| “ | Allow me to demonstrate the power of the Gesshi Clan! | „ |
| ~ Gesshi Hanafuuma |
Gesshi Hanafumma (月士華風魔 Hanafuuma Gesshi) is one of the main characters in Otomedius Excellent.
She is voiced by Satomi Satō.
History[]
She is inspired from the Getsu Fūma Den game and a pilot of Axelay Viper known as the "Hadouken".
Hanafuuma is a bit clumsy and not very well used to most of the modern world as well as its technology. After she finished the training from her clan, she enters as a new transfer student in St. Gradius Academy. She has now joined the Angel Squadron along with fellow transfer student Kokoro Belmont to help defeat the Bacterian Army. Through sheer willpower, she will unleash her powerful weaponry and skill.
Her nemesis is Ryukotsuki, revived in the current day after having been defeated in the past by her distant ancestor, Getsu Fuma, in GetsuFumaDen.
Weaponry[]
Gesshi's weapon loadout does not include any sort of Option unit, but her Riding Viper's initial weapons are good once leveled up and used properly. That said, however, she is still an advanced-level character. The Dagger laser weapon has a bit of a short range, but it drills into enemies and has good power behind it as well. The Tri-Sword double weapon unleashes three kunai in the up, down and forward directions, each with a short range and actually very good power. The Floating Mine is a bit slow to deploy and fly across the screen, but its power makes it justifiable.
Gesshi's Nen-Do-Ha special weapon has the ability to erase any circle-shaped bullets fired at you, but not diamond-shaped bullets… and on higher difficulty settings, there will be much fewer bullets of the former variety, making the weapon less dependable to get you out of a tight situation. Fortunately, it has been given somewhat of a power boost via the balance patch. Her Platonic Break, the Dragon Wave, unleashes a tracking Fire-elemental dragon (like Trigon) that speeds across the screen and through enemies, in the very same manner as did Poini's Gravity Dragon D-Burst attack in Otomedius Gorgeous. Still, aiming it carefully at what you want it to hit will concentrate the damage better. Her Force Field goes by the name of "Mamori Dama" which roughly means "protective spirits".
- N = Nen-Do-Ha
- L = Dagger
- S = Speed
- ? = Mamori Dama
- D = Tri-Sword
- M = Floating Mine (DLC Weapon = 2-Way Back)
- Platonic Break = Dragon Wave (Based on Dragon Laser from Trigon)
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Gesshi is the first Otomedius character who is a samurai warrior by lineage.
- Gesshi transferred to St. Gradius Academy along with Kokoro Belmont.
- Gesshi is the first Otomedius character whom her speaking language is native Japanese.
- Hers is the first main weapon that shoots only one ray, although with the help of missiles.
- Gesshi is the first squadron member to have no Options on her Riding Viper.
- Her Riding Viper represents the Axelay fighter craft, with aesthetics calling back to her armor and the Getsu Fūma Den era. Her outfit design also bears striking resemblance to Genbei "Jaguar" Yagyu, an alien samurai from Neo Contra.
- Gesshi is in Class 4-B along with Aoba Anoa and Erul Tron.
- She is the first squadron member to hold a weapon on her person (katana), while Kokoro Belmont has a Vampire Killer-derivative whip.
- Gesshi's Platonic Break can be manifested in a flaming dragon, like one of the special attacks of the Trigon player ship, and which in turn seems to be based on the Intruder, an iconic dragon enemy engulfed in flames from the Gradius series; while Kokoro manifests her Platonic Break in the other special attack, here called the "Lightning Sword".
- Gesshi and Kokoro are teammates and their main outfits maintain accordingly to their themes.
- Her unique weapon, Nen-Do-Ha, is the first weapon name that has a Japanese/kanji language shown on the weapon's banner; it seems to resemble TwinBee's Triple Wave and when leveled up it bares parallel to Exceliza's Wide Shot & Mega Flash.
- Gesshi's DLC background music themes are based from Getsu Fūma Den, like "Go! Getsu Fuma" as well as "Colony" from Axelay, with arrangements of "Unkai" and "Mother".
- Gesshi's DLC costume is her gym outfit, in which she is seen running during the credits.
- The exclusive missile weapon that comes with the gym outfit is the 2-Way Back missile.
External links[]
- Gesshi Hanafuuma at the Castlevania Wiki
- Gesshi Hanafuuma at the GetsuFumaDen Wiki