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Tokugawa was a tremendous help to Oda in his quest to unify the land, assisting particularly in his struggles against Takeda Katsuyori and the earlier parts against the Azai-Asakura coalition. [[note]] Ieyasu's son Nobuyasu even married Nobunaga's daughter Tokuhime.[[/note]] When UsefulNotes/AkechiMitsuhide revolted and drove Oda to suicide, Tokugawa retreated through Iga Province (aided by Hanzo) and planned a counterattack, only to find that UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi had beaten him to it. [[note]]There are conspiracy theories which claimed that Ieyasu either goaded Mitsuhide, or chose to do nothing to assist Nobunaga during the Honnoji incident. These arise from an incident where Tokuhime wrote to her father accusing her mother-in-law (Lady Tsukiyama) of corresponding with Takeda Katsuyori, Nobunaga's great rival. To placate Nobunaga, Ieyasu executed Lady Tsukiyama, and later his son Nobuyasu, as Ieyasu was sure that Nobuyasu would seek revenge for Lady Tsukiyama's wrongful death. With Ieyasu's well-known habit of playing the long game, it wouldn't have been out of character for Ieyasu to strike while Nobunaga was vulnerable, and through someone else's actions.[[/note]] After Tokugawa fought Toyotomi to a stalemate at Nagakute in 1584, he agreed to become Toyotomi's vassal, while Toyotomi himself went on to unify Japan.
One of the last holdouts against unification, Hojo Ujimasa (the great-grandson of Hojo Soun), held territory bordering Tokugawa's lands on the east. Tokugawa helped prepare the way for the Toyotomi army to march down the Tokaido in 1590 and crush the Hojo at Odawara castle. For this service, Toyotomi rewarded Tokugawa with control over the Kanto plain.
When Toyotomi launched the Korean Campaign, Tokugawa chose not to get involved and kept his men in Kanto[[note]]All the other daimyos were required to participate. But thanks to the final clash with Toyotomi in Nagakute, Ieyasu earned the personal respect of Toyotomi that he's given a special privilege to not deploy his army when Toyotomi was about to give a call-to-arms for a massive campaign. For the campaign against Hojo, Ieyasu obeyed the call, but for the Korean campaign, he used that privilege.[[/note]]. This worked out well for Tokugawa, since the campaign ended in total disaster.
After Toyotomi's death, Tokugawa grew to become the most powerful and influential man in Japan. As he had abstained from the Korean Campaign, his army was still in one piece, and was in fact growing, along with his wealth. In fact, in light of the Korean debacle, Tokugawa's wisdom in ''not'' sending his men to die pointlessly boosted his popularity, at the cost of the Toyotomi's. His name changes in the past also helped in some capacity. With his name now Tokugawa Ieyasu, he could claim descent from the Minamoto clan. Even the Matsudaira name still indicated nobility, whereas Toyotomi's peasant origin did him no favors. Popular opinion began to favor a ruler with an air of nobility like Tokugawa over a peasant-born ruler like Toyotomi. The latter's megalomania likely didn't help. However, many were unhappy about Tokugawa's perceived usurpation of Toyotomi's position since they still believed that despite his megalomania and peasant origin, Toyotomi was still the one that worked the hardest to unify Japan, saving them from endless, ceaseless civil war and thus the one who still has the rights to hold the throne. This turmoil ultimately culminated in 1600 in the major battle of Sekigahara. Tokugawa led the forces of eastern Japan, while UsefulNotes/IshidaMitsunari led the forces of western Japan. Thanks in part to luck, Tokugawa scored a huge victory, and with it, the rule of all Japan.
In 1603, Tokugawa Ieyasu began a new period in Japanese history by becoming the first man in thirty years to hold the office of Shogun of Japan. Rather than rule from Kyoto, where he began the building of Nijo Palace, he set up a new capital in what was then a small fishing village on the Kanto plain known as Edo. Some centuries later, Edo would go on to be known as Tokyo.
In 1605, a mere two years after he had attained the post of Shogun, Tokugawa officially abdicated, and handed the position to his son and heir, Tokugawa Hidetada. Following a well established Japanese pattern, he would continue to be an influential adviser to his son behind the scenes until his death. While this succession would have been unusual for a man in Tokugawa's position, it was actually a brilliant long-term plan. Since his son would already have been ruling as Shogun for some time (ultimately a decade between Tokugawa's abdication and his death), it meant that when Tokugawa passed away, there would be no war for succession as there had been with his predecessors.
Tokugawa Ieyasu's last known activity was during the 1614-15 siege of Osaka, where UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura managed to charge through to Tokugawa's camp to confront him. However, upon finally reaching Tokugawa, Sanada declared that he was too tired to fight, and died of his wounds. This prompted Tokugawa to praise him as "Japan's Number One Soldier". Tokugawa later returned to Sunpu Castle in Shizuoka and died there in 1616.
Tokugawa Ieyasu is perhaps best known for his patience and wisdom in knowing when (and when not) to strike. There is an ironic saying: "Ieyasu won the country by running away". He also learned the Yagyu Shinkage-Ryuu style of swordsmanship from UsefulNotes/YagyuJubei (Muneyoshi was his teacher, and Munenori became his retainer).
One of the last holdouts against unification, Hojo Ujimasa (the great-grandson of Hojo Soun), held territory bordering Tokugawa's lands on the east. Tokugawa helped prepare the way for the Toyotomi army to march down the Tokaido in 1590 and crush the Hojo at Odawara castle. For this service, Toyotomi rewarded Tokugawa with control over the Kanto plain.
When Toyotomi launched the Korean Campaign, Tokugawa chose not to get involved and kept his men in Kanto[[note]]All the other daimyos were required to participate. But thanks to the final clash with Toyotomi in Nagakute, Ieyasu earned the personal respect of Toyotomi that he's given a special privilege to not deploy his army when Toyotomi was about to give a call-to-arms for a massive campaign. For the campaign against Hojo, Ieyasu obeyed the call, but for the Korean campaign, he used that privilege.[[/note]]. This worked out well for Tokugawa, since the campaign ended in total disaster.
After Toyotomi's death, Tokugawa grew to become the most powerful and influential man in Japan. As he had abstained from the Korean Campaign, his army was still in one piece, and was in fact growing, along with his wealth. In fact, in light of the Korean debacle, Tokugawa's wisdom in ''not'' sending his men to die pointlessly boosted his popularity, at the cost of the Toyotomi's. His name changes in the past also helped in some capacity. With his name now Tokugawa Ieyasu, he could claim descent from the Minamoto clan. Even the Matsudaira name still indicated nobility, whereas Toyotomi's peasant origin did him no favors. Popular opinion began to favor a ruler with an air of nobility like Tokugawa over a peasant-born ruler like Toyotomi. The latter's megalomania likely didn't help. However, many were unhappy about Tokugawa's perceived usurpation of Toyotomi's position since they still believed that despite his megalomania and peasant origin, Toyotomi was still the one that worked the hardest to unify Japan, saving them from endless, ceaseless civil war and thus the one who still has the rights to hold the throne. This turmoil ultimately culminated in 1600 in the major battle of Sekigahara. Tokugawa led the forces of eastern Japan, while UsefulNotes/IshidaMitsunari led the forces of western Japan. Thanks in part to luck, Tokugawa scored a huge victory, and with it, the rule of all Japan.
In 1603, Tokugawa Ieyasu began a new period in Japanese history by becoming the first man in thirty years to hold the office of Shogun of Japan. Rather than rule from Kyoto, where he began the building of Nijo Palace, he set up a new capital in what was then a small fishing village on the Kanto plain known as Edo. Some centuries later, Edo would go on to be known as Tokyo.
In 1605, a mere two years after he had attained the post of Shogun, Tokugawa officially abdicated, and handed the position to his son and heir, Tokugawa Hidetada. Following a well established Japanese pattern, he would continue to be an influential adviser to his son behind the scenes until his death. While this succession would have been unusual for a man in Tokugawa's position, it was actually a brilliant long-term plan. Since his son would already have been ruling as Shogun for some time (ultimately a decade between Tokugawa's abdication and his death), it meant that when Tokugawa passed away, there would be no war for succession as there had been with his predecessors.
Tokugawa Ieyasu's last known activity was during the 1614-15 siege of Osaka, where UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura managed to charge through to Tokugawa's camp to confront him. However, upon finally reaching Tokugawa, Sanada declared that he was too tired to fight, and died of his wounds. This prompted Tokugawa to praise him as "Japan's Number One Soldier". Tokugawa later returned to Sunpu Castle in Shizuoka and died there in 1616.
Tokugawa Ieyasu is perhaps best known for his patience and wisdom in knowing when (and when not) to strike. There is an ironic saying: "Ieyasu won the country by running away". He also learned the Yagyu Shinkage-Ryuu style of swordsmanship from UsefulNotes/YagyuJubei (Muneyoshi was his teacher, and Munenori became his retainer).
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!Notable Campaigns of Ieyasu
Ieyasu is mostly independent from Nobunaga's conquest, but there are times their paths collide.
* '''Okehazama''' (vs. Oda): Technically, Ieyasu, that time being Matsudaira Motoyasu, was not present during Okehazama, but as a vassal of Imagawa back then, he had orders to take the fortress of Marune. With his forces, Motoyasu proved that he wasn't just any boy-hostage, he's a full fledged battle general. But (un)fortunately for him, while celebrating victory, he heard news about the slaughter at Okehazama that caused the death of UsefulNotes/ImagawaYoshimoto. Motoyasu had to read the situation and chose wisely on who to side with; whether it's to stay loyal with Imagawa or to join up with the Oda, whom he sensed that they might be the winning side, not to mention he's childhood friends with UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga during his times as a hostage. So... Motoyasu chose the second, and hence a lasting alliance was formed.
* '''Anegawa''' (vs. Azai-Asakura): Motoyasu, now named Ieyasu, received a call for help when Nobunaga was having trouble against the Azai-Asakura alliance. They were to face off at the river of Anegawa. At first, it looked like Ieyasu would be facing off the Azai, but Nobunaga was goddamn pissed at the betrayal of Azai after all the trouble he married his sister to that clan that he proposed an overnight formation shift: The Tokugawa would face the Asakura instead, while he march off against the Azai. It worked in their favor tremendously, the Azai-Asakura never saw it coming, and the Tokugawa basically streamrolled the Asakura that they managed to assist the Oda and trapped the Azai in a pincer attack. The Azai managed to retreat to their home base Odani, but Ieyasu's 'contract' was over, he didn't get involved against the last stand at Odani.
* '''Mikatagahara-Nagashino''' (vs. Takeda): Nobunaga and Ieyasu's partnership proved effective as Ieyasu became the one who staved off the advance of the great UsefulNotes/TakedaShingen who planned to march to the capital as well. And by that we mean that [[CurbStompBattle the famed Takeda Cavalry completely stomped through Ieyasu's forces so brutally when their forces met at Mikatagahara]], leaving Ieyasu alone with just ''five'' soldiers. Retreating to Hamamatsu Castle, Ieyasu decided to bet on one last life-and-death gambit. He ordered one of his men (mostly believed to be Sakai Tadatsugu, one of his Four Generals) to lit the castle's torches and ''then'' opening the gate open, as if beckoning the Takeda to just BringIt. Shingen got paranoid as a result and decided to hold off his forces, thinking that there was a trap inside. He was further convinced when Ieyasu had some of his men (some believe that he entrusted the task to his SamuraiShinobi UsefulNotes/HattoriHanzo) to cause ruckus in the Takeda camp and retreated. Surviving for another day, Ieyasu informed Nobunaga about the threat of Takeda, and they faced off the Takeda again, now led by Shingen's son Katsuyori (Shingen died in the interim), in Nagashino. Nobunaga's new musket tactic obliterated the Takeda Cavalry, and he collaborated with Ieyasu to hunt down the remnants of the Takeda after resolving one particular drama-filled incident[[note]]Ieyasu had a son from his wife Tsukiyama Sena, the niece of UsefulNotes/ImagawaYoshimoto, named Nobuyasu, who married with Nobunaga's daughter Tokuhime. Sena and Tokuhime did not get along, so at one point, Tokuhime wrote a letter to Nobunaga accusing Sena to be colluding with Takeda Katsuyori, Shingen's son. The truth of the accusation was not that clear, but Nobunaga saw this as a threat and thought [[EtTuBrute Ieyasu was trying to backstab him after all the time they allied, and he does not take betrayal kindly, like the Azai.]] Choosing BrosBeforeHoes (and that his marriage with Sena was purely political so they're not that HappilyMarried in the first place), Ieyasu ordered the execution of Sena. And just to make sure that his son Nobuyasu won't seek revenge, he exiled him too, although generally, it's not clear who got executed and who got exiled, but by that, Ieyasu still secured the alliance with the Oda.[[/note]], culminating in the battle at Temmokuzan where the Takeda was destroyed for good.
* '''Iga''' (vs. UsefulNotes/AkechiMitsuhide): After helping Nobunaga clean up central Japan, he decided to go on a vacation with Ieyasu in the Iga area. Nobunaga got a call for help from UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi, so he decided to help him out, leaving Ieyasu alone. Then suddenly, Ieyasu heard incredibly bad news: Nobunaga was betrayed and killed by UsefulNotes/AkechiMitsuhide, and now Mitsuhide wanted Ieyasu's head to ensure his succession of Nobunaga's power... all while Ieyasu was far away from his home province of Mikawa, surrounded with soldiers wanting to kill him. Luckily for Ieyasu, he also brought along UsefulNotes/HattoriHanzo with him. Hanzo proceeded to show him a secret path to escape the Iga area unnoticed by Akechi army, all while convincing other nearby ninja clans to give Ieyasu the safe passage. And so Ieyasu escaped death. Returning home to Mikawa, he prepared his army for revenge on both him and Nobunaga... but then he heard that UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi beat him to a punch in that department.
* '''Komaki & Nagakute''' (vs. UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi): While recuperating from the retreat from Iga, Ieyasu was eventually approached by one of Nobunaga's sons Oda Nobukatsu. He wanted shelter from Ieyasu because to him, Hideyoshi's power has gone off the chart and someone must stop him from going out of control and only Ieyasu had the power to do so. Seeing this as a chance to be the official successor of Nobunaga with Nobukatsu's support, Ieyasu went on a war with Hideyoshi. But, the two's forces were evenly matched that no one was able to make a dent. Eventually, Ieyasu met Hideyoshi personally and somehow managed to broker peace. Once again, Ieyasu played the long game and decided that even if his force looked mightier, might as well make himself look like the loser by becoming Hideyoshi's vassal. Hideyoshi was impressed at this, so he gave Ieyasu a special privilege for a vassal: Ieyasu had only one time to abstain in deploying his forces for him when Hideyoshi made a call-to-arms. This would be a privilege that Ieyasu wouldn't waste willy-nilly, as it was vital in his ultimate victory later.
* '''Odawara''' (vs. Hojo Ujimasa): Much like his history with Nobunaga, this battle was basically mostly on Hideyoshi's main campaigns. But Ieyasu was part of it, and of course it was to the surprise of even Hideyoshi that Ieyasu just didn't flat out use his privilege. It worked even better on Ieyasu: His efforts in the campaign made Hideyoshi reward him with the remnants of the Hojo, the Kanto region. Using all the resources he had, Ieyasu moved his capital from Mikawa to Kanto, where he would remodel the city and renamed it Edo, which centuries later would become the capital of modern Japan, Tokyo. And later, when Hideyoshi made a call of arms to Korea, that was the time Ieyasu used his privilege that he abstained from using during this campaign. As that campaign ended in utter disaster, Ieyasu managed to keep his men safe and bolstered his popularity, his long game starting to bear fruit.
* '''Sekigahara''' (vs. the Western Army[=/=]UsefulNotes/IshidaMitsunari): The campaign was a very big one and Ieyasu was one of the main players, leading the Eastern Army. After several accusations and assassination attempts too many, the last straw for Ieyasu to rise up arms was how the Uesugi clan, especially its chief retainer Naoe Kanetsugu, directly insulted him for power-hungrily tried to usurp the righteous throne from Hideyoshi [[{{Hypocrite}} while accusing others of doing the same.]] Many of the Eastern warlords sided with him, while the Western ones sympathized with his rival/main accuser UsefulNotes/IshidaMitsunari. While the main conflict happened in the field of Sekigahara, there were several battles that was fought in the name of the Eastern Army, all part of Ieyasu's commands:
** '''Hasedo''' (vs. Uesugi): The Uesugi clan, led by one of the senior Council Five Elders like him, Uesugi Kagekatsu (adopted son of the legendary UsefulNotes/UesugiKenshin) and assisted with the aforementioned Naoe Kanetsugu, planned on to join on the Western side, but their location in Echigo meant that they had to cross the Eastern Army's main bulk. Luckily for Ieyasu, one of his newest allies was UsefulNotes/DateMasamune, and he was located close enough with the Uesugi. For that, Ieyasu had Masamune and the Date clan intercept the Uesugi in Hasedo. It worked enough that the Uesugi was delayed, defeated by the Date and not directly participating in Sekigahara.
** '''Ueda''' (vs. Sanada): Ieyasu has gone a long way to placate the Sanada clan, an ex-retainer clan of the Takeda. Ever since the conflict with the Toyotomi started, he already discussed with the patriarch, Sanada Masayuki for some sort of alliance and so Ieyasu convinced his mightiest general UsefulNotes/HondaTadakatsu to let him adopt his daughter, Komatsuhime/Inahime, so she could be married with the Sanada's eldest son Nobuyuki and thus linking the two clans together. Despite all those, Masayuki and his other son [[UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura Yukimura]] chose to side with the Western army. For that, Ieyasu sent his heir Hidetada to storm the Sanada stronghold at Ueda. Hidetada promised that he'll be in Sekigahara in time, but even with 38000 men with him, Masayuki stalled him with just 2000 men, long enough that he didn't make it in time to directly participate in Sekigahara (where Ieyasu won). Ieyasu was disappointed at his son, but this didn't cause him to disown him, as he still made Hidetada his heir.
** '''Fushimi''' (vs. Ishida): The most vital HoldTheLine war of the campaign. Before departing to Sekigahara, Ieyasu had a chat with his closest friend dating back from his days as Imagawa hostage, a certain Torii Mototada. With the Western army marching, both predicted that it would be the last they see each other. And so, Mototada holed himself up to the only part standing between Mitsunari and his position at Sekigahara: Fushimi Castle. He stalled the Ishida 40000-size army with just 2000 men for a whole 10 days, and then committed seppuku. Mitsunari made it anyway to the main conflict at Sekigahara, but those 10 days were vital; by the time Mitsunari arrived, Ieyasu was ready with a majority of his men.
** '''Sekigahara main battle''': With the Western forces consisting of about 120000 men and the Eastern forces consisting 75000 men, it looked like that Mitsunari had the advantage of numbers and tactic. However, Ieyasu has taken pages from Hideyoshi's tactics... of bribery and manipulation. Before the battle even began, he had contacted some of the Western generals that if he won the conflict, there shall be leniency awaiting them. And chief of them was Kobayakawa Hideaki, a nephew of Hideyoshi. But somehow, he remained indecisive in taking a decision. It was at that point that Ieyasu temporarily lost his most known trait, getting impatient and ordering the arquebuses to fire at Hideaki, finally forcing him to defect and getting his men to strike at Mitsunari... but was intercepted by Mitsunari's best friend Otani Yoshitsugu, who decimated his men. But that left his flank open, leaving him surrounded and defeated afterwards, and Hideaki's defection caused a chain of defection of generals that has been bribed by Ieyasu, turning the tables for his favor and ultimately made him the winner of the Sekigahara conflict and the newest Shogun of Japan, the de facto ruler of Japan.
* '''Osaka''' (vs. Toyotomi & Sanada): Ieyasu has retired and let Hidetada rule Japan while just advising him. But then, the Toyotomi clan, led by the more matured Hideyori and supported with his mother Lady Yodo/Chacha, has been doing suspicious activities as if insulting the Tokugawa, and contacted several anti-Tokugawa factions, such as the Sanada clan under [[UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura Yukimura]] (who was formerly exiled instead of executed after Sekigahara thanks to Nobuyuki's interference). After several slights one too many, Ieyasu came out of retirement and declared that the Toyotomi must go down for good, even if Hideyori was married to his granddaughter Senhime. After gathering his men, they cornered the Toyotomi in Osaka castle, drawing them out in a long, painful siege. It bore fruit, Hideyori along with Chacha were defeated and either killed or forced to commit seppuku, while Senhime was sent back to safety (and became a nun afterwards). As Ieyasu was about to celebrate his victory, however, he saw Yukimura and several of his personal guards making a mad dash right onto his camp, killing off his personal guards one by one, until only Yukimura remained and he was that close to chop off Ieyasu's head... But due to certain reasons, most commonly fatigue, Yukimura just stopped there, declared that despite being a most WorthyOpponent, he's just too tired to fight anymore, and either died in exhaustion, or the remaining Tokugawa men came just in time to kill Yukimura, saving their lord's life. Inspired with his tenacity even when he knew he's not gonna win anything out of it, Ieyasu praised Yukimura's burning spirit, giving him the epithet "Japan's #1 Soldier" as a post-mortem reward. And that was the last activity of the third unifier of Japan before he passed away naturally due to sickness in Sunpu Castle, 1616.
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Ieyasu is mostly independent from Nobunaga's conquest, but there are times their paths collide.
* '''Okehazama''' (vs. Oda): Technically, Ieyasu, that time being Matsudaira Motoyasu, was not present during Okehazama, but as a vassal of Imagawa back then, he had orders to take the fortress of Marune. With his forces, Motoyasu proved that he wasn't just any boy-hostage, he's a full fledged battle general. But (un)fortunately for him, while celebrating victory, he heard news about the slaughter at Okehazama that caused the death of UsefulNotes/ImagawaYoshimoto. Motoyasu had to read the situation and chose wisely on who to side with; whether it's to stay loyal with Imagawa or to join up with the Oda, whom he sensed that they might be the winning side, not to mention he's childhood friends with UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga during his times as a hostage. So... Motoyasu chose the second, and hence a lasting alliance was formed.
* '''Anegawa''' (vs. Azai-Asakura): Motoyasu, now named Ieyasu, received a call for help when Nobunaga was having trouble against the Azai-Asakura alliance. They were to face off at the river of Anegawa. At first, it looked like Ieyasu would be facing off the Azai, but Nobunaga was goddamn pissed at the betrayal of Azai after all the trouble he married his sister to that clan that he proposed an overnight formation shift: The Tokugawa would face the Asakura instead, while he march off against the Azai. It worked in their favor tremendously, the Azai-Asakura never saw it coming, and the Tokugawa basically streamrolled the Asakura that they managed to assist the Oda and trapped the Azai in a pincer attack. The Azai managed to retreat to their home base Odani, but Ieyasu's 'contract' was over, he didn't get involved against the last stand at Odani.
* '''Mikatagahara-Nagashino''' (vs. Takeda): Nobunaga and Ieyasu's partnership proved effective as Ieyasu became the one who staved off the advance of the great UsefulNotes/TakedaShingen who planned to march to the capital as well. And by that we mean that [[CurbStompBattle the famed Takeda Cavalry completely stomped through Ieyasu's forces so brutally when their forces met at Mikatagahara]], leaving Ieyasu alone with just ''five'' soldiers. Retreating to Hamamatsu Castle, Ieyasu decided to bet on one last life-and-death gambit. He ordered one of his men (mostly believed to be Sakai Tadatsugu, one of his Four Generals) to lit the castle's torches and ''then'' opening the gate open, as if beckoning the Takeda to just BringIt. Shingen got paranoid as a result and decided to hold off his forces, thinking that there was a trap inside. He was further convinced when Ieyasu had some of his men (some believe that he entrusted the task to his SamuraiShinobi UsefulNotes/HattoriHanzo) to cause ruckus in the Takeda camp and retreated. Surviving for another day, Ieyasu informed Nobunaga about the threat of Takeda, and they faced off the Takeda again, now led by Shingen's son Katsuyori (Shingen died in the interim), in Nagashino. Nobunaga's new musket tactic obliterated the Takeda Cavalry, and he collaborated with Ieyasu to hunt down the remnants of the Takeda after resolving one particular drama-filled incident[[note]]Ieyasu had a son from his wife Tsukiyama Sena, the niece of UsefulNotes/ImagawaYoshimoto, named Nobuyasu, who married with Nobunaga's daughter Tokuhime. Sena and Tokuhime did not get along, so at one point, Tokuhime wrote a letter to Nobunaga accusing Sena to be colluding with Takeda Katsuyori, Shingen's son. The truth of the accusation was not that clear, but Nobunaga saw this as a threat and thought [[EtTuBrute Ieyasu was trying to backstab him after all the time they allied, and he does not take betrayal kindly, like the Azai.]] Choosing BrosBeforeHoes (and that his marriage with Sena was purely political so they're not that HappilyMarried in the first place), Ieyasu ordered the execution of Sena. And just to make sure that his son Nobuyasu won't seek revenge, he exiled him too, although generally, it's not clear who got executed and who got exiled, but by that, Ieyasu still secured the alliance with the Oda.[[/note]], culminating in the battle at Temmokuzan where the Takeda was destroyed for good.
* '''Iga''' (vs. UsefulNotes/AkechiMitsuhide): After helping Nobunaga clean up central Japan, he decided to go on a vacation with Ieyasu in the Iga area. Nobunaga got a call for help from UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi, so he decided to help him out, leaving Ieyasu alone. Then suddenly, Ieyasu heard incredibly bad news: Nobunaga was betrayed and killed by UsefulNotes/AkechiMitsuhide, and now Mitsuhide wanted Ieyasu's head to ensure his succession of Nobunaga's power... all while Ieyasu was far away from his home province of Mikawa, surrounded with soldiers wanting to kill him. Luckily for Ieyasu, he also brought along UsefulNotes/HattoriHanzo with him. Hanzo proceeded to show him a secret path to escape the Iga area unnoticed by Akechi army, all while convincing other nearby ninja clans to give Ieyasu the safe passage. And so Ieyasu escaped death. Returning home to Mikawa, he prepared his army for revenge on both him and Nobunaga... but then he heard that UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi beat him to a punch in that department.
* '''Komaki & Nagakute''' (vs. UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi): While recuperating from the retreat from Iga, Ieyasu was eventually approached by one of Nobunaga's sons Oda Nobukatsu. He wanted shelter from Ieyasu because to him, Hideyoshi's power has gone off the chart and someone must stop him from going out of control and only Ieyasu had the power to do so. Seeing this as a chance to be the official successor of Nobunaga with Nobukatsu's support, Ieyasu went on a war with Hideyoshi. But, the two's forces were evenly matched that no one was able to make a dent. Eventually, Ieyasu met Hideyoshi personally and somehow managed to broker peace. Once again, Ieyasu played the long game and decided that even if his force looked mightier, might as well make himself look like the loser by becoming Hideyoshi's vassal. Hideyoshi was impressed at this, so he gave Ieyasu a special privilege for a vassal: Ieyasu had only one time to abstain in deploying his forces for him when Hideyoshi made a call-to-arms. This would be a privilege that Ieyasu wouldn't waste willy-nilly, as it was vital in his ultimate victory later.
* '''Odawara''' (vs. Hojo Ujimasa): Much like his history with Nobunaga, this battle was basically mostly on Hideyoshi's main campaigns. But Ieyasu was part of it, and of course it was to the surprise of even Hideyoshi that Ieyasu just didn't flat out use his privilege. It worked even better on Ieyasu: His efforts in the campaign made Hideyoshi reward him with the remnants of the Hojo, the Kanto region. Using all the resources he had, Ieyasu moved his capital from Mikawa to Kanto, where he would remodel the city and renamed it Edo, which centuries later would become the capital of modern Japan, Tokyo. And later, when Hideyoshi made a call of arms to Korea, that was the time Ieyasu used his privilege that he abstained from using during this campaign. As that campaign ended in utter disaster, Ieyasu managed to keep his men safe and bolstered his popularity, his long game starting to bear fruit.
* '''Sekigahara''' (vs. the Western Army[=/=]UsefulNotes/IshidaMitsunari): The campaign was a very big one and Ieyasu was one of the main players, leading the Eastern Army. After several accusations and assassination attempts too many, the last straw for Ieyasu to rise up arms was how the Uesugi clan, especially its chief retainer Naoe Kanetsugu, directly insulted him for power-hungrily tried to usurp the righteous throne from Hideyoshi [[{{Hypocrite}} while accusing others of doing the same.]] Many of the Eastern warlords sided with him, while the Western ones sympathized with his rival/main accuser UsefulNotes/IshidaMitsunari. While the main conflict happened in the field of Sekigahara, there were several battles that was fought in the name of the Eastern Army, all part of Ieyasu's commands:
** '''Hasedo''' (vs. Uesugi): The Uesugi clan, led by one of the senior Council Five Elders like him, Uesugi Kagekatsu (adopted son of the legendary UsefulNotes/UesugiKenshin) and assisted with the aforementioned Naoe Kanetsugu, planned on to join on the Western side, but their location in Echigo meant that they had to cross the Eastern Army's main bulk. Luckily for Ieyasu, one of his newest allies was UsefulNotes/DateMasamune, and he was located close enough with the Uesugi. For that, Ieyasu had Masamune and the Date clan intercept the Uesugi in Hasedo. It worked enough that the Uesugi was delayed, defeated by the Date and not directly participating in Sekigahara.
** '''Ueda''' (vs. Sanada): Ieyasu has gone a long way to placate the Sanada clan, an ex-retainer clan of the Takeda. Ever since the conflict with the Toyotomi started, he already discussed with the patriarch, Sanada Masayuki for some sort of alliance and so Ieyasu convinced his mightiest general UsefulNotes/HondaTadakatsu to let him adopt his daughter, Komatsuhime/Inahime, so she could be married with the Sanada's eldest son Nobuyuki and thus linking the two clans together. Despite all those, Masayuki and his other son [[UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura Yukimura]] chose to side with the Western army. For that, Ieyasu sent his heir Hidetada to storm the Sanada stronghold at Ueda. Hidetada promised that he'll be in Sekigahara in time, but even with 38000 men with him, Masayuki stalled him with just 2000 men, long enough that he didn't make it in time to directly participate in Sekigahara (where Ieyasu won). Ieyasu was disappointed at his son, but this didn't cause him to disown him, as he still made Hidetada his heir.
** '''Fushimi''' (vs. Ishida): The most vital HoldTheLine war of the campaign. Before departing to Sekigahara, Ieyasu had a chat with his closest friend dating back from his days as Imagawa hostage, a certain Torii Mototada. With the Western army marching, both predicted that it would be the last they see each other. And so, Mototada holed himself up to the only part standing between Mitsunari and his position at Sekigahara: Fushimi Castle. He stalled the Ishida 40000-size army with just 2000 men for a whole 10 days, and then committed seppuku. Mitsunari made it anyway to the main conflict at Sekigahara, but those 10 days were vital; by the time Mitsunari arrived, Ieyasu was ready with a majority of his men.
** '''Sekigahara main battle''': With the Western forces consisting of about 120000 men and the Eastern forces consisting 75000 men, it looked like that Mitsunari had the advantage of numbers and tactic. However, Ieyasu has taken pages from Hideyoshi's tactics... of bribery and manipulation. Before the battle even began, he had contacted some of the Western generals that if he won the conflict, there shall be leniency awaiting them. And chief of them was Kobayakawa Hideaki, a nephew of Hideyoshi. But somehow, he remained indecisive in taking a decision. It was at that point that Ieyasu temporarily lost his most known trait, getting impatient and ordering the arquebuses to fire at Hideaki, finally forcing him to defect and getting his men to strike at Mitsunari... but was intercepted by Mitsunari's best friend Otani Yoshitsugu, who decimated his men. But that left his flank open, leaving him surrounded and defeated afterwards, and Hideaki's defection caused a chain of defection of generals that has been bribed by Ieyasu, turning the tables for his favor and ultimately made him the winner of the Sekigahara conflict and the newest Shogun of Japan, the de facto ruler of Japan.
* '''Osaka''' (vs. Toyotomi & Sanada): Ieyasu has retired and let Hidetada rule Japan while just advising him. But then, the Toyotomi clan, led by the more matured Hideyori and supported with his mother Lady Yodo/Chacha, has been doing suspicious activities as if insulting the Tokugawa, and contacted several anti-Tokugawa factions, such as the Sanada clan under [[UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura Yukimura]] (who was formerly exiled instead of executed after Sekigahara thanks to Nobuyuki's interference). After several slights one too many, Ieyasu came out of retirement and declared that the Toyotomi must go down for good, even if Hideyori was married to his granddaughter Senhime. After gathering his men, they cornered the Toyotomi in Osaka castle, drawing them out in a long, painful siege. It bore fruit, Hideyori along with Chacha were defeated and either killed or forced to commit seppuku, while Senhime was sent back to safety (and became a nun afterwards). As Ieyasu was about to celebrate his victory, however, he saw Yukimura and several of his personal guards making a mad dash right onto his camp, killing off his personal guards one by one, until only Yukimura remained and he was that close to chop off Ieyasu's head... But due to certain reasons, most commonly fatigue, Yukimura just stopped there, declared that despite being a most WorthyOpponent, he's just too tired to fight anymore, and either died in exhaustion, or the remaining Tokugawa men came just in time to kill Yukimura, saving their lord's life. Inspired with his tenacity even when he knew he's not gonna win anything out of it, Ieyasu praised Yukimura's burning spirit, giving him the epithet "Japan's #1 Soldier" as a post-mortem reward. And that was the last activity of the third unifier of Japan before he passed away naturally due to sickness in Sunpu Castle, 1616.
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* In the Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}, in particularly ''Fate/KOHA-Ace'', Ieyasu is a hypothetical Servant, only mentioned by Nobunaga. At first he looks like an unassuming wimp (he looks like [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/5/5a/TokugawaKH.png/revision/latest?cb=20150818013927 this,]] seriously). He has no skill whatsoever, but has a Noble Phantasm that lets him take stats of one of the seven classes. [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/0/00/Tokugawaclasses.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150818014133 For instance,]] if he took on the Lancer class, he'll assume the form of UsefulNotes/HondaTadakatsu, and if it's Saber, it would be UsefulNotes/YagyuJubei (based on how he's taught by Yagyu Munenori, who's a Servant in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''). It is also implied that this Ieyasu is one of his kagemusha when the real Ieyasu died early.
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* In the Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}, in particularly ''Fate/KOHA-Ace'', Ieyasu is a hypothetical Servant, only mentioned by Nobunaga. At first he looks like an unassuming wimp (he looks like [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/5/5a/TokugawaKH.png/revision/latest?cb=20150818013927 this,]] seriously). He has no skill whatsoever, but has a Noble Phantasm that lets him take stats of one of the seven classes. [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/0/00/Tokugawaclasses.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150818014133 For instance,]] if he took on the Lancer class, he'll assume the form of UsefulNotes/HondaTadakatsu, and if it's Saber, it would be UsefulNotes/YagyuJubei (based on how he's taught by Yagyu Munenori, who's a Servant in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'').''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'', although he also sports the EyepatchOfPower usually wielded by Munenori's son Mitsuyoshi, the more famous Jubei). It is also implied that this Ieyasu is one of his kagemusha when the real Ieyasu died early.
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* In the ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' series, Ieyasu is stated to have been a member of the Assassin Brotherhood, with the implication that he was likely the local head of the Japanese Branch.
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* The last figure to be released in the ''Franchise/SDGundam BB Senshi'' model line ''Toys/SDSengokudenBushinKourinHen'', Tokugawa Ieyasu Gundam, is based on Tokugawa Ieyasu.
* The last figure to be released in the ''Franchise/SDGundam BB Senshi'' model line ''Toys/SDSengokudenBushinKourinHen'', Tokugawa Ieyasu Gundam, is based on Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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** The fifth game, which is a SoftReboot, shows him in his younger self as Takechiyo who is a hostage of the Imagawa clan. His first wife, Sena, also appears as a playable character.
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** ( What's more, he alongside UsefulNotes/UesugiKenshin is voiced by the long-time villain seiyuu Creator/JojiNakata.
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** The fifth game, which is a SoftReboot, shows him in his younger self as Takechiyo who is a hostage of the Imagawa clan. His first wife, Sena, also appears as a playable character.
** The fifth game, which is a SoftReboot, shows him in his younger self as Takechiyo who is a hostage of the Imagawa clan. His first wife, Sena, also appears as a playable character.
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* ''Anime/BattleGirlsTimeParadox'' presents a {{gender flip}}ped Ieyasu as appearing sweet, but actually being the most underhanded character in the series. She's not opposed to cheating, and is actively planning to take the Crimson Armor for herself once Nobunaga completes it.
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* Franchise/OnePiece likens him to Admiral Aokiji for their patience and wisdom of knowing when to strike and when not to. His fellow admirals Akainu and Kizaru are given to similarities between Oda Nobunaga and Totoyomi Hideyoshi, respectively.
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* Franchise/OnePiece ''Franchise/OnePiece'' likens him to Admiral Aokiji for their patience and wisdom of knowing when to strike and when not to. His fellow admirals Akainu and Kizaru are given to similarities between Oda Nobunaga and Totoyomi Hideyoshi, respectively.
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* ''Anime/SengokuOtome'' presents a {{gender flip}}ped Ieyasu as appearing sweet, but actually being the most underhanded character in the series. She's not opposed to cheating, and is actively planning to take the Crimson Armor for herself once Nobunaga completes it.
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While Ieyasu did all he could to ensure his legacy would last very long and stabilizing the country, it was also his actions to do so that eventually caused his shogunate's downfall: In order to win Sekigahara, Ieyasu promised those who were loyal to him to be heavily rewarded, and then [[CruelMercy applied heavy punishment without any deaths towards his defeated opponents]], chief amongst these 'losers' were the Western clans, Mouri, Shimazu and Chosokabe. And one of his chief policies after unification of Japan is to close the country from any foreign trades except a few foreign countries, sealing off Japan from outer influences, which worked wonders for Japan's inner growth, but came to bit them in the ass when American fleet under Matthew Perry threatened his descendants to open the borders or else they'll overwhelm Japan with their superior technology. And the Mouri, Shimazu and Chosokabe, unhappy with these changes and still bearing the grudges over their treatment from Ieyasu, decided to strike back, leading to the UsefulNotes/MeijiRestoration and the end of the Ieyasu's legacy after 200+ years of ruling.
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While Ieyasu did all he could to ensure his legacy would last very long and stabilizing the country, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard it was also his actions to do so that eventually caused his shogunate's downfall: downfall]]: In order to win Sekigahara, Ieyasu promised those who were loyal to him to be heavily rewarded, and then [[CruelMercy applied heavy punishment without any deaths towards his defeated opponents]], chief amongst these 'losers' were the Western clans, Mouri, Shimazu and Chosokabe. And one of his chief policies after unification of Japan is to close the country from any foreign trades except a few foreign countries, sealing off Japan from outer influences, which worked wonders for Japan's inner growth, but came to bit them in the ass when American fleet under Matthew Perry threatened his descendants to open the borders or else they'll overwhelm Japan with their superior technology. And the Mouri, Shimazu and Chosokabe, unhappy with these changes and still bearing the grudges over their treatment from Ieyasu, [[TheDogBitesBack decided to strike back, back]], leading to the UsefulNotes/MeijiRestoration and the end of the Ieyasu's legacy after 200+ years of ruling.
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While Ieyasu did all he could to ensure his legacy would last very long and stabilizing the country, it was also his actions to do so that eventually caused his shogunate's downfall: In order to win Sekigahara, Ieyasu promised those who were loyal to him to be heavily rewarded, and then [[CruelMercy applied heavy punishment without any deaths towards his defeated opponents]], chief amongst these 'losers' were the Western clans, Mouri, Shimazu and Chosokabe. And one of his chief policies after unification of Japan is to close the country from any foreign trades except a few foreign countries, sealing off Japan from outer influences, which worked wonders for Japan's inner growth, but came to bit them in the ass when American fleet under Matthew Perry threatened his descendants to open the borders or else they'll overwhelm Japan with their superior technology. And the Mouri, Shimazu and Chosokabe, unhappy with these changes and still bearing the grudges over their treatment from Ieyasu, decided to strike back, leading to the UsefulNotes/MeijiRestoration and the end of the Ieyasu's legacy after 200+ years of ruling.
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* ''VideoGame/SekiroShadowsDieTwice'' takes place during the Tokugawa Shogunate with the backstory being that the Ashina succeeded in a coup to resist the unification of Japan. While Ieyasu himself never makes an appearance, the threat posed by his army (referred to as the "interior ministry") is hanging over the heads of the Ashina fighters like a Sword of Damocles, and is the reason Genichiro Ashina turned into a WellIntentionedExtremist.
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* One of the few works where Ieyasu is arguably the villain would be in Futaro Yamada's ''The Kouga Ninja Scrolls'', with Ieyasu pitting the warring Kouga and Iga ninja clans in a free-for-all simply to determine [[spoiler:who among his grandchildren would ascend to the Shogunate, setting off the tragic events for all participants.]] The manga and anime adaptation of the story, Manga/{{Basilisk}} takes this UpToEleven and {{Gonk}}s him up.
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* One of the few works where Ieyasu is arguably the villain would be in Futaro Yamada's ''The Kouga Ninja Scrolls'', with Ieyasu pitting the warring Kouga and Iga ninja clans in a free-for-all simply to determine [[spoiler:who among his grandchildren would ascend to the Shogunate, setting off the tragic events for all participants.]] ]]
** The manga and anime adaptation of the story,Manga/{{Basilisk}} ''Manga/{{Basilisk}}'' takes this UpToEleven and {{Gonk}}s him up.
** The manga and anime adaptation of the story,
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* Ieyasu is the BigBad of ''Manga/Brave10'' although he works mostly through other people and shows himself to be a ruthless but frequently ineffective warlord given the story centres around one of his [[UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura opponents]].
* In ''Anime/SaberMarionetteJ'', the Japoness is led by a man named Tokugawa Ieyasu. He looks like a normal old man, but flashback reveals that [[IWasQuiteALooker the man he was cloned from looks just as bishonen as the protagonist Otaru]], in fact, he look like an older version of him.
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* Understandably, nearly every major {{Creator/NHK}} Taiga drama centering on the Azuchi-Momoyama period would involve him as a character, main or supporting:
** ''Kunitori Monogatari'' (国盗り物語, 1973), portrayed by Akira Terao as part of the supporting cast.
** Terao would later reprise this role in 2014's ''Gunshi Kanbei'' (軍師官兵衛), as a MagnificentBastard and [[BigBadEnsemble the final strategic rival]] of the titular Kuroda Kanbei--in contrast to SmugSnake UsefulNotes/IshidaMitsunari. Despite his [[ManipulativeBastard shifty and double-faced character]] throughout his screen-time (even driving a political and personal wedge between Kanbei and his son [[WellDoneSonGuy Nagamasa]]), [[WellIntentionedExtremist he seems very convinced]] that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo everything he does is to return stability to the nation]]. [[spoiler:After Sekigahara, he and Kanbei have a heart-to-heart about their intentions, with Kanbei [[GracefulLoser admitting defeat]] and acknowledging his supremacy, and Ieyasu assuring him of his genuine desire for good governance, [[DefeatMeansFriendship even offering him a spot]] as [[WeCanRuleTogether his own adviser]]. While Kanbei declines, Ieyasu clearly sees him as a WorthyOpponent, and privately sighs in relief that [[TheDreaded he no longer has to fight him]].]]
** ''Tokugawa Ieyasu'' (1983) has him as the main protagonist, spanning for his whole life.
** ''Dokuganryu Masamune'' (独眼竜政宗, 1987), as a competitor to the titular UsefulNotes/DateMasamune, portrayed by Masahiko Tsugawa. He would later reprise this role as first of the leads of 2000's ''Aoi: Tokugawa Sandai'' (葵 徳川三代)--and even in other period productions not of the NHK, being closely associated with the role.
** Understandably the BigBad of ''Sanadamaru'' (真田丸, 2016), as this story takes the perspective of his longtime rivals Sanada Masayuki and UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura. The show see-saws a bit with his characterization, sometimes rendering him a SmugSnake with a dash of [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative brilliance]], and sometimes a fidgety and paranoid leader who's on alarm [[MiseryTrigger at the mere knowledge of fighting the Sanada]]. [[TheBadGuyWins He still wins in the end]], [[ForegoneConclusion obviously]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Kessen}}'' and ''VideoGame/KessenIII''. For the first game, Ieyasu is one of the protagonist and can go either sympathetic or unsympathetic, depending on whoever is picked as protagonist (Him or Mitsunari). In the third game, he is forever a second banana to Nobunaga since Nobunaga survived Honnoji and is the main protagonist.
** ''Kunitori Monogatari'' (国盗り物語, 1973), portrayed by Akira Terao as part of the supporting cast.
** Terao would later reprise this role in 2014's ''Gunshi Kanbei'' (軍師官兵衛), as a MagnificentBastard and [[BigBadEnsemble the final strategic rival]] of the titular Kuroda Kanbei--in contrast to SmugSnake UsefulNotes/IshidaMitsunari. Despite his [[ManipulativeBastard shifty and double-faced character]] throughout his screen-time (even driving a political and personal wedge between Kanbei and his son [[WellDoneSonGuy Nagamasa]]), [[WellIntentionedExtremist he seems very convinced]] that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo everything he does is to return stability to the nation]]. [[spoiler:After Sekigahara, he and Kanbei have a heart-to-heart about their intentions, with Kanbei [[GracefulLoser admitting defeat]] and acknowledging his supremacy, and Ieyasu assuring him of his genuine desire for good governance, [[DefeatMeansFriendship even offering him a spot]] as [[WeCanRuleTogether his own adviser]]. While Kanbei declines, Ieyasu clearly sees him as a WorthyOpponent, and privately sighs in relief that [[TheDreaded he no longer has to fight him]].]]
** ''Tokugawa Ieyasu'' (1983) has him as the main protagonist, spanning for his whole life.
** ''Dokuganryu Masamune'' (独眼竜政宗, 1987), as a competitor to the titular UsefulNotes/DateMasamune, portrayed by Masahiko Tsugawa. He would later reprise this role as first of the leads of 2000's ''Aoi: Tokugawa Sandai'' (葵 徳川三代)--and even in other period productions not of the NHK, being closely associated with the role.
** Understandably the BigBad of ''Sanadamaru'' (真田丸, 2016), as this story takes the perspective of his longtime rivals Sanada Masayuki and UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura. The show see-saws a bit with his characterization, sometimes rendering him a SmugSnake with a dash of [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative brilliance]], and sometimes a fidgety and paranoid leader who's on alarm [[MiseryTrigger at the mere knowledge of fighting the Sanada]]. [[TheBadGuyWins He still wins in the end]], [[ForegoneConclusion obviously]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Kessen}}'' and ''VideoGame/KessenIII''. For the first game, Ieyasu is one of the protagonist and can go either sympathetic or unsympathetic, depending on whoever is picked as protagonist (Him or Mitsunari). In the third game, he is forever a second banana to Nobunaga since Nobunaga survived Honnoji and is the main protagonist.
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** ''Kunitori Monogatari'' (国盗り物語, 1973), portrayed by Akira Terao as part of the supporting cast.
** Terao would later reprise this role in 2014's ''Gunshi Kanbei'' (軍師官兵衛), as a MagnificentBastard and [[BigBadEnsemble the final strategic rival]] of the titular Kuroda Kanbei--in contrast to SmugSnake UsefulNotes/IshidaMitsunari. Despite his [[ManipulativeBastard shifty and double-faced character]] throughout his screen-time (even driving a political and personal wedge between Kanbei and his son [[WellDoneSonGuy Nagamasa]]), [[WellIntentionedExtremist he seems very convinced]] that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo everything he does is to return stability to the nation]]. [[spoiler:After Sekigahara, he and Kanbei have a heart-to-heart about their intentions, with Kanbei [[GracefulLoser admitting defeat]] and acknowledging his supremacy, and Ieyasu assuring him of his genuine desire for good governance, [[DefeatMeansFriendship even offering him a spot]] as [[WeCanRuleTogether his own adviser]]. While Kanbei declines, Ieyasu clearly sees him as a WorthyOpponent, and privately sighs in relief that [[TheDreaded he no longer has to fight him]].]]
** ''Tokugawa Ieyasu'' (1983) has him as the main protagonist, spanning for his whole life.
** ''Dokuganryu Masamune'' (独眼竜政宗, 1987), as a competitor to the titular UsefulNotes/DateMasamune, portrayed by Masahiko Tsugawa. He would later reprise this role as first of the leads of 2000's ''Aoi: Tokugawa Sandai'' (葵 徳川三代)--and even in other period productions not of the NHK, being closely associated with the role.
** Understandably the BigBad of ''Sanadamaru'' (真田丸, 2016), as this story takes the perspective of his longtime rivals Sanada Masayuki and UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura. The show see-saws a bit with his characterization, sometimes rendering him a SmugSnake with a dash of [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative brilliance]], and sometimes a fidgety and paranoid leader who's on alarm [[MiseryTrigger at the mere knowledge of fighting the Sanada]]. [[TheBadGuyWins He still wins in the end]], [[ForegoneConclusion obviously]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Kessen}}'' and ''VideoGame/KessenIII''. For the first game, Ieyasu is one of the protagonist and can go either sympathetic or unsympathetic, depending on whoever is picked as protagonist (Him or Mitsunari). In the third game, he is forever a second banana to Nobunaga since Nobunaga survived Honnoji and is the main protagonist.
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* ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'': Ieyasu starts out as some sort of cowardly FatBastard SmugSnake NPC in the first game, but by the expansion, he grew some competence (despite still being NPC) and sympathy. And in the second game, he became playable, got a spear cannon for weapon and can be a Fat Gentleman. Later games then give him a more virtuous side he is forced to give up, forcing him to resort to devious methods in order to secure peace; Ieyasu himself says to others that he deserves to be hated for it. One thing that's been rather consistent with him is that he's AFatherToHisMen all the way.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonConquest'' features Ieyasu as he appears in ''VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi''. Here he is dubbed the Warlord of Valora, the Steel-type nation. He's portrayed in a positive light, disagreeing with Nobunaga's methods but joining his team to keep his nation safe, and warmly congratulates the hero upon their victory. His signature Pokémon in this is Aggron [[spoiler: and eventually Registeel, if you play your cards right]].
** ( What's more, he alongside UsefulNotes/UesugiKenshin is voiced by the long-time villain seiyuu Creator/JojiNakata.
* Ieyasu is mentioned in ''VideoGame/OnimushaDawnOfDreams'' as Soki's true father. However, Soki thinks he's just a useless lapdog to Hideyoshi. In ''Soul'', Ieyasu finally makes an appearence as a Genma-aligned Daimyo: surprisingly enough, he's shown as a {{Bishonen}} in youth, and as a gruff but still attractive man wielding [[OddlyShapedSword a triple-bladed katana]].
** ''VideoGame/PokemonConquest'' features Ieyasu as he appears in ''VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi''. Here he is dubbed the Warlord of Valora, the Steel-type nation. He's portrayed in a positive light, disagreeing with Nobunaga's methods but joining his team to keep his nation safe, and warmly congratulates the hero upon their victory. His signature Pokémon in this is Aggron [[spoiler: and eventually Registeel, if you play your cards right]].
** ( What's more, he alongside UsefulNotes/UesugiKenshin is voiced by the long-time villain seiyuu Creator/JojiNakata.
* Ieyasu is mentioned in ''VideoGame/OnimushaDawnOfDreams'' as Soki's true father. However, Soki thinks he's just a useless lapdog to Hideyoshi. In ''Soul'', Ieyasu finally makes an appearence as a Genma-aligned Daimyo: surprisingly enough, he's shown as a {{Bishonen}} in youth, and as a gruff but still attractive man wielding [[OddlyShapedSword a triple-bladed katana]].
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* ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' has an...interesting take on Ieyasu. Early on in the series, he's a short, plump, impatient little brat; and while he's virtuous, he's also rather incompetent, relies too much on Tadakatsu, and [[JamesBondage gets kidnapped way too often]]. But in the third game, [[ShesAllGrownUp he grew up]], [[TookALevelInBadass took massive levels in badass]] and became one of the main protagonists.
** In his first incarnation Takeda Shingen drives the point home by addressing him as Takechiyo, the ''childhood name'' he used before coming of age (Ieyasu is technically his adult name, though historically he changed his name to "Tokugawa Ieyasu" much later).
*** In both forms of young and tall, he's voiced by Creator/ToruOkawa. Very much PlayingAgainstType too, since Okawa is mostly doing gruff old men, but Ieyasu here was a kid before he turned into a young adult. And he's been doing him since day one.
* In ''Anime/SaberMarionetteJ'', the Japoness is led by a man named Tokugawa Ieyasu. He looks like a normal old man, but flashback reveals that [[IWasQuiteALooker the man he was cloned from looks just as bishonen as the protagonist Otaru]], in fact, he look like an older version of him.
* ''Saihai no Yukue'', an ''Franchise/AceAttorney''-like game based on Sengoku era (by Koei) features Ieyasu as a FatBastard antagonist, while our protagonist is the {{Bishonen}} Ishida Mitsunari. Though, [[spoiler:in the end, it's subverted that Ieyasu was suckered by the true villain of the series: Lady Yodo.]]
* The Japanese campaign of ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresIII: The Asian Dynasties'' is about his rise to power, with help from the player character, Sakuma Kichiro. He is also the leader of the Japanese if they are system players.
* One of the few works where Ieyasu is arguably the villain would be in Futaro Yamada's ''The Kouga Ninja Scrolls'', with Ieyasu pitting the warring Kouga and Iga ninja clans in a free-for-all simply to determine [[spoiler:who among his grandchildren would ascend to the Shogunate, setting off the tragic events for all participants.]] The manga and anime adaptation of the story, Manga/{{Basilisk}} takes this UpToEleven and {{Gonk}}s him up.
* Tokugawa is the leader of the Japanese civilization in the second, third, and fourth installments of the ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}}'' series of games; he is noted for being particularly isolationist in ''IV''. He gets replaced by Nobunaga in ''V''.
* The character of Toranaga in James Clavell's novel ''Literature/{{Shogun}}'' is a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Ieyasu. He is one of the central characters.
* Ieyasu shows up as a minor character in ''Literature/{{Taiko}}'', spending most of the book as Nobunaga's ally.
** In his first incarnation Takeda Shingen drives the point home by addressing him as Takechiyo, the ''childhood name'' he used before coming of age (Ieyasu is technically his adult name, though historically he changed his name to "Tokugawa Ieyasu" much later).
*** In both forms of young and tall, he's voiced by Creator/ToruOkawa. Very much PlayingAgainstType too, since Okawa is mostly doing gruff old men, but Ieyasu here was a kid before he turned into a young adult. And he's been doing him since day one.
* In ''Anime/SaberMarionetteJ'', the Japoness is led by a man named Tokugawa Ieyasu. He looks like a normal old man, but flashback reveals that [[IWasQuiteALooker the man he was cloned from looks just as bishonen as the protagonist Otaru]], in fact, he look like an older version of him.
* ''Saihai no Yukue'', an ''Franchise/AceAttorney''-like game based on Sengoku era (by Koei) features Ieyasu as a FatBastard antagonist, while our protagonist is the {{Bishonen}} Ishida Mitsunari. Though, [[spoiler:in the end, it's subverted that Ieyasu was suckered by the true villain of the series: Lady Yodo.]]
* The Japanese campaign of ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresIII: The Asian Dynasties'' is about his rise to power, with help from the player character, Sakuma Kichiro. He is also the leader of the Japanese if they are system players.
* One of the few works where Ieyasu is arguably the villain would be in Futaro Yamada's ''The Kouga Ninja Scrolls'', with Ieyasu pitting the warring Kouga and Iga ninja clans in a free-for-all simply to determine [[spoiler:who among his grandchildren would ascend to the Shogunate, setting off the tragic events for all participants.]] The manga and anime adaptation of the story, Manga/{{Basilisk}} takes this UpToEleven and {{Gonk}}s him up.
* Tokugawa is the leader of the Japanese civilization in the second, third, and fourth installments of the ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}}'' series of games; he is noted for being particularly isolationist in ''IV''. He gets replaced by Nobunaga in ''V''.
* The character of Toranaga in James Clavell's novel ''Literature/{{Shogun}}'' is a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Ieyasu. He is one of the central characters.
* Ieyasu shows up as a minor character in ''Literature/{{Taiko}}'', spending most of the book as Nobunaga's ally.
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* One of the main ''daimyos'' -clan leaders- in ''VideoGame/ShogunTotalWar'' and its successor, ''VideoGame/TotalWarShogun2''.
* One of the warring leaders opposing the UsefulNotes/TakedaShingen clan in the film ''Film/{{Kagemusha}}''.
* ''VideoGame/DeaeTonosamaAppareIchiban'' has him as the first boss, using rocket punches and beams against the player characters, because he has been possessed by aliens. Also, his name is spelled in-game "'''YEAH'''yasu", with Western alphabet and all (while the final boss is Oda '''NO'''bunaga). It's kind of [[WidgetSeries a weird game]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Nioh}}'' also has Tokugawa Ieyasu in it as the BigGood of the game, though he can veer to a ruthless PragmaticHero and WellIntentionedExtremist, which is actually closer to how it's like in real life. He's a tremendous help to William, which is another touch in with history, where the historical William Adams/Miura Anjin would end up on friendly terms with the Tokugawa clan.
* In the Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}, in particularly ''Fate/KOHA-Ace'', Ieyasu is a hypothetical Servant, only mentioned by Nobunaga. At first he looks like an unassuming wimp (he looks like [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/5/5a/TokugawaKH.png/revision/latest?cb=20150818013927 this,]] seriously). He has no skill whatsoever, but has a Noble Phantasm that lets him take stats of one of the seven classes. [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/0/00/Tokugawaclasses.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150818014133 For instance,]] if he took on the Lancer class, he'll assume the form of UsefulNotes/HondaTadakatsu, and if it's Saber, it would be UsefulNotes/YagyuJubei (based on how he's taught by Yagyu Munenori, who's a Servant in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''). It is also implied that this Ieyasu is one of his kagemusha when the real Ieyasu died early.
** He is also mentioned quite a lot within background material of ''Grand Order'', especially in the backstory of Chacha ([[UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi Hideyoshi]]'s chief concubine, [[UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga Nobunaga's niece]]), where she considers him the one who kickstarted the trend of branding her the wrecker of Toyotomi household and as a result, she thoroughly hates him and tends to make comments that anything from Tokugawa should die.
** The aforementioned game's event, "Tokugawa Kaiten Labyrinth" is named after his clan, but Ieyasu was completely absent from it. However, it being set in the [[RoyalHarem Ooku]] of the Bakufu he established, his major female follower/influencer [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Kasuga Lady Kasuga]] features (albeit in a weird CompositeCharacter situation with the Indian goddess Parvati)--together with Yagyu Munenori.
* One of the warring leaders opposing the UsefulNotes/TakedaShingen clan in the film ''Film/{{Kagemusha}}''.
* ''VideoGame/DeaeTonosamaAppareIchiban'' has him as the first boss, using rocket punches and beams against the player characters, because he has been possessed by aliens. Also, his name is spelled in-game "'''YEAH'''yasu", with Western alphabet and all (while the final boss is Oda '''NO'''bunaga). It's kind of [[WidgetSeries a weird game]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Nioh}}'' also has Tokugawa Ieyasu in it as the BigGood of the game, though he can veer to a ruthless PragmaticHero and WellIntentionedExtremist, which is actually closer to how it's like in real life. He's a tremendous help to William, which is another touch in with history, where the historical William Adams/Miura Anjin would end up on friendly terms with the Tokugawa clan.
* In the Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}, in particularly ''Fate/KOHA-Ace'', Ieyasu is a hypothetical Servant, only mentioned by Nobunaga. At first he looks like an unassuming wimp (he looks like [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/5/5a/TokugawaKH.png/revision/latest?cb=20150818013927 this,]] seriously). He has no skill whatsoever, but has a Noble Phantasm that lets him take stats of one of the seven classes. [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/0/00/Tokugawaclasses.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150818014133 For instance,]] if he took on the Lancer class, he'll assume the form of UsefulNotes/HondaTadakatsu, and if it's Saber, it would be UsefulNotes/YagyuJubei (based on how he's taught by Yagyu Munenori, who's a Servant in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''). It is also implied that this Ieyasu is one of his kagemusha when the real Ieyasu died early.
** He is also mentioned quite a lot within background material of ''Grand Order'', especially in the backstory of Chacha ([[UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi Hideyoshi]]'s chief concubine, [[UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga Nobunaga's niece]]), where she considers him the one who kickstarted the trend of branding her the wrecker of Toyotomi household and as a result, she thoroughly hates him and tends to make comments that anything from Tokugawa should die.
** The aforementioned game's event, "Tokugawa Kaiten Labyrinth" is named after his clan, but Ieyasu was completely absent from it. However, it being set in the [[RoyalHarem Ooku]] of the Bakufu he established, his major female follower/influencer [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Kasuga Lady Kasuga]] features (albeit in a weird CompositeCharacter situation with the Indian goddess Parvati)--together with Yagyu Munenori.
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* One of the warring leaders opposing the UsefulNotes/TakedaShingen clan in the film ''Film/{{Kagemusha}}''.
* ''VideoGame/DeaeTonosamaAppareIchiban'' has him as the first boss, using rocket punches and beams against the player characters, because he has been possessed by aliens. Also, his name is spelled in-game "'''YEAH'''yasu", with Western alphabet and all (while the final boss is Oda '''NO'''bunaga). It's kind of [[WidgetSeries a weird game]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Nioh}}'' also has Tokugawa Ieyasu in it as the BigGood of the game, though he can veer to a ruthless PragmaticHero and WellIntentionedExtremist, which is actually closer to how it's like in real life. He's a tremendous help to William, which is another touch in with history, where the historical William Adams/Miura Anjin would end up on friendly terms with the Tokugawa clan.
* In the Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}, in particularly ''Fate/KOHA-Ace'', Ieyasu is a hypothetical Servant, only mentioned by Nobunaga. At first he looks like an unassuming wimp (he looks like [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/5/5a/TokugawaKH.png/revision/latest?cb=20150818013927 this,]] seriously). He has no skill whatsoever, but has a Noble Phantasm that lets him take stats of one of the seven classes. [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/0/00/Tokugawaclasses.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150818014133 For instance,]] if he took on the Lancer class, he'll assume the form of UsefulNotes/HondaTadakatsu, and if it's Saber, it would be UsefulNotes/YagyuJubei (based on how he's taught by Yagyu Munenori, who's a Servant in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''). It is also implied that this Ieyasu is one of his kagemusha when the real Ieyasu died early.
** He is also mentioned quite a lot within background material of ''Grand Order'', especially in the backstory of Chacha ([[UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi Hideyoshi]]'s chief concubine, [[UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga Nobunaga's niece]]), where she considers him the one who kickstarted the trend of branding her the wrecker of Toyotomi household and as a result, she thoroughly hates him and tends to make comments that anything from Tokugawa should die.
** The aforementioned game's event, "Tokugawa Kaiten Labyrinth" is named after his clan, but Ieyasu was completely absent from it. However, it being set in the [[RoyalHarem Ooku]] of the Bakufu he established, his major female follower/influencer [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Kasuga Lady Kasuga]] features (albeit in a weird CompositeCharacter situation with the Indian goddess Parvati)--together with Yagyu Munenori.
!!ComicBooks
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!!Literature
* One of the few works where Ieyasu is arguably the villain would be in Futaro Yamada's ''The Kouga Ninja Scrolls'', with Ieyasu pitting the warring Kouga and Iga ninja clans in a free-for-all simply to determine [[spoiler:who among his grandchildren would ascend to the Shogunate, setting off the tragic events for all participants.]] The manga and anime adaptation of the story, Manga/{{Basilisk}} takes this UpToEleven and {{Gonk}}s him up.
* The character of Toranaga in James Clavell's novel ''Literature/{{Shogun}}'' is a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Ieyasu. He is one of the central characters.
* Ieyasu shows up as a minor character in ''Literature/{{Taiko}}'', spending most of the book as Nobunaga's ally.
!!LiveActionTV
* Understandably, nearly every major {{Creator/NHK}} Taiga drama centering on the Azuchi-Momoyama period would involve him as a character, main or supporting:
** ''Kunitori Monogatari'' (国盗り物語, 1973), portrayed by Akira Terao as part of the supporting cast.
** Terao would later reprise this role in 2014's ''Gunshi Kanbei'' (軍師官兵衛), as a MagnificentBastard and [[BigBadEnsemble the final strategic rival]] of the titular Kuroda Kanbei--in contrast to SmugSnake UsefulNotes/IshidaMitsunari. Despite his [[ManipulativeBastard shifty and double-faced character]] throughout his screen-time (even driving a political and personal wedge between Kanbei and his son [[WellDoneSonGuy Nagamasa]]), [[WellIntentionedExtremist he seems very convinced]] that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo everything he does is to return stability to the nation]]. [[spoiler:After Sekigahara, he and Kanbei have a heart-to-heart about their intentions, with Kanbei [[GracefulLoser admitting defeat]] and acknowledging his supremacy, and Ieyasu assuring him of his genuine desire for good governance, [[DefeatMeansFriendship even offering him a spot]] as [[WeCanRuleTogether his own adviser]]. While Kanbei declines, Ieyasu clearly sees him as a WorthyOpponent, and privately sighs in relief that [[TheDreaded he no longer has to fight him]].]]
** ''Tokugawa Ieyasu'' (1983) has him as the main protagonist, spanning for his whole life.
** ''Dokuganryu Masamune'' (独眼竜政宗, 1987), as a competitor to the titular UsefulNotes/DateMasamune, portrayed by Masahiko Tsugawa. He would later reprise this role as first of the leads of 2000's ''Aoi: Tokugawa Sandai'' (葵 徳川三代)--and even in other period productions not of the NHK, being closely associated with the role.
** Understandably the BigBad of ''Sanadamaru'' (真田丸, 2016), as this story takes the perspective of his longtime rivals Sanada Masayuki and UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura. The show see-saws a bit with his characterization, sometimes rendering him a SmugSnake with a dash of [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative brilliance]], and sometimes a fidgety and paranoid leader who's on alarm [[MiseryTrigger at the mere knowledge of fighting the Sanada]]. [[TheBadGuyWins He still wins in the end]], [[ForegoneConclusion obviously]].
!!VideoGames
* ''VideoGame/{{Kessen}}'' and ''VideoGame/KessenIII''. For the first game, Ieyasu is one of the protagonist and can go either sympathetic or unsympathetic, depending on whoever is picked as protagonist (Him or Mitsunari). In the third game, he is forever a second banana to Nobunaga since Nobunaga survived Honnoji and is the main protagonist.
* ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'': Ieyasu starts out as some sort of cowardly FatBastard SmugSnake NPC in the first game, but by the expansion, he grew some competence (despite still being NPC) and sympathy. And in the second game, he became playable, got a spear cannon for weapon and can be a Fat Gentleman. Later games then give him a more virtuous side he is forced to give up, forcing him to resort to devious methods in order to secure peace; Ieyasu himself says to others that he deserves to be hated for it. One thing that's been rather consistent with him is that he's AFatherToHisMen all the way.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonConquest'' features Ieyasu as he appears in ''VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi''. Here he is dubbed the Warlord of Valora, the Steel-type nation. He's portrayed in a positive light, disagreeing with Nobunaga's methods but joining his team to keep his nation safe, and warmly congratulates the hero upon their victory. His signature Pokémon in this is Aggron [[spoiler: and eventually Registeel, if you play your cards right]].
** ( What's more, he alongside UsefulNotes/UesugiKenshin is voiced by the long-time villain seiyuu Creator/JojiNakata.
* Ieyasu is mentioned in ''VideoGame/OnimushaDawnOfDreams'' as Soki's true father. However, Soki thinks he's just a useless lapdog to Hideyoshi. In ''Soul'', Ieyasu finally makes an appearence as a Genma-aligned Daimyo: surprisingly enough, he's shown as a {{Bishonen}} in youth, and as a gruff but still attractive man wielding [[OddlyShapedSword a triple-bladed katana]].
* ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' has an...interesting take on Ieyasu. Early on in the series, he's a short, plump, impatient little brat; and while he's virtuous, he's also rather incompetent, relies too much on Tadakatsu, and [[JamesBondage gets kidnapped way too often]]. But in the third game, [[ShesAllGrownUp he grew up]], [[TookALevelInBadass took massive levels in badass]] and became one of the main protagonists.
** In his first incarnation Takeda Shingen drives the point home by addressing him as Takechiyo, the ''childhood name'' he used before coming of age (Ieyasu is technically his adult name, though historically he changed his name to "Tokugawa Ieyasu" much later).
*** In both forms of young and tall, he's voiced by Creator/ToruOkawa. Very much PlayingAgainstType too, since Okawa is mostly doing gruff old men, but Ieyasu here was a kid before he turned into a young adult. And he's been doing him since day one.
* In ''Anime/SaberMarionetteJ'', the Japoness is led by a man named Tokugawa Ieyasu. He looks like a normal old man, but flashback reveals that [[IWasQuiteALooker the man he was cloned from looks just as bishonen as the protagonist Otaru]], in fact, he look like an older version of him.
* ''Saihai no Yukue'', an ''Franchise/AceAttorney''-like game based on Sengoku era (by Koei) features Ieyasu as a FatBastard antagonist, while our protagonist is the {{Bishonen}} Ishida Mitsunari. Though, [[spoiler:in the end, it's subverted that Ieyasu was suckered by the true villain of the series: Lady Yodo.]]
* The Japanese campaign of ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresIII: The Asian Dynasties'' is about his rise to power, with help from the player character, Sakuma Kichiro. He is also the leader of the Japanese if they are system players.
* Tokugawa is the leader of the Japanese civilization in the second, third, and fourth installments of the ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}}'' series of games; he is noted for being particularly isolationist in ''IV''. He gets replaced by Nobunaga in ''V''.
* One of the main ''daimyos'' -clan leaders- in ''VideoGame/ShogunTotalWar'' and its successor, ''VideoGame/TotalWarShogun2''.
* One of the warring leaders opposing the UsefulNotes/TakedaShingen clan in the film ''Film/{{Kagemusha}}''.
* ''VideoGame/DeaeTonosamaAppareIchiban'' has him as the first boss, using rocket punches and beams against the player characters, because he has been possessed by aliens. Also, his name is spelled in-game "'''YEAH'''yasu", with Western alphabet and all (while the final boss is Oda '''NO'''bunaga). It's kind of [[WidgetSeries a weird game]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Nioh}}'' also has Tokugawa Ieyasu in it as the BigGood of the game, though he can veer to a ruthless PragmaticHero and WellIntentionedExtremist, which is actually closer to how it's like in real life. He's a tremendous help to William, which is another touch in with history, where the historical William Adams/Miura Anjin would end up on friendly terms with the Tokugawa clan.
* In the Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}, in particularly ''Fate/KOHA-Ace'', Ieyasu is a hypothetical Servant, only mentioned by Nobunaga. At first he looks like an unassuming wimp (he looks like [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/5/5a/TokugawaKH.png/revision/latest?cb=20150818013927 this,]] seriously). He has no skill whatsoever, but has a Noble Phantasm that lets him take stats of one of the seven classes. [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/0/00/Tokugawaclasses.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150818014133 For instance,]] if he took on the Lancer class, he'll assume the form of UsefulNotes/HondaTadakatsu, and if it's Saber, it would be UsefulNotes/YagyuJubei (based on how he's taught by Yagyu Munenori, who's a Servant in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''). It is also implied that this Ieyasu is one of his kagemusha when the real Ieyasu died early.
** He is also mentioned quite a lot within background material of ''Grand Order'', especially in the backstory of Chacha ([[UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi Hideyoshi]]'s chief concubine, [[UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga Nobunaga's niece]]), where she considers him the one who kickstarted the trend of branding her the wrecker of Toyotomi household and as a result, she thoroughly hates him and tends to make comments that anything from Tokugawa should die.
** The aforementioned game's event, "Tokugawa Kaiten Labyrinth" is named after his clan, but Ieyasu was completely absent from it. However, it being set in the [[RoyalHarem Ooku]] of the Bakufu he established, his major female follower/influencer [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Kasuga Lady Kasuga]] features (albeit in a weird CompositeCharacter situation with the Indian goddess Parvati)--together with Yagyu Munenori.
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* The Four Guardians of Tokugawa: Or [[FourIsDeath Tokugawa Shi-Tennou (Four Heavenly Kings/Death Gods)]]. These are considered [[BadassCrew the cream of the crop and most badass of any of Tokugawa's retainers]].
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* The Four Guardians of Tokugawa: Or [[FourIsDeath [[EliteFour Tokugawa Shi-Tennou (Four Heavenly Kings/Death Gods)]].Kings)]]. These are considered [[BadassCrew the cream of the crop and most badass of any of Tokugawa's retainers]].
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After Toyotomi's death, Tokugawa grew to become the most powerful and influential man in Japan. As he had abstained from the Korean Campaign, his army was still in one piece, and was in fact growing, along with his wealth. In fact, in light of the Korean debacle, Tokugawa's wisdom in ''not'' sending his men to die pointlessly boosted his popularity, at the cost of the Toyotomi's. His name changes in the past also helped in some capacity. With his name now Tokugawa Ieyasu, he could claim descent from the Minamoto clan. Even the Matsudaira name still indicated nobility, whereas Toyotomi's peasant origin did him no favors. Popular opinion began to favor a ruler with an air of nobility like Tokugawa over a peasant-born ruler like Toyotomi. The latter's megalomania likely didn't help. However, many were unhappy about Tokugawa's perceived usurpation of Toyotomi's position, and this turmoil ultimately culminated in 1600 in the major battle of Sekigahara. Tokugawa led the forces of eastern Japan, while UsefulNotes/IshidaMitsunari led the forces of western Japan. Thanks in part to luck, Tokugawa scored a huge victory, and with it, the rule of all Japan.
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After Toyotomi's death, Tokugawa grew to become the most powerful and influential man in Japan. As he had abstained from the Korean Campaign, his army was still in one piece, and was in fact growing, along with his wealth. In fact, in light of the Korean debacle, Tokugawa's wisdom in ''not'' sending his men to die pointlessly boosted his popularity, at the cost of the Toyotomi's. His name changes in the past also helped in some capacity. With his name now Tokugawa Ieyasu, he could claim descent from the Minamoto clan. Even the Matsudaira name still indicated nobility, whereas Toyotomi's peasant origin did him no favors. Popular opinion began to favor a ruler with an air of nobility like Tokugawa over a peasant-born ruler like Toyotomi. The latter's megalomania likely didn't help. However, many were unhappy about Tokugawa's perceived usurpation of Toyotomi's position, position since they still believed that despite his megalomania and this peasant origin, Toyotomi was still the one that worked the hardest to unify Japan, saving them from endless, ceaseless civil war and thus the one who still has the rights to hold the throne. This turmoil ultimately culminated in 1600 in the major battle of Sekigahara. Tokugawa led the forces of eastern Japan, while UsefulNotes/IshidaMitsunari led the forces of western Japan. Thanks in part to luck, Tokugawa scored a huge victory, and with it, the rule of all Japan.
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* [[UsefulNotes/MuramasaAndMasamune Sengo Muramasa]] lived during Tokugawa's reign and though they never interacted Tokugawa grew to hate Muramasa by proxy because many of his friends were killed by Muramasa's weapons. After severely cutting himself on one by accident, Tokugawa banned the smith's swords in his territories outright, which reinforced the [[EvilWeapon common superstitions]] around Muramasa blades and made Muramasa himself under a HistoricalVillainUpgrade.
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* [[UsefulNotes/MuramasaAndMasamune Sengo Muramasa]] lived during Tokugawa's reign and though they never interacted Tokugawa grew to hate Muramasa by proxy because many of his friends were killed by Muramasa's weapons. After severely cutting himself on one by accident, Tokugawa banned the smith's swords in his territories outright, which reinforced the [[EvilWeapon common superstitions]] around Muramasa blades and made Muramasa himself under undergo a HistoricalVillainUpgrade.
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* [[UsefulNotes/MuramasaAndMasamune Sengo Muramasa]] lived during Tokugawa's reign and though they never interacted Tokugawa grew to hate Muramasa by proxy because many of his friends were killed by Muramasa's weapons. After severely cutting himself on one by accident, Tokugawa banned the smith's swords in his territories outright, which reinforced the [[EvilWeapon common superstitions]] around Muramasa blades and made Muramasa himself under a HistoricalVillainUpgrade.
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** ''Kunitori Monogatari'' (国盗り物語, 1973), portrayed by Akira Terao as part of the supporting cast. Terao would later reprise this role in 2014's ''Gunshi Kanbei'' (軍師官兵衛), as a MagnificentBastard and the final strategic rival of the titular Kuroda Kanbei. Despite his [[ManipulativeBastard shifty and double-faced character]] throughout his screen-time (even driving a political and personal wedge between Kanbei and his son [[WellDoneSonGuy Nagamasa]]), [[WellIntentionedExtremist he seems very convinced]] that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo everything he does is to return stability to the nation]].
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** ''Kunitori Monogatari'' (国盗り物語, 1973), portrayed by Akira Terao as part of the supporting cast.
** Terao would later reprise this role in 2014's ''Gunshi Kanbei'' (軍師官兵衛), as a MagnificentBastard and [[BigBadEnsemble the final strategicrival rival]] of the titular Kuroda Kanbei.Kanbei--in contrast to SmugSnake UsefulNotes/IshidaMitsunari. Despite his [[ManipulativeBastard shifty and double-faced character]] throughout his screen-time (even driving a political and personal wedge between Kanbei and his son [[WellDoneSonGuy Nagamasa]]), [[WellIntentionedExtremist he seems very convinced]] that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo everything he does is to return stability to the nation]]. [[spoiler:After Sekigahara, he and Kanbei have a heart-to-heart about their intentions, with Kanbei [[GracefulLoser admitting defeat]] and acknowledging his supremacy, and Ieyasu assuring him of his genuine desire for good governance, [[DefeatMeansFriendship even offering him a spot]] as [[WeCanRuleTogether his own adviser]]. While Kanbei declines, Ieyasu clearly sees him as a WorthyOpponent, and privately sighs in relief that [[TheDreaded he no longer has to fight him]].]]
** Terao would later reprise this role in 2014's ''Gunshi Kanbei'' (軍師官兵衛), as a MagnificentBastard and [[BigBadEnsemble the final strategic
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* Understandably, nearly every major {{Creator/NHK}} Taiga drama centering on the Azuchi-Momoyama period would involve him as a character, main or supporting:
** ''Kunitori Monogatari'' (国盗り物語, 1973), portrayed by Akira Terao as part of the supporting cast. Terao would later reprise this role in 2014's ''Gunshi Kanbei'' (軍師官兵衛), as a MagnificentBastard and the final strategic rival of the titular Kuroda Kanbei. Despite his [[ManipulativeBastard shifty and double-faced character]] throughout his screen-time (even driving a political and personal wedge between Kanbei and his son [[WellDoneSonGuy Nagamasa]]), [[WellIntentionedExtremist he seems very convinced]] that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo everything he does is to return stability to the nation]].
** ''Tokugawa Ieyasu'' (1983) has him as the main protagonist, spanning for his whole life.
** ''Dokuganryu Masamune'' (独眼竜政宗, 1987), as a competitor to the titular UsefulNotes/DateMasamune, portrayed by Masahiko Tsugawa. He would later reprise this role as first of the leads of 2000's ''Aoi: Tokugawa Sandai'' (葵 徳川三代)--and even in other period productions not of the NHK, being closely associated with the role.
** Understandably the BigBad of ''Sanadamaru'' (真田丸, 2016), as this story takes the perspective of his longtime rivals Sanada Masayuki and UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura. The show see-saws a bit with his characterization, sometimes rendering him a SmugSnake with a dash of [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative brilliance]], and sometimes a fidgety and paranoid leader who's on alarm [[MiseryTrigger at the mere knowledge of fighting the Sanada]]. [[TheBadGuyWins He still wins in the end]], [[ForegoneConclusion obviously]].
** ''Kunitori Monogatari'' (国盗り物語, 1973), portrayed by Akira Terao as part of the supporting cast. Terao would later reprise this role in 2014's ''Gunshi Kanbei'' (軍師官兵衛), as a MagnificentBastard and the final strategic rival of the titular Kuroda Kanbei. Despite his [[ManipulativeBastard shifty and double-faced character]] throughout his screen-time (even driving a political and personal wedge between Kanbei and his son [[WellDoneSonGuy Nagamasa]]), [[WellIntentionedExtremist he seems very convinced]] that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo everything he does is to return stability to the nation]].
** ''Tokugawa Ieyasu'' (1983) has him as the main protagonist, spanning for his whole life.
** ''Dokuganryu Masamune'' (独眼竜政宗, 1987), as a competitor to the titular UsefulNotes/DateMasamune, portrayed by Masahiko Tsugawa. He would later reprise this role as first of the leads of 2000's ''Aoi: Tokugawa Sandai'' (葵 徳川三代)--and even in other period productions not of the NHK, being closely associated with the role.
** Understandably the BigBad of ''Sanadamaru'' (真田丸, 2016), as this story takes the perspective of his longtime rivals Sanada Masayuki and UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura. The show see-saws a bit with his characterization, sometimes rendering him a SmugSnake with a dash of [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative brilliance]], and sometimes a fidgety and paranoid leader who's on alarm [[MiseryTrigger at the mere knowledge of fighting the Sanada]]. [[TheBadGuyWins He still wins in the end]], [[ForegoneConclusion obviously]].
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Credited as the third and final unifier of Japan of the UsefulNotes/SengokuPeriod, Tokugawa Ieyasu is (naturally) the man who founded the Tokugawa shogunate, a dynasty that would control Japan for over 200 years. The Tokugawa line's control remained firm throughout this period, and was not broken until the Meiji restoration in the latter half of the 19th century, and the downfall and abolition of the samurai class altogether.
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Credited as the third and final unifier of Japan of UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} during the UsefulNotes/SengokuPeriod, Tokugawa Ieyasu is (naturally) the man who founded the Tokugawa shogunate, a dynasty that would control Japan for over 200 years. The Tokugawa line's control remained firm throughout this period, and was not broken until the Meiji restoration in the latter half of the 19th century, and the downfall and abolition of the samurai class altogether.
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* Bandai's ''Toys/SDSengokudenBushinKourinHen'' has depicted several Warring States characters in Anime/{{SD Gundam|Force}} form, picking the three unifiers of Japan to make at a larger "deluxe" size. Ieyasu is the last of the deluxes and possibly the last model released.
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* Bandai's ''Toys/SDSengokudenBushinKourinHen'' has depicted several Warring States characters in Anime/{{SD Gundam|Force}} Franchise/SDGundam form, picking the three unifiers of Japan to make at a larger "deluxe" size. Ieyasu is the last of the deluxes and possibly the last model released.
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* Bandai's ''SD Sengokuden Bushin Kourin Hen'' has depicted several Warring States characters in ''SD Gundam'' form, picking the three unifiers of Japan to make at a larger "deluxe" size. Ieyasu is the last of the deluxes and possibly the last model released.
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* Bandai's ''SD Sengokuden Bushin Kourin Hen'' ''Toys/SDSengokudenBushinKourinHen'' has depicted several Warring States characters in ''SD Gundam'' Anime/{{SD Gundam|Force}} form, picking the three unifiers of Japan to make at a larger "deluxe" size. Ieyasu is the last of the deluxes and possibly the last model released.
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* Torii Mototada: A childhood friend of Ieyasu since his days as a hostage in Imagawa, and also serving him. Most famous for making his Last Stand in Fushimi Castle, [[YouShallNotPass stalling the Western Army of 40,000 during the onset of Sekigahara]] with 2,000 troops. Torii's troops fought over ten days until he and ten other men remained, after which the remainders committed {{seppuku}}.
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* Torii Mototada: A childhood friend of Ieyasu since his days as a hostage in Imagawa, and also serving him. Most famous for making his Last Stand in Fushimi Castle, [[YouShallNotPass stalling the Western Army of 40,000 during the onset of Sekigahara]] with 2,000 troops. Torii's troops fought over ten days until he and ten other men remained, after which the remainders committed {{seppuku}}. [[SmallRoleBigImpact This delayed Mitsunari enough that Ieyasu managed to gather the majority of his troops in time for Sekigahara and eventually coming out as the victor.]]
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* ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' has an... interesting take on Ieyasu. Early on in the series, he's a short, plump, impatient little brat; and while he's virtuous, he's also rather incompetent, relies too much on Tadakatsu, and [[JamesBondage gets kidnapped way too often]]. But in the third game, [[ShesAllGrownUp he grew up]], [[TookALevelInBadass took massive levels in badass]] and became one of the main protagonists.
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* ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' has an... interesting take on Ieyasu. Early on in the series, he's a short, plump, impatient little brat; and while he's virtuous, he's also rather incompetent, relies too much on Tadakatsu, and [[JamesBondage gets kidnapped way too often]]. But in the third game, [[ShesAllGrownUp he grew up]], [[TookALevelInBadass took massive levels in badass]] and became one of the main protagonists.
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* Bandai's ''Toys/SDSengokudenBushinKourinHen'' ''SD Sengokuden Bushin Kourin Hen'' has depicted several Warring States characters in Anime/{{SD Gundam|Force}} ''SD Gundam'' form, picking the three unifiers of Japan to make at a larger "deluxe" size. Ieyasu is the last of the deluxes and possibly the last model released.
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* In the Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}, in particularly ''Fate/KOHA-Ace'', Ieyasu is a hypothetical Servant, only mentioned by Nobunaga. At first he looks like an unassuming wimp (he looks like [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/5/5a/TokugawaKH.png/revision/latest?cb=20150818013927 this,]] seriously). He has no skill whatsoever, but has a Noble Phantasm that lets him take stats of one of the seven classes. [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/0/00/Tokugawaclasses.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150818014133 For instance,]] if he took on the Lancer class, he'll assume the form of UsefulNotes/HondaTadakatsu, and if it's Saber, it would be UsefulNotes/YagyuJubei (based on how he's taught by Yagyu Munenori, who's a Servant there). It is also implied that this Ieyasu is one of his kagemusha when the real Ieyasu died early.
** He is also mentioned quite a lot in the material and backstory of Chacha ([[UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi Hideyoshi]]'s chief concubine, [[UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga Nobunaga's niece]]), where she considers him the one who kickstarted the trend of branding her the wrecker of Toyotomi household and as a result, she thoroughly hates him and tends to make comments that anything from Tokugawa should die.
** The event "Tokugawa Kaiten Labyrinth" is named after his clan, but Ieyasu was completely absent from it.
** He is also mentioned quite a lot in the material and backstory of Chacha ([[UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi Hideyoshi]]'s chief concubine, [[UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga Nobunaga's niece]]), where she considers him the one who kickstarted the trend of branding her the wrecker of Toyotomi household and as a result, she thoroughly hates him and tends to make comments that anything from Tokugawa should die.
** The event "Tokugawa Kaiten Labyrinth" is named after his clan, but Ieyasu was completely absent from it.
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* In the Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}, in particularly ''Fate/KOHA-Ace'', Ieyasu is a hypothetical Servant, only mentioned by Nobunaga. At first he looks like an unassuming wimp (he looks like [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/5/5a/TokugawaKH.png/revision/latest?cb=20150818013927 this,]] seriously). He has no skill whatsoever, but has a Noble Phantasm that lets him take stats of one of the seven classes. [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/0/00/Tokugawaclasses.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150818014133 For instance,]] if he took on the Lancer class, he'll assume the form of UsefulNotes/HondaTadakatsu, and if it's Saber, it would be UsefulNotes/YagyuJubei (based on how he's taught by Yagyu Munenori, who's a Servant there).in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''). It is also implied that this Ieyasu is one of his kagemusha when the real Ieyasu died early.
** He is also mentioned quite a lotin the within background material and of ''Grand Order'', especially in the backstory of Chacha ([[UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi Hideyoshi]]'s chief concubine, [[UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga Nobunaga's niece]]), where she considers him the one who kickstarted the trend of branding her the wrecker of Toyotomi household and as a result, she thoroughly hates him and tends to make comments that anything from Tokugawa should die.
** Theevent aforementioned game's event, "Tokugawa Kaiten Labyrinth" is named after his clan, but Ieyasu was completely absent from it.it. However, it being set in the [[RoyalHarem Ooku]] of the Bakufu he established, his major female follower/influencer [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Kasuga Lady Kasuga]] features (albeit in a weird CompositeCharacter situation with the Indian goddess Parvati)--together with Yagyu Munenori.
** He is also mentioned quite a lot
** The
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* Ieyasu is mentioned in ''VideoGame/OnimushaDawnOfDreams'' as Soki's uncle. However, Soki thinks he's just a useless lapdog to Hideyoshi.
* In ''Manga/SamuraiDeeperKyo'', Ieyasu is a literal FatBastard...[[spoiler:until it's revealed that this fat bastard was just a Kagemusha. The REAL Ieyasu took the guise of UsefulNotes/HattoriHanzo.]]
* In ''Manga/SamuraiDeeperKyo'', Ieyasu is a literal FatBastard...[[spoiler:until it's revealed that this fat bastard was just a Kagemusha. The REAL Ieyasu took the guise of UsefulNotes/HattoriHanzo.]]
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* Ieyasu is mentioned in ''VideoGame/OnimushaDawnOfDreams'' as Soki's uncle. true father. However, Soki thinks he's just a useless lapdog to Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi. In ''Soul'', Ieyasu finally makes an appearence as a Genma-aligned Daimyo: surprisingly enough, he's shown as a {{Bishonen}} in youth, and as a gruff but still attractive man wielding [[OddlyShapedSword a triple-bladed katana]].
* In ''Manga/SamuraiDeeperKyo'', Ieyasu is a literal FatBastard...[[spoiler:until it's revealed that this fat bastard was just a Kagemusha. The REAL Ieyasu took the guise of UsefulNotes/HattoriHanzo.]]]] In the anime, the Ieyasu really is the fat man, is forcibly turned into a monster and killed by his own son Hidetada, who then has Hanzo impersonate the real Ieyasu.
* In ''Manga/SamuraiDeeperKyo'', Ieyasu is a literal FatBastard...[[spoiler:until it's revealed that this fat bastard was just a Kagemusha. The REAL Ieyasu took the guise of UsefulNotes/HattoriHanzo.
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** He is also mentioned quite a lot in the material and backstory of Chacha ([[UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi Hideyoshi]]'s chief concubine, [[UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga Nobunaga's niece]]), where she considers him the one who kickstarted the trend of branding her the wrecker of Toyotomi household and as a result, she thoroughly hates him and tends to make comments that anything from Tokugawa should die.
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* Makes a brief appearance in the Italian comic book ''Lilith'', when the time-traveling protagonist appears at Sekigahara. [[spoiler:His death at Lilith's hands to lure her actual target where she could reach him sets the point Lilith's alterations to history finally have a large-scale effect]].
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* Makes a brief appearance in the Italian comic book ''Lilith'', ''ComicBook/{{Lilith}}'', when the time-traveling protagonist appears at Sekigahara. [[spoiler:His death at Lilith's hands to lure her actual target where she could reach him sets the point Lilith's alterations to history finally have a large-scale effect]].
