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Samurai Shodown (Samurai Spirits in Japan), or SS for
short, is the name of a fighting game series by
SNK. It is considered to be the premier 2-D weapons fighter, and is
one of the best-known
video games created by SNK. This series also started SNK's reputation
for their unique style of Engrish, known as SNKgrish in their games.
Unlike
Mortal Kombat, the usage of blood in this game is generally accepted,
and the decision to replace blood with "sweat" or "white blood" for the
English language release remains a sore point among fans of this series.
Samurai Shodown is most famous for their rage gauge, a super combo
gauge that only increases as a player receives damage. Earlier games also
have a referee in the background, officiating the match.
The stories in this series takes place in ancient Japan, allowing some
artistic license so that foreign-born characters and fictional monsters
can also be part of the story. The plot of each game is quite different,
but they circle a central group of characters and a region in Japan.
Stories in Samurai Shodown have been made into anime, while
some anime series, most notably
Rurouni Kenshin (Nobuhiro Watsuki, the creator of Rurouni
Kenshin, incidentally, created some of the new characters in
Samurai Shodown V), are homages to Samurai Shodown.
Games
- Samurai Shodown
- Samurai Shodown II
- Samurai Shodown RPG
- Samurai Shodown III
- Samurai Shodown IV - Amakusa's Revenge
- Samurai Shodown!
- An adaptation of Samurai Shodown IV for the Neo-Geo Pocket Color.
- Samurai Shodown 64
- Samurai Shodown 64 II
- Samurai Shodown II!
- An adaptation of Samurai Shodown 64 II for the Neo-Geo Pocket Color.
- Samurai Shodown - Warrior's Rage
- Samurai Shodown V
Characters
Characters With Appearances in Other Series
- Earthquake (アースクエイク)
- Genjuro Kibagami (牙神 幻十郎)
- Haohmaru (覇王丸)
- Nakoruru (ナコルル)
- Shiki (色)
Other Characters
- Asura (アスラ)
- Basara Kubikiri (首切り 破沙羅)
- Cham Cham (チャムチャム)
- Charlotte Christine Colde (シャルロット・クリスティーヌ・ド・コルデ)
- Enja (炎邪)
- Gaira Kafuin (花諷院 骸羅)
- Galford D. Weiler (ガルフォード・Ｄ・ウェラー)
- Gaoh Hinowakami Kyougoku (兇國日輪守 我旺)
- Garyo the Whirlwind (つむじ風の臥龍)
- Gen-An Shiranui (不知火 幻庵)
- Haito Kanakura (七坐 灰人)
- Hanma Yagyu (柳生 磐馬)
- Hanzo Hattori (服部 半蔵)
- Jin-emon Hanafusa (花房 迅衛門)
- Jubei Yagyu (柳生 十兵衛)
- Jushiro Sakaki (榊 銃士浪)
- Kazuki Kazama (風間 火月)
-
Kuroko (黒子)
- Kusaregedo Youkai (妖怪 腐れ外道)
- Kyoshiro Senryou (千両 狂死郎)
- Liu Yunfei (劉 雲飛)
- Mikoto (命)
- Mina Majikina (真鏡名 ミナ)
- Mizuki Rashoujin (羅将神 ミヅキ)
- Neinhalt Sieger (ナインハルト・ズィーガー)
- Nicotine Caffeine (花諷院 和狆)
- Poppy (パピー)
- Ranpo (乱鳳)
- Rasetsumaru (羅刹丸)
- Rera (レラ)
- Rimururu (リムルル)
- Rinka Yoshino (吉野 凛花)
- Sankuro Yorozu (萬 三九六)
- Saya (サヤ)
- Seishiro Kuki (九葵 蒼志狼)
- Seishiro Kukou (九皇 蒼志狼)
- Shirou Tokisada Amakusa (天草 四郎時貞)
- Shizumaru Hisame (緋雨 閑丸)
- Sogetsu Kazama (風間 蒼月)
- Suija (水邪)
- Taizan Morozumi (八角 泰山)
- Tam Tam (タムタム)
- Tohma Kuki (九鬼 刀馬)
- Ukyo Tachibana (橘 右京)
- Wan-Fu (王虎)
- Yaci Izanagi (十六薙 夜血)
- Yoshitora Tokugawa (徳川 慶寅)
- Yumeji Kurokouchi (黒河内 夢路)
- Zankuro Minazuki (壬無月 斬紅郎)
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