As said in his game profile, the stage shows one of many sea battles held between the Murakami Navy and Hideyoshi's Kuki forces. The stage resembles slightly his Soulcalibur stage, albeit this one is set atop a half-sunken battleship amidst a naval battle. The stage is shared with Xianghua for the same reason. As explained in Xianghua's profile, the castle was attacked when the Emperor believed the castle was hiding Soul Edge. It is said to be a vital stronghold for the Empire's keep of the western territories. Mitsurugi's stage in Soulcalibur II, situated in Xiwei at the west border of the Ming Empire. The stage consists on a wooden raft amidst battle, with the castle as background and flaming arrows constantly flying around. Mitsurugi, as a trusted mercenary on the base of Mori's Murakami Navy, was assigned the defense of the castle during the conflict. Mitsurugi's stage in Soulcalibur, and based on the real-life Siege of Takamatsu, orchestrated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi after he constructed a 3-kilometer bank around it in order to stop the flow of water and produce a flooding.
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Mitsurugi comes here seeking a boat to the mainland. It also supplies pirate ships between raids. This castle is built on the whole island, and act as a port and a barrier in the seas. The castle owned by Noto Murakami and the Settouchi Pirates (also called the Mori Sea Force). Weapons introduced in Soulcalibur Legends As shown in one such ending, he is shown to believe that true strength lies within a person and not from the weapon. Being a ronin, he fights with honour and kills his opponents in an honourable fashion, and several of his endings reveal that he has a moral side. Aside from being annoying and to good, Mitsurugi is the kind of a person who sticks to his words he's not all show. He is never satisfied at the opponents he defeated in battle.
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Mitsurugi has only one goal in mind: To seek out the strongest warrior and challenge them to a duel then become the strongest warrior in history. Mitsurugi appears as a well-built Japanese man with slightly long black hair and black eyes. 4.7 Conqueror's Coliseum: Underground Fight (SC5).4.6 Jyurakudai Villa - Twill Damask and Brocade (SCBD).4.5 Jyurakudai Villa - Virgin Snow (SC4).The spirit still searches for a perfect body, with the woman still looking for someone strong enough to satisfy her. Together, they transformed from two strong warriors to a single, even stronger warrior. As for the woman, she simply wanted someone worth killing. The spirit that had possessed her was in search of a powerful body so that it could return from the dead. She continued her aggressive way of life, until the world was calling her "Shura", meaning "Bloodshed". She slayed many of them until one day she became possessed by one. She eventually began to destroy evil spirits to keep things challenging. The woman was simply a killer, one who had never tasted satisfaction. Like all of the bonus characters, Shura's moveset is recycled from one of the main character's she uses the same moveset as Cervantes. She also has two wakizashi swords though she does not use them.
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Her weapons, named Raijin-Maru & Fujin-Maru, are twin katanas. Shura is a bonus character in Soul Calibur IV designed by guest artist Hiroya Oku. | family = She is possessed by the vengeful spirit of a demon she once slew and has forgotten her family, if she even has any | height = She has never measured herself.