Rise of the Ronin - Characters
The cast of Rise of the Ronin is drawn from the real people of the Bakumatsu, filtered through the game's fiction of two Veiled Edge assassins moving between the factions. Every major character is a Bond target: gifts, conversation and side stories raise the relationship, and the reward for a high B...
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| Name | Description | Role | Faction | Abilities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Blade Twin (Veiled Edge Protagonist) | The player character, one half of a pair of blade twins raised in secret by the Veiled Edge as an assassin for the coming age. | Protagonist | Veiled Edge | Counterspark and Ki break, the core combat mechanics Two equipped weapons with mid-combo swapping Grappling rope, glider and horseback traversal Free allegiance choice across the story | Player character, created at the start of the game |
| Ryoma Sakamoto | The Tosa ronin who becomes the story's most important ally and the closest the game has to a co-lead. | Key Ally | Tosa domain / Kaientai | High-Bond ally, fighting alongside the player in story missions Gun and blade hybrid fighting style Broker between the Satsuma and Choshu factions | Main story ally from the Yokohama chapters onward |
| Hanpeita Takechi | The founder of the Tosa Loyalist Party and Ryoma's senior in the loyalist movement. | Ally / Antagonist by route | Tosa Loyalist Party | Katana style teacher through Bond progression Loyalist questline and political missions Assassination contracts against shogunate officials | Tosa loyalist questline in the main story |
| Genzui Kusaka | A Choshu loyalist and one of the young radicals who push the domain toward open war with the shogunate. | Choshu Ally | Choshu domain | Aggressive katana fighting style Choshu loyalist missions in Kyoto and Edo Rally and morale effects on allied ronin | Choshu loyalist storyline in Kyoto |
| Shinsaku Takasugi | The Choshu strategist who builds the Kiheitai, a militia that arms commoners and merchants alongside samurai and fights as a modern unit rather than a duelling school. | Choshu Ally | Choshu domain / Kiheitai | Rifle and katana mixed fighting style Kiheitai militia missions Recruits commoner allies for battle sequences | Choshu domain storyline, Kiheitai arc |
| Kogoro Katsura | The Choshu domain's negotiator and the man who keeps its factions talking to each other. | Choshu Diplomat | Choshu domain | Katana style teacher through Bond progression Negotiation and escort missions Satsuma-Choshu alliance storyline | Choshu diplomatic storyline in Kyoto and Edo |
| Takamori Saigo | The enormous Satsuma commander, one of the most respected samurai of his generation and the leader whose support decides whether the loyalist cause has an army. | Satsuma Ally | Satsuma domain | Heavy katana and odachi fighting style Satsuma military missions and sieges Commands allied troops in large battles | Satsuma domain storyline in Kyoto and Edo |
| Kaishu Katsu | The shogunate's naval commissioner and its most clear-eyed reformer. | Shogunate Ally | Tokugawa shogunate | Shogunate route questline and naval missions Katana style teacher through Bond progression Access to Western firearms and shipyards | Shogunate storyline, naval storyline in Edo |
| Isami Kondo | The founder and commander of the Shinsengumi, the shogunate's sword police in Kyoto. | Shinsengumi Commander | Shinsengumi | Shinsengumi questline and patrol missions Tennen Rishin-ryu katana style teacher Commands Shinsengumi squads in battle | Shinsengumi questline in Kyoto |
| Toshizo Hijikata | Kondo's second in command and the enforcer of the Shinsengumi's code. | Shinsengumi Vice Commander | Shinsengumi | High-tier katana duelist Shinsengumi internal discipline missions Shinsengumi katana style teacher | Shinsengumi questline, recruitable Bond target |
| Soji Okita | The Shinsengumi's first-unit captain and its most gifted swordsman, a cheerful young man whose talent for killing sits oddly with his manner. | Shinsengumi Captain | Shinsengumi | Fastest katana style available from a Bond master Shinsengumi patrol and duel missions High-Bond sparring partner for style practice | Shinsengumi questline, Kyoto dojo |
| Matthew Perry | The American commodore whose squadron anchors at Uraga and forces the shogunate to open the country. | Antagonist (Historical) | United States Navy | Story antagonist in the opening chapters Commands the Black Ships squadron Historical treaty negotiation sequence | Opening chapters, Uraga anchorage |
| Ernest Satow | A young British diplomat and interpreter posted to the legation in Edo, and the game's main window onto the foreign side of the conflict. | Supporting (Historical) | British Legation | Translation and negotiation quests British legation storyline Access to imported weapons and information | British legation storyline in Edo |
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