

* [[Evil Laugh]]: Often.

* [[Eyepatch of Power]]: {{spoiler|It actually hides his Demon Eye.}}

* [[A Handful for An Eye]]: One of his tricks in battle.

** In game example: he voiced Ranmaru Mori in the previous game.

** [[Keiji Fujiwara|Japanese version]]: [[Gundam 00|Ali Al Saachez]].

* [[Slasher Smile]]

* {{spoiler|[[The Starscream]]}}

=== Luis Frois {{spoiler|/Rosencrantz}} ===

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}}.

* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: After the research on the Genma {{spoiler|courtesy of Rosencrantz}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Demonic Possession]]: He's controlled by Rosencrantz, but he can fight back his influence sometimes}}

* [[Face Heel Turn]]: He was a good, generous man. Then Mitsunari came...

* [[Fat Bastard]]

* [[Knife Nut]]: He can summon and toss huge dissection blades.

* [[Mad Scientist]]: He can be considered as Guildenstern's heir. {{spoiler|Rosencrantz himself actually is behind this}}

* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: His hospital in Osaka. There are no patients, but is full of human-like zombies.... also he's a creepy man.

* [[Sinister Minister]]

* [[Shock and Awe]]: He can summon blue shocking orbs. {{spoiler|As Rosencrantz he can hurl a lot of them.}}

* [[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.

* [[Upperclass Twit]]: She adresses Soki as "Foul Oni", and put herself in a higher position.

* [[Combat Tentacles]]: Its core has these.

* [[Flunky Boss]]

* [[Genius Loci]]: It's really big, so big that its body is half-merged with Fushimi Castle.

* [[Stationary Boss]]: The core.

* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: {{spoiler|During the dialogue before the final battle against Soki.}}

* [[God Is Evil]]

* {{spoiler|[[Hijacked By 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.}}

* [[Man in White]]

* [[Nintendo Hard]]: Hoo boy. Easily the hardest boss in the whole series.

* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: He's sealed inside the Omen Star.

* [[Ugly Cute]]: {{spoiler|His Embryo form. [[Your Mileage May Vary]].}}

* [[Moe]]

* [[Mr. Exposition|Miss Exposition]]: Sometimes borders with [[Captain Obvious]]

* [[Power Glows]]: Her robes gives her a different colored glow and different powers.

* [[Tara Strong]]: In the dub.

{{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.}}

* [[Fantastic Arousal]]: A milder example: he gets excited when Jubei tickles his "rope" thing.

* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}

* [[Mr. Exposition]]

* [[Team Pet]]