Yuga the Destroyer

Yuga the Destroyer (壊帝ユガ, Kaitei Yuga), often referred to as the "mysterious puppeteer", is the apparently genderless main antagonist for the Samurai Shodown 64 iterations of the series.

Story
Its existence is veiled in mystery. It is a powerful sorcerer who originates from the Demon World. It wishes to become a god of destruction and rule the world by merging the Demon World and Human World. Knowing it would require many followers, it concocts an elaborate plan. Twenty years before Amakusa's revival, it enters the human realm and steals various babies from their mothers' wombs. Using its powers, it bestows fantastical powers upon them and waits for them to mature their superhuman strength and paranormal abilities. When they reach adulthood, it appears before all of them, brainwashing them by performing a magical puppet show and effectively creates a powerful and obedient army of warriors. Along with these braindead individuals, Yuga obtains Shiki.

Yuga, seeking Shiki's male counterpart, chooses Haohmaru to fulfill the requirements for a perfect resurrection. However, Yuga's physical form is destroyed by Haohmaru and Nakoruru. A year later, it subsequently resurrects itself and Gandara, and continues its plans, making a clone of Asura in the process. It sends this doppelgänger to retrieve the freed Shiki, but he develops feelings for her instead. Taking this into account, the two Asuras both engage Yuga, destroying its body for good along with Gandara. In a desperate attempt to remain in the mortal realm, it possesses Shiki and Asura's child, Mikoto. It lives as the "Devil" side of Mikoto's power as a "dark presence". It almost succeeds in gaining complete control of Mikoto's body but Yuda, the product of the two Asuras' merge, destroys its spirit before the deed is done.

Personality
Evil and ambitious, Yuga will stop at nothing to fulfill its desires. True to its other known alias, it enjoys toying and controlling other people's destinies.

Powers

 * Sorcery - Yuga can cast spells to create servants and other various abilities.
 * Mind Control - Yuga can brainwash certain individuals to do its bidding.

Music

 * Yin & Yang - Samurai Shodown 64
 * Puppetmaster - Samurai Shodown 64-2

Game Appearances

 * Samurai Shodown 64
 * Samurai Shodown 64-2
 * Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage

Anime Appearances

 * Samurai Spirits 2: Asura-Zanmaden (OVA)