Lone Wolf and Cub/Characters

The legendary samurai epic by by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima has a blood spilling cast:

Ogami Itto
The former executioner of the Shogun. Was framed by Retsudo of the Yagyu Clan and sentenced to die. Instead, Itto takes his son Daigoro with him on a quest to avenge themselves against the Yagyu.


 * Anti-Hero
 * Badass
 * Best Served Cold
 * Career Killers
 * Carpet of Virility - Type 1
 * Catch Phrase
 * Combat Pragmatist - And how!
 * Consummate Professional - Itto will frequently ask for the 'why' of the job that he's taking on before deciding to take it though.
 * Crusading Widower
 * Death Glare
 * Determinator
 * Family Honor
 * Hitman with a Heart
 * Ideal Hero - Itto impresses everyone with his nobility, dedication and honourability.
 * I Gave My Word
 * In Harm's Way - Itto frequently does this even if it doesn't involve pay, because it's the right thing to do.
 * One-Man Army - Invoked almost word for word In-Universe. One samurai makes it a point to face  with nothing less than fully armored, mounted samurai.
 * Papa Wolf
 * Ronin
 * The Stoic
 * Walking the Earth - Or more specifically, feudal Japan.

Daigoro

 * Badass Adorable - People remark about how cute Daigoro is a lot. He helps his father kill people. Crosses into Killer Rabbit on a few rare occasions.
 * Cheerful Child
 * Consummate Professional - Daigoro learned from the best, after all.
 * Creepy Child - invoked in-universe.
 * Cute Shotaro Boy
 * Dark and Troubled Past
 * Death Glare - why cute lil' Daigoro is frequently described as creepy
 * False Innocence Trick
 * Family Honor
 * I Gave My Word
 * In Harm's Way - Follows his father's example.
 * Kid Samurai - Daigoro is frequently remarked to be a very good one.
 * Morality Pet
 * Ronin
 * The Woobie
 * Wise Beyond Their Years - Daigoro's a very mature little four year old. Itto's a good parent if anyone is to judge by how well behaved and intelligent this four year old is. There's even a storyline that focuses on how different Daigoro is from other children.

Yagyu Retsudo

 * Arch Enemy
 * Badass Grandpa: Not literally, though.
 * Big Bad
 * Big Ol' Eyebrows
 * Eyepatch of Power
 * I Gave My Word
 * Magnificent Bastard
 * The Spymaster
 * The Spymaster

Abe no Kaii

 * Bald of Evil
 * Non-Action Guy
 * Master Poisoner
 * Self-Made Orphan
 * Self-Made Orphan