Samurai

A Samurai is a Japanese soldier of ancient nobility of medieval and early-modern Japan. Samurai were awesome ass-kickers decked out in cool armor and wielding samurai swords, which are referred to as katanas. They are cooler than ninjas insofar as Samurai are defenders and guardians, as well as great warriors, whereas ninjas are often depicted in a negative light, usually assassins. But ninjas have throwing stars, smoke pellets and magic powers, which makes them pretty boss as well.

Samurai are not often featured in fictional media, but when they are, it is usually in the historical drama or action genres. On the Super Friends cartoon series of the 1970s by Hanna-Barbera Productions, there was a latter-day Super Friend whose code name was Samurai. His real name is unknown. Samurai had control of the elements and could summon strong wind to enshroud his body turning him into a living tornado.

Another cartoon samurai boasted the un-creative, yet heroic name Super Samurai. Super Samurai was part of the superhero group Freedom Force, as seen in segments of the Tarzan and the Super 7 TV series on CBS in 1978. He was actually a young lad named Toshi who could summon a large suit of red armor that turned him into Super Samurai.