User:Collaterale15/Haohmaru (SSBU)

Haohmaru in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	Samurai Shodown
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Hiougi Tenha Fujin Zan/Issen

“	Haohmaru jumps into the Battlefield!	”
—Introduction tagline

Haohmaru (覇王丸) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Daiki Nakamura, who has been voicing the character since Samurai Shodown 64, reprise his role in this game.

Attributes

As a middle-lightweight, Haohmaru is one of the most strongest swordwielders in the game, as his attacks (especially his Smash attacks) are slow, yet very powerful, devastating his opponents very easily. He also runs very fast, but his attacking speed are a little slow, leaving him open to be attacked.

Moveset

• Haohmaru can lose his sword by getting hit by either a Final Smash or Special Moves at high percentage, altering his entire moveset to just being punches, which also loses all of his Special Moves, but it can be brought back after enough time has passed.
• Haohmaru's Deflection mechanic from Smaurai Shodown V can stun an opponent for a little while after doing a perfect shield via the ↓ ↙ ← → command and release the shield button.
• Taking from his series, he has the Rage Gauce, which fills up whenever Haohmaru gets damaged, filling up to the max will make his red skin and increase his strength for a long period of time, usually 20 seconds or so.
• When he hits opponents with Smash attacks, the game intentionally slows down, replicating the way his games does after delivering a hard hit to the enemy.
• Like his fighting game friends, he has command inputs to his Special Moves and always faces his opponent in one-on-one matches.
• Like other fighting game fellas, he has command inputs to his Special Moves, which the A/B button is listed as the Slash icon in the pause menu and always faces his opponent in one-on-one matches.

		Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack			1.2%, 9%, 6% (sword), 2% (punch)	Haohmaru jabs the opponent with the hilt of the sword, then slashes horizontally and ends with a stab. Based on his Close A, Standing A and Medium B attacks. If he doesn't have the sword, he will do a left jab instead. Based on his Light Standing Unnarmed attack from his older games.
Forward tilt			14% (slash), 5% (punch)	Haohmaru swings his sword down to the ground. Based on its Hard Close A+B/Running attack. If he doesn't have it, he will throw a straight punch, based on his Standing Unnarmed Aattack.
Up tilt			7.7%	An upward angled roundhouse kick. Based on his Standing Kick attack. Has a very low hitbox range, but it deals decent knockback.
Down tilt			11.5% (slash), 5% (kick)	Haohmaru performs a horizontal slash, similar to the second hit of his neutral attack. Based on his Crouching A attack. If he doesn't have the sword, he will do a lunging, Hapkido-style shin kick. Very similar to Ryu's held down tilt, but faster. Based on his Crouching Kick attack.
Dash attack			13% (slash), 6% (slide kick)	Haohmaru will perform a dashing fierce slash. Based on his Close A+B/Running attack. If he doesn't have the sword, he will simply do a slide kick. Based on his Running/Down+Forward+Kick attack.
Forward smash			23.4%	Haohmaru leans back while charging up his sword, then slashes fiercely in front of the opponent. One of the most strongest Smash attacks next to Ganondorf. Based on his Standing A+B attack.
Up smash			20.9%	Crouches down and performs a slow upward slash attack. Based on his Crouching A+B attack. It has a little slow end-lag.
Down smash			17.1%	Quickly spins around horizontally with his sword. The move closely resembles his Standing A attack.
Neutral aerial			10%	A leaping side kick with one leg. Based on both of his Jumping Kick and Jumping Unnarmed attacks.
Forward aerial			11.5% (slash), 5% (punch)	A quick horizontal slash. Based on his Jumping A attack. If he doesn't have the sword, he will throw a straight punch. Based on his Jumping Unnarmed attack.
Back aerial			11.5% (slash), 5% (punch)	Same as his Forward aerial, except he turns around for a second.
Up aerial			13% (stab), 7% (kick)	Performs a diagonally upward stab, similar to his Medium B attack. If he doesn't have the sword, he will do his upward angled roundhouse kick.
Down aerial			14% (leg), 4.3% (punch)	Swings his sword down. Able to spike the opponent at 50%. Based on his Jumping A+B attack. If he doesn't have the sword, he will do a downward angled punch, similar to his fellow fighting game opponents.
Grab			-	Reaches out with one hand
Pummel			3.5%	A medium kick. Based on his Forward + Kick attack. Very slow.
Forward throw			14%	Pushes the opponent away with other hand, then swings his sword down to slash them. Based on his Forward+C+D throw.
Back throw			11%	Does a turn-around push, then slashes horizontally. Based on his Backward+C+D throw.
Up throw			12%	Throws upwards, then performs an upward slash attack.
Down throw		Sake Kougeki	4% (slam), 9% (Sake flesk)	Throws his opponent down, then swings his sakè flesk to smash them. This was his special move in the second entry onwards, with the first hit resembling his forward throw in the earlier games. Much like its origin, he will reflect enemy projectiles.
Floor attack (front, back and trip)			10%	Haohmaru stabs with sword left, then right after getting up.
Edge attack			6% (first hit), 8% (second hit)	Swings his sword upward, then down. Based on his Standing A+B attack in earlier titles.
Neutral special		Ougi Senpuu Retsu Zan	9% (slash, Standard and Input), 11% (tornado, Standard), 15% (tornado, Input)	Haohmaru performs an upward sword swing, sending out a small twister that moves forward along the ground. Any opponent get caught by it will make the twister taller, sending them in the air. It is greatly used as a two-hit combo. Special input is ↓ ↘ → + attack/special, which greatly increases the power of the move.
Side special		Ougi Resshin Zan	12% (Standard), 19% (Input)	Haohmaru does a short dash, then roll jumps forward and slams his sword down. This move deals high shield damage and can potentianly meteor smash the opponent at 50%. Pressing up after the dash will make him roll jump in the air, serving as an alternative recovery. Special input is ↙ ↓ ← + attack/special (also known as the reverse Shoryuken), which greatly increases the power of the move.
Up special		Ougi Kogetsu Zan	4% (first hit, Standard and Input), 2.1% (4 hits, Standard), 2.3% (7 hits, Input)	Haohmaru peforms an overhead arcing slash before doing a multi-hit rising sword. Despite the almost non-existant horizontal angle, the move has a very strong vertical recovery, rivaling Marth's Dolphin Slash. Special input is → ↓ ↘ + attack/special, which not only greatly increases the power of the move, but makes him rise even higher and deals more hits.
Down special		Zankousen/Tenha Danku Retsu Zan	23% (Zankousen), 30% (Tenha Danku Retsu Zan)	Haohmaru leans back while charging up his sword, then quickly spins once and slashes fiercely in front of the opponent with hard swing effects. The move acts similar to Falcon Punch, Warlock Punch and Aymr, has super armor startup, can be reversed, and causes Special Zoom when hit. However, the Tenha Danku Retsu Zan is pretty much the same, but even stronger and causes super high knockback along with a large energy effect, though only exclusive to his Rage Gauce. To perform this move, use the ↓ ↙ ← → + attack/special command.
A and B Special		Rage Explosion	10%	Haohmaru lets out an explosive burst from his body, though exlusive to his Rage Gauge. If the opponent gets close to him, not only deals damage, but increases his speed and can cancel any of his moves while still retaining Rage power, however, his defence is reduced in half and the gauge drains much faster, meaning the player must be as quick as possible to perform the combo, as well as not getting hit super hard. After that, the gauge will not be refilled again, used once per stock.
Final Smash		Hiougi Tenha Fujin Zan/Issen	40% (Hiougi Tenha Fujin Zan) 55% (Rage version), 30% (Issen)	Like the other fighting game friends, Haohmaru gets two Final Smashes, though different. The standard one will have him performing a dashing slash to the opponent. If done, he will do multiple overhead arcing slashes before ending with a strong rising one. The Rage Explosion version is pretty much the same, except it piercly dashes to all opponent with a high speed slash if the first gets hit, leaving them flying with high knockback after Haohmaru strikes a pose. If the enemy has 100% of damage, they will get instantly KO'd along with the japanese kanji of the move's name and the white background, much like he does in his series.

Taunts

• Up Taunt: Haohmaru leans back, then fakes it with a shrug while saying "Senpuu... not!"
• Side Taunt: Haohmaru takes out his sake flesk and drinks, then spits on his sword while saying "What's wrong?".
• Down Taunt: Haohmaru drops his sword to the ground. This taunt affect his gameplay entirely, as he will be unnarmed for the rest of his match. The only way to get it back is by using it again when close.

On-Screen Appearance

• Jumps onto the battlefield and poses while shouting "Let's do this!". This is a reference to the old games where he jumps backward along with his opponent before the match begins.

Victory Fanfare

A remix of the jingle heard from the original Samurai Shodown when winning a match.

Victory Poses

• Up: Haohmaru throws his sword in the air and uses the mount to catch it in his back, then smiles at the camera. This is his recurring victory pose since the first game.
• Side: Haohmaru drinks in his sake flesk, then throws it in the air and catches it with the mount of the sword, hanging it, then smiles.
• Down: Haohmaru performs a down and up swing before striking a pose.

Alternate costumes

• White - Based on his morden appearance in recent Samurai Shodown games. It is listed as his main Color A swap in his series.
• Red - Resembles his Color B swap in Samurai Shodown V Special. It is also his Bust version in Samurai Shodown IV.
• Blue - Resembles his Color C swap in Samurai Shodown V Special.
• Yellow - Resembles his Color B swap in Samurai Shodown V.
• Green
• Violet - Resembles his Color D swap in Samurai Shodown V.
• Black - Resembles his Color B swap in the first game. Also resembles his Rasetsu/Bust mode in Samurai Shodown 64-2.
• Purple - Based on his evil doppelganger, Rasetsumaru, debuting in Samurai Shodown V.