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Suzuka wears clothes similar to those of a shrine maiden's, with a loose kimono shirt exposing her cleavage held by a single breast guard on her right breast. She has black hair and a scar on her face across her nose and under her right eye. Like her fellow Demons, she wears armor plating on her forearms. After being smashed into the wall by Esdeath, Suzuka is now seen with bandages covering the lower half of her face and neck.

Suzuka is a masochist and is most likely bisexual, as she was shown allowing herself to be struck by the blades of a group of spies she had located simply to experience some pleasure, and rated them poorly. Even when she was sent to the torture chamber, she was happy being whipped. She went so far as to fantasize about being tortured by Esdeath . After escaping a live burial, she expressed interest in Tatsumi and his ways. Following his capture, she tried to violate him, but was stymied by Esdeath.
Like her comrades, Suzuka appeared to find joy in battle and was somewhat playful during it, but she was level-headed and quickly noticed her enemy's flaws.


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Suzumaru is a young man who has dark-colored, cheek-length hair and grayish eyes.

Suzumaru was deployed with the rest of Elder's class to Mt. Kageboshi in their first battle debut. He and the Class manage to fend off the rear attacks by Yomihime while Kisame is holding off an enemy assault at the main camp single-handedly.
When Yomihime appears, Suzumaru and the class engage her together, but his spears break before Akame arrived to assist them. Seeing the battle against Yomihime and managing to repel her, he survived the battle and is rewarded by Maruge for his actions.
Returning from battle, he is teased by his elder brother, Kisaru , because he wants to love someone but he denies that he has a crush on either Hinata or Tobari .


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Syura was a bulky young man with tan skin, amber eyes (green in the manga) and pale lilac hair (white in the manga). He had a noticeable X-shaped scar on his face and a crown-like headgear similar to his father's. He wore a white, skintight shirt that revealed his stomach and white pants. In his first appearance, he had a hooded jacked which obscured his figure and face.

Like his father, Syura was an extremely cruel, ruthless and sadistic man who enjoyed harassing civilians and brutally killing them as he pleased. He was murderously perverted as he enjoyed brutally raping women, using them as sex toys. He had a tendency to lick his lips whenever picking up a woman, as seen with Kurome. He also enjoyed torturing his enemies as a means to make them spill out information, as seen with Lubbock.
He behaved very much like a spoiled brat, his status as the son of the Prime Minister giving him an over-inflated sense of self-entitlement. As such, he felt entitled to the right to do as he pleased, and was quick to anger when things didn't go his way, becoming violent whenever someone got in his way. He was also extremely concerned, or rather obsessed, with pleasing his father and would become emotionally unstable whenever he felt he was in danger of losing his approval.


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Taeko is a young girl with a beautiful figure, long dark grey hair and lime-coloured eyes. Her clothes are made from a special Oarburgh material that can wash away blood and remove its scent immediately.

Seemingly devoid of emotions, Taeko rarely spoke. She was extremely loyal to Babara, willing to complete every order handed by Babara, even if it meant killing her friend.


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Tatsumi is a young man of average height with green eyes and medium length brown hair with a cowlick that falls with its weight. He used to wear a white, high collar jacket over a tan sweater vest, a pair of black pants, brown gloves and combat boots, but later changes his outfit and now has a more traditional white assassin jacket over a slim purple hoodie and a black base layer shirt with black jeans. On his back, he carries Incursio's key, a short sword with a chain-link tassel at the hilt, in its sheath.
Having been trained in the way of the sword and hand-to-hand combat since he was young, Tatsumi has had a fairly lean, muscular physique. After training for one month while the Night Raid base was being relocated, he seems to have bulked up enough for Esdeath to notice and comment upon the change.
Upon activating his Teigu, Tatsumi is covered in armor similar to the one of which his late teacher used to wear. Tatsumi's armor is far lighter to suit his fighting style, although the long cape has not changed. After Incursio evolved to grant Tatsumi greater power, the armor has now slimmed down to a more streamlined aerodynamic, sporting longer horns, four eyes reminiscent to Tyrant with hooked claws on its fingers and toes while finally losing the long coat and replacing it with two long, black tassels with fuzzed ends dangling off them.
Due to having fused with Incursio, Tatsumi has slowly begun to take on the physical qualities of its design motif, Tyrant. After its evolution, he sported a single red eye with cross slit pupil at the center, with the cowlick having disappeared entirely. After having invoked it a second time, Tatsumi has degraded further into a more draconian form. The right side of his face now sporting a more scaly, reptilian appearance with a massive horn jutting out the top back of his head, with his right hand taking on similar features sporting tusk-like fingernails and segmented skin plates. Upon using it a third time, a pair of horns have sprouted from both sides of Tatsumi's head along with his hands gaining more reptilian features.
After the final evolution from Incursio's armor, Tatsumi loses all physical traits of a human. His draconian features become more defined, scales now cover his entire body, and his mouth has formed into a dragon's, sporting sharp and jagged teeth. During this final change to his appearance, even Shikoutazer's scanning system no longer recognizes Tatsumi as a 'human'.
And once Tatsumi was finally consumed by Incursio, his body changed to host Incursio's soul. Tatsumi changes into a massive dragon, becoming the size of a small building. Unlike Incursio's original body, Tatsumi's form as a dragon is smaller, possesses wings, and has more red eyes. It is no longer possible to distinguish Tatsumi from a Danger Beast.

Tatsumi gives off a kind, generous, level-headed and friendly vibe. He was shown to be a bit arrogant and naïve in the early chapters, when in his first appearance he believed he could be given an immediate rank of Captain in the armed forces. He displays great displeasure of killing unless provoked as shown from finding his friends tortured to death. He shows great admiration for Bulat , though he doesn't agree to Bulat's displays of affection. Overall, he displays great comradeship and great promise of being a skilled fighter. Close to the start of the manga, his affection spreads even to his enemies, giving him a liability. However, with experience, he has learned to show affection for his friends, but none to his enemies. He is capable of great rage when provoked by his enemies, making him a formidable opponent.
His personality alters slightly as he merges further with his Teigu. While donning the final evolution of Incursio's armor, Tatsumi roars at the sky and momentarily acts in a savage manner. Even Tatsumi himself states that he can sense his mind slipping, becoming something else.
And through remembering Bulat allowed Tatsumi to remain the same person until Shikoutazer's defeat, once the battle was over, Tatsumi was finally consumed by Incursio and his body became its new host.
Once consumed, he took on all personality traits of Tyrant, but returned to his normal self once Akame had killed the dragon's soul. Despite now possessing a Danger Beast's body, his mind remains intact.


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The Emperor was a young boy with green, shoulder-length hair which was braided on the sides and green eyes. He wore a purple outfit with white boots and a blue mantle, as well as a large headdress. He also carried a golden scepter with a blue orb attached to it.

Being only a child, the Emperor was immensely naive and blindly trusting in the Prime Minister , who used him as a puppet to do whatever he wanted. Constantly under the watchful gaze of his "most trusted adviser", the Emperor's perception of morality became warped, as he was incapable of discerning right from wrong, believing that all he does is for the good of the Empire. He obediently listened to Honest without question and asked for his approval in the decisions he made, as shown when he sentenced a man to death using a particularly horrific execution method for being against some of the chosen political measures he had taken.
Outside of his duties, however, he was shown to be a kind and cheerful person who only wanted to help others to the best of his abilities, as shown when he wanted to help Esdeath find a lover. He was also curious, as he asked Honest why she wants to find a lover, to which Honest happily explained.
After releasing and bonding with the Imperial Family's personal Teigu , Shikoutazer , the Emperor's personality was shown to have been changed drastically, becoming much more vicious, arrogant and short tempered. Furthermore, his delusionalism was also shown to have increased dramatically, as seen where he had little to no hesitation to unleashing the incredibly powerful and destructive attacks of his Teigu inside his own Capital that while indeed succeeding to kill a large chunk of the Revolutionary Army, the collateral damage also killed numerous imperial soldiers and even civilians from the Capital. Later, after seeing his soldiers abandoning the battle against the Revolutionary Army and instead prioritized evacuating the Capital due to the onslaught of his own attacks and ignoring the safety of his own loyal citizens, the Emperor fell into hysterical denial of his own actions and proclaimed them all to be traitors, despite understanding his own actions.
Following the defeat of the Empire, the young ruler came to realize the error of his ways. With Honest's manipulations laid bare, he finally realized how far he had strayed from the path he had intended. Even when faced with his own execution, rather than despair, the Emperor showed a strong resolve to see the end of his rule with a brave face and calmly accepted his fate.
As seen in his final moments, despite everything that happened, the Emperor was shown to still deeply care for his country. With his final request to Najenda being to rebuild it and undo all the wrong he and the Prime Minister had done to their nation.


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The First Emperor was a middle-aged man with green hair, green eyes and a beard. He wore what is now the standard attire for an Emperor, which consists of a blue mantle, a large headdress and a golden scepter.

From what little is known, the First Emperor was shown to be an extremely intelligent and determined man who deeply cared for the country he helped to create and was adored by his citizens and subordinates.


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He is a tall, slender man with the Path of Piece necklace around his forehead and long white hair. He wears priest-like clothing.

During his brief appearance, he was shown to be a kindhearted person, always putting the needs of his subjects before his own and even remembering the names of many of them. He is shown to be too trustful and putting a lot of faith in people which led to many characters (namely Tatsumi ) having an impression of him not being able to lead the organization properly. He has shown to be concerned about the welfare of people he had just met like Tatsumi and Mine , further affirming his image of a good but not capable leader.


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Tobari is a young woman with long, blonde hair tied in a ponytail, wearing a white top and black pants.

Tobari is quite a carefree girl that enjoys living outside of wartime. During wartime, she becomes careless due to her ambitions of pursuing rank above anything else. Her urge to pursue achievement causes her to become careless. She's also a short-tempered individual who is easily provoked whenever Kyoukotsu taunts Soukai.


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Tonto was a man with light, shoulder-length hair and short moustache. He wore hippie-like clothes and had a diadem on the forehead. He also had small glasses.

Before Tonto became a merchant, he made several robberies. In one of these robberies, he ended up killing someone. He tried to compensate for his crimes, by donating his money to charity.


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Tsukushi was an attractive young woman with amber eyes and short light brown hair. She also had a curvy figure and large breasts. She usually wore brown and white dresses and brown boots.

Tsukushi was a kind and considerate girl. She cares about the other members of the Elite Seven and was greatly saddened when one of them is hurt or killed. Tsukushi also stayed to support Akame when she was sad because she had to kill Martha. However, she doesn't show remorse during her missions because she believes what she was doing was for the good of the empire and its people.
Along with Cornelia and Poney , Tsukushi was one of most loyal to their adoptive father, Gozuki , so much so that she believed whatever he said and genuinely believed it to be the absolute truth, as seen with her interaction with Akame, as the latter began to openly doubt the Empire and the rightousness of their missons and began openly considering that the things their "Father" taught them may not be all what it seems. Tsukushi began to show a lethal if outright dangerous look at her, despite their friendship, due to the possibility of her betraying the Empire and, by extension, their "Father".
Later upon Gozuki's death by Akame's hand, Tsukushi lost all form of emotional attachment to Akame and attempted to openly kill her in earnest, showing that Tsukushi's love for her "father" was far stronger than her friendship with Akame and later came to the conclusion that since she and Akame were friends, it was only "right" that she be the one who kills her.


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Umber was a girl of below average height, with middle-length hair in a bob-style haircut. She wore light top and pants. She also had a tight ring around her neck and many tattoos on her belly and arms. Umber collected four skulls.
With her secret art, Umber got snake fangs and a tongue.

Umber was a decent Gravekeeper. However, she also liked to let her opponents suffer before death.


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He was a bald man who wore a monocle over his left eye.

A calm and serious individual. He was also amoral and willing to euthanize members of his group if they failed him.


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Ragiri was a middle-aged man with a short crop of light-colored hair and a black mustache. He dressed in the Northern Tribes' uniform.

Not much was known about Ragiri, except that he betrayed the Empire and liked to hunt.


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Wall was a bald man wearing a white suit with a gray shirt and a tie. He also wore black sunglasses and had a wind rose-like tattoo on his forehead; the same symbol decorated his jacket's pocket.

Not much is known about his personality; however, as those reanimated using Yatsufusa show their most dominant traits, it can be assumed that he was a serious person who would do anything to ensure the safety of his clients, as he protected Bols with all his strength after being ordered to do so by Kurome.


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Warumo had dark, shoulder-length hair, a chiseled jawline and a well-built physique. On the night of his death, he was seen in a high-class nightgown.


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Wave is a fairly-muscular young man of above-average height with short, dark blue hair and eyes. Like Tatsumi , he also has a cowlick. He wears a blue leather jacket and a red scarf with an anchor on it. The scarf is said to be his symbol of justice. Under that is a white shirt with a single blue line down the middle. He also wears a pair of grey jeans with a belt and dark blue boots. He carries his Teigu on his back most of the time.

He keeps his beliefs close to heart, such as duty to his country and cheering up a girl when she's sad. He is a true navy man at heart and loves everything to do with the ocean. He is shown to be level-headed and easy-going in his free time and has a desire to be useful to his friends.
He is shown to get along well with most of his comrades, excluding Seryu . He sympathized with Tatsumi's desire to run away from the group but was duty bound to prevent it. Despite constantly finding Bols' choice of attire very strange and wondering how a man of that sort is the only married member of the Jaegers, he is on very good terms with him and seems to think highly of him. He constantly tried to cheer up others, which usually fails and causes him to end up being cheered up by Kurome . Following the death of Bols and Kurome's admission of her fear of being discarded, Wave seems to have grown extremely protective of the latter, showing his closeness to the two of them.
He believes Night Raid to be evil due to the fact that they are killers who work under the cover of night, which is actually a very rational conclusion for someone from outside of the capital to have. However, after spending time in the Capital itself, he has grown more cautious of it. He is cautious of Seryu because of her brutality and insanity, both of which surprised him, in that he did not believe the Capital had grown bad to that extreme extent. He was also shocked by the fears Kurome suffered of being abandoned and executed, which again tracked back to the Empire.
Tatsumi himself has admitted that Wave, despite his own willingness to kill him if it comes to it, isn't evil; in fact, he seems almost moral, a thing sorely lacking in those usually affiliated to the Empire.


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Weneg was a tall and muscular elderly man with long, black hair and blue eyes. He wears pharaoh-like clothing and has the Gravekeepers' Secret Arts symbols over his body that allows him to transform into Nubis .

Weneg was a traditionalist who lived by the rules of the Gravekeepers. He was attentive to his health so that he could be a Gravekeeper for as long as possible. He desired to have strong children.


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Womyn was a young girl with dark hair cut in a bob style. She wore a pair of glasses, a white shirt with a vest, a tie and long skirt.

Womyn was serious about her work as an assassin and wanted to start doing real missions instead of training as soon as possible. She was kind to her comrades and would give them advice and support them as seen with Remus.


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Yanagi is a middle-aged man with dark hair that he ties in a ponytail. He has tired eyes.

Yanagi is a kind-hearted man who worries about his daughter. He was a soldier and because of his personal experience with war, he doesn't want his daughter to fight in one.


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Yomihime is a young woman characterized by her long, dark purple hair and striking yellow eyes. [1] She wears a long, dark cloak with a hood. [2]

Yomihime is calm, composed, and dutiful. Even after her nation's defeat at Ryuumon castle, [2] she stayed collected and retrieved Sakuza's head. [3] She remarked that while unifying all nations was within reach, it was still a long way off. [4] Yomihime respects strong opponents, as shown when she complimented Hinowa before killing her. [5] She likes to get her job done, regardless of who is her opponent, but she dislikes those who want to waste their time with her, such as Moegi, where she doesn't want her to fantasize about herself with her lovers and immediately cut to the chase to make preparations as early as possible.
Outside of her duties as one of the Ten Stars and a general, Yomihime enjoys sweets and candies. She often takes breaks in her war camps to eat snacks, particularly those slathered in honey.


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Youkan was an elderly man with a zombie-like appearance. He had shoulder-length hair with a receding hairline and a liver spot on the left side of his cranium. The alignment of Youkan's eyes suggests he had a strabismus disorder. He donned the standard Imperial uniform which consisted of a white shirt with a necktie, a leather jacket and knee-high boots.

Najenda described Youkan as nothing more than a bottom feeder, sycophant and obsequious to the Prime Minister, with no ability or talent, whatsoever.


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He is shown to be a well-built man, dressed in extravagant clothing befitting his title and position as the king of a nation.

King Zuou is shown to be a highly militaristic, ambitious, cruel-but-intelligent ruler of the Tenrou nation, with his primary goal in his multiple war campaigns against the numerous kingdoms of Wakoku being him once again re-unifying the entire land under one sole kingdom similarly to the unified Wakoku one thousand years ago, and is currently bolstering his forces and using whatever means necessary in order to accomplish this goal.
During his initial mentioning, it’s been stated that Zuou was exceptionally cruel and had a somewhat-twisted sense of humor and beauty, as seen where he was stated to take delight in Kyoukotsu 's "artwork" and delighted in the grotesque human flesh screen gifted to him and took personal interest in the young man due to his unique "art" and potential as a general.
During his actual appearance, it's shown that Zuou was also highly charismatic and exceptionally kind to those he favored, as seen where he constantly gave his favor to his Ten Stars and expends no monetary limit in producing high class Meihou for their own personal usage, constantly fed them rare and exotic foods in order to further strengthen them and indulged each and everyone of them in their desires and requests when they perform their duties well. Earning him the admiration and loyalty of many of his general, aids and attendants.
Zuou is shown to genuinely care for his subordinates and constantly tried to have them improve and better themselves in order increase their abilities, as seen where he would personally teach Mizuchi , Yomihime and Nahashu in order to improve their strategical thinking and would give proper rewards and praise to his subordinates should they do their tasks well. Zuou is also shown to be highly attentive and observant to his subordinates, especially to the members of the Ten Stars, as seen where he took special note of Yomihime's love for sweets and took special care to feed her snacks covered in sweet honey for her pleasure and was able to easily detect that Mizuchi was jealous of his desire for Rinzu with little hint.
Another side to Zuou's personality was his overwhelming sense of desire, with a majority of the Ten Stars noticing that whenever Zuou desired or wanted something, he would go to any length and method in order to obtain it and make it "his". This sense of desire being one of the main factors that only added to his charisma.
Zuou also took interest in those who were skilled or proficient enough to gain his respect. When Akame dodged his sword attack before Nahashu stopped her from assassinating him, he was impressed that she could see his attack.


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Air Mantas resemble huge, flying manta rays; they are large enough for several people to ride on their backs. They have blue bodies and yellow eyes with slit-like pupils.
While Air Mantas can be encountered in the wild, it's common for humans to tame and use them for transportation. There is an Air Manta nest at the Revolutionary Army 's HQ.


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It takes the appearance of a giant, cockroach-like beast. It has long antennae, giant claw-like hands and red eyes. Its color is dark brown.


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Fire Hares are giant hares with their ears and tails on fire.


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The Jackaleo possess big horns that grow from the side of their heads and curve onward. They are large in size, have yellow fur and lion-like manes, as well as three red eyes with the third being on the forehead.


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The Kuman have the appearance of huge, humanoid bears with thick, brown fur.


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Marg Dons are over-sized lizards that have horns sticking out of their heads backward. They are dark gray with amber eyes and black, oval-shaped gemstones embedded in their foreheads. The alpha male Marg Don is shown to have a red stone.


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It is a giant, 50-foot Danger Beast that is shaped like a humanoid (similar to Stylish's creations). The Danger Beast has green steel armor that covers its entire body, with a helmet with screws that has six, bright red dots. It has chains attached to its body that hold it and also has a cable on its back that is what holds the helmet.
The Danger Beast with its helmet on

When Kurome cut off this cable, the helmet fell off and revealed the face of the Danger Beast, which is an elongated, pink, skull-like head with several protruding veins, sharp teeth and black sclerae eyes with red pupils.


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Nubis have the appearance of some kind of wolf or dog, with an immense body, covered with hair in some parts like the neck, back and arms. Other parts don`t have hair like the head and torso. The eyes of Nubis are completely white. Nubis also have very sharp teeth and some kind of half circle of hair in the top of their head.


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The Pterodactyl resembles a dragon and has a large and scaly build, capable of carrying up to five people on its back. Its wings are under its arms and join at its abdomen. Its mouth is similar to a bird’s beak and has two horns on its head. In addition, it has a tail and legs similar to a dragon’s with claws.


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They are large lizards that live in a cold climate with five black plates on the head and more from the back to the tail, scaly blue skin and amber eyes.


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The Torikupusu is a large animal similar to a rhinoceros. It has several horns protruding from its body.


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Tree Beasts are shown to look very similar to regular trees, but they have some differences. Tree Beasts have one single eye and a mouth just below it. Tree Beasts also don`t have leaves on their branches, unlike most trees.


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While not much is known about Tyrant's appearance, it has been shown to have an incredible size and have at least three different body types and a number of eyes ranging from two to four with cross-shaped pupils. Prior to being made into a Teigu, Tyrant has been shown to have grown fur in order to survive in the freezing tundra, as well as developing a sturdy, rock-like body in order to survive in the desert.
After being reborn through Tatsumi , Tyrant now has an armored body that is reminiscent of Incursio's second evolved form, along with draconic wings and a tail.


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As its name suggests, it looks like a wyvern (a type of lesser dragon from European mythology), red in color. Its upper limbs have a pair of large wings and two vertical horns on its head.


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A young woman with black hair tied in a bun, she wears a dark bikini top with dark baggy pants.

Her experience at the ocean and her life as a pirate allow her to fight in the water with the same efficiency as she was on the ground. She was able to deliver a surprise attack despite the ocean currents that can destroy the rowboat.


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Cryska is a tall and beautiful young woman with a slender frame and a well endowed figure. She has violet eyes and long silver hair.
Her TSF fortified suit matches as it is silver and purple in color. She owns a purple swimsuit which has a Soviet Hammer & Sickle symbol on the left breast.

Cryska is initially cold to all around her, but eventually warms up to Yuuya Bridges to the point where she gains feelings for him. While Cryska is typically cold towards strangers and curt towards her fellow comrades, she has no compunctions with displaying sisterly love and affection when it comes to Inia. Her feelings for Inia border on over-protectiveness, and she is willing to suffer humiliation if it meant that Inia would be protected. On the rare occasion that Inia and her are separated, Cryska's main concern becomes finding Inia, sometimes to the point of it being her driving goal and obsession.


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Abi had a very feminine look. His hair was blue, medium length and collected in one hand and with bangs on both sides. He wore a kind of kimono tied at the waist and a pearl necklace. As the first Seiryuu, he had beautiful golden eyes, as well the red signature marks below them.
After being captured by those who wanted to get his power, Abi began to cover his eyes with a bandage.

Abi seemed to be someone quite foul-mouthed, in addition to having a bad temper. But it was also shown that he is very quiet and sensitive, and would do anything for his friends. This sensitivity also made him well liked by small animals, such as birds which was often seen with him.


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Algira is young man with hazel, sharp eyes and long, blond hair which he keeps in a braid.
Algira is seen wearing a sleeveless coat which is held together by a sash.

Algira is very bubbly with a penchant for cute animals, especially cats. In Chapter 127, he approached Yona and her friends due to being fascinated by Ao , who he described as a "Tiny Tiny Kitty".
Also due to his fondness of cats, Algira tends to call people he considers his friends by their first names, followed by the suffix "nyan" ( meow, in Japanese). Algira himself explains this to a very confused Kan Tae-Jun in Chapter 138 , after he called the latter "Tae-Jun-nyan", despite the fact that they had just met. Because of his more carefree personality, Vold has called him "Idiot-gira" multiple times, and in return Algira calls him "Voldopus".
He is shown to be quite close to Vold and Princess Tao .
In another case, Hak asked him why he follow the Princess Tao and not the Princess Kouren he has said that he wants peace not conflict with Kouka Kingdom . He respects Tao and said that Kouren would sacrifice everything including to win a war against Kouka- including little girls which he disliked the idea of. As such, he believes in Tao's decision and follows her, despite the fact that he enjoys battling, as seen during his training session with Hak when he was enjoying it even though he was punched by Hak.


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An Joon-Gi wears traditional light blue clothing and a patterned blue hat, which covers part of his dark blond hair.
He is seen closing his eyes nearly most of the time and rarely opens them. Nobody knows the reason behind this but many readers believes that this is another way of showing his calm nature.

For a general, An Joon-Gi is a very reserved and relaxed one. He never believes that violence is the answer to a situation and believes that one should watch and observe the matter before deciding what to do. He seldom shows any emotion except calmness, and chastises the members of his Water Tribe quietly about being too impatient or reckless.
However, when Lili left the Water Tribe's castle, and stole the Water Tribr's seal, he panicked and was shown, for the first time, losing his composure. He also seems to have a playful side too, as shown when he teases Su-Won about the 'passerby girl' he was doing 'things with' in Awa. [4] He is rather proud of his daughter, Lili. [5]
His preferred choice of weapon is archery.


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Lili is an attractive young woman with peach skin, and sharp dark blue eyes. Her long blue-black hair is tied in a half ponytail held up by a jeweled flower ornament pin. Two right and left sides of hair strands are also tied with two long purple ribbons and let flowing freely past in her front.
She often wears a plain white robe that has a skirt tied up above her chest. This skirt is tied with a ribbon and stops a few inches above her robe’s bottom. She also has other clothing which consists of a robe with patterned hemlines and a slightly exposed chest area that is covered by her white robe underneath. It is held by a sash that has a ribbon on top of it and is located just below her chest.

Lili is a fierce, courageous young woman with a huge propensity to take action and sense of justice. She believes that protecting her tribe is her greatest responsibility, and for this reason, she is very bold about expressing her opinions and tends to act reckless in order to gain leverage towards any goal she wants to achieve. Lili is also rather shy in expressing her softer emotions, hiding them by acting and talking big to others. As a general’s daughter, Lili dislikes showing weakness, and considers it as disgraceful behavior. [4]
Despite her dauntless exterior, she begins as rather naive in handling matters by herself, and often becomes scared the moment she encounters these problems. However, after going through very dangerous situations with the help and support of Yona , who she befriends and aims to be more like, she gains more experience and becomes a much stronger person, for her people in the Water Tribe, and for Yona as a strong ally.


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Ao has light brown fur with pink ears, big black eyes with white cheeks and belly.

Ao is a goofy and mischievous yet adorable squirrel, often playing around and making poses that match the person she is riding on. She likes to eat a lot which makes her bite on random things, like Yona 's earrings or Shin-Ah 's finger. She tries to make people (specifically Shin-Ah or Yona) cheer up if they are feeling down or sad by rubbing their face or acting cute. She also likes to stuff food into peoples mouths.


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Ao is a tall man with an unkempt long shaggy blue hair. As a previous possessor of Seiryuu’s power, he was born with golden eyes along with two red marks that emphasize his ownership. He wears a sleeveless black robe with gray hemlines that is held by a dark blue sash. He has bandages on his body and arms and a necklace decorated with three black and white feathers around his neck. When fighting, he puts on a gray horned mask with red markings and carries a sword with no cross-guard.

Ao is mostly seen as a grumpy and strict man who disliked the curse that came from the Seiryuu. It deeply annoys him that the villagers believe that looking into the seiryuu's eyes will turn them into stone and so he takes his anger out on Shin-Ah . Even though he gives the impression that he thinks the younger Seiryuu is annoying, he deeply cares for him and weeps at the thought of leaving Shin-Ah all alone.


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Aro is a woman with dark-colored eyes. She has a long dark hair that she ties into numerous thin braids and fringes that is parted in half. She puts on a long kerchief that is trimmed with fringes to cover her head. She dons a simple, light-coloured dress with wide sleeves and thick, line-patterned hemlines that is held by a sash. On her feet, she wears a pair of light-colored flat shoes.

She is a pleasant and very friendly girl who is easily attracted to men. She’s feisty when it comes in getting the person she likes, [1] but despite that, she knows when to give up.


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Ayame is a young, pretty girl with dark brown hair and dark green eyes. Her hair is straight and long to the middle of her back, her bangs short and parted to the side. She wears a low-cut, rimmed kimono with a sash across her upper waist, and keeps her chest bound. True to usual Wind Tribe fashion, she wears a band around her head and beads around her neck.

She is a kind but feisty girl, sharing the same dry sense of humor that seems to run rampant within the Wind Tribe. She is fiercely passionate about her job, willing to help anyone who's injured, no matter who they are. Much like most of the younger residents of Fuuga, she exhibits strong loyalty toward Hak .


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Ayura is a tall woman with dark-colored eyes and expressionless face most of the time. She has black hair with fringes parted in half. At first sight, she appears to have cheek-length short hair; however, it is her sidelocks and she actually has long hair that she ties in a ponytail while being held by a ribbon.
She dons a short-sleeved light-colored robe that is held by a sash where her two blades are hanging. The collar of the robe has a long black ribbon flowing past the end of the hemline and is tucked inside the sash until it finally hangs freely on her right side. This ribbon has a stitched white string in the middle that is designed in a dashed-patterned. Underneath her robe is a black inner robe with long sleeves. On her feet, she wears a pair of flats. [4]

Ayura has a reserved and quiet personality. She doesn't really express herself very well unless something is bothering her or when she needs to speak or act necessarily. She is also more of an observer as she notices the subtle things people themselves can’t see immediately. [5] Even though she is meek, she will step up her game once she sees her master being hurt and defend her to the best she can. Despite this, she still has a fun side as she likes to modifying things in Lili’s room. [6]


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Chul-Rang is a young man who has dark brown eyes and thick eyebrows. He has a long dark hair that is tied in a ponytail similar to Geun-Tae’s and short fringes parted in half. He is dressed in a white short shirt overlaid with a sleeveless blue robe.  He wears a black belt with a silver buckle and apron-like clothing atop the lower part of his blue robe. Underneath, he has grey pants that are wrapped with bandages on the edges and a pair of brown loafers on his feet.

Chul-Rang is an upbeat person who admires Geun-Tae very much. However, as his position requires, he is uptight about his master’s habits, and can be serious when it comes to political issues concerning their tribe.


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II is a chubby man who has a gentle appearance. He has a pair of black eyes and short black hair covered by a black headgear with a red and yellow design pattern, and two extending cords that have yellow tassels hanging on each of them. He also has a short black mustache.
He dons a maroon overcoat with violet hemlines atop a dark purple robe. This robe has a red hemline and covers his white inner-wear. He also puts on a necklace with beads in various colors and a gold circular pendant.

II is a bubbly person who governs his people with kindness and idealism. He dislikes violence and prefers to settle conflict peacefully. Because of this, he banned wars [3] and forbade Yona from using weapons [4] .  Although many view him as cowardly and weak, he can be brave. For instance, he stopped a sword with his bare hands when Kan Tae-Jun tried to attack Hak [5] .


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Garou has long, curly and messy hair. His hair is green in colour as he is one of the bearers of the Ryokuryuu's power. His eye colour is currently unknown and he wears loose white robes- demonstrating how rough and careless the village was towards the living Ryokuryuu.


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Gi-Gan is an old woman with brown eyes. Her dark gray hair is tied in a bun with a purple ribbon keeping her hairstyle in place. Her fringe is wavy and mostly gathered on the right side of her face. On her face and body,  some wrinkles have formed. Her exact age is uncertain; however, based on a comment made by Jae-ha about wishing he was fifty years older so he could court her, it can be inferred that she is in her seventies.
She wears a light violet cloak trimmed with fringe over a purple robe with black and yellow cuffs and hemlines. Beneath her robe, she has an inner garment that has longer and tighter sleeves. For her footwear, she has a pair of black flat shoes. Her accessories are dangling earrings with a bell shaped ornament and she can be mostly seen with a brown smoke pipe.

Gi-Gan is blunt with her insults and displays a tough personality, but holds genuine love and care for her crew. She treats her men like her own children and does not want to force them to fight [3] nor become murderers [4] as they carry out their objective. To her, the most important quality a member of her crew must have is loyalty and trustworthiness. [5] But she's like a mother to all the crew members, even to Yona.


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Gu-En had the appearance of a tall, muscular man. He had short, white and disheveled hair and blue eyes. He wore a suit of armor and skin with his right arm bandaged.

He was described as a man reckless as a wild boar as Zeno stated and that he and Kija , the present Hakuryuu have some similarities between them.


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Gulfan is a falcon that was raised by both Hak and Soo-Won .  He is currently residing in the capital, still with Soo-won. But has recently shown to still recognize Hak even after the two's separation.


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Hak is described as a tall, tough-bodied, and attractive young man with sharp blue eyes and broad shoulders. He has short messy black hair with bangs hanging below his eyes. He has a well-built frame cultivated from years of training, which tends to make him quite popular with girls. He wears a sleeveless blue overcoat seamed with bluish-black hemlines over a royal blue robe with black collar and sash. He ties black ribbons in a crisscross pattern over the lower half of his sleeves to prevent them from getting in the way when he is fighting. Underneath his robe, he wears black pants and a pair of dark brown boots overlaid with more crisscross-patterned ribbons. Occasionally, he can be seen wearing a sled hat when he is hiding his identity. [1]
He always (apart from sometimes when in disguise) carries his signature weapon, a Chinese glaive-like weapon called a Hsu Quandao, most of the time with its blade draped in a white cloth held by a black strap. Underneath his garments he always wears the Lapis Lazuli necklace Yona gifted him which can be seen in the manga numerous times.

Hak is a sarcastic, straight-forward young man who strives to protect Yona at all costs. He is self-sacrificing, both physically and emotionally, when it comes to her well being, as well as incredibly loyal to those he respects and obeys. Hak has been shown to have a mischievous streak as well, often teasing Yona and the others of his party, as well as a "having a habit" of being a bully who enjoys branding some of their other companions with mocking nicknames, like "White Snake" ( Kija ) and "Droopy Eyes" ( Jae-Ha ). Despite this, he is serious whenever it comes to his job. His professionalism extends to a point where he even addresses his childhood friends formally by their status. [2] His devotion to his job stems from his belief in Emperor Il. At first, he had no intention of getting involved with the royal family, as he saw it as troublesome. However, when he witnessed the emperor’s bravery one day, he swore loyalty to them. [3]
Hak, being a naturally loyal person, was the angriest at Soo-Won's betrayal. Hak was willing to put aside his feelings for Yona, even if it was painful, so that she could marry Soo-Won. He would have happily served under them for the rest of their lives, so they could all remain friends. The fact that Soo-Won was willing to kill Yona, the person Hak loves most, and destroy her entire future for the throne broke Hak's heart. On the very day Soo-Won killed King Il, he gave Yona a hairpin and told her her hair was beautiful (knowing that she hated her hair at the time). She had just confessed her feelings for Soo-Won and Hak thought him unforgivably cruel for doing that to her.
In the recent chapters of the manga, Hak for the first time had a monologue where he talks about his feeling towards Soo-Won. It is clear that Hak struggles with feelings of intense betrayal and grieves for the relationship they once had. He still doesn't understand why the current king of Kouka had to kill King Il to get power. Hak idolized and respected Soo-Won. Their relationship was like that of brothers. Soo-Won's betrayal made it difficult for Hak to trust anyone with protecting Yona, even the four dragons. As time passed, he began to open up again and now cares deeply for his teammates. Out of the four dragons, he is closest with Jae-ha (speaking frankly with him often) and Kija despite their different personalities and banter they have seemed to care about one another and will protect each other and their teammates. Hak is also shown to deeply trust Yoon and be protective of him.
When it comes to his feelings for Yona, Hak destroys his impulses every time they surface, even though it hurts to do so. There are times that he will show his affection with teasing, but not much beyond that. However, when someone (usually Jae-Ha) questions the emotional distance between Hak and Yona, Hak loses his composure and can become territorial around the princess. He seems cold around Yona at first but slowly reveals that he cares deeply for her. [4] Hak has been in love with Yona since childhood, but never confessed out of respect for her feelings towards Soo-Won. Because of that, he's had more of a  brother-sister relationship with her. Hak gave up his General title and his livelihood in the Wind Tribe to keep them safe.
Hak, in general, isn't a forgiving person and that is why he finds it so hard to understand people like Yona and Jae-Ha who choose not to be swallowed by the impulse for revenge and move past the hardships they have faced in life. Hak wants to be able to do the same. In Chapter 147, as he rescued Jae-Ha and Kija from the Xing soldiers he mentally asks Yona and Jae-Ha how he can move to past his hatred for others that are trying to hurt them and for Soo-Won in particular. Although Hak has gained better control over his emotions when it comes to seeing Soo-Won face to face, he, like Yona, still suffers from the emotional and mental trauma of the betrayal. In chapter 178, when Keishuk asks them to return to the castle and form an alliance, Hak becomes emotional and tells  Yona  he will never forgive Soo-Won after everything he's done.


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Joo-Doh is a tall man who has brown eyes and a scowl painted on his face. He has a messy, short black hair with fringes that is parted on half. On his right cheek, there is a medium-size scar etched on it.
He dons a long sleeved black tunic underneath a blue armor that has shoulder pads extending past his shoulders. Atop these pads is where he fastens his blue cape that has a dragon pin that serves as a button. [3] He also equips a pair of gauntlets on both ends of his tunic’s sleeves and a pair of blue boots as his footwear.

Joo-Doh is serious, strict and self-disciplined, which makes him prone to anger if somebody disobeys the rules. Even if he has a short temper, he has a great perception on things and can see how one is feeling through his actions. [4] Also, when it comes to training, he is persevering and will confront his training partner or enemies without fear.


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Han-Dae has brown eyes and a small spot of freckles on the bridge of his nose. He keeps some strands of his medium-length blond hair in a braid and ties it behind. He wears a typical Wind Tribe uniform consisting of blue robe and pants, a sleeveless brown robe tied with a ribbon as an overcoat, and a pair of dark brown boots. He also wears a necklace with a silver pendant.

Like Tae-Woo , Han-Dae is a slacker when it comes to duty and believes that the people of the Wind Tribe are free as the wind. [3] However, he is more cheerful than Tae-Woo and he can easily put a smile on people’s faces. He is also calm, being more level-headed [4] than his fellow villagers as seen when they were being oppressed by the Fire Tribe .


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Heuk-Chi is a chubby man who is often wearing blank expressions on his face. He has a pair of black eyes and a black hair tied in a bun while being held by a white ribbon.
He wears a maroon cape with a red shoulder pad over a dark bronze colored armor. This armor has a long skirt in the lower part and it is held by a gray belt with yellow buckle. Underneath this is a taupe robe that has gauntlets resting on each sleeve. On the bottom, he dons a taupe trouser and a pair of gray boots.

Heuk-Chi is a nonchalant but serious person when it comes to his job. He is loyal to Tae-Jun and follows his orders to the best he can. However, there are times that he feels apathetic towards him, especially if he is acting like a fool, and even want to hurt him for his behaviour. [3] In handling problems, he uses casual conversations instead of resorting to violence when not necessary. [4] He is also a keen observer, [5] [6] but, he doesn’t let on what he knows unless he wants to.


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Hiyou has light colored hair, tired light colored eyes and a scar almost parallel, on his forehead. He wears traditional clothing, which has lots of little floral-like details. He is said to be around 35, but appears much more youthful than his true age.

Hiyou seems to lack empathy.
He does not seem to have any compassion for others and shows little emotion besides hatred, contempt and anger. He also expects compensation if he has helped anyone before and has little patience for anyone unable to do so.
He is bitter and harsh, often using force and violence if he does not get his way. He views other people as disposable, as Tetora points out that when he stabbed her, he could have stabbed his own guard. Hiyou replies that he would have just found a replacement " drug puppet ", as he puts it.  He is also shown to be vain and self-obsessed, as he is often shown fretting over his appearance in a hand mirror. When he receives another scar on his face from Yona, he viciously orders for her to be assassinated, becomes erratic and psychologically unstable in his need for revenge.


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Ik-Soo is a tall man who is often covered in mud. He has a curly light blonde hair that he ties in a plait at the back of his head. He has an overgrown fringe that obscures his violet eyes and a mole under his left eye. For his attire, he wears a simple white robe locked in light yellow sash, white pants and a pair of straw sandals.

Ik-Soo is a kind, clumsy man who always has his head in the clouds. He is someone who can’t lie, [2] [3] and this leads him to expose who he is, despite his decision to keep a low profile. He has a positive outlook on life and always helps people in need. However, because of the widespread problem of poverty, he anguishes over this as he can’t help everyone. [4] Even though he appears to be an airhead, he can be a serious and mature person who gives advices to anyone who needs it.


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Jae-Ha is a tall man (one of the tallest in the main cast next to Hak over 6 feet tall) with droopy blue eyes (purple in the anime) which often becomes the target of insult against him. He has long green hair that he ties behind with an orange ribbon and a long fringe that covers the right side of his face. Sometimes he will let his hair down if he's going to bed or taking a bath. He also wears purple piercings. His right leg is full of green scales and sharp nails and even though he's wearing boots he also has his right leg wrapped in bandages, [5] similar to Kija's claw. He is regarded to be very sexy, handsome and attractive. He is also very muscular having 6 pack abs.
For attire, which is from the Kai Empire, a dark blue robe with yellow hemlines and cuff. It has a high collar (in the manga, he had no collar until chapter 77) and three buttons located on the top of the chest area. On the inner of his robes are several pockets where he hides his blades and uses them mostly whenever he jumps high in the air to throw at enemies. [6] Underneath, he wears a black midriff top that has longer and tighter sleeves than his robe. This top is cut in half and is tied with a ribbon which leaves a fraction of his chest exposed. On the bottom, he wears light olive pants with the lower part tucked into a pair of light grey patterned boots.
As stated in chapter 136 Jae-Ha can enlarge his right dragon leg similar to what Kija can with do which is alter the size of his right hand, but chooses not to due and hides his leg from view and often has it wrapped in bandages with his boots on. This is because of his insecurity of his dragon leg being ugly and often freaks out if people sees it.

Jae-Ha is a laid-back, vain, bold, confident, persistent, flamboyant, womanizer, and an observant man who takes pride in his looks and enjoys the beautiful things in life. He has the tendency to chase after something he believes to be beautiful and outwardly display his masochistic nature when someone hurts him lightheartedly, much to the annoyance of some of his companions. Behind these antics, however, he hates being pursued and values freedom more than anything . [7] His particularity with liberty deeply stems from how he was treated in his village when he was young in which caused him to be defiant and troublesome by nature. He had his legs and arms chained, stopping him from using his powers recklessly, [8] he relishes the freedom that his power and circumstances allow him. Furthermore, his opinion of the legend of the four dragons and King Hiryuu is that it is a form of imprisonment and he is adamant about doing what he wants, not as "the Ryokuryuu" , but as "himself" . With this, he makes every effort to hide from his fellow dragon warriors as a rebellion to his fate. [9] However, as time went on he slowly started to let go of that mindset as he spent more time with the group.
In the beginning, Jae-Ha was self absorbed flirt that cared more about his own personal freedom than anything else and that him want nothing to do with Yona and the others to the point where he even threatened her and insulted Kija when they first met him. But as time went on, he slowly started to see the value of forming a bond with the group to the point where he sees them as his family and even forms a special friendship with Hak along with forming a brotherhood with the other dragon warriors. Eventually, he regards himself as the group’s “Big Brother” as he acts as a mentor to his teammates and looks out for their best interest at heart.

Jae-Ha flirts with girls.

Secondly, Jae-Ha holds "beauty" in high regard and will compliment both men and female if they are pretty enough. Yet as a lover of beauty, Jae-Ha is naturally attracted to women and is often called a pervert throughout the series mainly by Hak and Yoon. However, Jae-Ha is openly and willingly to show his perverted side to people and doesn't care at all since he is totally aware of his chivalrous pervert nature but feels no shame throwing himself at beautiful women whenever they are around him. Also with his playboy attitude, he flirts with every female he interacts with by using his looks, sweet words and gentlemanly actions. Due to his pervert nature at times he makes slightly salacious and perverted jokes towards women including Yona in which gets him in trouble with Hak most of the time. However, despite him ogling the ladies, he's a gentlemen who treats women with respect and kindness. Additionally, whenever women are facing a crisis, he refuses to take advantage of them when they're in a vulnerable state and in most cases will always help or protect them which includes Yona herself. Also, whenever a woman rejects his advances he will always stop whatever he's doing without hesitation showing that he understands what consent is. His chivalrous and respect of women in general is most likely from how Gi-Gan raised him to be a man with morals and ethics and never to harm and disrespect a woman in no such way and is always willing to protect any woman no matter if they are friend or foe.
In addition to this, Jae-Ha loves going to the brothels on his free time and has even invited Hak with him sometimes, although he doesn't really mean it because he's mainly teasing him. However, even in relationships, he dislikes being chased and prefers to be the chaser [10] . However, his ideal type of woman is a person simialr to Gi-Gan ; a strong-minded, independent and courageous woman who is not scared of anything. [11] This aspect of personality is what made him fall for Yona after he witnesses her strength and courage as well as her willingness to let him make his choices and not forcing him to join her group, but he also believes that this attraction is due to the dragon’s blood desire instead of his own feelings. [12]
Additionally, Jae-Ha cares about his appearance greatly and will at times will use his looks to get what he wants at times especially when it involves getting Yoon some customers to sell things like what happened in chapter 76. Similar to Shin-Ah , Jae-Ha is also very insecure over his dragon leg and doesn't like to show to show it anyone including his own teammates this insecurity is probably due to Garou the previous Ryokuryuu telling him when he was young that people won't accept him in the world due to his dragon leg. The reasons why is because he believes that it is ugly and that people might not like him if he were to show to the public but has no problem stripping out his clothes to others which confuses his teammates at times. However, as time well he started to grow comfortable with showing his foot to the group when in private and doesn't freak out about it anymore so this shows that he completely trust them.
Despite the hardships he went through in his early childhood as shown in his flashback story in Chapter 99.5 he doesn't show any hatred or acrimony specifically to the person (Garou) and the village that he came from who cause all of his pain and suffering, but instead moves forward and not backwards. Additionally, Jae-Ha is not a vengeful person and doesn't even seek revenge on those who wrong him because he had decided long ago that he doesn't want vengeance to consumed him. Despite his troubled past he still has a positive outlook on life and tries to live life in the fullest even though his lifespan is short. This shows his strength in character for which it means that even though he became a victim of circumstance, he decided not to let it consume him, but instead moved past it and live a happy, care-free life.
Furthermore, Jae-Ha has a calm and levelheaded personality and he rarely loses his temper expect for a few times depending on the situation since he doesn't like conflict at all and tends to avoid it as much as possible. Also Jae-Ha isn't as hot-blooded as the rest men in his group and even at times he has had to hold back Kija and Shin-Ah from fighting unnecessarily battles that could lead to war and is usually the most calm during those times. Thus, this aspect of his personality has made him wise in terms of keeping calm in certain dangerous situation that the group has faced and Hak has come to admire him for that because he's willing to put aside his own personal feelings for the greater good. During his time living as pirate and with his former captain Gi-Gan; her philosophy about killing needlessly weighed heavily on him at times, but in Chapter 85 when Yona's life was in danger he realized in order to protect her he would have to kill people to keep her safe.
Due to his age and experiences, has made him wise, perceptive and emotional intelligent person which makes him have an better understanding of everyone and their feelings and can easily see the big picture. Often times, he uses his observations as teases –especially to Hak who is affected the most– but he also gives them out as an advice to everyone. This observation also helped him to understand Kija better to point where he even apologized to Kija about when he said to him when they first met about being a puppet for the Crimson dragon destiny once he realized the hardship that Kija went through himself.
Additionally, Jae-Ha has a humor side to him as he openly admitted that he likes teasing those who are younger than him and doesn't get mad or upset if people insult or tease him back. Inasmuch as Jae-Ha is a very caring and attentive person and will help someone in need and looks out for his teammates best interest at heart. Also, Jae-Ha can be cunning and quick-witted depending on the situation as seen during the Kai Empire arc where he negotiated a surrender from the leader of Kai's Sen province Li Hazara due to a quick tip from Yona when she told him that Li Hazara doesn't want go to war with Kouka again. Further, he can be very blunt and cheeky with how he feels and gives his honest opinion no matter what anyone else feels and at times can be intimidating when the situation calls for it.


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Kalgan has dark hair and big, dark-colored eyes. As a young boy, he has a small stature and is often covered in small bruises. Coming from a poor family, he wears cheap clothing made from the Kai Empire.

Kalgan is a rather curious and sharp child, who is actually quite weak. He catches illnesses quickly though he doesn't say anything about it. This is likely why he was attracted to Yona (as she shot down a bird for him to eat, since he was hungry) and why he said he liked 'strong women'. However, he also seems to like caring and kind women, as shown when Yoon offered him food (he thought Yoon was female to this point).
He is a reckless child, and disobeys his father's orders to stop going to Kouka Kingdom . He seems to see through a lot of things, even deducing that Yona likes seeing Hak happy and may have possible feelings for him, whilst also becoming aware first that he may have been the one who shared the illness that Kija , Jae-Ha and Shin-Ah caught. Not only this, he also has a good idea of what is happening between Kouka and Kai, knowing that the villagers always seems to look across the river for a reason- even though his father has limited him to discovering issues such as the war between the two countries.

Kalgan's reaction after Yona offers him something to cook and eat.

He has a rather odd image towards relationships and love, asking Yona and Yoon to marry him at their first meeting, without even knowing them properly and after they gave him food. He also labels a person quickly even if he knows nought about them from their actions, just like when Kija carried him on his back the immediately called him a 'nice person' and said that he would have 'run away' if he knew that there was such nice people living in Kouka.


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Lady Iguni is tall and elegant, wearing an elaborate kimono trimmed with a fine pattern and wide sleeves that reach well past her knees. She carries a fan with her at all times, frequently holding it over her mouth. Much like her eldest son, she bears a beauty mark on her forehead, framed in centre-parted bangs. She wears her hair in a bun with traditional decorative hair-sticks.

Iguni is a very quiet woman who prefers not to meddle in the affairs of those around her. She does not seem to project the fanaticism about Hiryuu that her late husband used to, and remains mostly neutral on the topic of politics. She seems to have genuine and fierce love for her sons, and especially holds a sense of protectiveness over her youngest, Kan Tae-Jun . She believes the battlefield is no place for a woman, but allows Yona to leave with her group without much of a fight.


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Kyo-Ga is a tall man with a mole on his forehead. He has a long taupe hair which is tied in a bun while wrapped in a long ribbon. However, he keeps some strands of his hair untied and lets it hang freely on both sides of his face.
He wears a high collar robe that is held by a dark sash. The collar is light-colored and it has swirly designs running on the edges. Atop of these, he dons a cape with another high collar that is connected to the shoulder pads.

Kyo-Ga appears to be very cold, serious and easily offended if people tease or mock him of his skills. He is strict and ruthless toward his enemies, his allies, and even to his family if it is necessary, as his position requires it. His attitude stems from how he is educated and how he looks up greatly to Soo-Jin. He always takes his father’s teaching into account and tries to act like him in preparation when he becomes a general. Despite his cold exterior, he cares greatly for the kingdom, and although his father had betrayed them, he believes that it's his duty to mend his errors. [3]


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Soo-Jin is an old man with brown eyes and grey mustache.  He has a long grey hair tied in a half-ponytail that is held by a white ribbon.
He wears a maroon robe with a two-layered black and red shoulder pad on top. The robe has a red hemline that has a yellow lining near the edge. He accessorizes himself with a pair of long dangling gold earrings and carries a black fan around.

Soo-Jin is a strict and ambitious man who will prioritize his tribe’s army force rather than the needs of his citizens. Because of his belief that his tribe are descendants of King Hiryuu , [3] he becomes obsessed with claiming kingship at Hiryuu Castle and schemes behind the back of the royal family and even his sons. [4] He takes every opportunity he can get for his plan to succeed, even if he has to ally himself with an enemy country. [5]


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Kan Tae-Jun has light taupe hair and brown eyes. He lifts half of his hair into a ponytail, creating a bun shape after it is held by a white and red ribbon. He also accessorizes himself with gold earrings. He dons a maroon sleeved cape with red hemlines and huge white shoulder pads designed with a fire-like shape. Underneath, he has a dark brown robe with gray hemlines and is held by a brown belt.

Tae-Jun is a happy, cowardly, and arrogant man who is obsessed with Yona. He is a pampered person that gets anything he wants and will grow resentful and childish if someone stops him for claiming it. At times, he can also be sneaky and will go against even his father's orders if he thinks it'll be for the better. [5] He has a high regard for himself and will boast his position to anyone, especially to those who offended him while he demand them to give him an apology. [6] [7] However, despite his high position in the Fire Tribe, he has no idea of the real situation of the villages outside the capital and thinks that the people are merely slacking off. [8]
With his fixation for Yona and getting the throne, he clings to her and will not hesitate to disrespect her if she goes against his wishes. Because of this, he becomes guilt-stricken after he apparently kills Yona on the cliff and grows to be sensitive and unmotivated to live. However, once he sees her again, he drops his egotism and humbles himself down in order to help Yona and eventually, the Fire Tribe itself. He is at risk of getting himself ill by helping the sick villagers in barren villages, [9] and even one of his men who got ill as well, despite how badly he wants to go home to Saika . [10] Additionally, he distributes his own food to starving villagers.  He also starts caring for his soldiers —unlike before where he remains smiling even if they are hurt [11] — and tries to remember each of their names, [12] as well as returning them to their families one day. [13] After experiencing all the citizen’s hardships, his eyes open to the bad state of his tribe and realizes that with how their current system, there won’t be any future for their tribe. [14] Along with this, he grows to love and respect Yona and promises her that he will protect the Fire Tribe for her sake. [15]


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She was mentioned to have "flowing black hair" by Yona, but never made on official appearance. [1] She is said to have eyes just like Yona's, mentioned by Lady Iguni. She also wears tasselled earrings similar to Yona's.
It is eventually revealed that Kashi had light freckles [2] and was rather short in stature, much like her daughter. When she was training to be a apprentice at the service of shrine, she had her long black hair tied back in a loose ponytail with a ribbon.
After the burning of the priest's temple, Kashi was left with severe burns on the upper left side of her face, which is covered by her long black hair and also seemed like the freckles she had on her face disappeared.

Not much has been said, but she was depicted as a kind Queen. She was also shown to be rather quiet after her encounter with Yong-Hi . [3]


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Kaya was a cute young girl with brown eyes. She had short dark brown hair and a fringe swaying to the left side of her face. She wore a simple robe held by a long sash on which she tied in a ribbon and a scarf on her neck.

Kaya was a kind and considerate girl who took care of other people despite her state. Due to her illness, she secluded herself away from people to prevent spreading the disease and pushed away people who try to help her as she feared that she will infect them. Besides this gloomy attitude of hers, she can be childish and will refer to herself in third person if she wants to remind herself of her own name. With the time she spent with Zeno, she became a lively and friendly person who enjoyed her last moments of life to the fullest.


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Kija is a young man with fair skin and blue eyes, he's tall. His silver hair hangs further than his neck with a portion of the back being much longer and falling past shoulders; he has a long fringe which hangs mostly over the right side of his face. Yona, Kija's grandmother, and Jae-Ha have all described him as being very handsome, and Kija has attracted the eyes of many females as his group passes from town to town on their journey. [9] For attire, Kija wears a long white robe with blue patterned hemlines and cuffs over plain white pants. This is held together with a dark blue sash and accompanied by a light cape. Over the top of this, Kija dons another white and blue cloak with a high collar. On his feet are a pair of simple brown slacks. Kija apparently owns many copies of this outfit. [10]

Kija also possesses four long scars in the middle of his back, which where inflicted on him by the previous Hakuryuu, his father. Despite the look of the scars, Kija is not shy about having people see them; rather, he wears the scars openly as a sign of the passion the dragon deities have for wanting to serve their master. [11] Most noticeably, Kija's right hand takes the form of a dragon's claw covered in white scales, due to the dragon's blood within his body. At will, Kija can alter the size of his hand, keeping it normal in proportion to his left hand or growing it to be the same size as his body. [12] To hide his hand from view, Kija often has it wrapped in bandages. However, at times he has showed his dragon hand uncovered. For instance, while in a sauna, he does not hide his hand from others who are coming to use the sauna, as opposed to Jae-Ha who chooses to submerge his dragon leg in water to prevent others from seeing it.

Kija has a very headstrong, straightforward and polite personality, mostly due to the way in which he was raised. As he has always known about the legend of the dragon deities and his place within it, he cherishes the power he possesses, the other dragon warriors and Yona, who he perceives to be the return of King Hiryuu ; he also strongly believes that those who are the dragon deities should fulfil their duties no matter what. [13] Due to this, he can become quite annoyed by others who do not hold the same reverence as he does, and often scolds the members of his group (particularly the dragon warriors) for being immature or disrespecting their positions - this has been stated by Jae-Ha to be one of his less-likable traits. [14] After meeting Zeno , the fourth dragon warrior, he chastises him for neglecting to train his body, though after Jae-Ha points out that Zeno also has his own life to live, Kija expresses the overwhelming emotions inside of him due to the four dragons being united again. He is a very dedicated and loyal person.

Kija blushes upon being praised

His desire to impress and always work to the best of his ability can also cause Kija to become quite competitive [15] , and he is shown to easily become flustered or jealous when somebody else outshines him or pleases others before him. [16] [17] This envy runs particularly strong with Hak, as Kija originally believes that someone not of the dragon deities should not have the honourable position of constantly being by Yona's side, and becomes upset over the idea that someone without his powers could be of more use than he is. [18] Kija's constant want to be helpful makes him incredibly loyal though, and he is always prepared to fight whenever necessary or follow orders without a moments hesitation. [19] He also likes being praised (particularly by Yona) and can become quite embarrassed blushing openly or turning his face to hide his happy reaction. [20]

Kija upset over eating "bugs" (seafood)

As he was raised being revered and pampered within the Hakuryuu village, Kija can be quite naive about real world matters, and is used to a more indulgent lifestyle. He appreciates being clean, well-fed and well-rested, and is quite put out at times by the odd meals and rugged sleeping places that the group often find themselves eating and being in. [21] [22] He also has an immense fear/hatred for bugs, to the extent that he will forgo sleep and refuse to enter places if he knows or believes that insects are about. [23] He is not past openly complaining about these types of situations, much to the annoyance of some of his friends. [24] Such use to a pampered lifestyle where he was always looked after also makes Kija quite gullible, and he is often seen falling for practical jokes or sarcasm, particularly if Hak is involved. [25] Jae-Ha also sees him as being very pure in nature for this reason. [26]
Despite his inexperience, Kija has been shown to put on a brave face in times of doubt, and will always give his all to protect those he loves. [27] Kija is very protective of the ones he considers family; at times of need, when the ones he cares about are in danger, his "serious persona" assumes his body, which makes him rather frightful. He is also willing to use his power to protect those people. During his journey with the others Kija has learned to let go the dragon warrior ideal and learned to accept those outside of it. Although Kija is considered very attractive and even he himself knows this he doesn't really care about his looks. Also when it comes to interacting with the opposite sex Kija gets very shy and nervous around women and doesn't like brothels. This is all due to the fact that in his village his grandmother would pressure him into getting married and that the women in the village harassed him at times.
Furthermore, Kija has been shown to be perceptive at times. When Shin-ah was possessed by the spirit of his ancestor, Kija was the first to notice that something was amiss, and the first to suspect that Shin-ah was behaving strangely. He deduced that from the fact that Shin-ah appeared to have forgotten about Ao, his close friend. Additionally, while staying at the Hiryuu Castle with his friends, he came up with a plan to undermine Soo-Won by first inviting a large crowd to watch him "practise" with the soldiers at the castle. However, he refused to attack using his Dragon's Claw and when questioned why, announced to the public that the Four Dragons follow only King Hiryuu, or in this case Yona, thus solidifying and pledging their loyalty  to the Princess while subverting the King.
When he found out that Zeno was the original Ouryuu that served King Hiryuu, he said that it was always his dream to meet them, but now that one of them is standing in front of him, he had no idea what to say or how to react to it. He then proceeds realizing how blessed was him unlike the rest of the dragons. Zeno then laughed and said that he reminds him of the Original Hakuryuu . As both of them holds some similarities and are reckless like a wild boar.


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Kil-Sung is a young man with an eye patch covering his right eye. He has a shoulder-length hair that he ties on half ponytail and bangs mostly collecting to the right side of his face that further covers his already hidden eye.
Similar to his fellow soldiers, he wears a cape with shoulder pads over an armor held by a belt. He also dons a trouser and a pair of boots on the bottom. He hangs his sword on the right side of his belt.

He is a loyal and supportive soldier who follows Tae-Jun’s orders without hesitation. However, he deems himself as inferior due to being a servant, and doesn’t like to put his master in trouble by his fault. [1]


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King Hiryuu is a thin man of average height whose most identifiable feature is his long, wavy red hair and amethyst eyes.

Hiryuu was a kind and loving dragon god who helped make Kouka Kingdom a better place and he bore no hatred towards humans even though they turned against him.


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Kouren is a beautiful princess with short blond hair, pretty blue eyes with long, sharp eyelashes, and long, dangling earrings.
For attire, she wears armour plates with a coat. She also carries a sword.

Kouren is headstrong and professional. However she is often very reckless and is willing to sacrifice the precious citizens of the Xing Kingdom in order to prevent Xing from being a vassal nation of Kouka Kingdom. This is due to her great pride as a princess of Xing and her strong code of honour which leads her to not want her country to be subjugated by Kouka. As a result, it is shown in the series that women and children have been influenced by her ideas and been made to wield weapons for her hopes of winning a war against Kouka.
When Kouren was a child, she saw many people from Xing die, especially at the hands of Yu-Hon , father of Soo-Won. At the time, Yu-Hon was General of the Sky Tribe. After the Xing Empire surrendered, Yu-Hon promised to release the prisoners of war but instead decapitated all of them and dumped their heads at the castle gates. Kouren is traumatized after seeing the decapitated head of someone she cared for very much among those dumped at the castle gates. During King Il's reign, there was peace, but now that Soo-Won is King, Kouren is afraid that the past will repeat itself, and because of her grudge, refuses to let Kouka rule over her people.


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Kye-Sook is a average-height young man with violet eyes. He has long black hair, with a side fringe covering one of his eyes. He has a small black and gold headpiece on top of his head. He wears a purple overcoat with black hemlines atop a taupe robe held by a black sash. Under this robe is a white innerwear.

Kye-Sook is a rational, cold and serious person who doesn't show remorse to anyone, even to the royalty, if they are to be a liability to his master. [2] He has a vast knowledge on people and important matters which can make him consider all types of scenarios that may bring calamity to the Kouka Kingdom or to Soo-Won. He can also be an opportunist when a chance arises for their plans, such as when he proposes Soo-Won to be the next king to the generals. [3]


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Geun-Tae is a bearded, dark-skinned man who is almost never seen without a proud snarl on his face. He has brown almond eyes (yellow in the anime) and long, untidy, dark brown hair that he ties in a ponytail using a rope-like ornament with tassels on both ends. His fringe covers most of his forehead and some of its strands hang to the sides of his face. Whenever he goes to the castle, he wears an outfit chosen by his wife: a brown leather overcoat with animal-prints atop a white robe with yellow-patterned hemlines, a two-layered purple beaded necklace, and a pair of black boots. While at home, he dons a simple robe where his scars can be visibly seen.

Like the people in the Wind Tribe , he likes to take everything easy. He never considers the hierarchy on his tribe and he lets his people talk to him as if he is just an ordinary citizen. [3] He also likes picking fights, especially against Han Joo-Doh , who he never shares a stable relationship with. [4] However, as a general who fought on Emperor Joo-Nam’s era, [5] he believes that he belongs to the battlefield and has been eager to use his skills and fight on the frontlines again. Ever since the banning of war under Emperor Il ’s reign, he grew rusty and has been looking for a capable king who he can lend his strength to. Because of this, he will threaten a king of rebellion if he sees him not fit for the position. [6]


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Hazara is a huge man with strong physical build and intimidating face. He has sharp black eyes and long black hair tied in a braid. He also has a mustache and short beard. Casually, he wears a robe with a cloak or cape on top. In battle, he dons an armor draped with a cape and always carries a sword.

He is cunning and never hesitant to pass by an offer he can later turn in his favor as he has aspirations of taking the throne of the Kai Empire for himself once he gains enough power. [1] Although ambitious, he is cautious and knows when he has lost a battle. He also doesn’t believe in anything religious, so he had a hard time understanding Soo-Jin’s belief about King Hiryuu . [2]


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Mei-Nyan is described as a pretty girl with light features such as her hair and eyes. She has long hair with two buns on the sides of her head she later cuts her hair short. Her eyes are slanted with long eyelashes. She wears a long dress with baggy sleeves and long sleeves underneath. Her dress has a sash around the waist. She wears a cloak that has a furry rim at the top the cloak is tied by a ribbon.

Little is known about her personality, however, she appears to be a highly driven, ambitious individual who has endured much suffering and desires the 4 dragons and the Thunder Beast for herself and her family of King Hiryuu's descendants.


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Mi-Rae is an old woman who can no longer walk because of old age. She has a presumably white or gray hair that she ties in a bun with a ribbon and dark-colored eyes. She wears a dark-colored overcoat atop a robe and wraps a scarf around her neck. As she doesn't live in luxury, her clothes are ragged and have patches on them. [1]

Mi-Rae is a stubborn and bad tempered person who dislikes being called old. [2] She has a bad mouth that makes everyone hate her and she can be quite a complainer when she doesn't get the thing she wants. However, she is a nice person inside who helps her fellow citizens and strangers during trouble. [3]


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Min-Soo has orange brown hair and a pair of green eyes. He is mostly seen wearing his attendant uniform; it consists of a brown tunic held by a purple sash over a pale green robe, white long wristbands tied in a black ribbon with a crisscross pattern on top of his tunic's sleeves, dark olive pants and black boots. He also wears a long white bandanna around his forehead.

Min-Soo is a very caring person who was attentive to the needs of Yona and Emperor Il. He had a close relationship with the royal family and Hak . Min-Soo wasn't just a mere servant but also a confidante to the people he served for as he was seen present in some important discussions. Because of his loyalty to the royal family and his duties, he is also selfless, as seen when he willingly sacrificed himself for Yona and Hak's safety. [3]


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Mizari had light colored hair, with large eyes. He wore a metal shoulder-pad on his left side with simple clothing underneath.

Mizari was a loyal person to Kouren , however he was not afraid to act without command, even against his master's orders as long as he thought it was right. He showed fascination towards his stronger seniors in the Five Stars of Xing and was immensely interested in the powers of the Dragon Warriors to the extent he would go and say he wanted to make the powers the Xing Kingdom 's, even if it meant eating the Dragons to obtain their powers. His interest for the dragon warriors seemed to lean more towards Zeno due to his immortality. At times he appeared psychotic, but had shown strange care in bringing food and extra blankets to prisoners. Despite this, he had no care for human life as he took delight in harming Zeno. As he even went so far to ask if he could drink Zeno's blood to obtain immortality for himself to protect Kouren who he respected and admired immensely.


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Neguro has messy black hair and ties some of it on both sides of his face. He has scars all over his face due to the previous Xing war.

Neguro is extremely protective of Kouren. When she was targeted—along with him—by the anti-war faction, he acted as a shield; using his own body to protect her and thus received numerous blows from arrows. He is also rather mature, but can be harsh at times, such as when Mizari burned down the mansion instead of just observing Tao, and Neguro told him that was the wrong course of action. Neguro strongly believes in Kouren's abilities and is seen speaking with Yotaka about how he will not leave Kouren's side.


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Ogi is a scruffy man with long, wavy, light-colored hair that he wears in a messy half-ponytail. He wears loose robes and beard cropped short.

Ogi tries to present himself as threatening, but in reality is quite easy to frighten—so much so that the men who work for him complement him on not crying when confronted with danger. He often tries to portray that he's more clueless than he is, as he pretended not to know that "Won" was Soo-Won , or who Hak and Yona were. His job as a knowledge broker aside, he's relatively noble and is staunchly against betraying close ones.


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Saki is a young, handsome man with light hair and dark eyes. His hair is normally kept up in a ponytail to the right side of his head, his bangs are parted to the side. He wears the usual Wind Tribe attire. True to usual Wind Tribe fashion, he wears a band around his head and beads around his neck.

He is a kind and sensible young man, sharing the same dry sense of humor that is commonplace in the Wind Tribe. Much like most of the younger residents of Fuuga, he exhibits strong loyalty toward Hak and seems entirely unbothered by his and Ayame's previous arranged engagement.


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Shin-Ah is a fairly tall, handsome and attractive young man who wears a horned skull mask over half of his face. Before departing on his journey with Yona, he had two bells attached to the left horn of his mask. [3] He also has a big detachable white fur piece that he usually attaches to the back of his mask, which covers his short blue hair. Without the mask, he has beautiful golden dragon eyes, the source of his dragon ability, that are highlighted by red facial markings, both of which come from being the Seiryuu. [4] He also has particularly pale skin, even compared to Yona, likely due to his living the majority of his life in a cave.
He wears a black robe with white fur trimming over a blue turtleneck shirt along with two decorative necklaces. He also wears finger-less black gloves and carries his sword across his back. He is also very unique. When going to places with a lot of people, he tries to atleast blend in more by using a whit cloth to cover his eyes rather than his skull mask.

Growing up in complete isolation, he suffers from Social Anxiety. Shin-Ah has almost no social skills whatsoever. He is very quiet, shy, sensitive, self conscious, timid, apathetic, and hardly ever speaks, usually replying to questions with nods and gestures, or just blank, awkward stares. Because of this, he is often misunderstood by other people, thinking he is suspicious and even frightening. However, he has an extremely kind and caring personality, even towards those in his village who hate and fear him. [5] He deeply cares for Yona and the rest of the group, and has a unique bond with a squirrel that he named Ao. He also absolutely hates the cold, often using his fur head-piece to keep himself warm.
Shin-Ah fears his powers and refuses to use them, calling himself "cursed" [6] and a monster. [7] He is afraid of the destruction they could cause and the people that could be hurt, including himself. He always keeps his mask on to prevent people from looking into his eyes and being affected by his "curse". However, it is suggested that some girls in Chapter 65 of the manga see his eyes. One of the girls asks her friend if she had "seen the eyes of the man in the mask?" She went on to say that 'They're so beautiful they suck you in."
Shin-Ah can also be very protective of Yona and his fellow warriors. During the Water Tribe Nadai crisis, Yona is assaulted by a nadai addict when being used as bait. [8] Shin-Ah struggled with keeping calm over this, wanting to cut off the man's arm for grabbing Yona's arm.  Kija had a similar reaction, but Shin-Ah showed way less restraint. People harming Yona in any way seems to trigger a sudden fit of anger and causes him to occasionally outburst. However, these outbursts seem to be rare, and only happen when Yona is in danger or is being disrespected. Yona, herself, helps him express himself more. He is determined to protect Yona and her honor. He doesn't tolerate disrespect towards Yona and would gladly kill if harm comes to her. Shin-Ah shows extreme loyalty to his fellow Dragon Warriors, as well as Hak and especially Yona.
Additionally, Shin-Ah is a forgiving person and didn't hold any grudge against the people of his village after all of the heartache he through. This shows his strength in character for which it means that even though he became a victim of circumstance, he decided not to let it consume him, but instead moved past it.


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The Original Ryokuryuu has purple eyes and green hair tied in a high ponytail on the back his head.

At the beginning, Shu-Ten saw Zeno as the least capable of the four dragons, he often said unpleasant stuff to him. In later years he grew to be more mature, and finally accepted all the four dragons as brothers.


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Mundok is an old man with blue eyes. He has a long scar etched over his right eye that made his eyelid shut permanently. He ties his grey hair in a ponytail and is wrapped with an umber brown bandanna on his forehead. On the sidelocks of his fringes, there are beaded ornaments decorated on each ends. He also has a grey mustache and beard.
He wears a blue robe held by a brown sash under a brown overcoat with patterned dark brown hemlines. For his footwear, he dons a pair of dark brown loafers.

Despite his strict demeanor and appearance, Mundok cares for everyone who lives within the Wind Tribe and the royal family, whom he shows deep loyalty with. He has a strange tendency to not abandon orphans, which resulted in the adoption of his two current grandchildren: Hak and Tae-Yeon. Mundok is also very sharp, especially when it comes to matters of political intrigue, and does what he can to protect his own while dealing with the matters within the courts.


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Soo-Won is a tall young man with soft, delicate features. he takes after his mother Yong-Hi, while his height takes after his father, Yu-Hon. He has sea green-blue eyes and white skin. His dark blond hair extends slightly past his shoulders and is usually tied into a side ponytail using a gold ornament (initially a small ribbon in the manga). His bangs are parted down the centre, and some strands are longer and wavier than the normal cut.
As a child, his hair worn loose and shoulder-length. He was considered by Yona to be "cute like a girl", but as he grew up his features became more tough, while retaining some of the same softness. He is considered very handsome by his people after ascending the throne.
In the anime, he dons a simple white robe held by a purple sash under a mauve overcoat with purple hemlines. Throughout the manga, Soo-Won is shown to wear high-class robes marking the nobility, including a yellow haori worn by Kings.

Soo-Won is a complicated character. He exhibits a calm, cheerful demeanor most of the time. He has immense emotional strength and maturity, even able to stay composed surrounding the conditions around his father's death at 9, unlike other adults in the same room. He can adapt to any situation. Towards those he likes, he is kind and loving. However, Soo-Won is a very calculating individual. He has a keen observation, which helps him to see through people’s real intention. He will pretend to be naive and carefree if it serves his purposes. This is a genuine part of his personality, but also a tactic he employs to make his enemies underestimate him and divert their attention. He does not easily trust anyone, believing no one in the world is unselfish, including himself.
From a young age, he was extremely sociable and curious, often going out of his way for going through new experiences and learning new things. He is also not the sort who attempts to live self-sufficiently. Once he gets into something, he is very proactive and he usually has a strong conviction to fulfill his goals with the people around him.
However, despite all his socializing, he tends to be secretive regarding sensitive topics like his private life and past. As Ogi puts it, Soo-Won was someone who was curious about everything, but never talked about himself.  In addition, he has a habit of changing or dodging a topic if someone catches him in a lie or questions his intentions. He is a bit reticent, not very expressive and sensitive. Lili noted that at times he could be found dazed in thought and introspection.
In their youth, Hak commented that Soo-Won is interested in all people and all things equally. Soo-Won has the ability to approach anyone and never judges anyone for their appearance or social status. [6] Thanks to this, he establishes connections with various people at a young age, even those who appear rough and uncivilized. For his broad-mindedness, Hak realizes Soo-Won's potential to become a great king one day and admires him to the point of working to become his right-hand man.
Despite his uncanny charisma and friendliness, [6] Soo-Won is clueless about romantic love. Yona once commented that Soo-Won is like a child in such matters. [7] As he tells Lili , he has little to no understanding to how it works. Not only did he fail to notice Yona's feelings for him, but when he did notice after a decade, he second-guessed it. Growing up, he attended many marriage talks with various women, but showed little interest in pursuing any relationship. This trait of his was so infamous throughout the castle that it even caused many around him to speculate if their king had a different sexuality.  As king, he does not really think about finding a consort, and as Lili noted, the only point he sees to it is if there is political benefit. However, he surprisingly has some understanding to how how adult interactions between men and women work, as seen where he states to Yona that he can no longer sleep with her like they did as children.
With his frail looking build and lack of appearance in combat, he is viewed by some as weak and is often contrasted with his childhood friend Hak, a martial arts prodigy. [8] In truth however, he never shows his real strength unless he needs to. When he does display it, he is seen to be a swordsman even capable of threatening General Lee Geun-Tae . Above all, he is an excellent tactician and a terrific strategist. He can produce battle strategies that will lead his troops efficiently and manipulate his enemies effortlessly.
Soo-Won is highly determined and ambitious, such that he will even challenge the will of the Heavens if need be. As his father, Yu-Hon, disliked anything to do with the divine, Soo-Won too rejects divine will and makes it a point throughout the series that he is only interested in using "the power of the people". He has a profound love and pride for Kouka and has made it his goal to restore it into a great nation and protect it from foreign invaders, especially the imposing Kai Empire .
He also holds great admiration for strong people. He idolizes his father Yu-Hon, who was a powerful but bloodthirsty warrior, [9] and aspires to be as strong as him. Soo-Won admired his father so much that he was willing to overlook many atrocities Yu-Hon committed when he was alive, such as a controversial incident with Xing . After his father died, Soo-Won was devastated. He became an increasingly secretive person as he planned his revenge. For this reason, he was willing to tear himself away from Hak and Yona and destroy his relationships with them to pursue his ambitions. Despite his heartless actions towards them, he still genuinely cares for his childhood friends, as was made evident when he learned of Yona’s apparent death [10] or how he was rendered unable to unsheathe his sword after seeing the anger and pain with which Hak attacked him. [11]


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Tae-Woo is a young man with short black hair and dark blue eyes. He wears the usual Wind Tribe attire consisting of blue robe and pants, a sleeveless brown robe tied with a ribbon as an overcoat, and a pair of dark brown boots. He also wears a maroon string headband which has blue beads and tassels on both ends, and a simple two-layered black necklace on his neck.

Tae-Woo is a laid-back person who likes to take things easy. Even though he likes to be at peace, when it comes to spear fighting, he works hard to surpass Hak. [4] Once Hak tells him he was to be the next general after him, he immediately argues back stating that it is 'too much work'. [5] Although he is against the idea of becoming general, he is aware that it's necessary for him to take the position for the greater good of the Wind Tribe.


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Tae-Yeon is a frail young boy with short light brown hair and big blue eyes. Due to his adorable face, he is often hugged by people around him. [4]
He covers his hair with a light blue hat decorated with a pink ornament made up of beads and a feather. He wears a light blue overcoat atop a pale violet robe held by a light pink sash. He has bandages on both half of his arms and a yellow necklace on his neck.


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Tao is a young woman with green eyes and short light blonde hair. Due to her small size, she is often mistakenly regarded as a child, when in truth she is already 19 years old.
Tao is normally seen wearing a white robe with an embellished jacket.

Tao is the second Princess of the neighboring country of Xing. She is an animal lover as she is shown to be taking care of many cats in her personal mansion.
Smart and headstrong, Tao was able to head her own faction to go against her own sister. Tao loves peace and is openly against waging war against Kouka and prefers it to become a vassal of Kouka so the citizens will not be victimized by war.
Tao was in a dispute with her older sister, Lady Kouren, who was planning to wage war against Kouka.
Tao was also seen to be very caring and kind to Yona, as seen in Chapter 128 of the manga, Yona suddenly had her period and she helped Yona out by draping a cloth over her, to ensure that nobody sees the blood stains on the leg and possibly dress.