Yomigahara

* Gaoh match
* Yumeji match

**Yomigahara** (黄泉ヶ原・合戦場, *Yomigahara - Kassenba*?, translated as "*Yomigahara - Battlefield*") is a battle stage first featured in the 2003 game *Samurai Shodown V*, and later in the update *Samurai Shodown V Special*/*Perfect*. Yomigahara stage has 3 phases: the first one is for the sub-boss Yumeji Kurokouchi, the 2nd for the final battle against Gaoh Kyougoku Hinowanokami, and the final form appears after the player beats Gaoh during a round. For *Samurai Shodown V Special* (and *Perfect*) the 2nd form is recycled as Gaoh stage.

## Description (Yumeji match)

The match takes place on an outdoor field with a purple sky, where most of the ground is dry but some areas have grass. On both sides of the stage there are trees with very thin trunks and few leaves. On the right side of the screen a stone with the engraved kanjis 黄泉ヶ原 (yomigahara) is located. Little away, on the right side there are 3 cavalry units standing, which are carrying spears and red flags. Flags embedded in the ground and some wooden fences can be seen far on each side of the stage. Far off on the horizon, there are a large number of flags and peaks, which are carried by soldiers and cavalry units. The stage animation depicts two opposing armies colliding and fighting each other. When some character activates Rage Explosion all of the flags and soldiers dissapears.

*Yomigahara during Yumeji match**Special background*
## Description (Gaoh match)

Here the final battle unfolds, bringing the player to the middle of the action under a dark sky. In the surroundings of the stage there are many broken flags, destroyed wooden planks, weapons lying on the ground, fallen horses, bodies of dead soldiers (although one is still dying), while others continue to fight each other with their swords. Further back are the black silhouettes of soldiers and cavalry units continuing the battle.

If the player is able to beat Gaoh (in round 1 or 2), the stage has a sinister transformation. The sky turns black, strange white clouds appears, and the entire battlefield is wrapped in green flames. Almost all is destroyed, and all of the soldiers fall (from both armies). The wind is strong and lightning starts to appear in this place.

*Yomigahara battlefield**Final form of Yomigahara during the decisive match*
## Samurai Shodown V Special/Perfect version

The next is a list of main differences betwheen the original background and the *Samurai Shodown V Special* version.

* The body of the foreground was removed.
* The two pairs of struggling soldiers were removed.
* Some sprites of the dark silhouettes at the back were deleted.
* The 3rd phase of Yomigahara is now the special background (triggered when Rage Explosion is used).
* The special background dropped some sprites: the distant mountains, the body of the foreground, the pink-toned horizon and the strange white clouds (now the sky is completely black).

*Yomigahara in Samurai Shodown V Special**Special background*
## Music

### Yumeji

The track is simply called *Yomigahara* (黄泉ヶ原, **Yomigahara**?).

### Gaoh

Since the beggining of the match the BGM is called *Hero* (ますらおよ, *Masuraoyo*?). If the player is able to win 1 round while facing the music changes, and the track's name is *Lamentations* (慟哭, *Dōkoku*?).