The Devil's Samurai

The Devil's Samurai's appearance as seen in the Killer Kenshin tape.

**The Devil's Samurai** - translated from **Akuma No Bushi** - is the main antagonist within the "Killer Kenshin" tape.

## Appearance

The Devil's Samurai looks almost identical to a Japanse samurai with the exception that - instead of being heavily equiped with armor - the doll has fabric robes along with a wakizashi within it's forehead. The doll's skin seems to match with Cory's: golden in texture with a few wrinkles/creases. This and having burnt umber eyes as well as an afro style for it's hair (with a red fabric bandanna stretched across).

The doll also has blood-stains on it's face and robes along with sharp fangs for it's teeth (presumably to increase the pain inflicted onto the victim). However, to still keep the traditional Battington "doll-like" appearance, The Devil's Samurai has rosy cheeks via painted blushes on either side of it's face.

## Personality

The Devil's Samurai seems to be the most ambiguous regarding it's personality. Despite seeming to cause nearby individuals to commit seppuku (a form of suicide usually performed in Japanese culture via self-disembowelment), the doll's inducement for suicide could be a curse embedded within due to previous events before the researchers discovered the doll.

To any individual trying to interact with the doll directly - and potentially indirectly - it seems to induce the thought of dread, shame and regret. These emotions are intensified by it's presence but it seems no physical confrontation occurs for this effect to take place. Instead, the effect is most likely induced mentally via telepathy.

After brief contact with The Devil's Samurai, those exposed to it's effect will seemingly be disemboweled by the doll itself or disembowel themselves on the spot. It could be assumed that with this effect towards nearby bystanders that the doll is sadistic in terms of degrading ones mental-stability (similar to The Litch). This and preferring to reside by itself without the interference of humans or other sources. The only difference between the two is that The Devil's Samurai does actually take the lives of it's victims both directly and indirectly.

## Origin

The tape introduces the viewer with some context regarding the item in question. The text reads as followed:

> "*In 1984, Japan was still recovering from the bombing in World War 2. A squadron of Japanese troops were on a mission in Nagasaki when one of the troops noticed a building still standing.*
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> *Inside the building there where remains of what looked like toys. All in which had no distinct features of what the toys could be. All except one toy that was in perfect condition. One feature the troops pointed out was the wakizashi sticking out from the toys head. The troops had concluded that someone had recently left the toy, but this was disproved after the fact that the toxicity levels were too high for any one to be around. The toy was just a few miles from the blast, yet it remained in perfect condition.*
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> *The squadron all said they felt a sense of dread around this toy. They called it "Akuma No Bushi" (The Devil's Samurai). The toy is now being kept in a secluded facilty north of Pinfang. Many scientists have conducted research studies on the toy. Some say the toy has supernatural properties that can cause anyone around it to commit suicide.*
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> *These next clips are from 30 years ago, within the facility.*"
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Footage revealing a brightly lit room completely devoid of color appears along with the doll laying motionless against a wall. By an adjacent wall, there is a security camera focusing on the doll itself with Japanese men off-screen attempting to research it's capabilities. They first begin to demand The Devil's Samurai to show itself or else it will face incineration.

As the screen cuts to black, an audio experiment plays out in which certain frequencies are played towards the doll in hopes of receiving a response. Unfortunately, in the first example, there is little to no response. However, as the test progresses, the doll begins to make minor movement (e.g opening it's mouth, tilting it's head, etc).

Upon the second frequency experiment, the screen glitches to return back to the brightly lit room containing the still motionless doll against the wall. Someone off-screen informs both the doll and the viewer that two men will be entering the room, demanding yet again for any indication of a presence or else it will be incinerated. Once the screen abruptly cuts to black once more, another audio test is played out with what could be described as an EAS siren. The doll responds by tilting it's head from left to right.

The text from previously also makes a return, giving more context about the apparent research the Japanese conducted onto the doll reading:

> "*Through years of research it was discovered the toy would whisper a message that would cause any human who heard it to commit hara-kiri. A ritual of suicide involving slicing open their stomach and then turning the blade upwards to ensure a fatal wound. Speculation started that the phrase could have been 'Samuraisuraisu'."*
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Like before, one last audio experiment begins involving a clear EAS siren as well as what seems to be a crying child in the background. Whether or not this was added into the audio played isn't exactly known. However, the doll has a greater reaction than previously, opening it's eyes as the camera rapidly shifts downwards revealing a vague yet distorted face of CoryxKenshin in the darkness.

After this, the footage comes back one last time to the brightly lit room. Shockingly, the two men who were meant to enter the room to investigate the doll's properties seem to have been murdered or - if the supposed speculation is true - committed suicide via hara-kiri. The room is coated in their blood along with Japanese symbols on the adjacent wall nearby. But, from the footage itself, this might not be the case as the corpses seem to have been sliced horizontally than vertically as how tradition depicts many victims. In the distance, an alarm sounds to indicate danger within the facility as the lights go out, placing the whole room in silence.

The Devil's Samurai turns to face the camera in this instance, it's eyes glowing brightly in the dark as it now sits upright. Once the room is fully consumed by darkness, only the doll's eyes can be seen somewhat higher than before. How the doll might have reached such a height cannot be explained unless it managed to lift itself to such a location via simple levitation or crawling along the walls. Eventually, it moves one more until it's eyes can no longer be seen within the footage. To replace it's eyes, a distorted version of Cory's face (presumably the one from the final audio experiment) appears briefly before a jumpscare plays out via flashing lights and a loud volume shift.

The tape ends with a blurred view of the brightly lit room before the sight is interrupted by The Devil's Samurai deciding to appear just to consume the camera entirely.

## Trivia

* The Devil's Samurai's origins could be linked into it's method for torturing/murdering victims.
	+ Since the origins take place a while after World War 2 took place - essentially after the bombing of Nagasaki - the doll might have been possessed by a previous warrior within Japan who unfortunately fell victim to the aftermath of the radiation's effects or died during the bombing itself.
* The doll seems to torture/kill victims on sight, regardless if they provoke it or not.
* The Devil’s Saumurai is a reference to the YouTuber, CoryxKenshin according to Battington.
* A separate soundtrack was released under a similar title for this creation.