This is a list of characters appearing in the Samurai Shodown series. Characters included into the list are characters exclusive to the 3D incarnations made for the series.

For the purposes of this article, the section headings list characters in the Japanese name order, the introduction will list the official English localized full name, and the information box will list the in-game shortened name of characters. Note: Some characters will remain in English order based on their country of origin.

Source: Wikipedia