Makoto Shishio Cosplay

I was watching Rurouni Kenshin again and I totally forgot how cool Shishio is. So, I was wondering how close I could get him in the game for sl 99/100.

I would be using great combustion as a sub for Guren Kaina and Power Within to simulate when the heat increases his power but kills him at the end.

Where I'm at a loss:
- I am stuck between the Uchi and Iaito for his katana and if I should go chaos or +15 with charcoal resin.
- I have no idea what armor would even come close to what he looks like.

Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

the iaito would suit kenshin better (batoujutsu and all), that leaves the uchi or chaos blade, but the later can't be buffed with fire. as for armor, painting guardian head piece, as it has a metal forehead guard and is cloth... other wise, try theblack iron gloves and.... umm... maybe wanderer boots? the chest gears the hardest to figure out....

i suppose you could go with no chest piece and just make the characters skin dark ish like it'd been burned,
http://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls/?c=305584928380789532

i gave it both the iaito and uchi so you can switch movesets on the fly to confuse opponents, the black flame spell is reminiscent of him doing his exploding glove attack, maybe swithc out the fireball for fire whip since i think he has an attack like that, its been a while for me...