However, we cannot say they were in an overall war against a malignant force such as Satan, who had a unified intent to warp mankind, nothing such as that.
The problem with this is that they actually only really fought other samurai or quelled rebellions against their rule, so logically is does not add up, but many had a true belief in their right to rule in the name of the Emperor. The samurai did perceive themselves as just, as holy and as working for the side of truth. They enjoyed tales of the super-strong and of the warrior beyond human capabilities. It is the classic story of good-knight facing a dark force and overcoming that force in the name of good deeds (an ideal not a reality for the samurai and the knight). The samurai was a hero figure even in their own time and as King Arthur was a hero to the warrior of the Middle Ages, supernatural knights such as Yoshitsune and ancient Chinese figures were the heroes of the Samurai. Japanese folktales usually feature the samurai as the foil or target of the supernatural, does that tell us anything about how the Samurai were perceived or perceived themselves? Were they seen as fighting a spiritual war as much as a physical one? Ninja researcher and historian Antony Cummins, author of new book The Dark Side of Japan, explains how spells and superstitions accompanied the samurai in battle
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