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Tenchu
is an action-adventure stealth video game series, originally developed by Japanese developer Acquire, where the player assumes the role of a ninja in 16th-century Japan. The title in Japanese literally translates in English as "Divine Retribution", with 天 (ten) meaning heaven and 誅 (chū) meaning death penalty (another translation of this phrase, ''Wrath of Heaven'', is the title of the first PlayStation 2 entry in the series). Plot The series takes place in 16th-century feudal Japan. The original story (''Stealth Assassins'') revolves around two ninjas, Rikimaru and Ayame, who have both been members of the Azuma Ninja Clan since childhood. The two ninjas serve the benevolent Lord Gohda and work for him as his secret spies to root out corruption and gather intelligence in his province. However, the evil demonic sorcerer Lord Mei-Oh sought to destroy Lord Gohda, and using his demon warrior Onikage, wreaked havoc throughout Lord Gohda's province. Although Lord Mei-Oh was kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayame (Tenchu)
Ayame (彩女, a homophone of the word for "iris" meaning "colorful female") is a player character in the ''Tenchu'' series of stealth games. Introduced in Acquire (company), Acquire's ''Tenchu: Stealth Assassins'' in 1998, Ayame is a young prodigy Assassination, assassin in a historical fantasy version of the 16th century Japan, who has been adopted by a ninja master and raised along with her partner Rikimaru to serve a local clan's lord. She is one of the lead characters in all subsequent installments of ''Tenchu'' except of ''Tenchu Z'' and has been well received by gaming mass media, often perceived as one of the top assassins and best female ninja characters in video games. Appearances In the ''Tenchu'' series Ayame's story begins when a young shocked girl, unable to remember anything but her name and age, is discovered by Master Shiunsai of the small Azuma school of ninjutsu (Azuma Shinobi-ryu''Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven'' PlayStation 2 manual, page 5.) in the desolate ruins o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |