| 1 | [[header: [[center: [-''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' -- ''[[Characters/SengokuBasara Index]]''\ |
| 2 | [[Characters/SengokuBasaraDateClan Date Clan]] | [[Characters/SengokuBasaraTakedaClan Takeda Clan]] | [[Characters/SengokuBasaraMaedaClan Maeda Clan]] | [[Characters/SengokuBasaraUesugiClan Uesugi Clan]] | [[Characters/SengokuBasaraOdaClan Oda Clan]]\ |
| 3 | [[Characters/SengokuBasaraAzaiClan Azai Clan]] | [[Characters/SengokuBasaraTokugawaClan Tokugawa Clan]] | [[Characters/SengokuBasaraToyotomiClan Toyotomi Clan]] | [[Characters/SengokuBasaraWesternClans Western Clans]]\ |
| 4 | [[Characters/SengokuBasaraNationOfXavism Nation Of Xavism]] | '''Other Characters''' | [[Characters/SengokuBasaraAreaWarlords Area Warlords]]\ |
| 5 | ''Crossover''\ |
| 6 | Characters/Teppen2019-]]]]] |
| 7 | ------ |
| 8 | |
| 9 | %%WARNING: Do NOT input unproven casting like ''Mini Sengoku Basara'' or ''Gakuen Basara'' unless there has been confirmation that these shows would be dubbed in English. Sites like Website/TheOtherWiki or My Anime List are free-to-edit-by-everyone so it can be very inaccurate. RESIST THE TEMPTATION. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | ! Others |
| 12 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 13 | !Debuting in ''Sengoku Basara 1'' |
| 14 | [[folder:Itsuki]] |
| 15 | !!Itsuki |
| 16 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/itsuki_2604.bmp]] |
| 17 | -->Voiced by: Creator/TomokoKawakami[=/=]Creator/MiyukiSawashiro (Japanese), Creator/JanyseJaud (''Devil Kings'') |
| 18 | |
| 19 | ->''"I'm as energetic as they come, and I ain't never losing!"'' |
| 20 | |
| 21 | A cute young girl leading a peasant rebellion with a mallet gifted to her from the gods. |
| 22 | |
| 23 | She is known as ''Puff'' in ''Devil Kings'' and speaks with a strong [[DeepSouth southern accent]] for some reason. |
| 24 | ----- |
| 25 | * AdaptationalWimp: In ''Roar of the Dragon'', a random Toyotomi officer blocks her secret art with ease. Not even a named character, an ''EliteMook'' blocks her attack! |
| 26 | * BreakingSpeech: Gets one from Masamune about how sacking villages and killing enemies makes them no different from the samurai. |
| 27 | * CuteBruiser: Although she herself isn't that strong, her hammer sure packs a punch. |
| 28 | * DefeatMeansFriendship: After she defeats him, Masamune convinces her not to give up, and shows her that not all samurai are evil. In ''Battle Heroes'', he goes to rescue her from the Toyotomi and will take revenge for the village. |
| 29 | * ExposedToTheElements: Despite the scarf and [[PrettyInMink earmuffs]], her outfit is hardly appropriate considering she's running around in ''sub-zero'' temperatures. There is no way she's not cold! However, it's all part of her appeal. |
| 30 | * GenkiGirl: "As energetic as they come". |
| 31 | * GaiasVengeance: Her hammer is apparently gifted to her from the gods, and a good amount of her techniques are snow-based. |
| 32 | * GirlishPigtails: The braided, tomboyish type. |
| 33 | * GlacierWaif: Has one of the slowest attack speed of all the characters. |
| 34 | * GoodOldFisticuffs: One of her attack options has her ditch the hammer and whale on the opponents with her fists. Similar to Masamune's Claws in that while she gets a new combo, she's unable to block. |
| 35 | * HarmfulToMinors: Saw her village burnt to the ground and people slaughtered, then got sucked into the horrors of war. |
| 36 | * AnIcePerson: In her stage she unleashes giant snowballs on the attackers, and she can use ice attacks. |
| 37 | * ImprobableAge: So why is a twelve year old girl the leader of a violent peasant uprising? |
| 38 | * InstantFanclub: They wear pink jackets and exist to scream her name. |
| 39 | * MagicalGirl: Some of her attacks, as well as her alternate costume, resemble this. She even has a ''wand'' as one of her weapons. |
| 40 | * MissingMom: Implied to be dead. |
| 41 | * OnlyOneName: Justified by her being a peasant. |
| 42 | * PluckyGirl: No one else is going to help her protect the villagers, so she's gonna damn well do it herself, even if her opponent is the Demon King. |
| 43 | * PrecociousCrush: Extra material sometimes implies she has one on Masamune. Also RescueRomance. |
| 44 | * PutOnABus: She isn't so much as mentioned in the third game. The ''Roar of Dragon'' manga adds that Masamune promised to protect the peasants for her. |
| 45 | * LaResistance: The RebelLeader of a peasant rebellion against oppressive southern samurai. |
| 46 | * TheRival: To Xavi, apparently... |
| 47 | |
| 48 | [[/folder]] |
| 49 | |
| 50 | [[folder:Imagawa Yoshimoto]] |
| 51 | !!Imagawa Yoshimoto |
| 52 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yoshimotoimagawa1_9253.jpg]] |
| 53 | -->Voiced by: Creator/KozoShioya (Japanese), Creator/BrianDrummond (''Devil Kings''), Barry Yandell (anime) |
| 54 | |
| 55 | ->''"Is my face so overwhelmingly refined?"'' |
| 56 | |
| 57 | An influential, yet idiotic man, and a coward to boot, who lives in a flamboyant fantasy world. Essentially, everybody wants to kill him. |
| 58 | |
| 59 | Known as Muri in ''Devil Kings''. |
| 60 | ----- |
| 61 | * ActuallyADoombot: He makes heavy use of Kagemusha (who don't even look like him) called "Imagawa Fakemoto" in Japanese. During the battle of Okehazama he will, if not defeated in time, run away and swap places with one of his Kagemusha. The battle essentially involves finding out the real Yoshimoto before the Imagawa army arrives. |
| 62 | * AdaptationalWimp: An exceptionally competent politician and administrator in RealLife and considered to be one of the most influential ''daimyo'' before his death, and a pathetic, cowardly idiot in the game. |
| 63 | * AnimalMotifs: Prawn or lobster apparently, judging from his alternate weapon and helmet in ''Heroes''. |
| 64 | * AntiquatedLinguistics: In the anime dub he makes all his subordinates talk this way too. |
| 65 | * BullyingADragon: In ''Heroes'', he and his army decides to crash Nagamasa's wedding party and make a ruckus in Odani, leading to Nagamasa and Oichi kicking his ass. |
| 66 | * CharacterDeath: In the anime, while Takeda and Date's forces were after his head, Nobunaga was the one to kill him with his shotgun. |
| 67 | * DirtyCoward: Will substitute mooks for himself, while he runs away. |
| 68 | * GlassCannon: As a playable character in ''Heroes'', he has a pretty fast combo, and while he only has two special attacks, one is Light-aligned (thus breaks through defense), the other can stagger multiple enemies and hits from a certain distance, while his Basara attack, while short-ranged, can deal lots of damage. That being said, he has a very low healthbar which won't help him survive in the long run. |
| 69 | * GratuitousDiscoSequence: His Basara attack involves him attempting some highly dangerous disco dancing. |
| 70 | * ImprobableWeapon: A giant gold [[CombatHandFan folding fan]]. |
| 71 | * JokeCharacter: Between him and the one in the ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'' games, it's easy to guess that the real Yoshimoto isn't the most highly-regarded historical figure in Japan |
| 72 | * KilledOffForReal: In the third game, supposedly for the sake of canon. |
| 73 | * LightEmUp: He can summon a whole rainbow of disco-like beams of light from his person. |
| 74 | * RoyalWe: In the English dub, he uses the royal we to denote his rank and self-inflated ego. |
| 75 | * TooDumbToLive: Did he really think it would be a good idea to take on Masamune AND Yukimura? Or attack Odani during Nagamasa's wedding with Oichi to raid the castle? |
| 76 | * UpperClassTwit: Constantly talks about how he's from a good family and BlueBlood and all that, while being one of the weakest characters and a bumbling idiot at that. |
| 77 | * VerbalTic: Says "oja" a lot. Changed to "oh dear" in the English dub. |
| 78 | [[/folder]] |
| 79 | |
| 80 | [[folder:Hojo Ujimasa]] |
| 81 | !!Hojo Ujimasa |
| 82 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ujimasa_sb3_3689.png]] |
| 83 | -->Voiced by: Tadashi Miyazawa (Japanese), Louis Chirillo (''Devil Kings''), Jerry Russell (''Samurai Kings'' season 1), Sean Hennigan (''End of Judgment'') (anime), William Knight (''Samurai Heroes'') (English) |
| 84 | |
| 85 | ->''"I can hear it! I can hear the laughter of defeat approaching!"'' |
| 86 | |
| 87 | The old master of Odawara Castle and habitual employer of Fuma Kotaro. Is constantly overshadowed by the others badass characters around him. Known as Orwik in ''Devil Kings''. |
| 88 | ----- |
| 89 | * BadBoss: Emphasized in the anime, where Shingen notes how he refuses to lead his men on the battlefield. |
| 90 | * BossSubtitles: "Ujimasa Hojo - Taking it Back". |
| 91 | * ButtMonkey: He even lampshades this in his boss opening in ''3'', where he states that he just wants to win ''once''. |
| 92 | -->''"What's the problem? Why am I angry? I'll tell you why! Why can't I be the one who wins?!"'' |
| 93 | * CoolOldGuy: [[AnIcePerson Quite literally]]. |
| 94 | * CrackOhMyBack: His bad back and its habit of giving out at the worst possible moment is a RunningGag. |
| 95 | * DeathByAdaptation: Shingen ends up killing Hojo in the ''Samurai Kings'' anime after his forces were lured into attacking the Takeda by Masamune. |
| 96 | * DidntThinkThisThrough: One of his main flaws. When accused of kidnapping Ieyasu in ''[=SB3=]'' and having Tadakatsu and the Tokugawa army knocking his door down, Ujimasa's response is to ''send Kotaro out to explain'' (for those of you who haven't read that far yet: Kotaro is ''[[TheVoiceless mute]]''). It works altogether less-than-stellar. |
| 97 | * GivingUpTheGhost: When he sneezes, his spirit momentarily leaves his body, then goes back in. |
| 98 | * GrumpyOldMan: Admittedly he has a hard time of it. |
| 99 | * HatOfPower: Can wear a moxibustion hat to speed up his movements and attack without interruption. |
| 100 | * AnIcePerson: Most noticeably his main move, which consists of him rotating his pike over his head before slamming it into the ground, summoning icy spikes to freeze enemies. |
| 101 | * IntergenerationalFriendship: With Ieyasu and Kanbe in ''3''. Ieyasu visited Hojo castle to watch the sakura trees bloom with Ujimasa while he and Kanbe actually go on to [[spoiler:conqure Japan together]] in one of Kanbe's ''3'' endings. |
| 102 | * JokeCharacter: While he can fight like the others, most of his attacks are slow and take some time to recover. |
| 103 | * LargeHam: You'd think Fuma was deaf the way Ujimasa screams at him. |
| 104 | * MightyGlacier: Normally he's slow and most of his attacks have him almost collapse under the weight of his own pike. However, using his moxibustion hat, he can boost himself into a LightningBruiser. |
| 105 | * MovesetClone: To Toshiie in ''2''. Later gets his own in ''Heroes''. |
| 106 | * {{Necromancer}}: He can summon the ghosts of his ancestors to fight. Not that they help him in the anime... |
| 107 | ** His 'Past Glory' Super art has him become possessed by one of his ancestor's spirit, greatly improving his moveset. |
| 108 | ** Parodied in his Basara Attack in ''Heroes'', where he invokes his ancestors, but is scared shitless by the four floating ghost faces and crawls away with the specters in pursuit. |
| 109 | * PowersViaPossession: His Past Glory mode. |
| 110 | * PutOnABus: He doesn't appear at all in the fourth game. Evidently he's dying and Kotaro sent him into hiding. |
| 111 | ** BusCrash: In Kotaro's story, Matsunaga claims to have found Hojo's hideaway and burned it to the ground. |
| 112 | * RamblingOldManMonologue: Loves reminiscing about the days of yore to whoever happens to be there at the time. |
| 113 | * PetTheDog: While he's normally an irritable and vain geezer, in ''3'' he actually gives Yukimura some medicine for the ill Shingen, and in ''Judge End'' he attacks some ruffians who were molesting Tsuruhime, calling them out on their behaviour. |
| 114 | * ShoutOut: If he uses his spear throw special move while in 'Past Glory' mode, he ends up surfing on his spear ala [[Manga/DragonBall Tao Pai Pai.]] |
| 115 | * SuperMode: His Past Glory mode, which, like Masamune's Six Claws stance, gives him a more powerful moveset in exchange for being unable to block. |
| 116 | * ThrowTheDogABone: In ''Judge End'', Ieyasu willingly searchs for him to enlist the Hojo in the Eastern Army. The poor old man (whose castle was burnt to the ground by the Toyotomi) is bursting with joy. |
| 117 | * [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks Throwing Your Spear Always Works]]: One of his new moves in ''Utage'' has him throw his spear. He forgets to let go and ends up flying after it. |
| 118 | * TookALevelInBadass: Gameplay-wise in ''Utage'', where he can actually cause pretty bad damage. |
| 119 | * VoiceForTheVoiceless: Since Kotaro, like Tadakatsu, is mute, Ujimasa's usually the one doing the speaking. |
| 120 | * [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Descendant!" Guy]]: His ultimate goal is to bring honor back to the clan and make his ancestors proud of him. |
| 121 | * VerbalTic: Often adds "-ja" at the end of his sentences. |
| 122 | [[/folder]] |
| 123 | !Debuting in ''Sengoku Basara 2'' |
| 124 | [[folder:Fuma Kotaro]] |
| 125 | !![[UsefulNotes/FuumaKotaro Fuma Kotaro]] |
| 126 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sb4_render_kotaro_8421.png]] |
| 127 | |
| 128 | ->''"..."'' |
| 129 | |
| 130 | A mysterious legendary {{Ninja}}. He usually, but not always, works for the Hojo clan. Known specifically for being very good at his job, if a little ruthless (he doesn't seem to care who he kills as long as he completes his mission). He [[TheVoiceless never speaks]] and his face is [[HiddenEyes never shown]], so it's hard to tell what he's thinking. In ''Sengoku Basara 3'', he sides with the Eastern Army since the Hojo allied with them. He even went as far as saving Tsuruhime, but it's still not clear what his purpose is. In the fourth game, his role is that of Matsunaga Hisahide's chief minion. |
| 131 | ----- |
| 132 | * AscendedExtra: From NPC to PC in the second expansion. |
| 133 | * BadassArmFold: His idle animation. |
| 134 | * BlingOfWar: His belt, visor, shoulder guards and graves are intricately engraved with FlowerMotifs. |
| 135 | * BlowYouAway: Unsurprisingly, this is his element, though as a [=NPC=], he had lightning powers. |
| 136 | * BossSubtitles: "Kotaro Fuma - Reporting for Duty". |
| 137 | * DualWielding: Wields two [[EveryJapaneseSwordIsAKatana ninja-to]], sais or a combination of the two. |
| 138 | * EnigmaticMinion: Who he's working for varies from time to time, but particularly under Hisahide. |
| 139 | * FacialMarkings: Red markings on his cheeks and chin, which appear to be paint seeing as how they change with his outfits. In one case the stripes look like flames and he is given demonic fangs. |
| 140 | * FashionableAsymmetry: His left sleeve is inexplicably absent. |
| 141 | * FeatherMotif: Black feathers surround him wherever he goes. It's never explained why, however he is sometimes depicted with black wings and rumored to be a demon. |
| 142 | * FragileSpeedster: Low health, defense and attack power, but very agile (especially in the air) and many of his moves hit multiple times in order to rack up high combos. He's also much floatier than the other characters and can even glide. |
| 143 | * FuumaShuriken: It's only natural he should wield one considering that they're ''named'' after him. Used a pair as an NPC, and a single much bigger one later on. |
| 144 | * HiddenEyes: Hidden beneath his helmet (though he does have eye slits). |
| 145 | * HiddenHeartOfGold: Somewhat implied in his devotion to protecting Tsuruhime, and the fact that he comes to Ujimasa's rescue despite the old man's pleas to retreat. Although, he ''could'' just be thinking about his money... |
| 146 | * HypercompetentSidekick: To Ujimasa. Kotaro's usually the one doing most of the work for the Hojo clan while Ujimasa just sits on the sidelines giving orders/cheering him on. |
| 147 | * ICanStillFight: When defeated, he'll try to stand up and continue fighting. He looks almost surprised to realize he's been hit. |
| 148 | * ItsProbablyNothing: Because of his speed most people just assume it's the wind passing through. |
| 149 | * LegacyImmortality: Either he's not the first Fuma Kotaro, or [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld he's lived a very long time.]] |
| 150 | ** [[spoiler:The former seems to be implied in his ending in ''4''.]] |
| 151 | * MysteriousProtector: Becomes this for Tsuruhime in the third game for some reason. It could just be coincidence. |
| 152 | * {{Ninja}} |
| 153 | ** FlashStep: His main asset, which borders on teleportation. |
| 154 | ** WalkOnWater |
| 155 | * NonverbalMiscommunication: As he literally only either stares blankly or kicks ass, it's no wonder Ieyasu thought he was initially an enemy. |
| 156 | * PerpetualMolt: Every time he teleports, he leaves behind a few black feathers. |
| 157 | * ProfessionalKiller: It seems his primary function (aside from delivering messages and stealing valuables) is an an assassin. |
| 158 | * PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Happens to him in the anime, when Takeda Shingen [[HomeRunHitter megaton punches]] him in the face. He probably would've flown a lot further if there hadn't been a castle in the way. |
| 159 | * ReverseGrip |
| 160 | * TheStoic: Whether he actually has feelings or not, he shows no emotion whatsoever. |
| 161 | * SuperSpeed: Most notable in the anime, where every attack from him is little more than a massive blur of movement. |
| 162 | * TurnsRed: As a boss in ''2'', he makes lightning clones of himself when his life is halved. |
| 163 | * TheUnreveal: In his ending in ''4'', Matsunaga reveals that [[spoiler:[[IKnowYourTrueName he knows Kotaro's real name,]] but his voice is muted when he says it.]] |
| 164 | ** [[spoiler:The poem that Hisahide recites implies that he is Hojo Soun, the first head of the late Hojo clan.]] |
| 165 | * VisibleInvisibility: His alternate outfit in ''3'' makes him look chrome-plated, to this effect. |
| 166 | * TheVoiceless: It's implied he's mute, but not explained why. |
| 167 | ** VisibleSilence: "........" is his only reaction. |
| 168 | * WingedHumanoid: As noted above, he's given four jet black wings in one of his outfits from ''Heroes''. |
| 169 | [[/folder]] |
| 170 | |
| 171 | [[folder:Gohonyari]] |
| 172 | !! Gohonyari |
| 173 | |
| 174 | -> ''"First comes the tactics...!"'' |
| 175 | ->''"...then the unity of forces...!"'' |
| 176 | ->''"...with not three..."'' |
| 177 | ->''"...not four..."'' |
| 178 | ->''"...but our FIVE spears!"'' |
| 179 | |
| 180 | Five spear-wielding, color-themed warriors who form a mercenary fighting team...or, "[[Franchise/SuperSentai sentai]]" as they would call it. Each of them also wields an [[ElementalPowers element]]. They're seen working for Nagamasa, Ujimasa, and Yoshihiro. |
| 181 | ----- |
| 182 | * ColorCodedCharacters: Red, blue, yellow, green and black, each with a matching element, see below. |
| 183 | * ElementalPowers: Of [[PlayingWithFire fire]], [[AnIcePerson ice]], [[ShockAndAwe lightning]], [[BlowYouAway wind]], and [[CastingAShadow darkness]], respectively. |
| 184 | * {{Elite Mook}}s: As far as they can get, honestly. |
| 185 | * ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: ''Gohonyari'' means..."five spears". |
| 186 | * FinishingEachOthersSentences: All part of the sentai shtick. |
| 187 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: Once their health has been depleted enough, they jump on [[{{BFG}} a freaking cannon]] which shoots at the player before exploding, taking the Gohonyari out for good. |
| 188 | * ImmuneToFlinching |
| 189 | * OddlyShapedSword: Given that their spears are shaped to resemble kanji for numbers it's kinda inevitable, except for the 1 spear, as the kanji for 1 is a simple horizontal bar, not too different from a normal spear. |
| 190 | * QuirkyMinibossSquad |
| 191 | * ShoutOut: To the Franchise/SuperSentai[=/=]Franchise/PowerRangers franchises, obviously. |
| 192 | ** SuperSentaiStance: As their boss animation. |
| 193 | * WolfpackBoss: They're five bosses as one, but the good news is they share one healthbar, so hitting one of them damages all of them. |
| 194 | * ZergRush: They always charge at the player with almost-perfect unity. |
| 195 | * WeaponSpecialization: They all wield spears whose blades are shaped like the kanji for the numbers 1 to 5. |
| 196 | [[/folder]] |
| 197 | |
| 198 | [[folder:Miyamoto Musashi]] |
| 199 | !!UsefulNotes/MiyamotoMusashi |
| 200 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/miyamotomusashi_8444.bmp]] |
| 201 | -->Voiced by: Creator/DaisukeNamikawa (Japanese), Sean Michael Teague (anime) |
| 202 | |
| 203 | ->''"I'm the strongest ever, you moron!"'' |
| 204 | |
| 205 | A young swordsman who can be randomly encountered throughout ''Sengoku Basara 2''. He is eager to prove that he is the best in the world, and as such ambushes anyone he comes across and makes them fight him. Thinks everyone else is an idiot. |
| 206 | ----- |
| 207 | * AdaptationalDumbass: The real Musashi was not only a swordsman, but also an author and a philosopher, while SB's Musashi, well, calling him an idiot is an understatement. |
| 208 | * AnimeHair |
| 209 | * AscendedExtra: Briefly becomes playable in the ''Heroes'' expansions. |
| 210 | ** DemotedToExtra: In ''Sumeragi'' he merely appears as a result from a bad luck roulette spin. |
| 211 | * BatterUp: His Basara Attack, which has him not only swing what might be a tree trunk as a bat, but chucks it at the enemy. |
| 212 | * BrattyHalfPint: He's so annoying most characters can't stand it long enough to even duel him. |
| 213 | * CatchPhrase: "BAKA!" |
| 214 | * CherryTapping: His taunt, which is a spit to the ground can actually cause some damage. He even has an item that boosts its power. |
| 215 | * ConfusionFu: In the anime Yukimura finds him difficult to fight since he can't predict Musashi's next move. |
| 216 | * DualWielding: Though he seems to have a limitless supply of weapons, which he chucks randomly at the enemy. |
| 217 | * FacialMarkings: Red stripes on his cheeks, rather like warpaint. |
| 218 | * IShallTauntYou: See CatchPhrase. |
| 219 | * {{Keet}}: Especially in the anime where he's somewhat less annoying and more cutely energetic. |
| 220 | * MightyGlacier: A majority of his moves are either rather slow or have lengthy recovery time, though Musashi can take a lot of punishment and is hardy to take down. |
| 221 | * MetalSlime: In ''Sumeragi'', he's a difficult enemy with 1/3 chance of appearing when you get purple roulette, drops plenty of medals if beaten, and will run away if you fail to beat him under a certain time limit. |
| 222 | * NonElemental: One of the only characters to not have an element associated with them, neither as weapons or as techniques. |
| 223 | * PutOnABus: No word on his whereabouts during the events of the third game onwards. |
| 224 | * SmallNameBigEgo: Seeing as how the game is set before he rose to fame. |
| 225 | * {{Superboss}}: In ''Heroes'', Musashi randomly appears to challenge the player in Unification Mode, where the player has to defeat Musashi before the timer run out. In ''Sumeragi'', he appears as a super-difficult enemy for getting a bad roll on the roulette. |
| 226 | * SurferDude: He talks like one in the anime dub. |
| 227 | * ToBeAMaster: Wouldn't be Musashi if he wasn't striving to be the strongest swordsman ever. |
| 228 | * TrouserSpace: Activating his Basara Attack causes him to pull some sort of giant broom from the front of his pants. That thing's gotta scratch... |
| 229 | * ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: His Basara attack has him producing a huge crude bokken and throw it at the enemies, inflicting massive damage. |
| 230 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: All he wears are his sleeves and a {{sarashi}} after all. |
| 231 | * WalkingTheEarth: Travels far and wide in his search for strong opponents. |
| 232 | * WildCard: He's technically a {{ronin}} and doesn't answer to anyone, doing things his own way. |
| 233 | * WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter: As with his historical counterpart, he wields a pair of these. His best weapons however are a pair of plain-looking katanas though. |
| 234 | * TheWorfEffect: In one scene of the anime he's fighting soldiers along with Yoshihiro... and is sent flying by ''a bunch of mooks'' as soon as he's distracted. |
| 235 | * WorthyOpponent: The reason he goes round challenging everyone is so he can find one of these. He appears to have discovered them in the form of Naoe Kanetsugu. |
| 236 | [[/folder]] |
| 237 | |
| 238 | [[folder:Honganji Kennyo]] |
| 239 | !!Honganji Kennyo |
| 240 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kennyo1_4780.PNG]] |
| 241 | -->Voiced by: Shinpachi Tsuji (Japanese) |
| 242 | |
| 243 | ->''"In the end this world's all about the power of money and muscles!"'' |
| 244 | |
| 245 | Leader of the Ikko Faction of warrior monks, he's a huge, fat man who cares only about wealth and stores lots of gold in his fortress. |
| 246 | ----- |
| 247 | * AdaptationalWimp: While the real Kennyo and his Ikko-ikki may not be liked by everyone, he still managed to give Nobunaga a hard time, as the man needed 10 years to breach the defenses of Ishiyama-Honganji with the help of Portuguese ships and a surrender order from the Emperor himself, the longest siege in Japanese history. Here, they're just a bunch of ridiculous monks obsessed with money and muscles whose stronghold is a glorifyed treasure vault. |
| 248 | * CarryABigStick: His weapon is a "khakkhara", a huge monk staff with a large iron ring attached to it. |
| 249 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: As per tradition, he's ditched out and forgotten in favour of new characters. |
| 250 | * FlunkyBoss: At first averted, but after depleting half of his health bar he will bribe your own men with coins and all your officers are swapped for "Traitors" who continuously respawn and fight for Kennyo. |
| 251 | * [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade Historical Jerkass Upgrade]]: Well, Kennyo was supposed to be the leader of the anti-Nobunaga Buddhist faction, but here he's just a fat jerk who has only money in mind. |
| 252 | ** The historical Ikko-Ikki may not have had many fans, but this was more due to their ideology and beliefs, as mentioned on [[UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga Nobunaga's page here]]. |
| 253 | * HomoeroticSubtext: He sure has a lot of fun admiring the other male characters' muscular physiques. |
| 254 | ** On top of that, his stage is essentially a beach resort filled with nothing but Kennyo's shirtless muscular followers. |
| 255 | * HumongousMecha: Keeps two huge, moving golden Nio statues in his fortress. |
| 256 | * LargeAndInCharge: His height and girth greatly surpass those of his followers. |
| 257 | * LightIsNotGood: Not really evil, just greedy. |
| 258 | * MovesetClone: To Shingen in ''Heroes''. |
| 259 | * MrViceGuy: He's really, ''really'' obsessed with money and, while content to cover his temple in gold, refuses to be charitable. [[NunTooHoly And he's supposed to be chief abbot]]. |
| 260 | * PecFlex: He's often seen doing this. |
| 261 | * PooledFunds: His victory animation has him taking a bath in money. Downplayed, since it's just a tub, but he's still pouring the coins over him as if it's water. |
| 262 | * SacrificialLamb: Gets killed off in the first minutes of anime episode 1, just to show what a sick bastard Mitsuhide is. |
| 263 | * ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Attempts to bribe his way out of fights. He can even turn your own soldiers against you by tossing coins at them. |
| 264 | * ShapingYourAttacks: Can make a giant, flash copy of himself made of light. |
| 265 | * SmallNameBigEgo: For the last time, we DO NOT want to see your so called "glorious muscles"! |
| 266 | * StoutStrength: He'll probably insist that even what looks like fat is actually muscle. |
| 267 | * TestosteronePoisoning: He even has a dumbell as a joke weapon. |
| 268 | * WarriorMonk: Despite everything, he's still a fighter. |
| 269 | [[/folder]] |
| 270 | |
| 271 | !Debuting in ''Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes'' |
| 272 | [[folder:Matsunaga Hisahide]] |
| 273 | !!Matsunaga Hisahide |
| 274 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sb4_render_hisahide_4258.png]] |
| 275 | -->Voiced by: Creator/KeijiFujiwara (Japanese), Creator/KentWilliams (anime) |
| 276 | |
| 277 | ->''"It is good to have desires... no matter how you look at it, all men will die soon."'' |
| 278 | |
| 279 | Known as the "Villain of the Sengoku Era", and rightly so. A very shrewd man who will stop at nothing to get what he wants, he's responsible for most of the bad karma hanging around in ''Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes''. He became a playable character from ''Utage'' onwards. |
| 280 | ----- |
| 281 | * AlasPoorYorick: At one point in the anime he plays around with [[spoiler:Nobunaga]]'s skull while monologuing. Apparently planned to make it into a ''sake'' cup. |
| 282 | * AntiquatedLinguistics: In the anime dub. |
| 283 | * AscendedExtra: Hisahide is a fan favorite despite being an NPC for years. His playable debut in ''Utage'' was met with MUCH praise. |
| 284 | * BeardOfEvil: A neat yet sinister goatee. |
| 285 | * BetterToDieThanBeKilled: He'd rather blow himself up than give his enemy the pleasure of offing him. |
| 286 | * ButForMeItWasTuesday: In the anime he claims to have no memory of the incident that proved Hideyoshi's StartOfDarkness. Then again, he could've just been screwing with Keiji. |
| 287 | * CardCarryingVillain: He seems to have no other purpose than committing random acts of villainy. |
| 288 | * CoolOldGuy |
| 289 | * CoolSword: Among the various {{Improbable Weapon User}}s of this universe he uses a fashionable longsword. He can later upgrade to a seven-pronged blade or a [[SinisterScimitar scimitar covered in gunpowder]]. |
| 290 | * TheCollectorOfTheStrange: Collects various different antiques and famous artifacts, but also collects ''people''. |
| 291 | ** Taken to an extreme in ''Utage'', where he's now collecting metaphysical objects like bonds and names, like his [[spoiler:taking Mitsuhide's real name and turning him into Tenkai]] and [[spoiler:robbing Mitsunari of his bond with Ieyasu by killing the latter.]] |
| 292 | * CombatPragmatist: Strong opponent poses a threat? Poison them! |
| 293 | * CompanionCube: His beloved teapot, named 'Hiragumo'. He even talks to it and carries pieces of it around with him after it shatters. |
| 294 | * CrazyPrepared: Blows himself up when [[spoiler:Kojuro]] ultimately bests him in the first season of the anime... [[spoiler:only to turn up at the ruins of Azuchi, completely fine, in the second season, with no more than a HandWave as to how he survived.]] |
| 295 | * DisproportionateRetribution: In ''Utage'' he mentions that he wanted to resurrect Nobunaga and kill him again, simply because Nobunaga destroyed his favourite tea kettle. |
| 296 | * DramaticPause: He speaks very sloooowly and often leaves overly long gaps in between words or even syllables. |
| 297 | * EvilLaugh |
| 298 | * EvilSoundsRaspy: In the Italian dub of ''Samurai Kings'', Matsunaga speaks in a low, slightly raucous voice. |
| 299 | * EvilerThanThou: Manages to pull this on Oda in ''Utage'', causing him to have a FreakOut as a result. |
| 300 | * FashionableAsymmetry: His alternating black, white and yellow outfit. |
| 301 | * FauxAffablyEvil: He's polite, sophisticated and genteel. He also makes a hobby out of ruining people's lives. |
| 302 | * FingerSnapLighter: The claws on his left hand serve this purpose. |
| 303 | * FlunkyBoss: In ''Heroes'' during the boss fight in Kyoto's Temple, Matsunaga will use gunpowder to break down the adiacent walls and let his incense-powered mooks joing the battle, while also healing himself. |
| 304 | * ForTheEvulz: He doesn't have a whole lot to gain by causing havoc or stealing stuff, as he believes nothing lasts forever. He's just doing it because it's fun and because he can. |
| 305 | * {{Guyliner}}: The latest renders of him seem to sport this quite thickly. |
| 306 | * HannibalLecture: Gives one to Yukimura in the anime (while playing with [[spoiler:Nobunaga's]] skull for added effect). It doesn't quite stick, but nevertheless it helps [[BreakTheCutie break Yukimura's confidence]]. |
| 307 | ** As a playable character he's spewing them out left, right and centre. |
| 308 | * HavingABlast: Almost all of his moves involve using gunpowder to blow enemies up. |
| 309 | * HistoricalVillainUpgrade: While the historical Hisahide was a villainous trickster, he certainly wasn't as much of a dick as he is here. |
| 310 | * [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Mooks]]: He kidnaps several Date soldiers in order to get his hands on Masamune's swords. Also, he was bored. |
| 311 | * IKnowYourTrueName: [[spoiler:Reveals this to Kotaro in the latter's ending in ''4''.]] |
| 312 | * ItAmusedMe: One could argue that [[JerkAss this is his reason for doing everything]], but towards the end of ''Utage'' and throughout all of ''[=SB4=]'', all of his actions are more or less motivated by the fact that he's grown bored with being a dick in the usual way, and is seeking a new thrill in life to wake him from this new monotony. |
| 313 | * KatanasAreJustBetter: Subverted. He carries one (a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachi tachi]] specifically) but his real weapon is actually a straight longsword. His later weapons include a seven-pronged blade or a scimitar. |
| 314 | * {{Leitmotif}}: In the anime he has a pretty awesome, if rather eerie, theme that follows him whenever he appears. |
| 315 | * ManipulativeBastard: He's the reason Hideyoshi became DrunkWithPower and [[spoiler:murdered his wife]]. He also saps Masamune's will to fight and almost drives Kojuro to [[{{Seppuku}} suicide]]. |
| 316 | ** And that's all just one game! Come ''Utage'' he's killing people in front of their friends for the sake of chaos and refusing to give others death when they ask for it. |
| 317 | * NeckLift: One of his moves in ''Utage'' consists of lifting the struggling character by the neck one-handed before blowing them up. He picks up Ieyasu this way in story mode. |
| 318 | * NonchalantDodge: A kind of effortless sideways FlashStep. |
| 319 | * OminousWalk: The only character who can walk as well as run. Looks like he's just taking a leisurely stroll through the battlefield. He also walks to battles in the story mode of the fourth game. |
| 320 | * PlayingWithFire |
| 321 | * StrawNihilist: Constantly waxes about how the world is fleeting and transient, and how at the end of the day everything and everyone is just a disposable object that will eventually become dust. |
| 322 | * StuffBlowingUp: Happens a lot when he's around, probably as a reference to the historical Hisahide's death (he's said to have [[BetterToDieThanBeKilled blown himself up]], becoming Japan's first ever bomb victim). |
| 323 | ** After defeating Nobunaga he blows him up at the end of his story mode for ''Utage''. |
| 324 | * SuicideAttack: How he dies in the anime. Also a case of BetterToDieThanBeKilled. [[spoiler: The second season reveals it was all a ruse.]] |
| 325 | ** His death animation has him blowing himself up. This doesn't harm enemies though. |
| 326 | ** In [=SB4=], this is pretty much his Plan B if he loses, and he ''always'' succeeds. This is how he kills [[spoiler:Hideyoshi in Ieyasu's story]], as well as how he kills [[spoiler:Kojuro at the end of Kojuro's own drama route in ''Sumeragi''.]] |
| 327 | * SuperMode: His Blaze Border state, in which flames appear all around the edge of the screen and his attacks are stronger and come out faster since he no longer needs to ignite them. |
| 328 | * TakingYouWithMe: Does this to Kojuro after getting stabbed by him in an ending for ''Sumeragi''. |
| 329 | * {{Troll}}: He and Hideyoshi are not at all on good terms in the fourth game, and Matsunaga is more than happy to screw with him by bringing up his past. |
| 330 | -->'''Matsunaga''': Talking like this...doesn't it remind you of the time I stepped on you? |
| 331 | * WickedCultured: He's articulate, has gentlemanly manners, is very knowledgeable about the priceless artefacts he collects, and genuinely appreciates them aesthetically. Also seems to be a Buddhist. |
| 332 | * WithMyHandsTied: Specifically, he always keeps one of his arms behind his back, only using it for tossing out gunpowder or other special attacks. |
| 333 | [[/folder]] |
| 334 | |
| 335 | [[folder:Miyoshi Three]] |
| 336 | !! Miyoshi Three |
| 337 | |
| 338 | -->Voiced by: Yuuichi Ishigami, Ryuusaku Chijiwa, Creator/YoshimasaHosoya |
| 339 | |
| 340 | -> ''"Still alive? Then get hurt..."'' |
| 341 | ->''"Are you hurt? Then die..."'' |
| 342 | ->''"Are you dead? Then try again in the next lifetime..."'' |
| 343 | |
| 344 | |
| 345 | A trio of brothers who serve Hisahide and seem to share his ideals. |
| 346 | ----- |
| 347 | * CoolMask: They're shaped like grinning skulls with black teeth. |
| 348 | * {{Elite Mook}}s : While they count as bosses, they are basically souped-up officers and nothing more. Especially in the anime, where their only real advantage on Kojuuro is poison. |
| 349 | * FinishingEachOthersSentences: As seen with the above sentence, they tend to divide whole sentences between them. |
| 350 | * TerribleTrio: They are always seen together and blindly follow Matsunaga's orders. They're rather serious, but not too powerful. |
| 351 | * WarriorPoet: Kinda-sorta, they do tend to make use of some VERY dramatic and poetic phrases. |
| 352 | * WeaponSpecialization: The leader uses a long [[KatanasAreJustBetter nodachi]], while the other two wield spears with unique designs. |
| 353 | * WolfpackBoss: In ''Heroes'', three scenarios have them as either minibosses or bosses, but they're always together and all three of them must be defeated. |
| 354 | [[/folder]] |
| 355 | |
| 356 | !Debuting in ''Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes'' |
| 357 | [[folder:Sasaki Kojiro]] |
| 358 | !! UsefulNotes/SasakiKojiro |
| 359 | |
| 360 | Introduced in ''Battle Heroes'' as NPC. The man who fought a legendary duel against UsefulNotes/MiyamotoMusashi at Ganryujima. |
| 361 | ----- |
| 362 | * [[spoiler:DefeatMeansFriendship: Musashi befriends Kojiro after defeating him. They shake hands before ending credits.]] |
| 363 | * EliteMook. |
| 364 | * {{Expy}}: Of Naoe Kanetsugu, who is absent in this game. He shares the same personality and "I am invincible!" CatchPhrase. |
| 365 | * JokeCharacter: EliteMook as a last boss. |
| 366 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Musashi calls him only by his alternate name "Ganryu." |
| 367 | * TheRival: To Musashi. |
| 368 | [[/folder]] |
| 369 | !Debuting in ''Sengoku Basara 3'' |
| 370 | [[folder:Saika Magoichi]] |
| 371 | !!Saika Magoichi |
| 372 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sb4_render_magoichi_8600.png]] |
| 373 | -->Voiced by: Creator/SayakaOhara (Japanese), Creator/KarenStrassman (English) |
| 374 | |
| 375 | ->''"Let the bell toll for the proud Saika Faction! Soon, you will know the superior strength we possess!"'' |
| 376 | |
| 377 | Introduced in ''[=SB3=]''. The third leader of the Saika Faction, a group of gun-toting mercenaries, and... apparently female. Seems to be the spiritual successor to Nohime. A strong and independent woman with great pride and honour, she has relationships with many other characters in the series. |
| 378 | ----- |
| 379 | * ActionGirl |
| 380 | * AnachronismStew: Even for this game. Machine gun? Heat seeking rocket launcher? One of her Super Arts involves calling in air support! |
| 381 | * AndTheAdventureContinues: In her [[spoiler:blue path]] from the third game, [[spoiler:Mitsunari strikes a new contract with the Saika before Magoichi can end the current one, sighting there is more work to be done now that Ieyasu is dead]]. |
| 382 | * AnimalMotifs[=/=]AnimalThemeNaming: Her skills and weapons are named after birds. She also has a habit of giving people bird nicknames. |
| 383 | * BadassBoast: |
| 384 | --> '''''"Oda Nobunaga, I will fill you up with lead and send you back to hell!"''''' |
| 385 | * BloodKnight: War is the Saika's way of life, as she will never fail to remind you. However she does admit it's a harsh and undesirable one. |
| 386 | * BossSubtitles: "Magoichi Saika - Guns Blazing" |
| 387 | * BottomlessMagazines: Zigzagged. Her pistols seem to be able to fire exactly as many times as the scene demands before being [[ThrowAwayGuns tossed away dramatically]]. She clearly uses the pump action on her shotgun as part of the attack animations, but never actually feeds new shells in it. Finally, since the assault rifle specializes in trapping enemies in a CycleOfHurting, it does explicitly reload, leaving her vulnerable for a second. |
| 388 | * BulletTime: Exaggerated in her pre-battle cutscene with Nobunaga in the fourth game. Nobunaga shoots a blast from his shotgun at Magoichi - shift to her perspective, and his bullets are moving in ''slow motion'' to her. She then proceeds to fire bullets with such speed and accuracy that before his shotgun pellets have even reached her, her own shots perfectly intercept his own and ''stop them in mid air''. Badass indeed. |
| 389 | * ChargedAttack: She can charge up her pistol and her shotgun for serious damage. |
| 390 | * ChewingTheScenery: When facing Nobunaga... boy oh boy, Maggie's having a hell of a time screaming on how she's going to kick his ass back to Hell... |
| 391 | * CoolBigSis: To Tsuruhime. |
| 392 | * DoNotCallMePaul: Her former name, before taking the title of Magoichi, was [[spoiler:Sayaka]]. Motochika [[FirstNameBasis still uses it]], much to her frustration. |
| 393 | * DopeSlap: Punches Motochika on the head and tells him to get a grip during his HeroicBSOD. It's really kinda adorable. |
| 394 | * FieryRedhead: She's calmer than most, but definitely fits when she gets her ActionGirl on. |
| 395 | * GenderFlip: Through loophole exploitation; the three men historically known to have used the name Magoichi Saika appear as officers in her stage. (Which functions as a HistoricalInJoke, since in-universe her two predecessors are explicitly dead.) |
| 396 | * GlassCannon |
| 397 | * GlorySeeker: She fights for whoever she decides can bring her army the most glory. |
| 398 | * GunFu: One of her skills involves spin-kicking her opponent upwards then shooting them full of holes while they're still airborne. And that's just ''one'' of them. |
| 399 | * TheGunslinger: Type B - [[MoreDakka The Vaporizer]] and Type C - [[GunFu The Woo]]. |
| 400 | * HiredGuns: Has worked for both the Oda and the Toyotomi in the past. Neither ended well (Toyotomi's reasons are unknown but Nobunaga [[spoiler:personally killed the previous Magoichi]]). |
| 401 | ** It's implied Hideyoshi offered to pay their fee in order to annex Saika lands and make them a permanent part of his army. Proudly being mercenaries who enjoy being able to pick and choose their contracts, they refused, which didn't go over well with an agenda to conquer the entire land.[[note]]Or at least, this is the version of events Mitsunari's ranting suggests. Magoichi doesn't dignify his raving with a response.[[/note]] |
| 402 | * HyperspaceArsenal: She carries enough things that go boom in {{hammerspace}} to equip a small infantry platoon. |
| 403 | * ImprobableAimingSkills: The above mentioned BulletTime is simply the best example under her belt. |
| 404 | * LadyOfWar: Her moves are dynamic but at the same time extremely graceful. |
| 405 | * LastNameBasis: With everyone [[ChildhoodFriend except Motochika]] and Keiji, reflecting her businesslike personality. |
| 406 | * LegacyCharacter: Not the first Magoichi Saika. However, the name seems to be a title more than an illusion of immortality, since she makes absolutely no attempt to hide being the first female holder of that name. |
| 407 | * MaleGaze: |
| 408 | ** The shots of her in ''[=SB3=]'''s opening video are pure, unabashed {{fanservice}}. |
| 409 | ** And when Keiji meets her, the camera zooms straight in on the first three places that catch his eye: boobs, belly, and butt. It happens again at the end of his story when he's [[BlatantLies "checking for injuries"]]. |
| 410 | * MacrossMissileMassacre: One of her Super Arts is to take out a heat-seeking missile launcher. Her personal item lets her shoot out homing missiles from her pistol. |
| 411 | * MoreDakka: She carries six pistols strapped to her thigh ([[RuleOfCool which she uses all at the same time]]), a shotgun, a [[AnachronismStew machine gun and a rocket launcher]]. |
| 412 | * MsFanservice: Not as blatant as Kasuga, but Maggie sure as hell is fanservicey. |
| 413 | * {{Mukokuseki}}: She doesn't look remotely Japanese and sports Caucasian facial features with red hair. |
| 414 | * NotInThisForYourRevolution: In the third game, Magoichi makes a point of telling both Ieyasu and Mitsunari that the Saika Faction are independent contractors who have their own reasons for siding with them. While Ieyasu simply goes along with it, Mitsunari considers this an insult to Hideyoshi and [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness replies that after Ieyasu, she's next.]] |
| 415 | * OfCorsetsSexy: And she apparently keeps it on with sheer willpower. |
| 416 | * OneHandedShotgunPump: How she reloads the shotgun after a charged shot. It can damage enemies who are close enough. |
| 417 | * PaintedOnPants: So tight that they have as much effect on [[DistractedByTheSexy Keiji]] as if she hadn't been wearing pants at all. |
| 418 | * PlayingWithFire |
| 419 | * RuleOfThree: When the Saika faction takes on a contract, Magoichi fires three shots in the air to symbolize "the toll of the red bell" once to announce the alliance, and again when the contract is up. |
| 420 | * ShipTease: The third game left her and Keiji with quite a lot of this. |
| 421 | ** Made even more apparent in the fourth game, where her pre-battle cutscene with Keiji involves Yumekichi getting out a flower for her on Keiji's behalf and Magoichi happily smiling at it, flattered. She also [[spoiler:forms a contract with Yoshiteru]] at Keiji's request in her drama route, telling the former that she'll take him down if he [[spoiler:walks down the road of an unjust king]], but doubts that will happen with Keiji around. |
| 422 | * ShowgirlSkirt: Makes her outfit look more feminine and elegant. And swishes dramatically in the wind. |
| 423 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: 'Ka' is a basic phonetic building block in Japanese and universally rendered in English with the 'K' for clarity, which makes it all the stranger that her name and faction are called "Saica" in the localizations. |
| 424 | * StanceSystem: Depending on what moves she uses, her primary attack will have her using a pistol (the most basic of her weapons), a shotgun (huge damage and knockback) or an assault rifle (rapid-fire, but requires her to be stationary as well as reloading after enough rounds are fired). |
| 425 | * TheStoic: Normally appears serious and unflappable, and speaks with an almost robotic tone. She doesn't even blink when Mitsunari puts his sword to her throat. |
| 426 | ** NotSoStoic: Shows obvious terror when Nobunaga comes back and has a hard time calming herself down. |
| 427 | * StuffBlowingUp: As well as her rocket launcher, Magoichi can throw grenades between attacks, and one of her supers actually lays down demolition charges. |
| 428 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: Has a much softer side underneath her cold exterior, which she only keeps up due to her position. |
| 429 | * ThrowawayGuns: Her pistols are this. They can even cause damage if they hit enemies when she throws them. |
| 430 | * TrueCompanions: The Saika Faction. |
| 431 | * WalkingArmory: Along with an infinite number of handguns, she also carries a shotgun, an assault rifle and possibly even a rocket launcher. |
| 432 | [[/folder]] |
| 433 | |
| 434 | [[folder:Kobayakawa Hideaki]] |
| 435 | !! Kobayakawa Hideaki |
| 436 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sb4_render_kingo_7349.png]] |
| 437 | -->Voiced by: Creator/JunFukuyama (Japanese), Creator/TonyOliver (English) |
| 438 | |
| 439 | ->''"Oh no, you shouldn't count on me!"'' |
| 440 | |
| 441 | Introduced in ''[=SB3=]''. A cowardly young man obsessed with hotpot who is constantly being bullied by the Toyotomi and Motonari. Afraid of war, he seeks advice from Tenkai, unaware that he is little more than an instrument to the monk's plans. |
| 442 | ----- |
| 443 | * AscendedExtra: Becomes a PC from ''Utage'' onwards. |
| 444 | * AnimalMotifs: His helmet and the giant saucepan on his back make him resemble an atlas beetle, which are highly prized in Japan. |
| 445 | * ApologisesALot: Sometimes tries to stand up for himself, only to fall to the ground and start begging to be spared. |
| 446 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Summons the courage to fight in ''Judge End'' to protect Tenkai, the only person who stood up for him. |
| 447 | * BigEater: He just wants to be left alone and eat his hotpot. In fact, the one thing that can trump his cowardice is his hunger. |
| 448 | * BossSubtitles: "Kobayakawa Hideaki - Has Decided" |
| 449 | * ButtMonkey: ''Everyone'' treats him horribly. Aside from [[MessianicArchetype Ieyasu]]...who still has Tadakatsu shoot artillery cannons at him, to ensure that he betrays Mitsunari. |
| 450 | * ChefOfIron: His attacks that don't involve tripping over himself usually involve food. |
| 451 | * DirtyCoward: It's hard not to [[LovableCoward sympathise with him a bit]], since he's surrounded on all sides by [[WorldOfBadass people much stronger than he is]] bullying him into fighting for them, and only wants to eat his hotpot in peace. However he [[TemptingFate does himself no favors]] by acting self-important, and is so pathetically weak and indecisive he becomes [[TheLoad a burden to everyone else]]. |
| 452 | * TheDogBitesBack: One of the reasons for his betrayal. Unfortunately, he also learns that Mitsunari does not take betrayal lightly. |
| 453 | * ExtremeDoormat: So much so that in ''3'' Motonari actually walks over him in one scene. Wearing heels, no less. |
| 454 | * FightingClown: He fights with a combination of his own clumsiness and weaponizing his eating habits. |
| 455 | * FryingPanOfDoom: Fights with the wok he uses for cooking. |
| 456 | * GetBackHereBoss: In most fights, you're generally forced to chase him down as he runs from you or at least goad him into fighting you. |
| 457 | * HealThyself: He can recover health by pulling out his wok and scoffing hotpot. |
| 458 | * HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Pulls one of these at Sekigahara in the third game, though he's not given much of a choice since Tadakatsu is firing cannons at him. |
| 459 | ** [[spoiler:Averted in the movie]]. He's [[spoiler:trying to do good]] but his own failure to realize that [[spoiler:Tenkai is manipulating him]] causes him to be a UnwittingPawn. |
| 460 | * HeroWorshipper: He really ''really'' [[HomoeroticSubtext looks up to]] Kojuro. |
| 461 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: How does he '''not''' realize that Tenkai does '''not''' have his best interests at heart?! |
| 462 | ** He realizes it in the movie when [[spoiler:he sees the dark hands Oichi uses rampage across Sekigahara]]. |
| 463 | * IAmAHumanitarian: One of his Special Arts involves him having a dream sequence where he imagines his enemies to be either vegetables or lobsters. After whacking them with wooden spoons, they're all gathered into a giant wok where he... indulges himself. |
| 464 | * LethalKlutz: Despite how 80% of his moveset consists of falling over, he's a great crowd-clearer. |
| 465 | * MistakenForBadass: Thanks to Tenkai, most of the characters he meets during his ''Utage'' story think he's some legendarily strong warrior and want to fight him. |
| 466 | * MoralityPet: To Tenkai, who despite regarding Hideaki as a witless pawn does come to genuinely like his simple-minded yet earnest nature. In one of his endings in the fourth game, he even ends up BecomingTheMask just so he can stay by his side. |
| 467 | * OddFriendship: With Tenkai, who Hideaki seems to genuinely consider a friend and care for. Tenkai has gone so far as to call Hideaki "cute". |
| 468 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Like Yoshitsugu, he's known by his court title (Kingo) to almost everyone in the Japanese version. |
| 469 | * PlayingWithFire |
| 470 | * PowerUpFood: He can munch on a carrot or a lobster to buff his next attack. |
| 471 | * ProneToTears: A male example, played for comedy. He cries at the slightest provocation, but it makes him more annoying than {{moe}}. |
| 472 | * ScreamsLikeALittleGirl |
| 473 | * SelectiveObliviousness: During his ''Utage'' story mode it takes him so long to catch onto the situation he becomes borderline TooDumbToLive. |
| 474 | * TruthInTelevision: The real Hideaki [[http://www.emuseum.jp/detail/100546/000/000?mode=detail&d_lang=en&s_lang=en&class=9&title=&c_e=®ion=&era=¢ury=&cptype=&owner=&pos=1&num=2 actually wore that coat]]. |
| 475 | * UseYourHead: Unintentionally. Part of his combo is to bow at the waist to apologize, but ends up bludgeoning people with his horned helmet. |
| 476 | [[/folder]] |
| 477 | |
| 478 | [[folder:Tenkai]] |
| 479 | !!Tenkai |
| 480 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sb4_render_tenkai_2712.png]] |
| 481 | -->Voiced by: Creator/ShowHayami (Japanese), Creator/VicMignogna (English) |
| 482 | |
| 483 | ->''"I'm sure you understand...killing each other is the only way we can do this!"'' |
| 484 | |
| 485 | ''Sengoku Basara 3'' introduced the character of Tenkai, a mysterious monk who [[TheUntwist turns out to be Mitsuhide is disguise]]. He is often in the company of Kobayakawa Hideaki, acting as his protector and adviser, but it's clear that Tenkai has something up his sleeve. As of the fourth game, however, Tenkai is simply an identity adopted by Mitsuhide for the sake of spying on the enemy through Hideaki. |
| 486 | |
| 487 | (Most of [[Characters/SengokuBasaraOdaClan Mitsuhide]]'s personality and combat tropes still apply, since it was only his appearance that changed.) |
| 488 | ----- |
| 489 | * BecomingTheMask: In one of his endings in the fourth game, he decides to stick to the role of Tenkai for a bit longer so that he can be with [[MoralityPet Hideaki]]. |
| 490 | * BossSubtitles: "Tenkai - Said his Prayers" |
| 491 | * CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown: Though not by choice. See ThatManIsDead below. |
| 492 | * CompositeCharacter: Tenkai and Mitsuhide were completely unrelated in history (aside from some wacky rumours), but are consolidated into one character because why the hell not? |
| 493 | ** Those rumors were that Mitsuhide survived Yamazaki and changed his identity to Tenkai, so they’re probably why they’re the same character. |
| 494 | * CoolMask: Reminiscent of the kind dangerous mental patients wear. |
| 495 | * DrivenToSuicide: The end of his drama route in [[spoiler:''4'', after killing Nobunaga.]] |
| 496 | * EnigmaticMinion: Hideaki (who came across him by chance) makes a handy screen to hide behind whilst planning Nobunaga's resurrection in the third game. |
| 497 | * EvilChancellor: He plays this to the poor, guileless Hideaki. |
| 498 | * FashionableAsymmetry: His sleeves and gloves are asymmetrical, and moreover it looks like a good chunk of his hair got cut off on one side. |
| 499 | * GlassCannon: Has pitiful defences, even lower than [[FragileSpeedster Kotaro]]. |
| 500 | * HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:In the movie, courtesy of Oichi. It doesn't kill him immediately though.]] |
| 501 | * ManipulativeBastard: Effectively controls Hideaki's every decision through schemes and flattery, bending him to his will. Though it's not like Hideaki is particularly hard to fool anyway. |
| 502 | * MeaningfulName: Hinted to be derived from something Nobunaga said about "the sea of heaven". |
| 503 | * PaperThinDisguise: He sports a mask and a change of clothing. That's it. And even people who think he's suspicious haven't got a clue. |
| 504 | * PetTheDog: To Hideaki, of all people, in ''Judge End''. He specifically saves Hideaki from [[spoiler:Oichi's hands whilst preparing to resurrect Nobunaga, and orders them to leave Hideaki be]]. |
| 505 | * {{Pun}}: After beheading a soldier once he got information from them, he asks his associates if they're ready to ''head'' out, with that intended inflation. |
| 506 | * SicklyGreenGlow: He can imbue his scythes with this by stabbing his enemies and draining them, giving them increased power and range as well as tossing out mini-scythes. |
| 507 | * SinisterMinister: Keep in mind, Tenkai is meant to be a '''monk'''. Lampshaded by Hideaki's soldiers saying they've never seen one who looks like him. |
| 508 | * SoftWater: When he's defeated in ''3'', he escapes by falling backwards off a cliff into the sea. |
| 509 | * ThatManIsDead: [[spoiler:Hisahide stole Mitsuhide's name, which forced him to make a new identity for himself as Tenkai.]] |
| 510 | * TricksterMentor: Plays this to Hideaki, abandoning him in times of danger and, in ''Utage'', sending letters to anyone Hideaki visits that get him into trouble. However, this seems to be less for Hideaki's benefit and more for his own amusement. |
| 511 | * {{Troll}}: When he isn't manipulating Hideaki for obviously nefarious purposes, it seems that he just likes messing with him. |
| 512 | * UnexplainedRecovery: In spite of being grievously impaled by [[spoiler:Oichi while trying to resurrect Nobunaga]], he somehow returns to Hideaki's side at the end of [[spoiler:''Judge End'']]. |
| 513 | * WarriorMonk: Supposedly. Heavy on the "warrior" part. |
| 514 | [[/folder]] |
| 515 | |
| 516 | [[folder:Mogami Yoshiaki]] |
| 517 | !! Mogami Yoshiaki |
| 518 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sb4_render_yoshiaki_7009.png]] |
| 519 | -->Voiced by: Creator/TetsuShiratori (Japanese), Creator/ChristopherCoreySmith (English) |
| 520 | |
| 521 | ->''"There are none in this world that compare to me, the renowned, the feared, Mogami Yoshiaki!"'' |
| 522 | |
| 523 | Introduced in ''[=SB3=]''. The daimyo of Ushu, a pompous slimeball who seems to think he's number one, fabulous and cultured. Has a pointy mustache and wields a rapier. Likes tea. |
| 524 | ----- |
| 525 | * AdaptedOut: Yoshiaki doesn't make any appearances in ''Judge End''. His major contribution to the story, [[spoiler:kidnapping Matsu]], is given over to [[spoiler:Tenkai]]. |
| 526 | * AnimalMotifs: Fox in Japanese, weasel in English. |
| 527 | * AscendedExtra: Became playable in the ''Utage'' expansion. |
| 528 | * BossSubtitles: "Yoshiaki Mogami - Ever a Weasel" |
| 529 | * ButtMonkey: Gets turned into a punching bag between Ieyasu, Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Yoshiteru in ''Sumeragi''. |
| 530 | * CloudCuckoolander |
| 531 | * CombatPragmatist[=/=]ConfusionFu: His fighting style is based mostly upon using feints, counterattacks and generally being unpredictable. Think a less complex version of [[VideoGame/SoulSeries Dampierre]]. |
| 532 | * CoolHelmet: A ''suji bachi''-style helmet with trident-shaped ''maedate'' |
| 533 | * CounterAttack: His specialty. Attacking him while he's in a seemingly relaxed state causes him to automatically counter. He even adds in a taunt afterwards as an NPC just to kick dirt in you. |
| 534 | * CunningLikeAFox: Describes himself as such. In the English version, he's called as a weasel instead. |
| 535 | ** One of his Super Arts involves making a tornado out of a fox-like effigy of his own face. |
| 536 | * TheDandy: Likes to think he's the most fashionable and handsomely-moustachioed man in existence. |
| 537 | * DastardlyWhiplash: If only he had a top hat... |
| 538 | ** He's also one of the few characters who doesn't treat Nobunaga with fear or disgust, instead treating him with open reverence. |
| 539 | * DefensiveFeintTrap: One of his techniques has him groveling on the ground for forgiveness only to counter-attack when hit. |
| 540 | * DisproportionateRetribution: He refuses to give [[spoiler:Kanbe]] his key back in ''3'', simply because the latter called Yoshiaki's pet hawk "stupid". |
| 541 | * {{Egopolis}}: His stage in the fourth game. Not only is it scattered with statues of himself, all of his soldiers look and dress like him to act as decoys. |
| 542 | * EntitledBastard: Thinks that, after causing Masamune so much trouble in the third game, Masamune should consider it an honour that he wants to team up with him. |
| 543 | * EvilUncle: Though not often mentioned, Yoshiaki is Masamune's uncle, and plans to usurp his province first chance he gets. Not to mention a firm supporter Oda Nobunaga. |
| 544 | * FeatheredFiend: His falcon, Starlight Starbright, which seems to go out of its way to troll Kanbe in the third game. |
| 545 | * AnIcePerson: His main element, he can also wield an icy sword and attack by summoning a whirling blizzard. |
| 546 | * IdentityAmnesia: After [[ToonPhysics landing head first]] in the Nation of Xavism in ''Utage'', Yoshiaki loses his memories and styles himself a guardian angel. [[HilarityEnsues Sorin buys it]]. |
| 547 | * IHaveYourWife: About the only notable thing he does in the third game is kidnap Matsu to force the Maedas to ally with Ieyasu (who's stumped as to why they're so angry with him). |
| 548 | * ISurrenderSuckers: One of his moves involves insincerely pleading for his life before delivering a wicked strike. |
| 549 | * LevitatingLotusPosition: His ''4'' ending has him doing this before being interrupted by his subordinate. |
| 550 | * LookBehindYou: One of his moves as a playable character is to point at the sky to distract his enemies. |
| 551 | * MartialArtsAndCrafts: Can carve ice sculptures of himself around opponents. |
| 552 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: He was the one who [[spoiler:kidnapped Matsu and blamed it on Ieyasu]] in ''[=SB3=]''. |
| 553 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: Essentially his fighting style, which includes such moves as LookBehindYou, playing dead, and pretending to stumble before attacking. |
| 554 | * OverlyLongName: Has a habit of giving his pets, weapons, and attacks these in the Japanese version. |
| 555 | * PlayingPossum: His unique item replaces his taunt with this, letting him slowly regenerate health. One of his super arts has him over-dramatically crumpling forward as a set-up for an attack. In the fourth game, if you defeat him, he'll get up after the victory screen starts to play. |
| 556 | * PowerFloats: For some reason he's capable of doing this. Cutscenes-only, though. |
| 557 | * RoyalRapier: Which he claims is [[BlatantLies much heavier than it looks]]. |
| 558 | ** His later weapons include a what looks like a miniature Buster Sword and a lance covered in ice. |
| 559 | * RunningGag: His ''Utage'' story mode has him being punched/thrown/[[HumanCannonball fired out of a cannon]], becoming a TwinkleInTheSky and flying (sometimes across the whole country!) toward his next destination. |
| 560 | * ShamuFu: His joke weapon in ''Utage'' is a fish. |
| 561 | * SissyVillain: When it comes down to it he's really not that brave. |
| 562 | * SmallNameBigEgo: He's almost impossibly arrogant, despite how he always fails pitifully, going on and on about how wonderful and amazing he is and how everyone loves him (when they clearly don't). |
| 563 | * SpinAttack: His Basara has him spinning around like a tornado until he gets dizzy. |
| 564 | * TakingTheBullet: Does this in his ending for ''Sumeragi'' towards Oda, only for him and the others to repeatedly punch him. |
| 565 | * TermsOfEndangerment: Calls Masamune "my dear boy", concealing their dislike of each other. |
| 566 | * TruthInTelevision: The real Yoshiaki [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Mogami_Yoshiaki%27s_helmet.jpg actually wore that helmet]]. |
| 567 | * TwinkleSmile |
| 568 | * UpperClassTwit: Due to his high-and-mighty mannerisms and ridiculously bombastic personality, though he does have a certain amount of cunning. |
| 569 | * VerbalTic: "De aru!" |
| 570 | [[/folder]] |
| 571 | !Debuting in ''Sengoku Basara 4'' |
| 572 | [[folder:Ashikaga Yoshiteru]] |
| 573 | !!Ashikaga Yoshiteru |
| 574 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sb4_render_yoshiteru_8726.png]] |
| 575 | -->Voiced by: Creator/ShuichiIkeda (Japanese) |
| 576 | |
| 577 | ->''"My chest burns and my heart races...I await you, O yet unseen comrades!"'' |
| 578 | |
| 579 | The 13th shogun of the Ashikaga Shogunate, he gave up his title to encourage ambitious warriors to try their luck, thus beginning the Sengoku Era. Became playable in ''Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi'', where he's the main character. |
| 580 | ----- |
| 581 | * AllYourPowersCombined: Rather than have a single element, the Shogun uses all of them with specific attacks corresponding to specific elements. |
| 582 | ** DishingOutDirt: As a playable character, he has the exclusive Quake element, which lets him trigger small earthquakes after attacks and basically lets him hit enemies from just about anywhere. |
| 583 | * AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He is described as a god-like existence, standing above Hideyoshi and even Nobunaga. |
| 584 | * AnachronismStew: He was at the height of his power long before Nobunaga arrived on the scene, and died before Muneshige, Hideaki, Masamune and Yukimura were even born. |
| 585 | ** The armor he's wearing is an old-fashioned ''oyoroi''-style ''kozane'' armor (as indicated by the individual scales constructing it, as opposed to Sengoku Era plate-based armor, and wide shoulder guards) that's generally considered obsolete by the Sengoku Era. His alternate outfit in ''Sumeragi'' gives him a more Greco-Roman style armor, complete with pteruges. |
| 586 | * AnimalMotifs: A peacock. |
| 587 | * AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: This guy wouldn't be shogun in the first place if he couldn't bring the smackdown on everyone else in Japan. |
| 588 | * BadassCape: Has a medium-length purple one which, no matter where he is, will flutter dramatically. ''Always''. |
| 589 | * BerserkButton: Claiming that you understand how he feels is so far the only thing that has truly angered him, even if that anger only lasts for a moment. Keiji pushed that button on purpose, which led to their fight. |
| 590 | * BirdsOfAFeather: They became friends after they realized they were both looking for a true companion that could put their hearts at ease. They also both love to fight, to the point where Yoshiteru openly expressed his envy of Hideyoshi for getting to fight with Keiji in the past, which pushed him to ask Keiji if he could keep him company. |
| 591 | * BloodKnight: Takes such pleasure in battle that he doesn't want the wars to end. |
| 592 | * CatchPhrase: You will ''never'' find a single scenario where he does not say "friend". If Motonari's anyone to go by, that mannerism can be annoying for some. |
| 593 | * ColourCodedTimeStop: In ''Sumeragi'', Yoshiteru's GoldenSuperMode freezes time, which causes the colour of everything around him to turn negative. |
| 594 | * TheEmpath: He can read people like a book. It doesn't take much more than a sideways glance at a person for him to know how they feel or what they're thinking. |
| 595 | * {{Expy}}: [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Dio Brando]], especially when he entering GoldenSuperMode and freeze time. |
| 596 | * FieldOfBlades: His Basara attack summons one in reference to his historical LastStand. |
| 597 | * FlashStep: Capable of quick dodges similar to Hisahide. |
| 598 | * FriendlyEnemy: He addresses all fellow warriors as his "friends" (or more literally "comrades") and is very amiable even in the face of hostility. His taunt actually has him applaud his opponent while praising them. |
| 599 | ** IJustWantToHaveFriends: Keiji theorises that he does this because he's LonelyAtTheTop. When Keiji says that he [[BerserkButton understands his pain]], a fight ensues, which leads to... |
| 600 | ** DefeatMeansFriendship: Being bested by Keiji [[spoiler:and getting Keiji's sword ''dropped on his head'']] was enough for Yoshiteru to gain a true friend in him, per Kenshin's expectations. Keiji also decides to accompany him in [[spoiler:Magoichi's drama ending]]. |
| 601 | * HistoricalBadassUpgrade: Historically he was pretty much a puppet shogun under the thumb of Miyoshi Clan (although later he tried to reaffirm his authority, and got attacked and killed by Matsunaga Hisahide as a result). |
| 602 | ** That being said, he was the first Shogun in ages who was [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking actually capable of handling himself in a fight]]. It’s just that, as in many instances, [[{{Deconstruction}} a good warrior does not make a good ruler]]--and the political plus military power of the Matsunaga and the Miyoshi proved to be too much. |
| 603 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: When you think that '''Hisahide''' is a good and honest man... |
| 604 | * TheGambler: Probably due to him "gambling with fate", reflected by his interchangeable weapon and casino-themed castle. He even has an arena shaped like a roulette wheel. As a playable character, he has a roulette mechanic with some of his attacks, which can do anything from triggering various {{Super Mode}}s to obscuring the sides of the screen depending on how he does. |
| 605 | * GeniusBruiser: Yoshiteru's not only incredibly strong, but he's incredibly intelligent to boot. He's capable of outsmarting even ''[[TheChessmaster Motonari]]'' in the latter's drama route, to the extent that Motonari didn't even know that he was being toyed with until [[spoiler:Motochika]] had to break it to him. And later on Yoshiteru's ''still'' able to see right through him. |
| 606 | * GoldenSuperMode: His most powerful form, which increased ''everything'', and '''freeze time''' briefly. |
| 607 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Wields a ''shaku'' (a ceremonial tablet denoting the rank of a court official in medieval China and Japan) which he seems to enjoy [[WeaponTwirling twirling]]. |
| 608 | ** ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: He's also capable of holding swords between his fingers like Masamune, which is how he counters the latter in their pre-battle cutscene. |
| 609 | ** SwissArmyWeapon: It can shift into [[KatanasAreJustBetter a sword]], a spear, or a bow. |
| 610 | ** MultiMeleeMaster: Not all at the same time, but he can from switch effortlessly from one to the next. |
| 611 | * ItAmusedMe: WordOfGod says that he started the events of the fourth game purely for his own enjoyment. This also seems to be his motivation for [[spoiler:encouraging Katsuie to rebel]], even nonchalantly telling Nobunaga about it (who reacts with mere annoyance at best). |
| 612 | * LightningBruiser: Not only are as his attacks devastatingly powerful and cover a lot of ground, he's also quite agile and capable of dodging your own attacks. |
| 613 | * LonelyAtTheTop: Being [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking warrior shogun of Japan]] = Isolation, which is why he calls everyone he encounters [[IJustWantToHaveFriends "comrade"]], even if he only gets hostility in return. |
| 614 | * MeleeATrois: Joins in the battle between Yukimura, Masamune, and Nobunaga in one of his endings for ''Sumeragi''. |
| 615 | * [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice Job Breaking It, Shogun]]: He was the one who [[spoiler:convinced Katsuie to rebel against Nobunaga, and even gave him an army to stage the rebellion]]. He didn't expect him to turn out the way he did, though, and feels sympathy for him. It eventually gets to the point where [[spoiler:Katsuie comes to blame Yoshiteru for ruining his life.]] |
| 616 | * NoSell: When Hisahide sets him on fire in their pre-battle cutscene, Yoshiteru just spins his ''shaku'' and puts it out. |
| 617 | * OddFriendship: With Keiji. Yoshiteru being the shogun of the country and a ShelteredAristocrat, and Keiji being a former [[WalkingTheEarth vagabond]] and all-round party animal, they're pretty far apart from each other. |
| 618 | * OneManArmy: One of his endings for ''Sumeragi'' portrays him as such by having him face off against everyone else sans Maria ''at the same time''. |
| 619 | * ScrewDestiny: He was bored with the peaceful state of affairs, so he abdicated and "restored heavenly rule", aka left Japan's destiny up to chance. |
| 620 | * ShelteredAristocrat: Understandably, Yoshiteru doesn't really know how the other half live, but he sure as hell wants to. |
| 621 | -->"Nice to meet you." This is how the common people greet each other, yes? |
| 622 | * ShonenHair: It turns out that Yoshiteru's hair is [[http://www.4gamer.net/games/209/G020985/20140606084/TN/006.jpg pretty damn unkempt]] when his hair brace is off. |
| 623 | * ShouldersOfDoom: His outfit sports two impressive-looking traditional shoulder guards. |
| 624 | * StanceSystem: Black (increased attack), Red (increased speed), and Gold (increased ''everything'', along with the power to '''freeze time''' as of ''Sumeragi''). |
| 625 | * TimeStandsStill: When he entered GoldenSuperMode. |
| 626 | * TurnsRed: About two thirds of the way through a fight he'll decide [[IAmNotLeftHanded you're worthy of his full attention]] and enter GoldenSuperMode, which improves his already absurd levels of speed, offense and defense. |
| 627 | * WorldsBestWarrior: Quite possibly the strongest character in the series so far, highly proficient in martial arts, and undefeated come the beginning of ''[=SB4=]''. However, he's pretty fed up with this title, since NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction. |
| 628 | [[/folder]] |
| 629 | |
| 630 | [[folder:Goto Matabe]] |
| 631 | !!Goto Matabe |
| 632 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sb4_render_matabe_2294.png]] |
| 633 | -->Voiced by: Creator/ShinichiroMiki (Japanese) |
| 634 | |
| 635 | ->''"Do you wanna be cut, stabbed, gouged, torn to pieces?...Hey, which one would you like?!"'' |
| 636 | |
| 637 | New character introduced in ''Sengoku Basara 4''. A {{ronin}} formerly serving the Kuroda Clan, he wanders Japan in pursuit of those who damage his pride. He carries around a notebook in which the names of those he intends to kill are listed. |
| 638 | ---- |
| 639 | * [[AndTheAdventureContinues And The Carnage Continues]]: In his Drama ending in the fourth game, after celebrating the fact that he's managed to kill Masamune and Kenshin and complete his vengeance, he scours his notebook for other targets while standing over Masamune's corpse. |
| 640 | * AnimalMotifs: He's primarily liked to the [[UsefulNotes/TyrannosaurusRex T. rex]], most notably through his [[PrimalStance posture]] and his long, thick, single coat tail as well as his violent and vicious nature. His personal Giga Basara sumi-e artwork is a T-Rex. His special Monster Hunter DLC costume in ''Sumeragi'' is just him dressed up like a raptor. |
| 641 | * AxCrazy: The man is obsessed with murdering his enemies as painfully as possible. |
| 642 | * BadBoss: His followers are only with him because when he left the Toyotomi, they left with him. They're all terrified of him, and say that serving him is hell itself, whether they live or die. |
| 643 | * BaldOfEvil: Underneath his helmet, he styles his hair in a traditional Chonmage topknot. |
| 644 | * ColdBloodedTorture: Whether it means sawing into their guts or bisecting them lengthways, some of Goto's moves are excruciatingly drawn-out and painful. |
| 645 | * CoolHelmet: A feudal Japanese version of cyclist's helmet. |
| 646 | * CreepyShadowedUndereyes: Used to emphasize his instability. |
| 647 | * EnemiesList: His 'Matabe Enmacho' (which is a pun on the markbooks used by teachers). It's also [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial most definitely not a]] Manga/DeathNote. |
| 648 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: He left Kanbe's service due to disgust with his underhanded tactics. |
| 649 | * GlassCannon: He's rather lacking in defensive department, just like Tenkai. |
| 650 | * GoneHorriblyWrong: In [[spoiler:Mitsunari's anime ending]], Matabe tricks Mitsunari into attacking Masamune so he can swoop in and take his revenge when Masamune's worn out. [[spoiler:When Matabe strikes during their battle, both men turn around and kill him for interfering, calling off the fight when all is said and done]]. |
| 651 | * HeroWorshipper: To Hanbe. Unlike Kanbe who is jealous of him, Matabe reveres Hanbe and hopes to redeem himself in his eyes. |
| 652 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Carries with him a 'fang-blade' that resembles a sort of jagged, doubled-ended scimitar with no hilt. He can also use it as a saw of sorts, or [[PowerPincers pincers]] to crush enemies with. |
| 653 | ** PrecisionGuidedBoomerang: Essentially it's primary purpose aside from being a makeshift torture device. If he catches it while performing an unarmed move, Matabe will slam it into the ground, causing massive damage to nearby enemies. |
| 654 | * ItsPersonal: Masamune is currently top of his blacklist, with Kenshin second and Yukimura following somewhere behind. |
| 655 | * MadnessMantra: "Mitsuketa mitsuketa mitsuketa mitsuketa mitsuketa mitsuketa!" ("I found [=it/you=]!") |
| 656 | * MotorMouth: One of the signs he's got a few screws loose is the way he switches from a slow drawl to near-incoherent babbling. |
| 657 | * {{Pride}}: His defining characteristic, since he refers to himself as "[[ThirdPersonPerson Matabe-sama]]" and goes batshit at the slightest dishonour given him. |
| 658 | * PrimalStance: His basic stance, hunched over to pounce. |
| 659 | * PsychoElectro: The least mentally stable out of all thunder characters. |
| 660 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: As he continually loses against Masamune and his allies, he grows more and more crazy - his eyes bloodshot, and his pupils and irises glowing bright red when he finally finds Masamune again in Sanada Yukimura-den. |
| 661 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: He seeks vengeance on Kenshin and Masamune for defeating and humiliating him in the past. |
| 662 | * {{Ronin}}: Of the "wandering bandit" variety. Because of this, Matabe doesn't have his own stage in the fourth game, instead showing up in either Kenshin, Ieyasu or Masamune's stages after you reduce to half health. |
| 663 | * SanitySlippage: In Sanada Yukimura-den, he loses whatever small grip on his sanity he has left, at some points, solely being able to scream out [[ArchEnemy "MASAMUNE!"]] and [[MadnessMantra "MITSUKETA!"]] ("I FOUND YOU!"). |
| 664 | * SerialKiller: Of the "Mission-guided" variety. He believes that by killing Kenshin and Masamune, he'll redeem himself in the eyes of the Toyotomi and stand alongside Hanbe as Hideyoshi's direct subordinate. |
| 665 | * ShockAndAwe: One of the few times where this element is given to an openly evil character. |
| 666 | * SignatureLaugh: He has a distinctive [[LaughingMad maniacal]] "Kekekeke!" |
| 667 | * StanceSystem: When tossing out his blade, he switches to a faster fighting style in which he claws at his enemies. |
| 668 | * StartOfDarkness: He was originally a promising Toyotomi vassal, but after suffering his first loss at the hands of Kenshin, and suffering another defeat at the hands of Masamune after disobeying orders, the Toyotomi forces treated him as a laughingstock, which caused him to snap. |
| 669 | * VerbalTic: Has a habit of tacking "hey" or "huh" onto the end of every sentence, or sometimes several times in the same sentence. |
| 670 | * WolverineClaws: When he tosses his blade, he can swipe at his enemies with clawed gauntlets. |
| 671 | [[/folder]] |
| 672 | |
| 673 | [[folder:Ii Naotora]] |
| 674 | !!Ii Naotora |
| 675 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sb4_render_naotora_3147.png]] |
| 676 | -->Voiced by: Creator/MaayaSakamoto (Japanese) |
| 677 | |
| 678 | ->''"Henceforth will be an era where maidens live strongly! Men of the world, prepare yourselves!"'' |
| 679 | |
| 680 | New character introduced in ''Sengoku Basara 4''. HotBlooded lady general of the Ii Clan, Naotora despises men and wishes to create a peaceful world for the women devastated by war. |
| 681 | ----- |
| 682 | * ActionGirl: She has held her own against ''Shingen'', one of the manliest men in existence! And unlike her ''[[VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors SW]]'' [[ApologeticAttacker counter]][[ShrinkingViolet part]], she's confident in kicking ass. |
| 683 | * AloofDarkHairedGirl: To a tee. |
| 684 | * AmazonBrigade: Leads an elite personal guard of women she rescued from the battlefield, and even her tigers are female. However, she still uses men as generic troopers. |
| 685 | * BadassCape: Her main outfit has a red-lined one. |
| 686 | * BestHerToBedHer: After [[spoiler:taking over the Takeda Dojo]], Naotora states that any man who manages to defeat her can compete for her hand. Backfires in Maria's Story Mode in ''Sumeragi'', when the latter defeats her and tries to force her into marriage, much to Naotora's chagrin. |
| 687 | * {{BFS}}: A black longsword almost as tall as she is. Her base one is alsco composed of two parallel blades. |
| 688 | %%* BlackSwordsAreBetter: Probably to give it a {{fantasy}} element. |
| 689 | * BridalCarry: Holds Maria when she jumps into her arms in ''Sumeragi'', [[ThisIsGonnaSuck though she doesn't loof enthusiastic about it..]]. |
| 690 | * DoesNotLikeMen: Burning with hated, Naotora aims to antagonize them the way their warmongering antagonizes women. She is, however, willing to ally with the Tokugawa after Tadakatsu convinces her ([[TheVoiceless however the hell that works]]). |
| 691 | * {{Expy}}: Fans have commented that she either stepped right out of the ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'' universe, and that she also looks starkingly similar to [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Momo Yaoyorozu.]] |
| 692 | * FloralThemeNaming: All her attacks are named after flowers. |
| 693 | * GlacierWaif: Despite being a skinny woman, her attacks are of the slow and hard-hitting variety, and she's the only female character in a high-enough weight class that she can smash boxes just by running into them. |
| 694 | * LadyOfWar: She is graceful but powerful, even when using a massive sword. |
| 695 | * MiniDressOfPower: Her downloadable [[FairytaleWeddingDress wedding gown outfit]]. Complete with ZettaiRyouiki. |
| 696 | * MusclesAreMeaningless: Lampshaded - Shingen mocks her slender figure, and Naotora replies that it is not bodily strength that counts, but strength of the heart. |
| 697 | %%* NoGuyWantsAnAmazon: Fiancé aside, none of the male characters show much interest in her, finding her far too overbearing and/or scary. |
| 698 | * PantheraAwesome: There's always at least a tiger present at her stages. |
| 699 | * PlayingWithFire |
| 700 | * TheRival: Although her target is Shingen, Naotora seems to be pitted against Yukimura more often than not. |
| 701 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Flees after she nearly gets married to Maria in ''Sumeragi''. |
| 702 | * StrawFeminist: Her entire driving force is that she hates men and believes that the men who die in war are less of victims than the women they leave behind. |
| 703 | * TokenWholesome: She's a beautiful Japanese flower but exposes less flesh than most of the other girls put together (particularly with her alternate outfit). |
| 704 | ** SensualSpandex: Despite this, her bodysuit is still quite tight. |
| 705 | * ShipTease: With both Yukimura and Maria. |
| 706 | * SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She isn't actually as man-hating as her initial character appears to be. She's angry that her fiancé left her. [[AllAmazonsWantHercules She prefers men who are strong]]. |
| 707 | * SticksToTheBack: Averted, while it looks like that at first glance if you're paying attention she's got a small hook at the back of her outfit that serves as a place for her to hang her sword. |
| 708 | * TomboyishPonytail: Also a typical SamuraiPonytail. |
| 709 | ** BoyishShortHair: With her DLC outfit. |
| 710 | * {{Tsundere}}: Gets incredibly flustered whenever she thinks a man is hitting on her, resorting to stammering and name-calling, [[spoiler: specifically when she gets teased by Sasuke about her possible attraction to Yukimura.]] |
| 711 | * YamatoNadeshiko: She herself [[HotBlooded doesn't fit the trope as much as she'd like to]], but it certainly applies to her soldiers (Naotora even calls them "nadeshikos"). |
| 712 | [[/folder]] |
| 713 | !Debuting in ''Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi'' |
| 714 | [[folder:Sen no Rikyu]] |
| 715 | !!Sen no Rikyu |
| 716 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gallery_pl_041_id_hq00.png]] |
| 717 | -->Voiced by: Creator/TakahiroSakurai (Japanese) |
| 718 | |
| 719 | ->''"No...There's no way...I just couldn't bring myself to do it..."'' |
| 720 | ->''"Then let ME handle it! You got a problem with that?!"'' |
| 721 | |
| 722 | Brand new playable character introduced in ''Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi'', a master of tea-ceremony with a split personality (the calm and collected '''Wabisuke''' vs the violent and volatile '''Sabisuke''') and psychic powers who fights using a pair of folding fans. |
| 723 | |
| 724 | ----- |
| 725 | * CharmPerson: His special elemental status invokes this via EmotionBomb, and causes enemies to ignore him; and sometimes even attack his other foes. |
| 726 | * CombatHandFan: Used to manipulate other objects rather than strike them directly. |
| 727 | * {{Flight}}: Owing to his PsychicPowers. This is also how he travels to the next battlefield. |
| 728 | * HistoricalBadassUpgrade: The historical Rikyu was a man of culture and aesthetic, who eventually ended up on Hideyoshi's bad side for vocally disagreeing many of Hideyoshi's choices and decisions and was forced to commit seppuku by the latter. Certainly wasn't a fan-wielding esper with two personalities. |
| 729 | * MoreDakka: Rikyu does this with his "Thousand Fans" attack, where an endless barrage of...well, folding fans are blasted out of his sleeve right towards the enemy. |
| 730 | * MeaningfulName: His two personalities are named after the aesthetic of "wabi-sabi", meaning transient, imperfect beauty, which Rikyu historically applied to his tea ceremonies. |
| 731 | * PowerGlows: Rikyu is very guilty of pulling this in almost all of his moves. |
| 732 | * PsychicPowers: He uses his powers to levitate his enemies, himself, and throw objects. |
| 733 | * SplitPersonality: Of the classic JekyllAndHyde variety. |
| 734 | ** SplitPersonalityMakeover: Wabisuke has neatly styled hair, whereas Sabisuke has long flowing locks. |
| 735 | * TrademarkFavoriteDrink: Seeing as how he invented it, all of his moves reference Japanese tea ceremony. |
| 736 | [[/folder]] |
| 737 | !Debuting in ''Sengoku Basara Battle Party'' |
| 738 | [[folder:Izumo no Okuni]] |
| 739 | |
| 740 | -->Voiced by: Creator/InoriMinase |
| 741 | |
| 742 | Introduced in ''Battle Party'', she is a wandering priestess from the Izumo region who would one day become the founder of Kabuki theatre. She is not playable, however, only serving as the player's assistant in the menu. |
| 743 | |
| 744 | ---- |
| 745 | * IdolSinger: Her clothing are reminiscent of an Idol's attire. After all, it was her who kickstarted Kabuki, the "Art of Dance and Singing". |
| 746 | |
| 747 | [[/folder]] |
| 748 | |
| 749 | [[folder:Katou Kiyomasa]] |
| 750 | |
| 751 | -->Voiced by: Creator/TakuyaEguchi |
| 752 | |
| 753 | Introduced in ''Battle Party'', Kiyomasa is a ronin who is looking for a worthy master. Unlike his historical counterpart, he has no affiliation with the Toyotomi (though his color scheme imply he might be a bit close to Tokugawa). |
| 754 | |
| 755 | ----- |
| 756 | * AnimalMotifs: Definitively Tiger, as seen with the tiger head printed on his coat or the tiger-striped bright orange pants. A nod to the historical Kiyomasa's association with tigers (apparently he hunt for tigers during the Korean campaign). |
| 757 | * BladeAcrossTheShoulder: Possibly due to its length, he's seen carrying his sword on his back. |
| 758 | * KatanasAreJustBetter: Unlike most of the cast, his weapon of choice seems to be a mundane-looking tachi he carries on his back. |
| 759 | |
| 760 | [[/folder]] |
| 761 |
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