List of Ninja Gaiden characters

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This is a list of video game characters in the Ninja Gaiden video games series. As the universe of the Ninja Gaiden series has been 'rebooted' as of 2004 with the release of Ninja Gaiden on the Xbox, this list will have two sections, one for the original trilogy on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), and another for the 'rebooted' universe since 2004.

Contents 1 The NES trilogy 1.1 Ryu Hayabusa 1.2 Irene Lew 1.3 Supporting characters 1.4 The Jacquio and the Malice Four 1.5 Ashtar and the Chaos Tribesmen 1.6 Foster, Clancy and the BIO-NOIDs 2 Ninja Gaiden (2004) 2.1 Ryu Hayabusa 2.2 Supporting characters 2.3 Ninjas 2.4 Vigoor military 2.5 Fiends 2.6 Leaders of the Fiends 3 Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword 3.1 Momiji 3.2 Obaba 3.3 Ishtaros 3.4 Nicchae 4 Ninja Gaiden II 4.1 Ryu Hayabusa 4.2 Joe Hayabusa 4.3 Genshin 4.4 Sonia 4.5 Elizebet 4.6 Volf 4.7 Muramasa 4.8 Alexei 4.9 Zedonius 5 References

[edit] The NES trilogy

The NES trilogy chronicles how Ryu and Irene meet up, and their conflicts with the Jacquio, Ashtar, and rogue elements of the CIA.

[edit] Ryu Hayabusa

Main article: Ryu Hayabusa

Ryu, the protagonist, is known here as the Ninja Dragon.^[1] He is a young member of the Dragon Ninja clan, whose duty is to uphold peace and to battle evil. His father, the leader of the clan, Ken Hayabusa,^[2] has entrusted him with the family heirloom: the Dragon Sword, forged from the fang of a Dragon.^[3]

In the first NES game, Ninja Gaiden, Ryu goes to America to investigate the disappearance of his father. He learns of the story behind the Light and Shadow demon statues from archaeologist Doctor Walter Smith, and is coerced by Foster to stop the Jacquio's plot to bring back the Demon with the statues. Arriving in the Amazon, he defeats the Jacquio's minions and his own brainwashed father.^[4] He defeats the Jacquio as well, but it is too late to stop the Demon from awakening. However, Ryu manages to banish the Demon and win the love of the CIA agent, Irene Lew.

In Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos, Ryu is ordered by Robert to go into the Tower of Lahja and rescue Irene. He fights through the hordes of tribesmen from the world of chaos before being ambushed by Ashtar. He is saved by Robert, and follows Ashtar into the Maze of Darkness. Ryu defeats Ashtar there, but is told by Irene to go destroy an altar. Leaving her in the care of Robert, Ryu returns to find she has been taken away again. He discovers her kidnapper is the Jacquio, and defeats him again. Unfortunately, Irene is killed when her soul is sucked away by the awakened Sword of Chaos, and Ryu is forced to fight the revitalized and transformed Jacquio once more. After defeating the monster for the final time, Ryu bemoans Irene's passing. The Dragon Sword, however, resurrects her for a happy ending, at the cost of its disappearance.

In Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom, Irene goes missing in action, and Ryu is suspected of her murder. He investigates her last known location and is met by Clancy, who leads him to the Castle Rock fortress. There, Ryu encounters Foster and the BIO-NOIDs, including a Doppelganger of himself. Although Ryu loses to his double on the first meeting, he eventually defeats the Doppelganger in front of Foster, effectively removing the latter's power base. Ryu is miffed when Clancy reveals his evil plot to gain control of the Life Energy used to create BIO-NOIDs, and follows Clancy into the subspace to stop him. He defeats Clancy several times - each form more powerful than the previous one - and stops him from carrying out his vendetta against the world.

[edit] Irene Lew

Irene Lew (アイリーン・ルゥ, Irene Lew^?), also spelled Irene Liu and Aileen, is the main female character in the trilogy, serving as Ryu's romantic interest, and the series' damsel in distress. She is an agent of the CIA's Secret Auxiliary Unit, working under the codename "Sea Swallow".

Irene's first encounter with Ryu is in Ninja Gaiden, where she shoots and captures him with a tranquilizer dart. She gives him the Shadow demon statue, and is later taken hostage by the Jaquio in order to force Ryu to hand over the statue. Although Ryu complies, the Jacquio keeps Irene to be sacrificed, and drops Ryu into a pit. However, Ryu manages to find a way out and defeats the Jacquio, escaping the collapsing temple with Irene. As the two fall in love, Irene disobeys an order from Foster to kill Ryu.

In Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos, Irene continues her role as damsel-in-distress. She is captured by Ashtar and held at the Tower of Lahja. She proves to be a distraction to Ryu, which Ashtar takes advantage of to ambush the ninja. Although Robert manages to save Ryu, Ashtar brings Irene away with him through the Maze of Darkness. When Ryu finally reaches her, it is for naught, as Ashtar maniacally stabs her from behind. Irene survives the blow, and tasks Ryu with destroying an altar. While she is being escorted out by Robert, they are ambushed by the Jacquio. Taken hostage yet again, Irene is sacrificed as a bait for the demons of the dark world when the Sword of Chaos awakens. Luckily, she is resurrected by the Dragon Sword's magic.

In Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom, Irene is attacked by Ryu's Doppelganger while investigating a secret lab. She falls off a cliff into the ocean and is presumed dead. Miraculously, she survives the fall, and turns up later during the last encounter with Foster. She points a gun at Foster to arrest him and stop his plan, but her weapon is useless against the Doppelganger. She is reunited with Ryu at the game's close after his journey through subspace to defeat Clancy.

Irene is mentioned by name in Ryu's backstory in the first Dead or Alive game, and appears in the Ninja Ryukenden anime OVA.

[edit] Supporting characters

Ken Hayabusa, named Jô Hayabusa (ジョウ・ハヤブサ, Jô Hayabusa^?) in the Japanese version, is Ryu's father. He appears only in the first NES game, Ninja Gaiden (NES). At the beginning of the story, he engages Bloody Malth in a duel and is defeated. He has left a letter entrusting the family heirloom to his son, Ryu, and telling him to go to America to find Doctor Walter Smith if he fails to return home. Presumed dead, he is later revealed to be alive, under the Jaquio's control as "the masked devil". Ken manages to break free of the spell thanks to Ryu destroying the device controlling his mind. However he sacrifices himself to protect his son, by taking one of the Jaquio's energy bolts aimed at the latter.

Robert T. Sturgeon^[5], also known as "Jungle Rat" Robert, is a United States Army Special Forces operative who aids Ryu throughout Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos, constantly revealing information about the Ashtar. At the start, he informs Ryu of Irene's abduction and whereabouts, setting off the latter's quest. He shadows Ryu, and distracts Ashtar from finishing off Ryu in a sneak attack. After Ashtar is defeated, he escorts Irene while Ryu sets out to a nearby altar. However they are attacked by the Jaquio, and Robert is left injured. He informs Ryu of Irene's capture and makes a stand to hold off the tribesmen of Chaos while Ryu goes off to finish the Jacquio. His final fate in the video game series is unknown.

Robert also makes an appearance in the Original Video Animation based on the video game series, again working with Ryu in his battle against evil.

[edit] The Jacquio and the Malice Four

The Jaquio (邪鬼王, Jakiō^?, lit. "Wicked Devil King"), is the name taken on by Guardia de Mieux. He is the antagonist for the first two NES games, and is served by the Malice Four in the first game. His title is translated as the Devildoer for the PC Engine version of the first game.

In Ninja Gaiden, he seeks to acquire the two demon statues which the evil power of the Demon was confined in. He plans to bring the Demon to this world with the statues, thereby gaining enough power to control the world.^[6] His minions steals the Light demon statue from Walter Smith, and Ryu is forced to hand over the Shadow demon statue. However the Jacquio is unable to personally witness the fulfillment of his dream as he dies at the hands of Ryu before the Demon is brought back to the world.

After being presumed dead, he reappears near the end of Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos and takes Irene Lew captive to lure Ryu into one final battle. He reveals Ashtar was his pawn,^[7] and intends to use Irene's soul to lure the demons out of the dark world while Ryu's soul opens the Gate of Darkness.^[8] However, Ryu defeats him, and the Jacquio's blood ironically becomes the trigger to open the Gate by awakening the Sword.^[9][10] The enormous power pouring out of the gate also revives and transforms the Jacquio into a monster. Even in this transformed enraged state, he is defeated by Ryu.

The Jacquio's evil network is controlled by his hand picked Malice Four - Barbarian, Bomberhead, Basaquer and Bloody Malth. The Barbarian is an armored axeman slow in both mind and body, while Bomberhead was recruited for his control of the streets of New York. Basaquer is a totally ruthless, deadly fighter who tends to stay in the air. Malth, their leader, is the only Malice Four who plays a part in the story. He is the one who defeated Ken Hayabusa at the start of the game, and reveals to Ryu that Ken is still alive and will be the last thing Ryu ever sees if he goes on.

[edit] Ashtar and the Chaos Tribesmen

Ashtar, the Emperor of Darkness (凶魔天帝アシュター, lit. "Ferocious Demon Divine Emperor Ashtar"^?), , appears to be the antagonist of Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos and to have been the mastermind behind the events of the first game. He is the leader of a demonic tribe from the world of Chaos, and wields the titular Sword of Chaos, which is claimed to have been grown from the bone of the Demon.^[3]

Ashtar plans to open the Gate of Darkness to the world of Chaos, thereby inheriting enough power to rule the world. ^[11] This requires him to kill someone with an immortal bloodline which turns out to be Ryu.^[12] To achieve this, he intends first power up his Sword with souls including Irene's, and then kill Ryu to open the Gate. However, he underestimates Ryu and is defeated by him.

Ashtar sends several of his Chaos Tribesmen against Ryu throughout the game. Some are created by his sorcery like Dando (ダムド, Dando^?) who is a combination of the spirits of Vikings lost at sea. Ashtar has also enhanced a lizard through science and sorcery into Funky Dynamite. Cybernatic enhancements allows this former lizard to zip through the air and attack with missiles. The large Naga Sotuva is a dinosaur, twisted by Chaos to become a nightmarish creature.Baron Spider (クモ男爵, Baron Spider^?), the leader of the Chaos Tribesmen is a reject of society picked up by Ashtar. Through a laboratory accident, he became a half-man, half-spider mutant, and is able to summon giant tarantulas.

[edit] Foster, Clancy and the BIO-NOIDs

A. Foster holds a powerful position in the CIA's Secret Auxiliary Unit and is Irene's immediate boss. In Ninja Gaiden, he coerces Ryu to retrieve the demon statues and to help in defeating the Jacquio's forces. However, he later reveals his true intentions after the Jaquio's defeat when he orders Irene to kill Ryu and bring the statues to him. He returns in Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom as a conspirator behind "Biohazard" plan, his goal being to create a race of super beings. Although he was named as the one responsible for Irene's death, he is unaware of doing so.^[13] He is interested in creating a BIO-NOID out of Ryu's body to improve the project.^[14] However he is betrayed by his co-conspirator, Clancy who makes use of Ryu to get rid of him.^[15] Foster is ripped to pieces by raw energy as he tries to follow Clancy into the subspace.

H.P. Clancy is a young man who works closely with Foster during Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom. Both men are responsible for building Castle Rock Fortress, over the ruins of the Jaquio's fallen temple. After the Demon died, a continuous supply of life energy is found within the ruins.^[16] When Clancy and Foster discovered this, they built the fortress to harvest the life energy as an energy source, and used it on humans for experiments. Clancy soon betrays Foster, desiring for total control of the ruins. He lures Ryu into coming and defeating Foster, thereby achieving his aim. Clancy reveals there is a dimensional warship inside the ruins, which he intends to use to destroy the world and reshape it as he sees fit. He expresses hatred toward humanity, and their warlike tendencies.^[17] In the end, he merges with the warship but is still defeated by Ryu.

Foster and Clancy have created BIO-NOIDs by infusing life energy into experiment subjects, thereby creating super humans. The four great beasts are BIO-NOIDs designed after the four elements of fire, air, water, and earth, able to attack in ways reflecting those elements. The Doppelganger is a BIO-NOID who can be considered an antagonist in the story. Imbued with Ryu's appearance and skills, the Doppelganger caused Irene to fall off the cliff at the start of the game. When Ryu first encounters him at the perimeters of Castle Rock fortress, the Doppelganger simply taunts and defeats the latter, sparing him as per Foster's orders.^[18] He admits to causing Irene's death and challenges Ryu to meet him within the Fortress. When Ryu reaches Foster, the Doppelganger jumps down to confront him. It transforms itself into a large superhuman beast whose skin is bullet-proof but is of no use against Ryu's sword. The defeated Doppelganger appears again in subspace, and is destroyed by Ryu.

[edit] Ninja Gaiden (2004)

The story in this universe has nothing to do with the NES trilogy, being effectively declared as a 'rebooted' universe, though it is mentioned to be placed in the Dead or Alive universe.^[19] Ryu is a ninja whose clan has guarded an evil blade known as the Dark Dragon since man's prehistory. When the blade is stolen, he becomes embroiled in the ages-long battle between good and evil, seeking vengeance against those who destroyed his village and clan. After accomplishing his quest, Ryu begins to rebuild the Hayabusa Ninja Clan.

[edit] Ryu Hayabusa

Main article: Ryu Hayabusa

Ryu Hayabusa (リュウ・ハヤブサ, Ryu Hayabusa^?) is left in charge as the 20-year-old guardian of the Dragon Sword while his father, Joe Hayabusa, leaves to train in the mountains. The Hayabusas are of the Dragon Lineage, and as such are susceptible to the power and blood curse of the Fiends.^[20]

While visiting his uncle, Murai, the Hayabusa village is attacked. Ryu rushes back only to find the village in flames and everyone slaughtered, including his childhood friend Kureha. He tries to defeat the dark samurai Doku, who has taken the Dark Dragon Blade from its resting place, but is cut down and killed.^[21] He is resurrected by the Hayabusa's spiritual animal, a falcon, and spends time recuperating and preparing for his vengeance.

Ryu invades the Holy Vigoor Empire, seeking to kill Doku and recover the Blade. He sets himself against the Fiends, and foils the plans of Doku by rescuing Rachel and freeing her sister Alma from the cursed existence of a Fiend. He fulfills his quest by destroying Doku's spirit, slaying the Holy Vigoor Emperor and recovering the Dark Dragon. His task completed, he shatters the evil blade after overcoming his corrupt uncle (who takes it in his own quest for power), and returns to the Hayabusa village.

[edit] Supporting characters

Rachel (レイチェル, Rachel^?) is a scantily clad Fiend Hunter in the Vigoor Empire. She searches for her sister Alma, who was turned into a Greater Fiend by Doku. Like her sister, Rachel possesses blood that grants her abnormal strength but also puts her in danger of becoming a Fiend herself.^[22] She dispatches Fiends with the aid of her Warhammer (a fauchard-like weapon), the Peluda Tail (a whip), and her Blades of Ouroborus sorcery. She became a Fiend Hunter to kill her corrupted twin sister Alma.^[23] However, she finds herself unable to do so when given the opportunity. She later assists Ryu in escaping the collapsing realm of the Holy Vigoor Empire, but otherwise provides Ryu with little direct help during his quest.

She is a playable character in Ninja Gaiden Sigma.

Ayane (あやね, Ayane^?) is a 14-year old subordinate and spy for Murai. She respects Ryu as evidenced from her addressing of him as 'Master Ryu'. She assists him throughout his mission, providing information and hints from the shadows. If the player chooses the Ninja Dog difficulty, Ayane throws away her respect for Ryu and becomes condescending to the player, although she will deliver more aid in the form of hints and items.

She is a playable fighter in the Dead or Alive series.

Kureha (呉葉, Kureha^?) is a shrine maiden of the Hayabusa clan, and a close friend of Ryu ever since they were children. She is killed by Doku when the village was raided. She possessed the Dragon Eye, a jewel carved out from an eye of a dragon, which is revealed to be the missing piece needed to bring the Dragon Sword back to full power as the True Dragon Sword. Ryu replaces the jewel back on her grave at the end of the game.

Muramasa (ムラマサ, Muramasa^?) is a great and well-renowned blacksmith, who has traveled all over the world. He helps Ryu by selling him weapons and restorative items, as well as upgrading his weapons. He will also reward Ryu for turning in Golden Scarabs. Eventually, he provides Ryu with the crucial information that the Dragon Sword needs the Dragon Eye to achieve its full potential.

[edit] Ninjas

Murai (ムライ, Murai^?) is the leader of the Shadow Clan (comprising of brown garbed lesser ninjas, and their superiors, the white garbed greater ninjas), and Ryu's uncle from his mother's side.^[24] Despite helping Ryu by providing the identity of the Hayabusa village raiders, he is actually the mastermind behind the whole ordeal. He intends to let Ryu slaughter thousands to unseal and empower the Dark Dragon Blade with souls. He follows Ryu through the Holy Vigoor Empire in his identity as the Dark Disciple (黒使大兄, Dark Disciple^?), wearing a black hat, mask and long robe, altering his voice at the same time. He claims the empowered Dark Dragon Blade for his own at the end. Ryu defeats him, and sends him plummeting down to the deep chasm below.

The ninjas of the Black Spider Clan have spent 450 years tracking down the Dark Dragon Blade to steal it away from its possessors, whoever they may be.^[25] In executing this task, they beset Ryu at every turn of Tairon to prevent him from recovering the Blade. Their expedition forces in Tairon are whittled down to nothing by Ryu and the Fiends at the end of the game, though the player can read the chronicles of their tasks through diaries picked up from their bodies. It is later revealed that the master of the clan has told his minions that desires the Blade to grind it to brew herbal tea, and one of the fallen ninjas expresses disbelief in this desire.^[26]

[edit] Vigoor military

Gamov (ガモフ, Gamov^?) is a bespectacled, green hat and coat wearing spy, who constantly shadows Ryu as the latter ventures through the Holy Vigoor Empire. Throughout the game, he sets up Vigoor military forces against Ryu and observes their battles. He claims to know a lot about Rachel and the Dark Dragon Blade. He has a fight with Rachel in Ninja Gaiden Sigma. Though working in cahoots with the Dark Disciple, he is decapitated by the latter with the Dark Dragon Blade at the end.

The Vigoor military force comprises MSATs (Mechanized Special Attack Team),^[27] MVAPs, the soldiers, and their cybernatic equivalents. The MSATs wear the outfits typical of SWAT forces and are the equivalent of rapid deployment forces. They come armed with a variety of knives, pistols, grenade launchers, and rocket launchers. The MSATs deployed on motorbikes or sidecars are called MVAPs. The Vigoor soldiers wear breastplates and helmets with a laser guiding eyepiece. They are equipped with an assault rifle with a bayonet or a rocket launcher. The military's elite have undergone cybernatic enhancements.

Vehicle-wise, the military include armoured personnel carriers (APCs), main battle tanks and attack helicopters. There are also the FL-2000 series of mini-copters which can independentedly fly around and attack with lasers, guns, or rockets.

Heading these forces are Generals Dynamo (ダイナモ, Dynamo^?) and Alternator (オルタネーター, Alternator^?). The two are large, rotund, cybernatically enhanced men wielding plasma guns.

[edit] Fiends

According to in-game backstory, Fiends are the results of the mixed bloodlines of the "Ancient Tribes," who were apparently the earliest forms of life on the earth.^[28] They possess powers beyond the normal person and are immortal soulless evil beings.^[29][30] As descendants of the ancient twin Fiend sisters, Nicchae (ニケ重鬼卿, Nicchae^?) the Goddess of Destruction, and Ishtaros (イシュタロス重鬼卿, Ishtaros^?), the Goddess of Creation, most of the Fiends exist as humans until they are awakened.^[31]

Fiends come in many varieties, the most common of all are the Shadows. They are classed into four types, and are named for their ability to phase into their shadows, moving without fear of damage along the ground. The brown Shadow Fiends (魔神シャドウ, Shadow Fiends^?) are the least powerful, their feet fading away into nothingness. The pink Flare Shadows (魔神フレアシャドウ, Flare Shadows^?) are stronger, and named for the flames on top of their head. The Crow Shadows (魔神クロウシャドウ, Crow Shadows^?) have spikes for feet, eyeballs at the major joints of their limbs, and feared for their sliding attacks. The largest Shadows are the one-eyed Ariochs (魔神アリオク, Ariochs^?), black carapaced Fiends taller than a human, and can shoot a laser beam from their single eye.

Among the strongest Fiends are the Dino Fiends (魔神ディノ, Dino Fiends^?), Triceratops skull mask wearing four eyed giants who crushes all with their heavy clubs. The Bast Fiends (魔神キャット, Bast Fiends^?), female humanoid cats, are swift and deadly, pouncing on the slightest mistake. The great sword wielding Nightmare Fiends (魔神ナイトメア, Nightmare Fiends^?) exude an aura of might. Able to throw fireballs and lay down exploding runes, they are a menace at all ranges.

There are also weak Fiends, like the Girtablilu (水棲魔神ギルタブル, Girtablilu^?), mermen who can only float around and fire globules of water, and the Phantoms (ファントム, Phantoms^?), flaming blue globes which simply charge into their targets.

There are Fiends taking on forms of mythical creatures like Paz Zuu (魔神パズ・ズー, Paz Zuu^?) who is an enormous skeletal roc-like Fiend, and several dragon-like Fiends. The two horned Gallas (魔神ガルラ, Gallas^?) stand twice the height of a human, but in terms of strength, they lose out to the beefier Gobdecks (魔神ゴブデック, Gobdecks^?) who are slightly larger and sport spikes running down their backs. The most powerful dragon-like Fiend is Smaugan, the Lava Dragon (溶岩龍スマウガン, Smaugan, the Lava Dragon^?), a boss in this game.

The most sinister Fiends are the Doppelganger Fiends (魔神ドッペルゲンガー, Doppelganger Fiends^?) which can assume and copy the abilities of a warrior just by observation. They can perform almost all of Ryu's attacks, techniques, and even ninpos. They typically come dressed as Ryu in his Dragon Muscle Suit^[32] - black suit with red veins, a helmet with skeletal ribs over it, and golden blades on each of the forearms. It has also been seen wearing the Dark Dragon suit - totally black with tiny scales, a helmet with the features of a dragon, and a red scarf.

[edit] Leaders of the Fiends

The Holy Vigoor Emperor (神聖皇帝, Holy Vigoor Emperor^?) is the main antagonist of the first game in the relaunch. According to in-game literature, the Emperor is said to be the omniprescent ruler of the Vigoor Empire.^[33] He sends Doku and his minions to steal the Dark Dragon Blade from the Hayabusa ninja clan.^[34] He intends to unite with the Blade to bring the Fiends to a new level of power.^[35] He seals himself off in his own realm with the Blade at the top of his palace. It initially appears as an idyllic, lush plain but dispels away to reveal a hellish volcanic cavern. His first form is enormously tall and angelic in appearance. His second form however is a mountain of skulls on legs. His existence fuels the blood curse of the Fiends, and with his death at Ryu's hands, the curse on Ryu is lifted.

Marbus (マルバス重鬼卿, Marbus^?) is the protector of the Holy Vigoor Emperor and one of the three Greater Fiends.^[36] He tries to prevent Ryu from meeting the emperor by summoning out minions against him. He can even resurrect and enhance the power of bosses slain by Ryu. After Ryu overcomes the odds, Marbus takes him on personally, throwing out pillars of flame to no avail, but soon meets his demise.

Doku (ドーク重鬼卿, Doku^?) is the Greater Fiend that attacks the Hayabusa village with his samurai horde including the red samurai Masakado (赤武者, Masakado^?), taking away the Dark Dragon Blade while leaving only the dead and flames behind. He is also the Lord of Greater Fiends. When his physical body is defeated by Ryu, he escapes in his spirit form and tries to awaken Alma by sacrificing Rachel who was subdued by the Twin Fiend sisters doing his bidding. The sacrificial ritual is foiled again by Ryu, with even Alma going against Doku. Doku sets up a showdown with Ryu in the labyrinth but is defeated for the last time. With his last breath, he places the blood curse on Ryu, which starts to turn the latter into a Fiend.

Alma (アルマ重鬼卿, Alma^?) is the twin sister of Rachel. She was transformed by Doku into a Greater Fiend through a curse of her blood, but retains her soul.^[36] She is defeated by Ryu in the monastery, and left vulnerable. Rachel attempts to kill the weakened Alma, but is unable to force herself to do so. Doku later attempts to awaken her full power with a ritual sacrifice of her sister.^[37] The start of the ritual begins to transform her, but Ryu defeats her newly awakened state and rushes off to stop the ritual. Alma at this time regains her mind and outraces Ryu, taking the blow meant for her sister. She reverts to human form in her sister's arms. The two sisters are finally able to look into each other's eyes in human form.

[edit] Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword

[edit] Momiji

The last Shrine-maiden of the Hayabusa Village. She is kidnapped by the Black Spider Clan ninjas, thus starts Ryu's mission in search of her. As she is held captive by the Black Spider Clan and Obaba, she fuses the Eye of the Dragon into her soul so therefore, Obaba can't kill her. During the battle between Ryu and Ishtaros, Kureha helps her in removing the jewel from her and then they give it to Ryu in order to strengthen his Dragon Sword to its true form. In the end, Ryu saves her and after they return to the Hayabusa Village, they visit Kureha's grave and she tells her sister that she'll continue her training and become stronger.

[edit] Obaba

The old leader of the Black Spider Clan. She holds a crystal ball, has a crow, and is over a hundred years old. Her objective is to take the Eye of the Dragon away from the Hayabusa Ninja Clan and give it to Ishtaros, the ancient Greater Fiend. First, she sends her ninjas and the Dragon Fiend to kidnap her. Then, as she interrogates her about the whereabouts of the Eye of the Dragon, she realizes that Momiji has fused the jewel into her soul, thus she can't kill her. During her meeting with Ishtaros, she gives Momiji to her and in exchange, Ishtaros gives her power that is more than she imagined and it transforms her into a powerful monster. She is later killed by Ryu.

[edit] Ishtaros

An Ancient Greater Fiend, she seeks to rid of the world of the Dragon Lineage. She heavily despises the Lineage and the Hayabusa Ninja Clan. Her true motive is to gather all eight Dragonstones in order to resurrect the Fiends. When she gathers all of the Dragonstones, she becomes more powerful than Ryu; until Ryu receives the Eye of the Dragon that is. She is later killed by him.

[edit] Nicchae

Another Ancient Greater Fiend, her mission is to resurrect the Holy Vigoor Emperor and The Fiends and take all over the world. She attempts to do so using the Dark Dragonstones fused with Ishtaros, but fails and was absorbed into the cocoon-encasing her sister.

[edit] Ninja Gaiden II

[edit] Ryu Hayabusa

The current leader and protector of the Dragon Sword and the Hayabusa village. He was the sole ninja responsible for the destruction of the Vigoor Empire and all of its leaders, including Doku and Murai.

[edit] Joe Hayabusa

The father of Ryu Hayabusa, Joe has returned from training in distant lands to resume his duties as the leader of the Hayabusa Ninja Clan, only to be injured in one of his many battles against the forces of evil. He lays in rest at his home in the Castle of the Dragon, unaware that the evil shadow of the Black Spider Clan slowly descends upon his village.

[edit] Genshin

Overlord of the Black Spider Ninja Clan, Genshin's lust for power is matched only by his hatred of Ryu Hayabusa and his bloodline. Hoping to gain an upper hand in the struggle for Ninja superiority, Genshin enters into an uneasy allegiance with the Fiends. He will stop at nothing to destroy Ryu and put an end to this centuries-old feud once and for all. His younger brother was killed by Murai.

[edit] Sonia

She apparently works for the CIA and is looking for Ryu due to the Arch-fiend's revival as well as a demon statue.

[edit] Elizebet

Ruler of Blood and Queen of the Greater Fiends, Elizébet is tasked with retrieving an important ancient artifact from the ancestral village of Ryu Hayabusa, setting into motion a sequence of events that will threaten the very existence of the human race.

[edit] Volf

Ruler of Storms and one of the Four Greater Fiends, Volf is a vicious warrior who seeks an opponent worthy of himself. His Lycanthrope underlings have taken over the canal-lined streets of the tranquil Aqua Capital as he sits in his throne in the castle above.

[edit] Muramasa

A legendary blacksmith who first appeared in Ninja Gaiden (2004), and then in Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword. In the game, he's not just a blacksmith but an accomplished swordsman as well.

[edit] Alexei

One of the Four Greater Fiends. He claims that he's faster than lightning. He can be fought at the top of the Statue of Liberty.

[edit] Zedonius

Ruler of Flames, he uses fire as an attack. He claims that he bestowed fire upon the humans centuries ago. He has a habit of calling humans "apes" and "monkeys".

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