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|Japan <ref name=Yashamaru>[https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/official/samuraispirits/characters/kurama.php "Samurai Spirits (2019) Official website".] ''Yashamaru Kurama character page.'' </ref>
|name = Yashamaru
|image = Image:Chara14.png
|caption = Yashamaru in ''[[Samurai Shodown (2019)]]''
|Full Name = Yashamaru Kurama
|Birthdate = April 30th
|Birthplace = {{flagdeco|Japan}}Otagi District, Yamashiro Province, Japan
|Blood Type = Not applicable as his bloodline is that of the tengu
|Family/Relatives = Father (deceased)
|Job/Occupation = Thief; Vigilante
|Likes = The full moon on a cloudless night
|Dislikes = [[wikipedia:Tokugawa_shogunate|Tokugawa Shogunate]], Crimes
|Special Skill = Manipulating the wind
|Weapon = Shanaō (a nagamaki)
|Fighting Style = Kurama-style Art of War (Kurama-ryū Heihō)
}}'''Yashamaru Kurama''' ({{Furigana|鞍馬|くらま}} {{Furigana|夜叉丸|やしゃまる}}, ''Kurama Yashamaru'') is the main protagonist of ''[[Samurai Shodown (2019)]]''. He is voiced by [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=131781 Kōhei Amasaki].

==Story==
A young and fallen samurai who stalks the shadows as the phantom thief "Karasu Tengu." Brandishing an heirloom nagamaki, he fights using the ancestral [[wikipedia:tengu|tengu]] powers he has inherited.<ref name=Yashamaru>[https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/official/samuraispirits/characters/kurama.php "Samurai Spirits (2019) Official website".] ''Yashamaru Kurama character page.''</ref>

The only thing he wasn’t aware of is that he is targeted by the possessed [[Shizuka]], who mistook him for Yoshitsune.

==Personality==
He loathes villains who exploit the weak for financial gain. Because his father was executed on false charges in the past, he has developed a deep and unparalleled hatred for the corruption within Tokugawa Shogunate, even proclaiming himself as [[Yoshitora Tokugawa]]’s rival. Aside being a thief, he is also a ruthless vigilante who will stop corrupted crimes mercilessly, something which the remaining uncorrupted Bakufu members like Yoshitora cannot.<ref name=Yashamaru>[https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/official/samuraispirits/characters/kurama.php "Samurai Spirits (2019) Official website".] ''Yashamaru Kurama character page.''</ref>

==Powers==
* '''Tengu Heritage''' - Due to his lineage, he possesses mystical aspects of the Tengu such as speed, senses and heightened reflexes and movement.

==Fighting Style==
Yashamaru fights with his Nagamaki, a long-handled sword that nearly resembles a polearm or even a naginata, except that the blade occupies half of the overall length. His lunging attacks and powerful expansion moves makes him formidable upclose, but is quite laggy in comparison when it comes to pokes and sword bouncing. Because of his weapon, he has better reach in comparison with the rest of the cast, though not as long as Gaoh's.

==Music==
*'''The Crow''' - Samurai Shodown (2019)

==Game Appearances==
* [[Samurai Shodown (2019)]]
===Mobile Appearances===
*Puzzle & Dragons

==Gallery==
<gallery>
yashamaru-ss2019-artwork.png|Samurai Shodown (2019) artwork, by [[Eisuke Ogura|Ogura]]
Chara kurama.png|[[Samurai Shodown (2019)]] character selection screen
top_kurama.png|Promotional image for Nintendo Switch release, by [[Eisuke Ogura|Ogura]]
Azuma Kyoutarou - Yashamaru.jpg|Art by [[The King of Fighters: A New Beginning|Kyoutarou Azuma]]
Eoss2019macs.jpg|Photo of Charlotte's stage, by [[Eisuke Ogura|Ogura]]
yashass2019winmask.png|SS 2019 Win Screen (with Tengu Mask)
yashass2019winnomask.png|SS 2019 Win Screen (without Tengu Mask)
Yashass2019wintengublood.png|SS 2019 Win Screen (Tengu Blood)
ss2019ismyashamaru.png|Samurai Shodown (2019): Story Mode illustration by Yumi Saji.
yashamaru-pad.png|Puzzle & Dragons artwork
yashamaru2-pad.png|Puzzle & Dragons artwork
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*His surname, Kurama, is derived from a [[wikipedia:Mount Kurama|mountain]] in Japan where [[wikipedia:Sōjōbō|Sōjōbō]], king of the tengu, was said to live. According to legend, it is where Sōjōbō taught swordsmanship to the folk hero Ushiwakamaru, more famously known as [[wikipedia:Minamoto no Yoshitsune|Minamoto no Yoshitsune]].
**His nagamaki, Shanaō, shares its name with the moniker that Sōjōbō granted Ushiwakamaru upon coming of age.
*He shares his given name with one of the Kouga Clan ninjas in the novel ''[[wikipedia:The Kouga Ninja Scrolls|The Kouga Ninja Scrolls]]''. ''Yasha'' are a race of benevolent demons in Japanese Buddhism, and are counterparts to the malevolent ''rasetsu''.
*As a descendant of [[wikipedia:Tengu|tengu]], Yashamaru is part-[[wikipedia:yōkai|yōkai]].
**This makes him and [[Kusaregedo]] the only characters with such supernatural lineage, though Kusaregedo became one after death, while Yashamaru was born as such from the start.
**His criminal alias, Karasu Tengu, literally meaning "Crow Tengu," is derived from a breed of tengu that takes on the appearance of a crow.
*He shares his hatred of the Tokugawa clan with [[Shiro Tokisada Amakusa|Amakusa]], who was also historically executed by them, at first becoming the [[Samurai Shodown|main villain]], eventually becoming [[Samurai Shodown III|something]] of an [[Evil Amakusa|anti]]-[[Samurai Shodown IV|hero]] and finally, a [[Samurai Shodown II|supporting hero]].
*His hair is naturally white. His black hair, which appears when he activates the Rage Bar, represents the Tengu lineage on Yashamaru, as well as the blood stain that appears on his face in one of his win poses.

==References==
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male Characters]]
[[Category:Samurai Shodown Characters]]
[[Category:Characters born in April]]
[[Category:Kenjutsu practitioners]]
[[Category:Wind manipulators]]
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Non-human Characters]]
[[Category:Neutral]]
[[Category:Japanese Characters]]
[[Category:Protagonists]]

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