#oc: teru ikeda

[teru--teru--bozu]

Kiri delegation to Konoha

After the last civil war has left the Mist Village in shambles, the new Mizukage resorts to novel means to secure its borders – like diplomacy. Unfortunately, Kiri nin are not exactly skilled in that regard... So they’ll just have to wing it.

Teru Ikeda, 28, special jōnin: the acting ambassador to Konoha, has approximately zero diplomatic skills but a) Mist is too short on active ninjas at the time and b) her father was a diplomat so she can do it too, right?

Child of disgraced parents, tried too hard to earn her place in the village and crashed and burned for that; now puts her trust only in her former teammate Mei.

Used to be in ANBU & specialized in covert missions, spent the majority of the WWIII on one such mission in Konoha, which... is not a point in her favor now.

Extremely stilted; internalized early on that being a shinobi means suppressing your emotions, so she’s a Molotov cocktail waiting to happen.

Quiet and soft-spoken due to an early injury, but don’t let it fool you: she likes being rude when she can get away with it.

Sees her new team more in terms of their information-gathering uses than as an actual teaching position for her, which is a wilful misunderstanding on her part.

Tōma Umeboshi, 13, genin: she’s a horrible little beast and she’s out to cause a ruckus! Kenji’s fraternal twin, in possession of an overpowering personality of the “murderous sunshine“ kind.

She and her brother are probably the most well-adjusted Kiri nin out there, but that’s still not what Konoha people are used to...

Her practical jokes can sometimes be dangerous to herself and others, but she means well in general, and will fiercely defend anyone she feels is treated unjustly.

Adopted Kaede on sight; Kaede did not get a say in this.

She’s got a PINK SWORD and she knows how to USE IT!!!11

Kenji Umeboshi, 13, genin: he’s content playing second fiddle to his sister in their exploits and may pretend to be put-upon, but it will be a big fat lie: he enjoys causing trouble just as much.

Aspires to be a medic & is the most excited to stay in Konoha in hopes of doing some Research.

Third in line to the position of the Head of the Umeboshi family due to sudden changes in the family tree; under a lot of pressure to behave in a dignified way because of that.

Theoretically, knows how to erase a human body (theoretically).

Kaede Shimizu, 14, genin: perpetually anxious and always trying to figure out how to most effectively stay out of trouble – no easy feat with teammates like that.

Graduated the Academy early but was never assigned a team before due to the then-ongoing civil war.

Used to help her mother with her two little brothers when their father went nukenin, now worries a lot about them.

Still trying to live up to her father’s exacting expectations even as she’s trying to distance herself from him.

Sute, 43, ANBU captain: Teru’s one-time ANBU mentor; Tōma and Kenji’s mother, though they have a distant and awkward relationship. A tacit defender of the Bloody Mist regime who now has to come to terms with the changes brought on by the new Mizukage.

A foundling, grew up in the Kiri orphanage; part of her defense of the Bloody Mist is that it afforded low-caste shinobi like her a path to advancement and honor.

Extremely skeptical but also somewhat appreciative of the Mizukage’s efforts to abolish the caste system – one of the few things she finds praiseworthy.

Has many... ambivalent feelings towards her own motherhood and the role the village played in it.

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My favorite genre is footballers being *dumbfounded* by getting cards (she just punched someone, probably)

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Sengoku Basara OC Master-List!

Reference Catalog for the Sengoku Basara Tumblr Fandom Community

~ Compiled by Nekkyo Usagi ~

Original Sengoku Basara Characters Created by: @dearmadalice

Character Info: X

Date Shigezane - Cousin of Date Masamune, one of the 3 Great Men of Date

Kotori - Date Shigezane’s three year old daughter 

Omori - Mother of Date Shigezane

Shimazu Tadatsune - Third son of Shimazu Yoshihiro

Katakura Kagenaga - Father of Katakura Kojuro 

Akihime - Daughter of Otani Yoshitsugu. Historical wife of Sanada Yukimura

Hoshi - Daughter of Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Chiyoko - Daughter of Momochi Tanba of the Iga Ninja

Isao - Iga Ninja. 

Harumi - Married to Omura Ginmaru, a man who sides with the Soma Clan for glory against Date Masamune

Mine - Ujimasa Hojo’s granddaughter

Sen - Daughter of Ikeda Tsuneoki. Oda faction, Toyotomi faction

Chikayasu – Motochika’s Brother

Next Gen OCs:

Katakura Shigenaga - Son of Katakura Kojuro and also the “second” Kojuro

Sanada Yukimasa - son of Sanada Yukimura and Irohahime

Otamahime – Motochika’s Daughter

Original Sengoku Basara Characters Created by: @tsuncarrot

Kohaku - son of Okuni, beautiful Kabuki dancer.

Yuuma -mercenary, takes care of his two sisters-in-law and their children after the death of his brothers. 

Ryuuto - he is a dirty, dirty bandit.

Ayako -Beautiful woman who might actually be a demon. She and Hisahide are the gross power couple

Misaki - Foxy wife. Kojuro married her and he didn’t tell Masamune

Junko - Ridiculously lucky. Even getting kidnapped by a dirty hobo somehow works better in her favor. 

Sumiko - A wet blanket who is ridiculously good at numbers. She’s head of her family after her father died from being a wet blanket. 

Hiroko - Beach bum. Shimazu Yoshihiro’s granddaughter. He takes care of her after the death of her parents.

Original Sengoku Basara Characters Created by: @dai-rokuten-maou

Yamato Hisanaga - Oda affiliated (though could go on to serve under the Toyotomi banner at Hanbei’s insistence)

Oda Nobutada - (Eldest son)- Oda affiliated

Oda Nobutaka - (Youngest son, middle sibling)- Oda affiliated

Oda Tokuhime - (Only daughter, youngest sibling)- Oda/Tokugawa affiliated

Hattori Hanzo - Tokugawa/Ashikaga affiliated

Akiyama Nobutomo - Raging Bull of Takeda Clan

Original Sengoku Basara Characters Created by: @vengrych

Ishida Masatsugu - Father of Ishida Mitsunari

Ishida Tatsu - Mother of Ishida Mitsunari

Ishida Masazumi - Older Brother of Ishida Mitsunari

Manase Rion  - Talented mistress of medicines and poisons, works under Toyotomi banner, close relationships to Hanbei and Mitsunari

Original Sengoku Basara Characters Created by: @dorksoftakeda

Kirigakure Saizo - Shinobi allied with the Takeda and Sanada Clan

 Kamanosuke Yuri - Shinobi allied with the Takeda and Sanada Clan

Original Sengoku Basara Characters Created by: @norageonlypancakes

Kosuna, Oda affiliated. Chubby smash-it-all girl. Radiate communist vibes right in 16th century.

Tomoe, Imagawa affiliated, then after Yoshimoto got a lil dead, Takeda affiliated. A Good Girl with mess of a face. Does her best

Baba Nobuharu, Takeda affiliated. Old grump who once helped Shingen get the power. Doesn’t like any warfare or to move in general.

Yamamoto Kansuke, Takeda affiliated. A Cool Uncle, strategic talent of peasant origin. Barely can write and has no fashion sense.

Satake Yoshishige and Oka, from north-east, in some sense Date affiliated. Want to overthrow Date domination, are not successful. Oka is a stern, composed older sister, Yoshishige is a wild, energetic little brother.

Original Sengoku Basara Characters Created by: @kitalphahart

Kana & Hana - Trickster ninja twin sisters rumored to be in league with Fuuma Kotaro

Senai - Guardian and teacher of the twins

Original Sengoku Basara Characters Created by: @brookie4cookies

Sanada Akihime - Quiet wife of Sanada Yukimura and daughter of Ōtani Yoshitsugu. Small and cold, but actually cares a lot just doesn't know how to show it.

Katakura / Yanai Tsuta - Wife of Katakura Kojūrō and eternal babysitter of Megohime. A sarcastic balance to her husband, though hiding an awkward side and passion for doing the right thing.

Saigo no Tsubone / O-ai -

 Kushihashi Teru - Tiny wife of Kuroda Kanbei and current maid of the Toyotomi. An avid gardener and lover of greenery, she has been biding her time stuck with the enemy to find her husband again.

Original Sengoku Basara Characters Created by: @drazudrazz

Date Megohime - wife of Date Masamune

Chosokabe Nana - wife of Chosokabe Motochika

Original Sengoku Basara Characters Created by: @salemnightz

Character Info: X

Akane Fujioka - A ragtag tomboy taken under service by Goto Matabei in his days as a Kuroda General. Later on became his mistress.

Takeshi - Matabei and Akane’s firstborn.

Kotori - Goto Matabei and Akane’s second(?) child.

Motonori - Goto Matabei and Akane’s third child.

Ruri - Youngest living child of Matabei and Akane

Original Sengoku Basara Characters Created by: @Masa

Shoku -  - Skycloak - Date Clan Affiliation

Aeon - Skycloak

Adrian - Cursed Skycloak

Seto - Seacloak

Raiu -  Feathercloak - Skycloak- 

Kaigan - Seacloak - Chosokabe Clan Affiliation

Itsuuki  - Skycloak - No Clan Affiliation

Hasuko - ninja

Sakuya - Blessed Human - Own Clan

Mori Nichirin - Older twin - son of Mori Motonari

Mori Kosuke - Younger twin - son of Mori Motonari

Date Munezane - Dragon Prince - Date Clan

Original Sengoku Basara Characters Created by: @nekkyousagi

Soma Yoshitane - 16th head of the Soma Clan, rival of Date Shigezane

Lady Soma - Mother of Yoshitane, the Queen Bee of Soma Clan

Otake - country girl warrior fighting for Anegakoji Yoritsuna

Yasuke - African samurai who serves Oda Nobunaga

Original Sengoku Basara Characters Created by: @uesugiterutora

Takayama Ukon - ally to Xavi, Otomo Sorin and Kyogoku Maria

Original Sengoku Basara Characters Created by: @nexu101​

Kazama- Son of Kotaro and Tsuruhime. Is a lot like his father in both mannerisms and appearance

Momoe- Kazama's twin sister. Is very sassy and outspoken.

Hisamichi - Matsunaga's eldest son (from history). Very sweet, but bears scars from torture he endured by enemy forces.

Kojiro - Matsunaga's second son (from history). Had a long ponytail and was very moody. Was also distrustful of his father. He was held captive like Hisamichi but died 

Saburo - Matsunaga's third son (not really a historical basis for this one). Was born in captivity and died later on

Original Sengoku Basara Characters Crated by: @eriksartworld

Moniwa Tsunamoto - one of the 3 great men of Date clan

Ishida Masazumi - brother of Ishida Mitsunari

Matsudaira Iemoto

Date Masamichi

Sanada Nobuyuki - older brother of Sanada Yukimura

Thanks to everyone who contributed!! All of your characters are so unique and awesome! Let’s give them all the love they deserve!!

If there are anymore Sengoku Basara OCs you would like added, adjusted or removed from the Master-List, please message me and I will edit this post!

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“I didn’t even punch them that hard.”

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No one asked but ye shall receive

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Teru in my nineties’ Vladivostok smuggler au

(This is niche even for me)

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Happy birthday girl

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I finally found a fancast for Teru!!

!!!!!!

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Teru with her grandparents’ very naughty cat.

(@catladychronicles kindly allowed me to use this photo of hers as a reference!)

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Nartober day 7 - casual clothes

Title: why did you expect a Water Country village to have a functioning water system

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Pick an oc and do all the even numbers!

Asdhbasjdnjihqsd thank you for enabling me

(I’m doing this for Teru btw)

Does your OC collect anything? What do they collect?

She doesn’t, but she would collect fancy weaponry if she had the money for it. Or more realistically, embroidered daenggi (a type of Korean hair ribbon)

What kind of clothing does your OC wear?

Shinobi uniform mostly; very thick, very big knit sweaters in her free time because Kiri is damp and cold. (She does not have a preference re: masculine versus feminine clothing, but she would rather go barefoot than wear shoes that are even mildly uncomfortable (since this includes high heels it sometimes becomes a problem)

What’s your OC’s favorite animal? Least favorite?

Teru likes cats (and her “grandparents” have one so she’s in luck) and Kiri’s giant otters (picture Amazonian giant otters but with thicker fur) and like most people in Joson she distrusts dogs, but otherwise has no particular feelings

What is your OC’s theme song?

I have a whole playlist for particular story points but two songs that are like, Teru Mood™ are

Or (which is more like her childhood’s genin team song but anyway)

What foods does your OC like to eat? What are their least favorite foods?

She’s not picky bc in Kiri you eat what you get but she loves bibimbap bc that was the best treat for her as a kid

What does your OC smell like?

“Blood”, says Kisame not of anything specific normally? It’s not like shinobi use perfume when the mission doesn’t require it probably

What are your OC’s greatest fears? Weaknesses? Strengths?

Fears: disappointing someone, being betrayed, losing control of her life

Weaknesses: arrogant and perfectionistic at the same time, oversensitive to criticism, does not value her life or others’, holds grudges

Strengths: responsible, calm under pressure, direct, orderly, pragmatic

If they came from their world to ours (if not already in our’s) how would they react? What would they do?

She’d be so hyped about guns... and not so hyped about surveillance (but also, it seems like a good challenge)

What kind of student were they/would they be in high school?

The quiet studious straight-A student who would rat you out to the teacher; or if we’re going with her canon backstory, basically in the local delinquent gang

What is their outlook on life? What is their philosophy / what do they think in general about living?

She uh... kind of meh about life because it has never been particularly kind to her. She’s ready to sacrifice her life for the village, even when it was not perhaps the only course of action.

Who is the most important person in their life? Why? Who is the least important to them (that still has an impact and why?)

The most important right now is probably Mei because in the absence of true faith in her village, faith in her is the only thing Teru has left. The least important but still impacting is Raizō Ōmiya, a frequent bully in their academy days and accidentally the father of one of Teru’s students.

What kind of nervous habits do they have? Do they stim? Do they have any kinds of addictions?

She’s very rigidly policing her outward behavior I think whatever habits she might have had, she had trained out of herself. She smokes and drinks occasionally, but usually while in company and no more than is socially acceptable.

Do they want to get married? Why or why not? Would they ever want kids? Do they have kids? Why?

Teru does not intend to get married because honestly, what for? Nor does she want to have children (despite some pressure that all shinobi experience). Her own childhood was bad enough and she’s not about to be responsible for someone else’s.

If they could have one thing in the world, what would it be?

The first impulse would be to have her parents back.

What social groups and activities does your character attend? What role do they like to play? What role do they actually play, usually?

She has very few friends (basically only two at the start of The Story). She’s usually the follower, not the leader, but she will expect that people would defer to her on certain subjects/matters.

What does your character want most? What do they need really badly, compulsively? What are they willing to do, to sacrifice, to obtain?

Approval, I should think, in things small and large. (That’s me, projecting my rejection sensitive dysphoria right here).

What would your character do with a million dollars?

(she’d make tiny paper shuriken out of the banknotes)

Your character is getting ready for a night out. Where are they going? What do they wear? Who will they be with?

If it’s outside a mission, it’s some seedy pub (there’s no other kind of establishments in Kiri), she’s with Mei and she’s wearing the same sweater she wore to get water in the morning. If it’s on a mission, the scale could be from some really fancy bar spying on some foreign diplomat to a roadside tavern posing as a peasant.

Does your character have any scars? Where did they get them from?

Teru has fewer scars than most of her peers because her job is less front-line. Some cuts on hands and shins, usual for shinobi. Among old scars that didn’t fade are the one from the Academy graduation exam (on her throat) and a big one on her stomach from the 3rd Shinobi World War (that she basically had to fix herself while on the battlefield because Kiri doesn’t have a medical devision).

How does your character react/ accept criticism?

Not too well, really. If it’s from her superiors or trusted friends, she’d grit her teeth and bear it (but may or may not take it to heart). Others get an arrogant glare and passive-aggressive remarks.

Your character is given a voodoo doll of themself. What do they do with it? Do they see if it actually works?

Try and drown it to see what happens

(Don’t worry, she can hold her breath for a long time)

What were their parents like? How has that affected how they are as an adult?

Her parents already had a kid and didn’t particularly want the second one because the political/ideological situation in Kirigakure was changing for the worse. They were executed when Teru was around two and she is still affected by their death emotionally as well as socially.

If your character was presented with imminent and unavoidable death/fatality, how would they react? Would they try to avoid death anyways? Would they try to make their last days count?

She’d proceed as usual, except possibly warning those closest to her (though equally possibly not, to spare their feelings).

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A fake settei sheet? In my manga? It’s more likely than you think!

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Older Teru and a possible cover for the story scribbled over a grocery list

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HELLO NAUGHTY CHILDREN ITS KIRIGAKURE TIME

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A comic sequence for a part of the story I have in mind, drawn mostly to play w/ different hairstyles for Teru

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Boom! headshots