Golden Axe.

The owner of the weapons shop in Shining in the Darkness will be familiar to anyone who’s a fan of the Golden Axe games.

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Golden Axe II by Boris Vallejo.

Why are you even called Ax Battler? Sorry, Ax=Battler? Also, Gilius Thunderhead is wearing a leotard.

Characters and enemies (and dragons) from Sega’s Golden Axe.

Golden Axe. From here.

Golden Axe. From here.

I wrote a big ol’ thing about Golden Axe II, you should check it out.

Today at the big VGJUNK site: a big article about one of my favourite videogames ever: Sega’s classic 1991 brawler Golden Axe II. Wizards, fire-breathing dragon-dinosaur things, some very flamboyant barbarians and a truly great sound track. Check it out here!
As ever, if you like it, tell your friends and stuff.

Gilius Thunderhead, Golden Axe.

Golden Axe, from Sonic the Comic. Memmmmorieeees…