Samurai Shodown/FAQ

General

Is this game for me?

Do not play Samurai Shodown 2019 if...

• You prefer games with a faster pace.
• You want to combo and blockstring all day.
• You like games where there are concrete walls not based around reads.
• You like tight oki and setplay
• You dislike having very heavy damage readily available if they read you correctly.
• You dislike regular throws being strong
• You dislike slowing down the pace to minimize risk

Do play if...

• You like strong defensive options
• You want a fighter without worrying about combos or blockstrings.
• You get a real kick out of spacing and movement games.
• You like being able to get huge damage off of a good read.
• You like a decently sized diverse and varied cast that is well balanced.
• You want something that's easy to pick up and mess around with.

Who should I play?

This is only a character overview, for more info please visit character's own pages.

1 = Poor, 3 = Average, 5 = Great

Beginner

Character	Offense	Defense	Damage	Neutral	Aerial	Anti-air	Mobility	Oki	Specialist	Best Range	Major Game Styles	Signature Move	Lore
Haohmaru	3	3	5	4	3	5	3	1	1	Mid	Rushdown Zoning	Traditional character. Good DP for Anti Air.	He fights with Blowfish Poison (a prized katana) and his Sake Jug. Fanatic and Warlike. The protagonist of the series. Seek to defeat any challengers to prove himself to be the best.
Darli	4	3	5	3	5	3	2	3	2	Close~Mid	Rushdown Pressure	Fast jump, pressure with j.C. Unblockable, specials with armor.	She fights with Libertalia (jagged saw-sword). Confident. A shipbuilder sought to make the best ship for sailing.
Jubei	3	4	4	5	5	3	2	3	2	Mid~Long	Zoning	Long-range normals.	He fights with Steel Tiger & Sukehiro (twin katana). Loyal. A retired master swordsman sought to bring up young warriors.
Nakoruru	4	3	2	3	4	3	5	3	3	Close~Mid	Rushdown Mixup	Fight with Mamahaha, her eagle.	She fights with her treasured sword, Chichi-ushi (Father Bull). Gentle. An Ainu priestess who fights to depend nature.
Tam Tam	3	4	3	5	4	4	2	3	3	Mid~Long	Zoning	Long pokes, instant overhead with j.C	He fights with The Blade That Cuts Through The Darkness (a kind of scimitar). Brave. A warrior of Quetzalcoatl who fights to retrieve artifects stolen from his village.
Wan-Fu	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	5	Close~Mid	Rushdown Grappler	Pillar Throw (Weapon Throw)	He fights with Flesh-Pounding Large Stone Pillar (A Stone Pillar gifted from the Emperor). Confident. A powerful Chinese warrior who dreams of raising an army and uniting his homeland.
Charlotte	3	5	3	5	4	5	2	3	2	Mid	Zoning Pressure	Shallow jump, j.C cross up. Fastest DP.	She fights. Proud and Graceful. A French lady fighting for her country and the name of her family.
Warden	4	3	5	3	4	5	1	1	3	Mid	Pressure	Shallow jump with dominating j.C.	He fights with a Longsword. Patriotic. A Warrior from the west in honor of his homeland.

Intermediate

Character	Offense	Defense	Damage	Neutral	Aerial	Anti-air	Mobility	Oki	Specialist	Best Range	Major Game Styles	Signature Move	Lore
Genjuro	5	3	5	3	3	4	2	4	3	Close~Mid	Neutral Mixup Pressure	His Card mix. Cross up rekkas	He fights with Plum Warbler Poison (a prized katana). Ruthless and Brutal. A ronin who enjoys killing, seeks to defeat his rival, Haohmaru.
Kyoshiro	3	4	4	5	2	4	3	3	3	Mid~Long	Neutral Zoning	Good Neutral, good tools for all situations.	He fights with Caring Wife (a naginata). Charismatic and Eccentric. The Kabuki master sought to inspire people with his dance performance.
Iroha	3	4	3	4	5	4	2	4	3	Mid~Long	Zoning Rushdown Air-Specialist	Double Jump. Multiple air specials, great at controlling space moving in or out	She fights with Feng Huang Phosphorus, Beak (two stylized butterfly swords). Grateful. A Crane saved by an unnamed master in which she devoted herself to serve and make them happy however she's able to.
Yashamaru	4	4	4	5	5	3	3	4	4	Mid~Long	Air-Specialist	Double Jump. Take good advantage of his air-to-air and air-to-ground specialty.	He fights with Shanaō (His father’s naginata). Vengeful. The son of an executed noble, Yashamaru is a ronin seeking vigilante justice.
Yoshitora	5	3	3	4	4	5	3	5	5	Close~Mid	Rushdown Pressure	Youchuuka, a powerful blade unlocked by hitting all six of his special moves.	He fights with Nadeshiko, Shirayuri, Botan, Tsubaki, Asagao, Yūgao and his self-titled Yuuchouka (SEVEN different blades). Playful. He's a bit of a slacker, Yoshitora is vain and interested in the beauty of battle, though he recognizes his responsibility. As the sole heir to the ruling shogun, he ran away from home to avoid politics.
Hanzo	5	3	3	4	4	1	5	4	4	Any	Rushdown Grappler	Command grabs, teleports.	He fights with Unnamed Ninjato, shurikens, bomb varieties. Serious and Condescending. A ninja serving the Shogun.
Galford	4	3	2	4	3	1	4	3	4	Mid~Long	Zoning Grappler	Poppy tricks (his dog), command grab.	He fights with Justice Blade (a ninjatō). Optimistic and Cheerful. An American who learned ninjutsu in Japan and fights for justice.
Shizumaru	4	4	4	3	5	2	4	3	4	Close~Mid	Air-Specialist	Kyorakuzan (TAP, hold down a button for massive damage) Float (Umbrella trick)	He fights with Misty Rain (a parasol) and Great Exorcism's Calamity God Shizumaru (a katana). Quiet, Polite. An amnestic boy sought to understand his “true self” (Associated with Demon).
Kazuki	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	2	5	Any	Zoning Neutral	Meatballs, charge fireballs to enhance his specials.	He fights with Suzaku (The Vermilion Sparrow) a ninjatō, and a blade that contains the demon Enja. Hot-headed, Reckless. A ninja of the Kazama clan, he fights to protect his younger sister Hazuki and to catch up to his big brother Sogetsu.
Cham Cham	3	3	3	5	3	4	4	3	3	Close~Mid	Neutral Mixup	Demon flip, Boomerang throw.	She fights with Yok Mok Mook (a boomerang). Energetic and Optimistic. She’s Tam Tam’s younger sister set on a journey to restore an artifact from her village.
Earthquake	3	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	3	Mid~Long	Zone Grappler	Long range heavy, high damage.	Fights with Fujiyama (a gigantic kusarigama). Greedy and Narcissistic. He learnt ninjutsu in Japan, and using his mobility and size, he becomes the leader of his bandit gang.

Advanced

Character	Offense	Defense	Damage	Neutral	Aerial	Anti-air	Mobility	Oki	Specialist	Best Range	Major Game Styles	Signature Move	Lore
Basara	4	1	3	4	4	4	3	4	5	Mid~Long	Zoning Pressure	Shadow Feint (Creating shadow to deceive the opponent)	He fights with The Evil-Doer Destroyer (a giant triple-bladed shuriken hooked to a chain). Crazed. Basara is a ghost, brought back by his hatred to find his wife’s killer (Spoilers: It’s him), and uses supernatural abilities to bring death to his opponents.
Ukyo	2	5	3	4	4	4	3	5	4	Close~Mid	Counter	Tsubame (Instant overhead, anti-air, projectile reflector)	He fights with Nameless self-made sword. Gentle and Introvert. He wants to find the “ultimate blossom” for his lover before he die of tuberculosis.
Hibiki	3	4	5	4	3	1	4	2	4	Any	Neutral Counter	Long range normals, parry.	She fights with Kodama (Echo), a shirasaya. Calm/Psychotic (Yandere). She sought to avenge her father’s death, she was brought back to the Edo period by a mysterious force.
Wu-Ruixiang	2	5	2	3	2	5	2	3	5	Mid~Long	Zoning Setup	Trap, that allows follow up attack. Fireball.	She fights with Chaoji Zhaolong Luopan (High-Quality Dragoncaller Compass). Wise, Clumsy. A descendant of a Feng Shui clan. She was sent by the emperor of Qing dynasty to investigate the darkness in Japan (Shizuka).
Mina	3	5	3	5	4	4	3	3	5	Any	Zoning Pressure	Arrows, best fireball reflector.	She fightsThe Suppressing Holy Bow of 8 Purifications (a bow with arrows). Withdrawn and Introvert. An exorcist who wants to live a happy life with her compinion Chample without disturbance.
Rimururu	4	4	3	2	4	5	5	5	5	Close~Mid	Rushdown Setup Mixup	Tonteke, ice platform, moves that can impair the opponent for follow ups.	She fights with Hahakuru (a kodachi). Cheerful and Optimistic. An Anui priestess who fights in protection of the nature and by her admiration of her big sister, Nakoruru.
Sogetsu	3	5	2	4	4	5	4	5	5	Mid~Long	Zoning Setup Mixup	Bubble, this move can temporarily impair the opponent to allow follow up attacks.	He fights with Seiryu (the Blue Dragon) a ninjatō (later made into a tachi). Stoic and Reserved. An Elite ninja of the Kazama clan, he fights to honor his clan and to protect his younger siblings.
Shiki	4	3	2	4	2	3	4	5	3	Close~Mid	Rushdown Punish	Fast normals, good rekka damage. High/low mixups.	She fights with Darkness Demon Ring, Light God Ring (twin katanas with stylized hilts). Sad and Mysterious. She is a servant of Yuga the evil spirit. Her soul was freed after Haohmaru deafeated Yuga. She continues to seek understanding of her identity.
Gongsun-Li	3	4	2	5	5	3	3	4	4	Any	Zoning Unarmed	Teleports, Fastest fireball, unarmed fighting.	She fights with Yi Nian Dan Feng (an umbrella). Peaceful and Polite. A dancer from China came to investigate something in secret.

Is Season Pass One free?

Season pass One was only available for free on PS4 outside Japan for a limited time right before the game's release in the west. Nowadays you'll have to pay for it.

I bought Season Pass Two on PS4 but I cant use Mina

Due to some issue with the PS Store, Season Pass Two had to be delayed so people was only able to acquire the first character (Mina) separately. Later on when the season pass was finally made available, they decided not to include Mina in it while making it cheaper that the first season pass. So you will have to get both Season Pass Two and Mina on PS4 for the full package

How do I find tech on Twitter?

Besides to the general hashtags #SamuraiShodown, #SamSho and #サムライスピリッツ, #サムスピ in Japanese, each character in the game has a specific hashtag which people should aim to use when posting tech for ease of searching. The rule of thumb is to start with #SS_ (for Samurai Spirits / Samurai Shodown) and append the first two letters of a character's name. In case of overlap, a different 2nd letter is picked. For example: Shiki (#SS_SH) and Shizumaru (#SS_SZ), Haohmaru (#SS_HA) and Hanzo (#SS_HZ), or Charlotte (#SS_CH) and Cham Cham (#SS_CC). The current list is as follows:

Character	キャラクター	Hashtag / ハッシュタグ
Basara Kubikiri	首斬り破沙羅	#SS_BA
Charlotte	シャルロット	#SS_CH
Cham Cham	チャムチャム	#SS_CC
Darli Dagger	ダーリィ・ダガー	#SS_DA
Earthquake	アースクェイク	#SS_EA
Galford	ガルフォード	#SS_GA
Genjuro Kibagami	牙神幻十郎	#SS_GE
Gongsun Li	公孫離	#SS_LI
Hanzo Hattori	服部半蔵	#SS_HZ
Haohmaru	覇王丸	#SS_HA
Hibiki Takane	高嶺 響	#SS_HI
Iroha	いろは	#SS_IR
Jubei Yagyu	柳生十兵衛	#SS_JU
Kazuki Kazama	風間火月	#SS_KA
Kyoshiro Senryo	千両狂死郎	#SS_KY
Mina Majikina	真鏡名ミナ	#SS_MI
Nakoruru	ナコルル	#SS_NA
Rimururu	リムルル	#SS_RI
Shiki	色	#SS_SH
Shizumaru Hisame	緋雨閑丸	#SS_SZ
Sogetsu Kazama	風間蒼月	#SS_SO
Tam Tam	タムタム	#SS_TA
Ukyo Tachibana	橘右京	#SS_UK
Wan-Fu	王虎	#SS_WA
Warden	ウォーデン	#SS_WD
Wu-Ruixiang	呉瑞香	#SS_WU
Yashamaru Kurama	鞍馬夜叉丸	#SS_YA
Yoshitora Tokugawa	徳川慶寅	#SS_YO