Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins

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Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins
Developer(s)	Acquire
Publisher(s)	Activision
Release date(s)	August 7, 2000 September 8, 2000 November 30, 2000
Genre(s)	Stealth Action
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Mature (M) CERO: 15+ ELSPA: 18+ OFLC: MA 15+
Platform(s)	PlayStation

Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins is a prequel to the popular Tenchu: Stealth Assassins. It is a stealth game, produced by Massami Yamamoto, and directed by Takuma Endo, both of whom worked in their respective roles on Tenchu: Stealth Assassins. Both games were developed by Acquire and published by Activision, and appeared on the PlayStation.

Contents 1 Plot Summary 2 Cast 3 Characters 3.1 Main characters 3.2 Rikimaru 3.3 Ayame 3.4 Tatsumaru 3.5 Lady Kagami 3.6 Other characters 4 Missions 4.1 Rikimaru 4.2 Ayame 4.3 Tatsumaru 4.4 Notes 5 Items 6 Trivia 7 Original Soundtrack 8 See also 9 External links

[edit] Plot Summary

The Azuma Ninja have served the House of Gohda for countless generations. Now three young ninjas, Rikimaru, Ayame, and Tatsumaru, must protect Lord Gohda Matsunoshin against a Coup d'état, a Civil war, and a mysterious group of Ninjas calling themselves the Burning Dawn. After the three Ninjas are accepted into the Azuma clan, they are called to Gohda castle, which is under attack by Lord Gohda's uncle, Motohide. After a bloody battle, which includes the death of Lady Kei, Lord Gohda's wife, and the kidnapping of Princess Kiku, Lord Gohda's daughter, Rikimaru stops Motohide from killing Lord Gohda, but can't stop Motohide from escaping. It turns out that Motohide was working for a rival Lord, Lord Toda. Toda kills Motohide, and then is killed by Lady Kagami, the leader of Lord Toda's ninja. She is leading a group of rebel Ninjas calling themselves the Burning Dawn, consisting of Suzaku, Genbu, Seiryu, and Byakko, the four Lords of the Burning Dawn, and led by Lady Kagami. To make matters worse, the recently made leader of the Azuma Ninja, Tatsumaru, has gone missing. It is later revealed that Tatsumaru has lost his memory and is now part of the Burning Dawn. Rikimaru and Ayame now have to save Lord Gohda, and stop a Ninja revolution in Japan.

[edit] Cast

Character	Voice Actor (Japanese)	Voice Actor (English)
Rikimaru	Tomohiro Tsuboi	Rino Romano
Ayame	Masako Inui	Debi Mae West
Tatsumaru	Kenji Hamada	David Moore
Azuma Shiunsai	Masaaki Tsukada	Paul Eiding
Lady Kagami	Atsuko Tanaka	Mary Kay Bergman
Suzaku	Nakao Egawa
Genbu	Mitsuaki Hoshino
Byakko	Tomoki Yanagi
Lord Gohda	Yousuke Akimoto	Michael Gough
Princess Kiku	Ikue Ohtani
Narration	Rokuro Naya	Earl Boen

[edit] Characters

[edit] Main characters

[edit] Rikimaru

An extremely skilled and hard working Ninja, Rikimaru has worked since childhood to become a shadow warrior. It becomes clear during the game that he is a born leader. His weapon is a Ninjatō.

[edit] Ayame

The youngest of the Azuma Ninja, Ayame is wild and rebellious. As the story progresses, she develops a strong bond with princess Kiku, and we find out that she loves Tatsumaru. For weapons, Ayame wields dual Tantō.

[edit] Tatsumaru

The oldest of Azuma Shiunsai's students, Tatsumaru is chosen to succeed Master Shiunsai. Though he is older than both Rikimaru and Ayame, he has trained with both for years. After losing his memory by falling to the sea during a great fight against lady Kagami, she convince him that he is seiryu "The Blue Dragon" one of the four lords of the Burning Dawn, Then he forgets about the Azuma ninja clan and falls in love with Lady Kagami. After he killed Master Shiunsai in the attack at the ninja village, he regains his lost memory. Knowing that his crimes are unforgivable, he understands that he deserves death, but his love for Kagami and belief in her cause makes him remain by her side, even though he disagrees with her methods. His chosen weapon is his hands and feet, but he also uses a sword.

[edit] Lady Kagami

Leader of the Burning Dawn, and also Lord Toda's head Ninja, Kagami dreams of a world where Ninjas don't have to live in the shadows. To do this, she has started a Ninja revolution to rid Japan of all Lords together with her toughest ninja, Genbu "the Green Titan", Byakko "the White Tiger", Suzaku "the Red Sparrow" and Seiryu "the Blue Dragon". She develops a strong romantic relationship with Tatsumaru. She was mortally wounded by Rikimaru and died at the explosion of the fire demon holding Tatsumaru's body near her. Her weapon resembles the Masamune of Sephiroth of Final Fantasy VII.

[edit] Other characters

• Shiunsai Azuma

The leader of the Azuma Ninja, Master Shiunsai taught Rikimaru, Ayame, and Tatsumaru to be Ninjas. He revealed that he killed Tatsumaru's father before he fought Tatsumaru at the attack at the Ninja Village.

• Lord Matsunoshin Gohda

The current leader of the House of Gohda. Gohda's family has relied upon the Azuma Ninja for years, and he trusts them with his life.

• Suzaku

One of the Four Lords of the Burning Dawn, Suzaku is later revealed to be Onikage, who appears in Tenchu: Stealth Assassins. Suzaku's weapon is a sword, but also uses his powerful kicks to kill his enemies. His fighting style resembles the Arnis-Sikaran Martial Arts originated in the Philippines; in Tenchu: Stealth Assassins. he fights with his Martial Arts, probably Taekwondo.

[edit] Missions

[edit] Rikimaru

1. The Training Course
2. The Gang Of Thieves
3. Treason At Gohda Castle
4. Lord Toda's War Camp
5. Demon Mountain
6. The Secret Harbor
7. The Temple Of Dreams
8. Ninja Village Under Attack
9. In Pursuit Of Tatsumaru
10. The Kansen Caverns
11. The Sea Battle

[edit] Ayame

1. The Training Course
2. The Mountain Bandits
3. Lady Kei In Danger
4. To Save A Princess
5. Kubon Island
6. The Island Fort
7. The Quarantine Village
8. Cherry Tree Hill
9. In Pursuit Of Tatsumaru
10. The Kansen Caverns
11. The Fire Demon

[edit] Tatsumaru

1. A Shadow by place to place
2. Take lord toda's head!
3. Labor Shortage
4. Guarding The Secret Harbor
5. there's No Mercy
6. Assault On The Ninja Village

[edit] Notes

• It is important to keep in mind that the Rikimaru and Ayame missions with the same name (The Training Course, In Pursuit of Tatsumaru, The Kansen Caverns) are not the same mission. While the setting and situation may be the same, the missions have different objectives and stories, for instance, in the mission "In Pursuit of Tatsumaru", the ending boss is the tiger for Ayame and Byako for Rikimaru.
• Tatsumaru's missions only become available after completing both Rikimaru and Ayame's missions.

[edit] Items

• Healing potion
• Poison Antidote
• Air Bottle
• Knife
• Caltrops
• Ninja Camouflage
• Colored Rice
• Poison Rice
• Smoke Bomb
• Exploding Arrow
• Blow Gun
• Mine
• Grenade
• Blinding Dust
• Vanashing Tree
• Dragon's Breath
• Sleeping Gas
• Ninja Armor
• Ninja Rebirth

[edit] Trivia

• One of the game's most acclaimed points was the Mission Editor. It gave the player the opportunity to create their own mission, including level layout, deciding which characters to put in, and mission objective. It spawned a tournament in North America to find the best created mission.
• The Four Lords of the Burning Dawn, Suzaku, Genbu, Byakko, and Seiryu, represent the Four Guardians of Chinese and Japanese mythology.
• Many of the voice talents in the game also voice characters in the Metal Gear Solid series. These include: Debi Mae West, Paul Eiding, Greg Eagles, Quinton Flynn, Earl Boen, Michael Gough, and Doug Stone.
• The game featured the voice of Mary Kay Bergman, who committed suicide on November 11, 1999, and was released nearly a year after her death.
• In the final confrontation between Ayame and Genbu, he mistakes her name thinking it means Iris 菖蒲. She tells him that its real meaning is Assassin Girl 殺女. This contradicts the game's original meaning, Colorful Girl 彩女. This dialogue only happens in the Japanese version.

[edit] Original Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Noriyuki Asakura and performed by Addu'a. The opening theme was performed by Yui Murase.

[edit] See also

• Tenchu - An overall rundown on the entire Tenchu series.
• Tenchu: Stealth Assassins - The original title and sequel to the events of Tenchu: Birth of the Stealth Assassins.
• Shinobido: Way of the Ninja - A PlayStation 2 title also developed by ACQUIRE Corp. and released in 2006. Shinobido is very similar in style and gameplay to the earlier Tenchu titles.
• Shinobido: Tales of the Ninja - The PlayStation Portable counterpart for the above-mentioned title.

[edit] External links

• Unofficial Tenchu Site
• Activision's Tenchu Site
• Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins at MobyGames

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