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How to choose your main character in Samurai Shodown!

rooflemonger

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So Samurai Shodown is now upon us! With it comes a lot of classic, and a few new characters all with wildly varying playstyles! It can be hard to pick a character sometimes, so this video will give you a rundown on what every character is capable of to help you pick a main!

BEGINNER CHARACTERS:

0:43 - Haohmaru
2:40 - Charlotte
4:59 - Jubei
7:45 - Darli Dagger

INTERMEDIATE CHARACTERS:

10:49 - Earthquake
14:43 - Kyoshiro
15:58 - Yoshitora
18:07 - Tam Tam
20:13 - Genjuro
22:52 - Galford

ADVANCED CHARACTERS:

24:31 - Nakoruru
26:08 - Hanzo
28:02 - Wu-Ruixiang
30:15 - Yashamaru
32:16 - Ukyo
34:18 - Shiki

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20 Comments

@rooflemonger Creator 7 years ago Pinned

Finding a character you like can be hard sometimes, especially in a new game! This video gives a brief overview of all the characters in the game, their basic playstyle, and their strengths! There is timestamps in the video description so please use those to skip around if you wish.

@ionrose1564 7 years ago

Being able to have the charector crisis before the game comes out is a god sent

@lazerd3662 7 years ago

Picked up TamTam as a joke, ended up digging his moveset. Guess I found my main

@Tim85-y2q 5 years ago

IMHO this game as a whole might be one of the most well balanced fighters I've ever seen.

@lolmechy 7 years ago (edited)

Gonna play Darli Dagger cause my mind small and meat huge.

I am so glad that this game is coming out and people are actually taking interest.

@thatkleinguy 7 years ago

I just realized that Jubei is, moveset-wise, basically SamSho's Geese lol

@themancalledben2731 7 years ago

Idk maybe its because I'm an artist but I always pick the character that is the most visually pleasing to me. The ones I would enjoy drawing. Then I MAKE them work. Since I have been playing fighters for a couple decades I dont mind not getting an easy payoff, I actually prefer to figure out ways to win with any character I think looks cool. Anyone else out there like me?

@moonlight2870 7 years ago

You forgot to say that nakoruru's bitchslap with a towel returns projectiles.

@babyzorilla 7 years ago

I really like Wu. She's too cute and she has a dragon.

@sergman94 5 years ago

Why doesn't this game get talked about more? It seems like a fantastic modern version of the game

@Trailmix100 7 years ago

This video single handedly made me super hyped for this game.
I guess I didnt really understand "the magic" of this series until now.

@eshaanbasu9342 7 years ago

Tam Tam looks like my kind of character

@JohnGlow2 7 years ago

Step 1: Choose Darli Dagger
Step 2: Even if you lose the match, you win by simply being a man( or woman) of refined taste.
Step 3: Profit

@ripswf 4 years ago

Please update this with the DLC characters in lieu of the rollback update!

@evirobtion 7 years ago

Been playing all day. Loving this game. Never played this series despite having played tons of fighters.

Liking dog guy, bird girl, and 7 swords so far but the whole roster is cool.

@rooflemonger Creator 7 years ago

Tomorrow Samurai Shodown launches! We will have a Essential Tips video go live tomorrow to celebrate the launch!

@toliverwrist6770 7 years ago (edited)

Good guide, with need of an important correction: the dog and bird are both female (i.e. Poppy has win pose puppies in previous games!) :D

@jamesstaton3265 7 years ago

I can already say Yoshitora and Darli for me.
First off, I like them from a style standpoint.
Second, they both seem pretty well rounded, but with differing styles to cover one another.
Yoshitora does everything and Darli is a general bruiser/grappler hybrid.

Third, they have giant "get fucked" gimmicks to bust out for when it's time to be a jerk.
Seventh Sword and "C'mon and slam, and welcome to the jam"(Hammer into punch) are both soul crushers.

@johnstamos2 7 years ago

Point of fact: Galford’s dog Poppy is actually a female—she even has a litter of pups. Great guide by the way, I’ve been playing my copy the past few days and it’s tried and true classic SS.