Segata Sanshiro

"Sega satan shiro! (You must play Sega Saturn!)"

- Segata Sanshiro

Segata Sanshiro is a character created by Sega. He starred in the forty-fourth episode of Death Battle, Chuck Norris VS Segata Sanshiro, where he went against Western action star Chuck Norris.

History
Segata Sanshiro was the Japanese mascot for the Sega Saturn. He was best known for appearing in commercials where he tries to force people to play the Sega Saturn using various comedic methods. When the Saturn transitioned to the Dreamcast, a commercial was made showing the supposed death of Segata, where he saved Sega from a missile exploding in their headquarters, but he has shown up in other media ever since.

Background

 * His name and appearance refer to the genesis of Judo
 * In a previous life, was a motorcycle-riding cyborg superhero.
 * Lives alone in the mountains, always trains using a giant Sega Saturn
 * His theme song orders others to play Sega Saturn "until your fingers break"

Feats & Stengths

 * Can outmatch an Olympic speed skater... barefoot
 * Able to duplicate himself and increase his size
 * Strong enough to punch falling cars and space shuttles into the air
 * Doesn't flinch when baseballs hit his chest at 90 mph
 * Can survive and speak in space, despite the lack of atmosphere

Weaknesses

 * His explosive Judo throw does not work on the undead
 * When this failed, he becomes helpless and was overwhelmed by zombies
 * Although he greatly helped the Sega Saturn, he could not save it
 * Lost to Sonic the Hedgehog in a martial arts tournament

Trivia

 * Segata Sanshiro is the second parody character (A parody of Sugata Sanshiro of the same title movie) to be in Death Battle (first was Deadpool)
 * Segata Sanshiro is the first Sega combatant in Death Battle who is not from "Sonic The Hedgehog" the second is Bayonetta.
 * Segata Sanshiro along with his opponent Chuck Norris are so far the only combatants to have not win or lose as it is implied they're still fighting.
 * Segata Sanshiro's sprite was slightly edited from Takuma Sakazaki's, from The King of Fighters series.