Onimusha: Way of the Sword Characters

Who this index includes

The names below appear on CAPCOM’s character page or in official character data. Story roles are summarized from the official profiles, without turning fan theories into biographies.

Musashi and his allies

Character	Confirmed role
Miyamoto Musashi	Protagonist; an Onimusha who uses the Oni Gauntlet
Oni Lady	An Oni woman who resides in Musashi’s Oni Gauntlet and helps him
Ono no Takamura	An older Onimusha who guards the Oni Gate and knows Musashi
Izumo no Okuni	Contacts Ono no Takamura while seeking the power to defeat Genma

Rivals and formidable foes

Sasaki Ganryu is a rival with deep ties to Musashi and a connection to the Oni Gauntlet. The official foe section also names Daidara, Dokyo, Greater Nue, Shuten Doji, Rasho-gan, Burai, Ifuu and the White-Clad Man. Consult each official profile for that foe’s appearance, identity and role in combat.

Keeping spoilers to a minimum

This index gives public roles, not later transformations, deaths or endings. Use the boss page for combat advice and the voice-actors page for cast information. Supporting characters absent from the official material are not included here.

Sources

CAPCOM’s official Characters page and character data, checked 2026-09-06. This page does not rank characters by strength or add unpublished relationships.