Tomas Vrbada, better known as Smoke, is a Lin Kuei assassin in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. Smoke made his debut in Mortal Kombat II as an unplayable secret character, appearing as a human before making his playable debut in Mortal Kombat 3 as a cyborg.
Bakudo (meaning "Way of Binding"): Is one of three types of Kido spirit way spells used in animes such as Bleach or Naruto. These are a broad category of defensive spells that block/repel attacks or freeze enemies in place. This class of spells includes Kido Barriers & Seals.
Chidori (千鳥, Japanese for "a thousand birds" or "plover"), is the name of a number of characters and objects in Japanese traditional literature and drama. In Naruto, Chidori is a lightning technique that allows the user to cut through any foe. It was created by Hatake Kakashi as an alternative to adding lighting manipulation to Rasengan. The user channels a large portion of lightning-chakra to their hand. They then charge at the target to deliver a high-speed thrust.
In literal terms, 千本桜 senbonzakura means “one thousand cherry trees.” According to this Japanese analysis, this is actually a fixed expression meaning “flowers in full bloom”. The expression of flowers in full bloom, the analysis goes on to explain, has metaphorical uses in addition to the literal one: namely, a woman at her most beautiful age, or the peak of something—one might say: the most prosperous time or era. You can find these metaphorical uses even in a dictionary if you look up the aforementioned 花盛り (“flowers in full bloom”). The name Senbonzakura, flowers in full bloom, is thus referring to “Japan at her most beautiful.” The glory days.
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