Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This is a playthrough using Sho Shinjo in the Saturn game Battle Arena Toshinden URA. Read on below for more information...

Sho is a hidden final boss in the game, and he is an unlockable playable character.

==== HOW TO UNLOCK SHO =====

There are multiple commands you need to enter in order to get this done, as follows:

1) On the main title screen where it says "Press Start Button", press the following: A, B, Z, X, Y, C. This unlocks Wolf and Repli.

2) Next, on the main title screen where it says "Press Start Button", press the following: A, Z, C, X, B, Y. This gives you Easy Super Moves.

3) Finally, on the main title screen where it says "Press Start Button", press the following: A, Y, C, X, B, Z. This unlocks Sho and Verm.

If you've done them all correctly, you'll hear a sound for the last button press for each completed command. After you complete the third command, Sho and Verm will now be available on the character select screen.

Key: QCF = Quarter Circle Forward; QCB = Quarter Circle Back; DP = Dragon Punch motion; BDP = Backwards Dragon Punch motion; HCB = Half Circle Back; HCF = Half Circle Forward; [S] = any Slash; [WS] = Weak Slash; [HS] = Heavy Slash; [K] = any Kick; [WK] = Weak Kick; [HK] = Heavy Kick

===== SPECIAL MOVES =====

-- Double Fireball: QCF + [S]
-- Eiji Helicopter: DP + [S]
-- Somersault Slice: QCB + [S]
-- Kayin Helicopter: BDP + [S]
-- Splits: QCB + [K]
-- Kneedrop: QCF + [WK]
-- Rise & Dive Kicks: QCF + [HK]
-- Slide DF + [K]
-- Dive Kick: in the air, QCB + [K]
-- Somersault Kick: in the air, D, U + [K]

===== SUPER MOVES =====

-- Desperation Move: HCB, HCF + [HS] (requires low life/flashing lifebar)
-- Overdrive: don't know, but pressing [Z] + [C] does it (requires Overdrive gauge)
-- Final Technique: don't know, but pressing [Z] + [C] WITHOUT the Overdrive gauge does it (you may also need the Easy Special Attacks cheat enabled for this)

===== ABOUT SHO =====

Sho is the master and older brother of Eiji. He trained both his younger brother and Kayin in the way of the sword, before leaving them without notice. He has since traveled around the world under the alias of "The Stranger", searching for strong opponents whom he ends up defeating.

In BAT2, Sho enters the tournament for the same reasons he did the first - to see if his brother Eiji had gotten stronger. During this tournament, he encountered Vermilion and defeated him, causing the shrouded black warrior to flee. Sho didn't care about Vermilion's motives, for he had only one thing in mind: making Master and Uranus pay for making clones of him. He broke into the organization's main compound and slayed both Uranus and Master. He then walked out of the building just as Gaia arrived.

In URA, a fighter named Ripper, who is Cupido's brother, is seeking Sho Shinjo as he believes that he may have slain her in the past due to her disappearance. In other events, the Replicant android was defeated by Sho.

===== GAMEPLAY =====

At the root, he is basically an "alternative" version of Eiji and Kayin as he shares their basics and special moves in all of the Toshinden fighting games he has appeared in, as well as gaining some unique extras in his later renditions. He is also speedier than the both of them as well, as he does almost everything slightly faster.

For comparison, he is basically the "Akuma" of Toshinden, with Eiji and Kayin being the "Ryu" and "Ken" respectively. Sho is the bigger thief though as he steals literally everything from Eiji and Kayin.

===== ADDITIONAL INFORMATION =====

---- Sho can be fought against as a hidden final boss in the game, providing that the player beats 1P Game mode without using Continues. You'll get the match after the end credits. You can see this in the video starting around 28:53.

---- Him and Replicant's movelist is identical.

---- Though "URA" is an abbreviation for Ultimate Revenge Attack, the word "Ura" also has combat connotations in Japanese.

===== ABOUT BAT URA =====

This is the sequel to Toshinden Remix (on the Saturn), and is basically a special version of the original Toshinden 2 (which appeared on the PS1, PC and Arcade), with many differences. These differences include: a different plot that is seen as a side-story; new characters; new CGI; new stage backgrounds, along with new BGMs for the new characters. Even though there are new characters, the drawback is that the original BAT2 characters Gaia, Chaos, Master and Uranus were removed.