History VideoGame / Kamui

The Twin-tined Instrument of Mankind's Destruction, '''KAMUI'''''

-> [[spoiler: Such had been the final deranged act of the man that became the Adjudicator...]]

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The Twin-tined Instrument of Mankind's Destruction, ''KAMUI'''''

The Twin-tined Instrument of Mankind's Destruction \\
'''KAMUI'''''

--> ''The Orbital Mechanized Temple \\

* AliceAllusion: Panafill de '''Alice''', whose 12-year-old self [[AllThereInTheManual is only seen in The Tale of ALLTYNEX guidebook]] and official dakimakura.

Although one of the earliest games released by SITER SKAIN, its story actually takes place after several of their other titles; both ''VideoGame/AlltynexSecond'' and ''VideoGame/RefleX'' are prequels to it. During the TimeSkip in ''[=RefleX=]'', a scientist named Xaffiquel de Alice drafts a theory regarding "Brain Fusion" technology, which would allow a psychic human's mind to be permanently uploaded into a computer. The military sees the potential to create super-weapons using this theory. In desperation due to the ZODIAC's battling it out over Earth, eight "Kamui" fighters and a massive automatic defense army, commanded from the "Mechanized Temple", are created using this technology. Among the humans uploaded into those fighters was Xaffiquel's own daughter, Panafill de Alice. Enraged at the loss of his daughter, Xaffiquel decides that humanity has grown too corrupt and must be punished. Uploading his mind into the orbital fortress as "the Adjudicator", he waits for civilization to rebuild itself before unleashing the destructive might of the Mechanized Temple and Neural Network based on the ancient genocidal supercomputer, ALLTNYEX.

Although one of the earliest games released by SITER SKAIN, its story actually takes place after several of their other titles; both ''VideoGame/AlltynexSecond'' and ''VideoGame/RefleX'' are prequels to it. During the TimeSkip in ''[=RefleX=]'', a scientist named Xaffiquel de Panafill drafts a theory regarding "Brain Fusion" technology, which would allow a psychic human's mind to be permanently uploaded into a computer. The military sees the potential to create super-weapons using this theory. In desperation due to the ZODIAC's battling it out over Earth, eight "Kamui" fighters are created using this technology. Among the humans uploaded into those fighters was Xaffiquel's own daughter, Alice de Panafill. After the destruction of the ZODIAC's, as humanity begins to rebuild, the government plans on using this technology further to increase its power. Enraged at the loss of his daughter, Xaffiquel decides that humanity has grown too corrupt and must be punished. Uploading his mind into the orbital fortress Adjudicator, he builds a neural network based on the ancient supercomputer ALLTYNEX to aid him in taking over the military's hardware and beginning mankind's destruction.

Now Alice, who managed to escape the rebuilt ALLTYNEX's control due to having been conscious during her upload, must destroy both ALLTYNEX and the Adjudicator to prevent mankind's destruction.

%%Note: the above storyline is based on partial translations and some conjecture. If anyone knows more details, please add to it/correct it.)

** Alice as well, though in the other direction; she's fighting for humanity rather than against it.

* BarbieDollAnatomy: Alice during the cutscenes.

* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: Alice de Panafill.

* NecessarilyEvil: The Kamui fighters were seen as this due to the rampaging ZODIAC's that were laying waste to Earth at the time.

A ShootEmUp made by SITER SKAIN in 1999 and part of ''VideoGame/TheTaleOfAlltynex'' trilogy, ''Kamui'' has been often described as "a more intense ''[[VideoGame/RaySeries RayStorm]]'' clone". The gameplay is slightly different from the "standard" shoot 'em up: the ship -- the eponymous Kamui fighter -- is not a OneHitPointWonder, and it has two special weapons beyond its main SpreadShot: a powerful WaveMotionGun that can cancel bullets and a "lightning storm" weapon that targets enemies below the fighter where its main guns cannot reach. Both run off the same energy gauge, which must recharge after each use. It is short, but very fast-paced and relentless in difficulty.

Although one of the earliest games released by SITER SKAIN, its story actually takes place after several of their other titles: both ''VideoGame/AlltynexSecond'' and ''VideoGame/RefleX'' are prequels to it. During the TimeSkip in ''[=RefleX=]'', a scientist named Xaffiquel de Panafill drafts a theory regarding "Brain Fusion" technology, which would allow a psychic human's mind to be permanently uploaded into a computer. The military sees the potential to create super-weapons using this theory. In desperation due to the ZODIAC's battling it out over Earth, eight "Kamui" fighters are created using this technology. Among the humans uploaded into those fighters was Xaffiquel's own daughter, Alice de Panafill. After the destruction of the ZODIAC's, as humanity begins to rebuild, the government plans on using this technology further to increase its power. Enraged at the loss of his daughter, Xaffiquel decides that humanity has grown too corrupt and must be punished. Uploading his mind into the orbital fortress Adjudicator, he builds a neural network based on the ancient supercomputer ALLTYNEX to aid him in taking over the military's hardware and beginning mankind's destruction. Now Alice, who managed to escape the rebuilt ALLTYNEX's control due to having been conscious during her upload, must destroy both ALLTYNEX and the Adjudicator to prevent mankind's destruction.

An English translation patch is available [[http://doujinstyle.com/archive/index.php?/topic/70933-kamui-english-version/ here]] (requires v1.10), making it the first game in the series to be fully translated. This doesn't really matter anymore, as Nyu Media [[http://nyu-media.com/kamui/ localized and published]] ''Kamui'' along with the rest of the ALLTYNEX trilogy in June 2013, and is available for purchase through various digital distribution sites.

** Alice as well, though in the other direction: she's fighting for humanity rather than against it.

* DeathFromAbove: One of the Adjudicator's attacks rains downs death beams after [[TurnsRed turning red]].
* DidntNeedThoseAnyway: Bosses often have pieces that you can shoot off for extra points.

* MasterComputer: ALLTYNEX's core (pictured).

** In addition, his name is clearly derived from Tzaphqiel, an angel who was assigned to record all of history...and, in quite a bit of rabbinical lore, a ''dark'' angel. In fact, the idea of a angel over your right shoulder and a demon over your left shoulder, trying to sway you towards good and evil respectively, came from an idea of this being done with Raziel swaying towards good, and ''Tzaphqiel'' swaying towards evil.

* RegionalBonus: The international release will feature "tate' mode, which turns the screen 90 degrees to fill up most of the screen (or all, if you're using a 4:3 monitor), for those who have a monitor that can be turned vertically.
* {{Roboteching}}: Enemy lasers love doing this.

* SpiritualLicensee: To Creator/{{Taito}}'s ''RayForce''

An English translation patch is available [[http://doujinstyle.com/archive/index.php?/topic/70933-kamui-english-version/ here]] (requires v1.10), making it the first game in the series to be fully translated. It will be soon get an official localized along with ''ALLTYNEX Second'' and ''[=RefleX=]'' by Nyu Media in 2013.

* RegionBonus: The international release will feature "tate' mode, which turns the screen 90 degrees to fill up most of the screen (or all, if you're using a 4:3 monitor), for those who have a monitor that can be turned vertically.

* ExportBonus: The international release will feature "tate' mode, which turns the screen 90 degrees to fill up most of the screen (or all, if you're using a 4:3 monitor), for those who have a monitor that can be turned vertically.

Although one of the earliest games released by SITER SKAIN, its story actually takes place after several of their other titles: both ''VideoGame/AlltynexSecond'' and ''VideoGame/RefleX'' are prequels to it. During the TimeSkip in ''[=RefleX=]'', a scientist named Xaffiquel de Panafill drafts a theory regarding "Brain Fusion" technology, which would allow a human's mind to be permanently uploaded into a computer. The theory is deemed inhumane, but the military sees the potential to create super-weapons using it. In desperation due to the ZODIAC's battling it out over Earth, eight "Kamui" fighters are created using this technology. Among the humans uploaded into those fighters was Xaffiquel's own daughter, Alice de Panafill. After the destruction of the ZODIAC's, as humanity begins to rebuild, the government plans on using this technology further to increase its power. Enraged at his theory being used in a such a manner, not to mention the loss of his daughter, Xaffiquel decides that humanity has grown too corrupt and must be punished. Uploading his mind into the orbital fortress Adjudicator, he rebuilds the supercomputer ALLTYNEX to aid him in taking over the military's hardware and beginning mankind's destruction. ALLTYNEX [[AIIsACrapshoot has ideas of its own]] and locks down Adjudicator, rendering Xaffiquel powerless. Now Alice, who managed to escape ALLTYNEX's control, must destroy both ALLTYNEX and the Adjudicator to prevent mankind's destruction.

[[caption-width-right:220:Giant [[CyberCyclops cyclopean]] computers are never a good sign.]]

A [[{{Shmup}} shoot-em-up]] made by Siter Skain in 1999 and part of ''TheTaleOfAlltynex'' trilogy, ''Kamui'' has been described as a more intense RayStorm clone. The gameplay is slightly different from the "standard" shmup: the ship (the eponymous Kamui fighter) is not a OneHitPointWonder, and it has two special weapons beyond its main spreadshot: a powerful WaveMotionGun that can cancel bullets and a "lightning storm" weapon that targets enemies below the fighter where its main guns cannot reach. Both run off the same energy gauge, which must recharge after each use. It is short, but very fast-paced and relentless in difficulty.

Although one of the earlier games released by Siter Skain, its story actually takes place after several of their other titles: both ''AlltynexSecond'' and ''RefleX'' are prequels to it. During the TimeSkip in ''[=RefleX=]'', a scientist named Xaffiquel de Panafill drafts a theory regarding "Brain Fusion" technology, which would allow a human's mind to be permanently uploaded into a computer. The theory is deemed inhumane, but the military sees the potential to create superweapons using it. In desperation due to the ZODIAC's battling it out over Earth, eight "Kamui" fighters are created using this technology. Among the humans uploaded into those fighters was Xaffiquel's own daughter, Alice de Panafill. After the destruction of the ZODIAC's, as humanity begins to rebuild, the government plans on using this technology further to increase its power. Enraged at his theory being used in a such a manner, not to mention the loss of his daughter, Xaffiquel decides that humanity has grown too corrupt and must be punished. Uploading his mind into the orbital fortress Adjudicator, he rebuilds the supercomputer ALLTYNEX to aid him in taking over the military's hardware and beginning mankind's destruction. ALLTYNEX [[AIIsACrapshoot has ideas of its own]] and locks down Adjudicator, rendering Xaffiquel powerless. Now Alice, who managed to escape ALLTYNEX's control, must destroy both ALLTYNEX and the Adjudicator to prevent mankind's destruction.

(Note: the above storyline is based on partial translations and some conjecture. If anyone knows more details, please add to it/correct it.)

An English translation patch is available [[http://doujinstyle.com/archive/index.php?/topic/70933-kamui-english-version/ here]] (requires v1.10), making it the first game in the series to be fully translated.

* AIIsACrapshoot: ALLTYNEX

* CrosshairAware: Do not stay in crosshairs. It ends badly.

* FanNickname: "The Angry Spacestation" for the game's FinalBoss, the Adjudicator.
* FloatingContinent: Stage 2.

* LotusEaterMachine: Alltynex pulls a digital version of this on Alice making her fight against two bosses before breaking loose.

* MeaningfulName: The name of final boss theme, "The Judge", seems to represent Xaffiquel's delusions as a punisher of man's sins.