The Shinden in the arcade version of Strikers 1945 II
The J7W Shinden is one of the planes that appear in Strikers 1945 and its sequel.
In Strikers 1945 II, the Shinden has the most powerful Supershot attack, the Samurai Sword. It generates and throws a plasma copy of itself forward. This attack can destroy any enemy and even half-dead bosses instantly! Its only downside is that it covers an extremely small area, clearing only the bullets in front of the Shinden unless it is at Level 3 where it covers nearly half of the screen. This plane was also shown in the in the japanese movie, Godzilla Minus One
Details[]
- Sub Weapon: Giant Rocket Missile (Strikers 1945), Heat Missile (Strikers 1945 II)
- Formation Attack: Assault Formation (Strikers 1945)
- Super Shot: Samurai Sword Type-98 (Strikers 1945 II)
- Bomb: True Samurai Sword (Strikers 1945), Ryusei-kai Sweep Bombers (Strikers 1945 II)
Specifications[]
- Max power: 2030 HP
- Wingspan: 1111.4 cm
- Length: 976 cm
- Height: 392 cm
- Weight: 4950 kg
- Top speed: 750 km/h
- Crew: 1
- Armament: 30 mm x 4
Extra Information[]
- Pilot: Ayin
- First Appearance: Samurai Aces
Gallery[]
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The Shinden in the arcade attract demo of Strikers 1945
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The Shinden in the console arcade attract demo of Strikers 1945
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The Shinden in the arcade version of Strikers 1945
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The Shinden on the Player 2 side of the screen in Strikers 1945
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The Shinden in the console intro of Strikers 1945
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The Shinden in the console attract demo of Strikers 1945 (named "Shinden J7" here)
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J7W Shinden Fighters Index model (Strikers 1945)
Fighters Index Illustration 1
Fighters Index illustration 2
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The Shinden in console versions of Strikers 1945
The Shinden in the Android version Strikers 1945 (until October 2020)
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The Shinden in the Android version Strikers 1945 (from October 2020)
Fighter Select art (arcade version)
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Fighter Select art (console versions)
Fighter Select art with specs
The Shinden firing Giant Rocket Missiles at Level 1 in Strikers 1945
Ditto, at Level 2
Ditto, at Level 3
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Ditto, at Level 4
"Challenge Next Game Level!" art
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The Shinden in the arcade attract demo of Strikers 1945 II
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The Shinden in the console intro of Strikers 1945 II
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The Shinden in the console attract demo of Strikers 1945 II
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J7W Shinden Fighters Index model
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The Shinden in the Strikers' hangar
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The Shinden in console versions of Strikers 1945 II
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The Shinden in the Android version of Strikers 1945 II
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The Shinden as a partner in the Android version of Strikers 1945 II
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The Shinden in Strikers 1945 World War
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The Shinden as a partner in Strikers 1945 World War
The Shinden firing Heat Missiles in Strikers 1945 II
.png "J7W Shinden Samurai Sword (Level 1).png (55 KB)")
The Shinden unleashing a Samurai Sword at Level 1
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Ditto, at Level 2
.png "J7W Shinden Samurai Sword (Level 3).png (357 KB)")
Ditto, at Level 3
The Shinden (green) compared to the Ascender (brown)
J7W Shinden ending illustration 1
Ending illustration 2
Ending illustration 3
Ending illustration 4
Two-player mode ending illustration
The Shinden as it appears in Samurai Aces, another game by Psikyo. Strikers 1945 Collection names the plane as the "Shinden J-9".
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Ayin's Shinden firing Samurai Arrows at Level 1 in Samurai Aces
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Ditto, at Level 2
Ditto, shooting Flame Arrows
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The Shinden (Strikers 1945 version) firing Giant Rocket Missiles at Level 1 in Strikers 1945 Collection
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Ditto, at Level 2
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Ditto, at Level 3
.png "J7W Shinden Giant Rocket Missile (Level 4).png (66 KB)")
Ditto, at Level 4
.png "J7W Shinden Heat Missile (Level 1).png (28 KB)")
The Shinden (Strikers 1945 II version) firing Heat Missiles at Level 1 in Strikers 1945 Collection
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Ditto, at Level 2
.png "J7W Shinden Heat Missile (Level 3).png (44 KB)")
Ditto, at Level 3
.png "J7W Shinden Heat Missile (Level 4).png (55 KB)")
Ditto, at Level 4
.png "Ayin Arrows (Level 1).png (27 KB)")
Ayin's Shinden firing Samurai Arrows at Level 1 in Strikers 1945 Collection
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Ditto, at Level 2
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The Strikers 1945 version of the Shinden (left) compared to the Strikers 1945 II version (right) in Strikers 1945 Collection
Ditto, with Ayin's Shinden J-9 in between
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The J7W Shinden (Strikers 1945 version) character puzzle in Strikers 1945 Collection
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The J7W Shinden (Strikers 1945 II version) character puzzle in Strikers 1945 Collection
Trivia[]
- In Strikers 1945 Plus, the Shinden is replaced by the XP-55 Ascender.
- In the first game, the pilot of this aircraft is Ayin, one of the characters from Samurai Aces, and a guest character in Gunbird 2, both games also by Psikyo.
- Coincidentally, both Ayin and the Shinden appear as playable fighters in Strikers 1945 World War, an original game made for the Android also featuring characters from Sengoku Blade.
- In the Android version of Strikers 1945 II, this aircraft is also available from the start along with the P-38 Lightning.
- In the Android version of Strikers 1945, this aircraft starts with its main shot at level 2 and 3 bombs, but will be locked for 2 hours starting with the moment it was selected, along with the P-51 Mustang, Spitfire Mk. VII, Messerschmitt Bf-109, and Zero Fighter.
- This is no longer the case as of September 24, 2020. It instead can be unlocked by completing Pro Mission 5.
- The single-player ending illustrations for the Shinden in Strikers 1945 II show the plane leaving the volcano for the moon to face the remnants of crab mecha (CANY). This is a callback to the original Strikers 1945 where the crab mecha in question are CANY's creations and thus a part of CANY's forces.