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Tropes associated with Haohmaru:
* [[The Alcoholic]]: You never see him in a game without a jug of sake. From ''Samurai Shodown II'' on, one of his specials involves whacking you with it, too!
** "Alcoholic" is even the title of his ''Samurai Shodown III'' theme.
* [[Anime Hair]]: And ''how''! It even gets '''bigger''' every game.
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* [[Blow You Away]]: His traditional [[Ki Attacks|Fireball]], which sends out a compact spinning tornado which throws opponents high into the air on contact.
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: A more idealistic version, as well as one of the rare ''main charas'' who follow the trope.
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: In ''Samurai Shodown 64'' by Yuga.
** [[Dude in Distress]]: Thank you, Yuga.
* [[Duty First, Love Second]]: He's dedicated entirely to fighting, as Shizu and later Charlotte came to learn. He actually lampshades it in his ending in the second game, where he and Oshizu kiss as he mentally apologizes to her.
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=== Tachibana Ukyo ===
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The series' [[Bishonen]], master of Iaijutsu, and formerly the main rival of Haohmaru until Genjuro appears. Ukyo is a complete [[Chick Magnet]] who attracts ladies wherever he goes. He suffers from [[Incurable Cough of Death|Tubercolosis]] and has a crush on a certain [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] named Kei Odagiri. He fights for her happiness, but not to win her love because of his short lifespan. He also has a link with Kurokouchi Yumeji, a successor of his master's Iaijutsu school and went out of his way to bring [[Viewer Gender Confusion|him/her]] back to the cause of good, and later convinced him/her to become a nun. He was supposed to die after ''Samurai Shodown 64-2'', but due to his popularity it was retconned in ''Edge of Destiny''.
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Tropes associated with Ukyo:
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* [[Blood From the Mouth]]
* [[Chick Magnet]]: In almost all games, Ukyo escapes off the screen when a lot of screaming girls chase after him, all of them are also [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] as his beloved kei.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Somewhat. In the first game, he was Haohmaru's true rival. When Genjuro comes in, everything went downhill as eventually he is never very relevant to the plot again and reduced into something of a [[Cannon Fodder]] for Haohmaru (see Haohmaru's ending in ''Samurai Shodown IV'').
* [[Diagonal Cut]]: His Fatality, which is also ludicrously fast.
* [[Iaijutsu Practitioner]]
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The heroine of the series, most of the time the one being concerned in defeating the [[Big Bad]] (compared to Haohmaru, who's in just for the fight itself). She is a priestess of the Ainu tribe who fights in order to protect Mother Nature herself, residing in the village of Kamui Kotan. Usually, she abhors fighting and is a [[Friend to All Living Things]], but eventually she comes to terms on it and becomes more eager to fight, if it is to protect. She's usually accompanied with her pet hawk Mamahaha. Has a little sister named Rimururu. As it turned out, she made a contact with the spirit of nature to become their champion. She aided Haohmaru a lot in his quests, but after the battle against Mizuki, she [[Heroic Sacrifice|sacrificed herself]] to restore the harmony of Nature.
SNK retconned her "death" in ''Edge of Destiny'' (which is after the ''Samurai Shodown 64'' series). Her spirit only wakes up whenever there is trouble against Nature.
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Tropes associated to Nakoruru:
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* [[Nature Hero]]ine:
** The [[Self-Parody|Neo Geo DJ Station drama CD]] pokes fun at this in one skit. It involves Nakoruru stewing [[Lethal Chef|horrendously]] [[Squick|mismatched]] [[Gargle Blaster|ingredients]] whilst going on about how they're all natural, ''[[Insane Troll Logic|therefore]]'' [[What an Idiot!|bound to taste delicious together.]]
* [[Nature Spirit]]: She ended up like this after ''
* [[Onee-Sama]]: She pretty much is one for Rimururu and Mikato.
* [[Reluctant Warrior]]: If it's possible, she'd rather not fight.
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* [[Invisibility]]
* [[Legacy Character]] In the [[Distant Finale]], one of his sons (widely believed to be Shinzo) takes over the name of Hattori Hanzo and becomes head of the clan.
* [[Ninja]]: [[Captain Obvious|He also eats with his mouth
* [[Ninja Log]]: Probably used the first playable fighting version of this trope.
* [[Papa Wolf]]: To Shinzou, and by extension to his pupil Kanzou.
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* [[Ass Kicks You]]: Or more like, 'Ass Stomps You'.
* [[Bald of Evil]]
* [[Dumb Muscle]]: Earthquake is evil and driven for the money, but not certainly smart. Seen in his ''Samurai Shodown II'' ending when he went to Makai with their mooks by the offer of money, only to get trapped there forever. Or at least until ''
* [[Eagle Land]]: Type B... well, mostly.
* [[Epic Flail]]: He has a kusarigama as his weapon of choice.
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* [[Everyone Looks Sexier If French]]: If she really was supposed to be introduced as the 'sexy' [[Foil]] of the cuter Nakoruru. She came off as pretty damn [[Badass]] instead.
* [[Gratuitous French]]: Has gone from ear-grating to amusing to just short of decent. "O-ribuaaa?"
** One NPC in her SSV intro takes it a couple dozen steps further, [[Crowning Moment of Funny|to the utter hilarity of many a French fan
{{quote|''"Juéé t'êêêêêm? Madeumwazzêêêlll?"''}}
* [[Hair of Gold]]
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* [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]]: [[Word of God|Yeah]].
* [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas]]: Supplemental materials suggest that Genjuro regrets [[Self-Made Orphan|it]] '''''bigtime''''' -- which explains his soft spot to Shiki, a dead-ringer for her.
* [[Expy]]: He is sometimes likened to a 'Samurai [[King of Fighters|Iori Yagami]]', though they're not related and despite Genjuro being created before.'' SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos'' makes fun of this.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Son of a prostitute. Killed a client who was mistreating his mother. Mother went loopy and tried to kill her son, [[Self-Made Orphan|who ended up having to kill her in self-defense]]. No fuckin' wonder [[Madden Into Misanthropy|the dude is pissed off]].
** And to twist the knife to the wound? Said client looked like Haohmaru.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Inverted. Watsuki being a bigtime fan, Genjuro's design was what inspired the design of pre-mummy [[Rurouni Kenshin|Makoto Shishio]].
* [[Social Darwinist]]: He excuses his killing by [[Insane Troll Logic|rationalizing]] that people who piss him off are stupid, and stupid people defile the world by their existence; therefore, he does everyone a favor by killing them.
* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: In ''Samurai Shodown V'', the reason he didn't cut down Sankuro at first sight was because he didn't want to kill the girl in front of him.
=== Cham-Cham ===
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* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: With Princess Elizabeth.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Is one of the biggest and most muscular characters amongst the cast, but is quite quick on his own.
* [[Love Freak]]: Possibly, based on his
* [[Patriotic Fervor]]
* [[Power Fist]]/[[Swiss Army Weapon]]: His gauntlet doesn't just punch, it shoots things and sets his body on fire.
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=== Kafuin Nicotine ===
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An old priest, formerly the master of both Haohmaru and Genjuro. He expelled Genjuro due to his bloodlust, and keeps in check about Haohmaru, especially when Mizuki starts targetting him. Nicotine later goes to battle to kill Mizuki and protect Haohmaru. He retires from the battle after the second game. Later in the ''Samurai Shodown 64'' series, he is entrusted with Shiki's daughter Mikoto; and he raised her, helped with Haohmaru and his grandson Gaira.
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Tropes associated with Nicotine:
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* [[Cute Shotaro Boy]]
* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]: Granted, he is mostly based on both [[Rurouni Kenshin|Himura Kenshin]] and [[Yu Yu Hakusho|Kurama]].
** This was given a nod {{spoiler|in Shizumaru's Tesshun Ougi move for ''Samurai Shodown
* [[Parasol of Pain]]
* [[Ship Tease]]: He is often put into this with Nakoruru's sister Rimururu.
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* [[Blood Knight]]: A brutal version.
* [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard]]: In ''[[Samurai Shodown]] III'', where combos are restricted and doing them from behind is one of the few allowed ways, he can't be comboed from behind, as he will magically block any second hit you might attempt to land on him, leading to some heavy retribution. From that same game, he has a [[True Final Boss]] round, where you must knock him down a third time, the cheating part being that even if you have not been knocked out before, you'll lose if he wins the round, and if you win by time out, you also lose the game. Finally in the fourth game, his Desperation Attack is a one hit kill if it catches you in the air.
* [[Hijacked by Ganon]]/[[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere]]: ''Samurai Shodown IV'' (subtitled ''AMAKUSA'S REVENGE'' for crying out loud) revolves around a new plan by a re-reawakened [[Classic Villain]], so you would think said classic villain would be the final boss. Nope, after defeating Aku Amakusa, the big stone thing in the background explodes, Aku Amakusa gets sliced in half, and in walks a newly resurrected Zankuro, who in ''Samurai Shodown III''--it should be noted—was just a normal human who was killed by lightning! Funnily enough, he's not the final battle of the game either. You gotta beat a character-specific rival after beating him.
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]
* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]: What he becomes after his death in the third game... which Amakusa tried to open.
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=== Shiki ===
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One of the main heroines in the ''Samurai Shodown 64'' series. Ever since birth, she was tailored to be Yuga's servant and when she came to age, she became [[Brainwashed]] to his servant and hunted down the male counterpart that Yuga needs for a perfect body: Haohmaru. Fortunately, Haohmaru managed to kick Yuga's ass beforehand, thereby freeing her soul and granting her amnesia about her time with Yuga, which she uses to become a fortune teller by the name Kanae. Unfortunately, Yuga soon revives and sends in Asura's Shadow to kidnap her, but they end up falling in love. The original Asura and his shadow defeats Yuga and later Shiki gave birth to her daughter from Shadow Asura: Mikoto. She left her in care with Haohmaru and Nicotine (and presumably Gaira as well), then vanishes, possibly dying eventually.
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Tropes associated with Shiki:
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* [[Stripperiffic]]: Aside from the long skirt she ties around her waist, she's basically wearing a bikini.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]
* [[Yoko Asada]]: Was actually [[The Other Darrin]] for [[Satsuki Yukino]], who voiced Mina in ''Samurai Shodown V''. Who then got darrin'd by [[Rie Tanaka]] for ''[[Queen's Blade|Queen's Gate: Spiral Chaos]]''.
=== Liu Yunfei ===
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* [[Numerical Theme Naming]]: His own name is made of the kanji for three (San), nine (Kyu/Ku) and six (Roku/Ro). His associates are Goshichi (Five-Seven), Fuyo (Two-Four), and Ippachi (One-Eight). Sort of fitting that they all debut in ''Samurai Spirits '''Zero'''.''
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Ted Baxter]]: Goes so far to call his style 'The Strongest Style'. He failed to garner the charm that [[Street Fighter|Dan Hibiki]] exhibited
=== Kyougoku Hinowanokami Gaoh ===
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