Shiro Tokisada Amakusa (MUGEN Character)

Introduction

Shiro Tokisada Amakusa (天草四郎時貞) is a MUGEN fighting game character based on the antagonist from SNK's Samurai Shodown (Samurai Spirits) series. This implementation uses a Pots Style / Infinite Style gameplay framework with Kung Fu Man mechanics as the base, featuring both standard and EX Mode (Aku-Amakusa) variants.

Attribute	Value
Display Name	Amakusa
Full Name	Shiro Tokisada Amakusa
Version Date	04,14,2002
MUGEN Version	04,14,2002
Base Style	Pots / Infinite (Kung Fu Man)

Credits & Original Creators

Role	Creator
Original Character & Sprites	KUSAREMIYABI
Base Coding	Testament
EX Mode / Aku-Amakusa Edit	Aumio Khan
AI Reference	Masquer's Amakusa (AI by Houtou)
Thanks	AVOICEFORMEN (Antimisandry site)

Edit Notes (Aumio)

Added Aku-Amakusa / EX Mode variant
Added common portrait
CNS files adapted from Masquer's Amakusa differences to enable Aku-Amakusa in Pots Style
Author notes: "I am not a coder. Just checking it out."

Character Storyline

Amakusa Shirō (天草四郎) is historically based on Masuda Shirō Tokisada (益田四郎時貞, c. 1621–1638), a Japanese Christian leader of the Shimabara Rebellion against the Tokugawa Shogunate. In the Edo period, he was known as "Heaven's messenger" to his Catholic followers. The rebellion was defeated; Shirō was executed at age 17 and his head displayed in Nagasaki as a warning.

In Samurai Shodown, Amakusa is reimagined as a dark sorcerer who sold his soul for power. He seeks to resurrect the demon Ambrosia and rule the world. His moves reference Mekai (魔界, "Demon World") and dark invocation techniques.

System Architecture

File Structure

Amakusa/
├── Amakusa.def          # Main character definition (standard mode)
├── Aku-Amakusa.def      # EX Mode / Aku-Amakusa variant
├── Amakusa.cmd          # Command definitions & input handling
├── Amakusa.air          # Animation definitions
├── amakusaend.def       # Arcade ending storyboard
├── Coding/              # Standard mode CNS
│   ├── System.cns       # Core states, physics, variables
│   ├── Normal.cns       # Normals, throws, jumps
│   ├── Specials.cns     # Special moves
│   ├── Supers.cns       # Super moves
│   └── Helpers.cns      # Helper objects (projectiles, sparks)
├── Coding(EX Mode)/     # EX Mode CNS (Aku-Amakusa)
│   ├── System.cns
│   ├── Normal.cns
│   ├── Specials.cns
│   ├── Supers.cns
│   └── Helpers.cns
└── Colors/             # Palette files

State Machine Overview

State Range	Purpose
-3, -2, -1	Global / persistent logic (AI, cancel checks, command parsing)
0–52	Idle, walk, crouch, jump, landing
100–106	Run forward/back
120–155	Guard states
170–195	Win, intro, taunt
200–250	Standing normals
252–253	Tiger Thrust (counter)
400–450	Crouching normals
600–650	Air normals
700–731	Dodge, roll, power charge, MAX mode
800–821	Throw
1000–1400	Specials (Hadouken, Baihu, Teleport, Bomba)
1500–1530	Invitation to Mekai (super)
3000–3213	Kung Fu Barrage, Lightning Lookout, Darkness Illusion
3250–3260	Fuoco (Evil Hornet Gang)
4590–4600	Ambrosia Invocation (Level 3)
5000–5210	Hit states, recovery
8000–8600	Helpers (sparks, FX, super finish)

Variable Reference (System.cns)

Var	Purpose
Var(0)	StateDef
Var(3)	Jump type (0=Normal, 1=Low, 2=Long Low, 3=Long)
Var(5)	Special cancel flag
Var(6)	Super cancel flag
Var(7)	MAX cancel flag
Var(9)	Counter flag
Var(10)	Button strength (0=Light, 1=Medium, 2=Heavy)
Var(13)	Hit count
Var(15)	Juggle points
Var(16)	Juggle flag
Var(20)	MAX mode timer
Var(59)	AI mode flag

Skills & Moves Reference

Normal Moves (from READ ME.txt)

Move	Input	Notes
Miasma Plasma	F,F or B,B	Double-tap dash
Throw	F+pp	Forward + 2 punches
Gem Diagonal	F,x	Forward + Light punch
Gem Force	F,y	Forward + Medium punch
Gem Surprise	F,z	Forward + Strong punch
Slide	DF,a	Crouch-forward + Light kick
Gem Slide	DF,b	Crouch-forward + Medium kick

Special Moves

Move	Input	State	Notes
Evil Hornet	QCF+p/pp	1000	Hadouken-style projectile
Mekai Invocation	F,D,DF+p/pp	1050/1060	Baihu (charge projectile)
Teleport Flash	QCB+p/pp	1100/1130	Teleport attack
Mekai Trap	QCF+k	1400	Bomba (trap)
Mekai Portal	QCB+k	1300	Teleport (defensive)

Hypers / Supers

Move	Input	State	Power Cost
Evil Hornet Gang	2QCF+p	3250	1000
Mekai Invitation	2QCF+k	1500/1502	1000
Lightning Lookout	QCB+p	3150	1000
Amakusa Revenge	2QCF+kk	3200 (Darkness Illusion)	2000 (LV.2)
Ambrosia Invocation	2QCF+pk	4590	3000 (LV.3)

Command Aliases (Amakusa.cmd)

Alias	Motion	Used For
SpecialX/Y/Z	D,DF,F + x/y/z	Hadouken variants
EX Special	D,F + x+y/y+z/x+z	EX Hadouken
sp1	F,D,DF + x/y/z	Baihu
EX sp1	F,D,DF + z+x/x+y/z+y	EX Baihu
smart1/2/3	D,DF,F + a/b/c	Bomba (trap)
qcb_a/b/c	D,DB,B + a/b/c	Teleport
tobutama1/2/3	QCB + a+b/b+c/c+a	Mekai Invitation
QCF_KK	QCF + a+b/b+c/c+a	Darkness Illusion
fuoco	QCF + x+y/y+z/x+z	Evil Hornet Gang
infl	QCF + x+a/y+b/z+c	Ambrosia Invocation

Animation & State Mapping

Key Animation ↔ State Pairs

Anim#	State(s)	Description
0–11	0	Standing idle
40–47	40, 50, 52	Jump, air, landing
100–101	100, 101	Run forward
105–106	105, 106	Run back
120–155	120–155	Guard
200–250	200–250	Standing normals
400–450	400–450	Crouching normals
600–650	600–650	Air normals
1000–1030	1000, 1030	Hadouken, EX Hadouken
1050–1060	1050, 1060	Baihu, EX Baihu
1100–1120	1100, 1130, 1120	Teleport attack
1300–1330	1300, 1310, 1320, 1330	Mekai Portal (throw)
1400–1415	1400, 1410, 1415	Bomba (trap)
1500–1530	1500, 1501, 1502, 1520–1530	Mekai Invitation
3000–3050	3000, 3050	Kung Fu Barrage
3150–3152	3150, 3151, 3152	Lightning Lookout
3200–3222	3200–3222	Darkness Illusion
3250–3260	3250, 3260	Fuoco (Evil Hornet Gang)
4585–4600	4590–4600	Ambrosia Invocation

Helper / Explod Counterpart

Helper ID	Purpose
1005, 1007	Hadouken projectile
1410, 1415	Bomba trap
1520, 1521	Mekai Invitation orb
3152	Lightning strike
3221	Darkness Illusion clone
7008, 3260	Fuoco projectiles
8000–8014	Hit/guard sparks
8100, 8103	Jump/dash dust
8500–8520	Super pause FX
8600	Super finish text

Translation Table (Garbled Comments)

Many CNS and CMD comments contain ???? or similar sequences due to encoding corruption (likely Shift-JIS/CP932 viewed as UTF-8 or Latin-1). Below are inferred translations based on context and common MUGEN terminology.

Amakusa.cmd

Garbled	Inferred Meaning
`Discover integrators` ;??????3	Discover integrators (Ambrosia Invocation trigger)
[State -1, ?????] (tobutama)	Mekai Invitation (tobutama = 飛び霊, flying spirit)

Coding/System.cns

Garbled	Inferred Meaning
[State 200, ?????]	Voice / Sound effect
[State 200, ?????]	Swing sound

Coding/Normal.cns

Garbled	Inferred Meaning
[State 220, ?????]	ChangeAnim on hit (combo extension)
[State 220, ???????]	SprPriority (sprite layer)
[State 0, ?????]	VelSet (velocity)

Coding/Specials.cns

Garbled	Inferred Meaning
[State -2, ????]	VarSet (variable set)
[State 1];???????	NotHitBy (invincibility)
[State 450, ?????]	PlaySnd (sound)
[State 2];?????	Projectile spawn

Coding/Supers.cns

Garbled	Inferred Meaning
;?????	Section header (Mekai Invitation)
enfeite bola	(Portuguese) "ornament ball" / decorative orb
[State 1220, ?????]	PlaySnd
[State 3110, ???????]	Helper spawn (status ball)
[State 1412, ??????]	ChangeState
[State 1301, ????]	AssertSpecial
flag = NoShadow ;????	NoShadow flag
[State 640, ?????]	HitDef
[State 1305, ???????]	DestroySelf
;????????????	Statedef section
[State 3032, ????]	TargetBind
[State 3102, ?????]	Explod
[State 3103, ?????]	TargetLifeAdd
[State 3103, ????????]	ChangeAnim2
[State 3058, ?????????]	ChangeState (fall recovery)
;???????????????0.4???????	Gravity / VelAdd (0.4)
[State 3050, ????????????]	NotHitBy
[State 3030, ?????]	PlaySnd
[State 1200, ????]	Projectile / HitDef
offset = ... ;???????????	Projectile offset (X, Y)
velocity = ... ;?????????	Projectile velocity
accel = ... ;????????	Projectile acceleration
projID = ... ;?????ID????	Projectile ID
projanim = ... ;????????	Projectile animation
projhitanim = ... ;????????????	Projectile hit animation
projremanim = ... ;????????????	Projectile remain animation
projscale = ... ;????????	Projectile scale
projshadow = ... ;??????????	Projectile shadow
projhits = ... ;?????????	Projectile hits
projmisstime = ... ;????????????????	Projectile miss time
projpriority = ... ;????????	Projectile priority
projremovetime = ... ;?????????????	Projectile remove time
;-----------------------------------????????????docs???????	See docs for details
[State 3051, ?????]	Explod / PlaySnd / VarSet
feixos de luz	(Portuguese) "light beams"
transparencia	(Portuguese) "transparency"

Amakusa.air

Garbled	Inferred Meaning
bad darkness????????????	Bad darkness (animation note)

Version History

Git Log (Repository)

Commit	Author	Date	Message
a161ece	corewarex (uonce09@gmail.com)	2026-02-16	first change

Documented Edit History (from Read Me files)

Editor	Changes
Aumio Khan	Added Aku-Amakusa/EX Mode, common portrait; adapted CNS from Masquer's Amakusa for Pots Style
Testament	Base character coding (Pots/Kung Fu Man style)
KUSAREMIYABI	Original character creation and sprite rip

Quick Reference: Button Layout

Button	Punch	Kick
Light	x	a
Medium	y	b
Strong	z	c
Special	s	-

Last updated: 2026-02-16

Name		Name	Last commit message	Last commit date
Latest commit History 2 Commits
Coding(EX Mode)		Coding(EX Mode)
Coding		Coding
Colors		Colors
docs		docs
9000,1.pcx		9000,1.pcx
AMAKUSA 1.bmp		AMAKUSA 1.bmp
AMAKUSA 2.bmp		AMAKUSA 2.bmp
AMAKUSA 3.bmp		AMAKUSA 3.bmp
Aku-Amakusa.def		Aku-Amakusa.def
Amakusa.air		Amakusa.air
Amakusa.cmd		Amakusa.cmd
Amakusa.def		Amakusa.def
Amakusa.sff		Amakusa.sff
READ ME.txt		READ ME.txt
README.md		README.md
Read Me(Edit).txt		Read Me(Edit).txt
Shiro Tokisada Amakusa.jpg		Shiro Tokisada Amakusa.jpg
a-amakusa.snd		a-amakusa.snd
amakusaend.def		amakusaend.def
amakusaend.sff		amakusaend.sff

Document	Path	Description
README	`README.md`	This file – overview and reference
Docs Index	`docs/README.md`	Index of all documentation files
Read Me (Edit)	`Read Me(Edit).txt`	Aumio's edit notes
READ ME	`READ ME.txt`	Move list and credits
CHANGELOG	`docs/CHANGELOG.md`	Version history and creator edits
System Architecture	`docs/system-architecture.md`	Detailed state/var reference

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Shiro Tokisada Amakusa (MUGEN Character)

Table of Contents

Introduction

Credits & Original Creators

Edit Notes (Aumio)

Character Storyline

System Architecture

File Structure

State Machine Overview

Variable Reference (System.cns)

Skills & Moves Reference

Normal Moves (from READ ME.txt)

Special Moves

Hypers / Supers

Command Aliases (Amakusa.cmd)

Animation & State Mapping

Key Animation ↔ State Pairs

Helper / Explod Counterpart

Translation Table (Garbled Comments)

Amakusa.cmd

Coding/System.cns

Coding/Normal.cns

Coding/Specials.cns

Coding/Supers.cns

Amakusa.air

Version History

Git Log (Repository)

Documented Edit History (from Read Me files)

Related Documentation

Quick Reference: Button Layout

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