Rygar is a video game created by Tecmo in 1986 and originally released for arcades in Japan as Argus no Senshi (アルゴスの戦士?). It is a scrolling platform game where the player assumes the role as the "Legendary Warrior", battling through a hostile landscape. The main feature of gameplay is using a weapon called the "Diskarmor", a shield with a long chain attached to it.