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{{Infobox Character General
|universe     = {{uvm3|Samurai Shodown}}
|name         = Nakoruru
|image        = [[File:Nakoruru.png|220px]]
|caption      = {{symbol||50px}}
Nakoruru's "Capcom-style" artwork in ''{{s|wikipedia|Capcom vs. SNK 2}}''.
|firstgame    = ''{{iw|wikipedia|Samurai Shodown|1993 video game}}'' (1993)
|lastappearance= ''{{iw|wikipedia|The King of Fighters XV}}'' (2022, DLC)
|games        = ''[[Ultimate]]''
|console      = Neo Geo MVS
|species      = Human
|gender       = Female
|placeoforigin= Kamui Kotan, Hokkaido, Japan
|creator      = Yasushi Adachi
|artist       = Yūichi "Violetche Nakamoto" Nakatani<br>Keisen "Oshioki-Keisen" Yamaguchi<br>"The·Fool" <sup>''(Nakoruru)''</sup><br>Erina Makino <sup>''(Mamahaha)''</sup>
|voiceactor = {{s|wikipedia|Harumi Ikoma}} (trailer only)
|interwiki = wikipedia
|interwikiname = Wikipedia
|interwikipage = Nakoruru
}}

'''Nakoruru''' ({{ja|ナコルル|Nakoruru}}, ''Nakoruru'') is a major character in the fighting game series {{uvm3|Samurai Shodown}}. A young woman from Japan, she fights with a sword alongside her hawk Mamahaha and somethimes with her wolf Shikuru.

==Origin==
[[File:Nakoruru VS.jpg|thumb|left|Nakoruru fighting Earthquake in the 2019 reboot of ''Samurai Shodown''.]]
Nakoruru is a teenage {{s|wikipedia|Ainu}} (an indigenous Japanese people from Hokkaido) woman, living as a nature-loving priestess in the woods. She first gets involved in the story timeline-wise in ''Samurai Shodown 5'' (known in Japan as ''Samurai Spirits Zero'' and the earliest installment chronologically), helping to stop the vicious warlord Gaoh Hinowanokami. After his defeat, Nakoruru follows in her late father's footsteps, becoming a Kamui warrior. She continues to protect nature and defeat the various villains in the series, even after sacrificing her human form to become a spirit of nature at the end of ''Samurai Shodown II''. As a divine spirit, Nakoruru has traveled to ''The King of Fighters'' universe before in ''The King of Fighters XIV'' to defeat Verse. She also is one of the major female characters of SNK's creation, starring in her own drama CD, being a key member in [https://snk.fandom.com/wiki/The_Band_of_Fighters SNK's image band] and common mascot for SNK's social action programs for children and nature awareness campaigns along with [[Terry Bogard|Terry]].

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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
===As a costume===
[[File:Nakoruru Mii Costume.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Nakoruru's Mii Costume in ''Ultimate''.]]
Nakoruru makes her ''Smash'' debut as one of {{h2|Downloadable content (SSBU)|Round 4}}'s DLC [[Mii costumes]]. She appears as a {{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}} with using her prized sword, Chichi-ushi. Notably, this Mii Costume has flowing hair physics, and the sword is given a yellow trail near the tip.

Nakoruru appears in the {{SSBU|Mii Fighter}} Costumes #4 trailer along with a [[Fletchling]] and [[Wolf (SSBU)|Wolf]] in reference to her hawk Mamahaha and her wolf Shikuru (which usually appears alongside her dark alter ego, Rera). In the final shot where Wolf appears, she is standing in front of the cabin of the Ice-type morph of [[Pokémon Stadium 2]]; this is a reference to her original ''Samurai Shodown'' stage, in the snow-bound Kamui Kotan village. Additionally, {{SSBU|Falco}} also appears in the trailer as a stand-in for Mamahaha, when he uses his [[Fire Bird]] in a downward diagonal, similar to Nakoruru's Amube Yatoro move from her playable appearances.
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===As a spirit===
Nakoruru also appears as an Advanced class support [[spirit]]. She appears as {{SSBU|Zelda}}, along with a tiny {{SSBU|Falco}} as her puppet fighter, and is fought at {{SSBB|Yoshi's Island}} in its winter season. During the battle, they will have their attack power increased once they are at high damage.

{|class="wikitable"
! No. !! Image !! Name !! Type !! Class !! Cost !! Ability !! Series
|-
| 1,365 || {{SpiritTableName|Nakoruru}} || {{SpiritType|Support}} || ★★ || 1 || Air Attack ↑ || ''SAMURAI SHODOWN'' Series
|}

===Other===
Nakoruru appeared in Terry's [[List of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character trailers#Terry|reveal trailer]], where she ordered Mamahaha to catch the [[Smash invitation]], but failed.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Nakoruru in Terry trailer.png|Nakoruru's appearance in Terry's reveal trailer (spritework from ''Samurai Shodown II'').
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
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|ja={{ja|ナコルル|Nakoruru}}, ''Nakoruru''
|en=Nakoruru
|fr=Nakoruru
|es=Nakoruru
|de=Nakoruru
|it=Nakoruru
|nl=Nakoruru
|ru={{rollover|Накоруру|?|?}}, ''Nakoruru''
|ko={{rollover|테리|나코루루|?}}, ''Nakoruru''
|zh={{rollover|娜可露露|?|?}}, ''Nakoruru''
}}

==Trivia==
*Nakoruru is the only character that cameos in {{SSBU|Terry}}'s reveal trailer, and the only SNK character with a Mii costume, to not appear as a [[background character]] on [[King of Fighters Stadium]].
*Nakoruru shares one of her voice actresses, Mariko Kouda, with Zelda, who represents her in her Spirit Battle.

==External links==
[https://snk.fandom.com/wiki/Nakoruru Article on SNK Wiki]

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[[Category:Spirits]]
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