Here's the list of characters of ''SengokuBasara''...otherwise {{Macekre}}'d as ''Devil Kings'' in the US.


!DATE
!!Date Masamune
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Young, cool but HotBlooded leader of the Date clan from Oushuu Province. He's out mostly to conquer the land and [[BloodKnight get on a good fight while he's at it]]. He's also a guy who values style, therefore his army look very [[{{Delinquents}} delinquentish]] and he likes spouting [[GratuitousEnglish Engrish]] speeches.

His ''[[{{Macekre}} Devil Kings]]'' counterpart's name was ''Azure Dragon''.

'''[[GratuitousEnglish ARE YOU READY, GUYS!?]]''' Here's the tropes associated to Masamune, so '''[[MemeticMutation PUT YA GUNS ON!]]''':
*{{Badass}}
**BadassBiker: His [[CoolHorse horse]] has ''Harley Davidson'' exhaust pipes... [[AnachronismStew in Sengoku era]].
**HandicappedBadass: In fact, it makes him even ''more'' badass than before!
*BerserkButton
--> "You used someone as a shield, just so that you can finish him, along with your enemies, from behind? There are things that you should, and shouldn't do!
*BloodKnight: He's perhaps a little ''too'' ambitious at times.
*CatchPhrase: ... shouldn't it be obvious by now?
*ChaoticGood: Despite wanting to rule the world, he has no evil intentions.
*CoolHorse: Not just any CoolHorse, but a [[MemeticMutation memetically popular]] Cool ''[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Motor]]''-Horse.
*{{Delinquents}}: A whole army of them in the anime.
*DualWielding: How about wielding six swords at once instead of just two swords, HA?
*EstrogenBrigadeBait: The fans go absolute ''crazy'' over him.
*EyepatchOfPower: Masamune is the designated '''God of Eyepatches'''.
*FriendlyEnemy: When they're not trying to kill each other, he and Yukimura seem to get on nicely.
*FullNameBasis: Always calls Yukimura by his full name.
*GettingCrapPastTheRadar: He does his fair share of cursing. Even though it's in [[ForeignCussWord English]].
*GratuitousEnglish: Masamune ''loves'' his Gratuitous English.
*HeyItsThatVoice: KazuyaNakai AKA [[OnePiece Zoro]] AKA [[SamuraiChamploo Mugen]] AKA [[GinTama Hijikata]]. As you probably guessed, he has a tendency to play HotBlooded swordsmen overflowing with [[{{Badass}} GAR]].
*HistoricalHeroUpgrade: The historical Masamune was certainly much more ruthless, but...hey, this is ''Basara''.
** He probably didn't speak [[GratuitousEnglish English]] either...
*HistoricalBeautyUpdate: It's rather doubtful that the real Masamune was as maddenly attractive as this one.
** It's time for a historical funfact! Some time ago, Date Masamune's remains were dug up and measured. He was approx 159cm tall. Not much, considering most of his fangirls are taller. But it was the average height during his time.
*HoYay / FoeYay: With Yukimura. Kojuurou is also popular.
*HotBlooded
--> "Guess I got a little too heated up. I gotta stay cool".
*JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a great guy underneath that cocky, disrespectful teenage BloodKnight persona. Honestly.
*MemeticMutation: '''YA GUNS. PUT THEM ON'''.
** Also: [[RuleOfCool My horse is a motorbike]]... [[ChewbaccaDefense Your argument is invalid]].
** His [[GratuitousEnglish 'engrish']] is responsible for new trend in SB fandom naming everything which is {{Badass}} 'Manry'.
*PetTheDog: He has his moments with Itsuki.
*RedBaron: The One-Eyed Dragon.
*RedOniBlueOni: HotBlooded though he is, he is the Blue Oni to Yukimura's Red Oni.
*RidingIntoTheSunset: Does this during ''both'' his game endings.
*TheRival / WorthyOpponent: Towards Yukimura.
*RousingSpeech: They certainly inspire his troops - '''"LETS PARTY!"'''
*RuleOfCool: He probably rules his lands with THIS set of rules.
*ShirtlessScene: Anime Episode 8. ''[[http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu321/hyperparfait/Anime/sengokubasara08_masamune.jpg Holy Mother of Fanservice!!!!!]]'' *{{Nosebleed}}*
*ShockAndAwe
*StupidSexyFlanders: Don't you deny it!
*[[spoiler:VictoriousLoser: In the third game, he is completely defeated for the first time by Mitsunari; but instead of brooding too long over it, he accepts it and concentrates on becoming stronger so that he can defeat him next time around, and the fallen dragon can rise again.]]
*WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: The manga turns him into one of these.
*WolverineClaws: He does the trope one better by wielding ''three'' Dragon Claws in ''each hand''.
*YoungerThanTheyLook: WordOfGod says he's 19, though he appears to be older, especially in the games, and at times seems quite wise for his age.

'''[[CatchPhrase You see?]]'''

!!Katakura Kojuurou
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Date Masamune's BattleButler, retainer and overall right-hand man. Loyal, devoted and extremely protective of his master, and serves as a calmer counterpoint to the HotBlooded Masamune. He is arguably [[RuleOfCool just as cool]] though.

*{{Badass}}
**BadassLongcoat
*BattleButler
*CatchPhrase: "Understood. I will not interfere", in response to Masamune's LeaveHimToMe.
*DiagonalCut: One of his main moves.
*EstrogenBrigadeBait: This troper won't deny she finds him very attractive.
*GoodScarsEvilScars: The scar on his face. We're never told how he got it.
*HotMenAtWork: Quite frequently subject to this, due to his passion for vegetables.
*HoYay: ''Loads'' of it with Masamune.
*ImprobableWeaponUser: About the only ''aversion'' in the whole series; Kojuurou wields a traditional daisho, a Katana/Wakizashi pair, in the traditional samurai manner.
*TheLancer
*MyGreatestFailure: In the anime, he describes his inability to protect Masamune at Nagashino as this.
*NiceGuy: During the time he's not fighting or serving alongside Masamune, he spends his time with townfolks helping them harvest the rice fields.
**BewareTheNiceOnes
*PapaWolf: Dare to hurt Masamune-sama or his subordinates, and Kojuurou will destroy you.
*TheQuietOne
*TeamDad: He constantly worries about Masamune's antics and acts as his voice of reason.
*TheRadar: To a degree. Kojuurou is far more level-headed and cautious than Masamune, and seems far more involved in the actual day-to-day running of his master's province.
*RedBaron: The Dragon's Right Eye.
*ShockAndAwe
*ToshiyukiMorikawa
*{{Yakuza}}: His alternate design was based on this, complete with tattoos.

!TAKEDA
!!Sanada Yukimura
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Takeda Shingen's most loyal vassal and HotBlooded to a fault, he charges fearlessly into battle with with two spears...[[BeyondTheImpossible which he dual wields.]] He is also the rival of Date Masamune, [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience whose blue colors are a distinct contrast to]] [[RedOniBlueOni Yukimura's red.]]

Goes by the name ''Scorpio'' in ''[[{{Macekre}} Devil Kings]]''.

Tropes associated with Yukimura include:
*{{Badass}}
*BattleButler: Yukimura lives to serve Takeda Shingen and has the ambition of a shoe. Shingen [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan tries to educate him otherwise]], noting that he will one day grow old and Yukimura will have to carry on without him.
*{{Bishounen}}
*CatchPhrase: '''My soul is burning with passion!'''
*CuteShotaroBoy: He's a bit old to qualify as shotaro, but just look at [[http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v333/ArtIsFrustrated/?action=view¤t=ninecaps12.jpg that face]]!
*DualWield: With two spears! [[BeyondTheImpossible TWO SPEARS!]]
*EstrogenBrigadeBait: Girls love his chest revealing vest... also newest releases of official figures aren't helping him much by exposing his pelvic bones.
*FearlessFool: Shingen [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan beats]] it out of him eventually...
*FriendlyEnemy: Yukimura has great respect for Masamune, and they work very well together as a team. Their [[HoYay developing friendship]] was one of the main focuses of the anime (though they quickly go back to being rivals after the last episode).
*GoNagaiSideburns combined with [[UnusualEyebrows Flaming Eyebrows]].
*{{Hachimaki}}: Plays an important part in the anime.
*HeroicBSOD: Happens in the anime [[spoiler:after Shingen is supposedly killed]]. Masamune and Kojuurou are forced to knock some sense into him with a manly RousingSpeech.
*HeyItsThatVoice: SoichiroHoshi. AKA [[GundamSEED Kira]] [[FanNickname "Jesus"]] [[GundamSEEDDestiny Yamato]]. Who might've been more tolerable if he was as HotBlooded as Yukimura.
**And Kilik from {{Soul Calibur}}!
*HistoricalBeautyUpdate: ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sanada_Yukimura.jpg Really?]]''
*HoYay / FoeYay: With Masamune or alternatively Sasuke.
*HotBlooded: Hell yes.
*IdiotHero: Which is no wonder why Shingen [[DopeSlap punches him a lot]].
*IncendiaryExponent: His feet have the ability to catch fire and kick your ass.
*{{Keigo}}: Yukimura is notable for his very archaic speech pattern. He adresses everyone with respectful [[JapaneseHonorifics honorifics (such as "-dono")]], refers to himself as "sessha" or "soregashi" (both [[JapanesePronouns third-person pronouns]]) and punctuates his sentences with "-de gozaru", a very old and polite version of "desu". He's extremely polite, compared to some (i.e Masamune)
*KidHero
*LeeroyJenkins: Yukimura generally does not think that plans more complicated than "charge at the enemy head-on" are very honorable. His very first BrightSlap in the anime is for this sort of thinking.
*MadeOfIron: He gets punched by Takeda Shingen a lot, a man who can cause a tornado to burst forth from his axe, and gets away with minor injuries.
*MemeticMutation: OYAKATA-SAMA! YUKIMURA! [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4NfhXoqTG0&feature=related OBSERVE!]]
*NoIndoorVoice
*PlayingWithFire
*RedBaron: The Young Tiger, after his master.
*[[RedOniBlueOni The Red Oni to Masamune's Blue.]]
*TheRival, WorthyOpponent: To Masamune.
*SayMyName: '''"OYAKATA-SAMAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!"'''
*ScreamingWarrior: Good grief, boy's got some lungs!
** In a seiyuu event where they had to switch roles for a few scenes, the seiyuu who had to voice Yukimura said they now felt sorry for Hoshi.
*SticksToTheBack: His spears.
*[[spoiler:TookALevelInBadass: Historicaly obvious as he leads a campaign against Tokugawa, but played in upcoming ''Sengoku Basara 3''.]]
*WalkingShirtlessScene: [[FanService Can't imagine why]]...
*{{Uke}}: In almost ''every'' situation.

!!Takeda Shingen
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Head of the Takeda, a HotBlooded old man whose fist sets things on fire. He is also known for his strategic genius too, being the rival of the God of War Kenshin. He has something like father-son relationship with Yukimura. Wields a huge, mean axe on fire, [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome is too awesome for one horse so rides two instead]].

He is known in ''Devil Kings'' as ''Red Minotaur''.

Tropes associated with Shingen:
*AFatherToHisMen
*AnAxeToGrind
*TheAragorn
*{{Badass}}
**BadassGrandpa
*BaldOfAwesome: Usually hidden under his hat.
*CoolOldGuy
*FoeYay: With Kenshin.
*GetAholdOfYourselfMan: Against Yukimura. Repeatedly. Leading to...
**PunchedAcrossTheRoom: For Yukimura.
*GlowingEyesOfDoom: A sign that you should ''run for your life''.
*HotBlooded
*LargeAndInCharge
*MegatonPunch
*NoIndoorVoice
*[[spoiler:TheObiWan: If translations of the ''Basara 3'' site are to be believed, his death is going to be a major part of Yukimura's arc.]]
** [[spoiler:This almost happens in the anime as well, but HeGotBetter.]]
*PlayingWithFire
*RedBaron: The Tiger of Kai.
*RedOniBlueOni: He's the Red Oni for Kenshin.
*TheRival / WorthyOpponent: To Kenshin.
*SayMyName: "YUKIMURA!" "OYAKATA-SAMA!!" "YUKIMURA!!!" "OYAKATA-SAMA!!!". Punching inbetween is optional.
*TesshoGenda
*TrainingFromHell: Yukimura believes that all the constant punching and shouting is actually ''a form of training''.
** Which, to be fair, it may very well be.
*WarriorPoet: After battle, Shingen tends to pay tribute to his fallen adversaries by reciting some poetry.
*WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: Rides two horses while standing on both saddles, axe being put down on their necks, and these horses can ''run on walls'', and Shingen ''defies gravity'' by standing still.

!!SarutobiSasuke
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One of the Sanada Ten Braves, he is a ninja in the service of Takeda and often assists Yukimura. Sasuke is a jovial and laid back ninja, which puts him at odds with Kasuga, with whom he shares a friendly rivalry (though she doesn't look at it that way). However when the time calls, he can be deadly serious.

He is called ''Talon'' in ''Devil Kings''.

Tropes associated with Sasuke:
*CallOnMe: In the anime, with Kasuga intent on revenge against Nobunaga, Sasuke gives her a flute and tells her to blow on it should she need help. When the time does come to use it, rather than making him appear as she had hoped, it turns into a ''rocket-powered glider'' that carries her off. Turns out he was using Kasuga as a guinea-pig to test the latest ninja gear.
*DarkIsNotEvil: His element of darkness.
*DeadpanSnarker
*DoggedNiceGuy: Despite the fact that Kasuga tries to ''kill'' him a couple of times, he still attempts to win her heart.
*DualWielding
*FacePalm: Whenever Yukimura does something really stupid. Which is quite often...
*FlashStep
*FuumaShuriken
*GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: He hauls off and slaps Kasuga when she declares her intention to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Oda in the anime.
*IHaveTheHighGround: In the anime, notably, at one point he stands balanced on the very tip-top of a tall pine tree.
** Also, in the game, he perches one-legged on top of a pole for some time.
*{{Ninja}}
**HighlyVisibleNinja: Averted. He wears camouflage makeup and is a master of stealth tactics.
*MasterOfDisguise: In ''Heroes'' he disguises himself as various people, including Yukimura, during Shingen's special ''training''. Of course, Yukimura [[IdiotHero doesn't suspect a thing]]...
*NinjaLog
*NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: In the anime, Kasuga throws a kunai at his face, which he catches in his ''mouth''.
*OnlySaneMan: Forced to put up with Shingen and Yukimura's crazy antics. [[{{Understatement}} Poor guy]].
*SarutobiSasuke
*TakehitoKoyasu
*WildHair: ''[[http://bulk.destructoid.com/ul/user/4/45084-150700-basara3sasukebmp-620x.jpg Especially]]'' in the third game. He looks like some sort of rock star.

!MAEDA
!!Maeda Keiji
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An eccentric and happy-go-lucky man, who likes festivals, sake and [[ChivalrousPervert chasing girls]]. He is the adopted nephew of Toshiie and Matsu. He also has a pet monkey named Yumekichi. An old friend of [[WellIntentionedExtremist Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], until he becomes DrunkOnTheDarkSide.

Tropes associated with Keiji:
*{{BFS}}: Wields a big-ass nodachi. [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower One-handed no-less]].
*{{Bishounen}}: Nicknamed "Pretty Boy" and "Lady Killer" by Masamune.
*BoisterousBruiser
*CherryBlossoms: Randomly appear wherever he goes.
*CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Despite commonly being mistaken for an idiot, Keiji is not a guy to be messed with.
*EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys
*HeyItsThatVoice: Voiced by MasakazuMorita. So most people are probably waiting for him to say "[[{{Bleach}} BANKAI!]]"
*IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight: Tries to get Hideyoshi to come to his senses. It doesn't work.
*NiceGuy: Keiji only wishes for everyone to get along.
*ThePowerOfLove
*TechnicalPacifist: Though he dislikes killing, it seems he's still up for a good fight.
*UnluckyChildhoodFriend: To Nene, his best friend's wife.
*WalkingTheEarth: He's known as the "The Maeda Wanderer" for a reason.

!!Maeda Toshiie
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A vassal of [[BigBad Oda Nobunaga]], which is surprising considering what a nice guy he is. Uncle of Keiji and husband of Matsu. The butt of many jokes.

Known as ''Lark'' in ''Devil Kings''.

*BattleCouple: With his wife, Matsu.
*BigEater: He's always hungry. And I mean ''always''.
*ButtMonkey
*EstrogenBrigadeBait: Wears nothing but a LoinCloth.
*HappilyMarried
*ScarsAreForever: Poor Toshi! He's covered in them.
** Likely a result of getting [[EverythingsWorseWithBears attacked by bears]]...

!!Matsu
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Toshiie's wife, usually tasked with keeping track of her renegade nephew Keiji. Has been described as "the ideal housewife", though she can still kick butt if she wants to.

Called ''Bramble'' in ''Devil Kings''.

*BattleCouple
*{{Beastmaster}}: She sics a hawk, a boar, and a ''bear'' on Keiji in the anime. Can also summon them in-game.
*CoolBigSis: "Matsu-nee-chan!"
*HappilyMarried: Borders on SickeninglySweethearts.
*LadyOfWar
*MamaBear: While a firm believer in tough love, you'd better not harm her family.
*ThroughHisStomach: Lucky for her, Toshi's is bottomless.
*YamatoNadeshiko: She even uses a naginata!
**In the anime, meanwhile, she's more of a Type A {{Tsundere}}.

!UESUGI
!!Uesugi Kenshin
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Head of the Uesugi clan, Takeda Shingen's main rival. He is also a devout follower of the war-god Bishamonten. Has a very young and feminine appearance, but don't let this fool you. He's one heck of a fighter.

Known as ''Frost'' in the ''Devil Kings''.

Tropes associated with Kenshin:
*AnIcePerson
*{{Bishounen}}: He's prettier than most of the female characters.
*CrossDressingVoices: RomiPaku again.
*FoeYay: With Shingen.
*HeyItsThatVoice: [[{{Bleach}} Throws ice around and is associated with dragons]]. [[RomiPaku Guess]].
*HistoricalBeautyUpdate: Considering the historical Kenshin is depicted as a huge old man with an even bigger moustache, its obvious some artistic license was taken when designing this one.
** Seems more like Capcom is taking hints about how historically Kenshin seems to have an ambiguous gender.
*** Oi, we need to justify it that ''Basara'' isn't the only series depicting him as a "beautiful bishonen". In the tv drama Fu Rin Ka Zaan, Kenshin is portrayed by Gackt. Yes. THAT Gackt
*OlderThanTheyLook: Though his age is never specified, he's a similar sort of age to Shingen, who actually qualifies as a CoolOldGuy. Who'd have thought it...
*RedBaron: The War-God of Echigo / Dragon of Echigo.
*RedOniBlueOni: The Blue Oni to Shingen's Red Oni.
*TakingTheBullet: Took [[spoiler:[[NoOneCouldSurviveThat three bullets]] to save Kasuga in the anime. He [[IGotBetter gets better]] though]].
*TheRival, WorthyOpponent: To Shingen.
*SomethingAboutARose: Often accompanied by a [[http://www.rabbitpoets.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sengokubasara13.jpg rose-covered background]]. Though this may just be Kasuga's overactive imagination.
*ViewerGenderConfusion
*WarriorMonk: In the name of Bishamonten, he shall kick your ass!

!!Kasuga
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A kunoichi in the service of Uesugi Kenshin, as well as his potential love interest. She also has a fierce [[WhenAJerkLovesATsundere love-hate relationship]] with Sarutobi Sasuke. Often regarded as the games [[MsFanservice sex symbol]].

Her name in ''Devil Kings'' is ''Venus''. She did not exist in RealLife.

Tropes associated with Kasuga:
*AbsoluteCleavage
*BigNo: In the anime, after [[spoiler:Kenshin is shot.]]
*BodyguardCrush / SubordinateExcuse
*EmbarrassingRescue: In the anime, she was so flustered when Sasuke saved her that she fell out of a tree.
*FlashStep
*HeyItsThatVoice: NatsukoKuwatani, [[RozenMaiden desu!]]
*LoveAtFirstSight: She falls in love with Kenshin while ''trying to assasinate him''.
*LuminescentBlush: Anytime Kenshin so much as LOOKS in her direction, complete with moaning.
*MaleGaze: Often subject to this. Particularly in the manga.
*MsFanservice
*{{Ninja}}
**HighlyVisibleNinja: Perhaps the most [[{{Stripperific}} attention-grabbing]] ninja ever.
*OnlyOneName
*RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:After Kenshin is almost killed trying to protect her, she sets out to kill Nobunaga, and is captured in the process. Sasuke gets her out of it.]]
*SpyCatsuit: As if her default attire wasn't bad enough, her alternate outfit in [=SB2=] could pass for bondage.
*{{Stripperific}}
*{{Tsundere}}: She's all ''tsun tsun'' around Sasuke, but becomes very ''dere dere'' around Kenshin.

!ODA
!!OdaNobunaga
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Imagine every single EvilOverlord trope that one can ever use. Good. Now turn it UpToEleven. You've got the Sengoku Basara version of Oda Nobunaga. Uses a [[SwordAndGun Sword And]] SawedOffShotgun combo in combat, along with his BadassCape. His main goal throughout the game is pretty much to, you guessed it, TakeOverTheWorld (starting with Japan) and run everybody to the ground.

Was the titular ''Devil King'' of the ''Devil Kings'' game.

Tropes that fit with Nobunaga:
*{{Badass}}
**BadassCape
*CardCarryingVillain
*CueCullen: Guess who his voice actor was in ''[[{{Macekre}} Devil Kings]]''? One of its few redeeming qualities.
*DramaticThunder
*EvilLaugh
*EvilOverlord
*EvilerThanThou: In the anime, [[spoiler:Nobunaga sees right through Mitsuhide's scheming and backstabs him, leaving him to die in a battle against Masamune and Yukimura.]]
*GoodHairEvilHair, BeardOfEvil: Has an eeevil moustache.
*GoOutWithASmile: In the anime at least.
*HeyItsThatVoice: Well, if he's going to be as evil as possible, might as well be NorioWakamoto. [[CodeGeass AAAAALL HAAAIIIIIL NOBUNAGA!!!]]
*HistoricalVillainUpgrade
*IHaveYourWife: When he kidnaps Oichi.
*LaughablyEvil: It's kind of hard ''not'' to at least chuckle at how ObviouslyEvil Nobunaga is in this series. Even the ''{{Onimusha}}'' version isn't this over-the-top, and that one became the ''king of hell''.
*{{Leitmotif}}: Dear God, just [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGOGjwSaXS8&fmt=22 listen to it!]]
*LightningReveal: How he appears in the anime.
*NeckLift
*NothingButSkulls: Likes to sit upon a throne of skulls. He also uses them as cups.
*ObviouslyEvil: Does he really look like anything else?
*OminousLatinChanting
*TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Loves giving these.
*SwordAndGun: Manages this with a SawedOffShotgun.
*TakeOverTheWorld: Starting with Japan.
*TinTyrant: Wears a European full-plate worthy of [[LordOfTheRings Sauron]], complete with...
**SpikesOfVillainy: All over his armor.
*UnholyMatrimony: With Nouhime, [[spoiler:whom he quickly deems worthless after her death]]. This also happened in the first game or ''Devil Kings'' itself.
*YouHaveFailedMe: In the anime, after [[spoiler:Mitsuhide changes his plans in order to screw around with Nagamasa and Ieyasu ForTheEvulz, Nobunaga showers his head with sake and exclaims that the next time it will be his own blood.]]
*YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:To Nouhime, Oichi, Ieyasu, Nagamasa and Mitsuhide]] in the anime.

!!Nouhime
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Slavishly devoted wife of Nobunaga, who in return... Well... Doesn't kill her? Uses GunsAkimbo in combat, as well as carrying a [[GatlingGood Gatling Gun]], a rifle and what seems to be a rocket launcher which she summons [[VictoriasSecretCompartment from her kimono]].

Uses butterfly motifs a lot, and thus she is called ''Lady Butterfly'' in ''[[{{Macekre}} Devil Kings]]''

Tropes that fit with Nouhime:
*BabiesEverAfter: Though historically she could not concieve, her ending in [=SB2=] (after Nobunaga's death) implies she is pregnant.
*GatlingGood: Can whip out a massive Gatling Gun as one of her attacks.
*GlassCannon: Her guns allow her to cheese it with bosses pretty easily, though her lifebar is much smaller than other characters.
*GunsAkimbo
*TheGunslinger: Mostly fits The Woo with a few elements of Trick Shot. Her Gatling Gun makes her into The Vaporizer as well.
*LadyOfWar
*LoveMartyr: For Nobunaga, who barely recognizes her existence at best. And she has no interest in making him good anyway.
*MoreDakka: Her Gatling Gun can be outfitted to have a second barrel.
*PsychoSupporter
*VictoriasSecretCompartment: Manages to use her skimpy kimono as a {{Hammerspace}}.

!!Mori Ranmaru
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A kid with a [[StraightArrow bow and arrow]] that thinks Nobunaga is totally awesome. Not much else to say.

Renamed as ''Hornet'' in ''Devil Kings''

Tropes associated with Ranmaru:
*ChildSoldiers
*CuteShotaroBoy
*FragileSpeedster
*HeroWorshipper: Towards Nobunaga, who in return acknowledges him as a useful aide and rewards him with a single piece of candy for doing a good job. Either the candy is that good or Nobunaga is an incredible cheapskate. Which leads to the next topic...
** HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: What the hell is his definition of 'Hero' anyway!? Calling someone like [[EvilOverlord No]][[CardCarryingVillain bu]][[ObviouslyEvil na]][[LaughablyEvil ga]] heroic!? Kids these days...
** His intro for [=SB2=] is basically him wandering around a battlefield until he comes up to Nobunaga, who gives him a rather creepy glare before scoffing and riding away on his horse. His reaction? "That dude's awesome!"
*HoYay: Not in-game but historically, he was Nobunaga's [[{{Uke}} wakashu]].
*HumanShield: [[spoiler:Mitsuhide attempts to use him as such against Kojuurou. It doesn't work because the latter acknowledges Ranmaru as Nobunaga's General and therefore an enemy, though he merely knocks him out of the way and tells him to serve another lord after leaving Mitsuhide for dead. He lives past the ending, with some {{Toy Ship}}ping with Itsuki]].
*RainOfArrows
*StraightArrow: Mostly uses it as a close-range weapon.
*ShockAndAwe

!!Akechi Mitsuhide
[[quoteright:206:http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/basara_mitsuhide.jpg]]

SoYeah, Nobunaga is running through the evil competition by himself. At least there will be the [[HistoricalHeroUpgrade heroic Akechi Mitsuhide]] to stop the EvilOverlord Nobunaga, like usual, right?

[[GoneHorriblyWrong Bzzt! Wrong!]]

Mitsuhide here is ''anything'' but heroic. He's an {{Emo}} WhiteHairedPrettyBoy whose job is a PsychoForHire. An AxCrazy one at that. With an evil [[GigglingVillain giggle]] which can evolve into any EvilLaugh, [[DualWielding two]] [[SinisterScythe mean scythes]] and lust in seeing people suffer, Mitsuhide might as well be the man to surpass Nobunaga in terms of evilness. Known as ''[[MeaningfulName Reaper]]'' in ''[[{{Macekre}} Devil Kings]]'', but said game demoted him into an NPC. He's playable in most ''Basara'' games, though.

Tropes associated with Mitsuhide:
*AxCrazy
*{{Badass}}
*BloodUpgrade
*CompleteMonster: He's ''even worse'' than Nobunaga!
*DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything
*DualWielding SinisterScythe
*{{Emo}}: And so is his horse.
*EvilTastesGood: Mitsuhide constantly uses taste-related metaphors, such as finding it "delicious" to trample on true love.
*EvilVersusEvil
*FetishFuel: He wears a frigging bondage gear, and his opening cinema in [=SB2=] had him BoundAndGagged! He even kills the poor soldier who brought him his food.
*ForTheEvulz
*GigglingVillain: And can break into EvilLaugh.
*[[spoiler:GoOutWithASmile: In the anime. While ''begging for more''. [[{{Squick}} Yuck]].]]
*{{Leitmotif}}: Not as cool as Nobunaga's, but [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfYW23ldT8E just as evil]].
*LovesTheSoundOfScreaming
*ObviouslyEvil: Almost as bad as Nobunaga.
*PeekABangs: His horse also adopts his hairstyle.
*PsychoForHire
*ShowHayami: Take [[{{Bleach}} Aizen]], give him about 50 doses of crack, and you've pretty much got Mitsuhide.
*SpikesOfVillainy
*TheStarscream / TheDogBitesBack
*TooKinkyToTorture
*WhiteHairedPrettyBoy
*YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Mitsuhide is usually the one who does this to Nobunaga's allies. Even if Nobunaga doesn't neccessarily want him to.
*YouShouldKnowThisAlready: Historical Mitsuhide betrays Nobunaga. He does it here too. [[ForTheEvulz For shit and giggles.]]

!AZAI
!!Azai Nagamasa
[[quoteright:203:http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/basara2_nagamasa.jpg]]

Oichi's husband and a fierce defender of justice, Azai Nagamasa wields his sword and shield with a passion. He loves Oichi but [[CanNotSpitItOut is too shy to say it outright.]] He was an NPC in the second ''Sengoku Basara'', and in the ExpansionPack he became a selectable character.

His default costume [[{{Ultraman}} resembles an old Japanese SciFi hero.]]

If you do not read the tropes associated with Nagamasa, you shall be labeled 'evil', and Nagamasa shall smite thee:
*CanNotSpitItOut
*EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Nagamasa's moves in the game have a lot of spinning on his part.
*HonorBeforeReason: He refuses to break his alliance with Oda and join the good guys. It doesn't go well for him...
*LawfulGood: The PSP version, however, turns him into [[LawfulStupidChaoticStupid Lawful Stupid]]. For laughs.
*LoveHurts
*JusticeWillPrevail
*{{Oranyan}}: He berates Oichi in one scene, then gives her flowers in the next.
*ParasolOfPain: One of his weapons is a old Japanese-style umbrella.
*RoaringRampageOfRevenge: In his campaign in ''Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes'', Oichi gets kidnapped by Nobunaga. After recovering from HeroicBSOD, he the proceeds to go the castle and hand everyone inside their asses.
*ShoutOut: His default costume looks like Ultraman.
*SuperSentaiStance: He performs this solo in {{Victory Pose}} and doing power up.
*TearJerker: [[spoiler:His death in the anime had this troper in floods.]]

!!Oichi
[[quoteright:196:http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/basara2_oichi.jpg]]

Hoo boy, where do we start. Oichi is the introverted younger sister of Nobunaga, who got sent off to marry the resident justice-lover Azai Nagamasa. Debuts in ''Sengoku Basara 2'' as an NPC, but she gained such a massive following that she is made a playable character in the ExpansionPack. She seems to think that everything bad in the world is ''her fault''. And with a brother like Nobunaga, trust me, [[ItGotWorse it always get worse]]. She also has dark powers which can possess her and turn her into a psychotic murderer, but she usually keeps those in check...unless she's pushed too far.

And yet, the universe seems to want her to get pushed beyond that line. Her story revolves about her getting possessed by her powers after Nagamasa's HeroicSacrifice to save her and Nobunaga making her commit lots of atrocities she didn't want to, culminating in [[KillEmAll killing Nobunaga and all his aides]], and then getting killed by a falling ceiling...with a heart-wrenching ImageSong at that. [[TearJerker *sniff*]] And if anything, the anime seems to be following that route too, where [[spoiler:she gets tricked by Mitsuhide into warning Nagamasa of impending danger, only for Mitsuhide to turn back against his words...and kill Nagamasa in front of her. Right now she's described as 'dead from the inside']]

Oichi would like to [[ApologisesALot apologize for no reason]] and would like you to read the tropes associated with her:
*AmericansHateTingle: Slightly subverted. Those who know her from the games love her, but some fandoms, especially from the West, hate her for being useless and whiny in the middle of lots of HotBlooded {{Badass}} characters. That, and they don't take [[{{Tsundere}} Nagamasa]]'s death well and hate her since in order for her story to advance, Nagamasa had to die. The subversion? All those probably only watched the anime, and never played the game.
*ApologeticAttacker
*ApologisesALot: Make that ''all the time''.
*BewareTheNiceOnes
*BreakTheCutie: Would be TheChewToy since the universe wants to break her too. But...it's played for ''drama''!
*DarkIsNotEvil: Blame Nobunaga for drawing out her dark powers.
*DiabolusExMachina: Her method of dying in her story.
*DistressedDamsel: TWICE. In Nagamasa's story and in the anime.
*ExtremeDoormat: She may as well be, the way everyone walks over her!
*HimeCut
*ImageSong: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcWhR22m3Ho Nemure Hi no Hana]] by her seiyuu. [[TearJerker And it's very sad too! *sniff*]]
*LoveHurts: Correction. Love chews you up, spits you out, and leads you to a tragic demise.
*LoveMakesYouEvil / [[LoveMakesYouCrazy Crazy]]: One of the reasons she turned to The DarkSide is because of her love for Nagamasa.
*MamikoNoto
*RedemptionEqualsDeath
*TheMole: In the anime, [[spoiler:this was the whole reason she was married to Nagamasa in the first place. However, she falls in love with him for real, and cannot carry out her duties.]]
*TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only female fighter in the fighting game spinoff.
*TearJerker: Just about ''everything'' of hers reeks of this.
*ThirdPersonPerson
*TogetherInDeath
*WhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Her story ending, after she kills Nobunaga. She dies herself soon after.]]
*TheWoobie
*{{Yandere}}

->'''Oichi''': ''You read Ichi's description...[[ApologisesALot It's all Ichi's fault...I'm sorry...*sniff!* I'm sorry...!]]''


!TOKUGAWA
!!Tokugawa Ieyasu
[[quoteright:201:http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/basara_ieyasu.jpg]]

The third of the unifiers, and probably the only sane one between the trio (because Nobunaga is like the personification of evil, Hideyoshi is...just look below). Unlike the fat turd that most fictions portray, Ieyasu here is somewhat of a BrattyHalfPint, but despite that possesses quite a lot of wisdom and virtue and love for his people. While not much of a fighter, he makes it up with his [[HumongousMecha humongously powerful]] [[strike:Gundam]] retainer Honda Tadakatsu.

However, Capcom decided to poke fun at his days of being the hostage of Imagawa, thus turning him into JamesBondage extraordinaire, especially in Tadakatsu's story where everyone ''races'' to kidnap Ieyasu (and him getting kidnapped is a gimmick when playing as Tadakatsu in the fighting game). He's unplayable in both the first and second games, but the ExpansionPack made him playable and gave him a non-JamesBondage role as Motochika's friend, but he has no story mode. [[spoiler:It isn't until the THIRD upcoming game that he finally becomes a full-blown grown man, hopefully getting past the JamesBondage image and finally showing Japan why he's the unifier of the nation.]]

Known as ''Irdene'' in ''[[{{Macekre}} Devil Kings]]''

Tropes that kidnapped Ieyasu:
*BareYourMidriff
*BrattyHalfPint: In ''Sengoku Basara Matsuri'' it is said he's 15 years old!
*DistressBall
*HonorBeforeReason: "The Tokugawa never betrays a promise, even to the Demon King himself". It just takes the next episode in the anime to finally make him screw that.
*JamesBondage: And ''how''?!
*JapanesePronouns: He likes referring to himself like an old man (using 'washi') despite his age and size. [[spoiler: He still uses it when he grows up in ''3''.]]
*KidWithTheRemoteControl
*ManlyTears
*PowerFist: His new weapons in [=SB3=] are his fists, equipped with special gloves.
*ThePowerOfFriendship: His main theme in ''Sengoku Basara 3'' is "unifying the land with the power of bonds". [[spoiler:[[LightIsNotGood However, he might seem a bit of a hypocrite]], as along the way he cut down Mitsunari's bond with Hideyoshi and attacked Shikoku, causing strife with his friend Motochika. And if the sources are correct, he took Shingen [[PutOnABus out of the picture]], causing Yukimura to hate him.]]
*SayMyName: '''"TADAKATSUUUUUUU!!!!!!"'''
*StockholmSyndrome: Becomes best friends with Chousokabe Motochika, who happens to be one of his ''kidnappers''. [[spoiler:Then the third game suddenly subverts it when Ieyasu suddenly attacks Motochika's territority after killing Hideyoshi, ultimately straining their relationship.]]
*TohruOokawa
*[[spoiler:TookALevelInBadass: In ''Basara 3'', [[SheIsAllGrownUp he is now grown up]], has a revamp in fighting style and is one of the first characters to be revealed, which is always a good thing in the ''Basara'' universe. To emphasise this further, he successfully pulled a coup against Hideyoshi, one of his former kidnappers, and has effectively beaten the tar out of him.]]

!!Honda Tadakatsu
[[quoteright:197:http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/basara_tadakatsu.jpg]]

One of ''SengokuBasara'''s ridiculous yet ''fucking awesome'' presentations. Tadakatsu is a...uh...[[MobileSuitGundam Gundam]]. Or just a HumongousMecha [[AnachronismStew in the middle of ancient Japan]]. He doesn't talk and mostly lets his massive ass-kicking capabilities do the talking. He's also pretty loyal to Ieyasu. There are, however, times where even he gains some sort of will to fight a WorthyOpponent, showcased in front of the Shimazu clan. In those cases, Ieyasu usually lets him do as he pleases.

Goes by the name ''Iron OX'' in ''[[{{Macekre}} Devil Kings]]''

Tropes associated with Tadakatsu:
*AnachronismStew: And ''how''!
*AttackDrone: They even look similar to those in ''{{Gundam}}''.
*{{Badass}}
*EmpathicWeapon: If faced with a WorthyOpponent, he'll try to appeal for Ieyasu to let him fight as he likes.
*HeroicSacrifice: In the anime, [[spoiler:he fights Nobunaga to try and restore his master's honour, despite knowing it's a lost cause.]]
*HumongousMecha
*FanNickname: Honda'''m'''
*ImplacableMan
*InstantAwesomeJustAddMecha
*LightningBruiser: Thanks to his Gundam-ish features, he's both quick and MEGA POWERFUL.
*MadeOfIron
*NotQuiteDead: In Episode 6, everyone believed him to be dead after being hit by a [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat rocket launcher]]. They were wrong.
*ShoutOut: To Gundam, mostly.
*ThisIsADrill: His Tonbogiri is this. [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann And it will pierce the heavens]]!!!!!
*TheVoiceless
*WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: '''[[GundamWing IT'S A GUNDAM!!!]]'''... [[RecycledINSPACE in Warring States!]]
*TheWorfEffect: For all his hype and features as shown previously, he is hit ''hard'' with this in the anime, getting blown up first by Nouhime and then by Nobunaga. All end in explosion/death.
*YouShouldKnowThisAlready: He's a giant mecha. Have a cookie.

!TOYOTOMI
!!Toyotomi Hideyoshi
[[quoteright:201:http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/basara2_hideyoshi.jpg]]

Introduced in ''Sengoku Basara 2'', Hideyoshi is not the little monkey that other fictions portray him as. He's a frickin' gorilla-sized man, completely ruthless and will stop at nothing until Japan is conquered. However, behind his ruthless attitude, he harbors a goal to reinforce Japan and make it a strong and prospering nation, thus making him a WellIntentionedExtremist.

He used to be friends with Maeda Keiji, but eventually received a series of HumiliationConga by [[MagnificentBastard Matsunaga Hisahide]], which caused him to be DrunkWithPower and become the ruthless guy he is today. He's assisted in his endeavors by his strategist Hanbei.

Tropes associated with Hideyoshi:
*{{Badass}}
*TheBigGuy
*DrunkWithPower
*LargeAndInCharge
*LawfulEvil
*LightIsNotGood: He is a light elemental, but is evil, albeit quite [[WellIntentionedExtremist well-intentioned]].
*MightyGlacier
*MoralEventHorizon: According to Keiji's story, he ''killed'' his wife Nene to attain more power.
*PowerFist
*RapidFireFisticuffs: His final move, which had him do a [[FistOfTheNorthStar Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken]]-esque series of punches. Considering his size and attitude, this has likened him to Raoh.
*RyotaroOkiayu
*StartOfDarkness: He was actually born normal. Damn that [[ManipulativeBastard Hisahide]].
*WellIntentionedExtremist
*WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity

!!Takenaka Hanbei
[[quoteright:203:http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/basara2_hanbei1.jpg]]

Hideyoshi's right hand man. A cold, cruel genius who enjoys taking people out with his WhipSword and dressing up as {{Zorro}}. Suffers from [[IncurableCoughOfDeath tuberculosis]].

Tropes associated with Hanbei:
*AkiraIshida
*{{Bishounen}}
*BloodFromTheMouth: A result of his illness.
*EvilAlbino: Possibly. he certainly looks it, since he has white hair, pale skin and pink/purple eyes.
*IncurableCoughOfDeath
*InTheBack: Likes to attack his opponents from behind, using the long range of his weapon to his advantage.
*KickTheDog: Enjoys doing this.
*TheLastDance: Hanbei knows he is dying, but vows that before that happens he will make Hideyoshi the ruler of Japan, even though fighting puts a lot of strain on his body.
*MaskPower: *cough*{{Zorro}}*cough*
*TheStrategist
*WhipSword
*WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: SB seem to be getting into a pattern of WhiteHairedPrettyBoy evil sidekicks...

!!Ishida Mitsunari

New playable character in ''Sengoku Basara 3''. A loyal subordinate of Hideyoshi. [[spoiler:He does not take Hideyoshi's defeat well and swears revenge on Ieyasu.]]

Tropes associated with Mitsunari:
*{{Emo}}: If his hairstyle isn't emo then i don't know what is.
*RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:"Tokugawa Ieyasu... DECAPITATION IS THE FATE WORTHY FOR YOU!!!"]]
*SayMyName: ''Ieyasu!'' '''''Ieyasu!!''''' '''''IEYASU!!!'''''
*TheScrappy: He's already considered one by SB fans because for now he does nothing more than talk about [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge revenge]]... and more revenge. With revenge. On revenge. {{So Yeah}}.
** He propably eats revenge for breakfast
** And lunch...
*TomokazuSeki: His confirmed voice actor.
*WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Yet another one! Hideyoshi has a thing for these.

!!Ootani Yoshitsugu

Another new character in ''Sengoku Basara 3''. Mitsunari's friend and ally, who suffers from [[strike:leprosy]] TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed. Because of this, he is covered in bandages and has to be transported round on a special platform. Due to said disease, he holds a grudge against all other humans because they ''ridiculed'' him for it. So far, only Mitsunari is okay with him. He can apparently float.

*AllOfTheOtherReindeer: He's ridiculed for his sickness. He doesn't take it well.
*TheGrotesque: Looks pretty scary, however historically he was known as a good and honorable man who valued [[ThePowerOfFriendship friendship]] above all else.
*[[HeyItsThatVoice Hey It's That Voice]]: Voiced by FumihikoTachiki, also known as [[BadAss Kenpachi]] [[HeroicSociopath Zaraki]] from ''{{Bleach}}''.
*ImprobableWeaponUser: His mysterious [[PowerFloats floating]] blue orbs.
*NiceHat: His helmet has a giant butterfly on it!

!WESTERN CLANS
!!Chousokabe Motochika
[[quoteright:203:http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/basara_motochika.jpg]]

Introduced in the first ''Sengoku Basara'' but only playable in the second, Motochika is the [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy white-haired]] [[{{Pirate}} pirate king]] of Shikoku. He rules his land along with his subordinates who affectionately call him "Aniki." He dispenses violence [[ImprobableWeaponUser with an anchor.]]

Known as ''Arslan'' in [[{{Macekre}} Devil Kings]], who somehow develops a Scottish/Irish accent (don't worry, Motochika doesn't speak ''that way'').

Tropes associated with Motochika are:
*AFatherToHisMen: More like a big brother.
*AnchorsAway
*{{Badass}}
** HandicappedBadass
*{{Bishonen}}: Motochika was called "princess" when he was a boy. [[TookALevelInBadass He did not like this so he changed his image.]]
*ChaoticNeutral: He kidnaps Ieyasu in one game, then befriends him in the next.
*EstrogenBrigadeBait: The [[FanGirl fangirls]] can't seem to get enough of aniki.
*EyepatchOfPower: He has one of those. Not in RealLife though. Probably just adds to his [[{{Pirate}} pirateyness]].
*FoeYay: With his rival, Motonari. At least [[YaoiFangirls some]] like to think so...
*FriendlyEnemy: Outside the battlefield, he and Motonari appear to be drinking buddies.
*HumongousMecha: Sorta. Has a fondness for [[StarWars AT-AT-like]] warmachines.
*ImprobableWeaponUser: Effectively wields an giant anchor with one hand.
*JustAStupidAccent: ''Devil Kings''. What the hell?!
*MemeticMutation: '''ANIKI!! ANIKI!!'''
** And his, well... [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzWXj8CcKLk oversized anchor]].
*{{Nakama}}: His crew.
*OneManArmy: In the end of his Gaiden story Motochika confronts Ieyasu's army all by himself. You do have allies but the friendly AI is laughably incompetent.
*OneHeadTaller: One of the reasons why he and Motonari are [[YaoiFangirls popular]] together.
*{{Pirate}}
**PirateParrot: Naturally, he has one. And it can talk.
*PlayingWithFire: He's also equally HotBlooded.
*ThePowerOfFriendship: One of Motochika's moves involve him whirling his anchor around, while his subordinates cheerfully root him on.
*RealMenWearPink
*RyuzouIshino
*SkySurfing: He performed this in the anime with his anchor.
*TheRival: To Mouri Motonari. Based mainly on their conflicting views on friendship.
*TookALevelInBadass: From being called "princess" to the "Demon of Shikoku."
*WalkingShirtlessScene: Oh Yes.
*WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Mostly. For some reason he's blonde in ''Heroes''.

!!Mouri Motonari
[[quoteright:207:http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/basara2_motonari.jpg]]

Originally an NPC in the first game like Motochika, Motonari is the ruthless [[LightIsNotGood "Child of the Sun"]] who sees his soldiers as merely pawns to be [[WeHaveReserves sacrificed]] in his name. This makes him the polar opposite of Motochika, who runs upon ThePowerOfFriendship with his men. He attacks with a [[RingsOfDeath giant bladed ring]] that he can use to set traps. Oh and he can also [[TheNeidermeyer attack his own men]], a trait only shared by [[PsychoForHire Mitsuhide]].

Known as ''Kahz'' in ''[[{{Macekre}} Devil Kings]]''

Tropes associated with Motonari:
*{{Bishounen}}: This is why he gets away with being so ruthless and cruel. He's pretty enough to make up for it.
*EasyEvangelism: Becomes one of Zabii's converts in a level.
*FeedMe: He's cruelly calm mostly. But when introducing himself? Hoo boy...
-->'''Motonari''': ''I AM THE CHILD OF THE SUN, MOURI MOTONARI!! '''NOW COOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMEEEEEE!!!!!!'''''
*FoeYay: With Motochika.
*ImprobableWeaponUser
*[[InTheNameOfTheMoon In The Name Of The Sun]]
*LightIsNotGood: Lampshaded by Oichi in the fighting game.
*MagnificentBastard
*MemeticMutation: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtUCyyezFAM&feature=related Hula-Hula Mouri]]!
*TheNeidermeyer
*NiceHat: A very nice big green hat.
*RingsOfDeath
*ShigeruNakahara
*TheRival: His designated rival is Motochika, though Mouri doesn't really seem to care one way or another about it.
*TheStoic
**NotSoStoic: In the game, he loses it after Motochika accuses him of being "[[DontYouDarePityMe lonely]]".
*{{Uke}}: His [[DudeLooksLikeAlady appearance]] really doesn't help.
*{{Unfunny}}
*WeHaveReserves: His attitude towards his men, whom he does not hesitate to kill off for any reason.
*WhatMeasureIsAMook
*YouHaveFailedMe

!!Shimazu Yoshihiro
[[quoteright:189:http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/basara_yoshihiro1.jpg]]

Leader of Satsuma. A CoolOldGuy who likes nothing more than kicking back and getting drunk off his ass. He has a rivalry with [[HumongousMecha Honda Tadakatsu]]. He is called as ''Zaan'' in ''Devil Kings''.

Tropes associated with Yoshihiro:
*{{Badass}}
**BadassGrandpa
*{{BFS}}
*CoolOldGuy

!OTHER CHARACTERS
!!Itsuki
[[quoteright:190:http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/basara_itsuki11.jpg]]

A cute young girl leading a peasant rebellion with a [[DropTheHammer Hammer]] gifted to her from the gods.

She is known as ''Puff'' in ''Devil Kings'' and speaks with a strong [[DeepSouth southern accent]]. [[YouFailGeographyForever Despite being from Hokkaido. Which is in the North...]]

Tropes associated with Itsuki:
*AnIcePerson
*{{Badass}}
**LittleMissBadass
*ChaoticGood: She ''means'' well, if she does cause a lot of chaos.
*CuteBruiser
*DefeatMeansFriendship: After Masamune defeats her, he convinces her not to give up on her dreams, and shows her that not all samurai are evil.
*DropTheHammer: Which she swings awkwardly.
*ExposedToTheElements: 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 [[{{Lolicon}} her appeal]].
*GaiasVengeance: Her hammer is apparently gifted to her from the Gods, and a good amount of her techniques are often snow-based.
*GirlishPigtails
*HugeGuyTinyGirl: Her and Zabii.
*ImprobableWeaponUser: It's a freakin' giant ''mallet''!
*InstantFanclub: I-TSUKI-CHAN!!!!
*LaResistance: Heads a peasant rebellion.
*MagicalGirl: Some of her attacks, as well as her costume, resemble this. She even has a ''wand'' as one of her weapons!
*OnlyOneName
*RebelLeader
*TokenLoli
*TomokoKawakami
*ToyShip: With Ranmaru.
*TheRival: To Zabii apparently...

!!Zabii
[[quoteright:196:http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/basara_zabii.jpg]]

A foreign missionary who makes it his goal to convert all of Japan to his Religion of [[LoveFreak LOVE!]] Is a big believer in love through superior firepower and boasts some impressive technology.

His name in ''Devil Kings'' is ''Q-ball''.

Tropes associated with Zabii:
*{{Badass}}
**BadassPreacher
*{{BFG}}
*[[DefeatMeansFriendship Defeat Means Conversion]]: In his campaigns in [=SB2=] he goes up against Motonari and Yoshihiro. When fighting Zabi they show up as converts.
*DualWielding: Wields two [[{{BFG}} handheld cannons]] that he can also use as tonfas.
*GratuitousEnglish: Him and any of his converts.
*HeyItsThatVoice: Not many people played the japanese version of [[MetalGearSolid Metal Gear Solid 2]] but Kōzō Shioya voiced ... Fatman.
** He usualy voices fat guys (e.g. Buu in [[DragonBallZ Dragon Ball]] but he also voices [[ActingForTwo Imagawa Yoshimoto]] in Sengoku Basara. Overall-comical or wacky characters.
*HollywoodToneDeaf : His Love Song - Ai no Uta.
*HugeGuyTinyGirl: Positively towers over Itsuki.
*FunnyForeigner: Is usually played as a rather comedic person fond of dancing with a certain fascination of Japan.
*LoveFreak: Preaches about love all the time... while blasting heretics to pieces.
*MightyGlacier: Slowest character, bar none.
*NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He's really based on Francisco Xavier, the man who introduced Christianity to Japan.
*TheRival: To Itsuki.
*WarriorMonk

!!Imagawa Yoshimoto

*DirtyCoward
*EverythingsFunkierWithDisco: His basara involves him attempting some highly dangerous disco dancing.
*HeyItsThatVoice: As above, Kōzō Shioya voices [[ActingForTwo Zabii]].
*ImprobableWeapon: A giant fan.
*SissyVillain
*VerbalTic: Says "oja" a lot.

!!Hojo Ujimasa

*AnIcePerson
*BadassGrandpa: He's easily scared and screeches a lot but still 'he got it' and is able to kick your ass ''hard''.
** Except in the anime, in which he's [[CurbStompBattle curbstomped]] by Shingen, the cooler CoolOldGuy.

!!Fuuma Kotarou
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A legendary {{Ninja}} and very mysterious. He works for the Hojo clan, and is 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.

Tropes associated with Kotarou:
*DualWielding: Wields two [[EveryJapaneseSwordIsAKatana ninjato]].
*EnsembleDarkhorse
*FacialMarkings
*FlashStep
*HiddenEyes: Hidden beneath his helmet...it's a wonder he doesn't walk into something.
*KillEmAll: Spends ''Heroes'' going round killing everyone he meets. First Hideyoshi, then Hanbei, then even fellow {{Ninja}} Sasuke and Kasuga!
*{{Ninja}}
*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 wall in the way...
*TheVoiceless
*WalkOnWater: And he doesn't even have to use [[{{Naruto}} chakra]].
*WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: After Fuuma defeats Kasuga and Sasuke in the game, two birds, one black and one white, can be seen flying away into the distance together. These are meant to symbolise the two ninja.

!!Matsunaga Hisahide
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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''. Seems to like kidnapping people and tying them to pillars.

Tropes associated with Hisahide:
*BeardOfEvil: Like Nobunaga, he has evil facial hair.
*CardCarryingVillain
*TheCollectorOfTheStrange: Some people collect stamps. He collects people.
*TheCombatPragmatist
*EvenEvilHasStandards
*EvilLaugh
*[[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Mooks]]: He kidnaps several Date soldiers in order to get his hands on Masamune's swords. Also, he was bored.
*KeijiFujiwara: '''[[{{Gundam 00}} Prince Hisahide, MIGHTY IS HE!!!]]'''
*ManipulativeBastard: He's the reason Hideyoshi became DrunkWithPower and killed his wife. He also saps Masamune's will to fight and almost drives Kojuurou to [[{{Seppuku}} suicide]].
*MemeticMolester: He's often depicted as so in [[{{Doujinshi}} doujinshi]], which is surprisingly plausible, seeing as he was historically gay.
*NietzscheWannabe
*SkunkStripe
*StuffBlowingUp: Happens a lot when he's around.
*SuicideAttack: How he dies in the anime. Also a case of BetterToDieThanBeKilled.
*TerribleTrio: His EliteMooks, the Miyoshi Death Squad.

!!MiyamotoMusashi
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A young swordsman who can be randomly encountered throughout the game. 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.

Tropes associated with Musashi:
*BrattyHalfPint
*CatchPhrase: "BAKA!"
*DaisukeNamikawa
*DualWielding: Though he seems to have a limitless supply of weapons.
*MiyamotoMusashi: Quite different from the real thing...
*ToBeAMaster
*WalkingTheEarth: Apparently he has nothing better to do.
*WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter: As with his historical counterpart, he wields a pair of these.
*WorthyOpponent: The reason he goes round challenging everyone is so he can find one of these.

!!Honganji Kennyo

*ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Attempts to bribe his way out of fights.

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