Line #27 Characters/SamuraiShodown2DFightingGames


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2	[-'''2D Games:''' ''Characters/SamuraiShodownI'' \| ''Characters/SamuraiShodownII'' \| ''Characters/SamuraiShodownIII'' \| ''Characters/SamuraiShodownV'' \| ''Characters/SamuraiShodownVI'' \| ''Characters/SamuraiShodown2019'' \
3	'''[[Characters/SamuraiShodown3DFightingGames 3D Games]]''': ''Characters/SamuraiShodown64'' \| ''Characters/SamuraiShodownWarriorsRage'' \| ''Characters/SamuraiShodownEdgeOfDestiny''\
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8	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'''.
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10	* ''Characters/SamuraiShodownI''
11	* ''Characters/SamuraiShodownII''
12	* ''Characters/SamuraiShodownIII''
13	* ''Characters/SamuraiShodownV''
14	* ''Characters/SamuraiShodownVI''
15	* ''Characters/SamuraiShodown2019''
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18	!Debuting in ''Samurai Shodown IV''
19	[[folder:Kazuki Kazama]]
20	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kazuki_07.png]]
21	->''I'm all burned... It feels great!''
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23	-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Under a bridge in Hizen Province, Japan]] [[note]]he and Sogetsu were found under said bridge as infants[[/note]]''
24	-> '''Weapon:''' ''[[TheFourGods Suzaku]]'' [[note]](''"Vermillion Sparrow"'')[[/note]], [[StockNinjaWeaponry a ninjatō]]
25	-> '''Weapon (as Enja Kazuki):''' [[ExtremityExtremist Punch-based]] [[KungFuWizard martial arts]]
26	-> '''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Atsushi Yamanishi (IV-V Special, 64-2), Masahiro Okazaki (VI), Masaki Masaki (2019)[[/note]]
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28	->A ninja of the Kazama clan, younger brother of Sogetsu, and way too HotBlooded. He typically fights in defense of his sister, Hazuki, who frequently finds herself kidnapped at the hands of the series' various [[BigBad BigBads]], or to subdue the fire demon Enja, who is eventually sealed within his FlamingSword.
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30	* AnimeHair: Sports big, ''Dragon Ball''-style red hair.
31	* TheBerserker: 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.
32	* BigBrotherInstinct: He cares deeply for the safety of his sister Hazuki, which typically forms his motivation for fighting.
33	%%* BigOlEyebrows
34	* ChargedAttack: 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.
35	* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Sports red hair and eyes.
36	* DifficultButAwesome: 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.
37	* DownloadableContent: He returns to the series in ''2019'' as part of the first season of DLC characters.
38	* FamilyThemeNaming: 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.
39	* FestivalEpisode: 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.
40	* FieryRedhead: Sports ''bright'' red hair and a fiery personality -- his whole character is essentially fire incarnate.
41	* FlamingSword: 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.
42	* HighlyVisibleNinja: He's wearing a friggin' RED costume and his sword is actually ''on'' fire. Blending techniques clearly aren't his thing...
43	* HotBlooded: In keeping with his fire-based theme.
44	* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Hurt Hazuki in any way, and he'll crisp you.
45	* MeaningfulName: 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".
46	* NinjaLog: 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.
47	* PlayingWithFire: The most overtly fire-based fighter in the series. He IS fire.
48	* RedIsViolent: Kazuki has red clothes, hair and ''eyes''.
49	* RedOniBlueOni: Obviously, he's the Red Oni for Sogetsu's Blue Oni.
50	* SayMyName: ''[[DeathCryEcho HAZUKIIII!!!]]''
51	* SiblingYinYang: In keeping with the Kazama brothers' antithetical fire/water theme.
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54	[[folder:Sogetsu Kazama]]
55	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sogetsu.png]]
56	->''You're so weak... I feel like a god taking pity on the feeblest of beings.''
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58	-> '''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Under a bridge in Hizen Province, Japan]] [[note]] he and his brother were found under said bridge as infants[[/note]]''
59	-> '''Weapon:''' ''[[TheFourGods Seiryu]]'' [[note]]("Seiryu", the Azure Dragon (青龍 Qīnglóng), is one of the Dragon Gods who represent the chthonic forces of the Five Forms of the Highest Deity)[[/note]], [[StockNinjaWeaponry a ninjatō]] [[note]]Changed to [[OddlyShapedSword a curved tachi]] in the Neo Geo 64 games and ''2019'' [[/note]]
60	-> '''Weapon (as Suija Sogetsu):''' [[ExtremityExtremist Kick-based]] [[KungFuWizard martial arts]]
61	-> '''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Naoki Oikawa (IV-V Special, 64-2), Creator/JunjiMajima (VI), Yoshiaki Hasegawa (2019)[[/note]]
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63	->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.
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65	* ArrogantKungFuGuy: 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''.
66	* AloofBigBrother: To Kazuki and Hazuki.
67	* DownloadableContent: He returns to the series in ''2019'' as part of the second wave of DLC characters.
68	* DrowningPit: 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.
69	* FamilyThemeNaming: 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.
70	* FriendOrIdolDecision: In ''IV'', he has to decide between the life of his brother, or his duty to his clan. He picks Friend and [[TakeAThirdOption sets it up so that it looks like he picked Idol]] to avoid banishment or the death of Kazuki.
71	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: 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.
72	* LongHairedPrettyBoy: He's ''almost'' as beautiful as Ukyo.
73	* MakingASplash: 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.
74	* MeaningfulName: 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".
75	* {{Ninja}}: Unlike Kazuki, he's not as overtly visible, as he can hide in water.
76	* NotSoStoic: When defeated, he screams his brother's name.
77	* RedOniBlueOni: He's the Blue for Kazuki's Red.
78	* SiblingYinYang: In keeping with the Kazama brothers' antithetical fire/water theme.
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