Momiji

Momiji (紅葉) is an original character created by Team NINJA for the Ninja Gaiden series. She is the Dragon Priestess who guards the Eye of the Dragon, a relic which can strengthen the Dragon Sword. For the sake of her duty, she trained under Ryu and protects the Hayabusa clan in his absence.

She made her first appearance in Koei games as a guest NPC in Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce and is one of the collaboration characters being included in Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper.

Dynasty Warriors
In the PlayStation 3 port of Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce, she appears in town and asks for assistance in slaying monsters who are following her. She will then present the player a series of quests to defeat said monsters. She then rewards them with her naginata upon completion.

Warriors Orochi
While guarding her post, Momiji, along with the entirety of the Hayabusa Village, are sucked into a mysterious distortion and arrive within the dimensional realm.

While the coalition investigates the seemingly defended Wan Castle, the officers in charge begin to unwillingly attack them. Momiji intervenes by dispelling Sun Wukong's sorcery, bringing them back to normal. She later joins forces with the coalition to resume her war against evil.

Personality
During her training Momiji has deep-seated regrets over the violent death of her elder sister, Kureha. She believes she is too inept to follow in her sister's footsteps as priestess. Her anxieties are put to rest when she reconciles with Kureha's spirit, and Momiji renews her vigor for her ancestral duties. The fair-hearted priestess is a gentle, nurturing protector of her village, especially its children. Enamored with his convictions, Momiji shares Ryu's perceptions of virtue and justice, only resorting to violence against her clan's enemies.

She shares an affinity with Huang Zhong, Okuni, Ryu Hayabusa, Kunoichi and Himiko in her Warriors Orochi appearance.

Voice Actors

 * Yuuko Minaguchi - Japanese voice

Ground Moveset

 * X, (X), (X):
 * Y, X, (X), (X):
 * Y, Y, X, (X), (X):
 * Y, Y, Y, X, (X), (X):
 * Y, Y, Y, Y, X:
 * Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y:


 * A (Musou): Summons a golden aura around her body, continuously damaging enemies.
 * A (True Musou): Finishes Musou sequence with a fiery explosion.


 * B, Y:
 * B, X:
 * Dashing Y:


 * Special Attack: Pulls out bow and fires with it.

Horse Moveset

 * X: Horse rears on hind legs before smashing the ground with their front hoofs. If the horse is sprinting, it will perform a long jump instead.
 * Y, X:
 * Y, Y, X:
 * Y, Y, Y, X:
 * Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y:
 * A: Horse stampedes with a powerful aura.

Fighting Style
Some of Momiji's abilities and skills are references to the ones she has in the Ninja Gaiden series:
 * Her Special Skill is her Heaven Song Bow, her secondary weapon from Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2.
 * The Finisher of her True Musou sequence is the "Art of the Crimson Lotus" Ninpo skill from Ninja Gaiden 2.