Genji Shimada

Genji's appearance in the Black Swordsmans series

Genji Shimada is a character of Senran Kagura: The Black Swordsman series, he is the brother of Hanzõ Shimada and Great-Grandfather of Asuka, he was also Homura's master during the period of the First Shinobi Great War.

He's a legendary shinobi and one of the key characters from the time of the Overwatch era, where he succeded of getting rid of the corruption within his own family and free Hanamura from their dictator.

He is one of the returning characters from Overwatch and the second after his brother Hanzõ.

## Appaerance

Genji's appearance as a humain is unknown before becoming a cyborg.

After being saved from death by Angela, his appearance changed drastically as his body was implanted with cybernetics.

## Personality

In the past, Genji was a playboy that had been more content with enjoying life than running his family's criminal empire. After his near-death experience, Genji dedicated himself to demolishing his former consortium. However, he began to have an existential crisis and self-loathing regarding his cybernetic state after his mission. It was not until he encountered Zenyatta that he made peace with himself.

Genji is a faithful and tolerant idealist, forgiving Hanzo for leaving him on the verge of death and still having hope that he can change himself for the better. At times he shows wisdom, picking up some of the things that Zenyatta has taught him.

During the events of the series, Genji show a kinder side of his personality as he learn about his brother's demise which put into a severe depression upon meet with his great-granddaughter and his futur husband Fuyu.

He also show to be very strict and serious, as he punish Miyabi and her friends for spying on them during an very important meeting concerning The Reaper and his army.

## Background

### Before the events of Senran Kagura: The Black Swordsman

Genji was born into the Shimada Family as the second child of Sojiro Shimada, who is the master of his clan, three years after his brother Hanzo, ss the younger child, Genji inherited the clan's wealth and power without any responsibilities. His body, which was small and diminutive, earned him the nickname of "Sparrow" from his father.[2]Though he was trained in sword fighting, Genji was able to enjoy a frivolous lifestyle.

Most of the clan saw Genji's carelessness as a liability, but his father didn't mind. When their father died, Hanzo's first action as its new head was to convince Genji to take more responsibility in the clan. Genji refused, and a fight broke out between the two that left Genji injured, scarred, and on the verge of death. He was secretly rescued by Overwatch agents and nursed back to health by Dr. Angela Ziegler, a.k.a. Mercy.

Overwatch's doctors and scientists developed cutting-edge prosthetics for Genji that enhanced his natural speed, agility, and reflexes. As a member of Blackwatch division of Overwatch, Genji began to dismantle the Shimada Empire.[1] As time went on, however, Genji felt repulsed by his mechanical half and left Overwatch when the job was done.

Genji had wandered around the world for many years, and spent an amount of time with the Bedouins, trying to come to peace with his cyborg body.[4] After drifting for many years, Genji met Zenyatta, a member of the Shambali that helped Genji to come to terms with his new existence. Genji moved into their monastery in Nepalwith Zenyatta as his mentor.

At the time of the Overwatch recall, Genji had returned to Japan. Genji came to Hanamura on the day of his supposed "death" to confront Hanzo, who did not recognize him. The two fought, and Genji came out on top with the opportunity to kill Hanzo. He did not, instead revealing his identity, forgiving Hanzo, and giving him some words to ponder before vanishing, that the world was once again changing and it's time to choose a side.

### Events of Senran Kagura: The Black Swordsman

Centuries after the events of Overwatch, Genji return to Hanamura and establish himself there permanently, he didn't what happened to Hanzõ at that time until he learn his death at the hands of The Reaper ("under disguise of Dõgen"), which put him into an severe depression and decide to set off to find his great-granddaughter and her friends to train them for the great conflict to come.

## Powers & Ability

Genji is an extremely powerful Shinobi of his own right, having trained for centuries under the tutelage of his family, he is so powerful that almost nobody dared to challenge him into a fight, due to him becoming a cyborg and retaining his ninja ability, he earned the nickname of "Cyborg Ninja"

### **Natural Abilities**

* **Cybernetic Augmentation:** after his near-death experience, he received enhancements from Angela back when she was working for Overwatch under the name of Mercy, Genji possesses superhuman strength, speed, and agility.
* **Cyber Agility:** Thanks to his cybernetic abilities, Genji can climb walls and perform jumps in mid-air.
* **Swift Strike:** Genji darts forward, slashing with his katana and passing through foes in his path. If Genji eliminates a target, he can instantly use this ability again.
* **Deflect:** With lightning-quick swipes of his sword, Genji reflects any oncoming projectiles and can send them rebounding towards his enemies.
* **Dragonblade:** Genji takes out his sword and delivers killing blows to all foes for a limited amount of time. In the animated shorts, Genji used it to deflect Hanzo's Dragonstrike.
* **Ninja Vanish:** he use this ability to disappear instantly from a location to another.

### **Special powers**

Genji do possess special powers due to his training follow the events of Overwatch, but also his natural powers as member of the Shimada Family.

#### Lightning Magic

* **Rairyū no Tekken ("Lightning Dragon iron fist"):** one of Genji's lightning attack, he gather his lightning energy into his fist and hit his enemies with a strong punch, it also cause the enemies defenses to be destroyed upon contact with their shield.
* **Raika Hoken ("Crushing Fist of Majestic Lightning"):** One of Genji's most powerful attack, he charge his lightning energy into his fist and hit his enemies with a very strong lightning punch.
* **Yakurātiō Furugōrisu ("Lightning Spear"):** an attack which Genji release electrically a charged magical javelin and throw at full force toward his opponents, the impact is so strong that it send whoever got hit by it on the ground.
* **Sen Raimei ("Thousand Thunderbolts"):** one of Genji's most powerful attack and the deadliest of them all, he charge his lightning magic and then release it in a hail of 1000 lightning bolts at his opponent, causing whoever hit by it to suffering a lot due to the effect of that attack.
* **Raikō Shuriken ("Lightning Throwing Star"):** one of Genji's lightning attack under his Raiten Ryū form, his lightning take the form of a giant lightning shuriken and throw it at his enemies.
* **Ken no kuchiku-kan Ten no kaminari ("Fist Destroyer of Heavenly Lightning"):** one of Genji's lightning attack under his Raiten Ryū II form, he gather all of his lightning energy into his fist and punch his enemy so hard that it send him crashed either on the ground, wall or several building, the damages caused by this attack is extremely high.
* **Raifu ("Lightning Axe"):** one of Genji's lightning attack, he make a downward-sweeping motion which hit his enemies with an intense electric attack.
* **Raiu no tanken ("Dagger of Thunderstorm"):** one of Genji's strongest lightning attack under his Raiten Ryū II form, he release a dozen packs of lightning daggers that he throw toward his enemies, paralyze them upon getting hit by it and deal major damages on their body parts

### **Magia Erebea**

As member of the Shimada Family, Genji possess the Magia Erebea in which he mastered greatly over the years follow the events if Overwatch. his training also make him gain a new form.

* **Raiten Ryū ("Thunder Dragon"):** this is the first form of Genji when transformed by Magia Erebea after he absorbed the thousand thunderbolts spell, under this form , he became the lightning incarnate and can use a special type of shundo called *Raisoku Shundo* (雷速瞬動; Literally "Lightning Speed Instant Movement"). It enables Negi to move at the speed of relatively to lightning, approximately 150 km/s (about 93 miles/second).
* **Raiten Ryū II ("Thunder Dragon II"):** this is the final form of Genji when transformed by Magia Erebea after he absorbed two Thousand Thunderbolts spell.