- —Segata Sanshiro
Segata Sanshiro is an advertisement mascot for the Sega Saturn. He appeared in the 44th episode of Death Battle, Chuck Norris VS Segata Sanshiro, where he fought against real life actor and martial artist Chuck Norris.
History
Segata Sanshiro was the Japanese mascot for the Sega Saturn. For you see, Sega was in trouble. The Saturn was being outsold by the Nintendo 64, leaving their company in the dust. But one day, the mysterious martial artist with next to no backstory appeared out of nowhere and attacked anyone who was not playing a Sega Saturn. This violent plan worked out in the end, and the Saturn's performances improved significantly. When Sega transitioned to the Dreamcast, Segata's days were numbered when he saved Sega HQ from a missile, causing his seeming demise. But he survived and lives on in semi-retirement, even watching over his own child. But should he ever be needed again, he'll be there.
Death Battle Info
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 & Strengths
- 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 became 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
Cameo Appearances
The constellation Chuck and Segata formed at the end of the fight appears in the sky of Guts VS Nightmare.
In Solid Snake VS Sam Fisher, the ending of Chuck and Segata's fight was seen on the computer Sam was hacking, and a snapshot of the fight was on the inside of Snake's cardboard box.
In Naruto VS Ichigo's post-fight animation, Segata and his opponent briefly stop their fight to look at Naruto's final attack against Ichigo before resuming their fight.
The constellation of Chuck and Segata returned briefly during Doctor Strange's and Doctor Fate's reality-warping battle.
The constellation of Chuck and Segata returned yet again during Beerus VS Sailor Galaxia after both destroyers erased the asteroid field that was once Earth.
The constellation of Chuck and Segata returned again briefly during Hulk VS Broly while Broly is charging up his Gigantic Meteor on top of The Hulk.
The constellation of Chuck and Segata returned once again during Shadow VS Ryuko when Shadow the Hedgehog and Ryūko Matoi took their final clash into outer space.
The constellation of Chuck and Segata can barely be seen behind Saitama as he thinks about how he finally found a serious fight against his opponent, though only Chuck's side of the constellation can be seen as Saitama's head is covering up Segata.
DBX
Segata made a cameo appearance in the 87th episode of DBX, Vegito VS Gogeta, where he and Chuck can be seen during the part where the two Saiyan fusions traveled across universes.
Gallery
Appearance
Arsenal and Abilities
Trivia
- Segata is the sixth Sega character to appear, after Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog, Doctor Eggman, Metal Sonic, and Tails, and with the next seven being Knuckles the Echidna, Bayonetta, Jeanne, Amy Rose, Mitsuru Kirijo, Archie Sonic, and Archie Silver.
- Segata is the first Advertisement character to appear, with the next one being Kool-Aid Man.
- Segata is the third combatant to speak in another language other than English, after Mai Shiranui and Sol Badguy, and with the next five being Jotaro Kujo, Kenshiro, Akane Yashiro, Lopez the Heavy, and Heihachi Mishima.
References
- Segata on Wikipedia
- Segata on the Sega Wiki