Jushiro Sakaki

Jushiro Sakaki (榊 銃士浪, Sakaki Jūshirō), whose real name is Jushiro Tatsumi, is a character who appears only in Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage PSX.

Story
He is a former samurai that was once part of the bakufu government. During his service as a government samurai, he was mentored by Kuki and made friends with Jin-Emon Hanafusa. He fell in love with a woman samurai named Karen. The feelings were mutual but formalities and duties discouraged them from developing their affections further.

One day, it was predicted by spies that the princess was endangered by an assassination attempt by Oboro. As she bore a striking resemblance to the princess, Karen volunteered herself to be the decoy princess to lure Oboro in. In spite of Jushiro's protests, the coup was staged. Oboro attacked but his strength was overwhelming and he preceded to kill everyone at the site, including the "princess" Karen. Jushiro, who arrived at the scene too late to assist, was targeted as the main suspect of the massacre by the bakufu, earning his disgust and desertion of his samurai class.

He escapes from his pursuers to Ritenkyo where he joins with female warriors Saya and Rinka to form the "Atom Rebels", an anti-Bakufu group. Once he learns that Oboro was in Ritenkyo, he sets out to slay him. In his ending, he defeats Jin-Emon in a duel and spares his life.

Personality
A charismatic vagabond who would rather sleep his days away. His relaxed demeanor belies his keen intellect. He is very protective of women, especially with Saya and Rinka, and will immediately take action if a lady is in danger.

Powers

 * Built-In Gun - Jushiro has a gun secretely built in his sword's hilt, which can fire single shots
 * Machine Gun - Jushiro's sword sheath has ammo section and other parts that enable his sword hilt gun to be used in machine gun mode after it is sheathed.

Fighting Style
Jushiro fights with katana, his slashes are very good, but their startup/recovery phases are shifted comparing to other characters. In his normal stance he is a mid-ranged fighter, with moves aimed to make use of opponent's openings and blow him away. When big distance between Jushiro and opponent was made, he can safely switch in alternative, sheathed stance. After this is done, Jushiro makes full use of his sword hilt built-in gun, gaining access to many long-range moves (namely machine gun shots) and several special melee attacks. From this point on, opponent will have hard times getting close to Jushiro, and most likely will be just shot to death (unless he can teleport which is rare in this game).

Music

 * Fading Cherry Blossoms - Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage PSX

Game Appearances

 * Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage PSX