Eternal Champions is a fighting game developed by Sega.

Sequels

Eternal Champions was released in the summer of 1993 for the Genesis. It featured characters from various time periods. was released for the Sega CD in 1994, introducing a host of new characters, some of which need to be unlocked.

Basic Characters

• Jetta Maxx, a Blue Dragon Circus acrobat from Russia who practices Savate and Pencak Silat and died in 1899
• Jonathan Blade, a young bounty hunter from Syria who practices Kenpo and died in 2030
• Larcen Tyler, an ex-cat burglar from Chicago, IL who practices praying mantis kung fu and died in 1920
• Mitchell Middleton "Midknight" Knight, a scientist turned vampire from London who practices Jeet Kune Do and was killed with a magnesium stake in the early 22nd century
• RAX (Robotic Artificial Xoskeleton) Coswell, a cyborg kickboxer who practices Muay Thai and died sometime in the 24th century
• Shadow Yamoto, a ninja from Japan who practices Ninjutsu and Taijutsu and died in 1993
• Slash, a Neandertal who practices Pain style and died during the Paleolithic epoch
• Trident, a gladiator from Atlantis who practices Capoeira and died in 110 BC
• Xavier Pendragon, an alchemist from Salem, MA who practices Hapkido Cane Fighting and was burned at the stake in 1692

Special Characters

• Chin Wo, an acupuncturist from China who practices Monkey Kung Fu and died in 1815
• Dark Eternal Champion, the protector of evil who practices nature style and is immortal
• Dawson McShane, a gambler from Scotland who practices Shotowando and died in 1849
• Eternal Champion (Version One), a protector of good who practices Dragon, Tiger, Hawk and Shark styles and is immortal
• Eternal Champion (Version Two), a protector of good who practices Unicorn, Elephant, Millipede and Electric eel styles and is immortal
• Ramses III, a Pharaoh from Egypt who practices Hung Gar and died in 1151 BC
• Raven Gindar, a voodoo specialist from a local village in Trinidad who practices Tae Kwon Do and Hsing-i Kung Fu and died in 1802
• Senator, a politician (puppet of the lobbyist) from Washington, DC who practices Dishonesty style and succumbed to a heart attack in 1995
• Sophia "Riptide" deMedici, a pirate from Italy who practices Kajukenbo and died in 1566
• Thanatos, the Greek god of death prior to 1692 who practices Time, Fate and Fisticuffs style
• Thomas "Blast" Chavez, a Green Beret soldier from the United States of America who practices Green Beret Technique and died in 1955

Animal Characters

• Crispy, a chicken from a farm who practices Egg Fu and died in 1967
• Hooter, an owl from Salem, MA who practices Owl-Kwon Do and died in 1692
• Slither, a snake from a bar called the Snakebite Saloon who practices brawling and died in 1820
• Yappy, a dog from New York City who practices Shih Tzu Fu and was run over by an automobile in 1950
• Zuni, a monkey at the Blue Dragon Circus who practices Monkey Fu and died in 1902

Game-Specific Conventions

The Eternal Champions games punish the player for losing; if you defeat at least one foe, and then lose a match, you are returned to the first foe.

Characters have stage-specific killing finishers (reminiscient of Fatalities from the Mortal Kombat series), such as knocking the foe into the witchpyre in Xavier's stage, or calling a drive-by shooting in Larcen's stage.