<s>
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Onimusha	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
Super	O
Smash	O
Bros.	O
,	O
Blade	O
Warriors	O
is	O
a	O
2D	O
fighter	O
game	O
featuring	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
Onimusha	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
original	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
Onimusha	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
absorption	O
of	O
souls	O
and	O
special	O
elemental	O
attacks	O
(	O
lightning	O
,	O
fire	O
,	O
and	O
wind	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samanosuke	B-Application
Akechi	I-Application
-	O
A	O
protagonist	O
samurai	O
from	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	O
Warlords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaede	O
-	O
A	O
female	O
ninja	O
from	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	O
Warlords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keijiro	O
Maeda	O
-	O
Yumemaru	O
from	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	O
Warlords	O
ten	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Maeda	O
Keiji	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jubei	O
Yagyu	O
-	O
A	O
protagonist	O
samurai	O
from	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
's	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oyu	O
of	O
Odani	O
-	O
A	O
swordswoman	O
from	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaro	O
Fuma	O
-	O
A	O
ninja	O
from	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ekei	O
Ankokuji	O
-	O
A	O
warrior	O
monk	O
from	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magoichi	O
Saiga	O
-	O
A	O
gun	O
trooper	O
from	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
's	O
seen	O
in	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
and	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	O
Dawn	O
of	O
Dreams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marcellus	O
-	O
A	O
demon	O
boss	O
from	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	O
Warlords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jujudormah	O
-	O
A	O
demon	O
boss	O
from	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
self-proclaimed	O
'	O
most	O
beautiful	O
 '	O
concubine	O
of	O
Genma	O
Lord	O
Oda	O
Nobunaga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zombie	O
Warrior	O
-	O
A	O
demon	O
grunt	O
from	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	O
Warlords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
Eyes	O
-	O
A	O
demon	O
ninja	O
from	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	O
Warlords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nobunaga	O
Oda	O
-	O
The	O
Demon	O
Lord	O
who	O
appeared	O
in	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	O
Warlords	O
,	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
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
Mega	O
Man	O
from	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	O
-	O
Originally	O
from	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
displayed	O
in	O
his	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
incarnation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jaido	O
-	O
The	O
reptilian	O
demons	O
fought	O
in	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
