Ghost of Tsushima - Characters
The cast of Ghost of Tsushima, from the samurai of Clan Sakai and Clan Shimura to the Mongol invaders and the islanders caught between them. Jin's story is built around the people who shaped his sense of duty, the friends who follow him into dishonour, and the enemies who force him to invent the Gho...
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· updated 2026-09-15
| Name | Description | Role | Faction | Abilities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jin Sakai | The last surviving samurai of Clan Sakai and the game's playable character. | Protagonist | Clan Sakai / Tsushima | Four katana stances (Stone, Water, Wind, Moon) Ghost Stance and stealth assassination Ghost weapons: kunai, smoke bombs, sticky bombs, blowgun Heavenly Strike and other mythic techniques Guiding Wind navigation | Playable protagonist from the opening of the campaign |
| Yuna | A thief who finds Jin dying on Komoda Beach and drags him back to safety. | Ally | Tsushima islanders | Infiltration and stealth expertise Assassination training for Jin Field medicine Knowledge of Mongol patrol routes | Joins Jin at the start of Act 1 |
| Lord Shimura | Jin's uncle and the jito of Tsushima, the last samurai lord standing after the invasion. | Supporting / Antagonist | Clan Shimura, jito of Tsushima | Master swordsman and duelist Command of the Tsushima garrison Political authority as jito | Central story character across all three acts |
| Taka | Yuna's younger brother and a gifted blacksmith and tinkerer. | Ally | Tsushima islanders | Blacksmithing and gadget crafting Explosives knowledge Repair and improvisation | Rescued during Act 1 and joins the resistance |
| Sensei Sadanobu Ishikawa | An ageing master archer who taught Jin to shoot and who carries his own bitter history with his former student Tomoe. | Mentor | Tsushima samurai | Master archery Tracking and ambush tactics Teaching the Concentration technique | Met in Act 1, side tale chain across the campaign |
| Lady Masako Adachi | The last survivor of Clan Adachi, whose family was wiped out at the start of the invasion. | Ally | Clan Adachi | Expert swordsmanship Investigative work and interrogation Command of surviving Adachi retainers | Met in Act 1, tale chain in Izuhara |
| Kenji | A sake merchant, con artist and irrepressible optimist who becomes one of Jin's most reliable allies. | Supporting | Tsushima islanders | Smuggling and trade networks Disguise and deception Sake brewing | Met in Act 1, recurring tale character |
| Ryuzo | Jin's childhood friend and the leader of the Straw Hat ronin, a band of starving mercenaries who sell their swords to whoever feeds them. | Antagonist / Rival | Straw Hat Ronin | Duelist swordsmanship Command of the Straw Hat ronin Guerrilla ambushes | Introduced in Act 1, central to the Act 2 conflict |
| Khotun Khan | The invasion's commander, a grandson of Genghis Khan and a strategist who studies his enemies before he fights them. | Antagonist | Mongol Empire | Master tactician and strategist Heavy blade combat and unblockable attacks Command of the Mongol army and its gunpowder weapons | Primary antagonist from the opening invasion |
| Norio | A warrior monk whose temple is destroyed by the Mongols, leaving him the last of his brothers. | Ally | Warrior monks of Cedar Temple | Naginata combat Monastic discipline and endurance Leadership of surviving monks | Met in Act 2, Cedar Temple tale chain |
| Yuriko | Jin's childhood caretaker and the keeper of the Sakai household's memory. | Supporting | Clan Sakai household | Herbal medicine and poison knowledge Knowledge of Clan Sakai's history | Met at the Sakai estate in Act 1 |
| Kazumasa Sakai | Jin's father, dead before the campaign begins and present throughout it as the standard Jin cannot meet. | Supporting (deceased) | Clan Sakai | Sakai clan swordsmanship Command of the Sakai retainers | Backstory, expanded in the Iki Island campaign |
| Tomoe | Ishikawa's most gifted student, who defected and now trains Mongol archers for Khotun Khan. | Antagonist / Ally | Mongol auxiliaries (former student of Ishikawa) | Master archery Infiltration and disguise Training Mongol marksmen | Ishikawa's tale chain, Acts 1 and 2 |
| The Eagle | The shaman leading the Mongol force on Iki Island in the Director's Cut expansion. | Antagonist | Eagle tribe (Mongol cult on Iki Island) | Hallucination and poison rituals Psychological warfare Command of the Eagle tribe | Iki Island expansion antagonist |
| Tenzo | A raider captain on Iki Island who takes Jin in when he is shipwrecked there and who has his own history with the Sakai name. | Supporting | Iki Island raiders | Raiding and seafaring Local knowledge of Iki Island Brawling and blade work | Iki Island expansion story |
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