Seishiro Kuki

Seishiro Kuki (九葵 蒼志狼, Kuki Seishirō) is a character who appears only in Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage. He is also the main protagonist of the game. He is voiced by Naoki Oikawa.

Story
He is one of the sons of the Kuki clan who follows in his father's footsteps as Leader of the Inner Guard to the shogunate. During his childhood, he and his adopted brother, Tohma, were taught swordsmanship by their father, who was a legendary samurai with two powerful swords. Tohma envied him -as he was their father's son by blood- and killed their father in a jealous rage. His brother left with one of their father's prized swords, Kohroh. Years after his father's death, he receives secret orders to infiltrate Ritenkyo and annihilate the rebellious Razor Trio. Hearing that Tohma is one of their leaders, he departs with one of his father's friends, Jin-Emon Hanafusa, taking the missing blade's counterpart, Sei-oh, in hand.

In his ending, he and his brother engage in battle with Seishiro as the victor. A prideful Tohma tries to attack him again but is beaten again effortlessly. He reclaims his father missing sword and returns home, continuing the Kuki legacy.

Personality
Seishiro is a stoic and intelligent hero, often drawing himself into duels that interest him rather than the ones he's assigned to do. He doesn't talk much though he offers advice to others when he does. His actions exasperate his partner, Jin-emon, as he tries to act and work alone.

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Fighting Style
He represents an absolute defensive style (in contrast to Tohma). Many of his attacks, albeit slower, have built-in evade or reversal leaving him with very few openings for his opponent to take advantage of. He also has highest damage output per single move in game, which becomes a dominating factor. His moves all have a moon motif.

His other version, "Kyukou Seishiro", wields both his and Tohma's swords. In this version, he abandons his defensive style in favor of a dual-wielding stance where he gains access to fast damaging combos and a rage gauge-charging move. He becomes a more flexible character but at the same time some of his moves deal less damage in comparison to his normal version.

Music

 * One's Own Art - Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage
 * The Return - Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage
 * The Blue Wolf - Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage
 * Soul Diver - Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage

Game Appearances



 * Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage