History VideoGame / RedEarth

''Red Earth'', known as ''Warzard'' (ウォーザード , ''Wōzādo'') in Japan, is a 1996 fantasy-themed head-to-head FightingGame released by Creator/{{Capcom}} as a coin-operated arcade game. It was the first game for Capcom's CP System III hardware, the same hardware on which the later ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' and ''[[VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' games ran. ''Red Earth'' was the only CPS-3 video game that was never been officially ported to home platforms or subjected to CapcomSequelStagnation, although its characters have appeared in later Capcom games. That eventually changed when it was announced in February of 2022 that ''Red Earth'' would join nine other games in ''Capcom Fighting Collection'' for current platforms with Rollback-based online play to be released the following summer.

%%* NiceHat: Tessa and Mai-Ling.

** DemotedToExtra: While the game is a relatively obscure title, almost all of the playable characters have been in at least one game outside of this one (see "Crossover" above) except for Mai-Ling whom has yet to have been playable outside of the original game.
** ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Most of the bosses.

''Red Earth'', known as ''Warzard'' (ウォーザード , ''Wōzādo'') in Japan, is a 1996 fantasy-themed head-to-head FightingGame released by Creator/{{Capcom}} as a coin-operated arcade game. It was the first game for Capcom's CP System III hardware, the same hardware on which the later ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' and ''[[VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' games ran. ''Red Earth'' was the only CPS-3 video game that was never been officially ported to home platforms or subjected to CapcomSequelStagnation, although its characters have appeared in later Capcom games. That eventually changed when it was announced in February of 2022 that ''Red Earth'' would join nine other games in ''Capcom Fighting Collection'' for current platforms with online play to be released the following summer.

[[Characters/RedEarth Character Sheet is in the works.]]

* GratuitousEnglish: Tabasa was probably meant to be named Tabbatha, but whoever was in charge of converting the names from Japanese to English screwed up and simply did a direct romanizing of タバサ.

''Red Earth'', known as ''Warzard'' (ウォーザード , ''Wōzādo'') in Japan, is a 1996 fantasy-themed head-to-head FightingGame released by Creator/{{Capcom}} as a coin-operated arcade game. It was the first game for Capcom's CP System III hardware, the same hardware on which the later ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' and ''[[VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' games ran. ''Red Earth'' is the only CPS-3 video game that has never been officially ported to home platforms or subjected to CapcomSequelStagnation, although its characters have appeared in later Capcom games.

''Red Earth'', known as ''Warzard'' (ウォーザード , ''Wōzādo'') in Japan, is a 1996 fantasy-themed head-to-head FightingGame released by Creator/{{Capcom}} as a coin-operated arcade game. It was the first game for Capcom's CP System III hardware, the same hardware on which the later ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' and ''{{VideoGame/JoJos Bizarre Adventure|HeritageForTheFuture}}'' games ran. ''Red Earth'' is the only CPS III video game that has never been officially ported to home platforms or subjected to CapcomSequelStagnation, although its characters have appeared in later Capcom games.

In addition, ''Red Earth'' is one of few Capcom games with finishing moves. They include splitting the opponent in half either horizontally or vertically, decapitation, artery rupture, organ removal and limb slicing; the ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' series also holds this distinction.

* AmbidextrousSprite: Averted. The [=CPS3=]'s capabilities are shown here in a subtle manner; whenever Tessa does a kick, one of her cat familiars appears on her kicking foot. If she is kicking to the right, with her left leg, Al will appear; if it's the other way around, it'll be Ivan. She even calls them accordingly.
* AsLongAsThereIsEvil: [[spoiler:Scion]] will live on. Possibly thanks to [[spoiler:the alien that controlled him in Tessa's ending.]]

** VideoGame/CapcomVs: Aside from ''[[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom SNK vs. Capcom]]: Card Fighters' Clash'' (which features even Mai-Ling), Tessa appeared in ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'', Hauzer appeared in Karas and Saki's endings in ''[[VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars]]'', and Gi Gi has an appearance in [[VideoGame/LostPlanet PTX-40A]]'s ending in the same game. Leo appeared in ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}'s ending in ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', Tessa also appeared in [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Dr. Strange]]'s ending in the same game, Kenji's colour scheme is an outfit for VideoGame/{{Strider}} Hiryu's outfit, and also is among the "Heroes and Heralds" cards. Kongou and Ravange also appeared in Hsien-ko's ending.

* {{Expy}}: Mai-Ling seems to be the [[LongLostSibling long lost daughter]] of [[Franchise/StreetFighter Chun-Li and Adon]], given some of her poses, specials, and her fighting style.
** [[FantasyCounterpartCulture As non-character examples]], we have the planet itself (Earth, which is ''blue''), Zipang (Japan), Icelarn (Iceland), Sangypt (Egypt, Alanbird was the original Japanese name), Savalia (Greece, Greedia is the original Japanese name), and Gora (China). The exterior of Gi Gi's stage is never seen, but judging by his appearance (a robotic Chavín statue) it's probably a [[{{Mayincatec}} fantasy version of ancient Peru]].
** Leo is one of [[WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats}} Lion-O]]. He even has a palette in some of his fighting game appearances that gives him the same colour scheme.
%%* {{Fanservice}}: Tessa's "bad" ending.

* PowerUp: The spheres and emeralds, carried on later to ''Pocket Fighter'' as part of its gameplay.

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''Red Earth'', known as ''Warzard'' (ウォーザード , ''Wōzādo'') in Japan, is a 1996 fantasy-themed head-to-head FightingGame released by Creator/{{Capcom}} as a coin-operated arcade game. It was the first game for Capcom's CP System III hardware, the same hardware on which the later ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' and ''{{VideoGame/JoJos Bizarre Adventure|HeritageForTheFuture}}'' games ran. ''Red Earth'' is the only CPS III video game which has never been officially ported to home platforms or subjected to CapcomSequelStagnation, although its characters have appeared in later Capcom games.

* WomanInWhite: Tessa, more or less.

-->'''[[RichBitch Clara]]:''' "You've done well to get this far. With your mind and my empire, we could rule the world."
-->'''Tessa:''' "Empire? A team? You must be joking. [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday I'm not that kind of girl]]."

** VideoGame/CapcomVsWhatever: Aside from ''[[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom SNK vs. Capcom]]: Card Fighters' Clash'' (which features even Mai-Ling), Tessa appeared in ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'', Hauzer appeared in Karas and Saki's endings in ''[[VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars]]'', and Gi Gi has an appearance in [[VideoGame/LostPlanet PTX-40A]]'s ending in the same game. Leo appeared in ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}'s ending in ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', Tessa also appeared in [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Dr. Strange]]'s ending in the same game, Kenji's colour scheme is an outfit for VideoGame/{{Strider}} Hiryu's outfit, and also is among the "Heroes and Heralds" cards. Kongou and Ravange also appeared in Hsien-ko's ending.

''Red Earth'', known as ''Warzard'' (ウォーザード , ''Wōzādo'') in Japan, is a 1996 fantasy-themed head-to-head fighting game released by Capcom as a coin-operated arcade game. It was the first game for Capcom's CP System III hardware, the same hardware on which the later ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' and ''{{VideoGame/JoJos Bizarre Adventure|HeritageForTheFuture}}'' games ran. ''Red Earth'' is the only CPS III video game which has never been officially ported to home platforms or subjected to CapcomSequelStagnation, although its characters have appeared in later Capcom games.

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* BadassCape: Tessa.
* {{BFS}}: Leo.
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Scion.]]
* BossGame

* CombatTentacles: Hydron.
* CompositeCharacter: Ravange.

* CursedWithAwesome: Leo.

* TheDragon: [[spoiler:Blade.]]

* {{Fanservice}}: Tessa's "bad" ending.

* HyperactiveMetabolism

* KatanasAreJustBetter: Kenji.
* KickChick: Mai-Ling.
* MeaningfulName: Leo and Hydron.

* NiceHat: Tessa and Mai-Ling.
* {{Ninja}}: Kenji.

* ShouldersOfDoom: Kenji.

* WaifFu: Mai-Ling.

->''"Level Up!"''

* WomanInWhite: Tessa, more or less.

* FinishingMove: You can chop your enemy in half, or take his/her heart and squish it up.

** VideoGame/CapcomVsWhatever: Aside from ''[[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom SNK vs. Capcom]]: Card Fighters' Clash'' (which features even Mai-Ling), Tessa appeared in ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'', Hauzer appeared in Karas and Saki's endings in ''[[VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars]]'', and Gi Gi has an appearance in [[LostPlanet PTX-40A]]'s ending in the same game. Leo appeared in ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}'s ending in ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', Tessa also appeared in [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Dr. Strange]]'s ending in the same game, Kenji's colour scheme is an outfit for VideoGame/{{Strider}} Hiryu's outfit, and also is among the "Heroes and Heralds" cards. Kongou and Ravange also appeared in Hsien-ko's ending.

* {{Badass}}: Leo is one of many.

* [[RedHeadedHero Red-Headed Heroine]]: Tessa.

* GirlishPigtails: Mai-Ling. Overlaps with RapunzelHair.

''Red Earth'', known as ''Warzard'' (ウォーザード , ''Wōzādo'') in Japan, is a 1996 fantasy-themed head-to-head fighting game released by Capcom as a coin-operated arcade game. It was the first game for Capcom's CP System III hardware, the same hardware on which the later ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' and ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' games ran. ''Red Earth'' is the only CPS III video game which has never been officially ported to home platforms or subjected to CapcomSequelStagnation, although its characters have appeared in later Capcom games.

''Red Earth'', known as ''Warzard'' (ウォーザード , ''Wōzādo'') in Japan, is a 1996 fantasy-themed head-to-head fighting game released by Capcom as a coin-operated arcade game. It was the first game for Capcom's CP System III hardware, the same hardware on which the later ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' games ran. ''Red Earth'' is the only CPS III video game which has never been officially ported to home platforms, although its characters have appeared in later Capcom games.

** Franchise/CapcomVsWhatever: Aside from ''[[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom SNK vs. Capcom]]: Card Fighters' Clash'' (which features even Mai-Ling), Tessa appeared in ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'', Hauzer appeared in Karas and Saki's endings in ''[[VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars]]'', and Gi Gi has an appearance in [[LostPlanet PTX-40A]]'s ending in the same game. Leo appeared in ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}'s ending in ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', Tessa also appeared in [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Dr. Strange]]'s ending in the same game, Kenji's colour scheme is an outfit for VideoGame/{{Strider}} Hiryu's outfit, and also is among the "Heroes and Heralds" cards. Kongou and Ravange also appeared in Hsien-ko's ending.

The fighting engine itself is similar to games such as ''Street Fighter'', but with a few differences. First of all, the health bar of the enemy 'bosses' the player battles in Quest mode is displayed across the bottom of the screen, and is much larger than that of the players. Also, as the player lands hits on the bosses, various coins and treasure chests come out. Collecting coins provides experience, while various things can be found in treasure chests, such as orbs (used for super attacks) and food (that restores health). These elements make the game more of a BossRush action/beat-em-up style game rather than a traditional one-on-one fighter.

* {{Crossover}}: Tessa is a playable character in ''Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix'' (in which Leo and Hauzer make cameos; the former in her stage, the latter in Ryu's ending), and ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution'' had the appearances of Leo, Hauzer, Hydron, and Kenji as playable, plus cameos from Tessa, Mai-Ling, Blade, Kongou, and Gi Gi in Leo, [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Jedah, and Pyron]]'s endings.
** CapcomVsWhatever: Aside from ''[[SNKVsCapcom SNK vs. Capcom]]: Card Fighters' Clash'' (which features even Mai-Ling), Tessa appeared in ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'', Hauzer appeared in Karas and Saki's endings in ''[[VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars]]'', and Gi Gi has an appearance in [[LostPlanet PTX-40A]]'s ending in the same game. Leo appeared in ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}'s ending in ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', Tessa also appeared in [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Dr. Strange]]'s ending in the same game, Kenji's colour scheme is an outfit for VideoGame/{{Strider}} Hiryu's outfit, and also in among the "Heroes and Heralds" cards. Kongou and Ravange also appeared in Hsien-ko's ending.

* {{Expy}}: Mai-Ling seems to be the [[LongLostSibling long lost daughter]] of [[StreetFighter Chun-Li and Adon]], given some of her poses, specials, and her fighting style.

* GratuitousEnglish: Tabasa was probably meant to be named Tabbatha, but whoever was in charge of converting the names from Japanese to English screwed up and simply did a direct Romanizing of タバサ.

* {{Redheaded Hero}}ine: Tessa.

** CapcomVsWhatever: Aside from ''[[SNKVsCapcom SNK vs. Capcom]]: Card Fighters' Clash'' (which features even Mai-Ling), Tessa appeared in ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'', Hauzer appeared in Karas and Saki's endings in ''[[VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars]]'', and Gi Gi has an appearance in [[LostPlanet PTX-40A]]'s ending in the same game. Leo appeared in {{Hawkeye}}'s ending in ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', Tessa also appeared in [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Dr. Strange]]'s ending in the same game, Kenji's colour scheme is an outfit for VideoGame/{{Strider}} Hiryu's outfit, and also in among the "Heroes and Heralds" cards. Kongou and Ravange also appeared in Hsien-ko's ending.

** MarthDebutedInSmashBros: Due to how little people know the game, the characters in crossovers may get this, especially Tessa due to her appearances in both ''Pocket Fighter'' and ''SVC Chaos'', both of which had a more widespread exposure.

* DetachedSleeves: Tessa.