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Onimusha Blade Warriors

Onimusha: Blade Warriors

Onimusha: Blade Warriors, released in Japan as Onimusha Buraiden (鬼武者 無頼伝), is a multi-player game from the Onimusha series that was released in November of 2003 for the PlayStation 2. Blade Warriors is a fighting game featuring many of the characters of the Onimusha franchise.

Players may use standard sword fighting with combos, blocks, block-breaking kicks, jump, switch planes (the different levels of the fighting area), use various items, and disarm their opponents. It also includes the original aspects of the Onimusha series, including the absorption of souls and special elemental attacks (lightning, fire, and wind).

Story-Mode

The story for the Onimusha characters takes place 13 years after Onimusha: Warlords, after the events in Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny and 9 years before the events in Onimusha 3: Demon Siege.[1]

Onimusha: Blade Warriors characters

Onimusha: Warlords characters

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny characters

Onimusha: Blade Warriors characters

Genma Characters

Genma NPC Characters

Battlefields

Trivia

  • The timeline when the story takes place is stated by Keijiro Maeda when he meets Kaede in the Mist Valley and says that it's been more than 10 years (since 1560), suggesting that it takes place in the early 1570s. According to Jujudormah's Diary, a document found in Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny, the events of that game take place in 1573, with Onimusha: Blade Warriors taking place later that same year. This is further confirmed by the opening cutscene of Onimusha 3: Demon Siege which states that 9 years have passed since Nobunaga was defeated by Jubei Yagyu.
  • The opening cutscene of Oyu's Story Mode depicts the destruction of Odani Castle, likely based on the 1573 Siege of Odani Castle by the Oda clan, which lead to the death of Nagamasa Azai.

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Articles & References


Onimusha series
Main series Onimusha: Warlords | Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny | Onimusha 3: Demon Siege | Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams
Spin-offs Onimusha: Tactics | Onimusha: Blade Warriors | Onimusha: Soul | Onimusha: Soul - Card Rush
Published works Onimusha: Twilight of Desire | Onimusha: Night of Genesis
Films Onimusha (film)
Anime Onimusha (anime series)
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