Segata Sanshiro

Fujioka was impressed by Sega's ideas for the character and felt that Segata Sanshiro would send a strong message to children.In part because Fujioka bore a vague resemblance to Susumu Fujita, the actor who portrayed Sugata Sanshirō, the parody was obvious to a Japanese public audience.Fujioka was also a skilled martial artist, experienced in multiple disciplines including karate, iaido, and judo, making him a close fit for the role.The character of Segata Sanshiro was positioned as a martial artist who commanded people to play Sega Saturn games.Fujioka was impressed by Sega's ideas for the character, stating "I thought it was good that they wanted to send a strong message to children in an age when young people had no direction.[1] Other games advertised include Panzer Dragoon Saga, Shining Force III,[3] Saturn Bomberman Fight!During production, Fujioka maintained a very serious focus on his performance of the character, even while doing tasks such as breaking ten roof tiles with his head or punching the buttons of a giant Saturn controller.He makes a cameo appearance in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed,[11] and is playable in Project X Zone 2 as a solo unit.[6] Producer Kensuke Tsukanaka stated that it was a desire of Namco Bandai to include Segata Sanshiro in the latter game.[19] The Segata Sanshiro advertisements are given credit for helping to establish those sales, though Sega had failed to make the Saturn as successful in other regions.Thomason amended that "it's just a shame his greatest skill – throwing opponents to make them explode – couldn't be translated to the game".[21] Luke Plunkett of Kotaku called Segata the "Greatest Video Game Ad Man Of Them All" due to his strong personality citing examples such as how he yelled at children.