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|name = Rasetsumaru<br />
|image = Image:Rasetsumaru-sstenka.png<br />
|caption = ''[[Samurai Shodown VI]]'' artwork by [[Takkun]]<br />
|Full Name = Rasetsumaru<br />
|Birthplace = Makai<br />
|Height = 176cm (5'9")<br />
|Weight = 67.5kg (149 lbs)<br />
|Blood Type = Demon Type A<br />
|Job/Occupation = Demon<br />
|Likes = 'Those who are lively and worth killing.'<br />
|Dislikes = 'People who are carved up without resistance.'<br />
|Hobbies = <br />
|Favorite Food = <br />
|Forte in Sports = <br />
|Special Skill = 'I'm really good at vivisections.'<br />
|Most Unpleasant = "I hate living in Haohmaru's shadow. It's such a major downer."<br />
|Favorite Music = <br />
|Measurements (Bust, Waist, Hip) = <br />
|Weapon = Youtou: Torikabuto (妖刀・屠痢兜 ''Demon Blade: Slaughtering Diarrheal Helmet''; a bloodied katana)<br />
|Fighting Style = Extreme devotion to homicidal urges}}'''Rasetsumaru''' (羅刹丸, ''Rasetsumaru'') is hinted to existing in [[Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage]] but is introduced in [[Samurai Shodown V]] as his own character.<br />
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In the creators' commentary regarding his introduction, it was revealed that he was a design created by series illustrator, [[Shiroi Eiji]], as a "dark Haohmaru". Unlike [[Rera]], he is a separate entity from Haohmaru and shouldn't be confused as a part of Haohmaru's subconscious.<br />
==Story==<br />
He is a bloodthirsty demon from the dark world of Makai, which was opened up by [[Shiro Tokisada Amakusa]] many years ago. Rasetsumaru can never assuage his thirst for killing. Because he doesn't clean his blade, it has turned the color of blood from the hundreds of people he has killed. He learns the existence of [[Haohmaru]], an incredibly strong samurai who looks like him, and tries to find him in Hinowa to kill him. He finds Haohmaru at a temple a year later, but it is really a nun (implied to be [[Yumeji Kurokouchi]]) disguised as an illusion of him. Claiming him to be his/her final opponent, Yumeji decapitates him.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
Rasetsumaru is a wild demon with an uncanny thirst of blood. He likes not only to kill, but also to make his victims suffer.<br />
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==Powers==<br />
* '''Hurricane Attack''' - Rasetsumaru can fire a small hurricane, but with possibly more control compared to Haohmaru's style of this type of skill.<br />
* '''Energy Projectile''' - Rasetsumaru can fire a small range projectile of energy.<br />
* '''Energy Attacks''' - Rasetsumaru can fuel his slashes with energy.<br />
* '''Berserker''' - By cutting himself, Rasetsumaru sacrifices a portion of his health in exchange for increased damage or more energy.<br />
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==Fighting Style==<br />
Parallel to Rera's fighting style with [[Nakoruru]], Rasetsumaru is the former "Rasetsu/Bust" form of Haohmaru. He mirrors several of his counterpart's normal attacks but has a different move set, especially with a more limited arsenal that focuses on more erratic tactics such as extra sword-swings and more brute force with the desire to taste blood.<br />
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The techniques he shares with Haohmaru are variations of his ''Senpuu Retsu Zan'' and ''Kogetsu Zan''. His ''Senpuu Retsu Zan: Setsu'' (Whirlwind Rending Slash: Temple) flies up from ground at a diagonal arc (unlike Bust/Rasetsu Haohmaru), and his ''Nagi Yaiba'' (Calm Blade) acts as a proximity reversal. He also possesses his ''Gouha'' (Strong Blast), Haohmaru's original shoulder charge, as one of his many tools to focus more on close-range compared to Haohmaru's more well-rounded kit.<br />
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His control over the ''Senpuu Retsu Zan'' seems greater than the former as he possess a similar technique known as ''Senpuu Ha'' (Whirlwind Wave), where he slashes along the ground for a windy-dust blast. He also possesses a variation of the technique as his primary finisher, the ''Tenha Dankuu Retsu Zan'' (Heaven Supreme Severing Air Rending Slash), another one of Bust/Rasetsu Haohmaru's techniques.<br />
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His ''Shitatari'' (Death Curse) can also fill up his power gauge at the cost of a portion of his own health, as Rasetsumaru even resorts to cutting himself. His fatality however, also involves him resorting to gouging out the innards or heart of his foe.<br />
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==Voice Actors==<br />
*[[Tsuguo Mogami]] - Samurai Shodown V~Special<br />
*Shinsuke Fukui - Samurai Shodown VI<br />
==Game Appearances==<br />
*[[Samurai Shodown V]]<br />
*[[Samurai Shodown V Special]]<br />
*[[Samurai Shodown V Perfect]]<br />
*[[Samurai Shodown VI]]<br />
*Samurai Spirits ~Kengou Hachiban Shoubu~<br />
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===Mobile Appearances===<br />
*Samurai Shodown Online<br />
*Samurai Shodown Tenkadaiichi Kenkakuden<br />
===Cameo Appearances===<br />
*[[w:c:soulcalibur:Soulcalibur VI|Soulcalibur VI]] - Haohmaru's outfit can be recolored into Rasetsumaru's<br />
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==Similar Characters==<br />
*[[Haohmaru]]<br />
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==Cards==<br />
[[Image:Deathwish.png|SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS]]<br />
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==Sprites==<br />
[[Image:Rasetsumaruss5.gif|Samurai Shodown V]] [[Image:Rasetsumaruss6doll.gif|Samurai Shodown VI (Doll Transformation)]]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*The name of Rasetsumaru's blade is a Japanese homophone/pun on the Japanese name for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aconitum_carmichaelii azure monkshood], a toxic plant that shares his skin's color.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery spacing="small" widths="150" bordersize="none"><br />
Image:Rasetsumaru_SSV.jpg|[[Samurai Shodown V]] artwork<br />
SSV_Rasetsumaru_Win.png|Samurai Shodown V: win portrait.<br />
SSVS_Rasetsumaru_Win.png|Samurai Shodown V Special: win portrait by Satoshi Itō<br />
SamuraiShodown Anth2.jpg|Samurai Shodown Anthology: ''Promotional art by Eisuke Ougra.''<br />
rasetsumaru-kengou.png|Samurai Spirits ~Kengou Hachiban Shoubu~ artwork<br />
Rasetsumaru-KHS_2.png|Samurai Spirits ~Kengou Hachi-ban Shoubu~ Artwork<br />
SamSho Online-Rasetsumaru.png|Samurai Shodown Online: artwork.<br />
SSTK_Rasetsumaru.png|Samurai Shodown Tenkadaiichi Kenkakuden: artwork.<br />
Character18.png|Rasetsumaru in ''[[Samurai Shodown V Special]]''<br />
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