Joe Musashi

Joe Mushashi (ジョー・ムサシ Jō Musashi) is the central protagonist of Sega's Shinobi series, who is an extremely formidable ninja and one of Sega's mascots.

History
Orphaned at a young age, Joe was raised by the leader of the Oboro ninja clan; a sect of the Iga Ninja that have fought to defend the peace for generations. Originally the weakest student, Joe would train his body and mind harder than any other ninja, until he fully mastered the Oboro Ninja Arts in ten years; half of the time it usually takes to achieve mastery.

After bringing down the ZEED crime syndicate and rescuing the children of the Oboro from their clutches, Joe would be famed in the underground society for his skill and valor, earning the nickname "Super Shinobi".

3 years later Neo ZEED; the newly reformed ZEED syndicate attacked his village while he was on a training trip, leaving several of his friends dead, his master on the verge of death, and his lover Naoko captured to use as bait. After burying his fallen, he sped off on a global journey to destroy ZEED and reclaim his fiancée.

After fulfilling his duties, Joe became the leader of the Oboro and married Naoko. After a few years of peace, it was revealed Neo ZEED was still in business due to the workings of the mysterious Shadow Master. Aware of the danger ZEED posed to the clan and his new family, Joe set out to eliminate the threat perminantly.

In an alternate timeline, Joe is the son of Jiro Musashi, a young Oboro Ninja from the Kamakura period who had overcome time and space.

Personality and Traits
A man of duty and virtue, Musashi is a right minded ninja who uses his strength for the sake of the greater good. While to others he's a mild-mannered Budo instructor, he is a lethal and pragmatic shinobi agent of the Japanese government.

A loving man, he cares for his master and Naoko, and cherished all members of the Oboro Village as his family, and was devastated watching his master, who was both a strict teacher and dear father-figure to him, die, and fought many a foe; human, demon, and the like, to save the one woman who loved him.

As the leader of the Oboro, Musashi cares for the safety of all of his comrades and subordinates over his station, and his sense of duty and destiny enable him to handle missions most consider an act of suicide.

Weapons and Abilities

 * Oborozuki- A legendary katana passed down through generations of the Oboro School's successors and wielded by the master of the Oboro Clan. Forged from the finest materials with secret techniques known only to the ancient masters of the clan, the sword has spilt the blood of many a villain and monster. The blade is enhanced with powerful magic, able to handle Joe's immense psionic power when using Shinobi Magic.
 * Kunai-gata Shuriken- Kunai Style Shuriken is the prefered shuriken of the Oboro over the typical star shaped Shaken (wheel style blade). When using his full power, the shuriken become imbued with blazing energy that sets anyone unlucky enough to be struck ablaze.
 * Ninjutsu Extraordinaire- As a master ninja, Joe uses the surroundings as his cover when dealing with his enemies.
 * Psionic Powered Ninjutsu- While the Oboro clan is known for supernatural skills, Joe takes it further by using his brainwaves to manipulate the laws of nature. Using his psionic powered Jutsu (spells), he can summon lightning as a shield, or shoot it out in a deadly blast, summon magma to form dragon formed Magma pillars, and even a self detonation spell that turns him into a human atom bomb, yet reform with all his power (but can only use a limited number of times).