<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
are	O
of	O
the	O
action-adventure	O
genre	O
,	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
third-person	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
combat	O
and	O
puzzle	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
protagonist	O
wields	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Oni	B-Application
,	O
enabling	O
them	O
to	O
fight	O
the	O
Genma	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
enemy	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
series	O
has	O
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
8.5	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
Capcom	O
's	O
ninth	O
best-selling	O
franchise	O
,	O
behind	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
originated	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
with	O
Yoshiki	O
Okamoto	O
's	O
idea	O
to	O
create	O
Sengoku	O
Biohazard	B-Application
,	O
a	O
ninja	O
version	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
own	O
1996	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Biohazard	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Sengoku	O
period	O
and	O
featuring	O
a	O
"	O
ninja	O
house	O
"	O
filled	O
with	O
booby	O
traps	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
mansion	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
where	O
battles	O
would	O
be	O
fought	O
using	O
swords	O
and	O
shuriken	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
house	O
will	O
contain	O
hidden	O
doors	O
behind	O
walls	O
,	O
ceilings	O
that	O
fall	O
down	O
to	O
you	O
,	O
scrolls	O
and	O
ninja	O
magic	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
ninja	O
techniques	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
64DD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
eventually	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
half-finished	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Onimusha	B-Application
was	O
scrapped	O
and	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
central	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Samanosuke	B-Application
Akechi	I-Application
,	O
is	O
modeled	O
after	O
Takeshi	O
Kaneshiro	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
voiced	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
were	O
used	O
as	O
models	O
for	O
other	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
Yūsaku	O
Matsuda	O
in	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
's	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
and	O
Jean	O
Reno	O
in	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
movements	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
created	O
using	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
only	O
a	O
trilogy	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
fourth	O
installment	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kenji	O
Inafume	O
said	O
that	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
is	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Nobunaga	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
is	O
a	O
new	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
a	O
browser-based	O
game	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
Soul	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
protagonist	O
changes	O
in	O
every	O
Onimusha	B-Application
title	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
always	O
a	O
skilled	O
swordsman	O
who	O
embarks	O
on	O
a	O
set	O
mission	O
which	O
involves	O
slaying	O
demons	O
and	O
fearsome	O
enemies	O
during	O
the	O
waning	O
years	O
of	O
the	O
Sengoku	O
period	O
of	O
feudal	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
their	O
character	O
using	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
(	O
although	O
later	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
and	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
introduced	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
control	O
)	O
and	O
travels	O
in	O
a	O
fairly	O
linear	O
method	O
,	O
able	O
to	O
rotate	O
slowly	O
with	O
the	O
input	O
of	O
an	O
opposing	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Actions	O
common	O
to	O
many	O
action-oriented	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
jumping	O
,	O
grabbing	O
,	O
and	O
climbing	O
over	O
obstacles	O
,	O
cannot	O
be	O
performed	O
in	O
Onimusha	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
is	O
very	O
action-oriented	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
employing	O
some	O
horror	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
primarily	O
throughout	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sengoku	O
period	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
starts	O
with	O
the	O
feudal	O
lord	O
Nobunaga	O
Oda	O
being	O
killed	O
during	O
a	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
prominent	O
fighters	O
,	O
Hidemitsu	O
Samanosuke	B-Application
Akechi	I-Application
,	O
receives	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
his	O
cousin	O
Princess	O
Yuki	O
who	O
is	O
concerned	O
about	O
servants	O
from	O
her	O
castle	O
disappearing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Genma	O
,	O
the	O
Oni	B-Application
clan	O
grant	O
Samanosuke	O
powers	O
from	O
their	O
kind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samanosuke	O
manages	O
to	O
save	O
Yuki	O
and	O
Yumemaru	O
and	O
kills	O
the	O
Genma	O
Lord	O
,	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
Light	O
Fortinbras	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
's	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
,	O
has	O
Nobunaga	O
using	O
the	O
Genma	O
in	O
his	O
forces	O
to	O
unify	O
Japan	O
,	O
wiping	O
out	O
Yagyu	O
village	O
whose	O
clan	O
are	O
Genma	O
exterminators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
clan	O
's	O
only	O
survivor	O
,	O
Jubei	O
Yagyu	O
,	O
goes	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
avenge	O
his	O
clan	O
while	O
learning	O
he	O
inherited	O
Oni	B-Application
powers	O
from	O
his	O
mother	O
as	O
he	O
uses	O
them	O
alongside	O
the	O
Oni	B-Application
's	O
five	O
orbs	O
to	O
battle	O
Nobunaga	O
's	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
spin-off	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
has	O
the	O
cast	O
from	O
Warlords	O
and	O
Samurai	O
's	O
Destiny	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
battle	O
against	O
Nobunaga	O
's	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
game	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
,	O
has	O
Samanosuke	O
's	O
clan	O
attacking	O
the	O
Oda	O
forces	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
Jacques	O
is	O
granted	O
oni	B-Application
powers	O
by	O
an	O
oni	B-Application
who	O
tells	O
him	O
to	O
join	O
forces	O
with	O
this	O
timeline	O
's	O
Samanosuke	O
and	O
defeat	O
Nobunaga	O
if	O
he	O
wishes	O
to	O
return	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
the	O
two	O
oni	B-Application
warriors	O
are	O
successful	O
in	O
stopping	O
the	O
invasion	O
and	O
return	O
to	O
their	O
respective	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samanosuke	O
manages	O
to	O
slay	O
Nobunaga	O
and	O
seal	O
his	O
soul	O
within	O
the	O
Oni	B-Application
Gauntlet	O
to	O
avoid	O
another	O
resurrection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
game	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
had	O
Nobunaga	O
's	O
servant	O
Hideyoshi	O
Toyotomi	O
unified	O
Japan	O
with	O
the	O
Genma	O
whom	O
he	O
supported	O
in	O
their	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
aided	O
by	O
several	O
other	O
warriors	O
including	O
an	O
elder	O
Samanosuke	O
who	O
recognizes	O
him	O
as	O
the	O
Black	O
Oni	B-Application
,	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
Darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
mastering	O
his	O
oni	B-Application
powers	O
,	O
Soki	O
joins	O
with	O
his	O
friends	O
to	O
defeat	O
Hideyoshi	O
's	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
aftermath	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Hideyoshi	O
was	O
a	O
puppet	O
of	O
the	O
Genma	O
Triumvirate	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
resurrect	O
Fortinbras	B-Application
at	O
his	O
full	O
power	O
as	O
the	O
Genmas	O
 '	O
God	O
of	O
Light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Genma	O
Triumvirate	O
and	O
Hideyoshi	O
are	O
defeated	O
,	O
Fortinbras	B-Application
resurrects	O
with	O
Soki	O
using	O
the	O
Oni	B-Application
Gauntlet	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Genma	O
and	O
restore	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
peace	O
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
his	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
,	O
Samanosuke	O
embarks	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
seal	O
away	O
the	O
Oni	B-Application
Gauntlet	O
to	O
prevent	O
Nobunaga	O
from	O
being	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samanosuke	B-Application
Akechi	I-Application
( 明智	O
左馬之介	O
秀満	O
Akechi	O
Samanosuke	O
Hidemitsu	O
)	O
,	O
later	O
also	O
known	O
under	O
the	O
moniker	O
Tenkai	O
Nankōbō	O
during	O
his	O
appearance	O
in	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
third	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
Onimusha	B-Application
series	I-Application
:	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
supporting	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
combatants	O
in	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
both	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samanosuke	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
character	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
all	O
four	O
mainline	O
Onimusha	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
appears	O
in	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
a	O
flashback	O
drawing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jūbei	O
Yagyū	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
hero	O
of	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
's	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jūbei	O
never	O
knew	O
his	O
mother	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
meet	O
his	O
mother	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
's	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hideyasu	O
"	O
Sōki	O
"	O
Yūki	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
in	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
the	O
biological	O
son	O
of	O
Ieyasu	O
Tokugawa	O
and	O
a	O
warrior	O
who	O
possesses	O
the	O
dark	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Oni	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
goes	O
by	O
many	O
names	O
besides	O
Sōki	O
and	O
Hideyasu	O
Yuki	O
;	O
Blue	O
Demon	O
and	O
Oni	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Ash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Onimusha	B-Application
main	O
character	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
modeled	O
after	O
a	O
actor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
only	O
main	O
character	O
to	O
be	O
killed	O
,	O
dying	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
after	O
sacrificing	O
himself	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Oni	B-Application
Star	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soki	O
has	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Tatsunoko	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jacques	O
Blanc	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
main	O
protagonists	O
(	O
the	O
other	O
being	O
Samanosuke	B-Application
Akechi	I-Application
)	O
in	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Westerner	O
who	O
wields	O
the	O
Oni	B-Application
Power	O
,	O
originating	O
from	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nobunaga	O
Oda	O
( 織田信長	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Onimusha	B-Application
games	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
's	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
and	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
in	O
those	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
killed	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Onimusha	B-Application
Warlords	I-Application
,	O
he	O
returns	O
as	O
a	O
demon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
battles	O
Jubei	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
's	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
but	O
due	O
to	O
Jubei	O
not	O
having	O
an	O
Oni	B-Application
Gauntlet	O
to	O
seal	O
his	O
soul	O
,	O
his	O
death	O
was	O
only	O
temporary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
returns	O
in	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
after	O
being	O
revived	O
by	O
the	O
demons	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
he	O
is	O
finally	O
killed	O
by	O
Samanosuke	O
and	O
sealed	O
in	O
his	O
Oni	B-Application
Gauntlet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortinbras	B-Application
( フォーティンブラス	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
God	O
of	O
Light	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
king	O
and	O
most	O
powerful	O
of	O
all	O
Genma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
appears	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
in	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
and	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
he	O
is	O
reveal	O
to	O
have	O
two	O
forms	O
,	O
a	O
human	O
form	O
and	O
a	O
serpent	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
finally	O
killed	O
by	O
Soki	O
after	O
Soki	O
sacrifices	O
himself	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Oni	B-Application
Star	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hideyoshi	O
Toyotomi	O
( 豊臣	O
秀吉	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
antagonist	O
who	O
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
every	O
main	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Onimusha	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Onimusha	B-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
received	O
overall	O
positive	O
reviews	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
receiving	O
average	O
scores	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
80%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titles	O
have	O
influenced	O
other	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
including	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
samurai	O
game	O
Genji	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
was	O
cited	O
by	O
Inafune	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
Onimusha	B-Application
clone	O
"	O
although	O
its	O
designer	O
Yoshiki	O
Okamoto	O
denied	O
such	O
statement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
has	O
often	O
been	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
focus	O
in	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
were	O
criticized	O
for	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Directional	B-Device
Pad	I-Device
rather	O
than	O
the	O
left	O
analogue	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
to	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
hit	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
sell	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
also	O
a	O
best-selling	O
titles	O
Capcom	O
noticed	O
how	O
it	O
did	O
poorly	O
in	O
European	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2003	O
,	O
Paramount	O
Pictures	O
,	O
Davis	O
Films	O
and	O
Gaga	O
Productions	O
announced	O
its	O
joint	O
venture	O
to	O
adapt	O
the	O
Onimusha	B-Application
game	O
series	O
into	O
a	O
$50	O
million	O
live-action	O
feature	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2006	O
,	O
director	O
Christophe	O
Gans	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
Onimusha	B-Application
lined	O
up	O
to	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hadida	O
had	O
to	O
delay	O
the	O
filming	O
of	O
Onimusha	B-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
Japanese	O
cast	O
working	O
on	O
other	O
film	O
projects	O
during	O
the	O
delay	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
unavailable	O
to	O
start	O
filming	O
Onimusha	B-Application
.	O
</s>
