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Hattori Hanzō (服部 半蔵, c. 1542 [1] – January 2, 1597) or Second Hanzō, nicknamed Oni no Hanzō (鬼の半蔵, Demon Hanzō), [2] was a famous samurai of the Sengoku era, who served the Tokugawa clan as a general, credited with saving the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu and then helping him to become the ruler of united Japan.
Hanzo belongs to the Shimada family, a clan of assassins. As the eldest son in the family, Hanzo was bound by duty to inherit the Shimada empire from his father, Sojiro Shimada. From an early age, he was trained for that responsibility and showed skill in martial arts, bowmanship and swordplay.
Hanzo's Gate in Edo Castle took its name from the nearby residence of the Hattori clan. Hattori Hanzō's son Hattori Masanari commanded the castle's Iga guards but proved a less successful leader than his father. In 1606, the Iga men rebelled due to harsh treatment.
The series revolves around the Tawaras, a shinobi family that lives in a traditional 'house of ninjas' in present-day Japan and are descended from Hattori Hanzo. [4] Six years ago, the eldest son died during a mission to rescue a kidnapped politician, and the Tawaras abandoned their role in the government.
Years prior, Hanzo Hasashi was a Shirai Ryu clan ninja who was enlisted by the sorcerer Quan Chi to find a map hidden in a Shaolin temple, unaware that the sorcerer also tasked Bi-Han of the rival Lin Kuei clan with the same task. During their subsequent fight, Bi-Han kills Hasashi, allowing Quan Chi to slaughter the Shirai Ryu and Hasashi's ...
Hattori Masanari (服部 正就, 1565 – June 3, 1615) was the third Hattori Hanzō and a retainer under the Tokugawa clan during the late Sengoku period of Japanese history. He was the eldest son of the famous Hattori Hanzō. Masanari began to fight alongside his father by the mid 1590s, succeeding him in 1596 at age 31.
Hanzo Hattori from the Samurai Shodown series of fighting games; Hanzou Hattori (World Heroes), a character from the World Heroes and Neo Geo Battle Coliseum fighting games; Hanzo Hasashi, the true name of the ninja specter Scorpion from Mortal Kombat; Hanzo , a player character in the video games Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm
Hattori Masashige (服部 正重, 1580–1652) was an Edo period Ninja and the fourth Hattori Hanzō. His older brother was Hattori Masanari and his younger brother was the monk Hattori Masahiro.