Shinin no meiyo

"I've been watching, children of the blood. For seventy years you have fought valiantly against the undead masses. You have conquered the greatest army in the world in their undead forms all throughout Germany. The Pelelu imperials stood no chance against the mighty power of the Wunderwaffe DG-2. Very few humans have fell before the onslaught, and you have the will to survive! All across the world you have fought and beyond! However, you have not set foot in Japan. This is the land of desolate landscape, war and foliage. The living dead alone are even a challenge, but this land with strip you of your soul and set fire to your mortal bonds to the universe. Your companions will abandon you, and when you are sorrounded, with no means of escape with nothing but a red bottle to protect you, you will learn the one true lesson to learn from this petty adventure you have endured. The one lesson John F. Kenny, Robert Mcnamara, Richard Nixon, Fidel Castro, Danny Trejo and Michael Rooker learnt the hard way... YOU ARE NOT PREPARED!"

- Shaun Murphy

Shinin no meiyo (Japanese: Honor of the Dead (roughly)) is the twenty first map in the Zombies series, and the finale of the Dawn of a new Dusk storyline. It is set mainly in a village in Japan, which shelters the research centre of Hiru Masaki, a scientist trying to cure the world of Element 115.

Story
With the death of CaptainMacMillan, the only threat remaining is Gruntijackal, who retreated to Japan following his defeat at a floating mountain. Richtofen revealed that Gruntijackal might be wanting to stop a man by the name of Hiru Masaki, due to the fact that Hiru was trying to find a way to rid the Earth and the Moon of Element 115. Richtofen would of destroyed Hiru himself had the MDT not shut down. Using all of the power left in the MDT, Richtofen and the group journey to Japan to stop Gruntijackal and Hiru. However, upon arrival, it has become apparent that Gruntijackal has unleashed his Aether energy upon the land, bringing the undead from all across the country to the place and driving the survivors to insanity. Takeo has to find his brother and make sure Hiru activates the device so both Richtofen and Gruntijackal can be put to a stop.

Layout
Including the other maps, Shinin no meiyo is the largest map to date. In Japan, the main group starts out on a large teleporter in an opening unseen before in Zombies. After one minute of Zombie slaying, a Perk-A-Cola will appear out of the ground next to the Teleporter, and is free. After another thirty seconds, the security cameras will flicker making an alarm sound, indicating some form of intrusion. A cage will open, allowing Zombies to come out at increasing intervals which will eventually overrun the players. To escape this, the group must approach the gateway which will reveal two blue coloured tubes which automatically open upon touch. Entering them will teleport the players to the other side of the wall. A nuke will go off, killing the Zombies inside the MDT room. From there, players can venture out into the actual map.

Overview
Shinin no meiyo introduces numerous things to Zombies.

Ending Cutscene
Note: Only avalible after completing Hiru's Final Wish major easter egg

Trivia

 * It is the only map created by Gruntijackal to be partially created intially, due to internet issues.