Bushido is a

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superhero who was a short-lived member of the

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Publication history

Bushido appears in ''Titans'' Annual #1 (2000) and was created by

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and

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Fictional character biography

Ryuku Orsono is a

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teenager who becomes a

bushidō is a moral code concerning samurai attitudes, behavior and lifestyle. There are multiple bushido types which evolved significantly through history. Contemporary forms of bushido are still used in the social and economic organization of Japan. ...

ka 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

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from the possession of the demon Tengu. Bushido uses his mystical sword to sever the head of Beast Boy; 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. During his tenure his teammates were Herald, Bumblebee, Hero Cruz. Terra II, Flamebird, Captain Marvel Jr. and Beast Boy. Bushido joins an improvised Titans group in battling the rampaging

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. The battle ends up outside of

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. After

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and

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are killed, Bushido attacks Prime and is blasted in half by Prime's heat vision. This battle is also covered in more detail in the Titans own series. During the events of ''

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'', Bushido is reanimated as a member of the

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along with the other heroes killed by Superboy-Prime and head for

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to torment him. Superboy-Prime destroys them by using the black ring cycling through the power set of emotions resulting in a burst of colored energy that destroys Black Lanterns.

Powers and abilities

Bushido is skilled in the martial arts, especially in swordsmanship. His primary weapons are the

naginata The ''naginata'' (, ) is a pole weapon and one of several varieties of traditionally made Japanese blades ('' nihontō''). ''Naginata'' were originally used by the samurai class of feudal Japan, as well as by ashigaru (foot soldiers) and sōhei ...

and the

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, as well as the

hachiwara The , also known as ''hachiwari'', was a type of knife-shaped weapon, resembling a ''jitte'' in many respects. This weapon was carried as a side-arm by the ''samurai'' class of feudal Japan. Types ''Kabutowari'' were usually around 35cm long; so ...

and the

shuriken A ''shuriken'' ( ja, 手裏剣; literally: "hidden hand blade") is a Japanese concealed weapon that was used as a hidden dagger or metsubushi to distract or misdirect. They are also known as throwing stars, or ninja stars, although they we ...

. Each weapon is imbued with the soul of the warrior who wielded it, and these spirits guide Ryuko in battle.''Titans'' Annual #1.

In other media

* Bushido appears in ''

'', voiced by

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. This version is a largely silent young samurai. In the episode "Calling All Titans", he is approached by

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, who makes Bushido an honorary member of the eponymous

, but the latter is ambushed, captured, and flash-frozen by the

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. In "Titans Together",

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free the Brotherhood's captives, allowing the united Teen Titans to defeat and flash-freeze the Brotherhood. * The ''Teen Titans'' animated series incarnation of Bushido appears in issue #34 of ''

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''.

References

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