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A total of six games were made for the original Neo-Geo (MVS and AES) system, with ''Samurai Shodown V Special'' being the last game to be released for the system. Other two games, ''Samurai Shodown 64'' and ''Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage'', were released for the ill-fated Hyper Neo-Geo 64 in the late nineties, while a [[Distant Finale]] game, sharing the title (losing only the "64") ''Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage'' was later released for the Playstation, much to the confusion of the players; in Japan the games are known as ''Samurai Spirits 2 Asura Zanmaden'' and ''Kenkaku Ibunroku - Yomigaerishi Soukou no Yaiba - Samurai Supirittsu Shinshou'' respectively. ''Samurai Shodown VI'' was released for the Atomiswave arcade board and ''Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny'' was released for the Taito Type X2.
 
Ports of most games existed -- includingexisted—including two for the Neo-Geo Pocket -- butPocket—but were not numerous. A few [[Spin-Off|Spin Offs]] were made, like ''Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushido Retsuden'', (aka ''Samurai Shodown RPG'') for the Neo-Geo CD, ''Nakoruru [[Ano Hito kara no Okurimono]]'' for the PC, as well as a pachislot game. A few characters have appeared in crossover games like the [[Capcom vs. Whatever|Capcom Vs. SNK]] series, and the third ''Days of Memories'' game features only ''Samurai Shodown'' characters.
 
While perhaps not entirely historically authentic -- theauthentic—the Bakumatsu period was awfully short on fire-breathing kabuki actors, green cavemen, and clockwork robot girls, and none of the Tokugawas was a [[Handsome Lech]] who wielded eight swords at once -- theonce—the game is notable for its atmosphere, which enthusiastically recalls the Edo period's music, style of dress, etc.
 
Incidentally, the title is [[Inherited Illiteracy Title|deliberately misspelled]], a sort of [[Portmanteau]] of "showdown" and "shodo." That doesn't mean that the games' English translations aren't full of ''accidental'' misspellings and [[Blind Idiot Translation]], though...
 
It is in its own way, a sort of spiritual predecessor and inspiration for the current dominant weapons fighter- [[Soul Calibur]]. It even gets some small nods in various outfits for the characters that echo those found in [['''Samurai Shodown]]'''.
 
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* [[Andrew Jackson]]: Andrew from Samurai Shodown VI is based on him.
* [[Anime Hair]]: most of the cast has it.
* [[The Anime of the Game]]: Series had 3 [[OVA|OVAs]]s: [[SS 1]]-based, SS Asura Zanmaden-based, and Nakoruru game-based (which was left unfinished).
* [[Annoying Younger Sibling]]: Rimururu to Nakoruru
* [[The Antichrist]]: The way Mizuki and Yuga act.
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* [[An Axe to Grind]]: Garros and Black Hawk wield axes, and Asura has a giant living axe weapon. Notably, none of the Japanese characters wields such a weapon. (Garros is a viking, Black Hawk an american native and Asura well... is a demon.)
* [[Badass]]: Tachibana Ukyo, obviously. Care for an explanation? This guy practices iajitsu, the art of sheathing the sword after each strike, simply because it looks [[Rule of Cool|cooler]]. Furthermore, he applies the [[Rule of Cool]] to himself, preferring to look stylish and lose, than to win by baser, or uncool, means. Finally, he fights with his back to his opponent. All the time. Most notably, if he fought head-on and kept his sword out, he would be even ''faster'' and ''more'' lethal, but his own adoption of the [[Rule of Cool]] outweighs such concerns. [[Badass]] to the max.
** Oh, right, he also throws an apple in the air and cuts it into pieces before it hits the ground, and he coughs often, even coughing up blood, because he is supposed to be ''dying of tuberculosis''. Ukyo's badassery just happens to be eclipse most of the other [[Badass|Badasses]]es, who would be badass enough in plenty of other series ([[Yagyu Jubei|Jubei]], for example).
* [[Badass Back]]: The same Ukyo, who fights backturned all the time (at least in 2D games)
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Nicotine and Daruma.
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* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: Enja.Kazuki and Enja.
* [[Blood From the Mouth]]: Ukyo Tachibana and Haito Kanakura.
* [[Bloodier and Gorier]]: From the third game onwards, blood became [[Overdrawn At the Blood Bank|much more abundant]] and kills were more detailed and frequent. Fatalities could be used by the fourth installment and the very gory "Zetsumei Ougi / Overkill" was added to ''[['''Samurai Shodown]]''' V Special''. Then ''[['''Samurai Shodown]]''' VI'' left out blood and death entirely, but by ''Edge of Destiny'', they added back some very graphic death scenes.
* [[Blood Knight]]: Haohmaru, who is on the scene just looking for a good fight. Almost everyone he encounters, especially bosses, will get this kind of response from him: "Hey, you gotta be strong, huh? All right, this is gonna be a good fight!"
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: Haohmaru is one of the few who are ''main'' characters. He fights, he loves it, he likes boozing off with his sake, he tends to inspire a lot of the younger generations (like [[Redheaded Hero]] Shizumaru) with his stern advice about battle. In fact, if there is trouble on the land, he's usually wandering around looking for good fights here and there, and either the Big Bads have to hunt him down themselves for their purposes, or he just approaches them demanding to know whether they're strong. Saving the world is for the heroine Nakoruru.
* [[Bonus Boss]]: Also known as "intrusion characters", those are: Kuroko in Samurai Shodown II, Gandara in Samurai Shodown 64 and Asura Zanmaden, Sugoroku in Samurai Shodown VI.
* [[Boring but Practical]]: Few things are better for punishing an opponet's mistake than a simple fierce slash; given the high damage levels used in the series, this often becomes an extreme case of the use of this trope. Oh, and while it's true that landing a disarming desperation attack tends to make the fight easier, there are still several cases when merely causing a good amount of raw damage is much better.
* [[Bowdlerise]]: The overseas home releases were infamously censored changing the blood color to white; sometimes it could be seen even in the arcades. The worst example was ''[['''Samurai Shodown]]''' V Special'', which got deaths and the fatalities removed/censored (even in Japan), reportedly causing bugs in the game. This led to a massive recall of games, but players were refunded with new copies that added the fatalities back in, but as modified Issens that caused a massive spray of blood and nothing else. There are currently 3 emulated versions of the game: one with the original fatalities and gore intact, another with completely white blood, no gore, but the fatalities still intact , and the last being the one with very little blood, no gore, and the Issen fatalities.
* [[Break Meter]]: Samurai Shodown 1 is probably the Trope Codifier. Blocking too much or trading hits with a counter swing may lead up to weapon loss.
* [[Breath Weapon]]: Kyoshiro and Karakuri Hanma can breathe fire, and those are some of their signature moves. Tam-Tam can also shoot fire from his mouth. Gen-An has a slow-moving poison cloud.
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** Honestly, when even the '''title''' displays a sample of Engrish (it should be "[[Spell My Name with an "S"|showdown]]"), you may expect how far [[They Just Didn't Care|they will go with this]].
* [[Enigmatic Minion]]: Draco, although it may be explained by Golba simply hiring him.
* [[Epic Flail]]: If we're going to count kusarigama, then Earthquake should be here. With a justified reason why the blunt head at the end of the chain is as big as a normal person's head -- sohead—so are his fists.
* [[Episode Zero the Beginning]]: ''Samurai Spirits Zero''
* [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]]: [[Love Martyr|Ukyo.]] [[Badass Back|Ukyo,]] [[Implausible Fencing Powers|Ukyo,]] [[Incurable Cough of Death|Ukyo,]] [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Ukyo,]] '''''[[Bishonen|UKYO.]]'''''
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* [[Ho Yay]]: Yaci and Namino. Also, Genjuro is a [[Depraved Bisexual|bisexual]] simply because he doesnt cares - in Days of Memories Oedo Love Scroll, protagonist can get bad ending where he ends up sharing bed with Genjuro..
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: Sieger and Princess Elisabeth. Haohmaru and Oshizu.
* [[Humans Are Bastardsthe Real Monsters]]: This is what led Mizuki to [[The Dark Side]].
* [[Howl of Sorrow]]: Galfor's dog Poppy does this when he's defeated.
* [[An Ice Person]]: Rimururu
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** This maneuver is also available in Samurai Shodown V, V Special and VI
* [[The One Guy]]: Yoshitora.
* [[One-Hit Kill]]: Zankuro's Desperation Attack in the fourth game, but only if he hits you mid-air, for some reason. ''[['''Samurai Shodown]]''' V Special'' had the "Zetsumei Ougi or Overkill", which would kill the opponent (if a round had been already won, though), ending the match in a very gory fatality.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: Literally - Yuda's design. Like Sephiroth, he has single black wing over his shoulder (when its not visible, he has black wing tattoo there isntead), has similar design of shoulder pads on straps, he also has very long sword, and {{spoiler|in his ending he grows a number of white wings aside of single black wing - akin to Safer Sephiroth}}. Also, inscription on his official artwork reads "Angel of Death - One-Winged Death God - Yuda" (?????????????, ''Shi no Tenshi ? Katayoku no Shinigami ? Yuda''), which is a throwback to Sephiroth's music theme "One-Winged Angel (?????, ''Katayoku no Tenshi''), which is a trope namer.
** Each of the seven demon lords that serve him (as Seven Ancient Weapons) also has a single black wing.
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