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During the Heian
period, a famous onmyoji learned about existence of the demon world and
foresaw the dangers. He created an army of wooden puppets to combat them after
his death. During times of peace, these puppets performed Shinto dances for
the gods, and their performance usually took place at doll stage in Tenkaku
Theater (Tenkaku-za). A century ago, when Mizuki
and her demons awoke, the puppet army together with dozens of Buddhist monks
went to Mt. Osore to seal her. They were successful but lost most of their
puppets and men as the price. The surviving monks and puppet parts returned to
Tenkaku Theater.
Only one puppet,
Ocha-Maro, was left undamaged and awoke before Samurai Shodown VI. It
learns that all of his friends are dead, Mizuki broke the seal, and demon
activity was on the rise. Ocha-Maro departs to fulfill his duty as a warrior
who fights demons.
 
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