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Shizumaru Hisame (緋雨ひさめ 閑丸しずまる) is a character from the Samurai Shodown series. He debut as the main protagonist and one of the new characters in Samurai Shodown III, and continues to appear in other titles of the series.

Development[]

Although he was initially believed to be based on Kenshin Himura (the main protagonist of the manga/anime series Rurouni Kenshin), creators state that his visual model was based on Kurama from the manga/anime series YuYu Hakusho.

According to Gamest Mook, he was one of the potential candidates for the Samurai Shodown 64 lineup but was taken out due to time and modeling constraints concerning the low polygon count and difficulty of recreating his umbrella.

Personality[]

For a boy his age, Shizumaru is quiet and timid. He is a polite, well-meaning child who tries to warn others about the "demon/ogre" within him. He tends to label things that are unknown or bad to him as evil demons/ogres, convinced that they are real. Due to his subconscious belief of himself being a demon, others have started sensing a comparable malevolent aura in him, and even his own moves subtly hint at this, suggesting Shizumaru isn't just paranoid about it.

Powers[]

  • Reflector - Shizumaru can reflect a projectile back to its sender.

Fighting Style[]

His fighting style is an unique combination between his umbrella and his sword. When he first premiered, he relies on his umbrella more, using his sword occasionally in special moves. Said umbrella can be used to reflect projectiles while also being able to slow his descent, with thew latter being a 'stance' where he can perform attacks out of it.

His latter appearances, however, have him using more sword techniques, minimizing his umbrella attacks. His move set incorporates an uppercut move similar to Haohmaru's Kogetstuzan. Several of his moves have a rain and mist motif.

Gameplay-wise, Shizumaru is comparable to characters with one-button hold attacks due to his iconic Amanagare Kyourakuzan (Rain Flowing Craze Falling Slash), a technique where he briefly abandons his parasol via tossing up into the air, then prompty rushes at his foe with a fierce sword stab followed with a leaping slam-slash. Originally a normal command input special, the Bust/Rasetsu version of it where it most be done via holding down any button becomes a primary gimmick of his from V onwards. The attack's input could be charged up even upon selecting Shizumaru before the round even starts, but mastering this gimmick must revolve around being aware of what buttons can be swiftly switched and which ones are being held down at the time.

A vision of Zankuro appears in his Zetsumei Ougi in V Special. He is also one of the few characters able to wall/triangle-jump.

Music[]

  • Kazu Kaoru (Aroma of the Wind) - Samurai Shodown III
  • Tsubana-Nagashi - Samurai Shodown (2019)

Voice Actors[]

Appearances[]

Games[]

Mobile[]

  • Kingdom Story
  • Samurai Shodown Tenkadaiichi Kenkakuden
  • Samurai Shodown: Oborozuki Densetsu
  • SNK Fighting Age
  • Puzzle & Dragons

Cameos[]

Etymology[]

  • The name Shizumaru means "quiet, leisure, free time, leave spare time, farewell" (閑) (shizu) and "round, circle, pills, purity, suffix for ship names, complete" (丸) (maru).
  • Shizumaru's surname Hisame means "scarlet, dark red" (緋) (hi) and "rain" (雨) (same).

Trivia[]

  • If the characters in his last name are broken down into basic components, his name becomes "rain of blood" (血の雨, chi no ame). Creators confirm that this was intentional. In the short drama found on the Samurai Shodown best CD, he says that he was named after the name engraved on his sword, Shizumaru. The backstory for Samurai Shodown III says that a monk called him Shizuka (閑) due to his quiet nature.
  • When asked "The path of the sword is?", Shizumaru's response is "Something that might come in handy one day." [1]
  • Although there is speculation that he is related to Zankuro, this claim is also dubious. Developers from Samurai Shodown III state that they are not related. By contrast, the staff in Samurai Shodown V state that Shizumaru's real name is Jin Minazuki (水無月みなずき じん). It's still unconfirmed if Yaiba and Jin are really Shizumaru.
  • He was one of the veteran characters from the series who didn't receive a re-dub in the anthology version of Samurai Shodown VI.
  • In their 1997 Hero's Collection, Gamest staff voted him as their thirteenth favorite character (tied with King of Fighters character, Benimaru Nikaido, for the same spot). In the Neo Geo Freak's 1997 Volume 8 character poll, he was voted as the ninth favourite character with a total of 1,072 votes.[2]

Cards[]

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Sprites[]

Shinsetsu Samurai Supirittsu: Bushidō Retsuden Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood Samurai Shodown VI (Doll Transformation)

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Official character profile from Samurai Shodown anniversary website.
  2. Neo Geo Freak 1997-08 archive Neo Geo Freak character popularity poll results.
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