Yaiba Kamikaze
Yaiba Kamikaze is a male video game character who features in Ninja Gaiden.
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Biography
Yaiba Kamikaze (Japanese: 神風 刃, Hepburn: Kamikaze Yaiba) was a Japanese man who was a member of the Kamikaze clan where he had a sister by the name of Yuki Kamikaze. However, unlike most shinobi in his group, despite his supposed superior talents, he considered himself unappreciated and undervalued by his clan. During training, after failing to concentrate and perform Ninpo, his sister, Yuki, teased him for his weak Ninpo abilities and Yaiba lost his temper. In his enraged state he critically injured her. Regretting the action immediately, he went to inform his father. As his father told him nothing could be done, Yaiba suggested using the village's Ninpo, known for being able to resurrect people, but his father rejected the idea as ninja were meant to die with honor. Disregarding his fathers disapproval Yaiba went to the village safe house, getting through the illusions and retrieving the scroll. But upon coming back he found Yuki was beheaded by his father to prevent Yaiba from reviving her. Enraged, Yaiba quickly killed his father and the Kamikaze elders while bringing them back with the Ninpo to spite them. Exiled from his clan, Yaiba became a nomad, bouncing between various ninja clans, mercenary groups and crime syndicates throughout Japan and Southeast Asia, developing his unique fighting style. Throughout this, he made a hobby of killing Ninja, which he despised.
Years later, Yaiba heard rumors of magic sword in Mount Osore, a volcano supposed to be the actual entrance to hell. Arriving at a demonic river of lava near the volcano, he found a woman being accosted by a group of ninja. Due to his hatred of other Ninja, he intervened, saving her. She introduced herself as Keiko, while Yaiba collected the fallen ninjas' tsuba. She informed Yaiba that the ninja he killed were from the Kamaitachi Ninja Clan, keepers of the Storm Temple atop the mountain. She also told Yaiba how the river represents the person's sins. Given that she saw a large bridge over it and Yaiba saw a flow of lava and death, Yaiba made her carry him across. While crossing she told him that she sought revenge for her brothers who were killed by a ninja who "bears the name of divine wind". Yaiba promised her that revenge it if she stuck with him. Arriving at the base of the mountain, Yaiba took her on his shoulders and climbed up, using the skills he learned living in his mountain village. Finally reaching the top they found a monk belonging to the Kamaitachi Ninja Clan named Gorou guarding the temple. Gorou used the Ninpo of the Shadow Clone on Yaiba, slashing him and instantly stitching the wound so Yaiba wouldn't know where the attack came from. Yaiba being used to illusions quickly deduced who the real Gorou was and mercilessly slaughtered him. He then went up to Keiko and kissed her before dropping to the ground with her. When they awoke, Keiko saw the collection Dragon Tsuba Yaiba carried and realized he was the murderer of her brothers. Yaiba proudly admitted it and scoffed at her revenge. Seeing the katana she had on her, he quickly realized that Keiko was a Hayabusa Ninja Clan kunoichi. Taking the Tempest Blade, the sword he coveted, he left Keiko on the mountain alone and heard her curse him as he descended, giving his new sword the name that Keiko called him; "Heartless" (「無精」Mu-Sei in Japanese).
Whilst unconscious, he was taken for surgery where a scientist by the name of Miss Monday was responsible for cybernetic reconstruction.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Yaiba originally was a human with short and messy black hair and black eyes. He wore a ragged, blue, hooded shinobi shozoku that was open in the chest area.
He was noted for being a violent, unpredictable, vulgar, and sadistic man.
Powers and abilities
By adulthood, he came to be feared by others for his skills to the point that he was called a demon ninja.
After being given cybernetic retinae, Kamikaze had cybernetic vision that allowed him to see structural weaknesses within the environment.
Notes
- Yaiba Kamikaze was created by Keiji Inafune where he featured in the setting of the Ninja Gaiden universe.
- According to Keiji Inafune and Yosuke Hayashi, Yaiba was conceptualized to be a character who is the polar opposite of Ryu.
In other media
Comics
Appearances
- Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z: (2014)
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