Haohmaru/Trivia




 * Though he is a swordsman with no loyalties to any lord (rounin, lit. a wanderer), Haohmaru has a "samurai spirit" which is often stressed in the series.
 * Haohmaru is also often accredited to defeating most of the series' villains.


 * When asked "The path of the sword is?", Haohmaru's response is "The path on which you must gamble your life and walk to the end."


 * His favourite type of mate is a Yamato nadeshiko.


 * Among all characters in the Samurai Shodown series, only Haohmaru has been ever voiced in English, from his appearance in Soul Calibur VI.


 * In Gamest's 1997 Heroes Collection, Haohmaru was tied with Ukyo Tachibana for 29th (out of 50) of the staff's favorite character rank. He was also voted as the second favorite character by the development team and fans in Samurai Shodown II.


 * Garou: Mark of the Wolves planner and The King of Fighters XIV producer Yasuyuki Oda states that Haohmaru and his rival Genjuro are his favourite characters from the Samurai Shodown series.


 * A "Samurai Spirits Team" was originally scheduled to participate in The King of Fighters '95 and The King of Fighters '96. This idea was eventually dropped due to time constraints. The developer notes that Haohmaru would've been on the team alongside Nakoruru and Galford D. Weller.


 * According to the Q&A page for Neo Geo Battle Coliseum, developers admitted that no matter what the fans wanted, they wanted to include Samurai Shodown characters and made Haohmaru's inclusion one of their top priorities in development.


 * In later games where Fugudoku's design is more updated, it has shown to have the text "Namu Amida Butsu" inscribed on its blade, such as detailed by Soul Calibur VI 's description of the sword.