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==Origin==
==Origin==
Takamaru is the protagonist of the 1986 Famicom game ''The Mysterious Murasame Castle''. In said game, 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]]'', 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. While recognized as a Nintendo hero, Takamaru and his game became rather obscure, never making it to any other countries besides Japan, and not receiving any attention up until the [[Nintendo GameCube]] era, where the Famicom disk was a treasure in ''Pikmin 2''. Takamaru later was given more attention in recent years, with ''Samurai Warriors 3'' for the [[Wii]] having Takamaru as a guest character and retelling the story with a realistic tone, and ''Captain Rainbow'' featuring the samurai as a forgotten Nintendo star alongside [[Birdo]], [[Little Mac]] and [[Devil]], as examples. In this game, Takamaru was given a larger personality. Besides being a noble, humble samurai, Takamaru became rather nervous around women. He later received his own mini-game in the [[Wii U]] game ''Nintendo Land'', and ''The Mysterious Murasame Castle'' was finally re-released to Europe and North America on the 3DS E-shop in 2014.  
Takamaru is the protagonist of the 1986 Famicom game ''The Mysterious Murasame Castle''. In said game, 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]]'', 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 worldwide releases for it; prior to the Famicom disc for the game making a cameo in ''Pikmin 2'', Takamaru was effectively unknown in the Western world. The character would later make his first international appearance in ''Samurai Warriors 3'' for the [[Wii]] as a playable character, and after being featured in his own mini-game in the [[Wii U]] game ''Nintendo Land'', his own game received an international release for for the [[3DS]] via the eShop.


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I, Takamaru, have waited many years to appear in Super Smash Bros.! Link, Samus, Pit, and I debuted in the same year! Multidirectional Pinwheel Knife Rook Attack!!
—"Takamaru", Masahiro Sakurai on Miiverse


Takamaru
File:Takamaru Nazo no Murasame-jō.png
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Official artwork of Takamaru from The Mysterious Murasame Castle.

Universe The Mysterious Murasame Castle
Debut The Mysterious Murasame Castle (1986)
Smash Bros. appearances SSB4
Most recent appearance Nintendo Land (Referenced, 2012)
Console of origin Nintendo Family Computer Disk System
Species Human

Takamaru (鷹丸, Takamaru) is the protagonist of The Mysterious Murasame Castle. He appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a sticker, and in at least Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as an Assist Trophy.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Takamaru's only appearance in Brawl is as a sticker.

Name Game Effect Character(s)
Takamaru Nazo no Murasame Jō Weapon (type) Attack +11 RandomHead.png

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Takamaru throws his pinwheel knives

Takamaru appears as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. 4. When summoned, he releases Windmill Swords that travel in different directions.

Origin

Takamaru is the protagonist of the 1986 Famicom game The Mysterious Murasame Castle. In said game, 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, 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 worldwide releases for it; prior to the Famicom disc for the game making a cameo in Pikmin 2, Takamaru was effectively unknown in the Western world. The character would later make his first international appearance in Samurai Warriors 3 for the Wii as a playable character, and after being featured in his own mini-game in the Wii U game Nintendo Land, his own game received an international release for for the 3DS via the eShop.