Righteousness, heroic courage, compassion, re-spect, honesty, honor, loyalty, and self-control are the tenets by which the street samurai lives. Many of these tenets do not fit well with life in the shad-ows, so they have to be adjusted by those who seek to display honor amongst thieves. The street samu-rai lives for peace but understands that the world is violent, and there are those in the world that are not capable of protecting themselves from this vio-lence. They need someone to fight on their behalf, and that’s why the street samurai exists.