Short Hair
Put him together with a precocious ninja girl, a world-weary but wisecracking veteran, and a legendary martial arts chimpanzee, and you might have something.
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Does it have to be a girl? I know this forum seems to be heavily anime influenced but can't there be a few male heroes?
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Afro Samurai Before the reveal that Ninja Ninja was real.
edited 27th Jan '11 4:20:04 PM by americanbadass
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To add an extra dose of weird and disturbing, have it only "speak" when cutting through another person's flesh.
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Samurai Troper
I could have the character be on a life-long quest to kill a certain person, believing the sword's telling him to do it.
...a Blood Knight, further urged to fight and kill by (imagined) his own weapon and the 'voice' gets stronger each time he kills? Hmmm.
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Does it have to be a girl? I know this forum seems to be heavily anime influenced but can't there be a few male heroes?
Who said anything about the samurai being a girl?
Anyway, in my opinion... I think you should have the samurai be alone.
Insane.
This would just be a... less-than-subtle sign of his insanity; he is personifying his sword, so that he can feel as if he is not alone.
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Samurai Troper
I like that idea Cygan^^
Also, another possibility, he could be somewhat sensory-deprived and he relies on his intuition/the voice of his sword to function.
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And he doesn't believe that he can do this without all of his senses.
So, rather than listening to the subtle hints as to his environment that his intuition gives him, his sword guides him. But really, it's just his mind, giving him directions as per his intuition?
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Perhaps - I dunno, I'm just kicking ideas around in my head, but I do kinda like the thought.
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I'm just offering ideas up for you.
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Samurai Troper
I do appreciate it - I'm definitely keeping these in mind. Perhaps I can spread them over multiple characters or incorporate them into ones I already have.
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Just kidding.
I like the comedy route suggested in the 2nd post, but it's your thing, I guess.
Y'know how samurai believed that their swords were sacred, had a spiritual essence/soul and sentience? (Holy alliteration, Batman!)
I was thinking of a concept wherein it seems like the sword is sentient (ie, has conversations with its owner) but in fact the samurai in question is just a wee bit loopy and imagining the sword's intelligence.
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