Samurai
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SuperFriends Team Member
| Samurai | |
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| Information | |
| Real name: | Toshio Eto (not mentioned in series) |
| Species: | Metahuman |
| Home Planet: | Earth |
| Hair: | black |
| Base: | Hall of Justice |
| Affiliations: | SuperFriends |
| Voiced by: | Jack Angel |
Samurai is a Japanese superhero, and member of the Justice League, who has the ability to command the winds.
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[edit] Origin
His real name is Toshio Eto, and he was a history professor prior to becoming a superhero. One day, Eto was struck by a beam of light sent by the New Gods of New Genesis, who were trying to create more superheroes to defend the world from Darkseid.[1]
Toshio used these powers in the service of mankind and later became a member of the SuperFriends. At first, his career was spent fighting against Lex Luthor’s Legion of Doom, but later his colleagues and he committed themselves to combating Darkseid.
[edit] Powers
The Samurai usually relied upon a spoken mantra in order to activate his powers.
- Kaze no yo ni Hayaku! (Swift as the Wind):
All or the lower half of Samurai's body becomes a tornado. This also allows him to manipulate wind currents. - Tomei Ningen! (Invisible Man):
Samurai becomes invisible - Igo Moen! (Great Flame Go):
Samurai bursts into flames (this is only used twice in the show's run) - Higa Moay! (the first half translates to un-real):
Samurai casts illusions (only used in one episodes of The All-New Super Friends Hour)
[edit] Episode Appearances
- Volcano - first appearance
More Coming Soon!
[edit] Notes
- The character of Samurai was created by Hanna-Barbera Productions and is unique to the continuity of the Super Friends television series.
- Samurai spoke in a slow, stereotypical fashion of Asian Americans.
- He would often slip into his native Japanese at seemingly random intervals, like thanking his teammates with "arigato" when they rescued him or referring to another character as "-san".
- He mostly appeared in the Challenge of the SuperFriends series as a fully active member of the team, he later made sporadic appearances in the later The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians.
| Members of the SuperFriends |
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| Founding Members: |
| Superman • Batman • Wonder Woman • Aquaman • Hawkman • Samurai • Green Lantern • Flash • Black Vulcan |
| Expanded Team: |
| Hawkgirl • Apache Chief • El Dorado • Atom • Green Arrow • Plastic Man • Rima the Jungle Girl |
| Comic Book Team Members: |
| Black Canary • Elongated Man • Red Tornado |
| Junior SuperFriends: |
| Robin • Cyborg • Firestorm Zan • Jayna Marvin White • Wendy Harris |
| Mascots: |
| Gleek • Wonder Dog |
[edit] Other Versions
Wind Dragon is a fictional character featured in the animated series Justice League Unlimited and is a member of the Ultimen.[2]
[edit] External Links
- Samurai at Seanbaby's Super Friends Page
- Samurai at wikipedia.org
- Live Action Video Trailer: Samurai: Wind of Justice (Superfriends)
[edit] Reference
- ↑ This is a conjectural origin based on the "Super Powers" version of the character.
- ↑ For more on Wind Dragon member of the Ultimen go to the DCAU
