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Brand: Epoch

Description:
Samurai Showdown - Haomaru 6-inch action figure.

Samurai Shodown (Samurai Spirits in Japan) is the name of a fighting game series by SNK. It is considered to be the premier 2D weapons fighter, and is one of the best-known video games created by SNK. Despite the name of the series, most of the characters are not samurai in the true sense of the word. In Japan, the name of the series is officially in katakana, but is often written in kanji (侍魂, samurai damashii), with the second character pronounced supiritsu, "spirits," to better reflect the game's setting. The earlier arcade games are also notorious for their Engrish, such as the word 'victoly' which appears at the end of each match. In fact, even the title is misspelled. As with many game titles developed in Japan, Samurai Spirits had its name changed for other regions.