His ability to retain his composure and sense of destiny allows him to undertake missions others would consider suicidal. However, he is not to be underestimated and shows no mercy to his opponents, something he always reminded himself of each time he thinks about the scar left over his eye by Tatsumaru. Dedicated, honorable, and withdrawn, Rikimaru would sacrifice his life without hesitation, something he does at the end of Stealth Assassins only to reappear in Wrath of Heaven/ Return from Darkness. His master and predecessor as head of the clan was Shiunsai, who was killed by another member of the clan, Tatsumaru. He wields the sword Izayoi, which passed from generation to generation of successive leaders of the Azuma Clan. Rikimaru - The current head of the Azuma Ninja Clan, under the service of Lord Gohda.Princess Kiku, Lord Gohda's daughter, is frequently involved in the story due to being kidnapped by Lord Gohda's enemies. Although Lord Mei-Oh died in the first game, Onikage appeared in many subsequent games as the archenemy of the two ninjas, especially Rikimaru. However, the evil demonic sorcerer Lord Mei-Oh seeks to destroy Lord Gohda and using his demon warrior Onikage, (as well as other servants such as Tenrai) wreaks havoc throughout Lord Gohda's province. The two ninja serve the noble Lord Gohda, and work for him as his secret spies to root out corruption and gather intelligence in his province. Both have been members of the Azuma Ninja Clan since childhood. Ayame is a kunoichi, wearing standard ninja clothes with her midriff exposed. Rikimaru is a tall, white-haired shinobi armed with a single ninjato, named Izayoi and a scar over his right eye. The plots of the games mostly revolve around two ninjas: Rikimaru and Ayame. Tenchu games were published for the Playstation, Playstation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, and DS gamings systems. Numerous spinoffs across several home and portable game consoles, two for mobile phones, with 14 titles in total when including ports and re-releases. To date there are only four console entries in the mainline series. Likewise, the series was the first mainstream ninja game series to be based around stealth, a crucial aspect of ninjutsu, historical ninjas, and the ninja mythos. The first Tenchu game was the first 3D stealth video game ever released. Magical elements are usually kept to a minimum, with a stronger focus on more grounded battle tactics. Tenchu was created by Takuma Endo, prisdent of the Acquire studio.Īside from its stealth gameplay, the series is known for its setting of feudal Japan, which incorporates Japanese mythology and other fantasy elements to varying degrees. The title is a Japanese term whose English translation is heaven's punishment or Divine Punishment with 天 (ten) meaning heaven and 誅 (chū) meaning death penalty. Tenchū ( 天誅, Tenchū ?) is a innovative series of stealth ninja games where the player assumes the role of a pair of Azuma Ninja. Modern logo that debuted in 2007, on Tenchu Z.Ĭlassic logo, 1998-2005, last used on Time of the Assassins.
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