Bushido (character)

Bushido (Ryuku Orsono) is a superhero appearing in media published by DC Comics. He is a Japanese swordsman and a member of the Teen Titans. Bushido was killed by Superboy-Prime during the Infinite Crisis event in 2006 and has made limited appearances since.

Bushido
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Titans Annual #1 (2000)
Created by	Geoff Johns Ben Raab
In-story information
Alter ego	Ryuku Orsono
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Titans L.A. Black Lantern Corps
Abilities	Highly trained swordsman. He also carries weapons imbued with the soul of the warriors who wielded it that guide him in battle.

Bushido has made limited appearances in media outside comics, with his most prominent being cameo appearances in the animated series Teen Titans.

Publication history

Bushido appears in Titans Annual #1 (2000) and was created by Geoff Johns and Ben Raab.

Fictional character biography

Ryuku Orsono is a Japanese teenager who originates from a familial line of heroes and becomes a bushidōka upon his mother's death. He first encounters the Teen Titans when he helps them exorcise the demon Tengu from Beast Boy.^[1]

In Infinite Crisis, Bushido is killed by Superboy-Prime.^[2][3][4] In Blackest Night, he is temporarily resurrected as a Black Lantern.^[5]

Powers and abilities

Bushido is skilled in the martial arts, especially in swordsmanship. His primary weapons are the naginata and the jitte, as well as the hachiwara and the shuriken. Each weapon is imbued with the soul of the warrior who wielded it, with each guiding him in battle.^[1][6][4]

In other media

• Bushido makes non-speaking appearances in Teen Titans as a member of the eponymous group.^[7]
• Bushido appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[8]
• Bushido appears in Teen Titans Go!.^[9]