Busuzima (Bloody Roar)
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Busuzima (BR:PF/EX) |
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| Name: | Hajime Busuzima |
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| Beast: | Chameleon |
| Nationality: |  Australian |
| Age: | 35 (BR2) 36 (BR3/BR:PF/BR:EX) 37 (BR4) |
| Height: | 191cm |
| Weight: | 67kg |
| Likes: | Himself, vivisection |
| Dislikes: | Others |
| Occupation: | Scientist |
| Appearances: | Bloody Roar 2, Bloody Roar 3, Bloody Roar: Primal Fury, Bloody Roar Extreme, Bloody Roar 4 |
| Voice Actor(s): | Paul Lucas (BR3) & Michael Rhys (BR4) |
Busuzima (ブスジマ) is a fictional character from the Bloody Roar series. He first appears in the second game of the series, and is a recurring antagonist.
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[edit] Affiliation
[edit] History
[edit] Bloody Roar 2
As a child, Busuzima was curious about the internal mechanics of insects, dissecting them just to find out how they moved. His grandmother pointed out to him that the insect no longer moved because it was dead. Eventually, she too 'no longer moved', and Busuzima became very lonely. It was then that he became obsessed with the idea of immortality, beginning his slow descent into madness. Many years later, Busuzima was employed by the Tylon corporation as one of their top researchers. It was during this time that he conducted unorthodox experiments on himself and became a Zoanthrope. At Tylon he befriended a fellow researcher by the name of Steven Goldberg, with whom he had a friendly rivalry. Eventually Goldberg became uncomfortable with the experimentation going on, enraging Busuzima, who felt his plans were being interfered with. He used his friend as a test subject for creating an insect Zoanthrope, believing that Goldberg would understand things better if he became a Zoanthrope himself. Unfortunately, the experiment was a failure, leaving Goldberg (now called Stun) in an unstable state. Soon after, Tylon fell to a group of Zoanthropes fought against the company to stop their experimentations. Over the next five years, Busuzima started his own group known as the Zoanthrope Liberation Front - ZLF - using Shenlong, a clone of the former Tylon assassin Long, as the front man, while he stayed behind the scenes, continuing to conduct his experiments and amassing a Zoanthrope army that struck fear into the hearts of confused humans.
[edit] Bloody Roar 3
Busuzima was once a head researcher for a company that planned to use Zoanthropes for military purposes, but their ambition was squashed by the Zoanthropes' rebellion. Left in despair, Busuzima hopes that the newly unearthed XGC code harbors a power worth harnessing. Tempted to discover the true powers behind the tabula, Busuzima sets out to be his own hero.
[edit] Bloody Roar: Primal Fury/Extreme
Busuzima finds himself lost. His experiments to find an 'Ultimate Life Object' have come to an abrupt halt; he has found that there is a counter-reaction that shortens life. During the XGC incident Stun, who (as Goldberg) was an expert in the area, pursued Busuzima, but before he could reach him, his body gave out and he died, unable to complete his vengeance.
As Busuzima thinks this, Jenny opens the door of his laboratory, and he snaps at her, threatening to use her body in an experiment if she doesn't behave. He mentions that he is looking for research material for his study on immortality. In response she apologises for setting Stun on him during the XGC incident, and then surprises him by saying that Stun is still alive: he was reproduced in the kingdom of Zoanthropes, and will be participating in their fighting tournament. Delighted, Busuzima wishes to pursue his old friend... to pillory him.
[edit] Bloody Roar 4
A year after the XGC incident, Busuzima gives up his work, unable to get any good results, and slips into a lonely, depressive state. When the Zoanthrope Violence begins to emerge, however, Busuzima becomes suddenly resolute. He plans to capture a legendary animal, the dragon, to make a new kind of Zoanthrope. He heads for the mountains, where he sees a white fox that seems unaware of his presence. He remembers the legend of the nine-tailed fox, and in his excitement he decides to pursue and capture it.
[edit] Personality
Busuzima is eccentric, devious and self-obsessed. Though a clever man, he hides his intelligence behind a mask of general lunacy and intense bravado. He is obsessed with being the best, and wants people to understand the power of his genius; however, usually because of his crude attitude, he tends to alienate everyone around him. So far he has antagonized most if not all of the BR cast members in one way or another.
[edit] Gameplay
Busuzima is a hard character to use. He is slow, and relies more on his ability to dodge out of the way of attacks to engage in a counter strike rather than a full frontal attack. In his beast form, he can cloak himself to confuse his opponents and he can gain the advantage. Such a technique is especially successful with his beast drive 'Busuzima's Mandala', which gives him the ability to warp from side to side to strike. This is very hard to avoid.
[edit] Endings
[edit] Bloody Roar 2
Busuzima believes that his power has triumphed over those who stand against him. Wrapped up in what he thinks is his great victory, he doesn't see Long, Alice, Uriko, Bakuryu and Yugo behind him. Unfortunately for him, they get their revenge and leave him as a bloody pulp, though even this will not sway his ambitions.
[edit] Bloody Roar 3
He procures the tabula and exults in his personal success. His celebrating is cut short when he finds himself surrounded by an army, and soon after, he is thrown into prison.
[edit] Bloody Roar: Primal Fury/Extreme
Busuzima stands over his fallen friend, Stun, proclaiming that he is "all brawn and no brains". He takes the chance to steal the 'fruits' of the experiments within the Zoanthrope kingdom, obtained by the sacrifice of other Zoanthropes. As he is about to leave, he finds Stun looming over him. In his fright, he is unable to react quickly enough to avoid a gut punch, and crumples before the Insect.
[edit] Bloody Roar 4
Mana muses over the completion of the seal as Busuzima laughs, telling her that it is all over for Ryoho, and that now he will be taken away and experimented on. Then he pauses, and yells in horror, realising what the girl has said about resealing means that Ryoho cannot change back into a dragon. Mana verbally confirms this. Busuzima exclaims that she can't do that, shocked that his plans have to come to naught. However, he remembers that the nine-tailed fox is still there, and decides to use her instead. Mana panics and runs away as Busuzima chases after her; but not for long, as he then runs away himself, with Mana, in fox form, attached to his rear.
[edit] Trivia
- Though Busuzima is a scientist, only artwork depicts him in a lab coat. He wears casual clothes to fight in.
- He is often considered the comic relief of the series.
