This is a playthrough using Sho Shinjo in the PS1 Japanese version of Battle Arena Toshinden 1. Read on below for more information...
Sho is a hidden final boss in 1P Game mode on the harder difficulty levels, and he is an unlockable playable character.
===== HOW TO UNLOCK SHO =====
1) First, you need to unlock Gaia: Whenever you get to a situation where the title screen appears and the menu words scroll in, use Controller 1 and enter the motion: Down, Down-Right, Right + Square (or D, DF, F + Weak Slash) like a special move during the scrolling words. If you've done it correctly you'll hear a voice. You will also find that the colour of the menu text has changed.
2) After that, again get to a situation where the title screen appears and the menu words scroll in, use Controller 2 and enter the motion: Right, Down, Down-Right + Square (F, D, DF + Weak Slash) like a special move. If you've done it correctly you'll hear a voice.
3) On the character select screen, highlight Kayin, hold Down and press any attack button to select Sho.
Remember, these codes are different to the Western versions of the game!
===== SHO MOVES =====
Key: S = any Slash; K = any Kick; WK = Weak Kick; HS = Heavy slash; QCF = Quarter Circle Forward; QCB = Quarter Circle Back; HCF = Half Circle Forward; HCB = Half Circle Back; DP = Dragon Punch motion; RDP = Reverse Dragon Punch motion; UF = diagonal Up-Forward; UB = diagonal Up-Back
COMMAND NORMALS
- Slide: DF + K
SPECIAL MOVES
- Double Fireball: QCF + S
- Shoulder Crush: QCB + K
- Hishou Zan: DP + S
- Deadly Raise: RDP + S
- Backflip: D, U + K
- Air Backflip: during jump, D, U + K
- Diving Kick: during jump, QCB + K
DESPERATION (requires red flashing life)
- Hyakki Moshuu Ken: HCB, HCF + HS
SECRET MOVE (can be done anytime)
- Spinning Combo: D, F, UF, U, UB, B, D + WK + HS (best done when coming down from a jump)
===== ABOUT SHO =====
Sho is the master and older brother of Eiji. He trained both his younger brother and Kayin in the way of the sword, before leaving them without notice. He has since traveled around the world under the alias of "The Stranger", searching for strong opponents whom he ends up defeating.
In the first Toshinden tournament (Toshinden 1), he met and fought against a woman named Cupido who was from the Himitsu Kessha organization. They soon fell in love and eventually had a son named Subaru.
===== GAME TRIVIA ======
---- On the character select screen, just like Gaia, he has no icon and no image portrait.
---- Eiji is the only character in the game to not have a hair colour change on his alternate second costume.
===== DIFFERENCES IN THE JAPANESE VERSION =====
There are some differences in this when compared to the USA/EUR versions of the game... the significant difference is that most of the character music tracks are different. It seems that the West/Europe went to change/improve the music for the Western version of the game. (in the same way on how the SNES fighting game Tuff E Nuff improved the music over the Japanese version of the game, called Dead Dance)
The voices for most of the characters are also different as well. One example of this is Kayin's voice, in this version of the game he has a distinct American accent (despite him being Scottish)... whereas in the Western version he had a Scottish accent.
===== CHAPTERS =====
00:00 - Title, Character Select
00:21 - Regular fights
15:28 - vs. Gaia (main boss)
17:58 - vs Sho (secret final boss)
19:47 - Ending
20:04 - Staff/credits
21:03 - Super Attack
21:27 - BONUS: Sho Time Over Draw pose