Samurai Shodown VII

Samurai Shodown VII is the seventh installment in the Samurai Shodown series. Like Street Fighter IV and Mortal Kombat 2011, the gameplay is moved from 2D to 2.5D. It brings back characters from not just the 2D games, but also the 3D games. This game also sees the return of fatalities. Every character speaks english in this installment in the English versions.

Returning

 * Haohmaru


 * Ukyo Tachibana


 * Hanzo Hattori


 * Nakoruru


 * Genjuro Kibagami


 * Kyoshiro Senryu


 * Shizumaru Hisame


 * Gaira Caffeine


 * Rimururu


 * Basara


 * Sogetsu Kazama


 * Kazuki Kazama


 * Tam Tam


 * Charlotte Christine Colde


 * Galford D. Weller


 * Jubei Yagyu


 * Rera


 * Rasetsumaru


 * Suija


 * Enja


 * Yoshitora Tokugawa


 * Youkai Kusaregedo


 * Mina Majikina


 * Yumeji Kurokouchi


 * Sankuro Yorozu


 * Liu Yunfei


 * Amakusa Shiro Tokisada


 * Zankuro Minazuki


 * Gaoh Kyougoku Hinowanokami


 * Genan Shiranui


 * Cham Cham


 * Earthquake


 * Nicotine Caffeine


 * Neinhalt Sieger


 * Wan-fu


 * Kuroko


 * Andrew


 * Iroha


 * Sugoroku Matsuribayashi


 * Ocha-Maro Karakuri


 * Chample


 * Mamahaha & Shikuru


 * Poppy


 * Paku Paku


 * Hikyaku


 * Hanma Yagyu


 * Shiki


 * Deku & Dekuina


 * Gandara


 * Yuga the Destroyer


 * Asura


 * Shadow Asura


 * Half-Shaded Shiki


 * Taizan Morozumi


 * Karakuri Hanma


 * Seishiro Kuki


 * Jin-Emon Hanafusa


 * Jushiro Sakaki


 * Rinka Yoshino


 * Saya


 * Haito Kanakura


 * Yaci Izanagi


 * Shinzo Hattori


 * Garyo the Whirlwind


 * Ran Po


 * Mikoto


 * Tohma Kuki


 * Tashon Mao


 * Oboro


 * Mikoto


 * Daruma


 * Minto


 * Mugenji


 * Yuda


 * Ichiro Suzuki (formerly named Samurai in SS: Warriors Rage)


 * Iga ninja


 * Oboro's amazon


 * Brute


 * Shippu no Reon


 * Reppu no Hion


 * Ushiwakahime


 * Takechiyo


 * Suzuhime


 * Angelica


 * Garros


 * J.


 * Kim Hae-Ryeong


 * Walter


 * Jinbei Sugamata


 * Black Hawk


 * Kirian


 * Claude


 * Draco


 * Golba
 * Demon Gaoh

Newcomers

 * Miyabu Muto (Female traveller who becomes the female rival of Haohmaru)
 * Eikei Wakomoto (Ninja older than Hanzo, wishes to dispel the Iga clan and place a new order in charge)
 * Shino Wakisaka (A teenage fighter who wants revenge on Amakusa for killing his people)
 * Misha Sokolov (Pirate from Russia invading towns in Japan, uses two Pirate swords)
 * Yami Kibagami (Genjuro's eldest son who was hired to hunt down Taizan)
 * Leslie Kang (An american teenager who is searching for her boyfriend Galford)
 * Hayate Kazama (The eldest brother of Kazuki and Sogetsu who falls in love with Rera)
 * Izumi Toyama (A young female ninja who is a friend with Shiki)
 * Wulong Tanaka (A violent preacher who was sent to kill Sogetsu)
 * Sergio Battaglia (A 40 year old church priest from Italy, uses a monk staff)
 * Aoi Uzumaki (A 14 year old samurai who learns the true meaning of Habaki)

Bosses
Habaki Wang (An evil sorcerer who bents on revenge)

Demon Habaki (A ape-like hummanoid version of Habaki)