Going back to Pro-Wrestling Sengokuden 1 for the PS1, it seems I made a number of mistakes in terms of Wrestler likenesses.
In fact, the "generic Wrestlers" featured in 'The Dawn of Pro-Wrestling Era' and other scenarios are actually based on legends from Japan's earliest Wrestling promotions.
Wrestlers found in promotions such as the Japanese Wrestling Alliance (JWA); as well as the early days of All Japan and New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
For example, the above Wrestler 'Chiaki Takao' is actually The Great Kabuki ...before Kabuki began wearing facepaint! Other than Fire Pro-Wrestling World, this is probably
the only place you'll find such an obscure inclusion in a Wrestling video game.
The grand champion of this scenario is, of course, JWA founder 'Gorikizan' (Rikidozan).
While I went back and corrected most of the generic Wrestler names listed on the previous pages of this thread, I was lucky enough
to come across a Japanese website that listed all of the additional Wrestlers found in the Dawn scenario mode:
Source:
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11_ Sawanobori) Toyotomi
11_ Ginjiro Kimoto) Kintaro Ohki
11_ Matsu Hiroshima) Hiro Matsuda
11_ Shimoda Umataro) Ueda Umanosuke
11_ Kawamoto Daitetsu) Yamamoto Kotetsu
11_ Brute Kojima) Great Fawn
11_ Slash Omura) Rusher Kimura
11_ Bull Sato) Masa Saito
11_ Chiaki Takao) The Great Kabuki
13_ Yuji Terao) Isamu Teranishi
14_ Saburo Iwami) Goro Tsurumi
15_ Tetsuro Sekiguchi) Mr. Pogo
15_ Go Ryuki) Goryoma
16_ Shin Ochi ) Masanobu Fuchi
▼ Yamato Pro-Wrestling) Japan Pro-Wrestling
11_ Gorikizan ) Rikidozan
11_ Daikichi Sendou) Kokichi Endo
11_ Hoshi no Waka) Yoshinosato Junzo
11_ Akimichi Satomura) Michiaki Yoshimura
11_ Koji Yoshida) Isao Yoshihara
11_ Dynamite Fang) Giant Baba
11_ iron length) Antonio Inoki
12_ Masatsugu Takaguchi) Seiji Sakaguchi
12_ Shuji Kida) Osamu Kido
13_ Toda Torasuke) Tiger Toguchi
14_ Kazunori Umeda) Kendo Nagasaki
14_ Ryuhei Fuji) Tatsumi Fujinami
15_ Inamura Lab.) Kengo Kimura
15_ Hiroshi Kimura) Killer Khan
▼ IWF Pro Wrestling) International Wrestling (IWE)
13_ Heigo Hamada) Animal Hamaguchi
13_ Tsuyoshi Obayashi) Strong Kobayashi
▼ MAX Japan) New Japan Pro Wrestling
15_ Kunihisa Kibayashi) Kuniaki Kobayashi
15_ Hiroaki Hamamura) Grand Hamada
15_ Yoshimitsu Kikuhara) Yoshiaki Fujiwara
16_ Rikio Maruhikari) Choshu Riki
16_ Kenichi Tadano) George Takano
▼ Fire Country Pro-Wrestling) All Japan Pro-Wrestling
16_ Tomio Tomoda) Jumbo Tsuruta
16_ Hitoshi Tada) Atsushi Onita
▼ Foreigners visiting Japan
12_ The Death Mask) The Destroyer
12_G・Saijo) Great Togo
12_ F. Bloody) Fred Blassie
12_ V.Emmick) Fritz Von Eric
13_ K Zeus) Karl Gotch
13_ L. Gates) Lou Thesz
14_ B.Kenya) Bobo Brazil
15_ D Hug Jr) Dory Funk Jr.
15_ The Butcher) Abdullah the Butcher
16_ M. Typhoon) Mil Mascaras
Sadly, all of the foreign Wrestlers such as Mil Mascaras and Abdullah The Butcher are locked upon starting this mode. In order to see the foreign legends in action, you would
have to master the Japanese text, strengthen your Wrestlers to win matches, then get in contact with the game's other promoters, in hopes of signing contracts to acquire new
talent/free agents.
With top talent such as Rikidozan having an "A" rank and the player's starter Wrestlers usually containing an E to F rank, I would imagine the player will be tasked with levelling up
substantially before they can even consider booking a legends match.
Sadly, there is little video footage available for Pro-Wrestling Sengokuden. The Japanese youtube equivalent Nico Nico mostly sticks to simulated matches, no GameFAQ
guides exist and the few Youtube videos that are online don't really offer much in terms of Scenario mode footage.
My biggest problem with Sengokuden isn't the game's wall of Japanese text, but the inability to actually play as the Wrestlers. In a nutshell, Sengokuden is what Japanese
gamers refer to as a "spectator game"; an early example of a Pro-Wrestling simulator where the player has to rely on booking skills over standard gameplay prowess. As I
mentioned in the past, the first and final Sengokuden games are not intended for players looking for a traditional Wrasslin' experience.
Until I have the patience to master my Japanese Puroresu booking skills, this could very well be the last time I mention the Sengokuden series in this thread.
