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Samurai was a Japanese superhero, and member of the Justice League, who had the ability to command the winds.
Powers and Abilities[]
Super Powers[]
- Incantation: The Samurai usually relied upon a spoken mantra in order to activate his psychokinetic powers.
- Psychokinesis: He had a variety of abilities thanks to his powers of the mind.[1]
- Aerokinesis: When Samurai says, Kaze no yo ni Hayaku! (Swift as the Wind) - All or the lower half of Samurai's body is surrounded by a tornado. This also allows him to manipulate wind currents.
- Invisibility: When he says: Tomei Ningen! (Invisible Man) - he becomes invisible
- Pyrokinesis: When he says, Igo Moen! (Great Flame Go) - he bursts into flames.[2]
- Illusion Casting: When he says: Higa Moay! (the first half translates to un-real) - he can cast illusions.[3]
- Transformation: He could transform all or some of his body into fire or tornadoes.
- Psychokinesis: He had a variety of abilities thanks to his powers of the mind.[1]
Abilities[]
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Weapons[]
- Power Sword
History[]
Earth 1956[]
His real name is Toshio Eto, and he was a history professor prior to becoming a superhero.
Earth-Thirty-Two[]
One day, Eto was struck by a beam of light sent by the Gods of New Genesis,[4] who were trying to create more superheroes to defend the world from Darkseid.[5]
SuperFriends Team Members[]
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Episode Appearances[]
Notes[]
- The character of Samurai is exclusive to Earth 1956 and Earth-Thirty-Two. Samurai appeared in Justice League of America 46 (Aug. 2010) in the mainstream DC Universe. Samurai also appeared in DC One Million 80-Page Giant #1 (Aug. 1, 1999), where he is seen to be one of many people from an alternate reality to be shown.
- Samurai spoke in a slow, stereotypical fashion of Asian Americans.
- He would often slip into his native Japanese at seemingly random intervals, like thanking his teammates with "arigato" when they rescued him or referring to another character as "-san".
- He mostly appeared in the Challenge of the SuperFriends series as a fully active member of the team, he later made sporadic appearances in the later The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians.
Appearances in Other Media[]
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Film[]
- Samurai makes a cameo in Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon as a banner in the Mega Mondo Pop! Comic ConApalooza.
- Samurai makes a cameo in The Lego Batman Movie. He is seen as one of the dancing partygoers at Superman's Fortress of Solitude during the 57th Annual Justice League Anniversary Party.
Toys[]
- In the 1980s, Samurai was released as an action figure as part of the third wave of Kenner's 1980s toyline the Super Powers Collection.
- Samurai was released in a 3 pack along with Black Vulcan and Apache Chief in the 'Justice League Unlimited' action figure line.
- Samurai was included in Wave 18 of Mattel's DC Universe Classics along with several other Super Friends-themed figures.[6]
External Links[]
- Samurai at Seanbaby's Super Friends Page
- Samurai at wikipedia.org
- Live Action Video Trailer: Samurai: Wind of Justice (Superfriends)
References[]
- ↑ The narrator (voiced by William Woodson) described his super powers as "powers of the mind" in the episode Volcano.
- ↑ This ability is only used twice in the show's run.
- ↑ He only used this ability in one episode of The All-New Super Friends Hour and in the short, Video Victims )
- ↑ New Genesis is the twin planet of Apokolips. They were both ruled by Highfather.
- ↑ This continuity is a conjectural origin based on the "Super Powers" version of the character.
- ↑ OAFE - DC Universe Classics 18: Samurai review