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GENERAL/STORY:
 Zankuro is a huge warrior who went around relentlessly killing anyone. Because of this, people started calling him a demon. One night, as he was slaughtering an entire village, he was unable to kill one child. From this night on, he only attacked samurai's and warriors who were worthy. This child was Zankuro's daughter, Shiori. Eventually, he was challenged by a boy who also had a demon inside of him. Zankuro was killed by Shizumaru and was buried and sealed by Gaira. But he was quickly revived by Amakusa who wanted to use his powers. He was eventually killed again by Sogetsu. It seems he somehow came back to life again since he appears in Genjuro's ending in ST1.

He is loosely based off of Isurugi Raijyuta from Rurouni Kenshin.

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ORIGIN:
Samurai Shodown 3

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OTHER APPEARANCES:
Samurai Shodown 4, Samurai Shodown 5 Special, Samurai Shodown Tenka, Samurai Shodown Pocket, Card Fighters Clash, Card Fighters Clash 2, Card Fighters Clash DS

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REVIEW:
Zankuro was an equally effective boss in both SS3 & SS4, and easily my favorite boss to come out of the series. His sword is ridiculously huge and he has an insane amount of reach with it since he's one mammoth dude. His outfit design is also very well done and his personality and charisma no doubt spells BADASS... There's really not much not to like about Zankuro, besides fighting against him on ultra hard of course! Heh.
 

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