That Rabbit in Gokujyou Parodius - Possible Inspirations

[Master O]

I think I might've found some of the video game inspirations for the boss from the Japan-themed level in Gokujyou Parodius:

http://youtu.be/prniausqvz0?t=5m6s <--- Namco's "Genpei Toumaden" final boss (not a shmup)

http://youtu.be/1bLDK-b-ll8?t=20m11s <--- Gokujou Parodius rabbit boss

http://youtu.be/IpVS5MQVs5U?t=8m19s <--- Taito's "Chuuka Taisen" (Look at the attack pattern).

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The links below are also worth noting:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genpei_Toumaden

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_no_Yoritomo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_o ... boo_Cutter

[Mortificator]

Interesting. I notice that Parodius Da has a stage based on the Buddhist hell, which of course is also the setting of Genpei Toumaden.

[Plasmo]

The boss is princess Kaguya from the japanese folktale Taketori Monogatari. Another widespread folklore is, that the moon is inhabited by a rabbit.

Since the level is located on the moon, it makes perfect sense to combine them.