Among the different pieces of equipment you can obtain in Onimusha: Way of the Sword are Sword Appearances. These are purely cosmetic items that can be unlocked by completing various objectives, and you can equip them at any Spirit Mirror. Here are all the Sword Appearances in the game and what you need to do to unlock them.
Musashi's main sword. He has modified it in various ways to better suit his fighting style.
This is the default appearance for Musashi's katana.
A new style for Musashi's swords. The blood of countless victims stains these once-noble blades.
You'll unlock this Sword Appearance after finding 6 Lion Dogs and reporting back to Lady Murasaki at Yasaka Shrine.
A new style for Musashi's swords. They are said to have been made from the body of a beast slain by a great warrior.
You'll unlock this Sword Appearance after finding 12 Lion Dogs and reporting back to Lady Murasaki at Yasaka Shrine.
A new style for Musashi's swords. A swordsmith prayed to every god in the land, and this was the result.
You'll unlock this Sword Appearance after finding 18 Lion Dogs and reporting back to Lady Murasaki at Yasaka Shrine.
A new style for Musashi's swords. They contain the fire of an Oni slain for betraying his own kind.
You'll unlock this Sword Appearance after finding 24 Lion Dogs and reporting back to Lady Murasaki at Yasaka Shrine.
A new style for Musashi's swords. This gift from the moon is so beautiful that it is almost frightening.
You'll unlock this Sword Appearance after finding 30 Lion Dogs and reporting back to Lady Murasaki at Yasaka Shrine.
A new style for Musashi's swords. Beautiful as they are, they are haunted by the nighttime cries of a weeping Oni.
You'll unlock this Sword Appearance after finding all Lion Dogs and reporting back to Lady Murasaki at Yasaka Shrine.
You'll unlock this Sword Appearance by completing The Way of the Sword on Carnage difficulty.
