Shinobu
Talk0this wiki
| Shinobu | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Shinobu PR Illustration | |||
| Real name | Scarlet Jacobs | ||
| Age | 18 years old (No More Heroes)
21 Years old (No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle) | ||
| Relatives | "Master" Jacobs (Father) Travis Touchdown (Teacher) | ||
| Affiliations | United Assassins Association (ranked eighth) | ||
| Ranking match | Santa Destroy High School | ||
| Splash taunt | "What's that in your hand, a toy?" | ||
| Alter ego | High school student | ||
| Notable kills | Three high school students, Million Gunman, New Destroyman | ||
| Weapon | Three Girl Rhumba's Sword | ||
| First appearance | No More Heroes | ||
| Battle theme | "Season of the Samurai" | ||
| Voice actor | Kimberly Brooks | ||
Shinobu (シノブ) is a fictional character in the 2007 video game No More Heroes and the 2010 No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle. She is an 18-year-old assassin, the youngest confirmed ranked member of the United Assassins Association, and a high school student at the local Santa Destroy High School. Her nationality is unknown, although she is presumably American. She is ranked eighth in the UAA.
Shinobu bears a grudge against Travis Touchdown because she believes he murdered her father, though in truth Travis had idolized Shinobu's father so much so that he watched all of Jacobs' tapes until they wore out, but had never actually met him in person. It is likely that Travis' twin brother Henry was the one who killed Shinobu's father, as it isn't until Travis activates his beam katana that Shinobu's overall tolerance of him harshens, proclaiming she will finally avenge her father, as Henry wields a beam katana similar to Travis'.
She goes to great lengths to hide her profession as an assassin from her fellow classmates, going so far as to kill a small group of
Added by Jlee1It is likely that Travis truly could not kill her because of his discomfort in killing a woman, as revealed with his victory against Holly Summers. Shinobu later appears to save Travis from being killed by Jeane.
In No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle, she returns as a playable character for two levels. She first appears right before the assasin battle royale in the UAA office, and her presence is questioned by Travis. Sylvia responds with saying that it was nobody. She then reappears after Travis defeats Dr. Letz Shake, and has been in Asia, won a championship belt, and even refers to Travis as master. Afterwards, Sylvia lets Shinobu take over for Travis in the next two ranks where she kills Million Gunman , and the newly ressurected Destroyman, now known as New Destroyman . Unlike Travis, Shinobu can jump, use a long range attack, and perform an air attack. However, after performing a combo she stops and taunts. After defeating New Destroyman, she tries to make advances on Travis, but Travis turns her down as he does not want to be "like the pervy teacher in a porn". She also appears in the final battle where Jasper Batt, Jr. tricks Travis into thinking she, Henry, and Sylvia are dead.
Shinobu is voiced by Kimberly Brooks.
In the Trading Card Game
Edit
There are several Shinobu trading cards in the Design Materials set. These include "Shinobu" Design, "Shinobu" Expressions and Shinobu.
TriviaEdit
- Shinobu originally had two boss fights in No More Heroes, one occuring later in the rankings. However, it was subsequently removed. However, the theme of her second battle, Samurai Summer, was used for Holly Summers' second battle theme and is still present on the soundtrack.
- Shinobu bears quite a few similarities to Afro, the main character of the anime Afro Samurai. Both wield katanas, have afros, and are seeking revenge on a person who killed their father. It is quite possible that Shinobu's design and background were both inspired by him.
- Shinobu's outfit in No More Heroes is based off the Japanese "kogal" style. In No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle, her outfit is based off Gothic Lolita style.
- In No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle, Shinobu has a glove over her right hand. That is the same hand Travis cut off during their ranking battle in No More Heroes.
- She constantly uses the word "Moe" in different events throughout play, IE. picking up health/electricity, but has no idea what she is saying herself
- One of her saving quotes in No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle is "What does "moe" mean?"
- When saving she does not use the bathroom like Travis but instead takes a shower. Oddly enough, always in the same place.
- In No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise her alternate costume looks like a cheerleader outfit. Apparently she has a bellybutton piercing.
- Shinobu's name is a pun on the word shinobi which means "to steal away". It also means ninja. However "Shinobu" can as a given name mean "endure" or "recall". This depends on how it is written in kanji.
- Its worth noting that in the Afro Samurai Ressurection movie a girl looking almost identical to her appears as a back ground character.
