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They've been called the Seven Spears of Shizugatake ever since, and two of them, Katō Kiyomasa and Fukushima Masanori, went on to rule great domains. The weapon that made them wasn't the sword. It was the yari.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA warrior in green and navy armor drives a long spear through storm cloud and lightning on the back, his torn black cape snapping behind him. The title in the top right corner is \u003cstrong\u003e嵐武者\u003c\/strong\u003e (arashi musha), \"the storm warrior,\" and the chest carries a green lightning bolt with the same name in small type.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe back is the whole show, so wear it under an open jacket and let it go when the jacket comes off. Washed pale gray keeps the storm from looking brand new. 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