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* BenevolentBoss: Even though he's only a ninja, Yukimura would die for Sasuke's sake.
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* BenevolentBoss: Even though he's only a ninja, Yukimura would die for Sasuke's sake.sake, and states it is his duty to protect his subordinates.
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* BenevolentBoss: Even though he's only a ninja, Yukimura would die for Sasuke's sake.
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** Hilariously in the ''Samurai Legends'' manga, Keiji manages to put him off love even more by telling him it [[LoveHurts "makes your chest hurt, your heart race, and keeps you up at night"]]. Yukimura replies that all those things sound horrible.
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* PerpetualPoverty: Implied, since he's always asking Yukimura for a raise (but never gets one).
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* [[spoiler:DarkAndTroubledPast]]: Implied. All we know is that '''[[MountainOfCorpses a lot]]''' of people died.
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* [[spoiler:DarkAndTroubledPast]]: Implied. All we know is that '''[[MountainOfCorpses '''[[AtopAMountainOfCorpses a lot]]''' of people died.
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* [[spoiler:DarkAndTroubledPast]]: Implied. All we know is that ''a lot'' of people died.
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* [[spoiler:DarkAndTroubledPast]]: Implied. All we know is that ''a lot'' '''[[MountainOfCorpses a lot]]''' of people died.
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* DoggedNiceGuy: Despite the fact that Kasuga tries to ''kill'' him a couple of times, he still attempts to win her heart.
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* DoggedNiceGuy: Despite the fact that Kasuga tries has tried to ''kill'' him a couple of times, he still attempts to win her heart.
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* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: In the anime Kasuga throws a kunai at his face, which he catches in his ''mouth''.
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* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: In the anime Kasuga throws a kunai at his face, which he catches in his ''mouth''.mouth and keeps smiling.
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: He's definitely a lot sharper and more well-informed that his lazy attitude lets on. He'd have to be, considering that by the third game he's practically running the Takeda clan.
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: He's definitely a lot sharper and more well-informed that than his lazy attitude lets on. He'd have He has to be, considering that by the third game he's practically running the Takeda clan.
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: [[spoiler:In ''Utage'' he reveals that he sees dispensable people as nothing more than "monkeys".]]
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: [[spoiler:In ''Utage'' he reveals that he sees dispensable disposable people as nothing more than "monkeys".]]
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** By the third game he seems to quite like the idea of getting married though.
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** By Though by the third game he seems to quite like the idea of getting married though.married.
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* FearlessFool: Shingen [[DopeSlap beats]] it out of him eventually...
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* FearlessFool: Shingen [[DopeSlap beats]] it out of him eventually...eventually.
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** In one Drama [=CD=] he accompanies Sasuke on a mission, and is outraged at his plan of sneaking in and doing the job under cover. Sasuke has to remind him that he's a ''ninja'' and sneaky attacks are his class's forte. And even then Yukimura gleefully ignores the plan, charges in spears blazing, and has to be dragged away by Sasuke.
* MadeOfIron: He gets punched by Shingen, a man who can cause a tornado to burst forth from his axe, on a daily basis and gets away with minor injuries.
* MadeOfIron: He gets punched by Shingen, a man who can cause a tornado to burst forth from his axe, on a daily basis and gets away with minor injuries.
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** In one Drama drama [=CD=] he accompanies Sasuke on a mission, and is outraged at his plan of sneaking in and doing the job under cover. Sasuke has to remind him that he's a ''ninja'' and sneaky attacks are his class's forte. And even then Yukimura gleefully ignores the plan, charges in spears blazing, and has to be dragged away by Sasuke.
* MadeOfIron: He gets punched by Shingen, a man who cancause a tornado to burst forth from his axe, create tornadoes, on a daily basis and gets away with minor injuries.
* MadeOfIron: He gets punched by Shingen, a man who can
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* SweetTooth: Extra material gave him a fondness for dango, which the fandom then turned into his TrademarkFavouriteFood. In the second game, the Maedas bribed him with sweets.
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* SweetTooth: Extra material gave him a fondness for dango, which the fandom then turned into his TrademarkFavouriteFood. In the second game, the Maedas bribed were able to bribe him with sweets.
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* BlackEyes: Make him slightly mysterious.
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** In the games he's seen a couple of times perched one-legged on one of Yukimura's spears.
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** In the games he's seen a couple of times perched one-legged on one of Yukimura's spears.
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* MesACrowd: Tends to employ shadow clones in fights. He also interacts with them.
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* MesACrowd: Tends to employ shadow clones in fights. He also interacts with them.them for his own amusement.
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* TheRival: It varies between fellow ninja Kasuga and Kotaro and, in recent games, fellow sidekick Kojuro.
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* TheRival: It varies between fellow ninja Kasuga and Kotaro and, in recent games, fellow devoted sidekick Kojuro.
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* WildHair: ''[[http://bulk.[[http://bulk.destructoid.com/ul/user/4/45084-150700-basara3sasukebmp-620x.jpg Especially]]'' Especially]] in the third game. He looks like some sort of rock star.
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Head of the Takeda from Kai Province, a HotBlooded old man whose fist sets things on fire. He is also known for his strategic genius too, being the rival of Uesugi "God of War" Kenshin. He has something like a father-son relationship with Yukimura. Wields a huge, mean axe on fire, and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome is too awesome for one horse so rides two instead]].
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Head of the Takeda from Kai Province, a HotBlooded old man whose fist sets things on fire. He is also known for his strategic genius too, being the rival of Uesugi "God of War" Kenshin. He has something like a father-son relationship with Yukimura. Wields a huge, mean axe on fire, and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome is too awesome for one horse so rides two instead]].
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* 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.
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* IdiotHero: Yukimura's not really stupid - on the contrary, he's well spoken and educated - but he's 100% direct, doesn't think before he acts, and seldom seems to learn from his mistakes.
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* IdiotHero: Yukimura's not really stupid - on the contrary, he's well spoken and educated - but he's very naive, 100% direct, doesn't think before he acts, and seldom seems to learn from his mistakes.
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* UnusualEyebrows: The fiery sort, though they seem to be normal in his manga incarnations. Also, the fork is in a different place in the games (at the root of his eyebrows) and in the anime (at the end of his eyebrows).
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* UnusualEyebrows: The fiery sort, though they seem to be sort in the games and the anime, but they're normal in his manga incarnations. Also, the fork is in a different place in the games (at the root of his eyebrows) and in the anime (at the end of his eyebrows).
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* MartialArtsHeadband: Flaps dramatically in the wind. Also plays an important part in the anime.
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* MartialArtsHeadband: Flaps dramatically in the wind. Also plays an important part in the anime.anime finale.
** In the second game Yukimura was apparently so loud it made Mitsuhide want to kill him.
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* RedBaron: The Young Tiger, Red Riger or The Tiger's Cub, after his master.
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* RedBaron: The Young Tiger, Red Riger Tiger or The Tiger's Cub, after his master.
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* ActorAllusion: [[{{Devil May Cry}} Nero and Dante's]] battle in ''Devil May Cry 4'' was merely finishing what was started in Ancient Japan.
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* ActorAllusion: [[{{Devil May Cry}} Nero and Dante's]] Dante's battle in ''Devil May Cry ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry 4'' was merely finishing what was started in Ancient Japan.
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->''"There is a time when a real man cannot back down, and that moment is now!"''
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->''"There is a time when a real man cannot back down, and that moment time is now!"''
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* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: In the anime, Kasuga throws a kunai at his face, which he catches in his ''mouth''.
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* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: In the anime, anime Kasuga throws a kunai at his face, which he catches in his ''mouth''.''mouth''.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He's definitely a lot sharper and more well-informed that his lazy attitude lets on. He'd have to be, considering that by the third game he's practically running the Takeda clan.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He's definitely a lot sharper and more well-informed that his lazy attitude lets on. He'd have to be, considering that by the third game he's practically running the Takeda clan.
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** And for the setting as well. In a WorldOfHam filled with some pretty crazy personalities, he's pretty grounded compared to most.
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* TheRival: It varies between Kasuga, Kotaro and, in recent games, Kojuro.
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* TheRival: It varies between Kasuga, fellow ninja Kasuga and Kotaro and, in recent games, fellow sidekick Kojuro.
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* SuperSenses: He's able to see things an incredibly long distance away clearly, as well as apparently having a heightened sense of hearing and smell.
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* SuperSenses: He's able to see things an incredibly long distance away clearly, distance, as well as apparently having a heightened sense of hearing and smell.
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* DualWielding: With two spears! [RuleOfCool TWO SPEARS!]] Or if that's not crazy enough, there's two [[DevilMayCry Sparda Swords]], you read that right, [[{{BFS}} TWO]] [[InfinityPlusOneSword SPARDA]] [[CoolSword SWORDS!]]
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* DualWielding: With two spears! [RuleOfCool [[RuleOfCool TWO SPEARS!]] Or if that's not crazy enough, there's two [[DevilMayCry Sparda Swords]], you read that right, [[{{BFS}} TWO]] [[InfinityPlusOneSword SPARDA]] [[CoolSword SWORDS!]]
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Takeda Shingen's most loyal vassal and HotBlooded to a fault, he charges fearlessly into battle 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 Yukimura's red.]]
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Takeda Shingen's most loyal vassal and HotBlooded to a fault, he charges fearlessly into battle with two spears...[[BeyondTheImpossible [[RuleOfCool which he dual wields.]] He is also the rival of Date Masamune, [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience whose blue colors are a distinct contrast to Yukimura's red.]]
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* DualWielding: With two spears! [[BeyondTheImpossible TWO]] [[AwesomeButImpractical SPE]][[RuleOfCool ARS!]] [RuleOfCool TWO SPEARS!]] Or if that's not crazy enough, there's two [[DevilMayCry Sparda Swords]], you read that right, [[{{BFS}} TWO]] [[InfinityPlusOneSword SPARDA]] [[CoolSword SWORDS!]]
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* IdiotHero: Yukimura's not really stupid - on the contrary, he's polite and well-educated - but he's 100% direct, doesn't think before he acts, and seldom seems to learn from his mistakes.
* IncendiaryExponent: His feet have the ability to catch fire and kick your [[strike:ass]] face.
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* IdiotHero: Yukimura's not really stupid - on the contrary, he's polite well spoken and well-educated educated - but he's 100% direct, doesn't think before he acts, and seldom seems to learn from his mistakes.
* IncendiaryExponent: His feet have the ability to catch fire and kick your[[strike:ass]] face.face in.
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** [[spoiler:This almost happens in the anime as well, but he recovered. It happens in the movie too, only it's even more inexplicable.too.]]
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* AnAxeToGrind : And is large enough to cause [[BlowYouAway ''tornadoes'']] when it's swung.
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!!Takeda Shingen
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->''"I, Shingen, will become a tiger ruling over heaven and earth!"''
Head of the Takeda from Kai Province, a HotBlooded old man whose fist sets things on fire. He is also known for his strategic genius too, being the rival of Uesugi "God of War" Kenshin. He has something like a father-son relationship with Yukimura. Wields a huge, mean axe on fire, and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome is too awesome for one horse so rides two instead]].
He is known in ''Devil Kings'' as ''Red Minotaur''.
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* AnAxeToGrind : And is large enough to cause [[BlowYouAway ''tornadoes'']] when it's swung.
* {{Badass}}
** BadassArmFold: Does this when he means business. Even during his death animation.
* BaldOfAwesome: Usually hidden under his hat.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Has apparently trained himself to be strong enough to lift buildings over his head.
* CoolOldGuy
* AFatherToHisMen: His troops care a lot about him, he has their total respect, and seems to think of Yukimura in a fatherly way.
** ParentalSubstitute: He raised Yukimura from a young age and takes full responsibility for his training and upkeep.
* GetAholdOfYourselfMan: Against Yukimura. Repeatedly. Leading to...
** PunchedAcrossTheRoom: For Yukimura.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: A sign that you should ''run for your life''.
* HotBlooded: Almost as much as (if not more than) Yukimura in fact. It's enough to set the surrounding area aflame with manliness!
* ItHasBeenAnHonor: As he prepares to finish Kenshin in the movie, he thanks him for all the years of worthy battle he provided him.
* JapanesePronouns: 'Washi'
* LargeAndInCharge: He's one of the tallest and most muscular characters, and considered one of the most influential in Japan.
* MegatonPunch: Woe is anybody who happens to come into contact with his fist (except [[MadeOfIron Yukimura]]).
* MightyGlacier
* NemeanSkinning: Whether he killed the original owner or not, Shingen wears that tiger skin shirt with pride.
* NiceHat: His helmet is covered in a long, red mane which has a tendency to dramatically flap in the wind. It also has a pair of huge horns.
* NoIndoorVoice: He only seems to use his quiet voice when he's outside...
* [[spoiler:TheObiWan: In ''Basara 3'', losing him is a major part of Yukimura's arc.]]
** [[spoiler:This almost happens in the anime as well, but he recovered. It happens in the movie too, only it's even more inexplicable.]]
* PlayingWithFire
* PutOnABus: Fell ill in the third game, omitting him from the playable cast. He returns fully well and playable in ''Utage''.
** UnexplainedRecovery: So how did he beat that crippling illness? [[HandWave He's just that awesome]].
* 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.
* StuffBlowingUp: His sheer manliness has been known to cause magma explosions.
* SuperMode: His Fuurinkazan mode in ''Utage''.
* TrainingFromHell: Yukimura believes that all the constant punching and shouting is actually ''a form of training''.
** Which, to be fair, [[FridgeBrilliance it may very well be]]. Manstravaganza, anyone?
** He tries to educate Yukimura to prepare him for the day he will take over his place as leader of the Takeda army. He's just a bit... eccentric about it.
* UpUpAndAway: His OVA introduction. So wait, [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands when did Shingen learn to fly]]?
* 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.
!!SanadaYukimura
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-->Voiced by: SoichiroHoshi (Japanese), AndrewFrancis (''Devil Kings''), JohnnyYongBosch (English)
->''"There is a time when a real man cannot back down, and that moment is now!"''
Takeda Shingen's most loyal vassal and HotBlooded to a fault, he charges fearlessly into battle 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 Yukimura's red.]]
Goes by the name ''Scorpio'' in ''[[{{Macekre}} Devil Kings]]''.
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* {{Badass}}
** BadassAdorable: Especially in the anime where he skirts being [[{{Moe}} moe]] even while fighting.
** BadassLongcoat: Gets one in the movie. At one point it [[TheCoatsAreOff comes off]].
** BadassInDistress: In one episode Oichi's demon hands get a hold of him, and, not wanting to attack her, he spends some time being manhandled before eventually fighting them off. More importantly, it was a great opportunity to [[FanService have the demon hands roam over his naked torso]] while he [[LooksLikeSheIsEnjoyingIt makes rather suggestive facial expressions]].
*** It happens again later on in the season when Motonari pins him to a giant mirror. He's almost burned to death before breaking free. [[FanService And again with the groaning in pain]]...
* BadDreams: In the third game he repeatedly has a dream in which he is drowning and hearing voices. [[ChekhovsGun It becomes important later on]].
* BattleButler: Yukimura lives to serve Takeda Shingen and has the ambition of a shoe. Shingen [[DopeSlap tries to educate him otherwise]], noting that he will one day grow old and have to learn to take his place.
** In the anime Yukimura seems to finally learn the lesson, and while his dream of the future still includes Shingen, he exclaims "I'm not going to be a tiger cub forever! One day ''I'm'' going to be the Tiger of Kai!"
*** As Shingen amusedly notes, by the end Yukimura pretty much ''orders'' him to keep out of the last fight.
* {{Bishounen}}: Over time he's developed much more delicate features than some of the manlier characters.
* BreakTheCutie: Sort of, in the second season of the anime. Starting with losing to Masamune, he's sent on an important mission where his compassion and sense of honor leads him to make some bad decisions resulting in losing soldiers he's responsible for, leading to HeroicBSOD. Lampshaded by none other than Masamune who notes that purity and innocence won't get him too far in this era.
** Fortunately he seems to overcome it eventually and come out of it stronger and with newfound self-confidence.
* BrownEyes: Made to look red in some art. He also gives the best puppy-dog looks. [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yukimura3_5241.jpg Observe.]]
* CatchPhrase: "'''Burn, my soul!'''"
* ChasteHero: Doesn't know the first thing about sex, romance or relationships, and gets incredibly flustered whenever anyone mentions such things.
** By the third game he seems to quite like the idea of getting married though.
* ChewingTheScenery: About 80% of his lines are shouted with scenery-crunching fervency, and it's clear at the live shows that Hoshi is ready to lose his voice or pass out by the end of it.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* {{Determinator}}: Ok, if stopping ''a freaking mobile castle on wheels'' with only your ''spears'' (and huge BattleAura) doesn't count...
* DualWielding: With two spears! [[BeyondTheImpossible TWO]] [[AwesomeButImpractical SPE]][[RuleOfCool ARS!]] Or if that's not crazy enough, there's two [[DevilMayCry Sparda Swords]], you read that right, [[{{BFS}} TWO]] [[InfinityPlusOneSword SPARDA]] [[CoolSword SWORDS!]]
* FearlessFool: Shingen [[DopeSlap 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]] and rivalry is one of the main focuses of the anime.
* HeroicBSOD: Happens in the anime [[spoiler:after Shingen is supposedly killed]]. Masamune and Kojuro are forced to knock some sense into him with a manly RousingSpeech. Also occurs in ''Samurai Heroes'' for the exact same reason. Ends in relatively the same way.
** Also in the second season of the anime, after he loses an important retainer (as well as half of his army) due to some bad decisions he had made.
* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sanada_Yukimura.jpg Really?]]''
* HomoeroticSubtext: With Masamune, Sasuke and sometimes even Shingen. Though like Masamune he's [[LauncherOfAThousandShips shipped with practically every other male character]].
* HotBlooded: Hell yes. One of his in-game lines even has him scream it at the top of his voice to get himself worked up.
* HotbloodedSideburns: Much more prominent in the anime.
* IdiotHero: Yukimura's not really stupid - on the contrary, he's polite and well-educated - but he's 100% direct, doesn't think before he acts, and seldom seems to learn from his mistakes.
* IncendiaryExponent: His feet have the ability to catch fire and kick your [[strike:ass]] face.
* JapanesePronouns: 'Sessha' [=/=] 'Soregashi', sometimes 'Ore'.
* {{Keigo}}: Yukimura is notable for his very archaic and humble speech patterns (unlike Masamune or Keiji). He addresses ''everyone'' with respectful [[JapaneseHonorifics honorifics (such as "-dono")]] and punctuates his sentences with "de gozaimasuru" and "de gozaru", both very old and self-effacing versions of "desu". The only one he doesn't talk like that with is Sasuke, who is effectively his retainer, and he's been known to drop the keigo when he's supremely pissed.
* LargeHam
-->'''Yukimura''':'' "OYAKATA-SAMA!"
-->'''Shingen''': "YUKIMURA!"
-->[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4NfhXoqTG0&feature=related OBSERVE!]]
** In the dub, replace "OYAKATA-SAMA" with "YOUR LORDSHIP!"
* LeeroyJenkins: Yukimura generally does not think that plans more complicated than "charge at the enemy head-on" are very honorable. His very first [[DopeSlap educative punch]] by Shingen in the anime is for this sort of thinking.
** In one Drama [=CD=] he accompanies Sasuke on a mission, and is outraged at his plan of sneaking in and doing the job under cover. Sasuke has to remind him that he's a ''ninja'' and sneaky attacks are his class's forte. And even then Yukimura gleefully ignores the plan, charges in spears blazing, and has to be dragged away by Sasuke.
* MadeOfIron: He gets punched by Shingen, a man who can cause a tornado to burst forth from his axe, on a daily basis and gets away with minor injuries.
** At one point in the anime a MegatonPunch by Shingen apparently ''cures his broken arm''.
* MrFanservice: Girls love his chest revealing jacket... also his anime design and the newest releases of official figures aren't helping him much by [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yukimura_9446.jpg exposing his pelvic bones.]]
* JackOfAllStats: Edging towards FragileSpeedster[=/=]GlassCannon. He has less attack and defence than Masamune and no ranged attacks, but his attack and movement speeds and his reach are higher and (in the third game) he has the ability to {{Combo}} near infinitely due to finishing all his ground attacks with a forward dash.
* MartialArtsHeadband: Flaps dramatically in the wind. Also plays an important part in the anime.
* NoIndoorVoice: Except when he's ruminating.
* ParentalAbandonment: A drama CD reveals that his father is dead, and his mother is never mentioned.
* PlayingWithFire
* RedBaron: The Young Tiger, Red Riger or The Tiger's Cub, after his master.
* TheRival[=/=] WorthyOpponent: To Masamune.
* SayMyName: '''"OYAKATA-SAMAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!"'''
** He also has a tendency to bark Sasuke's name whenever he's about to request something ridiculous of him.
** And then there's the "DAAATEE MAASAAAMUUUNEEEE" "SAANAADAA YUKIIIMUUURRAAAAA" call, when he and Masamune get down to it.
* 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.
* ShipperOnDeck: In the anime, he firmly supports Sasuke's "engagement" with Kasuga. This is strange considering his normal reaction to any mention of love, but then again Sasuke is the closest thing he has to a friend.
* ShortHairWithTail: An odd combination done with spiky ShounenHair and a sleek ponytail.
* SkilledButNaive: Pretty much defines him in terms of competence. The reason Yukimura's not considered one of the strongest opponents around is that while he has lots of potential, he simply hasn't had enough battle experience.
* SticksToTheBack: His spears, apparently.
* SweetTooth: Extra material gave him a fondness for dango, which the fandom then turned into his TrademarkFavouriteFood. In the second game, the Maedas bribed him with sweets.
* TookALevelInBadass: Played in ''Samurai Heroes''.
** Also happens in the second season of the anime, as a result of him overcoming his HeroicBSOD.
* UndyingLoyalty
* UnusualEyebrows: The fiery sort, though they seem to be normal in his manga incarnations. Also, the fork is in a different place in the games (at the root of his eyebrows) and in the anime (at the end of his eyebrows).
* WalkingShirtlessScene: [[{{Fanservice}} Can't imagine why]]...
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Less extreme a case than Masamune, but it can still come as a surprise that he's only 17. (It explains his IdiotHero tendencies, though. Somewhat.)
!!SarutobiSasuke
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-->Voiced by: TakehitoKoyasu (Japanese), David Orth (''Devil Kings''), MichaelSinterniklaas (English)
->''"You should be glad having a nice guy like me as your opponent."''
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, [[LetsGetDangerous he can be deadly serious.]]
He is called ''Talon'' in ''Devil Kings''.
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* {{Badass}}
* BeleagueredAssistant: Being forced to look after a hyperactive teenager who refuses to listen to his advice seems to have affected Sasuke's ability to care.
* BerserkButton: The one time so far he's issued an [[IllKillYou outright death-threat]] is if you defeat him during the Osaka Summer Siege, because he knows that Yukimura's up next.
* BigBrotherMentor: He occasionally has moments like this with Yukimura.
* BlackEyes: Make him slightly mysterious.
* BridalCarry: Does it multiple times in the anime. Rescuing people basically becomes his trademark.
* CharacterTics: Has a peculiar habit of assuming a half sitting, half standing position where he balances on one leg and rests the other on his opposite knee. Just how he manages to hold this position for long periods of time is a mystery.
* CollaredByFashion
* [[spoiler:DarkAndTroubledPast]]: Implied. All we know is that ''a lot'' of people died.
* DarkIsNotEvil: One of the few examples in the series.
* DemotedToExtra: Like Kojuro he is NPC in ''Sengoku Basara 3''. And back to PC in ''Utage'', just like Kojuro.
* DoggedNiceGuy: Despite the fact that Kasuga tries to ''kill'' him a couple of times, he still attempts to win her heart.
* DopplegangerAttack: Both his Basara attack and his Shadow Clone technique.
* DualWielding
* FacePalm: Whenever Yukimura does something really stupid. Which is quite often...
* FacialMarkings: Camouflage paint on his nose and cheeks.
* FuumaShuriken: Uses them for both short and long range combat.
* GentlemanSnarker: A light-hearted example, though virtually everything he says is brimming with sarcasm. The only person exempt is Shingen, being his master and all.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: He hauls off and slaps Kasuga when she declares her intention to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Oda in the anime.
** He slaps Yukimura in ''Utage'' when he's being too indecisive and jeopardising the clan.
* HighlyVisibleNinja: Averted. He wears forest camouflage and is a master of stealth tactics, in contrast to the less careful Kasuga.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Sasuke sure does a lot more than would generally be expected of a ninja to keep his master from running off and getting himself and/or everyone else killed.
* IHaveTheHighGround: In the anime, notably, at one point he stands balanced on the very tip-top of a tall pine tree.
** In the games he's seen a couple of times perched one-legged on one of Yukimura's spears.
* JapanesePronouns: 'Ore' [=/=] 'Ore-sama'
* JustWhistle: In the anime, Sasuke gives Kasuga 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.
* LetsGetDangerous: You don't wan't him to get serious, [[SchmuckBait you really don't.]]
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Becomes this to Yukimura in [=SB3=], who he has to give encouragement to do ''anything''.
* {{Ninja}}
** NinjaLog: Uses this on Shingen when Kasuga attacks him during ''Battle Heroes'' opening.
** FlashStep
** WalkOnWater
* MesACrowd: Tends to employ shadow clones in fights. He also interacts with them.
* MasterOfDisguise: He has disguised himself as various people, including Yukimura, during Shingen's special "training". Of course, Yukimura [[IdiotHero doesn't suspect a thing]]...
* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: In the anime, Kasuga throws a kunai at his face, which he catches in his ''mouth''.
* OlderSidekick
* OnlySaneMan: Forced to put up with Shingen and Yukimura's crazy antics. Poor guy.
** And for the setting as well. In a WorldOfHam filled with some pretty crazy personalities, he's pretty grounded compared to most.
* RavensAndCrows: Has a crow familiar he uses to glide on.
* TheRival: It varies between Kasuga, Kotaro and, in recent games, Kojuro.
* SirSwearsALot: One of the only people in the English dub of ''Samurai Heroes'' to swear.
* StepfordSmiler: As much as he attempts to remain upbeat and comical, by ''Utage'' it's clear that Sasuke's finding it hard to cope with the pressure. [[spoiler:Yoshitsugu in particular says he possesses much despair.]]
* SuperSenses: He's able to see things an incredibly long distance away clearly, as well as apparently having a heightened sense of hearing and smell.
* TheTease: Predominately towards Kasuga, but virtually no one is safe from his snark.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: [[spoiler:In ''Utage'' he reveals that he sees dispensable people as nothing more than "monkeys".]]
* 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.
!!Takeda Shingen
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-->Voiced by: TesshoGenda (Japanese), Mark Gibbon (''Devil Kings''), ChrisAyres (anime), MichaelMcConnohie (''Samurai Heroes'')
->''"I, Shingen, will become a tiger ruling over heaven and earth!"''
Head of the Takeda from Kai Province, a HotBlooded old man whose fist sets things on fire. He is also known for his strategic genius too, being the rival of Uesugi "God of War" Kenshin. He has something like a father-son relationship with Yukimura. Wields a huge, mean axe on fire, and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome is too awesome for one horse so rides two instead]].
He is known in ''Devil Kings'' as ''Red Minotaur''.
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* AnAxeToGrind : And is large enough to cause [[BlowYouAway ''tornadoes'']] when it's swung.
* {{Badass}}
** BadassArmFold: Does this when he means business. Even during his death animation.
* BaldOfAwesome: Usually hidden under his hat.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Has apparently trained himself to be strong enough to lift buildings over his head.
* CoolOldGuy
* AFatherToHisMen: His troops care a lot about him, he has their total respect, and seems to think of Yukimura in a fatherly way.
** ParentalSubstitute: He raised Yukimura from a young age and takes full responsibility for his training and upkeep.
* GetAholdOfYourselfMan: Against Yukimura. Repeatedly. Leading to...
** PunchedAcrossTheRoom: For Yukimura.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: A sign that you should ''run for your life''.
* HotBlooded: Almost as much as (if not more than) Yukimura in fact. It's enough to set the surrounding area aflame with manliness!
* ItHasBeenAnHonor: As he prepares to finish Kenshin in the movie, he thanks him for all the years of worthy battle he provided him.
* JapanesePronouns: 'Washi'
* LargeAndInCharge: He's one of the tallest and most muscular characters, and considered one of the most influential in Japan.
* MegatonPunch: Woe is anybody who happens to come into contact with his fist (except [[MadeOfIron Yukimura]]).
* MightyGlacier
* NemeanSkinning: Whether he killed the original owner or not, Shingen wears that tiger skin shirt with pride.
* NiceHat: His helmet is covered in a long, red mane which has a tendency to dramatically flap in the wind. It also has a pair of huge horns.
* NoIndoorVoice: He only seems to use his quiet voice when he's outside...
* [[spoiler:TheObiWan: In ''Basara 3'', losing him is a major part of Yukimura's arc.]]
** [[spoiler:This almost happens in the anime as well, but he recovered. It happens in the movie too, only it's even more inexplicable.]]
* PlayingWithFire
* PutOnABus: Fell ill in the third game, omitting him from the playable cast. He returns fully well and playable in ''Utage''.
** UnexplainedRecovery: So how did he beat that crippling illness? [[HandWave He's just that awesome]].
* 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.
* StuffBlowingUp: His sheer manliness has been known to cause magma explosions.
* SuperMode: His Fuurinkazan mode in ''Utage''.
* TrainingFromHell: Yukimura believes that all the constant punching and shouting is actually ''a form of training''.
** Which, to be fair, [[FridgeBrilliance it may very well be]]. Manstravaganza, anyone?
** He tries to educate Yukimura to prepare him for the day he will take over his place as leader of the Takeda army. He's just a bit... eccentric about it.
* UpUpAndAway: His OVA introduction. So wait, [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands when did Shingen learn to fly]]?
* 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.
!!SanadaYukimura
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-->Voiced by: SoichiroHoshi (Japanese), AndrewFrancis (''Devil Kings''), JohnnyYongBosch (English)
->''"There is a time when a real man cannot back down, and that moment is now!"''
Takeda Shingen's most loyal vassal and HotBlooded to a fault, he charges fearlessly into battle 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 Yukimura's red.]]
Goes by the name ''Scorpio'' in ''[[{{Macekre}} Devil Kings]]''.
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* ActorAllusion: [[{{Devil May Cry}} Nero and Dante's]] battle in ''Devil May Cry 4'' was merely finishing what was started in Ancient Japan.
* {{Badass}}
** BadassAdorable: Especially in the anime where he skirts being [[{{Moe}} moe]] even while fighting.
** BadassLongcoat: Gets one in the movie. At one point it [[TheCoatsAreOff comes off]].
** BadassInDistress: In one episode Oichi's demon hands get a hold of him, and, not wanting to attack her, he spends some time being manhandled before eventually fighting them off. More importantly, it was a great opportunity to [[FanService have the demon hands roam over his naked torso]] while he [[LooksLikeSheIsEnjoyingIt makes rather suggestive facial expressions]].
*** It happens again later on in the season when Motonari pins him to a giant mirror. He's almost burned to death before breaking free. [[FanService And again with the groaning in pain]]...
* BadDreams: In the third game he repeatedly has a dream in which he is drowning and hearing voices. [[ChekhovsGun It becomes important later on]].
* BattleButler: Yukimura lives to serve Takeda Shingen and has the ambition of a shoe. Shingen [[DopeSlap tries to educate him otherwise]], noting that he will one day grow old and have to learn to take his place.
** In the anime Yukimura seems to finally learn the lesson, and while his dream of the future still includes Shingen, he exclaims "I'm not going to be a tiger cub forever! One day ''I'm'' going to be the Tiger of Kai!"
*** As Shingen amusedly notes, by the end Yukimura pretty much ''orders'' him to keep out of the last fight.
* {{Bishounen}}: Over time he's developed much more delicate features than some of the manlier characters.
* BreakTheCutie: Sort of, in the second season of the anime. Starting with losing to Masamune, he's sent on an important mission where his compassion and sense of honor leads him to make some bad decisions resulting in losing soldiers he's responsible for, leading to HeroicBSOD. Lampshaded by none other than Masamune who notes that purity and innocence won't get him too far in this era.
** Fortunately he seems to overcome it eventually and come out of it stronger and with newfound self-confidence.
* BrownEyes: Made to look red in some art. He also gives the best puppy-dog looks. [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yukimura3_5241.jpg Observe.]]
* CatchPhrase: "'''Burn, my soul!'''"
* ChasteHero: Doesn't know the first thing about sex, romance or relationships, and gets incredibly flustered whenever anyone mentions such things.
** By the third game he seems to quite like the idea of getting married though.
* ChewingTheScenery: About 80% of his lines are shouted with scenery-crunching fervency, and it's clear at the live shows that Hoshi is ready to lose his voice or pass out by the end of it.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* {{Determinator}}: Ok, if stopping ''a freaking mobile castle on wheels'' with only your ''spears'' (and huge BattleAura) doesn't count...
* DualWielding: With two spears! [[BeyondTheImpossible TWO]] [[AwesomeButImpractical SPE]][[RuleOfCool ARS!]] Or if that's not crazy enough, there's two [[DevilMayCry Sparda Swords]], you read that right, [[{{BFS}} TWO]] [[InfinityPlusOneSword SPARDA]] [[CoolSword SWORDS!]]
* FearlessFool: Shingen [[DopeSlap 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]] and rivalry is one of the main focuses of the anime.
* HeroicBSOD: Happens in the anime [[spoiler:after Shingen is supposedly killed]]. Masamune and Kojuro are forced to knock some sense into him with a manly RousingSpeech. Also occurs in ''Samurai Heroes'' for the exact same reason. Ends in relatively the same way.
** Also in the second season of the anime, after he loses an important retainer (as well as half of his army) due to some bad decisions he had made.
* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sanada_Yukimura.jpg Really?]]''
* HomoeroticSubtext: With Masamune, Sasuke and sometimes even Shingen. Though like Masamune he's [[LauncherOfAThousandShips shipped with practically every other male character]].
* HotBlooded: Hell yes. One of his in-game lines even has him scream it at the top of his voice to get himself worked up.
* HotbloodedSideburns: Much more prominent in the anime.
* IdiotHero: Yukimura's not really stupid - on the contrary, he's polite and well-educated - but he's 100% direct, doesn't think before he acts, and seldom seems to learn from his mistakes.
* IncendiaryExponent: His feet have the ability to catch fire and kick your [[strike:ass]] face.
* JapanesePronouns: 'Sessha' [=/=] 'Soregashi', sometimes 'Ore'.
* {{Keigo}}: Yukimura is notable for his very archaic and humble speech patterns (unlike Masamune or Keiji). He addresses ''everyone'' with respectful [[JapaneseHonorifics honorifics (such as "-dono")]] and punctuates his sentences with "de gozaimasuru" and "de gozaru", both very old and self-effacing versions of "desu". The only one he doesn't talk like that with is Sasuke, who is effectively his retainer, and he's been known to drop the keigo when he's supremely pissed.
* LargeHam
-->'''Yukimura''':'' "OYAKATA-SAMA!"
-->'''Shingen''': "YUKIMURA!"
-->[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4NfhXoqTG0&feature=related OBSERVE!]]
** In the dub, replace "OYAKATA-SAMA" with "YOUR LORDSHIP!"
* LeeroyJenkins: Yukimura generally does not think that plans more complicated than "charge at the enemy head-on" are very honorable. His very first [[DopeSlap educative punch]] by Shingen in the anime is for this sort of thinking.
** In one Drama [=CD=] he accompanies Sasuke on a mission, and is outraged at his plan of sneaking in and doing the job under cover. Sasuke has to remind him that he's a ''ninja'' and sneaky attacks are his class's forte. And even then Yukimura gleefully ignores the plan, charges in spears blazing, and has to be dragged away by Sasuke.
* MadeOfIron: He gets punched by Shingen, a man who can cause a tornado to burst forth from his axe, on a daily basis and gets away with minor injuries.
** At one point in the anime a MegatonPunch by Shingen apparently ''cures his broken arm''.
* MrFanservice: Girls love his chest revealing jacket... also his anime design and the newest releases of official figures aren't helping him much by [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yukimura_9446.jpg exposing his pelvic bones.]]
* JackOfAllStats: Edging towards FragileSpeedster[=/=]GlassCannon. He has less attack and defence than Masamune and no ranged attacks, but his attack and movement speeds and his reach are higher and (in the third game) he has the ability to {{Combo}} near infinitely due to finishing all his ground attacks with a forward dash.
* MartialArtsHeadband: Flaps dramatically in the wind. Also plays an important part in the anime.
* NoIndoorVoice: Except when he's ruminating.
* ParentalAbandonment: A drama CD reveals that his father is dead, and his mother is never mentioned.
* PlayingWithFire
* RedBaron: The Young Tiger, Red Riger or The Tiger's Cub, after his master.
* TheRival[=/=] WorthyOpponent: To Masamune.
* SayMyName: '''"OYAKATA-SAMAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!"'''
** He also has a tendency to bark Sasuke's name whenever he's about to request something ridiculous of him.
** And then there's the "DAAATEE MAASAAAMUUUNEEEE" "SAANAADAA YUKIIIMUUURRAAAAA" call, when he and Masamune get down to it.
* 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.
* ShipperOnDeck: In the anime, he firmly supports Sasuke's "engagement" with Kasuga. This is strange considering his normal reaction to any mention of love, but then again Sasuke is the closest thing he has to a friend.
* ShortHairWithTail: An odd combination done with spiky ShounenHair and a sleek ponytail.
* SkilledButNaive: Pretty much defines him in terms of competence. The reason Yukimura's not considered one of the strongest opponents around is that while he has lots of potential, he simply hasn't had enough battle experience.
* SticksToTheBack: His spears, apparently.
* SweetTooth: Extra material gave him a fondness for dango, which the fandom then turned into his TrademarkFavouriteFood. In the second game, the Maedas bribed him with sweets.
* TookALevelInBadass: Played in ''Samurai Heroes''.
** Also happens in the second season of the anime, as a result of him overcoming his HeroicBSOD.
* UndyingLoyalty
* UnusualEyebrows: The fiery sort, though they seem to be normal in his manga incarnations. Also, the fork is in a different place in the games (at the root of his eyebrows) and in the anime (at the end of his eyebrows).
* WalkingShirtlessScene: [[{{Fanservice}} Can't imagine why]]...
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Less extreme a case than Masamune, but it can still come as a surprise that he's only 17. (It explains his IdiotHero tendencies, though. Somewhat.)
!!SarutobiSasuke
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-->Voiced by: TakehitoKoyasu (Japanese), David Orth (''Devil Kings''), MichaelSinterniklaas (English)
->''"You should be glad having a nice guy like me as your opponent."''
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, [[LetsGetDangerous he can be deadly serious.]]
He is called ''Talon'' in ''Devil Kings''.
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* {{Badass}}
* BeleagueredAssistant: Being forced to look after a hyperactive teenager who refuses to listen to his advice seems to have affected Sasuke's ability to care.
* BerserkButton: The one time so far he's issued an [[IllKillYou outright death-threat]] is if you defeat him during the Osaka Summer Siege, because he knows that Yukimura's up next.
* BigBrotherMentor: He occasionally has moments like this with Yukimura.
* BlackEyes: Make him slightly mysterious.
* BridalCarry: Does it multiple times in the anime. Rescuing people basically becomes his trademark.
* CharacterTics: Has a peculiar habit of assuming a half sitting, half standing position where he balances on one leg and rests the other on his opposite knee. Just how he manages to hold this position for long periods of time is a mystery.
* CollaredByFashion
* [[spoiler:DarkAndTroubledPast]]: Implied. All we know is that ''a lot'' of people died.
* DarkIsNotEvil: One of the few examples in the series.
* DemotedToExtra: Like Kojuro he is NPC in ''Sengoku Basara 3''. And back to PC in ''Utage'', just like Kojuro.
* DoggedNiceGuy: Despite the fact that Kasuga tries to ''kill'' him a couple of times, he still attempts to win her heart.
* DopplegangerAttack: Both his Basara attack and his Shadow Clone technique.
* DualWielding
* FacePalm: Whenever Yukimura does something really stupid. Which is quite often...
* FacialMarkings: Camouflage paint on his nose and cheeks.
* FuumaShuriken: Uses them for both short and long range combat.
* GentlemanSnarker: A light-hearted example, though virtually everything he says is brimming with sarcasm. The only person exempt is Shingen, being his master and all.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: He hauls off and slaps Kasuga when she declares her intention to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Oda in the anime.
** He slaps Yukimura in ''Utage'' when he's being too indecisive and jeopardising the clan.
* HighlyVisibleNinja: Averted. He wears forest camouflage and is a master of stealth tactics, in contrast to the less careful Kasuga.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Sasuke sure does a lot more than would generally be expected of a ninja to keep his master from running off and getting himself and/or everyone else killed.
* IHaveTheHighGround: In the anime, notably, at one point he stands balanced on the very tip-top of a tall pine tree.
** In the games he's seen a couple of times perched one-legged on one of Yukimura's spears.
* JapanesePronouns: 'Ore' [=/=] 'Ore-sama'
* JustWhistle: In the anime, Sasuke gives Kasuga 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.
* LetsGetDangerous: You don't wan't him to get serious, [[SchmuckBait you really don't.]]
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Becomes this to Yukimura in [=SB3=], who he has to give encouragement to do ''anything''.
* {{Ninja}}
** NinjaLog: Uses this on Shingen when Kasuga attacks him during ''Battle Heroes'' opening.
** FlashStep
** WalkOnWater
* MesACrowd: Tends to employ shadow clones in fights. He also interacts with them.
* MasterOfDisguise: He has disguised himself as various people, including Yukimura, during Shingen's special "training". Of course, Yukimura [[IdiotHero doesn't suspect a thing]]...
* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: In the anime, Kasuga throws a kunai at his face, which he catches in his ''mouth''.
* OlderSidekick
* OnlySaneMan: Forced to put up with Shingen and Yukimura's crazy antics. Poor guy.
** And for the setting as well. In a WorldOfHam filled with some pretty crazy personalities, he's pretty grounded compared to most.
* RavensAndCrows: Has a crow familiar he uses to glide on.
* TheRival: It varies between Kasuga, Kotaro and, in recent games, Kojuro.
* SirSwearsALot: One of the only people in the English dub of ''Samurai Heroes'' to swear.
* StepfordSmiler: As much as he attempts to remain upbeat and comical, by ''Utage'' it's clear that Sasuke's finding it hard to cope with the pressure. [[spoiler:Yoshitsugu in particular says he possesses much despair.]]
* SuperSenses: He's able to see things an incredibly long distance away clearly, as well as apparently having a heightened sense of hearing and smell.
* TheTease: Predominately towards Kasuga, but virtually no one is safe from his snark.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: [[spoiler:In ''Utage'' he reveals that he sees dispensable people as nothing more than "monkeys".]]
* 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.
