Characters

Named characters with roles, voice credits, encounters, locations, and linked story records.

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Characters

Benkei	Warrior monk and boss	A warrior monk famed for his superhuman strength who was once Yoshitsune's most trusted retainer, but has been brought back by Dokyo as a mindless Genma. One false move, and he's liable to flatten you...	6,000	7,500
Burai	Genma sibling	The elder Genma sibling at Kennin-ji Temple. Burai combines a naginata-like polearm with devices that unleash bursts of lightning.	7,000	5,500
Byakue	Genma boss	A giant Genma covered from head to toe in talismans that likes to charge around the battlefield with its enormous axe. As its body becomes stained with the blood of its victims, it gains an unholy strength - a strength that makes fighting...	16,000	8,000
Daidara	Formidable foe	A towering, perpetually hungry Genma that delights in destruction and swings an enormous club.	6,000	5,000
Dohatsu-ten	Genma boss	A Genma easily identified by its huge horns and the wings on its back. Its swift movement and wildly swinging blade keep its enemies under unrelenting pressure, and the more blood that stains its sword, the stronger it becomes...	18,000	9,000
Dokyo	Genma creator	A twisted experimenter who creates new Genma variants in a laboratory beneath Kyoto.	10,000	10,000
Greater Nue	Formidable foe	A feral, lightning-wielding Genma created in Dokyo's underground laboratory.	6,000	6,000
Hinagiku	Okuni's friend and transformed boss	Okuni's closest friend and fellow war orphan, kidnapped and transformed through Yoshitsune's schemes. Okuni asks Musashi to preserve Hinagiku's soul in his gauntlet, where it unlocks another Oni power.	2,500	2,500
Ifuu	Genma sibling	The younger Genma sibling at Kennin-ji Temple. Ifuu seeks worthy challengers alongside Burai and uses powerful gales to blast away opponents.	7,000	5,500
Izumo no Okuni	Dancer and aspiring Genma fighter	A celebrated kabuki dancer who seeks Ono no Takamura's help gaining the power to fight the Genma.
Lady Murasaki	Writer in the afterlife	A writer who continues collecting stories in the afterlife. Rescuing her Lion Dogs reveals more Curious Cases and rewards.
Minamoto no Yoshitsune	Legendary warrior and boss	A legendary warrior who became a hero through a series of celebrated victories several centuries ago. His past successes were thanks to his Oni Gauntlet, and the terrible power to which it grants him access gives him a crazed relentlessness...	15,000	10,000
Miyamoto Musashi	Protagonist	A wandering samurai drawn into a Genma-infested Kyoto. He carries the Oni Gauntlet and fights with two blades.
Nue	Genma boss	A Genma that terrorized Kyoto long ago, and now back with a vengeance. The range of attacks it unleashes is as varied as the number of other creatures it seems to be an amalgamation of...	11,800	13,500
Oni Lady	Oni guide	A female Oni who lives within Musashi's Oni Gauntlet. She advises him from inside the artifact and can appear before him.
Ono no Takamura	Veteran swordsman	An elderly master who destroys Genma with ease and appears to carry an Oni Gauntlet like Musashi and Ganryu.
Rasho-gan	Formidable foe	A deceptive Genma that promises to answer prayers at Yasui Konpiragu Shrine before attacking with threads from its body.	5,000	5,000
Sasaki Ganryu	Rival and boss	Musashi's rival, also known as Sasaki Kojiro. He carries an Oni Gauntlet of his own.	5,000	7,500
Shuten Doji	Formidable foe	A monstrous Genma ruling a fortress on Mount Oe, with a name tied to an older Oni legend.	21,000	10,500
Yorimasa	Tutelary shrine deity	The tutelary deity of Yasui Konpiragu Shrine. He grants items for red souls and leaves drawings that lead Musashi to hidden treasure.
Yoshioka Seijuro	Yoshioka swordsman and boss	The swordsman Musashi defeats during the opening mission, The Way of the Sword. He has 1,500 health and 1,000 posture.	1,500	1,000