Lady Goryu

**Lady Goryu** is an alternate version of the representing character. She is the supporting protagonist in *Samurai Warriors Crossroads* and is also one of the two playable protagonists in *Crossroads 2.* The youngest of Motonari's children from Lady Myokyu, she is a freelancer who happens to get

## Appearance

Goryu is a young woman with medium length black hair, black eyes, and a curvaceous build.

For her casual appearance, Lady Goryu wears a navy blue dress shirt, black jeans, and black military boots. Around her neck is a mysterious necklace given to her by a mysterious messenger.

### Second Game

While she retains her , her hair is cut a bit shorter

## Personality

Before Haru's disappearance, she seems to have an admiration to her older sister

The result of Haru's sudden disappearance, as well as the pressures of being the sole lady of the Mori clan, have made her undertake a drastic change in personality

## Move-Set

Her fighting style is taken from Keiji Shibusawa from Yakuza 0, only with a few differences.

in Crossroads 2, she has her own unique fighting style that has her rely on her twin revolvers.

## Tropes

* Adaptational Angst Upgrade: While she does a good job hiding it, the second game reveals that Goryu was
* Ax-Crazy: To the point that she makes
* Big Brother Worship: More like Big Sister Worship in her case though it's a downplayed example.
* Big Eater: Seriously. Is this a family trait in the other universe?
* Bitch Alert: Even Hidemitsu gets annoyed over
* Boobs of Steel: Even though, she's surprisingly stacked in the second game.
* Boyish Short Hair: She has shorter hair compared to her appearance in the first game.
* Break the Cutie: Her older sister's jail sentence did a lot of wonders
* Bunny-Ears Lawyer: For being a massive bitch, Goryu has proven to be one hell of a trickster when the moment presents itself.
* The Bus Came Back: She returns in Crossroads 2, as one of the few characters from the first game to show up. Unlike Haru, Hiroie, Shinjo and TBA, however, Goryu is a playable protagonist.
* Catchphrase: "I'll show you...what hell truly looks like" or "Bang. Got you."
* Contrasting Sequel Protagonist: She can be considered as a major foil to Fumiya Sugiura from Judgment.
* Cope by Pretending: The main reason why she's known as the lovable alpha bitch in the second game. She missed Haru Kikkawa so much that she has decided to become self-centered in hopes of .
* Dark and Troubled Past - While she doesn't have anything bad that happened to her, it's implied that Haru's disappearance may have something to do with her transition to her current personality. The reason why she conceals her emotions through her current bitchy personality was because she doesn't want people finding out she was secretly hurting from her older sister's disappearance. Her conversation links with Hidemitsu imply that she's hoping to reunite with ,which thankfully, it happened.
* Dark is Not Evil: Despite wearing in black clothing, she's one of the kindest people you would ever meet even though she's a bit of a sadist that doesn't hesitate to run her mouth one too many times.
* Demoted to Extra:
* The Dreaded: Just like her older sister Haru, Goryu would eventually develop a feared reputation for her
* Everyone Has Standards: As much of a bitch she is, even she's horrified to discover that Kana Sugiura was the culprit responsible for kidnapping Gracia.
* Expy: Crossroad 2, in particular, makes her act like a love child of both Mai Zenin and Homare Nishitani.
* Face of a Thug: Would you really believe that this beauty is nothing more but a haughty bitch who tends to run her mouth? I swear, she may be the younger sister of Haru Kikkawa, but she's completely psychopathic.
* the Gadfly: Her characterization in the second game puts her in this trope since
* Hero of Another Story: In Crossroads 2, she has her own story mode that takes place before she met
* Heroic BSOD: When she
* Hotter and Sexier: Her design in Crossroads 2 is a practical variation of Mai Zen'in.
* I Just Want to Be Normal:
* Jerk with a Heart of Gold: To a huge degree. Even though she's changed, for better or worse, due to, once you look
* Lovable Alpha Bitch: Crossroads 2 establishes her as one. With her being reunited with Haru Kikkawa, Goryu is finally able to let loose from her
* Promoted to Playable: In the second game, she's actually the second playable protagonist, which meant that Crossroads 2 is the first time she's a playable character.
* Sadist: When she goes overboard, she displays a horrifying amout of sadism that makes even the likes of Yhwach cringe.
* Slasher Smile: Does one after Hidemitsu stops
* Smug Snake: Being a snake is pushing it, but she doesn't hesitate to act smug about
* Tender Tears: When she finally gets reunited with Haru, her older sister, she immediately broke down and accepted a hug, having missed her for quite some time.
* Took a Level in Jerkass: Due to her characterization in the second game, she acts completely different from her stoic self in the first one. In fact, some mistaken
* Troll: Dear god. She has a habit of playing and teasing around with many people.
* What Happened to the Mouse?: A major plot-point in her story from the second game, as Goryu was nowhere to be found after 1579. It turns out that she had actually died, with her being reincarnated in Esparanca as .
* What The Hell, Hero?: If you complete Goryu's story before Kana's lies and deceit are exposed, then she rightfully calls out Kana for fooling around with Hidemitsu's emotions for her own benefit. She even threatens to murder the psychopath
* Weapon of Choice:

## Trivia

* This would later be changed at the time of Crossroads 2, where her design was assisted by Gege Akutami, who is the manga author of Jujutsu Kaisen, which explains why Goryu in that game looks almost identical to Mai Zen'in.
* In the Behind the Scenes video for Goryu, Haru's Dark and Troubled Past made the crew change her personality a bit to make her unique.