<s>
Red	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
fantasy-themed	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
for	O
Capcom	O
's	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
III	I-Application
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
hardware	O
which	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
its	O
derivatives	O
ran	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
not	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
home	O
platform	O
for	O
26	O
years	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2022	O
that	O
Red	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
would	O
receive	O
its	O
first	O
port	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
features	O
two	O
different	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
a	O
single-player	O
Quest	O
Mode	O
and	O
a	O
two-player	O
Versus	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Quest	O
Mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
main	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
progresses	O
through	O
their	O
character	O
's	O
storyline	O
while	O
fighting	O
against	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
eight	O
computer-controlled	O
adversaries	O
in	O
one-on-one	O
battles	O
(	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
)	O
,	O
gaining	O
experience	O
points	O
during	O
each	O
battle	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
attack	O
and	O
defense	O
and	O
access	O
new	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
password	O
feature	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
later	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
skill	O
level	O
their	O
character	O
reached	O
when	O
it	O
ended	O
the	O
last	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fighting	O
system	O
itself	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
Capcom	O
fighting	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
key	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Capcom	O
games	O
with	O
fatalities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
multiple	O
endings	O
and	O
hidden	O
endings	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
,	O
given	O
choices	O
(	O
akin	O
to	O
Chun-Li	O
'	O
s	O
ending	O
in	O
Super	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	O
)	O
,	O
amount	O
of	O
continues	O
used	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
manner	O
of	O
killing	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
Earth	O
sometime	O
in	O
the	O
14th	O
century	O
(	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
states	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
1999	O
,	O
however	O
)	O
where	O
the	O
world	O
did	O
not	O
experience	O
any	O
technological	O
revolutions	O
or	O
Renaissance	B-Application
and	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
a	O
medieval/mythological	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leo	B-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Daisuke	O
Gōri	O
)	O
-	O
The	O
King	O
of	O
Savalia	O
(	O
Greedia	O
in	O
War-Zard	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
half-lion	O
half-man	O
state	O
when	O
an	O
unknown	O
force	O
invaded	O
his	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
Leo	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
curse	O
as	O
his	O
strength	O
to	O
"	O
repay	O
his	O
debt	O
to	O
his	O
countrymen	O
"	O
only	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
Savalia	O
and	O
find	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
people	O
(	O
civilians	O
and	O
soldiers	O
)	O
have	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
monster	O
Hauzer	B-Application
awaiting	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kenji	B-Application
(	O
Mukuro	B-Application
in	O
War-Zard	O
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
Yukimasa	O
Kishino	O
)	O
-	O
The	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
Ramon	O
family	O
and	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Oniwabanshu	O
,	O
an	O
elite	O
ninja	O
squadron	O
who	O
serve	O
the	O
Shogun	O
of	O
Zipang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
an	O
unknown	O
army	O
of	O
invaders	O
attacks	O
his	O
country	O
with	O
flying	O
blackships	O
,	O
the	O
Shogun	O
orders	O
Kenji	B-Application
to	O
assess	O
the	O
situation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Kenji	B-Application
secretly	O
distrusts	O
his	O
Shogun	O
and	O
believes	O
that	O
he	O
may	O
be	O
betraying	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
he	O
goes	O
along	O
with	O
everything	O
during	O
his	O
investigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tessa	B-Application
(	O
Tabasa	B-Application
in	O
War-Zard	O
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
Tomoko	O
Naka	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
female	O
"	O
sorcerologist	O
"	O
who	O
studies	O
the	O
scientific	O
aspects	O
of	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
large	O
series	O
of	O
thunderstorms	O
began	O
occurring	O
in	O
her	O
area	O
,	O
Tessa	B-Application
starts	O
to	O
investigate	O
their	O
cause	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
they	O
're	O
not	O
natural	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mai-Ling	O
(	O
Tao	B-Application
in	O
War-Zard	O
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
Megumi	O
Urawa	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
young	O
talented	O
martial	O
artist	O
from	O
Gora	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hauzer	B-Application
-	O
A	O
fossil	O
resurrected	O
by	O
Scion	O
,	O
that	O
largely	O
resembles	O
a	O
Tyrannosaurus	O
rex	O
with	O
ram	O
horns	O
and	O
dragon	O
fins	O
and	O
was	O
sent	O
to	O
attack	O
Savalia	O
(	O
Greedia	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
Leo	B-Application
's	O
kingdom	O
and	O
inhabits	O
his	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kongou	B-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Daisuke	O
Gōri	O
)	O
-	O
Kongou	B-Application
was	O
once	O
a	O
mere	O
human	O
named	O
Tanuma	O
from	O
Zipang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
a	O
portly	O
merchant	O
with	O
no	O
fighting	O
ability	O
,	O
but	O
then	O
he	O
met	O
Scion	O
,	O
who	O
bestowed	O
upon	O
him	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
an	O
oni	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
known	O
as	O
Kongou	B-Application
,	O
he	O
is	O
terrorizing	O
his	O
own	O
homeland	O
,	O
wielding	O
a	O
massive	O
kanabo	O
and	O
reducing	O
those	O
who	O
stand	O
in	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
nothing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hydron	O
(	O
Nool	B-Application
in	O
War-Zard	O
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
Osamu	O
Hosoi	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
half-nautilus	O
,	O
half-kraken	O
mutated	O
squid	O
monster	O
who	O
was	O
given	O
power	O
by	O
Scion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lavia	O
(	O
Luan	B-Application
in	O
War-Zard	O
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
Tomoko	O
Naka	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
harpy	O
who	O
was	O
once	O
good	O
before	O
being	O
cursed	O
into	O
an	O
attractive	O
yet	O
corrupted	O
monster	O
by	O
Scion	O
and	O
then	O
attacked	O
Gora	O
,	O
Mai	O
Ling	O
's	O
village	O
which	O
she	O
now	O
inhabits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ravange	O
(	O
Secmeto	B-Application
in	O
War-Zard	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
cross	O
between	O
an	O
Egyptian	O
sphinx	B-Application
and	O
a	O
Greek	O
chimera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
follower	O
of	O
Scion	O
,	O
the	O
ruling	O
priestess	O
of	O
Sangypt	O
(	O
Alanbird	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
named	O
Clara	O
Tantra	O
(	O
Arumana	O
IV	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
who	O
infuses	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
lion	O
,	O
goat	O
,	O
eagle	B-Application
,	O
dragon	O
,	O
and	O
cobra	O
together	O
along	O
with	O
hers	O
into	O
the	O
sphinx	B-Application
statue	O
,	O
which	O
later	O
comes	O
to	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gi	O
Gi	O
's	O
color	O
change	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
character	O
Gill	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
detailed	O
degree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
commander	O
of	O
Leo	B-Application
's	O
bodyguards	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
soon	O
turned	O
into	O
an	O
emerald	O
by	O
Scion	O
,	O
which	O
animates	O
the	O
suit	O
of	O
armor	O
around	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scion	O
(	O
Valdoll	B-Application
in	O
War-Zard	O
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
Daisuke	O
Gōri	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
wizard	O
who	O
resides	O
inside	O
Darminor	O
castle	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scion	O
has	O
dragons	O
who	O
aid	O
him	O
in	O
battle	O
and	O
has	O
an	O
attack	O
similar	O
to	O
Ouke	O
no	O
Sabaki	O
,	O
a	O
move	O
used	O
by	O
Anakaris	O
from	O
the	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
series	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
changes	O
a	O
character	O
into	O
a	O
miniature/child	O
version	O
of	O
his/herself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leo	B-Application
becomes	O
a	O
cub	O
,	O
Kenji	B-Application
becomes	O
a	O
beetle	O
,	O
Tessa	B-Application
becomes	O
a	O
penguin	O
and	O
Mai-Ling	O
becomes	O
a	O
monkey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Takashi	O
Sado	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
was	O
made	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
growing	O
popularity	O
of	O
fighting	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sado	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Magic	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
,	O
both	O
made	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
tracks	O
were	O
later	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
2004	O
game	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
,	O
although	O
they	O
are	O
downgraded	O
versions	O
and	O
slightly	O
offtune	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
and	O
Red	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
crossover	O
manga	O
,	O
entitled	O
"	O
Maleficarum	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Red	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
on	O
their	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
1997	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
Red	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
have	O
appeared	O
in	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Tessa	B-Application
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
SNK	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
SVC	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Gem	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
plus	O
a	O
cameo	O
in	O
Leo	B-Application
's	O
ending	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strange	O
's	O
ending	O
in	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Marvel	I-Application
vs	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leo	B-Application
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
Hawkeye	O
's	O
ending	O
in	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Marvel	I-Application
vs	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kenji	B-Application
also	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
makes	O
an	O
appearance	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
card	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Heroes	O
and	O
Heralds	O
"	O
mode	O
of	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Marvel	I-Application
vs	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mai-Ling	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
main	O
characters	O
who	O
has	O
n't	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
crossover	O
game	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
she	O
appeared	O
in	O
Pyron	O
and	O
Leo	B-Application
's	O
endings	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
,	O
in	O
Tessa	B-Application
's	O
defenses	O
from	O
Pocket	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
of	O
the	O
Shanghai	O
stage	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hauzer	B-Application
not	O
only	O
became	O
playable	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
,	O
but	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
Ryu	O
's	O
ending	O
in	O
Pocket	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
in	O
Karas	O
and	O
Saki	B-Application
's	O
endings	O
in	O
Tatsunoko	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hydron	O
is	O
the	O
remaining	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gi	O
Gi	O
appears	O
in	O
PTX-40A	O
'	O
s	O
ending	O
in	O
Tatsunoko	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
of	O
the	O
bosses	O
from	O
Red	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
appear	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
of	O
a	O
Red	O
Earth-themed	O
stage	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gi	O
Gi	O
and	O
Kongou	B-Application
appear	O
in	O
Jedah	O
's	O
ending	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Blade	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
Leo	B-Application
's	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kongou	B-Application
and	O
Ravange	O
also	O
appear	O
in	O
Hsien-Ko	O
'	O
s	O
ending	O
in	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Marvel	I-Application
vs	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Marvel	O
's	O
Thor	O
Odinson	O
,	O
Hela	O
,	O
Jedah	O
from	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Orochi	O
from	O
Ōkami	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tessa	B-Application
,	O
Leo	B-Application
,	O
Kenji	B-Application
and	O
Mai-Ling	O
appear	O
as	O
cards	O
in	O
the	O
SNK	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
Clash	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
references	O
Leo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
’s	O
Japanese	O
only	O
Arcade	O
Edition	O
-	O
Visionary	O
Book	O
II	O
,	O
a	O
crystal	O
ball	O
owned	O
by	O
a	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
character	O
Menat	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Left	O
Eye	O
of	O
the	O
Lion	O
"	O
was	O
stated	O
by	O
the	O
sixth	O
mainline	O
game	O
’s	O
director	O
Takayuki	O
Nakayama	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
from	O
a	O
product	O
of	O
a	O
god-beast	O
believed	O
to	O
have	O
once	O
protected	O
the	O
phantom	O
desert	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Sangypt	O
,	O
Ravange	O
’s	O
home	O
territory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
franchise	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Teppen''	O
.	O
</s>
