Characters / Legendary warrior and boss
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
A legendary warrior who became a hero through a series of celebrated victories several centuries ago. His past successes were thanks to his Oni Gauntlet, and the terrible power to which it grants him access gives him a crazed relentlessness. He was sealed away in the depths of hell, but recruited the Genma to his cause, and fought his way back upward, hoping to destroy the Oni and recover both his life and glory. Despite all his scheming, he was ultimately defeated by Musashi, and disappeared. Alas, it would seem his ultimate aim was more sinister than simply sowing chaos...
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- Role
- Legendary warrior and boss
- Boss health
- 15,000
- Boss maximum posture
- 10,000
- Boss posture regen delay
- 5 sec
Mission appearances - story spoilers
Mission appearances
Missions whose brief, completion text, or objectives name this character.
| Mission | Type | Mention | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodbath on the Bridge | Main mission | Brief | His path cleared of Malice, Musashi hurries onward to Gojo-ohashi Bridge. The sorry state of the streets and the people in them suggests that someone has been running wild - namely Yoshitsune's rampaging retainer, Benkei... |
| Kyoto, Corrupted | Main mission | Completion | Upon closing all the Rifts in the city, Musashi has the reawakened Shizuka relate her tragic tale. He learns that the man he previously met, before Hell's Maw, is in fact behind the blight ravaging Kyoto - the famed Onimusha, Yoshitsune. |
| Shadows Fall | Main mission | Brief | After Yoshitsune's declaration of war, Musashi regains his bearings at Rokudo-chinnoji Temple, where Shizuka and Takamura, each weighed down by feelings of shame and duty, urge him to right past wrongs. |
| The Clash at Rendaino | Main mission | Completion | Rushing back from Rendaino, Musashi arrives at Rokudo-chinnoji Temple to find Takamura mortally wounded, seemingly just as Yoshitsune had planned. The seal on the Oni Gate now broken, all of Kyoto stands on the threshold of hell itself... |
| The Way of the Sword | Main mission | Objective | Defeat Yoshitsune |
| What Lurks in the Shadows | Main mission | Completion | Dokyo's Greater Nue defeated, Musashi turns his blade against Hinagiku, Okuni's best friend, who has fallen victim to Yoshitsune's devilry. Heeding Okuni's plea to keep Hinagiku's soul in his gauntlet, Musashi unlocks a new Oni power. |