Bushido (Teen Titans)

**Ryuku Orsono**, also known as **Bushido**, is a character from the *Teen Titans* series.

Bushido's exact background is unknown. For his prowess with the sword and martial arts he became a target for the Brotherhood of Evil, who were preparing to eliminate young superheroes all around the world. In order to establish a world-wide network for mutual aid, Robin visited Bushido in Japan, just in time to aid him against a band of ninja assassins. After the enemy was beaten, Robin handed Bushido one of the Titans' communicators.

In the XP4 fics, Bushido debuted in the XP4 Heroes Coalition - Teen Titans.

## **Appearance**

Bushido is a well-muscled Japanese male. His uniform consists of a sleeveless white shirt with pointed shoulder blades and long, black pants. He has a big collar similar to Katarou's which is blue on the inside, but the front of his collar is a black stripe which goes down to his belt. His belt is blue and carries his sword and scabbard, and he also wears long, black wristbands. Bushido wears simple, black sandals and his short, black, neatly trimmed hair is tied in a small ponytail. He looks like Samurai Jack without a white robe.

## **Personality**

Bushido is a very respectful individual. After Robin handed him the communicator, he bowed, and in the issue Graduation, he used Japanese honorifics (domo and san). However, when fighting, he shows an aggressive side.

## **XP4 Fanfics**

Bushido is a member of the Heroes Coalitions and is part of the Teen Titans division. He also attends the Vanguard Academy as a student.

### **XP4 Heroes Coalition - Teen Titans**

In Chapter 7, Bushido is present at the heroes assembly inside the Titan Tower in Jump City while getting themselves ready for the Toy Factory's attack.

In Chapter 8, Bushido took part in the battle against the Toy Factory in Jump City.

In Chapter 10, Bushido is present when Marcus "The Kane" McGee defeated Andy the Ragdoll and then witnessing the Toy Factory retreating into a portal. He is later present at the Toy Factory's base where it's been decided to destroy the toy machine and the remaining toys be donated to charity.

In the epilogue, Bushido is revealed to have joined the Heroes Coalitions.

### **XP4 Heroes Coalition - AKB0048**

In Chapter 25, Bushido is present in confronting the DES Soldiers in Neo-City.

In Chapter 29, Bushido is amongst the thousands of AKB-fans gathered around the concert hall in a city somewhere Kasumigastar and later witnessed the return of Atsuko Katagiri and the rest of the missing idols, and had a great time watching the performances afterwards.

In Chapter 32, Bushido took part of paying respects for Mace Wyndu's death by attending his funeral via burial at sea in Atamistar before witnessing the arrival of a fleet of Dimensional Defense Union ships whom paid their respects for Mace by gifting him with a Heroes' Tribute.

## **Abilities**

Bushido has no known superpowers, as he is fully human, but is a master of the sword. His sword is made of an unknown but strong steel alloy which was capable of slicing through Atlas's leg. Also, Bushido uses this sword with amazing skill; he was able to defeat four ninjas at once. He also possesses extraordinary reflexes, and is also trained in unarmed martial arts styles and he is a very accomplished acrobat. He has shown to have extraordinary speed, agility, and strength for a human. Bushido is strong enough to send a grown man flying with just a punch. Bushido also seems to be experienced in hand-to-hand combat, proven in "Calling All Titans!" and "Titans Together".

## **Trivia**

* Bushido is a Japanese term meaning "way of the warrior".
* The ninjas attacking Bushido in "Calling All Titans!" share many similarities with the Hand, a similar clan of assassins who vanish into smoke when killed, created by Marvel Comics.
* Bushido's only speaking lines were minor grunts (fight scene against Katarou). His voice actor is uncredited in the credits.
* In *Teen Titans Go!*, Bushido uses Japanese honorifics, such as "san" and "domo."
* In "Calling All Titans!", some scenes show the back of Bushido's collar to be white and some scenes show it to be black.
* Bushido proved in *Teen Titans Go!* that he can speak fluent Japanese.