Tam Tam

Tam Tam (タムタム, Tamu Tamu) is a character in the Samurai Shodown series. He was introduced in Samurai Shodown. He was dropped from the series after his appearance in Samurai Shodown but, like Jubei and Charlotte, he returns in Samurai Shodown IV.

Story
He is the greatest warrior and hero of his village, Green Hell. Hearing from the village elders that their sacred artifact is missing, he takes the responsibility of retrieving their stolen treasure, the mysterious jewel called the "Palenke Stone" (named after Palenque). He retrieves it and returns peace to his village. He also protects his village from Amakusa a second time, but fails to prevent the thievery of the village's second artifact, the "Tanjil Stone". As divine punishment, he is transformed into a chimpanzee, Paku Paku. In this form, he helps his younger sister Cham Cham recover both stones for his village. In Warriors Rage, he becomes the chief of his village.

The Tam Tam in Samurai Shodown V is a different warrior, using the legendary mask in his stead. After the original failed, the second Tam Tam sets out to save the original. In his ending, the second Tam Tam places the magical mask on the deceased first. Once the mask is back on, the original Tam Tam comes back to life

Personality
Tam Tam is a brave and revered warrior of his village, who truly loves his home and countrymen. He worships the gods as his savior, knowing full well that failure to protect his people will bring their wrath. He enjoys peace, spending the time with his sister.

Powers

 * Fire Breathing - Tam Tam can shoot a fire projectile from his mouth.
 * Multiple Attacks - Tam Tam can spin his sword or himself for multiple hits.

Fighting Style
Tam Tam rarely stands at his full height during fights, staying in a crouched position nearly the entire fight. He can use the length of his limbs and scimitar to stop opponents in their tracks with his light attacks being some of the quickest and longest ranged attacks in the game. He can also protect himself by throwing skulls, spitting out an anti-air fireball, and spinning in a split-kick move. His trademark skill in all games is his unmatched crouching stance mixup, because it leads to either 1)usual scimitar sweep (low hit), or 2)unique jumping slash which high hits standing and even crouching opponents(!) instantly (because it starts in rising part of jump), while safely placing Tam Tam in air behind his sword. No other character in series posesses such jumping slash properties. Tam Tam's greatest flaw is slow speed, most apparent to players when he jumps, along with his lengthy animations, as they easily telegraph most of his special moves. Players who play Tam Tam should have a firm grasp of their opponent's moveset and use its flaws to their greatest advantage.

Music

 * Outsider - Samurai Shodown
 * S_N (Signal Per Noise) - Samurai Remix VA

Voice Actors

 * Kay Inage - Samurai Shodown
 * Toshikazu Nishimura - Samurai Shodown IV~V Special
 * Kazutaka Ishi - Samurai Shodown VI
 * Takehito Koyasu - Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture
 * Drew Scroggins - Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture (English voice)
 * Hideo Ishikawa - Samurai Shodown Dengeki drama CD series

Game Appearances



 * Samurai Shodown
 * Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushidou Retsuden - briefly as a human
 * Samurai Shodown IV
 * Samurai Shodown V
 * Samurai Shodown V Special
 * Samurai Shodown VI

Cameo Appearances

 * Samurai Shodown II - cameo in Cham Cham's ending
 * Samurai Shodown 64 - cameo in background of San Francisco arena, together with Cham Cham and Sieger
 * Samurai Spirits Gaiden: Cham Cham

Anime Appearances

 * Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture