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1[[header: [[center: [-''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' -- ''[[Characters/SengokuBasara Index]]''\
2[[Characters/SengokuBasaraDateClan Date Clan]] | '''Takeda Clan''' | [[Characters/SengokuBasaraMaedaClan Maeda Clan]] | [[Characters/SengokuBasaraUesugiClan Uesugi Clan]] | [[Characters/SengokuBasaraOdaClan Oda Clan]]\
3[[Characters/SengokuBasaraAzaiClan Azai Clan]] | [[Characters/SengokuBasaraTokugawaClan Tokugawa Clan]] | [[Characters/SengokuBasaraToyotomiClan Toyotomi Clan]] | [[Characters/SengokuBasaraWesternClans Western Clans]]\
4[[Characters/SengokuBasaraNationOfXavism Nation Of Xavism]] | [[Characters/SengokuBasaraOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/SengokuBasaraAreaWarlords Area Warlords]]\
5''Crossover''\
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9%%WARNING: Do NOT input unproven casting for like ''Mini Sengoku Basara'' or ''Gakuen Basara'' unless there has been confirmation that these shows actually exist and would be dubbed in English. Sites like Website/TheOtherWiki or My Anime List are free-to-edit-by-everyone so it can be very inaccurate. RESIST THE TEMPTATION.
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11%%For convenience's sake, new characters from Yukimura-den, Masayuki and Nobuyuki, will be put here, as otherwise, Shingen would be the sole character in this page.
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13! Takeda Clan
14
15!Debuting in ''Sengoku Basara 1''
16[[foldercontrol]]
17
18[[folder:Takeda Shingen]]
19
20!!UsefulNotes/TakedaShingen
21[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sb4_render_shingen_8768.png]]
22-->Voiced by: Creator/TesshoGenda (Japanese), Creator/MarkGibbon (''Devil Kings''), Creator/ChrisAyres (anime), Creator/{{Michael McConnohie}} (''Samurai Heroes'')
23
24->''"I, Shingen, will become a tiger ruling over Heaven and Earth!"''
25
26Head of the Takeda from Kai Province, a HotBlooded old man whose fist sets things on fire. He is also known for his strategic genius too, being the rival of Uesugi "God of War" Kenshin. He has something like a father-son relationship with Yukimura. Wields a huge, mean axe on fire, and is too awesome for one horse so he rides two instead.
27
28He is known in ''Devil Kings'' as ''Red Minotaur''.
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30* BadassArmFold: Does this when he means business. Even during his death animation.
31* BridalCarry: Carries Kenshin in his arms through a blizzard in an ending for ''Sumeragi''.
32* CameraAbuse: His victory pose in ''Sumeragi'' is him punching the camera(man).
33* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Has apparently trained himself to be strong enough to lift buildings over his head.
34* CoolOldGuy: Masamune calls him this practically word-for-word at one point.
35* CrystalPrison: Kenshin places him in one of the endings for ''Sumeragi'', where he had passed away. It even has ice flowers decorating it.
36* DemotedToExtra: Is an NPC in ''4,'' but isn't PutOnABus, unlike in ''3.''
37* EccentricMentor: The "Manstravaganza" episodes really hammer it home. Perhaps all that testosterone affected his brain?
38* ElementalPowers:
39** BlowYouAway: Can create small tornadoes with his axe. Makes a certain amount of sense given the axe is based on a signalling fan.
40** DishingOutDirt: Can make a chunk of rock appear from the ground and smash it towards enemies with said axe.
41** PlayingWithFire: His "official" element.
42* AFatherToHisMen: His troops care a lot about him, he has their total respect, and seems to think of Yukimura in a fatherly way.
43* GeniusBruiser: A tactical expert as well as dangerous combatant.
44* GetAholdOfYourselfMan: Repeatedly. Leading to...
45** PunchedAcrossTheRoom: For Yukimura.
46* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Used comically in the anime, since Yukimura is too dense (or loyal) to take it as a sign he should ''run for his life''.
47* HeroicSpirit: One stage in ''[=SB4=]'' has Shingen yelling at a progressively more injured Yukimura to get better until he picks himself up again.
48* HornAttack: Yes, he's human, but his first R2 attack has him crouching and sending his enemies flying by hitting them with a ramming attack, apparently performed with the horns on his helmet.
49* HotBlooded: Almost as much as Yukimura in fact. It's enough to set the surrounding area aflame with manliness!
50* ItHasBeenAnHonor: As he prepares to finish Kenshin in the movie, he thanks him for all the years of worthy battle he provided him.
51* LargeAndInCharge: He's one of the tallest and most muscular characters, and considered one of the most influential in Japan.
52* LargeHam: When you get as fired up as he does, merely shouting isn't gonna cut it. He's also a master of {{Kiai}}.
53* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S_JQsgbcBY Theme of Takeda Shingen]]
54* MegatonPunch: Woe is anybody who happens to come into contact with his fist (except [[MadeOfIron Yukimura]]).
55* MentorOccupationalHazard:
56** [[spoiler: In ''Basara 3'', losing him is a major part of Yukimura's arc.]]
57** [[spoiler:This almost happens in the first anime season as well, but he recovered. Then it happens in the movie too. Yukimura-den no longer hides that he's already passed away when the game starts.]]
58%%* MightyGlacier
59* NemeanSkinning: Whether he killed the original owner or not, Shingen wears that tiger skin shirt with pride.
60* NoIndoorVoice: He only seems to use his quiet voice when he's outside...
61* PassingTheTorch: In ''[=SB4=]'' he decides to test Yukimura by entrusting him with command of the Takeda army, though he's still around to take care of business when needed.
62* ParentalSubstitute: He raised Yukimura from a young age and takes full responsibility for his training and upkeep.
63* PutOnABus: Fell ill in the third game, omitting him from the playable cast. He returns fully well and playable in ''Utage''.
64* RedBaron: The Tiger of Kai.
65* RedOniBlueOni: He's the Red Oni for Kenshin's Blue Oni.
66* TheRival[=/=]WorthyOpponent: To Kenshin.
67* SayMyName: "YUKIMURA!" "OYAKATA-SAMA!!" "YUKIMURA!!!" "OYAKATA-SAMA!!!". Punching in-between is optional.
68* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The manly man to Kenshin's sensitive guy.
69* SuperMode: His Furinkazan mode in ''Utage''.
70* TrainingFromHell: Yukimura believes that all the constant punching and shouting is actually ''a form of training''.
71** Which, to be fair, [[FridgeBrilliance it may very well be]]. He tries to educate Yukimura to prepare him for the day he will take over as leader of the Takeda army. He's just a bit... eccentric about it.
72* UnexplainedRecovery: So how did he beat that crippling illness? [[HandWave He's just that awesome]].
73--> "You thought I was dead? HAHAHAHA!"
74* UpUpAndAway: His Season 2 OVA introduction. So wait, [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands when did Shingen learn to fly]]?
75* WarriorPoet: In the anime, after roasting Ujimasa, Shingen pays proper tribute to his fallen adversary by reciting some verses.
76* WouldHitAGirl: Has no qualms punching Naotora in the face. She started it though.
77[[/folder]]
78
79[[folder:SanadaYukimura]]
80!!UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura
81[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sb4_render_yuki_4342_6460.png]]
82-->Voiced by: Creator/SoichiroHoshi (Japanese), Creator/AndrewFrancis (''Devil Kings''), Creator/JohnnyYongBosch (English)
83
84->''"There is a time when a real man cannot back down, and that time is now!"''
85
86Takeda Shingen's most loyal vassal and HotBlooded to a fault, he charges fearlessly into battle with two spears...[[RuleOfCool which he dual wields.]] He's also the long-term rival of Date Masamune, [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience whose blue colors are a distinct contrast to Yukimura's red.]]
87
88Goes by the name ''Scorpio'' in ''[[{{Macekre}} Devil Kings]]''.
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90* BadassAdorable: Especially in the anime where he skirts being [[{{Moe}} moe]] even when fighting.
91* BadassLongcoat:
92** Gets one in the movie. At one point it [[TheCoatsAreOff comes off]].
93** Gets a flashy looking one with fiery coattails in ''Sanada Yukimura-den''. [[spoiler:It was initially a copy Masamune's white Badass Longcoat until the spirit of his deceased father Masayuki transformed it using magic.]]
94* BadassInDistress:
95** In season 2 Oichi's demon hands get a hold of him, and, not wanting to attack her, he spends some time being manhandled before eventually fighting them off. More importantly, it was a great opportunity to [[FanService have the demon hands roam over his naked torso]] while he [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything makes rather suggestive facial expressions]].
96** It happens again later on in the season when Motonari pins him to a giant mirror. He's almost burned to death before breaking free. And again with the groaning in pain...
97* BattleButler: Yukimura lives to serve Takeda Shingen and has the ambition of a shoe. Shingen [[DopeSlap tries to educate him otherwise]], noting that he will one day grow old and have to learn to take his place.
98** In the anime he seems to finally learn the lesson. As Shingen amusedly notes, by the end Yukimura pretty much ''orders'' him to keep out of the last fight.
99-->"My lord, I'm not going to be a tiger cub forever! One day ''I'm'' going to be the Tiger of Kai!"
100* BattleCry: Anime only so far.
101-->"[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Perfect! Spear! Of conquest!]] Sanada Yukimura is here!"
102* BenevolentBoss: Even though he's only a ninja, Yukimura would die for Sasuke's sake, and states it is his duty to protect his subordinates.
103* BossSubtitles: "Yukimura Sanada - Willing and Able"
104* BreakTheCutie: Sort of, in the second season of the anime. Starting with losing to Masamune, he's sent on an important mission where his compassion and sense of honor leads him to make some bad decisions resulting in losing soldiers he's responsible for, leading to HeroicBSOD. Lampshaded by none other than Masamune who notes that purity and innocence won't get him too far in this era. Fortunately, he seems to overcome it eventually and come out of it stronger and with new found self-confidence.
105* CharacterCatchphrase: "'''Burn, my soul!'''"
106* ChasteHero: Doesn't know the first thing about sex, romance or relationships, and gets incredibly flustered whenever anyone mentions such things.
107** Hilariously, in the ''Samurai Legends'' manga, Keiji manages to put him off love even more by telling him it [[LoveHurts "makes your chest hurt, your heart race, and keeps you up at night"]]. Yukimura replies that all of those things sound horrible.
108** Although, by the third game, he seems to like the idea of getting married.
109** Played to hilarious effect in the fourth game, where Masamune implies he and [[DoesNotLikeMen Naotora]] have a thing going on in the Osaka: Dragon-Tiger Formation stage. Yukimura and Naotora tag together to scold Masamune, with the latter only replying with "...What?".
110* ChewingTheScenery: About 80% of his lines are shouted with scenery-crunching fervency, and it's clear at the live shows that Hoshi is ready to lose his voice or pass out by the end of it.
111* CompositeCharacter: This version of Yukimura shares many traits with Shingen's RealLife son Katsuyori, such as: Shingen appointed him to lead the Takeda in his absence, his carelessness and tendency to be impatient, and him almost jeopardising the clan in ''Utage'' (Katsuyori almost led the Takeda to destruction at the Battle of Nagashino). Hell, it's almost like Capcom wanted to add Katsuyori but decided to slap Yukimura's name at the last second because he's more famous.
112* DemotedToExtra: As of ''Sengoku Basara 4'' he's no longer a poster boy, with the more popular Mitsunari taking his place as main character and Masamune's rival. Eventually subverted, since the rivalry is still very much present, and it even gets an exclusive {{Leitmotif}}.
113** Averted completely as of ''Sengoku Basara: Sanada Yukimura Den'', where he's the first character in the series to have a game revolve entirely around him.
114* {{Determinator}}: Ok, if stopping ''a freaking mobile castle on wheels'' with only your ''spears'' (and huge BattleAura) doesn't count...
115* TheDragon: To Shingen
116* DragonAscendant: In ''3'', where he leads the Takeda army due to Shingen's illness.
117* DualWielding: With two spears! [[RuleOfCool TWO SPEARS!]] Or if that's not crazy enough, there's two [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Sparda Swords]], you read that right, [[{{BFS}} TWO]] [[InfinityPlusOneSword SPARDA]] [[CoolSword SWORDS!]]
118* DumbMuscle: For the supposed successor of Shingen, he's not very smart.
119* FearlessFool: In the early days. Shingen [[DopeSlap beats]] it out of him eventually.
120* FriendlyEnemy: Yukimura has great respect for Masamune, and they work very well together as a team. Their [[HomoeroticSubtext developing friendship]] and rivalry is one of the main focuses of the anime.
121* HeroicBSOD: Happens in the anime [[spoiler:after Shingen is supposedly killed]]. Masamune and Kojuro are forced to knock some sense into him with a manly RousingSpeech. Also occurs in ''Samurai Heroes'' for the exact same reason. Ends in relatively the same way.
122** Also in the second season of the anime, after he loses an important retainer (as well as half of his army) due to some bad decisions he had made.
123* HeroicSpirit: Even Mori has compared his spirit to a fire that burns hotter than the sun itself.
124* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sanada_Yukimura.jpg Really?]]''
125* HomoeroticSubtext: With Masamune, Sasuke and sometimes even Shingen. Though like Masamune he's [[LauncherOfAThousandShips shipped with practically every other male character]].
126* HotBlooded: Hell yes. One of his in-game lines even has him scream it at the top of his voice to get himself worked up.
127* IdiotHero: Yukimura's not really stupid - on the contrary, he's well spoken and educated - but he's very naive, 100% direct, doesn't think before he acts, and seldom seems to learn from his mistakes.
128* IncendiaryExponent: His feet have the ability to catch fire and kick your face in.
129* JackOfAllStats: Edging towards FragileSpeedster[=/=]GlassCannon. He has less attack and defence than Masamune and no ranged attacks, but his attack and movement speeds and his reach are higher and (in the third game) he has the ability to {{Combo}} near infinitely due to finishing all his ground attacks with a forward dash.
130* LargeHam:
131-->'''Yukimura''':'' "OYAKATA-SAMA!"
132-->'''Shingen''': "YUKIMURA!"
133-->[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4NfhXoqTG0&feature=related OBSERVE!]]
134** In the dub, replace "OYAKATA-SAMA" with "YOUR LORDSHIP!"
135* LeeroyJenkins: Yukimura generally does not think that plans more complicated than "charge at the enemy head-on" are very honorable. His very first [[DopeSlap educative punch]] by Shingen in the anime is for this sort of thinking.
136** In one drama [=CD=] he accompanies Sasuke on a mission, and is outraged at his plan of sneaking in and doing the job under cover. Sasuke has to remind him that he's a ''ninja'' and sneaky attacks are his class's forte. And even then Yukimura gleefully ignores the plan, charges in spears blazing, and has to be dragged away by Sasuke.
137* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78tvji5ukbc Theme of Sanada Yukimura.]]
138* MadeOfIron: He gets punched by Shingen, a man who can create tornadoes with one swing, on a daily basis, and gets away with minor injuries.
139** At one point in the anime a MegatonPunch by Shingen apparently ''cures'' his broken arm.
140** ''Tiger's Blood'' has Yukimura recovering from horrible sword wounds in just a week, at which point Sasuke gives up and declares him immortal.
141* MartialArtsHeadband: Flaps dramatically in the wind. Also plays an important part in the anime finale.
142* MirrorCharacter: While the gallant, good-hearted Yukimura's alliance with Mitsunari might seem strange, they face similar situations in ''[=SB3=]''; their beloved masters dead or dying, responsibility thrust upon them, and Ieyasu (partially) to blame. In ''Tiger's Blood'', Yukimura reflects that Mitsunari is what he could have become if tipped over the edge, and feels duty bound to help him. Both of them are also incredibly honest and don't know how to give up.
143* MrFanservice: Girls love his chest revealing jacket... also his anime design and the newest releases of official figures aren't helping him much by [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yukimura_9446.jpg exposing his pelvic bones.]]
144* NiceGuy: Yukimura uses ridiculously polite and respectful language most of the time, even to enemies and subordinates.
145* NoIndoorVoice: Except when he's [[ContemplateOurNavels ruminating]].
146** In the second game, Yukimura's shouting made Mitsuhide want to kill him just to get some peace and quiet.
147* ParentChildTeam[=/=]SiblingTeam: With his father Masayuki and brother Nobuyuki in ''Yukimura-den''.
148* ParentalAbandonment: A drama CD reveals that his father is dead, and his mother is never mentioned. However, said father (Masayuki) shows up alive in ''Yukimura-den'', with possibilities of AlternateUniverse at play for the game.
149* PlayingWithFire
150** LightEmUp: One of his alternate weapons in 'Sumeragi' is called Koukosou (Light Tiger Claws), which changes his element from fire to light.
151* RecklessSidekick: To Shingen, and often gets reprimanded by the latter, often via DopeSlap.
152* RecurringDreams: In the third game he repeatedly has a dream in which he is drowning and hearing voices. [[ChekhovsGun It becomes important later on]].
153* RedBaron: The Young Tiger, Red Tiger or the Tiger's Cub, after his master.
154* TheRival[=/=] WorthyOpponent: To Masamune.
155* SayMyName: '''"OYAKATA-SAMAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!"'''
156** He also has a tendency to bark Sasuke's name whenever he's about to request something ridiculous of him.
157** And then there's the "DAAATEE MAASAAAMUUUNEEEE" "SAANAADAA YUKIIIMUUURRAAAAA" call, when he and Masamune get down to it.
158* ScreamingWarrior: Good grief, boy's got some lungs!
159** In a seiyuu event where they had to switch roles for a few scenes, the seiyuu who voiced Yukimura said they now felt sorry for Hoshi.
160* ShipperOnDeck: In the anime, he firmly supports Sasuke's "engagement" with Kasuga. This is strange, considering his normal reaction to any mention of love, but Sasuke is the closest thing he has to a friend.
161* SkilledButNaive: The reason Yukimura's not considered one of the strongest opponents around is that, while he has lots of potential, he simply hasn't had enough battle experience.
162* SticksToTheBack: His spears, apparently.
163* SweetTooth: Extra material gave him a fondness for dango, which the fandom then turned into his TrademarkFavoriteFood. In the second game the Maedas were able to bribe him with sweets.
164* TookALevelInBadass: Played in ''Samurai Heroes''.
165** Also happens in the second season of the anime, as a result of him overcoming his HeroicBSOD.
166* UndyingLoyalty
167* UnusualEyebrows: The fiery sort in the games and the anime, but they're normal in his manga incarnations. Also, the fork is in a different place in the games (at the root of his eyebrows) and in the anime (at the end of his eyebrows).
168* WalkingShirtlessScene: According to WordOfGod, it was a last-minute RuleOfCool decision.
169* WouldntHitAGirl: He's very chivalrous and seems initially reluctant to fight girls. Funnily enough, by the fourth game one of his main rivals is Naotora (then again, she's a tomboy).
170* YouShallNotPass: Spoken word for word as he tries to hold off [[spoiler: Mori's Sun fortress]].
171* YoungerThanTheyLook: Less extreme a case than Masamune, but it can still come as a surprise that he's only 17. Explains his IdiotHero tendencies somewhat.
172[[/folder]]
173
174
175[[folder:Sarutobi Sasuke]]
176!!UsefulNotes/SarutobiSasuke
177[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sb4_render_sasuke_3945.png]]
178-->Voiced by: Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (Japanese), David Orth (''Devil Kings''), Creator/MichaelSinterniklaas (English)
179
180->''"You should be glad, having a nice guy like me as your opponent."''
181
182One of the Sanada Ten Braves, he is a ninja in the service of Takeda and often assists Yukimura. Sasuke is a jovial and laid back ninja, which puts him at odds with Kasuga, with whom he shares a friendly rivalry (though she doesn't look at it that way). However when the time calls, [[LetsGetDangerous he can be deadly serious.]]
183
184He is called ''Talon'' in ''Devil Kings''.
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186* AlliterativeName:
187* BeleagueredAssistant: Being forced to look after a hyperactive teenager who refuses to listen to his advice seems to have affected Sasuke's ability to care.
188* BerserkButton: The one time so far he's issued an [[IllKillYou outright death-threat]] is in ''[=SB3=]'', after his defeat during the Osaka Summer Siege, because he knows that Yukimura's up next.
189* BigBrotherMentor: Occasionally has moments like this with the younger, sheltered Yukimura.
190* BossSubtitles: "Sasuke Sarutobi - Reporting for Duty"
191* BridalCarry: Does it multiple times in the anime. Rescuing people basically becomes his trademark.
192* CharacterTics: Has a peculiar habit of assuming a half sitting, half standing position where he balances on one leg and rests the other on his opposite knee. Just how he manages to hold this position for long periods of time is a mystery.
193* CollaredByFashion: His [[BuffySpeak poncho-thing]] has a big collar, sometimes shown covering his mouth, giving him a shadier look.
194* CreepyCrows: Has a crow familiar he uses to glide on, befitting the shadow element.
195* DarkAndTroubledPast: Implied. All we know is that '''[[AtopAMountainOfCorpses a lot]]''' of people died.
196* DarkIsNotEvil: One of the few examples in the series.
197* DemotedToExtra: Like Kojuro he's an NPC in ''Sengoku Basara 3''. And back to a PC in ''Utage''.
198* DoggedNiceGuy: Despite the fact that Kasuga has tried to kill him a couple of times, he still attempts to win her heart.
199* DopplegangerAttack: Both his Basara attack and his Shadow Clone technique. By holding down his attack commands, he can summon up Shadow Clones to add in an extra strike to his attacks.
200* DramaticHighPerching: In the anime, notably, at one point he stands balanced on the very tip-top of a tall pine tree.
201* FacePalm: Whenever Yukimura does something really stupid. Which is quite often.
202* FacialMarkings: Camouflage paint on his nose and cheeks.
203* DualWielding FuumaShuriken: Uses them for both short and long range combat, since they're attached with RazorWire.
204* GentlemanSnarker: A light-hearted example, though virtually everything he says is brimming with sarcasm. The only person exempt is Shingen, being his master and all.
205* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: He hauls off and slaps Kasuga when she declares her intention to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Oda in the anime.
206** He slaps Yukimura in ''Utage'' when he's being too indecisive and jeopardising the clan's survival.
207* HighlyVisibleNinja: Averted. He wears forest camouflage and is a master of stealth tactics, in contrast to the less careful Kasuga.
208* HypercompetentSidekick: Sasuke sure does a lot more than would generally be expected of a ninja to keep his master from running off and getting himself and/or everyone else killed.
209** In the games he's seen a couple of times perched on one of Yukimura's spears.
210* JustWhistle: In the anime, Sasuke gives Kasuga a flute and tells her to blow on it should she need help. When the time does come to use it, rather than making him appear as she had hoped, it turns into a ''rocket-powered glider'' that carries her off. Turns out he was using Kasuga as a guinea-pig to test the latest ninja gear.
211* LampshadedDoubleEntendre: In the anime dub after Yukimura describes how the fight with Masamune made him feel.
212-->'''Sasuke''': [[DeadpanSnarker So he, uh, lights your fire does he?]]
213* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROMWwxHIMow Theme of Sarutobi Sasuke.]]
214* LetsGetDangerous: His ''Utage'' story mode is chock full of this. Even Masamune was caught off guard.
215* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Becomes this to Yukimura in ''[=SB3=]'', who he has to encourage to do just about anything.
216* {{Ninja}}: He's the ninja of the Takeda.
217** NinjaLog: Uses this on Shingen when Kasuga attacks him during the ''Battle Heroes'' opening.
218** FlashStep
219** SuperSenses: He's able to see an incredibly long distance (including through walls), as well as apparently having a heightened sense of hearing and smell.
220** WalkOnWater: In ''Utage'' he has a memorable cutscene battle with Kotaro out at sea.
221* MesACrowd: Tends to employ shadow clones in fights. He also interacts with them for his own amusement.
222* MasterOfDisguise: He has disguised himself as various people, including Yukimura, during Shingen's special "training". Of course, Yukimura [[IdiotHero doesn't suspect a thing]]...
223* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: In the anime Kasuga throws a kunai at his face, which he catches in his mouth and keeps smiling.
224* ObfuscatingStupidity: He's definitely a lot sharper and more well-informed than his lazy attitude lets on. He has to be, considering that by the third game he's practically running the Takeda clan.
225* OlderSidekick: Although, as Mitsunari and Yoshitsugu point out, Sasuke behaves more like Yukimura's MOTHER than anything else.
226* OnlySaneMan: Forced to put up with Shingen and Yukimura's crazy antics. Poor guy.
227** And for the setting as well. In a WorldOfHam filled with some very kooky personalities, he's pretty grounded compared to most.
228* PerpetualPoverty: Implied, since he's always asking Yukimura for a raise, [[RunningGag but never gets one]].
229* TheRival: It varies between fellow ninja Kasuga and Kotaro and, in recent games, fellow devoted poster-boy sidekick Kojuro.
230* SirSwearsALot: One of the only people in the English dub of ''Samurai Heroes'' to swear.
231* StepfordSmiler: As much as he attempts to remain upbeat and comical, by ''Utage'' it's clear that Sasuke's finding it hard to cope with the pressure. [[spoiler:Yoshitsugu says that Sasuke possesses much despair.]]
232* TheTease: Towards Kasuga, apparently just because he enjoys winding her up.
233* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: [[spoiler:In ''Utage'' he reveals that he sees disposable people as nothing more than "monkeys".]]
234* WildHair: [[http://bulk.destructoid.com/ul/user/4/45084-150700-basara3sasukebmp-620x.jpg Especially]] since the third game. He looks like some sort of rock star.
235[[/folder]]
236
237!Debuting in ''Sengoku Basara Sanada Yukimura-den''
238
239[[folder:Sanada Masayuki]]
240!!Sanada Masayuki
241[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/masayuki.jpg]]
242-->Voiced by: Creator/HochuOtsuka (Japanese)
243
244
245Yukimura's father, confirmed to appear as a unique character in ''Yukimura-den''. As the head of the Sanada clan and senior retainer to the Takeda, he's out to show his sons the ropes while keeping the Takeda banner high in Shingen's passing. Also known as "The Magician" for his outlandish strategies.
246
247* ParentChildTeam: With his sons Nobuyuki and Yukimura in ''Yukimura-den''.
248* StageMagician: It's his title and his western-ish design evokes this.
249* WeaponizedHeadgear: Very nice hat that can suck many {{Mook}}s at once into them.
250[[/folder]]
251
252[[folder:Sanada Nobuyuki]]
253!!Sanada Nobuyuki
254[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nobuyuki_7.jpg]]
255-->Voiced by: Creator/YoshimasaHosoya (Japanese)
256
257Yukimura's brother, confirmed to appear as a unique character in ''Yukimura-den'' Known as the Lion of Shinano, he's the Sanada's main power fighter and a courageous man
258
259* GirlishPigtails: A rare male example, also he's nowhere hear girly/effeminate.
260* MixAndMatchWeapon: He's wielding a double-edged spear... which is shaped like ladders on both ends and he's using them like ladders as well. It's called 'Ladder Spear'.
261* ParentChildTeam[=/=]SiblingTeam: With his father Masayuki and brother Yukimura in ''Yukimura-den''.
262[[/folder]]

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