Shuten was a powerful Aka-Oni warlord. His power was increased by his sword which he had forged using a piece of Soul Edge. He sought the actual Soul Edge itself, as he found out with it he could release an ancient Aka-Oni army from an Abyssal Realm. One day his own sword vanished. He had a connection to the sword and was able to sense its location. He and a group of his fiercest warriors traveled to Ostrheinsburg to retrieve it, and to also capture Soul Edge if the opportunity presented itself. Though his warriors were strong fighters, many of them fell to the number of warriors from around the world that had gathered there. He himself faced off against the Dark Emperor, but was slain in the fight.