History Characters / YuYuHakushoTeamUrameshi

!!!'''Potraited by:''' Shuhei Uesugi

!!!'''Potraited by:''' Jun Shison

!!!'''Potraited by:''' Kanata Hongō

!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/JustinCook (EN-Creator/{{Funimation}}), Darren Pleavin (Animax Asia TV series dub), [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Fahn Jonathan Fahn]] (as "Jonathan Charles") (Creator/MediaBlasters ''The Golden Seal''/The Movie dub), Rik Nagel (Creator/CentralParkMedia ''Bonds of Fire''/Poltergeist Report dub),

!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/ChristopherSabat (Creator/{{Funimation}}), Russell Wait (Animax Asia TV series dub), Creator/LexLang (EN-Creator/MediaBlasters ''The Golden Seal''/The Movie dub), Cliff Lazenby (Creator/CentralParkMedia ''Bonds of Fire''/Poltergeist Report dub)

!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/JohnBurgmeier (Creator/{{Funimation}}), Candice Moore (Animax Asia TV series dub), Creator/DavidHayter (EN-Creator/MediaBlasters dub of ''The Golden Seal''/The Movie), Chris Orbach (As "Hideo Seaver") (EN-Creator/CentralParkMedia dub of ''Bonds of Fire''/Poltergeist Report)

!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/ChuckHuber (Creator/{{Funimation}}), David Bridges (Animax Asia TV series dub), Creator/KirkThornton (as "Sean Thornton") (Creator/MediaBlasters ''The Golden Seal''/The Movie dub), James Stanley (Creator/CentralParkMedia ''Bonds of Fire''/Poltergeist Report dub)

* AdaptedOut: His drinking, smoking, and gambling habits are cut out in the anime.

** Throughout the Dark Tournament, Kuwabara is solidly the weakest member of Team Urameshi. Even as everyone keeps getting stronger, the gap between him and the others grows as well, [[spoiler:He willingly retires from fighting after the Sensui arc, coming to terms with the fact that he can't keep up with Yusuke (and wanting to make something of himself academically).]]

* FakingTheDead: At the climax of [[spoiler: the Dark Tournament arc, as part of a gambit to make Yusuke stronger to defeat Younger Toguro]].

* HiddenDepths: He's much smarter than he seems, he's just so impulsive it normally doesn't show.

* MaybeEverAfter: With Yukina.

* OvershadowedByAwesome: Played with. Kuwabara is not the strongest fighter blow for blow, but he has the most unique ''array'' of powers among the four,[[note]]Kurama might beat him on diversity of applications. His ability starts bordering on SwissArmySuperpower once he starts using plants to playback voices[[/note]] even if some of those powers have limited combat potential. Despite being tremendously overshadowed by his three fighting partners, Kuwabara manages to stay in the game through his bullheadedness, psychic powers, and Spirit Sword in all its varieties. His strong sixth sense allows him to ''dodge'' threats that would otherwise stop him from reaching the actual mission objective, such as when he used it to navigate Maze Castle. Particularly blatant in the Chapter Black arc, where his power is a major factor in Sensui's plan and is implied to be unblockable as Sensui never took it head-on (a sword that can cut through space/time and dimensions would probably cut through anything, even S-Class fighters). [[spoiler:By the Three Kings arc, Kuwabara had decided to get himself into a good school rather than keep fighting with his friends, having made peace with the fact that he will never be as strong as Yusuke or the others]].

!!!'''Voiced by (Spanish):'''Enrique Hernández (Spain, series and movies), Creator/AlbertTrifolSegarra (Spain, first dub of ''Meikai Shito Hen''), Mauricio Valverde (Latin America, TV series and ''Bonds of Fire''/Poltergeist Report)

* BecomingTheMask: He intended to leave Shiori's side when his injuries got better, then found out he had grown genuinely fond of her and decided to stay with her anyway.

* MySisterIsOffLimits: Averted for [[BlackSheep obvious reasons]], but even besides that, it's also notable that Hiei never expresses a dislike of Kuwabara's crush on Yukina, considering how much smack they talk about each other.

* FetalPositionRebirth: It looks as though he's getting up from this position after [[spoiler: becoming the dragon of the darkness flame and FakingTheDead]] but it's hard to tell since the animation in that episode isn't the best.

* AccidentalAimingSkills: During his first fight with Hiei, Yusuke knew he wouldn't be able to hit Hiei in the front because of his speed. So he fired his Spirit Gun at the Forlorn Hope and the mirror bounces his Spirit Gun onto Hiei's back. He himself wasn't sure if it would work or not.

* AntiHero: Unlike many shonen protagonists, Yusuke is not afraid to kill his enemies (at least, the non-human ones). He also tends to prioritize fighting or beating his enemies over saving the world. He also is a delinquent thug, and in the manga, he drinks and smokes. Lampshades as much in his fight against Sensui, even knocking away Koenma when he tried to intervene.

* SmugStraightEdge: Unlike the manga, he doesn't smoke or drink. Of course, that doesn't make him less of a {{Jerkass}}.

* {{Bishonen}}: When his hair is not slicked back with hair gel. He looks like a completely different person.

* {{Bishonen}}: To the extent that [[spoiler: [[DudeLooksLikeALady he's mistaken for Kuwabara's girlfriend in the last episode]]]].

* RealMenWearPink: He doesn't look impressive, being a [[{{Bishonen}} pretty boy]] who happens to wear a pink school uniform by coincidence [[note]]Not that it was his choice, his school's flagship colors are magenta-pink and gold.[[/note]] and [[SomethingAboutARose has this thing for roses]]. Guess who is one of the series' biggest badasses and the only person that ''Hiei'' admits to being afraid of?

* FireForgedFriends: They had a rocky start during the Saint Beasts arc, but grew to respect each other.

* {{Rated M for Manly}}: An unique case. He often represents this through his ideals, strong will and constant willingness to sacrifice himself for his comrades rather than because of his physical might being greater than those around him.
-->'''Kuwabara:''' A Mulberry is a Tree, Kuwabara is a Man.

* PowerWalk: All four of them (and Hinageshi) start walking this way in ''Poltergeist Report'', as they prepare to take on [[BigBad Yakumo]].

* TokenHuman / TokenNonhuman: Played with. The group is initially presented as two humans and two demons, but we know from the start that Kurama was reborn as a human, and [[spoiler: Yusuke is later reborn as a demon]]. Kuwabara usually gets pegged as a TokenHuman because of this, once the action leaves the human world, but Hiei is just as much a TokenNonhuman-- especially in the final volume of the manga, once Kurama and Yusuke go back to the human world.

* NinetiesAntiHero: Originally introduced as a one-off villain, but with his return as a regular part of the cast his personality was adjusted to be this archetype. His Jigon eye gives plenty of destructive abilities (including the ability to call upon the [[FantasticNuke Dragon of the Darkness Flame]]), couldn't care less what happened to humanity as long as it didn't involve him or his sister, and won't hesitate to cut anyone deep who was in the way of his goals. Though unlike most of the examples, he prefers speed over bulky strength. He also has a soft spot for his younger sister [[MoralityPet Yukina]], but [[KnightTemplarBigBrother that is more of a reminder of why one shouldn't get on his bad side]].

* DeadpanSnarker / ComicallySerious: When he's not commenting on a fight, most of his lines are one of the two.

* TheDreaded: He has a reputation from his street fighting that his schoolmates are terrified of him.

* OffModel: The intricacy and style of Yusuke's [[spoiler: Mazoku]] tattoos is inconsistent in the manga. In the anime, he has far fewer tattoos and they're both far simpler and more consistent than those in the manga.

* GenerationXerox: With Raizen. It's subtle, but it's there.

* TheAtoner: Becoming genuinely good-hearted, if still vengeful, person for his beloved human mother. Until the end of the series, he struggles with his identity and self-worth. Initially, Kurama seems all too eager to leave the shameful carnage of his life as Yoko behind, but at the same time, he is bothered by the newfound weakness of his human form. These mixed feelings about who he really is very obviously ''torture'' him.

-->'''Kuwabara:''' A mulberry is a tree and Kuwubara is a Man.

* AgentPeacock: Long, flowing red hair, a [[SomethingAboutARose rose]] motif, his main weapon being a [[WhipItGood whip]], and little visible muscle add up to a fairly camp-looking guy, but one who is not to be underestimated. Being a master of demonic plants has its advantages.

* WhipItGood: His signature weapon is the Rose Whip, a rose he keeps in his hair and transforms into a whip with his demon energy. Also counts as WhipSword given that it is pretty sharp.

* SirSwearsALot: Especially in the uncut English dub, which was as potty-mouthed as shonen came in the early 2000s.

* TrueCompanions: Yes, even Hiei who might not seem like this most of the time. But after watching all of the Chapter Black Saga, you can tell he truly cares for his friends.

* LastNameBasis: Nobody calls him Kazuma but his sister and Yukina.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's a sweetheart, and he is a ''lot'' more polite than Yusuke and Hiei (not like that's saying much), but that doesn't mean he is above torture and killing someone in a particularly brutal and bloody manner should they piss him off.
* BetweenMyLegs: Often used to frame his opponents, which are all male by the way.