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Our hero, a young samurai whose liege lord died in battle not long after Usagi entered his service. Now masterless, he [[Walking the Earth|walks the earth]], occasionally hiring himself out as a bodyguard (hence the title), honing his skill as a warrior and meeting lots of interesting people. Usagi is kind and honorable almost to a fault, but has a trickster streak as well.
Our hero, a young samurai whose liege lord died in battle not long after Usagi entered his service. Now masterless, he [[Walking the Earth|walks the earth]], occasionally hiring himself out as a bodyguard (hence the title), honing his skill as a warrior and meeting lots of interesting people. Usagi is kind and honorable almost to a fault, but has a trickster streak as well.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Usagi include:}}
* [[Bodyguard]]: Usagi was a bodyguard to his daimyo before he became a ronin and occasionally takes up that job during his travels.
* [[Bodyguard]]: Usagi was a bodyguard to his daimyo before he became a ronin and occasionally takes up that job during his travels.
* [[Chick Magnet]] (Gee, [[Sarcasm Mode|I can't imagine]] who would be attracted to a [[Nice Guy|kindhearted,]] [[Katanas Are Just Better|sword wielding]] [[Badass]].)
* [[Chick Magnet]] (Gee, [[Sarcasm Mode|I can't imagine]] who would be attracted to a [[Nice Guy|kindhearted,]] [[Katanas Are Just Better|sword wielding]] [[Badass]].)
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Chief retainer to the young Lord Noriyuki; a controversial position for a woman, but one she's earned several times over. She and Usagi become friends early in the series after he helps her foil an assassination attempt on her master, and they gradually develop feelings for one another.
Chief retainer to the young Lord Noriyuki; a controversial position for a woman, but one she's earned several times over. She and Usagi become friends early in the series after he helps her foil an assassination attempt on her master, and they gradually develop feelings for one another.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Tomoe include:}}
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Cain and Abel]] (she and {{spoiler|[[Psycho for Hire|Noriko]]}})
* [[Cain and Abel]] (she and {{spoiler|[[Psycho for Hire|Noriko]]}})
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Usagi's [[Mr. Vice Guy|less morally upright]] friend, a bounty hunter who cheats Usagi out of money the first few times they meet (which later becomes a running joke between them). He's more interested in preserving his gruff image than his samurai honor, but is not as callous as he pretends.
Usagi's [[Mr. Vice Guy|less morally upright]] friend, a bounty hunter who cheats Usagi out of money the first few times they meet (which later becomes a running joke between them). He's more interested in preserving his gruff image than his samurai honor, but is not as callous as he pretends.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Gennosuké include:}}
* {{spoiler|[[Ancestral Weapon]]}}: {{spoiler|after the battle againsta magistrate oda, he discover his new swords were his father's swords}}
* {{spoiler|[[Ancestral Weapon]]}}: {{spoiler|after the battle againsta magistrate oda, he discover his new swords were his father's swords}}
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]
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A street performer/thief/[[Con Man|con woman]] who remains friends with Usagi despite the fact that his purse tends to go missing when they meet.
A street performer/thief/[[Con Man|con woman]] who remains friends with Usagi despite the fact that his purse tends to go missing when they meet.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Kitsune include:}}
* [[Classy Cat Burglar]]
* [[Classy Cat Burglar]]
* [[Cool Big Sis]] (to her apprentice, Kiyoko)
* [[Cool Big Sis]] (to her apprentice, Kiyoko)
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Usagi's son by his childhood sweetheart Mariko, raised in the belief that her husband Kenichi is his father {{spoiler|but later learns the truth}}.
Usagi's son by his childhood sweetheart Mariko, raised in the belief that her husband Kenichi is his father {{spoiler|but later learns the truth}}.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Jotaro include:}}
* [[Kid Samurai]] (he's determined to be the coolest samurai ''ever'' and considering he has defeated foes literally twice his size and with only a bokken, he is well on his way.)
* [[Kid Samurai]] (he's determined to be the coolest samurai ''ever'' and considering he has defeated foes literally twice his size and with only a bokken, he is well on his way.)
* [[Wooden Katanas Are Even Better]]
* [[Wooden Katanas Are Even Better]]
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The old hermit who taught Usagi more or less everything he knows: humility, compassion, thinking before he acted, and not least importantly his unusual style of swordsmanship. {{spoiler|He's currently teaching Jotaro the same things.}}
The old hermit who taught Usagi more or less everything he knows: humility, compassion, thinking before he acted, and not least importantly his unusual style of swordsmanship. {{spoiler|He's currently teaching Jotaro the same things.}}


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Katsuichi-sensei include:}}
* [[Badass Grandpa]]
* [[Badass Grandpa]]
* [[Eyepatch of Power]]: After getting his eye slashed in an ambush, he uses a sword guard as an eyepatch (''a la'' [[Inuyasha|Kaede's]]).
* [[Eyepatch of Power]]: After getting his eye slashed in an ambush, he uses a sword guard as an eyepatch (''a la'' [[Inuyasha|Kaede's]]).
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== Occasional Allies ==
== Occasional Allies ==
::'''Iké the farmer/General Ikeda'''
=== Iké the farmer/General Ikeda ===

A general who joined an uprising against Lord Noriyuki's father, Lord Mataichi. When it failed, he and some of his soldiers went into hiding disguised as commoners, intending to take up arms again at a politically opportune moment; but when Mataichi died a few years later, Ikeda had become too attached to his farm and his peasant wife and children and [[Becoming the Mask|decided to stay with them]].
A general who joined an uprising against Lord Noriyuki's father, Lord Mataichi. When it failed, he and some of his soldiers went into hiding disguised as commoners, intending to take up arms again at a politically opportune moment; but when Mataichi died a few years later, Ikeda had become too attached to his farm and his peasant wife and children and [[Becoming the Mask|decided to stay with them]].
He became an ally of Noriyuki after the latter saved his son Motokazu's life.
He became an ally of Noriyuki after the latter saved his son Motokazu's life.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Iké include:}}
* [[Badass Mustache]]
* [[Badass Mustache]]
* [[Call to Agriculture]]
* [[Call to Agriculture]]
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::'''Ikeda Motokazu'''
=== Ikeda Motokazu ===
'''A description of the character goes here.'''


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Motokazu include:}}
* [[Kid Samurai]]
* [[Kid Samurai]]


::'''Inazuma'''
=== Inazuma ===

A [[Walking the Earth|wandering]] swordswoman of unparalleled skill, constantly pursued by [[Bounty Hunter|bounty hunters]] since there's a hefty price on her head - she killed the [[Yakuza]] boss who murdered her husband, and now his people want revenge. She saved Usagi's life once (if only because he'd paid for her drink earlier), but since she kills people so coldly he doesn't much like her.
A [[Walking the Earth|wandering]] swordswoman of unparalleled skill, constantly pursued by [[Bounty Hunter|bounty hunters]] since there's a hefty price on her head - she killed the [[Yakuza]] boss who murdered her husband, and now his people want revenge. She saved Usagi's life once (if only because he'd paid for her drink earlier), but since she kills people so coldly he doesn't much like her.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Inazuma include:}}
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[The Drifter]]
* [[The Drifter]]
* {{spoiler|[[Dying as Yourself]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Dying as Yourself]]}}
* [[Fighting From the Inside]]
* [[Fighting From the Inside]]
* [[Instant Expert]]: How she took up swordplay.
* [[Instant Expert]]: How she took up swordplay.
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* [[The Virus]]: {{spoiler|After Jei's death she becomes possessed by his spirit and starts wandering the roads with Keiko, searching for Usagi.}}
* [[The Virus]]: {{spoiler|After Jei's death she becomes possessed by his spirit and starts wandering the roads with Keiko, searching for Usagi.}}


::'''Inspector Ishida'''
=== Inspector Ishida ===

A middle-aged detective, highly competent but sometimes hampered by corrupt superiors. He and Usagi have solved several murder mysteries together.
A middle-aged detective, highly competent but sometimes hampered by corrupt superiors. He and Usagi have solved several murder mysteries together.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Ishida include:}}
* [[Friend on the Force]]
* [[Friend on the Force]]
* [[The Last DJ]]
* [[The Last DJ]]


::'''Inukai/Stray Dog'''
=== Inukai/Stray Dog ===

A [[Bounty Hunter]] who sometimes works with Gen. He's a ruthless, double-crossing [[Jerkass]] who claims he only looks out for himself (which isn't entirely true).
A [[Bounty Hunter]] who sometimes works with Gen. He's a ruthless, double-crossing [[Jerkass]] who claims he only looks out for himself (which isn't entirely true).


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Stray Dog include:}}
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]
* [[Jerkass Facade]]
* [[Jerkass Facade]]
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* [[Shout-Out]]: His name comes from a Kurosawa Film ''Nora Inu''. His secret heroic bit is directly from Manga wrestler ''Tiger Mask''.
* [[Shout-Out]]: His name comes from a Kurosawa Film ''Nora Inu''. His secret heroic bit is directly from Manga wrestler ''Tiger Mask''.


::'''Yagi and Gorogoro/Lone Goat and Kid'''
=== Yagi and Gorogoro/Lone Goat and Kid ===

Yagi is a grim but honorable [[Samurai]] who turned [[Career Killers|assassin]] after being framed for treason. He travels with his young son Gorogoro in a baby cart.
Yagi is a grim but honorable [[Samurai]] who turned [[Career Killers|assassin]] after being framed for treason. He travels with his young son Gorogoro in a baby cart.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Lone Goat and Kid include:}}
* [[Shout-Out]]: To [[Lone Wolf and Cub]], obviously.
* [[Shout-Out]]: To ''[[Lone Wolf and Cub]]'', obviously.
* [[Walking the Earth]]
* [[Walking the Earth]]


::'''Lord Noriyuki'''
=== Lord Noriyuki ===
'''A description of the character goes here.'''


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Lord Noriyuki include:}}
* [[A Child Shall Lead Them]]
* [[A Child Shall Lead Them]]
* [[Pandaing to the Audience]]
* [[Pandaing to the Audience]]
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* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Red Oni to Tomoe's Blue Oni.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Red Oni to Tomoe's Blue Oni.


::'''Priest Sanshobo'''
=== Priest Sanshobo ===
'''A description of the character goes here.'''


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Sanshobo include:}}
* [[All Monks Know Kung Fu]]: [[Justified Trope|justified]], in that Sanshobo was a samurai warrior before his life as a priest.
* [[All Monks Know Kung Fu]]: [[Justified Trope|justified]], in that Sanshobo was a samurai warrior before his life as a priest.
* [[Good Shepherd]]
* [[Good Shepherd]]
* [[Warrior Monk]]
* [[Warrior Monk]]


::'''Sasuké the Demon Queller'''
=== Sasuké the Demon Queller ===
A skilled fox ronin, Sasuke is a [[Demon Slayer]] and has devoted his life to hunting them.
A skilled fox ronin, Sasuke is a [[Demon Slayer]] and has devoted his life to hunting them.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Sasuké include:}}
* [[The Archer]]
* [[The Archer]]
* [[The Hunter]]
* [[The Hunter]]
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* [[Summon Bigger Fish]]
* [[Summon Bigger Fish]]


::'''Zato-Ino'''
=== Zato-Ino ===
'''A description of the character goes here.'''


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Zato-Ino include:}}
* [[Blind Seer]]
* [[Blind Seer]]
* [[Disability Superpower]]: Sees through [[The Nose Knows|scent.]]
* [[Disability Superpower]]: Sees through [[The Nose Knows|scent.]]
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== The Neko Ninja ==
== The Neko Ninja ==
=== Shingen ===
=== Shingen ===
'''A description of the character goes here.'''


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Shingen include:}}
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
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=== Chizu ===
=== Chizu ===
'''A description of the character goes here.'''


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Chizu include:}}
* [[Dark Action Girl]]: Her clan serves Hikiji. {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn|Eventually,]] just [[Action Girl]].}}
* [[Dark Action Girl]]: Her clan serves Hikiji. {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn|Eventually,]] just [[Action Girl]].}}
* [[Friendly Enemy]]/[[Foe Yay]]: Gets some [[Ship Tease]] with Usagi.
* [[Friendly Enemy]]/[[Foe Yay]]: Gets some [[Ship Tease]] with Usagi.
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Enemy of Usagi's Lord Mifune, personally {{spoiler|killed Usagi's defiant father and made Keniichi village leader}}, and employer of the rival Neko and Komori ninja clans.
Enemy of Usagi's Lord Mifune, personally {{spoiler|killed Usagi's defiant father and made Keniichi village leader}}, and employer of the rival Neko and Komori ninja clans.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Lord Hikiji include:}}
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Evil Overlord]]
* [[Evil Overlord]]
* [[He Who Must Not Be Seen]]: As a Japanese lord he doesn't need to be seen to be influential. {{spoiler|He's the only human character in a world that's been retconned into "only mammals (except horses and one dog) are 'people'". When he's shown in Usagi's village, he's wearing a battle mask.}}
* [[He Who Must Not Be Seen]]: As a Japanese lord he doesn't need to be seen to be influential. {{spoiler|He's the only human character in a world that's been retconned into "only mammals (except horses and one dog) are 'people'".}} When he's shown in Usagi's village, he's wearing a battle mask.
* {{spoiler|[[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]}}
* [[Tin Tyrant]]: He appears like this in the flashbacks to his killing of Usagi's father and the battle of Adachi Plain.
* [[Tin Tyrant]]: He appears like this in the flashbacks to his killing of Usagi's father and the battle of Adachi Plain.
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A giant snake who's Lord Hikiji's second-in-command.
A giant snake who's Lord Hikiji's second-in-command.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Lord Hebi include:}}
* [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]]: Lord Hebi is so huge he fights ninjas by ''picking them up with his mouth and hurling them to death''. Pretty good for a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|disarmed person]].
* [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]]: Lord Hebi is so huge he fights ninjas by ''picking them up with his mouth and hurling them to death''. Pretty good for a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|disarmed person]].
* [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent]]
* [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent]]


=== Jei-san the Blade of the Gods ===
=== Jei-san the Blade of the Gods ===
One of Usagi's deadliest enemies. In his first appearance he is showed as a crazy killer who think himself as an emissary of the gods in a mission to clean the world from the evil...[[Knight Templar|by any means needed]] but with each appearance, although it's never confirmed that he is ''the blade of the gods'' it's made more clearly that he isn't just a normal person, neither.
One of Usagi's deadliest enemies. In his first appearance he is showed as a crazy killer who think himself as an emissary of the gods in a mission to clean the world from the evil...[[Knight Templar|by any means needed]] but with each appearance, although it's never confirmed that he is ''the blade of the gods'' it's made more clear that he isn't just a normal person, neither.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Jei-san include:}}
* [[Back From the Dead]]
* [[Back From the Dead]]
* [[Dark Is Evil]]: he doesn't just wear black clothes, whenever he put the hands in a blade ''it immediately turns black''
* [[Dark Is Evil]]: he doesn't just wear black clothes, whenever he put the hands on a blade ''it immediately turns black''
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: being stabbed by his spear (or later, sword) is shown to be agonizing, and it's implied that if it happens to you your soul is destroyed
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: being stabbed by his spear (or later, sword) is shown to be agonizing, and it's implied that if it happens to you your soul is destroyed
* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]
* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]
* [[Implacable Man]]
* [[Implacable Man]]
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]] / [[Shout-Out]]: if you attach the honorific "-san" to his name, it sounds like "Jason," aka the main villain of the [[Friday the 13th]] movies, with whom he shares some traits (i.e. being an [[Implacable Man]] who constantly comes [[Back From the Dead]])
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]] / [[Shout-Out]]: if you attach the honorific "-san" to his name, it sounds like "Jason," aka the main villain of the ''[[Friday the 13th]]'' movies, with whom he shares some traits (i.e. being an [[Implacable Man]] who constantly comes [[Back From the Dead]])
* [[Knight Templar]]
* [[Knight Templar]]
* [[Milky White Eyes]]
* [[Milky White Eyes]]
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Jei-San's "niece", who he spared after killing the thieves who killed her grandpa because she was "innocent". Having nowhere else to go, she started following him. {{spoiler|She was originally supposed to become Jei's new host, but the author felt uncomfortable so he created Inazuma.}}
Jei-San's "niece", who he spared after killing the thieves who killed her grandpa because she was "innocent". Having nowhere else to go, she started following him. {{spoiler|She was originally supposed to become Jei's new host, but the author felt uncomfortable so he created Inazuma.}}


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Keiko include:}}
* [[Cheerful Child]] / [[Creepy Child]]
* [[Cheerful Child]] / [[Creepy Child]]
* [[Pure Is Not Good]]
* [[Pure Is Not Good]]
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'''A description of the character goes here.'''
'''A description of the character goes here.'''


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by General Fujii include:}}
* [[Bad Boss]]: He has no concern for the lives of his own men and at one point destroy a bridge to make a getaway while leaving several of his men on the other side.
* [[Bad Boss]]: He has no concern for the lives of his own men and at one point destroy a bridge to make a getaway while leaving several of his men on the other side.
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]
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'''A description of the character goes here.'''
'''A description of the character goes here.'''


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by these characters include:}}
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]


== The Komori Ninja ==
== The Komori Ninja ==
'''A description of the character goes here.'''


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by these characters include:}}
* [[Bat Out of Hell]]
* [[Bat Out of Hell]]


== The Mogura Ninja ==
== The Mogura Ninja ==
'''A description of the character goes here.'''

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by these characters include:}}
* [[Wolverine Claws]]
* [[Wolverine Claws]]



== Others ==
== Others ==
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Usagi's beloved lord, defeated by Lord Hikiji's forces. {{spoiler|The war was caused by Hikiji sending the Neko Ninja to murder his wife and child. Usagi personally decapitates his lord to ensure his head isn't used as a trophy}}.
Usagi's beloved lord, defeated by Lord Hikiji's forces. {{spoiler|The war was caused by Hikiji sending the Neko Ninja to murder his wife and child. Usagi personally decapitates his lord to ensure his head isn't used as a trophy}}.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by Lord Mifune include:}}
* [[Shout-Out]]: To [[Toshiro Mifune]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: To [[Toshiro Mifune]].


=== The Woodcutters ===
=== The Woodcutters ===
'''A description of the character goes here.'''


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by the woodcutters include:}}
* [[Yuppie Couple]]
* [[Yuppie Couple]]


Latest revision as of 18:45, 10 May 2023


Characters from Usagi Yojimbo include:

Main Good Guys

Miyamoto Usagi

It's not a fair fight. Those guys are doomed.

Our hero, a young samurai whose liege lord died in battle not long after Usagi entered his service. Now masterless, he walks the earth, occasionally hiring himself out as a bodyguard (hence the title), honing his skill as a warrior and meeting lots of interesting people. Usagi is kind and honorable almost to a fault, but has a trickster streak as well.

Tropes exhibited by Usagi include:

Tomoe Ame

Chief retainer to the young Lord Noriyuki; a controversial position for a woman, but one she's earned several times over. She and Usagi become friends early in the series after he helps her foil an assassination attempt on her master, and they gradually develop feelings for one another.

Tropes exhibited by Tomoe include:

Murakami Gennosuké

Usagi's less morally upright friend, a bounty hunter who cheats Usagi out of money the first few times they meet (which later becomes a running joke between them). He's more interested in preserving his gruff image than his samurai honor, but is not as callous as he pretends.

Tropes exhibited by Gennosuké include:

Kitsune

A street performer/thief/con woman who remains friends with Usagi despite the fact that his purse tends to go missing when they meet.

Tropes exhibited by Kitsune include:

Jotaro

Usagi's son by his childhood sweetheart Mariko, raised in the belief that her husband Kenichi is his father but later learns the truth.

Tropes exhibited by Jotaro include:
  • Kid Samurai (he's determined to be the coolest samurai ever and considering he has defeated foes literally twice his size and with only a bokken, he is well on his way.)
  • Wooden Katanas Are Even Better
  • Luke, You Are My Father: Doesn't say it to Usagi's face, but shouts it after he leaves. Usagi hears something, but thinks he just imagined it.

Katsuichi-sensei

The old hermit who taught Usagi more or less everything he knows: humility, compassion, thinking before he acted, and not least importantly his unusual style of swordsmanship. He's currently teaching Jotaro the same things.

Tropes exhibited by Katsuichi-sensei include:

Occasional Allies

Iké the farmer/General Ikeda

A general who joined an uprising against Lord Noriyuki's father, Lord Mataichi. When it failed, he and some of his soldiers went into hiding disguised as commoners, intending to take up arms again at a politically opportune moment; but when Mataichi died a few years later, Ikeda had become too attached to his farm and his peasant wife and children and decided to stay with them. He became an ally of Noriyuki after the latter saved his son Motokazu's life.

Tropes exhibited by Iké include:


Ikeda Motokazu

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Motokazu include:

Inazuma

A wandering swordswoman of unparalleled skill, constantly pursued by bounty hunters since there's a hefty price on her head - she killed the Yakuza boss who murdered her husband, and now his people want revenge. She saved Usagi's life once (if only because he'd paid for her drink earlier), but since she kills people so coldly he doesn't much like her.

Tropes exhibited by Inazuma include:

Inspector Ishida

A middle-aged detective, highly competent but sometimes hampered by corrupt superiors. He and Usagi have solved several murder mysteries together.

Tropes exhibited by Ishida include:

Inukai/Stray Dog

A Bounty Hunter who sometimes works with Gen. He's a ruthless, double-crossing Jerkass who claims he only looks out for himself (which isn't entirely true).

Tropes exhibited by Stray Dog include:

Yagi and Gorogoro/Lone Goat and Kid

Yagi is a grim but honorable Samurai who turned assassin after being framed for treason. He travels with his young son Gorogoro in a baby cart.

Tropes exhibited by Lone Goat and Kid include:

Lord Noriyuki

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Lord Noriyuki include:

Priest Sanshobo

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Sanshobo include:

Sasuké the Demon Queller

A skilled fox ronin, Sasuke is a Demon Slayer and has devoted his life to hunting them.

Tropes exhibited by Sasuké include:

Zato-Ino

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Zato-Ino include:

The Neko Ninja

Shingen

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Shingen include:

Chizu

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by Chizu include:

Bad Guys

Lord Hikiji

Enemy of Usagi's Lord Mifune, personally killed Usagi's defiant father and made Keniichi village leader, and employer of the rival Neko and Komori ninja clans.

Tropes exhibited by Lord Hikiji include:
  • Big Bad
  • Evil Overlord
  • He Who Must Not Be Seen: As a Japanese lord he doesn't need to be seen to be influential. He's the only human character in a world that's been retconned into "only mammals (except horses and one dog) are 'people'". When he's shown in Usagi's village, he's wearing a battle mask.
  • Humans Are the Real Monsters
  • Tin Tyrant: He appears like this in the flashbacks to his killing of Usagi's father and the battle of Adachi Plain.

Lord Hebi

A giant snake who's Lord Hikiji's second-in-command.

Tropes exhibited by Lord Hebi include:

Jei-san the Blade of the Gods

One of Usagi's deadliest enemies. In his first appearance he is showed as a crazy killer who think himself as an emissary of the gods in a mission to clean the world from the evil...by any means needed but with each appearance, although it's never confirmed that he is the blade of the gods it's made more clear that he isn't just a normal person, neither.

Tropes exhibited by Jei-san include:

Keiko

Jei-San's "niece", who he spared after killing the thieves who killed her grandpa because she was "innocent". Having nowhere else to go, she started following him. She was originally supposed to become Jei's new host, but the author felt uncomfortable so he created Inazuma.

Tropes exhibited by Keiko include:

General Fujii

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by General Fujii include:
  • Bad Boss: He has no concern for the lives of his own men and at one point destroy a bridge to make a getaway while leaving several of his men on the other side.
  • Big Ol' Eyebrows
  • Card-Carrying Villain: He doesn't eactly flaunt his evilness, but when Usagi calls him a "monster", Fujii just calmly responds: "Yes, I suppose I am."
  • Dangerously Genre Savvy
  • It's Personal: He makes things personal between himself and Usagi by stealing Usagi's swords.
  • Manipulative Bastard: Made the villagers build a wall around their village, supposedly to protect them from bandits, and then locked them up inside and forced them to work for him.
  • Surrounded by Idiots: He has a low opinion of his lackeys.
  • Villainous Breakdown: He has one when Usagi finally catches up with him after he steals his swords.
  • They Call Me Mister Tibbs: Insists on being called "General".

Kagemaru

A description of the character goes here.

Koroshi, the League of Assassins

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by these characters include:

The Komori Ninja

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by these characters include:

The Mogura Ninja

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by these characters include:

Others

Lord Mifune

Usagi's beloved lord, defeated by Lord Hikiji's forces. The war was caused by Hikiji sending the Neko Ninja to murder his wife and child. Usagi personally decapitates his lord to ensure his head isn't used as a trophy.

Tropes exhibited by Lord Mifune include:

The Woodcutters

A description of the character goes here.

Tropes exhibited by the woodcutters include:

The Snitch

A hooded figure who first appeared in Space Usagi, he sells information to anyone with enough money.

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