Games - Kuros

	Games - Kuros

Kuros is the hero of the Wizards and Warriors series of games from Rare, published by Acclaim. The series included Wizards and Warriors, Wizards & Warriors II: Ironsword, and Wizards & Warriors 3: Kuros: Visions of Power.

He is typically dressed in full platemail, and carries a sword or axe, and a shield. In Ironsword, the entire game was focused on acquiring pieces of a large two-handed sword called the Ironsword. Kuros had to defeat a manifestation of each of the four elements (Fire, Earth, Wind, and Water) to acquire the pieces, and then use the sword on Fire Ice Mountain to defeat the elements again to thwart Malkil.

In Kuros: Visions of Power, Kuros starts multiclassing, and after passing certain trials, he can change into a thief or a wizard. Each of his three classes (Knight, Thief, and Wizard) have three modes, each of which with different capabilities. Using all of these abilities, Kuros had to rescue the imprisoned princesses, collect the royal jewels to open the secret door into the castle, and confront his archenemy Malkil, who was posing as the King.

After Malkil's defeat in Kuros: Visions of Power, Malkil cast one final spell that sent Kuros hurtling forward in time.

Whether or not there will ever be another Wizards and Warriors game remains to be seen.

Kuros was a character on the Power Team cartoon segment of the TV show Video Power, where he was apparently based on the first game's box art, which depicted a Conan the Barbarian-like character.

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