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Oda Nobunaga's younger sister and Azai Nagamasa's wife. After the fall of the Azai she remarries with

* AdaptationalVillainy: Compared to the justice-loving paladin that's Nagamasa in both ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'' and ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', this one is much darker and ruthless, though [[LightNovel/TheAmbitionOfOdaNobuna not the first time we've seen a darker Nagamasa.]]

* SadisticChoice: Was forced into one by Hideyoshi: enter an affair with him while her husband was away at war, or shame her clan by refusing a Daimyo, and be forced to commit {{Seppuku}} (and, it's hinted, cause Muneshige to be forced to do the same.) She chose the former, [[spoiler:and it led to a miscarriage that cost her her ability to have children and, eventually, her life.]]

* HistoricalInJoke: [[spoiler: It's something of a common theory that "Lord Tenkai" may have actually been Mitsuhide Akechi after faking his death and going into hiding, rather than dying as historically believed. Although historical evidence points otherwise, it's this interpretation that the game rolls with.]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: [[spoiler:Because Nobunaga was starting to become overambitious with the power of Amrita crystals, Mitshuhide assassinated his lord, knowing it would stain his honor permanently for the rest of his life]].

* SedgwickSpeech: [[spoiler: Shortly after ordering Hide to flee, Dosan faces the incoming horde of yokai with his [[FamousLastWords final words]] being: "So I get to cut down yokai again... Who would have thought it?"]]

* ASpotOfTea: Hisahide was a notorious tea lover during his life; his spirit (maybe) now resides in a teahouse.

* LegacyCharacter: Saika Magoichi is not his real name, but rather an alias adopted by each leader of the Saika clan, with this one simply being the latest iteration.

Oda Nobunaga's younger sister and Azai Nagamasa's wife.

* ParentsKnowTheirChildren: Rather oddly averted when he fails to recognize [[spoiler: the protagonist as his child in spite of Dosan [[FailedASpotCheck having raised Hide’s identical twin sibling to adulthood. It takes Hide showing him the dagger with their name on it for him to realize the truth.]]]]

* TheJester: He's a samurai of Ieyasu, yet he can't hold his mouth shut. It's likely that Ieyasu's serious need for stress relief is the only reason his funny antics are tolerated in an otherwise serious clan.

* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: For once, Yoshimoto is actually portrayed as a fearsome and powerful Samurai rather than a buffoon.

* {{Cuckold}}: While he was away fighting in the war, Hideyoshi -- whom he previously served -- forced his wife Ginchiyo into an affair with him. [[spoiler:In a cruel twist of irony, the [[SecretlyDying direct]] [[LawOfInverseFertility consequences]] of this meant he was required to take on a concubine for the sake of his clan's future.]]

* TheReveal: He's a young, inexperienced, but still extremely-talented MiyamotoMusashi.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In "The High-Spirited Demon," Tokichiro's resurrection causes him and all his friendly yokai allies to go berserk and attack the Ieyesu forces.

* {{Expy}}: Of [[Film/JusticeLeague2017 Aquaman,]] of all things.

* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Weakly coughs his way through his introductory cutscene. He experiences an [[HopeSpot abatement of symptoms]] when Tokichiro uses a spirit stone to purge his guardian spirit of corruption, but by the start of the mission Pervading Waters the cough has returned in full force. [[spoiler: The moment Hide is victorious in defeating the final boss of the area, Mumyo appears to inform them that Hanbei has died.]]

[[folder:Kobayakawa Hideaki]]
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--> '''Voiced by''': Creator/KoukiMiyata

* AnimalMotifs: Bats - his Guardian Spirit is the Aya-Komori, and his helmet has flaps resembling bat ears. Like his historical counterpart and the Spirit, Hideaki of ''Nioh'' is a schemer (see OpportunisticBastard below).
* DroppedABridgeOnHim
* ItAmusedMe: Doesn't necessarily care which side of the war will be the victor; he simply wants to "play the jester and shake things up".
* OpportunisticBastard: Hideaki waits to see whether the Tokugawa or Toyotomi at the Battle of Sekigahara will have the upper hand before entering the fray. Subverted when William decides to scare him into fighting for Ieyasu after firing cannons from the ''Liefde'' near his outpost. This ends up forcing Hideaki to turn his troops against the Toyotomi, rendering the battle almost completely in favor of Ieyasu.
* WildCard: Played with - he tricks Ieyasu and Mitsunari into thinking he's fighting for their respective sides until he's forced to choose one by William.

[[folder:Tenkai]]
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--> '''Voiced by''': Takayuki Sugou

* WakeUpCallBoss: Yoshitatsu is the first of many bosses in Nioh 2 that can use Guardian Spirit abilities and is the first Shiftling boss that you will encounter.

* SedgwickSpeech: [[spoiler: Shortly after ordering Hide to flee, Dosan faces the incoming horde of yokai with his [[FamousLastWords final words]] being: "So I get to cut down yokai again... Who would have thought it?"

* YouShallNotPass: As the game's stand-in to Mori Ranmaru, Nobunaga orders Yasuke to defend his remains from enemy capture as Honnouji burns to the ground.

* HonorBeforeReason: Despite being married to Oda Nobunaga's sister, and having seen first-hand the rise of the Oda clan, when forced to choose between joining them or sticking with the Ashikaga clan, he chooses the latter simply because that alliance had existed for longer. This leads to his defeat and death.

* FantasticRacism: Has a profound hatred of the "damned yokai" to the degree that he resents Tokichiro's use of them in the Hideyoshi Army, and Hide for being a half-yokai Shiftling. In the mission "The Shiftling's Wise Judgement", he voices his refusal to work alongside Koroku and the Kawanami nigitama, to which he brings a band of his own troops to exterminate them.

* AdaptationalBadass: Prior to his becoming Saito Dosan, a former monk and merchant turned daimyo like his historical counterpart, [[spoiler: he was originally a member of the Sohaya clan dubbed as "Mumyo".]]

* BaldOfEvil: Has a prominent bald spot underneath his helmet.

* IronWoobie: [[spoiler: She's SecretlyDying and, since she's infertile, is forced to accept her husband taking a concubine in order to produce an heir and keep the clan alive. She hides her grief well, though she confides her pain to William at one point.]]

* SadisticChoice: Was forced into one by Hideyoshi: enter an affair with him while her husband was away at war, or shame her clan by refusing a Daimyo, and be forced to commit {{Seppuku}} (and, it's hinted, cause Muneshige to be forced to do the same.) She chose the former, [[spoiler: and it led to a miscarriage that cost her her ability to have children and, eventually, her life.]]
* ShootTheShaggyDog: She accepted Hideyoshi's SadisticChoice to enter an affair with him, for the purpose of preserving her Lord and husband's honor, and to survive to bear him an heir. [[spoiler: The affair leads to her miscarrying Hideyoshi's child, leaving her infertile and dying anyway, so not only are her remaining days numbered, but she can't give Muneshige a son either, so she's forced to accept him taking a concubine in order to father an heir and keep their clan alive.]]

* {{Cuckold}}: While he was away fighting in the war, Hideyoshi -- whom he previously served -- forced his wife Ginchiyo into an affair with him. [[spoiler: In a cruel twist of irony, the [[SecretlyDying direct]] [[LawOfInverseFertility consequences]] of this meant he was required to take on a concubine for the sake of his clan's future.]]

* DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu: Possibly. [[spoiler: One mission ends with Willaim rescuing him from a Hino-Enma who [[IfItsYouItsOkay isn't interested in killing him like all her other male victims]]. Despite insisting that he's glad William killed her, he'll somberly ask if he can have the hairpin she drops, leaving it ambiguous as to what exactly was going on between him and the yokai]].