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A compilation of Gracia's in-game cutscenes from Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends and the Samurai Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends. The videos were not recorded by me.
Last Updated: 29 August 2011
01; Heroic Rescue
Gracia runs away from home to learn more about the world around her, and ends up being assaulted by bandits (though the Japanese dub hints they are Akechi soldiers trying to take her back home). She is saved and tended to by Magoichi Saika, whom from that point on, she calls her mentor, determined to follow him wherever he goes.
02; Friendship
After the battle of Anegawa, Gracia continues to follow an exasperated Magoichi. Calling him her personal nickname "Mago", she learns of what it means to be pals with someone, and befriends him. They make a promise that whenever one is in trouble, the other will do whatever it takes to help them.
03; Reunion
The Assault on the Saika Village--Magoichi's home town--left many an impact. Magoichi, attempting to assassinate Nobunaga Oda (the man responsible for burning down his town and killing its people), is reported to be dead. Despite hearing such news, Gracia continues to fight with a faint hope that once the battle was over, Magoichi would re-appear. Unfortunately, even after defeating Nobunaga and her own father for a second time, Magoichi is nowhere to be found.
After many years of being MIA, Magoichi returns to save Gracia (who was taken back to her home after the Saika village incident) from the Western Army, led by Mitsunari Ishida. His presence reminds the now matured 'little girl' of his motto of never giving up, and the promise they made to another.
04; Promise Kept
Magoichi and Gracia are successful in warding off the Western Army, and though Gracia chooses to stay where she is, she re-affirms that no matter where they go, she will always put her life on the line for her pal.
EXTRA! Laughter's End
The only cinema which is also present in Magoichi's story mode. From Gracia's story-mode POV, Magoichi tells her that after their fight in Osaka Bay, he'll take her to see his home town. The enemy in the fight was none to be trifled with; Nobunaga Oda, in bitter defeat, led his army towards Magoichi's home town with the intention of burning it down to the ground. The catalyst event for Nobunaga Oda's own assassination at Honnoji temple.
EXTRA! Gracia's Gameplay
Her moveset, special attacks, and basically just seeing her in action. This video features her Dream Stage (a fictional, bonus stage after finishing a character's story) wherein she participates in a fictional beauty competition with the land's deadliest women. Meanwhile, Magoichi plots something sinister underneath a guise of sweet words and encouragement...
The Compilation;
Gracia's latest incarnation features a whole new adventure with both old and new bonds. Her relationship with her father, Akechi Mitsuhide, takes center stage as she leaves home in order to learn what it takes for a peaceful, gentle land -- initially the dream of her father, that eventually turns into her own personal desire. She follows him in battle, ever curious and willing to learn, but gains a mature edge, questioning the inhuman actions of the Demon King as well as the sacrifices necessary for a better land. Why do people fight? What do they fight for? Is it worth it; what they gain and what they lose? She is faced with a choice between her loyalty to her father and her marriage with Hosokawa Tadaoki. Gracia spirals into depression after the disappearance of Mitsuhide and the death of Motochika, forced to stay behind as her husband makes sacrifices of his own. However, Gracia gains new friends and learns the meaning of living for the future, ultimately earning both her and her loved ones a unified Japan.
** The Magoichi/Gracia dimension has been retconned, though he is one of the three precious friends she gains in her journey.
** Oda Nobunaga is no longer the antagonist in her eyes, rather it is Toyotomi Hideyoshi who took her father away from her.
** She is officially married to Hosokawa Tadaoki, taking place some time after the battle at Kizugawa Bay and before Hideyoshi's retaliation in Yamazaki.
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Last Updated: 29 August 2011
01; Heroic Rescue
Gracia runs away from home to learn more about the world around her, and ends up being assaulted by bandits (though the Japanese dub hints they are Akechi soldiers trying to take her back home). She is saved and tended to by Magoichi Saika, whom from that point on, she calls her mentor, determined to follow him wherever he goes.
Click to view02; Friendship
After the battle of Anegawa, Gracia continues to follow an exasperated Magoichi. Calling him her personal nickname "Mago", she learns of what it means to be pals with someone, and befriends him. They make a promise that whenever one is in trouble, the other will do whatever it takes to help them.
03; Reunion
The Assault on the Saika Village--Magoichi's home town--left many an impact. Magoichi, attempting to assassinate Nobunaga Oda (the man responsible for burning down his town and killing its people), is reported to be dead. Despite hearing such news, Gracia continues to fight with a faint hope that once the battle was over, Magoichi would re-appear. Unfortunately, even after defeating Nobunaga and her own father for a second time, Magoichi is nowhere to be found.
After many years of being MIA, Magoichi returns to save Gracia (who was taken back to her home after the Saika village incident) from the Western Army, led by Mitsunari Ishida. His presence reminds the now matured 'little girl' of his motto of never giving up, and the promise they made to another.
04; Promise Kept
Magoichi and Gracia are successful in warding off the Western Army, and though Gracia chooses to stay where she is, she re-affirms that no matter where they go, she will always put her life on the line for her pal.
EXTRA! Laughter's End
The only cinema which is also present in Magoichi's story mode. From Gracia's story-mode POV, Magoichi tells her that after their fight in Osaka Bay, he'll take her to see his home town. The enemy in the fight was none to be trifled with; Nobunaga Oda, in bitter defeat, led his army towards Magoichi's home town with the intention of burning it down to the ground. The catalyst event for Nobunaga Oda's own assassination at Honnoji temple.
EXTRA! Gracia's Gameplay
Her moveset, special attacks, and basically just seeing her in action. This video features her Dream Stage (a fictional, bonus stage after finishing a character's story) wherein she participates in a fictional beauty competition with the land's deadliest women. Meanwhile, Magoichi plots something sinister underneath a guise of sweet words and encouragement...
The Compilation;
Gracia's latest incarnation features a whole new adventure with both old and new bonds. Her relationship with her father, Akechi Mitsuhide, takes center stage as she leaves home in order to learn what it takes for a peaceful, gentle land -- initially the dream of her father, that eventually turns into her own personal desire. She follows him in battle, ever curious and willing to learn, but gains a mature edge, questioning the inhuman actions of the Demon King as well as the sacrifices necessary for a better land. Why do people fight? What do they fight for? Is it worth it; what they gain and what they lose? She is faced with a choice between her loyalty to her father and her marriage with Hosokawa Tadaoki. Gracia spirals into depression after the disappearance of Mitsuhide and the death of Motochika, forced to stay behind as her husband makes sacrifices of his own. However, Gracia gains new friends and learns the meaning of living for the future, ultimately earning both her and her loved ones a unified Japan.
** The Magoichi/Gracia dimension has been retconned, though he is one of the three precious friends she gains in her journey.
** Oda Nobunaga is no longer the antagonist in her eyes, rather it is Toyotomi Hideyoshi who took her father away from her.
** She is officially married to Hosokawa Tadaoki, taking place some time after the battle at Kizugawa Bay and before Hideyoshi's retaliation in Yamazaki.
( Click Here. )