Onimusha

Onimusha is a PlayStation 2 action-adventure game series by Capcom. Each game features a protagonist against an evil Oda Nobunaga bent on taking over Japan with army of demons, using a variety of weapons along with the power of a magic gauntlet given by the Ogre clan.

Onimusha: Warlords

The first game of the franchise features samurai Samanosuke Akechi, modeled after actor Takeshi Kaneshiro, determined to save Princess Yuki of the Saito clan and defeat Nobunaga, resurrected after signing a pact with demons. The game also features Kaede, an expert female ninja who provides Samanosuke with information. Kaede was originally sent to assassinate Samanosuke by the Iga ninjas but had a change of heart and develops trust and deep feelings (as shown in Onimusha Blade Warriors) for the samurai and agrees to join him as his confidant. Samansosuke travels throughout all of Inabayama Castle where he searches for clues of Princess Yuki's whereabouts, finds special weapons, and solves various puzzles. Onimusha: Warlords went through many changes and was released as Genma Onimusha for X-Box.

Related Topics:
Samurai - Takeshi Kaneshiro - Saito - Ninja - Inabayama Castle

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The protagonist, Samanosuke, is a fictional nephew to Akechi Mitsuhide (Akechi is the surname), the man historically credited to have actually killed Oda Nobunaga over 20 years later. It is rumoured that Samanosuke is an alternative name for one of Mitsuhide's actual nephew and may have been born in 1536 or 1538. It is also rumoured that he went by the name Hidemitsu Akechi, which is used in Onimusha 3. Some say nephew or cousin to Mitsuhide, others say brother-in-law, not much is said about Hidemitsu/Samanosuke, just that he helped Mitsuhide in the attack on Nobunaga, and lived somewhat longer than Mitsuhide, there is also a mystery to his death, it was either seppuku, or died in battle against Hideyoshi's troops. In the game, Nobunaga is "killed", to be later resurrected by demons, in the battle of Okehazama. Historically, he was actually mistakenly reported to have been felled by an arrow in the Okehazama battle.

Related Topics:
Akechi Mitsuhide - Oda Nobunaga

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