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Throne of Darkness

Index Throne of Darkness

Throne of Darkness is a Japanese-themed action-oriented role-playing video game released in 2001 by Sierra On-Line, a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing. [1]

54 relations: Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, Arrow, Ōishi Yoshio, Ōtani Yoshitsugu, Benkei, Bow and arrow, Daimyō, Date Masamune, Diablo (video game), Diablo II, EP Daily, Game, Hōjō Sōun, Hōjō Ujimasa, Hijikata Toshizō, History of Japan, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Ishikawa Goemon, Jack of all trades, master of none, Japan, Kajiwara Kagesue, Kanabō, Kawanabe Kyōsai, Kunai, Kyūdō, Mōri clan, Mōri Motonari, Microsoft Windows, Miyamoto Musashi, Naginata, Nomi no Sukune, Oda clan, Oda Nobunaga, Pole weapon, Role-playing video game, Samurai, Sanada Yukimura, Sasaki Kojirō, Satō Tadanobu, Shōgun, Shuriken, Sierra Entertainment, Single-player video game, Sugawara no Michizane, Sword, Taira no Kiyomori, Takeda Shingen, Tokugawa clan, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toyotomi clan, ..., Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Vivendi Games, Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi, Yamato period. Expand index (4 more) »

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura is a 2001 role-playing video game developed by Troika Games and published by Sierra On-Line.

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Arrow

An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile that is launched via a bow, and usually consists of a long straight stiff shaft with stabilizers called fletchings, as well as a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, and a slot at the rear end called nock for engaging bowstring.

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Ōishi Yoshio

was the chamberlain (karō) of the Akō Domain in Harima Province (now Hyōgo Prefecture), Japan (1679 - 1701).

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Ōtani Yoshitsugu

was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period through the Azuchi-Momoyama Period.

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Benkei

Saito Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶, 1155–1189), popularly called Benkei, was a Japanese warrior monk (sōhei) who lived in the latter years of the 1Heian Period (794-1185).

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Bow and arrow

The bow and arrow is a ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device (bow) and long-shafted projectiles (arrows).

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Daimyō

The were powerful Japanese feudal lords who, until their decline in the early Meiji period, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings.

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Date Masamune

was a regional ruler of Japan's Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period.

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Diablo (video game)

Diablo is an action role-playing hack and slash video game developed by Blizzard North and released by Blizzard Entertainment on December 31, 1996.

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Diablo II

Diablo II is an action role-playing hack and slash video game developed by Blizzard North and published by Blizzard Entertainment in 2000 for Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS, and Mac OS X. The game, with its dark fantasy and horror themes, was conceptualized and designed by David Brevik and Erich Schaefer, who with Max Schaefer acted as project leads on the game.

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EP Daily

EP Daily (formerly The Electric Playground) was a daily news television show that covers video games, movies, TV shows, comic books, collectibles and gadgets.

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Game

A game is a structured form of play, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool.

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Hōjō Sōun

was the first head of the Later Hōjō clan, one of the major powers in Japan's Sengoku period.

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Hōjō Ujimasa

was the fourth head of the later Hōjō clan, and daimyō of Odawara.

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Hijikata Toshizō

was the Japanese Vice-Commander (副長 Fukucho) of Shinsengumi, a great swordsman and a talented military leader who resisted the Meiji Restoration.

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History of Japan

The first human habitation in the Japanese archipelago has been traced to prehistoric times.

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Imagawa Yoshimoto

was a pre-eminent daimyō (feudal lord) in the Sengoku period Japan.

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Ishikawa Goemon

was a semi-legendary Japanese outlaw hero who stole gold and other valuables to give to the poor.

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Jack of all trades, master of none

"Jack of all trades, master of none" is a figure of speech used in reference to a person who has dabbled in many skills, rather than gaining expertise by focusing on one.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Kajiwara Kagesue

, also known as Kajiwara Kagetoki, was a samurai in service to the Minamoto clan during the Genpei War of Japan's late Heian period.

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Kanabō

The (literally: "metal stick") was a spiked or studded two-handed war club used in feudal Japan by the samurai.

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Kawanabe Kyōsai

was a Japanese artist, in the words of a critic, "an individualist and an independent, perhaps the last virtuoso in traditional Japanese painting".

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Kunai

A is a Japanese tool originally meant for farming in the Tensho Era of Japan (1573–1592).

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Kyūdō

Kyūdō is the Japanese martial art of archery.

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Mōri clan

The Mōri clan (毛利氏 Mōri-shi) was a Japanese samurai clan descended from Ōe no Hiromoto.

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Mōri Motonari

was a prominent daimyō (feudal lord) in the western Chūgoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a group of several graphical operating system families, all of which are developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft.

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Miyamoto Musashi

, also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, was a Japanese swordsman, philosopher, writer and rōnin.

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Naginata

The naginata (なぎなた, 薙刀) is one of several varieties of traditionally made Japanese blades (''nihonto'') in the form of a pole weapon.

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Nomi no Sukune

was a Japanese legendary sumo wrestler during Emperor Suinin era.

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Oda clan

The was a family of Japanese daimyōs who were to become an important political force in the unification of Japan in the mid-16th century.

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Oda Nobunaga

was a powerful daimyō (feudal lord) of Japan in the late 16th century who attempted to unify Japan during the late Sengoku period, and successfully gained control over most of Honshu.

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Pole weapon

A pole weapon or pole arm is a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, thereby extending the user's effective range.

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Role-playing video game

A role-playing video game (commonly referred to as simply a role-playing game or an RPG as well as a computer role-playing game or a CRPG) is a video game genre where the player controls the actions of a character (and/or several party members) immersed in some well-defined world.

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Samurai

were the military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan.

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Sanada Yukimura

, actual name:, was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period.

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Sasaki Kojirō

(– April 13, 1612), often anglicised to Kojirō Sasaki, was a prominent Japanese swordsman widely considered a master of his craft, born in Fukui Prefecture.

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Satō Tadanobu

was a Japanese samurai of the late-Heian period.

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Shōgun

The was the military dictator of Japan during the period from 1185 to 1868 (with exceptions).

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Shuriken

A shuriken (Japanese 手裏剣; literally: "hidden hand blade") is a Japanese concealed weapon that was used as a hidden dagger or metsubushi to distract or misdirect.

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Sierra Entertainment

Sierra Entertainment, Inc. (formerly On-Line Systems and later Sierra On-Line, Inc.) was an American video game developer and publisher based in Bellevue, Washington.

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Single-player video game

A single-player video game is a video game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session.

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Sugawara no Michizane

, also known as or, was a scholar, poet, and politician of the Heian Period of Japan.

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Sword

A sword is a bladed weapon intended for slashing or thrusting that is longer than a knife or dagger.

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Taira no Kiyomori

was a military leader of the late Heian period of Japan.

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Takeda Shingen

, of Kai Province, was a pre-eminent daimyō in feudal Japan with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period.

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Tokugawa clan

The was a powerful daimyō family of Japan.

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Tokugawa Ieyasu

was the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which effectively ruled Japan from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.

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Toyotomi clan

The was a Japanese clan that ruled over Japan before the Edo period.

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi

was a preeminent daimyō, warrior, general, samurai, and politician of the Sengoku period who is regarded as Japan's second "great unifier".

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Vivendi Games

Vivendi Games, formerly known as Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing or Vivendi Universal Publishing then Vivendi Universal Games or VU Games, was a wholly owned subsidiary of Vivendi responsible for video game developers inherited after acquiring Havas and Universal Interactive Studios.

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Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi

was one of the most famous and romanticized of the samurai in Japan's feudal era.

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Yamato period

The is the period of Japanese history when the Japanese Imperial court ruled from modern-day Nara Prefecture, then known as Yamato Province.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throne_of_Darkness

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