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* SuperDeformed: Mostly [[GraphicsInducedSuperDeformed graphics-induced]] in his other appearances outside this game, both for UsefulNotes/NeoGeoPocketColor: ''Samurai Shodown! 2'' (port of 64-2) and ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom: [[CardBattleGame Card Fighter Clash]]'' series for NGPC.
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* CloningBlues: The Deku are clones based on Haohmaru and Shiki, respectively.
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* BladeOnAStick: He's uses a spear-calligraphy brush hybrid. While in the official art he wields one or another depending on the Slash / Bust mode, in gameplay it shows itself as a spear until he writes symbols and the brush's bristles suddenly appear.
* BladeOnAStick: He's uses a spear-calligraphy brush hybrid. While in the official art he wields one or another depending on the Slash / Bust mode, in gameplay it shows itself as a spear until he writes symbols and the brush's bristles suddenly appear.
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* BladeOnAStick: He's uses a spear-calligraphy brush hybrid. While in the official art he wields one or another depending on the Slash / Bust mode, in gameplay it shows itself as a spear until he writes symbols and the brush's bristles suddenly appear.
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* MsFanservice: Shiki wears {{Stripperiffic}} outfit that bares her shoulders and back... and whatever she's wearing, it's apparently very skin-tight she looks like she's wearing nothing at all. And she had big enough jugs to show despite that.
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Playable and fightable characters introduced in ''Samurai Shodown 64'' and its sequel
!Debuting in ''Samurai Shodown 64''
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan A small shrine in a cave]] [[{{Hellgate}} at Mount Osore,]] [[FeudalJapan Mutsu Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_891.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Weapons:''' ''[[DualWielding Onmarin]] [[DualWielding & Youshinrin]]'' [[note]](''"[[DarkIsNotEvil Dark demon ring]]" and [[LightIsGood "Light deity ring"]]'')[[/note]], [[DualWielding twin]] [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]] [[AceCustom with stylized ring hilts]]
-> '''Weapons (2019):''' [[NoNameGiven a nameless]] [[DualWielding pair of twin blades]]
-> '''Weapons (''as Half-Shaded Shiki''):''' [[SpontaneousWeaponCreation Summonable]] [[EnergyWeapon energy blades]]
-> '''Voiced by:'''[[note]]Kaori Minami (64, NGBC, SVC, Asura's Zanmaden OVA), Creator/RieTanaka (Oni), Creator/ChitoseMorinaga ([=SamSho=] 2019)[[/note]]
->One of the main heroines in the ''64'' series. Ever since birth, she was tailored to be Yuga's servant and when she came of age, she was {{Brainwashed}} into becoming his servant and tasked with hunting down the male counterpart that Yuga needed for a perfect body: Haohmaru. Fortunately, Haohmaru managed to kick Yuga's ass beforehand, thereby freeing her soul, but rendering her amnesic about the whole affair. She has a brief respite, acting as a fortune teller by the name Kanae. Unfortunately, Yuga soon revives and sends in Asura's Shadow to kidnap her, but they end up falling in love. The original Asura and his Shadow defeats Yuga and later Shiki gives birth to a daughter from her liaison with Shadow Asura: Mikoto. Shiki leaves her in the care of Haohmaru and Nicotine (and presumably Gaira as well), then vanishes....\\
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More of Shiki's backstory is revealed in ''2019''. As part of her conditioning process, she was put into a deep sleep until the opportune time arose for when she would be needed. However, in 1787, an evil energy began to slowly seep into Japan, causing mysterious calamities and disturbances. These disturbances somehow roused Shiki from her slumber and left her displaced. Hearing a voice calling to her, she takes up a pair of nameless blades and begins to search for its source.
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* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She's got dark colored hair and rarely expresses any emotions.
* BabiesEverAfter: All of her endings in crossover or spinoff games will ALWAYS involve her giving birth to Mikoto.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: At the hands of Yuga, who created her into the perfect servant for his nefarious deeds.
* BreakoutCharacter: SNK certainly loves her considering she was picked for ''SVC Chaos'' and later showed up in ''Battle Coliseum'' as well. So much so when the reboot was announced, she was front and center with most of the mainstays of the series. Of the ''64'' characters, she's the only one that had prominence.
* TheBusCameBack: After being absent from ''Samurai Shodown'' games since ''64-2'' (despite various appearances in other games), she finally makes a return in ''2019''.
* DoubleEntendre: Her dialogue, as well as much of her design aspect, is heavily based around these.
* DarkActionGirl: Even though she's one of Anti-Heroines but she definitely qualifies as one of the most powerful warriors in the series. And quite the popular one among the community as well.
* DualWielding: Uses twin katanas.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Beautiful, but in an eerie and pale sort of way.
* EmotionlessGirl: A languid, monotone young woman whose expression barely changes, even when she's hacking opponents to pieces.
* EvilCounterpart: Dekuina in ''64'' and Half-Shaded Shiki in ''64-2''.
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Half-Shaded Shiki's special moves are written in ''Sanskrit'', much like Yuga's.
* HopeSpot: In her ending in ''2019'', her brainwashing wears off after Shizuka is defeated...only for Yuga to suddenly appear, restore her brainwashing, erase her memories again, and put a sleeping curse on her until the proper time of her awakening.
* LightIsNotGood: Or white in this case. Half-Shaded Shiki, the Bust/Rasetsu version of Shiki, dresses in white, but she's eviler than her counterpart, being one of the three guardians of Yuga's lair.
* LostSuperweapon: Onmarin and Youshinrin, her Kofun-era swords, were discovered in the depths of hell, stabbed into the body of a dead demon and it's said that not even Mizuki could pull them out. Yuga, on the other hand, managed to and gave them to Shiki.
* MagicKnight: Half-Shaded Shiki relies on magic to attack her enemies, such as {{Energy Ball}}s, {{Power Float|s}}ing, PsychicAssistedSuicide and TeleportSpam.
* MarkOfTheBeast: A bunch of them: her snake tattoo is a MindControlDevice created by Yuga, and the red in her eyes symbolizes Yuga's level of control -- but since she has heterochromia, it means that she's only partially controlled.
* MeaningfulName: The name "Shiki" has various homonyms, like "beauty", "mood" or "sexual love", though "colour" is the meaning of the kanji used to write her name.
* MsFanservice: Shiki wears {{Stripperiffic}} outfit that bares her shoulders and back... and whatever she's wearing, it's apparently very skin-tight she looks like she's wearing nothing at all. And she had big enough jugs to show despite that.
* {{Ninja}}: Of a sort — if anything, this is the type of fighter she most resembles.
* TheProtagonist: Of the ''64'' series along with Haohmaru (and Asura in ''64-2'').
* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Half-Shaded Shiki can force her enemy to imitate her and stab themselves, although it deals more damage to the enemy than to herself.
* ReiAyanamiExpy: Developers admit that her personality and part of her win quotes were based on Rei Ayanami.
* SlashedThroat: Proficient at it -- her horrific super in ''2019'' sees her mount the opponent and slash their throat with both katanas in a scissoring motion.
* SexyBacklessOutfit: Showing off her full-body snake tattoo.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: She sports a ''highly'' stylised kimono in a game where most of the (Japanese) characters sport ''pretty much'' period-correct outfits.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Half-Shaded Shiki.
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* TheVamp: Slightly more sexualized as Bust Shiki / Half-Shaded Shiki, with a penchant for [[KissOfDeath poisonous kisses]] and a [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything rather suggestive]] [[VampiricDraining soul drain]] similar to [[Characters/FatalFury Hotaru]]'s infamous special move.
* WhatIsThisFeeling: In her ending after defeating and freeing Shizuka Gozen, Shiki is apparently freed from Yuga's brainwashing. She suddenly sheds a SingleTear and doesn't know why. She then breaks down in tears and faints from her overwhelming emotions.
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-> '''Weapon:''' ''[[PowerFist Haganmaru]]'' [[note]](''"[[AbsurdCuttingPower Boulder slicer]]"'')[[/note]], [[PowerFist a mechanical gauntlet]] [[ArmCannon with built-in cannon]]
->He is the expert inventor of the Yagyu clan. One day, he was ordered by his superiors to observe a rival clan. To do this, he slipped into the clan under the guise of their princess' body-guard. The princess instantly found Hanma to be an enjoyable character because of his smiling face and appointed him as her ''actual'' personal bodyguard. However, one day, the father of the princess told Hanma to go investigate [[BigBad the mysterious puppeteer, AKA Yuga]].
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: Although they are members of the same clan, he is not directly related to Yagyu Jubei.
* ArmCannon: Hanma Yagyu is armed with one of these, similar to Sieger's gauntlet but his has limited shooting capabilities (being mostly used for close-range fire blasts).
** WordOfGod: In his story, Hanma admits he idolizes Sieger, which is the reason why he wanted to recreate his gauntlet himself.
* BoxingBattler: His Bust form emphasizes boxing, as he's got [[Characters/StreetFighterII Balrog]]-like [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom straight punches and uppercuts]] and even [[Manga/HajimeNoIppo Makunouchi Ippo]]'s Dempsey Roll.
* TheBusCameBack: Appears for the first time in 2D in the Samurai Spirits OL mobile game.
* GadgeteerGenius: Also a BunglingInventor, mostly because of Karakuri Hanma.
* GentleGiant: Of the 64 series.
* InNameOnly: Despite the last name, Hanma has no relation with Jubei.
* MeaningfulName: "[[MightyGlacier Stone horse]]". His name can also be pronounced as [[TheBlacksmith hammer]].
* MightyGlacier: Of 64 series in general.
* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: His smile is not only for show, as it can be used for reversing attacks!
* PerpetualSmiler: Hanma is smiling all the time and sports a giant grin, verging on a the uncanny.
* PowerFist: His WeaponOfChoice is a mechanical gauntlet called "The Boulder Slicer".
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-> '''Weapons:''' [[{{BFS}} A big sword (Deku ♂)]] and [[DualWielding twin katanas (Deku ♀)]]
-> '''Voiced by:'''[[note]]Creator/DaikiNakamura (Deku), Kaori Minami (Dekuina)[[/note]]
->The Deku are semi-human dolls created by Yuga the Destroyer. Yuga was seeking the two strongest bodies for a perfect resurrection, one female and one male. He found the female one in Shiki, and the male one in Haohmaru, but in case he failed to activate both of them, Yuga created the two back-up dolls, Deku (the male one) and Dekuina (the female one), which were based on Haohmaru and Shiki respectively.
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* {{BFS}}: The male Deku fights with big weapon that is curved at one end like a [[SinisterScimitar scimitar]] or [[AnAxeToGrind axe]].
* TheBusCameBack: As a boss in the ''Samurai Spirits OL'' mobile game.
* TheCameo: An army of Deku are seen in the Asura's Zanmaden OVA.
* CloningBlues: The Deku are clones based on Haohmaru and Shiki, respectively.
* {{Doppelganger}}/EvilKnockoff: Of Haohmaru and Shiki, created by Yuga.
* DualWielding: The female Deku's katanas.
* FleshGolem
* FromASingleCell: The male Deku is made of a piece of Haohmaru's flesh that Maju took in their fight.
* MeaningfulName: [[MeatPuppet "Puppet"]] historically, but now also used to mean a "useless person".
* MovesetClone: Of Haohmaru and Shiki, with a new super move for each.
* SoullessShell: Both Deku and Dekuina have no emotions at all.
* SubBoss: Of the first 64 game.
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-> '''Weapon:''' [[BareFistedMonk His own body]]
->Gandara is a monster [[NauseaFuel comprised of thousands of corpses stitched and held together through Yuga's use of forbidden magic]]. Yuga uses it as a bodyguard, but despite its overwhelming strength, Gandara was defeated by Kazuki and Sogetsu Kazama. When Yuga revives himself in Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage, Gandara is made en masse and produced in some kind of factory. One of these is defeated by Hanzo in his ending.
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* AttackItsWeakPoint: It seems to take more damage from blows to the head.
* TheBrute
* TheCameo: Gandara also appears in [[VideoGame/TheLastBlade Akari Ichijou]]'s super in ''VideoGame/NeoGeoBattleColiseum'' and ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'''s version of Shiki, if she's defeated by [[VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins Red Arremer/Firebrand]], she's converted into Gandara.
* ChainedToARock: His Samurai Shodown! 2 incarnation is chained to a wall - that doesn't make him less dangerous, though.
* DishingOutDirt
* FleshGolem
* FourIsDeath: Its creation involves placing a Deku into an egg for 44 months and 44 days.
* ImplacableMan
* MeaningfulName: Roughly translates to "[[SuperStrength lightweight steep boulder]]", also shares a name with the ancient Gandhara kingdom, in line with Samurai Shodown 64's Sanskrit thematic.
* MidBoss: Of the 64 games.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: [[http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Gandara As well as a large number of forsaken adults.]]
* StoneWall
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[HellOnEarth Makai (the demon world)]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagmakai_30.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Weapon:''' [[FullContactMagic Magic]]
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->The BigBad of the Samurai Shodown 64 games. Yuga is an ancient evil, presumably originating in the demon world, who attempts to use Shiki and Haohmaru to create a perfect body and become the [[GodOfEvil 'God of Destruction']] and unite both the Demon and Human worlds. Yuga's powers are themed around the dual energies of yin/yang, and similarly it can inhabit both male and female bodies.
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* AmbiguousGender
* AmbiguouslyRelated: There are many speculations regarding Yuga's relationship with Ambrosia. For many fans, they're the same entity (see Ambrosia for more details). His cameo appearance in ''2019'' only makes things even more confusing, as he appears when Shiki defeats Shizuka, who is a puppet of Ambrosia.
* BigBad: Of the 64 series.
* TheBusCameBack: Appears as a boss in the Samurai Spirits OL mobile game.
* CreatingLife: Responsible of the creation of [[{{Retcon}} Maju]], Gandara, the Deku and the LiteralSplitPersonality of Yuda / Asura.
* DemonicPossession: Becomes Shiki's daughter Mikoto and tries to completely possess her.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He appears in Shiki's ''2019'' ending to whisk her away back to Mt. Osore, though only his silhouette is shown.
* GenderBender: In the second game, a [[AmbiguousGender mostly male]] Yuga transforms into a female version known as "Toki no Hebi Yuga".
* MarionetteMaster: Begins with stealing babies from wombs, giving them supernatural powers, and brainwashing them later in their lives to be his mindless servants.
* MeaningfulName: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuga shares a name with]] [[EndOfAnAge a Hinduist epoch]].
* OneWingedAngel: In Samurai Shodown 64, [[TheGlovesComeOff Yuga simply gets up from his sitting position when you face him]]. In 64-2, he [[GenderBender transforms into a woman]] and later [[TurnsRed grows wings from her back]].
* ShapeshifterWeapon: As "Toki no Hebi Yuga", she gets more psychical and turns her arms into blades.
[[/folder]]
!Debuting in ''Samurai Shodown 64-2''
[[folder:Asura]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[HellOnEarth Makai (the demon world)]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_561.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Weapon/s:''' ''[[MorphWeapon Nanatsu no Kodai Buki]]'' [[note]](''"[[MorphWeapon The seven]] [[LegendaryWeapon ancient weapons]]"'')[[/note]]
-> '''Voiced by:'''[[note]]Creator/KazuyaIchijo (64 games, NGBC, Asura's Zanmaden OVA)[[/note]]
->A dark entity who battled Yuga over the title of "Demon World's Strongest", but was defeated and sealed, before breaking free, being cloned (known as "Shadow Asura") and becoming Yuga's servant. Yuga's first defeat weakened the seal, thus the original Asura broke free and set out for revenge. The original Asura confronted the Shadow Asura, and the two end up banding together to defeat Yuga for good. As the Shadow clone begins to vanish, due to being empowered with Yuga's magic, the original merged with him, turning into the being known as Yuda.
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* AntiHero / AntiVillain
* TheBusCameBack: Returned in VideoGame/NeoGeoBattleColiseum.
* BloodKnight: Mostly seen in the OVA.
* DarkIsNotEvil
* FallenAngel: Implied to be one by his nickname, "Betrayer of kami".
* MeaningfulName: Named after the ChaoticNeutral [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asura Hindu deity]].
* MorphWeapon: His katana can turn into a jousting spear, a bow and arrow, a poleaxe, etc...
* ThemeNaming: His attacks are named after various demons.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Shadow Asura]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[LiteralSplitPersonality Asura]]''
-> '''Weapon:''' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha Vimukti]], [[LaserBlade a katana]].
-> '''Voiced by:'''[[note]]Creator/KazuyaIchijo (64-2)[[/note]]
->Shadow Asura is a clone of Asura created by Yuga using a forbidden technique, but still retains the emotions and thoughts of the original. This Shadow clone is completely loyal to Yuga, but wavered when he realizes his affections for Shiki. He comes to love Shiki and wants to save her from her former master. Upon Yuga's defeat, he begins to deteriorate because Yuga's magic is what kept him alive. Before he merges back with the original Asura, Shiki gives birth to their child.
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* AntiHero / AntiVillain
* BloodKnight
* CastingAShadow: One of his attacks.
* DarkIsNotEvil
* EnergyWeapon: Uses a bunch of them.
* {{Expy}}: Various aspects of 64's Deku are seen with him, such as [[PowerFloats floating]] and enlarging his sword
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Is a different character in the storyline, but in-game he is merely Asura's bust version.
* HeelFaceTurn
* LightIsNotGood: At least under Yuga.
* LoveRedeems: He becomes a good guy after falling in love with Shiki, and even having a child, Mikoto.
* MeaningfulName: He keeps it simple, as it only means "[[LiteralSplitPersonality another Asura]]".
* ThemeNaming: His special attacks are all named after angels in GratuitousEnglish, spelled backward.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Taizan Morozumi]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan The mountains of Okuhida, Hida Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_0593.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Weapon:''' ''[[BladeOnAStick Shinsō]] [[ThePenIsMightier Mizuguki]]'' [[note]](''"[[BladeOnAStick Divine spear]] [[ThePenIsMightier brush stroke]]", literally "[[ImprobableWeaponUser wooden tool]] of the beginning and the end"''),[[/note]] [[BladeOnAStick a spear]] [[ThePenIsMightier with brush bristles]]
-> '''Voiced by:'''[[note]]Takaya Yamauchi[[/note]]
->A demon-sealing warrior armed with a giant spear who seeks to avenge his wife and son who were killed by Yuga. When needed, the tip of his spear can turn into a calligraphy brush to write kanji symbols, using own blood as ink. The meaning of whatever he has written becomes reality (for example, the word "Fire" becomes a fiery explosion)
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* BadAssBookworm
* BladeOnAStick: He's uses a spear-calligraphy brush hybrid. While in the official art he wields one or another depending on the Slash / Bust mode, in gameplay it shows itself as a spear until he writes symbols and the brush's bristles suddenly appear.
* TheBusCameBack: Appears in the Samurai Spirits OL mobile game as a 2D character.
* ElementalPowers: Every time Taizan writes the characters for an element in kanji, whatever he has written manifests against the opponent -- for example, writing "fire" creates an explosion.
* HeartbrokenBadass
* HermeticMagic: The Morozumi family have the power to seal demons, a tradition Taizan upholds.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Come on, a ''giant calligraphy brush''!?
* ItsPersonal: Taizan goes out for personal revenge against Yuga, who killed his wife and son.
* MartialArtsAndCrafts: A fighter/calligrapher.
* MeaningfulName: Loosely translates to "Octagon of a great mountain / Mount Tai / of great importance".
* OpaqueNerdGlasses: PlayedForLaughs in NGPC games.
* ThePenIsMightier: In this case, ''the calligraphy brush is mightier''.
* ShoutOut: Because of his look, especially the headband and glasses, Taizan could be based on [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Genma Saotome]], who also has a wife (Nodoka) and a son (Ranma).
* StartOfDarkness: In his battle against Yuga, Taizan stayed his hand as he felt himself "becoming a demon", so he simply returns home, seals his brush and guards his family's graves, never to fight again.
* SuperDeformed: Mostly [[GraphicsInducedSuperDeformed graphics-induced]] in his other appearances outside this game, both for UsefulNotes/NeoGeoPocketColor: ''Samurai Shodown! 2'' (port of 64-2) and ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom: [[CardBattleGame Card Fighter Clash]]'' series for NGPC.
* TechnicalPacifist
* WarriorPoet: One wouldn't expect anything less from a skilled calligrapher.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Karakuri Hanma]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[RobotMaster Hanma's creation]]''
-> '''Weapons:''' [[RetractableWeapon Various weapons hidden in his body]]
->Karakuri Hanma was created by Hanma to ensure the safety of Yukihime before he went off to fight Yuga. However, in his overzealousness, he made a mistake in the programming and Karakuri Hanma eventually runs amok. Realizing what occurred, Yagyu Hanma is forced to destroy his creation and come to Yukihime's rescue.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: Hanma's bad programming makes Karakuri ''attack'' Yukihime instead of protecting her.
* ArmCannon: Karakuri Hanma has two, instead of his creator's single cannon.
* BoxingBattler: Reduced to a special move, in contrast to the first game's Bust mode.
* BreathWeapon: Can breathe fire.
* ClockworkCreature
* FastTunnelling
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Is a different character in the storyline, but in-game it is merely Hanma's bust version.
* HiddenWeapons: Has one cannon on each arm and a shoulder cannon.
* MeaningfulName: "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karakuri_puppet Karakuri]]" Hanma.
* MightyGlacier: Of the 64 series in general.
* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: As with Hanma.
* PerpetualSmiler
* RobotMe: The first "Robot" of the series before Ocha-Maro.
* RoboticPsychopath
[[/folder]]
!Debuting in ''Samurai Shodown 64''
[[folder:Shiki]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:Shiki]]
[[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Half-Shaded Shiki]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/01_shiki02.png[[/labelnote]]]]
-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan A small shrine in a cave]] [[{{Hellgate}} at Mount Osore,]] [[FeudalJapan Mutsu Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_891.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Weapons:''' ''[[DualWielding Onmarin]] [[DualWielding & Youshinrin]]'' [[note]](''"[[DarkIsNotEvil Dark demon ring]]" and [[LightIsGood "Light deity ring"]]'')[[/note]], [[DualWielding twin]] [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]] [[AceCustom with stylized ring hilts]]
-> '''Weapons (2019):''' [[NoNameGiven a nameless]] [[DualWielding pair of twin blades]]
-> '''Weapons (''as Half-Shaded Shiki''):''' [[SpontaneousWeaponCreation Summonable]] [[EnergyWeapon energy blades]]
-> '''Voiced by:'''[[note]]Kaori Minami (64, NGBC, SVC, Asura's Zanmaden OVA), Creator/RieTanaka (Oni), Creator/ChitoseMorinaga ([=SamSho=] 2019)[[/note]]
->One of the main heroines in the ''64'' series. Ever since birth, she was tailored to be Yuga's servant and when she came of age, she was {{Brainwashed}} into becoming his servant and tasked with hunting down the male counterpart that Yuga needed for a perfect body: Haohmaru. Fortunately, Haohmaru managed to kick Yuga's ass beforehand, thereby freeing her soul, but rendering her amnesic about the whole affair. She has a brief respite, acting as a fortune teller by the name Kanae. Unfortunately, Yuga soon revives and sends in Asura's Shadow to kidnap her, but they end up falling in love. The original Asura and his Shadow defeats Yuga and later Shiki gives birth to a daughter from her liaison with Shadow Asura: Mikoto. Shiki leaves her in the care of Haohmaru and Nicotine (and presumably Gaira as well), then vanishes....\\
\\
More of Shiki's backstory is revealed in ''2019''. As part of her conditioning process, she was put into a deep sleep until the opportune time arose for when she would be needed. However, in 1787, an evil energy began to slowly seep into Japan, causing mysterious calamities and disturbances. These disturbances somehow roused Shiki from her slumber and left her displaced. Hearing a voice calling to her, she takes up a pair of nameless blades and begins to search for its source.
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* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She's got dark colored hair and rarely expresses any emotions.
* BabiesEverAfter: All of her endings in crossover or spinoff games will ALWAYS involve her giving birth to Mikoto.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: At the hands of Yuga, who created her into the perfect servant for his nefarious deeds.
* BreakoutCharacter: SNK certainly loves her considering she was picked for ''SVC Chaos'' and later showed up in ''Battle Coliseum'' as well. So much so when the reboot was announced, she was front and center with most of the mainstays of the series. Of the ''64'' characters, she's the only one that had prominence.
* TheBusCameBack: After being absent from ''Samurai Shodown'' games since ''64-2'' (despite various appearances in other games), she finally makes a return in ''2019''.
* DoubleEntendre: Her dialogue, as well as much of her design aspect, is heavily based around these.
* DarkActionGirl: Even though she's one of Anti-Heroines but she definitely qualifies as one of the most powerful warriors in the series. And quite the popular one among the community as well.
* DualWielding: Uses twin katanas.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Beautiful, but in an eerie and pale sort of way.
* EmotionlessGirl: A languid, monotone young woman whose expression barely changes, even when she's hacking opponents to pieces.
* EvilCounterpart: Dekuina in ''64'' and Half-Shaded Shiki in ''64-2''.
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Half-Shaded Shiki's special moves are written in ''Sanskrit'', much like Yuga's.
* HopeSpot: In her ending in ''2019'', her brainwashing wears off after Shizuka is defeated...only for Yuga to suddenly appear, restore her brainwashing, erase her memories again, and put a sleeping curse on her until the proper time of her awakening.
* LightIsNotGood: Or white in this case. Half-Shaded Shiki, the Bust/Rasetsu version of Shiki, dresses in white, but she's eviler than her counterpart, being one of the three guardians of Yuga's lair.
* LostSuperweapon: Onmarin and Youshinrin, her Kofun-era swords, were discovered in the depths of hell, stabbed into the body of a dead demon and it's said that not even Mizuki could pull them out. Yuga, on the other hand, managed to and gave them to Shiki.
* MagicKnight: Half-Shaded Shiki relies on magic to attack her enemies, such as {{Energy Ball}}s, {{Power Float|s}}ing, PsychicAssistedSuicide and TeleportSpam.
* MarkOfTheBeast: A bunch of them: her snake tattoo is a MindControlDevice created by Yuga, and the red in her eyes symbolizes Yuga's level of control -- but since she has heterochromia, it means that she's only partially controlled.
* MeaningfulName: The name "Shiki" has various homonyms, like "beauty", "mood" or "sexual love", though "colour" is the meaning of the kanji used to write her name.
* MsFanservice: Shiki wears {{Stripperiffic}} outfit that bares her shoulders and back... and whatever she's wearing, it's apparently very skin-tight she looks like she's wearing nothing at all. And she had big enough jugs to show despite that.
* {{Ninja}}: Of a sort — if anything, this is the type of fighter she most resembles.
* TheProtagonist: Of the ''64'' series along with Haohmaru (and Asura in ''64-2'').
* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Half-Shaded Shiki can force her enemy to imitate her and stab themselves, although it deals more damage to the enemy than to herself.
* ReiAyanamiExpy: Developers admit that her personality and part of her win quotes were based on Rei Ayanami.
* SlashedThroat: Proficient at it -- her horrific super in ''2019'' sees her mount the opponent and slash their throat with both katanas in a scissoring motion.
* SexyBacklessOutfit: Showing off her full-body snake tattoo.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: She sports a ''highly'' stylised kimono in a game where most of the (Japanese) characters sport ''pretty much'' period-correct outfits.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Half-Shaded Shiki.
%%* {{Tykebomb}}
* TheVamp: Slightly more sexualized as Bust Shiki / Half-Shaded Shiki, with a penchant for [[KissOfDeath poisonous kisses]] and a [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything rather suggestive]] [[VampiricDraining soul drain]] similar to [[Characters/FatalFury Hotaru]]'s infamous special move.
* WhatIsThisFeeling: In her ending after defeating and freeing Shizuka Gozen, Shiki is apparently freed from Yuga's brainwashing. She suddenly sheds a SingleTear and doesn't know why. She then breaks down in tears and faints from her overwhelming emotions.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hanma Yagyu]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Inari Shrine near the Tsuchi Mansion, Suruga Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_37.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Weapon:''' ''[[PowerFist Haganmaru]]'' [[note]](''"[[AbsurdCuttingPower Boulder slicer]]"'')[[/note]], [[PowerFist a mechanical gauntlet]] [[ArmCannon with built-in cannon]]
->He is the expert inventor of the Yagyu clan. One day, he was ordered by his superiors to observe a rival clan. To do this, he slipped into the clan under the guise of their princess' body-guard. The princess instantly found Hanma to be an enjoyable character because of his smiling face and appointed him as her ''actual'' personal bodyguard. However, one day, the father of the princess told Hanma to go investigate [[BigBad the mysterious puppeteer, AKA Yuga]].
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: Although they are members of the same clan, he is not directly related to Yagyu Jubei.
* ArmCannon: Hanma Yagyu is armed with one of these, similar to Sieger's gauntlet but his has limited shooting capabilities (being mostly used for close-range fire blasts).
** WordOfGod: In his story, Hanma admits he idolizes Sieger, which is the reason why he wanted to recreate his gauntlet himself.
* BoxingBattler: His Bust form emphasizes boxing, as he's got [[Characters/StreetFighterII Balrog]]-like [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom straight punches and uppercuts]] and even [[Manga/HajimeNoIppo Makunouchi Ippo]]'s Dempsey Roll.
* TheBusCameBack: Appears for the first time in 2D in the Samurai Spirits OL mobile game.
* GadgeteerGenius: Also a BunglingInventor, mostly because of Karakuri Hanma.
* GentleGiant: Of the 64 series.
* InNameOnly: Despite the last name, Hanma has no relation with Jubei.
* MeaningfulName: "[[MightyGlacier Stone horse]]". His name can also be pronounced as [[TheBlacksmith hammer]].
* MightyGlacier: Of 64 series in general.
* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: His smile is not only for show, as it can be used for reversing attacks!
* PerpetualSmiler: Hanma is smiling all the time and sports a giant grin, verging on a the uncanny.
* PowerFist: His WeaponOfChoice is a mechanical gauntlet called "The Boulder Slicer".
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Deku ♂ and ♀]]
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-> '''Weapons:''' [[{{BFS}} A big sword (Deku ♂)]] and [[DualWielding twin katanas (Deku ♀)]]
-> '''Voiced by:'''[[note]]Creator/DaikiNakamura (Deku), Kaori Minami (Dekuina)[[/note]]
->The Deku are semi-human dolls created by Yuga the Destroyer. Yuga was seeking the two strongest bodies for a perfect resurrection, one female and one male. He found the female one in Shiki, and the male one in Haohmaru, but in case he failed to activate both of them, Yuga created the two back-up dolls, Deku (the male one) and Dekuina (the female one), which were based on Haohmaru and Shiki respectively.
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* {{BFS}}: The male Deku fights with big weapon that is curved at one end like a [[SinisterScimitar scimitar]] or [[AnAxeToGrind axe]].
* TheBusCameBack: As a boss in the ''Samurai Spirits OL'' mobile game.
* TheCameo: An army of Deku are seen in the Asura's Zanmaden OVA.
* CloningBlues: The Deku are clones based on Haohmaru and Shiki, respectively.
* {{Doppelganger}}/EvilKnockoff: Of Haohmaru and Shiki, created by Yuga.
* DualWielding: The female Deku's katanas.
* FleshGolem
* FromASingleCell: The male Deku is made of a piece of Haohmaru's flesh that Maju took in their fight.
* MeaningfulName: [[MeatPuppet "Puppet"]] historically, but now also used to mean a "useless person".
* MovesetClone: Of Haohmaru and Shiki, with a new super move for each.
* SoullessShell: Both Deku and Dekuina have no emotions at all.
* SubBoss: Of the first 64 game.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gandara]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/03_gendara.jpg]]
-> '''Weapon:''' [[BareFistedMonk His own body]]
->Gandara is a monster [[NauseaFuel comprised of thousands of corpses stitched and held together through Yuga's use of forbidden magic]]. Yuga uses it as a bodyguard, but despite its overwhelming strength, Gandara was defeated by Kazuki and Sogetsu Kazama. When Yuga revives himself in Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage, Gandara is made en masse and produced in some kind of factory. One of these is defeated by Hanzo in his ending.
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* AttackItsWeakPoint: It seems to take more damage from blows to the head.
* TheBrute
* TheCameo: Gandara also appears in [[VideoGame/TheLastBlade Akari Ichijou]]'s super in ''VideoGame/NeoGeoBattleColiseum'' and ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'''s version of Shiki, if she's defeated by [[VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins Red Arremer/Firebrand]], she's converted into Gandara.
* ChainedToARock: His Samurai Shodown! 2 incarnation is chained to a wall - that doesn't make him less dangerous, though.
* DishingOutDirt
* FleshGolem
* FourIsDeath: Its creation involves placing a Deku into an egg for 44 months and 44 days.
* ImplacableMan
* MeaningfulName: Roughly translates to "[[SuperStrength lightweight steep boulder]]", also shares a name with the ancient Gandhara kingdom, in line with Samurai Shodown 64's Sanskrit thematic.
* MidBoss: Of the 64 games.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: [[http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Gandara As well as a large number of forsaken adults.]]
* StoneWall
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Yuga the Destroyer]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[HellOnEarth Makai (the demon world)]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagmakai_30.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Weapon:''' [[FullContactMagic Magic]]
-> '''Voiced by:'''[[note]]Creator/DaikiNakamura and Kaori Minami (64 (duo-toned)), Satomi Nakatani (64-2)[[/note]]
->The BigBad of the Samurai Shodown 64 games. Yuga is an ancient evil, presumably originating in the demon world, who attempts to use Shiki and Haohmaru to create a perfect body and become the [[GodOfEvil 'God of Destruction']] and unite both the Demon and Human worlds. Yuga's powers are themed around the dual energies of yin/yang, and similarly it can inhabit both male and female bodies.
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* AmbiguousGender
* AmbiguouslyRelated: There are many speculations regarding Yuga's relationship with Ambrosia. For many fans, they're the same entity (see Ambrosia for more details). His cameo appearance in ''2019'' only makes things even more confusing, as he appears when Shiki defeats Shizuka, who is a puppet of Ambrosia.
* BigBad: Of the 64 series.
* TheBusCameBack: Appears as a boss in the Samurai Spirits OL mobile game.
* CreatingLife: Responsible of the creation of [[{{Retcon}} Maju]], Gandara, the Deku and the LiteralSplitPersonality of Yuda / Asura.
* DemonicPossession: Becomes Shiki's daughter Mikoto and tries to completely possess her.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He appears in Shiki's ''2019'' ending to whisk her away back to Mt. Osore, though only his silhouette is shown.
* GenderBender: In the second game, a [[AmbiguousGender mostly male]] Yuga transforms into a female version known as "Toki no Hebi Yuga".
* MarionetteMaster: Begins with stealing babies from wombs, giving them supernatural powers, and brainwashing them later in their lives to be his mindless servants.
* MeaningfulName: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuga shares a name with]] [[EndOfAnAge a Hinduist epoch]].
* OneWingedAngel: In Samurai Shodown 64, [[TheGlovesComeOff Yuga simply gets up from his sitting position when you face him]]. In 64-2, he [[GenderBender transforms into a woman]] and later [[TurnsRed grows wings from her back]].
* ShapeshifterWeapon: As "Toki no Hebi Yuga", she gets more psychical and turns her arms into blades.
[[/folder]]
!Debuting in ''Samurai Shodown 64-2''
[[folder:Asura]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[HellOnEarth Makai (the demon world)]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_561.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Weapon/s:''' ''[[MorphWeapon Nanatsu no Kodai Buki]]'' [[note]](''"[[MorphWeapon The seven]] [[LegendaryWeapon ancient weapons]]"'')[[/note]]
-> '''Voiced by:'''[[note]]Creator/KazuyaIchijo (64 games, NGBC, Asura's Zanmaden OVA)[[/note]]
->A dark entity who battled Yuga over the title of "Demon World's Strongest", but was defeated and sealed, before breaking free, being cloned (known as "Shadow Asura") and becoming Yuga's servant. Yuga's first defeat weakened the seal, thus the original Asura broke free and set out for revenge. The original Asura confronted the Shadow Asura, and the two end up banding together to defeat Yuga for good. As the Shadow clone begins to vanish, due to being empowered with Yuga's magic, the original merged with him, turning into the being known as Yuda.
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* AntiHero / AntiVillain
* TheBusCameBack: Returned in VideoGame/NeoGeoBattleColiseum.
* BloodKnight: Mostly seen in the OVA.
* DarkIsNotEvil
* FallenAngel: Implied to be one by his nickname, "Betrayer of kami".
* MeaningfulName: Named after the ChaoticNeutral [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asura Hindu deity]].
* MorphWeapon: His katana can turn into a jousting spear, a bow and arrow, a poleaxe, etc...
* ThemeNaming: His attacks are named after various demons.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Shadow Asura]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/06_asura02.png]]
-> '''Origin:''' ''[[LiteralSplitPersonality Asura]]''
-> '''Weapon:''' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha Vimukti]], [[LaserBlade a katana]].
-> '''Voiced by:'''[[note]]Creator/KazuyaIchijo (64-2)[[/note]]
->Shadow Asura is a clone of Asura created by Yuga using a forbidden technique, but still retains the emotions and thoughts of the original. This Shadow clone is completely loyal to Yuga, but wavered when he realizes his affections for Shiki. He comes to love Shiki and wants to save her from her former master. Upon Yuga's defeat, he begins to deteriorate because Yuga's magic is what kept him alive. Before he merges back with the original Asura, Shiki gives birth to their child.
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* AntiHero / AntiVillain
* BloodKnight
* CastingAShadow: One of his attacks.
* DarkIsNotEvil
* EnergyWeapon: Uses a bunch of them.
* {{Expy}}: Various aspects of 64's Deku are seen with him, such as [[PowerFloats floating]] and enlarging his sword
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Is a different character in the storyline, but in-game he is merely Asura's bust version.
* HeelFaceTurn
* LightIsNotGood: At least under Yuga.
* LoveRedeems: He becomes a good guy after falling in love with Shiki, and even having a child, Mikoto.
* MeaningfulName: He keeps it simple, as it only means "[[LiteralSplitPersonality another Asura]]".
* ThemeNaming: His special attacks are all named after angels in GratuitousEnglish, spelled backward.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Taizan Morozumi]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan The mountains of Okuhida, Hida Province, Japan]]'' [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_0593.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Weapon:''' ''[[BladeOnAStick Shinsō]] [[ThePenIsMightier Mizuguki]]'' [[note]](''"[[BladeOnAStick Divine spear]] [[ThePenIsMightier brush stroke]]", literally "[[ImprobableWeaponUser wooden tool]] of the beginning and the end"''),[[/note]] [[BladeOnAStick a spear]] [[ThePenIsMightier with brush bristles]]
-> '''Voiced by:'''[[note]]Takaya Yamauchi[[/note]]
->A demon-sealing warrior armed with a giant spear who seeks to avenge his wife and son who were killed by Yuga. When needed, the tip of his spear can turn into a calligraphy brush to write kanji symbols, using own blood as ink. The meaning of whatever he has written becomes reality (for example, the word "Fire" becomes a fiery explosion)
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* BadAssBookworm
* BladeOnAStick: He's uses a spear-calligraphy brush hybrid. While in the official art he wields one or another depending on the Slash / Bust mode, in gameplay it shows itself as a spear until he writes symbols and the brush's bristles suddenly appear.
* TheBusCameBack: Appears in the Samurai Spirits OL mobile game as a 2D character.
* ElementalPowers: Every time Taizan writes the characters for an element in kanji, whatever he has written manifests against the opponent -- for example, writing "fire" creates an explosion.
* HeartbrokenBadass
* HermeticMagic: The Morozumi family have the power to seal demons, a tradition Taizan upholds.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Come on, a ''giant calligraphy brush''!?
* ItsPersonal: Taizan goes out for personal revenge against Yuga, who killed his wife and son.
* MartialArtsAndCrafts: A fighter/calligrapher.
* MeaningfulName: Loosely translates to "Octagon of a great mountain / Mount Tai / of great importance".
* OpaqueNerdGlasses: PlayedForLaughs in NGPC games.
* ThePenIsMightier: In this case, ''the calligraphy brush is mightier''.
* ShoutOut: Because of his look, especially the headband and glasses, Taizan could be based on [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Genma Saotome]], who also has a wife (Nodoka) and a son (Ranma).
* StartOfDarkness: In his battle against Yuga, Taizan stayed his hand as he felt himself "becoming a demon", so he simply returns home, seals his brush and guards his family's graves, never to fight again.
* SuperDeformed: Mostly [[GraphicsInducedSuperDeformed graphics-induced]] in his other appearances outside this game, both for UsefulNotes/NeoGeoPocketColor: ''Samurai Shodown! 2'' (port of 64-2) and ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom: [[CardBattleGame Card Fighter Clash]]'' series for NGPC.
* TechnicalPacifist
* WarriorPoet: One wouldn't expect anything less from a skilled calligrapher.
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[[folder:Karakuri Hanma]]
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-> '''Origin:''' ''[[RobotMaster Hanma's creation]]''
-> '''Weapons:''' [[RetractableWeapon Various weapons hidden in his body]]
->Karakuri Hanma was created by Hanma to ensure the safety of Yukihime before he went off to fight Yuga. However, in his overzealousness, he made a mistake in the programming and Karakuri Hanma eventually runs amok. Realizing what occurred, Yagyu Hanma is forced to destroy his creation and come to Yukihime's rescue.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: Hanma's bad programming makes Karakuri ''attack'' Yukihime instead of protecting her.
* ArmCannon: Karakuri Hanma has two, instead of his creator's single cannon.
* BoxingBattler: Reduced to a special move, in contrast to the first game's Bust mode.
* BreathWeapon: Can breathe fire.
* ClockworkCreature
* FastTunnelling
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Is a different character in the storyline, but in-game it is merely Hanma's bust version.
* HiddenWeapons: Has one cannon on each arm and a shoulder cannon.
* MeaningfulName: "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karakuri_puppet Karakuri]]" Hanma.
* MightyGlacier: Of the 64 series in general.
* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: As with Hanma.
* PerpetualSmiler
* RobotMe: The first "Robot" of the series before Ocha-Maro.
* RoboticPsychopath
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