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* EnergyBall: The signature PowerUp of the game, where Athena and Kensou can collect up to four psycho balls to create an OrbitingParticleShield, all of which change color and size according to their personal energy level. (They'd both go on to these Psycho Balls in The King of Fighters tournaments).
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* EnergyBall: The signature PowerUp of the game, where Athena and Kensou can collect up to four psycho balls Psycho Balls to create an OrbitingParticleShield, all of which change color and size according to their personal energy level. (They'd both go on to use these Psycho Balls in The King of Fighters tournaments).
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->''Athena's name is magic\\
Mystery... is what you see\\
Her crystal is the answer\\
fighting fair\\
to keep us free\\
She's just a little girl with power inside\\
burning bright\\
You'd better hide if you are bad...\\
she'll get you\\
She'll read your mind and find if\\
you believe in right or wrong!''
Mystery... is what you see\\
Her crystal is the answer\\
fighting fair\\
to keep us free\\
She's just a little girl with power inside\\
burning bright\\
You'd better hide if you are bad...\\
she'll get you\\
She'll read your mind and find if\\
you believe in right or wrong!''
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* NotableOriginalMusic: There are two versions of the theme song.
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* NotableOriginalMusic: There are two versions The Psycho Soldier theme is a partly an ExpositoryThemeTune about several of the theme song.game's special moves and techniques and partly an ImageSong about Athena (the English version is almost purely ImageSong). This song would later become the BootstrappedTheme for Team Psycho Soldier in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' and for Athena herself in other spinoff games.
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* AutoscrollingLevel: The whole game, which pauses at each boss wall.
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* DirectContinuousLevels: After defeating each boss, you go through a very short area at the back filled with breakable walls and power-ups before a drop down that seamlessly segues into the beginning of the next level.
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* BigBad: "Shigudo Dabide" (however the Hell you wanna translate that), the FinalBoss and apparent leader of the Shiguma.
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* BigBad: "Shigudo "Shigu Do Dabide" (however the Hell you wanna translate that), that -- the last word is exactly like the Japanese rendition of "[[TomTheDarkLord David]]"), the FinalBoss and apparent leader of the Shiguma.
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* BigBad: "Shigudo Dabide" (however the Hell you wanna translate that), the FinalBoss and apparent leader of the Shiguma.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: The Zeel species, massive blue bugs that wander around. The first boss is a swarm of their strongest form infesting a building, the [[PunnyName Zeel]] [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Zebub]].
* BigCreepyCrawlies: The Zeel species, massive blue bugs that wander around. The first boss is a swarm of their strongest form infesting a building, the [[PunnyName Zeel]] [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Zebub]].
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* EvolutionPowerUp: There's an item that allows you to boost all the enemies on-screen to their next level, with new attacks and attack patterns. There's another one that allows you to level them down as well.
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* SealedEvilInACan: The "Shiguma" (literal translation "Corpse Fool Demons"), who were sealed away in the bowels of the earth until somebody accidentally let them out.
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* SuddenlyVoiced: This game is notable for including the first known example of a full song recording.
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* TheyLookLikeUsNow: Downplayed with the ''Duff[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics -kun]]'', trenchcoat-bedecked zombies with glowing eyes that wander around. Upon being defeated they may reveal themselves to be a disguise for another type of monster.
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* TheyLookLikeUsNow: Downplayed with the ''Duff[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics Duff''[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics -kun]]'', trenchcoat-bedecked zombies with glowing eyes that wander around. Upon being defeated they may reveal themselves to be a disguise for another type of monster.
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* TheyLookLikeUsNow: Downplayed with the ''Duff[[JapaneseHonorifics ''Duff[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics -kun]]'', trenchcoat-bedecked zombies with glowing eyes that wander around. Upon being defeated they may reveal themselves to be a disguise for another type of monster.
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* TheyLookLikeUsNow: Downplayed with the ''Duff[[JapaneseHonorifics -kun]]'', trenchcoat-bedecked zombies with glowing eyes that wander around. Upon being defeated they may reveal themselves to be a disguise for another type of monster.
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* SuddenMusicalEnding: Tne credits have Athena and Kensou putting on a concert atop a pile of rubble, with Athena singing the game's main theme, while Kensou rocks out on guitar. There is also one of the game's enemies dancing along, [[RuleOfFunny for some reason]].
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* EnergyBall: The signature PowerUp of the game, where Athena and Kensou can collect up to four psycho balls to create an OrbitingParticleShield, all of which change color and size according to their personal energy level. (They'd both go on to these Psycho Balls in The King of Fighters tournaments).
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* IdolSinger: Athena
* ImageSong: ''Psycho Soldier''
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* IdolSinger: Athena
Athena. Kensou appears to be her lead guitarist.
* ImageSong: ''PsychoSoldier''Soldier''.
* ImageSong: ''Psycho
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* PsychicPowers
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* PsychicPowersPowerUp: A dozen of 'em, which was one of the distinguishing factors of the game.
* PsychicPowers: The basis of their gameplay.
* PsychicPowers: The basis of their gameplay.
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* ButtMonkey: Downplayed with Kensou, who after any long drop will inevitably land flat on his face.
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An action arcade game developed by {{SNK}} that was originally released in 1986 and internationally in 1987. ''Psycho Soldier'' stars Athena Asamiya, a descendant of Princess Athena from SNK's previous game ''VideoGame/{{Athena}}'', and is noteworthy for being the first video game with a vocal in-game soundtrack.
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An action arcade game developed by {{SNK}} {{Creator/SNK}} that was originally released in 1986 and internationally in 1987. ''Psycho Soldier'' stars Athena Asamiya, a descendant of Princess Athena from SNK's previous game ''VideoGame/{{Athena}}'', and is noteworthy for being the first video game with a vocal in-game soundtrack.
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* {{Kawaisa}}
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It's part of the same verse. Not a spiritual successor.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To Athena.
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* ActionGirl - Athena
* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore - the European and American covers and flyers fit this trope to a T. Here's the [[http://www.psychosoldier.com/images/psychosoldierspectrum.jpg art]].
* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore - the European and American covers and flyers fit this trope to a T. Here's the [[http://www.psychosoldier.com/images/psychosoldierspectrum.jpg art]].
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* ActionGirl - ActionGirl: Athena
*AmericanKirbyIsHardcore - the AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: The European and American covers and flyers fit this trope to a T. Here's the [[http://www.psychosoldier.com/images/psychosoldierspectrum.jpg art]].
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* AnimalMotifs - Athena's motif is the phoenix and Kensou's motif is the dragon.
* GratuitousEnglish - The Japanese version of ''Psycho Soldier''.
* IdolSinger - Athena
* ImageSong - ''Psycho Soldier''
* {{Joshikousei}} - Athena.
* GratuitousEnglish - The Japanese version of ''Psycho Soldier''.
* IdolSinger - Athena
* ImageSong - ''Psycho Soldier''
* {{Joshikousei}} - Athena.
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* AnimalMotifs - AnimalMotifs: Athena's motif is the phoenix and Kensou's motif is the dragon.
*GratuitousEnglish - GratuitousEnglish: The Japanese version of ''Psycho Soldier''.
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*{{Joshikousei}} - {{Joshikousei}}: Athena.
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* SpiritualSuccessor - To Athena.
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* SpiritualSuccessor - SpiritualSuccessor: To Athena.
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** For extra hardcore points, the model for the poster art is [[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/tracing/lisalyon2.jpg Lisa Lyon]], a [[UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}} bodybuilding]] pioneer.
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** For extra hardcore points, the model for the poster art is [[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/tracing/lisalyon2.jpg Lisa Lyon]], a female [[UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}} bodybuilding]] pioneer.
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** For extra hardcore points, the model for the poster art is Lisa Lyon, a [[UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}} bodybuilding]] pioneer.
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** For extra hardcore points, the model for the poster art is [[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/tracing/lisalyon2.jpg Lisa Lyon, Lyon]], a [[UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}} bodybuilding]] pioneer.
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** For extra hardcore points, the model for the poster art is Lisa Lyon, (a [[UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}} bodybuilding]] pioneer).
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Athena and Kensou would go on to be far better known as standards in ''TheKingOfFighters''.
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Athena and Kensou would go on to be far better known as standards in ''TheKingOfFighters''.
''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHai: Athena has pink hair. If ''The King of Fighters'' is to be trusted on this point, she dyes it.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHai: YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Athena has pink hair. If ''The King of Fighters'' is to be trusted on this point, she dyes it.it.
** That, or the designers had [[CanonWelding canon-welded]] her character with the title character from ''VideoGame/{{Athena}}'', who had purple hair from the start.
** That, or the designers had [[CanonWelding canon-welded]] her character with the title character from ''VideoGame/{{Athena}}'', who had purple hair from the start.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair / RoseHairedGirl - Athena has pink hair.
** If ''The King of Fighters'' is to be trusted on this point, she dyes it.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair / RoseHairedGirl - YouGottaHaveBlueHai: Athena has pink hair.
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Psycho Soldier is noteworthy for being the first video game to utilize a vocal track during in-game play, with vocals provided by Japanese pop idol Kaori Shimizu (not to be confused with [[Creator/KaoriShimizu the seiyuu]] [[NamesTheSame with the same name]]). This was achieved by creating a JAMMA board that was much larger than usual, and consists of three PCB boards hardwired together and sandwiched on top of each other inside the game cabinet. Her song made Athena one of the earliest video game idols in Japan. Both the Japanese and English-language versions of the game have different vocals for the main song.
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Psycho Soldier is noteworthy for being the first video game to utilize a vocal track during in-game play, with vocals provided by Japanese pop idol Kaori Shimizu (not to be confused with [[Creator/KaoriShimizu the seiyuu]] Japanese voice actress]] [[NamesTheSame with the same name]]). This was achieved by creating a JAMMA board that was much larger than usual, and consists of three PCB boards hardwired together and sandwiched on top of each other inside the game cabinet. Her song made Athena one of the earliest video game idols in Japan. Both the Japanese and English-language versions of the game have different vocals for the main song.
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Psycho Soldier is noteworthy for being the first video game to utilize a vocal track during in-game play, with vocals provided by Japanese pop idol Kaori Shimizu (not to be confused with [[KaoriShimizu the seiyuu]] [[NamesTheSame with the same name]]). This was achieved by creating a JAMMA board that was much larger than usual, and consists of three PCB boards hardwired together and sandwiched on top of each other inside the game cabinet. Her song made Athena one of the earliest video game idols in Japan. Both the Japanese and English-language versions of the game have different vocals for the main song.
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Psycho Soldier is noteworthy for being the first video game to utilize a vocal track during in-game play, with vocals provided by Japanese pop idol Kaori Shimizu (not to be confused with [[KaoriShimizu [[Creator/KaoriShimizu the seiyuu]] [[NamesTheSame with the same name]]). This was achieved by creating a JAMMA board that was much larger than usual, and consists of three PCB boards hardwired together and sandwiched on top of each other inside the game cabinet. Her song made Athena one of the earliest video game idols in Japan. Both the Japanese and English-language versions of the game have different vocals for the main song.
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* GratuitousEnglish - The Japanese version of ''Psycho Solider''.
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[[caption-width-right:222:[[TitleThemeTune Fire! Fire! Psycho Soldier!]]]]
[[caption-width-right:222:[[TitleThemeTune Fire! Fire! Psycho Soldier!]]]]
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An action arcade game developed by {{SNK}} that was originally released in 1986 and internationally in 1987. ''Psycho Soldier'' stars Athena Asamiya, a descendant of Princess Athena from SNK's previous game ''VideoGame/{{Athena}}'', and is noteworthy for being the first video game with a vocal in-game soundtrack.
Psycho Soldier is noteworthy for being the first video game to utilize a vocal track during in-game play, with vocals provided by Japanese pop idol Kaori Shimizu (not to be confused with [[KaoriShimizu the seiyuu]] [[NamesTheSame with the same name]]). This was achieved by creating a JAMMA board that was much larger than usual, and consists of three PCB boards hardwired together and sandwiched on top of each other inside the game cabinet. Her song made Athena one of the earliest video game idols in Japan. Both the Japanese and English-language versions of the game have different vocals for the main song.
The Japanese version of the song was released as a single in 1987 on a special cassette that was available only to those who purchased the Nintendo Famicom version of ''Athena'' in Japanese retail stores. The cassette also included a special vocal version of the ending theme.
Not to be confused with SociopathicSoldier.
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!!''Psycho Solider'' has examples of:
* ActionGirl - Athena
* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore - the European and American covers and flyers fit this trope to a T. Here's the [[http://www.psychosoldier.com/images/psychosoldierspectrum.jpg art]].
* AnimalMotifs - Athena's motif is the phoenix and Kensou's motif is the dragon.
* GratuitousEnglish - The Japanese version of ''Psycho Solider''.
* IdolSinger - Athena
* ImageSong - ''Psycho Soldier''
* {{Joshikousei}} - Athena.
* {{Kawaisa}}
* NotableOriginalMusic - There are two versions of the theme song.
** [[http://www.psychosoldier.com/Psycho%20Soldier%20(1987%20Japanese-language%20version).mp3 The Japanese version]]
** [[http://www.psychosoldier.com/Psycho%20Soldier%20(1987%20English-language%20version).mp3 The English version]]
* PsychicPowers
* SpiritualSuccessor - To Athena.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair / RoseHairedGirl - Athena has pink hair.
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Psycho Soldier is noteworthy for being the first video game to utilize a vocal track during in-game play, with vocals provided by Japanese pop idol Kaori Shimizu (not to be confused with [[KaoriShimizu the seiyuu]] [[NamesTheSame with the same name]]). This was achieved by creating a JAMMA board that was much larger than usual, and consists of three PCB boards hardwired together and sandwiched on top of each other inside the game cabinet. Her song made Athena one of the earliest video game idols in Japan. Both the Japanese and English-language versions of the game have different vocals for the main song.
The Japanese version of the song was released as a single in 1987 on a special cassette that was available only to those who purchased the Nintendo Famicom version of ''Athena'' in Japanese retail stores. The cassette also included a special vocal version of the ending theme.
Not to be confused with SociopathicSoldier.
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!!''Psycho Solider'' has examples of:
* ActionGirl - Athena
* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore - the European and American covers and flyers fit this trope to a T. Here's the [[http://www.psychosoldier.com/images/psychosoldierspectrum.jpg art]].
* AnimalMotifs - Athena's motif is the phoenix and Kensou's motif is the dragon.
* GratuitousEnglish - The Japanese version of ''Psycho Solider''.
* IdolSinger - Athena
* ImageSong - ''Psycho Soldier''
* {{Joshikousei}} - Athena.
* {{Kawaisa}}
* NotableOriginalMusic - There are two versions of the theme song.
** [[http://www.psychosoldier.com/Psycho%20Soldier%20(1987%20Japanese-language%20version).mp3 The Japanese version]]
** [[http://www.psychosoldier.com/Psycho%20Soldier%20(1987%20English-language%20version).mp3 The English version]]
* PsychicPowers
* SpiritualSuccessor - To Athena.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair / RoseHairedGirl - Athena has pink hair.
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