Murai

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Murai
Nationality:	Japanese
Gender:	Male
Status:	deceased
Occupation:	Master of the Shadow Clan, Disciple of the Dark Dragon
Debut:	Ninja Gaiden (XBox)

Murai is the uncle of Ryu Hayabusa and the master of the Shadow Clan ninja. He is the primary antagonist of Ninja Gaiden (Xbox) and it's variants Ninja Gaiden Black and Ninja Gaiden Sigma.

[edit] Game Appearances

[edit] Ninja Gaiden

See Also: Ninja Gaiden (Xbox)

Murai resides within the clan fortress during the first chapter of the game. He is later shown to be the Dark Disciple, the one behind the plot to steal the Dark Dragon Blade from the Hayabusa Village. Murai frames the Vigoor Empire for the theft, motivating Ryu to pursue Doku and engage in a killing frenzy across the Empire that will greatly strengthen the Dark Dragon Blade's power.

The player, as Ryu, faces Murai twice. In Chapter One, Murai uses nunchuku to fight Ryu in a test of his ninja abilities. In Chapter 16, Murai is revealed to be the Dark Disciple and wields the fully empowered Dark Dragon Blade, which mutates him into "the Devil Incarnate." He is ultimately slain by Ryu and the Dark Dragon Blade is destroyed.

[edit] Strategy

• When first encountered, Murai will be wielding the nunchuku. He proceeds towards you slowly, but will somersault at times to get to you quickly. Attacking head on is suicide, as his nunchuku attacks are quick and can deal a large amount of damage before you can counter back. Get too close and he'll perform a devastating grab. If you attempt to flee from him do not jump, as his nunchuks have a wide range of attack, instead somersault then jump back. The best recommended tactic to use would be to run up a surrounding wall and perform a drop attack when he is close. He is likely not to block it or evade and deals a moderate amount of damage.

• In his devil incarnate form and as the final boss of Ninja Gaiden Murai will be wielding the Dark Dragon Blade. His combos are devastating but easy to avoid. The best tactic would be to perform a mid air homing attack as it is quick an nimble. He is a fairly easy boss and can usually be defeated in one try give you have a moderate amount of elixirs or health.