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Taizan Morozumi (八角 泰山, Morozumi Taizan) makes his only appearance in the Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage and its Neo Geo Pocket Color counterpart, Samurai Shodown! 2. He is voiced by Takaya Yamauchi.

Story[]

A man who possess the powers to seal evil. This power is something that is passed down Taizan's family. He becomes tired of fighting and retires to live a quiet life in the mountains with his family. His wife and son are killed by Yuga and he sets off after the puppeteer in vengeance. However, after he realizing he was turning into a demon himself, he returns to the mountains and seals away his spear. Afterward, he continues to live a peaceful existence there guarding his wife and son's grave.

Personality[]

As a pacifist at heart he does not like to use violence if it can be avoided, but is willing to do what needs to be done. He enjoys peace and a quiet life.

Powers[]

  • Create Seals: Taizan can create powerful seals, which will limit his opponent in various ways.
  • Magical Words: Taizan can cast spells based upon the meaning of the kanji symbols he writes with his brush.

Fighting Style[]

He is armed with a lance which changes its tip to large calligraphy brush during special moves when words are written. He is depicted with weapon being in brush mode and in lance mode respectively in his Slash and Bust character artworks. In the same style as the later Capcom game, Ōkami, he writes words and puts them into action. For example, if he wrote "wind", his foe would be hit with a whirlwind attack moments later.

His weapon is sensitive to the heart of its wielder and will change accordingly to their will. The "ink" from the weapon's brush actually comes from the heart and blood of the user.

Music[]

  • Bloodfueled Brush Spear (墨血筆槍, Sumichi Fude Yari) - Samurai Shodown 64-2

Game Appearances[]

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Etymology[]

  • The name Taizan means "peaceful, calm, peace, easy, Thai/Thailand" (泰) (tai) and "mountain, hill" (山) (shan/zan).
  • Taizan's surname Morozumi means "star anise" (八角).

Cards[]

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Sprites[]

Samurai Shodown! 2

Gallery[]

Samurai Shodown characters
SamSho I Logo Sprite HaohmaruNakoruruMamahahaUkyo TachibanaWan-FuTam TamCharlotte Christine de ColdeGalford D. WellerPoppyKyoshiro SenryoEarthquakeHanzo HattoriJubei YagyuGenan ShiranuiShiro Tokisada AmakusaPurple NakoruruKurokoHikyaku
SamSho II Logo Sprite Genjuro KibagamiCham ChamPaku PakuNeinhalt SiegerNicotine CaffeineMizuki Rashojin
SamSho III Logo Sprite Shizumaru HisameRimururuBasaraGaira CaffeineKim Ung CheZankuro MinazukiShikuru
SamSho IV Logo Sprite Kazuki KazamaSogetsu KazamaAku Amakusa
SamSho 64 Logo ShikiHanma YagyuGandaraDeku & DekuinaYuga the Destroyer
SamSho 64-2 Logo AsuraShadow AsuraHalf-Shaded Shiki‎‎Taizan MorozumiKarakuri HanmaEnja KazukiSuija Sogetsu
SamSho Warriors Rage Seishiro KukiJin-Emon HanafusaJushiro SakakiRinka YoshinoSayaHaito KanakuraYaci IzanagiGaryo the WhirlwindRan PoMikotoTohma KukiTashon MaoDarumaMintoMugenjiYudaSamuraiHanzo HattoriIga NinjaBruteOboro's AmazonsKunou SeishiroOboro
Nakoruru ADV Logo MikatoHokuteYantamuManariOutadaHibabaUbabaMibabaRera
SamSho V Logo Sprite Yoshitora TokugawaMina MajikinaChampleRasetsumaruEnjaSuijaLiu YunfeiYoukai KusaregedoTam TamPoppySankuro YorozuYumeji KurokouchiGaoh
SamSho VI Logo AndrewIrohaSugoroku MatsuribayashiOcha-Maro KarakuriDemon Gaoh
SamSho EOD Logo SuzuhimeAngelicaTakechiyoGarrosJ.Kim Hae-RyeongWalterJinbei SugamataBlack HawkKirianClaudeDracoGolba
SamSho 2019 Logo Yashamaru KuramaDarli DaggerWu-RuixiangShizuka GozenHibiki TakaneWardenGongsun LiBaiken
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