MAJOR DEEJ UNIVERSE

Riishi Mori was considered one of the greatest warriors of Japan, a man secretly trained as a samurai by corrupt elements within the Imperial Japanese military. Although Riishi believed he was serving with honor under the will of the Emperor, the truth was far darker: the Emperor had never been told of Riishi’s existence, his training, or the military’s plans for him. Riishi was, in effect, a weapon cultivated in secrecy and manipulated through deception.

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Taking the identity of Samurai Sentinel, Riishi became a feared wartime combatant and fought the Allied Fighters on multiple occasions during World War II. Despite his loyalty to Japan, he operated under a strict warrior code. He viewed the Allied Fighters as worthy enemies and refused to kill opponents who could no longer defend themselves, a stance that put him in direct conflict with the Japanese generals and handlers who sought indiscriminate killing. Riishi made clear that he would only obey such an order if it truly came from the Emperor.

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The Imperial military then forged a telegraph message, falsely claiming it came from the Emperor and ordering Riishi to kill all Americans indiscriminately. Katana Kuni, an Allied Fighters hero, learned through Army Intelligence that the message was fraudulent and went alone to warn Riishi that he had been lied to. Kuni tried to appeal to Riishi’s honor and sense of duty, but Riishi believed he was being deceived. Their confrontation ended in tragedy when Riishi killed Kuni in combat.

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Shortly thereafter, Captain Invader and the Allied Fighters arrived and confronted Riishi. Captain Invader presented decoded communications proving that the Emperor had never authorized Riishi’s actions and had never sent the order in question. Riishi then confronted the Japanese general and the radiomen responsible. When the radiomen confirmed the deception, Riishi was devastated and enraged. He ordered the Allied Fighters to take Kuni’s body, gave Captain Invader a bag of gold as an offering for Kuni’s family, and admitted that Kuni had been the better man. Riishi then executed the corrupt general, warned the assembled men never to allow such dishonor again, and left the war behind, returning to Japan.

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After Japan’s surrender in 1945, Riishi withdrew to his town on the northern tip of Honshu. Though disgraced in his own eyes, he was never prosecuted, and even the occupying Americans left him in peace, due in part to Major Invader’s quiet intervention. Over the following decades, Riishi lived in relative isolation, stepping forward only to save lives during storms, earthquakes, and criminal threats against his town. He continued to train every day.

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Months after Japan’s surrender, Riishi married in hopes of creating a legacy beyond the shame of the war. He and his wife had two sons, Reiken and Masushi. Tragically, his wife died hours after Masushi’s birth. Reiken embraced his father’s teachings and became an exceptional samurai student, while Masushi rejected the family legacy, took the surname Sasano, and pursued a very different life. Riishi secretly trained Reiken in the samurai ways even though such traditions remained suppressed and manipulated by dishonest authorities.

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When Riishi died in 1990, he charged Reiken with restoring honor to the Mori name and preserving true samurai teachings for the good of Japan rather than for the ambitions of corrupt men. Reiken swore to fulfill that mission, ensuring that Riishi’s legacy would not end with disgrace, but with redemption.

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