List of Samurai Deeper Kyo characters

This article lists major characters from the anime/manga Samurai Deeper Kyo

Ajira

unknown person.he/she was defeated by akira who then adopted his name and became one of junishinsho

Aka no Ou, current

The Current Aka no Ou is Kyousaburou, the third of the red cross knights; older brother to Kyoushirou and younger brother to Chinmei. Kyousaburou had red eyes just like Kyo. He was killed by Kyoushirou, and his body was reabsorbed by the former Aka no Ou.

Aka no Ou, first

The First Aka No Ou is Kyo's direct ancestor and the originator of the Mibu clan. He is a very powerful spirit who lives in Kyo's sword, Tenrou. He witnessed the clan be destroyed by violence and now sees Kyo as the clan's last hope.

Aka no Ou, Sendai

The Former Aka no Ou was the Aka no Ou of the previous generation of Mibu, who was once kind and benevolent, but for some reason became evil. He somehow foresaw this and told both Kyo and Shihoudou to kill him should he ever hurt the Mibu clan. Aka no Ou was the very first of the Battle Dolls created by the true Mibu and the first of the Red Cross Knights. His real name is Kyouchirou. Kyouchirou is the older brother of Kyoushirou, Chinmei, and Kyousaburou.

Akari

Akari - A transgendered individual, "Her" real name is Akimishi Tokichiro. Although she had no battle abilities, but her magical abilities are on par with other Hjiri Gods. She could manipulate Qi, enabling quick healing and unlimited fighting energy. She also weilds the Phantom Eye an ancient weapon (eye) embedded on her gloved hands, that turns averything it sees to dust. She is the comic relief of the group. She uses a tin staff. Once she made Kyo promise to marry her if she ever beat her, though he backed out on it, of course.

Special Techniques - Qi Breath (Inhale/Suck Qi, Exhale Qi), Phantom Eye.

Akira

Akira(明)- Akira was a peasant boy that Kyo found in a village that he had completely destroyed. Though Akira was very young and the only survivor, he refused to cry and instead faced Kyo with the intention of fighting. Kyo was impressed with Akira's fighting spirit and adopted him, promising to make him the strongest man in the world - after Kyo, of course. He was nicknamed Twin Headed Dragon because his techniques require two swords. His weapons are twin chisakatana (middle-length swords). Akira was incapable of unlocking his full potential because he had no noble blood, but he overcame this limitation by intentionally blinding himself, and thus gaining the "eye of the heart", making him even more perceptive than those who can see. In a ruse to gain Kyo's body, Akira temporarily joined Nobunaga's warriors by killing the servant of Nobunaga named Ajira. Because of this, Akira was allowed to adopt Ajira's name. After Akira betrayed Nobunaga, he joined Kyo again after Okuni gave him her hair. Special Techniques - Muhyo Gehetten, Hyoken Seiso, Inferno's Chill, and finally the Hyoma Juji Soumai (Fantasy of Moon and Ice).

Antera

one of the junishinsho(12 god of earth).young but so powerfull.she wielded a pair of hammer.actually, she was apart of mibu clan and daughter of real kubira.she got some disease that even taishiro did not found the cure

Basara

one of the junishinso specialized in archery.he could launc arrows more than usual(5 arrow one time shoot or even more)all accurate aiming.when he doing this,his defend are widely open.for that he prepared arrows trap surround him,so enemy could not get close.his ultimate attack;launch all his arrow with one shot(about 50 arrow!).he was defeated by yukimura,and of cours,almost all of basara arrows get stuck in his body if sasuke did not protect him

Benitora

Benitora (Lit.; Red Tiger)- True name is Tokugawa Hidetada (徳川 秀忠). His father ordered him to spy on Kyo, but Tora does this for fun, another comic relief of the group. His weapon is Hokurakushimon (Shimon Spear) by Muramasa.

Special Techniques - Kage Bunshin (Shadow Clone), Shinkage (Moon Shadow) Spear Technique, Hassun (Eight Inches Attack), Reverse Hassun (Internal Eight Inches Attack).

Bikara

Another member of Nobunaga's 12 God Shogun. He specializes in power and speed. 4 years before the start of Samurai Deeper Kyo, Bikara fought Kyo in Sakigahara. The battle ended in a drw. In Aokigahara, Kyo fought Bikara again, nearly killing him. When he, Akira, Antera and Shindara reached the ice fortress where Kyo's ture body was hidden, akira kills Bikara and takes Kyo's body.

Bontenmaru

Bontenmaru - The second of the Shiseiten (Four Emperors) that appeared.

Arrogant and in love with his own legend, he constantly reminds everyone what he will become the ruler of the world and that Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Mibu are both going to be destroyed so that he can become Shogun, much to the ire and boredom of his travelling comrades, he is nonetheless a great friend (as well as a fearsome foe).

Bontenmaru suppresses a beast inside of him, and that's what most terrifying about him. His real name is Date Masamune, the "Oda Nobunaga" of the north. His weapon of choice is a bokuto. He is so skilled with it that he is able to use it against a real sword, instictively turning it at the last second so that it absorbs the blow of a sword, but does not break. But he is more than capable of killing an enemy rather easily with the wooden sword. But he can unleash the beast within using his Satsujintai fighting technique, in which he can enter a beserker rage and tear foes apart with his bare hands.

He has a friendly rivalry with Kyo and much of their time is spent glaring at each other and trying to establish dominance. His Satsujintai is a hand to hand fighting technique and his most powerful Technique is the Kosoga (He swings one fist upwards in an uppercut motion and another downwards to form a vertical pincer) which can be used to break bones or at a later stage, create a massive crater.

Special Techniques - Kosoga, Satsujintai.

Chinmei

Supposedly an advocate for love and peace, the violent Chinmei was the brother of Kyoshiro, a Red Cross Knight, and was most recognizable for dressing like a hippie. Killed by the Aka no Ou by reabsorbtion in Chapter 302. For some reason he killed the woman he was in love with, who was also a seer. He uses gravity powers and tecnhiques in battle.His weapon is unclear, as he was always holding a fan in his hand.

Hattori Hanzo

He is really Tokugawa Ieyasu in disguise.

Hotaru

Another former member of the Four Emperors, along with Akira, Hotaru was part of the Mibu clan's elite Five Stars and was sent to spy on Kyo. He had great admiration for the bloodthirsty and icy Kyo and resents the softer side he has developed by coming into contact with Yuya. He also hates his older half brother Shinrei (another one of the Five Stars) due to the fact that he was the valued "wanted son" whilst he, Hotaru is the illegitimate bastard son, born to a concubine.

Despite Shinrei's ignorance of the truth, Hotaru's entire life seems centred around his animosity towards his brother. All he does is to counter Shinrei. Whilst Shinrei uses Water (their father being a Master of the Mumyosaikyo School, the water school of Mibu) Hotaru devoted himself to fire. Whilst Shinrei swore to uphold the honor and wishes of the Mibu clan, Hotaru rebelled. Whilst Shinrei sought strength through friendship and camaraderie, Hotaru would seek strength through solitude. Which prompts him to battle against his former allies the Four Emperors and Kyo (because he believes that they stand between him and the Solitude needed for True Strength).

Hotaru's Command of Fire allows him to summon a Black Flame (Hotter than any normal flame) and to generate a solid shield of flame to protect him. He reveals many techniques among which include: Shakuran Entai (shoots flame), Kaho Enbu (traps the foe in a shell with flames burning within so when the foe attempts to break out, it causes a massive backdraft), Ma'oh-en (summons a bigger and hotter flame than Shakuran Entai but his most powerful technique revealed (thus far) is the Hell Crusher (Surrounds himself with a massive field of Black Flame, leaving a huge crater). He fights with a double sided sword.

Indara

fake indara:she was izumono okuni herself.nobunaga through basara command him to gain information about enemy. she wielded taigen(spider string)and no special ability real indara:similar with fake/real mekira,she was cruel and evil.she caused confrontation between makora(kotaro)and sasuke when they were child.more explanation see in makora. she has ability to control living thing(human ex:fake indara and makora)and non living thing(nature)with his song.she was defeated by sasuke with rage and red eye.she also wielded a big fan

Makora

friend of sasuke.take revenge againts him because almost have been killed by sasuke.but in fact,kotaro(his real name)has been hypnotyzed with indara to kill sasuke.so it was just redemption.makora have ability to control shadow and hide over it.his attack "kageochi" makes opponent drown in his own shadow.neverthelles,he finally defeated by sasuke.after realized that sasuke did not want to kill him.he protect sasuke from indara attack which make him killed

Muramasa

Muramasa - A swordsmith and maker of the famous Muramasa swords, he was a former high-ranking member of the Mibu clan, one of the four elders directly below the Crimson King, leader of the Mibu. He also crafted Kyo's, Sasuke's and Benitora's Legendary weapons. However he carries a heavy burden of guilt for what the Mibu have done and in Kyo he saw the fall of the Mibu. He left the Mibu to teach Kyo whom he loves as a son (then called the Demon Child due to the unknown manner of his birth and the fact that as soon as he was born, the Mibu stopped being able to have children).

He married a woman named Mayumi and stayed with her and her younger sister Mahiro in the mountains. He finally finds happiness with Mayumi but it is short-lived, as she is assassinated. Mahiro at first believes it was Kyo and thus swears to kill him, but it is later revealed to be Chinmei.

Muramasa is several hundred years old, but appears young due to a technique called "sei", used by Mibu elders to stay alive indefinitely. Unfortunately for Muramasa, even his Sei is being wasted away by a deadly illness. He has attained satori, which allows him to read the thoughts of others. He is also a powerful swordsman, as strong as Kyo. The illness is later reveal to be called the Death Disease, which all Mibu have. Only the true Mibu do not have the disease.

Sanada Yukimura

Sanada Yukimura (真田 幸村 Sanada Yukimura) - A famous general who lost the battle of Sekigahara and ultimately Japan. He escaped Kudoyama and planned the assassination of Tokugawa Ieyasu, though it was never carried out. Yukimura travels with Kyo in order to defeat the Mibu clan and Oda Nobunaga. In doing so, Japan will be freed of the Mibu clan's shadow governing and allow Yukimura to have a chance at taking Japan over.

He is shadowed by the Sanada Ten Braves, three members that appear being Sarutobi Sasuke, Saizo and his Kagemusha (or decoy) Anayama Kosuke. His sword style is never mentioned, and neither are any of his techniques. His skill with the sword equals Kyo, and is more than capable of defeating the most powerful villains.

Yukimura hates Ieyasu more than anything, although it is interesting to note that historically, before 1604, the year Samurai Deeper Kyo takes place, Yukimura had already fought Ieyasu's son Hidetada (Benitora) at the battle of Ueda Castle.

Sarutobi Sasuke

Sarutobi Sasuke - A young ninja who is one of two members of the Sanada Ten Braves who appears prominently. Originally he lived in Aokigahara (a forest filled with the failed constructs of the Mibu) with his friend Kotaro (now Makora of the Twelve God Shoguns) that he had thought he had killed years before. Being of the Forest, he has heightened strength and ability and has Gold Eyes.

Sasuke is involved in most of Yukimura's plots, but was left out of Yukimura's deception of Mibu as Yukimura needed even Sasuke to believe he'd defected in order for Mibu to believe it as well.

He originally wielded a Muramasa blade which was physically identical to Kyo's Tenro (one of the four masterpieces that Muramasa forged) but when that was cracked in a duel with Demon Eyes Kyo (a fight to determine who had the real Tenro) he was given the Shibien, the oldest of Muramasa's Four Masterpieces. However, the blade is exceptionally bloodthirsty and it's creator Muramasa had to have it chained up to prevent it from turning on anyone, strangely enough, it serves Sasuke obediently. Sasuke's Ougi or Ultimate Technique is the Raikoken (Lightning sword).

Special Attack - Lightning Ball, Raikiri (Lighting Strike), Raikouku (Lightning Holy Beast).

Shatora

leader of all junishinsho and brother of yuya shina which have been killed by kyosiro,nozomu shina.he was a shaman which could she the past of someone.furthermore, he was ressurrected by mibu clan.sadly,his body have been intervered with soul of nobunaga.beside could see the past.he could ressurected juninshinsho that have been beaten

Shinrei

An ex-member of the Five Stars who has great loyalty to his clan. He hates Kyo for abandoning the clan and ruining the clan's plan for domination. He's unaware that Firefly is his half-brother, and dislikes him, as the latter always provokes him and has no loyalty to the Mibu.

He fights with a so called "dancing sword technique" as his fight looks much like a dance. The technique is dangerous and nearly overwhelmed Kyo. Being of incredible skill, Shinrei's skill and ability increases as the skill of his opponents increase. Indeed, his technique is more effective against a better swordsman. The Technique is based on a seemingly simple, but rather impossible practice. He first slashes, and his opponents moves to counter accordingly, then while they are mvoing to counter his attack, he redirects with near impossible speed so that though it looks like his opponent is blocking, he will actually get hit instead. This is soon countered by Kyo who simply closes his eyes and "senses" Shinrei's Blade as well. Shinrei was trained personally by Fubuki.

Shinrei's Father is the founder of the Mumyosaikyo school of water and this gives him control over all liquids. Indeed, after Kyo defeats his Dancing Sword Technique and wounds him, Shinrei forms a sword out of his own blood. His ultimate technique is the Mumyosaikyo Seven Watersplit Dragon.

Yuan

One of the 4 Elders of Mibu Clan. He was the teacher of Keikoku, which called Yuan "Yuyu". In the Manga, he was blindfolded, for he concealed the powers of Shin Red-Eyes from other Clan members.