Genan Shiranui

Genan Shiranui (不知火 幻庵, Shiranui Gen'an) is a character from the Samurai Shodownseries, introduced in Samurai Shodown. Like Earthquake, he is a character that was dropped after Samurai Shodown II and only makes cameos in other characters' endings in other games. Both of his endings feature characters from other SNK games (Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting). Although they share the same family name, he is in no way related to Mai Shiranui.

Story
He is a member of the enigmatic Shiranui Clan, one that follows the "way of the darkness". He seeks to enligten his progress in the "way of evil". To this end, he travels Japan, killing anyone he can. However, in his travels, he encounters an unknown female ninja (who greatly resembles Mai) and is slain.

In Samurai Shodown II, his soul is revived by a being calling himself "leader of the Demon World" along with a proposition of servitude. Gen-an agrees but plots to one day slay his benefactor then rule the Demon World himself. In his ending to the same game, he is convinced by his wife, Azami, to return home and live in peace.

Personality
Genan is the supremely confident yet blundering fool of the series, declaring himself a king when he is really a minion amongst the masses. He is violent enough to pose a threat to humanity but a sound beating or a greater power will cause him to swiftly retreat to his home. Despite his bold proclamations for the sake of evil, Genan is really a light-hearted character who just wants the best for his family.

Powers

 * Poisonous Gas - Genan can use poisonous potion to take in it his mouth and then puff a cloud of poisonous gas
 * Fiery Roll - Genan can surround his body with a fiery energy and charge at his opponents with roll attack.
 * Harpoon Claw - Genan can shoot his claw at opponent, and then pull opponent back for free hit via hidden chain connected to claw.
 * Replacement Dummy - Genan can melt and escape his old skin as a dummy of sorts, and pounce on his opponent moments later. This move mocks replacement dummy moves used by various ninja characters, such as Hanzo Hattori.

Fighting Style
He fights with a claw, which can also be extended with a hidden chain. He can also spew poison gas to his opponents. One of more noticeable advantage over other characters are his kicks' uncanny priority. Players can easily chain them together and counter most attacks. In Samurai Shodown II, he also humorously parodies Haohmaru though both winposes and theme song's names.

Music

 * Monster - Samurai Shodown
 * The Path of Monsters - Samurai Shodown II
 * Demon Scriptures - Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushidou Retsuden
 * Dub Spirit - Samurai Remix VA

Game Appearances

 * Samurai Shodown
 * Samurai Shodown II
 * Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushidou Retsuden - as a minor villain
 * Samurai Shodown IV - cameo in Genjuro's ending
 * Samurai Shodown V - cameo in Gaira's ending
 * Samurai Shodown VI

Anime Appearances

 * Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture

Trivia

 * Genan mocks Haohmaru's win poses with his own win poses.