Bushido Blade 2 - Characters - Shainto Characters

Shainto Characters

• Gengoro Narazu - a starting character. Supported by Chihiro and Isohachi.

This man is strong (albeit not as much as Kannuki), making him better with heavy weapons, but he is also proficient with the katana and has both the back-up sheathe maneuver (which he can also do with a nodachi) and the separate sheathed stance. His sidearms are knives and he can perform a grab with katana, nodachi or yari equipped. Lacks speed.

• Kaun Narazu - starting character. A young white-haired man... Highwayman and Utamaru are his support characters, both labeled as "Unknown" in the name field on official site. Kaun is the adopted son of Gengoro.

He is most proficient with the yari, and can choke-grab opponents with it... One of the two characters to have unique strikes with it. His sidearm is a double-edged knife, which can be thrown, following a fast follow-up strike. Lethal. As a Shainto parallel to Mikado, Kaun is proficient with light swords, possessing above-average power and decent speed.

• Jo Kotomura - starting character. A young short-haired girl. Her supports are Tony Umeda and Takeru Hongou.

She is proficient in acrobatics (around which most of her unique strikes circuit) and the use of light weapons, mainly the long sword. Can back-up sheathe both the katana and the sword. Her sidearm is a Jutte with a fast follow-up attack after the throw. Very fast and agile with small trade-off in power. Very lightweight.

• Chihiro - unlockable character. The young heir of the Shainto. She has a pet frog instead of a sub-weapon, that can temporarily scare other female characters (with the exception of Tsubame), that can be immediately struck afterwards. If left on floor, the frog will wander around the stage, until picked up. Her support character is Gengoro. Despite being a female character, Tatsumi continually refers to Chihiro as "brother" in the American version

• Isohachi - unlockable character. An aged soldier. Has a special "yell" attack, which stuns his enemies and causes them to drop their weapons, instead of a sub-weapon, but he can still pick up and throw their weapons. If overused, he will cough instead, making him vulnerable for a moment. Can throw enemies with the long sword, broadsword, or yari, but has unique strikes with the nodachi. Isohachi's uniform mimics that of the Imperial Army of Japan, which makes Isohachi a war veteran of World War II. His support characters are Tekeru Hongou and Gengoro.

• Utamaru - unlockable character. Uses the long sword in the sheathed stance, the fastest stance in the game. He can also throw with the lightest sword, making him most effective with long sword. His support character is Kaun. He seams to have a rivalry of sorts with Kaun, despite them both being on the same side, and as such will often compare himself to Kaun and express anyoyance when ever Kaun ends up "out doing" him.

• Hongou - unlockable character. A bare-chested man with tattoos on his arm. Uses a throwing axe, which kills enemies in one hit, as a sub-weapon. He is very strong, and can throw opponents with any weapon. Appeared in the original game as a hidden enemy. His support characters are Isohachi and Jo.

• Tony Umeda - unlockable character. A fighter who dances. Throws a katana. Very fast. Also proficient with long sword and nodachi. Tony is of mixed ancestry, being both half-Japanese and half-African. His support characters are Jo and Highway Man.

• Highway Man - unlockable character. Is actually Black Lotus from the first game, who has changed his identity after his betrayal of the Narukagami in the first game. Has a rapier as a sidearm, which can be thrown lethally and can be used in cojunction with the long sword. Aside, can do a back-up maneuver with it and a million strikes combo. Also has some unique strikes with a yari and a broadsword. His support characters are Kaun and Tony Umeda.

• Katze - special character. A blonde man, who wields a revolver. Fires faster when crouching. Was also a secret character in the first game, as well as an important character in story mode.

• "Clown" - special character. This is the "clown character" for the Shainto clan.