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Neo Juste Belmont	Mar 30 2007, 03:26 AM
Trinity of SRW Originals Posts: 1,894 Group: Members Member #1,164 Joined: March 20, 2006	In Kessen III, Akechi Hidemitsu is called with his other name, Akechi Hidemitsu Samanosuke. I think this is a way for Koei to spit on Capcom's Onimusha series (esp. Onimusha 3), especially on the potrayal of Nobunaga. Onimusha Nobunaga: Total bastard who is bent only on conquering the world, making people suffer, etc. A THREAT TO HUMANITY!!! Kessen III Nobunaga: Pragmatic, virtuous ruler, who only wants to unify Japan and make it strong. No more, no less! He's just doing what he can. Onimusha Samanosuke: 'Destined hero to save humanity', MUST KILL THE SOURCE OF EVIL, NOBUNAGA! Kessen III Samanosuke: Mere minor officer of the opposing force, but does have exceptional skill, enough to be commended by Nobunaga before the latter killed him. Do you think the potrayal of Nobunaga and Samanosuke in Kessen III is actually a reverse-reference to Onimusha, where in Onimusha, Samanosuke is a hero, granted with mystical attributes, who needs to save humanity from a 'demon' called Nobunaga, while in Kessen III, Nobunaga is a Warlord doing what he can to unify the land, and Samanosuke is just a minor officer on the opposing side, and dies like a soldier in battlefield?
	Tokugawa Ieyasu would like to say: "Kidnap me NOW, would you? HA!" Sig by BlackKite. Arigato. And one more thing: Spoiler: click to toggle There is no Date Masamune in KOEI. Only an ass-kisser wuss.

Samanosuke in Kessen III · Kessen Series