Still, the series wasn't given into new hands wholly, and thus this entry is more of a spin - off, starring not Ryu Hayabusa, but his newly
introduced sworn enemy Yaiba.
Bates and Leigh, who is
introduced as an adult (in the book, her character remains a child), have been
sworn enemies for 15 years, since the violent death of Bates's husband (the ubiquitous David Strathairn).