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Onimusha: Warlords, released in Japan as , is the first action-adventure video game of the Onimusha series, released first for the PlayStation 2 in 2001. Later it went through many changes and was released as for the Xbox in 2002. The game was also ported to PC Windows as Onimusha: Warlords, although this version was only released in Asia and Russia.

The game features samurai Samanosuke Akechi (modeled after actor Takeshi Kaneshiro, also credited as the game's "guest creator"), determined to save Princess Yuki of the Saitō clan and defeat the warlord Oda Nobunaga, resurrected after signing a pact with yōkai demons. The game also features Kaede, a female ninja who provides Samanosuke with help. They both travel throughout all of Inabayama Castle, where they find special weapons and solve various puzzles as they search for clues of Princess Yuki's whereabouts.

The player begins the game with a standard katana sword, and can also obtain long range weapons with limited supply. However, as the player progresses, Samanosuke can gain three elemental weapons: Raizan, Enyuu and Shippuu, each with an elemental magic attack. As enemies are defeated, they release different coloured soul that are absorbed by using the demon gauntlet on Samanosuke's wrist: red souls act as a sort of "currency" which can be used for upgrading weaponry, yellow souls recover health, while blue souls recover magic power which is used to perform each weapon's elemental abilities.

Some sections are played with Samanosuke's assistant, Kaede, who has her own array of weapons and abilities, but is unable to absorb souls.

Samanosuke Akechi has not been a contender in any CBUB matches.