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Dokyo is a sinister antagonist in Onimusha: Way of the Sword. She operates a secret underground laboratory beneath Edo-era Kyoto where she creates new Genma variants and drives the spread of Malice across the city.

Characters9/27/2026 10 min readrunecaster44

Sasaki Ganryu, historically known as Sasaki Kojiro, is a rival swordsman and Oni Gauntlet wielder in Onimusha: Way of the Sword. He is a confirmed boss fight and the closing encounter of the Gamescom 2025 playable demo.

Characters10/13/2026 12 min read

Miyamoto Musashi is the protagonist of Onimusha: Way of the Sword. Modeled after Toshiro Mifune, voiced by Yoshimasa Hosoya (JP) and Kenichiro Thomson (EN), he wields the Oni Gauntlet in a corrupted Edo-era Kyoto.

Characters10/13/2026 10 min readduskvalley

Izumo No Okuni is a confirmed ally in Onimusha: Way of the Sword. The historical founder of kabuki, reimagined as a young dancer who has left the stage to hunt the Genma destroying Kyoto.

Ono No Takamura is a confirmed ally in Onimusha: Way of the Sword. Reimagined from the Heian-era scholar and poet, he is an old master swordsman and the third confirmed Oni Gauntlet bearer alongside Musashi and Ganryu.

Characters9/27/2026 11 min readDarkKnight_X

The Man in White is the mysterious Key Character in Onimusha: Way of the Sword who grants both Musashi and Sasaki Ganryu their Oni Gauntlets.

Characters9/27/2026 2 min readMikoTanaka

Lady Oni, the Oni Lady of Capcom's English material and Shizuka Gozen in Capcom's Tokyo Game Show 2026 stage listing, is a female Oni housed inside Musashi's Oni Gauntlet in Onimusha: Way of the Sword. She speaks to him from within the gauntlet, guides him through corrupted Kyoto, and can manifest outside it when needed.

Characters10/13/2026 9 min readTheRealMaverick

Lady Murasaki is a confirmed character in Onimusha: Way of the Sword, featured in Capcom's official Curious Cases series and tied to the game's Lion Dog collectibles.

Characters10/13/2026 4 min readMikoTanaka