Onimusha: Way of the Sword Wiki

Kubi Akari is a floating, glowing Genma in Onimusha: Way of the Sword that absorbs souls, fires projectiles and self-destructs, and lends its name to the demo save-data charm.

Rasho-gan is a multi-armed Genma boss in Onimusha: Way of the Sword who poses as a deity at Yasui Konpiragu Shrine, granting worshippers' wishes in the worst possible way. Surviving him earns Musashi the Oni Strength power.

The Genma are the demonic monsters from the underworld that have invaded Kyoto in Onimusha: Way of the Sword. Slaying them is the Oni Gauntlet's core purpose, and every combat system in the game, from soul absorption to Break Issen, is designed around clearing these creatures from the city.

Dohatsu-Ten, a fast and bloodthirsty Genma boss in Onimusha: Way of the Sword whose sword grows stronger from blood and absorbed souls.

The Greater Nue is a confirmed Genma in Onimusha: Way of the Sword, a ferocious chimeric beast that harnesses lightning and draws its silhouette from the Nue yokai of Japanese folklore.

Shuten Doji is a Genma in Onimusha: Way of the Sword, named for the oni chieftain of Japanese folklore traditionally associated with Mount Oe.

Chijiko is a confirmed Genma in Onimusha: Way of the Sword, a grotesque mass of interwoven human faces with long grasping tentacles, introduced as one of Dokyo's laboratory-born experiments.

Togemaru is a confirmed Genma enemy in Onimusha: Way of the Sword: a serpentine demon with large spikes running down its spine that whirls and rolls into combat at high speed to shred its targets.

Ifuu is a wind-wielding Genma in Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the younger of two sibling bosses who lair at Kennin-ji Temple alongside his brother Burai.

Daidara is a towering Genma in Onimusha: Way of the Sword with a bottomless appetite. It devours loose souls before Musashi can absorb them, turning soul collection into a live tactical decision.

Kogashira are confirmed parasitic Genma in Onimusha: Way of the Sword: humanoid hosts warped by a Genma parasite that release a poisonous cloud of Malice on death and can bolster other nearby Genma.

Byakue is an animalistic Genma in Onimusha: Way of the Sword that guards the fog-emitting plants poisoning Kyoto. It grows wilder as it becomes coated in its own blood, rewarding fewer but heavier strikes.

Oni-Kui Mushi is an invisible ambush Genma in Onimusha: Way of the Sword that weaves webs and is revealed only through Oni Vision.

The armoured boss Benkei in Onimusha: Way of the Sword, fought twice on the bridge district, and how to break his armour.

Oboro Garasu are winged, ninja-like Genma in Onimusha: Way of the Sword that ambush Musashi and unleash coordinated combination attacks when they hunt in pairs.

Hitotsume Gasa are sword, bow and shield-wielding Genma in Onimusha: Way of the Sword that attack in groups and test Musashi's guard-breaking and projectile-deflection skills.

Burai is a lightning-wielding Genma in Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the elder of two sibling bosses who lair at Kennin-ji Temple alongside his brother Ifuu.

The full boss roster of Onimusha: Way of the Sword, which opponents recur, the endgame castle boss rush, and how rematches work.