Samurai Shodown

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For detailed information about this series, visit the SNK Wiki.
==Summary==
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Samurai Shodown (also known as Samurai Spirits in Japan) is a fighting game series made by SNK. First released in 1993 for arcades and the Neo Geo home console, Samurai Shodown is famous for being the first major weapon-oriented fighting game. It has spawned many sequels, spin-offs and animated movies. Its characters have also made guest appearances in a number of other games.
The stories in the series take place in 18th-century Japan, during the Sakoku or seclusion period of Japan (running from 1786 to 1811) with great artistic license so that foreign-born characters, historical figures and fictional monsters can also be part of the story. The plot of each game is quite different, but they usually circle a central group of warriors going to battle against all sorts of threats, often of demonic origin. 
The chronological order of the series is as follows:
==Power of the Verse==
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Samurai Shodown features enough feats to easily accomodate the characters into specific tiers. Although there are clear differences in power between the characters, the overall structure enables everyone to scale from the same values. The verse's AP and Durability caps at City level, its speed reaches the Supersonic and its Lifting Strength hits Class 50.
As due to the nature of the series, its characters all possess various degrees of mastery over one or multiple Weapons and related Martial Arts, as well as the ability to pull off Acrobatic techniques. In this world, warriors can tap into their Rage and adrenaline when the situations turns dire and increase their strength accordingly. 
Because of the many supernatural fighting styles, it is not uncommon to find abilities such as Elemental Manipulation, Energy Projection, Teleportation and more even among humans. Demons and evil spirits also come with all sorts of arcane powers, and they usually holds the ability to unleash apocalyptic levels of Environmental Destruction by unbalancing the natural order of the world.
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*Samurai Shodown Anniversary Website
*Samurai Spirits Geneaology
*Samurai Shodown 2019 - Official Website
*Neo Geo Complete Box Website
*Virtual Console: Samurai Shodown I, II and III
*Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage - Official Website
*Samurai Shodown V - Official Website (Translations)
*Samurai Shodown Sen - Official Website
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==Supporters/Opponents/Neutral==
===Supporters===
*SamanPatou
*Tonygameman
===Opponents===
===Neutral===
==Characters==
===Samurai Shodown===
HaohEnding.webp|Haohmaru|link=Haohmaru
NakoEnding.webp|Nakoruru|link=Nakoruru
UkyoPortrait.webp|Ukyo|link=Ukyo Tachibana
HanzoPortrait.webp|Hanzo|link=Hattori Hanzo (Samurai Shodown)
JubeiPortrait.webp|Jubei|link=Jubei Yagyu (Samurai Shodown)
KyoshiroPortrait.webp|Kyoshiro|link=Kyoshiro Senryo
AmakusaEnding.webp|Amakusa|link=Shirō Tokisada Amakusa
GalfordEnding.webp|Galford|link=Galford D. Weller
CharlottePortrait.webp|Charlotte|link=Charlotte Christine de Colde
TamPortrait.webp|Tam Tam|link=Tam Tam
WanEnding.webp|Wan-Fu|link=Wan-Fu
EarthEnding.webp|Earthquake|link=Earthquake (Samurai Shodown)
GenanManga.png|Gen-An|link=Gen-an Shiranui
===Samurai Shodown II===
GenjuroPortrait.webp|Genjuro|link=Genjuro Kibagami
MizukiPic.jpg|Mizuki|link=Mizuki Rashojin
===Samurai Shodown (2019)===
YashamaruPortrait.webp|Yashamaru|link=Yashamaru Kurama
DarliPortrait.webp|Darli|link=Darli Dagger
WardenEndingCrop.webp|Warden|link=The Warden (Samurai Shodown)
ShizukaPortrait.png|Shizuka|link=Shizuka Gozen
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