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* ShowTheForehead: Slicks his hair back to represent self-control. It becomes disheveled when he's angry.
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Eyes Of Gold has been renamed to Supernatural Gold Eyes as per this thread
, because the trope is for characters with supernatural origins that have gold eyes. It\'s not for anyone who just happens to have them. So, anything that doesn\'t fit the definition or Zero Context Examples will be removed. If the example fits, please put it back with more context.
, because the trope is for characters with supernatural origins that have gold eyes. It\'s not for anyone who just happens to have them. So, anything that doesn\'t fit the definition or Zero Context Examples will be removed. If the example fits, please put it back with more context.Changed line(s) 59 (click to see context) from:
** They show up quite a bit in fanart, along with his having an [[EyesofGold eye of gold]].
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** They show up quite a bit in fanart, along with his having an [[EyesofGold eye of gold]].gold.
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* BenevolentBoss: No one in the Date army gets left behind if he can help it. As Yukimura puts it, Masamune is loyal to his subordinates, and they in turn are loyal to him.
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** In the anime dub he rarely says anything that ''isn't'' snarky.
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* {{Determinator}}: In [[spoiler:season 2's finale]]. Gets thrown through several walls, is nearly strangled to death, is shoved into a stone castle wall and ''punched so hard that the whole castle is destroyed and collapses on top of him''. He still manages to defeat the BigBad.
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* {{Determinator}}: In [[spoiler:season 2's finale]]. Gets thrown through several walls, is nearly strangled to death, is shoved into a stone castle wall and ''punched punched so hard that the whole castle ''whole castle'' is destroyed and collapses on ''on top of him''. He still manages to defeat the BigBad.
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* HoYay: His retainer Kojuro and rival Yukimura are the most prevalent, but Motochika and Ieyasu are also noticeable. He's [[LauncherOfAThousandShips shipped]] with everyone though.
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* HoYay: HomoeroticSubtext: His retainer Kojuro and rival Yukimura are the most prevalent, but Motochika and Ieyasu are also noticeable. He's [[LauncherOfAThousandShips shipped]] with everyone though.
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* PetTheDog: He has his moments with [[MoralityPet Itsuki]] and [[TheIngenue Tsuruhime]] in the games and [[TheWoobie Oichi]] in the anime. Seems he can't leave a girl in distress alone.
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* PetTheDog: He has his moments with [[MoralityPet Itsuki]] and [[TheIngenue Tsuruhime]] in the games games, and [[TheWoobie Oichi]] in the anime. Seems he can't leave a girl in distress alone.
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** It gets him in trouble when he insults Hideyoshi's memory in front of Mitsunari, a dangerous man by anyone's standards, who goes mad with rage and promptly hunts Masamune down. Then Masamune digs himself even deeper by taunting Mitsunari.
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Disambiguation. Blue Eyes has been split into five tropes. Please replace with one of those only if applicable. (i.e it fits the listed symbolism as well as the color)
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* BrownEyes: In the games. In the anime, he has [[BlueEyes blue]]-{{gray eyes}}. Interestingly recent games show his eyes glow blue when he uses lightning powers.
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* BrownEyes: In the games. In the anime, he has [[BlueEyes blue]]-{{gray blue-{{gray eyes}}. Interestingly recent games show his eyes glow blue when he uses lightning powers.
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** Despite this making him just a couple of years older than Yukimura, Masamune treats him like a child and seems to deliberately try to look mature in comparison.
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** Despite this making him This is mostly because he deliberately tries to look mature in comparison to Yukimura, who despite being just a couple of years older than Yukimura, Masamune treats him younger gets treated like a child and seems to deliberately try to look mature in comparison.by everyone (including Masamune).
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** Despite this making him just a couple of years older than Yukimura, Masamune treats him like a child and seems to deliberately try to look mature in comparison.
-->'''Masamune''': (To Yukimura) [[CrowningMomentOfFunny "Age before beauty, kid."]]
-->'''Masamune''': (To Yukimura) [[CrowningMomentOfFunny "Age before beauty, kid."]]
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sarcasm or no?
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-->'''Masamune:''' "Yo."
-->'''Magoichi:''' "Ah."
-->'''Magoichi:''' "Ah."
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-->'''Masamune:''' "Yo."
-->'''Magoichi:''' "Ah.""Go easy on me now, boss lady..."
-->'''Magoichi:''' "Ah."
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* ActorAllusion: In the English dub of ''Sengoku Basara 3'', Reuben Langdon Voices [[{{Devil May Cry}} Dante]]/Date, and Jonny Young Bosch Voices Nero/Yukimura.
** Also, on the Japanese seiyuu's side, Masamune [[OnePiece isn't the only]] [[YondemasuYoAzazelsan swordsman]] that Nakai Kazuya played as...!]]
** Also, on the Japanese seiyuu's side, Masamune [[OnePiece isn't the only]] [[YondemasuYoAzazelsan swordsman]] that Nakai Kazuya played as...!]]
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* ActorAllusion: In the English dub of ''Sengoku Basara 3'', Reuben Langdon Voices [[{{Devil May Cry}} Dante]]/Date, and Jonny Young Bosch Voices Nero/Yukimura.
** Also, on the Japanese seiyuu's side, Masamune [[OnePiece isn't the only]][[YondemasuYoAzazelsan [[YondemasuYoAzazelSan swordsman]] that Nakai Kazuya played as...!]]as.
** Also, on the Japanese seiyuu's side, Masamune [[OnePiece isn't the only]]
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* ActorAllusion: In ''Sengoku Basara 3'', Reuben Langdon Voices [[{{Devil May Cry}} Dante]]/Date, and Jonny Young Bosch Voices Nero/Yukimura.
** Also, on the Japanese seiyuu's side, Masamune [[OnePiece isn't the only swordsman that Kazuya played as...!]]
** Also, on the Japanese seiyuu's side, Masamune [[OnePiece isn't the only swordsman that Kazuya played as...!]]
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* ActorAllusion: In the English dub of ''Sengoku Basara 3'', Reuben Langdon Voices [[{{Devil May Cry}} Dante]]/Date, and Jonny Young Bosch Voices Nero/Yukimura.
** Also, on the Japanese seiyuu's side, Masamune [[OnePiece isn't theonly swordsman only]] [[YondemasuYoAzazelsan swordsman]] that Nakai Kazuya played as...!]]
** Also, on the Japanese seiyuu's side, Masamune [[OnePiece isn't the
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** Also, on the Japanese seiyuu's side, Masamune [[OnePiece isn't the only swordsman that Kazuya played as...!]]
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** Again, on the Japanese voice's side, Kazuya Nakai also played [[OnePiece Roronoa Zoro]].
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* CallingYourAttacks: With Engrish to boot!
** '''JET-X!'''
** '''WAR DANCE!'''
** '''CRAZY STORM!'''
** '''JUMPING JACK BREAKER!'''
** '''JET-X!'''
** '''WAR DANCE!'''
** '''CRAZY STORM!'''
** '''JUMPING JACK BREAKER!'''
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* FaceOfAThug: He's very intimidating, and looks it too, but underneath he's righteous and quite kind hearted.
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* FaceOfAThug: He's very intimidating, and looks it too, but underneath he's righteous and quite kind hearted. Lampshaded in ''Gakuen Basara''.
-->'''Itsuki''': "Your face might be scary, but really you're such a good person."
-->'''Itsuki''': "Your face might be scary, but really you're such a good person."
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* HomoeroticSubtext: He is ''utterly'' devoted to Masamune, and would rather die than let him come to harm.
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* HomoeroticSubtext: He is ''utterly'' devoted to Masamune, Masamune and would rather die than let him come to harm.
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* AmazonChaser: Masamune admits that Saika's strength and attitude are major turn-ons.
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at least if you\'re going to change a trope replace it with a working link
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* ho yay: His retainer Kojuro and rival Yukimura are the most prevalent, but Motochika and Ieyasu are also noticeable. He's [[LauncherOfAThousandShips shipped]] with everyone though.
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* ho yay: HoYay: His retainer Kojuro and rival Yukimura are the most prevalent, but Motochika and Ieyasu are also noticeable. He's [[LauncherOfAThousandShips shipped]] with everyone though.
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It\'s ho yay, not straight up homoerotic subtext.
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* HomoeroticSubtext: His retainer Kojuro and rival Yukimura are the most prevalent, but Motochika and Ieyasu are also noticeable. He's [[LauncherOfAThousandShips shipped]] with everyone though.
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* HomoeroticSubtext: ho yay: His retainer Kojuro and rival Yukimura are the most prevalent, but Motochika and Ieyasu are also noticeable. He's [[LauncherOfAThousandShips shipped]] with everyone though.
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Go [[Characters/SengokuBasara here]] for the main character index of ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara''.
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-->'''Masamune:''' "Yo."
-->'''Magoichi:''' "Ah."
-->'''Magoichi:''' "Ah."
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* SlasherSmile: Occasionally flashes a crazy grin when he's enjoying himself. His ''chibi'' in the ''Mini Sengoku Basara'' shorts often features this.
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* SlasherSmile: Occasionally flashes a crazy grin when he's enjoying himself. His ''chibi'' [[SuperDeformed chibi]] in the ''Mini Sengoku Basara'' shorts often features this.
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* SlasherSmile: Occasionally flashes a crazy grin when he's enjoying himself.
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* SlasherSmile: Occasionally flashes a crazy grin when he's enjoying himself. His ''chibi'' in the ''Mini Sengoku Basara'' shorts often features this.
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all the translations of that particular bit I\'ve looked at say that he\'s just short of 20 - in other words, he\'s 19
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wiki now says he\'s in his early twenties. Yukimura is still 17, though, so it\'s probably a retcon of sorts.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: According to WordOfGod, he's only '''19'''.
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* {{Delinquents}}: A whole army of them.
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* JapaneseDelinquents: A whole army of them.
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* ShirtlessScene: Anime episode 8. ''[[http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu321/hyperparfait/Anime/sengokubasara08_masamune.jpg Holy Mother of Fanservice!!]]'' * {{Nosebleed}}*
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* ShirtlessScene: Anime episode 8. ''[[http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu321/hyperparfait/Anime/sengokubasara08_masamune.jpg Holy Mother of Fanservice!!]]'' * {{Nosebleed}}*He [[ArtShift got muscular]] just for the occasion.
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* BandageBabe: After getting shot in season 1 and his second fight with Hideyoshi in season 2. The fangirls were pleased.
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* EstrogenBrigadeBait
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* MrFanservice
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adding the tropes that got cut off
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* MyGreatestFailure
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* MyGreatestFailureMyGreatestFailure: In the anime he sees his inability to protect his lord at Nagashino as this.
* NiceGuy: Outside the battlefield or Masamune's service, he spends his time with townsfolk helping them harvest the rice fields.
** BewareTheNiceOnes
* NumberTwo: He actually seems to be far more involved in day-to-day running of the province, and there's also the implication that he's stronger than Masamune.
* OlderSidekick: Has a good ten years on his master, yet follows him devotedly and (mostly) without question.
* PapaWolf: Dare to hurt Masamune or his subordinates, and Kojuro will destroy you.
* PerpetualFrowner: The number of times he's been caught smiling can be counted on one hand.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: His strength is renewed during the ''Utage'' story mode thanks to [[spoiler:the souls of his dead troops bonding together to help]].
* RealMenWearPink: His hobby is gardening, and no one even attempts to mock him for it. He takes it [[SeriousBusiness very seriously]].
* RedBaron: The Dragon's Right Eye.
* TheRival: His designated rival is Hisahide, though Kojuro sees him as more of an ArchNemesis. Sasuke occasionally crops up too.
* ShockAndAwe
* ShowTheForehead: Slicks his hair back to represent self-control. It becomes disheveled when he's angry.
* TheSouthpaw: Is notably the only left-handed character in the game.
* SwordBeam: "Narukami", one of his most powerful attacks, which can also be upgraded. Employs this in the anime to defeat Matsunaga and [[spoiler:Mitsuhide]].
* SwordDrag: When in Berserk Mode he does this constantly, which displays his marked lack of composure. In the anime he uses it to intimidate Hanbe and some mooks.
* TeamDad: He constantly worries about Masamune's antics and acts as his voice of reason.
* UndyingLoyalty
* UnstoppableRage: After [[ManipulativeBastard Hisahide]] steals Masamune's swords, kidnaps some Date troops and injures Masamune, he sends [[{{Ninja}} Fuuma]] out to intercept Kojuro, who's so pissed he enters "Berserk Mode" and proceeds to completely [[CurbStompBattle brutalize]] him.
** And in season 2, [[spoiler:after escaping Toyotomi, he hunts down Hanbe to make him pay for cutting Masamune's back.]]
* WiserAdvisor: Far more level-headed and cautious than Masamune, who he tries to keep in check and teach about the ways of war. Also comes up with all the army's battle strategies.
* {{Yakuza}}: His whole attitude is based on this concept. In the expansion his alternate design took this further, complete with tattoos.
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* NiceGuy: Outside the battlefield or Masamune's service, he spends his time with townsfolk helping them harvest the rice fields.
** BewareTheNiceOnes
* NumberTwo: He actually seems to be far more involved in day-to-day running of the province, and there's also the implication that he's stronger than Masamune.
* OlderSidekick: Has a good ten years on his master, yet follows him devotedly and (mostly) without question.
* PapaWolf: Dare to hurt Masamune or his subordinates, and Kojuro will destroy you.
* PerpetualFrowner: The number of times he's been caught smiling can be counted on one hand.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: His strength is renewed during the ''Utage'' story mode thanks to [[spoiler:the souls of his dead troops bonding together to help]].
* RealMenWearPink: His hobby is gardening, and no one even attempts to mock him for it. He takes it [[SeriousBusiness very seriously]].
* RedBaron: The Dragon's Right Eye.
* TheRival: His designated rival is Hisahide, though Kojuro sees him as more of an ArchNemesis. Sasuke occasionally crops up too.
* ShockAndAwe
* ShowTheForehead: Slicks his hair back to represent self-control. It becomes disheveled when he's angry.
* TheSouthpaw: Is notably the only left-handed character in the game.
* SwordBeam: "Narukami", one of his most powerful attacks, which can also be upgraded. Employs this in the anime to defeat Matsunaga and [[spoiler:Mitsuhide]].
* SwordDrag: When in Berserk Mode he does this constantly, which displays his marked lack of composure. In the anime he uses it to intimidate Hanbe and some mooks.
* TeamDad: He constantly worries about Masamune's antics and acts as his voice of reason.
* UndyingLoyalty
* UnstoppableRage: After [[ManipulativeBastard Hisahide]] steals Masamune's swords, kidnaps some Date troops and injures Masamune, he sends [[{{Ninja}} Fuuma]] out to intercept Kojuro, who's so pissed he enters "Berserk Mode" and proceeds to completely [[CurbStompBattle brutalize]] him.
** And in season 2, [[spoiler:after escaping Toyotomi, he hunts down Hanbe to make him pay for cutting Masamune's back.]]
* WiserAdvisor: Far more level-headed and cautious than Masamune, who he tries to keep in check and teach about the ways of war. Also comes up with all the army's battle strategies.
* {{Yakuza}}: His whole attitude is based on this concept. In the expansion his alternate design took this further, complete with tattoos.
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* FoeYay: His relationship with Yukimura is made of this.
** The duel between them in the movie was referred to as a ''love scene'' among staff members.
** The duel between them in the movie was referred to as a ''love scene'' among staff members.
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* MyGreatestFailure: In the anime, he describes his inability to protect Masamune at Nagashino as this. In the third game it's being unable to prevent Masamune getting beaten ragged by Mitsunari.
* NiceGuy: Outside the battlefield or Masamune's service, he spends his time with townsfolk helping them harvest the rice fields.
** BewareTheNiceOnes
* NumberTwo: He actually seems to be far more involved in day-to-day running of the province, and there's also the implication that he's stronger than Masamune.
* OlderSidekick: Has a good ten years on his master, yet follows him devotedly and (mostly) without question.
* PapaWolf: Dare to hurt Masamune or his subordinates, and Kojuro will destroy you.
* PerpetualFrowner: The number of times he's been caught smiling can be counted on one hand.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: His strength is renewed during the ''Utage'' story mode thanks to [[spoiler:the souls of his dead troops bonding together to help]].
* RealMenWearPink: His hobby is gardening, and no one even attempts to mock him for it. He takes it [[SeriousBusiness very seriously]].
* RedBaron: The Dragon's Right Eye.
* TheRival: His designated rival is Hisahide, though Kojuro sees him as more of an ArchNemesis. Sasuke occasionally crops up too.
* ShockAndAwe
* ShowTheForehead: Slicks his hair back to represent self-control. It becomes disheveled when he's angry.
* TheSouthpaw: Is notably the only left-handed character in the game.
* SwordBeam: "Narukami", one of his most powerful attacks, which can also be upgraded. Employs this in the anime to defeat Matsunaga and [[spoiler:Mitsuhide]].
* SwordDrag: When in Berserk Mode he does this constantly, which displays his marked lack of composure. In the anime he uses it to intimidate Hanbe and some mooks.
* TeamDad: He constantly worries about Masamune's antics and acts as his voice of reason.
* UndyingLoyalty
* UnstoppableRage: After [[ManipulativeBastard Hisahide]] steals Masamune's swords, kidnaps some Date troops and injures Masamune, he sends [[{{Ninja}} Fuuma]] out to intercept Kojuro, who's so pissed he enters "Berserk Mode" and proceeds to completely [[CurbStompBattle brutalize]] him.
** And in season 2, [[spoiler:after escaping Toyotomi, he hunts down Hanbe to make him pay for cutting Masamune's back.]]
* WiserAdvisor: Far more level-headed and cautious than Masamune, who he tries to keep in check and teach about the ways of war. Also comes up with all the army's battle strategies.
* {{Yakuza}}: His whole attitude is based on this concept. In the expansion his alternate design took this further, complete with tattoos.
* NiceGuy: Outside the battlefield or Masamune's service, he spends his time with townsfolk helping them harvest the rice fields.
** BewareTheNiceOnes
* NumberTwo: He actually seems to be far more involved in day-to-day running of the province, and there's also the implication that he's stronger than Masamune.
* OlderSidekick: Has a good ten years on his master, yet follows him devotedly and (mostly) without question.
* PapaWolf: Dare to hurt Masamune or his subordinates, and Kojuro will destroy you.
* PerpetualFrowner: The number of times he's been caught smiling can be counted on one hand.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: His strength is renewed during the ''Utage'' story mode thanks to [[spoiler:the souls of his dead troops bonding together to help]].
* RealMenWearPink: His hobby is gardening, and no one even attempts to mock him for it. He takes it [[SeriousBusiness very seriously]].
* RedBaron: The Dragon's Right Eye.
* TheRival: His designated rival is Hisahide, though Kojuro sees him as more of an ArchNemesis. Sasuke occasionally crops up too.
* ShockAndAwe
* ShowTheForehead: Slicks his hair back to represent self-control. It becomes disheveled when he's angry.
* TheSouthpaw: Is notably the only left-handed character in the game.
* SwordBeam: "Narukami", one of his most powerful attacks, which can also be upgraded. Employs this in the anime to defeat Matsunaga and [[spoiler:Mitsuhide]].
* SwordDrag: When in Berserk Mode he does this constantly, which displays his marked lack of composure. In the anime he uses it to intimidate Hanbe and some mooks.
* TeamDad: He constantly worries about Masamune's antics and acts as his voice of reason.
* UndyingLoyalty
* UnstoppableRage: After [[ManipulativeBastard Hisahide]] steals Masamune's swords, kidnaps some Date troops and injures Masamune, he sends [[{{Ninja}} Fuuma]] out to intercept Kojuro, who's so pissed he enters "Berserk Mode" and proceeds to completely [[CurbStompBattle brutalize]] him.
** And in season 2, [[spoiler:after escaping Toyotomi, he hunts down Hanbe to make him pay for cutting Masamune's back.]]
* WiserAdvisor: Far more level-headed and cautious than Masamune, who he tries to keep in check and teach about the ways of war. Also comes up with all the army's battle strategies.
* {{Yakuza}}: His whole attitude is based on this concept. In the expansion his alternate design took this further, complete with tattoos.
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* MyGreatestFailure: In the anime, he describes his inability to protect Masamune at Nagashino as this. In the third game it's being unable to prevent Masamune getting beaten ragged by Mitsunari.
* NiceGuy: Outside the battlefield or Masamune's service, he spends his time with townsfolk helping them harvest the rice fields.
** BewareTheNiceOnes
* NumberTwo: He actually seems to be far more involved in day-to-day running of the province, and there's also the implication that he's stronger than Masamune.
* OlderSidekick: Has a good ten years on his master, yet follows him devotedly and (mostly) without question.
* PapaWolf: Dare to hurt Masamune or his subordinates, and Kojuro will destroy you.
* PerpetualFrowner: The number of times he's been caught smiling can be counted on one hand.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: His strength is renewed during the ''Utage'' story mode thanks to [[spoiler:the souls of his dead troops bonding together to help]].
* RealMenWearPink: His hobby is gardening, and no one even attempts to mock him for it. He takes it [[SeriousBusiness very seriously]].
* RedBaron: The Dragon's Right Eye.
* TheRival: His designated rival is Hisahide, though Kojuro sees him as more of an ArchNemesis. Sasuke occasionally crops up too.
* ShockAndAwe
* ShowTheForehead: Slicks his hair back to represent self-control. It becomes disheveled when he's angry.
* TheSouthpaw: Is notably the only left-handed character in the game.
* SwordBeam: "Narukami", one of his most powerful attacks, which can also be upgraded. Employs this in the anime to defeat Matsunaga and [[spoiler:Mitsuhide]].
* SwordDrag: When in Berserk Mode he does this constantly, which displays his marked lack of composure. In the anime he uses it to intimidate Hanbe and some mooks.
* TeamDad: He constantly worries about Masamune's antics and acts as his voice of reason.
* UndyingLoyalty
* UnstoppableRage: After [[ManipulativeBastard Hisahide]] steals Masamune's swords, kidnaps some Date troops and injures Masamune, he sends [[{{Ninja}} Fuuma]] out to intercept Kojuro, who's so pissed he enters "Berserk Mode" and proceeds to completely [[CurbStompBattle brutalize]] him.
** And in season 2, [[spoiler:after escaping Toyotomi, he hunts down Hanbe to make him pay for cutting Masamune's back.]]
* WiserAdvisor: Far more level-headed and cautious than Masamune, who he tries to keep in check and teach about the ways of war. Also comes up with all the army's battle strategies.
* {{Yakuza}}: His whole attitude is based on this concept. In the expansion his alternate design took this further, complete with tattoos.MyGreatestFailure
* NiceGuy: Outside the battlefield or Masamune's service, he spends his time with townsfolk helping them harvest the rice fields.
** BewareTheNiceOnes
* NumberTwo: He actually seems to be far more involved in day-to-day running of the province, and there's also the implication that he's stronger than Masamune.
* OlderSidekick: Has a good ten years on his master, yet follows him devotedly and (mostly) without question.
* PapaWolf: Dare to hurt Masamune or his subordinates, and Kojuro will destroy you.
* PerpetualFrowner: The number of times he's been caught smiling can be counted on one hand.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: His strength is renewed during the ''Utage'' story mode thanks to [[spoiler:the souls of his dead troops bonding together to help]].
* RealMenWearPink: His hobby is gardening, and no one even attempts to mock him for it. He takes it [[SeriousBusiness very seriously]].
* RedBaron: The Dragon's Right Eye.
* TheRival: His designated rival is Hisahide, though Kojuro sees him as more of an ArchNemesis. Sasuke occasionally crops up too.
* ShockAndAwe
* ShowTheForehead: Slicks his hair back to represent self-control. It becomes disheveled when he's angry.
* TheSouthpaw: Is notably the only left-handed character in the game.
* SwordBeam: "Narukami", one of his most powerful attacks, which can also be upgraded. Employs this in the anime to defeat Matsunaga and [[spoiler:Mitsuhide]].
* SwordDrag: When in Berserk Mode he does this constantly, which displays his marked lack of composure. In the anime he uses it to intimidate Hanbe and some mooks.
* TeamDad: He constantly worries about Masamune's antics and acts as his voice of reason.
* UndyingLoyalty
* UnstoppableRage: After [[ManipulativeBastard Hisahide]] steals Masamune's swords, kidnaps some Date troops and injures Masamune, he sends [[{{Ninja}} Fuuma]] out to intercept Kojuro, who's so pissed he enters "Berserk Mode" and proceeds to completely [[CurbStompBattle brutalize]] him.
** And in season 2, [[spoiler:after escaping Toyotomi, he hunts down Hanbe to make him pay for cutting Masamune's back.]]
* WiserAdvisor: Far more level-headed and cautious than Masamune, who he tries to keep in check and teach about the ways of war. Also comes up with all the army's battle strategies.
* {{Yakuza}}: His whole attitude is based on this concept. In the expansion his alternate design took this further, complete with tattoos.
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!!DateMasamune
[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/datemasamune_7296.bmp]]
-->Voiced by: KazuyaNakai (Japanese), KirbyMorrow (''Devil Kings''), RobertMcCollum (anime), ReubenLangdon (''Samurai Heroes'')
-> ''"Now give it all you've got and let me enjoy this!"''
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''.
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* ActorAllusion: In ''Sengoku Basara 3'', Reuben Langdon Voices [[{{Devil May Cry}} Dante]]/Date, and Jonny Young Bosch Voices Nero/Yukimura.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Would explain the legions of girls who find his personality irresistible.
* {{Badass}}
** BadassBiker: His [[CoolHorse horse]] has handlebars and ''Harley Davidson'' exhaust pipes... [[AnachronismStew in Sengoku era]].
** BadassArmFold: How he rides said horse.
** HandicappedBadass: In fact, it makes him even ''more'' badass than before!
* BerserkButton: The anime makes this the one time he loses his cool.
--> "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!"
** In the games it would seem that harming Kojuro or his men in any way sets him off.
--> (At Kojuro's death) "You have ''no idea'' what you have just unleashed!"
* BloodKnight: He frequently takes on one-on-one battles just for the hell of it, whether they're necessary or not, to prove his strength.
* BrownEyes: In the games. In the anime, he has [[BlueEyes blue]]-{{gray eyes}}. Interestingly recent games show his eyes glow blue when he uses lightning powers.
* CoolHorse: Not just any CoolHorse, but a ''[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Motor]]''-Horse.
* TheCharmer: He's charismatic enough that most characters can't help but be drawn to him. From the third game, Magoichi seems to bring out the smooth-talker in him too.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Except in his manga and anime incarnations: in the former he has blond/white hair, in the latter his eyes are blue-gray.
* DeadpanSnarker: Sometimes, usually when he's threatening someone, but also jokingly too.
--> "We wouldn't want anyone else with a scary face like yours hanging around, now would we Kojuro?"
* DefiantToTheEnd: In the anime, when Nobunaga threatens to stab his eye out, Masamune tells him to go on and try it.
* {{Delinquents}}: A whole army of them.
* {{Determinator}}: In [[spoiler:season 2's finale]]. Gets thrown through several walls, is nearly strangled to death, is shoved into a stone castle wall and ''punched so hard that the whole castle is destroyed and collapses on top of him''. He still manages to defeat the BigBad.
* DualWielding: How about wielding six swords at once instead of just two swords, HA? Or six [[DevilMayCry Alastors]], heh?
* EyepatchOfPower: Masamune is the designated '''[[Pantheon/GUAGCommand God of Eyepatches]]'''.
* EyeScream: Masamune's missing eye had to be gouged out in his youth. In the anime Nobunaga tries to gouge out his ''other eye'' during their FinalBattle.
* FoeYay: His relationship with Yukimura is made of this.
** The duel between them in the movie was referred to as a ''love scene'' among staff members.
* FriendlyEnemy: When they're not feeling compelled to try and kill each other, he and Yukimura seem to get along fine. Then again, they also genuinely enjoy fighting each other.
* FullNameBasis: Always calls Yukimura by his full name.
** He has switched to FirstNameBasis once or twice during their climactic final duel.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: He does his fair share of cursing. Even though it's in [[ForeignCussWord English]].
* GratuitousEnglish: Masamune ''loves'' his Gratuitous English.
-->'''Masamune:''' "ARE YOU READY GUYS?!"
-->'''Lackeys:''' "Yeah!"
-->'''Masamune:''' "PUT YA GUNS ON!"
* GetBackHereBoss: There will always be a stage where you have to get in a horse race with him (since the Date are expert horsemen and he lives in the mountains), making it to the goal before he does.
* HellishPupils: For no apparent reason, aside from his association with dragons. They're normal in the anime, with a few exceptions.
** They show up quite a bit in fanart, along with his having an [[EyesofGold eye of gold]].
* [[HeyItsThatVoice Hey It's That Voice]]: For the 3rd game, they got ReubenLangdon, AKA [[DevilMayCry Dante]], the guy Masamune is often compared with. Langdon, however, is not doing his anime voice.
* 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 [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Date_Masamune02.jpg rather doubtful]] that the real Masamune was as maddeningly 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.
* HomoeroticSubtext: His retainer Kojuro and rival Yukimura are the most prevalent, but Motochika and Ieyasu are also noticeable. He's [[LauncherOfAThousandShips shipped]] with everyone though.
* HotBlooded: Yukimura influences him.
-->"Guess I got a little too heated up. I gotta stay cool".
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: Has to pick himself up and recover his former reputation after Mitsunari delivers him his first crushing defeat in [=SB3=].
* ICanStillFight: Does this in the anime after [[spoiler:his soldiers are kidnapped]]. Despite having been shot only hours earlier, he acts like everything's okay and decides to stage a rescue attempt. Kojuro knows he is in no condition to go anywhere and knocks him out (not without a duel first, however).
** Does it again in the second season when he attempts to fight Hideyoshi in a rather ragged condition. It goes about as well as you could expect (well, a little better, considering Hideyoshi spared his life).
* IndyPloy: Although he does come up with strategies, Masamune seems to find it more fun to charge in first and make things up as he goes along.
* InvincibleHero: He shows huge signs of this in the second season of the anime. Not so much in the games, where consequences of his defeat by Mitsunari Ishida shape his storyline for the third game (and his overall role in the plot is much less significant).
* JapanesePronouns: 'Ore'
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a great guy underneath that cocky, disrespectful teenage BloodKnight persona. Honestly.
* LargeHam: Becomes loud and boisterous whenever he's fired up. He especially likes making a [[IncomingHam big entrance]].
* JackOfAllStats: In the games. Average attack, average defence, average attack speed, average reach. Has a good mixture of {{Spam Attack}}s, powerful single strikes, dash attacks, a ranged attack, and a SuperMode that turns him into a temporary GlassCannon.
* MrFanservice: The fans go absolute ''crazy'' over him and Capcom damn well know it. How else do you explain his amount of fanservice steadily increasing since the first game?
** In the anime he tends to get beaten up just so he can walk around in bandages for a while.
* MyHorseIsAMotorbike: ''[[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/jonjetman/405910.jpg Literally.]]''
* TheNicknamer: In the anime dub. Examples include "Kid" and "Red" for Yukimura, "Flower Boy" for Keiji and "Captain Lavender" for Motochika.
* PetTheDog: He has his moments with [[MoralityPet Itsuki]] and [[TheIngenue Tsuruhime]] in the games and [[TheWoobie Oichi]] in the anime. Seems he can't leave a girl in distress alone.
* RedBaron: The One-Eyed Dragon
* TheRival[=/=]WorthyOpponent: Towards Yukimura.
* RousingSpeech: They certainly inspire his troops.
-->'''"LET'S PARTY!"'''
* RuleOfCool: He probably rules his lands with ''this'' set of rules.
* TheScream: Happens at least in manga [[spoiler:when Mitsunari slaughters a good portion of his army and severely injures Kojuro. Complete with bloody backround]]. Rather cruel turnpoint for the previously cocky and invincible One-Eyed Dragon.
* SecretStabWound: When he is shot in the stomach at Nagashino, he successfully hides the injury until several miles from the battlefield, only revealing himself by ''fainting'' and falling off his horse.
** Not only that, it was implied that he spent half the journey ''unconscious''. That's right, he was on his way back to Oshu ''[[BadAss while he wasn't even awake]]''.
* ShirtlessScene: Anime episode 8. ''[[http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu321/hyperparfait/Anime/sengokubasara08_masamune.jpg Holy Mother of Fanservice!!]]'' * {{Nosebleed}}*
* ShockAndAwe
* SlasherSmile: Occasionally flashes a crazy grin when he's enjoying himself.
* SmokingIsCool: In the second manga he smokes a pipe and has since done so in quite a lot of doujins and fanart.
* StupidSexyFlanders: He has plenty of fanboys too.
* SuperMode: The Six Claws stance, which gives him a more powerful moveset, though he sacrifices the ability to defend.
* TakeOverTheWorld: His ultimate goal, although unlike Nobunaga or Hideyoshi he has no ill will and wants to make it a place of peace.
* ThereWasADoor: "Ah sorry, I forgot to knock!"
* ThisCannotBe: If you beat him during the horse race, he says this in Engrish for good measure.
* TrashTalk: Does plenty of this, even when it's not in his best interests. If Masamune's not taunting them, you can assume he respects his opponent.
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: The manga [[AdaptationDyeJob turns him into one of these]].
* WolverineClaws: He does the trope one better by wielding ''three'' Dragon Claws in ''each hand''.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: According to WordOfGod, he's only '''19'''.
!!Katakura Kojuro
[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/katakurakojuurou_990.bmp]]
-->Voiced by: ToshiyukiMorikawa (Japanese), TravisWillingham (English)
-> ''"I am prepared for anything."''
Date'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.
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* {{Badass}}
** BadassLongcoat
** BadassInDistress: He spends most of season 2 of the anime as a Toyotomi captive.
* BattleButler
* CatchPhrase: "Understood. I will not interfere", in response to Masamune's LeaveHimToMe.
* DemotedToExtra: Becomes an NPC once again in ''[=SB3=]'' after only becoming playable for an expansion and PSP game. Then he's playable once more in ''Utage''.
** Also in the manga, at least in the first volume. Partially justified as it was based on the first game (and he appeared in the second one).
* {{Determinator}}: According to Ieyasu, he should have been dead long before deciding to take on the entire Tokugawa army. And he's still standing after that.
* DiagonalCut: One of his main moves.
* EstrogenBrigadeBait
* FaceOfAThug: He's very intimidating, and looks it too, but underneath he's righteous and quite kind hearted.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: In Berserk Mode he can also attack with punches and kicks. His hand-to-hand combat skills are shown to be devastating in the anime.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: The scar on his face. We're never told how he got it.
* HomoeroticSubtext: He is ''utterly'' devoted to Masamune, and would rather die than let him come to harm.
* HotMenAtWork: Quite frequently subject to this, due to his passion for vegetables.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: About the only ''aversion'' in the whole series; Kojuro wields a traditional daisho, a Katana/Wakizashi pair, in the traditional samurai manner.
* InvincibleHero: If Masamune can't fight a certain opponent, rest assured that he will pwn them for him. It's inevitable. Just ask [[spoiler:Mitsuhide]], [[spoiler:Hisahide]] and [[spoiler:Hanbe]]...
* JapanesePronouns: 'Ore'
* {{Keigo}}: He only uses it around Masamune, Kenshin and Shingen. Otherwise he talks like a gangster.
* LoveBubbles: When taking care of [[CargoShip his vegetables]].
* {{Mangst}}: If he angsts at all, it's quietly and sternly, and he never lets it get in the way of everyday life.
* MeditationPowerup: Routinely meditates for a moment during his taunt.
* MyGreatestFailure: In the anime, he describes his inability to protect Masamune at Nagashino as this. In the third game it's being unable to prevent Masamune getting beaten ragged by Mitsunari.
* NiceGuy: Outside the battlefield or Masamune's service, he spends his time with townsfolk helping them harvest the rice fields.
** BewareTheNiceOnes
* NumberTwo: He actually seems to be far more involved in day-to-day running of the province, and there's also the implication that he's stronger than Masamune.
* OlderSidekick: Has a good ten years on his master, yet follows him devotedly and (mostly) without question.
* PapaWolf: Dare to hurt Masamune or his subordinates, and Kojuro will destroy you.
* PerpetualFrowner: The number of times he's been caught smiling can be counted on one hand.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: His strength is renewed during the ''Utage'' story mode thanks to [[spoiler:the souls of his dead troops bonding together to help]].
* RealMenWearPink: His hobby is gardening, and no one even attempts to mock him for it. He takes it [[SeriousBusiness very seriously]].
* RedBaron: The Dragon's Right Eye.
* TheRival: His designated rival is Hisahide, though Kojuro sees him as more of an ArchNemesis. Sasuke occasionally crops up too.
* ShockAndAwe
* ShowTheForehead: Slicks his hair back to represent self-control. It becomes disheveled when he's angry.
* TheSouthpaw: Is notably the only left-handed character in the game.
* SwordBeam: "Narukami", one of his most powerful attacks, which can also be upgraded. Employs this in the anime to defeat Matsunaga and [[spoiler:Mitsuhide]].
* SwordDrag: When in Berserk Mode he does this constantly, which displays his marked lack of composure. In the anime he uses it to intimidate Hanbe and some mooks.
* TeamDad: He constantly worries about Masamune's antics and acts as his voice of reason.
* UndyingLoyalty
* UnstoppableRage: After [[ManipulativeBastard Hisahide]] steals Masamune's swords, kidnaps some Date troops and injures Masamune, he sends [[{{Ninja}} Fuuma]] out to intercept Kojuro, who's so pissed he enters "Berserk Mode" and proceeds to completely [[CurbStompBattle brutalize]] him.
** And in season 2, [[spoiler:after escaping Toyotomi, he hunts down Hanbe to make him pay for cutting Masamune's back.]]
* WiserAdvisor: Far more level-headed and cautious than Masamune, who he tries to keep in check and teach about the ways of war. Also comes up with all the army's battle strategies.
* {{Yakuza}}: His whole attitude is based on this concept. In the expansion his alternate design took this further, complete with tattoos.
!!DateMasamune
[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/datemasamune_7296.bmp]]
-->Voiced by: KazuyaNakai (Japanese), KirbyMorrow (''Devil Kings''), RobertMcCollum (anime), ReubenLangdon (''Samurai Heroes'')
-> ''"Now give it all you've got and let me enjoy this!"''
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''.
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* ActorAllusion: In ''Sengoku Basara 3'', Reuben Langdon Voices [[{{Devil May Cry}} Dante]]/Date, and Jonny Young Bosch Voices Nero/Yukimura.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Would explain the legions of girls who find his personality irresistible.
* {{Badass}}
** BadassBiker: His [[CoolHorse horse]] has handlebars and ''Harley Davidson'' exhaust pipes... [[AnachronismStew in Sengoku era]].
** BadassArmFold: How he rides said horse.
** HandicappedBadass: In fact, it makes him even ''more'' badass than before!
* BerserkButton: The anime makes this the one time he loses his cool.
--> "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!"
** In the games it would seem that harming Kojuro or his men in any way sets him off.
--> (At Kojuro's death) "You have ''no idea'' what you have just unleashed!"
* BloodKnight: He frequently takes on one-on-one battles just for the hell of it, whether they're necessary or not, to prove his strength.
* BrownEyes: In the games. In the anime, he has [[BlueEyes blue]]-{{gray eyes}}. Interestingly recent games show his eyes glow blue when he uses lightning powers.
* CoolHorse: Not just any CoolHorse, but a ''[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Motor]]''-Horse.
* TheCharmer: He's charismatic enough that most characters can't help but be drawn to him. From the third game, Magoichi seems to bring out the smooth-talker in him too.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Except in his manga and anime incarnations: in the former he has blond/white hair, in the latter his eyes are blue-gray.
* DeadpanSnarker: Sometimes, usually when he's threatening someone, but also jokingly too.
--> "We wouldn't want anyone else with a scary face like yours hanging around, now would we Kojuro?"
* DefiantToTheEnd: In the anime, when Nobunaga threatens to stab his eye out, Masamune tells him to go on and try it.
* {{Delinquents}}: A whole army of them.
* {{Determinator}}: In [[spoiler:season 2's finale]]. Gets thrown through several walls, is nearly strangled to death, is shoved into a stone castle wall and ''punched so hard that the whole castle is destroyed and collapses on top of him''. He still manages to defeat the BigBad.
* DualWielding: How about wielding six swords at once instead of just two swords, HA? Or six [[DevilMayCry Alastors]], heh?
* EyepatchOfPower: Masamune is the designated '''[[Pantheon/GUAGCommand God of Eyepatches]]'''.
* EyeScream: Masamune's missing eye had to be gouged out in his youth. In the anime Nobunaga tries to gouge out his ''other eye'' during their FinalBattle.
* FoeYay: His relationship with Yukimura is made of this.
** The duel between them in the movie was referred to as a ''love scene'' among staff members.
* FriendlyEnemy: When they're not feeling compelled to try and kill each other, he and Yukimura seem to get along fine. Then again, they also genuinely enjoy fighting each other.
* FullNameBasis: Always calls Yukimura by his full name.
** He has switched to FirstNameBasis once or twice during their climactic final duel.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: He does his fair share of cursing. Even though it's in [[ForeignCussWord English]].
* GratuitousEnglish: Masamune ''loves'' his Gratuitous English.
-->'''Masamune:''' "ARE YOU READY GUYS?!"
-->'''Lackeys:''' "Yeah!"
-->'''Masamune:''' "PUT YA GUNS ON!"
* GetBackHereBoss: There will always be a stage where you have to get in a horse race with him (since the Date are expert horsemen and he lives in the mountains), making it to the goal before he does.
* HellishPupils: For no apparent reason, aside from his association with dragons. They're normal in the anime, with a few exceptions.
** They show up quite a bit in fanart, along with his having an [[EyesofGold eye of gold]].
* [[HeyItsThatVoice Hey It's That Voice]]: For the 3rd game, they got ReubenLangdon, AKA [[DevilMayCry Dante]], the guy Masamune is often compared with. Langdon, however, is not doing his anime voice.
* 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 [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Date_Masamune02.jpg rather doubtful]] that the real Masamune was as maddeningly 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.
* HomoeroticSubtext: His retainer Kojuro and rival Yukimura are the most prevalent, but Motochika and Ieyasu are also noticeable. He's [[LauncherOfAThousandShips shipped]] with everyone though.
* HotBlooded: Yukimura influences him.
-->"Guess I got a little too heated up. I gotta stay cool".
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: Has to pick himself up and recover his former reputation after Mitsunari delivers him his first crushing defeat in [=SB3=].
* ICanStillFight: Does this in the anime after [[spoiler:his soldiers are kidnapped]]. Despite having been shot only hours earlier, he acts like everything's okay and decides to stage a rescue attempt. Kojuro knows he is in no condition to go anywhere and knocks him out (not without a duel first, however).
** Does it again in the second season when he attempts to fight Hideyoshi in a rather ragged condition. It goes about as well as you could expect (well, a little better, considering Hideyoshi spared his life).
* IndyPloy: Although he does come up with strategies, Masamune seems to find it more fun to charge in first and make things up as he goes along.
* InvincibleHero: He shows huge signs of this in the second season of the anime. Not so much in the games, where consequences of his defeat by Mitsunari Ishida shape his storyline for the third game (and his overall role in the plot is much less significant).
* JapanesePronouns: 'Ore'
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a great guy underneath that cocky, disrespectful teenage BloodKnight persona. Honestly.
* LargeHam: Becomes loud and boisterous whenever he's fired up. He especially likes making a [[IncomingHam big entrance]].
* JackOfAllStats: In the games. Average attack, average defence, average attack speed, average reach. Has a good mixture of {{Spam Attack}}s, powerful single strikes, dash attacks, a ranged attack, and a SuperMode that turns him into a temporary GlassCannon.
* MrFanservice: The fans go absolute ''crazy'' over him and Capcom damn well know it. How else do you explain his amount of fanservice steadily increasing since the first game?
** In the anime he tends to get beaten up just so he can walk around in bandages for a while.
* MyHorseIsAMotorbike: ''[[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/jonjetman/405910.jpg Literally.]]''
* TheNicknamer: In the anime dub. Examples include "Kid" and "Red" for Yukimura, "Flower Boy" for Keiji and "Captain Lavender" for Motochika.
* PetTheDog: He has his moments with [[MoralityPet Itsuki]] and [[TheIngenue Tsuruhime]] in the games and [[TheWoobie Oichi]] in the anime. Seems he can't leave a girl in distress alone.
* RedBaron: The One-Eyed Dragon
* TheRival[=/=]WorthyOpponent: Towards Yukimura.
* RousingSpeech: They certainly inspire his troops.
-->'''"LET'S PARTY!"'''
* RuleOfCool: He probably rules his lands with ''this'' set of rules.
* TheScream: Happens at least in manga [[spoiler:when Mitsunari slaughters a good portion of his army and severely injures Kojuro. Complete with bloody backround]]. Rather cruel turnpoint for the previously cocky and invincible One-Eyed Dragon.
* SecretStabWound: When he is shot in the stomach at Nagashino, he successfully hides the injury until several miles from the battlefield, only revealing himself by ''fainting'' and falling off his horse.
** Not only that, it was implied that he spent half the journey ''unconscious''. That's right, he was on his way back to Oshu ''[[BadAss while he wasn't even awake]]''.
* ShirtlessScene: Anime episode 8. ''[[http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu321/hyperparfait/Anime/sengokubasara08_masamune.jpg Holy Mother of Fanservice!!]]'' * {{Nosebleed}}*
* ShockAndAwe
* SlasherSmile: Occasionally flashes a crazy grin when he's enjoying himself.
* SmokingIsCool: In the second manga he smokes a pipe and has since done so in quite a lot of doujins and fanart.
* StupidSexyFlanders: He has plenty of fanboys too.
* SuperMode: The Six Claws stance, which gives him a more powerful moveset, though he sacrifices the ability to defend.
* TakeOverTheWorld: His ultimate goal, although unlike Nobunaga or Hideyoshi he has no ill will and wants to make it a place of peace.
* ThereWasADoor: "Ah sorry, I forgot to knock!"
* ThisCannotBe: If you beat him during the horse race, he says this in Engrish for good measure.
* TrashTalk: Does plenty of this, even when it's not in his best interests. If Masamune's not taunting them, you can assume he respects his opponent.
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: The manga [[AdaptationDyeJob turns him into one of these]].
* WolverineClaws: He does the trope one better by wielding ''three'' Dragon Claws in ''each hand''.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: According to WordOfGod, he's only '''19'''.
!!Katakura Kojuro
[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/katakurakojuurou_990.bmp]]
-->Voiced by: ToshiyukiMorikawa (Japanese), TravisWillingham (English)
-> ''"I am prepared for anything."''
Date'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.
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* {{Badass}}
** BadassLongcoat
** BadassInDistress: He spends most of season 2 of the anime as a Toyotomi captive.
* BattleButler
* CatchPhrase: "Understood. I will not interfere", in response to Masamune's LeaveHimToMe.
* DemotedToExtra: Becomes an NPC once again in ''[=SB3=]'' after only becoming playable for an expansion and PSP game. Then he's playable once more in ''Utage''.
** Also in the manga, at least in the first volume. Partially justified as it was based on the first game (and he appeared in the second one).
* {{Determinator}}: According to Ieyasu, he should have been dead long before deciding to take on the entire Tokugawa army. And he's still standing after that.
* DiagonalCut: One of his main moves.
* EstrogenBrigadeBait
* FaceOfAThug: He's very intimidating, and looks it too, but underneath he's righteous and quite kind hearted.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: In Berserk Mode he can also attack with punches and kicks. His hand-to-hand combat skills are shown to be devastating in the anime.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: The scar on his face. We're never told how he got it.
* HomoeroticSubtext: He is ''utterly'' devoted to Masamune, and would rather die than let him come to harm.
* HotMenAtWork: Quite frequently subject to this, due to his passion for vegetables.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: About the only ''aversion'' in the whole series; Kojuro wields a traditional daisho, a Katana/Wakizashi pair, in the traditional samurai manner.
* InvincibleHero: If Masamune can't fight a certain opponent, rest assured that he will pwn them for him. It's inevitable. Just ask [[spoiler:Mitsuhide]], [[spoiler:Hisahide]] and [[spoiler:Hanbe]]...
* JapanesePronouns: 'Ore'
* {{Keigo}}: He only uses it around Masamune, Kenshin and Shingen. Otherwise he talks like a gangster.
* LoveBubbles: When taking care of [[CargoShip his vegetables]].
* {{Mangst}}: If he angsts at all, it's quietly and sternly, and he never lets it get in the way of everyday life.
* MeditationPowerup: Routinely meditates for a moment during his taunt.
* MyGreatestFailure: In the anime, he describes his inability to protect Masamune at Nagashino as this. In the third game it's being unable to prevent Masamune getting beaten ragged by Mitsunari.
* NiceGuy: Outside the battlefield or Masamune's service, he spends his time with townsfolk helping them harvest the rice fields.
** BewareTheNiceOnes
* NumberTwo: He actually seems to be far more involved in day-to-day running of the province, and there's also the implication that he's stronger than Masamune.
* OlderSidekick: Has a good ten years on his master, yet follows him devotedly and (mostly) without question.
* PapaWolf: Dare to hurt Masamune or his subordinates, and Kojuro will destroy you.
* PerpetualFrowner: The number of times he's been caught smiling can be counted on one hand.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: His strength is renewed during the ''Utage'' story mode thanks to [[spoiler:the souls of his dead troops bonding together to help]].
* RealMenWearPink: His hobby is gardening, and no one even attempts to mock him for it. He takes it [[SeriousBusiness very seriously]].
* RedBaron: The Dragon's Right Eye.
* TheRival: His designated rival is Hisahide, though Kojuro sees him as more of an ArchNemesis. Sasuke occasionally crops up too.
* ShockAndAwe
* ShowTheForehead: Slicks his hair back to represent self-control. It becomes disheveled when he's angry.
* TheSouthpaw: Is notably the only left-handed character in the game.
* SwordBeam: "Narukami", one of his most powerful attacks, which can also be upgraded. Employs this in the anime to defeat Matsunaga and [[spoiler:Mitsuhide]].
* SwordDrag: When in Berserk Mode he does this constantly, which displays his marked lack of composure. In the anime he uses it to intimidate Hanbe and some mooks.
* TeamDad: He constantly worries about Masamune's antics and acts as his voice of reason.
* UndyingLoyalty
* UnstoppableRage: After [[ManipulativeBastard Hisahide]] steals Masamune's swords, kidnaps some Date troops and injures Masamune, he sends [[{{Ninja}} Fuuma]] out to intercept Kojuro, who's so pissed he enters "Berserk Mode" and proceeds to completely [[CurbStompBattle brutalize]] him.
** And in season 2, [[spoiler:after escaping Toyotomi, he hunts down Hanbe to make him pay for cutting Masamune's back.]]
* WiserAdvisor: Far more level-headed and cautious than Masamune, who he tries to keep in check and teach about the ways of war. Also comes up with all the army's battle strategies.
* {{Yakuza}}: His whole attitude is based on this concept. In the expansion his alternate design took this further, complete with tattoos.
