History Characters / SengokuBasaraTokugawaClan

* WhatTheHellHero: In the thrid game, Toshiie accused him of kidnapping Matsu so the Maeda will be NeutralNoLonger and join him. Ieyasu is flabbergasted because he never gave such orders. [[spoiler:In fact, Yoshiaki was the one who did it, to empower the Eastern Army and earn Ieyasu's favour.]]
** Also, despite all his talk of "uniting the country with the power of bonds", he defeats his mentor Hideyoshi and ruins Mitsunari's life by taking away the bond Mitsunari has with his lords.

* WrestlerInAllOfUs: In the first ''Sengoku Basara 4'' preview, Ieyasu picks up and launches '''Hideyoshi''' into the air. He also uses an elbow-drop as his ground pound.

* WalkingShirtlessScene: That vest of his is pretty much all he wears above the waist. And his ''[=SB3=]'' alternate look removes the crop top.

* BonusBoss: Defeating Tadakatsu in a straight fight is generally optional and highly discouraged due to his massive health and attack power, though you'll generally be awarded with bonus XP for doing so. The player is generally given a way to deal with him, usually involving weakening him, outrunning him or just firing cannons at him. Alternatively, defeat Ieyasu before

* WalkingShirtlessScene: That vest of his is pretty much all he wears above the waist. His [=SB3=] alternate look removes the crop top.
* WeCanRuleTogether: As his plan is to "unite the country through the power of bonds", he tries a non-villainous take on this on a large number of characters to try to avoid fighting them, up to and including Mitsunari in some campaigns. Gets especially {{egregious}} in Yukimura's red campaign, where Ieyasu offers Yukimura a place by his side ''after'' Yukimura has already beat him up and scattered the Eastern army.
* WhatTheHellHero: Toshiie accused him of kidnapping Matsu so the Maeda is NeutralNoLonger and joins him. Ieyasu is flabbergasted because he never gave such orders. [[spoiler:In fact Yoshiaki was the one who did it, to empower the Eastern Army and earn Ieyasu's favour.]]

** Becomes ridiculous in one scene where Ieyasu tells him "don't look at me like that!", when Tadakatsu's face hasn't changed at all from the PerpetualExpression it's always been.

* AllLovingHero: Evolves into this in ''[=SB3=]''.

* {{Badass}}: You really wouldn't believe this if you're playing the previous game since he's [[DistressedDude the always-kidnapped boy]]. Well, he got his badass certificate.

** TookALevelInBadass: In ''[=SB3=]'', he is now grown up, with a revamped fighting style and having effectively beaten the tar out of Hideyoshi.

!!TokugawaIeyasu

-->Voiced by: TohruOokawa (Japanese), Jason Michas (''Devil Kings''), LiamOBrien (English)

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!!HondaTadakatsu

** BoxingBattler: His fighting style is mostly boxing-themed, especially in how he bobs and weaves in his block animation and his hoodie. However, he's more of a mixed martial artist in how he fights.

* IntergenerationalFriendship: Apparently have one with Ujimasa.

* StockholmSyndrome: Becomes best friends with Chosokabe Motochika, who happens to be one of his ''kidnappers''. [[spoiler:Then the third game suddenly subverts it when Ieyasu attacks Motochika's territory after killing Hideyoshi, ultimately straining their relationship. Then subverted again as it turns out it was Kanbe's doing, with Motonari behind it.]]

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

* BonusBoss: Defeating Tadakatsu in a straight fight is generally an optional objective due to his massive health and attack power, though you'll generally be awarded with bonus XP for doing so. The player is generally given a way to deal with him, usually involving weakening him, outrunning him or just getting cannons to fire at him.

* SilentPartner: Ieyasu tends to chatter away during the times when Tadakatsu would otherwise be expected to say something.

* InTheHood: He wears one with his new design similar to those worn by boxers. When he puts it on with his taunt, the charge time for his attacks is decreased.

** BoxingBattler: His fighting style is mostly boxing-styled, especially in how he bobs and weaves in his block animation and his hoodie.

* BoxingBattler: His fighting style by the third game.

** MegatonPunch
** RapidFireFisticuffs: And he becomes fond of this, drawing similarities with [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro]].

* BareFistedMonk: By the third game. He does however equip armguards as his weapons.

* InTheHood: He wears one with his new design similar to those worn by boxers. When he puts it on with his taunt, he gets a bit of an attack buff.

* ShockAndAwe: In 2 Heroes.

& ShockAndAwe: In 2 Heroes.

* BareFistedMonk: In ''3'', though his clothes and blocking motions seem to be more boxing.

* ImplacableMan: He shrugs off most attacks easily, and it's almost impossible to stun him or break through his guard.

* WrestlerInAllOfUs: In the first ''Sengoku Basara 4'' preview, Ieyasu picks up and launches '''Hideyoshi''' into the air.

* LightningBruiser: Thanks to his Gundam-ish features, he's both quick and MEGA POWERFUL. He's a bit difficult to steer in combat though. His "Heavy Mode" makes him a full-on MightyGlacier though.

* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Made all the stranger since it apparently happened naturally, but none of the other characters have changed at all. More unusual is the fact that he retains said appearance in SB4, which is canonically a prequel.

* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Made all the stranger since it apparently happened naturally, but none of the other characters have changed at all.

* BrattyHalfPint: In ''Sengoku Basara Matsuri'' it's said he's only 15 years old!

* TheWorfEffect: For all his hype and features as shown previously, he is hit ''hard'' with this in the anime, getting blown up first by Nouhime and then by Nobunaga. [[spoiler: He gets better.]]