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This is a list of characters in ''[[Samurai Shodown]]''.

 

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Our main hero who's out just mainly so [[Blood Knight|he can get some kicks out of fighting those who are strong]]. Likes to booze off with drinks and of course, fight. A a young man, he once lost against [[Yagyu Jubei]] and gets pumped up to get stronger. After said loss, he studied under Nicotine alongside Genjuro, and ends up being chosen as the school's successor much to Genjuro's dismay. In his travels to find worthy opponents, he finds himself entangled with many events, first by Amakusa, then adopting Shizumaru, helping to tame his demon self, eventually later being targeted by Mizuki for his soul, and then getting captured and enslaved by Yuga, until someone (either Nakoruru, or even Genjuro) breaks him free and later, makes an inspiration for Takechiyo in his quest to fight Golba. Oh, and he's got a [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] lover named Oshizu.

* [[The Alcoholic]]: You never see him in a game without a jug of sake. From ''Samurai Shodown II'' on, one of his specials involves whacking you with it too!

** "Alcoholic" is even the title of his ''Samurai Shodown III'' theme.

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The series' [[Bishonen]], master of Iaijutsu, and formerly the main rival of Haohmaru until Genjuro appears. Ukyo is a complete [[Chick Magnet]] who attracts ladies wherever he goes. He suffers from [[Incurable Cough of Death|Tubercolosis]] and has a crush on a certain [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] named Kei Odagiri. He fights for her happiness, but not to win her love because of his short lifespan. He also has a link with Kurokouchi Yumeji, a successor of his master's Iaijutsu school and went out of his way to bring [[Viewer Gender Confusion|him/her]] back to the cause of good, and later convinced him/her to become a nun. He was supposed to die after ''Samurai Shodown 64-2'', but due to his popularity it was retconned in ''Edge of Destiny''.

* [[Badass Back]]: He usually faces backwards when fighting, but if you ever see him face forward... let's just say you're dead

* [[Bishonen]]: He has a beautiful, feminine-like face, complimented with his slender frame and long blue hair.

=== Nakoruru ===

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SNK retconned her "death" in ''Edge of Destiny'' (which is after the ''Samurai Shodown 64'' series). Her spirit only wakes up whenever there is trouble against Nature.

* [[The Beast Master]]: Mamahaha and Shikuru.

* [[Celibate Hero]]ine: Very aware of Galford's crush, but is adamant into never getting into a relationship since her mission is her priority. {{spoiler|She even tells him to not be hang up on her and live his own life before her [[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}.

** The ''Nakoruru: Ano Hito Kara no Okurimono'' game has her explaining that her priestess nature doesn't allow her to think or desire for her own happiness, because it would be a distraction from her duty. {{spoiler|The kicker? She says it to reject Yantamu's marriage proposal}}.

* [[Cute Bruiser]]

* [[Fragile Speedster]]: She's almost as fast as the ninjas, but gets killed very easily due to her low defense.

* [[Friend to All Living Things]]

* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]: Bordering on [[Canon Sue]] at times.

* [[Mascot]]: Alongside [[Fatal Fury|Terry Bogard]], she is SNK's other mascot. Unlike [[The King of Fighters|Athena]], however, if they ever get into crossovers, Nakoruru just feels indifferent with Terry.

* [[Reverse Grip]]: Uses it often.

* [[Ship Tease]]: Despite her dedication on Nature, there is a lot of teases about her and [[Dogged Nice Guy|Galford]].

* [[Wall Jump]]: Capable of doing such thing even when she's not a [[Ninja]].

* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]

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American sailor/surfer dude turned into [[McNinja]], fighting [[Justice Will Prevail|for justice]]. He trained under the same master as Earthquake, and completed his training to become a full fledged ninja. He is mostly accompanied with his pet dog Poppy. Is very much in love with Nakoruru, though [[Dogged Nice Guy|she is way too focused on her mission on nature to focus on that]]. For some reason, has an ability to generate lightning. Although at first seems like someone who doesn't have a focus except enforcing justice here and there, ''Edge of Destiny'' reveals that he had a father [[Generation Xerox|who was like him, a justice lover]]... who got killed by Draco. Since he's also, well, evil, Galford sets out to kick his ass, for both justice and revenge.

* [[The Beast Master]]: Some of his specials sic his huskie Poppy on opponents.

* [[Big No]]: He usually lets it out when he's beaten.

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The legendary [[Ninja]] in services of the Tokugawa shogunate, and is pretty much the enemy of anyone who opposes them. Super serious. He is good friends with Jubei and Yoshitora. In the events of the first game, he witnessed his son Shinzo possessed by Amakusa and he sets off to rescue him, only getting his body, not his soul. In the second game, he successfully retrieved his soul, but not after his [[Action Mom]] wife Kaede performed a [[Heroic Sacrifice]]. Said son will later succeed him in the distant future that is Warriors' Rage. Also makes a anachronistic appearance in ''[[King of Fighters|King of Fighters: Maximum Impact 2]]''.

* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]]: Humility isn't really his thing.

* [[Badass Grandpa]]/[[Cool Old Guy]]: Despite not being ''that'' old.

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Another legendary [[Samurai]] (mostly based on Mitsuyoshi), once defeated a young Haohmaru and sent him off to Nicotine for honing his potential. Jubei serves the Tokugawa shogunate, and was Yoshitora's sword instructor. Also a good friend of Hanzo, but by the time of the first game, he's out in retirement for inner enlightenment. He helps out in defeating Amakusa, but later on, his soul, alongside with Haohmaru's, Kyoshiro's and Sieger's, is targeted by Mizuki to revive Ambrosia. He is saved by the good Amakusa, and later returns to help defeat Mizuki. Fandom is a bit naughty on him, due to his slightly comical tone of voice, making him somewhat a [[Butt Monkey]] in some fan comics.

* [[Badass Grandpa]]: He's a middle-aged samurai.

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Fandom only.

* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]: A gruff, older man in a series with plenty of younger, more classically handsome men.

* [[Samurai]]: Along with Haohmaru, he's the most clear-cut example in the series.

 

=== Earthquake ===

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Overly obese Texan [[McNinja]]. Earthquake used to learn under Galford's sensei Ayame, but quit early due to his greed. He later becomes a bandit, leading his gang to cause mischief here and there. His fart is said to be poisonous. He's always working for the bad guy, but later enters Makai, lured by the treasures there and vanished, never to be heard again.

* [[Ass Kicks You]]: Or more like, 'Ass Stomps You'.

* [[Bald of Evil]]: A bald, evil and notorious bandit.

* [[Stout Strength]]: That gigantic size does come with great strength.

* [[Wall Jump]]: Gained this ability in the second game.

 

=== Shiranui Gen-An ===

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An... uh... goblin-like monster who claims himself 'The King of Demons' and does his best to do evils here and there, while being quite inept at it. Has a hot, very much humanly wife named Azami, and she bore him a lot of kids... LIKE HIM. During the first game, he is killed, but the second game had him resurrected by Mizuki. Eventually, however, under the begging of Azami, Gen-An stops fighting and settles down. Hinted to be the distant ancestor of that [[Stripperiffic]] [[Ninja]] [[Fatal Fury|Mai]] [[Ms. Fanservice|Shiranui]].

* [[Bald of Evil]]: Supports his 'evil goblin' persona.

* [[Cartoon Creature]]: In a series that debuted with a cast of ''fairly'' realistic human characters (some even based on real-life, historical figures), he stands out as a completely fantasy-based, goblinoid creature.

* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]]: And descendant, some say.

* [[Wall Jump]]: Gained this ability in the second game.

 

=== Charlotte Christine de Colde ===

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French fencer who came to Japan thanks to the trouble brewing there (starting from Gaoh). During the course of the first game, she became a good friend with Nakoruru. After the first Samurai Shodown, she returns to France and participates in the French Revolution, later coming back to Japan after hearing Amakusa's return, then she meets Haohmaru, whom she eventually falls for, but she was unaware of him having a lover already. She returns in the second game to fight off Mizuki, now with longer hair maybe to impress him, but found out that he's already taken. Facing the bitter truth, Charlotte cut her hair off and returned to France, hoping to be stronger.

* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: Her crush on Haohmaru.

* [[Battle Ballgown]]: She's quite modestly dressed for a fighting-game female, and sports a long, tunic-like skirt with her armour-plate.

* [[Important Haircut]]: When she sees that [[Duty First, Love Second|Haohmaru]] ''[[Duty First, Love Second|does]]'' [[Duty First, Love Second|love Oshizu]] despite his dedication to fighting, she decides to get over it and starts by cutting her long hair with her rapier.

* [[Lady of War]]: She's a sophisticated, classically beautiful woman who elegantly wields an ''epee'' in combat.

* [[Patriotic Fervor]]: Following the events of the first game, she returns to France to participate in the French Revolution.

* [[Royal Rapier]]: She wields an ''epee'' in combat, which complements her elegant, French character.

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Hero of the Greenhell tribe in South America, protecting the Tanjil and Palenke Stones, which is responsible of keeping Ambrosia to be brought to the world. He was actually slain by Gaoh in the past, but one tribesman brought his mask to him, which resurrects him. Later, during Amakusa's return, Tam Tam hunts down the Palenke stone and retrieves it, but on the other hand, his sister Cham-Cham lost the other stone, thereby subjecting Tam-Tam to be punished... {{spoiler|turning into Cham-Cham's pet chimpanzee Paku-Paku}}.

* [[Ambiguously Brown]]

* [[Back From the Dead]]: Look below.

* [[Takehito Koyasu]]: In the movie.

* [[Wild Man]]

 

=== Senryo Kyoshiro ===

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Kabuki actor who thinks Kabuki dancing is [[Serious Business]]. The evil presence kept disturbing his performances, so he usually fights to preserve his dancing stage. The second game provides a much bigger threat for him when his fellow performer got possessed, and he's forced to kill him, and later, he discovers that his soul is required by Mizuki to bring back Ambrosia. After being saved by Amakusa, he joins in defeating Mizuki, and then adopts the priestess Bizuki, whose body were possessed by Mizuki, turning her into his fellow Kabuki dancer.

* [[Anime Hair]]: Look at it. ''Look at it''.

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: Wields a naginata named "Caring Wife".

* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Compare his ''[http://images.wikia.com/snk/images/d/d7/Kyoshiross2.gif Samurai Shodown II]'' and ''[http://images.wikia.com/snk/images/5/55/Kyoshiross3.gif Samurai Shodown III]'' sprites.

* '''[[Large Ham|Very Large Ham]]''': Emphasis ours. ''Kabuki'', people!

 

=== Wan-fu ===

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Chinese Warlord out to unify China. Despite his seemingly evil idea, he is merely a good guy trying to make best of the situation, and to protect his land, which leads him to fight off the evil forces that ravaged the land. Seems to change his weapon in every installment (uses a huge scimitar in the first game, stone pillar in the second, huge mace in the fifth game). [[No Fourth Wall|Doesn't seem to know that there is a fourth wall]].

* [[Ass Kicks You]]: One of his aerial kicks, one of his standing kicks and one of his grabs.

* [[Badass Boast]]:

* [[Use Your Head]]: Has a move in the second game which involves repeatedly slamming his head into his stone pillar to raise his extra gauge while losing a small amount of health.

* [[Weapon of Choice]]: Notable for averting this; each game saw him using a different weapon.

 

=== Amakusa Shiro Tokisada ===

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Based on the Christian rebel with the same name, Amakusa made a pact with Ambrosia on his death due to his unjust execution. He possessed Hanzo's son Shinzo and returned to the land, spreading chaos. Ultimately, he is defeated and banished back to Makai, leaving Shinzo's body... then his soul is split in half, one is the good Amakusa who wants to truly atone for his sins, the other is the evil Amakusa, still hating the world. The evil one later kidnaps a [[Barrier Maiden]] named Hazuki Kazama, placed her inside a seal to sap her out of her life energy, and tried to use her to bring Zankuro Minazuki [[Back From the Dead]] and keep him on the leash... until Hazuki's brothers Kazuki and Sogetsu kick his ass and destroy him permanently. The good Amakusa, still using Shinzo's body, tried to make amends, but was later sealed by Mizuki. He breaks free just in time to save Haohmaru, Jubei, Kyoshiro and Sieger from having their souls stolen by Mizuki, but after that he is killed by Mizuki permanently, leaving Shinzo's body for Hanzo to rescue.

* [[The Atoner]]: His good self.

* [[Back From the Dead]]: Twice.

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Haohmaru's true rival. An assassin for hire, with very much enjoyment in killing those who are weak. He starts out a decent man, training alongside Haohmaru, but has a hunger for power, which got him failing to be the school successor and even got himself expelled from the dojo. He also has a deep-seated hatred for Haohmaru, not just because he's his 'goody-goody' rival, but also because he looked like a man Genjuro killed because said man slept with his mother, which eventually led his mother to attack him, forcing Genjuro to kill her in self-defense. Said mother also looked like Shiki, and Genjuro has a soft spot on her, since at least he loved his mother. In ''Samurai Shodown 64-2'', he unwittingly played the hero since Haohmaru got [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] by Yuga, and he presumably is the one to break him out of control and was about to kill him, until a little kid whose father he killed stabbed him on the back, killing him... Then SNK retconned that AGAIN, since in ''Edge of Destiny'' he's alive and kicking.

* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]]: Oh boy. Genjuro is very proud of his skills as a hitokiri and looks down anyone who in his eyes look ''weak''.

* [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]]: [[Word of God|Yeah]].

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Little sister of Tam-Tam, and a somewhat likes to act like a [[Catgirl|cat]], or playing and getting shocked by electric eels. She accidentally lost the Tanjil stone during a trip to play and in compensation, tried to retrieve it, accompanied by her pet chimpanzee Paku-Paku. In the end of her story, she found out that {{spoiler|Paku-Paku is actually Tam-Tam, cursed as a punishment for letting the stone be lost}}.

* [[Ass Kicks You]]: One of her aerial "kicks".

* [[The Beast Master]]: Controls her pet monkey Paku-Paku.

* [[Wild Child]]: So much so that she actually dresses like a jungle cat, and her movement patterns suggest an animal, not a human.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Green Hair]]

 

=== Neinhalt Sieger ===

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Leader of the Prussian Red Lion Knights. He protects his country from Mizuki, and his soul happens to be one of the souls that Mizuki sought to resurrect Ambrosia. He is, however, saved by Amakusa and later contributed in Mizuki's defeat. He returned home victorious and marries Princess Elizabeth, his liege's daughter.

* [[Badass Baritone]]: Rather deep voiced. Very [[Badass]].

* [[Bald of Awesome]]

* [[Power Fist]]/[[Swiss Army Weapon]]: His gauntlet doesn't just punch, it shoots things and sets his body on fire.

* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]: In an attempt to appeal to female fans.

 

=== Kafuin Nicotine ===

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An old priest, formerly the master of both Haohmaru and Genjuro. He expelled Genjuro due to his bloodlust, and keeps in check about Haohmaru, especially when Mizuki starts targetting him. Nicotine later goes to battle to kill Mizuki and protect Haohmaru. He retires from the battle after the second game. Later in the ''Samurai Shodown 64'' series, he is entrusted with Shiki's daughter Mikoto; and he raised her, helped with Haohmaru and his grandson Gaira.

* [[Cool Old Guy]]

* [[Interface Screw]]: One of his attacks will reverse your joystick controls for a brief time.

* [[Playing with Fire]]/[[Shock and Awe]]: More talisman-based, but you get the idea.

* [[Punny Name]]: Also known as Caffeine, usually his name is written in katakana.

 

=== Rashoujin Mizuki ===

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A vengeful spirit who made pact with Ambrosia, somehow made famous as one of the first female [[Big Bad]] in fighting game history. She was later challenged by the [[Miko|priestess]] Bizuki, whom she defeats and possessed. She took over Amakusa's effort to revive Ambrosia, and dispatched him when he betrayed her when she tried to extract the souls for the Tanjil stone (Haohmaru's, Kyoshiro's, Jubei's and Sieger's). She is eventually defeated, but left the corruption so bad that Nakoruru had to do a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] to set things right again. With Mizuki leaving Bizuki's body, she returned to normal life and was later drafted by Kyoshiro to assist him in his kabuki performances.

* [[Baleful Polymorph]]: One of her attacks will briefly turn you into a helpless animal, usually a pig.

* [[The Beast Master]]: With her beast Maju.

* [[Voice of the Legion]]: Less distorted than the typical example though.

* [[Wall Jump]]

 

=== Kuroko ===

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A mysterious fighter that acts as the judge of the fights in a few of the games. He has four other brothers that dress identical to him, making them indistinguishable from each other. He is a powerful fighter, but rarely enters the arena. While he appears in the first game, he reveals himself as a fighter until the second.

* [[Bonus Boss]]: In ''[[Samurai Shodown]] II'', you will fight him either randomly or by fulfilling certain conditions.

* [[No Name Given]]: His name is obscured in the ''[[Samurai Shodown]] II'' credits. Recently ist's been revealed that his real name is Sukihiro ["Kuroko" is just an alias].

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An amnesiac boy who is deemed as a "demon", only naming himself after his sword. He had a traumatic past as detailed in the fifth game. He usually trains and seeks advice from Haohmaru and eventually after learning about a great 'demon' named Minazuki Zankuro, he travels with Haohmaru and defeats him. Unfortunately, he found out that he is also a demon, as he found out that he also has his fit of bloodlust like Zankuro. Thankfully, he manages to make peace with it and proceeded to live in peace.

* [[Amnesiac Dissonance]]

* [[And Then John Was a Zombie]]: He's been called a 'demon' (only called), hunts demons, but eventually found out that he does have a demon bloodlust on him.

* [[Shrinking Violet]]: Male exemple.

* [[Troubled but Cute]]: Sweeter than the standard, but with a VERY [[Dark and Troubled Past]].

=== Rimururu ===

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Nakoruru's [[Not Blood Siblings|adoptive]] little sister. She is also a priestess of Ainu, and instead fights using an ice spirit named Konru/[[Spell My Name with an "S"|Konril]]. At first, Nakoruru forbid her from fighting, but she managed to build up enough resolve to be acknowledged by Nakoruru by the time of the third game. After the second game, when Nakoruru dies... wem [[Never Say "Die"|goes into a deep sleep]], Rimururu officially takes over her main duty as the protector of Nature.

* [[An Ice Person]]

* [[Cheerful Child]]

* [[Distress Ball]]: [[PS 1]] Warriors Rage hands her this one when Oboro captures her so she doesn't interfere to his plans. Nakoruru had to take action and urge the rest of the warriors to rescue her.

* [[Not Blood Siblings]]

* [[Plucky Girl]]

=== Kubikiri Basara ===

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A restless spirit who was killed alongside his lover Kagaribi by the hands of Zankuro. Turns out that she was killed by Basara himself, but in denial, he continued to blame Zankuro, enough to come back to the mortal world to hunt down Zankuro... and swiftly killed again. Then Amakusa revived him, but he proves to be rebellious and attempts to kill him again. Amakusa later lures him into a trap and imprisons him in a stone pillar.

* [[Ax Crazy]]

* [[Fuuma Shuriken]]: Wields a giant shuriken attached to a length of chain.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Even after you die.

* [[Youkai]]: A Yurei.

=== Kafuin Gaira ===

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Nicotine's very huge grandson, and also not so bright. After an argument with Nicotine, Gaira ran off from the temple to train, and saw Zankuro's massacre, but too afraid to stop him. To make up for it, he tried to defeat him. However, he's already defeated and Gaira eventually built a shrine for his grave... only to be raided by Amakusa and used for his plans. Later on, after Amakusa and Zankuro are defeated for good, Gaira eventually returns in peace to the temple, after much training.

* [[Dumb Muscle]]: A strong guy, but not certainly the smartest of the group.

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: He fights with his beads.

* [[Mighty Glacier]]: He's positively enormous, and very slow with it.

* [[Taken for Granite]]: His Fatality turns the enemy into stone. He then proceeds to shatter him/her.

=== Minazuki Zankuro ===

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Third game's final boss. Trying his hardest to perfect is swordsmanship, he became a brutal manslayer, likened to a demon. He went to slaughter people here and there until he finds one girl named Shiori and couldn't bring himself to kill her (she is actually his daughter). [[My God, What Have I Done?|Realizing what kind of man he has become]], he calls quits and retires into his hermitage, swearing only to raise his sword to fight [[Worthy Opponent]]. Said daughter eventually approached Haohmaru and Shizumaru, informing them about Zankuro, and eventually, Zankuro fought them. Both defeated him, but Zankuro has yet to give up... until [[Lightning Can Do Anything|a roaring thunder]] struck him dead. Gaira later found his corpse and built a gravestone for him. Shortly after, Amakusa attempted to bring Zankuro back to life and tried controlling him. Zankuro broke free of the control and tried to continue his battle, but this time he is [[Killed Off for Real]] by Sogetsu.

* [[Anti-Villain]]: He was once a huge bastard, but as it stands now, he has retired and [[Even Evil Has Standards|won't kill people discriminately]]. Yet he's still the [[Big Bad]].

* [[Blood Knight]]: A brutal version.

* [[Sword Beam]]: His fatality in ''Samurai Shodown V'' consists of a superpowered slash that fires a green wave of death at his foe, totally obliterating him/her except for the lower parts of their feet.

* [[True Final Boss]]: In ''[[Samurai Shodown]] III'', as mentioned above. Subverted in ''[[Samurai Shodown]] IV'', since he is the last boss unlocked, but a special regular match follows.

 

== Debuting in ''Samurai Shodown IV'' ==

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A ninja of the Kazama clan, younger brother of Sogetsu, way too much [[Hot-Blooded]]. When Amakusa kidnaps his [[Barrier Maiden]] sister Hazuki, Kazuki left the clan to become a nukenin, with his brother hot on trail to punish and execute him. They end up fighting alongside each other against Amakusa and Zankuro (Kazuki beats Amakusa) to save Hazuki and for that, Sogetsu lets him off while keeping his death fake. Then... poor Hazuki [[Damsel in Distress|gets kidnapped]] [[Butt Monkey|AGAIN]] (girl has NO luck, indeed) by Yuga the Destroyer, prompting Kazuki to save her again, and also tapping on the power of Enja who is trapped in his weapon. He goes berserk for awhile, but completed his mission and subdued Enja, then he can finally live in peace again with Hazuki.

* [[Anime Hair]]

* [[Highly-Visible Ninja]]: He's wearing a frigging RED costume and is on fire... what else do you ask for? He doesn't even quite bother with blending techniques...

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Obviously, he's the Red Oni for Sogetsu the Blue Oni.

* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]

=== Kazama Sogetsu ===

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Kazuki's [[Bishonen]] of a big brother, much more aloof and calm. When Hazuki gets kidnapped and Kazuki ran off, Sogetsu was assigned with the mission to kill him for running away from the clan, he complied to the mission but ended up fighting alongside Kazuki to save Hazuki from Amakusa and Zankuro (Sogetsu gets to beat Zankuro). Then he faked killing Kazuki and made a false report to his clan, ensuring that Kazuki and Hazuki would be able to live freely. Inside his weapon is another beast named Suija, which is sealed the same way as Enja is sealed on Kazuki's weapon. Sogetsu is later forced to call it off during the battle against Yuga, but he quickly overcame the possession, and returns to his clan, now recommended as the clan leader.

* [[Aloof Big Brother]]: To Kazuki and Hazuki.

* [[Bishonen]]

* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]

* [[Take a Third Option]]: Faking your rebellious little brother's death so he and your sister can run away is way more useful than either letting him go and being marked as a failure by your clan, or killing him and definitely losing both of your siblings.

=== Hazuki Kazama ===

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The younger sister of Kazuki and Sougetsu, and a member of the Kazama ninjas. She seems to be a kind, sweet person without much fighting abilities; instead, she has great spiritual powers that let her use powerful sealing techniques. Unfortunately, Amakusa realizes the last detail ''fast'' and takes a hold of Hazuki for his own purposes, which kicks off the subplot with Kazuki running off to save her and Sougetsu having to stop and kill him...

* [[Barrier Maiden]]: Unlike her brothers, she doesn't seem to have any fighting skills. On the other hand, she ''is'' the one who "tamed" and then sealed Suija and Enja in their swords.

* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: Has green hair and [[Green Eyes]].

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One of the main heroines in the ''Samurai Shodown 64'' series. Ever since birth, she was tailored to be Yuga's servant and when she came to age, she became [[Brainwashed]] to his servant and hunted down the male counterpart that Yuga needs for a perfect body: Haohmaru. Fortunately, Haohmaru managed to kick Yuga's ass beforehand, thereby freeing her soul and granting her amnesia about her time with Yuga, which she uses to become a fortune teller by the name Kanae. Unfortunately, Yuga soon revives and sends in Asura's Shadow to kidnap her, but they end up falling in love. The original Asura and his shadow defeats Yuga and later Shiki gave birth to her daughter from Shadow Asura: Mikoto. She left her in care with Haohmaru and Nicotine (and presumably Gaira as well), then vanishes, possibly dying eventually.

* [[Babies Ever After]]: Any of her endings in crossovers or spinoff games will ALWAYS involve her giving birth to Mikoto.

* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]

 

=== Yagyu Hanma ===

=== Gandara ===

=== Yuga the Destroyer ===

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The [[Big Bad]] of the ''Samurai Shodown 64'' games. Yuga is an ancient evil persumablely from the demon world and is now attempting to use Shiki and Haohmaru to create a perfect body for to be a [[God of Evil|'God of Destruction']] and unite the Demon and Human world. Yuga and its powers are themed around dual energies of yin/yang, and similarly it can employ male and female bodies for itself.

* [[Big Bad]]: Of the ''Samurai Shodown 64'' series.

* [[Demonic Possession]]: {{spoiler|Becomes Shiki's daughter Mikoto later on and tries to completely possess her}}.

* [[Marionette Master]]: Begins with stealing babies from wombs, giving them supernatural powers and brainwashing them later in their lives to be his mindless servants via puppet show.

* [[One-Winged Angel]]: Well, he/she is a [[SNK Boss]].

 

== Debuting in ''Samurai Shodown 64-2'' ==

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A dark entity who battled Yuga over title of Demon World's Strongest, but got defeated and sealed, and he was later cloned, the clone becoming Yuga's servant. Yuga's first defeat weakened the seal, thus the original broke free and set out for revenge. Meanwhile, the clone (Shadow Asura), on the orders of Yuga, kidnapped Shiki and restored her memories as Yuga's servant, but in process, fell in love. The original Asura confronted the shadow, and the two ends up banding together to defeat Yuga for good. As the clone is vanishing due to being empowered with Yuga's magic, the original merged with him, turning into Yuda.

* [[Anti-Hero]]/[[Anti-Villain]]

* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]

=== Morozumi Taizan ===

A demon-sealing warrior armed with a giant spear who seeks to avenge his wife killed by Yuga. When needed the tip of his spear can turn to brush to write kanji symbols using own blood as an ink. Then, meaning of whatever was written becomes reality (like word "Fire" becomes a fiery explosion).

* [[Badass Bookworm]]

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: His Bust/Rasetsu form replace his calligraphy brush with this.

=== [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/kuki-2-2.jpg Kuki Seishirou] ===

The new main character to the [[Distant Finale]], is the son of a legendary family and samurai known as Kuki. He was trained alongside his brother Tohma and his father's student Jushiro, but due to his [[Born Winner|natural]] [[The Gift|talent]] and his dedication was shown to be nearly peer less at sword fighting. One day his father was found dead and his father's sword, [[Ancestral Weapon|Blade of the Flaming Sun]] stolen. Suspecting his brother Tohma, he takes his father's [[Ancestral Weapon|Full Moon Blade]] and joins Jin-Emon Hanafusa's mission to [[Penal Colony|Riten Kyo]], where Tohma along with the Razor Trio are known to be attacking the government and terrorizing the inhabitants.

* [[Anime Hair]]: As per ''Samurai Shodown'' main character tradition.

* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]]

=== [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/kuki-1-1.jpg Kuki Tohma] ===

The older son of the legendary Kuki, Tohma, like Seishirou trained extensively throughout his life. Except unlike his fellow sparring partners under his father's teaching, he became more interested in [[Evil Feels Good|the power that comes with being the strongest]]. One night, believing it to be a source of great power, he takes the [[Ancestral Weapon|Blade of the Flaming Sun]] and kills his father. He then began traveling searching for [[Worthy Opponent|worthy opponents]] and killing them or whoever crossed him along the way. During his travels he meets up with [[Hopeless Suitor|Mikoto]], who travels with him and later the two join up with [[Diabolical Mastermind|Oboro]], forming the feared Razor Trio of most of [[Penal Colony|Riten Kyo]]. As the most openly violent of the three, Tohma becomes known as its strongest and most feared warrior, as well as the main target of the Bafuku government.

* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]]

* [[Blood Knight]]

=== [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters3/yoshino1-1.jpg Yoshino Rinka] ===

The proud daughter of the honorable and wealthy Yoshino family. Unexpected [[Green-Eyed Monster|jealousy]] and betrayal among the shogunate, lead to the Yoshino bloodline's economic collapse as well as its members being placed on the shores of [[Penal Colony|Riten Kyo]], to slowly fade from history and society. However, Rinka returning from her secluded training to what was left of her family, decides to fight back, joining Jushiro and Saya, in the "Atom Rebels" anti-shogunate group.

* [[Action Girl]]

* [[BFS]]: Not really that big compared to most to be called a BFS but literally much bigger then a 5'1" girl of her size could yeild effectively in combat.

=== [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters3/sakaki-1.jpg Sakaki Jushiro] ===

A young talent government's samurai, he was sent to train under the legendary samurai Kuki, where he trained alongside [[Grumpy Bear|Seishirou]] and [[Ax Crazy|Tohma]]. Both were distant towards others, so Jushiro mainly developed the [[Nakama|best of friendships]] with Jin-Emon Hanafusa. Jushiro also met and fell in love with a female samurai named Karen, but both Karen and Jushiro were loyal samurai and Karen decided to [[Honor Before Reason|put duties before personal happiness]] as was expected of them. When it was learned [[Big Bad|Oboro]] had designs on the princess, Karen offered to be the princess' [[Body Double]] in a trap. However, Oboro's power was more then expected and Karen along with the soldiers involved were slaughtered. Jushiro was the first to arrive at the site and when others found him alone, became the prime suspect. Leaving the government, he went into hiding on Riten Kyo. Forming the "Atom Rebels", along with Rinka and Saya, he becomes marked for extermination by his former employers. He later modified his sword with parts of gun he picked up from Oboro's party which killed Karen.

* [[Jade-Colored Glasses]]

* [[Loveable Rogue]]

=== [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters/hanafusa-1-1.jpg Hanafusa Jin-Emon] ===

One of the most loyal servants to the Bafuku government and a life long friend of the master swordsman Kuki. He has served as a samurai for many years, living to protect his master. He used to train under Kuki's tutelage and there met with the younger samurai such as the young hopeful Sakaki Jushiro and the two sons of Kuki, quiet Seishiro and fiery Tohma. All who helped him retain his youthful spirit, especially Jushiro who he became best of friends with. Things however have since gone bad, with Jushiro's apparent betrayal of the government and Kuki's death at the hands of his son. Being the most experienced samurai, he is naturally given the dangerous mission of retaking control of Riten Kyo and terminate all the rebellious factions there. Along with Seishiro, he heads forward to complete his mission.

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: A special spear with the form of a crucifix.

* [[Casanova Wannabe]]: Or seems like it around [[Ms. Fanservice|Saya]].

 

=== [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/kanakura1-1.jpg Kanakura Haito] ===

=== [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters3/saya-1-1.jpg Saya] ===

=== [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/izanagi1_jpg.jpg Izanagi Yaci] ===

=== [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters/garyo-1-1.jpg Garyo the Whirlwind] ===

=== [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters3/ranpo-1-1.jpg Ran Po] ===

=== [http://www.samuraispirits.net/game/character/image/tas.jpg Tashon Mao] ===

=== [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters/daruma.gif Daruma] ===

=== [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/minto.gif Minto] ===

=== [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np2/char1/mugenji-ink.jpg Mugenji] ===

=== [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/mikoto-wowed.jpg Mikoto] ===

=== [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters4/yudaw.gif Yuda] ===

=== [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/oboro-wr.gif Oboro] ===

* [[Social Darwinist]]: Often repeats sayings like "Strong will live, while weak should die. Obey the law of nature!"

 

=== [[Jigen Taishi]] ===

* [[Social Darwinist]]

 

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Heir of the Tokugawa regime... if only this guy isn't very much rebellious and party crazy and would rather hit on women. He is called back to the rulership when his master Gaoh pulls a rebellion and he took him down, helped by Hanzo and Jubei. Finally realizing that [[With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility]], Yoshitora took the position of Shogun and almost recruited Haohmaru to serve him. He probably lost, considering Haohmaru is still a wandering [[Blood Knight]] afterwards. [[Excuse Plot|He is also responsible of arranging the tournament behind the sixth game]].

* [[Anachronism Stew]]: Well, certainly none of the Tokugawas were [[Handsome Lech]]es.

* [[Anime Hair]]: Wild even for this series, he sports hair like a huge, coiffed broom.

* [[Shout-Out]]: Was designed by Nobuhiro Watsuki of ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' fame, and is made a tribute of Cho, from the multiple swords and broom hair... but not the Shogun heritage.

* [[Theme Naming]]: All his attacks are named after flowers.

 

=== Majikina Mina ===

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A girl blessed with a certain demon-hunting power. She is revered as a Goddess, but ends up being shunned due to their fear for her power, thus she ends up being unable to express emotions and just doesn't like being near people around. Her only companion is a... creature... thing... named Chample, whom she met after her village was leveled after she went home from a certain demon hunting trip. She became determined to take revenge on her village and tries to kill as many demons as she can, but eventually... she found out that it's Chample who did it. She killed it, but after realizing that she just killed her only friend, she is [[Driven to Suicide]].

* [[All of the Other Reindeer]]

* [[The Archer]]: Mina has incredible range, but is VERY vulnerable up close.

* [[Driven to Suicide]]

* [[Emotionless Girl]]: Not as extreme as Shiki, but you get the idea.

* [[Loners Are Freaks]]

* [[Mukokuseki]]: ''Blue'' eyes??

* [[Shout-Out]]: She is likely named after revered Okinawan scholar Anko Majikina.

* [[Stripperiffic]]: Aside from the long skirt she ties around her waist, she's basically wearing a bikini.

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An old warrior who can fly with the power of winds. Once, through lust of power, he made a [[Deal with the Devil]], but ends up berserking him and killing his wife, it takes eight of his students to eventually seal him. Years later, said Devil left him and went to possess Gaoh. He went on to travel again and tries to make amends for his past crimes. Eventually, he forced that devil to possess himself and asked Gaoh to kill him, and he did.

* [[The Atoner]]:

** [[Redemption Equals Death]]: [[Too Cool to Live|Unfortunately]].

* [[Shout-Out]]: [[Wire Fu]] at large.

* [[Soul Power]]: His fatality allows him to ''[[Deader Than Dead|extract the soul of the victim and cut it in half, killing him/her]]''.

 

=== [[Youkai]] Kusaregedou ===

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A literal [[Complete Monster]]. A giant Gaki who was once a kind man... except for his [[Cannibal]]ism tendencies (caused by the Great Tenmei Famine), which cursed him into the thing he is now. All he cared about is to eat, eat and [[Rule of Three|eat]], and he likes eating humans... ''especially little girls''. One day, he happens to smell Rimururu and proceeded to chase her, only to be stopped by his daughter Hakana, who pleaded him to come back to the man he is. Kusaregedou manages to remember her... then proceeds to EAT her. [[Moral Event Horizon|That bastard!]]

* [[Bald of Evil]]

* [[Child Eater]]

* [[Villainous Glutton]]: His killing instinct is led by his insatiable appetite.

* [[Youkai]]: [[Captain Obvious|Do we need to bother?]]

 

=== Rera ===

 

Rera is Nakoruru's [[Super-Powered Evil Side]], but actually not ''evil'', just a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]], who was very much sickened with Nakoruru's [[Technical Pacifist|apparent lack of will to hurt people when she wants to reach her goal]]. When she tried to find her missing father, Nakoruru's pacifism smacks her on the head when she failed to tame one wild bear and got knocked out. Pissed off at Nakoruru's weakness, Rera took over her body, kills the bear and goes around finding Nakoruru's father along with Shikuru, killing those on the way if necessary. Eventually, she came to understand that sometimes peaceful methods can be a viable option to solve problems, not just fighting, thus she returned Nakoruru's body. As of the future days, Rera never possessed Nakoruru's body again, [[Character Development|hinting that she got better and matured]], thus there's no need to possess her again.

* [[Anti-Hero|Anti Heroine]]: She loves nature as much as Nakoruru does, but is more extreme in her ways to protect it.

* [[Ascended Extra]]: She was only a palette swap at first, and eventually becomes more and more integral to Nakoruru's story.

 

In dream match game, his storyline further updated, explaining him being Amakusa's attempt to create Haohmaru (who is officially stated to be Amakusa's favourite type of warrior), but ended up a failure. Since he was created in Demon World, he's essentially just a demon with his body shaped akin to Haohmaru's. In this storyline, he hates not only Haohmaru but also Amakusa for creating him.

* [[Beat Still My Heart]]: HIS [[Finish Him!|Zetsumei Ougi]].

* [[Bloody Murder]]: One of his special moves involves cutting himself in the chest area to max his POW gauge in exchange for losing a bit of his health.

* [[Slasher Smile]]

* [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]: Subverted, since he's a completely unrelated character.

 

=== Enja ===

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Once he was Yunfei's pupil who sealed him, but in process, he became a demon himself and got sealed. Along with his brother Suija, he broke free a thousand years later (though separated), which took notice of the Kazama ninja clans, but he quickly decimated them, and possessed one of them. Enja's goal is to seal the spell of that devil who possessed Gaoh, then reunite with Suija, and with the spell, they can possess humans in a quicker method. He almost possessed Kazama Kazuki, but got sealed by Hazuki into his weapon. Later during the Yuga saga, Kazuki willingly lets Enja possess him, and he wreaks much havoc, but unfortunately, Kazuki has gotten better in self control and now manages to cow him out. Enja, probably due to years and years of being with Kazuki, somehow got a [[Heel Face Turn]] and instead congratulates his willpower.

* [[The Berserker]]

* [[Evil Twin]]

* [[Screaming Warrior]]

* [[The Unintelligible]]: But then, it's not that he actually ''says'' anything.

 

=== Suija ===

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Enja's brother, and unlike his berserker of a brother, Suija is a much more composed person... with an ambition to become a God. Like Enja, he possessed a Kazama ninja and later aims to possess Sogetsu Kazama. However, he ends up being sealed into Sogetsu's weapon by Hazuki. Later, Sogetsu taps on his power to fight Yuga, but due to more experience, Suija couldn't become the dominant one with Sogetsu.

* [[Anime Hair]]

* [[Evil Twin]]

* [[A God Am I]]

* [[Kill It with Water]]

 

=== Kurokouchi Yumeji ===

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Child of Ukyo's mentor, with... very much unidentified gender. Apparently based on [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s [[Uke]] Mori Ranmaru, who just looks as equally feminime. Yumeji got expelled from her dojo and ends up becoming Gaoh's right hand man/woman. Ukyo later defeats him/her and instead cut his/her hair rather than kill her. He/she later becomes a nun and is responsible on permanently killing Rasetsumaru.

* [[Ambiguous Gender]]: Yumeji is unique to the roster due to having no definite canon gender; the developers to the game, Yuki Enterprise, entreated players to "believe whatever you believe Yumeji to be." To add to the confusion, Yumeji speaks in gender neutral Japanese in both official story and in-game text, and Yumeji's voice actor is known for voicing both genders. Due to the openness of the statement, players still argue over Yumeji's gender to this day.

* [[The Dragon]]: To Gaoh.

* [[Shape Shifter]]: In his/her debut, his/her special move is by morphing into other fighters

* [[Yes-Man]]: He/she is pretty much this for Gaoh.

 

=== Yorozu Sankuro ===

[[File:sankuro 807.jpg|frame]]

* [[Dirty Coward]]

* [[Drop the Hammer]]: His [[Weapon of Choice]] is a big wooden hammer.

* [[Smug Snake]]

* [[Ted Baxter]]: Goes so far to call his style 'The Strongest Style'. He failed to garner the charm that [[Street Fighter|Dan Hibiki]] exhibited though.

 

=== Kyougoku Hinowanokami Gaoh ===

 

In the dream match, there's his version called 'Gaoh, Oppressor of Demon World', which is a continuation of him and Kuraki Sumeragi being defeated and baninshed to Demon World by Yunfei in previous game. There, demons attacking him proved to be no match for Gaoh, and he proceeded to defeat at them while using Kuraki Sumeragi's powers at wider extent, eventually transforming into demon itself. He ends up conquering Demon World and ruling it as Demon King, with his next objective being to conquer "the world above".

* [[And Then John Was a Zombie]]: His sixth game's status. In the default game, Gaoh didn't end up being a demon completely, Yunfei's interference restored his humanity enough to face Yoshitora like a human. In the dream match, Yunfei's exorcism also sent him to the Demon World, and then Gaoh started to relish his demonic power.

* [[Badass Moustache]]: Since he's based on [[Oda Nobunaga]], he ''had'' to have the mustache.

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He is portrayed as an American soldier who goes to Japan to stop a new menace to his relatively young country. In his ending, he befriends Yoshitora. He is a serious and dedicated individual, always thinking about his job to his country above all else.

* [[Andrew Jackson]]: Who the character is based on: an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, Jackson gained fame as a general in the United States Army and served in both houses of Congress.

** [[Recycled in Space]]: [[Andrew Jackson]] as [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|A WHITE HAIRED PRETTY BOY]] WITH GLASSES.

* [[Patriotic Fervor]]

* [[Stoic Spectacles]]

 

=== Iroha ===

 

Iroha is an obedient and cheerful maiden. She deeply cares for her master, trying her hardest to stay in her human form whilst in front of him. Despite debuting only in a dream match, Iroha then goes on to star in many [[Meido]] based spinoff games.

* [[Animorphism]]: Between Crane and human forms.

** [[Shapeshifting Lover]]: She tries her best to maintain her human form for her master in front of him/her.

* [[Boobs of Steel]]

* [[Hourglass Hottie]]: Iroha has a curvaceous figure complemented with very large breasts and fairly wide hips measuring at B91 W59 H85.

* [[Ninja Maid]]

* [[No Fourth Wall]]: This woman won't let something like that keep her from serving you.

=== Matsuribayashi Sugoroku ===

A large, jolly man who really enjoys festivals and fun.

* [[BFG]]: Wields a huge cannon used for shooting Fireworks!!

* [[Big Fun]]: He's extremely cheery.

 

=== Karakuri Ochamaru ===

 

== Debuting in ''Samurai Shodown Edge of Destiny'' ==

=== Takechiyo ===

A wandering warrior armed with a wooden sword.

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: His background and name are referred to [[Toshiro Mifune]] in ''[[Seven Samurai]]''.

* [[Combat Pragmatist]]

 

=== Suzuhime ===

* [[BFS]]: The massive sword she swings around is even bigger than her.

* [[Musical Assassin]]: Her other weapon is a flute, albeit it doing very minimal damage.

* [[Rebellious Princess]]

* [[Ship Tease]]: With Takechiyo.

 

=== Angelica ===

=== Kim Hye-Ryen ===

* [[This Is Unforgivable!]]: Wouldn't be a Kim in an SNK game if he didn't have this.

 

=== Gallows ===

=== J ===

=== Valter ===

=== Sugamata Jinbei ===

=== Black Hawk ===

=== Killian ===

=== Draco ===

* [[Blood Knight]]: His pre-match dialogue suggests he is this.

* [[Guns Are Worthless]]: Subverted oh-so-hard, especially for a video game. His usage of a rifle as a weapon brings him so much closer to [[SNK Boss]] territory than Golba—who actually is the final boss—that it isn't funny.

 

=== Golba ===

* [[Norio Wakamoto]]

 

== From ''Nakoruru: Ano Hito kara no Okurimono'' ==

 

* [[Ayako Kawasumi]]

* [[Dojikko]]

* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: For Yantamu.

 

* [[Accidental Pervert]]

* [[The Archer]]

* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: To Nakoruru. {{spoiler|He even asks her to marry him, but is rejected since she's a [[Celibate Hero]]ine}}. {{spoiler|Subverted in the end, they're [[Together in Death]]}}.

 

* [[Cute Mute]]: Although the game has fully voiced dialogue, she rarely speaks and mainly communicates through text. Yukiko Yanou's lines are mostly there for exposition.

* [[Miyu Matsuki]]

* [[Mysterious Waif]]/[[The Empath]]: She sees things that others in her village can't and possesses some spiritual powers.