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Samurai adhere to a strict martial code of honour in which defeat is considered to be the greatest humiliation. They are much concerned with their personal reputation as warriors and always fight to the utmost of their ability. {{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}} |
Samurai adhere to a strict martial code of honour in which defeat is considered to be the greatest humiliation. They are much concerned with their personal reputation as warriors and always fight to the utmost of their ability. {{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}} |
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Revision as of 16:10, 8 July 2020
A noble Samurai warrior of Nippon.
The Samurai are the feudal warrior nobility of Nippon. Each serves the interests of their feudal overlord, the powerful ruling Samurai Lords, to the death.
Samurai adhere to a strict martial code of honour in which defeat is considered to be the greatest humiliation. They are much concerned with their personal reputation as warriors and always fight to the utmost of their ability. [1][2]
In Nippon, the Samurai have developed their skills to a level far above those of normal Men -- their training, devotion and continual practice has turned them into extraordinary fighters. [1][2]
On the battlefield, Samurai act as elite infantry armed with swords and bows, or as shock cavalry mounted atop swift Nipponese warhorses.[1][2]
Alas, fatalism has reached such a peak in these warriors that some (estimated at up to 10%) regard it as a high honour to die in battle, and become Kamikaze.[1][2]
