By lyuesword | 30 August 2021 | 1 Comments
Kazama Fuma Kotaro: The Demon Ninja Ⅰ
Information on ninjas is hard to come by, after-all ninjas operated in secrecy, usually from the shadows, infiltrating social groups and assassinating targets all under the cover of stealth. Naturally, this would make it difficult to gain an understanding of who they were at the time, let alone 600 years later. Perhaps the mystery around ninjas is what has us so fascinated about them; but there are few more fascinating than the one known as Fuma Kotaro. Now, Fuma Kotaro wasn’t actually his name, but a title given to the leader of the legendary Fuma clan, who was said to be a small group of ninjas that operated in the region of Kanagawa in Kanto under the orders of the Hojo clan, a clan who claimed a good region of Japan after the death of the great unifier, Oda Nobunaga.
What made the Fuma clan stand out was their tactics in guerrilla warfare.
Unlike the ninjas who were said to assassinate their targets through deception and infiltration, the Fuma clan were a little more brazen, and were said to opt for a style of warfare that would see them taking on larger forces than their own by means of sabotage. They would be more sporadic than the average army, using hit and run tactics and lying in wait to ambush their foes. They were set to attack enemies whilst pretending to flee, sometimes even luring enemies into traps. They were also known to ride on horseback, rushing the enemy from their blindside and using the speed of horses to make swift assaults. The Fuma Kotaro we’ll be speaking about is said to be the fifth leader of the Fuma clan. Little is obviously known about him, but some sources indicate that his name was Kazama. There doesn’t seem to be much evidence to prove this is an absolute truth, however for the purpose of this article, we’ll be referring to him as Kazama, so as to not misrepresent the other Fuma Kotaro’s of the Fuma clan.
One legend has it that Kazama was born to a human mother, but a demon father, or an Oni as they say in Japanese, meaning a supernatural ogre-like creature. Some say that the genetics he received, courtesy of this creature, is what gave him his supposed ferocity and sheer size. Kazama is actually described as being close to seven-feet tall with hulking muscles, and a malicious grin. He was also said to have sinister slotted eyed and his voice was so deep that if he yelled, you could hear it from nearly five kilometers away. Kazama was responsible for leading a special forces unit of about 200 men for the Fuma clan. They were known as Rappa, which loosely translates to something along the lines of ‘battle interrupters’. The Rappa were organized into four groups, with a dedicated set of men in each who harnessed certain skills that were required for certain missions. First you had the brigands for general melees and fights, but then you also had the burglars for high-profile heists that required the utmost stealth. Then you had the third group of thieves, who ranged from the common pickpocket to lockpickers, as well as the naval team in the fourth group, who were more like pirates than anything else.
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What made the Fuma clan stand out was their tactics in guerrilla warfare.
Unlike the ninjas who were said to assassinate their targets through deception and infiltration, the Fuma clan were a little more brazen, and were said to opt for a style of warfare that would see them taking on larger forces than their own by means of sabotage. They would be more sporadic than the average army, using hit and run tactics and lying in wait to ambush their foes. They were set to attack enemies whilst pretending to flee, sometimes even luring enemies into traps. They were also known to ride on horseback, rushing the enemy from their blindside and using the speed of horses to make swift assaults. The Fuma Kotaro we’ll be speaking about is said to be the fifth leader of the Fuma clan. Little is obviously known about him, but some sources indicate that his name was Kazama. There doesn’t seem to be much evidence to prove this is an absolute truth, however for the purpose of this article, we’ll be referring to him as Kazama, so as to not misrepresent the other Fuma Kotaro’s of the Fuma clan.
One legend has it that Kazama was born to a human mother, but a demon father, or an Oni as they say in Japanese, meaning a supernatural ogre-like creature. Some say that the genetics he received, courtesy of this creature, is what gave him his supposed ferocity and sheer size. Kazama is actually described as being close to seven-feet tall with hulking muscles, and a malicious grin. He was also said to have sinister slotted eyed and his voice was so deep that if he yelled, you could hear it from nearly five kilometers away. Kazama was responsible for leading a special forces unit of about 200 men for the Fuma clan. They were known as Rappa, which loosely translates to something along the lines of ‘battle interrupters’. The Rappa were organized into four groups, with a dedicated set of men in each who harnessed certain skills that were required for certain missions. First you had the brigands for general melees and fights, but then you also had the burglars for high-profile heists that required the utmost stealth. Then you had the third group of thieves, who ranged from the common pickpocket to lockpickers, as well as the naval team in the fourth group, who were more like pirates than anything else.
----To be continued.
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