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Samurai Shodown 4
Samurai Spirits: Amakusa Kourin (JPN), Paewang Jeongseol: Legend of a Warrior (KOR)
"Amakusa's Revenge"

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Stabbing Feet
[Bust/Slash]
On hit, Basara will hop off.
Suicide
[Bust/Slash]
Basara slits his own throat with his blade.
Shadow Exit
[Bust]
After entering his shadow, Basara reappears at the enemy's location with an uppercut slash.
Ground Slash
[Bust]
Basara throws his blade up and forward, it travels in an arc and returns to him.
Shadow Feint
[Bust]
A clone of Basara takes deceptive action depending on the button pressed. The clone turns into a bat and flies away after a moment. In Samurai Shodown 3 both Basara and the clone are visible but in all future games Basara becomes invisible until the clone disappears, making more effective feint. A: Forward jump B: Up jump C: Back jump D: Forward walk
Airborne Slash
[Bust/Slash]
Basara throws his blade downwards at an angle determined by button (must be performed near peak of jump).
Shadow Sucker
[Bust/Slash]
Basara sinks into his shadow. You can move left or right for a few moments before rising again.
Friendly Rip
[Slash]
Basara grabs the opponent and drags them into his shadow. They fly back out moments later on the edge of his weapon, receiving a series of slashes.
Shadow Stitcher
[Slash]
Basara sends his blade down into his shadow; it comes out from a vortex in the air at a distance determined by attack strength.
Soul of the Beast
[Slash]
A slow-moving electrical projectile that travels in an arc. After hitting it turns into a bat and flies away.
Shadow Dance Dream Pull
[Bust]
A hop back then a leap forward. If unblocked Basara performs an elaborate combo ending with a grab; he ends with a wide slash in Kagaribi's memory.
Shadow Dance Payback
[Slash]
A hop back and a leap forward. If unblocked, Basara performs an invisible autocombo while his lover's ghost flits about. He ends with a wicked uppercut slash.
Gokumon
[Bust/Slash]
Basara drags the opponent into his shadow like Friendly Rip. Blood sprays out of the shadow and the enemy never returns. In SS5S, Basara himself never returns but the opponent's head is expelled from the shadow.

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