Some inhabitants of Utakata choose to either play all sides or side with no-one. These characters can be classified as "unaligned" or "neutral" characters, and compose a considerable part of the cast as well as NPCs.
Many of the neutral characters seek to serve only their own purposes, while a few others wish for a peaceful resolution of the war regardless of factions.
Most (but not all) of the storyline missions in the games have no alignement, as such, they involve neutral characters.
Here is a list of characters that can be considered neutral.
Self-Serving[]
These characters may ally with a faction in some missions, but operate for themselves.
- Kenobi Ninja
- Taraba Ninja
- Mosu Ninja
- Merchants
- Yojimbos
- Princesses
- Shu "The Cypress"
- Nagi "The Anemone"
Completely unaligned[]
These characters have no allegiances with any of the ruling factions in Utakata.
- Onji
- Barbarians
- Village Girls and other villagers.
- Bears
- Gamuran
Others[]
Characters who are unaligned by default, but cannot be classified by any of the above categories.