Haru Kikkawa

* **Warning: Contains blood and graphic violence. Read at your own risk**

**Haru Kikkawa** is the main protagonist of *Samurai Warriors Crossroads*, a major character in both Hiroie's story and *Aftermath Justice*, and is one of the main protagonists of *Crossroads 2*. Known as one of the Alternate versions of the famous Motoharu Kikkawa, she is Takakage Kobayakawa's sister, Takamoto Mori's younger sister, and Terumoto Mori's niece.

## Description

* "A woman who combines bravery with happiness. Known as one of the Three Mori Arrows, Haru's dream is to make people smile and lift their spirits. Even if she risks her entire life achieving said goal."

## Appearance

Haru is an , and athletic woman, with long black hair, black eyes in a sharp way, and a innocent complexion. On the back of her hair, she has a black butterfly pin, to tie up her hair. She has a long tribal tattoo on her right arm though it's not seen due to it's rather mysterious power behind it. Throughout her lifespan, she cuts her hair due to having tripped over her hair a lot of times, along with her having gum on it by a random guy.

Her older appearance

In the second game, while she mainly retains her older appearance, with her athletic physique and mature complexion from before, but instead, she had underwent a significant amount of changes in her entire outfit. For context: her hair has been cut shorter , while wearing a dark blue hoodie jacket, black sleeveless shirt and pants, and dark blue sneakers.

### All Costumes

#### Younger

in her younger appearance, she wears a blue and grey shirt with a dark blue coat, black gloves, black pants, dark blue stilettos, and a butterfly pattern around her coat. This was later used as her younger appearance.

#### Older

Her older appearance, with her hair now having silver streaks, has her

#### Final Days

This set of clothing is only used by her during her last days of life

#### Casual

Her casual appearance has her wearing a dark blue and black coat.

#### Tommy Angelo

She wears his outfit from the first Mafia game.

### DLC Outfits

#### Playa

This outfit takes notes from the Playa's default appearance in Saints Row 4 with the only difference being

### Second Game

#### Default

Having been the town leader of Secularo, her appearance has changed drastically. Now being old enough to, she wears a long-coat

## Personality

Despite looking mature for her age (Her official age was 43), Haru is an happy go lucky young woman who loves to make people happy, regardless of the mood. Sometimes, she would use her intellect to get out of situations or make peace with the enemy.

Her hand to hand combat, however, is considered as a weak point to her skills. Despite that, she uses it if the enemy tries to kill her friends, parents, and brothers. She eventually improved on her hand to hand combat skills over time.

Her unpredictability is her strong suit, and her best tactic of all. Haru would often come up with dangerous, stupid and time consuming ideas that, to the surprise of many, always work.

She is, shockingly, intelligent and smart, When she acts serious, she provides useful info and clever strategies for the Mori clan, even if she outright denies it. Nuwa is rather impressed, and annoyed, that Haru rarely uses her gifted intelligence. Motonari stated that Haru acts serious when she wants to, rather than using it on a daily basis, mainly due to her learning about the positives of life itself. And while she has used this more frequently, she still manages to retain her smile.

Another of Haru's strong points is her resilience. She can withstand a lot of damage, even DYING is nothing to her. Even after she gets beaten up by a couple of people, including Kiyomasa Kato, she doesn't let that affect her as long as she keeps on making people smile. Her one goal.

But despite all of her strong points, she has some weaknesses. Those type of weaknesses made her accept for who she is, no matter how people view her as.

Haru is easily emotional. She would often cry in situations that even she can relate to, even the most simple things due to how much love and care she put into the stuff she does. She also gets upset easily when her friends and family insult her, regardless if it's accidental. She also has a soft spot to those that are emotionally vulnerable.

She is often clumsy, possibly hindering her progress if she's not careful.

Her childlike innocence can make her naive and oblivious to pretty much everything, including her own sex appeal, which makes a few people surprised at how much she hides her true nature. Shinjo points out that Haru either is used to whatever throws at her, is so happy nothing seems to affect her, or she just doesn't want them to worry about her well being.

Her friendliness to people may have contributed to her eventual exile from the Toyotomi clan. Motonari revealed that she seems to befriend people, regardless of if they're friends or enemies.

Her interactions reveal that Haru loves doing what's best for everybody, putting a smile on anyone's faces. She loves making people smile, regardless of the mood. She also knows that she would go to great lengths to put a smile on people's faces. Despite people's concerns and worries, Haru knows about it and does her best to cheer people up, even if people were upset about her way of raising morale (Putting her life on her line for their sake)

Although, as mentioned above, she is a happy go-lucky young woman, it doesn't mean that Haru can't get angry. Because of this, Haru is far from being completely happy and optimistic. Takakage points out that she rarely gets angry unless something bad happens that will put her over the edge.

Due to her experiences with war and her knowledge about it, Haru knows that there's no happy endings in spite of her optimistic personality. She knows that sacrifices are necessary to provide a better future and a happier one

Surprisingly, she has the agility and energy of a little child. Despite being in her middle age, she doesn't seem to get herself tired or exhausted. This has since died down as the years go past, with her experiencing fatigue as she grew older, especially since she's at around her early fifties, in addition to her weakened health.

### Warriors Orochi

In Warriors Orochi, she has conversations with Lianshi, Zhang Chunhua, Wang Yi, Ma Chao, Nuwa, Oichi, Musashi Miyamoto and Munenori Yagyu. the Ultimate expansion adds 2 more: Cure Passion and

#### Lianshi

Surprised over her serene yet childlike demeanor, Lianshi offers her to make cookies if she behaves. Haru, the kid she is, happily accepts her request, something that made her giggle at her response

#### Zhang Chunhua

Admittedly, Haru was unnerved by Chunhua's response . It ends with Haru getting even more freaked out by . And that's surprising since

The second conversation implies that Haru was somewhat overjoyed in Chunhua's cooking, but she was disturbed when she mentioned Sima Yi suffering from food poisoning when he tried one of her meat buns.

#### Wang Yi

In the first conversation, it was revealed that she actually was upset to see her talk to Ma Chao, since he's her enemy. When Haru asks her why, all she can do is to look away, knowing if she had told

The second conversation is a continuation of the first, but also, Sima Yi is involved. Just as when Yi

Her third conversation

#### Ma Chao

In the first conversation, when Ma Chao mentions Justice, all Haru can do is to cover her ears, to Chao's frustration, as he didn't expect her to be against the word. It turns out that she was only against the word because she knew about him saying it frequently, which somewhat confuses him as he thought she hated the concept. Haru disagreed with that idea though she's curious to see what his version of Justice was.

In the second conversation, she asked him about Wang Yi's intentions to murder him, but despite Chao's concerns, she . Because of her assurances, Chao tells her why he murdered a village as revenge against Cao Cao. Naturally, Haru's face tells she was disappointed in him for being blinded with rage, even after he told her the real reasons why.

#### Nuwa

When finding out that Haru. That response annoys Nuwa greatly, as

#### Oichi

She was asked about what her world was, in her perspective.

The second conversation reveals that Oichi

#### Musashi Miyamoto

Notably impressed by her skills, he offers time and time again for a sparring match, which she refused due to her health. Though Disappointed, he vows to convince her to

After being pestered, she finally agrees to spar with him in the third conversation.

#### Munenori Yagyu

the two had a lot in common in goals. However, Haru only cares about making people happy, something that Munenori chuckled at that idea.

#### Cure Passion

Haru was impressed over how someone like Cure Passion can change her life and start anew. Setsuna was overjoyed over seeing Haru impressed with her efforts of atonement.

In the second conversation, Haru is perplexed

The third conversation reveals that

## Crossroads - Haru's Story

### Background

Before the events of her story, Haru left Sagami after she had turned herself in to the police in order to protect her family from getting a jail sentence.

### A Meeting

Before her jail sentence, Haru arranges a meeting with a detective in order to convince the police to protect her loved ones and her family from potential dangers

### Return to Sagami

Haru returns to Sagami after a few years in Prison. Now in her early twenties, as well as her having a tattoo, she reunites with Takakage, who tells her of how things went while she was gone.

## Warriors Orochi

Due to the time distortion, Haru, along with the Crossroads newcomers, were separated

## Abilities

### Power Level

While Haru is not as strong as the majority of characters, it's her quick approach and unpredictability that make up for it.

## Weapons

These weapons are for her older appearance, as she shares the same weapon as other characters in her younger self, that being the Spear.

### Older Appearance

1. Wooden Stick
2. Rune Spear
3. Cobalt Fallout
4. Azure Tooth
5. Sapphire Deliverance

### Warriors Orochi

1. Moon Spear
2. Rune Spear
3. Azure Glaive
4. Cobalt Fallout
5. Cobalt Fallout X

### Second Game (Ranger Revolver and Spear)

1. Rusty Breeze
2. ?
3. Cobalt Destiny
4. Superb Rainfall
5. Eternal Cartel

## Move List

### Crossroads (Weapon)

Her weapon move-set in Crossroads has some similarities to Yukimura Sanada and Ma Chao. However

* Triangle: Takes a picture. Her 3rd Weapon makes her pull out a Camera with a tripod.
* Square, Triangle (X3):
* Square, Square, Triangle (X3)
* Square, Square, Square, Triangle (X3)
* Square, Square, Square, Square, Triangle (X2)
* Square, Square, Square, Square, Square,
* Square (X10): Four strikes
* Musou Animation:
* Musou Attack: Pulls out

### Older

While most of her move-set has not been changed, there are a few differences

### Warriors Orochi

Due to her status as part of the Alternate Reality series, her moveset was converted into the DW7 style, in a similar fashion to Achilles as a result of her not having hyper attacks since Crossroads doesn't have any.

* Triangle: She takes a picture
* Square, Triangle: Does a Spinning Slash, right before she goes up on the air to take a picture, ending with her kicking the target down
* Square, Square, Triangle: Takes three pictures, as to blind the oncoming enemies
* Square, Square, Square, Triangle: Does a 180 turning swing, similar to Yukimura Sanada's C4
* Square, Square, Square, Square, Triangle: Plunges the blade on to the ground
* Square, Square, Square, Square, Square, Triangle:
* Square (X6): Same as before, but this time, it ends with six slashes (Three normal, two alternative and a stab)
* Musou - Going to Town: The same as her other musou, but with a few differences. Pulls out a
* Aerial Musou Attack - Circle: Azure Rider Kick:

## Theme Song

* Sapphire Dragon - Haru's official theme

## Reception

The alternate Haru Kikkawa has been positively received though she was criticized for the same reasons as Marie Shintani and Julia Kouen

## Tropes

This is all about her game incarnation

* 100% Adoration Rating - She's pretty much beloved almost everywhere around the universe. Even the harshest of heroes admit she had a lot of bravery in her adventures.
* Adaptational Attractiveness - As a result of this game's status as an alternate reality, and Haru becoming a girl in response, she looks exceptionally attractive for someone who is simply one part of the Mori Three Arrows.
* Adaptational Backstory Change - Prior to the game's release, she is a skateboarder who has a knack of being clumsy. Here? She is a Photographer who always tries her best to make people happy.
* Adorkable - She's much of a dork talking about her favorite hobbies, notably reading. She also is that informative on how time travel works.
* The Age Less - Honestly, when you compare her older appearance with her younger appearance, she has barely aged a day, with the only difference being her hair and clothing.
* Age Lift - Downplayed. In the second game, Haru looks a bit older than her first game appearance, to actually make sure she's in her fifties, with her shortened hair
* All Loving Heroine - If her reputation says something, then yes. She's loved by everybody. Unless you're Nene nor Naomasa. This extends to the second game, where she has been the lovable town leader of Secularo, known as El Presidente.
* Almighty Woman: Combined with her reputation as a beloved hero.
* Alternate Self: Like Marie Shintani, she is one of the alternate versions of the one and only Motoharu Kikkawa.
* Amazonian Beauty: Ignoring the amount of food she consumes on a daily basis, Haru is surprisingly athletic for a woman who is not a huge fan of sports, with her figure being often compared to a Judo practitioner. However, even she reveals she knows nothing about Judo of the sort. It was later revealed that her body is on par with a professional wrestler, to her own dismay. The second game fully embraces this trope, with her toned arms and ripped physique being shown in full display
* Ambiguously Bi - She's confirmed to be bisexual, meaning she loves boys and girls. Word of God confirmed that it was to represent her way of loving.
* Anti-Nihilist: She's completely aware of how harsh the world truly is yet that doesn't stop her from doing her absolute best at making people happy.
* Art Shift: As a result of the second game's realistic-like approach, Haru looks
* Attractive Gender-Bender: Like Marie Shintani (an alternate version of Sun Deng), the actual Motoharu (Samurai Warriors) was converted into a girl in this one, as a way to divert away from the actual Sengoku period.
* Back from the Dead: She is suddenly back in the second game with no reason as to why she showed up as the town leader of Secularo.
* Badass Adorable: Taken to great lengths, to the point it's well known for being the lovable teddy bear we all grew and love.
* Badass in a Nice Suit: Three cases. During the Mori's rise to prominence, she wore a dark blue suit. The other two cases are her wearing Tommy Angelo's clothes, and her wearing something that came out of Bollywood.
* Badass Normal: In a world where almost everyone has some form of powers possible, Haru doesn't have anything that makes her stand out from the rest of the roster. Even so, she relies on her methods to deal with the enemy. It's been stated that her unpredictability is her strongest suit, and it's the reason why she can be just as cool as Yukimura if she puts her mind into it.
* Badass Longcoat - She wears one in the second game
* Beauty is Never Tarnished - For once, we have to wonder how exactly Haru doesn't lose any of her beauty every time she either gets attacked, injured or mauled to death. In addition, her appearance in the second game
* Being Good Sucks: Even though she's highly optimistic and wants to achieve her goals, she is well aware of the sacrifices she had to make for the happiness of other people, especially her loved ones.
* This immediately became a huge plot point in the anime where she ends up lying to Akane about her origins, saying that
* Berserk Button: Whatever you do, don't mock her dream of making people happy. And also, don't hurt her loved ones. She would pay you back tenfold. Just ask Kana that question.
* Beware the Nice AND Silly Ones: Haru's a big happy teddy bear who cares for the happiness of people everywhere, but piss her off and the day will **NOT** go well for you. Trust me. Haru's breaking point is something that people should be scared of.
* Big Eater: Oh shit, do we really need to explain? The girl can eat as much as Luffy and Goku combined, to the point that it's a rare sight seeing her without any food whatsoever. On one occasion, she ate a Family sized Chicken Pot Pie, which made her sleepy for the whole day. It got to the point when Haru actually ATE an entire buffet because she skipped having Breakfast in one morning
* Big Good - She is the main commander in charge of Secularo in the second game
* Bilingual Dialogue - This happens every time she speaks a different language. For example, she spoke a language that only Myokyu and Takakage know.
* Blade on a Stick - Has a Moon Spade that is a spear.
* Blood From the Mouth - She spits out a lot of blood as a result of her illness, some being on her mouth due to the strain of her injuries. However, (Spoiler) she ends up losing a significantly large amount of blood when she gets a knife lodged on her throat, caused by Kiyomasa Kato, to the point where she died due to blood loss a few minutes after her daughter Tomoe tried to take her to the hospital, with predictable results.
* Boyish Short Hair: Deconstructed. In one of her unlockable outfits, she has her hair cut down to shirt, removing the ponytail from her official outfit (Revealed to be a Butler). Her older appearance has her cut off most of her hair, leaving it to be neck length. The cause? Some guy placed gum on her hair.
* The second game keeps her short hair, to make her a bit older than her first game's appearance
* Break Her Heart to Save Her: Arguably the main reason why she has stuck around with Lady Shinjo, as she's well-aware . The anime also
* For Tomoe Kikkawa (Her second daughter): She spent her last moments calming her down while informing her that she's about to die.
* For Akane: She
* For Rose: Realizing that Haru asks Rose to . For that instance, Rose accepts Haru's offer, but not before she says that Haru
* Breakout Character: Haru became instantly popular with fans and critics upon her debut game for a variety of reasons, to the point she's actually tied with Naotora li in terms of popularity.
* Break the Cutie: It's debatable, but she was already broken during her time in prison.
* Broken Bird: From within the lovable optimist lies a woman who has a lot of issues around her plate.
* Brilliant but Lazy: With confirmation from Gracia, her intelligence is on par with Sima Yi. The problem is that she doesn't seem to use her intelligence because she simply wants to make people smile. This somewhat annoys Nuwa greatly when she finds this out, and even Sima Yi was baffled upon finding out that the one who flourished Sagami, in her own dimension, was none other than a woman who's mind is as crazy as the gutter.
* Brutal Honesty: Due to knowing, she's doesn't hesitate to tell people what she really thinks about their problems. Haru admits that
* Boobs of Steel: Has one of the biggest bust measurements in the Crossroads roster, and is surprisingly strong for her age. This is significantly downplayed in her older years.
* Butt-Monkey: Aside from her usual antics, she can't seem to catch a break. This extends to the fact she would always find a way to get herself hurt. Because of this, she knew about Hideyoshi's attempts to court Shinjo, which led to informing her wife to stay by Motochika as a way of protecting her from Kiyomasa Kato and Masanori Fukushima, of which it backfired due to Nobuchika passing away.
* Career Ending Injury: She immediately retires after almost dying at the hands of Toyohisa Shimazu.
* Celebrity is Overrated - While she's aware of her popularity around the Multiverse, even she doesn't seem to enjoy her newfound celebrity status. If what her recent comments show, she is worried people would idolize her for her history.
* Character Development - She went from a child that is dedicated to protect everyone to the lovable teddy bear we know today prior to the series. However, deep down is her rather informed thinking and her calm approach towards many things. That being said, she's noticeably a lot more calmer than what we thought before though the childlike transcendence is there.
* Chronic Hero Syndrome: Despite warnings from the rest of her loved ones, Haru insisted on risking her entire life for the happiness of everyone.
* Clark Kent Outfit - The second game plays this to a tee, as without her jacket, she has some impressively toned arms
* Cloudcuckoolander: You know, for being the middle of the Mori Three Arrows, her mind is all over the place, like a child being interested in a lot of things.
* The Cloudcuckoolander Was Right:
* That being said, she is proven right in spite of her unpredictable mind. for example: She once said that Mitsuhide would betray Nobunaga sooner than later, Sure enough, Mitsuhide betrayed Nobunaga and caused the latter's death at the Honnoji Incident.
* In the second game, she was correct about being suspicious of Kana when the latter was caught wearing Gracia's hair-pin on her head, with her having kidnapped the same person Hidemitsu was looking for. What she didn't expect is that Kana almost murdered Gracia due to her obsession.
* Conditioned to Accept Horror: Considering she spent so much time away from her family, this is self-explanatory, as the harsh tone inside both instances made her accept the true result of humanity's greatest sins. This was likely why (Spoiler) she accepted what she had been coming when Kiyomasa Kato killed her due to Nene.
* In Warriors Orochi 5, she never reacted in horror when Yu Jin, Xingcai, Ina and Nuwa were making a punishment for Guo Jia, Magoichi Saika, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, and herself (For unexplained reasons, she was dragged into a scheme by Guo Jia to make their own harem in a comical sense because they knew she would be used as bait to lure out.).
* Contrasting Sequel Main Character: To the rest of the Ryu Ga Gotoku main characters in general. Haru is not only the first female main character out of their library, but she's the first protagonist to be based on a different character.
* She's oddly similar to Ichiban Kasuga. While the both of them had endured everything in their paths to achieve what they wanted, Haru only took
* Cool Old Lady: By the last years of her life, she has developed into this, as a lot of people in both the Mori and Toyotomi admit she has a lot of experience of dealing with a lot of hard stuff.
* Cope by Pretending: The entire reason why she smiles, as well as the result of her current optimism. It was also the entire reason why she recovered in a short span of time, to teach herself how to find happiness.
* Covert Pervert: Because of her being a bisexual, she has this habit of getting her own nose bleeding towards girls that are beautiful in their own right. Her wife, Lady Shinjo, often scolds her for that (Which is ironic for Shinjo to do it since she admitted at one point she got jealous). This was shown in her crossover appearances when Haru was forced to be accompanied by her wife because of this very trope alone (Yes, we have to admit, she did suffer a nosebleed when she saw Lianshi in the flesh during the Convergence).
* Cry Cute - To be honest, she looks like a kind-hearted child when she cries. It's honestly adorable.
* Dark and Troubled Past: Before she became the optimist teddy bear we know and love, she handed herself in to the police, having protected her family from a potential police raid due to Motonari getting caught delivering illegal drugs without him realizing they were illegal in the first place. It was also the reason why Haru doesn't really like mentioning her time in jail. She only told Lady Shinjo about her past because she trusts her completely
* Death Glare: When either pushed too far or provoked, she can pull off one hell of a stare that can make you shiver.
* Demoted to Extra: Her death signifies her future roles being shafted aside for her relatives instead, with Shinjo and Hiroie being the most common examples.
* Decoy Protagonist: Zig-Zagged. While she often gets the most attention, she's only the main protagonist for a while until Hiroie takes over after her death
* Depending on the Writer: Her job occupation varies around depending on how people know about her characteristics, but many felt that her being both a Skateboarder and a Photographer works the best. Her death also varies on if what people feel about it.
* The Determinator - Like Yusuke Godai before her, she would stop at NOTHING to make people happy, no matter what happens to her.
* Died in Your Arms Tonight - While her death is mostly brutal, even by the game's standards, Tomoe was the last thing she had saw before she breathed her last.
* Dissonant Serenity: She can possibly be on par with Zhang Chunhua in this regard, as nothing seems to affect Haru in the slightest. Whether if she gets threatened, hit, attacked, yelled at or any other method, Haru keeps on smiling. Even getting groped, harassed, or any other serious issue she faces on a daily basis does nothing to weaken her mood. Seems to be justified in her case due to being in jail for at least 10 years in prison, and spending 5 more years in the Military, before coming out as a different woman than before with a goal to make people happy. Dying is nothing more but a natural thing for her to experience, possibly confirming she had seen a lot of death through her life-time. The second game makes her entirely feared because of the fact that nothing bothers her at all aside from a few factors (She was borderline outraged and disgusted over Kana Sugiura's lust and depravity)
* The Dreaded: Due to her serene approach, she actually garnered such a fearsome reputation around Esparanca, simply because her Tranquil Fury is a lot more horrifying than the corrupted civilians of the entire country. this is exactly why she's called El Diablo.
* Diving Kick: Since she's a Kuuga expy of all things, her musou in Warriors Orochi 5 have her do a Kick that would make Decade proud.
* Expy: Think of her as a mix of Yusuke Godai and Ethan Winters combined.
* Everyone Has Standards: She might be a serene and optimistic woman, but even she has some limits to her patience.
* As optimistic as she is, she does think that Naotora's constant apologizing is annoying to listen to on a daily basis. This led to her simply refusing to help Naomasa because Naotora annoyed her to the point that she outright left a War Council meeting due to Naotora apologizing yet again. This cultivated into her actually dunking a glass of water on her entire body simply because she couldn't stop getting worried about the future of her entire clan.
* On a hilarious note, she doesn't really get along with Aya Gozen because of her strictness, not because of how Aya handles things, but because at one point, she was at the end of an Armor-Piercing Slap in her interaction because she thought Aya was joking about teaching people manners, despite Kenshin telling her beforehand about Aya's strictness (This was a way to see what she can do firsthand).
* And in another hilarious note, she thinks that Justice and Benevolence are really annoying to listen to, which Ma Chao calls her out for getting used to Kanetsugu proclaiming about Righteousness on a daily basis. Haru's excuse was that Kanetsugu was at least tolerable where as Ma Chao is just saying it frequently. Liu Bei was more or less annoyed at how Haru reacted to Benevolence, due to her different opinion on the meaning.
* On a serious note: As much of a serene president she is, even she is disgusted over Kana's reasons why betrayed Hidemitsu because of her sickening love towards his cousin: Gracia, especially with the reveal. The fact Haru was almost assaulted by Kana due to her love doesn't even help her case.
* Even the Girls Want Her: Her childlike endearing personality, and her kindness, is what made Lady Shinjo fall in love with her.
* The second game extends to Kaya, who is her assistant in the town of Secularo, and Kana Sugiura, who is actually upset with the amount of attention Hidemitsu's getting from her.
* Face Death With Dignity - Like Tommy Angelo, she answered Kiyomasa's question, knowing she would die while her loved ones are safe.
* Face of a Thug: Deep down this mature and cool beauty is a girl who's optimism and hyperactivity is off the charts.
* Famous Last Words - "I admit that I was not the best person in the whole world, but regardless of what I do, I know that I've gone and done much for the safety of my loved ones. That's my biggest reward in the entire world. The happiness of everybody."
* Fastest Gun in the West - Well, one of her skills is the mastery of the gun arts, after all.
* Feeling Their Age: Downplayed. While she's more than capable of performing impossible feats, her older appearance confirms that she can't really
* Pretty much the entire reason she almost got herself killed by Toyohisa Shimazu during the final battle at Kyushu. Since she's not in peak physical condition as she was before, she struggled fending off against Toyohisa, who was in his prime. If it wasn't for Yoshihiro, then Haru would've died a lot sooner.
* Because of her health issues, she takes the back seat in the second game, only for her to be thrust back into action again when Juarez comes to wreck havoc in Secularo.
* For Happiness: Her entire motivation
* Friend to All Children: Considering her backstory, it's saying much. She was seen cheering up a family affected by a Helion attack.
* From Nobody to Nightmare: From a young girl who spent over a decade in jail to protect her family, at the cost of her own child and teenage hood, to a well-respected and beloved individual who is responsible for the flourished prosperity of Sagami, as well as her dangerous unpredictability in her planning. To the point that even Lu Bu admits she was a formidable opponent. The second game proves this through her feared reputation from among the country of Esparanca.
* Genius Ditz: She may be an airhead, but she's surprisingly smart and intelligent when the time comes. Emphasis on that meaning since we rarely see her put her mind to use because of her goals.
* Genki Girl: Significantly downplayed. While she has her excited moments, they are shown when she's either happy or is thrilled about something. Otherwise, she's a lot calmer and cool-headed with her optimism being revealed as endearing rather than annoying at times.
* Go Out With a Smile: Spoiler: She dies smiling while resting on a seat in a park, knowing she did as she could to protect her loved ones. It's only when
* Good Parents: Along with Shinjo, but she mostly counts, likely in the running to be the Worlds Best Dad. Not even a monkey, the monkey's wife, an annoying whiny li precept, a Fan user, an Jin lookalike, or a time traveler, would stop her from protecting her loved ones, especially her children and her wife.
* Guardian Angel: Ever since her death, she's been serving as an Angel to help people, that includes her loved ones, Hidemitsu and more
* Hero of Another Story: in the second game, she appears in her own what-if story: The Story of the Photographer.
* The Hero: The main protagonist of *Crossroads* as a whole, since she gets the most amount of focus
* The Hero Dies: She succumbs to her wounds, caused by Kiyomasa Kato from among the chaos caused by an explosion on Christmas Day. The way she died is where she looks
* Heroic BSOD: She's normally optimistic, but she gets this when she was informed that
* Hidden Depths: Under all that kindness, she is well aware of her own faults, being well informed on humans a bit. She is notable for providing advice to people when they really need it. She also knows she's fine the way she is, regardless of how people think about her positivity.
* Historical Gender Flip: Not entirely close, but she might've taken notes from Sengoku Basara Magoichi, as she's vastly different from the actual Motoharu Kikkawa. This was lampshaded during Warriors Orochi 5 Ultimate, where she sees a version of herself.
* Ill Girl: Due to the strain caused by her constant attempts at making people happy, as well as her injuries sustained at the hands of the Shimazu during the Conquest of Kyushu, she didn't last even longer than in her fifties. But prior to her current situation, she was diagnosed with an unexplained illness that puts her health in complete jeopardy. Her health was so bad that she had a lot of problems breathing, as shown by her wheezing and coughing during her older move-set gameplay wise. It didn't take long until she ends up getting killed by Kiyomasa Kato on the morning of Christmas Day, 1586, just as soon as she was slightly recovering for the better. Fortunately, the second game confirms that she has since recovered from her fatigue.
* Ink-Suit Actor: Since her older appearance, she's been modeled after her voice actress Masumi Asano, in a similar way to Kazuma Kiryu.
* Innocent Fanservice Girl: Haru is arguably beautiful....except that she doesn't seem to notice how people gush at how beautiful she is given her childlike mindset. When being asked about her bust size, all she can say is that she bloomed a lot earlier than she hoped, confirming she had a D-cup bust size at the age of 15, surprisingly.
* Lady of War - Is kind, refined, and composed....most of the time. In general, she's nothing more but a child that likes making people happy.
* Law of Inverse Fertility - Played with. While Haru has been interested in a child, she can't actually conceive one because of her infertility, which she ended up suffering from it at a young age.
* Leitmotif - Her theme is a brand new song created by Yoko Shimomura.
* Made of Iron: Mostly explained below, but yes. She's definitely made of iron. Getting run over by a fast car left her with nothing but a bruised knee cap where realistically, it would either seriously injure or even kill someone based on the speed.
* Taken to disturbing lengths when the strain from her injuries came back to affect her
* Mama Bear: Considering how she's friendly to all things, this is to be expected. Without it, we wouldn't loved her as much. And also, if you dare to hurt either of her children, brothers, wife and sister, she will **murder** you, or try to, in full blood. This was evident when she threatens Kana to keep her hands to herself after she found out abut her abusive treatment of Hidemitsu in the second game.
* Major Injury Underreaction - ***Dear God.*** Is she made of iron or some shit? To be honest, we are shocked that the most serious of injuries is NOTHING to her. Despite the reasons why, we have to admit that she's that good at hiding her own pain.
* Masculine Girl, Feminine Guy: the Masculine Girl to Terumoto's Feminine Guy, since she and Takakage are his retainers.
* Ms. Fanservice: A trope well known in the series, but Haru may might as well either be tied as the poster fan service girl of Samurai Warriors (Even more so than Naotora) or surpass in that regard despite her wearing modest clothing, which was why we believe that less skin leaves more to imagination. Word of God confirmed that they simply decided to make Haru a mix of both styles (Hotter and Tamer).
* Mum Looks Like a Sister: Because of her natural and graceful beauty, even if she's about 50 years old, she can actually pass as her daughters' sisters. She even looks young enough to be almost the same age as the likes of Ina.
* Nice Girl: Once you look past how much of a child she truly is, Haru is arguably one of the sweetest characters you will meet in the alternate reality, possibly on par with Yusuke Godai to a huge degree. She even managed to befriend Wang Yi, of all people, which is surprising since said person is too focused on vengeance for her loved ones.
* No Good Deed Goes Unpunished - Spoilers: Her genuine love and admiration towards Lady Shinjo and her loved ones, her determination to make Sagami a safe and peaceful place, and her disagreement with Hideyoshi's intentions to take over from what Nobunaga started, unfortunately came back to bite her since in doing so, she ended up angering the majority of the Toyotomi clan for her different take on how to take over Japan, which led to both Kiyomasa Kato and Masanori Fukushima secretly resenting her for her dislike towards Hideyoshi's grand plan. Because of this, it culminated in her brutal death at the hands of Kiyomasa Kato, all because she didn't like what Hideyoshi was doing.
* The Obi-Wan - One of her strongest traits.
* The Ojou - the Elder Princess of the Kikkawa clan.
* Older Than She Looks: The girl is around 51 years old and she doesn't look any older than her actual age. Even Hiroie, who is her ***SON***, looks no older that his actual age, like Haru. No wonder people mistook her and Hiroie as either a couple or husband and wife. The closest she actually have signs of aging is her hair, body, and her health problems.
* The second game actually has Kana question how old she truly is
* One of the Boys: Considering that she rarely has any feminine traits, Mitsunari, Kiyomasa and Masanori consider her as one of the boys since she's often around to help the three in case if Nene is busy. It's unfortunate the other two had worse intentions...
* Patrick Stewart Speech: Gives one to Shinjo when the latter was upset over how the Shimazu had surrendered to the Toyotomi (Since Yoshihiro accidentally accelerated her illness)
* Perpetual Smiler: She is rarely seen without a smile on her face. The only times where she frowns is where her buttons are pushed too far though that is rarely possible since she doesn't get that bothered enough to actually show her annoyance through frowning. Kana might be the first person that actually got her truly angry with her lust and depravity
* Playable Character: One of the playable characters in the game, but she's considered as the sole playable protagonist considering the game itself is entirely focused on her and her life through the Mori clan.
* The second game has her be one of the party members, meaning she's a playable character as well.
* Rage Breaking Point: As mentioned in Berserk Button, she WILL get furious if people either mock her dream or insult her loved ones.
* Rapid Aging - Downplayed, but by the time she reached 30, she had some health problems, as well as her aging hair.
* Rapunzel Hair: When she doesn't tie up her hair, her black hair reaches her waist considering she's mostly a Kazehana expy in terms of appearance. This has later been averted as she had cut her hair sometime during the story.
* Reasonable Authority Figure: When she gets serious, she will be reasonable. Emphasis on that since we rarely see her act entirely stern. However, when she does, s
* Reluctant Warrior: Doesn't enjoy fighting, but regardless, she would try her best to make people happy, even if it meant that she would have to get her hands dirty. This seems to have been played with during her later life in her story, as her illness, and the strain caused by her injuries caused her to take some caution of how she takes care of herself
* The second game makes her wonder if the outbreak around Esparanca was simply due to not being able
* Retired Badass: Even after she had withdrew from being the head of the Kikkawa clan due to her health, she is still able to keep herself capable of fighting. Unfortunately, it came at a cost of her own recovery as it was revealed she rarely took breaks to avoid people finding out about her health problems.
* The Rival: She is possibly this to Nobunaga Oda, due to the both of them having similar goals. And while Oda himself had died during the Incident of Honnoji, Haru herself was killed by Kiyomasa Kato not long after the Chosokabe surrendered to the Toyotomi.
* Running Gag: Her habit of smiling in the worst of circumstances. In her words, she simply doesn't want people to get worried for her own well-being. This also counts through her death, when she starts giggling over her daughter's worries. Sadly, it came at a major cost of her life
* She is All Grown Up: Went from a chubby child to a beautiful lady.
* Smarter than She Looks: Yes. The teddy bear herself is actually smarter than what people usually see her as. If what her IQ is of any indication, that is. Her notable trait is the fact she can sense emotions quite well, shown when Hidemitsu was upset with Kana's insults to Gracia, prompting her to cheer him up
* Spared by the Adaption: in the Second Ending of her story, she ends up avoiding getting killed by Kiyomasa Kato, and she celebrates Christmas peacefully...for a few more weeks.
* Statutesque Stunner: She's quite tall for her age, arguably the same height as Kitana
* Strawman Has a Point: for all that goodness, she has a good point of being suspicious of Mitsuhide when she was told about him joining Nobunaga Oda.
* Stay With Me Until I Die: She asks Shinjo to stay by her side for Christmas Eve, as her health was deteriorating to the point she was having a lot of trouble breathing. She also told her to hang out with Mitsuhide the next day, despite her wife's objections (Spoilers: It's implied that she simply wanted Shinjo to distract herself from Mitsunari's secret intention to kill her off)
* Tamer and Chastier: This is where we start to wonder how exactly she fits into Fanservice yet her entire clothing is a lot more modest than the brother game. Maybe it's the fact that sometimes, less is more. Or the fact Haru's an Amazonian Beauty in naturality. We honestly have no idea.
* Tattoo as her Character Type - She has a tribal tattoo covering her entire right arm excluding her hand, and on some of her back, indicating that she possibly get the Pacific tattoo during her time in jail.
* Tender Tears: Due to having a childlike mindset, she gets easily emotional, depending on what she sees or experiences. This has starting to die down due to her Character Development. However, she was revealed to have shed a few tears after Motonari had passed away.
* The Lad-ette: This is a stretch, but Haru doesn't usually act like the typical tropes you see in Samurai Warriors. Case in point: she wore boyish clothing, which was justified given her large chest, she rarely bows in respect, due to her mental mindset, and she's always . It got to the point where she accepts being called the Father to all of her and Shinjo's children, despite Hiroie saying that it's not the case.
* Took a Level in Badass:
* Throughout the game, she immediately picks up the skills she learned from traveling around the world. In a gameplay perspective, she can master fifty more skills as she levels up.
* The second game shows how long she's been training since her transition to Esparanca
* Took a Level in Jerkass: Haru is actually aware that she can't be entirely happy and optimistic forever since she knows about the disgusting nature of humanity, which is why she acts entirely ruthless in the anime.
* Tragic Keepsake - Spoiler: She keeps Motonari's hat as a reminder of how much she has lost.
* Tranquil Fury: When she gets provoked enough, she would either give you a glare or smile that hides a rather darker implication. Even we don't know what's going on with that smile of hers.
* Unkempt Beauty - Even with a lot of dirt, sweat and so forth, Haru can actually pass for being beautiful since she rarely uses makeup.
* The second game downplays this trope, as despite being able to handle everything herself, the
* Vocal Evolution: When she was first introduced, her voice is more akin to a happy child that is always excited at everything. As time went on, her voice softened to the point you would actually mistake her as Zhang Chunhua's sister.
* What the Hell, Hero?: She delivers this to Kana after discovering that she was the one that kidnapped Gracia in the first place.
* Wise Beyond the Years: Ironically enough, she was calm and gentle before her jail sentence.
* Womanchild: A rare positive example, and by far her strongest trait yet. Who would've thought that one of the alternate Mori Three Arrows is a big loving teddy bear. To explain: The girl is obviously optimistic, loves to make people happy, is a big fan of ice cream, often plays around with children, and is a goofball majority of the time despite looking mature for her age. This is a justified example, as she hadn't been able to grow properly due to her jail sentence. Even after her maturity, she still has a lot of this trait, because deep down, she loves to make people smile, while admitting she's nothing but a kid at heart.
* Wouldn't Hurt a Child - See Friend to All Children above.
* Younger and Hipper - This version of Haru is a lot more hyperactive (In her Younger appearance) than the actual Motoharu himself
* Your Days Are Numbered - If putting your entire life on the line for your loved ones' sake proved to be quite severe on your physical health, then she really shouldn't went overboard with her determination.

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## Trivia

* Haru Kikkawa may look similar to Kazehana from Sekirei with the only differences are her hair, clothes and eye colour. Personality wise, however, she is often compared to or at least a female version of Yusuke Godai from Kamen Rider Kuuga due to sharing his traits. Even her Judgement Warrior form takes notes from Kuuga Ultimate. She is also similar to both Michael J. Caboose from Red vs. Blue and Spongebob Squarepants. The former due to her childlike innocence and the latter due to her smile. She is also similar to Tommy Angelo from the Mafia series.
* Haru's Crossroads outfit shares a lot of similarities between two people: Yusuke Godai from Kamen Rider Kuuga and Frank West from Dead Rising though the only difference is that Haru's one
* Haru's IQ is, shockingly, 250. Ten more than Dr. Emily Grey
* Haru has the highest health in the game, akin to her resilience.
* With the confirmation that she's bi, Haru's the first to have revealed her own sexuality.
* While her death is debatable, it was confirmed that Haru died some time after the Chosokabe surrendered.
* There were plans of a skin tight bodysuit for Haru, but the designer team outright declined, saying that it may entirely backfire on them if they do put that in as part of her clothing (Thought that was mainly as a way to make sure they don't go a bit overboard on the fanservice considering the series)
* It's been confirmed that Haru is the alternate version of the famous Motoharu Kikkawa, meaning that she won't be playable in a future SW game since Crossroads is in an alternate reality. Despite this information, she