Swordsman 2 English Subtitles

[Amalia Antill]

Visually impaired but nonetheless lethal bounty hunter Cheng Xiazi (Xie Miao) happened upon the assaulted Ni Yan (Gao Weiman), the lone survivor of a brutal massacre that claimed her whole family. When it develops that the crimes came at the behest of connected criminals that wanted her brother silenced, the sightless swordsman goes outside his mandate to deliver justice. Xiang Hao, Liu Ben, Zhang Di also star. AKA: "Defiant." 74 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Mandarin; Subtitles: English. In Mandarin with English subtitles.

Or vice-versa. This is very, very popular in Japanese media note they actually took the idea from the old Chinese action movies, where every main character, hero or villain, generally had his name stated below onscreen during his introduction, and found in most 3D Console RPGs, as well as in certain anime and manga (where it's a handy way to introduce new characters), it has been parodied from time to time. Despite the name, this is not limited to video game bosses. It often accompanies a Mook Debut Cutscene.

Action-Adventure Games

• Beyond Good & Evil only does this with Jade and Pey'j.
• Blaster Master Zero gives us "WARNING! THE LAIR OF ". Major bosses even get their own title in-between "lair of" and their actual name. Zero II gives us "THE HOSTILITY OF " for MA battles. This is justified in Zero III as the MA's AI calculating the target's abilities; here's what Kane saw during the first boss fight.WARNINGTHE HOSTILITY OFBLASTER MASTER
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• Clock Tower 3 has this. First, it shows the title of the boss, then underneath, a count of their victims shows. The count disappears and is replaced with their extremely exaggerated prison sentence in years, which then reduces to 0 as the bosses health meter fills up. The bigger a sentence, the more health the boss will have.
• When someone important shows up in Killer7, they get one of these. Even if they're scheduled to die in a few moments (take a bow, Toru Fukashima and Trevor Pearlharbor). This also happens when a new version of a Heaven's Smile appears for the first time.
• The Legend of Zelda:
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (the picture above is taken from a fan game tribute) is the Trope Codifier. Every boss except the final one is described with a unique subtitle, starting with "Parasitic Armored Arachnid: GOHMA". Every subsequent 3D game except The Wind Waker has followed suit (though in Wind Waker, the bosses' names and titles are still used when viewing the in-game figurines you can collect). Sometimes, a common adjective appears in each of the standard bosses' descriptions: In Majora's Mask, it is "Masked"; in Twilight Princess it is "Twilit"; and in the aforementioned The Wind Waker, "Protector of the Seal" is given to the two temple bosses.
• The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass mixes things up by putting the subtitles after the boss's name (eg., "Blaaz, Master of Fire").
• The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks gives each boss a name and title. The only exceptions are Byrne, who's only referred to by name, and Dark Link, who isn't identified at all.
• Averted right at the end of Ocarina of Time when the final boss rears up in front of you and the bold letters plainly and simply state "GANON", as if the game itself were incapable of describing the horrendous monster in front of you as anything else. Following games do the same thing with their final bosses. They did it again in Skyward Sword, except several times. The Imprisoned is only known as such, and when you fight its true form, it is only listed as DEMISE, which takes on an even deeper meaning when it's revealed that Ganondorf (and by extension, Ganon) is the embodiment of Demise's curse on Link and Zelda.
• In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the field bosses (Hinoxes, Stalnoxes, Stone Taluses, and Moldugas) will have their creature name and the name of the area they are found in. The main story bosses instead have "Scourge of [insert name of dungeon where they are found]" above their names; the exceptions are Master Kohga, who is labeled "Leader of the Yiga Clan," and Dark Beast Ganon, who is labeled "Hatred and Malice Incarnate." Major friendly NPCs will also get subtitles when they are first introduced.
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom also uses them in the same scenarios as is predecessor, with a hilarious one given to a Brainwashed and Crazy Yunobu as "Clearly Not Himself" while he's trying to flatten you in a miniboss fight and it's been established that he's been acting like a jerkass ever since he was given a mind-controlling mask rather than the lovable Cowardly Lion last time.
• Hyrule Warriors: Per classic Zelda tradition, bosses are introduced with a descriptive phrase followed by their name, like "Fire Breathing King Dodongo," usually the same as in their original appearance.
• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity continues the trend with a title for all characters, such as Master Kohga, who is labeled "Top banana of the Yiga Clan".
• LEGO Adaptation Game:
• Used with every single character in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. Justified in that there are so many characters in the game (most of which are playable) that having the name tags show up helps players remember who they are. It also helps for storytelling purposes; nearly every character is already familiar with the other characters they meet, so showing the name tags avoids any "Hey it's Wolverine!" "Yes I am Wolverine" moments.
• Every boss in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is introduced with their name on-screen with a subtitle in Aurebesh, the fictional alphabet of the Star Wars universe. Some are straightforward, while others are more humorous, like Darth Vader's subtitle being "Loves the dark side, hates sand".
• Metal Gear Solid:
• The series follows the 'Character Name' - 'Voice Actor' format. Main characters like Snake or Raiden even get big music stings to go with them. Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance parodied it with the more standard boss variation and 'The Monster From Another Dimension - Gurlugon'. Holding a button when this occurs will display the character's motion-capture actor instead of the voice actor.
• Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker also features the more traditional variant. Compulsory bosses and the Monster Hunter creatures get one on a red-tinted screen with a special font while the Extra-Ops vehicles have no screen tinting and use a larger version of the subtitle font.
• Played with in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots: the end credits role beginning with the main characters... Big Boss? Big Boss didn't have a speaking role, why is someone credited with... ooohhh...
• No Straight Roads has a variation of this, with every major boss battle preceded by "Bunk Bed Junction Vs. [Name of Musical Artist]".
• Ōkami has Boss Scrolls, with a illustration of each enemy (including bosses) when fighting them for the first time along with their name in Japanese (regardless of whether the game is the English version), right when Boss Subtitles would normally occur. It also has this for many characters when you first meet them. Including a slip of paper.
• Pokmon Rumble has a basic one for its bosses (class, then the name). The Battle Royales give a hint of what Pokemon it is beforehand with a silhouette, almost meaningless stats (as you progress in the game they'll always be Legendaries), and the typing.
• Risk of Rain and Risk of Rain 2 do this for all bosses in the game.
• Magma Worm Ancient Lava Swimmer
• Scavenger Tasting Your Own Medicine
• Toxic Beast Mother of Many
• Providence Bulwark of The Weak
• The Shantae series has it for most of its bosses, which usually have Added Alliterative Appeal:
• Shantae and the Pirate's Curse does this with all of its bosses such as:
• Cyclops Plant: "Frighteningly Fixated Flora"
• Squid Baron: "Reocurring Rascal".
• Shantae: Half-Genie Hero:
• Tinkerslug: Changes based on mode:
• Regular: (Don't Call It Poop Toot!)
• Jammies: (Slime-ridden Sail Barge!)
• "Giga Mermaid (Captivating Captive)"
• Shantae and the Seven Sirens:
• Water Lily Siren: Sunbathing Seaweed
• Coral Siren: Drills to the Gills
• Tubeworm Siren: Parasite Petting Princess

Action Games

• Asura's Wrath has these for bosses and mooks alike. As well as Yasha's airbike.
• Every boss battle in Cuphead is preceded by a title card with the boss's name and a name for the level.For example: Beppi the Clown in Carnival Kerfuffle
• Enter the Gungeon features these during the boss introduction splash card, stating the name and title of the boss. Such as Trigger Twins, Double Tap
• Hollow Knight gives its bosses names in their introduction animations at the bottom right of the screen, but there are exceptions:
• The final boss, the Hollow Knight, has their name center on top of the screen. They also have this treatment in their Godmaster DLC rematch as the Pure Vessel.
• Also, two examples stand out in that their titles take up the entire screen. The (Absolute) Radiance's intro fills the screen in white with her name in black, while Nightmare King Grimm gets red text on a black background.
• Grey Prince Zote is a special example, who's Played for Laughs: while his name is shown at the bottom-right in the traditional way, more adjectives are added over his name over the times you defeat him. It goes so far the screen can't show them all!
• Star of Providence has a name appear at the top (and bottom, if necessary) for major bosses. The Machine has scrambled runic characters instead, with its name only given in the bestiary.
• In Xenoblade Chronicles X every Tyrant is given a name in this style. Examples include "Telethia, the Endbringer" and "Aria, the Zauberflte".

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