Black Samurai

Black Samurai

Swordsman
Discord	@Silas#1147
Reddit	Silas
Metatype	Human
Street Cred	0
Notoriety	0
Public Awareness	0
CDP	66
Date of Birth	March 22, 2060
Age	25
Folder	[1]
Priority	Metatype - E Attributes - B Magic/Resonance - D Skills - C Resources - A

Character Information

Summary

Akira's uncle was defeated and embarrassed by runners (see A Blast from the Past) and--as a result--was forced to take his own life to spare his family such embarrassment. Renraku pulled their SINs and left the family stranded in Seattle. His uncle's first blade in hand, Akira Mori sets out to destroy the middle management corpo scum who pushed their failures upon his family and recover his uncle's lost blade in the process.

Goals

• Destroy the middle-management at Renraku who ordered his uncle to take his own life.
• Find a new path or mentor to guard.

Background

Born to a father from Japan and a mother from Ireland, Akira Mori grew up in Seattle. His uncle, only twelve years older, was a Red Swordsman in Training with Renraku and a point of pride for the family. That is--until he lost control of a black site. With only one way to restore his family's honor, his uncle's remains were buried in a Renraku-branded urn, a testament to both his failure and the corporation's draconic culture.

[Family Tree | About the Moris]

Narrative Significant Qualities

Positive

• Bilingual | The Black Samurai was born to a father from Japan and a mother from Ireland. He grew up learning and speaking both English and Japanese.
• Mentor Spirit (Stag) | The Black Samurai mixes his father's Shintoism with his mother's Irish customs. Both draw from a knowledge that the land is where all people draw their power. All will return to the earth in time.
• Perfect Time / Shoot First | When a blade is in its scabbard, the enemy cannot judge your striking distance to recognize the danger. Use that to your advantage.

Negative

• Corporate Pariah II / RoF (Renraku) / Prejudiced vs Renraku | His uncle, disgraced in battle, took his own life at the direction of his superior at Renraku. Despite rescinding his family's SINs, Renraku still has his information on file.
• Designated Omega | Trained to be a bodyguard and soldier by his uncle, Akira feels lost without someone charismatic giving orders.
• Emotional Attachment (Uncle's Katana) | Akira uses his uncle's first katana since the second sword was taken after his disgrace in battle. He hopes to find and carry the second in time, as well.
• Superhuman Psychosis | Akira has been stricken several times with the desire to prevent needless bloodshed. He's slowly starting to consider other methods.
• Wanted | 50k to Seattle, and 50k to Salish-Sidhe Council on a job we completed successfully. Can you believe that drek?

Initiations

#	Date	Link	Reward
1	26 February 2082	Sparring Partner	Masking
2	19 March 2082	Family, Duty, Honor	Adept Centering
2	16 April 2082	No Rest for the Wicked (Management)	Power Point

Run History

Name	GM	Metaplot	Threat	Date of Run
Cali-Sam	LHOG			1 August 2085
Bravado in the Bluff	Synonym			2 March 2085
Ronin in the Shadows	Synonym		Deadly	11 November 2082
Use Every Part	Sarcarian		Deadly	2 November 2082
Mother's Little Helper	Sarcarian		Low	31 August 2082
Cause and Effect	Archtmag	By Royal Decree	Semi-Prime	28 August 2082
Gnawer, I Hardly Knew Her	Aurora	A Ghoulish Case	High	23 August 2082
Two Wolves	Aurora		High	21 August 2082
The FBI Is Totally Fine	Aurora		Semi-Prime	21 August 2082
DJ Samurai	Aurora		High	19 August 2082
Snitches Get... Well, You Know the Rest	Sarcarian	ShadowHaven Shutdown	High	12 August 2082
A Meatcar Named Desire	Cutier Than Thou		Medium	2 August 2082
Tug of War	Asmodeus	The Life and Times of One Kevin Crimes	High	28 July 2082
Vignettes	Sarcarian		Medium	10 July 2082
Copycat Client	Archtmag		Medium	7 June 2082
Samurai Time	Aurora		Medium	1 June 2082
A Nest of Vipers	Sarcarian		High	28 May 2082
April Desires Bring May Fires	OrionsRequiem	Cross Flight Love Fight	Prime	13 May 2082
Out of Balance	OrionsRequiem	Two Steps Ahead	High	11 May 2082
Cultivation Crisis	OrionsRequiem		Medium	30 April 2082
Into the Flytrap	Aurora	A Scattering of Deadly Petals	High	24 April 2082
The Most Urban Brawl 2: The Metagame	OrionsRequiem	Cross Flight Love Fight	High	21 April 2082
Whispers of Oblivion	Asmodeus		High	18 April 2082
No Rest for the Wicked (Management)	OrionsRequiem			16 April 2082
The Most Honorable Birthday	OrionsRequiem		Semi-Prime	8 April 2082
My Bag Is Cooler Than Yours	Blood Librarian		Medium	7 April 2082
What Lies Beneath	Mursey		Medium	2 April 2082
Blood Hounds	Mursey		Mid	28 March 2082
Family, Duty, Honor	Sarcarian		Medium	22 March 2082
Fortunate History	OrionsRequiem	Dragon of a Problem	High	14 March 2082
I've Been Followed	Aurora		High	3 March 2082
Black Samurai's Initiation 1	Aurora		Initiation #1	26 February 2082
The Most Urban Brawl	OrionsRequiem	Cross Flight Love Fight	High	24 February 2082

Affiliations

Contacts

Contact	Connection	Loyalty	Archetype	Profession	Aspects	Chips
Dollmaster	6	1	Fixer(G, N, K, A)	Shadowy Manipulator	Upgrades, Subtle Touches, Cut and Paste, Arm and a Leg, Leveraging, Long Game, Overwhelming Force	Even
Masuyama Kijuro	2	3	Service	Renraku Aware	Doesn't Speak The Language, Aware, Renraku Security Guard, Blending In, Astral Combat: Katana, Renraku Loyalty/Fear, Expert Swordsman	Even
Alias	5	3	Gear	SIN Forger	SIN Forger, Police Contacts, Disguise Enthusiast, Hacker, Infiltrator, College Educated	Even
Cecelia Cross	5	2	Networking	CATco Employee	Secret Technomancer, Woman Scorned, Tech Expert, Matrix Master, Corporate Life, Network Angel	Even
The Dukes	3	1	Service	Drug/Moonshine Runners	Package Deal, Speedy Delivery, Has Motor Will Drive, The Commander Dunklezhan, Vehicle Familiarity, Scrappy situations	Even
Informer	2	3	Legwork	Private Investigator	Truthseeker, Magical Expert, Trid Aficionado	Even
Sword	3	3	Custom(A,G,K,N)	Sensei	Magician, Free Spirit, Sword Sensei, Living Weapon	Even
Tee & Vee	2	1	Generalist	Bodyguards	Morning People, Silent Protectors, Bodyguards, The Rich and the Restless, THE CASE, Our Other Boss is Fed-Bo, Cyberimplanted Combatants	Even
Warboss	6	1	Fixer	Fixer	WAAAGH!, Moar Dakka!, Half Machine, All Trog, Gang Boss, Lok'tar Ogar, Crime Lord, Smuggler	Even

Organizations

Allies

Contact	Position	Connection	Faction Rep	Archetype	Health	Location
School of Clashing Blades Smashing Fist	Member	1	30	Martial Arts School	Maintaining	Redmond Barrens, Seattle

88s | 5

After putting down an enemy hit squad in San Fran, David Yang owes me.

Ancients | -7

Turns out they're super racist and I'm antagonistic...so this is pretty self-explanatory. The second time it was because their entire urban brawl team got sliced and diced. In my defense, I had two of their members on my team and I kept 'em both alive, so seems like a mix up.

Black Chrysanthemum | -50

Shocking how people who assassinate entire rival gangs feel like you should show mercy...the irony is palpable.

Cross Applied Technologies | 10

I don't...know...that Cecelia is a good person...

Federated-Boeing | 0

Bullet Train Hype. Edit: Oof I had a protracted fight with both Brody's bodyguards.

Shotozumi-gumi | 3

Facilitate a deal instead of stealing from them, even if it's just because your dumb ass walked into an office while he's sitting there, and yeah. Here we are.

Skraacha | 1

You may first arrive in the Ork underground by running from KE, but if you manage to do their dirty work in Yakuza territory AND bring them back 20% of their drugs, they appreciate it. A little bit. You still owe 'em, kid.

Renraku

Renraku employees of note erased:

• Yamada Shinji
• Noriko Ito - Hayato's former boss.

In Character Information

Matrix Search Table

Threshold	Result
1	Did you mean Red Samurai?
3	Information on feudal Japan and samurai.
6	Information on runners who call themselves samurai.

Shadow Community Table

Threshold	Result
1	Went way too loud downtown, and is now in Warboss's pocket.
3	A talented swordsman who takes orders well, but rarely leads.
5	Knocked out a Renraku businessman at his uncle's funeral. He and Renraku are not on great terms.

SINs

Levi West (R4 / UCAS)

Appearance

Akira's head is shaved on the sides with black hair pulled into a short ponytail on top. His long face is clean shaven. When wearing his Black Samurai garb, he changes his cybereyes to be fully black with no white; when out of costume, his eyes are grey and mimic normal eye structures. Akira is skinny, but sinewy. He weighs an extraordinary amount because of his metal limbs.

A small scar protrudes out the neckline of his shirt. When shirtless, the thin, deep scar extends from the side of his neck, across his chest, and down underneath his right armpit, thanks to the sharp blade of a Yakuza bodyguard (see Family, Duty, Honor.)

Clothing

As the Black Samurai, he wears a black armored jacket and ballistic mask with matching helmet. Arm and leg guards cover obvious cybernetic limbs. Outside of running, Akira wears hoodies or--when needed--a cheap black suit and black tie.