Another question I had is if there is a way to manipulate the RNG on where the foot soldiers appear on screen?

Your WR run is insane! I've started doing speed runs on this game and had a question about your strats for Tora and Shogun. How do you set up the fights so that you can special attack them down without being hit? I've watched your run multiple times and can't seem to get the positioning right. Playing on the original NES console with the NTSC-U version.