Ryou Sanada
In the early stage, his name was
タケ丸 - Takemura
真田 - Sanada
14 years old.
This is the first draft of Ryou. Back then, he was called "Takemaru Sanada".
His rounded face gives the impression of him being a character that was superficial, you know, that he was someone who lacked depth or complexity.
This is the main character and his name was Takemaru Sanada.
He is an energetic boy who loves sports and who is also good at soccer.
He is a hot-blooded, fidgety, and charming person who often makes mistakes because he wants to show off.
By the time of the second draft, his name was changed and the balance between boyishness and heroic elements was adjusted.
Touma Hashiba
In the early stage, his name was
シュウ - Shuu or Shu
伊達 - Date
14 years old.
In the first draft image shown on the previous page, he was given the name of "Shu Date,"
(Yes, you read that correctly. That IS what his name was going to be early on.)
a 14 year old son of the president of a trading company. He's a cool guy with a fighting aesthetic.
As of the second draft posted here, the name was changed to "Touma of the Tenku armor".
Seiji Date
In the early stage, his name was
ゲンペイ - Genpei
千石 - Sengoku
14 years old.
His name in this first draft was "Genpei Sengoku" and he's the son of a sushi shop owner.
His image (aka personality or characteristic) was quite different from that of his father, as "Teyandai" and "Beranmei" were his habitual phrases.
(I had trouble figuring this out but... my best guess is that 'Teyandai', as far as I can tell, was something said in a cheerful manner / something said to cheer up someone else without the word itself meaning anything. Was a big deal back in the Edo Period days of Japan.
Beranmei means 'idiot'.)
His armor was also considered to be "Fuuma," a powerful tornado-causing wind demon.
Shin Mouri
In the early stage, his name was
勘兵衛 - Kanbei
羽柴 - Hashiba
(勘兵衛 = かんべえ = Kanbee although the results Google was pulling up was spelling it as 'Kenbei'. So... same difference?)
16 years old.
In the first draft, he goes by the name of "Kanbei / Kanbee Hashiba," and he's the owner of Tenku armor. He's 16 years old, son of a dojo owner, and has excellent motor skills.
In addition, he was considered the military strategist type of character.
While many of the elements were transplanted to other characters, the detail of him being older than the other Troopers was carried over to Shin.
Shuu Rei Faun
In the early stage, his name was
ガン - Gan
リュウ - Ryou
ファン - Fan
12 years old.
The first draft of his name is "Gan Ryu Fan," and he was the youngest of the Troopers at only 12 years old. Therefore, he was considered an untouchable mischief-maker.
He is a foreign student who is good at Kung Fu and came to Japan to learn Kempo.
Nasutei
According to the book Kaitai Shinshou, the look they wanted for Nasutei from Aram Shada is "an older (bewitching / really good looking) woman".
Version [ A ] is drawn in a "modern style" while Version [ B ] was drawn in the "old style".
However, after Aram Shada was scrapped, the Version [ B ] had that 'certain something' they liked.
And this is how we ended up getting the Nasutei we know in Yoroiden Samurai Troopers.
Jun
This is Mr. Shioyama's first draft (from the book Daijiten / Large Encyclopedia).
Jun appears in the proposal from February 1987, which was done at the last period of the project.
This is believed to have been the original version for him. (The first picture to the left.)
