diff --git a/Assets/NiloToonURP/Shaders/NiloToonCharacterFur.shader b/Assets/NiloToonURP/Shaders/NiloToonCharacterFur.shader
index d36cc085..c46f7c50 100644
--- a/Assets/NiloToonURP/Shaders/NiloToonCharacterFur.shader
+++ b/Assets/NiloToonURP/Shaders/NiloToonCharacterFur.shader
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ Shader "Universal Render Pipeline/NiloToon/NiloToon_Character_Fur"
         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         [HideInInspector] _PerCharacterBaseColorMultiply("_PerCharacterBaseColorMultiply", Float) = 1
         [HideInInspector] _PerCharacterBaseColorTint("_PerCharacterBaseColorTint", Color) = (1, 1, 1, 1)
-        [HideInInspector] _PerCharacterTintColor("_PerCharacterTintColor", Color) = (1, 1, 1, 1)
-        [HideInInspector] _PerCharacterAddColor("_PerCharacterAddColor", Color) = (0, 0, 0, 0)
+        [HideInInspector] _PerCharEffectTintColor("_PerCharEffectTintColor", Color) = (1, 1, 1, 1)
+        [HideInInspector] _PerCharEffectAddColor("_PerCharEffectAddColor", Color) = (0, 0, 0, 0)
         [HideInInspector] _PerCharEffectDesaturatePercentage("_PerCharEffectDesaturatePercentage", Range(0,1)) = 0
         [HideInInspector] _PerCharEffectLerpColor("_PerCharEffectLerpColor", Color) = (1, 1, 0, 0)
 
@@ -551,6 +551,11 @@ Shader "Universal Render Pipeline/NiloToon/NiloToon_Character_Fur"
                 half alpha = SAMPLE_TEXTURE2D(_BaseMap, sampler_BaseMap, input.uv).a * _BaseColor.a;
                 clip(alpha - _Cutoff);
 
+                // Apply dither fadeout to shadow casting (must come before dissolve)
+                #if _NILOTOON_DITHER_FADEOUT
+                NiloDoDitherFadeoutClip(input.positionCS.xy, 1.0 - _DitherFadeoutAmount * _AllowPerCharacterDitherFadeout);
+                #endif
+
                 // Apply dissolve to shadow casting
                 #if _NILOTOON_DISSOLVE
                 half3 dummyColor = half3(1, 1, 1);
@@ -624,6 +629,11 @@ Shader "Universal Render Pipeline/NiloToon/NiloToon_Character_Fur"
                 half alpha = SAMPLE_TEXTURE2D(_BaseMap, sampler_BaseMap, input.uv).a * _BaseColor.a;
                 clip(alpha - _Cutoff);
 
+                // Apply dither fadeout to depth (must come before dissolve)
+                #if _NILOTOON_DITHER_FADEOUT
+                NiloDoDitherFadeoutClip(input.positionCS.xy, 1.0 - _DitherFadeoutAmount * _AllowPerCharacterDitherFadeout);
+                #endif
+
                 // Apply dissolve to depth
                 #if _NILOTOON_DISSOLVE
                 half3 dummyColor = half3(1, 1, 1);
@@ -697,6 +707,12 @@ Shader "Universal Render Pipeline/NiloToon/NiloToon_Character_Fur"
                 half alpha = SAMPLE_TEXTURE2D(_BaseMap, sampler_BaseMap, input.uv).a * _BaseColor.a;
                 clip(alpha - _Cutoff);
 
+                // Apply dither fadeout to depth normals (must come before dissolve)
+                // This is critical for HBAO/SSAO - without this, AO will render on dithered areas
+                #if _NILOTOON_DITHER_FADEOUT
+                NiloDoDitherFadeoutClip(input.positionCS.xy, 1.0 - _DitherFadeoutAmount * _AllowPerCharacterDitherFadeout);
+                #endif
+
                 // Apply dissolve to depth normals
                 #if _NILOTOON_DISSOLVE
                 half3 dummyColor = half3(1, 1, 1);
@@ -777,6 +793,11 @@ Shader "Universal Render Pipeline/NiloToon/NiloToon_Character_Fur"
                 half alpha = SAMPLE_TEXTURE2D(_BaseMap, sampler_BaseMap, input.uv).a * _BaseColor.a;
                 clip(alpha - _Cutoff);
 
+                // Apply dither fadeout to prepass buffer (must come before dissolve)
+                #if _NILOTOON_DITHER_FADEOUT
+                NiloDoDitherFadeoutClip(input.positionCS.xy, 1.0 - _DitherFadeoutAmount * _AllowPerCharacterDitherFadeout);
+                #endif
+
                 // Apply dissolve to prepass buffer
                 #if _NILOTOON_DISSOLVE
                 half3 dummyColor = half3(1, 1, 1);
diff --git a/Assets/NiloToonURP/Shaders/NiloToonCharacterFur_HLSL/NiloToonCharacterFur_Fragment.hlsl b/Assets/NiloToonURP/Shaders/NiloToonCharacterFur_HLSL/NiloToonCharacterFur_Fragment.hlsl
index 2ebfe2ee..c1b8a755 100644
--- a/Assets/NiloToonURP/Shaders/NiloToonCharacterFur_HLSL/NiloToonCharacterFur_Fragment.hlsl
+++ b/Assets/NiloToonURP/Shaders/NiloToonCharacterFur_HLSL/NiloToonCharacterFur_Fragment.hlsl
@@ -143,17 +143,13 @@ half3 ApplyPerCharacterColorControls(half3 color)
     color *= _PerCharacterBaseColorMultiply;
     color *= _PerCharacterBaseColorTint.rgb;
 
-    // Tint Color
-    color *= _PerCharacterTintColor.rgb;
-
-    // Add Color
-    color += _PerCharacterAddColor.rgb;
+    // Per-Character Tint & Add Color (set by NiloToonPerCharacterRenderController)
+    // Matching NiloToonCharacter_Shared.hlsl: color.rgb = color.rgb * _PerCharEffectTintColor + _PerCharEffectAddColor;
+    color.rgb = color.rgb * _PerCharEffectTintColor + _PerCharEffectAddColor;
 
     // Desaturation (matching NiloToonCharacter_Shared.hlsl line 4099)
     color = lerp(color, Luminance(color), _PerCharEffectDesaturatePercentage);
 
-    // Mul Add (already handled above with _PerCharacterTintColor and _PerCharacterAddColor)
-
     // Replace by Color / Lerp Color (matching NiloToonCharacter_Shared.hlsl line 4105)
     // Uses alpha channel of _PerCharEffectLerpColor as the lerp amount
     color.rgb = lerp(color.rgb, _PerCharEffectLerpColor.rgb, _PerCharEffectLerpColor.a);
diff --git a/Assets/NiloToonURP/Shaders/NiloToonCharacterFur_HLSL/NiloToonCharacterFur_Shared.hlsl b/Assets/NiloToonURP/Shaders/NiloToonCharacterFur_HLSL/NiloToonCharacterFur_Shared.hlsl
index 5f0fe867..4c10c322 100644
--- a/Assets/NiloToonURP/Shaders/NiloToonCharacterFur_HLSL/NiloToonCharacterFur_Shared.hlsl
+++ b/Assets/NiloToonURP/Shaders/NiloToonCharacterFur_HLSL/NiloToonCharacterFur_Shared.hlsl
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ CBUFFER_START(UnityPerMaterial)
     // Per-Character Color Controls
     half _PerCharacterBaseColorMultiply;
     half4 _PerCharacterBaseColorTint;
-    half4 _PerCharacterTintColor;
-    half4 _PerCharacterAddColor;
+    half3 _PerCharEffectTintColor;      // Set by NiloToonPerCharacterRenderController
+    half3 _PerCharEffectAddColor;       // Set by NiloToonPerCharacterRenderController
     half _PerCharEffectDesaturatePercentage;
     half4 _PerCharEffectLerpColor;