Samurai Shodown/Moves

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This guide is for the original 1993 arcade game. For the 1998 Neo Geo Pocket game, see Samurai Shodown!/Moves. For the 2019 reboot, see Samurai Shodown (2019)/Moves.

Charlotte Christine Colde

Throw

Lance de Leon or + or or or

Special Moves

Splash Fount Power Gradation +

Earthquake

Throw

Death Throw or + or Skunk Burst or + or

Command Move

Triangle Flying Jump against a wall, press in opposite direction

Special Move

Fat Chainsaw Bounding Fat +

Galford D. Weller

Throw

Rolling Drop or + or Executioner Slash or + or Leg Throw (no weapon) or + or Stardust Drop + or

Command Move

Triangle Flying Jump against a wall, press in opposite direction

Special Move

Plasma Blade + Strike Heads (close) + Shadow Copy +any button Rear Replica Attack + Head Replica Attack (when hit) Rush Dog + Machine Gun Dog + Diving Dog +

Gen-An Shiranui

Throw

Gen'an Satsu Tsumejin (Gen-An Deadly Claw) or + or Knee Bash or + or

Special Move

Doku Fubuki (Poison Cloud Puff) + Nikuten Tsuki (Slaughterhouse Tumble) +

Hanzo Hattori

Throw

Sky Whiling Throw or + or Head Throw Slash or + or Head Throw (no weapon) or + or Rolling Aerial Attack + or

Command Move

Triangle Flying Jump against a wall, press in opposite direction

Special Move

Ninja Windsplitter + Ninja Shrike Dash (close) + Ninja Exploding Dragon Blast + Ninja Shadow Split +any button Falling Ninja Cicada Larva + Gashing Ninja Cicada Larva (when hit)

Haohmaru

Throw

Yokonage (Side Throw) or + or Shinkuu Tomoe Nage (Vacuum Overhead Throw) or + or

Special Move

Ougi Senpu Retsu Zan (Cyclone Slash) + Ougi Kogetsu Zan (Crescent Moon Slash) +

Jubei Yagyu

Throw

Shoulder Throw or + or Pinwheel Throw or + or

Special Move

Tsunami Sabre + Geyser Thrust + Sabre Thrash

Kyoshiro Senryo

Throw

Lance Throw Fandango or + or Whiling Throw or + Whiling Throw (no weapon) or + Hair Strangle Fandango or + Hair Strangle Fandango (no weapon) or +

Special Move

Lion's Tail Blast + Twisting Heavens + Dance of Fire + Smoldering Blood Pounce (rising) + Cut Wind Fan +

Nakoruru

Throw

Cut Sky Throw or + Whiling Breast Blade or + Deadly Cut Claw (no weapon) or + Ground Air Three Kicks or + or

Command Move

Triangle Flying Jump against a wall, press in opposite direction

Special Move

Annu Mutsube + Lela Mutsube + Amube Yatoro + Mamahaha Flight + ├►Kamui Mutsube or +any button └►Yatoro Pokku or or +any button

Tam Tam

Throw

Multa Kaput Inclusio or + or Multa Gradius Inclusio or + or Multa Kaput Inclusio (no weapon) or + or

Special Move

Mula Gaboora + Pagoona Dios + Pagoona Pagoona + Ahaooh Gaboora +

Ukyo Tachibana

Throw

Saishin Kiba (Destroy Slash) or + Sky Drop Throw Slash or + Sora Nage Ochi Ten Kiri (Fall Reprobacy) or + or Tsukami Nage (Catch Throw) (unarmed) or +

Special Move

Hiken Sasame Yuki (Concealed Sabre Snowfall Slash) + Hiken Tsubame Gaeshi (Concealed Sabre Swallow Swipe) +

Wan-Fu

Throw

Heavy Slash or + Swordplay Blade or + Crushing Tail Smack or + Tail Crusher or + Wall Crasher Toss (no weapon) or + Skull Crusher Slam (no weapon) or +

Special Move

Rolling Spirit Blast + Spirit Blast Whirlwind Wham +