Bushido (DC)
Bushido is a male comic superhero who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Ryuko Orsono was a Japanese teenager who became a bushidoka upon the death of his mother which fulfilled a long family line of honorable heroes. After his fathers death, his mother tried to teach him of his great heritage in fighting supernatural threats. He though did not listen to her until the death of his mother at the hands of the Tengu. (Titans Annual v1 #1)
He encountered the Tengu in the streets of Japan where he also met the former Teen Titans known as Beast Boy and Flamebird. The Tengu, who was possessing a civilian at the time, relinquished his hold over the boy and took possession of Beast Boy instead. Ryuko knew that the only way to destroy the Tengu was through decapitation and so he attempted to cut off Beast Boy's head. Flamebird contacted her allies in the Titans who arrived on the scene just as the Tengu took a hold of Beast Boy. When they learned of Ryuko's intent to decapitate him, they tried to stop him. Ryuko managed to elude their grasp and the battle tides turned when the Tengu brought more of his goblin brethren into the Earth realm. While the Titans battled the lesser Tengu, Bushido attacked the possessed Beast Boy. He sliced open his throat, forcing the Tengu to take his leave of him. Beast Boy survived and the Titans ran to his aid. Bushido went off into the night. (Titans Annual v1 #1)
Bushido never forgot his encounter with the Titans, and later traveled to Los Angeles for an impromptu Titans Los Angeles recruitment drive. (Titans Secret Files and Origins v1 #2)
He later joined an improvised Titans group in battling the rampaging Superboy-Prime. He was one of the three fatalities of the battle. After Pantha and Baby Wildebeest were killed, Bushido attacked Superboy and was blasted in half by Superboy's heat vision. (Infinite Crisis v1 #4)
Overview
Personality and attributes
It was known that his mother was the first female warrior to carry the lineage. In her time, she swore to protect her homeland from the supernatural that would threaten man, woman or child. She was said to had lived her life in the hope that her example would teach her son a lesson. Ryuko though came to realise that his real education only truly began on her death. (Titans Annual v1 #1)
Powers and abilities
As a martial artist, he was said to have moves like Batman. (Titans Annual v1 #1)
He carried with him the weapons of his ancestors that were each imbued with their warrior spirit and came to guide him. Among them included a kama yari, a hachiwara, a flintlock pistol, a shuriken and a jittei. (Titans Annual v1 #1)
Notes
- Bushido was created by Geoff Johns and Ben Raab where he made his first appearance in Titans Annual v1 #1 (August, 2000).
In other media
Television
- In Teen Titans, Bushido appeared in the setting of the animated television series in season 5 where he was voiced by actor Dee Bradley Baker.
Appearances
- Titans Annual v1: (2000)
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