KMC Forums - Kage-Maru

Sorry, folks. Couldn't find a good picture.

Izuna Drops are so...blase.

The two Bushin ninjas Guy and his sister-in-law Maki each have one. The superninja Ryu Hayabusa has the best one, since he puts a spin on his...literally. Vega can be credited for creating the Izuna Drop, since it pissed off many an opponent back in the classic SF2 (myself included).

But not Kage-Maru.

Instead of a Izuna Drop, Kage has a head stomp. Unlike a certain Shadowlaw madman's head stomp and a certain runaway shinobi's triple head stomp, Kage is a literalist, as he jumps at the opponent in a kamikaze dive, head first into the opponent's torso. Classic.

Kage-Maru (影丸, Kagemaru?) meaning "perfect shadow", lit. Shadowcircle (circle stands for perfect) fights with Hagakure-ryu Ju-Jutsu. He was born in the village of Hagakure. "Kage-Maru" is the name given to members of the Hagakure clan who work in secret in the shadows of society. His birthright was to become the tenth-generation Kage-Maru. His father, the ninth-generation Kage-Maru, taught him the fearsome Hagakure fighting technique.

One day, his mother, the eighth-generation Tsukikage, was kidnapped by a mysterious figure. Nothing was heard of her fate. Several years later, the village of Hagakure was attacked by an unknown force. Kage-Maru and his father were out fishing, but quickly returned when they saw the blazing village. They were too late, however, and the village was destroyed. Kage-Maru's father had fell by a bullet from the mystery group. The next morning, Kage-Maru salvaged a keepsake from his father, donned his costume, and embarked on a journey to prepare himself to take vengeance on those who spilled his father's blood.

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