If ninja were/are covert, special ops soldiers and spies, samurai were at first warriors hired by nobles, and later the ruling military class. 1558) is rather close to the time in which ninjas like Hattori would have lived, so that could possibly narrow down the time Koji was alive. The Koji era in the Muromachi period (Oct. The name Koji appears in several places, as a male name, a fungus, and even the name of two different eras in Japanese history ( Heian period, Muromachi period). Like Hattori, his lore clearly states Japanese origin. Koji is modeled after the samurai archetype. Koji probably also had an awkward conversation or two with Hattori about the fact that he killed her demon husband.Koji spoke with Hattori after a beatdown from a newcomer ( Yumiko) apparently neither of them 'remember the tale of the wise fox spirit and her giant magical hammer'.When the 3,000 guards entered the chamber they found the demon’s head lying on the floor and Koji rushing toward them, cutting his path to Valhalla. Koji examined the sword, remembering the stories his father told him as a child. Power untold and a guaranteed escape, and all he needed to do was part with the family blade. Introducing himself as a fellow second son, the younger Kagima offered Koji a way out. A slight man with red eyes walked out of the shadows. The stunned chamber guards fell next.Īs Koji caught his breath, the palace alarm sounded. Knowing his fate was sealed, Koji leapt across the hall and cut him down. Seeking an audience with the Shogun he revealed his name and petitioned to reinstate his family’s place. To save their legacy, Koji was ordered to take ancestral katana and flee, keeping it safe at all costs.Īfter many patient and careful years he was ready.

Fearful of the “School of the Demon Slaying Sword” a corrupt Shogun ordered Koji’s father and all his students slain. He spent his days determined to make his own technique, one without a silly made up name. – Koji, when asked about the ninja HattoriĪs the second son Koji knew he would never take over his father’s school or inherit the coveted family sword. Disarmingly humble, good gambler, only a few of us could see the fierce purpose in his eyes.' Lore The Wanderer, Honor's Blade 'For years we knew him in every back alley and gambling house across the empire.

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