Seppuku associated with suicide of samurai wives. The term was introduced into English by Lafcadio Hearn in his "Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation", an understanding which has since been translated into Japanese. Joshua S. Mostow notes that Hearn misunderstood the term "jigai" to be the female equivalent of seppuku. The first recorded act of seppuku was performed by Minamoto no Yorimasa during the Battle of Uji in the year 1180. Seppuku was used by warriors to avoid falling into enemy hands, and to attenuate shame and avoid possible torture. Samurai could also be ordered by their "daimyō" (feudal lords) to carry
Samurai Shodown III the overall story is smaller in scope. The returning characters from the previous game are: New warriors added to the series included the following: The first part of a two-chapter story that is chronologically set between the events of "Samurai Shodown" and "Samurai Shodown II", "Samurai Shodown III" follows the journey of a young semi-amnesic boy named Shizumaru Hisame as he and many other warriors seek out a powerful and dangerous swordsman named Zankuro Minazuki for their own personal reasons. Like "Samurai Shodown", "Samurai Shodown III" was released on multiple consoles other than the Neo Geo and Neo Geo CD