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The main hero of the franchise, who is always presented as an ordinary high school student that ends up surrounded by women lusting after him as he struggles through various hijinks, and doesn't usually have much personality beyond that apart from being a nice guy, being the reason as to why he's such a [[Chick Magnet]].
The main hero of the franchise, who is always presented as an ordinary high school student that ends up surrounded by women lusting after him as he struggles through various hijinks, and doesn't usually have much personality beyond that apart from being a nice guy, being the reason as to why he's such a [[Chick Magnet]].


* [[Armor Piercing Slap]]: Tenchi did this {{spoiler|to Ryoko}} in ''Daughter of Darkness'', and {{spoiler|to Yugi}} in {{spoiler|the final episode of}} ''Tenchi in Tokyo''
* [[Armor-Piercing Slap]]: Tenchi did this {{spoiler|to Ryoko}} in ''Daughter of Darkness'', and {{spoiler|to Yugi}} in {{spoiler|the final episode of}} ''Tenchi in Tokyo''
* [[Author Avatar]]: Tenchi '''Masaki''' and '''Masaki''' Kajishima. It gets more obvious when you learn that the OVA is partly a showcase of Kajishima's personal harem fantasies. And the fact that the character essentially becomes {{spoiler|stronger than the Chousin who created the universe}} is a strong hint too.
* [[Author Avatar]]: Tenchi '''Masaki''' and '''Masaki''' Kajishima. It gets more obvious when you learn that the OVA is partly a showcase of Kajishima's personal harem fantasies. And the fact that the character essentially becomes {{spoiler|stronger than the Chousin who created the universe}} is a strong hint too.
* [[Bad Liar]]: Sakuya calls him this in episode 10 of ''Tenchi in Tokyo'', when he went on a date with Ryoko instead of her:
* [[Bad Liar]]: Sakuya calls him this in episode 10 of ''Tenchi in Tokyo'', when he went on a date with Ryoko instead of her:
{{quote| '''Sakuya''': I knew you'd be a terrible liar, Masaki.}}
{{quote| '''Sakuya''': I knew you'd be a terrible liar, Masaki.}}
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: He rarely gets angry, but when he does...
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: He rarely gets angry, but when he does...
** [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]: He's an average student with average grades {{spoiler|as well as a being stronger than the Universe's GODS!!!}}
** [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: He's an average student with average grades {{spoiler|as well as a being stronger than the Universe's GODS!!!}}
* [[Brainwashed]]: Happens to him in an episode of ''Tenchi in Tokyo''
* [[Brainwashed]]: Happens to him in an episode of ''Tenchi in Tokyo''
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: He has his moments, and when he does his wit has some of the sharpest barbs in the series.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: He has his moments, and when he does his wit has some of the sharpest barbs in the series.
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* [[Missing Mom]]: Kiyone (not to be confused with Kiyone Makibi) in the OAV continuity, Achika in the ''Universe'' and ''Tokyo'' continuities.
* [[Missing Mom]]: Kiyone (not to be confused with Kiyone Makibi) in the OAV continuity, Achika in the ''Universe'' and ''Tokyo'' continuities.
* [[Nice Guy]]: Most of the time.
* [[Nice Guy]]: Most of the time.
* [[Story Breaker Power]]: [[Half the Man He Used To Be|As demonstrated by Z,]] not only can Tenchi create the [[Infinity Plus One Sword|Light Hawk Wings,]] he can collapse whole dimensions solely by existing. Not to mention {{spoiler|[[Up to Eleven|he's stronger than the three beings who created the Multiverse.]]}} [[Boring Invincible Hero|So long, story conflict....]]
* [[Story Breaker Power]]: [[Half the Man He Used To Be|As demonstrated by Z,]] not only can Tenchi create the [[Infinity+1 Sword|Light Hawk Wings,]] he can collapse whole dimensions solely by existing. Not to mention {{spoiler|[[Up to Eleven|he's stronger than the three beings who created the Multiverse.]]}} [[Boring Invincible Hero|So long, story conflict....]]
* [[Strong As They Need to Be|Strong as He Needs to Be]]: His power is confirmed by Z to work exactly like this. This applies to each [[Alternate Continuity]] as well in a meta sort of way for viewers who were around during ''Tenchi'''s run on ''[[Toonami]]''.
* [[Strong As They Need to Be|Strong as He Needs to Be]]: His power is confirmed by Z to work exactly like this. This applies to each [[Alternate Continuity]] as well in a meta sort of way for viewers who were around during ''Tenchi'''s run on ''[[Toonami]]''.
* [[The Omnipotent]]
* [[The Omnipotent]]
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* [[Sensual Spandex]] / [[Leotard of Power]]: Ryoko's black and red battle outfit.
* [[Sensual Spandex]] / [[Leotard of Power]]: Ryoko's black and red battle outfit.
* [[Space Pirate]]
* [[Space Pirate]]
* [[Super Powered Evil Side]]: In Tenchi In Tokyo.
* [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]: In Tenchi In Tokyo.
* [[Technopath]]
* [[Technopath]]
* [[Troll]]
* [[Troll]]
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* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: In ''Tenchi Universe'' she can border on this. In the OAV she is simply a case of [[The Fettered]]. Almost manically attempting to manage a genetically very bad temper through excessive politeness.
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: In ''Tenchi Universe'' she can border on this. In the OAV she is simply a case of [[The Fettered]]. Almost manically attempting to manage a genetically very bad temper through excessive politeness.
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: In the manga.
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: In the manga.
* [[Brother Sister Incest]]: Though this is customary to Juraians, in her defense.
* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]: Though this is customary to Juraians, in her defense.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: In the OVA 3.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: In the OVA 3.
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: [[Rule of Three|Three times in the manga.]] Once by [[Warrior Therapist|Yakage]], another by [[Space Pirate|Yataka]] and once again by [[Noble Demon|Garyu.]] In the series proper, she was kidnapped by Kagato in ''Tenchi Universe''.
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: [[Rule of Three|Three times in the manga.]] Once by [[Warrior Therapist|Yakage]], another by [[Space Pirate|Yataka]] and once again by [[Noble Demon|Garyu.]] In the series proper, she was kidnapped by Kagato in ''Tenchi Universe''.
* [[Everythings Better With Princesses]]
* [[Everything's Better With Princesses]]
* [[Facial Markings]]: In her Jurain battle armor.
* [[Facial Markings]]: In her Jurain battle armor.
* [[Noblewomans Laugh]]: In the Japanese version.
* [[Noblewoman's Laugh]]: In the Japanese version.
* [[Onee Sama]]: To Sasami.
* [[Onee-Sama]]: To Sasami.
* [[Sparkling Stream of Tears]]: In the final episode of ''Tenchi Universe''.
* [[Sparkling Stream of Tears]]: In the final episode of ''Tenchi Universe''.
* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: Either "Ayeka" or "Aeka" (her original Japanese name) are acceptable.
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Either "Ayeka" or "Aeka" (her original Japanese name) are acceptable.
* [[Spoiled Brat]]: Though not as much as some fanworks [[Character Exaggeration|exaggerate her as.]]
* [[Spoiled Brat]]: Though not as much as some fanworks [[Character Exaggeration|exaggerate her as.]]
* [[The Ojou]]
* [[The Ojou]]
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* [[Dreaming of Things to Come]]
* [[Dreaming of Things to Come]]
** [[Bad Dreams]]: {{spoiler|Because of Tsunami's influence on her}}
** [[Bad Dreams]]: {{spoiler|Because of Tsunami's influence on her}}
* [[God Was My Co Pilot]]
* [[God Was My Co-Pilot]]
* [[Morality Pet]]: For the [[Big Bad]] in ''[[Tenchi in Tokyo]]''.
* [[Morality Pet]]: For the [[Big Bad]] in ''[[Tenchi in Tokyo]]''.
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Sasami is the official [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Sasami is the official [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Shy Blue Haired Girl]]: Slightly.
* [[Shy Blue-Haired Girl]]: Slightly.
* [[Talking to Himself|Talking to Herself]]: With Tsunami in both the [[Chisa Yokoyama|Japanese]] and [[Sherry Lynn|English]] versions.
* [[Talking to Himself|Talking to Herself]]: With Tsunami in both the [[Chisa Yokoyama|Japanese]] and [[Sherry Lynn|English]] versions.
** {{spoiler|Also a bit of a meta-example, not only for fitting the trope itself but for fitting its title literally thanks to Sasami and Tsunami's [[Fusion Dance|fusion link]].}}
** {{spoiler|Also a bit of a meta-example, not only for fitting the trope itself but for fitting its title literally thanks to Sasami and Tsunami's [[Fusion Dance|fusion link]].}}
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* [[That Man Is Dead|That Girl Is Dead]]: {{spoiler|She believes so in the OAV, since as a little girl she took an almost fatal fall and Tsunami had to fuse with her. Actually, she *did* survive but barely.}}
* [[That Man Is Dead|That Girl Is Dead]]: {{spoiler|She believes so in the OAV, since as a little girl she took an almost fatal fall and Tsunami had to fuse with her. Actually, she *did* survive but barely.}}
* [[Third Person Person]]: In the Japanese version.
* [[Third Person Person]]: In the Japanese version.
* [[Token Mini Moe]]
* [[Token Mini-Moe]]
* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]
* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]
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* [[Ambiguous Disorder]]: She takes ditziness and awkwardness to unprecedented new heights.
* [[Ambiguous Disorder]]: She takes ditziness and awkwardness to unprecedented new heights.
* [[Aren't You Going to Ravish Me]]: Played as a running gag in the manga and PC-FX games, as Mihoshi's addiction to soap operas made her mistake some of Tenchi's actions as if he wanted to elope with her or just rape her. The catch? Mihoshi was more than happy with the idea, much for Tenchi's puzzlement.
* [[Aren't You Going to Ravish Me?]]: Played as a running gag in the manga and PC-FX games, as Mihoshi's addiction to soap operas made her mistake some of Tenchi's actions as if he wanted to elope with her or just rape her. The catch? Mihoshi was more than happy with the idea, much for Tenchi's puzzlement.
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Born Lucky]]: And ''how''! The laws of nature and causality bend around her to such an extreme that even higher-dimensional entities can't predict or do anything about her.
* [[Born Lucky]]: And ''how''! The laws of nature and causality bend around her to such an extreme that even higher-dimensional entities can't predict or do anything about her.
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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]
* [[Cute Clumsy Girl]]
* [[Cute Clumsy Girl]]
* [[Dark Skinned Blond]]
* [[Dark-Skinned Blond]]
* [[Dumb Blonde]]: In some continuities. In the OAV she's more of a [[Genius Ditz]].
* [[Dumb Blonde]]: In some continuities. In the OAV she's more of a [[Genius Ditz]].
* [[Fair Cop]]
* [[Fair Cop]]
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* [[Genki Girl]]
* [[Genki Girl]]
* [[Heavy Sleeper]]
* [[Heavy Sleeper]]
* [[Hey Its That Voice]]/[[The Other Darrin]]: [[Rebecca Forstadt]] (AKA [[Robotech|Lynn Minmei]]) voiced her from ''Tenchi in Tokyo'' onwards.
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]/[[The Other Darrin]]: [[Rebecca Forstadt]] (AKA [[Robotech|Lynn Minmei]]) voiced her from ''Tenchi in Tokyo'' onwards.
* [[Hyper Awareness]]
* [[Hyper Awareness]]
* [[Imagine Spot]]: In the manga, they tend to involve some ''very'' lewd fantasies with Tenchi, which leave Mihoshi blushing and drooling, much for everyone's confusion.
* [[Imagine Spot]]: In the manga, they tend to involve some ''very'' lewd fantasies with Tenchi, which leave Mihoshi blushing and drooling, much for everyone's confusion.
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* [[The Millstone]]: Especially in ''[[Tenchi Universe]]''.
* [[The Millstone]]: Especially in ''[[Tenchi Universe]]''.
* [[Nice Girl]]
* [[Nice Girl]]
* [[Romantic Two Girl Friendship]]: Mihoshi seems strangely attached to Kiyone, and even Kiyone has her moments, especially in episode 6 of the Universe series.
* [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]]: Mihoshi seems strangely attached to Kiyone, and even Kiyone has her moments, especially in episode 6 of the Universe series.
* [[Satellite Character]]: In the ''Universe'' and ''Tokyo'' continuities, Mihoshi's whole purpose seems to revolve around hanging off Kiyone. Kiyone herself may fit to a lesser degree.
* [[Satellite Character]]: In the ''Universe'' and ''Tokyo'' continuities, Mihoshi's whole purpose seems to revolve around hanging off Kiyone. Kiyone herself may fit to a lesser degree.
* [[Summers Family Tree]]: Is Washuu's great-great-granddaughter, and Ryoko's great-grandniece. Allegedly (might just be a rumour) also supposed to have a relative who married one of Tenchi's family members at some point.
* [[Summers Family Tree]]: Is Washuu's great-great-granddaughter, and Ryoko's great-grandniece. Allegedly (might just be a rumour) also supposed to have a relative who married one of Tenchi's family members at some point.
* [[Took a Level In Dumbass]]: In the OVA 1 she went from a ditzy but focused officer to a lazy fool that couldn't remember her own brother's name by the end of OVA 3.
* [[Took a Level In Dumbass]]: In the OVA 1 she went from a ditzy but focused officer to a lazy fool that couldn't remember her own brother's name by the end of OVA 3.
** It was less that she couldn't remember his name and more that apparently her image of him is stuck on his teenaged self. He had to show a picture of him when he was younger for her to recognize him, but she recognizes other people from his crew with whom she has only occasionally interacted quite easily. Her backstory suggests her overall goofiness came about when a past [[Did You Just Romance Cthulhu]] relationship went [[Horribly Wrong]] and she only survived with this much of her mind intact because she's Washu's descendant and has the luck to make a leprechaun jealous.
** It was less that she couldn't remember his name and more that apparently her image of him is stuck on his teenaged self. He had to show a picture of him when he was younger for her to recognize him, but she recognizes other people from his crew with whom she has only occasionally interacted quite easily. Her backstory suggests her overall goofiness came about when a past [[Did You Just Romance Cthulhu?]] relationship went [[Horribly Wrong]] and she only survived with this much of her mind intact because she's Washu's descendant and has the luck to make a leprechaun jealous.


=== Washu Hakubi ===
=== Washu Hakubi ===
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* [[Cute Bruiser]]: Even in her child form, she's capable of lifting a heavy chair and punching through solid concrete. In the manga, she even suplexes her [[Evil Counterpart]]. Would count as a [[Genius Bruiser]] if she was more muscular. But then again, [[Muscles Are Meaningless]] when you've got the power to shape the universe.
* [[Cute Bruiser]]: Even in her child form, she's capable of lifting a heavy chair and punching through solid concrete. In the manga, she even suplexes her [[Evil Counterpart]]. Would count as a [[Genius Bruiser]] if she was more muscular. But then again, [[Muscles Are Meaningless]] when you've got the power to shape the universe.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Had a diminished role in both the 'Tenchi Universe' and 'Tenchi in Tokyo' series, to the point where she barely had an impact in the second half of both shows until their respective finales.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Had a diminished role in both the 'Tenchi Universe' and 'Tenchi in Tokyo' series, to the point where she barely had an impact in the second half of both shows until their respective finales.
* [[God Was My Co Pilot]]
* [[God Was My Co-Pilot]]
* [[Green Eyes]]
* [[Green Eyes]]
* [[Immortal Immaturity]]: For all of [[Hypocrite|her criticism]] of [[Adult Child|Ryoko]], it's clear on occasion that Washu's [[Jerkass|just as lacking in the maturity department if not moreso]]--and not just because of her [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|youthful disguise.]]
* [[Immortal Immaturity]]: For all of [[Hypocrite|her criticism]] of [[Adult Child|Ryoko]], it's clear on occasion that Washu's [[Jerkass|just as lacking in the maturity department if not moreso]]--and not just because of her [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|youthful disguise.]]
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* [[The Omnipotent]]
* [[The Omnipotent]]
* [[Rape Is OK When It Is Female On Male]]: See Night Nurse.
* [[Rape Is OK When It Is Female On Male]]: See Night Nurse.
* [[Rose Haired Girl]]: Depending on the official artwork, her hair ranges from light pink to dark pink.
* [[Rose-Haired Girl]]: Depending on the official artwork, her hair ranges from light pink to dark pink.
* [[She Is All Grown Up]]: Looks like a teen girl, but has an adult form that is breathtakingly beautiful. {{spoiler|And her Goddess, which is essentially her adult form with a [[Pimped Out Dress]], fits what you'd expect from a [[Physical God]](ess)}}
* [[She Is All Grown Up]]: Looks like a teen girl, but has an adult form that is breathtakingly beautiful. {{spoiler|And her Goddess, which is essentially her adult form with a [[Pimped-Out Dress]], fits what you'd expect from a [[Physical God]](ess)}}
* [[Super Intelligence]]
* [[Super Intelligence]]
* [[Truly Single Parent]]: Of Ryoko, who she created using one of her eggs and the [http://tenchi.wikia.com/wiki/Mass Mass], a sentient alien species.
* [[Truly Single Parent]]: Of Ryoko, who she created using one of her eggs and the [http://tenchi.wikia.com/wiki/Mass Mass], a sentient alien species.
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* [[Covert Pervert]]: he once copped a feel of Ryoko and quite enjoyed it...
* [[Covert Pervert]]: he once copped a feel of Ryoko and quite enjoyed it...
** He also proposed that he and Ayeka get married anyway despite being an old man at the time {{spoiler|not really.}}
** He also proposed that he and Ayeka get married anyway despite being an old man at the time {{spoiler|not really.}}
* [[Mommas Boy]]: Unusually strongly attached to Funaho, which even gets lampshaded in-universe.
* [[Momma's Boy]]: Unusually strongly attached to Funaho, which even gets lampshaded in-universe.
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]
* [[Retired Badass]]: Not entirely by his own decision, though. {{spoiler|Funaho (his tree, not his mother, mind you) apparently took root, and thus he cannot leave Earth anymore, because Juraian royalty is immortal only in the range of their trees.}} In the Universe version, it's because {{spoiler|of the guilt of killing his best friend, Kagato.}}
* [[Retired Badass]]: Not entirely by his own decision, though. {{spoiler|Funaho (his tree, not his mother, mind you) apparently took root, and thus he cannot leave Earth anymore, because Juraian royalty is immortal only in the range of their trees.}} In the Universe version, it's because {{spoiler|of the guilt of killing his best friend, Kagato.}}
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* [[Action Girl]]: Called the best fighter of the Choushin by her sisters themselves.
* [[Action Girl]]: Called the best fighter of the Choushin by her sisters themselves.
* [[Blue and Orange Morality]]: As a Chousin, she knows nothing about what is good and what is evil.
* [[Blue and Orange Morality]]: As a Chousin, she knows nothing about what is good and what is evil.
* [[Jerkass Gods]]: Heavily implied to be one of these by the end of OAV 2. {{spoiler|By the end of OAV 3, not so much. She honestly didn't expect that [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero|ruining a guy's life and giving him phenomenal cosmic power could backfire horribly]]. She wasn't evil, just terribly naive.}}
* [[Jerkass Gods]]: Heavily implied to be one of these by the end of OAV 2. {{spoiler|By the end of OAV 3, not so much. She honestly didn't expect that [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|ruining a guy's life and giving him phenomenal cosmic power could backfire horribly]]. She wasn't evil, just terribly naive.}}
* [[The Omnipotent]]
* [[The Omnipotent]]
* [[Only One Name]]
* [[Only One Name]]
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* [[Fair Cop]]
* [[Fair Cop]]
* [[Evil Redhead|Jerkass Redhead]]: She seemed to enjoy arresting Kiyone [[Smug Snake|a bit too much.]]
* [[Evil Redhead|Jerkass Redhead]]: She seemed to enjoy arresting Kiyone [[Smug Snake|a bit too much.]]
* [[Laser Guided Karma]]: Reassigned to be [[Humiliation Conga|Kiyone and Mihoshi's assistant]] at the end of the series.
* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: Reassigned to be [[Humiliation Conga|Kiyone and Mihoshi's assistant]] at the end of the series.
* [[Only One Name]]
* [[Only One Name]]
* [[The Rival]]: To Kiyone.
* [[The Rival]]: To Kiyone.
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* [[Ascended Extra]]: He is a recurring character in Tenchi in Tokyo.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: He is a recurring character in Tenchi in Tokyo.
* [[Gonk]]: There used to be a Gonk sub-trope named after his physical appearance; The Fat Guy With Big Lips And A Pimply Nose.
* [[Gonk]]: There used to be a Gonk sub-trope named after his physical appearance; The Fat Guy With Big Lips And A Pimply Nose.
* [[One Scene Wonder]]
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]


=== Sakuya Kumashiro (''Tenchi in Tokyo'') ===
=== Sakuya Kumashiro (''Tenchi in Tokyo'') ===
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* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Sakuya has one when {{spoiler|she realizes that she has no memories of any family of her own.}}
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Sakuya has one when {{spoiler|she realizes that she has no memories of any family of her own.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: When Yugi locks Tenchi in a [[Lotus Eater Machine]] with Sakuya as a bait, she ultimately chooses to sacrifice the last bits of her existence and willpower to give Tenchi a [[Rousing Speech]] and send him back to reality so he can reunite with the girls and defeat Yugi. Easily her [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: When Yugi locks Tenchi in a [[Lotus Eater Machine]] with Sakuya as a bait, she ultimately chooses to sacrifice the last bits of her existence and willpower to give Tenchi a [[Rousing Speech]] and send him back to reality so he can reunite with the girls and defeat Yugi. Easily her [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].}}
* [[Hey Its That Voice]]: [[Mayumi Iizuka]] (AKA [[Pokémon (Anime)|Kasumi/Misty]]) voiced her in the Japanese version.
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: [[Mayumi Iizuka]] (AKA [[Pokémon (Anime)|Kasumi/Misty]]) voiced her in the Japanese version.
* [[Ordinary High School Student]]: {{spoiler|she at least appears to be at first.}}
* [[Ordinary High School Student]]: {{spoiler|she at least appears to be at first.}}
* [[Proper Tights With a Skirt]]: Her winter uniform.
* [[Proper Tights With a Skirt]]: Her winter uniform.
* [[Raven Hair Ivory Skin]]
* [[Raven Hair, Ivory Skin]]
* {{spoiler|[[Really Dead Montage]]: The special end credits for episode 24}}, with her image song, "Kataomoi (Unrequited Love)" performed by her voice actress, [[Mayumi Iizuka]].
* {{spoiler|[[Really Dead Montage]]: The special end credits for episode 24}}, with her image song, "Kataomoi (Unrequited Love)" performed by her voice actress, [[Mayumi Iizuka]].
* [[Sparkling Stream of Tears]]
* [[Sparkling Stream of Tears]]
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* [[Girlish Pigtails]]
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]
* {{spoiler|[[Half Human Hybrid]]}}: She is formed from Tenchi {{spoiler|and Yuzuha's}} DNA.
* {{spoiler|[[Half-Human Hybrid]]}}: She is formed from Tenchi {{spoiler|and Yuzuha's}} DNA.
* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]]: What's wrong with taking a bath with daddy?
* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]]: What's wrong with taking a bath with daddy?
* [[Kid From the Future]]: She shows up out of the blue one day calling Tenchi "Daddy" and forming a [[Laser Sword]] like Ryoko's, although she never explains any details, and Washu can't find the mother from her DNA. {{spoiler|Subverted -- she was created by Yuzuha, with no actual time travel involved.}}
* [[Kid From the Future]]: She shows up out of the blue one day calling Tenchi "Daddy" and forming a [[Laser Sword]] like Ryoko's, although she never explains any details, and Washu can't find the mother from her DNA. {{spoiler|Subverted -- she was created by Yuzuha, with no actual time travel involved.}}
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* [[Heel Face Turn]]: After [[Defeat Means Friendship]].
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: After [[Defeat Means Friendship]].
* [[Only One Name]]
* [[Only One Name]]
* [[Well Done Son Guy]]: Devoted to Yakage and his memory, even after he's dead.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Devoted to Yakage and his memory, even after he's dead.


=== Kiyone Masaki (OVA 3) ===
=== Kiyone Masaki (OVA 3) ===
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** She had some problems with her [[McGuffin|tree]], apparently, and without it even the Juraian nanotech treatments can get only that effective.
** She had some problems with her [[McGuffin|tree]], apparently, and without it even the Juraian nanotech treatments can get only that effective.
*** Unlike her father and sister, Kiyone didn't become bonded to a royal tree and may not have visited Jurai at all (considering Yosho was still considered MIA).
*** Unlike her father and sister, Kiyone didn't become bonded to a royal tree and may not have visited Jurai at all (considering Yosho was still considered MIA).
* [[White Haired Pretty Girl]]
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]


=== Misaki Masaki Jurai (OVA and Manga) ===
=== Misaki Masaki Jurai (OVA and Manga) ===
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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Apparently thinks that her fling with Yosho ([[All There in the Manual|in the novels]]) is something absolutely normal. Her [[Magnificent Bastard|mother]] and husband emphatically disagree.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Apparently thinks that her fling with Yosho ([[All There in the Manual|in the novels]]) is something absolutely normal. Her [[Magnificent Bastard|mother]] and husband emphatically disagree.
** And there's the fact that when she first sees Ryoko in the OVA, she mistakes her for Sasami. Repeat, she mistakes a well-known criminal for her kid daughter.
** And there's the fact that when she first sees Ryoko in the OVA, she mistakes her for Sasami. Repeat, she mistakes a well-known criminal for her kid daughter.
* {{spoiler|[[God Was My Co Pilot]]:Or something in the same genre.}}
* {{spoiler|[[God Was My Co-Pilot]]:Or something in the same genre.}}
* [[Hot Mom]]
* [[Hot Mom]]
* [[Mama Bear]]
* [[Mama Bear]]
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* [[Only Sane Man|Only Sane Woman]]: Next to Tenchi, she's the most level headed of the group.
* [[Only Sane Man|Only Sane Woman]]: Next to Tenchi, she's the most level headed of the group.
* [[Rei Sakuma]]
* [[Rei Sakuma]]
* [[Tall Dark and Bishoujo]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]


=== Azusa Masaki Jurai (OVA and Manga) ===
=== Azusa Masaki Jurai (OVA and Manga) ===
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* [[Identical Grandson]]: Looks exactly like her mom. Who looks exactly like Airi [[Palette Swap|with white hair]].
* [[Identical Grandson]]: Looks exactly like her mom. Who looks exactly like Airi [[Palette Swap|with white hair]].
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: She's 80 years old.
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: She's 80 years old.
* [[White Haired Pretty Girl]]
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]


=== Seto Kamiki Jurai (OVA 3) ===
=== Seto Kamiki Jurai (OVA 3) ===
* [[Action Girl]]: To the point that [[Four Star Badass|Utsutsumi]] often feels redundant.
* [[Action Girl]]: To the point that [[Four Star Badass|Utsutsumi]] often feels redundant.
* [[Everythings Better With Princesses]]
* [[Everything's Better With Princesses]]
* [[God Was My Co Pilot]]: Is strongly implied to be the Washu's long-lost [[Romantic Two Girl Friendship|best friend]] Naja Akara.
* [[God Was My Co-Pilot]]: Is strongly implied to be the Washu's long-lost [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship|best friend]] Naja Akara.
* [[Happily Adopted]]
* [[Happily Adopted]]
* [[The High Queen]]: Princess, actually, but still...
* [[The High Queen]]: Princess, actually, but still...
* [[Hot Mom]]: And grandma too.
* [[Hot Mom]]: And grandma too.
* [[It Amused Me]]: Apparently her main motivation.
* [[It Amused Me]]: Apparently her main motivation.
* [[Laser Guided Amnesia]]: Was found lost and amnesiac in space, and was adopted into the Kamiki family.
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: Was found lost and amnesiac in space, and was adopted into the Kamiki family.
* [[Manipulative Bitch]]: Largely [[It Amused Me|for the lulz]]
* [[Manipulative Bitch]]: Largely [[It Amused Me|for the lulz]]
* [[The Matchmaker]]: Her main hobby.
* [[The Matchmaker]]: Her main hobby.
* [[Names to Run From Really Fast]]: ''Jurai no Onihime'', or ''Devil Princess'' of Jurai.
* [[Names to Run From Really Fast]]: ''Jurai no Onihime'', or ''Devil Princess'' of Jurai.
* [[One Man Army|One Woman Army]]: Just see what she's done with the pirates in GXP...
* [[One-Man Army|One Woman Army]]: Just see what she's done with the pirates in GXP...
* [[Red Baron]]: See above.
* [[Red Baron]]: See above.
* [[Satellite Character]]: For all her importance in-story, she appears in the OVA only as a cameo and gets a bigger role only in the spinoffs.
* [[Satellite Character]]: For all her importance in-story, she appears in the OVA only as a cameo and gets a bigger role only in the spinoffs.
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=== Seiryo Tennan (OAV 2 & ''GXP'') ===
=== Seiryo Tennan (OAV 2 & ''GXP'') ===
* [[Anti Villain]]: He's really more petty and vain than evil.
* [[Anti-Villain]]: He's really more petty and vain than evil.
* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]: As shown in GXP, he's actually a 'very' competent swordsman, he's just a blithering idiot outside of that.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: As shown in GXP, he's actually a 'very' competent swordsman, he's just a blithering idiot outside of that.
* [[Mitsuaki Madono]]
* [[Mitsuaki Madono]]
* [[Rose Haired Girl|Rose Haired Man]]
* [[Rose-Haired Girl|Rose Haired Man]]
* [[Sissy Villain]]
* [[Sissy Villain]]
* [[Unfortunate Names]]: ''Unko'', the name of Seiryo's ship. It was the only luck-based name that wasn't claimed already, it means "bringer of fortune". Which works really well for how it looks on paper. Unfortunately…it also means poop. More commonly, in fact. Which works [[Hilarity Ensues|really freaking terribly]] for actually speaking it aloud.
* [[Unfortunate Names]]: ''Unko'', the name of Seiryo's ship. It was the only luck-based name that wasn't claimed already, it means "bringer of fortune". Which works really well for how it looks on paper. Unfortunately…it also means poop. More commonly, in fact. Which works [[Hilarity Ensues|really freaking terribly]] for actually speaking it aloud.


=== Misao Kuramitsu (OVA 3) ===
=== Misao Kuramitsu (OVA 3) ===
* [[Anti Villain]]
* [[Anti-Villain]]
* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]: Is often mistaken for Mihoshi if one doesn't look closely enough.
* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]: Is often mistaken for Mihoshi if one doesn't look closely enough.
* [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]]: Say what you will about Clay, at least he was fairly effective when all was said and done. Misao is treated as a joke from his first appearance and it only gets worse from there.
* [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]]: Say what you will about Clay, at least he was fairly effective when all was said and done. Misao is treated as a joke from his first appearance and it only gets worse from there.
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=== Z (''OVA 3'') ===
=== Z (''OVA 3'') ===
* [[Affably Evil]]: From the way he speaks, you believe he's a good guy. {{spoiler|So does he, to some extent anyway.}}
* [[Affably Evil]]: From the way he speaks, you believe he's a good guy. {{spoiler|So does he, to some extent anyway.}}
* [[Anti Villain]] via [[Despair Event Horizon]]: {{spoiler|The Chousin killed off his family causing him to go insane.}}
* [[Anti-Villain]] via [[Despair Event Horizon]]: {{spoiler|The Chousin killed off his family causing him to go insane.}}
* [[Ax Crazy]]: {{spoiler|The death of his family}} drove him to attempt to kill the gods that created the universe.
* [[Ax Crazy]]: {{spoiler|The death of his family}} drove him to attempt to kill the gods that created the universe.
* [[Badass|BADASS]]: [[Establishing Character Moment|His real entrance into the series has him blowing up an entire fleet that traveled through dimension space with just his Aura and floated back backwards waving high to the whale thing without breaking a sweat]]! {{spoiler|Also Blowing up A WHOLE HOLE OF THE EARTH, then reducing the moon to A LITERAL CRESCENT!}}
* [[Badass|BADASS]]: [[Establishing Character Moment|His real entrance into the series has him blowing up an entire fleet that traveled through dimension space with just his Aura and floated back backwards waving high to the whale thing without breaking a sweat]]! {{spoiler|Also Blowing up A WHOLE HOLE OF THE EARTH, then reducing the moon to A LITERAL CRESCENT!}}
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* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To Tenchi {{spoiler|As he has FIVE Light Hawk Wings}}.
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To Tenchi {{spoiler|As he has FIVE Light Hawk Wings}}.
* [[Evil Eye]]: A purple one.
* [[Evil Eye]]: A purple one.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: See [[Anti Villain]] for more details.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: See [[Anti-Villain]] for more details.
* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: Of Misao and {{spoiler|Noike.}}
* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: Of Misao and {{spoiler|Noike.}}
* [[No Sell]]: To {{spoiler|Tenchi's powers by surrendering one of his wings for each power.}}
* [[No Sell]]: To {{spoiler|Tenchi's powers by surrendering one of his wings for each power.}}
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* {{spoiler|[[Too Powerful to Live]]}}: {{spoiler|Although Tokimi resurrected him, and his civilisation, and sent him back thousands of years into the past, to live his life normally with his family.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Too Powerful to Live]]}}: {{spoiler|Although Tokimi resurrected him, and his civilisation, and sent him back thousands of years into the past, to live his life normally with his family.}}
* [[Story Breaker Power]]: He could destroy entire planetary bodies, manipulate dimensions, negate Tenchi's abilities that curbstomped Kagato, and {{spoiler|by taxing himself to his limits even caused Tokimi pain}}. It took GOD {{spoiler|Tenchi}} himself to finally kill him.
* [[Story Breaker Power]]: He could destroy entire planetary bodies, manipulate dimensions, negate Tenchi's abilities that curbstomped Kagato, and {{spoiler|by taxing himself to his limits even caused Tokimi pain}}. It took GOD {{spoiler|Tenchi}} himself to finally kill him.
* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]: {{spoiler|He wanted to stop Tokimi from interfering and killing any more mortal civilisations, including his own parents, and intended to kill Tokimi, save Tenchi from the same fate he suffered, and undo all of the deaths he had caused, including Tenchi himself after he cut off the connection with his higher self.}}
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: {{spoiler|He wanted to stop Tokimi from interfering and killing any more mortal civilisations, including his own parents, and intended to kill Tokimi, save Tenchi from the same fate he suffered, and undo all of the deaths he had caused, including Tenchi himself after he cut off the connection with his higher self.}}
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Green Hair]]
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Green Hair]]


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* [[Energy Being]]: Described as such.
* [[Energy Being]]: Described as such.
* [[Hero Killer]]: {{spoiler|Tenchi tries fighting him and nearly dies}}
* [[Hero Killer]]: {{spoiler|Tenchi tries fighting him and nearly dies}}
* [[Kick the Dog]]: Torturing Nobuyuki in front of Achika was [[Nice Job Fixing It Villain|a bad idea]].
* [[Kick the Dog]]: Torturing Nobuyuki in front of Achika was [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain|a bad idea]].
* [[Implacable Man]]: Gun lasers phase through him. Even Achika {{spoiler|using her full power and making mincemeat out of him}} can't destroy him, and in the end, he had to be hit with a Galaxy destroying cannon to finally kill him.
* [[Implacable Man]]: Gun lasers phase through him. Even Achika {{spoiler|using her full power and making mincemeat out of him}} can't destroy him, and in the end, he had to be hit with a Galaxy destroying cannon to finally kill him.
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: He's mentioned to have rampaged across the universe and doesn't appear to have any motive his actions beyond simply being evil.
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: He's mentioned to have rampaged across the universe and doesn't appear to have any motive his actions beyond simply being evil.
* [[Only One Name]] : Justified as he's a living mass of dark matter.
* [[Only One Name]] : Justified as he's a living mass of dark matter.
* [[One Winged Angel]]: Into what could be described as a black demon dragon thing.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: Into what could be described as a black demon dragon thing.
* [[Person of Mass Destruction]]: It took the Juraian Emperor and the entire Galaxy Police fleet to capture him for the first time, and...
* [[Person of Mass Destruction]]: It took the Juraian Emperor and the entire Galaxy Police fleet to capture him for the first time, and...
* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: At the start of the movie, and he breaks out and lays waist to an entire fleet that tried to stop him.
* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: At the start of the movie, and he breaks out and lays waist to an entire fleet that tried to stop him.
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* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[Big Bad]]: Of the second movie.
* [[Big Bad]]: Of the second movie.
* [[Card Carrying Villain]]: Acts as one.
* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: Acts as one.
* [[Catgirl]]: or [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Bat Girl]]
* [[Catgirl]]: or [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Bat Girl]]
* [[Child Eater]]: Turns them into diamonds to eat them.
* [[Child Eater]]: Turns them into diamonds to eat them.
* [[Dark Is Evil]]: Even turns into a female Chernabog in the climax.
* [[Dark Is Evil]]: Even turns into a female Chernabog in the climax.
* [[Dimension Lord|Dimension Queen]]
* [[Dimension Lord|Dimension Queen]]
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: To Yosho - because his guards harmed her and called her names, [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking|she created a daughter with his grandson's DNA to rape him and take him to her own dimension and imagined Yosho as being a brat.]]
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: To Yosho - because his guards harmed her and called her names, [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|she created a daughter with his grandson's DNA to rape him and take him to her own dimension and imagined Yosho as being a brat.]]
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To Washu
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To Washu
* [[Hey Its That Voice]]: [[Power Rangers|Rita Repulsa]] voiced her in the English version.
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: [[Power Rangers|Rita Repulsa]] voiced her in the English version.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: She has a science kit that made Makuya with Tenchi's hair, {{spoiler|she's even more abusive to her than Washu was to Ryoko.}}
* [[Mad Scientist]]: She has a science kit that made Makuya with Tenchi's hair, {{spoiler|she's even more abusive to her than Washu was to Ryoko.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Offing the Offspring]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Offing the Offspring]]}}
* [[Only One Name]]
* [[Only One Name]]
* [[One Winged Angel]]: A blatant one to Chernabog.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: A blatant one to Chernabog.
* [[Playing the Victim Card]]: Part of her [[Moral Event Horizon]], and her relationship to Yosho.
* [[Playing the Victim Card]]: Part of her [[Moral Event Horizon]], and her relationship to Yosho.
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]
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==== Voice Actors: [[Kikuko Inoue]] (Japanese), Debi Derryberry (English) ====
==== Voice Actors: [[Kikuko Inoue]] (Japanese), Debi Derryberry (English) ====


* [[Anti Villain]]
* [[Anti-Villain]]
* [[Big Bad]]: The least violent of the three movies' main ones.
* [[Big Bad]]: The least violent of the three movies' main ones.
* [[Broken Bird]]: Yosho took take of her till {{spoiler|she died}}.
* [[Broken Bird]]: Yosho took take of her till {{spoiler|she died}}.
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=== Yakage ===
=== Yakage ===
* [[Affably Evil]]
* [[Affably Evil]]
* [[Anti Villain]]:He just wants to create the most powerful sword in the universe. His problem is that he uses extreme measures.
* [[Anti-Villain]]:He just wants to create the most powerful sword in the universe. His problem is that he uses extreme measures.
* [[The Determinator]]
* [[The Determinator]]
* [[Mad Scientist]]
* [[Mad Scientist]]
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=== Dark Washu ===
=== Dark Washu ===
* [[Anti Villain]]
* [[Anti-Villain]]
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Look at the name]].
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Look at the name]].
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]: Though Washu revived her.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]: Though Washu revived her.}}
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* [[Anime Hair]]
* [[Anime Hair]]
* {{spoiler|[[Anti Villain]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Anti-Villain]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Artificial Human]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Artificial Human]]}}
* [[Big Bad]]: of ''Tenchi In Tokyo.''
* [[Big Bad]]: of ''Tenchi In Tokyo.''
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* [[Dark Magical Girl]]: The rare [[Big Bad]] example.
* [[Dark Magical Girl]]: The rare [[Big Bad]] example.
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]}}
* [[Hey Its That Voice]]: [[Akiko Yajima]] (AKA [[Gundam Wing|Relena Peacecraft/Darlian]]) voiced her in the Japanese version.
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: [[Akiko Yajima]] (AKA [[Gundam Wing|Relena Peacecraft/Darlian]]) voiced her in the Japanese version.
** [[Relationship Voice Actor]]: This is her third time working with [[Ai Orikasa]] (Quatre) and [[Chisa Yokoyama]] (Noin).
** [[Relationship Voice Actor]]: This is her third time working with [[Ai Orikasa]] (Quatre) and [[Chisa Yokoyama]] (Noin).
* [[Morality Pet]]: Sasami is the only one she shows some affection to. {{spoiler|Towards the end, she even kidnaps Sasami so they can be together in their new world}}
* [[Morality Pet]]: Sasami is the only one she shows some affection to. {{spoiler|Towards the end, she even kidnaps Sasami so they can be together in their new world}}
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* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: {{spoiler|"NOOOOO! I DON'T WANT TO BE BURIED ALIVE AGAAAAAAIIIIINNNN!!"}}
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: {{spoiler|"NOOOOO! I DON'T WANT TO BE BURIED ALIVE AGAAAAAAIIIIINNNN!!"}}
* [[We Can Rule Together]]: {{spoiler|Offers this to Sasami twice. Is rejected both times.}}
* [[We Can Rule Together]]: {{spoiler|Offers this to Sasami twice. Is rejected both times.}}
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes]]: Utterly terrified of darkness {{spoiler|since she was locked in a tomb for centuries.}}
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: Utterly terrified of darkness {{spoiler|since she was locked in a tomb for centuries.}}
* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: {{spoiler|Matori and Sakuya. The latter also doubles as a [[Moral Event Horizon]] due to cruelty potential that even rivals video gamers, but remarkably she becomes a rare example of someone who was able to cross back.}}
* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: {{spoiler|Matori and Sakuya. The latter also doubles as a [[Moral Event Horizon]] due to cruelty potential that even rivals video gamers, but remarkably she becomes a rare example of someone who was able to cross back.}}


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* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Tsugaru.
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Tsugaru.
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: Hotsuma.
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: Hotsuma.
* [[Dark Skinned Blond]]: Hotsuma.
* [[Dark-Skinned Blond]]: Hotsuma.
* [[Facial Markings]]: Matori.
* [[Facial Markings]]: Matori.
* [[Manipulative Bastard|Manipulative Bastards]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard|Manipulative Bastards]]
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* [[Smug Snake|Smug Snakes]]
* [[Smug Snake|Smug Snakes]]
* [[Wataru Takagi]]: Hotsuma
* [[Wataru Takagi]]: Hotsuma
* [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him]]: Matori questions Yugi when she decides to {{spoiler|only capture Sasami instead of killing her}}, but Yugi gets pissed off at that and she has to comply.
* [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?]]: Matori questions Yugi when she decides to {{spoiler|only capture Sasami instead of killing her}}, but Yugi gets pissed off at that and she has to comply.
* {{spoiler|[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: Matori is in the receiving end.}}
* {{spoiler|[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: Matori is in the receiving end.}}
* [[Yuriko Yamaguchi]]: Matori
* [[Yuriko Yamaguchi]]: Matori
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=== Evil Kiyone (''Mihoshi Special'') ===
=== Evil Kiyone (''Mihoshi Special'') ===
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To Kiyone Makibi.
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To Kiyone Makibi.
* [[One Scene Wonder]]
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]
* [[Whip It Good]]
* [[Whip It Good]]


Revision as of 21:26, 8 January 2014


This is a character sheet for the Tenchi Muyo series:

The Main Characters

Tenchi Masaki Jurai

Voice Actors: Masami Kikuchi (Japanese), Matt K. Miller (English)

The main hero of the franchise, who is always presented as an ordinary high school student that ends up surrounded by women lusting after him as he struggles through various hijinks, and doesn't usually have much personality beyond that apart from being a nice guy, being the reason as to why he's such a Chick Magnet.

  • Armor-Piercing Slap: Tenchi did this to Ryoko in Daughter of Darkness, and to Yugi in the final episode of Tenchi in Tokyo
  • Author Avatar: Tenchi Masaki and Masaki Kajishima. It gets more obvious when you learn that the OVA is partly a showcase of Kajishima's personal harem fantasies. And the fact that the character essentially becomes stronger than the Chousin who created the universe is a strong hint too.
  • Bad Liar: Sakuya calls him this in episode 10 of Tenchi in Tokyo, when he went on a date with Ryoko instead of her:

 Sakuya: I knew you'd be a terrible liar, Masaki.

Ryoko

Voice Actors: Ai Orikasa (Japanese), Petrea Burchard (English; 1st), Mona Marshall (English; 2nd)

An aggressive Space Pirate (who often doesn't do much of anything pirate related) and flirt that is usually the first girl Tenchi meets. Is by for the most flirtatious of the girls and most the most hotheaded.

Is the most popular girl amongst western audiences.

  • Action Girl: Largely in the 'Universe' and 'Tokyo' series.
    • She's that in the OVAs too, but by the end of the second series she's largely out of her league, so she barely bothers anymore.
  • Anti-Hero: Type V
  • Blood Knight: Originally, and still loves to blow things up or get a good scrap. She tended to put in severe PowerLimiters, so anybody whatsoever could pose any challenge.
  • Brainwashed and Crazy; by Kagato.
  • Bottle Fairy: Expect to see her with a bottle of sake.
  • Cry Cute: In the OVA, also sheds Manly Tears, Tender Tears, and Ocular Gushers. Come to think of it, she cries a lot, especially for an uber-Badass Space Pirate Physical God(dess). Then again, considering the nature of her mother (see Washuu's Abusive Mom entry below), the fact that she was locked in a tomb for 700 years, and spent a good amount of time before that as a psychotic killing machine massacring millions if not billions for Kagato, her options were probably either tears or Stepford Smiler. Probably both.
  • Distressed Damsel: In the first two OVAs, by Kagato and Dr. Clay, and in the SNES game.
    • Subverted in the first episode of the Universe canon, where she just plays the part in order to get Tenchi and his folks on her side.
  • Double Entendre: In the second OAV:

 Ryoko: Now, I want your balls, please!

Tenchi: Huh? (grabs his groin) No way! They're mine, and I'm gonna hang on to them!

Ryoko: Oh, you numbskull, I meant the jewels on your sword!

  • Exotic Eye Designs: He gets catlike eyes when he transforms into one.
  • Facial Markings: While wearing her battlesuit.
  • Femme Fatale: In the first few OVA episodes, before the audience learns where her affections lie.
  • Iron Butt Monkey
  • Jerkass: Generally, but Washuu, and mainly the merger with Zero, rehabilitated her remarkably quickly, so Jerk With a Heart of Gold when we last see her.
  • The Ladette
  • Lethal Chef: Her first attempt at cooking created some kind of acidic pink froth that dissolved the stove - out of what appeared to be the ingredients for vegetable soup. Later incidents tone it down, but her cooking (which involved incidents like frying fish by hurling energy bolts at them) still gets divided between the things that turn out wrong and the things that nobody gets to try.
  • New Powers As the Plot Demands: She can basically do anything within scale limits, including constructing extremely advanced inventions of her mother's design out of thin air.
  • Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: Lovesick, half-android, hyperintelligent, immortal demi-goddess, alien, drunkard layabout, bratty reformed space-pirate, child-soldier slave. To be honest, in-universe descriptions of her get very inclusive and vague. The Space and Time adventures make this even worse by selectively including and excluding various traits and associated names to suit whichever 'dimension' the characters are currently in.
  • The Other Darrin: Mona Marshall replaced Petrea Burchard as Ryoko's new dubbed voice. Fans were less than pleased.
  • Physical Goddess
  • Pirate Girl
  • Psychopathic Manchild: Originally, but she didn't have much of a choice, paid enormously for her crimes, and is much nicer nowadays, really. Just a trickster troll, but don't attack her, or threaten anybody she cares about.
  • Rape Is Ok When It Is Female On Male: Exaggeration, but her constant clinging to Tenchi often borders on sexual harassment.
    • In the Mihoshi Special (a Tall Tale story Mihoshi told based on one of her cases, with the Tenchi-crew filling the closest roles of the participants), "Ryoko" ties Tenchi to her bed, proceeds to undress him, and was about to rape him, but she was stopped by Pretty Sammy. This is somewhat averted though, although her sexual advances are Played for Laughs most of the other characters are not okay with them.
  • Reality Warper
  • Sensual Spandex / Leotard of Power: Ryoko's black and red battle outfit.
  • Space Pirate
  • Super-Powered Evil Side: In Tenchi In Tokyo.
  • Technopath
  • Troll
  • Voluntary Shapeshifting: She became one with Zero, and could freely manipulate her body in extremely advanced fashions even before this, including duplication, phasing, regeneration, merging with inanimate matter, and so onwards.
  • You Gotta Have Cyan Hair

Ayeka Masaki Jurai

Voice Actors: Yumi Takada (Japanese), Jennifer Darling (English)

Princess of Juria that has fierce rivalry with Ryoko over Tenchi, amongst other things.

Sasami Masaki Jurai

Voice Actors: Chisa Yokoyama (Japanese), Sherry Lynn (English)

Ayeka's younger sister, who despite being the youngest girl is generally the most mature. Is always close friends with Ryo-Ohki.

Mihoshi Kuramitsu

Voice Actors: Yuko Mizutani (Japanese), Ellen Gerstell (English; 1st), Rebecca Forstadt (English; 2nd)

An extremely clumsy and idiotic police officer that tends to end up on chasing Ryoko. She is extremely stupid and has numerous runninggags revealing around he airheaded nature and clumsiness.

  • Ambiguous Disorder: She takes ditziness and awkwardness to unprecedented new heights.
  • Aren't You Going to Ravish Me?: Played as a running gag in the manga and PC-FX games, as Mihoshi's addiction to soap operas made her mistake some of Tenchi's actions as if he wanted to elope with her or just rape her. The catch? Mihoshi was more than happy with the idea, much for Tenchi's puzzlement.
  • Blue Eyes
  • Born Lucky: And how! The laws of nature and causality bend around her to such an extreme that even higher-dimensional entities can't predict or do anything about her.
    • The manga dedicates a full chapter to try to explain Mihoshi's weird ability to set any probability to her favor and benefit even from accidents and blunders.
  • Bottle Fairy: In the OAV and manga, especially during the trip to Ryuten.
  • Cloudcuckoolander
  • Cute Clumsy Girl
  • Dark-Skinned Blond
  • Dumb Blonde: In some continuities. In the OAV she's more of a Genius Ditz.
  • Fair Cop
  • The Fool
  • Friend to All Living Things: The genuinely kindest cast member.
  • Fun Personified
  • Genius Ditz: or The Ditz, depending on the series.
  • Genki Girl
  • Heavy Sleeper
  • Hey It's That Voice/The Other Darrin: Rebecca Forstadt (AKA Lynn Minmei) voiced her from Tenchi in Tokyo onwards.
  • Hyper Awareness
  • Imagine Spot: In the manga, they tend to involve some very lewd fantasies with Tenchi, which leave Mihoshi blushing and drooling, much for everyone's confusion.
  • Innocent Fanservice Girl: Played straight on the PC-FX and Sega Saturn videogames, where Mihoshi's clothes tend to be much more revealing and she displays little or just not concern whenever Tenchi catches her half undressed. This is especially noticeable during the hot spring scenes, where Mihoshi doesn't even bother to cover herself with a towel whenever Tenchi enters into the bath, and is cranked up to eleven on the Sega Saturn game, where Mihoshi spends a considerable amount of time and cutscenes completely nude, without thinking twice about it.
  • The Millstone: Especially in Tenchi Universe.
  • Nice Girl
  • Romantic Two-Girl Friendship: Mihoshi seems strangely attached to Kiyone, and even Kiyone has her moments, especially in episode 6 of the Universe series.
  • Satellite Character: In the Universe and Tokyo continuities, Mihoshi's whole purpose seems to revolve around hanging off Kiyone. Kiyone herself may fit to a lesser degree.
  • Summers Family Tree: Is Washuu's great-great-granddaughter, and Ryoko's great-grandniece. Allegedly (might just be a rumour) also supposed to have a relative who married one of Tenchi's family members at some point.
  • Took a Level In Dumbass: In the OVA 1 she went from a ditzy but focused officer to a lazy fool that couldn't remember her own brother's name by the end of OVA 3.
    • It was less that she couldn't remember his name and more that apparently her image of him is stuck on his teenaged self. He had to show a picture of him when he was younger for her to recognize him, but she recognizes other people from his crew with whom she has only occasionally interacted quite easily. Her backstory suggests her overall goofiness came about when a past Did You Just Romance Cthulhu? relationship went Horribly Wrong and she only survived with this much of her mind intact because she's Washu's descendant and has the luck to make a leprechaun jealous.

Washu Hakubi

Voice Actors: Yuko Kobayashi (Japanese), Kate T. Vogt (English)

A mad scientist with various origins throughout the franchise. Is fairly childish and prone to fights with Ryoko, though not as much as Ayeka. Her inventions defy laws of physics and can often serve as plot points due his irresponsibility or deusexmachina.

  • Abusive Mom: In the OVA (where she created Ryoko), she once straps Ryoko into an apparently escape-proof lab-table, turns off the lights and then runs off and hides. Ryoko is so afraid of being trapped alone in the dark that she starts crying and pleading for Washu to come back and rescue her. Washu is not only well aware of how badly this scares Ryoko, but is actually just around the corner, gleefully taping Ryoko's cries for "mommy".
  • Animal Motifs: Washu really likes crabs.
  • Brick Joke: When dealing with Dr. Clay and Zero.

 Zero (disguised as Ryoko): If I take you to Dr. Clay, then I won't have to kill Tenchi!

Washuu (having replaced herself with a doll of herself): What are you doing with that? I didn't know Dr. Clay went for that sort of thing! If it's a present, I can put a ribbon on it!

 Washuu: I even remembered the ribbon!

Dr. Clay: *growls*

Washuu: If you give back Ryoko and leave Tenchi alone, I'll give it to you as a gift! But don't do anything indecent with it, ok?

Ryo-Ohki

Voice Actors: Etsuko Kozakura (Japanese), Debi Derryberry (English)

A rabbit like alien with a cat's head and ears as long as her body that makes cat noises. As such fans refer to her as a cabbit. She is close friends with Sasami and eats nothing but carrots, and transforms into a space ship.


Supporting Cast

Katsuhito Masaki/Yosho Masaki Jurai

Voice Actors: Takeshi Aono (Japanese; Katsuhito) Takehito Koyasu (Japanese/Yosho)

  • Badass Grandpa: Literally, depending on the continuity, anyway.
  • Covert Pervert: he once copped a feel of Ryoko and quite enjoyed it...
    • He also proposed that he and Ayeka get married anyway despite being an old man at the time not really.
  • Momma's Boy: Unusually strongly attached to Funaho, which even gets lampshaded in-universe.
  • Obfuscating Stupidity
  • Retired Badass: Not entirely by his own decision, though. Funaho (his tree, not his mother, mind you) apparently took root, and thus he cannot leave Earth anymore, because Juraian royalty is immortal only in the range of their trees. In the Universe version, it's because of the guilt of killing his best friend, Kagato.
  • Takeshi Aono
  • Team Dad

Nobuyuki Masaki

Azaka and Kamidake

Series-exclusive Characters:

Tsunami (OAV and Manga)

Voice Actors: Chisa Yokoyama (Japanese), Sherry Lynn (English)

Tokimi (OAV)

Kiyone Makibi (Tenchi Universe and Tenchi in Tokyo)

Voice Actors: Yuri Amano (Japanese), Sherry Lynn (English; 1st), Wendee Lee (English; 2nd)

A space cop that has the misfortune of being partners with Mihoshi, whose clumsiness continuous ruins any chances of of a promotion as well as making her life a living hell.

Nagi (Tenchi Universe)

Mitsuki (Tenchi Universe)

Achika Masaki (Tenchi Muyo! in Love and Tenchi in Tokyo)

Voice Actors: Megumi Hayashibara (Japanese), Grace Zandarski (English)

  • Action Girl
    • Action Mom Tenchi and his harem go back in time to save her from Kain in Tenchi Muyo! In Love, and end up only stopping him with her help.
  • Deadly Upgrade: Her life was shortened after she unlocked and used her great, hidden Juraian powers to defeat Kain.
  • Hot Mom
  • Facial Markings

Kazuhiko Amagasaki (OVA and Tenchi in Tokyo)

Sakuya Kumashiro (Tenchi in Tokyo)

Voice Actors: Mayumi Iizuka (Japanese), Julie Maddalena (English)

A all round normal girl Tenchi's age that has no crazy personality traits that befriends Tenchi after he moves to Tokyo, so naturally he ends falling for her and she serves as his love interest for the series. Late in the series it's revealed that she was created by Yugi as an ideal girlfriend for Tenchi to drive a wedge between him and the other characters so they will leave and take the crystals that can stop her that they have with them.

Mayuka (Daughter of Darkness)

Voice Actors: Junko Iwao (Japanese), Julie Maddalena (English)


Noike Kamiki Jurai (OAV 3)

  • Arranged Marriage: Was told to be only a cover-up, but extra omake material has indeed confirmed the engagement as real.
  • Berserk Button: Several things made by Mihoshi.
  • Fair Cop
  • Last Girl Wins: Politcally speaking, Noike is the last girl introduced to the Harem, and the first to actually be get engaged by Tenchi. Luckily for the other girls, Jurai standards will allow them to STILL be with Tenchi, and even marry him as well when they are ready in the future.
  • You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Minagi (manga)

Kiyone Masaki (OVA 3)

  • Action Mom: She did a lot of things according to the story she left for Tenchi. However it seems most of it was made up.
  • Amazingly Embarrassing Mom: When your mother creates an elaborate practical joke concerning her death and wills her relatives to read it aloud to you, she probably qualifies as this.
  • Broken Pedestal: Tenchi was dissappointed when he found out his mother's true nature.
  • Cloudcuckoolander: A suprising twist on the character.
  • Identical Daughter: She looks exactly like Airi with white hair, and apparently inherits her mother sense of humor as well: her practical joke about her death involved both Airi and Tennyo. And Rhea too, apparently.
  • Older Than They Look: Standard fare for Tenchi characters. She died of old age at over 200, though apparently she still had the appearance of a young woman, for some reason.
    • She had some problems with her tree, apparently, and without it even the Juraian nanotech treatments can get only that effective.
      • Unlike her father and sister, Kiyone didn't become bonded to a royal tree and may not have visited Jurai at all (considering Yosho was still considered MIA).
  • White-Haired Pretty Girl

Misaki Masaki Jurai (OVA and Manga)

Funaho Masaki Jurai (OAV and Manga)

Azusa Masaki Jurai (OVA and Manga)

Tennyo Masaki (OVA 3)

Seto Kamiki Jurai (OVA 3)

Rhea Masaki (OVA 3)

Hiwa Takahashi (Manga)

Empress Hinase (Tenchi In Tokyo)


Villains

OVA Villains

Kagato (OAV 1 and Tenchi Universe)

Voice Actors: Norio Wakamoto (Japanese), Michael Scott Ryan (English)

  • Animal Motifs: It's more subtile than in Washu's or Clay's case, but OVA Kagato has a theme of snakes going on in his ship and even in his style of hair. The person whom he was based on, Naja, has a snake theme in her name.
  • Badass: Both versions, but only the OVA version is a
  • Blood Knight: The Universe version is more interested in fighting Tenchi than conquering anything close to a universe.
  • Cain and Abel: With Yosho, in Tenchi Universe.
  • Evil Is Stylish: Meticulously stylised to the last fingerglove, with the cape just right for dramatic flair, and appropriate organ music to set the tone. In fact, according to Word of God this part was a deliberate parody.
  • Evilly Affable
  • Genius Bruiser: He's a super genius to be sure, but he's also a very powerful combatant in his own right.
  • Graceful Loser: Though moreso in the OVA.
  • Hermaphrodite: Originally, but split in female and male halves. One of the more strange revelations given by OVA 3.
  • Knight of Cerebus:
    • In the OAV, things get serious once he appears, and he represents the only real time Tenchi was at risk of dying. Clay and Z have brief moments of tension surrounding them, but they never make the same impression that Kagato did.
    • His Universe version fits the trope even better. Things were fairly light hearted until he appeared... he cleanly defeats Tenchi's grandfather, kidnaps Ayeka, and gravely wounds Ryoko. From there, Tenchi is forced into a life or death struggle to rescue Ayeka and save Jurai. Azaka, Kamidake and Ryoko all seem to die but manage to recover.
  • Mad Scientist: (OAV 1)
  • Only One Name
  • Scary Shiny Glasses: (OAV)

Dr. Clay (OAV 2)

Seiryo Tennan (OAV 2 & GXP)

Misao Kuramitsu (OVA 3)

Mashisu Makibi (OVA 3)

Z (OVA 3)


Movie Villains

Kain (Tenchi Muyo! in Love)

Yuzuha (Daughter of Darkness)

Voice Actors: You Inoue (Japanese), Barbara Goodson (English)

Haruna (Tenchi Forever!)

Voice Actors: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese), Debi Derryberry (English)

Manga Villains

Yakage

Yume

  • Bratty Half Pint: Appears like a child despite being over 5,000 years old at least. Truthfully, she acts like a petulant, spoiled child as opposed to the major arc villain she was intended to be.
  • Easily Forgiven / Karma Houdini: Have your minions kidnap a major Jurai official? Check. Have said minions hunt down the Jurai official's daughter? Check. Brainwash another Jurai official and have him instigate unrest on Ryuten? Check. Personally order your minions to kill the daughter of your rival? Check. Kill dozens of soldiers while you steal a royal tree and nearly collapse the galaxy? Double Check. What do you get for all this, Yume? Not even a slap on the wrist. In the Shin/New manga, she suffers Redemption Demotion.
  • Heel Face Turn
  • Jerkass
  • Kick the Dog: Is very abusive to her creations and puts Clay and Washu to shame by comparison. Though when one of her creations (Takashima) sacrifices its life to protect Yume, she suffers a Villainous Breakdown that reveals herself as a possible Jerkass Woobie.
  • Mad Scientist
  • Only One Name
  • The Rival: Washu takes her far more seriously than Dr. Clay.

The Shima Brothers

Garyu

Dark Washu


Other Media Villains

Yugi (Tenchi In Tokyo)

Voice Actors: Akiko Yajima (Japanese), Debi Derryberry (English)

Hotsuma, Tsugaru and Matori (Tenchi In Tokyo)

Evil Kiyone (Mihoshi Special)

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