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[i88gerbils]

www.gamecity.ne.jp/bladestorm/ has changed again.  A new trailer released has some footage and gameplay from Edward as opposed to Jean of Arc from the last trailer.

Also, there are a list of characters.  From left to right, top to bottom, the characters are:

England

Edward, the Black Prince
Hal, the red-haired lion
John Chandos, the one-eyed brave general?
Iamerlu?iamaaru, the protective sword of shadows [possibly Yamarle, the description may play off her african descent as well as a connection to Edward]
Margaret, young genius
King of England, the strong lion

France

Joan of Arc, bravely turning hope, the maiden at the frontlines
La Hire, the brave general burning from within?
Gilles de Rais, clever wisdom
Christine de Pizan, intelligent beauty
King of France, gold lily of glory

And yes, the two last characters for each side are labeled as "King of _____".  This is pretty typical in Japanese games.

[Insp. Chin]

How about the new 6 added characters??

[i88gerbils]

Done, more historical stuff on english side, France is pretty much all historical characters.

England

Edward, the Black Prince
Hal, the red-haired lion
John Chandos, the one-eyed brave general?
Richard Beecham, a kind soul, he conceals his fierce ideals.
John Talbot, a loyal, impenetrable mountain (Earl of Shrewsbury/Waterford/Baron)
John Fastolf, a free spirit that blows across the battlefield. (see Shakespeare)
Iamerlu?iamaaru, the protective sword of shadows [possibly Yamarle, the description may play off her african descent as well as a connection to Edward]
Margaret, young genius
King of England, the strong lion

France

Joan of Arc, bravely turning hope, the maiden at the frontlines
La Hire, the brave general burning from within?
Gilles de Rais, clever wisdom
Phillippe Le Bon, a feudal lord that has high ideals (Duke of Burgundy)
Arthur De Richemont, foresees everything with a cold pair of eyes.
Bertrand du Guesclin, french knight, battle genius, has a rough tongue.
Christine de Pizan, intelligent beauty
King of France, gold lily of glory

[i88gerbils]

Also, a new movie as of the 12th.  http://download1.gamecity.ne.jp/movie/bladestorm_3rd_720p.wmv


Basically shows clips/audio from various French commanders.

[Insp. Chin]

I thank you! It's good that you know Japanese *bows*

I've put your information with the credits to the site and I hope you have no problem with it. Thanks a lot!

http://koeiwarriors.simgames.net/bs-characters.php

[i88gerbils]

Yeah I noticed that site the other day.  No problem.

[Insp. Chin]

Hmm how about the updated site? Newly added 5 characters, who are they?

[i88gerbils]

England

Edward, the Black Prince
Hal, the red-haired lion
John Chandos, the one-eyed brave general?
Richard Beecham, a kind soul, he conceals his fierce ideals.
John Talbot, a loyal, impenetrable mountain (Earl of Shrewsbury/Waterford/Baron)
John Fastolf, a free spirit that blows across the battlefield. (see Shakespeare)
Henry Percy, that heart, a naked blade, "the hotspur" (See "Henry Hotspur")
Iamerlu?iamaaru, the protective sword of shadows [possibly Yamarle, the description may play off her african descent as well as a connection to Edward]
Margaret, young genius
Philppa, a beautiful woman soldier (seemingly no relation to the royal line)
King of England, the strong lion

France

Joan of Arc, bravely turning hope, the maiden at the frontlines
La Hire, the brave general burning from within?
Gilles de Rais, clever wisdom
Phillippe Le Bon, a feudal lord that has high ideals (Duke of Burgundy)
Marie, a flower who is a stern commander (Phillipe Le Bon's second-in-command in the game).
Arthur De Richemont, foresees everything with a cold pair of eyes.
Youzhi, a pure gentleman (Chinese soldier that protects Arthur De Richemont) [ed- I'm not the best at Chinese names.]
Bertrand du Guesclin, french knight, battle genius, has a rough tongue.
Jean, a reliable adjutant who supports the genius (Bertrand du Guesclin's aide de campe)
Christine de Pizan, intelligent beauty
King of France, gold lily of glory

There also seems to be even more characters in the latest movie, however they haven't been officially introduced on the site yet.

[i88gerbils]

From the official site-

This follows left to right, up to down, 1st page to second page

Troops
Shortswordsmen, fast attacks, low defense.
Lady Fencers, increased defense, but low damage.  fast attacks.
Viking Longswordsmen, slow attacks, weak against mobile enemies.
Longswordsmen, good defense against calvary & bowmen.
Landsknecht, good against calvary, high attack power.  weak against heavy armor.  slow attacks.
Elite Pikemen, slow attacks, defensive unit.
Armored Adarga Soldiers, unique armor & shield, slow attacks, weak attack.
Elite Heavy Pikemen, defensive unity good against calvary.
Calvary, (sword) chaotic formation
Royal Lancers, horseback , weak against chaotic formation
Heavy Axemen, good attack power and good defense.
Mace Soldiers, good against heavy units.
Skullcrushers, slow, strong unit.  good against footsoldier & heavy units.
Staff Slingers, ranged unit, weak in hand-to-hand.
Lady Archers, balanced & standard ranged unit, good against chaotic units.
Longbowmen, good against fast units, weak in close combat.
?Crossbowmen? (i'm not sure, it's not the typical word for crossbow)
Mongolian Riders, fast attacks, good against footsoldier, weak against heavy.
Heavy Camel Riders, good against mounted units, weak against fast units.
Dragoons, good against calvary, weak against fast units.
Cannoneer, good against fast units, weak in close combat + defensive units.
Mongolian Fire Lancers, weak in close combat, uses "hit and away" tactic.
Engineers, weak defense, can create special stuff.

There will probably be more info released later on other troops.

[i88gerbils]

Following the release of the "mercenary" video on the official site, they have released some info. about the third party characters.  As follows in the same format as above:

England

Edward, the Black Prince
Hal, the red-haired lion
John Chandos, the one-eyed brave general?
Richard Beecham, a kind soul, he conceals his fierce ideals.
John Talbot, a loyal, impenetrable mountain (Earl of Shrewsbury/Waterford/Baron)
John Fastolf, a free spirit that blows across the battlefield. (see Shakespeare)
Henry Percy, that heart, a naked blade, "the hotspur" (See "Henry Hotspur")
Iamerlu?iamaaru, the protective sword of shadows [possibly Yamarle, the description may play off her african descent as well as a connection to Edward]
Margaret, young genius
Philppa, a beautiful woman soldier(seemingly no relation to the royal line)
King of England, the strong lion

France

Joan of Arc, bravely turning hope, the maiden at the frontlines
La Hire, the brave general burning from within?
Gilles de Rais, clever wisdom
Phillippe Le Bon, a feudal lord that has high ideals (Duke of Burgundy)
Marie, a flower who is a stern commander (Phillipe Le Bon's second-in-command in the game).
Arthur De Richemont, foresees everything with a cold pair of eyes.
Youzhi, a pure gentleman (Chinese soldier that protects Arthur De Richemont) [ed- I'm not the best at Chinese names.]
Bertrand du Guesclin, french knight, battle genius, has a rough tongue.
Jean, a reliable adjutant who supports the genius (Bertrand du Guesclin's aide de campe)
Christine de Pizan, intelligent beauty
King of France, gold lily of glory

Mercenary

Bart, a friend searching for the greatest "legend".
George, never losing dignity, unleashing arrows of mortality.
Mark, "an iron wall for the sake of defending people.
Karen, dual swords dancing upon the battlefield.
Diane, blooming on the battlefield, a wild lily. (Diane = french)
Nalan, strong and descendent of the blue wolf. (Nalan/Naran = Mongolian)
Yoshimasa, a samurai that breathes loyalty.
Shakti, a "death god" that becomes a seductive dragon. (from the south?India?)
William, cowardly knight. (he just looks like a pansy)
John Hawkwood, the legendary mercenary.

[Insp. Chin]

OMG Thank you so much!

[foomin]

Camel Riders-awesome. i certainly did not expect camels in the hundred year war.

[GanNinguntouchable]

Armored Adarga Soldiers, unique armor & shield do you maybe know what they mean by unique

[i88gerbils]

The term Adarga is the uniqueness here.  It's a leather shield first used by Moors that were extremely effective defense against swords, lances, and arrows.  Later on it was adopted by the Christian Spanish (image linked from google).

Many of the terms for the troops that KOEI uses are a bit difficult to transcribe.  For instance "Longswordsmen" is really shortened.  I should have explained that one actually.  Lexicographically the characters mean Longsword + Shield + Soldier.  That doesn't really make a nice english equivalent.  They're basically standard soldiers with longswords so I approximated it by saying 'longswordsmen'.  On the other hand, Landsknecht and Adarga are 1:1 foreign word translations in Japanese.

I wasn't sure what to do with 'Mongolian Riders'.  I guess it could probably be better as 'Mongolian Mounted Archers' in hindsight.

[GanNinguntouchable]

thanks that was some preaty cool info