A possible samurai character?

[Hitokiri Battousai]

I'm curious - are there any Nintendo characters that are samurai-ish? This is an odd question but for Brawl characters I was thinking it would be cool to have one be a samurai - an idea that comes from my interest in the subject of bushido and samurai. I don't have an extensive knowledge of Nintendo games and I can't think of any in the US that involve samurai but maybe those Japaners may have quite a few. C'mon, Fire Emblem was mainly a Japan only game until Melee came out!

 

[AxemRed]

The first character that comes to mind is Samurai Goroh, from F-zero...

Although is that what you're looking for exactly?

 

[Sariku]

No. Brawl Won't Have A Samoria.
No. Nintendo Never Made A Samoria Game.
No. They Don't Intend On Making One.
Yes. This Thread Had No Meaning.

 

[Dacvak]

I simple Google search of 'Samurai Nintendo' didn't give me much. X_<

You know, I'd like to think I do have a fairly decent knowledge of Nintendo's first-party titles, Japanese included, and I can't really think of any major samurai characters, which is sort of surprising. I mean, maybe there was some sort of side-character samurai in a game like, I don't know, Eternal Darkness (there wasn't), but if that's the case, then more than likely it wouldn't be included in Brawl based on its popularity.

That being said, I just thought of a character that will probably make it: Custom Robo Robot. I'm sure someone's thought about that before, it's probably already been discussed, but I really think that it would have a shot. Especially considering that series is very popular in Japan, and pseudo-popular in America, too.

~Dac


Edit: Holy cheesy butt-nuggets, you don't need to be mean, dude. It was a simple question. And I'm going to laugh my a.s.s off if there's a Nintendo Samurai game announced at E3. Oh wait - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengoku_Musou_Wave

Samurai Slash FTW.

Edit^2: What's a Samuria? Sounds like a flower of some sort...

 

[Hitokiri Battousai]

No. Brawl Won't Have A Samoria.
No. Nintendo Never Made A Samoria Game.
No. They Don't Intend On Making One.
Yes. This Thread Had No Meaning.

I'm terribly sorry if it had no point... I'm just hopeful and curious about whether the possibility existed or not.

Thanks AxemRed, I'll look into that.

 

[Sariku]

Theres nothing to look into about that guy. He's a racer... his name is just Samurai.

 

[AxemRed]

Isn't he actually a Samurai though? In the loosest sense? Lol I reailze it's hard to even consider because the setting is so far in the future...

...How does he act in the anime? I don't remember...

 

[Dacvak]

Samuel L Jackson for Brawl.

~Dac

 

[Hitokiri Battousai]

God, I love Wikipedia!

Samurai Goroh (サムライ ゴロー, Samurai Gorō?) is a video game character in the F-Zero series, Nintendo's fast paced futuristic racing video game franchise. He first appeared in the 1990 game F-Zero. He is one of four original characters to make their debut in this game. The character was not typical of futuristic racing games at the time. Yet only his machine was actually shown in-game, where it was portrayed by a two-dimensional sprite-- not until ‘’F-Zero X‘’ has he made an appearance that has been conveyed by a computer-generated image. Goroh has only once appeared outside the F-Zero series in the Nintendo GameCube game Super Smash Bros. Melee, however he was not a playable character. Other than that, the character has only once been featured outside the video games from Nintendo — on a television show called F-Zero GP Legend which based its storyline about the game with the same name. The game F-Zero: Maximum Velocity is the single story mode driven game in the series not to feature this character.[1]

Samurai Goroh races in a F-Zero machine called the Fire Stingray. While it was recorded to be the fastest machine out of the four original pilots, it is rumored that the Fire Stingray is actually stolen property.[2] Goroh wields a katana very well and is the father of Dai Goroh. Samurai Goroh's reason for joining F-Zero is because of his hatred for Falcon.[3] Ironically, Goroh and Falcon were once cops in the Internova Police Force.[4]

An interesting bit of information. To extend on my initial question, what is the possibility of more F-Zero characters in Brawl or even upcoming titles?

 

[AxemRed]

I would say it's fairly possible that at least one more F-zero character would make it into Brawl. I wouldn't be terribly surprised if it was Goroh, he's one of Falcon's rivals.

 

[Dacvak]

Haha, that's awesome. Who knew? There is a Samurai in a Nintendo game. (A fscking racing game, of all things. XD)

Of course, if us Nintendo nerds here didn't really know who he was, there's a fat chance of anyone else knowing who he is, even in Japan.

I really doubt they'd put a character like him in.

...I bet they'd put Diskun in... (Wiki that sh*t.)

~Dac

 

[Hitokiri Battousai]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Goroh

Read up on it. He's from the first F-Zero name (I don't anything about the series). I bet those Japaners know him. C'mon, isn't the series more popular over there anyways?

 

[AxemRed]

The series isn't exactly obscure...but it tends to be shadowed by Mario, Link, etc.

 

[Sariku]

For Real, no one really plays this anymore... no one that I know atleast.

 

[Hitokiri Battousai]

He first appeared in the 1990 game F-Zero. He is one of four original characters to make their debut in this game.

Goroh wields a katana very well and is the father of Dai Goroh.

Samurai Goroh's reason for joining F-Zero is because of his hatred for Falcon.

Goroh and Captain Falcon have expressed their considerable differences in the past and are still bitter rivals.

Samurai Goroh and the Fire Stingray appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee. In the introduction sequence, he is seen racing Captain Falcon. Falcon bashes the Fire Stingray off of Mute City and then the Fire Stingray collides with the television screen and explodes.

I grabbed that all from the Wikipedia article. That proves to me that if an F-Zero character would be introduced in Brawl or another upcoming title he'd likely be in. ^^

 

[AxemRed]

Well personally I hope they add to all the series which only had one character in Melee...if necessary, at the expense of the series that had several characters in Melee...so I'd like to see Goroh in Brawl as well.

 

[Devastlian]

There's always Takamaru from Nazo no Murasamejou, a first party Nintendo game made using the Zelda engine:

Here's a thread about him:

http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=73419

He's from a game only released in Japan but he's awesome enough to be an exception to that superficial, not-so-definitive rule.

 

[Hitokiri Battousai]

(( I just realized that I posted this in the wrong section >.<; If a 'min or mod could move this to the character related...? Sorry for the mistake. ))

I think that there should be less Pokemon characters but more Zelda characters. Mayhaps a Wind Waker styled Link? I agree with you in the fact they should expand on the series included in the Smash series if they've only one character present.

 

[AsbestosBlatant]

Would the character from Kabuki Quantum Fighter count?

For those of you who don't know, he essentially looks like Kenshin, but fights more with his hair than anything else. A hairmurai?

EDIT: Oh, he's not exactly a Nintendo character, but he belongs to HAL Laboratory.

 

[Toasty!]

I still play F-Zero. -_-

I fully support Goroh in the game.

 

[SSJ4Kazuki]

One word: Takamaru.

Yes, he IS in brawl, almost guaranteed. One of the characters that got a lot of votes on Sakurai's poll, along with Diddy Kong and King Dedede.

 

[burrito]

Yeah I still play F-Zero, too. If you haven't played F-Zero GX, then you're missing out on an awesome game.

 

[Super Smash Master]

If Pit from Kid Icarus (The Sister game to Metroid) is in, Takamaru from Nazo No Murasame (The Sister game to zelda) will probably be in Brawl.

 

[Falcolegend]

f zero gx is my my all time favorite game, along with melee. There is quite a large fanbase. However, Goroh IMO is slightly generic, not very interesting However if nintendo gave him character, his inclusion in brawl is very possible.

 

[bloodvayne]

I
Hate
Samurai

That's all I'm going to say.

 

[Link Sharingan]

well yeah Takamaru but only if he get redone like Pit

 

[Hitokiri Battousai]

Well, if they did introduce him they'd have to: no if, ands, or buts. He's look badass too! ^^

 

[Darkfur]

There, how about that for a samurai in the game. =p

 

[linkw00t]

Man I knew all out Goroh, he rox! There was a really crappy challange mission vs. him in it in F-Zero GX.

 

[tirkaro]

TAKAMARU end of story. he's pretty much the to zelda, what kid icarus was to metroid. He already has tons of votes, and should get in. now. and he's a samurai.

 

[Fanewgie]

There, how about that for a samurai in the game. =p

MetaKnight should totally have that outfit as an alternate costume in Brawl.

I honestly think Takamaru would be as boring as Little Mac unless they got a relatively heavy make-over to make them more unique. But Pit did, so who knows. :O

I'd love to see another F-Zero character, just none of them really jump out at me. I guess Goroh has the most potential of all of them, though.

 

[Hitokiri Battousai]

However, I agree with Takamaru for Brawl but for the sake of introducing more characters from franchises already introduced in Smash Samurai Goroh should be in too considering he is a main character of the F-Zero sereies AND Captain Falcon's rival.

 

[Super Smash Master]

If you want a samurai in smash, just play as Kenshin in Jump Ultimate Stars for the DS, Hikokiri. Since you are obviously a Ruroken fan anyway. =P

 

[Keku]

No. Brawl Won't Have A Samoria.
No. Nintendo Never Made A Samoria Game.
No. They Don't Intend On Making One.
Yes. This Thread Had No Meaning.

Geez, what an ignorant and smart-*** comment. If you wanted to boost your ego and/or image with that post, you failed miserably. All in all what I've read from your posts, they don't seem very intelligent on average.. but you could atleast try to be kind, couldn't you?

Edit: more on topic, Samurai Goroh is actually a very noteworthy choice for a newcomer. He's the rival of Captain Falcon and is a quite interesting character in general. So definitely YES, he is a possible samurai-character for Brawl, but perhaps not something to be considered as an ordinary samurai.

 

[petre]

For Real, no one really plays this anymore... no one that I know atleast.

wow, you dont have to be an ***. and maybe if you looked around this forum, youd see theres a board dedicated to f-zero games. thats gotta mean something...aka its a pretty popular franchise. it even has an anime. just cause you dont like it doesnt mean it doesnt have a chance. i personally think goroh has a pretty good chance of getting in. if you dont like talking about the characters being discussed, then dont post. pretty simple.

 

[Toasty!]

w00t! Go for Goroh!

I love that fat li'l munchkin. <3.

 

[Hitokiri Battousai]

Keku and petre, thanks. I didn't want to say anything for how rude they were being so I appreciate it. ^^ Anyways, so, does anyone have a proposition for the moveset of Goroh saying he would be a character?

 

[Toasty!]

Well he's fat. lmao.

I'd say a few sword slashes here and there, for Final Smash run over everybody, and stuff like that. I'm too lazy to do a full moveset.

 

[bluethree]

http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=74893

It's really doesn't take much time to use the search feature.

 

[Hitokiri Battousai]

Here's what I'm curious about: could one of the F-Zero cars be involved in his Final Smash? The same would go for the Capt'n too.

Edit: Thanks for that bluethree. I'll go check out that thread but be a little more polite next time, alright? ^^