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Samurai (Super Friends)

Samurai (Super Friends) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Samurai (Super Friends) rather than just read about it. In short: Samurai (Toshio Eto (江藤俊夫, Eto Toshio)) is a Japanese superhero in DC's Super Friends animated television series. He was one of the later additions to the team along with other ethnically diverse heroes in an effort for the show to promote cultural diversity, as Apache Chief, El Dorado and Black Vulcan.

Key takeaways

Samurai (Super Friends) belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Samurai (Super Friends) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Samurai (Super Friends) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Samurai (Toshio Eto (江藤俊夫, Eto Toshio)) is a Japanese superhero in DC's Super Friends animated television series. He was one of the later additions to the team along with other ethnically diverse heroes in an effort for the show to promote cultural diversity, as Apache Chief, El Dorado and Black Vulcan. The character was designed by cartoonist Alex Toth and voiced by Jack Angel. Following sporadic guest appearances, Samurai becomes a prominent team member in the series' later seasons. Samurai is later introduced into the main comics continuity during Infinite Crisis.

Fictional character biography

Series Toshio Eto is a history professor who gained his powers after being struck by a beam of light sent by the New Gods of New Genesis, who were trying to create superheroes to battle Darkseid. After the New Gods explain their motivations to him, Eto joins the Justice League as Samurai.

Comics Samurai made DC comics appearances during the Justice League/Justice Society of America crossover featured in the Brightest Day event. Toshio appears as one of the heroes driven insane by Alan Scott's Starheart before being defeated by Jesse Quick and Congorilla. Prior to Samurai's appearance in Brightest Day, an alternate version of the character named Toshio appears in the Justice League of America 80-Page Giant one-shot. He is a samurai from 13th-century Japan who was granted mystical abilities by a sorceress. In Doomsday Clock, Samurai joins Japan's superhero team, Big Monster Action.

In other media

Television A character inspired by Samurai called Wind Dragon appears in Justice League Unlimited, voiced by James Sie. He is an aerokinetic, genetically engineered superhero created by Project Cadmus to serve as the leader of their Ultimen and operate independently of the Justice League, though the former group are led to believe that they are regular metahumans. A character inspired by Samurai named Asami "Sam" Koizumi appears in Young Justice, voiced by Janice Kawaye. This version is a metahuman and ally of the Justice League with the ability to manipulate chi.

Film Samurai makes a cameo appearance in Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon. Samurai makes a cameo appearance in The Lego Batman Movie.

Merchandise Samurai received an action figure in the third wave of Kenner's Super Powers Collection. Samurai received an action figure in the Justice League Unlimited tie-in toyline as part of a three-pack with Black Vulcan and Apache Chief. Samurai received an action figure in Wave 18 of Mattel's DC Universe Classics line. Samurai received an 8" action figure by Figures Toy Company.

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Samurai (Super Friends)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Samurai (Super Friends) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Samurai (Super Friends) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Samurai (Super Friends) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Samurai (Super Friends)

In research: Samurai (Super Friends) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Samurai (Super Friends) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Samurai (Super Friends) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Animated characters introduced in 1974, Characters created by Alex Toth, DC Comics characters introduced in other media, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Samurai (Super Friends) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Samurai (Super Friends) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Samurai (Super Friends) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Samurai (Super Friends) out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Samurai (Super Friends) in simple terms?

Why does Samurai (Super Friends) matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Samurai (Super Friends)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Samurai (Super Friends).