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* [[Oda Nobunaga]] - the antagonist of the Onimusha franchise
* [[Oda Nobunaga]] - the antagonist of the Onimusha franchise
* Gargant - A former Oni warrior that joined the Genma. He's seen in ''Onimusha 3'' and ''Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams''. He first swore his allegiance to the nefarious Demon Lord-'''[[Fortinbras (Onimusha)|Fortinbras]]'''. After the demise of Fortinbras, he had yielded his position as the righthand man under the new Genma Lord, Oda Nobunaga. It is unknown if Gargant formed and mutated into a Genma by joining them.
* Gargant - A former Oni warrior that joined the Genma. He's seen in ''Onimusha 3'' and ''Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams''. He first swore his allegiance to the nefarious Demon Lord-'''[[Fortinbras (Onimusha)|Fortinbras]]'''. After the demise of Fortinbras, he had yielded his position as the righthand man under the new Genma Lord, Oda Nobunaga. It is unknown if Gargant formed and mutated into a Genma by joining them.

=== Unlockable Items ===



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Onimusha Blade Warriors
Developer(s)Capcom
Publisher(s)Capcom
SeriesOnimusha series
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
ReleaseJPN November 27, 2003
NA March 24, 2004
EUR June 4, 2004
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Four player

Onimusha Blade Warriors (Onimusha Buraiden in Japan) is a multi-player game from the Onimusha series. Similar to Super Smash Bros., Blade Warriors is a simple 2D fighter 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).

Character Roster

Regular characters

  • Samanosuke Akechi - protagonist samurai from Onimusha 1
  • Kaede - female ninja from Onimusha 1
  • Keijiro Maeda - Yumemaru from Onimusha 1 ten years later, also known as Maeda Keiji
  • Grunt
  • Jūbei Yagyū - protagonist samurai from Onimusha 2 (not based off of Mitsuyoshi, this is actually Muneyoshi Yagyū)
  • Oyu of Odani - swordswoman from Onimusha 2
  • Ekei Ankokuji - warrior monk from Onimusha 2
  • Kotaro Fuma - ninja from Onimusha 2
  • Marcellus - demon boss from Onimusha 1. He was once an Oni Warrior that converted into a Genma through Guildenstern's experimentation.
  • Three-Eyes - demon ninja from Onimusha 1
  • Jujudormah - demon boss from Onimusha 2, self-proclaimed 'most beautiful' concubine of Genma Lord Oda Nobunaga.
  • Zombie - demon grunt from Onimusha 1

Unlockable Fighters

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The gameplay and premise of Blade Warriors takes a departure from other installlments of the series.
  • Jaid - demon fighter
  • Musaid - demon ninja
  • Juju-ran - Jujudormah in her younger, more attractive years
  • Marcellus S - a slightly faster version of Marcellus, wielding two large blades
  • Miyamoto Musashi - none other than the legendary swordsman famous for his niten'ichi (二天合一, "two heavens as one") style. Noted for his bitter rivalry with Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi with numerous of blade-duel inflicted between two of them in the unofficial historic record. Has no direct involvement in Onimusha.
  • Sasaki Kojiro - legendary swordsman who fought with his nodachi against Musashi and lost.
  • MegaMan.EXE - comes in normal, Ground, and Bug styles.
  • Zero - Mega Man Zero version
  • Saiga Magoichi - rifleman from Onimusha 2
  • Gogandantess - self-proclaimed, "The greatest swordsman of all demons" in Onimusha 2
  • Oda Nobunaga - the antagonist of the Onimusha franchise
  • Gargant - A former Oni warrior that joined the Genma. He's seen in Onimusha 3 and Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams. He first swore his allegiance to the nefarious Demon Lord-Fortinbras. After the demise of Fortinbras, he had yielded his position as the righthand man under the new Genma Lord, Oda Nobunaga. It is unknown if Gargant formed and mutated into a Genma by joining them.

Unlockable Items