Yoshimitsu

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Soul Calibur

Yoshimitsu was the only survivor of the Manji Ninja Clan, after it was attacked by the samurai lord Oda Nobunaga.

Yoshimitsu lost his right arm during the battle against Lord Oda, but that did not stop him from crossing the sea to find Soul Edge, rumored to be the ultimate weapon in all of existence. Yoshimitsu wanted the weapon to take his revenge against Nobunaga.

During his travels, he came across horrific atrocities left behind by a knight in azure armor. He sensed the hatred and despair of the knight's victims and reflected on his situation.

"Vengeance will be mine, but if I continue along this path, I will be no better then Nobunaga or the azure knight..."

Even as this moral dilemma gnawed at his soul, he continued his search for the sword of vengeance.

Soul Calibur 2

There was once a ninja clan was massacred at the hands of a vengeful lord. Yoshimitsu, the sole survivor of that clan, swore to avenge the fallen. He did not give up even after losing his right arm during an encounter. Yoshimitsu traveled across the sea, following a rumor about an ultimate weapon.

When he finally reached Europe, he came upon a serious of mysterious killings that wreaked havoc and spread terror across Europe. This reminded him of the slaughter of his clan, and thus Yoshimitsu changed his plan.

Yoshimitsu followed the trail of the mass murderer to Ostrheinsburg Castle, but the castle was devoid of any signs of life. After Yoshimitsu left the castle, he sensed the presence of a sinister energy dwelling in his katana. Yoshimitsu left on a journey to quell the negative energy within the sword.

But unexpectedly, someone stole the sword. Knowing that only misfortune would result if the cursed sword fell into the wrong hands, Yoshimitsu traveled the continent in search of his weapon.

During his travels, he devoted himself serving the weak and underprivileged. Four years passed, and Yoshimitsu devised a scheme to plunder treasures in order to give money to the poor.

The tomb Yoshimitsu infiltrated belonged to a man who was known as the "Merchant of Death." He was able to reach the treasures without encountering the rumored guardian of the tomb. And there he found his long-lost sword, along side a metal fragment that emanated the same evil energy as his katana.

He left the tomb with his sword and metal shard in hand. If there were other things that possess the same evil energy within, it was up to him to find them and rid them from this world. Without a doubt in his mind, Yoshimitsu left on a journey.

Soul Calibur 3

After retrieving his sword, Yoshimitsu devised a plan to destroy the fragments of Soul Edge and all those items that had been tainted by their power, while simultaneously fighting to protect the weak.

He returned to Japan and gathered nuffians from throughout the land. They would crush the strong and defend the weak, and at the same time locate and destroy the fragments of the cursed sword. It was the birth of an organization of chivalrous thieves called the Manjitou.

Yoshimitsu formulated a grand plan to steal a fragment of Soul Edge and other treasure that was said to lie within the mansion of a wealthy man.

Unfortunately, the scheme ended in failure.

The vanguard force that had been sent after the fragment was wiped out. As a result, the chain of command at the scene collapsed, and the operation ended in a dramatic failure in which many members of the Manjitou were captured or killed.

From accounts of those they rescued, and from other information as well, it appeared that the captain of the vanguard force attacked his own men by surprise and fled with the fragment.

Yoshimitsu could not believe that man would betray them. He was a man that Yoshimitsu had placed great hopes on as second in command.

"Findest the fragment. When thou findest it, thou shalt surely findest him as well... Dismissed."

At this brief command, the Mnjitou silently went into action once more. Sensing the presence of the cursed sword behind this event, Yoshimitsu set out to discover the truth.

Soul Calibur 4

A band of chivalrous thieves known as the Manjitou travelled the world on behalf of the less fortunate. At the moment, their leader, Yoshimitsu, was in a valley enclosed by tall mountains that overlooked Europe. He had lost several good men in their last attempt to collect a piece of Soul Edge. Meanwhile, the shard itself had vanished, dashing any hopes of success. At the same time, one of his officers had one missing as well, and the subsequent search had led Yoshimitsu west across the continent, to this valley.

He had found his officer severely wounded and saved his life, and then he saw the girl, radiant with evil, and the flock of black birds in her service. If a monster like that stole the shard, where would it head? Soul Edge crept back into Yoshimitsu's thoughts. He had formed the Manjitou to break the cursed sword's cycle of evil and protect the people from the ravages of war. It seemed he would have to destroy the menace at its source.

While tending to his officer's injuries, Yoshimitsu summoned the rest of the Manjitou and continued his reconnaissance. As information flowed in from across the land, Yoshimitsu began to form an elaborate plan. They would smite the evil forces in Ostrheinsburg who wished malice on mankind, and go after Soul Edge.

Yoshimitsu issued orders to each of his men in turn; the Manjitou's greatest campaign ever was about to commence.