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Saizo Hattori
Saizo Hattori
Saizo as he appears in the early titles.
NicknameSociophobic Ninja
Age23 (PI), 24 (PI2), 25 (BnK)
BirthdateOctober 29, 1970
BirthplaceThe mountain regions of Mie prefecture, Japan
Height175 cm (5'9")
Weight72 kg (159 lbs)
Blood typeUnknown
AnimalBull/Ox
ZodiacScorpio
Attack specialtyNinjutsu
FamilyDaizo Hattori (Grandfather)
Rikuro Hattori (Grand uncle)
Gennai Hattori (Father)
Shin Hattori (Uncle)
Sakurako Hattori (Aunt)
Takumi Hattori (Cousin)
"Plant your feet firmly on the ground to have sound judgement!"
Power Instinct 2

Saizo Hattori (破鳥 才蔵, Hattori Saizo) is a character designed for the Power Instinct series, serving as something of a parody of ninjas in fighting games.

About Saizo[]

Saizo is a dark character who keeps his emotions hidden. He normally hides behind a mask to avoid the contact with others, although on occasion his part-time job requires him to appear on stage in an animal costume. He speaks in a code language called "Popapepa" when he doesn't want people to know what he is saying (apparently, only Poochy can understand that language). He likes the word "effort", and considers his mask to be a good luck charm.

Saizo is a very shy man and when he is not wearing his helmet he usually tries to hide his face, In official artwork, Saizo's face in entirety has rarely been shown when his mask and helmet were off; In most cases, his back is turned, or he is covering the lower portion of his face with his hand.

In his ending from Power Instinct Legends, apparently he surpasses his Sociophobia and completely removes his mask and helmet, but his reward for being the winner of the tournament just causes his sociophobia to return.

In Shin Goketsuji Ichizoku Toukon Matrimelee, Saizo got a new design and is stated that has a better control of his fear to expose himself in public and is able to stand in front of other people without his helmet for longer time, but then in his Bonnou no Kaihou ending, his prize for winning the tournament make his sociophobia return.

In CR- Goketsuji Ichizoku he wears his helmet again.

Sociophobia[]

An event that took place when Saizo was a little child detonated his fear to show up in front of other people. Saizo was a good but shy little boy, his relation with his parents was kinda shallow, but they were the only people he felt comfortable with, however his parents traveled often, and when they had to go out, Saizo stayed in home of one of his relatives.

Certain occasion, Saizo's parents had to travel, so they left Saizo at home of one of his uncles, there will be a family reunion in a couple of days(the Hattori side of the family,composed of just ninjas), so Saizo's parents told him to be a good boy and that they will be back for the reunion.

Saizo spent the days waiting for the return of his parents, his other relatives started to arrive to the house of his uncle and he didn't felt very comfortable with that, but always kept a good behavior. Finally one day before the reunion, Saizo was feeling joyful, soon he will see his mom and dad again. That day he went to sleep early, just waiting for the moment of waking up and hugging his parents; but once he fell slept, one of his cousins wrote an obscene word on his face.

Next day Saizo woke up excited, at last he and his parent's would be together again, he got out of the room he was staying immediately, thinking that his parents surely already arrived, and got into the living room. Many of his relatives were already there, but his parents were not.

Suddenly, his various relatives begun staring at Saizo, then they started to laugh, pointing at his face. Saizo couldn't understand what was going on, nobody said anything to him, they were just making fun of him. Tears started to come out from Saizo's eyes. He got out from the house running and looking for his mom and dad, but they weren't there. Saizo got to a nearby park and, tired of walking and crying, he fell into the ground. Once he felt the cold of the snow on his face, he could calm down a bit. Unfortunately, his parents didn't arrive that day.

Although several years passed by, Saizo still had the feeling that something was wrong with his appearance. Every time he has to show his face in front of others, he hears the sound of laughs and offensive mockery in his head. That trauma hasn't allowed him to live like a normal man, but still has faith that someday he will defeat all his fears.

Fear[]

Saizo got a job as costumed character performer for a park to try to overcome his phobia. After the 16th Goketsuji Tournament, he returned to his everyday duties feeling more confident in himself, but there is something that he never could achieve at his job and he knew that there would be still a problem by the time he stepped in front of the door of the dressing room.

If there is something more difficult to Saizo than showing his face in public that is changing his clothes in front of others. So as usual, Saizo waited until all his mates finished putting on their costumes. Once the dressing room was empty, Saizo got into the dressing room to put his costume on, but a couple of minutes after, his mates started to get into the dressing room because they were instructed to wear a different costume.

Saizo became very stressed out for being half naked surrounded by his mates so he tried to escape using a smoke bomb, but the first one he threw didn't work. In his despair, he started to threw several bombs but, wrongly, he took fire bombs instead of smoke bombs causing damage to his workplace. Saizo got fired after that.

Papopepa Language(ぽぱぺぱ語)[]

The Papopepa language is a special form of speech created by Saizo which structure seems to be understood only by Goketsuji family members and strangely some animals can understand it too. However this doesn't mean that every member of the family understand the language automatically and there are some into the family that doesn't fully understand it.

One characteristic of the Papopepa language is that just can be used to say short sentences with it, it is useful to communicate very specific messages or give quick instructions or also coded messages.

Currently(by the time of Power Instinct 2) The Goketsuji Zaibatsu's translation Service Department is working in a translator from Papopepa language to other more common languages.

Participation Details[]

  • Power Instinct

Saizo entered the tournament to continue the tradition of the martial arts school of his father.

  • Power Instinct 2

After losing in the previous tournament, Saizo realized that he had a long way to go in order to become a real ninja master. Cheered up by an old friend of his grandfather, Saizo is willing to put forth his best efforts to win and learn the most from his battles.

  • Goketsuji Legends

After his last involvement in the Goketsuji tournament, Saizo feels a little more confident and thinks that part of it is due to the coexistence he shares with some of the participants of the tournament (especially with Kurara). Saizo accepted Kanji's invitation, hoping that spending some time with the other competitors and winning the tournament will make him feel more confident and finally eradicate the sociophobia that always made him such a recluse.

  • Toukon Matrimelee

Saizo finally has conquered one of his goals: To get rid of his sociophobia! Now he can stand to be without his helmet in front of people. He received an invitation for the Matrimelee tournament where the reward for the winner is getting engaged to the King's daughter.

Saizo thought that having a girlfriend would be an important step to becoming a complete and normal man, so he accepted the invitation to participate in the Matrimelee tournament.

  • Bonnou no Kaihou

In order to improve his fighting techniques, Saizo wants his own gym and that is the reason for his participation on the Bonnou no Kaihou tournament.

  • Senzo Kuyou

Saizo participates in the Matsuri Senzo Kuyou tournament to honor the memory of the founder of the Goketsuji Clan. In his heart, he hopes that his prayers of having a more positive personality will be heard.

Special Moves[]

  • Gokuen Shou Ryudan (Dragon Flash Bomb) - Saizo throws a bomb that explodes when it hits the ground.
  • Feint Gokuen Shou Ryudan - Much like the above move, except Saizo throws a fake bomb. He gained this move in Power Instinct Legends and has had it since.
  • Shinku Senpuzan (Triangle Tsunami Slash) - Saizo comes barreling at the opponent from above for multiple hits.
  • Ryu En Ha (Dragon Flame Flash)- Saizo hurls a blast of energy at the opponent.
  • Seien Reshouzan (Flame Slicer) - Saizo rushes at the opponent with his elbow at amazing speed with a wave of energy in front of him.
  • Kage Musha (Shadow Warrior) - Saizo leaves a clone of himself behind as he attacks the opponent from above. He had this move in Power Instinct Legends.
  • Bunshin no Jutsu (Clone Jutsu) - Saizo activates his ninjitsu and leaves images of himself in his wake as he fights for a limited time. He had this move in Power Instinct Legends.
  • Gokuaku Noboru Ryu Dan (Flaming Flash Wave) - Saizo leaps into the air and throws down several Dragon Flash Bombs at the opponent.
  • Hishou Mai Kage Zan (Killer Shadow's Victory Attack) - Saizo throws a shadow from the ground. If it hits, a shadow replica of himself will rise out and slash the opponent violently with kunai knives.

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Appearances[]

Related Characters[]

Sprites[]

Saizo as he appears in Power Instinct Saizo in Matrimelee onwards Saizo's player select icon in Power Instinct Legends

Artwork[]

Trivia[]

  • His name parodies the historical figure Hanzo Hattori as well as Saizo Kirigakure. The main difference between Saizo's last name from Hanzo's is the characters used, which literally spells out "broken bird".
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