Okage: Shadow King
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| Developer(s) | Zener Works |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Release date(s) |  October 3, 2001 |
| Genre(s) | RPG |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Teen (T) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
| Media | CD-ROM (US & JP), DVD-ROM (EU) |
Okage: Shadow King is a RPG game released by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. in October 2001 exclusively for the PlayStation 2. (Originally known as "Me and Satan King!" in the original Japanese version.) Okage's story centers around a boy named Ari whose shadow becomes possessed by the evil king Stan. Ari is then forced into becoming Stan's avatar on a quest to take over the world.
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[edit] Story
This is a story about an ordinary boy named Ari who lives in a remote village named Tenel. Everything starts as a normal day would. Ari is sent on an errand to pick up bread for dinner. The next night, the circus came to town. However, Ari missed it, because he instead listened to his father's ramblings about an unusual bottle he had found. That same night, his sister is attacked by a ghost and falls under a curse in which she can only speak Pig Latin. The family turns to the bottle for help. After agreeing to sell their souls to the devil, they hold a séance, thus summoning a ghostly butler named James. James is a servant of the Evil King Stan, descendant of the Great Evil King Gohma, who terrorised the world 300 years ago. Stan can only take form in this world by possessing a person's shadow, so he holds a contest to find whose is the best. Ari is determined to be the winner, and Stan possesses his shadow and makes Ari his slave. Stan easily disables the curse, but turns Annie's shadow pink in return.
The next day, Stan attempts to terrorise the town and conquer it, but none of the townspeople are frightened. Stan and Ari learn of a "Map o'Evil Kings", which shows the locations of other Evil Kings in the world. Stan realises that, while he was trapped in the bottle, pretenders stole his powers and became false Evil Kings. Stan starts off on a journey to defeat these Evil Kings, reclaim his stolen powers, and conquer the world--dragging a reluctant Ari along with him.
On their journey, they are suddenly surrounded by ghosts, then saved by a mysterious "Pink Hero". Soon, they arrive at Madril, where a "Sewer Evil King" Is terrorizing the tow, in the sewers. Then you arrive at the hero's club, where you find out that the Pink hero's name is Rosalyn. You meet up with rosalyn, who then palns to defeat the sewer Evil King, alone. Eventually, you end up going to the sewers, and rosalyn decides to accompany you. Rosalyn is now officially in your party. After defeating the Evil King, who is actually a Giant Rat, some of Stan's power returns. Upon defeating The SEK, Ari and Rosalyn check into an inn and Rosalyn tells ari about a rumor that a prinncess with great magical powers is wandering the world.
Now, Ari, Rosalyn, and stan travel to the second floor of Madril. There they meet the cute-but-talentless singer Linda. Upon leaving madril, and entering the Rumille plain, they meet the stage scientist, Gutten Kisling. He joins your party.
[edit] Characters
- Ari: The hero. A quiet, 16-year-old boy with an overshadowed destiny. Seems to be without note, but... He reluctantly takes on the responsibility of being enslaved by the Evil King Stan in order to save his sister from the ghost's curse -- and once that's done, to save the world from the Fake Evil Kings and restore Stan's true power. In the beginning of the story, his weapon is a branch. He obtains a sword, which is upgradable, as he progresses through the game. (Ari's name is Luca in the Japanese version of the game)
- Lord Stanley Hihat Trinidad XIV, better known as Evil King Stan, or just Stan, possesses Ari's shadow to appear in this world. He is short-tempered and has a childish personality, but has moments where he picks up on things that even the other group members miss. He has built his identity on being evil and desires to be feared by the world as the Great Evil King. He claims to be the reincarnation of, and therefore the heir to, the Great Evil King Gohma, who was defeated by the Great Hero Hopkins three hundred years previous to the story. Apparently, Hopkins also sealed Stan away into a bottle, which is found by Ari's father.
- James is the ghost butler to the Evil King Stan. He is seen quite a few times in the game, mostly with just info on things you should know about, other than that, he is not much help.
- 22-year-old heroine, Rosalyn is a master of the rapier and the reluctant devotee of the parasol. She and Stan have a history of conflict where, upon releasing him from his bottle three years previous to the game's beginning, he took over her shadow. Unlike his surprisingly benign relationship with Ari, he called her fat and turned her shadow pink. She tried to take her own life in order to stop Stan, but Stan retreated back into his bottle as he hated her shadow. She then kicked the bottle off the mountain, where it landed in a forest, to be found by Ari's father.
Rosalyn used to be an elite hero and was at the top of her class, but ever since her shadow turned pink she's become a laughing stock. Although she hides her pink shadow with a parasol, pretty much everyone knows about it. She never forgave Stan for this mockery and has been hunting for him ever since. She feels she needs to prove her strength and skill as an expert swordswoman and caster of spells. She is also a magnet for ghosts.
- Princess Marlene: A mysterious princess who is known to speak to the spirits. She is snobby and pompous, but eventually becomes Ari's love interest. Also, later in the game the player finds out that she is just a doll, and that the real Marlene is trapped. Her only contact to the outside world is her ability to see through the doll's eyes.
- Gutten Kisling: A strange scientist who has devoted his life to the ghost research, although he stalks pretty girls under the guise of doing field work. He throws books at the enemies as one of his attacks. He is enticed by Rosalyn's ability to attract ghosts and joins Ari on his quest. When you first meet him, he tells you that he loves clipping toenails for fun. Kisling is forty-five years old.
- Big Bull: The Big Bull Evil King. A fighter with great physical strength who loves battles and joins Ari's party to help defeat the other evil kings. His dream is to someday open his own athletic gym.
- Linda: She is known as the Teen Idol Evil King but aspires to become a professional singer. She attacks by using her microphone as a weapon and enchants people with her bubbly personality and voice. She was thought to have a crush on Ari, but it is later discovered that she actually has a crush on Stan -- she thinks that Ari is just some doll to which Stan is attached. Sadly, while a sweet girl, Linda is not very bright.
- Epros: He is known as the Phantom Evil King and throws playing cards at the enemies as one of his defenses. A magician of sorts, he floats above the ground. Sophisticated and well dressed, he is obsessed with magical powers and discovering the truth of the world. He always speaks in rhyme, which annoys Stan to no end. Epros joins Ari's team later on in the game, after you defeat him in the Gear Tower.
[edit] Fake Evil Kings/Bosses
- Sewer Evil King: The first boss of the game, with 420 HP. he is a giant Rat, and he joins the circus after being defeated. His minions are Lurking Rats, and he resides in the sewer of madril.
- Bubble Evil King: A giant fish who resides in the Aquatic Ruins. He holds the princess hostage and has 666 HP. His minions are Compassionate Crabs.
- Former Chairman Evil King: A big greasy businessman who resigns his position in madril and goes to he Escapeless Abyss. He has 642 HP and his minions are Steel Armors.
- Big Bull Evil King: Big Bull before he joins your Party. He has a whopping 2746 HP and his minions are Bull Demons. He resides in the Big Tree Hole.
- Teen Idol Evil King: Linda before she joins your party. She resides in the Sealed Cave and has 2400 HP. Her minions are Shrewd bears.
- Phantom Evil King: Epros before he joins your party. He resides in the gear tower and has only 870 HP. However, he is nearly untouchable by physical attacks, and thus can almost only be defeated with magic, bottles, or the Black cat Jewel. His minions are masterless swords and he resides in the Gear tower.
- Vampire Evil King: A strange vampire that terrorizes the Highlands. He has only 2100 HP but he uses extremely powerful elemental spells, such as Absolute 0, Inferno, and Maximum Voltage. his minions are Sucky Bats and he resides in the house that appears at night.
- Belioune: The Final and most powerful boss in the game. He is marlene's Butler turned giant hideous monster. He has a massive 9999 HP and resides in the world library. He also uses a devastating spell called Channel.
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