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Taki and Toki with the Fu-Ma Ninja clan

For the generic character, see Fu-Ma Ninja.

The Fu-Ma Ninja (封魔忍衆 Fū-Ma Nin-shu; literally Demon Sealing Shinobi People) is a ninja clan that was once led by Toki (Taki's former master), and beforehand, alongside Hachibei. Fu-Ma Ninja are capable fighters in both unarmed and armed combat, as well as demon hunters. The Fu-Ma Ninja's role in most iterations of the Soul franchise was to capture Taki and bring her back alive.

Background[]

The Fu-Ma clan is comprised of different factions, each with their own duties and role. The Inobe Faction specializes in creating weapons and equipment specifically for anti-demon operations. The Fujibe Faction is the combat faction, specializing in fighting and sealing demons.

During Toki's time as leader, he created the Yasunobe Faction, to act as his main enforcers within the clan. Unlike the other factions, the Yasunobe was subdivided into groups based on their missions, each with its own leaders. The Yasunobe faction consisted mostly of Toki's former subordinates, which drew enmity from members of the Inobe and Fujibe factions sympathetic to Hachibei, who was living in exile and was Toki's former rival for clan leadership. This friction likely arose from certain Yasunobe members using Toki's authority as an excuse to do whatever they please, and a rivalry between Geki, one of Yasunobe's leaders, and Shuki, the head of the Fujibe. The heads of this faction were neither friends nor allies, and viewed each other as potential enemies. Their subordinates felt similarly, and had little respect for anyone other than their superiors.[1][2]

There is also the secret Urabe Faction, charged with the duty of killing the current Fu-Ma leader if they are judged to be acting against the clan's best interests. Because of the faction's secret role, only those deemed worthy in both character and ability by the faction's current head are chosen to join it. Their numbers are few at any given time, with five being the highest estimate. Members of the Urabe publicly belong to the Inobe or Fujibe (the Yasunobe was also eligible, before it disbanded), and when times are peaceful, spend their lives in these roles. Leadership of the Urabe is passed down in secret by the current head. Their very existence is kept carefully concealed, and the clan leader remains unaware of their presence.[1][3] Despite this, the head of the faction at the time, Fuki, was unable to defeat Toki due to suddenly being thrusted into her position due to the previous Head of the faction, Hachibei, getting exiled, as well as the Toki's Yasunobe's bodyguards preventing her from doing so.[1][4] During Chie's rule, the Urabe Faction never needed to take action.[5]

Soulcalibur V[]

In Soulcalibur V, Natsu's profile states that Chie, Hachibei's daughter, is the new leader of the Fu-Ma Ninja clan.

Soulcalibur: Lost Swords[]

In Soulcalibur: Lost Swords, during some Quests, they are a great faction which guards a powerful Demon blade, which is thought by the player to be associated with Soul Edge. They are also shown to be enemies of the mysterious Wilhelmina and the Flyaway Falcon clan of assassins.

Members[]

  • Toki (former leader; deceased)
  • Chie (leader)
  • Taki (member of Inobe and Fujibe Factions)
Inobe Faction (伊延)
  • Elder Fuki (Head of the Inobe)
  • Enkai (Former head of the Inobe)[1][6]
  • Chiki
  • Kiki
  • Takeshina
  • Misuzume
  • Kanra
  • Ikari
  • Furushiba
  • Hakushiro
Fujibe Faction (藤部)
Imashibe Faction (未蘂')
Yasunobe Faction (保延) (Disbanded)
Urabe Faction (裏部)
Other

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Fu-Ma are likely named after the Fuma clan, a group in employ of the Hojo clan during the Sengoku Period, though written with different kanji. Though generally referred to as ninja now, at the time they were known as rappa, battle disrupters.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v 封魔の里~妖怪退治のエキスパート集団. Soul Archive (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 28, 2005. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "The Fu-Ma Clan (Part 3)" in Soulcalibur VI
  3. ^ "The Fu-Ma Clan (Part 1)" in Soulcalibur VI
  4. ^ a b "The Fu-Ma Clan (Part 5)" in Soulcalibur VI
  5. ^ a b c SoulCalibur: New Legends of Project Soul. Richmond Hill: UDON Entertainment Corp. February 2014. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-926778-95-2.
  6. ^ a b c "The Fu-Ma Clan (Part 2)" in Soulcalibur VI
  7. ^ a b "The Fu-Ma Clan (Part 4)" in Soulcalibur VI
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