Playable and fightable characters introduced in Samurai Shodown, Samurai Shodown II, Samurai Shodown III, Samurai Shodown IV, Samurai Shodown V, Samurai Shodown VI and Samurai Shodown (2019). There will be unmarked spoilers.
- Samurai Shodown
- Samurai Shodown II
- Samurai Shodown III
- Samurai Shodown V
- Samurai Shodown VI
- Samurai Shodown (2019)
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Debuting in Samurai Shodown IV
Kazuki Kazama
I'm all burned... It feels great!
Origin: Under a bridge in Hizen Province, Japan note
Weapon (as Enja Kazuki): Punch-based martial arts
Voiced by: note
A ninja of the Kazama clan, younger brother of Sogetsu, and way too Hot-Blooded. He typically fights in defense of his sister, Hazuki, who frequently finds herself kidnapped at the hands of the series' various BigBads, or to subdue the fire demon Enja, who is eventually sealed within his Flaming Sword.
- Anime Hair: Sports big, Dragon Ball-style red hair.
- The Berserker: As Enja Kazuki, he is reduced to this state due to not being strong-willed enough to control Enja, causing the fire demon to completely overwhelm and possess his body. This serves to starkly contrast with his brother, whose empowered form sees Sogetsu in total control and making Suija subservient to him.
- Big Brother Instinct: He cares deeply for the safety of his sister Hazuki, which typically forms his motivation for fighting.
- Charged Attack: Kazuki can use his special move Flames Of Disaster to charge up a floating fireball. The fireball can be charged up to three levels and its size will indicate the level charged. It can then be used for his projectile move or command grab move, dealing large amounts of damage.
- Curtains Match the Window: Sports red hair and eyes.
- Difficult, but Awesome: His Bust version revolves around a combination of a slide kick to trip his opponent, a hammer punch to slam them against a wall and a rising punch and kick combo to hit them afterward. If timed perfectly (which is tough), the opponent is caught in a full set of attacks, which he follows up by taking out his sword and slamming the opponent into the ground, doing up to half their health in a single combo.
- Downloadable Content: He returns to the series in 2019 as part of the first season of DLC characters.
- Family Theme Naming: When looking at the Japanese characters of the Kazama siblings' names, they all have the kanji (月), which means moon. The first kanji of their names also match their color scheme and elemental abilities, with Kazuki's being (火), which means flame.
- Festival Episode: His character stage in 2019, Sumidagawa, is new to the series and is based on the mother of all summer fireworks festivals in Tokyo, the Sumida River Fireworks Show, which is still held annually every July.
- Fiery Redhead: Sports bright red hair and a fiery personality — his whole character is essentially fire incarnate.
- Flaming Sword: His ninjatō is permanently inducted with fire, yet it's unclear if this is achieved through coating it in an accelerant, or whether via some ninja spell.
- Highly-Visible Ninja: He's wearing a friggin' RED costume and his sword is actually on fire. Blending techniques clearly aren't his thing...
- Hot-Blooded: In keeping with his fire-based theme.
- Knight Templar Big Brother: Hurt Hazuki in any way, and he'll crisp you.
- Meaningful Name: The "Kazama" clan name translates as "Windy place", but it is also a different way to write the "Fuuma" clan name. "Kazuki" translates as "Fire Month / Fire Moon".
- Ninja Log: A morbid variant: Kazuki can disappear in an explosion of fire and reappar elsewhere, leaving behind what appears to be his torsoless lower half where he once was.
- Playing with Fire: The most overtly fire-based fighter in the series. He IS fire.
- Red Is Violent: Kazuki has red clothes, hair and eyes.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Obviously, he's the Red Oni for Sogetsu's Blue Oni.
- Say My Name: HAZUKIIII!!!
- Sibling Yin-Yang: In keeping with the Kazama brothers' antithetical fire/water theme.
Sogetsu Kazama
You're so weak... I feel like a god taking pity on the feeblest of beings.
Origin: Under a bridge in Hizen Province, Japan note
Weapon (as Suija Sogetsu): Kick-based martial arts
Voiced by: note
Kazuki's big brother, and a lot more aloof and calm in manner. When their younger sister Hazuki gets kidnapped and Kazuki runs off to rescue her, Sogetsu was assigned with the mission to kill his brother for desertion. He doesn't go through with it and fakes Kazuki's death so they may all live in peace. Inside his weapon is a water-demon named Suija, who is sealed in the same way as Enja is sealed in Kazuki's weapon.
- Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: Oh, yes. Almost all of Sogetsu's win quotes involve him being a total dick towards his opponents and telling them how much they suck. Notably, even after absorbing Suija into his weapon, Sogetsu's personality completely dominates Suija's whenever he channels the water demon's presence, meaning he's always been like this. Suija's egomania has no effect on him because Sogetsu is just as egotistical as Suija.
- Aloof Big Brother: To Kazuki and Hazuki.
- Downloadable Content: He returns to the series in 2019 as part of the second wave of DLC characters.
- Drowning Pit: For his super in 2019, he traps his opponent inside a huge ball of water, suffocating them. He then hurls two watery-blades into the ball, savaging the opponent and turning the water inside a grim blood-red, before finally firing off a bubble-attack, exploding the ball and the enveloped opponent.
- Family Theme Naming: When looking at the Japanese characters for the Kazama siblings' names, they all have the kanji (月), which means moon. The first kanji of their names also match their color scheme and elemental abilities, with Sogetsu's being (蒼), which means blue.
- Friend-or-Idol Decision: In IV, he has to decide between the life of his brother, or his duty to his clan. He picks Friend and sets it up so that it looks like he picked Idol to avoid banishment or the death of Kazuki.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: As his win quotes can attest, he can be quite the vain jerk when he wants to. That said, it's clear he cares a lot about the people closest to him from his interactions with Kazuki and Hazuki.
- Long-Haired Pretty Boy: He's almost as beautiful as Ukyo.
- Making a Splash: Unusually for fighting games, where augmenting elements are typically restricted to fire, wind and lightning, he fights with water-based powers, including geyser and bubble attacks, as well as a puddle teleport.
- Meaningful Name: The "Kazama" clan name translates as "Windy place", but it is also a different way to write the "Fuuma" clan name. "Sogetsu" translates as "Azure Month / Azure Moon".
- Ninja: Unlike Kazuki, he's not as overtly visible, as he can hide in water.
- Not So Stoic: When defeated, he screams his brother's name.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: He's the Blue for Kazuki's Red.
- Sibling Yin-Yang: In keeping with the Kazama brothers' antithetical fire/water theme.
