Toshio Eto (Super Friends)

Samurai
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Real Name	Toshio Eto
Main Alias	Samurai
Affiliation	Super Friends
Base Of Operations	Japan
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	Japanese
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Professor
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Black
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Super Friends
Creators	Jeffrey Scott
First Appearance	"Attack of the Giant Squid/Game of Chicken/The Water Beast/Volcano" (November 5, 1977)

Samurai is a member of the Super Friends.

History

Toshio Eto was a professor of history in Japan. One day, the Gods of New Genesis imbued him with superhuman powers in the hopes that they could use him as an instrument in their never-ending battle against Darkseid. Calling himself the Samurai, Toshio had the ability to create a powerful whirlwind that surrounded the lower half of his body, providing him with increased locomotion and speed. He could use this whirlwind to propel himself through the air for directional flight. Toshio used these powers in the service of humanity and later became a member of the Super Friends. At first, his career was spent fighting against Lex Luthor's Legion of Doom, but later he and his colleagues committed themselves to combating Darkseid.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Aerokinesis
• Flight
• Illusion Casting
• Invisibility As seen in Episode 2 of Season 5, Journey into Blackness, the samurai turned invisible by saying the phrase, "Tomei Ningen."
• Pyrokinesis As seen in Episode 2 of Season 5 of Journey into Blackness, Samurai turned his body into flames by saying the phrase "Igo Moen."

Abilities

• Historiography
• Electronics
• Karate
• Swordsmanship

Notes

• The Samurai usually relied on a spoken mantra to activate his powers. The most commonly used phrase was "Kaze no Yō ni Hayaku!" ("[Go] fast like the wind!")
• Samurai was voiced by Jack Angel.
• Samurai's origin was never shown on the TV show; It was featured in Super Powers Vol 3 1. While Samurai on the TV show had debuted years before Darkseid came to Earth, his comic book counterpart debuted later.

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Footnotes

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