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       INDEX
       1> CREDITS
       2> GETTING TO KNOW YOUR NINJA-by deuce
       3> ENDING-revised by deuce
       4> STANDARD MOVE DESCRIPTION
       5> SLASH/BUST COLORS
       6> SLASH/BUST MOVES
       7> SIMPLE STUFF
       8> SLASH/BUST STRATEGIES
       9> COMBOS
       10> QUOTES/POSES-by deuce
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1> CREDITS
    Original by me SHADE ([email protected])
    Some excerpts from SAMURAI.TXT by Deuce and co. ([email protected])
    If I missed someone tell me
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2>KAZAMA SOGETSU
 BROTHER TO KAZUKI, AND EXTREMELY PROFICIENT IN CONTROLLING THE ELEMENT OF
 WATER. NINJAS ARE PROHIBITED FROM LEAVING THIER CLAN, FOR THE SAKE OF
 KEEPING THIER SECRETS. IF A NINJA VIOLATES THIS LAW, AS KAZUKI DID, HE IS
 DUBBED "NUKENIN", A RENEGADE. THE CLAN MUST THEN CHOOSE THE "OININ", WHO
 IS ESSENTIALLY AN ASSASSIN WITH THE VERY SPECIFIC TASK OF KILLING THE
 NUKENIN. THIS IS THE TASK WHICH SOGETSU MUST COMPLETE BEFORE HE CAN RETURN
 HOME.
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3> ENDINGS
        ---YOU HAVE 9 MINUTES TO BEAT KAZUKI TO ZANKURO---

         SO FAR SLASH AND BUST SEEM TO HAVE SAME ENDING
A.IF YOU DON'T BEAT THE CLOCK BEFORE KAZUKI GETS THERE YOU GET A BAD ENDING.
B.IF YOU DO BEAT THE CLOCK YOU GET THE GOOD ENDING.

Sogetsu:    The extermination is complete!
(Fade out, fade into the SS2 forest.)
Sogetsu:    ...Over there, right?
           Hmmph. (Scratches his head.)
           Come out, Kazuki! (Motions with his arm.)
(Kazuki appears on the right.)
Kazuki:     I don't need this!
Sogetsu:    You know the price of leaving the ninja!
(Kazuki sits on the ground in lotus position.)
Kazuki:     Do as you wish!
(Fade out, fade into the forest again. Kazuki is lying on the ground,
apparently dead. Sogetsu stands over him, surrounded by three other ninjas
in olive-colored outfits something like Sogetsu's.)
Sogetsu:    I did away with the ninja. Let's go home!
A ninja:    Year. [sic]
(They vanish. Fade out, and into a close-up of the back of the ninja
leader's head, talking to Sogetsu. A candle flickers in the background.)
Leader:     Hey! Sogetsu, did you do your job?
Sogetsu:    Yes! It's over.
Leader:     That was tough. Your own brother.
Sogetsu:    But the rures [sic] of the ninja are fulfilled.
Leader:     You have my thanks, and sympathies.
           .............
(Close-up of Sogetsu, eyes closed.)
Sogetsu:    Piece of cake.
(Sogetsu's eyes open. He laughs!)
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4> STANDARD MOVE DESCRIPTION
                   MOVE EFFECTIVENESS-GOOD,BAD,UGLY
  A  FAST CHOP      B \CLOSE  FAST CHOP    B \CROUCH  FAST CHOP       B
  B  LEAN SLASH     G \CLOSE  ANGLE SLASH  G \CROUCH  LOW LEAN SLASH  G
  C  RUNNING SLASH  G \CLOSE  SPIN SLASH   B \CROUCH  LONG LOW SLASH  G

  D  KNEE TO GROIN  B \DOWN         KICK        B
                      \TOWARD       FOOT STOMP  B
                      \DOWN-TOWARD  SLIDE       G
     WHEN OPPONENT IS ON THE GROUND  DOWN-TOWARD+SLASH  B
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5> SLASH/BUST COLORS
               SLASH  BLUE HAIR,WHITE GI?,GREEN LOOPS
                      GREEN HAIR,LIGHT GREEN GI?,GREEN LOOPS
               BUST   PURPLE HAIR,LIGHT BLUE GI?,WHITE LOOPS
                      BROWN HAIR,WHITE-BROWN GI?,RED-BROWN LOOPS
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6> SLASH/BUST MOVES
                   MOVE EFFECTIVENESS-GOOB,BAD,UGLY
    -----SLASH-----
MOON GLOW                WATER SPOUT   G      TOWARD,DOWN,DOWN-TOWARD+SLASH
MOON RISE                WATER BALL    B      DOWN,DOWN-TOWARD,TOWARD+ANY
NEW MOON                 TELEPORT      B      DOWN,DOWN-BACK,BACK+SLASH
(DISARM)LUNAR SLASH      MULTI SLASH   B      BACK,TOWARD,DOWN-TOWARD,DOWN+AB
    -----BUST------
MOON OF DEATH            ARI GRAB      G JUMP-DOWN,DOWN-BACK,BACK+SLASH
FULL MOON                PROTECTIVE    B JUMP-TOWARD,DOWN,DOWN-TOWARD+SLASH
MOON BEAM THRUST         WATERBALL     G      DOWN,DOWN-TOWARD,TOWARD+SLASH
MOON BEAM BLAST          AIR WATERBALL G JUMP-DOWN,DOWN-TOWARD,TOWARD+SLASH
(DISARM)WATERSPOUT WAVE  MULTI SPOUT   G      BACK,TOWARD,DOWN-TOWARD,DOWN+AB
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7> SIMPLE STUFF
              THE NEW NINJA SOGETSU, KAZUKI CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE OLD NINJA
           HANZO, GALFORD BUT ARE PERFECTLY SUITED TO BATTLE EACH OTHER,
           AGAINST A SECOND PLAYER THE BATTLES ARE TO DIE FOR.
              WHEN AN OPPONENT IS ON THE GROUND YOU CAN USE YOUR TAUNT TO
           ATTACK THEM, STAND CLOSE AND TAUNT,WHEN SOGETSU THROWS DOWN HIS
           SWORD IT WILL HIT THEM.
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   8> SLASH/BUST STRATEGIES TBA
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9> COMBOS
            HIT C,D AT SAME TIME THEN QUICKLY BUTTON PRESS
      FOUR HIT       AAA
      FOUR HIT       BBC
      FOUR HIT       ABC
      FOURTEEN HIT   TOWARD,AABBCCABCCCCC

           MORE COMBOS TO COME,SOGETSU SEEMS TO TOP OFF AT FOURTEEN UNLESS
       YOU CAN CHAIN IT INTO ANOTHER MOVE(I GOT A 23 HIT WHEN I CHAINED INTO
       A FATALITY),GENERALLY COMBOS ARE EASY TO MAKE AND HARD TO PULL OFF.
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10>

[Quotes]
Pre-fight: "Well, I really don't feel like losing to a dweeb like your
           pathetic self!"
          "Hah!  With a foe like you, this will really be boring.  Have
           at you, wimp!"

Slash  CPU Win: As weak as I thought!
      Vs. Win: Major disappointment, dweeb!
      No Contest: Boy, was that boring!

Bust   CPU Win: Betrayal means pain.  Sad, huh?
      Vs. Win: That's it!  I'm disappointed!
      No Contest: You just ain't got it!

[Poses]
Slash Pre-fight: Appears as a blue water-image, which solidifies.
Slash 1st Win: Puts a finger to his chin and says, "Shitsurei.  Anmari no
 yowasa ni warai da." (Pardon me.  I can't help but laugh at your
 weakness.)
Slash 2nd Win: Turns away from his opponent and says, "Shoukyo kanryou...
 desu." and turns his head back to face the screen.
Slash Taunt: Tosses his sword away a short distance, smirks and says,
 "Anata ni awasemashou." (?)

Bust Pre-fight: Spins his sword, sheathes it and says, "Saa, ikimashou
 ka." (Now, shall we fight?)
Bust 1st Win: Lets down his hair, which extends to his ankles, and says,
 "Sono teido to wa... shitsubou desu." (Your degree of skill is...
 disappointing.)
Bust 2nd Win: Pulls out his sword, wipes it with a cloth, spins it and
 sheathes it once more, saying, "Hakanai mono desu... inochi nan te."
 (Such a ?? life is.)
Bust Taunt: Tosses his sword away, runs his hand through the front of his
 hair, and says, "Kore de dou desu ka?" (So how's this?)

No Contest: Does a long series of strong slashes, the dashes through the
 opponent, vanishes with his water teleport, and reappears on the other
 side, saying, "Shini nasai."  (Die.)
Honourable Death: He forms his air-defense bubble around himself and then
 disappears as the bubble pops.
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