Killer Kenshin

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## Overview

Killer\_Kenshin.mp4 | Found footage (Warning Highly graphic) was posted on YouTube on September 24th, 2020. The tape stars a character named "*The Devil's Samurai*" or - as the tape suggests - Killer Kenshin.

## Summary

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

> "*In 1948, 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 facility 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 colour 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 inspiration for this type of video originates from the YouTuber and popular gamer "*CoryxKenshin*" known for his strong religious beliefs and connection to Japanese culture, hence the character's name.
	+ Ironically enough, the samurai's appearance within the tape almost looks similar to Cory's samurai attire within the outro of every video.
	+ Cory also had reacted to this video (which can be found here) at 14:48.
* Many commenters appreciated this video made by Battington due to Cory's praise of his other works that were featured on Spooky Scary Sundays (SSS for short) such as *Are\_Y0u\_HappY?*.
* Another video titled "*Goodbye Cory. This is for you - [Killer Kenshin Unreleased OST]*" was made by Battington upon Cory's promise to retire when reaching 10 million subscribers. It was essentially an original sound-track for the tape "Killer Kenshin".
	+ From Battington's own words, CoryxKenshin inspired him to pursue a career on YouTube, making him more confident when he was able to scare him and create inspired projects from his own idol. This video - like Killer Kenshin - was meant to be a tribute to him for his work/time on YouTube before Cory's retirement in the year 2021.
		- However, Cory made his return after one of his videos had been striked with little reasoning behind it shortly after said promise was achieved.
* In the video, Cory uses his translation skills within Japanese to translate the Japanese text displayed in certain scenes into English messages.