Takamaru (Life & Death)

Takamaru (鷹丸, Takamaru) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death.
Takamaru is the protagonist of the 1986 Famicom game The Mysterious Murasame Castle: he is an apprentice samurai who must protect Edo Japan and four neighboring castle towns from an evil alien menace, residing in the titular Murasame Castle. Armed with only a katana and his wit, he sets off to rescue the people from the extraterrestrial's influence. The character would later make his first international appearance in Samurai Warriors 3 for the Wii as a playable character, and after being featured in his own mini-game in the Wii U game Nintendo Land, his own game received an international release for the Nintendo 3DS in the eShop.
Takamaru is voiced by Darrel Guilbeau, his voice actor from Samurai Warriors 3 in the Western versions of Life or Death, while Tomokazu Sugita, his voice actor from Smash 4 and Ultimate voices him in the Japanese version of the game.
==How to Unlock==
Takamaru is available from the start of a new game and doesn't need to be unlocked.
==Moveset==
 	Name	Description
Neutral Attack 	N/A 	
Forward Tilt 	N/A 	
Up Tilt 	N/A 	
Down Tilt 	N/A 	
Dash Attack 	N/A 	
Forward Smash 	N/A 	
Up Smash 	N/A 	
Down Smash 	N/A 	
Neutral Aerial 	N/A 	
Forward Aerial 	N/A 	
Back Aerial 	N/A 	
Up Aerial 	N/A 	
Down Aerial 	N/A 	
Grab 	N/A 	
Pummel 	N/A 	
Forward Throw 	N/A 	
Back Throw 	N/A 	
Up Throw 	N/A 	
Down Throw 	N/A 	
Neutral Special	 	
Side Special 	 	
Up Special 	 	
Down Special 	 	
Final Smash 	 	
==Other Animations==
Animation 	Description	Notes
On-Screen Appearance 	 	
Taunt 1 	 	
Taunt 2 	 	
Taunt 3 	 	
Star KO 	 	
Screen KO 	 	
Character Selection Screen	 	
Crowd Chant 	 	
Victory Pose 1 	 	
Victory Pose 2 	 	
Victory Pose 3 	 	
==Role in Classic Mode==
Like all other fighters, Takamaru appears in Classic Mode. Takamaru's Mini-Boss is unknown. 
===Takamaru Ending===
==Role in The Kiss of Death==
==Alternate Costumes==
Image	Number	Color	Notes	Unlockable?
 	01 	 	 	Default
 	02 	 	 	Default
 	03 	 	 	Default
 	04 	 	 	Default
 	05 	 	 	Default
 	06 	 	 	Default
 	07 	 	 	Default
 	08 	 	 	Default
 	09 	 	 	Unlockable
 	10 	 	 	Unlockable
 	11 	 	 	Unlockable
 	12 	 	 	Unlockable
 	13 	 	 	Unlockable
 	14 	 	 	Unlockable
==Smash Taunts==
===Palutena's Guidance===
===Snake's Codecs===
==Fighter Spirits==
Takamaru's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Takamaru in The Kiss of Death allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in Life & Death.
File:Takamaru redone.png
==Trivia==
Category:Fighters in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death