Haohmaru from Samurai Shodown in the GA-HQ Video Game Character DB
Haohmaru is one of the main protagonists of the Samurai Shodown (Samurai Spirits in Japan) weapon-based fighting game series by SNK. He debuted together with the first game in 1993 and returned in all sequels of the series. In Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage he is one of the very few old characters and is seen in an aged version of himself. Haohmaru was also feated in Capcom vs. SNK 2 and the SNK Crossover fighting game NeoGeo Battle Coliseum. In 2019, Haohmaru made it into SoulCalibur VI as a DLC character of its second season pass and also returned in Samurai Shodown (2019). He joined The King of Fighters XV (2022) as a DLC character and a part of a Samurai Shodown Team. He is a Samurai from Japan fighting with a Katana sword, Mitsurugi from the SoulCalibur series design seemed to be very inspired by Haohmaru. |
Haohmaru from the Samurai Shodown Games: an Overview
Charactername: | Haohmaru | Developed /Created by | SNK | |
Gameseries: | Samurai Shodown | First seen in: | Arcades | |
First Game: | Samurai Shodown | Year first seen in: | 1993 | |
Last Game: | The King of Fighters XV (2022 as DLC) | Birthplace: | Japan | |
Role(s) and Characteristics: | Protagonist, Fighting Game Character | Weapons or Martial Arts Style: | Katana Sword | |
Additional Tags: | Samurai, | Similar Characters: | ||
Has Relations to: | See also: |
Official Game Art like promotional Illustrations of Haohmaru
Samurai Shodown: Sen (2008) |
NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (2005) |
NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (2005) |
NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (2005) |
Capcom Vs SNK 2 (2001) |
Haohmaru in Game-Art-HQ Art Projects
Haohmaru is not yet a part of a Game-Art-HQ Community Art Collaboration
Selected Fan Art and Cosplay Photos of Haohmaru
Aged Haohmaru from SS Warriors Rage by Fadly Romdhani |
by Noktyl |
Updates in Haohmaru’s Game Character DB Page
06.10.2022, New Header Image from Hao in KOF XV, kudos to Leomon32 for the screenshot