Die Toteninsel

Die Toteninsel is a fighting game developed by Italian company Bushido Games. It's strongly inspired by Blazblue.
== Plot ==
Each protagonist has their own campaign, similar to Blazblue.
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== Gameplay ==
The game is similar in style to Blazblue.
== Playable Characters ==
Yoshiki Kamimura (Italy): a hacker-terrorist wanted by the great corporation Peyotech for having attacked various labs. He can use guns and the drone HBT-1994 for fast combos of medium-range attacks. He's named after Yoshiki Hayashi of X Japan and Ukyo Kamimura of Malice Mizer.
Mitsuki Suzuhana (Italy): The leader of the Italian branch of the Black Sun Front, which opposes Peyotech. She is a skilled kenpo fighter with cybernetic augments in her body. Her playstyle is based on quick hits, grabs and throws and a precise hit that drains enemies' special attack meter. She's named after Yuko Suzuhana (of WagakkiBand). 
Yasunori Ishiwatari (Italy): a vampire that Yoshiki saved from a Peyotech laboratory in Cagliari. He was captured in WW2 after the surrender of Italy to the USA, and the last living vampire aside from Wilhelm. He has the ability to manipulate enemies by connecting with their blood and drain them of their life energy, however he's weak at short range and not very resilient. He can enter Incorporeal State, which makes him faster and unable to be hit by short-range attacks but loses HP every second. He's named after video game composers Yasunori Mitsuda and Daisuke Ishiwatari.
Skoll Vikernes (Sweden): The second-in command of the Wolfssegner, a special division of Peyotech that is secretly plotting a rebellion against Wilhelm, sent by leader Antinous Myrkur to defeat Yoshiki and crush the Black Sun Front. He's named after Italian J-Rock singer Federico "Skoll" Goglio and Varg "Burzum" Vikernes.
Erkenbrand Ryder (UK): Skoll's retainer and lover. He came from the poor strata of population and joined the Wolfssegner to gather money necessary to help his family. He serves Peyotech at first but hides a strong desire of vengeance against them. He's named after Christian Ryder of TourDeForce.
Harunori Nessunaresa (Japan): An Ainu from Hokkaido. He can communicate with the Kamuy spirits of nature and control various types of beasts to do the fight for him. He is opposed to corporations due to the forced deportations of Ainu by Minazuki Arms Corp. He's named after Korean K-Pop boyband Nessuna Resa. 
Elisa Yamamoto (Japan): the last living Nazi-Elf (known as "Kagezoku" in Japan, meaning "People of the Shadow", they are called "Nazi-Elves" in the West because in WW2 they actively fought against the USA), that lives in Hiroshima. As most Nazi-Elves of his civilization have been exterminated by the Americans in World War 2, he and his sons Isoroku and Teruzumi are the only survivors and still plan to destroy Peyotech (that he perceives as the heirs of the antifascists that killed his ancestors) to avenge the genocide. His civilization was the one who created the Vampires as weapons against the Americans, but their creation Wilhelm sided with the USA. He departs to Italy looking for the last living vampire that can contrast Wilhelm the Traitor. His fighting style is based on controlling shadows and darkness, warping, altering time and creating beings of sentient shadow to fight for him. His name was chosen because the CEO of Bushido Games likes the name "Elisa" for boys. 
Toshizo Yamamoto (Japan): Elisa's son and a half-Nazi (his mother is a human, Rumiko Ohashi). As a half-Nazi, his shadow and time alteration power is much weaker, but he makes up for it with his iaido skills, and combines katana and time-alteration. He's named after Japanese admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. 
Avicii no Kishyathabara (India): The last descendant of the Avicii Clan, a tribe of water dragons who live disguised as humans. He's named after DJ Avicii. 
Wotan Lohengrin (Germany): a cyborg man with the personality of a woman embedded in his body, acting as a parasite. He was originally a scientist for Peyotech but after his lover Sayori Iwasaki was found conspiring with Minazuki, he left and was as such murdered. He came back to life through Sayori's personality being implanted in him. In the game's canon ending, Wotan is fully absorbed by Sayori. As Wotan, he's a powerful but slow physical attacker, while Sayori's personality makes him faster but loses HP constantly. He's named after Wagner's opera Lohengrin.
Natasha Nikolaevna Taneda (Russia): An agent of Minazuki Arms Group, a Russian-Japanese corporation rivaling Peyotech. She was sent to steal the Toteninsel Plan from Wilhelm. She's named after Japanese singer Risa Taneda. 
Enoch Waters (USA): the leader of Peyotech's Enforcers Department. He wields the Thorn of Light, a heavy sword containing vampire blood in it, and as such one of the only few things that can kill a vampire forever. He's named after Roger Waters.
Kuznar ben Qhojaz (Algeria): Leader of the ESP Department of Peyotech. He has strong psychic powers. 
Ereshkigal Shur'Kzatnok (Burundi): the Prefect that Wilhelm has appointed as puppet ruler in Italy. She can't fight. She's named after Sumerian death goddess Ereshkigal.
Shahram Ungol (Congo): Leader of the Congolese branch of the Black Sun Front. He fights against the mercenaries hired by the corporations to get metals and other conflict resources in Africa. He has eight mechanical arms with blades grafted onto his back, called the Anansi System. He's named after Iranian musician Shahram Shabpareh and metal band Cirith Ungol. 
Wilhelm Ishtar Peyote (USA): the CEO of Peyotech, and an immortal vampire like Yasunori. His moveset is a more powerful and close-range version of Yasunori's one. He was a member of the Dark Moon clan but betrayed them to bring forth his dream of a world without discrimination. He's named after Italian rapper Willie Peyote. He doesn't have a story mode
Masayoshi Morsello (Italy): A traveling J-Pop idol who can create magic music. He's named after the late Italian musician Massimo Morsello.
Takeshi Tachibana (Italy): leader of the Italian branch of the Black Sun Front, and actually a spy for Wilhelm. He doesn't have a story mode.
Antinous Myrkur (Sweden): the leader of the Wolfssegner, known as the Steel Wolf, who sent Skoll to crush the Black Sun Order. He knows about the Toteninsel Plan and wants to crush the Black Sun due to the presence of undercover corporate agents who are using the resistance to proceed with the Toteninsel Plan. He's named after the band Myrkur. He doesn't have a story mode.
Alastor Karelin (???): Wilhelm's mysterious advisor and a self-named "prophet". He claims to be from the future and to have predicted Peyote's defeat and that Yasunori will destroy mankind. He's named after Aleister Crowley. He doesn't have a story mode and he's the final boss in most story modes. 
The Norn: the true form of Alastor and the final boss of the game. 
NOTE: Takeshi, Wilhelm, Kuznar, Enoch, Toshizo, Masayoshi, Avicii and Antinous are unlockable and as such don't have a story mode. Ereshkigal is a non-fighter and Alastor cannot be used by the player. 
== Trivia ==
Bushido Games's CEO gave intentionally gave the Italian characters (Yoshiki, Mitsuki, Yasunori, Takeshi) names that are Italian-sounding gibberish written in Kanji or names that are real but very rare in Italy (though they are fairly common names in Japan). He was inspired by how most fighting games feature Italians with names that aren't Italian (Robert Garcia), or are just Italian-sounding gibberish (Mai Shiranui). 
Japanese, Ainu and Nazi-Elf characters, on the other hand, bear hybrid Japanese/Italian names written in Kanji: Harunori Nessunaresa's last name is written as "never surrender" while Elisa Yamamoto's first name is not Japanese and is written as "sworn to the gods" (and is only used for women in Italy). 
The game's title is a shout-out to the song "Die Toteninsel" by TourDeForce. 
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