HATTORI HANZOThe Ninja Master of the Shadows
HATTORI HANZO
After defeating Amakusa, Hanzo was able to retrieve his son's body. But his
soul still wandered the land of the demons, as before. One day, Hanzo
learned that he could liberate all these wandering souls if he defeated the
ruler of the demon world. "Son, I will ressurect your soul."
B: "Now I shall avenge you, my dear son."
BM: "I can see your look of destiny on your face."
AM: "Whether to heaven or to hell, anything is decided by destiny."
BV: "The same as me! What magic made you?"
AV: "Both you and I live as Ninja. You should always be ready for death."
IJ: "I will save my son's soul at any cost!"
"How mysterious and dubious the guy is!"
F: "It's time to (have a) shodown, my son."
"Go back into the darkness!"
Background: Based on Hattori Hanzo Masashige.
Weapon: Ninjato
Full of: Shurikens
Occupation: Ninja
Nationality: Japan
Voice: Toshimitsu Arai
Ranking: 14
Notes: His sons names are Kanzo and Shinzo, and his wife is Kaede.
In SS1, Shinzo's body was possessed by Amakusa. At the end,
Amakuza was sealed away, and Hanzo believed that his son was
lost as a consequence. However, when Amakusa has a change of
heart in SS2, he is either destroyed or banished from Shinzo's
body by Mizuki.
Hanzo is leader of the Iga ninjas, which fits with the historical
record.
BATTLEFIELD -- THE SUNSET
(Dewa, Yamagata)
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Standing Far Standing Close
A -- Side Slash A -- One-Handed Down Slash
B -- One-Handed Down Slash B -- One-Handed Down Slash
AB -- Somersault Slash # AB -- Two-Handed Down Slash
C/D -- High Kick
CD -- High Spin Kick
Crouching Far Crouching Close
A -- One- Handed Down Slash
B -- One-Handed Down Slash
AB -- Sweeping Low Slash *
C/D -- Crouch Kick
CD -- Thrust Kick CD -- Tumbling Kick **
Jumping Forward Jumping Other
A -- One-Handed Down Slash
B -- Side Slash
AB -- Two-Handed Down Slash
C/D -- Side Kick
CD -- Down Kick CD -- Side Kick
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New Reppushuriken (jumping) | Leaps into air, hurling shuriken down
(Reppushuriken Kai) | towards opponent to hit for weapon
+ Slash | damage.
* |
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Ninja Teleportation | Disappears and is replaced by a piece
(Utsusemi Chizan) | of wood, while true form appears below
When struck with weapon, | opponent, striking with weapon extended
press B,C, and D together L | for damage.
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Ninja Teleportation Jig | Same as above, minus the wood replacement,
(Utsusemi Tenbu) | and character need not be attacked. As
+ BCD | well, HANZO drops from the sky instead,
H | attacking for weapon damage.
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Shrike Dash (special throw) | Grabs opponent, and twirls into the
(Mozu Otoshi) | air, dropping back down onto opponent's
+ Kick | head, now hitting for fire damage.
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Ninja Multiplier | Splits into two "shadows", to confuse
(Kage Bunshin) | opponent, reappearing at FAR LEFT for A
+ A or B | and FAR RIGHT for B.
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Ninja Dragon Fire | Smashes fist into ground, creating a
(Bakuenryu) | hopping snake of fire that blasts opponent
+ Slash | for fire damage.
* |
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Throw:
B or AB Ground slam
D or CD Slam and stab
Air Throw:
B or AB Grab and slam opponent onto ground
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Stealth | Turns invisible after chuckling, reappearing
(Kage Mai) | only to perform moves. Full reappearance
+ BCD | occurrs when opponent touches, or after
| 10-12 seconds.
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Super Deformed Transformation
+ A
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Taunts:
1. AC: Cracks knuckles, "Hmmph! Koi!"
2. BD: Waves opponent to "come here" and chuckles.
3. AC(weaponless): Same as 1.
4. BD(weaponless): Same as 1.
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Power Special:
Squeeze of Heaven | Stabs weapon into ground, releasing a
(Temma Rimetsu) | massive burst of flames to strike for
+ D | breaking damage.
*! |
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Poses:
- Laugh: He sheaths his sword and chuckles
- Poof: Sheaths blade, chuckles, and dissappears (note leaf left behind)
- Arms: Crosses arms and says something
- Mask: Pulls off mask, loosens hair, and chuckles
First and Second Win: Unarmed Win:
Up: Poof, Arms Arms
Down: Mask, Poof Laugh
Left: Poof, Arms Arms
Right: Arms, Mask Arms
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Notes: Hanzo can triangle jump.
Multiple Images--if your opponent slashes at the wrong image, a bomb
will appear. After a short delay, it will cause a small flame
explosion, hitting a nearby opponent who is not blocking. Kicks and
most Special Moves do not set the bomb off, although "slashing"
Special Moves will.
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Ending:
Kanzo phases in with Shinzo's body. "Sign of evil disappeared." Kaede
phases in. "Kanzo, I got back the soul of Shinzo. Call your father."
Kanzo phases out. Kaede places Shinzo's soul (an energy ball) into his body.
"His soul power is getting weaker. Hurry up, Shinzo!" She then transfers
her own soul energy to Shinzo's body to save him. There is a flash of light,
and then...
Shinzo wakes up to find Kaede has collapsed. "Mom!" Just then Kanzo and
Hanzo phase in. Kaede asks, "How is Shinzo, dear." "Don't worry, he's ok,"
replies Hanzo. Kaede can barely respond "...that's...good..." then dies.
"Mom!" cries Kanzo.
The scene shifts to the three on the rocky ledge. Hanzo says in as stoic
a voice as he can muster, "The life of a ninja is much harder than you
think... Get over the sadness and be honorable ninjas. Train yourself!"
Kanzo and Shinzo then phase out, and Hanzo disappears last in a puff of
smoke.
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5 Good Reasons to play as HANZO
--> Lots of moves make for fun play
--> Shrike Dash one of the single most powerful moves in the game
--> Almost all moves can be done without weapon
--> He's HANZO
3 Bad Things about HANZO
--> Bad lag time for many of his slashes
--> Many of his special moves opens him up for an AB
--> Needs to cheer up
