Samurai
Samurai is a recurring character in Rhythm Doctor, making his first appearance in Samurai Techno. He is the first treatable patient of the game, using solely Classic Beats at varying speeds that tend to fluctuate.
| Samurai | |
|---|---|
 "Samurai." | |
| First appearance | Samurai Techno |
| Internal name | Samurai |
| Alts |
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| In-universe information | |
| Full name | [Unknown] |
| Gender | Male |
Appearance
As the name suggests, Samurai is a samurai who wears red armor with golden details, and wields a sword in his left hand. He is of small to average height and has tanned / bronze skin.
Personality
Samurai is not a talkative character. Although he does have dialogue, it is rare for him to speak, and whenever he does, it is usually in brief, short sentences. He is known to be a frequent goer of night clubs, with an appreciation for electronic music, taking a particular liking to Cole's drum and bass music as shown in Unreachable. Of his few instances of dialogue, he is seen complimenting Cole's music several times, and thanking the two doctors in Super Battleworn Insomniac, showing a glimpse of him being amicable and kind to others.
He is depicted as a skilled skater in The 90's Decision, with the Janitor stating "he's really good" at it. He is seen skating through the Roller Disco, participating in the chase for the donut, showing how the Samurai is prone to act in a silly manner.
Relationships
- Cole and Samurai share an appreciation for electronic music. He is first seen complimenting Cole's music after 1-XN, stating he had missed Cole's music when he was away from the hospital. He is once again seen complimenting it in 2-1N, saying a brief "Good" in response to it, during the rank screen. Lastly, he is seen in 2-2N, partying with Cole and "blaring music through the hospital" with him, as stated in the pager's post-clear text. Their continued presence together, and 2-2N's post-clear pager text, suggests that the two may be friends.
- Insomniac and Samurai have an unknown relationship. The two of them share oriental theming; their levels were formerly known as Oriental Insomniac and Oriental Techno respectively, and their levels prominently feature visual oriental themes. Furthermore, Insomniac's internal name is SamuraiBoss. However, the only evidence of any direct relationship between the two characters is that they are briefly paired together during X-0, seen in Samurai's room. Thus, the nature of their relationship remains mostly unknown.
- Marija, Buro, and Rin are not seen speaking much to the Samurai, but he is featured in the B-rank outcome for MD-3, where Buro gives the donut to him, much to Rin's surprise.
Levels
History
- The sprites for Samurai have been reworked for Rhythm Doctor's Early Access release on Steam, with his colors being notably changed.
Trivia
- Samurai is often associated with beans due to Beans Hopper.
- The game's icon features Samurai on a blue background.
- Originally SamuraiGirl was used as a second Samurai for 2 player levels, however this was later changed to Blue Samurai.
- Samurai's Pirate alt replaces him in Samurai Techno during Halloween.
Gallery
Samurai
SamuraiBlue
SamuraiYellow
SamuraiGreen
SamuraiGirl
SamuraiPirate
Samurai's Spritesheet
Samurai in the official banner art for Rhythm Doctor
Samurai's character description.
