is a video game that was released in Japan in 1986. In 1987, the game was re-released for the

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2 under the title ''Seikima II Special''
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with more detailed sprites and backgrounds. It also featured actual Seikima-II music.

Summary

The game is based on a then-popular Japanese heavy metal band formed by Damian Hamada called ''

Seikima-II is a Japanese Heavy metal music, heavy metal band, formed in 1982. Throughout their career they have had numerous lineups, with lead singer Demon Kakka the sole constant member. The group has sold over 10 million records in Japan alone. The ...

''. This band lasted from its creation in 1982 to its dissolution on December 31, 1999. Their history, as it has been prophesied, is that they are a group of

demons A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in folklore, mythology, religion, occultism, and literature; these beliefs are reflected in media including fiction, comics, film, t ...

preaching a

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in order to propagate

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through the use of Heavy Metal. Each member is a demon of a different hierarchical class with His Excellency Demon Kogure being

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of demons and His Majesty Damian Hamada being

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of hell. In accordance to the prophecy and after completing the world conquest, the band would disband at the end of the century on December 12, 1999 at 23:59:59

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(09:59:99

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Character appearance

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Demon Kogure , previously known as , is a Japanese musician, songwriter, entertainer, journalist, sumo commentator, actor and voice actor. He first gained fame in the 1980s as vocalist of the heavy metal band Seikima-II, before starting a solo career in 19 ...

:This is the player character. He is an NES globe-trotter who helps his fellows when they were caught by Zeus. If the player takes a hit with an enemy, he dies on the very first contact. The description of the player's death simply reads "The devil is not dead." ;Ace Shimizu :One fellow that was caught in the name of Zeus. Coming in the fourth stage. He uses the

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guitar as an instrument. ;Jail O'Hashi :Another fellow was caught in the name of Zeus. First appeared on stage. He uses the

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guitar as an instrument. ;Raiden Yuzawa :Yet another fellow was caught in the name of Zeus. To appear in the second stage. His instrument is a basic set of

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

. ;Xenon Ishikawa :The fourth fellow that was caught in the name of Zeus. To appear in the third stage. His musical instrument is the simple

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. ;

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:In the final boss of the game, the enemy of the devil god demons appears to block progress towards beating it. He is named after the king of the

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References

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External links

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