is a series of
side-scrolling beat 'em up
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arcade video games
Arcade most often refers to:
* Arcade game, a coin-operated game machine
** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade game's hardware
** Arcade system board, a standardized printed circuit board
* Amusement arcade, a place with arcade games ...
developed by
Sega
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. The series takes place in a
medieval fantasy
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world where several heroes have the task of recovering the legendary Golden Axe, the mainstay element of the series.
Main series
''Golden Axe''
''
Golden Axe
is a series of side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade video games developed by Sega. The series takes place in a medieval fantasy world where several heroes have the task of recovering the legendary Golden Axe, the mainstay element of the series.
...
'' is a
side-scrolling arcade
Arcade most often refers to:
* Arcade game, a coin-operated game machine
** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade game's hardware
** Arcade system board, a standardized printed circuit board
* Amusement arcade, a place with arcade games
* ...
beat 'em up
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game released in 1989 by
Sega
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.
Makoto Uchida was the primary developer of the game and also was responsible for the creation of ''
Altered Beast
''Altered Beast'' is a 1988 beat 'em up arcade video game developed and manufactured by Sega. The game is set in Ancient Greece and follows a player character chosen by Zeus to rescue his daughter Athena from the demonic ruler of the underworld ...
''. The game places the player in control of one of three warriors each bent on revenge against the vile dictator Death Adder. Death Adder has taken over the once peaceful land of Yuria and murdered their friend and partner, Alex. Several ports of the game were created, most notably for the
Mega Drive/Genesis
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and
Master System
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third-generation home video game console manufactured by Sega. It was originally a remodeled export version of the Sega Mark III, the third iteration of the SG-1000 series of consoles, which was released in Japan in 1985 and ...
. Several sequels followed.
The game focuses on three heroes. One of them is a battle-axe-wielding
dwarf
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Common uses
*Dwarf (folklore), a being from Germanic mythology and folklore
* Dwarf, a person or animal with dwarfism
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* Dwarf (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a humanoid ...
, Gilius Thunderhead, from the mines of Wolud, whose twin brother was killed by the soldiers of Death Adder. Another is a male barbarian, Ax Battler, wielding a two-handed broadsword, looking for revenge for the murder of his mother. The last is a longsword-wielding
amazon
Amazon most often refers to:
* Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology
* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon (company), an American multinational technology c ...
,
Tyris Flare, whose parents were killed by Death Adder.
Progress is made through the game by hacking and slashing your way through Adder's forces. Aiding the characters in this quest is their ability to cast
spells
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Processes
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* Spell (ritual), a magical ritual
* Spelling, the writing of words
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that hurt all enemies on the screen. The force of this magic depends on the number of "bars" of magic power currently available. The bars are filled by collecting blue 'magic potions' found throughout the game. The male warrior Ax, limited to 4 bars, is able to cast Earth spells. The dwarf Gilius, limited to 3 bars, casts lightning spells. The female warrior Tyris can cast devastating fire magic, but her most powerful spell costs 6 bars.
''Golden Axe II''
Each of the heroes from the first game return to battle the forces of evil villain Dark Guld in this sequel. While ''Golden Axe II'' was a
Mega Drive/Genesis
The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit Fourth generation of video game consoles, fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. It was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master Syst ...
exclusive from a development point of view, it saw limited arcade exposure in the
MegaPlay series of arcade machines. Released in 1991, the game featured new magic for each of the heroes with the characteristic magic pots from the first game replaced by spell books this time around.
Many video game magazine editors of the time expressed that the game was very likely rushed into production to give Sega another popular title to enable the
Mega Drive/Genesis
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to compete with its new rival, the
Super NES
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. In most respects this sequel was essentially the same as the original, though it had new sprites for enemy characters and new levels. Many fans were disappointed with this title as they were expecting more than a rehash of the first title. However, the title had the virtue of not straying too far from a successful formula and was still quite popular upon its release.
''Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder''
In 1992, Sega released ''Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder'' in arcades. Despite its popularity, the game remained an arcade exclusive up until its appearance in 2020 on the Astro City Mini and Arcade1Up's smaller scale recreation of the original
arcade cabinet
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.
Only Gilius Thunderhead makes a return, riding the back of new character Goah the giant. The rest of the cast is all new and includes Stern Blade the barbarian, Dora the female
centaur
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, and Little Trix, a young lad who carries a pitch fork. The main enemy is once again Death Adder.
As well as introducing multiple paths to the franchise, the magic aspect was adjusted. Though still found in the classic ''Golden Axe'' pots, the magic spells did not increase in power with the number of pots collected but required a set number to work. ''The Revenge of Death Adder'' was the only ''Golden Axe'' game in which one of the magic attacks was not offensive, as Little Trix grew apple trees with fruit that replenished health.
At the game's end, Death Adder rises one more time. Gilius sacrifices his life to finally end Adder's. During the end cinematic Gilius is shown in a bar with every other character, and a banner appears saying, "See you Next Game!"
''Golden Axe III''
Released in 1993, after ''Revenge of the Death Adder'', the third ''Golden Axe'' game on the Mega Drive was released only in Japan. However, the game was available for a while in North America on the
Sega Channel
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, Sega's
modem
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-based game downloading system. It was brought to Europe and North America on the
Nintendo Wii
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's
Virtual Console
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. The game's lineup of playable characters includes swordsman Kain Grinder (カイン・グリンダー), swordswoman Sarah Barn (サラ・バーン), giant Braoude Cragger (プラウド・クラッガー) and beastman Chronos "Evil" Lait (クロノス・”イビル”・レート). Gilius also appear as a non-playable character at the character select screen.
In this game the object is to travel along a number of truly branching paths and eventually defeat the main boss of the game, the Prince of Darkness. The player can choose different branching paths in this game toward that objective just as in ''Revenge of Death Adder''. The paths in this game are more elaborate and do not loop back together. Many of the characters are good characters that were possessed, and once beaten they are freed. A king turned into an anthropomorphic eagle is a recurring boss who may possibly be Prince Hellbringer's right-hand man, and is playable in VS mode.
As opposed to ''Golden Axe II'', where the characters, moves, and controls remained largely the same, ''Golden Axe III'' brought many changes to the gameplay. The background scenery was less lush and colorful than in previous games, as were the sprites themselves. There was a greater variety of moves. Furthermore, there were several abilities unique to certain characters: for example, the Braoude could throw, while the Chronos and Sarah could double jump and wall jump. Finally, each character had a super-move with its own unique button combination.
Some features were returned to the title that had been cut in previous sequels. ''Golden Axe III'' brought back the thieves from the original game, rather than the mages from ''Golden Axe II''. Also, extra lives could be gained by freeing prisoners scattered throughout the levels. The magic system was returned to the original version where all pots are used at the same time, as opposed to the improved system in ''Golden Axe II'' that allowed the player to only use as many spellbooks as they wanted.
Critics applauded Sega's decision not to release ''Golden Axe III'' in North America, speculating that the game's drab graphics and generally mediocre quality would have damaged the Sega Genesis's reputation.
''Golden Axe: Beast Rider''
The game is titled ''Golden Axe: Beast Rider'' and features the return of Tyris Flare, the female
amazon
Amazon most often refers to:
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* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon (company), an American multinational technology c ...
warrior from the first installments of the series. ''Golden Axe: Beast Rider'' was released in October 2008. Due to poor reception of the game, ''Beast Rider'' marks the final entry in the series up to this point.
Spin-offs
''Golden Axe Warrior''
This
Master System
The is an 8-bit
third-generation home video game console manufactured by Sega. It was originally a remodeled export version of the Sega Mark III, the third iteration of the SG-1000 series of consoles, which was released in Japan in 1985 and ...
title tells another epic tale about the Golden Axe. It is an action-adventure game similar to ''
The Legend of Zelda
''The Legend of Zelda'' is an action-adventure game franchise created by the Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo, although some portable installments and re-rele ...
''. The storyline continues the theme of the original ''Golden Axe'' games. The game's unit of
currency
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A more general def ...
is horns, and it is to be imagined that the hero cut these off of the enemies he killed.
''Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe''
Released for the
Game Gear
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, this action-adventure title follows the legend of the character Ax Battler. Unlike its console counterpart, it is based more on ''
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' than the original game. The player moves around a top-view overworld and enemies randomly attack. However the player can not see them like in ''Zelda II''. When a battle begins, the transitions to a platform-style fighting environment. After killing the foe (or the foe wounding them) the hero returns to the overworld.
Unlike previous ''Golden Axe'' games, the player can learn new attacks and moves at the training dojos in each town. The currency in this game is pots, the traditional ''Golden Axe'' magic-usage item. Pots double as both currency and as an offensive attack.
''Golden Axe: The Duel''
Released in 1994 in the arcades and in 1995 for the
Sega Saturn
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, ''Golden Axe: The Duel'' is a one-on-one fighting game featuring characters who appear to be descendants of some of the characters in the original game. Though the potion-dropping imp mechanic was praised, most dismissed the game as a decent but nondescript one-on-one fighter.
Cancelled prototype
The Sega Reborn project was originally planned for development by
Sega Studios Australia in the early 2010s, which would have included 2.5D reboots of the original game, along with those of ''
Streets of Rage
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'' and ''
Altered Beast
''Altered Beast'' is a 1988 beat 'em up arcade video game developed and manufactured by Sega. The game is set in Ancient Greece and follows a player character chosen by Zeus to rescue his daughter Athena from the demonic ruler of the underworld ...
''. However, the project cancelled after Sega Studios Australia closed down in 2013. As part of Sega's 60th anniversary celebration, a working proof-of-concept prototype of the planned ''Golden Axe'' reboot, posthumously titled ''Golden Axed: A Cancelled Prototype'', received a limited one-day release on
Steam
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on October 18, 2020.
The release of the prototype received controversy from fans and critics when one of its original developers, Tim Dawson, spoke up in opposition to the lack of any credits on the cancelled game. He also took issue with the fact that the game was described as "buggy" and "janky" when it was actually created under
crunch conditions, and that, as a fan of the series, he had worked "long 7 day work weeks" on developing it before it was arbitrarily cancelled for lacking a "wow factor" and being too different from ''
God of War
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'', making him feel "dead inside". This led to Sega Europe issuing an apology and modifying the game's description to remove the offending text, saying that it was a comment on that version of the game rather than the quality of the work itself.
Characters
* Ax Battler is a barbarian hero. He uses a
claymore while wearing a loincloth and blue boots as well as iron
bracer
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s and a
gorget
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. He calls upon volcanic magic, deploying lava and powerful eruptive blasts. Ax's mother is murdered by Death Adder's forces, providing his motive in the original ''Golden Axe''. Ax was given a solo game for the Sega Game Gear title ''Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe'', in which he is charged with saving another kingdom. Battler is the most balanced character, having a better striking range and less spell-power than Tyris, and more powerful magic but not the extended physical reach of Gilius.
*
Tyris Flare is an amazon who wields a
cinquedea
The cinquedea or cinqueda is a civilian short sword (or long dagger). It was developed in northern Italy and enjoyed a period of popularity during the Italian renaissance of the 15th and early 16th centuries.
The name ''cinquedea'' means "five f ...
-type sword while wearing a chainmail bikini, bracers and red boots. Both her parents are murdered by Death Adder's forces, leading her to seek revenge in the first Golden Axe game. Her magic attacks are all fire-based, including the summoning of a giant, flame-spewing dragon. Tyris has the shortest range of the heroes, but possesses the most powerful spells.
* Gilius Thunderhead is a bearded dwarf who (at least in the arcade version) actually commands the Golden Axe. He wears a green
tunic
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, leather boots and a
horned helmet
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. He seeks revenge in Golden Axe after his brother is murdered by Death Adder's forces, returning again to defeat Dark Guld in ''Golden Axe II''. In ''Golden Axe III'', Gilius is the only character from the previous games to appear, though he is not playable, he starts each of the characters off on their quest at the game's beginning. When Death Adder returns from the dead in ''Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder'', Gilius rides on the back of playable character Goah throughout the game, and sacrifices his life at game's end to vanquish Death Adder once and for all. Gilius is granted the least powerful spells in the game, but has the best striking range in battle. Gillius is a recurring playable character in the ''
Sega SuperStars
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'' series.
* Death Adder is a tyrannical
giant
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who wears a full iron helmet, pointed
spaulder
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s, and wields an enormous double axe. In addition to his brutal strength and speed while attacking, he can also cast magical spells. With his army, he enslaves the kingdom of Golden Axe and kidnaps its royal family. After dispatching his minions, Adder is finally killed by the game's three heroes, but is resurrected for ''Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder''. Here, he survives an initial attempt on his life but perishes due to the self-sacrifice of Gilius Thunderhead. Death Adder reappears many years later in ''Golden Axe: The Duel'', where he is a playable character, and the penultimate boss. In 2010,
IGN
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ranked Death Adder 83rd in "Top 100 Videogames Villains".
* In home console versions of ''Golden Axe'', Death Adder is accompanied by his son, Death Adder Jr., and father, Death Bringer. These characters are
palette swap
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0–9
A
...
s of the original Death Adder
sprite, with similar powers and abilities. In the Genesis sequels, ''Golden Axe II'' and ''Golden Axe III'', Death Adder's role is filled by Dark Guld and Damud Hellstrike, both of whom bear a strong resemblance to Death Adder.
Other appearances
The characters from the original ''Golden Axe'' have made cameo appearances in other Sega games. Ax Battler, Gilius Thunderhead and Tyris Flare all make a cameo appearance in the arcade version of ''
Alien Storm
is a beat 'em up shooter released as an arcade video game by Sega in 1990. It was ported to the Genesis/Mega Drive and Master System. The Mega Drive version was re-released on Wii's Virtual Console in 2007 and was also included on ''Sonic's ...
''. They can be found on one of the in-game television screens; a ''Golden Axe'' logo can also be seen during that cameo. Gilius Thunderhead makes another cameo appearance in the game, as part of a panel of judges rating the player's score.
Gilius Thunderhead is also a playable character in ''
Sega Superstars Tennis
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'' and ''
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
is a Kart racing game, kart racing video game developed by Sumo Digital and published by Sega. It was released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U in November 2012, for PlayStation Vita in December 2012, for Windows in January 2013, for ...
''. The latter also features a racetrack inspired by Golden Axe called "Adder's Lair". Ax Battler and Tyris Flare are available as playable characters in the Easy Mode of the ''
Sega Ages
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2500'' version of ''
Dynamite Deka
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''. Death Adder also makes an appearance as one of the game's bosses.
Chickenleg, the pink
cockatrice
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with the tail lash from the first game, first appeared as an enemy in ''
Altered Beast
''Altered Beast'' is a 1988 beat 'em up arcade video game developed and manufactured by Sega. The game is set in Ancient Greece and follows a player character chosen by Zeus to rescue his daughter Athena from the demonic ruler of the underworld ...
''.
In other media
Film and TV projects
In 2014, Sega formed the production company Stories International and teaming up with Evan Cholfin for film and TV projects based on their games with ''Golden Axe'' as an animated project with
Universal Studios
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developing as a movie or TV series.
Gilius makes frequent appearances in the 2014 anime ''
Hi-sCoool! SeHa Girls'', alongside other SEGA characters. Of the cameo characters, Gilius notably appears and is referenced more often than some of the others.
Comics
''Golden Axe'' was featured in the British comic "
Sonic the Comic
''Sonic the Comic'' was a British children's comic published by Fleetway Editions between 1993 and 2002. It was the UK's Sega comic, featuring stories about its mascot Sonic the Hedgehog and related characters, as well as comic strips based ...
", which was published by
Fleetway
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. The series was titled "''The Legend of the Golden Axe''" and had two six-issue runs, written by Mark Eyles and illustrated by Mike White. Issues 1–6 feature the story "Citadel of Dead Souls", wherein a necromancer attempts to resurrect Dark Guld. Issues 13–18 have the story "Plague of Serpents", which involves a snake-charmer named Cobraxis kidnapping the Queen of Gilius' dwarf race. The story takes place in the aftermath of ''Golden Axe II''.
Characters from ''Golden Axe'' would later appear in the ''
Worlds Unite'' crossover from
Archie Comics
Archie Comic Publications, Inc., is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York.[Capcom
is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. It has created a number of List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil' ...]
franchises.
[Schedeen, Jesse (February 26, 2015).]
"Capcom and Sega Join Forces for Worlds Unite Comic Book Crossover."
''IGN.com''. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
Toys
Storm Collectibles has created a series of detailed 6" collectible action figures from the franchise.
References
External links
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The Legend of the Golden Axe comic online
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