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{{Infobox Character General | {{Infobox Character General | ||
|universe = {{ | |universe = {{uvm|Samurai Shodown}} | ||
|name = Nakoruru | |name = Nakoruru | ||
|image = [[File:Nakoruru.png|220px]] | |image = [[File:Nakoruru.png|220px]] | ||
|caption = {{symbol||50px}} | |caption = {{symbol||50px}} | ||
Nakoruru's "Capcom-style" artwork in ''{{s|wikipedia|Capcom vs. SNK 2}}''. | Nakoruru's "Capcom-style" artwork in ''{{s|wikipedia|Capcom vs. SNK 2}}''. | ||
|firstgame = ''{{ | |firstgame = ''{{s|wikipedia|Samurai Shodown|1993 video game}}'' (1993) | ||
|lastappearance= ''{{ | |lastappearance= ''{{s|wikipedia|Samurai Shodown|2019 video game}}'' (2019) | ||
|games = ''[[Ultimate]]'' | |games = ''[[Ultimate]]'' | ||
|console = Neo Geo MVS | |console = Neo Geo MVS | ||
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|creator = Yasushi Adachi | |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> | |artist = Yūichi "Violetche Nakamoto" Nakatani<br>Keisen "Oshioki-Keisen" Yamaguchi<br>"The·Fool" <sup>''(Nakoruru)''</sup><br>Erina Makino <sup>''(Mamahaha)''</sup> | ||
|interwiki = wikipedia | |interwiki = wikipedia | ||
|interwikiname = Wikipedia | |interwikiname = Wikipedia | ||
|interwikipage = Nakoruru | |interwikipage = Nakoruru | ||
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'''Nakoruru''' ({{ja|ナコルル|Nakoruru}}, ''Nakoruru'') is a major character in the fighting game series {{ | |||
'''Nakoruru''' ({{ja|ナコルル|Nakoruru}}, ''Nakoruru'') is a major character in the fighting game series {{uvm|Samurai Shodown}}. A young woman from Japan, she fights with a sword alongside her hawk Mamahaha and somethimes with her wolf Shikuru. | |||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[[File:Nakoruru VS.jpg|thumb|left|Nakoruru fighting Earthquake in the 2019 reboot of ''Samurai Shodown''.]] | [[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 | 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''), 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 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]]''== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | ||
Nakoruru appeared in Terry's reveal [[trailer]], where she ordered Mamahaha to catch the [[Smash invitation]], but failed. | |||
===As a costume=== | ===As a costume=== | ||
[[File:Nakoruru Mii Costume.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Nakoruru's Mii Costume in ''Ultimate''.]] | [[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 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 [[ | 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). Additionally, [[Falco (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=== | ===As a spirit=== | ||
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! No. !! Image !! Name !! Type !! Class !! Cost !! Ability !! Series | ! No. !! Image !! Name !! Type !! Class !! Cost !! Ability !! Series | ||
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| 1,365 || | | 1,365 || [[File:Nakoruru Spirit.png|center|108x108px]] || Nakoruru || [[File:SpiritTypeSupport.png|20px|center|Support]] || ★★ || 1 || Air Attack ↑ || ''SAMURAI SHODOWN'' Series | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Trivia== | ==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 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]]. | ||
==External | ==External Links== | ||
[https://snk.fandom.com/wiki/Nakoruru Article on SNK Wiki] | [https://snk.fandom.com/wiki/Nakoruru Article on SNK Wiki] | ||
{{Mii costumes (SSBU)}} | {{Mii costumes (SSBU)}} | ||
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[[Category:SNK]] | [[Category:SNK]] | ||
[[Category:Spirits]] | [[Category:Spirits]] |