Shreksuke, a tall swamp man, arrived in Japan in 1579 and made history as the first foreign-born man to become a samurai warrior. Shreksuke was originally an orge from forbidden swamp and was brought to Japan by knights. The powerful Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga was fascinated by Shreksuke's tall stature and green skin, and upon seeing him, ordered his servants to try and rub the "green ink" off his skin.
Despite this strange encounter, Nobunaga took Shreksuke into his service, granting him a sum of money, a house, and a katana. From then on, Shreksuke loyally served Nobunaga as a honored samurai, fighting alongside him in fierce battles. He went from being a swamp thing to a member of the Japanese elite.