
Bloodier and Gorier: Like the previous game, you have the option of turning off the blood or turn it green, but this time there's also the "gore" option: enemies killed by Issen or Magic will be graphically bifurcated. Blob Monster: Zolms are large, slug-like monsters with a face composed of tentacles. Blade on a Stick: Heihachi fights demons with his trusted Genma-Tonbo spear, which he masterfully employs. Blade Below the Shoulder: Aside from the traditional Three-Eyes, Ranmaru gets them as a Genma. Bag of Spilling: Crossing the time warp depowers Samanosuke, forcing him to start back from scratch. Badass in Distress: At the end of the Oni Temple, Samanosuke's trapped by Ranmaru, which forces Michelle to rescue him in Bologne Zoo. The same goes for Brainstern in Paris and Ranmaru, who, however, Came Back Strong. Back from the Dead: Marcellus reappears in Japan as "Ultimate Marcellus" to fight Jacques twice. Also, the log of the Genma Ship captain reveals that he adores the ship, because the sound of creaking wood reminds him of creaking bones, about to break. Ax-Crazy: Ranmaru becomes much more of a psycho when turned into a Genma early on. Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: The terrifying Hyumbeid, a colossal flying Genma which eats thousands of humans when awake and can carry the entire Azuchi Castle on his back. Asteroids Monster: Worm-like Zolm have a chance of spawing several Zolworms upon being defeated. Arrows on Fire: Samanosuke can obtain and use Fire Arrows, but also Ice Arrows, Thunder Arrows and Soul Arrows. Animated Armor: Fobora enemies resemble empty suits of cuirass with a sword, animated by a human-shaped wisp. Anachronism Stew: A plot point in Jacques' part: the presence of several modern items such as a watch and a motorbike reveals that the Genma are working with the Oni Time Folder in the Dragon Shrine, ending up with items and objects from different timelines. Almost Dead Guy: Heihachi, felled by Ranmaru in a sneak attack, lives long enough to tell Jacques and Samanosuke where to find Nobunaga. It's kinda reminiscent of the sewer levels of Resident Evil 2. Absurdly-Spacious Sewer: The Parisian sewers, now complete with Genma monsters lurking around every room and corner.
Will the two heroes be able to thwart the Genma's ambitions and return to their respective ages? In 2004, Samanosuke, deprived of his powers, must regain his strength and stop the modern day invasion, finding a way back, while Jacques in the past is entrusted with another Oni Gauntlet and has to help Past!Samanosuke against Nobunaga. It turns out Guildenstern, the Genma scientist, made use of a dangerous Oni machine, the Time Folder, to open portals in time so that the Genma could simultaneously invade the past and the future in one go, and the black vortexes sent both heroes in different ages. Police officer Jacques Blanc jumps in the fray to fight the monsters, when all of sudden, a red-armored samurai appears and slays the demons, and Jacques falls in another warping black hole, which sends him back to medieval Japan.
Paris, 2004, a normal morning is suddenly interrupted by the arrival of a giant horde of monstrous creatures, which proceed to slaughter everyone in sight. However, his duel with the powerful Genma lord is interrupted by a mysterious black vortex.
He then joins his uncle's side at Honnoji to strike down the evil Nobunaga and end his ambitions once and for all. Japan, 1582: Samanosuke Akechi, after long years of hiding in the wilderness, has finally returned, having mastered the true powers of Onimusha and showing this by infiltrating a Genma convoy and wiping it out, killing the Genma general Gargant. Onimusha 3 (known outside Japan as "Demon Siege") is the third entry of the Onimusha series, debuting in April 2004.