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* [[Not Quite Dead]]: {{spoiler|Does this as one of the few reveals in ''The Ancient Ship of Doom''}}.
* [[Ten Minute Retirement]]: The OVA shows Irene cutting all ties with the CIA. ''Dimensions'', however, shows she still has at least some contact with the agency.
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Japanese romanizations found on their official guides for the original trilogy had Irene as ''Aileen''; the fansubbers for the OVA also spelled her name this way.
== Jaquio ==
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Main antagonist of the first NES game, the sorcerer Guardia de Mieux dubbed himself "[[Woolseyism|Jaquio]]" (''[[Spell My Name With an "S"|supposed]]'' [[Spell My Name With an "S"|to be]] "Jaki-Oh", as in "Devil King"). While supposedly human, Jaquio appears as a bizarre, uncanny magician with purple skin dressed in a red torn tunic with a hexagram embroidered on the front and a purple skeleton of a demon wrapped in his body like an armor. Jaquio as Chief of the Chaos Tribe, and he plans to steal the Demon Statue and break the seal on the Dark God, plunging the world into darkness.
* [[Amazing Technicolor Population]]: ''Purple skin''
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* [[Big Bad]]: Of the first NES game.
** {{spoiler|[[Hijacked By Ganon]]}}: {{spoiler|Once Ashtar dies halfway through ''The Dark Sword of Chaos'', Jaquio reclaims his title as the [[Big Bad]]}}.
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: Guardia de Mieux is his real name; Jaquio [[Red Baron|is simply a title]].
* [[One
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]
== Joe Hayabusa ==
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* {{spoiler|[[Malevolent Masked Men|Malevolent Masked Man]]}}: {{spoiler|As the Masked Devil}}
* {{spoiler|[[Not Quite Dead]]}}: {{spoiler|Turns out he survived the duel with Bloody Malth, but winds up getting [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]}}.
* [[The Obi
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Phoenitically, it can be either "Jô" or "Joe".
* [[Taking the Bullet]]: Does this for Ryu in the first NES game before he heads to fight Jaquio.
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Also known as "Jungle Rat" Robert, he's a United States Army Special Forces operative who aids Ryu throughout ''The Dark Sword of Chaos'', constantly revealing information about Ashtar. Although no different than a modern day commando, Robert proves himself useful to the Dragon Ninja, including being a reliable informer, following Ryu closely to the Tower of Lahja and surrounding the area with US Army forces to distracts Ashtar from finishing off Ryu. He proceeds to enter the Chaos World for the final battle, but Robert only goes as far against Ashtar, {{spoiler|leaving Jaquio for Ryu}}. While it seems he dies keeping the demons from reaching Ryu, the OVA reveals he survived, having quit the army and running a private eye agency to keep track of Ryu, but offering him any assistance the ninja might need in the future.
* [[Armor
* [[Badass]]: Robert proved himself in ''The Dark Sword of Chaos'' from start to finish, aiding Ryu on equal grounds, planning good barricades with the US Army, holding off fiends by himself.
** [[Badass Normal]]: And of course, Robert is just a highly trained soldier.
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* [[The Cameo]]: Appears in ''Ninja Gaiden 3'' {{spoiler|as the fighter pilot transporting Ryu to rendezvous with Mizuki}}.
* [[Cool Shades]]: Never takes them off.
* [[Fire
* [[Mysterious Watcher]]: Introduces himself as one, and has other minor moments as well.
* [[One
* [[Private Detective]]: After quitting the army
* [[Retired Badass]]: Not for a very long time, but still long enough.
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** [[Meaningful Name]]: "Hayabusa" is the Japanese name for the bird.
* [[Animorphism]]: Shown in the first Xbox game's ending, where he leaves by transforming into a falcon.
* [[Anti
* [[Back From the Dead]]: Quite instantly after being killed by Doku in the first Xbox game.
* [[Badass]]: One the poster boys for ninjas in [[Video Games]].
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* [[Ninja]]
* [[The Other Darrin]]: English localization just can't get a hold of a voice actor for too long. As of ''Ninja Gaiden 3'', there are three different actors for each main release. [[Troy Baker]] reprises his role, having provided his voice in ''Dead of Alive Dimensions''. Compare and contrast to [[Hideyuki Hori]], who has been voicing Ryu for ''16 years'', the first of which was ''the original'' ''Dead or Alive'' back in 1996.
* [[Out
* [[Red Right Hand]]: In ''Ninja Gaiden 3'', the Regent of the Mask curses him with the "Grip of Murder", forcing the Dragon Sword to be absorbed by his right arm. Doubles with [[Tainted Veins]].
* [[Stock Ninja Weaponry]]: Kunais, shurikens, claws, nunchaku and kusari-gama. The subversion would be the Dragon Sword, as it's a katana rather than a ninjato.
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* [[Animal Motifs]]: Butterflies, from her choice of clothes, to their color and her inconic sash.
* [[Art Evolution]]: To coincide with her appearance in ''Dead or Alive 5'', Ayane will get this treatment for ''Ninja Gaiden III'' with smaller eyes, more realistic asiatic facial structure and modest measurements; the latter might not be seen as an "evolution", though.
* [[Colour
** [[Curtains Match the Window]]: Purple everywhere! However...
** [[Technicolor Eyes]]: Certain cut-scenes depict them as red with shades of pink rather than purple.
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: Elizébet's personality and her bloody design, akin to Elizabeth Bathory.
* [[Manipulative Bastard|Manipulative Bitch]]: She sought the Black Spider Ninja Clan to help her steal the Demon Statue from the Dragon Ninja Clan, in return she would give them demonic powers, and she did give them power, but of course Elizébet forgot to tell them she sees them as disposable objects and eventually they would fall.
* [[One
* [[The Power of Blood]]: Ruler of Crimson Blood...
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: The only woman among Vazdah's Deadly Greater Fiend Lords, and the only relevant female Greater Fiend in the whole series.
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* [[Benevolent Boss]]: While Genshin is credited for being a ruthless and violent Overlord, many Spider Ninjas seems to adore and respect him, many Spider Clan scrolls will note how respectable Genshin is.
* [[BFS]]: Blade of The Archfiend.
* [[Dark
* [[Driven By Envy]]: The Black Spider Ninja Clan being in the Dragon Ninja Clan's shadow for generations took its toll on Genshin, he grew to hate Dragon Lineage entirely, their downfall is Genshin's ultimate goal.
* [[
* [[Large and In Charge]]: Genshin borders on giant, even towering some of his Ninjas that were converted into fiends while still a human, and of course Genshin is the one in charge.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Powerful and fast, ''very'' fast; Genshin is just too damn fast, an athletic Ninja like Ryu has to keep his eyes focused against a gian like Genshin due his speed.
* [[Mirror Boss]]: To an extent - he can use the Flying Swallow, the counter-attack, the Piercing Void Ninpo (in Sigma II only), has an Ultimate Technique similar to Ryu's in Greater Fiend form, [[Mega Manning|and Ryu picks up his Underworld Drop after getting the Blade of the Archfiend]].
* [[Ninja]]: Holds both Master Ninja and Clan Leader status.
* [[One
* [[Playing With Fire]]: Genshin's primary elemnet for his Ninpo is fire.
* [[Recurring Boss]]: Four times in the game.
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* [[Miko]]: For the Dragon Ninja Clan, as being part of the Dragon Lineage is a requirement to be the village's shrine maiden, Kureha was fated to be one since childhood.
* [[Non Dubbed Grunts]]: In the japanese track for the first Ninja Gaiden, Kureha has a weak death cry in her final moments, while in english track she hasn't. That's why there's no credited voice actress in the american version of the game; Jun Shikano reprises her role of "grunts" in ''Dragon Sword'', which in fact she is right at home, as the characters in the game are portrayed in [[The Legend of Zelda]] grunts-only style.
* [[The Obi
* [[Passing the Torch]]: Kureha, as a spirit, hopes that Momiji will take on her sister's duty as a shrine maiden.
* [[Posthumous Character]]: Kureha's background is explored in the first Xbox game's sequel for NDS.
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* [[Flat Character]]: For someone who is said to be behind everything Doku did, Marbus got much less exposition than his subordinate, ironically he gets more exposition in his small role for ''Sigma II''.
* [[Flunky Boss]]: The only boss to be that way in Normal in the first game. He actually uses minor ''bosses'' as flunkies. And in higher difficulties he hides behind Nicchae and Ishtaros... who are actually harder than he is.
* [[
* [[
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Marbus the same as Marbas the President of Hell from ''[[The Divine Comedy]]'''s Dante's Inferno, where he rules over 36 legions of demons, just like Marbus who has control over many fiends for himself.
* [[Not Quite Dead]]: As seen in ''Sigma II'', Ryu didn't kill Marbus in the first game, he just left him scarred and with one horn less.
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* [[Non Dubbed Grunts]]: Most of Muramasa's average grunts for an elder aren't dubbed, they're straight from the Japanese track, unlike other characters who got their grunts dubbed.
* [[Not So Harmless]]: As seen in ''Sigma II'' against a hidden Ninja, Muramasa still has some tricks up his sleeve.
* [[Too Long; Didn't Dub]]: Muramasa's greetings aren't dubbed in ''Ninja Gaiden II'' and ''Sigma II'', he says ''Irasshai'' instead of ''Welcome'' to Ryu when his shop is accessed, which isn't even long anyway.
* [[Walking the Earth]]: Prior to the games, it is said that Muramasa personally erected all of his statues that Ryu eventually finds in his journey, every single one of them.
** Which would include those in the Underworld... that's some prowess indeed.
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* [[Back for The Dead]]: Comes back in ''Dragon Sword'', only to die shortly after.
* [[Big Bad]]: Until Murai/Dark Disciple is revealed to be the true Big Bad of the game.
* [[Clipped
* [[Expy]]: of Mundus from [[Devil May Cry]]
* [[Flat Character]]: The patron saint and deity of Vigoor Empire; doesn't have a single line, passage or mention of his personality, he is just a boss fight that the player must pass through.
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* {{spoiler|[[The Man Behind the Man]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Adam and Eve Plot]]:}} What he wants to do with {{spoiler|[[Squick|Canna]]}} of all people.
* {{spoiler|[[One
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The big cheese of the Lords of Alchemy multinational, which makes all sorts of things, from toys to war weapons.
* [[Well
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* {{spoiler|[[Back From the Dead]]}}
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: Part of his attire.
* {{spoiler|[[Big Damn Heroes]]: He saves Ryu and kills [[One
* {{spoiler|[[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: By the Lords of Alchemy thanks to his mask. Destroying it causes his [[Heel Face Turn]].}}
* [[Combat Commentator]]: He sends amused comments at you during the boss fights of Day 3 and 4.
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