Bushido (comics)

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caption=Bushido
comic_color=background:#8080ff
character_name=Bushido
real_name=Ryuko Orsono
publisher=DC Comics
debut="Titans Annual" #1 (2000)
creators=Geoff Johns
Ben Raab
alliance_color=background:#ffc0c0
status=Deceased
alliances=
previous_alliances=Titans L.A.
aliases=
relatives=Mother (deceased)
powers=Highly trained swordsman. He also carries weapons imbued with the soul of the warriors who wielded it that guide him in battle.

Bushido is a fictional character, a DC Comics superhero who was a short-lived member of the Teen Titans. The character debuted in "Titans Annual" #1 (2000).

Fictional character biography

Ryuku Orsono is a Japanese teenager who becomes a bushidoka upon his mother's death, which fulfills a long family line of honorary heroes. He first encountered the Teen Titans in "Titans Annual" #1, when they come to Japan in order to free their team member Beast Boy from the possession of the demon Tengu. Bushido uses his mystical sword to sever the head of Beast Boy; fortunately, the magical sword drives out Tengu without harming Logan.

In "Titans Secret Files" #2, Bushido joins the short lived Titans L.A. before its dissolution.

In "Infinite Crisis" #4, Bushido joins an improvised Titans group in battling the rampaging Superboy-Prime. He is one of the three fatalities of the battle. After Pantha and Baby Wildebeest are killed, Bushido attacks Prime and is blasted in half by Prime's heat vision.

Appearances in other media

Bushido appears in the Season 5 episode of the animated television series "Teen Titans", "Calling All Titans". He is portrayed as a silent young samurai, meeting Robin and becomes an honorary Titan. His only power appears to be his superior sword-fighting skills.

Shortly after joining the Titans, Bushido is ambushed by Katarou. Although extremely skilled, he is unable to defeat Katarou, and is flash-frozen with many other Titans. When Más frees Menos, they are able to unfreeze all of the Titans. Bushido then joins the fight and cuts Atlas' left leg off as well as kicking Katarou square in the face. Bushido is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker. He also appears in comic book spinoff "Teen Titans Go!" in issue #34.

Powers and abilities

Bushido is skilled in the martial arts, especially in swordsmanship. His primary weapons are the naginata and the jitte, as well as the hachiwara and the shuriken. Each weapon is imbued with the soul of the warrior who wielded it, and these spirits guide Ryuko in battle. ["Titans Annual" #1.]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.titanstower.com/source/whoswho/bushido.html "Titans Tower" Biography]