Shiren:Evil Soldier Family

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Artwork from a Nintendo DS Shiren 1 DS source book.

The Evil Soldier (Japanese: 鬼面武者) Monster Family is a recurring group of four monsters in the Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer series. It made its debut in Super Famicom Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer in 1995, making it one of the Original Monster Families. Its most recent appearance was in Nintendo Switch/Steam Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island in 2024.

The Evil Soldier Family consists of:

  1. Evil Soldier (Japanese: 鬼面武者, Kimen Musha)
  2. Evil Veteran (Japanese: はんにゃ武者, Hannya Musha)
  3. Evil General (Japanese: 将軍, Shōgun)
  4. Evil Shogun (Japanese: 大将軍, Daishōgun)

The Evil Soldier Family has made a cameo appearance in the Danganronpa series in 2021, under the name Monokuma Samurai.

Biography

Characteristics

When defeated, a memebr of the Dead Soldier Family will spawn in their place after a few turns have past, corresponding to the level of the defeated Evil Soldier, with exceptions for the games where the Dead Soldier was the only monster in the family at the time. They will then seek out, posess, and level up another monster.

Physical Appearance

Evil Soldiers take the appearance of samurai (Japanese: 侍) equipped with traditional armor including a helmet, kabuto (Japanese: 冑) with white side padding, fukigaeshi (Japanese: 吹返), shoulder spaulders, sode (Japanese: 袖). On its torso it wears a plated cuirass, do (Japanese: 胴) which connects to thigh plates, haidate (Japanese: 佩楯), with plain rounded boots.

Name Etymology

Appearances

For more about the Evil Soldier family in specific media, see the following articles:

Games
Evil Soldier
Shiren 1 Save Surala Moonlight Village Shiren 2 Magic Castle Asuka Shiren 3 Shiren 4 Shiren 5 Tower of
Slumber		 Shiren 6
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Evil Veteran
Shiren 1 Save Surala Moonlight Village Shiren 2 Magic Castle Asuka Shiren 3 Shiren 4 Shiren 5 Tower of
Slumber		 Shiren 6
SFC DS SP 1 2 3 4 GB PC PCI SP GBC DS DC PC Wii PSP DS PSP DS Vita 2020 SP 2024 SP
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Evil General
Shiren 1 Save Surala Moonlight Village Shiren 2 Magic Castle Asuka Shiren 3 Shiren 4 Shiren 5 Tower of
Slumber		 Shiren 6
SFC DS SP 1 2 3 4 GB PC PCI SP GBC DS DC PC Wii PSP DS PSP DS Vita 2020 SP 2024 SP
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Evil Shogun
Shiren 1 Save Surala Moonlight Village Shiren 2 Magic Castle Asuka Shiren 3 Shiren 4 Shiren 5 Tower of
Slumber		 Shiren 6
SFC DS SP 1 2 3 4 GB PC PCI SP GBC DS DC PC Wii PSP DS PSP DS Vita 2020 SP 2024 SP
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In Other Media

The Evil Soldier family can be found in the following external media:

Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp

In Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp (Japanese: ハッピーダンガンロンパＳ 超高校級の南国サイコロ合宿), Monokuma Samurai's appear in Despair Dungeon: Monokuma's Test, they are a fusion between an Evil Soldier and Monokuma.

Merch

Gallery

For all of the Evil Soldier art used across the wiki, see: Category:Evil Soldier Family

Official Artwork

  • (1995) Evil Veteran srtwork from a Shiren 1 SFC source book.

    (1995)
    Evil Veteran srtwork from a Shiren 1 SFC source book.

  • (2006) Evil Soldier artwork from a Shiren 1 DS source book.

    (2006)
    Evil Soldier artwork from a Shiren 1 DS source book.

  • (1995) An Evil Soldier in Shiren 1 SFC.

    (1995)
    An Evil Soldier in Shiren 1 SFC.

  • (1996) An Evil Soldier in Moonlight Village GB.

    (1996)
    An Evil Soldier in Moonlight Village GB.

  • (2001) An Evil Soldier in Magic Castle GBC.

    (2001)
    An Evil Soldier in Magic Castle GBC.

  • (2006) An Evil Soldier in Shiren 1 DS.

    (2006)
    An Evil Soldier in Shiren 1 DS.

  • (2008) An Evil Soldier in Shiren 3 Wii.

    (2008)
    An Evil Soldier in Shiren 3 Wii.

  • (2008) An Evil Soldier in Magic Castle DS.

    (2008)
    An Evil Soldier in Magic Castle DS.

  • (2024) A Masked Samurai in Shiren 6.

    (2024)
    A Masked Samurai in Shiren 6.

  • (1995) An Evil Veteran in Shiren 1 SFC.

    (1995)
    An Evil Veteran in Shiren 1 SFC.

  • (1996) An Evil Veteran in Moonlight Village GB.

    (1996)
    An Evil Veteran in Moonlight Village GB.

  • (2001) An Evil Veteran in Magic Castle GBC.

    (2001)
    An Evil Veteran in Magic Castle GBC.

  • (2006) An Evil Veteran in Shiren 1 DS.

    (2006)
    An Evil Veteran in Shiren 1 DS.

  • (2008) An Evil Veteran in Shiren 3 Wii.

    (2008)
    An Evil Veteran in Shiren 3 Wii.

  • (2008) An Evil Veteran in Magic Castle DS.

    (2008)
    An Evil Veteran in Magic Castle DS.

  • (2024) A Raging Samurai in Shiren 6.

    (2024)
    A Raging Samurai in Shiren 6.

  • (1995) An Evil General in Shiren 1 SFC.

    (1995)
    An Evil General in Shiren 1 SFC.

  • (1996) An Evil General in Moonlight Village GB.

    (1996)
    An Evil General in Moonlight Village GB.

  • (2001) An Evil General in Magic Castle GBC.

    (2001)
    An Evil General in Magic Castle GBC.

  • (2006) An Evil General in Shiren 1 DS.

    (2006)
    An Evil General in Shiren 1 DS.

  • (2008) An Evil General in Shiren 3 Wii.

    (2008)
    An Evil General in Shiren 3 Wii.

  • (2008) An Evil General in Magic Castle DS.

    (2008)
    An Evil General in Magic Castle DS.

  • (2024) A Great Samurai in Shiren 6.

    (2024)
    A Great Samurai in Shiren 6.

  • (2006) An Evil Shogun in Shiren 1 DS.

    (2006)
    An Evil Shogun in Shiren 1 DS.

  • (2008) An Evil Shogun in Shiren 3 Wii.

    (2008)
    An Evil Shogun in Shiren 3 Wii.

  • (2008) An Evil Shogun in Magic Castle DS.

    (2008)
    An Evil Shogun in Magic Castle DS.

  • (2024) A Lordly Samurai in Shiren 6.

    (2024)
    A Lordly Samurai in Shiren 6.

  • Monokuma Samurai: Evil Soldier fused with Monokuma in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.

    Monokuma Samurai: Evil Soldier fused with Monokuma in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.

  • Monokuma Samurai 2: Evil Soldier fused with Monokuma in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.

    Monokuma Samurai 2: Evil Soldier fused with Monokuma in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.

  • Monokuma Samurai ZZ: Evil Soldier fused with Monokuma in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.

    Monokuma Samurai ZZ: Evil Soldier fused with Monokuma in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.

  • Monokuma Samurai V3: Evil Soldier fused with Monokuma in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.

    Monokuma Samurai V3: Evil Soldier fused with Monokuma in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.

  • (2001) An Evil Soldier in Magic Castle GBC (colorless).

    (2001)
    An Evil Soldier in Magic Castle GBC (colorless).

In Other Languages

Language Name
English Evil Soldier (Various)
Japanese きめんむしゃ
鬼面武者 Kimen Musha (Various)
Language Name
English Evil Veteran (Various)
Japanese はんにゃむしゃ
はんにゃ武者 Hannya Musha (Various)
Language Name
English Evil General (Various)
Japanese しょうぐん
将軍 Shōgun (Various)
Language Name
English Evil Shogun (Various)
Japanese 大将軍 Daishōgun

Language Name
English Monokuma Samurai
Japanese モノクマ武者
Language Name
English Monokuma Samurai 2
Japanese モノクマ武者2
Language Name
English Monokuma Samurai ZZ
Japanese モノクマ武者ZZ
Language Name
English Monokuma Samurai V3
Japanese モノクマ武者V3

See Also

v • e
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer series - Monsters
Original Monster Families (Super Famicom Shiren 1 SFC) • Second Batch (Game Boy Moonlight Village GB) • Third Batch (Nintendo 64 Shiren 2) • Fourth Batch (Game Boy Color Magic Castle GBC) • Fifth Batch (DreamCast Asuka the Swordswoman DC) • Sixth Batch (Nintendo DS Shiren 1 DS) • Seventh Batch (Wii Shiren 3 Wii) • Eighth Batch (Nintendo DS Magic Castle DS) • Ninth Batch (Nintendo DS Shiren 4 DS) • Tenth Batch (Nintendo DS Shiren 5 DS) • Eleventh Batch (Nintendo Switch/Steam Shiren 6 2024)

Monster-types (List) — Aquatic-type • Curse-type • Cyclops-type • Dragon-type • Drain-type • Exploding-type • Floating-type • Ghost-type • Hypnotic-type • Magic-type • Metal-type • Normal-type • Plant-type • Poison Herb-type • Robotic-type • Rust-type • Shop-based-type • Staff Attack-type • Thief-type

References

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