List of Ninja Gaiden characters
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This is a list of video game characters in the Ninja Gaiden (series), covering primarily the original trilogy for the NES and the Xbox game following the trilogy.
[edit] Ryu Hayabusa
[edit] Rachel
Also known as the Fiend Hunter, she carries a massive green War Hammer. She became a Fiend Hunter to kill her corrupted twin sister Alma but didn't killed her because Greater Fiends retain souls even after becoming a Fiend.
[edit] Alma
[edit] Doku
[edit] Murai
[edit] Gamov
[edit] Kureha
[edit] Vigoor Emperor
[edit] Muramasa
[edit] Irene Lew
Irene Lew (アイリーン・ルゥ?), also spelled Irene Liu and Aileen, is the heroine of the NES Ninja Gaiden trilogy, serving as Ryu's romantic interest, as well as the series' damsel in distress. She is an agent of the Secret Auxiliary Unit of the CIA, working under the codename of Sea Swallow.
In the first Ninja Gaiden, she aids Ryu during his battle with the Demon Clan, only to be taken captive by the Jaquio. Ryu rescues her and the two fall in love with each other. Thus, Irene disobeys her final duty to kill Ryu. In Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos, she is captured by Ashtar during a top secret mission. Irene is rescued by Ryu, only to be taken captive again by the Jaquio. This time, Jaquio sacrifices himself and Irene to revive the Demon God. She is later restored to life, but at the cost of the Dragon Sword. In Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (which is set between the first two games in the series), Irene is attacked by a man who appears to be Ryu (actually a doppelganger) while investigating a secret lab and is presumed dead after she falls off a cliff and into the ocean. She is later revealed to have survived the attack and helps the real Ryu foil Foster's and Clancy's plot.
She is mentioned by name in Ryu's backstory in the Dead or Alive series and appears in the Ninja Ryukenden anime OVA.
[edit] Ken Hayabusa
Ken Hayabusa, named Jô Hayabusa (ジョウ・ハヤブサ?) in the Japanese version, is Ryu's father and appears only in the first game of the NES trilogy. At the beginning of the story, he sets out for a duel and leaves behind his family heirloom to his son. Presumed dead during his battle with Bloody Malth, he is later revealed to be alive and under the Jaquio's control under the guise of the Masked Devil. Ken manages to break free of the spell thanks to Ryu, only to be killed by taking one of Jaquio's energy bolts aimed at his son. He is mentioned by his Japanese name in the Xbox revival of the series, although it is never established whether the game is a prequel to the original trilogy or a reboot.
[edit] Jaquio
The Jaquio (邪鬼王 Jakiô?, lit. "Wicked Devil King"), also known as Guardia de mieux, is the leader of the Demon Clan and serves as the antagonist of the first two games in the NES Ninja Gaiden trilogy. His title is translated as the Devildoer in the English translation featured in the PC Engine version of the first game.
In the original Ninja Gaiden, he seeks to acquire the two Demon Statues containing the soul of the evil god the Demon Clan worshipped. Ryu defeats both, the Jaquio and the Demon in the end of the game. After being presumed dead, he reappears near the end of Ninja Gaiden II and takes Irene Lew captive to lure Ryu into one final battle. Ryu defeats him, but not before Jaquio uses himself and Irene as sacrifices to revive the Demon once again.
[edit] Bloody Malth
Bloody Malth is the powerful leader of the Malice Four, and is the warrior Ken Hayabusa was defeated by in the beginning of the first Ninja Gaiden. However, many people have found this difficult to believe, considering the fact that the warrior who defeated Ken has the confusing appearance, and behavior of another ninja. Could there be a possibility that Malth himself, was once a ninja? Perhaps he was once defeated, and transformed by Jaquio? As Jaquio's right-hand man, he traps Ryu at a cliff of the Place of Red Execution, by sneaking up from behind. Armed with the "Mask of Blood" and "Shield of Death", he has the fearsome ability to summon lightning from the sky, and uses it to attack Ryu. In the event of his defeat, he tells Ryu that Ken was not murdered, but was transformed. Ryu believes that Malth is lying, but he knows that he must continue on to discover the truth.
[edit] Walter Smith
Walter Smith, who makes his only appearance in the original NES Ninja Gaiden, is an archeologist friend of Ken Hayabusa. During the game, Ryu is told to seek Walter Smith after he is given the Demon Statue of Shadow. He eventually finds Walter Smith, who explains the legend of the two Demon Statues and Ryu's Dragon Sword. However, when Ryu later returns to Smith's cabin after recovering the Shadow Statue from a would-be thief, he finds a mortally wounded Smith who reveals that the Demon Clan has stolen the "Light Statue" that he secretly possesed. It is never made clear whether Smith was actually killed by the Demon Clan or the CIA agents that were already in Smith's cabin when he died.
[edit] Foster
A. Foster is the chief of the CIA's Secret Auxiliary Unit and Irene's boss. In the events of the NES Ninja Gaiden he seeks Ryu's help to defeat the Demon Clan and retrieve the Demon Statues after Walter Smith is murdered. However, he later reveals his true intentions when he orders Irene to kill Ryu after Jaquio is defeated (which Irene declines). He returns in Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom as the conspirator behind Project BIO-HAZARD and is the one who ordered Ryu's Doppelganger to attack Irene. He is later betrayed and killed by his co-worker, Clancy.
[edit] Robert T. S.
Robert T. Sturgeon, also known as Jungle Rat Robert, is a U.S. Army Special Forces operative who aids Ryu during the events of Ninja Gaiden II. Prior to the events of the game, Robert was helping Irene in her investigation on Ashtar's activities. When Irene is taken captive, he informs Ryu of her whereabouts and follows Ryu into the Tower of Lahja and later the Maze of Darkness. After Ashtar is defeated, he escorts Irene while Ryu sets out to a nearby altar, only to be attacked by the Jaquio. An injured Robert informs Ryu of Irene's capture and sets to distract the enemy while Ryu sets out to fight Jaquio. Although heavily injured during battle, it is never made clear whether Robert was killed by the demons or survived. Whatever the case may be in the game series canon, Robert makes a return in the anime OVA based on the video game series, again working in co-operation with Ryu in his battle against evil.
[edit] Ashtar
Ashtar, the self-proclaimed Emperor of Darkness, serves as the prime antagonist of Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos and appears to have served as the mastermind behind the events of the first game. He is the leader member of a demonic tribe from the world of Chaos and appears to be old enough to have seen the creation of Ryu's Dragon Sword. He wields the titular Dark Sword of Chaos, which he says he grew from the bone of the Demon God slain by Ryu in the first game. This may have happened prior to Ryu's fighting it though. He kidnaps Irene and lures Ryu into the World of Chaos, an alternate dimension. Ryu defeats him in combat, but his blood seeps to the Demon Sword and empowers it once more. Jaquio uses this to mount an offensive against Ryu, and finally Ashtar's wrath ressurects the Demon God to face him again.
[edit] H. P. Clancy
Clancy is a mysterious young man who works closely with Foster during the events of Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom.Both men are responsible for building Castle Rock Fortress, over the ruins of Jaquio's fallen temple. After Jaquio died, an open seam between dimensions began to leak a continuous supply of energy, within the ruins. When Clancy and Foster discovered this, they had the fortress built, so the Life Energy could be harvested as an energy source, and could be used on humans for experiments. He soon betrays Foster, and uses both Ryu and Irene to gain full control of Castle Rock Fortress. Clancy soon reveals that 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.
[edit] The Doppelganger
The Doppelganger is a BIO-NOID, created and ordered by Foster to assassinate Irene, and frame Ryu. When he first appears before Ryu with his likeness at the perimeters of Castle Rock Fortess, he simply taunts and defeats him. He is later confronted as a boss in Act V and VI.
[edit] Rachel
Also known as the Fiend Hunter, she carries a massive green War Hammer. She became a Fiend Hunter to kill her corrupted twin sister Alma but didn't killed her because Greater Fiends retain souls even after becoming a Fiend.
