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NxCKagekiyo — Kagekiyo in Namco × Capcom

Taira no Kagekiyo (平景清, Taira no Kagekiyo^?) is the protagonist from the games Genpei Tōma Den and its sequel Samurai-Ghost. Kagekiyo is a samurai from the Taira clan that died in the Battle of Dan-no-ura, the last battle of the Genpei War, which resulted in his clan being destroyed by the Minamoto clan. To avenge his clan, Kagekiyo revived and must find three sacred treasures to defeat his nemesis, Minamoto no Yoritomo.

Other appearances

Kagekiyo appears as a playable character in the games Namco Super Wars and Namco × Capcom. In the later, he is partnered with Tarosuke and goes after the three sacred treasures to defeat the revived members from the Minamoto clan. He appears as a non-playable character in Namco High.

Gallery

Trivia

The ninja Yoshimitsu from the Tekken and Soul series has many similarities with Kagekiyo, possibly being based on him. Also, one of Yoshimitsu's weapons in the Soul series is named Kagekiyo.
It is possible to create Taira No Kagekiyo in Soul Calibur III.
Yoshimitsu can also be customized to look exactly like Kagekiyo in Tekken 6.
Kagekiyo has a cameo appearance in episode 8 of the anime Yumeria, being one of the thoughts of the characters on how aliens look like.

Genpei Tōma Den
Games
Genpei Tōma Den • Genpei Tōma Den: Computer Boardgame Samurai-Ghost (Genpei Tōma Den: Kan no Ni)
Characters
Taira no Kagekiyo • Andaba • Enma Dai-Ō • Minamoto no Yoritomo • Musashibō Benkei Minamoto no Yoshitsune • Kiso Yoshinaka • Biwa Hōshi • Onihime • Gaikotsu • Raijin and Fūjin
Miscellaneous
Imperial Regalia of Japan • Scar • Namco Super Wars • Namco × Capcom

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+{{stub}}[[File:NxCKagekiyo.jpg|thumb|241px|Kagekiyo in Namco × Capcom]]
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+{{Nihongo|'''[[Wikipedia:Taira no Kagekiyo|Taira no Kagekiyo]]'''|平 景清|}} is the protagonist from the games ''[[Genpei Tōma Den]]'' and its sequel ''[[Samurai-Ghost]]''. Kagekiyo is a samurai from the [[Wikipedia:Taira clan|Taira clan]] that died in the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Dan-no-ura|Battle of Dan-no-ura]], the last battle of the [[Wikipedia:Genpei War|Genpei War]], which resulted in his clan being destroyed by the [[Wikipedia:Minamoto clan|Minamoto clan]]. To avenge his clan, Kagekiyo revived and must find [[Imperial Regalia of Japan|three sacred treasures]] to defeat his nemesis, [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]].
-[[File:NxCKagekiyo.jpg|thumb|241px|Kagekiyo in Namco × Capcom]]
-{{Nihongo|'''[[Wikipedia:Taira no Kagekiyo|Taira no Kagekiyo]]'''|平 景清|}} is the protagonist from the games [[Genpei Tōma Den]] and its sequel [[Samurai-Ghost]]. Kagekiyo is a samurai from the [[Wikipedia:Taira clan|Heike clan]] that died in the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Dan-no-ura|Battle of Dan-no-ura]], the last battle of the [[Wikipedia:Genpei War|Genpei War]], which resulted in his clan being destroyed by the [[Wikipedia:Minamoto clan|Genji clan]]. To avenge his clan, Kagekiyo revived and must find [[Imperial Regalia of Japan|three sacred treasures]] to defeat his nemesis, [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]].
 ==Other appearances==
+Kagekiyo appears as a playable character in the games ''[[Namco Super Wars]]'' and ''[[Namco × Capcom]]''. In the later, he is partnered with [[Tarosuke]] and goes after the three sacred treasures to defeat the revived members from the Minamoto clan. He appears as a non-playable character in ''[[Namco High]]''.
-[[File:NSWKagekiyo.png|left|Namco Super Wars]]
-Kagekiyo appears as a playable character in the games [[Namco Super Wars]] and [[Namco × Capcom]]. In the later, he is partnered with [[Tarosuke]].
+==Gallery==
-[[Category:Namco × Capcom characters]]
+<gallery>
+NMV4KagekiyoD.png|Artwork of Kagekiyo.
+NMV4KagekiyoE.png|Front, side and back view of Kagekiyo.
+NSWKagekiyo.png|Kagekiyo in ''Namco Super Wars''.
+YumeriaCameoEp8A.png|Kagekiyo's cameo in the anime ''Yumeria''.
+Taira.png|Kagekiyo's student profile in ''Namco High''.
+</gallery>
+==Trivia==
+*The ninja [[Yoshimitsu]] from the ''[[Tekken]]'' and ''[[Soul]]'' series has many similarities with Kagekiyo, possibly being based on him. Also, one of Yoshimitsu's weapons in the ''Soul'' series is named Kagekiyo.
+*It is possible to create Taira No Kagekiyo in ''Soul Calibur III''.
+*'''[[Yoshimitsu]]''' can also be customized to look exactly like Kagekiyo in ''[[Tekken 6]]''.
+*Kagekiyo has a cameo appearance in episode 8 of the anime ''[[Yumeria]]'', being one of the thoughts of the characters on how aliens look like.
+{{Genpei}}
 [[Category:Genpei Tōma Den characters]]
 [[Category:Namco Super Wars characters]]
+[[Category:Namco × Capcom characters]]