Samurai

SuperFriends Team Member

Samurai
Information
Real name:	Toshio Eto (not mentioned in series)
Species:	Metahuman
Homeworld:	Earth
Hair:	black
Base:	Hall of Justice
Affiliations:	SuperFriends
Voiced/Played:	Jack Angel
Samurai Gallery

As he appeared in Season 6

Samurai is a Japanese superhero, and member of the Justice League, who has the ability to command the winds.

Origin

His real name is Toshio Eto, and he was a history professor prior to becoming a superhero. One day, Eto was struck by a beam of light sent by the New Gods of New Genesis, who were trying to create more superheroes to defend the world from Darkseid.

Toshio used these powers in the service of mankind and later became a member of the SuperFriends. At first, his career was spent fighting against Lex Luthor’s Legion of Doom, but later his colleagues and he committed themselves to combating Darkseid.

Powers

The Samurai usually relied upon a spoken mantra in order to activate his powers.

• Kaze no yo ni Hayaku! (Swift as the Wind):
  All or the lower half of Samurai's body becomes a tornado. This also allows him to manipulate wind currents.
• Tomei Ningen! (Invisible Man):
  Samurai becomes invisible
• Igo Moen! (Great Flame Go):
  Samurai bursts into flames (this is only used twice in the show's run)
• Higa Moay! (the first half translates to un-real):
  Samurai casts illusions (only used in one episode of The All-New Super Friends Hour and in the short, Video Victims )

Episode Appearances

Season 2: The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977)

• Volcano - first appearance
• Attack of the Killer Bees

Season 3: Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978)

• Wanted: The Superfriends
• Invasion of the Fearians
• The World's Deadliest Game
• The Time Trap
• Trial of the Superfriends
• Monolith of Evil
• The Giants of Doom
• Secret Origins of the Superfriends
• Revenge on Gorilla City
• Swamp of the Living Dead
• Conquerors of the Future
• The Final Challenge
• Fairy Tale of Doom
• Doomsday
• Superfriends: Rest in Peace
• Doomsday

Season 4: Super Friends: The Shorts (1980)

• Journey into Blackness
• Termites from Venus

Season 5 * Super Friends: The Shorts (1981)

• The Warlord's Amulet

Season 6 * Super Friends: The Lost Episodes

• Day of the Dinosaurs
• Video Victims

Season 7 * Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show

• Reflections in Crime
• The Curator
• Uncle Mxyzptlk

Season 8 * Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians

• The Seeds of Doom
• The Fear
• Case of the Stolen Powers (Cameo on the TV screen)
• The Death of Superman
• Escape from Space City

Notes

• The character of Samurai is exclusive to the Earth-1A and Earth-1B. To date, no version of Samurai has ever appeared in the mainstream DC Universe. However, Samurai does appear in The DC One Million 80 Page Giant, 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.

Members of the Justice League

Justice League: Aquaman (founding member) • Batman (founding member) • Superman (founding member) • Flash (founding member) Green Lantern (founding member) • Martian Manhunter (founding member) • Wonder Woman (founding member) Comic Book JLA Team Members: Black Canary • Elongated Man • Red Tornado • Zatanna Zatara Phantom Stranger (part-time Leaguer) • Sargon, The Sorcerer (honorary Leaguer) Other Known Justice Leaguers: The Huntress • Black Orchid • Captain Marvel • Supergirl • Green Fury • Plastic Man • Atom • Green Arrow SuperFriends Founding Members: Superman • Batman • Wonder Woman • Aquaman Hawkman • Samurai • Green Lantern • Flash • Black Vulcan Other Known SuperFriends Members: Hawkgirl • Apache Chief • El Dorado • Rima Junior SuperFriends: Robin • Cyborg • Firestorm Zan • Jayna Marvin White • Wendy Harris Mascots: Gleek • Wonder Dog

Other Versions

WindDragon

Wind Dragon is a fictional character featured in the animated series Justice League Unlimited and is a member of the Ultimen.

External Links

• Samurai at Seanbaby's Super Friends Page
• Samurai at wikipedia.org
• Live Action Video Trailer: Samurai: Wind of Justice (Superfriends)