Editing Samurai Showdown

Samurai Shodown, released in 1993 ,known in Japan as Samurai Spirits (サムライスピリッツ), is the first game of the Samurai Shodown series. It is the third game of the official chronology, succeeding Samurai Shodown (2019).

===Appearances===

* Haohmaru, the main hero and protagonist of this tale; a ronin who travels to sharpen his swordsmanship and his sense of Bushido.

* Nakoruru, an Ainu miko from Kamui Kotan, who fights to protect the Mother Nature.

* Ukyo Tachibana, an ailing swordsman who searches for the perfect flower for his loved one, Kei Odagiri.

* Charlotte Christine de Colde, a French noblewoman fencer from Versailles, who fights to save her country from Amakusa, an evil man.

* Galford D. Weller, an American surfer turned ninja who fights in the name of justice. He travels and fights with his pet dog companion, Poppy.

* Jubei Yagyu, similar to other fictional accounts, he is a ronin hired by the Tokugawa Shogunate to execute a demon. In the past, he met Haohmaru.

* Earthquake, an American ninja flunkie turned leader of a bandit gang, he wants to steal all the world's treasures.

* Hanzo Hattori, a ninja from Iga, serving the Tokugawa Shogunate. In this fictional account, he fights to save his son, Shinzo.

* Kyoshiro Senryo, a famed Kabuki performer who wishes to strengthen his dances through swordplay.

* Tam Tam, a renowned hero from the fictional Mayan city of Green Hell; he fights to retrieve the sacred artifact, the Palenke Stone.

* Wan-Fu, a powerful general from the Qing Dynasty seeking to recruit powerful warriors for the unification of his country.

* Genan Shiranui, an eccentric member of the Shiranui clan, strives to make himself more evil.

* Shiro Tokisada Amakusa, the boss and main villain of the game; in this fictional account, he is resurrected years after his death by the demon being Ambrosia. Due to a pact made with the evil entity, he wants to revive him thus destroying the world.

* Kuroko, the judge of all matches, is the background referee who acknowledge the winner of the match, in the GB game he wield two flag blades as his weapon. He did not get a console debut until Samurai Shodown II, which he imitate moves of all the other fighters. The Game Boy port is the only game where he had his own original moves and weapons unlike his console counterpart.

* Hikyaku, the delivery man running in the background of stages who is forced to disrupt fights by Amakusa. He also can be seen in some stages.




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[[Category: Samurai Shodown]]
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