Seppuku by a tight field dressing, and then perish, bringing about a dramatic end. Some samurai chose to perform a considerably more taxing form of seppuku known as "jūmonji giri" (十文字切り, "cross-shaped cut"), in which there is no kaishakunin to put a quick end to the samurai's suffering. It involves a second and more painful vertical cut on the belly. A samurai performing "jūmonji giri" was expected to bear his suffering quietly until he bleeds to death, passing away with his hands over his face. Female ritual suicide (incorrectly referred to in some English sources as jigai), was practiced by the
Samurai Warriors 3 system, which has been redesigned and is now part of "Dojo", a section also dedicated to creating edit characters and color-edit existing characters. An exclusive mode for the Wii version is the "Murasame Castle" based on the Nintendo game "Nazo no Murasame Jō", which allows for the control of its lead character Takamaru. Seven new characters made their playable debut in the Samurai Warriors franchise, most of them former generic non-player characters in past installments. Most of the characters from previous games also return, all redesigned with several receiving new weapons. Three characters; Gracia, Musashi Miyamoto, and Kojirō Sasaki do