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The [['''Street Samurai]]''' is the classic protagonist archetype in [[Cyberpunk]] and [[Post Cyber Punk]], but also shows up on occasion when those genres are mixed with [[Dungeon Punk]] and [[Urban Fantasy]]. Hackers, warriors, and anti-authoritarian loners, these characters fight against the [[Dystopia|dystopiandystopia]]n governments, and [[Mega Corp|Megacorps]] that rule their worlds. They are down on their luck souls that [[Walk the Earth]] because their own personal codes of honour make refuse to sell out to the authority. Typical goals for this sort of character are [[Information Wants to Be Free]], and bringing down the very society in which they live in order to make a better one.

They are the tech-savvy mercenaries, [[Bounty Hunter|bounty-hunters]], assassins, bodyguards and general [[Badass|badassesbadass]]es of the urban jungle. They're far cooler than standard [[Mooks]], often sporting a [[Badass Longcoat]], [[Cool Shades]] and other stylish gear. Edged weapons are common despite being strange for the era, and [[Katanas Are Better|Katanas are recommended, but not mandatory]]. Street samurai by no means eschew firearms however, and are frequently expert [[The Gunslinger|gunslingers]], but expect [[Cool Guns]] and [[Abnormal Ammo]]. In classic [[Cyberpunk]], the samurai would often be [[Cyborg|heavily augmented with cybernetic parts]], but this is no longer mandatory. Hacking, at least at a rudimentary level, or other similar tech skills (creating prothetics, building custom weapons systems and vehicles etc.) is required.

Compare [[Samurai Cowboy]] and [[Corporate Samurai]]. Note, that merely having the toys of a [['''Street Samurai]]''' does not make you one if you don't have the personality and skill set. Not to be confused with the [[Ace Attorney|Steel Samurai]].

''Til the [[Street Samurai]] said to my face''