Yashamaru Kurama is one of the main protagonists in the Samurai Shodown video game series, originally appearing as the main protagonist in Samurai Shodown (2019).
He is voiced by Kōhei Amasaki.
History[]
Yashamaru is a young, fallen samurai who while stalks the shadows as the phantom thief "Karasu Tengu." Brandishing an heirloom nagamaki, he was already fights using the ancestral tengu powers he has inherited. He is even claimed to be a rival of Yoshitora Tokugawa. In addition to being a thief, he is a ruthless vigilante who will ruthlessly stop the crimes of corruption, and the rest of the uninhibited Bakufu members are like Yoshitora.
Personality[]
Yashamaru loathes villains who exploit the weak for financial gain. When his father was executed on false charges in the past, Yashamaru has developed a deep and unparalleled hatred for the Tokugawa Shogunate. Aside being a thief, he is also a ruthless vigilante who will stop corrupted crimes mercilessly, something which the remaining uncorrupted Bakufu members like Yoshitora cannot.
Powers[]
- Tengu Heritage - Due to his lineage, he possesses mystical aspects of the Tengu such as speed, senses and heightened reflexes and movement.
Fighting Style[]
Yashamaru fights with his Nagamaki, a long-handled sword that nearly resembles a polearm or even a naginata, except that the blade occupies half of the overall length. His lunging attacks and powerful expansion moves makes him formidable upclose, but is quite laggy in comparison when it comes to pokes and sword bouncing. Because of his weapon, he has better reach in comparison with the rest of the cast, though not as long as Gaoh's.
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Trivia[]
- His surname, Kurama, is derived from a mountain in Japan where Sōjōbō, king of the tengu, was said to live. According to legend, it is where Sōjōbō taught swordsmanship to the folk hero Ushiwakamaru, more famously known as Minamoto no Yoshitsune.
- Yashamaru shares his given name with one of the Kouga Clan ninjas in the novel The Kouga Ninja Scrolls. Yasha are a race of benevolent demons in Japanese Buddhism, and are counterparts to the malevolent rasetsu.
- While his criminal alias, Karasu Tengu, literally meaning "Crow Tengu," is derived from a breed of tengu that takes on the appearance of a crow.
