Samurai Goroh

Samurai Goroh Official artwork of Samurai Goroh from F-Zero GX. Universe F-Zero Debut F-Zero (1990) Smash Bros. appearances Melee Brawl SSB4 Ultimate Most recent non-Smash appearance F-Zero GX (2003) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (cameo, 2017) Console of origin Super Nintendo Entertainment System Species Human Gender Male Voice actor Akio Otsuka Article on F-Zero Wiki Samurai Goroh Samurai Goroh (サムライ ゴロー, Samurai Goroh), is a rival racer to Captain Falcon in the F-Zero series of futuristic Nintendo racing games. He has featured as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee, and more recently he has appeared as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. 4, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Samurai Goroh was the first F-Zero franchise update on the DOJO!!; when first revealed, his name was spelled without an "H" (Samurai Goro), but this was changed the following day. Origin Samurai Goroh as he appeared in the F-Zero manual with his katana. Super Smash Bros. Melee Samurai Goroh made his first appearance in F-Zero. He drives an F-Zero machine called "Fire Stingray". He later appears in F-Zero X driving the same machine. In F-Zero X, the tracks are suspended above ground which allows players to fall and lose the race. It is also possible to knock other players off the track. As stated before, Melee's opening features Samurai Goroh racing against Captain Falcon. The two start ramming each other until Captain Falcon is able to knock Samurai Goroh off the track, which may be a reference to being able to knock other people off the tracks in F-Zero X. Samurai Goroh driving the Fire Stingray is also retained. Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. 4 The F-Zero instruction manual had an eight paged comic book that goes over Captain Falcon's first bounty hunt. Samurai Goroh is in the comic as Captain Falcon's rival. In the comic, Captain Falcon shoots a criminal and was about to turn him in. Samurai Goroh shows up to try to stop him with his katana; however, Captain Falcon is able to get away with his Falcon Flyer. Samurai Goroh also appeared in F-Zero GX where he challenges Captain Falcon to a race. In the cutscene that the two meet, Samurai Goroh is holding a katana. In Brawl and SSB4, Samurai Goroh appears as an Assist Trophy, and when summoned, he will use his katana to slash at enemy players. In Super Smash Bros. Melee Samurai Goroh appears the Super Smash Bros. Melee opening FMV in a heated two-way race with Captain Falcon ramming their respective racing machines into each other on the Mute City track, but the Blue Falcon is able to send the Fire Stingray flying off the track and crashing into the camera. Samurai Goroh also appears as a collectible trophy along with his racing machine, the Fire Stingray, which is also seen in the two F-Zero-themed stages in the game. As a trophy Samurai Goroh features as a collectible trophy, unlocked as one of the 100+ trophies that can be collected randomly during normal play, such as in the Trophy Lottery and throughout the various Single-player Regular Matches, though it only appears once 200 VS matches have been played. It depicts both Goroh and his racing machine, the Fire Stingray. It reads as follows: The Samurai Goroh trophy in Melee. Samurai Goroh A rival bounty hunter, Samurai Goroh has crossed paths with Captain Falcon in many a dark corner of the universe. He also goes head-to-head with Falcon in F-Zero races, so the threads of their fates seem to be deeply intertwined. Samurai Goroh is famous for his katana, and his signature T-shirt is instantly recognizable. (F-Zero, 8/91) In Super Smash Bros. Brawl Samurai Goroh slices Mario and Fox with his sword in Brawl Samurai Goroh appears in Brawl as an assist trophy. Brawl's game data also reveals that Goroh has an unused trophy, featuring him and his F-Zero Machine, the Fire Stingray. As an assist trophy Samurai Goroh makes his gameplay debut as a computer-controlled Assist character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as one of the many secondary Nintendo characters that can appear from the Assist Trophy item in battle. When released, he uses his katana to slash at opponents. The Samurai Goroh trophy in Brawl As a trophy A man who presents himself as a bounty hunter much like Captain Falcon but is also the boss of a notorious bandit group. He tries to collect criminal bounties but always fails to beat Captain Falcon to the collar. He considers himself Falcon's arch-rival and always tries to beat him in F-Zero races. His machine, the Fire Stingray (#05), has a high top speed. : F-Zero : F-Zero GX As a sticker Samurai Goroh is the subject of 2 stickers in Brawl. Name Game Effect Characters Samurai Goroh F-Zero X AttackArm+018 Attack +18 Captain Falcon Samurai Goroh F-Zero +21 Samurai Goroh (F-Zero X) Samurai Goroh (F-Zero) In Super Smash Bros. 4 The Fire Stingray is present as a stage element on the Mute City stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, with its appearance from the original F-Zero game. As an assist trophy Samurai Goroh returns in Super Smash Bros. 4 as an Assist Trophy, maintaining a similar function as in Brawl, only this time he can be damaged. As a trophy The Samurai Goroh trophy in for Wii U. The Samurai Goroh trophy in for 3DS. This infamous pilot considers himself to be Captain Falcon's main rival. His racing machine, the Fire Stingray, is incredibly fast. If summoned into battle, he'll head toward the nearest opponent and slash with his katana. He definitely makes a better friend than foe! An infamous F-Zero pilot who considers himself to be Captain Falcon's main rival. He races as number 5 with his speedy Fire Stingray. When released in this game, he'll head straight for the nearest opponent, swinging his sword with reckless abandon. Try not to get on his bad side. : F-Zero (08/1991) : F-Zero GX (08/2003) In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate This page documents information about a future release. All information in this article must be verifiable, and adhere to SmashWiki's new game procedure. Potentially contentious information should be discussed on the talk page before being added. As an Assist Trophy Samurai Goroh retains his role as an Assist Trophy. Gallery Samurai Goroh's Fire Stingray Official artwork from Brawl. Samurai Goroh in SSB4 Fire Stingray trophy in for 3DS. Samurai Goroh's unused trophy model in Brawl. Trivia In Brawl, when a player completes All-Star Mode as Ike, the picture it shows on the congratulations screen is him back-to-back with Samurai Goroh. In Brawl, Samurai Goroh and Captain Falcon are the only F-Zero trophies that do not have their respective F-Zero racers. The kanji (激) on Samurai Goroh's shirt means either "extremely", "violent" or "raging". In both Brawl and Super Smash Bros. 4, Samurai Goroh was revealed before Captain Falcon himself. External Links Original confirmation with faulty spelling ("Goro") Brawl Confirmation

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