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The Silent Swordsman of the Night

TACHIBANA UKYO


The demon flower that Ukyo found was not the perfect flower he sought. "I
do not know if this is true, but the perfect flower blooms in the center of
the demon world." After hearing those words from an old scholar in the
country of Musashi, Ukyo set off for the demon world again, despite his
illness. "...I must...hurry..."

B: "....."
BM: "......"
AM: "...I...win..."
BV: "...resemble me.....handsome, just (as) I've thought..."
AV: "...To cut a same face......feel bad..."
IJ: "....."
"....."
F: "...Finally.....I've found it out..."
"....."

Background: Based on Sasaki Kojiro Genryu, Haohmaru's urbane rival.
Weapon: Iaito
Full of: Apples
Occupation: Iaidoka
Nationality: Japan
Voice: Eiji Yano
Ranking: 1
Notes: His girlfriend is Kei Odagiri. He is dying from tuberculosis.
Kei can be seen by the nearest torii. If Ukyo wins, she comes out
to support him. If he loses, she covers her face.

THE GAIRYU ISLE -- NIGHT

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Standing

A -- Scabbard Swing
B -- Side Slash
AB -- Up Slash
C -- Mini Slide *
D -- Medium Slide *
CD -- Full Slide *

Crouching Far Crouching Close

A -- Side Slash
B -- Side Slash B -- Overhead Slash
AB -- Diving Slash # * AB -- Scabbard Swipe then Overhead Slash
C -- Foot Shuffle
D -- High Kick **
CD -- High Kick **

Jumping Diagonal Jumping Straight

A -- Side Slash
B -- Side Slash (far) @
AB -- Angled Down Slash AB -- Side Slash
C/D -- Side Kick
CD -- Double Side Kick

@ Ukyo does an Angled Down Slash when jumping diagonally near an opponent.

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Snowfall Slash | Throws apple out and draws sword,
(Hiken Sasame Yuki) | repeatedly striking both it, and the
+ Slash | enemy, for weapon damage. Note: Use kick
**! | instead of slash to fake this move.
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Swallow Swipe attacks (Tsumabe Gaeshi)

For all: A -- Swallow rises
B -- Swallow travels horizontally for a while, then rises
AB -- Swallow travels horizontally

Swallow Swipe (in air) | Rotates in air with sword extended,
+ Slash | sending out a fire swallow. Will hit
*!H | for fire and/or weapon damage.

Swallow Swipe (from ground) | Swallow Swipe executed as
+ Jump in any direction + Slash | soon as Ukyo leaves the
*!H | ground.

Swallow Swipe (dashing back) | Dashes backward, then throws a Swallow
| Swipe that stays close to the ground
+ Slash | when Ukyo FINISHES the dash.
*!H | Note: This is different from SS1.
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Afterimage Attack | Teleports over to opponent, swinging
(Zanzou Fumikomi Giri) | weapon for damage.
+ Kick | C -- Side slash
| D -- Down slash
*! | CD -- Upward slash
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Throws:

B Scabbard slap
AB Toss and slash
D or CD Trip and stab
Unarmed Toss but don't slash
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Super Deformed Transformation:

+ B
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Taunts:

1. AC: Polishes, twirls, and sheathes sword.
2. BD: Drops to one knee, coughs.
3. AC(weaponless): Writes poetry on fuda, says "Hmmm".
4. BD(weaponless): Same as 3.
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POWER SPECIAL:

Swallow Super Slash | Tosses an apple, performing multiple
(Tsubame Roku Ren) | Swallow Swipes which repeatedly hit
+ AB | opponent for multiple hits of
*! | breaking damage.
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Poses:

- Slice: He does a sasame yuki
- Kei: He falls to the ground coughing, and Kei comes out to help
- Posse: The group of adoring fans chases him down as he runs away
- Sleeve: He moves sleeve, says 'Mmmm...' and looks back
- Dissed: Same as Kei, but she doesn't come out

Armed Win: Unarmed Win:
Up: Slice Dissed
Down: Posse Sleeve
Left: Slice Dissed
Right: Kei Dissed
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Notes: Only the trailing image in Ukyo's AfterImage Attack can be hit.
That is the "real" Ukyo; the rest of them (including the lead
slashing one) are only images and cannot be hit. If you try to
hit them, Ukyo will hit you first. Note that the real Ukyo only
catches up to the lead image as it is slashing.
Ukyo's standing AB can be interrupted with an AI Attack, but it
must be done immediately if he misses his AB. If he hits, there
is more time to register the AI Attack afterwards.
Hold down C, then do Ukyo's Power Special, and he will toss out
a BIG apple before leaping into the air. No effect on the move
itself, though. It just looks cool. :-)

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Ending:

Ukyo awakes in a forest. "...Oh God! Kei?"
Kei is standing on the rocky beach of Gairyu Isle. "Ukyo?" She notices
flowers floating down. "What's this? Flowers of snow..."
Ukyo is standing in darkness, carving an ice sculpture of Kei using his
Snowfall Slash move. Flowers of ice fly off the screen.
Fade back to same scene. A much older Kei is talking with a little girl.
"And that is why, on this one day every year, snow flowers fall." The
little girl says, "Is that true, grandma?" She says, "Yes...see?" Snow
flowers begin to float down once more. The excited girl says, "Grandmother,
I see them! Snow flowers!" As the scene fades to darkness, Kei whispers,
"Thank you, Ukyo."

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9 Good Reasons to play as UKYO TACHIBANA:

--> Tsubame Gaeshi extremely versatile move
--> Normal slashes are quick and long-ranged
--> AB slashes do major damage
--> Diving AB long-ranged, fast, and hits low
--> Excellent defenses against jumpers
--> Afterimage Attack one of the most powerful moves in the game
--> Can combo easily
--> Has variety of attack options to keep opponent guessing
--> Has women following him everywhere; must be doing something right

2 Bad Things about UKYO TACHIBANA:

--> Slow jump
--> Can't tell the difference between winning and losing poses