(LAST UPDATE: 10/26/08)
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Profile
General:
Hanzo is a highly
skilled ninja and the leader of the Iga ninja clan. He has two sons, Kanzo
and Shinzo, one of which has been possessed by Amakusa.
When it comes to the skills in Taijutsu, it is said his skills are un-matched.
Although he never shows much emotion, he cares for his family very deeply.
When Amakusa took over the body of his son Shinzo, he set out to rescue
his son. Although Amakusa was defeated at the hands of Haohmaru,
Hanzo was not able to retake his son Shinzo. The following year, Amakusa's
castle appeared again and he was ordered to destroy the castle to restore
peace. There, he found the body of his soulless son. Although he was able
to retrieve Shinzo's body, his soul was still lost in Makai. In order to
free Shinzo's soul, he leaves his village to find and defeat the source
of the evil. After Mizuki was defeated by Haohmaru, Shinzo's soul came
back to its body. But because Shinzo's soul was weakened, his mother Kaede
gave away her life to save him. Hanzo was good friends with Zankuro
before he became a demon.
Hanzo is based on a real man, Hattori Hanzo Masashige, who was the leader of the Iga ninja clan of Japan. Fellow SNK character, Hanzou, is also based off of the same person. "Hattori Hanzo" also appeared in the 1980 movie Shadow Warriors, Makai Tensei, as well as in 2003's Kill Bill.
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Origin:
Samurai
Shodown
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Other Appearances:
Samurai
Shodown 2, Samurai Shodown 3, Samurai
Shodown 4, Samurai Shodown 5, Samurai
Shodown 5 Special, Samurai Shodown
Tenka, Samurai Shodown: Warrior's
Rage, Samurai Shodown:
Pocket, Samurai Shodown
2: Pocket, Samurai Shodown 64,
Samurai
Shodown 64 2, Card Fighters Clash,
Card
Fighters Clash 2, Card
Fighters Clash DS, Samurai Shodown
5 Special, Samurai Shodown Tenka,
King
of Fighters: Maximum Impact 2
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Comment:
Hanzo is one of the
coolest ninjas of all time, in my opinion. He's a badass no doubt, and
he's even got a good sense of humor... As you can see from his animations,
he laughs quite a bit during gameplay! How many badass ninjas do you know
have a sense of humor like Hanzo? That's right, none! That's part of the
reason why he's an original design.
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