The Mysterious Murasame Castle (universe)

The Mysterious Murasame Castle (, The Mysterious Murasame Castle) is an action-adventure game set in feudal Japan, initially released for the Famicom Disk System.

Franchise description
The Mysterious Murasame Castle was a Japan-only release for the Family Computer Disk System, a disk-based expansion console exclusive to the Japanese Famicom. It was one of the system's early titles, and its second original title after The Legend of Zelda. The release of Koei Tecmo's  for the Wii allowed players to experience The Mysterious Murasame Castle for the first time outside of Japan, as Samurai Warriors 3 featured a 3D remake of the game as a separate mode. However, in 2014, over 28 years after its release, the original game was re-released worldwide through Virtual Console on the Nintendo 3DS, and again on the Nintendo Switch Online service in 2023.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee
Although Melee lacked elements related to The Mysterious Murasame Castle, Sakurai stated that Takamaru was considered as a playable character during development, but stated that Takamaru’s chances of appearing as a playable character in Melee were low.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The universe is represented by a music track and a single sticker.

Sticker

 * Takamaru

In Super Smash Bros. 4
In Smash 4, the universe is represented by an Assist Trophy, a corresponding trophy, and a music track.

Assist Trophy

 * Takamaru: The main character of the universe, who attacks with his katana and Windmill Swords.

Mii Costume
A Mii Costume based on Takamaru was added as downloadable content, as one of the final Mii Costumes added to the game.

Outfit

 * Takamaru Outfit (DLC)

Headgear

 * Takamaru Wig (DLC)

Assist Trophy

 * Takamaru: Returns as an assist trophy.

Mii Costume
The Takamaru Mii Costume from Smash 4 returns as an unlockable costume rather than downloadable content.

Outfit

 * Takamaru Outfit

Headgear

 * Takamaru Wig

Returning Tracks

 * "": returns from Smash 4.

Source Tracks

 * "": a direct port of the game's main overworld theme, returning from Brawl after being absent from Smash 4.

Spirit
Takamaru appears as a spirit.