Kotaro confounds his opponent with his agile movement and countless Ninjutsu. His childhood has been stained by the experience of being abandoned by his mother, which has caused him to distrust women, especially Oyu. Later in the game however, it is wiped away by her caring and kindness. He appears to be in his late teens to early twenties. If certain conditions are met, Kotaro becomes playable at one point in the game. He can then access places and obtain items that are exclusive to his character. If the player is most highly allied with Kotaro at the time of the final battle with Ginghamphatts within the Demon Base, Kotaro will be mortally wounded by the boss and dies just after the fight has ended. Whether or not this is Kotaro's canonical end is unknown, since his character does return