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The game was also adapted as a web manga hosted by [=ShiftyLook=] under the name ''Scar''.
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The elements of these games were borrowed into the Japanese live-action series ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'', as well as its North American footage adaption ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai''.
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The elements of these games were borrowed into the Japanese live-action series ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'', as well as its North American footage adaption ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai''.adapttion ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai''. The motifs were also used for ''Series/KamenRiderGhost''.
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* ''Genpei Tōma Den: Kan no Ki'' (源平討魔伝 巻ノ弐) (1992) - The same story, except focusing on the side-scrolling "big" mode, and with more boss fights. It was released in North America as "Samurai Ghost".
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* ''Genpei Tōma Den: Kan no Ki'' (源平討魔伝 巻ノ弐) (1992) - The same story, except as a standalone ExpansionPack focusing on the side-scrolling "big" mode, and with more boss fights. It was released in North America as "Samurai Ghost".
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** When the original arcade game was included in Namco Museum Vol. 4, it was renamed ''The Genji and the Heike Clans'' in North America.
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* [[LikeABadassOutOfHell Like a Badass Out Of Heaven]]: In ''Kan no Ki'', Taira no Kagekiyo kills one of the dragons guarding Heaven in order to get back down to earth.
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''Genpei Tōma Den'' (源平討魔伝) is a Japanese game series taking place after the [[JidaiGeki Genpei War]]. One of the samurai killed in the war, Taira no Kagekiyo, is brought back from the dead as a wraith in order to get his vengeance. He slashes his way through the living, dead, and undead to finally defeat Minamoto no Yoritomo.
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''Genpei Tōma Den'' (源平討魔伝) is a Japanese game series taking place after the [[JidaiGeki Genpei War]]. One of the samurai killed in the war, Taira no Kagekiyo, Kagekiyo,[[note]]Although, in actuality, he was captured, refused all food and drink, and eventually starved to death.[[/note]] is brought back from the dead as a wraith in order to get his vengeance. He slashes his way through the living, dead, and undead to finally defeat Minamoto no Yoritomo.
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* ''Genpei Tōma Den'' (1986)
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* ''Genpei Tōma Den: Kan no Ki'' (源平討魔伝 巻ノ弐) (1992) - The same story, except focusing on the side-scrolling "big" mode, and with more boss fights.
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The elements of these games were borrowed into the Japanese live-action series ''{{Series}}/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'', ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'', as well as its North American footage adaption ''{{Series}}/PowerRangersSamurai''.''Series/PowerRangersSamurai''.
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The elements of these games were borrowed into the Japanese live-action series ''{{Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger}}'', as well as its North American footage adaption ''{{Series/PowerRangersSamurai}}''.
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The elements of these games were borrowed into the Japanese live-action series ''{{Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger}}'', ''{{Series}}/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'', as well as its North American footage adaption ''{{Series/PowerRangersSamurai}}''.''{{Series}}/PowerRangersSamurai''.
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* MarketBasedTitle: The second game was renamed ''Samurai Ghost'' in North America.
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* DemBones: As usual for the genre, there are enemy skeletons. One skeleton with a greatsword appears as a boss in ''Kan no Ki.''
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* SealedEvilInACan: The path to the final boss in ''Kan no Ki'' requires breaking the ropes that seal the bosses you have already defeated earlier, thus causing the BossRush afterwards.
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* SceneryPorn & SceneryGorn: The first and third games pushed their systems to their limits with regard to scenery. ''Kan no Ki'' in particular has scenes such as ethereal realms full of floating candles, gigantic mountains with some mystical symbol on them, etc.
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''Genpei Tōma Den'' (源平討魔伝) is a Japanese game series taking place after the [[JidaiGeki Genpei War]]. One of the samurai killed in the war, Taira no Kagekiyo, is brought back from the dead as a wraith in order to get his vengeance.
vengeance. He slashes his way through the living, dead, and undead to finally defeat Minamoto no Yoritomo.
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* [[LikeABadassOutOfHell Like a Badass Out Of Heaven]]: In ''Kan no Ki'', Taira no Kagekiyo kills one of the dragons guarding Heaven in order to get back down to earth.
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* BossRush: ''Kan no Ki'' has one, leading to the final boss.
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* {{Kitsune}}: Nine-tailed foxes appear as normal enemies.
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* AdvancingWallOfDoom: One of these appears in ''Kan no Ki'', in the form of a wall of lava that is being spewed out by a volcano in the background.
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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The Minamoto clan is usually portrayed as the heroic warriors in history, but in this game, they're the demonic villains. Well, the Taira clan and in particular Kagekiyo are also demonic over here, but they're the good guys.
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* ShockAndAwe: Raijin and Fuujin appear as bosses in ''Kan no Ki''.
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* ShockAndAwe: Raijin and Fuujin Fuujin, the gods of lightning and thunder, appear as bosses in ''Kan no Ki''.
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* ShockAndAwe: Raijin and Fuujin appear as bosses in ''Kan no Ki''.
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* AnimalMotifs: Kiso no Yoshinaka is associated with bulls, while Onihime seems to be made of butterflies.
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''Genpei Tōma Den (源平討魔伝)'' Den'' (源平討魔伝) is a Japanese game series taking place after the [[JidaiGeki Genpei War]]. One of the samurai killed in the war, Taira no Kagekiyo, is brought back from the dead as a wraith in order to get his vengeance.
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* ''Genpei Tōma Den: Kan no Ki Ki'' (源平討魔伝 巻ノ弐)'' 巻ノ弐) (1992) - The same story, except focusing on the side-scrolling "big" mode, and with more boss fights.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: The ''title screen'' shows Taira no Kagekiyo with a katana, whereas in the side-view "big" mode he clearly uses a straight sword.
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* SNKBoss: Sure enough, the fan game has a superpowered version of Minamoto no Yoritomo as the final boss.
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* DevelopersRoom: There are several bonus stages where the developers make an appearance.
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* MagicMusic: The magical biwa player summons creatures and the shapes of creatures with his music.
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* EvilCounterpart: Kiso no Yoshinaka has almost the exact same moves as Taira no Kagekiyo.
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* EvilCounterpart: Kiso no Yoshinaka has almost the exact same moves as Taira no Kagekiyo. The fan game represents this by having them be the [[MovesetClone Ryu and Ken]] types.
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* TheUnfought: The magical biwa player is not killable in the original, although he becomes a boss in ''Kan no Ki''.
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** Onihime was originally a common enemy in the top-down-view levels. She was promoted to a boss in ''Kan no Ki''.
** The HumongousMecha was originally an uncommon enemy in the side-view "small" mode levels, but was also promoted to boss in ''Kan no Ki''.
** Onihime was originally a common enemy in the top-down-view levels. She was promoted to a boss in ''Kan no Ki''.
** The HumongousMecha was originally an uncommon enemy in the side-view "small" mode levels, but was also promoted to boss in ''Kan no Ki''.
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''Genpei Tōma Den (源平討魔伝)'' is a Japanese game series taking place after the [[JidaiGeki Genpei War]]. One of the samurai killed in the war, Taira no Kagekiyo, is brought back from the dead as a wraith in order to get his vengeance.
There were three games in the series:
* ''Genpei Tōma Den'' (1986)
* ''Genpei Tōma Den: Computer Board Game'' (1988) - The same story, except in an RPG format.
* ''Genpei Tōma Den: Kan no Ki (源平討魔伝 巻ノ弐)'' (1992) - The same story, except focusing on the side-scrolling "big" mode, and with more boss fights.
There is also a fanmade fighting game [[http://humind.sakura.ne.jp/game/genpei/index.html available here]].
Nowadays, the series is mainly known for contributing Taira no Kagekiyo to Videogame/NamcoXCapcom, where he joined many other obscure Namco characters.
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!!This game series provides examples of:
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: When Kiso no Yoshinaka is defeated, he turns his sword on himself while screaming "Mugen!"
* EvilCounterpart: Kiso no Yoshinaka has almost the exact same moves as Taira no Kagekiyo.
* EvilLaugh: Minamoto no Yoshitsune laughs and screams a lot. There's also the creepy laugh of the witch who guides Taira no Kagekiyo.
* HumongousMecha: The big samurai-helmeted robot.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: These ones shriek in a really high-pitched voice.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Taira no Kagekiyo is going on one despite ''being dead''.
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There were three games in the series:
* ''Genpei Tōma Den'' (1986)
* ''Genpei Tōma Den: Computer Board Game'' (1988) - The same story, except in an RPG format.
* ''Genpei Tōma Den: Kan no Ki (源平討魔伝 巻ノ弐)'' (1992) - The same story, except focusing on the side-scrolling "big" mode, and with more boss fights.
There is also a fanmade fighting game [[http://humind.sakura.ne.jp/game/genpei/index.html available here]].
Nowadays, the series is mainly known for contributing Taira no Kagekiyo to Videogame/NamcoXCapcom, where he joined many other obscure Namco characters.
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!!This game series provides examples of:
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: When Kiso no Yoshinaka is defeated, he turns his sword on himself while screaming "Mugen!"
* EvilCounterpart: Kiso no Yoshinaka has almost the exact same moves as Taira no Kagekiyo.
* EvilLaugh: Minamoto no Yoshitsune laughs and screams a lot. There's also the creepy laugh of the witch who guides Taira no Kagekiyo.
* HumongousMecha: The big samurai-helmeted robot.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: These ones shriek in a really high-pitched voice.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Taira no Kagekiyo is going on one despite ''being dead''.
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