Musashi

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A samurai who fights with a sword. Musashi is a brilliant strategist and the finest general in Japan who lost his once-undefeated army to a horrifying dragon. Musashi himself was protected by the dragon's scale he wore and traveled for many years to find it and avenge his loss. Supposedly based on Miyamoto Musashi.

## Back Story

Musashi was a brilliant war strategist and the finest general in all of
Feudal Japan. He and his army of devoted fighting men had fought numerous,
complex war campaigns and never lost a battle or had a casualty. His men
regarded Musashi not only as brilliant in the art of war, but they sought
Musashi's advice on nearly every subject of life and sprit. Musashi regarded
his undefeated army as his sons, and treated them with respect, devotion, and
love. He taught his men to seek enlightenment through becoming one with your
spirit and finding harmony in your surroundings.
These happier times ended abruptly during a secret mission deep in the
rough and uncharted land known only as the Foothills of the Serpent. For the
first time, Musashi decided to deviate from his carefully laid plans and take a
new route through the unknown and forbidden territory. As Musashi led his
devoted soldiers through the eerie landscape, the sky was blackened by a huge
shadow that threateded to swallow them up. Musashi stopped and looked toward
the heavens. There, for an instant, he believed he saw two fiery red eyes lock
onto his very soul. Then, a sudden sharp pain to the back of his head sent him
hurtling to the ground.
As Musashi recovered his helmet, he noticed that lodged within the metal
and leather was a mysterious spiked scale. As Musashi touched the strange
object, the ebon sdy turned bright orange and Musashi saw the unnatural image
of a huge flying serpent: The legendary Yofune'-Nushi dragon. Without
warning, the dragon belched black smoke and white-hot fire from its gaping
jaws. Musashi watched in helpless horror as his men burned to bone and ashes
in the searing flames. Musashi, protected by the dragon's scale lodged in his
helmet, was untouched by the unnatural flames. Yet in his mind he could feel
the heat and the pain and the despair of all of his men as their spirits
burned from their flesh.
Reeling from guilt and shame for leading his men to their dishonorable
deaths, Musashi was even more tortured now by the horror that played over and
over in his mind. The twisted evil that was in the dragon now forced his mind
to watch helplessly as his men were so casually and horribly slaughtered.
Musashi, tormented and shamed, vowed to avenge the deaths of his comrades and
and restore his honor by hunting down and destroying the evil beast.
As the years passed, Musashi traveled the farthest corners and the
darkest regions of Japan in search of the fabled serpent. His many adventures
and driven wanderings taught Musashi many things, and his deeds became the
stuff of legends. Musashi had lost his ability to become one with his world,
but he was able to find an enlightenment of sorts through the perfection of his
swordsmanship. He developed the Dragon Bite sword technique, specifically
designed to vanquish the monstrous serpent.
At long last, Musashi discovered the lair of the Youfune'Nushi dragon.
It took weeks of travel in pitch darkness, but Musashi persisted, guided by the
serpents scale that longed to be reunited with its rightful owner. The dragon,
also anxious for his property, waited for Musashi in a huge chamber lit by the
red glow of burning rocks. Knowing that the dragon could sense the scale,
Musashi placed it around a curve in the main tunnel and entered the chamber
from another direction. The dragon was caught by surprise, and Musashi managed
to strike first, slicing one eye and damaging the other. A heated battle
ensued, but Musashi overcame the beast and sliced the monster to ribbons.
It is said that Musashi still resides in the dragon's lair, offering
portions of the dragon's flesh to the spirits of his dead soldiers.

## Move List

Butterfly: T & flail WA. Flail BothArms to get faster.
Lightning Slice: T & flail BA.
Off The Wall: While in the air and against the wall, move joystick

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                       away from wall to jump forward

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Flying Dragon: In air All buttons
Flip To Head: Bothlegs
Back Slam: D & BothLegs
Katana Flash: D & flail WA
Daito Flash: D & flail BA
Double Slice: Botharms
Slide Trip: D & BL
Katana Blender: In air flail BA
Samurai Hair Cut: In air flail BothArms
Flip Double Lunge Kick: In air BothLegs