Genpei Touma Den/Enemies

This is a page of enemies appearing in Genpei Touma Den. Notice that data will be based on PC-Engine version.

General notes:

• All enemy generators will drop two life points, but only if destroyed before releasing a certain amount of monsters.
• Enemies with "Hard" or "Invincible" attribute mean that attacking them without scrolls or Kusanagi may cause a loss in sword points.
• "Boss" enemies will have lifebar shown.

Small and Overhead Mode Enemies

Skull Spider (骸骨)

• Points: 100
• Drop: 1 Zeni
• Source: Generator

Gaki (餓鬼)

• Points: 100
• Drop: none
• Source: Generator

Dokuraku (独楽)

• Attribute: Invincible
• Source: Generator

Namazu (鯰)

• Points: 100
• Drop: 1 Zeni
• Source: Generator

Jigokusha (地獄車)

• Points: 100
• Drop: 1 Zeni
• Source: Generator

Wolf (狼)

• Points: 100
• Drop: none
• Source: Generator

Yahei (矢兵)

• Points: none
• Drop: none

Onihime (鬼姫)

• Points: 100
• Drop: 1 Zeni
• Source: Generator
• Location: Kyoto
• Trivia:
  • When killed, they will release different screams.
  • In the sequel, one of them is promoted to a boss.

Heiankyo (平安京)

• Points: 1000
• Drop: 3 Zeni
• Source: Generator
• Location: Kyoto
• Trivia:
  • They come from another game Heiankyo Alien. Kagekiyo cannot bury them with holes, but can simply cut them to pieces.

Fuujin (風神)

• Points: 500
• Drop: 5 Zeni
• Location: Inaba
• Note: He will release character "風" which will push you back. You may attack and destroy the character, but it will only leave a poison mushroom.
• Trivia:
  • He is a middle boss in the sequel.

Raijin (雷神)

• Points: 500
• Drop: 5 Zeni
• Location: Sanuki
• Note: He will release some lightning bolts. By the time you encounter him, you will not have the Mirror, so just dodge or cut the bolts.
• Trivia:
  • When he appears, the background will flash, as if thunder is happening.
  • Like his brother Fuujin, he is also a middle boss in the sequel.

Daimajin (魔神)

• Points: 1000
• Drop: 7 Life
• Note: One shot of sword wave in the chest can eliminate him.
• Trivia:
  • More than Fuujin and Raijin, he is a boss in the sequel.

Ryu (竜)

• Attribute: Boss
• Life: 20
• Points: 1000
• Drop: 3 Sword
• Location: Harima, Tango

Mitsukubiryu (三首竜)

• Points: 1000 each head
• Drop: 5 Sword each head
• Location: Shinano
• Note: He guards the Kusanagi Sword. Weakness point is the heads.

Daidokuraku (大独楽)

• Attribute: Hard
• Points: 500
• Drop: 10 Life
• Location: Nagato

Shakutorimushi (尺取虫)

• Attribute: Invincible

Mukade (大百足)

• Attribute: Hard
• Points: 1000
• Drop: Poison mushroom
• Note: Can only be killed with sword wave. If so, his body parts will fly off the screen quickly, and may deal contact damage to Kagekiyo.

Yari Gaikotsu (槍骸骨)

• Attribute: Hard (spear part)
• Points: 100
• Drop: 1 Zeni

Gaikotsu Bune (骸骨船)

• Points: 100
• Drop: 1 Sword

Moth (蛾)

• Points: 100
• Drop: none

Honeinu (骨犬)

• Points: 100
• Drop: none

Hiushi (火牛)

• Points: 100
• Drop: 3 Life

Chimoguri Kouke (地潜り公家)

• Points: 100
• Drop: 5 Zeni

Kishokugan (魂喰眼)

• Points: 100
• Drop: 1 Zeni

Stone Lion (狛犬)

• Attribute: Hard
• Points: 500
• Drop: none
• Trivia:
  • They do not drop items directly. Instead, they tend to hide something in their locations.
  • Most of the time, they will hide an item of 1000 points, being one of: Galaxian Flagship (), Rally-X Special Flag (), Libble Rabble Hoblin (), or generic red car (). Among them, the generic red car is the only item that debuts in this game.
  • There is exactly one Stone Lion guarding a Magatama, in Setsu the hidden stage.

Bird (鳥)

• Points: 500
• Drop: 1 Zeni
• Trivia:
  • Besides of certain stages, they mainly appear if Kagekiyo takes too long in any Big Mode or Over Mode stage.
  • In Over Mode stages, Kagekiyo must jump in order to attack them.
  • They will only respawn more until Kagekiyo leaves the stage or dies.

Big Mode Enemies

Monkey (猿)

• Points: 100
• Drop: 1 Zeni
• Source: Generator

Kaeru (かえる)

• Points: 100
• Drop: Poison Mushroom
• Source: Generator

Dokuro (骸骨)

• Points: 100
• Drop: Poison Mushroom

Inazuma (イナズマ)

• Points: none
• Note: With Yata no Kagami (the mirror) you will not take damage from them.

Hitodama (人魂)

• Points: 100
• Drop: none

Hannya (般若)

• Points: 100
• Drop: 1 Sword

Tiger (虎)

• Points: 200
• Drop: 1 Zeni

Ya (矢)

• Points: 200
• Drop: 1 Zeni

Gaikotsu (骸骨)

• Attribute: Hard (body), Invincible (sword)
• Points: none
• Drop: 2 Life
• Location: Hell 2
• Note: He only drops life if you destroy his rib.

Tekyuu (鉄球)

• Attribute: Invincible
• Note: There are four variations:
  • As a field gimmick, that starts moving vertically when you are close;
  • As a field gimmick, that swings over a certain area;
  • As a throwing weapon by Benkei (described below);
  • As part of Benkei's pole weapon that, when this Benkei is defeated, the spiked ball will stay on the ground.

Saito Musashibo Benkei (西塔武蔵坊弁慶)

• Attribute: Hard, Boss
• Life: 60 (throw balls) or 100 (polearm)
• Points: 1400
• Drop: 3 Sword (throw balls) or 5 Sword (polearm)
• Note:
  • There are two variations: The early one throws spiked balls. After Kyoto, he will always wield a rod with a spiked ball.
  • His weakness point in arcade and PS version is his head. In the PC-Engine version however, his leg shall be your attack target.

Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源義経)

• Attribute: Hard (sword), Boss
• Life: 40 (dagger) or 60 (sword)
• Points: 1400
• Drop: 5 Sword (both)
• Note:
  • There are two variations: One will throw daggers at you, the other will attack you with a long sword, and may use rolling slash if you are too far away.

Biwa Houshi (琵琶法師)

• Attribute: Invincible
• Note:
  • He will always stay ahead of Kagekiyo on the right side of the screen, and release below two enemies for a few times before he leaves.
• Trivia:
  • A glitch in the PlayStation version allows player to kill him. There is even a counter for that.

Usagi (うさぎ)

• Points: 100
• Drop: Poison Mushroom
• Note: Only summoned by Biwa Houshi.

Kame (かめ)

• Points: 100
• Drop: Poison Mushroom
• Note: Also only summoned by Biwa Houshi.

Yoritomo in gag stage

Minamoto no Yoritomo (源頼朝)

• Attribute: Boss
• Life: 80 (each form)
• Note: Kagekiyo must have all three sacred items in order to defeat his arch-enemy for good.
• Trivia:
  • If you waste too much time in a small mode stage, or visit certain areas, he will appear in the background and try to smash you with fan. In this case he is invincible.