Through his efforts in the game, Samanosuke manages to thwart the plans of the genma, transform into a True Onimusha, and kill Fortinbras at the game's climax. To perform the dark ritual, the genma require the blood of a pure woman who was born in the land the contractee is from, held within a chalice made from her skull, which is to be blessed by the genma king Fortinbras and drunk by the contractee to seal the deal. As Guildernstern's notes explain, the genma (the name of the demons in the Onimusha universe) have made this contract with other humans in the past (examples cited by Guildenstern include Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan) in exchange for loyalty to the genma and a guarantee of constant human sacrifice, the genma give the contractee their power and superior technology. They give him their power in the form of a magical gauntlet, which allows Samanosuke to absorb the souls of fallen demons and equip various weapons charged with elemental energy, tasking him to defeat the demons.Īs Samanosuke adventures through the castle and the surrounding areas, he uncovers a plot by Nobunaga's general Tokichirou Kinoshita (the game asserts that this man becomes Hideyoshi Toyotomi later in life) and the demon scientist Guildenstern to use Yuki as a sacrifice for a dark ritual to give the resurrected Nobunaga untold power. The battle between the two is short-lived, and Yuki is taken away by the demon as Samanosuke loses consciousness, while unconscious, Samanosuke is met in a void by the spirits of the Oni clan (this was translated as "Ogre" in the first game, and subsequently as "Oni" for the rest of the series). Samanosuke catches up with the ninja on the outskirts of the castle and fends them off, but his reunion with Princess Yuki is brief as Osric, a giant red demon wielding a massive club, springs from the ground. The opening cinema closes on a shot of an apparently alive and well Nobunaga seated atop a fierce warhorse at the head of a massive army. He responds but is too late to stop two demon ninja from abducting her. In her letter to him, she expresses fear at the strange events taking place in her home, Gifu Castle, and pleads for Samanosuke to "save her". The opening cut scenes of the game go on to illustrate that it’s one year later and that Samanosuke has returned to Japan to honor the request of Princess Yuki, daughter of Dosan Saito.
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In a reference to the Nobunaga's Ambition series of video games, the battle ends with Nobunaga Oda being fatally shot through the throat on the eve of his victory. Samanosuke is first seen in the game's opening cinema on a cliff overlooking the Battle of Okehazama in 1560. For the next several years, Samanosuke and Kaede travel all over Japan, slaying Genma wherever they may find them. Upon his return (after the events in Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny) Samanosuke and Kaede return to assist his uncle in absolute secrecy. Over the next 4 years, they would travel the Far East and develop trust, honor, respect and deep feelings for each other (as seen in Onimusha Blade Warriors at the Bamboo Forest and Ancient Castle (Flame)). During these travels, he encountered and befriended the female ninja Kaede, who became his partner and confidant. A struggle for leadership in the clan (the first game references the historical in-fighting between Dosan Saito and his son Saito Yoshitatsu) previous to the events of Onimusha: Warlords saw Samanosuke separate himself from the clan when his uncle, Mitsuhide Akechi, pressured him to travel the world, effectively becoming a ronin. The circumstances of his birth (location, exact date) are unknown, but it is implied in Onimusha: Warlords that Samanosuke was a samurai in service to the Saito clan of Mino province (now Gifu Prefecture). Samanosuke was born in the year 1537, during Japan's Sengoku Period. His quiet nature may make him seem coldhearted, but in truth, he's driven by a strong sense of justice. Samanosuke wanders the country in search of worthy adversaries. He is described as a master swordsman aiming to be the strongest in the world. He is loosely based on the historical figure, Akechi Hidemitsu. He also appears as a supporting playable character in the fourth game Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, and as one of the combatants in Onimusha: Blade Warriors, both on the PlayStation 2. Samanosuke Akechi (明智 左馬之介 秀満 Akechi Samanosuke Hidemitsu), later also known under the moniker Tenkai Nankōbō, is the main protagonist of the first and third installments in the Onimusha series: Onimusha: Warlords for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows, and Onimusha 3: Demon Siege for the PlayStation 2 and Windows. Takeshi Kaneshiro (Warlords Remastered - Japanese).Hideo Ishikawa (Dawn of Dreams - Japanese).Takeshi Kaneshiro (Demon Siege - Japanese).Robin Atkin Downes (Demon Siege - English).Robin Atkin Downes (Blade Warroirs - English).Takeshi Kaneshiro (Warlords - Japanese).
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