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[[wp:ja:ONIシリーズ|A classic RPG series]] created by Pandora Box, and once popular in Japan, depicted transforming heroes. | [[wp:ja:ONIシリーズ|A classic RPG series]] created by Pandora Box, and once popular in Japan, depicted transforming heroes with beast forms. | ||
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The one game that actually released for PlayStation came out in 2001 and was called "ONI Zero ~Resurrection~"; thankfully it wasn't for the PS2, which might have been confusing since the romanized "ONI" was used on [[:Image:Mac (JP) box art - front.jpg|Oni's Japanese box]] too. A 1995 arcade fighting game called Oni: The Ninja Master | The one game that actually released for PlayStation came out in 2001 and was called "ONI Zero ~Resurrection~"; thankfully it wasn't for the PS2, which might have been confusing since the romanized "ONI" was used on [[:Image:Mac (JP) box art - front.jpg|Oni's Japanese box]] too. A 1995 arcade fighting game loosely based in the same universe was called Oni: The Ninja Master. Despite the game's subtitle already being in katakana-ized English, it was released in the Western world with the inscrutable name [http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/metamoqester/ Metamoqester]. | ||
Also in 1995, the game universe was | Also in 1995, the game universe was the basis for an anime OVA called [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5374 "Touma Kishinden Oni"], consisting of 25 10-minute episodes released on five discs. Incredibly obscure and hard to find, the opening can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi7ZZYCC4Qg here]. It's about a young warrior who has to come to terms with his inhuman nature and ability to transform into an "oni". | ||
==Halo's ONI== | ==Halo's ONI== | ||
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==Street Fighter's Akuma Oni== | ==Street Fighter's Akuma Oni== | ||
[https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Oni Oni] (sometimes called Akuma Oni or Oni Akuma for clarity) is a "demon" form of long-time Street Fighter character Akuma who has been corrupted by the dark energy of his martial art. He first appeared in Super Street Fighter IV. There is also a | [https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Oni Oni] (sometimes called Akuma Oni or Oni Akuma for clarity) is a "demon" form of long-time Street Fighter character Akuma who has been corrupted by the dark energy of his martial art. He first appeared in Super Street Fighter IV. There is also a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFTuABAn4i8 Pandora's Box variant of Oni] in Street Fighter X Tekken. | ||
==Urusei Yatsura's Oni== | ==Urusei Yatsura's Oni== | ||
In this anime, "Oni" is the name of an alien race, but the name isn't mentioned much. What's more important is how the myth of the oni influenced the design of alien character Lum, so see [[Oni (myth)#Aliens| | In this anime, "Oni" is the name of an alien race, but the name isn't mentioned much. What's more important is how the myth of the oni influenced the design of alien character Lum, so see [[Oni (myth)#Aliens|Oni (myth) – Aliens]] for information. | ||
==Agent of Mayhem's Oni== | ==Agent of Mayhem's Oni== | ||
[[wp:Agents of Mayhem|Agents of Mayhem]], an open-world action game set in the Saint's Row universe, has a cast of 12 playable characters including [https://youtu.be/Ej9slYp6QAQ?t=220 Oni, a Japanese hitman]. | [[wp:Agents of Mayhem|Agents of Mayhem]], an open-world action game set in the Saint's Row universe, has a cast of 12 playable characters including [https://youtu.be/Ej9slYp6QAQ?t=220 Oni, a Japanese hitman]. | ||
==AT-43's | ==AT-43's ONI Corporation== | ||
[[wp:AT-43|AT-43]] is a role-playing board game with a faction called O.N.I., standing for Okamura Non-aligned Industries. They're a mercenary corporation that creates zombie soldiers and builds weapons based off any technology they can get their hands on, then sells them to the highest bidder in the war between the other factions of the game. | |||
==Also not Oni== | ==Also not Oni== | ||
===Oxygen Not Included=== | ===Oxygen Not Included=== | ||
A survival game set | A survival game set in a space colony. No connection to the concept of the Japanese oni, but abbreviated to "ONI" often enough that it competes for attention with Oni in search engine results. We even had to change our Discord server's name to "Oni (Bungie, 2001)" to prevent confused Oxygen fans from joining. | ||
[[Category:Real World]] | [[Category:Real World]] | ||