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'''Moriya Minakata''' is a young swordsman in training under a legendary teacher named Gaisei. Under his tutelage, he, [[Kaede (The Last Blade)|Kaede]] and [[Yuki (The Last Blade)|Yuki]] became great swordsmen. For many years, they lived happily while learning the concept of ''[[Bushido]]''. On the year Moriya turned 17, he discovered his master dead, and the alleged killer nowhere to be found. Now with Kaede seeking to slay him, under the belief he slew Gaisei, he sets out on the run. Not only does he wish to avoid this confrontation, but he also seeks the man named [[Shinnosuke Kagami]], who killed his master, and therefore clear his name. However, after over five years of searching, Moriya has yet to find Kagami, who is defeated by Kaede instead. After failing to take revenge upon Kagami, Moriya recluses himself to the wilderness to improve his skills and techniques. During this timeframe, he finds himself with a urge to "return" to the portal known as "Hell's Gate". Stopping his training, he travels in order to seek the truth. |
'''Moriya Minakata''' is a young swordsman in training under a legendary teacher named Gaisei. Under his tutelage, he, [[Kaede (The Last Blade)|Kaede]] and [[Yuki (The Last Blade)|Yuki]] became great swordsmen. For many years, they lived happily while learning the concept of ''[[Bushido]]''. On the year Moriya turned 17, he discovered his master dead, and the alleged killer nowhere to be found. Now with Kaede seeking to slay him, under the belief he slew Gaisei, he sets out on the run. Not only does he wish to avoid this confrontation, but he also seeks the man named [[Shinnosuke Kagami]], who killed his master, and therefore clear his name. However, after over five years of searching, Moriya has yet to find Kagami, who is defeated by Kaede instead. After failing to take revenge upon Kagami, Moriya recluses himself to the wilderness to improve his skills and techniques. During this timeframe, he finds himself with a urge to "return" to the portal known as "Hell's Gate". Stopping his training, he travels in order to seek the truth. |
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Revision as of 10:59, 18 July 2007
This is a list of characters appearing in The Last Blade series.
Akari Ichijou
Akari Ichijou is young girl. When her older sister, Hikari, fell to a disease, Akari became very agitated. At that time, their father called for her. She restlessly sat before her grim-faced father, who was about to give her a lecture about Hell's Gate. Akari found out that Hell's Gate was causing trouble again, and flew out of the room, bent on finding the perfect cure for her sister's disease on her own: sealing Hell's Gate. Her father accused her of not listening to what he said, but she was not home. She fights using teleportation moves.
Akatsuki Musashi
Akatsuki Musashi is a legendary swordsman that travels the countryside, honing his skills and challenging worthy opponents along the way. During one of his battles he was killed by another swordsman. When Shinnosuke Kagami began his plan to open "Hell's Gate" and bring about a new world order, he resurrects Musashi to further his plans and kill innocent people. To both their chagrins, while on one of his travels, Musashi was defeated. Honorful as he was during his life, he bids a farewell to his opponent, before dissolving in a beam of light. In The Last Blade 2, Musashi is dead and therefore does not appear in the original Neo Geo version. However, he is selectable to the player in the two-player mode of some of the ports.
Genbu no Okina
Genbu no Okina is a guardian of the demonic portal known as "Hell's Gate". For years, he and the other three guardians stood watch over its seal. For many years it was peaceful and so Okina resigned himself to fishing and living the complacent life of a hermit. Five years into his life of leisure, he was found by Kaede, who wished to train with him to improve his own sword skills. Okina taught the young man all he knew and Kaede left after he had improved his skills. Sensing the boy's departure and inquiry for training as a sign of trouble, Okina followed him at a distance.
Despite Kaede preventing the opening of the Gate, it had still not been sealed properly. As the oldest guardian, Okina knew that and was aware to properly seal the portal, the legendary Sealing Maiden was required to perform the ritual. He also discovered that an assassin titled the Messenger From Afar was rumored to pursue the maiden. Determined to fulfill his role as a guardian, Okina set out on a journey.
Hibiki Takane
Hibiki Takane (高嶺 響, Takane Hibiki) is the daughter of Takane Genzou, a renowned swordsmith known throughout Japan during the Bakumatsu era. He had retired to an isolated area in the country side with his daughter but continued his work with various swordsman around the country. One fateful day, a silver-haired man approached Genzou and requested that he forge a sword for him. Though the man radiated an aura of pure and depthless evil, the master swordsmith found himself unable to refuse his request. He spent a time of almost 3 months to forge this sword which he called the "Yasomagatsu Hinotachi", or "Blade of Eighty Days", detailing the amount of time he invested into the weapon. The labour rendered him ill however, and he was soon permanently bed-ridden.
He told his daughter that the silver-haired man was the reason for his condition, and that she should pursue him and the sword that he had forged. With a concerned Hibiki by his side, he uttered his last words. "The thing that I saw.. that I felt, even you must understand." Though she was confused by her father's cryptic request, Hibiki gathered her belongings and left in search of the silver-haired man. Several days later, a man named Hyo Amano came by hoping that Genzou would repair his weapon the "Otokomae."
Hyo Amano
Hyo Amano is characterized by his outlandish mannerisms and flamboyant personality. He uses the element of fire in some of his attacks as well as special techniques involving Sakura petals. His invlovement in the first Last Blade is somewhat ambiguous. As a carefree and fun-loving individual, Hyo has a strong love for sake, women, and the thrill of the fight. When he discovers the petals of the beautiful sakura trees falling from their branches, he goes into a panic and decides he must go defeat opponents to solve the "problem". In the end, he discovers it was only the changing of the seasons that resulted in the petals falling from the trees.
After "discovering" the reasoning for the various petals falling from the trees, Hyo is devasated to discover that the sky turns a dreadful gray coloration due to the happenings of a portal called the "Hell's gate. He draws his sword, but finds it oddly dulled and fragile. In order to fix it, he decides to inquire his friend Takane Genzou, a master swordsmith to fix it. However, Takane has passed away and he discovers he had a daughter (Hibiki Takane), who had recently departed the household. Concerned about his sword, he sets off to locate her.
Juzoh Kanzaki
Juzoh Kanzaki is characterized as a power-type character in gameplay. He is the adopted brother of Akari Ichijou due to being orphaned himself earlier in his childhood. Despite the knowledge of this, he and his adoptive family are very close. In his home life, he is generally free-spirited and somewhat lazy. Sometime during this timeframe, he learned the use of a club by means of his brute strength (apparently) to pass the time. While in the course of his usual lying about the household with little to keep him preoccupied, he was knocked out and kidnapped by his younger sister Akari, "persuading" him to accompany her journey to discover the landmark known as the "Gates of hell".
After their adventure, their sister, Hikari fell ill and the two became extremely concerned about her health. One day as Juzoh visited the sick Hikari, she disclosed that their sister Akari had run away to the Hell's gates again to find a cure for her sister's curse. To lay both their fears at rest, Juzoh follows her in the quest.
Kaede
Kaede is considered the main protagonist of the series. He was the son of a warrior named Gaisei. Gaisei was a master swordsman who trained him with two other orphans, Moriya Minakata and Yuki. As he grew, he became an avid swordsman and powerful warrior. One day, when he was twelve, he and Yuki returned from an errand to discover their master slain and Moriya standing over his corpse. Enraged, Kaede physically attacked him for the (presumed) killing of their master. Moriya withstood the attack and left in silence.
Shortly thereafter, Kaede and Yuki depart their foster home to avenge the death of their master and confront the killer. Five years on their quest, he still searches for Moriya. He eventually discovers that the real killer of his master was one of the four guardians of hell, Shinnosuke Kagami. He engages him, but the guardian's surperior skill quickly overpowers him. However, it is revealed Kaede possesses the power of the legendary dragon Seiryuu, transforming various physical aspects and giving him additional power. With his transformation into "awakened Kaede", he defeats Kagami.
After honing his skills and learning to control the power of Seiryuu to a greater extent, Kaede and Yuki set off to the city of Okina in order to find more information. When they arrive, they discover a Sealing Rite for a great evil threatens the world. This rite is to be performed by a special maiden, but a warrior named the Messenger From Afar seeks to assassinate her and prevent her from performing it. Kaede sets out to protect the maiden and allow her to accomplish her mission.
Keiichiro Washizuka
Keiichiro Washizuka is a unit leader of the Shinsengumi, a police-like group which existed around the time of the Bakumatsu era. He is a firm believer in restoring order to Japan, and in the old ways of Samurai swordfighting. As such, he carries a very serious persona. He is extremely loyal to his Shinsengumi unit, and is a friend to Sanada Kojiro. He is the only one in the unit who is aware of her true identity.
Kojiroh Sanada
Kojiroh Sanada is the captain of the fictional Shinsengumi Unit Zero, which investigated demonic forces in Japan, following the concept of Bushido. After Kojiroh died investigating "Hell's Gate", his sister Kaori disguises herself as her brother in order to investigate the evils within, as well as to restore the faith of the Shinsengumi organization. She also travels to finish the former Shinsengumi, Shikyoh. To date, only one other character, Keiichiro Washizuka, is aware of Kojiroh's true identity.
Kouryu
Gaisei (Kouryu in his new form) is the legendary warrior that trained Kaede, Yuki and Moriya Minakata. After Shinnosuke Kagami's plan to release the seal of the "Hell's Gate" portal and bring about a new world order, Kouryu presumably stood up against the guardian in an attempt to stop him. Unfortunately, Shinnosuke is too powerful, and Gaisei dies in the battle. He is later discovered by his three students, who all vow to take revenge on his killer. Kaede does this, activating his power of the blue dragon and defeating Shinnosuke. This also clears Moriya's name, who was originally blamed for their master's death.
In The Last Blade 2 Gaisei is still deceased. However, a unknown force of evil resurrects him and drives the now undead warrior insane. Additionally, he manages to combine the legendary powers of Suzaku, Seiryuu, Byakko and Genbu into his being, making him much more powerful than before after his resurrection at Hell's Gate. The now god-like warrior roams the lands and is called "Kouryu".
Lee Rekka
Lee Rekka (Chinese: 李 烈火 Li Liehuo) hails from China, where he learned a special form of Martial art that allows the user to control fire and involves the use of fans and powerful kicks. One day, he witnessed the falling of a "red star" (the opening of a demonic portal called "Hell's Gate"). Knowing it to be a sign of great evil, he travels from his homeland of China to stop the evil before it spread across the world. After the closing of the Gate, Lee remained in Japan. He continued to study upon his martial art and improve upon it while earning a modest living at a nearby farm. When he senses the re-opening of the Hell's Gate he stops his training to go investigate.
Moriya Minakata
Moriya Minakata is a young swordsman in training under a legendary teacher named Gaisei. Under his tutelage, he, Kaede and Yuki became great swordsmen. For many years, they lived happily while learning the concept of Bushido. On the year Moriya turned 17, he discovered his master dead, and the alleged killer nowhere to be found. Now with Kaede seeking to slay him, under the belief he slew Gaisei, he sets out on the run. Not only does he wish to avoid this confrontation, but he also seeks the man named Shinnosuke Kagami, who killed his master, and therefore clear his name. However, after over five years of searching, Moriya has yet to find Kagami, who is defeated by Kaede instead. After failing to take revenge upon Kagami, Moriya recluses himself to the wilderness to improve his skills and techniques. During this timeframe, he finds himself with a urge to "return" to the portal known as "Hell's Gate". Stopping his training, he travels in order to seek the truth.
Setsuna
Setsuna (刹那) is a powerful spirit that was released after Kagami's defeat by Kaede. Finding a deceased baby vessel on a field of battle, he possesses it. After maturing as a human into an adult, he walks the path of destruction, killing and filled with hate for the human race. He uses a dark bladed katana, which leaves a trail of purple energy.
Shigen Naoe
Shigen Naoe is a guardian of a portal named the "Gates of Hell." Before the events of the first game, he is magically sealed in a massive stone for ten years by a friend who perceived him to be a threat. He eventually escaped, but clouded by his rage and anger he could only think of getting revenge on his captor. He set out to invoke his fury. By the events of The Last Blade 2, Shigen had regained his senses and remembered the existence of his daughter Kotetsu. To atone for his ten year imprisonment, he traveled to the mountains to spend time with her while training. During this timeframe, he noticed the evil aura that emanated from the opened "Gates of Hell." As one of its guardians, he set out to close it, leaving his sleeping daughter in the darkness of night. However, he did not notice that his daughter was aware of his departure and she followed him at a distance.
Shikyoh
Shikyoh is a previous member of the legendary Shinsengumi, an organization that protected the weak. However as a member, Shikyoh merely joined to sate his thirst for killing innocents and other life. When his superiors and comrades discovered this they resolved to punish him, but he escaped before they took action. When he discovered the opening of the "Gates of Hell", he thought it a perfect opportunity to continue his killing spree and set out in search of more prey. After his death, Shikyoh was re-animated in the form of a zombie and named Mukuro. With his love of killing still fresh in his mind along with his few memories and fighting style, Mukuro continues to wander the land in his undead form, killing innocents.
Shinnosuke Kagami
Shinnosuke Kagami (嘉神 慎之介 Kagami Shinnosuke) is featured as a boss character in The Last Blade and was toned down to be a regular character in the sequel. Shinnosuke is one of the guardians of "Hell's gate" a portal that allows demons and evil energy to seep through to the plain humans call earth. After residing over his position and finding (he thought) that the humans he protected were weak and inferior to himself, he decides to release the seal on the portal. Along with this, he goes on a horrific killing spree, murdering various warriors including Gaisei, Kaede's sensei.
After five years of preparation to unseal the gate, including trapping another guardian, Shigen Naoe, Shinnosuke is eventually found by Kaede who has the power of the blue dragon Seiryuu and defeats him. Shamed by the defeat of the reincarnated Seiryuu, Shinnosuke is thrown into the depths of Hell's Gate as eternal punishment. However he is soon reincarnated in a different form to fulfill his role as a guardian due to the portal being opened by another force. Shinnosuke sets out to fulfill his destiny.
Yuki
Yuki is the daughter of a wealthy gaijin (foreign) family that managed ship trades. While on a ship, her family died in an accident. She was later adopted by a warrior named Gaisei, who trained her and two other students named Moriya Minakata and Kaede. Unlike her fellow adoptive companions, she adopted use of the naginata weapon instead of the katana. She also secretly harbored feelings for Moriya over the course of her training.
On the year she turned 13, she and Kaede returned to find their Sensei dead and Moriya standing over his body. Mortified, she watched as Kaede attacked Moriya. Moriya took his leave shortly thereafter. She and Kaede then embarked on a five year journey, eventually discovering the truth; a powerful swordsman named Kagami Shinnosuke had murdered their master. She assisted Kaede and defeats Kagami, avenging their master's death and clearing Moriya's name. In The Last Blade 2, Yuki and Kaede discover she is the maiden that will perform a legendary sealing of evil, as evidenced by her keepsake necklace and its recent glowing. After this, she and Kaede have parted ways and she is left to make her decision about her destiny.
Zantetsu
Zantetsu is the last of numerous ninja clans that roam ancient Japan. Due to the decline of the ninja population, the Japanese common folk began to consider the title "ninja" as a sign to scoff at. Determined to prove the surperiority of his people, he challenges warriors time and time again to prove his strength. When he hears of the opening of a portal called "Hell's Gate", he sets out to defeat the enemies within to prove his strength.
Zantetsu now resides in his village, and teaches his grandson the way of the ninja in order to continue their legacy. However, he is aware he will pass away in the near future and wishes to prove his strength once more before his eventual death. He once again travels to "Hell's Gate" to experience a great battle.