Editing Takamaru

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{{Infobox Character General
|name=Takamaru
|image=[[File:Takamaru.png|225px]]
|caption={{symbol|other}}<br>Official artwork of Takamaru from ''The Mysterious Murasame Castle''.
|universe={{uv|The Mysterious Murasame Castle}}
|firstgame=''{{s|wikipedia|The Mysterious Murasame Castle}}'' (1986)
|games= ''[[Brawl]]''<br>''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]''
|lastappearance=''{{s|wikipedia|Super Mario Maker 2}}'' (2019, cameo)
|console= Famicom (Disk System)
|species=Human
|gender     = Male
|voiceactor = Tomokazu Sugita
}}
'''Takamaru''' ({{ja|鷹丸|Takamaru}}, ''Takamaru'') is the protagonist of ''{{s|wikipedia|The Mysterious Murasame Castle}}''.

==Origin==
[[File:The Mysterious Murasame Castle (Gameplay).png|left|thumb|Takamaru in ''The Mysterious Murasame Castle''.]]
Takamaru is the protagonist of the 1986 Famicom game ''{{s|wikipedia|The Mysterious Murasame Castle}}'': he is an apprentice samurai who must protect Edo Japan and four neighboring castle towns from an evil alien menace, residing in the titular Murasame Castle. Armed with only a katana and his wit, he sets off to rescue the people from the extraterrestrial's influence. The game worked similarly to ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' - being based on the same engine - and had several power-ups for Takamaru to use, including sandals that let him walk on water, fireballs, throwing knives, and windmill swords.

Takamaru and his game became rather obscure, owing to the lack of an overseas release; prior to the Famicom disc for the game making a cameo in ''Pikmin 2'', Takamaru was effectively unknown in the Western world. The character made his first international appearance in ''[http://koei.fandom.com/wiki/Samurai_Warriors_3 Samurai Warriors 3]'' as a playable character, with an English voice track by {{s|wikipedia|Darrel Guilbeau}} accompanying the appearance. After being featured in his own mini-game in the [[Wii U]] game ''{{s|mariowiki|Nintendo Land}}'', his own game received an international (albeit untranslated) release for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in the eShop.
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==
While he does not make any appearance in ''Melee'', Sakurai stated that Takamaru [[Unused content (SSBM)#Characters|was at least considered]] for a playable role during development, but the idea was later scrapped, likely due to low relevance.<ref>http://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/04/10/smash-reader-response-page-25-beam-sword-takamaru/</ref>

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==
Takamaru's only appearance in ''Brawl'' is as a [[sticker]].

===Sticker===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name 
! Game 
! Effect 
! Character(s) 
|-
| Takamaru 
| ''{{s|wikipedia|Nazo no Murasame Jō}}'' 
| {{TypeIcon|Weapon}} Attack +11 
| {{AllChars|SSBB|s=16}} 
|}
{{StickerPicBox|Takamaru|Nazo no Murasamejo}}

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
===As an [[Assist Trophy]]===
[[File:Takamaru SSB4.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Takamaru as an Assist Trophy.]]

Takamaru appears as an [[Assist Trophy]] in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''. When summoned, he moves around swiftly with dashes and jumps, mimicking the animations of his original game with choppy body movements. He attacks either by throwing Windmill Swords that travel in an "X" shape and deal 3% damage to characters on contact, or with a flurry of repeated slashes using his katana, which traps opponents and deals up to 40% damage, with high knockback on the final hit. He can be defeated if he takes enough hits. Takamaru is voiced by Tomokazu Sugita, who also voiced [[Chrom]] in the same game's Japanese version. He is one of five characters in ''Smash 4'' that only speak Japanese in every version, with the others being {{SSB4|Marth}}, the [[Prince of Sablé]], {{SSB4|Roy}}, and {{SSB4|Cloud}}.

In an [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo2h4DlDLcc interview], Masahiro Sakurai stated that he briefly considered Takamaru as a playable character for ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', but just like how Takamaru was scrapped in ''Melee'', he felt that Takamaru's popularity was too low to make the cut, relegating him to Assist Trophy status.
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===As a costume===
[[File:DLC Costume Takamaru Outfit.jpg|thumb|A {{SSB4|Mii Swordfighter}} dressed as Takamaru.]]
Takamaru is also the basis of a [[Downloadable content|downloadable]] {{SSB4|Mii Fighter}} [[Alternate costume (SSB4)#Wave 6|costume]] for {{SSB4|Mii Swordfighter}}s. Nintendo also released a [http://www.smashbros.com/images/dlc/image/qr_sample16.jpg QR code] for those who wish to have the exact Mii used in the costume's advertising.
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===Trophy===
Takamaru's trophy appears in both versions. In {{forwiiu}} it is part of the ''Memorabilia'' {{h1|Trophy Box|Memorabilia}}.
{{Trophy
|name=Takamaru
|image-3ds=TakamaruTrophy3DS.png
|image-wiiu=TakamaruTrophyWiiU.png
|desc-ntsc=The main character of The Mysterious Murasame Castle. In this game, he dashes and jumps straight to the nearest opponent and shows off his swift sword skills. If he's got a bit of distance, he uses his special ninja techniques, based on the rook and the bishop in Japanese chess, to send projectiles spinning through the air.
|desc-pal=The main character of The Mysterious Murasame Castle. In this game, he dashes and jumps straight to the nearest opponent and shows off his swift sword skills. Once he's got a bit of distance, he uses his special ninja techniques, based on the rook and bishop in Japanese chess, to send projectiles spinning through the air.
|gamelist-ntsc={{Trophy games|console1=3DS|game1=The Mysterious Murasame Castle|release1=08/2014}}
|gamelist-pal={{Trophy games|console1=Disk|game1=The Mysterious Murasame Castle|release1=1986 (JP)}}
}}
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
===As an Assist Trophy===
Takamaru returns as an [[Assist Trophy]], acting like how he did in ''Smash 4''. KOing him now earns a point, and he cannot appear on [[Boxing Ring]], [[Mute City SNES]], and [[Norfair]]. His voice clips from ''Smash 4'' are reused in ''Ultimate'' and he is one of seven characters in the game that only speak Japanese; the others are the [[Prince of Sablé]], {{SSBU|Cloud}}, [[Yuri Kozukata]], [[Akira Yuki]], {{SSBU|Sephiroth}}, and {{SSBU|Kazuya}}.

===As a costume===
Takamaru's wig and outfit also return as part of the base game.

===Spirit===
{|class="wikitable"
! No. !! Image !! Name !! Type !! Class !! Slots
! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Power Badge.png|20px|Power]]
! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Power Badge.png|20px|Power]]
! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Brawn Badge.png|20px|Attack]]
! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Brawn Badge.png|20px|Attack]]
! Base [[File:Equipment Icon Protection Badge.png|20px|Defense]]
! Max [[File:Equipment Icon Protection Badge.png|20px|Defense]]
! Ability !! Series
|-
| 1,128 || [[File:Takamaru.png|center|108x108px]] || Takamaru || {{SpiritType|Attack}} || ★★★ || 2 || 2948 || 8869 || 1541 || 4636 || 1139 || 3427 || Sword Attack ↑ || ''The Mysterious Murasame Castle''
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SSB4 - Falco Screen-3.jpg|Takamaru fighting along side {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}}, {{SSB4|Fox}}, and {{SSB4|Falco}} against {{SSB4|Bowser}}.
SSB4-WiiU - Takamaru and Palutena.png|Takamaru and {{SSB4|Palutena}}
SSB4-WiiU - Takamaru and Ganondorf.png|Takamaru and {{SSB4|Ganondorf}}
SSB4-3DS - Nikki and Takamaru.png|Takamaru and [[Nikki]] as a {{SSB4|Mii Gunner}}.
SSB4-3DS - Takamaru and Duck Hunt.png|Takamaru attacking {{SSB4|Duck Hunt}}.
SSB4 Mii Fighter Takamaru.jpg|Takamaru as a Mii Swordfighter costume
Takamaru Assist Trophy (SSBU).png|Takamaru as an assist Trophy in ''Ultimate''.
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{langtable
|ja={{ja|鷹丸|Takamaru}}, ''Takamaru''
|en=Takamaru
|fr=Takamaru
|es=Takamaru
|de=Takamaru
|it=Takamaru
|nl=Takamaru
|ru={{rollover|Такамару|Takamaru|?}}
|ko={{rollover|타카마루|Takamaru|?}}, ''Takamaru''
|zh=Takamaru
}}

==Trivia==
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*Despite being depicted as a {{s|wikipedia|samurai}} in all of his appearances before being an Assist Trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', Takamaru is mislabeled as being a {{s|wikipedia|ninja}} in the English translations of his character Trophy. He is even shown wielding a {{s|wikipedia|ninjatō}}, a weapon associated with ninjas, rather than wielding the {{s|wikipedia|katana}} like his previous incarnations.
*In the Wii U version, the "Game Releases" section of the trophy description only mentions ''The Mysterious Murasame Castle''{{'}}s international debut on the [[Virtual Console]] in 2014, and not its original Japanese release on the Famicom Disk System in 1986.
*In ''Ultimate'', Takamaru's first line does not appear on [[Sound Test]], despite the line being played out after getting summoned out of the [[Assist Trophy]].
*Takamaru's kimono is a much paler shade of blue, almost gray, on his Assist Trophy model compared to how it appears in the official artwork used for his Spirit. This appears to be due to the model being based on a version of Takamaru's official artwork with inaccurate colors; it more closely matches the colors seen in his Sticker in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.

==References==
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{{AssistTrophies}}
{{Mii costumes}}
{{Mii costumes (SSBU)}}
[[Category:Trophies (SSB4-3DS)]]
[[Category:Trophies (SSB4-Wii U)]]
[[Category:Stickers]]
[[Category:The Mysterious Murasame Castle universe]]
[[Category:Spirits]]
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