Index
Haohmaru (Samurai Shodown) Mitsurugi (Soul Calibur) Samanosuke (Onimusha) Musashi Miyamoto (Samurai Warriors) Musashi (Brave Fencer Musashi) Waiting for
Ghost of Tsushima, the new ambitious project by Sucker Punch Productions in I am coming in the next few days, and to get to know its protagonist, the charismatic samurai Jin Sakai, we thought of making a list of those who in our opinion are his most famous colleagues. Like all lists, this one is also absolutely arbitrary and therefore does not pretend to be "right" or to reflect everyone's ideas. In addition, the characters are not listed in order of importance, but random.
Haohmaru (Samurai Shodown)
Haohmaru is the main character in SNK's historic fighting game Samurai Showdown. Inspired by the truly existent figure of the swordsman and samurai Musashi Miyamoto, Haohmaru was designed by the creator of the series, Yasushi Adachi, to portray and embody the spirit of a true samurai during the Edo period of the Tokugawa shogunate, albeit in a somewhat form easygoing. From the traditional dress to the katana-wakizashi pairing, with in addition the inevitable sake flask, this unstoppable swordsman has become the symbol of the entire saga since its debut in 1993, as well as fighting games in one on one encounters with weapons. This year the "old" Haohmaru has appeared more fit than ever as an additional character from the second season of Soul Calibur VI.
Mitsurugi (Soul Calibur)
speaking of the series of fighting games by Namco, one of his figures the most iconic is without a shadow of a doubt, Heishiro Mitsurugi . A fighter in the round, that in compliance with the code of the samurai, the fight with loyalty and kills his opponents in a way honorable. Armed with a katana , the Sword fights and trains to learn how to make your spirit stronger so as to free his life from fear, even that of their own death. In this way he can serve with the necessary spiritual strength to be his master or his beliefs, sacrificing his life for them if necessary, in a final act of extreme loyalty. And even if you abandoned the clan, Murakami has become a mercenary, continues to keep alive the spirit of the caste of warriors, of which it is part.
Samanosuke (Onimusha)
another character that could not miss in this list is of course, Samanosuke Akechi , the protagonist of Onimusha: Warlords and Onimusha 3. Samurai in the service of the clan Saito in the province of Mino, in the region of Chūbu, the mighty man, Samanosuke (that has the features and the voice of the actor Takeshi Kaneshiro ) is located at a certain point of its existence fighting against the creatures, "not of this world". The first Onimusha was leading the player to hand in a Feudal Japan of the SIXTEENTH century, seasoned by the strong colours of fantasy, with fictional characters that is mixed with other really existed, in good part, taken from the popular tradition of the Country of the rising sun, as Nobunaga Oda , one of the lords of war emerging during the long and troubled period of the Sengoku.
Musashi Miyamoto (Samurai Warriors)
Of Musashi Miyamoto , the real one, we talked about a few paragraphs above, when we have indicated as the source of inspiration for the character of Haohmaru. In reality, it is a myth in Japan, this heroic warrior and writer (he is the author of "The book of five rings, is considered a classic treatises on military strategy) is inevitably a source of inspiration for dozens of movies, stories,
video games and related characters. His alter ego appears in the series, Samurai Warriors, playable starting with the second episode. The title, which describes the war against the ubiquitous Nobunaga Oda, the "see" reinterpreted as a young idealist and unkempt, convinced that his swords can save and protect the people, and eager to show others the value of it.
Musashi (Brave Fencer Musashi)
The last character of our list is a version a bit' zany of the legendary figure of the samurai. Musashi , the protagonist of Brave Fencer Musashi, Square, is, in fact, yes, a swordsman, to come reincarnation ever of the legendary warrior Musashi Miyamoto, but it is also a little boy funny. In his case the figure of the hero is reproduced with a graphic style super deformed , and its events take place within a story a farce with situations at the limit of the ridiculous (in the positive sense of the term). Yet this young and brave samurai with blue hair is certainly not outdone by his more famous and "normal" colleagues. Armed with a katana and greatsword, you are literally in the four-to rid the kingdom of Allucaneet and save the throne of the princess Fillet from the clutches of the empire, Thirstquencher, honoring
the best of the code of the samurai.
