

His second outfit recolors his outfit red resembling one of his alternate color schemes from his home series. Haohmaru also wears matching hakama with black trim and tattered hems, white tabi-socks, straw samurai sandals (or waraji), and red wraps around each wrist.

The haori is tied at the waist with a red sash ( uwa-obi). He wears a white samurai haori with the sleeves rolled up to his shoulders and triangular, black trim. Haohmaru's first costume is his classic appearance in all of the Samurai Shodown games, sans PlayStation Classic’s Warriors Rage. He has a romantic interest in a simple girl named Oshizu ("O" added as an honorific prefix). Outside of battle, Haohmaru is a crude but easy-going man, caring only for sake and food. As he gets older, he feels less inclined to fight and will try to avoid it if possible. Seeking enlightenment with each encounter, he constantly journeys in order to improve himself. Haohmaru is a muscular well-built man with wild long black hair tied into a large mane.Ĭonfident in his abilities, Haohmaru enjoys the thrill of fighting against strong opponents. However, he could not ignore how his blood stirred with excitement at the thought of facing off against the strongest warrior in this turbulent period in history. Haohmaru immediately shook off the voice. “Quit your yapping! I’m not about to let some disembodied voice order me around!” The mysterious voice echoed in his mind again. But with your skill, you could match blades.”

“The one who wields Soul Edge is the most powerful warrior of this realm, yet they do not exist in your world. He hadn’t ever heard of something so incredible in his own time– He met many warriors brimming with vigor, and crossed swords with not a few of them.Įventually, whispers of the Soul Edge, the strongest blade in the world, reached Haohmaru’s ears. Yet this era, still alive with the tumultuous climate of the Sengoku Period, felt comfortable to him. Recalling the voice that had brought about this curious incident, Haohmaru puzzled over why he of all people had been chosen. But something felt strange, and it wasn’t long before Haohmaru discovered the source of that uneasiness: he had been transported roughly two hundred years before his own birth, to the era of Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s rule. Even so, his trusty blade Fugudoku still bore the signs of having freshly cut down an enemy.ĭeciding he’d much rather act than stay put, Haohmaru headed toward the place he last remembered being. His last memory was fighting a duel to the death in a place far away from this island. As if trying to pin down the figureless voice with his gaze, he looked every which way, and it was only then that he realized he was on Gairyu Isle. When he demanded to know who addressed him, however, he was met with silence. Just as he narrowly wrenched victory from the jaws of death, Haohmaru heard a mysterious voice speak directly in his mind. Haohmaru releases March 31st in SoulCalibur VI, and players will be able to purchase him either standalone, or in Season Pass 2.“You who are strong of spirit, I require you and your powerful soul.” That all led up to this point, where he’ll cross swords with the likes of iconic SoulCalibur characters like Mitsurugi, Siegfried, and Nightmare, for example. Haohmaru’s also made his appearance in several mobile games produced by SNK and other companies, such as King of Fighters ’98 Ultimate Match Online and GungHo Online Entertainment’s Puzzle and Dragons. Haohmaru’s taken his sword and traveled to a few other SNK titles, such as Capcom vs. The iconic samurai’s jump to SoulCalibur VI is not his first appearance in a game that isn’t his home series, either.
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He would become a series mainstay from then on, appearing in every Samurai Shodown title since then, spanning over 20 main-series titles and spinoffs. Haohmaru’s first appearance in an SNK title would be the original Samurai Shodown (pictured below), released in 1993 on Neo Geo.
