Where Do I Fight Zengetsu Again

"	Me? I am your executioner.	„
	~ Zangetsu when encountered in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Zangetsu (斬月 ^? ) is a playable grapheme in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon and Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2. He is a demon hunter who hails from a country in the East, and wields a powerful blade known as Zangetsuto.

Contents

• 1 Official description
• 2 Pattern
• 3 Story
  • 3.ane Curse of the Moon
  • iii.2 Ritual of the Night
• four Strategy
• 5 Development
• 6 Etymology
• 7 Quotes
• viii Trivia
• 9 Gallery
• ten Videos
• 11 References
• 12 External links

Official clarification

Coming from a pocket-size state far away in the East, Zangetsu specializes in fighting demons. He makes his way to England when the demons first evidence up 10 years before the main story of Bloodstained begins.

He uses a dual katana fighting style along with Japanese "ofuda" paper incantations to destroy his demonic foes.

During his long battle to keep the demons at bay he loses his left eye and right arm. Using a special Ofuda spell he is able to breathing a wooden prosthetic arm to well-nigh the same level of mobility as his original arm. The Ofuda that covers his missing left eye grants him the power to see both auras of both the living and expressionless.

He lost a keen deal of friends during his ten years of fighting, creating an absolute hatred for not merely the creatures themselves simply also the Alchemists that brought them to the Earth.

Blueprint

Zangetsu'due south design is a fusion of a western-style coat that was prominent in the late 1700s and traces of Japanese elements in that it'southward kept one-half-open up. IGA has likewise stated that he has also emphasized Zangetsu's wild nature through this design.^[ii]

Story

Curse of the Moon

Zangetsu is the primary playable character of Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon. Afflicted past the titular Expletive of the Moon, Zangetsu travels to the demon castle to defeat Gremory, an archdemon with rule over the moon. Along the way, Zangetsu encounters three allies: Miriam, Alfred and Gebel. Zangetsu is peculiarly reluctant to let them bring together, just allows them as they share a mutual goal.

If all three allies are recruited, Zangetsu defends his allies from Gremory'due south final assault, an act of cocky-sacrifice that causes him to become possessed. Determined to relieve their new friend, Miriam, Alfred, and Gebel set out to defeat Zangetsu.

Zangetsu is encountered at the end of Stage 9, sipping from a sake dish earlier challenging the heroes to combat. Although Zangetsu disables Alfred and Gebel, the heroes' combined attempt manages to crush Zangetsu, allowing his soul to progress to the afterlife. When Zangetsu awakens next, he finds himself at the pinnacle of a futuristic cyberpunk-style building, while the words "THE END...?" appear.

Ritual of the Night

Zangetsu is a samurai from the Far East who came to England ten years prior to the events of the story to combat the demon invasion. Over the years, the demons took his right arm and many of his closest friends, spurring a hatred for the demons and the Alchemists that created them.

Zangetsu is starting time encountered in the Garden of Silence. When he sees Miriam, he senses her Shardbinder powers and engages her in combat with the intent to impale. Upon his defeat, Miriam deduces that Zangetsu was belongings dorsum throughout the fight, and he begrudgingly spares her. Miriam later discovers that Zangetsu is working with Dominique and is thus an ally.

Throughout the course of the game, Zangetsu sends Message Arrows to Dominique for her to relay to Miriam. Many of these contain cryptically worded hints towards Miriam's next destination or objective.

Zangetsu and Miriam afterwards come face to face over again at the Span of Evil. The two of them forge a truce when Zangetsu explains that he has been having difficulty progressing through the railroad train due to a door sealed by sorcery. Using their combined powers, Miriam and Zangetsu defeat the Gluttony Train, and Zangetsu develops a sense of respect for Miriam.

In the Oriental Sorcery Lab, Zangetsu challenges Miriam to battle once again to exam her abilities. Although he is defeated, Miriam notes that he was still belongings dorsum, albeit significantly less and then than earlier. Having confirmed Miriam's abilities, Zangetsu explains that his blade, the Zangetsuto, has the ability to defeat Gremory, just Gremory has been avoiding him for this reason. Deducing that Gremory has been staying by Gebel's side to protect him from Miriam's presence, Zangetsu relinquishes the Zangetsuto to Miriam in hopes that she can get close enough to Gremory to apply the blade on her.

Prior to the terminal confrontation with Gremory in the Glacial Tomb, Zangetsu hatches a programme with Miriam to defeat Gremory one time and for all: because Gremory now knows that Zangetsu no longer possesses the Zangetsuto, she will not perceive him as a threat and attempt to attack him, during which he volition utilize his powers to seal Gremory's teleportation so Miriam can defeat her. Although he is successful in doing so, Gremory sends Zangetsu to Hell in the process and he is presumed dead past his allies. Luckily, subsequently the demon castle vanished, it is revealed at the stop that he has somehow survived these events and retrieved his Zangetsuto, which Miriam decided to go out behind.

Strategy

"	With your skill, you could destroy me in a heartbeat.	„
	~ Miriam during her second encounter with Zangetsu in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Evolution

Zangetsu was showtime revealed on the Baronial 20, 2015 Kickstarter update.^[two] Regarding the character'southward purpose in the story, IGA stated, "Zangetsu is a character I came upwardly with when trying to answer this question: What happened in the lost time between the advent of the demons on earth and Miriam's awakening 10 years later?" while calculation that he's trying to practice something fresh in the game's universe, since he hadn't had a Japanese graphic symbol in his games before.

Later in at the BitSummit 2017, IGA elaborates more than on the grapheme'south backstory. He likewise revealed that they had idea of creating a "Knight Templar" kind of character to fulfill Zangetsu'south part before, but changed their mind due to the reason stated in a higher place.^[3]

Etymology

Zangetsu contains the kanji for "beheading" (斬) and "moon" (月). The writing of the name is a variation of "残月", as well pronounced Zangetsu, which literally means "remaining moon" and is used to refer to the moon visible in the morning in Japanese. The "zan" from "残" is a Japanese approximation of the Chinese pronunciation of "cán" every bit it is pronounced in the Wu region of China (Get'on). The "zan" from "斬" is a misreading of "san", the Japanese approximation of the Chinese pronunciation of "Zhǎn" during the Tang Dynasty (Kan'on).

Quotes

• I know what you are-that ghastly air about yous. You reek of sorcery, Shardbinder.
• But mind to me, Shardbinder... If you value your life, then stay out of my sight.
• He must have known that he would not leave here alive. We tin can grieve subsequently; correct now, we need to put an end to all this or his death will hateful aught.

Trivia

• According to the description of Zangetsuto, "Zangetsu" is not actually the graphic symbol's name, but a title given to wielders of the sword. Since that is the case, the demon hunter's existent proper noun remains unknown as of the release of Expletive of the Moon 2.
• If the game'south resolution is set to 21:9 (Ultrawide), Zangetsu tin exist seen emerging from the right side of the screen during the ending cutscene of Ritual of the Night, revealing that he survived the events of the game.
  • In more recent versions of the game, an additional animation sequence was added consisting of Miriam leaving the Zangetsuto on the footing and the sword mysteriously disappearing when the camera switches back to that place.
• Although unseen, Zangetsu is automatically equipped with a Black Chugalug along with his Zangetsuto in Zangetsu Fashion.

Gallery

See: Zangetsu/Gallery

Videos

Bloodstained Ritual of the Dark - 2nd Playable Character Reveal

References

1. ↑ Evolution Update #55
2. ↑ ^{2.0 two.ane} August Update: PAX, Surveys, and Samurai.
3. ↑ Bloodstained Goes Medieval on Players... Medieval Nippon, That Is.

External links

• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Dominate: Zangetsu of the Astral Clocktower
• GameFAQs Bestiary Guide Folio 3
• Bloodstained RotN Dominique's Shadiness Globe's Most Obvious Plot Twist Final Boss and Ending
• bloodstained ritual of the night story all cutscenes/dialogue

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