#mitsuhide ma

[ginshoujo]

Haaaah my beautiful beautiful hubby😍

Not me falling in love with him again in Hideyoshi’s route

Also kudos to mc that lady now her stuff

#ikemen sengoku #ikesen mitsuhide #ikesen screenshot #ikesen #just ma foxy hubby

[the12thnightproject]

Chapter 39: A Future: Katsuko is very much off course, but at least she has found some people who can help her out.

Mitsuhide x OC; Hideyoshi x MC (Mai)

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Logline - With Mai, Hideyoshi, and Aki missing, Mitsuhide and Katsuko reluctantly team up. Disguised as a merchant and his concubine, can they outsmart the man known as the God of Deceit?

The stranger squinted at me through the blizzard and asked again. “Katsuko?”

In this weather, I couldn’t make out the man's features, nor could I tell how tall he was because he was on the horse. His voice was vaguely familiar though. But not familiar enough to be coming from someone who knew my true name. Aki groaned, reminding me that this was no time to play guessing games. I simply indicated my increasingly heavy Aki burden and said, "He's been shot."

My rescuer was enough of a man of action over words to leap off his horse take on part of Aki’s weight. Between the three of us, we managed to get Aki onto the horse. "Can he last long enough to get home?"

Home? Where is home?

Again, I tried to place the man. He was perhaps a few years older than I was, with medium brown hair… and… nope. No idea. Sorry, dude.

"He's a tough old bird." I pitched my voice loud enough for Aki to hear, and received a grumpy, "insubordinate” as a reward.

I let my rescuer lead the horse and simply trudged along beside him. Hopefully, he would not notice I had no idea where we were going,. "It sounds like you know this guy?" There was no small amount of jealousy in his tone of voice.

"Well. He's my father." No reason to keep that a secret.

"Your father?" The man looked at me with a frown. That frown… seemed familiar.

I do know who this is!

Sasuke's travelling merchant friend. Yuki. Yuki who has only seen me disguised as an old man. And while he might possibly have recognized me on the street, he definitely should not have known my real name.

"I didn’t know your father was alive." This was spoken in tones that suggested I would have told him. He sounded hurt that ‘Katsuko’ hadn’t mentioned this man to him.

What the hell is going on here?

"It's a recent development. I just found out myself." I gave Aki a glare. "He's a very shifty old man."

"I heard that." Aki’s response was between a cough and a grumble.

“You were meant to.”

Fortunately there was a posting station near the river a few kilometers from where Yuki had found us. Yuki was able to obtain another horse, in fact it might actually have been one of from his “home” as people who often needed to travel far and fast kept extra mounts at these stations, if they had the means to. I elected to ride with Aki, hoping to avoid revealing to Yuki that I still had no idea where he was going, and figuring I could use the “need to make sure my father stays on the horse” excuse to prevent conversation.

"Home" turned out to be a large low castle/manor hybrid spread out from behind two moats and a long wall. More or less protected, but not super defensible, although the fierce looking warriors at the sentry post were a sort of living wall. It had only been just about over an hour away from the posting station, and the weather had slightly warmed up in the meanwhile.

The snow hadn’t stopped, but the consistency had changed from icy pellets to softer flakes. (I like snow, I do, but not when it’s flung in my face on a constant basis.)

Muramasa had zipped ahead of us, baying happily, and he seemed to be a familiar sight to the guards. So was Yuki, who had been addressed as "Lord Yukimura." Ha! I knew he hadn’t been a traveling merchant. The sentries apparently knew me as well, deferentially calling me, "Lady Katsu."

Huh so this really was 'home'? Am I a year or two in the future? That would explain a lot.

But how was I connected to Yuki…mura?

Please don’t tell me this is my husband.

Not that Yukimura was unattractive. But to go from ‘I thought you were an old man’ to ‘wife,’ would be quite the leap. Not to mention, going from loving Mitsuhide to … marrying this guy. A lot would have needed to have happened.

Just sayin’.

I didn’t think we were married though. Yukimura wasn’t acting like a husband. More like someone who considered me one of his closest friends.

We relinquished our horses at a stable, and Lord Yukimura rushed to help Aki dismount. Aki roused himself enough to protest this, saying, "I will walk on my own." I stuck close to his side, though, just in case, as the three of us made our way into the dwelling.

The servant at the main entry let Lord Yukimura in without comment, then did a double take when he got a look at me. Presumably this was someone whose name I was supposed to know. To cover for the giant gaping hole in my knowledge, I simply gestured to Aki and said, “We need a healer – he’s been shot.”

The servant galloped off with any further questions. This galloping was echoed by smaller gallops and then two small children burst into the room and launched themselves at Yukimura, yelling "Yuki!"

The younger one, a girl of maybe two years, flung herself into Yuki's arms. He used the momentum to swing her into the air. "Miss Mayumi, you're twice as big as the last time I saw you."

Mayumi? This child was named after my mother?

The little boy however, halted at my feet, put his hands on his hips and glared up at me suspiciously. “Are you a Yokoi?"

At this point... anything's possible.

And then the servant returned followed by a tall man who paused, then calmly looked from me to Aki. "Akihira, there are a lot of people looking for you.” Then he smiled down at me. "Hello Katsu. It seems the timeline has run amok again."

Huh? This one knows me too?

"What?" That had been Yuki.

And then a woman, her fingers stained with ink, hurried in from a different direction, and the tall man pulled her to his side. "Devil, here’s another one."

The women finally turned and looked at us, her eyes widening when she saw Aki… and she was...

…me?!

What the hell is going on?

"What the hell is going on?" Yuki was nicely doing the work of broadcasting my inner thoughts.

"What the hell is going?" The little boy echoed Yuki’s statement with a look of utter hero-worship on his face.

Other-me winced. "Hana's going to kill us if we return them with an enhanced vocabulary." Then she bowed to Aki. "Four years. Four years and all we get is one letter?"

Yuki looked from me to other-me. Future me? She did seem slightly older than I. "Katsuko, is this your sister?"

"Not exactly," the tall man stated, but by then, my concern had shifted to Aki, who winced and swayed.

"Dad!" It slipped out. But somewhere along the way I had begun to think of him as my father.

Other-me finally looked surprised. "Dad?"

The tall man nodded. "I... had my suspicions." He pulled her closer, gave her a brief kiss on her forehead, and whispered something in her ear. She closed her eyes and leaned on him. For a moment they were the same kind of bubble I had seen surrounding Mai and Hideyoshi. Them against the world.

Then he turned to nod at some of the servants who had gathered in the hallways, and announced in a loud voice, "Katsuko's sister and father have come to visit. Please prepare rooms for them."

Once they had all scattered, he smiled down at me. "Angel, I'm certain you have many questions, but let’s get your father settled first, then discuss this in a less... public... setting." Then he kissed the other-me. "Apparently, the wormhole is not finished with us yet."

It was substantially more than an hour before we were able to gather in a room not far from where Aki was now uncomfortably resting. A local healer had been dragged in from the storm, only to keel over at the sight of Aki's bloody shoulder.

"I could take the bullet out myself," Aki had glared at the lump of healer on the floor, then passed out too.

The tall man, who I had finally learned was Takeda Shingen had looked over Aki in concern, and said that at the moment, all we could do is let him get some rest and warmth.

"Are you a healer too?" I had heard Yoshimoto praise his cousin as a man with a multitude of skills, but not that medicine was one of them.

"I've had a lot of experience at being ill," was the only explanation he gave.

I hadn’t wanted to leave Aki, but other-me stationed one of the maids in the room and instructed her to call for us if Aki's situation worsened. Now, we were in what looked like Lord Shingen's private office; the desk was stacked with reports and correspondence, and a wall of built in shelves contained an impressive collection of texts on history, philosophy, and political theory.

"If you aren't Katsuko's sister," Yukimura asked me, once we were all gathered around a before-it's time-Kotatsu, "Who are you?"

"Well, I'm Katsuko. Just not that Katsuko. Um. At least, I don’t think I am that one." I sighed. "I've been going by Kaya recently anyway, if it makes it easier."

"Never liked that name." Katsuko gave me a sympathetic look.

"Me either.” Which yeah, of course. She was me. I’ve had a lot of surreal experiences, but this easily topped the list. “I think Mitsuhide made me use it for that reason."

"Mitsuhide!" Even without Yukimura's sputter the name landed like a bomb in the room. Yuki edged away from me. "What were you doing with that snake?"

I didn’t want to discuss that in depth. "Um it’s a long story – he was helping me look for Aki and I was helping him look for Mai and Hideyoshi, but I'm not really sure if that part really relates to how I got here...? Uh what year is it?"

"Fifteen-eighty-six.” Katsuko was the one who answered me. "I take it you got here from 1582."

"Are you a future me?" But that wouldn’t make sense? Or would it? A lot could have happened since 1582. Except if she were future-me, she should have known that I had come here from 1578… and I was already confusing myself with the paradox.

"No. I’m a multiverse version of you. Sasuke uses the term alternate." She turned to Shingen. "We should send for-"

"Already ahead of you, Devil. Though it will take a better part of a week for him to arrive." Shingen retrieved a basket of what looked like chestnut buns from behind his desk, and offered it to me. I nearly took one, until I got a look at a warning head-shake from Katsuko.

"Ha! It's Sasuke. He'll ninja himself here in four days." Yuki pulled the kettle off a brazier which was set cozily in the back of the room, obviously very much at home in his friends' castle.

I was still stuck on the term 'alternate,' trying to piece my way through an explanation of the situation I’d found myself in. "Ok, so this 1586 is not my future, but a different timeline." Aside from Yukimura, everyone else was being awfully calm about this.

Katsuko nodded. "Yep. You're the third version of myself that I've met." She turned and poked Yukimura. "Don't you remember that Sasuke explained it all... with strings, back before we sent Shingen to the future?"

"I remember, but it made as much sense then as it does now." He shrugged. "I just never understood why you would focus on the future when you have to live in today."

"An admirable philosophy, Yuki." Shingen lightly patted his friend's shoulder. "In any case, Katsuko has had experience getting stuck in the wrong timeline, so I surmise that's what has happened to you."

"That would make sense." I gave them a brief explanation of what had happened to me when I realized Aki had disappeared, although I skimmed past the details of the whole Mitsuhide part of it. From the look Lord Shingen gave me, it was clear he knew there was more to it than that, but he let it go.

There was an even longer period of shock and awe when I showed them the odd device that had seemed to activate the time travel without a wormhole (but further discussion of that was tabled – we would wait for Sasuke to arrive). "After Iekane and I went over the castle wall, I landed on a battlefield in 1578, which is where I found Aki. I only knew it was 1578 because I saw Sasuke save Kenshin. That wormhole, Sasuke's wormhole, was still open, so Aki and I went through it, and ended up near the Kawaguchi shrine a few hours ago."

"All this that happened with Yoshiaki, it was already winter... Eleventh month?" At my nod, Shingen continued. "That confirms you are from an alternate timeline rather than the past. At that point in our timeline, Katsu and Yuki were fighting Iekane near Togakushi, and I was already in modern Japan getting treatment." He rubbed his throat, and yeah, now that I knew to look, I could see a surgery scar.

“I'm pretty sure that is where my timeline's version of you is too. Sasuke mentioned that he was going to the future with a sick friend." I supposed that meant that whatever Shingen had had, it was the same illness across all timelines.

Picking up on my train of thought, Katsuko said, "I'm glad, I have to admit, I sometimes worry about the alternate Shingens and whether they are getting treatment." She rested her head on his shoulder.

"Trust Sasuke to find a way to convince me... or Yuki to figure out how to send me there without warning." He smiled down at her, and curled his fingers in her hair.

Awwww. I supposed it was nice to know there was a version of me happily... married? That reminds me…. "The children - the little boy and Mayumi. Are they yours?"

I had never been interested in motherhood. Specifically not the whole giving birth part of it. With my family history, I just didn’t want to put myself on a path of postpartum depression leading to clinical depression. But had other-me gotten past that?

After a moment of silence that was almost awkward, Katsuko shook her head. "Oh gosh, you haven't found Toshiie then. They're his children."

"Toshiie's here? In this house?" I jumped up, ready to run from room to room until I saw him, until Shingen spoke up.

"No, he's in China right now. He and his wife, who is an herbalist, went to research medicine." Almost on cue, Mayumi toddled unto the room and crawled into Shingen's lap. She blinked her eyes at him twice, then dropped off to sleep. He brushed his hand over her hair, then added. "This one is apparently convinced I'm her bed."

Ok, Katsu. Catch up here. "Where did you find him?" I’d just have to retrieve him from wherever once I got back to the right timeline. If… I could figure out how to do that.

“Ikuno.” Yukimura was the one who answered my question.

"He's not there. Not in your original timeline, I mean." The explanation come from Aki, who had apparently had enough of ‘the whole lie down because there’s a bullet in your shoulder thing’ and was gripping the wall to keep himself upright. "Each timeline is different. In some, he made it back to modern Japan. In yours, Katsu," he nodded at me, "I'd had word that he could be in Sakai, but I got waylaid in another timeline before I could check it out."

"You should be lying down." I jumped up to steady him before anyone else could react. His face was grey and sweaty and I could feel heat radiating from his shoulder. The bullet might not kill him, but the infection could.

"Yes. You should. Dad." The inflection in Katsuko's tone was flat. Ok. I was pissed too, but the level of her anger suggested that other things had happened between them that I wasn’t privy to.

Yuki found a low chair with actual back and arm support and slid it into the conversation area, and Aki dropped heavily into it. Whatever strength he'd used to propel himself into the room was now gone.

"Akihira." Shingen addressed him as a peer, not an authority figure. "I understand the concept of multiple timelines. What I don’t understand is why there seem to be many versions of myself, of Katsuko, of Sasuke, and Mai… and only one of you."

"Because I was in a place where time has no meaning when the timeline splintered." He closed his eyes, as if completely spent. My need for answers clashed with a bigger need to keep him alive. I had chosen Aki over Mitsuhide, and if he died after all this it would all be for nothing. Selfish Katsu! It's not all about you! I couldn’t help my thoughts though, even as I felt guilty for thinking them.

"That hidden room in your manor." Shingen nodded. "Kayten told us time had no meaning there."

Hidden room?

Aki managed a brief thumbs up. The modern gesture seemed odd on him. He had blended so well in this era, I had never thought to question him. "I heard you had found it."

"We found it at the same time as Okatsu and Mitsunari came through from their timeline." Katsuko swirled her tea. "I don’t know which of the four of us was the most surprised."

The surreal feeling of displacement returned. Okatsu and Mitsunari?

“Ah. She didn’t see the other two. It’s too bad – it might have saved me a rather large amount of trouble if she had.” He turned to Yukimura. “Would have saved you a few headaches as well.”

I looked around the room to see if anyone else had any clue what he was talking about, but all that I got was universal confusion. As much as I wanted to know what he was talking about, Aki wasn’t looking well. For the last few moments he’d been shaking uncontrollably. "That’s enough. Aki should be lying down.”

"I don’t think that's going to help." Aki put his hand on my head. "As far as I know, there's no treatment here for a septic wound."

@mllorei @bestbryn @selenacosmic @lyds323 @akitsuneswife @tele86

#10things #10 things i hate about mitsuhide #mitsuhide monday #ikemen sengoku #fanfic #mitsuhide akechi #ikesen mitsuhide #ikesen yukimura #ikesen shingen #oc katsuko #katsuverse

[thezestyone]

Nicknames the IkeSen Guys Would Call MC the most from a few of my favorites:

Will say “Ma” in the most casual and deepest voice ever. Could say it in passing or when trying to spark something: Motonari, Masamune, Kenshin, Ieyasu, Kanetsugu

Will say “Mami” with a playful, flirtatious tone that can border casual if you don’t know better at the moment; beware: Nobunaga, Mitsuhide, Shingen, Keiji, Yukimura

Will say “Princessa” in the most sweetest, purest way, like they’re a fairytale prince, and you’re the fairytale princess: Mitsunari, Ranmaru, Hideyoshi

Will say “Señora” in the most respectful way, treating you like a mature, high-class woman they wish to court: Kicho, Kennyo, Sasuke, Yoshimoto

#ikemen sengoku #ikesen #ikemen series #ikesen hcs #ikesen headcanons #ikemen sengoku headcanons #ikesen masamune #ikesen ieyasu #ikesen keiji #ikesen kenshin #ikesen kennyo #ikesen kicho #ikesen sasuke #ikesen shingen #ikesen mitsuhide #ikesen motonari #ikesen hideyoshi #ikesen yukimura #ikesen yoshimoto #ikesen mitsunari #ikesen ranmaru #ikesen kanetsugu #ikesen nobunaga

[descendent-of-the-sixth-heaven]

Hng! O-okay! Ma-Mai is strong!

*the little girl pumps her first in the air as she says it. She was adorable. Minato kisses her head*

Minato: Yes! My beautiful daughter is strong!

Hehehe, Mai wants to be like brother when she grows up!

Mitsuhide: if mai works hard, she will be able to conquer anything.

*He pats her head with a smile on his face*

[ikementally-deficient]

Hi!! Love your writing😩😍 like wow!! I have had this thought for a while and maybe you could write a short story or head canon/ whatever you feel like about the MC saying the wrong name in bed with Masamune.. (ikesen)

Dear anon, it has been 1043 days since this request was made. Never let it be said that I do not raise procrastination to an artform. I hope you like it!

Fandom: Ikemen Sengoku

Rating: Jalapeno (See Masterlist for rating descriptions)

Tags: Masamune/MC

It had started like any other morning.

The first light of day creeping in around the screens and the sound of birds going about their mornings has roused Masamune just enough to snuggle closer to his lover. Safe in the knowledge that his appointments started much later than dawn, he woke her in turn with lips and hot breath in her ear until her small fingers dipped inside his sleep robe and they let nature take its course.

Events were proceeding quite well, until –

“Mm . . . Ma– Masa–” Masamune grinned and redoubled his efforts. “Sa– suke!”

They both froze.

“Sasuke?!”

Her hands covered her face. “Um. I’m sorry! That slipped out.”

Masamune sat back on his heels and tried to keep a grip on his temper. His kitten was a reasonable woman. There was a reasonable explanation for this. 

Damned if he could think of one, but surely it existed. And she would tell him what it was, so he could go back to enjoying his morning instead of riding towards Echigo to slice a ninja into ribbons.

“How about you tell me why?” He was proud of how even his voice was.

She pulled her sleep robe tightly around her chest before answering. It reminded him of men strapping on armour before battle. 

“It was an accident,” she muttered miserably. “I got – distracted.”

That stung. “Distracted? Then I wasn’t doing my job very well, was I?”

Her eyes met his, lips parting to – protest? But then her gaze flicked behind him and she snapped her mouth shut.

“It’s all right, Mai.” The calm voice startled Masamune nearly out of his skin. He whipped around to see the ninja in question, and jumped to his feet. “Lord Masamune, I apologise for interrupting your morning.” Sasuke adjusted his glasses and crossed his arms over his chest. 

Masamune was starting to think coming to Mai’s room without his swords had been a serious lapse in judgement. His eye darted around the room for something he could improvise into a weapon. 

Sasuke ignored this. “I came to deliver a letter to Lord Mitsuhide and swung by to say hello to my friend before leaving. I should have remembered she might not be alone, and knocked first.”

“Or not come in through the ceiling!” Mai shot back reproachfully.

Masamune was torn for a moment, then the thought of Mai opening her eyes to see Sasuke staring at her from the ceiling hit him, and he burst out laughing. “All right, all right, I see what happened here.” Tension sagged out of him and he hit Sasuke affectionately on the shoulder, making the smaller man sag slightly. “Your timing is terrible, but I can’t fault your priorities, lad.”

“Thank you, Lord Masamune.” Sasuke paused, staring resolutely past Masamune’s shoulder. “I don’t suppose, now that we’ve cleared that up, you’d consider some clothing –?”

Masamune had forgotten he was naked. Laughing again, he hastily grabbed his sleep robe and tied it on. The mood was well and truly ruined, but he was feeling so relieved it was making him magnanimous. “You two catch up, and I’ll go round up some breakfast.”

Mai’s worried smile made him pause just long enough to step closer and nip a teasing kiss to her earlobe. “We’ll start again later, kitten. Once your distraction has gone home.”

#asked and answered #ikemen sengoku #ikesen masamune #my writing #rating: jalapeno

[not-krys]

WIP Wednesday: Fictober 2022 Previews

Back again for my fourth year of Fictober!

The prompts came out a little late this year, so I've decided to not use betas this year as I don't have the time to work on these and then send them off to my usual preview readers, so this year's fictober is gonna look a little rough.

Down below are previews of what I've written on at least two of my fics this year, the first being my yearly Mitsuhide fic. The second is gonna be my return to Comte angst after having a bit of burnout at the end of fictober last year.

Regular warnings apply, raw text, not edited. CW for pregnancy mentions in both sections and implied complications in Comte's section.

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You turned further away, feeling your ears burn. Mitsuhide poked you again.

"Come now, Little Mouse, these oranges I worked so hard to pick for you will rot at this rate."

You tense, feeling the craving for the sweet tanginess of oranges come over you so suddenly. True, you had told him you liked oranges before, but the craving coming over you was intense.

"[Name]," Mitsuhide said more firmly, the sound of a round fruit rolling on a plate catching your attention.

He had his thumb placed at the top of the orange, the rind giving easily to quick, gentle pressure. He put half a piece to his mouth, bit down and the juice dribbled down his chin. You swallowed, hard.

"But… you can't taste anything-"

"It's wet," he said simply, licking his lips sensually. "Cool on the tongue. Little sticky if I had to give it one flaw."

He finished off his little piece, licking the remaining juice from his fingers, making sure to look you in the eye while doing so.

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"You know that I would anything for her… for them…" Comte brushed her damp bangs out of her eyes, closed in an uneasy sleep.

"Even risking turning her?" Leonardo said pointedly, glaring at his old friend.

"Blanc and Rouge aren't doing as well as we had hoped. It has to be a pureblood's essence."

"And what happens if you lose both of them? What then?"

"We have to try something, Leonardo. I can't stand to see her in pain, not for a minute longer."

Leonardo glared, staring down the other vampire, his teeth grinding together.

"Fine… but we're using a sterilized knife. No need to get your teeth involved."

Comte smiled, tired, but relieved.

"Thank you, mon ami."

"I'll go ask Sebas for a sharp one." Leonardo turned with the speed only a pureblood could manage, his coat tails trailing behind him.

Comte turned his attention back to his cherie on the bed, pale but still breathing. His kissed her fevered forehead, brushing back more of her sweat-dampened hair. His other hand trailed down her side, to her swelled abdomen covered by the thin sheet. He pressed his hand into her, feeling a tiny heart beneath his hand against what he could only assume was his child's back.

"So strong." Comte said tenderly, his smile soft despite his fatigue. "The union of a human and a pureblood."

His eyes turned back to his love, his smile turning to a frown.

"I'm sorry, ma cherie." he said, sadly, "this… all of this… none of us knew that this was even possible. For purebloods and humans to be able to reproduce together… and now you're suffering because of it…"

His hand trembled in her hair.

"If I could take away your suffering, all of it… you know that I would. But it's becoming harder and harder to find viable options. I thought that the Rouge would help as it's the closest to the real thing, but even that is starting to fail."

His breath shuddered, struggling to keep his voice even as he spoke to her.

"If nothing else works… if my blood isn't enough…

#krys's adventure's in fanfiction #wip wednesday #briefly back in time for fictober #ikemen sengoku #ikemen vampire #mitsuhide akechi #comte de saint germain (ikevamp) #cw: pregnancy #there's... a bit of theme going with all my wips for fictober this year #I have no idea why preg is such an easy thing for me to write #like including these two #there's four drafts thus far with that as a theme #don't even want kids and yet #this is the easiest thing I can spit out quickly #come to think of it each year for fictober there's usually at least one #now I got four drafts #possibly a fifth one that involves nursing but still unsure about that one #I know that I should kill the part of me that cringes at the theme #because there's nothing wrong with writing or exploring the topic #I just don't want peeps to think I'm weird #>> #oh well #if it gets me writing #I guess

[otakucomunista666]

YASUKE - Análise

Se existe um animador americano que vem se destacando nos últimos anos na indústria dos animes, esse cara é LeSean Thomas, um afro-americano completamente apaixonado pelo o Japão e por sua cultura, e Yasuke, novo anime original da Netflix, é mais uma prova disso, em seu segundo trabalho para a locadora vermelha (o primeiro foi Cannon Busters), o diretor explora a figura histórica e a lenda de Yasuke, o primeiro e único samurai africano na história do Japão, dando suas romantizadas ao inserir elementos de fantasia e ficção-cientifica na obra, o anime segue por um caminho um tanto parecido com a franquia de jogos e anime Sengoku Basara, não se importando com os fatos históricos para obter mais liberdade de escrita.

O anime se divide em duas tramas, a primeira no passado de Yasuke, de como ele chegou ao Japão, e virou um samurai a serviço de Oda Nobunaga, esse núcleo apesar de tomar certas liberdades, é bem coerente com o que sabemos sobre o verdadeiro Yasuke, mostrando sua lealdade ao senhor feudal e sua mente estrategista.

A segunda e principal trama da obra se passa 20 anos após o incidente no templo de Honnō-ji em 1582, onde Oda Nobunaga foi traído por seu general Akechi Mitsuhide, e forçado a cometer seppuku (um ritual de suicídio realizado por samurais), nesse núcleo LeSean Thomas pega o período desconhecido do samurai negro, que após esse incidente, ele nunca mais foi visto. No anime, Yasuke é assombrado pelo seu passado em Honnō-ji, e vive escondido em uma vila, onde vive como pescador, até que uma atraente cantora chamada Ichika lhe pede para levar sua filha doente, Saki, a um médico especial, no meio do caminho eles atacados por um quarteto de mercenários, e a donzela acaba morrendo, Yasuke então decide proteger Saki e levar a garota ao médico, mas ao longo de sua jornada ele percebe que está mexendo com forças que vão além de sua compreensão.

O anime é competente em criar a atmosfera do Japão feudal, mesmo inserindo robôs gigantes e lobisomens na história, em seis episódios a série conta um arco fechado e redondo, com alguns pequenos ganchos para serem trabalhados em possíveis futuras temporadas, a direção de LeSean Thomas não deixa a desejar, principalmente pela a animação, já que aqui estamos nas mãos do estúdio MAPPA, que vem se destacando como uns melhores estúdios da indústria com trabalhos como, Jujutsu Kaisen (2020-2021), The God of Highschool (2020), Yuri on ICE!!! (2016), e Shingeki no Kyojin Final Season (2020-2023).

Enquanto a dublagem, o indicado ao Oscar Lakeith Stanfield, entrega um ótimo trabalho de voz, construindo um personagem amargurado que encontra redenção, já a trilha sonora brilha com uma mistura de instrumentais tradicionais japoneses, com uma mistura de lo-fi e hip-hop, composta pelo parceiro de longa data de Thomas, Flying Lotus, onde não nega a inspiração em Vangelis em inúmeras faixas.

Yasuke, é um anime de ação que ressuscita a figura de um personagem importante da cultura afro-otaku.

Nota: 4/5 (Ótimo)

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Ryu Number: The Sengoku Period/Romance of the Three Kingdoms characters of Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate, Chapter 2, Part 1

The Rescue of Takeda

Kunoichi (くのいち) Female ninja invented by KOEI.

Takeda Shingen (武田 信玄) Major daimyo of the Sengoku Period. Led the Takeda clan. Born 1521. Highly skilled, he famously almost entirely annihilated the combined forces of the Tokugawa clan and the Oda clan at the Battle of Mikatagahara in 1573. Unfortunately, he was unable to fully defeat his foe and had to withdraw. In the later Siege of Noda Castle, he succeeded in taking the castle from Tokugawa forces, but was shot by a sniper, perhaps fatally. He died in the same year (1573).

Sanada Nobuyuki (真田 信之) Samurai. Born 1566. Older brother of Sanada Yukimura. Originally served the Takeda clan under his father. After the Takeda clan was destroyed, this and that happened, but Nobuyuki eventually fell in under Toyotomi Hideyoshi. When Ishida Mitsunari led his uprising at the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara, Nobuyuki, who was married to Tokugawa Ieyasu’s adopted daughter/Honda Tadakatsu’s daughter (that’s one person), served the Eastern Army under Tokugawa, while his Yukimura and his father served the other side. After the Eastern Army won, Nobuyuki was able to secure exile for Yukimura and his father (rather than anything capital). Died 1658.

Sanada Yukimura (真田 幸村; also called Sanada Nobushige/真田 信繁) Born 1567. Served the Takeda clan until their fall, after which he ended up under Toyotomi Hideyoshi. At the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara, joined the Western Army, but his life was spared at the request of his brother Nobuyuki and he was exiled instead of executed. However, at the Siege of Osaka he again joined Toyotomi loyalists against Tokugawa Ieyasu’s forces and was killed there in 1615.

Guan Yinping

Liu Bei

Ma Chao

Naoe Kanetsugu

Uesugi Kenshin

Hori Hidemasa (堀 秀政) Born 1553. Served Nobunaga, then, after Nobunaga’s death, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of Nobunaga’s retainers. Died 1590 of illness.

Kai (甲斐, often suffixed with -hime i.e. Lady) Date of birth unclear—possibly 1572. Originally served the Hōjō clan. In the 1590 Siege of Oshi, wherein Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s forces struck against the Hōjō clan, she defended the castle for over a month with an incredibly small number of men, only surrendering after it was learned that the lord of the castle (Kai’s father) had been defeated elsewhere. She later put down an internal rebellion by sword, impressing Hideyoshi such that he made her his concubine. I guess that was a reward back then. Date of death unknown—she disappears from history after the Siege of Osaka (1615ish), which saw the defeat of the Toyotomi by the Tokugawa shogunate.

Mori Ranmaru (森 蘭丸; also called Mori Naritoshi/森 成利) Attendant of Oda Nobunaga. Served Nobunaga with great devotion. Died in the Honnō-ji Incident.

Niwa Nagahide (丹羽 長秀) Retainer of Oda Nobunaga. Born 1535. Died of illness 1585.

Nō

Oda Nobunaga (織田 信長). Major daimyo of the Sengoku Period. Born 1534. The guy who kickstarted the unification of Japan. He did a dang lot and trying to sum it all up under one entry is more work than I’m up to right now, so suffice to say a lot of people died and it was very interesting and/or dramatic. He was known both for his innovative tactics and his brutal behavior toward the uncooperative. His also-famous retainers were Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. He died 1582 in the Honnō-ji Incident when his vassal Akechi Mitsuhide rebelled—after being wounded and made unable to fight further, he committed suicide (possibly; it was a big ruckus so exactly how he died is unclear).

Sakuma Nobumori (佐久間 信盛) Retainer of the Oda clan. Born 1528. Was entrusted with the care of Oda Nobunaga. Despite this, in 1580, he received a formal chastisement from Nobunaga for Not Being Good At His Job and was dismissed (de facto exiled), and would die in 1582. There are opinions regarding whether this dismissal was deserved.

Sassa Narimasa (佐々 成政) Samurai lord. Born 1536. Served Oda Nobunaga through the latter’s career. Eventually ended up serving Toyotomi Hideyoshi. For his services he was granted Higo Province, but after he was unable to quell an uprising there on his own he was ordered by Hideyoshi to commit suicide, which he did in 1588.

Akechi Hidemitsu (明智 秀満) Retainer to Akechi Mitsuhide, which isn’t confusing at all. Married to a daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide. Led the attack against Nobunaga at Honnō-ji. Famously cut across Lake Biwa with his horse after Akechi Mitsuhide’s defeat at the 1582 Battle of Yamazaki, then committed ritual suicide at Sakamoto Castle. Died 1582. The character Akechi Samanosuke in the Onimusha series is based on him, but probably not intended to be literally the same individual.

Akechi Mitsuhide (明智 光秀) Born 1528. Served Oda Nobunaga, but is best known for his assassination. In 1582, he was ordered by Nobunaga to assist Toyotomi Hideyoshi against the Mōri clan, but instead rebelled and attacked Nobunaga at Honnō-ji (translator’s note: “ji” means “temple”). The reasons for his actions are unclear at best. With less support and more enemies than he apparently anticipated, Mitsuhide was killed in 1582 fleeing (as did his forces) from the Battle of Yamazaki.

Saitō Toshimitsu (斎藤 利三; some sources give his given name as “Toshikazu”) Vassal of Akechi Mitsuhide. Born 1534. Sided with Mitsuhide in the Honnō-ji Incident. Captured and executed accordingly in 1582.

Asahina Yasutomo (朝比奈 泰朝) Vassal of the Imagawa clan. After Yoshimoto’s death, continued to serve his heir Imagawa Ujizane (Ujizane was actually the one who notably enjoyed playing kemari, not Yoshimoto).

Imagawa Yoshimoto

Okabe Motonobu (岡部 元信) Vassal of Imagawa Yoshimoto. Even after Yoshimoto was killed in the 1560 Battle of Okehazama, he refused to stop fighting, which apparently impressed Nobunaga such that he returned Yoshimoto’s head. Afterward, Motonobu served the Takeda clan and died in 1581 in the Seige of Takatenjin, falling to Tokugawa forces.

Fūma Kotarō (風魔 小太郎) The name taken on by each head of the Fūma clan, which specialized in guerrilla warfare and espionage. The fifth leader of the clan is the pertinent one here. Served the Hōjō clan. Forced to surrender with the Hōjō clan after the latter’s defeat at the 1590 Siege of Odawara at the hands of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The Fūma clan were reduced to brigands, and Fūma Kotarō was eventually captured and executed by Tokugawa Shogunate forces in 1603. That said, it’s really not clear how much of this guy is actual history and how much is folklore, which is itself very ninja, so good job, I guess.

Hōjō Tsunashige (北条 綱成; given name possibly “Tsunanari”) Born 1515. Initially a vassal of the Imagawa clan, he joined the Hōjō clan and became the brother-in-law of Hōjō Ujiyasu (third head of the Hōjō clan). He managed to retire and died 1587.

Hōjō Ujinao (北条 氏直): Final head of the Hōjō clan. Born 1562. He tried to take advantage of the chaos after the Honnō-ji incident, but ended up defeated by Tokugawa Ieyasu and banished. Died 1591.

Hōjō Ujiyasu (北条 氏康) Head of the Hōjō clan. Born 1515. Conflicts began between the Hōjō clan and the Takeda clan toward the end of Ujiyasu’s life, but he was able to hammer out a truce between the Hōjō and Uesugi Kenshin and the Hōjō and Takeda Shingen. He died in 1571. His heir was Hōjō Ujimasa.

Hou Yin (侯 音, Kou On) Subordinate of Cao Cao. In 218, Cao Cao sent his younger second cousin Cao Ren to Wan (present day Nanyang, Henan) to prepare an attack on Guan Yu. However, Cao Ren’s policy of conscription and forced labor led to an uprising led by Hou Yin. Cao Ren put down the rebellion and Hou Yin was killed in 219.

Hu Juer (胡 車兒, 胡 車児, Ko Shaji, often translated Hu Che'er or Huche’er, the latter used by Warriors Orochi 4) Aide of minor warlord Zhang Xiu. In Romance of Three Kingdoms, when Zhang Xiu strikes against Cao Cao, Cao Cao’s guard Dian Wei is a really tricky piece to get around. Hu Juer is the one who comes up with a plan that gets Dian Wei drunk so that he can steal his weapons; this leads to Dian Wei’s death in the ensuing battle. Not to be confused with unrelated Three Kingdoms individual Hu Che’er (胡 赤兒), who served and betrayed Niu Fu (who served Dong Zhuo).

Jia Xu (賈 詡, Ka Ku). Born 147. Originally served Dong Zhuo and advised in the takeover of the imperial capital after Dong Zhuo’s death. He eventually left and served minor warlord Zhang Xiu as advisor instead; after Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao he became one of Cao Cao’s strategists. Made major contributions in this way, and helped secure Cao Pi as Cao Cao’s heir. Died 223.

Zhang Quan (張 泉, Chou Sen; also translated Zhang Chuan) In 219, when Cao Cao was away from the capital on a campaign against Liu Bei, a government official of Cao Wei, Wei Feng, plotted a rebellion, but one of the conspirators got cold feet and reported the plan to Cao Pi, Cao Cao’s heir. Zhang Quan was one of the people who was implicated and executed.

Zhang Xiu (張 繡, 張 繍, Chou Shuu) Initially a minor warlord who stood against Cao Cao. His uncle, Zhang Ji, served Dong Zhuo, and he was part of the coup after Dong Zhuo’s death that took over the imperial capital. He was angered when Cao Cao took Zhang Ji’s widow as concubine. The war between Zhang Xiu and Cao Cao ended in 200 when Zhang Xiu listened to his advisor Jia Xu and surrendered, after which he served Cao Cao with distinction—go fig. Father of Zhang Quan. Died 207 en route to join Cao Cao in his northern campaign against Wuhuan tribes.

Zhao Yan (趙 儼, Chou Gen) Born 171. Joined Cao Cao after he “took in” Emperor Xian. Known for his strictness in enforcing law. Continued to serve under Cao Pi, Cao Rui, and Cao Feng. Died 245.

The Rescue of Uesugi

Aya[-Gozen] (綾 [御前]; translator’s note: “-Gozen” means “Lord”): Born 1524. Half-sister of Uesugi Kenshin, mother of Uesugi Kagekatsu through Nagao Masakage. Died 1609.

Naoe Kanetsugu

Uesugi Kagekatsu (上杉 景勝): Born 1556. Uesugi Kenshin’s nephew through Kenshin’s sister Aya. After his father died, Kenshin adopted him. When Kenshin died in 1578, the inheritance was supposed to go to Kenshin’s other adopted son, Uesugi Kagetora, but Kagekatsu defeated him and took it for himself. He later married a daughter of Takeda Shingen. Kagekatsu was defeated by Oda Nobunaga’s forces, but Nobunaga’s death granted him an unexpected reprieve, and Kagekatsu stayed alive to fight another day. Kagekatsu was one of the Council of Five Elders Toyotomi Hideyoshi set up to ensure that his chosen heir, Hideyori, succeed him; when the Sekigahara Campaign occurred between Ishida Mitsunari’s Western Army and Tokugawa Ieyasu’s Eastern Army, Kagekatsu sided with Mitsunari, but was defeated early and went to serving Tokugawa. Died 1623.

Yukimura Sanada

Nagamasa Asano (浅野 長政): Born 1546. Served Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Under Hideyoshi, held seniority over the Five Commissioners, who governed Kyoto and surrounding areas. Assisted in Hideyoshi’s failed invasions of Korea. Died 1611.

Hachisuka Koroku

Hosokawa Fujitaka (細川 藤孝): Born 1534. Originally a retainer of the last Ashikaga shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, but when Nobunaga and Yoshiaki clashed, he joined Nobunaga. Refused to support Akechi Mitsuhide after Mitsuhide killed Nobunaga, even though his son was married to Mitsuhide’s daughter. He shaved his head and became a Buddhist monk, taking on the name “Yūsai” (幽斎) and handing his responsibilities to his son. During the Sekigahara Campaign, in 1600, he was in command of Tanabe Castle when it came under siege by Western Army forces (his son was away as part of Tokugawa Ieyasu’s Eastern Army); it’s said that the Western Army attackers, having great respect for Fujitaka, staged an ineffective attack. Died 1610.

Kani Saizō (可児 吉長, also called Kani Yoshinaga/可児 吉長): Born 1554. Skilled with the spear. Served various vassals of Oda Nobunaga. Also served Oda Nobutaka, but after Nobutaka fought against Toyotomi Hideyoshi and then committed suicide, he served the nephew and retained of Hideyoshi, Toyotomi Hidetsugu, but eventually left after Hidetsugu saw defeat at the 1584 Battle of Komaki and Nagakute (part of a power struggle between Hideyoshi and Oda Nobukatsu, with Tokugawa Ieyasu supporting Nobukatsu) and became a masterless samurai (i.e. ronin). Fought in the Battle of Sekigahara in the Eastern Army under Fukushima Masanori. A devotee of the kami Atago Gongen, he is said to have foreseen that he would die on the day of Atago Gongen’s festival, and did so in 1613.

Kuki Yoshitaka

Kuwayama Shigeharu (桑山 重晴): Born 1524. Served Niwa Nagahide, vassal of Oda Nobunaga. Joined Tokugawa Ieyasu’s Eastern Army in the Battle of Sekigahara. Died 1606.

Oda Nobukatsu (織田 信雄, forename possibly “Nobuo”): Born 1558. Second son of Oda Nobunaga. Became an adopted heir of the Kitabatake clan and ensured his position as head with violence. Was unsuccessful and incompetent as a general, but a skilled fighter. After Nobunaga’s death, he and his brother Nobutaka quarreled over succession, leading a council to decide on the infant Oda Hidenobu instead. Toyotomi Hideyoshi supported him, and he initially joined with Hideyoshi to fight Nobutaka, but eventually a power struggle occurred between Nobukatsu and Hideyoshi, too, and he allied with Tokugawa Ieyasu’s force to fight against Hideyoshi in the 1584 Battle of Komaki and Nagakute. Became the guardian of Hideyoshi’s son and successor, Toyotomi Hideyori, in 1598, but walked out on him directly before the 1614 Siege of Osaka, cooperating with Ieyasu. Lived the rest of his life comfortably and died 1630.

Oda Nobutaka (織田 信孝, forename possibly “Nobunori”): Born 1558. Third son of Oda Nobunaga. Was adopted into the Kanbe clan and became its eighth head. After Nobunaga’s death, he quarreled over succession with his brother Nobukatsu. Tensions between Nobutaka and Nobukatsu eventually came to violence when Nobutaka tried to start a war against Toyotomi Hideyoshi (who supported Nobukatsu). He lost and was forced to commit suicide in 1583.

Yamauchi Kazutoyo (山内 一豊, forename possibly “Katsutoyo”): Born 1545 or 1546. Served Oda Nobunaga, then Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In the Battle of Sekigahara, served Tokugawa Ieyasu’s Eastern Army. Died 1605.

Li Fei (黎 斐, Rei Hi) Served Wu under the regent Sun Chen (“under” Sun Liang). Some background: In 249, Sima Yi, regent of young Cao Wei emperor Cao Fang, overthrew his fellow co-regent Cao Shuang in a coup (referred to as the Incident at the Gaoping Tombs). After this, Cao Wei’s power began to fall into the hands of the Sima family. Sima Yi was followed by his son Sima Shi (who deposed Cao Fang in 254 and replaced him with Cao Mao), who was followed by another fon of Sima Yi’s, Sima Zhao. Various rebellions occurred against the Simas, but it always ended badly for the rebels and loyalists, which made Cao Wei general Zhuge Dan real antsy until his staged his own rebellion against Sima Zhao in 257. Anyway, Sun Chen of Wu supported Zhuge Dan’s rebellion (but really messed it up in various ways), and Li Fei led some of the Wu forces.

Lü Ju (呂 據, 呂 拠, Ryo Kyo): Served Sun Quan of Wu. Lü Ju was one of the men Sun Quan placed to guide his heir, Sun Liang, after Sun Quan’s death (Zhuge Ke, meanwhile, was regent). You might remember that Sun Jun killed Zhuge Ke and assumed regency. In 256, Sun Jun ordered Lü Ju and other generals to attack the Xu and Qing provinces under Wei. However, shortly after the army started out, Sun Jun took ill and died, and his duties were taken over by his cousin, Sun Chen. Apparently, this distressed Lü Ju, who suggested with some other folks that Sun Chen be removed from power. Sun Chen objected, hilarity ensued, and Lü Ju ended up committing suicide. And then Sun Chen killed his whole family. Great going.

Sun Quan

Sun Shao

Taishi Ci (太史 慈, Taishi Ji): Born 166. Han official who ended up serving Wu. Originally a minor official of the Donglai Commandery. Rescued minor warlord Kong Rong, the Chancellor of Beihei State, from Yellow Turban rebels, to repay the aid his mother had received from Kong Rong in the past. Tried to establish his own power base but was defeated by Sun Ce’s forces. He then willingly served Sun Ce. After Sun Ce was assassinated, he served his successor, Sun Quan. Died in 206. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he gets a more dramatic end, dying in the 208 Battle of Hefei (this occurred between Sun Quan and Cao Cao as part of the Red Cliffs Campaign).

Taishi Xiang (太史 享, Taishi Kyou) Served Wu. Son of Taishi Ci. Served Sun Quan; was appointed to various posts. In fiction, Sun Quan looks after him after the death of his father.

Li Tong (李 通, Li Tsuu): Born 168. Served Cao Cao of Wei. Saved Cao Cao’s rearguard in the retreat from Zhang Xiu in 197. Broke through Guan Yu’s defenses in the 208 Battle of Jiangling and supported Cao Ren, but died of illness during the campaign in 209.

Xu Huang (徐 晃, Jo Kou): Served Cao Cao of Wei. One of the individuals responsible for secreting Emperor Xian out of Li Jue and Guo Si’s control. During this time, he still served Yang Feng, a former bandit who served as a general under the Han government. His most successful moment was when he led a force to break Guan Yu’s siege of Fancheng in 219 (this was the start of the circumstances directly leading to Guan Yu’s capture and death by Sun Quan—at this point Cao Cao and Sun Quan were allied). He would later serve under Cao Pi and Cao Rui before dying in 227. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he’s killed during the Xincheng Rebellion by Meng Da (a rebelling Wei general).

Xu Shang (徐 商, Jo Shou): Served Cao Cao of Wei. At the 219 Battle of Fancheng, he supported Xu Huang against Guan Yu.

Yin Shu (殷 署, In Sho): Served Cao Cao of Wei. In 215, after the troops of Han Sui (a warlord who had rebelled against Cao Cao) were placed under his authority, they rebelled against Yin Shu, but Yin Shu survived. At the 219 Battle of Fancheng, supported Xu Huang.

Zhai Yuan (翟 元, Teki Gen): A fictional character in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Serves Cao Ren at the Battle of Fancheng and is killed by Guan Yu’s son, Guan Ping.

Zhu Gai (朱 蓋, Shu Gai): Served Cao Cao of Wei. At the 219 Battle of Fancheng, supported Xu Huang.

The Collapse of Oda’s Allied Forces

Ii Naomasa

Ii Naotora

Kunoichi

Takeda Shingen

Uesugi Kagekatsu

Asahina Nobuoki

Asahina Yasutomo

Imagawa Yoshimoto

Okabe Motonobu

Saika Magoichi (鈴木 孫一): A name inherited by the leader of one of the Saika Ikki (translator’s note: “Ikki” means “uprising” or “revolt”) groups. The Saika Ikki was one of a number of Ikkō-ikki sects (translator’s note: Ikkō was a small, militant offshoot of Jōdo Shinshū Buddism) (translator’s note: Jōdo Shinshū is a school of Jōdo Buddhism) (translator’s note: Jōdo Buddhism is a broad branch of Mahayana Buddhism focused on achieving rebirth in the Pure Land) made up of various peasants and merchants and the like. They were backed up by, uh, those particular Buddhists I mentioned parenthetically up there, and opposed daimyo rule. The relevant Saika Magoichi here was Suzuki Shigehide (鈴木 重秀). He famously fought against Oda Nobunaga in support of various opposed parties until those opposed parties—and the support they provided—petered out.

[Hosokawa] Gracia ([細川] ガラシャ; that katakana spells “Garasha”): Born 1563. Daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide. “Gracia” was her baptismal name after she converted to Christianity; her original name was “Tama” or “Tamako.” Married Hosokawa Tadaoki, son of Hosokawa Fujitaka. After her father betrayed and killed Oda Nobunaga, she was confined, but like in a “kept to mansion grounds” kind of way. Secretly converted to Catholicism even after Toyotomi Hideyoshi issued a proclamation against Christianity. When conflict broke out between Tokugawa Ieyasu and Ishida Mitsunari after Hideyoshi’s death, Mitsunari attempted to take Gracia hostage as part of a general plan to secure compliance of enemy generals, but everyone at the place went for suicide instead (except for Gracia—because Catholicism—who was killed by her retainer). This further did-not-endear Mitsunari to potential allies, possibly sealing his fate.

Jia Xu

Taishi Ci

Zhu Ran

Diaochan (貂蟬, Chousen): In real life, official Wang Yun organized a coup against Dong Zhuo with Lü Bu; one of the reasons Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo had fallen out was a quarrel over a woman in Dong Zhuo’s harem. Romance of the Three Kingdoms jazzes up the whole situation, inventing Diaochan, adopted daughter of Wang Yun. In fiction, Wang Yun and Diaochan set Dong Zhuo up, setting him and Lü Bu as the far sides of a love triangle with Diaochan in the middle, deliberately stirring up Bad Feelings between the two of them until Lü Bu is Very Inclined toward Wang Yun’s coup plans. As she’s a fictional character, her ultimate fate differs from folktale to folktale.

Dong Zhuo

Ju Shou (沮 授, So Ju; occasionally in Japanese as “Sho Ju”): Advisor under warlord Yuan Shao. Known for giving Yuan Shao good advice which Yuan Shao then ignored. Examples: Advised Yuan Shao to take in Emperor Xian and utilize his authority—he didn’t, and then Cao Cao did that instead, which was good for Cao Cao. Advised Yuan Shao that an all-out attack against Cao Cao was a Bad Idea and he ought to adopt a strategy of wearing him out over time—Yuan Shao did it anyway, and lost the 200 Battle of Guandu. Ju Shou was captured by Cao Cao in this battle and Cao Cao treated him decently, but remained thoroughly loyal to Yuan Shao and was killed by Cao Cao’s men when he tried to escape.

Wen Chou (文 醜, Bun Shuu): Served under Yuan Shao. At the 200 Battle of Yan Ford between the forces of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, he was killed, possibly by Guan Yu (who was serving Cao Cao at that time).

Yan Liang (颜 良, 顏 良, 顔 良, Gan Ryou): Served under Yuan Shao. At the 200 Battle of Boma between the forces of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, he was killed by Guan Yu (who was serving Cao Cao at that time).

Yuan Shao (袁 绍, 袁 紹, En Shou): During the civil wars at the end of the Han Dynasty, he controlled the northern territories of China. Spearheaded a coalition of warlords against Dong Zhuo when Zhuo was essentially holding Emperor Xian hostage, but it turns out warlords don’t coalite very well. Campaigned against Cao Cao, but lost battle after battle and died in 202 before he could properly set up succession, leaving his territories contested among his sons, which didn’t help them not also get defeated by Cao Cao. Cao Cao respected him and reportedly wept at his tomb.

Yuan Xi (袁 煕, En Ki): Second son of Yuan Shao. Following the 200 Battle of Guandu and the defeat of Yuan Shao’s forces by Cao Cao’s he fled to the Liaodong Peninsula, taking shelter with its administrator, Gongsun Kang. Kang’s domain was semi-independent, but he decided to curry favor with Cao Cao anyway, executing Yuan Xi in 207 and sending Cao Cao his head. He was married to Lady Zhen, who Cao Pi took as his own wife while Yuan Xi was still alive.

Lü Bu

Chaos Incarnate

Kunoichi

Sanada Yukimura

Takeda Shingen

Gracia

Fūma Kotarō

Haga Ujitsugu (垪和 氏続): Vassal of the Hōjō clan. When Takeda Shingen broke the alliance between the Takeda and Hōjō clans in 1568, he valiantly defended Kōkokuji Castle. He participated in the 1582 Battle of Kanagawa between Hōjō and Oda forces following the death of Oda Nobunaga, but his actions after are unclear at best.

Haga Yasutada (垪和 康忠): Vassal of the Hōjō clan. Helped hammer out the alliance between the Takeda, Hōjō, and Imagawa clans. His movement after the fall of the Hōjō clan are unknown.

Hōjō Tsunashige

Inomata Kuninori (猪俣 邦憲): Vassal of the Hōjō clan. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi issued an order forbidding private warfare among the daimyo, he was directly involved in the taking of Nagurumi Castle (which belonged to the Sanada clan). This led to Hideyoshi’s destruction of the Hōjō clan. What happened to Kuninori afterward is unclear.

Ishimaki Yasumasa (石巻 康敬): Born 1534. Vassal of the Hōjō clan. After the fall of the Hōjō clan, he eventually ended up with Tokigawa Ieyasu. Died 1613.

Kai

Kasahara Masaharu (笠原 政晴; Warriors Orochi 4 calls him Kasahara Masataka/笠原 政尭, which is apparently a historical error that’s percolated?): Vassal of the Hōjō clan. After the alliance broke between the Hōjō and Takeda clans, he defected to the Takeda in 1581 and even fought against his own family, but after the Takeda were defeated he returned to the Hōjō. During Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s Siege of Odawara in 1590, he was caught attempting to surrender by his brother and killed accordingly.

Lady Hayakawa (早川 殿; that last kanji is the honorific suffix “-dono”): One of the daughters of Hōjō Ujiyasu. As part of the alliance between the Takeda, Hōjō, and Imagawa clans, she married Imagawa Ujizane, Imagawa Yoshimoto’s son. After the alliance fell apart, the two of them ended up with Tokugawa Ieyasu. Died 1613.

Nagao Akinaga (長尾 顕長): Became head of the Nagao clan. His territory was caught between the Uesugi and Hōjō, but he eventually ended up solidly on the Hōjō side. Around 1589, he fell out with the Hōjō chan, though, and lost his territory. He defended Odawara Castle in 1590. Afterward, he became a wanderer and died in 1621.

Narita Nagatada (成田 長忠; also called Yasuchika/泰親): After the defeat of the Hōjō by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he and his brother, Narita Ujinaga, were entrusted to one of Hideyoshi’s men, Gamō Ujisato. With his brother, assisted in the Kunohe rebellion, in which the forces of Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu completed the unification of Japan through the killing of folks who didn’t particularly want to be unified. When Ujinaga died, he took over his stuff. He was in the Eastern Army in the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara. Died 1617.

Narita Ujinaga (成田 氏長): Father of Kai; older brother of Narita Nagatada. Born 1542. Originally a vassal of Uesugi Kenshin, he was later aligned with the Hōjō clan. After the defeat of the Hōjō by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he and his daughter were placed in the care of one of Hideyoshi’s men, but Ujinaga eventually got into Hideyoshi’s graces (the relationship between Hideyoshi and Kai probably helped). Died 1596.

Ogasawara Yasuhiro (小笠原 康広): Born 1531. Vassal of the Hōjō clan. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeated Hōjō Ujinao in 1590, he followed the latter to exile until Ujinao’s death. Afterward, he served Tokugawa Ieyasu. Died 1598.

Tominaga Naokatsu (富永 直勝): Born 1509. Vassal of the Hōjō clan. In the Second Battle of Kōnodai in 1564 against the Satomi clan, he crossed the Edo River well ahead of the main body of the army and was killed. It’s said that he did this out of guilt for not being able to catch the defection of Ōta Yasusuke to Uesugi Kenshin. Ironically, this meaningful gesture served only to muck up Hōjō Tsunashige’s battle plans, though Tsunashige did manage to work out a victory anyway.

Ueda Norisada (上田 憲定): Born 1546. Vassal of the Hōjō clan. He was present at the Siege of Odawara in 1590 when Odawara Castle fell to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. What happened to him following those events is unclear, but he’s reported to have died 1597.

Fa Zheng

Guan Yinping

Xiahou Ba (夏侯 霸, 夏侯 覇, Kakou Ha): Son of Xiahou Yuan, a prominent general under Cao Cao. After Yuan was killed in the 219 Battle of Mount Dingjun at the hands of a Shu general, Ba swore revenge. He continued to serve the Cao Wei; however, in 249, the Incident at the Gaoping Tombs occurred wherein regent Sima Yi had the other regent Cao Shuang executed and effectively seized Cao Wei for himself. This was pretty bad for those who might have been politically aligned with Cao Shuang, and Xiahou Ba elected to defect to Shu. There, he befriended another defector from Cao Wei to Shu, Jiang Wei, and joined him on campaigns against Cao Wei. His date of death is unknown, but occurred between 255 and 259. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he is killed in the final invasion of Shu by Cao Wei forces (in 263) that marked the end of the Shu state.

Xu Huang

Yuan Shao

Lü Lingqi

The Rescue of Liu Bei

Sanada Yukimura

Noatora Ii

Uesugi Kenshin

Lady Hayakawa

Akechi Mitsuhide

Dom Justo Takayama (indicated in-game as Takayama Shigetomo/高山 重友 and also known as Takayama Ukon/高山 右近): Born c. 1552/1553; in 1564 his father converted to Roman Catholicism and he was baptized “Justo.” Served under Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Sengoku period. Relating to his Christianity, his position allowed him and his father to facilitate the conversion of subjects and detroy Buddhist and Shinto shrines in their territories. When Hideyoshi ordered the expulsion of Christian missionaries and that Christian daimyo renounce their faith, Justo refused gave up his lands and possessions instead, living under the care of previous comrades, effectively in exile. When Tokugawa Ieyasu expelled Christians in 1614, he left for Manila (the Philippines then being Spanish territory), but died there in 1615; afterward, his family was allowed to return to Japan.

Gracia

Hori Hidemasa

Hosokawa Fujitaka

Mori Ranmaru

Nō

Oda Nobunaga

Sakuma Nobumori

Sakuma Yasumasa (佐久間 安政): Born 1555. Served Oda Nobunaga. Worked under Sakuma Nobumori for some time. During the succession dispute following Oda Nobunaga’s death, Yasumasa fought in the 1583 Battle of Shizugatake on the side of Shibata Katsuie and Oda Nobutaka against Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Oda Nobukatsu. He took shelter among various sides opposing Hideyoshi in the following years, but Hideyoshi pardoned him after 1590 and he eventually became his vassal. Fought in the Eastern Army in the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara. Died 1627.

Sassa Narimasa

Shibata Katsuie (柴田 勝家): Born 1522, or maybe 1526 or 1527. Trusted general of Oda Nobunaga. He originally served under Nobunaga’s younger brother, Oda Nobuyuki, and fought for Nobuyuki when he and Nobunaga clashed over control of the Oda clan; Nobuyuki lost and was executed, but was impressed with Katsuie, who pledged himself to Nobunaga. After Nobunaga’s death and the following succession crisis, Katsuie eventually sided with Nobunaga’s third son, Oda Nobutaka, against Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Oda Nobukatsu. When he was defeated in the 1582 Battle of Shizugatake, he retreated to Kitanosho Castle, where he and his wife, Oichi (the younger sister of Nobunaga) committed suicide.

Shibata Katsumasa (柴田 勝政): Born 1557. He was Shibata Katsuie’s nephew through his mother, as well as Katsuie’s adopted son. All indications are that he died at the 1582 Battle of Shizugatake, but there is a legend that he survived, changed his name to Shibano, and died in 1641 in the town of Sadamitsu (merged into the town of Tsurugi since 2005).

Yamauchi Kazutoyo

Guan Ping (關 平, 関 平, Kan Pei): Eldest son of Guan Yu who served under Liu Bei (in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he’s the son of a farmer who impresses Guan Yu, who subsequently fosters him). After Sun Quan’s Wu forces, led by Lü Meng, invaded Liu Bei’s Jing Province, he and his father were captured and executed in 220.

Fa Zheng

Liu Bei

Ma Chao

Xu Shu (徐 庶, Jo Sho): Originally a vigilante who gave up the sword and became a reclusive scholar in Wei. Settled in Shu’s Jing Province in the early 190s. Became an advisor to Liu Bei; also recommended Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei as an advisor. He joined Liu Bei, but after Cao Cao’s forces defeated Liu Bei’s at the 208 Battle of Changban and Xu Shu’s mother was among those captured, he left to serve Cao Cao He lived through Cao Pi’s reign and died in the 230s during the reign of Cao Rui. Romance of the Three Kingdoms dramatizes Xu Shu’s circumstances: Cao Cao wants to poach Xu Shu, so he captures Xu Shu’s mother and orders her to write Xu Shu to join her. She refuses, so he has his advisor Cheng Yu hang around Xu Shu’s mother until he’s good enough to mimic her handwriting and write Xu Shu himself. Xu Shu falls for it, and Xu Shu’s mother commits suicide out of shame. Xu Shu remains with Cao Cao, but refuses to ever give Cao Cao any advice.

Zhang Fei (張 飛, Chou Hi): Follower of Liu Bei basically from the beginning (in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he’s one of Liu Bei’s sworn brothers along with Guan Yu). He was a skilled military leader, though fiction makes him a mite unintelligent. After Sun Quan broke his alliance with Liu Bei in 219 (invading Jing Province, which resulted in Guan Yu’s death), Liu Bei launched a campaign to strike back; Zhang Fei was sent to lead troops, but two of his subordinates assassinated him and took his head as they defected to Sun Quan’s side.

Lianshi

Chen Tai (陳 泰, Chin Tai): Military general of Wei. In 260, Cao Mao died in a futile attempt to take his imperial power back from the “regent” Sima Zhao. Chen Tai wept and initially refused to attend coirt sessions. During the attempted ousting, Cao Mao had died by spear personally at the hands of officer Cheng Ji, but with Cheng Ji following the instructions of Sima Zhao’s aide Jia Chong; Chen Tai recommended that Jia Chong executed for regicide accordingly, but Sima Zhao executed Cheng Ji instead. Chen Tai died soon afterward, in some recountings of the event of suicide or despair.

Guo Huai (郭 淮, Kaku Wai): Military general of Wei. Initially served under Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He during Cao Cao’s reign. Additionally, lived during the reigns of Cao Pi, Cao Rui, Cao Fang, and Cao Mao. Failed to participate in the initial campaign of Liu Bei to take Hanzhong Commandery from Cao Cao due to illness. Notably fell sick and was consequentially late to Cao Pi’s coronation, which led Cao Pi to not-threaten him with execution, which Guo Huai fended off with a clever response that got him promoted. Studied potential enemies/vassal beforehand to win them over diplomatically. A major figure when it came to fighting the Shu and resisting their invasions. In 251, when Wei general Wang Ling launched a failed rebellion, it was ordered that all relatives of Ling be executed; this included Guo Huai’s wife. Guo Huai reluctantly refused to request his wife’s pardon, and only begged the Wei regent Sima Yi after he was moved by the pleas of his sons (she was spared). Died 255; in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he’s killed by an arrow of Jiang Wei’s during Shu’s (unsuccessful) 253 invasion.

Sima Zhao (司馬 昭, Shiba Shou): Born 211. Regent of Wei emperors Cao Mao and Cao Huan. I mean, I say “regent,” but he held all the power. His father, Sima Yi, and his brother, Sima Shi, were similarly “regents” for Mao’s predecessor Cao Fang, with Sima Yi having fully turned regency into “regency” during Cao Fang’s “reign.” Sima Zhao took over for “regenting” for Cao Mao after the previous “regent” Sima Shi died in 255. In 262, Cao Mao attempted to regain his power in a rebellion and was killed; Sima Zhao subsequently had Cao Huan, Cao Mao’s first cousin once removed, become puppet emperor instead. In 262, he launched an invasion of Shu, which was by this time weakened by having carried out numerous failed campaigns against Wei; this invasion ended in the surrender of Shu emperor Liu Shan and the fall of the Shu state. He died in 265, all but having named himself emperor; his son, Sima Yan, would finally formally usurp Cao Huan and establish the state of Jin (retroactively formalizing Sima Zhao an emperor).

Wang Yuanji (王 元姬, 王 元姫, Ou Genki): Born 217. Noble and wife of Sima Zhao. When her son Sima Yan forced Wei emperor Cao Huan to abdicate and proclaimed himself emperor of Jin, she formally became empress dowager; however, she continued to live a simple and frugal lifestyle. Died 268.

Xiahou Ba

Xiahou Xuan (夏侯 玄, Kakou Gen): Born 209. He was related to Xiahou Ba but refused to follow him to Shu after Sima Yi staged his coup and seized power as a “regent.” Having been aligned with Sima Yi’s political opponents, he wasn’t treated all that well. Around 254, Li Feng, who held a position in the Wei government, sought to overthrow Sima Shi (who had followed Sima Yi) and put the power in the emperor Cao Fang’s hands. Xiahou Xuan was part of this plot; however, Sima Shi found out before it could be enacted and Xiahou Xuan was executed.

Xin Chang (辛 敞, Shin Shou): An official of Wei, and a subordinate of Cao Shuang. When regent Sima Yi made his move against other-regent Cao Shuang in 249, taking the capital, Xin Chang asked his older sister, Xin Xianying, for advice, and she told him that as one of his Cao Shuang’s men, he was obligated to go to Cao Shuang’s aid. Following the whole shebang, Xin Chang was pardoned from execution, having been recognized as only following his duty.

Zhuge Dan (諸葛 誕, Shokatsu Tan): Military general of Wei. The rising power of the Sima clan (“regents” of the Wei emperors) and their tendency to purge (politically, I mean) made him so antsy that he decided he’d do his own rebellion against Sima Zhao in 257. Wu helped a little but left when it became clear it wasn’t going to be any good, and Zhuge Dan was killed attempting to break out of a siege in 258.

The Lion of Sagami

Ii Naotora

Sanada Yukimura

Chiba Naoshige (千葉 直重): Possibly born 1573. Thought to be the son of Hōjō Ujimasa (some say Hōjō Ujiyasu), he was adopted into the Chiba family as part of a peace agreement. He was defeated in the 1590 Siege of Odawara and went into hiding, but was eventually pardoned. Died 1627.

Daidōji Masashige (大道寺 政繁): Born 1533. Served three generations of the Hōjō clan (Ujiyasu, Ujimasa, and Ujinao). He defended Matuida Castle against the Toyotomi clan, but was defeated and cooperated with Maeda Toshiie’s army. Nevertheless, after the fall of the Hōjō, he was ordered to commit suicide by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and died 1590.

Fūma Kotarō

Haga Yasutada

Hōjō Tsunashige

Hōjō Ujikatsu (北条 氏勝): Born 1559. Second son of Hōjō Ujishige. When Toyotomi Hideyashi attacked Odawara Castle in 1590, his forces also attacked Yamanaka Castle; this castle also fell, and Ujikatsu attempted suicide but was stopped by one of his vassals. He retreated to Tamanawa Castle, where Tokugawa Ieyasu’s army besieged him; this time, he surrendered, afterward serving Toyotomi’s forces in the area to some extent. He became a Tokugawa vassal and died 1611.

Hōjō Ujikuni (北条 氏邦): Born 1548. Fifth son of Hōjō Ujiyasu. Adopted by the Fujita clan 1558. When Uesugi Kenshin died, sparking a succession crisis, he supported Uesugi Kagetora (unsuccessfully). When Toyotomi Hideyoshi began his takedown of the Hōjō clan, he opposed holing up in Odawara Castle and advocated a large-scale campaign, but nobody else agreed, so he left for his residence at Hichigata Castle to do his own thing. Outnumbered there, he surrendered. He became Maeda Toshiie’s vassal and died 1597.

Hōjō Ujimasa (北条 氏政): Born 1538. Son of Hōjō Ujiyasu; father of Hōjō Ujinao. Fourth head of the Hōjō clan. Handed the reins over to Ujinao in 1578. Defeated at the Siege of Odawara in 1590, he was made to commit suicide.

Hōjō Ujinao

Hōjō Ujishige (北条 氏繁): Born 1536. Eldest son of Hōjō Tsunashige. Used the name “Yasuhige” for most of his life; when his father retired, he took over his affairs and changed his name to “Ujishige.” Was able to capture a number of sites that were under Uesugi Kenshin. He was stationed to Iinuma Castle in 1578, but died of illness 1579.

Hōjō Ujitada (北条 氏忠): Born 1556. Though to be the son of Hōjō Ujiyasu, but may have been the son of Ujiyasu’s younger brother adopted by his uncle. He was later also adopted by Sano Munetsuna; when Munetsuna was killed in 1585 he took over as head of the Sano clan and replaced opposing vassals with Hōjō men. Was at the 1590 Siege of Odawara; after the Hōjō clan fell, he followed his master Hōjō Ujinao into exile. Thought to have died in 1593, but there is a theory he died at a later date under the care of the Mori clan.

Hōjō Ujiteru (北条 氏照): Born 1542. Third son of Hōjō Ujiyasu. Defeated at the 1590 Siege of Odawara, he committed suicide along with his brother Ujimasa.

Hōjō Ujiyasu

Ishimaki Yasumasa

Inomata Kuninori

Lady Hayakawa

Mibu Yoshitake (壬生 義雄): Born 1552. Defected to the Hōjō clan in 1585 in order to gain independence from the Utsunomiya clan (his father had wanted to do the same but was assassinated). Died of illness in 1590 shortly after the fall of Odawara Castle.

Narita Nagatada

Narita Ujinaga

Ogasawara Yasuhiro

Ōta Ujifusa (太田 氏房; AKA Hōjō Ujifusa/北条 氏房): Fourth son of Hōjō Ujimasa. Was at the Siege of Odawara Castle in 1590. Followed Hōjō Ujinao into exile. Died 1592.

Shimizu Yasuhide (清水 康英): Born 1532. Vassal of the Hōjō clan. He became lord of Shimoda Castle around 1589 and accordingly defended it against naval Toyotomi forces in the 1590 Siege of Shimoda. Toyotomi’s forces were victorious, though the fighting last for more than fifty days before the Hōjō side surrendered. He took to his family temple and died 1591.

Tominaga Naokatsu

Tōyama Tsunakage (遠山 綱景): Born around 1533. Vassal of the Hōjō clan. Had a high position in the clan and governed Edo Castle. In 1564 his son-in-law Ōta Yasusuke defected to Uesugi Kenshin and in the subsequently Second Battle of Kōnodai against the Satomi clan (allied with Kenshin), Tsunakage crossed the Edo River ahead of the main body of the army and was killed. If this sounds familiar, it’s because he did it alongside Tominaga Naokatsu.

Ueda Norisada

Fa Zheng

Guan Yinping

Ma Chao

Cao Ren (曹 仁, Sou Jin): Born 168. Military general under Cao Cao, who was also his second cousin. He was there when Cao Cao was raising an army against Dong Zhuo. Continued to serve under Cao Pi, who appointed him to Grand Marshal. Defended Fancheng against Guan Yu in 219. Failed in his attack on Ruxu against Wu defender Zhu Huan in 222-223 despite a numerical advantage. Died 223.

Cao Tai (曹 泰, Sou Tai): Son and heir of Cao Ren.

Chang Diao (常 雕, Jou Chou): Subordinate of Cao Ren. Died in 222 in the Battle of Ruxu.

Jiang Gan (蔣 幹, 蒋 幹, Shou Kan): A scholar that Cao Cao sent after the 208-209 Battle of Red Cliffs to recruit Zhou Yu (who served Sun Quan). Yu pleasantly refused. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, this event takes place before the Battle of Red Cliffs and is made super-dramatic; Zhou Yu provides a fake letter that indicates that two of Cao Cao’s commanders are traitors, leading to their executions, and then later facilitates a meeting with an awfully helpful fellow who follows Gan back to Cao Cao to dispense some Really Bad Advice.

Niu Jin (牛 金, Gyuu Kin): Military leader under Cao Ren of Wei. At the Battle of Red Cliffs, he was nearly killed by the forces of Sun Quan led by Zhou Yu, but Cao Ren rescued him in time. Some sources say that he was later killed by Sima Yi by poison around 239, or that he was secretly the real father of Sima Rui (a later Jin emperor), but there’s no proof of either and the last claim is Pretty Yeah Right considering the Battle of Red Cliffs happened 208 and Sima Rui was born 276.

Xiahou Ba

Yue Jin (樂 進, 楽 進, Gaku Shin; his name has been mistranslated as “Yue Jing,” “Le Jin,” and in one case, “Le Xin”): Served under Cao Cao (he was there from the beginning, during the first campaign against Dong Zhuo). He fought against forces of Yuan Shao and Liu Bei, and managed to assist in defending the fortress at Hefei in the 214 Battle of Xiaoyao Ford against Sun Quan’s forces partially thanks to a timely plague. Died 218. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he is one of the Five Generals of Wei, and is killed after Battle of Xiaoyao Ford with an arrow shot by Sun Quan general Gan Ning.

Lianshi

Lu Xun

Zhu Ran

Brutal Enemies

Hattori Masanari (服部 正成; the second Hattori Hanzō/服部 半蔵): Born 1542. Leader of the Iga ninja, and served Tokugawa Ieyasu. When he was just sixteen, he led sixty to seventy ninja into Udo Castle, for which Ieyasu rewarded him by giving him his spear. Escorted Ieyasu to safety after Oda Nobunaga was assassinated. Died 1597. I think. This other page says 1596. Not a big difference, in this case.

Honda Tadakatsu

Honda Masanobu (本多 正信): Born 1538. Served Tokugawa Ieyasu. In 1563, he joined the Ikkō-ikki revolt in Mikawa Province against Ieyasu (then called Matsudaira Motoyasu), fighting in the 1564 Battle of Azukizaka. However, by 1570 he was back with Ieyasu again, and their following relationship was noted to be very close. Go figure. Died 1616. Though Masanobu appears as a dot on the map, it’s not really possible to see him before he’s defeated by Lü Bu and disappears, so this may not count as an appearance.

Ii Naomasa

Ii Naotora

Ishikawa Kazumasa (石川 数正): Born 1534. Retainer of Tokugawa Ieyasu since childhood. However, in 1585, he sided with Toyotomi Hideyoshi against Ieyasu for unclear reasons. Died of illness 1592.

Komatsuhime (小松 姫; also called Ina or Inahime/稲 姫, as she is in Warriors Orochi 4): Born 1573. Daughter of Honda Tadakatsu and adopted child of Tokugawa Ieyasu. She married Sanada Nobuyuki. In a notable episode, it is said that in 1600, she was visited by Nobuyuki’s father, Sanada Masayuki, who had sided with Ishida Mitsunari; she refused to let him into the castle, but also refused to let anyone harm him or his company. Died 1620 and was lamented by Nobuyuki.

Sakai Tadatsugu (酒井 忠次): Born 1527. One of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Tokugawa clan. He served Tokugawa Ieyasu from his childhood, and married the younger sister of Tokugawa Ieyasu’s father. Died 1596. Though Tadatsugu appears as a dot on the map, it’s not really possible to see him before he’s defeated by Lü Bu and disappears, so this may not count as an appearance.

Sakakibara Yasumasa (榊原 康政): Born 1548. One of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Tokugawa clan. Was associated with Tokugawa Ieyasu from a young age. For unclear reasons he took over as head of the Sakakibara clan from his brother. Died 1606.

Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川 家康): Born 1543. Originally called Matsudaira Takechiyo. One of the three big-time unifiers of Japan alongside Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Lived as a hostage under Imagawa Yoshimoto until Yoshimoto’s death, then allied with Nobunaga. After Hideyoshi died—we’re skipping ahead here—he was one of the regents of Hideyoshi’s heir, Toyotomi Hideyori, but when Ieyasu made movements to grab power himself, a factioning broke out, culminating in Ieyasu’s Eastern Army versus Ishida Mitsunari’s Western Army at the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara, which Ieyasu’s side won. He became the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1603, then nominally abdicated in 1605 in favor of his son Hidetada. Died 1616.

Torii Mototada (鳥居 元忠): Born 1539. Served Tokugawa Ieyasu. Significantly wounded at the 1573 Battle of Mikatagahara between the forces of Ieyasu and Takeda Shingen. When Ishida Mitsunari’s Western Army forces besieged Fushimi Castle in 1600, Mototada chose to stand his badly outnumbered forces there as per orders despite his certain death. This act of loyalty apparently hella resounds among Sengoku fans.

Sanada Yukimura

Aya

Lu Xun

Liu Bei

Xu Shu

Cao Xing (曹 性, Sou Sei): Served Lü Bu. When Hao Meng rebelled in 196, Cao Xing fought against Hao Meng—he’s the guy who disarmed him. Remember the disarmament? In Romance of the Three Kingdoms he gets a dramatic scene at the Battle of Xiapi where he shoots Cao Cao’s general Xiahou Dun’s eye out, but then Xiahou Dun eats his own eyeball and stabs Cao Xing in the face.

Chen Gong

Cheng Lian (成 廉, Sei Ren): Served Lü Bu. Noted for his courage. He was captured by Cao Cao’s forces in the Battle fo Xiapi in 198 and his following fate is unknown. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he’s killed in battle instead.

Gao Shun

Hao Meng

Hou Cheng (侯 成, Kou Sei): Served Lü Bu. During the 198-199 Battle of Xiapi (between Lü Bu’s forces and the forces of Cao Cao and Liu Bei), he sent a trader to purchase horses, but the trader took the horses and set off with the intention of defecting to Liu Bei. Hou Cheng was able to pursue him and retrieve all the horses. Lü Bu’s men then threw a feast in celebration of this feat, but Hou Cheng ended up being chastised by Lü Bu for breaking the latter’s ban of alcohol. Subsequently, in 199, he teamed up with Song Xian and Wei Xu to to capture Chen Gong and Gao Shun and defected to Cao Cao.

Lü Bu

Lü Lingqi

Song Xian (宋 憲, Sou Ken): Served Lü Bu. Captured Chen Gong and Gao Shun along with Hou Cheng and Wei Xu. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he’s killed in the 200 Battle fo Boma (between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao) by Yan Liang.

Wang Kai (王 楷, Ou Kai): Originally served Cao Cao, but in 194 when Cao Cao was off attacking Xu Province, he defected to Lü Bu along with Chen Gong. In 198, at the Battle of Xiapi, he advised Lü Bu to seek reinforcements from Yuan Shu, and do so accordingly, but nothing came of it.

Wei Xu

Yang Feng (楊 奉, You Hou): When Li Jue and Guo Si had their Disagreements re: Chang’an, Yang Feng, a leader of the White Wave Bandits (some remnants of the Yellow Turbans), ended up on Li Jue’s side. In 195, he had a plot to kill Li Jue and escort Emperor Xian to Luoyang. That plan was found out, and Li Jue wasn’t killed, but in any case, Yang Feng ended up being part of the emperor’s escort out, defending against Li Jue’s forces all the way, but afterward lost him to Cao Cao and fled under Yuan Shu. In 197, warlord Yuan Shu declared himself emperor, and Yang Feng was convinced to defect to Lü Bu’s side. The same year, Yang Feng and Lü Bu had a falling out when Lü Bu refused to support Yang Feng in raiding Jing Province; Yang Feng attempted to defect to Liu Bei, who threw him a party, and by “a party” I mean “a party to celebrate Yang Feng’s execution.”

Zang Ba

Zhong Hui (鍾 會, 鍾 会, Shou Kai): Born 225. Became a close aid to Sima Zhao (“regent” of Wei) in the 250s and became a key governmental figure. Was ordered to attack Shu Han alongside Deng Ai and Zhuge Xu in 263; Zhong Hui framed the other two for Crimes and seized control of the Wei military. After Shu fell, he attempted to carry out a coup against Sima Zhao in 264, but was unable to gain allegiance of other high-ranking officials, who rioted and killed him. It’s said that Sima Zhao gave Zhong Hui partial responsibility for conquering Shu knowing full well he was the rebelling type as he had confidence that any attempt at rebellion would fail.

The One-Eyed Dragon and the Genius

Uesugi Kagekatsu

Uesugi Kenshin

Aya

Sanada Yukimura

Ii Naotora

Hōjō Ujiyasu

Date Hidemune (伊達 秀宗): Born 1591. Eldest son of Date Masamune. His father thought him unsuitable to lead the main family, but had him start up a branch family instead. Died 1658.

Date Masamune (伊達 政宗; his surname may have been pronounced “Idate”): Born 1567. Seventeenth head of the Date clan. Lost the sight of his right eye as a child. When Toyotomi Hideyoshi took Odawara Castle in 1590, he compelled daimyo in the Tōhoku region (Masamune included) to serve under him. After Hideyoshi died, Masamune supported Tokugawa Ieyasu. Died 1636.

Date Shigezane (伊達 成実): Born 1568. Retainer of the Date clan. He suddenly left service in 1595, but then returned to in 1598. Died 1646.

Endō Munenobu (遠藤 宗信): Born 1573. Vassal of the Date clan. Died of illness 1593.

Gotō Nobuyasu (後藤 信康): Born 1556. Served Date Masamune. Known as “Yellow Gotō” from the yellow robe he wore into battle. For a time, from 1605 to 1611, Masamune got rid of him, but the reasons are unclear. Died 1614.

Hamada Kagetaka (浜田 景隆): Born 1554. Served the Date clan. During the Kasai-Ōsaki Uprising in 1591 (which occurred when Toyotomi Hideyoshi took fiefs away from some Date vassals due to their failure to support him in his 1590 Odawara campaign), he was shot and killed.

Harada Munemasa (原田 宗政): Served the Date clan. Head of the Harada. Killed in battle 1582 fighting against the Sōma clan. I think. Maybe I’m not punching in the right keywords, but I can’t find a lot of information on this dude.

Harada Munetoki (原田 宗時): Born 1565. Served the Date clan. After Harada Munemasa was killed in battle, he succeeded him. He joined Date Masamune when he was deployed to Korea in 1593, but fell ill and died, either in Korea or after being sent back to Japan.

Hasekura Tsunenaga (支倉 常長): Born 1571. In 1613, Date Masamune sent him on a trip to Rome to establish relationships and trade agreements. The trip was a failure on every level, and by the time Tsunenaga returned to Japan in 1620 Japan was doing a We’re Closed anyway. Died 1622.

Izumida Shigemitsu (泉田 重光): Born 1529. Served the Date Clan. He became official head of his family in 1584, after the death of his older brother. With Yashiro Kageyori, he killed the leaders of the Kasai-Ōsaki Uprising in 1591. Died 1596.

Katakura Kagetsuna (片倉 景綱; called Katakura Kojūrō/片倉 小十郎): Born 1557. Senior retainer of Date Masamune. He recommended that Masamune cooperate with Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Odawara Campaign in 1590; after the campaign, Hideyoshi granted him his own fief, but Kagetsuna returned it, refusing independent daimyoship in favor of loyally sticking with Masamune. Died 1615.

Katakura Shigenaga (片倉 重長): Born 1585. Son of Katakura Kagetsuna. He was the head of his family after Kagetsuna’s run. During the 1614 Siege of Osaka, he defeated Toyotomi general Gotō Mototsugu. After the Osaka campaign (wherein the Tokugawa wiped out the Toyotomi), and the death of his first wife, he married a daughter of Sanada Yukimura.

Kokubun Morishige (国分 盛重). Born 1553. Brother of Date Masamune’s father. He became the head of the Kokubun clan, but it wasn’t a smooth ascent and there was internal opposition, to such an extent that Masamune took control of the Kakubun clan himself. In 1596 or 1599 he left the Date and became a vassal of Satake Yoshinobu, Masamune’s cousin. Died 1615.

Kōri Munenaga (桑折 宗長): Born 1532. Vassal of the Date clan. Date of death unclear—may have been either 1601 or 1614.

Oniniwa Tsunamoto (鬼庭 綱元): Born 1549. Vassal of Date Masamune. It’s said that Toyotomi Hideyoshi made him change his surname to Moniwa/茂庭, since Oniniwa contained the characters for “demon” and “garden,” two things that should never be put together. For a time, Date Masamune was suspicious of him because it seemed like Hideyoshi was favoring him, but he eventually pardoned him. After Masamune died in 1636 he retired and died in 1640.

Oniniwa Yoshinao (鬼庭 良直; also called Oniniwa Sagetsusai/鬼庭 左月斎 and apparently called Oniniwa Sagetsu/鬼庭 左月 in Warriors Orochi 4): Born 1513. Served the Date clan. Father of Oniniwa Tsunamoto. Yoshinao was killed during the 1586 Battle of Hitotoribashi, when Date Masamune’s forces attacked the Nihonmatsu clan (as revenge for Masamune’s father’s death).

Rusu Masakage (留守 政景): Born 1549. Served the Date clan. Brother of Kokubun Morishige. Toyotomi Hideyoshi took his territory for not participating in Hideyoshi’s 1590 Odawara campaign. Died 1607.

Shiroishi Munezane (白石 宗実): Born 1553. Vassal of the Date clan. Took part in Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s invasions of Korea, and died shortly after returning to Japan, in 1599.

Yashiro Kageyori (屋代 景頼): Born 1563. Served Date Masamune. During the Kasai-Ōsaki Uprising in 1591, Masamune had him put down the upriser leaders. When Masamune left to take part in Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s invasion of Korea, Kageyori was the one in charge of his domain. In 1607, he was exiled for approving the execution of a peasant who didn’t pay his taxes—not because of the execution, mind, but because he went for it without the higher-ups okaying it first. He was actually supposed to be executed for it but somehow managed to Not Be Executed, but then died in 1608 anyway.

Sakenobe Hidetsuna (鮭延 秀綱): Born 1563. Vassal of the Mogami clan, which if I’m understanding history correctly is kind of weird because the Mogami clan and the Date clan were Associated, but also, like, Not Exactly Buddies? I mean, the eleventh head of the Mogami clan was Date’s uncle through his mother, so I guess that’s good enough justification for a generic mook, But. Anyway, fought with noted bravery in the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara for the Eastern Army. After the Mogami clan was effectively dissolved in 1622, he ended up serving the Doi clan. Died 1646.

Ujiie Akiuji (氏家 光氏; name possibly actually Ujiie Mitsuuji): Vassal of the Mogami clan.

Fa Zheng

Guan Yu (關 羽, 関 羽, Kan U): General best known for his service under Liu Bei. He also had a short service under Cao Cao’s care after Cao Cao and Liu Bei warred and Guan Yu was captured. Cao Cao treated Guan Yu well, and out of honor Guan Yu paid back this kindness through the slaying of Yan Liang, an enemy general under Yuan Shao, in the 200 Battle of Boma. Recognizing Guan Yu’s sense of loyalty, Cao Cao allowed him to leave. After the 209 Battle of Red Cliffs, Guan Yu was placed by Liu Bei to guard Jing Province, but while Guan Yu was away campaigning against Cao Ren, Sun Quan broke his alliance with Liu Bei and his vassal Lü Meng invaded Jing Province. Guan Yu returned but ended up captured alongside his son Guan Ping in 220 and executed. Was deified during the Sui Dynasty and is still worshipped today. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, sworn brothers with Liu Bei and Zhang Fei and one of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu.

[Huang] Yueying ([黃] 月英, [黄] 月英, Kou Getsuei): A name originating from folklore and fiction often given to Lady Huang, wife of Zhuge Liang. Daughter of reclusive scholar Huang Chengyan. It was said that though she was not attractive, she was as talented as her husband.

Liu Bei

Xu Shu

Zhang Fei

Zhuge Liang(諸葛 亮, Shokatsu Ryou): Born 181. Accomplished strategist who notably served Liu Bei—like, this is The Guy. He was recommended After Shu Han officially Became A Thing in 221, Liang served as Imperial Chancellor/Prime Minister. After Liu Bei died in 223, Liang became regent to Bei’s son Liu Shan and worked hard to keep order in Shu Han. Besides being a military strategist, he also had an impressive grip on domestic affairs (enacting significant agricultural, bureaucratic, monetary, legal, and educational reforms) and was an engineer and inventor. Died 234 mid-campaign against Wei; when Sima Yi surveyed Liang’s encampment he declared that Zhuge Liang was a genius.

Deng Ai (鄧 艾, Tou Gai): Served Wei. Born sometime around 195? Led Wei forces through mountainous terrain to pull off a surprise attack as part of the invasion of Shu, which resulted in Shu emperor Liu Shan surrendering. He sort of got a bit up himself afterward, which gave Zhong Hui the opportunity to get rid of him by accusing Ai of treason against Wei. In 264, he was arrested and ended up killed; his family members that weren’t also killed were exiled and not allowed back till Sima Yan, the next Sima after this Sima (this Sima being Sima Zhou), pardoned them.

Hu Fen (胡 奮, Ko Fun): Served Wei, and later Jin. When Zhuge Dan’s rebellion ended in his besiegement and he tried out a last-ditch escape in 258, Hu Fen was the one who killed him. Died 288.

Hu Lie (胡 烈, Ko Retsu): Served Wei and Jin. Younger brother of Hu Fen. Took part in the 263 invasion of Shu. When Zhong Hui tried to pull off his coup and shut everyone in (including Hu Lie), Hu Lie was the one who snuck out a message that Zhong Hui was Doing A Treachery.

Li Fu (李 輔, Ri Ho): There were at least two different individuals by this name that served Wei. One Li Fu served under Wei general Meng Da, but when Meng Da rebelled Li Fu cooperated with Sima Yi’s forces. The other Li Fu was a subordinate of Zhong Hui who took part in the invasion of Shu. Which one is this one? I don’t know; go ask Koei.

Sima Jin (司馬 進, Shiba Shin): Younger brother of Sima Yi.

Sima Kui (司馬 馗, Shiba Ki): Younger brother of Sima Yi.

Sima Min (司馬 敏, Shiba Bin): Younger brother of Sima Yi.

Sima Tong (司馬 通, Shiba Tou): Younger brother of Sima Yi.

Sima Xun (司馬 恂, Shiba Jun): Younger brother of Sima Yi.

Sima Yi (司馬 懿, Shiba I): Born 179. Began his career under Cao Cao. He and Cao Shuang were supposed to be the regents of Cao Fang beginning 239, but he ousted Cao Shuang and grabbed all the power himself; Wei would essentially be under Sima family control until it was dissolved. Died 251.

Zhang Chunhua (張 春華, Chou Shunka): Born 189. Wife of Sima Yi. An episode goes thus: Sometime before 208, Cao Cao wanted to recruit Sima Yi, so Yi faked paralysis to get away from it. One of his maids saw him rush out to grab his books from a downpour, and Zhang Chunhua, understanding that the maid might leak one way or another that Yi was a lot less paralyzed than reported, killed the maid. In Yi’s later years, he neglected Chunhua in favor of a concubine. Died 247.

Lu Xun

Sun Quan

#ryu number #sengoku period #romance of the three kingdoms #warriors orochi 4 characters

[nad-zeta]

Match up! (◠‿◠✿)

hiya!! can i pls get a matchup for ikesen, if its ok? 💞

bi girl i prefer guys! ambiverted intp, gryffindor, n true neutral. i have an older twin sis n i love/hate her sm lmao!!

i have medium-length straight-ish black hair (w/ a side bang to the right) & dark brown eyes!! im 5'5-ish, fun fact: im a filipina!

sooo im a complex daydreamer!! i NEED attention/affirmation or ill feel unwanted/sad. emotional scorpio, im quite sensitive. anxiety, i overthink too much! quiet w/ people im not close w/. easily annoyed but guilty after ‘cause im soft-hearted. im like half funny/playful/kind & half deep/mature/awkward- hopeless romantic! i have a way w/ words, sorta poetic? i wanna be the best! sorta socially anxious, i have a fear of judgement. im not innocent but ppl think i am at first. i look fine but deep down im a big mess. rlly smart & knowledgable. vv passionate, big nerd actually! im like a kid w/ my twin but w/ others im more mature. im the type to do fun stuff and loosen up but would also just cuddle and have long convos. im vv good w/ technology! very imaginative, i come up with stories a lot- around others im very quiet because i literally have no idea what to say. actually a big history fanatic, hehe. i act confident but im not rlly, actually vv insecure and i regret a lot of things.

a habit of mine is that i tend to drift away and just… think? i also tend to care a lot abt my appearance! i get competative but there are also times when im just chill. i get vv embarrassed when i lose control tho n i regret it sm :(( i have loads of trouble asking for help even if i like to help others a lot! i like being organised but i tend to be… chaotic.

hsjsh- fun fact: there are times where im just,, super hyper n say the weirdest things? im good in school but,, im lazy yknow- i love math (surprisingly, i got a natural talent?), science (esp abt stars n space), history, and english (actually my 2nd languange but im very fluent) the most. bilingual but im also learnin french! wanna learn latin too tho but id break down- i have the fear of the unknown, failure, n loneliness! im scared of the future cause its beyond human ability to know,, the only guys ive rlly talked to r family members so my awkwardness goes 100x hsjsjs

oh, i rlly love affection, but i need a lot of space too, tho! girls gotta have privacy- games r a hUge part of my life, so is technology and the modern era! i actually like sports too- not very good at em tho :((

some likes: gaming, jokes (esp corny/stupid/puns), space, stars, weapons (esp swords/guns), philosophy, psychology, testing myself, affection, animals, doing exhilirating things, music, movies, books, writing, astrology, astronomy, learning new things, & mythology.

some dislikes: too much heat, school presentations, creepy dolls, being under pressure, dirty things, blind faith, & annoying people.

tysm! omg i hope this isnt too long- i think this is too long?? yIkes i hope that this is ok!! love ur writing btw! stay safe 💞

Hi hi love! thank you so much for the request! You sound like a wonderful person and omw it soooo cool that you have a twin! I actually think she sent in a request right after you did lol! Anyways sorry for making you wait sooooo long and i hope you enjoy it! @x-joie-x

 So i match you with...................... Mitsuhide

The first time you meet this sneki boy, you were quiet and reserved. War council had just ended and you were named as a princess of the Oda forces. You were super socially awkward, and anxiety was slowly starting to creep in, as the curious warlords started to surround you. It wasn’t until Mitsuhide had pulled you away in a teasing manner to save you from the crowd that you finally started to calm down. He had noticed this new little mouse had been on edge since arriving. However, he didn’t suspect you of being an assassin or spy as, during the whole council, your hands shook, and you could barely speak up against Nobunaga’s demanding and commanding tones. 

Mitsuhide had found you incredibly amusing from the first moment you walked in, you caught this foxes eye. He didn’t know if it was the innocence or naïve purity that just seemed to radiate from you, but for some reason when he was looking at you, he found that he simply couldn’t look away.

It took all of one day for all the warlords to officially drop all suspicions of you. You were just such a sweetheart how could they not instantly love you and feel the need to protect you. You had started helping a few of the maids that first morning after you were named princess. You didn’t want to be a freeloader, so you worked hard to earn your keep and soon, the maids were fighting over who would get to work with you cause all of then just loved and adored you so much. 

You got annoyed with Hideyoshi when he first found you helping the maids, as he was 100% started micromanaging you. You lost you cool and raised your voice at him, TBH Hideyoshi didn’t think anything of it, but it wasn’t until you had pitched up at his manor an hour later to apologize for being so rude to him that he realized what a sweet and sensitive person you truly were. Of course from that moment onward you had gained yourself a big doting brother.

All the Oda forces agreed that you were too sweet and naïve for your own good, so Mitsuhude was assigned to give you princess lesson to prepare you for your new life as Oda princess. You were super excited when Mitsuhide had told you that he was going to teach you a variety topics such as economics, politics, history and self-defence. You even managed to impress the sneki boy, by getting all the questions correct on the first test he had handed you. You had found that first test incredibly easy as you were a bit of a history buff, and all the questions had been based on Nobunaga’s history. This low key shook the sliver kitsune a little bit, as this proved that not only were you pure and naive but you were also super smart. You kind of reminded him a little bit of Mitsunari, a cleaver professor with their head in the clouds. 

Mitushide praised you for your ability to pick up on concepts quickly and work diligently as a student, “I dare say little one, you are the best student a teacher could ask for.” You spend masses amount of time with sneki boi, and through that time you realized just how sweet Mitsuhide truly was, although he was a massive tease leaving you a blushy mess almost every day after lessons with his teasing comments. And naturally, the more time Mitsuhide had spent with you, the more in love he fell. It was also noted by the fellow warlords that, Mitsuhide always wore a soft gentle expression when it came to you, and in your experience he had been a kind gentle patient teacher. SO naturally you found yourself more and more drawn to this mysterious man.

Through all the time spent with the kitsune, you found yourself opening up more and more. He was one of the few people that got to see your playful side. You now would make the puniest, corniest jokes he has ever heard, leaving this kitsune in a fit of laughter mid-way through a lecture. Not only that, but he loved loved loved your competitiveness side. 

This side of you slowly started to surface after the 3rd or 4th self-defence lesson when you started challenging the kitsune to rematches whenever he would pin you down, ultimately beating you in your little makeshift sword fight. Boy oh boy, don’t even get me started on the shooting lessons, once you were able to fire the rifle, you were straight-up challenging this boy, the best marksmen around to a shoot-off. “Come on Mitsuhide, the first one to get 100 bulls-eyes in a row wins, and the loser has to buy tea.” Needless to say, you always lost and even though every day you would make that exact bet, Mitsuhide would always insist on sticking you for tea and lunch as reward for being such a good student. 

He really enjoyed spending time with you and would absolutely insist on holding your hands whenever the two of you were on your way to the tea house together after your lessons. “I can’t have my clumsy little mouse tripping and falling now can I.” Every day without fail, he would say that to you as he wraps his big hand around your small one, while leading you to your favourite tea house.

The two of you would talk about everything and anything over tea, these topics ranged from you making stupid jokes, to talking about random topics such as philosophy and psychology. Either way, Mitsuhide loved to spend time with you. He would always listen to and hang on to every word you said, storing every word in his memory. 

You were his precious little mouse, and he knew you were an extremely sensitive creature. If anyone dared say a single bad word to you or make you sad, they would face the wrath of this very protective kitsune. Like one time, one of the visiting daimyos had talked down to you for accidentally bumped into him. You were busy cleaning the windows when you accidentally lost your balance and bumped into him. He was so disgusted that a mere maid had touched him. He started yelling at you and insulting you, this escalated to such a point that he even had his hand raised ready to hit you for getting dirty window water on his shoes. That’s when sneki boi decided to intervene. Mitsuhide legit stood protectively in front of you with his rifle pointed at the man’s heart, with the full intention to shoot. “Golly me it appears like you are quite the troublesome little mouse, my dear.” He then turned his sharp gaze towards the daimyo “I do suggest you apologize to the Oda princess, lest you want to answer for your crimes directly to Nobunaga.” The man simply scoffed and walked away. Mitsuhide then turned to you and enveloped you in a warm hug while kissing the top of your head, “Are you alright, my dear little mouse?” Mitsuhide looked into your beautiful eyes and gently took your hands in his, “Come little one, I have something I wish to show you.”

The two of you walked hand in hand to Mitsuhide’s manor, Mitsuhide led you out into his garden, where you saw something so beautiful you could cry. The garden was filled with flowers and candles and in the centre was a table set up, with a feast laid out op top of it. 

Mitsihide had told you that night that he was hopelessly in love with you. He was overjoyed when he had discovered that you like him, was also a hopeless romantic and that you had an incredibly poetic, romantic way with words. You handed him a letter in which you had expressed your feelings for him in the form of a beautifully written poem. You were actually intending to leave the poem on his desk as a way of confessing your feelings. This instantly melted sneki bois heart into a giant puddle and he couldn’t help but pull you in for a sweet kiss. 

After diner Mitsuhide had led you deeper into the garden where a fluffy blankie was sprawled out on the grass, he guided you to sit down and the motioned for you to lookup. Above you, a thousand stares were shooting across the sky in a big meteor shower. Mitsuhide pulled you into his arms and kissed your cheeks as the two of you watched the sky. He always remembered every detail you had told him about yourself, so when you revealed that you loved the sky and the stars, he knew he had to incorporate this rare meteor shower in your date somehow. 

This had sparked a new tradition between the two of you, to stargaze and spend the whole night in deep conversation. These nights were full of love and affection as Mitsuhide would pull you into his lap and just hold you there for hours and hours as the two of you talked and watched the sky

Of course sneki boi also had a bit of a spontaneous side, and would take you on exhilarating trips around Nobunaga’s territories. They were mostly missions but after you had nagged Nobunaga to give you permission to go along on the missions, you and Mitsuhide would finish the official work asap so that the two of you cuties had plenty of time to enjoy yourself in the new environment.

Mitsuhide loves everything about you from your slight messiness, to your love of learning new things. He also knows that his sweet little mouse sometimes needs some space and alone time and will be sure to give you as much alone time as you need to recharge. He knows that you will seek him out when you have had enough of your own company. He will always welcome you back with outstretched arms when you have had enough alone time, and shower you with endless amounts of affection.

Whenever you are feeling insecure or worrying about the future Mitsuhide is right there by your side, whispering words of affection and reassurance in your ears. He makes sure to remind you every day just how perfect you are and just how much he loves you. 

Often you can be found in sneki boys lap with your head resting comfortably in the crook of his neck as he soothingly strokes your hair. Don’t be surprised if this sneaky kitsune drops a few kissed on your nose, cheeks or lips during these quiet and peaceful moments, just as a way to convey how much he loves and adores you.

Other potential matches……………..Masamune 

I hope you enjoyed it dear and i hope you have the best day! 

#ikesen matchup #matchups #match ups #matches #akechi mitsuhide #ikesen mitsuhide #ikemen sengoku mitsuhide #mitsuhide akechi #mitsuhide ma #submission

[ginshoujo]

Ikesen thoughts again you know how people say that mitsuhide( and also Hideyoshi’s) route are like Mitsuhide x mc x Hideyoshi I feel like people don’t give enough attention to a similar dynamic with yukimura x mc x Sasuke in Sasukes route. They are hilarious and so wholesome and adorable

Dont mind ma fangirling brain taking out mc in the equation

See what I mean

Yeah thats all.

#ikemen sengoku #ikesen mitsuhide #mitsuhide x hideyoshi #ikesen hideyoshi #ikesen sasuke #ikesen yukimura #iksen #ikesen random thoughts #yukimura x sasuke #ikemen sengoku mitsuhide #ikemen sengoku hideyoshi #ikemen sengoku sasuke #ikemen sengoku yukimura #yukimura sanada #sasuke sarutobi #akechi mitsuhide #hideyoshi toyotomi

[icyhotman]

2020?

Dec 31st 2020 is 2020 too ＼(;´□｀)/

Give us the exact date, u coward!

#ikemen sengoku #ikesen #ikesen mitsuhide #finally ma boi #ma man

[descendent-of-the-sixth-heaven]

*Mai glares at Mitsuhide. She is disguised as a guy so he should be addressing her as "him"*

??: *Chokes* *cough* H-her? Is sh-she the one ma-master was l- argh!!

*Mai slices his throat, and kills the man instantly*

Mitsuhide: what a waste, you couldn’t even interrogate the man properly.

[hungnitan]

FINALLY FINISHED ALL CHARACTERS MAIN STORY ACT 1 !!!

*I end it with Kenshin Destiny End and that’s makes my heart wrecked but it’s good story

and... I completed all cgs act 1 too !!! (of course except Hideyoshi)

after this I gonna finished Nobu and Mitsuhide act 2 (it’s fate end and just 1 cgs only, I already read destiny end so this isn’t hard for my heart)

cgs act 1 under cut :

*don’t ask me why I didn’t bother buy Hideyoshi cgs...to put it simple, I never like him especially his story after Nobu died

*I pretty like Yasu first cg btw > <

*for some reason mc in kenshin first cg looks like Chizuru from Hakuoki XD

*ughhh... just how much (free) pearl I spend there > < eventhough I should save it for Saizo special stories !!!

#samurai love ballad party #slbp #nobunaga oda #mitsuhide akechi #yukimura sanada #saizo kirigakure #masamune date #kojuro katakura #hideyoshi toyotomi #toshiie ma #ieyasu tokugawa #mitsunari ishida #shingen takeda #kenshin uesugi

[multitoyheadcanons]

Ikemen Sengoku with Chilean MC | Oda forces part 2

Part 1 here

Background of my MC: Her name is Haruka, father is japanese the mother is chilean. She lived in Chile until the age of 12 were her and her family moved to Japan. Quick picrew of my MC!

Things you need to know about Chilean ppl: We speak fast. We mix words with Mapudungun (one the lenguages of our natives, the Mapuches). We curse alot, just for the sake of cursing.

Tokugawa Ieyasu:

Another one that goes with a constant “what?” everytime Haruka speaks.

The relationship started rocky and he was by far the one that suffered most of her cursing

“¡Ah no weon, tu no te movi’ de esta cama!” (Oh no you dick, you won’t move from this bed!)

“I don’t know what you just say, but I disagree.” He was forcely shoved down when he tried to stand up.

Both of them were stubborn and pretty much fighted almost all the time.

Haruka wanted to help Ieyasu and show her appreciation, but of course he wasn’t helping with his tsundere attitude.

“¡No eri ma’ que un desagradecido conchesumadre!” (You are nothing but an ungreatful brat!)

“What are you saying?!” This happened almost everyday for the first few weeks.

What finally calmed things down was

Wasabi!

One day Haruka saw Wasabi and Ieyasu together the first thing that came out of her mouth without thinking was.

“Oh a Pudú!” She covered her mouth almost inmediatly as Ieyasu turned to look at her.

“I don’t think you have notice, but this is a fawn, not a... whatever you said.”

“I know! Pudues are... a type of fawn...” She looked kind of down when she said that and clearly catch the tsun-Warlord attention.

In that moment, the fights stopped and you could see both of them petting and spending time in the garden with Wasabi.

I’m totally biased here I’m sorry-

Ishida Mitsunari:

Boi- no cursing allowed in this house!

If she said anything it was under her breath, making sure Mitsunari wasn’t able to hear her or just some slips up.

What he did faced was the rush talking.

Haruka and him would be happily talking and suddenly Haruka was speaking so fast that he didn’t understand what she was saying.

But she looked happy so it was okay :DDD

“Oh! Sorry, was I speaking too fast?” Haruka asked the warlord.

“Yeah a bit.” Mitsunari told her.

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“You just looked so happy that I couldn’t bring myself to do it :DD”

“...Conche tu madre mi corazón...” (Holy shit my heart) Haruka whispered.

“Eh?”

“Nothing.”

The only time poor Mitsunari faced her cursing warth was when she was trying to flirt with him.

“Eri... ¡Tan WEON!”

“UH? ;;;”

Akechi Mitsuhide:

Sweet lord this men learned all possible curse words in chilean since day one

Since he is Mitsuhide ofc

Like most warlords, he knew she wasn’t happy, but also didn’t know what the hell she was saying

Keeping the fox mask on was hard cause man- was she funny

The tone of voice she has whenever she is mad at him is funny to him

Totally lost it when she screamed at Hideyoshi like that one time

“DON’T ENCOURAGE HER!” - Hideyoshi

You could say they fight- but it’s pretty one sided.

“Chupame tu ladylike!”

That was said to him when he commented in her attitude as a joke

Surprisingly, despise everything, you could say they get along

Would try to make her use her weird lenguage with others just to amuse himself.

Usagi-Tekada forces (Soon)

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[ikehoe]

Whos your fav ikemen characther? 4 characther from each ikemen and also im a fan of your work ^^

Oh man, it's so hard to choose... I'm honestly so easily swayed every time I play a new route

Ikemen Prince: Licht Klein (for his soft baby wolf vibes), Clavis Lelouch (never-ending entertainment and also beautiful character design), and special shoutout to Chev for being the first route I ever played lol

Ikemen Sengoku: Mitsuhide (my god he's so loveable by the end of the route it's insane)

Ikemen Vampire: Theodorus van Gogh!!!! (But specifically I like Theocona, why is the bromance between them so entertaining?!)

Ikemen Revolution: I haven't played IkeRev in a long time, but when I did Sirius and Fenrir were ma' boys. :') Sirius was my original Ikemen love.

And that's it for my faves (for now!) Thank you for sending in an ask and for reading my fics! (づ ◕‿◕ )づ

#asks and replies #ikemen prince #ikemen asks

[amenomiko]

Aaaaaa Thank You so much for the looooooooooooong wait! I was too occupied and writer's block makes me tired more than ever 😭. Thank you so much for the request @ashavazesa ❤❤❤❤❤

A/N: I don't really take ALL Southeast Asia countries in this as I'm not really familiar with it. If you have questions regarding the culture, you may PM me or comment here ❤. Or you may google it, especially Butod 😏.

Lords x Southeast Asia Culture

Nobunaga - Hungry Ghost Festival (Malaysia / Singapore)

-It is a festival to honor the dead and so the gate from hell is opened.

-Mitsuhide: Most probably when the gate from hell is open, there will be Hideyoshi, practically running here and there upon his arrival ( ͡^ ͜ʖ ͡^).

-Masamune: Exactly. With the red carpet and rose petals. Heh.

-Hideyoshi: ಠ_ಠ.... Still- Nobunaga-sama's presence itself is majestic, so I have to agree with both of you *cough*

-Mitsunari: But I don't understand.. Hideyoshi-sama is kind, why would he be in hell (´；д；`)?

-Hideyoshi: Now, now, Mitsunari. Not everyone will go to heaven easily.

-Mitsuhide: Indeed. One of the main reasons why he goes to hell is because he sister-zoned every maiden in the world.

-Hideyoshi: H E Y (　☉д⊙)!

-Back to Nobunaga: I demand my offering to be a pack of armies, thousands of konpeitos, and MC's candid pictures 😏😏😏😏.

-Shingen: How indecent. To hell with you 😒.

-Kennyo: Go somewhere else, don't take my place 😒.

-Nobunaga: Excuse me? Hell would not be yours as I am the Demon King

-Kennyo: Excuse you 😒. My sin is bigger than yours.

-MC: Is it me or is this a White Girls Sengoku Version ಠ_ಠ?

-Ieyasu: ...Why would anyone want to fight over hell in the first place =_=?

Hideyoshi - Everyone is Addressed as Boss / Uncle / Aunty (Malaysia)

-So he went to a restaurant..

-"Boss. What do you want to order?"

-He look left. And right.

-"Eh Boss. You want to order or not?"

-"Huh? M-me??"

-Then he went to a public place, and his wallet fell from his pocket,

-"Uncle. Excuse me."

-Uncle-- WHAT- He is not THAT OLD-- "Wh- Wha??"

-"Aiya Uncle. Your wallet. Later people take your money how?"

-"Uh--" What kind of language is that anyway??

-Sasuke: If you are wondering what kind of language they speak, it is called as 'Manglish', Hideyoshi-san.

-Hideyoshi: Ma- Ma what?

-Sasuke: Manglish. Malaysian + English casual ways of talking to someone.

-Random person: Eh Boss, excuse me. Do you want to enter or not? If not please move lah! You are blocking the door!

-Hideyoshi: ........*Stressed 101*

Masamune - Butod (Sago Grub) (Malaysia - Sabah)

-Le butod: *Wiggle wiggle wiggle* OwO

-And MC: *FAINTS*

-"So this is a.. Grub from sago tree, you say? And it is recommended to be eaten raw."

-"It looks like MC when she was struggling to get away from my grip when I try to kiss her."

-MC, who has fainted, woke up "Excuse me?? Are you saying that I am-"

-Butod: *Wiggle Wiggle on Masamune's Palm* OwO

-MC: *gasssppp* 😱😱😱😱 YOU..! DON'T TOUCH ME WITH THAT HAND TONIGHT ˚‧º·(˚ ˃̣̣̥A˂̣̣̥ )‧º·˚!

-Masamune: Eeeeh but why? *Pulls its head and eat it raw* Hmm.. Taste like chicken.

-MC: .....*Takes a bottle of sake and shove it into his mouth* Wash it down with this! WASH IT WITH T H I S!

-Masamune: MMMMF 😵😵😵😵!!

Mitsuhide - Chinese New Year Celebrations (Malaysia / Singapore)

-He was offered with lots of CNY treats and of course, he ate it without refusing it.

-Only to get the bewildered reactions from the people around him when he mixed the rice + fish + dumplings + sweet rice balls + spring rolls + glutinous rice cake in one bowl and eat it like nobody's business.

-Hideyoshi: Even if you can't taste it, don't eat it in that way (　☉д⊙)!!

-"Why Hideyoshi? This foods represents luck, you see. I need this luck so I can always escape from your endless 'love' ( ͡^ ͜ʖ ͡^)."

-Learned about Ang Pow.

-"So you will give away money if you are married, and will receive it if you are not married. I see..."

-MC: What's wrong, Mitsuhide?

-"Hmm? Oh, I was just concerned about Hideyoshi. Because he will give away Ang Pows throughout his life." *Shakes his head* "That's what he gets when he sister-zoned everyone."

-Hideyoshi: ʕʘ̅͜ʘ̅ʔ.....

Ieyasu - Sambal (Hot Relish made with veggies / fruits and spices) (Indonesia)

-At first he was skeptical.

-Until he put some in his dish.

-Cues Ieyasu hugging the Sambal Jar.

-Growls when Masamune said "Can I have a look what they put inside-- Hey, hey, I said I want to have a look, not that I will eat it, lad. Calm down."

-Nobunaga, the usual demon on your shoulder: It's that precious, hmm? So you'd rather choose that than MC?

-MC: Please don't make me an option between food, Nobunaga ಠ_ಠ.

-Mitsuhide: Or maybe.. You can eat her by pouring all over her ( ͡^ ͜ʖ ͡^)?

-MC: I will become a living swollen red bell pepper, no thanks (눈‸눈).

Mitsunari - Vietnam and the amount of motorcyclists on the road (Vietnam)

-The gangs be all flustered with their surroundings, especially Hideyoshi.

-"Stay close, all of you! It's dangerous!"

-Masamune & Mitsuhide: Yes mom ( ͡^ ͜ʖ ͡^)~

-Hideyoshi: Who is your MOM (　☉д⊙)??

-Sasuke: It's alright, they say you can cross it casually as they will automatically avoid you.

-Hideyoshi: Impossible, isn't it dangerous? Besides, it's too close one after another!

-Sasuke: Here, let me give you an example. *Gives Mitsunari a book and whispered "You may cross now."*

-Our pure angel be like "O3O ooooh~~" And there he goes, walking straight ahead, with head buried in a book.

-Meanwhile, Hideyoshi: *Were pulled by both Masa and Mitsuhide* GAHH LET GO OF ME! MITSUNARIIIII \(Q A Q)/!!!! *GASP* NOOO NOBUNAGA-SAMA DON'T CROSS THE ROAD WHILE EATING YOUR KONPEITOOO!!!

-And Ieyasu, who has been watching Mitsunari who crossed the road safely to the other side: TCH. There's no one that hit him (•ˋ _ ˊ•).

Kenshin: 5 People on one Motorcycle (Indonesia)

-The first thing that he ask Sasuke was...

-"What is that?"

-Sasuke: Oh, as you can see, Kenshin-sama. Some people from a poor family will ride their motorcycle altogether as one. And so,.. Kenshin-sama?

-"Bringing the motorcycle back to the past would cause unnecessary scene, but an idea of 5 people in one ride is not bad. Hm."

-"Imagine, when you go to the battlefield, with 5 people in one horse, you can kill 5 people at one time."

-"Also, if they bring sake supplies, and 1 person hold one sake each, and there's 10 horses, I would've get 500 bottles in an hour."

-Them: ........

-Sasuke: Can't do, Kenshin-sama. Please pity our horse and if you work here, in this era, please don't be a math teacher. You will give a bad example in your class.

-Kenshin: Don't stop what I want to do, Sasuke (눈‸눈). Fine. Let's change that 5 person into me, and the killed people to Shingen instead. So it will be 5 of me, killing Shingen in one strike.

-Shingen: Psssh. If I were you, there will be 5 of me on one horse, so all of us can kiss MC in one go 😏✨✨✨.

-Yukimura: PLEASE STOP GAH MY BRAIN @A@

Shingen - Thailands... and their Kathoey (Thailand)

-Welp. His eyebrows wouldn't stop wiggling here and there to every pretty woman that he spotted.

-'Woman'. Heh.

-Sasuke about to warn him but Kenshin hold him back.

-"Let's teach him a lesson." He said. "It will be interesting." He said.

-And so they go to one place for dinner, when they were surrounded by a bunch of pretty women.

-"Hey handsome~~ wanna have fun with us?"

-Yukimura: Eh- uh- eh- I- I- o//////o

-"Oh come on~~~ *grope*"

-Yukimura: *Genuine Girlish Voice* KYAAAAAAAAA!!! *Fainted with foams*

-Shingen: Now, now, you girls are pretty attempting, but we need to fill our empty stomachs first, you see?

-He was occupied in talking to the girls when Sasuke whispered something to one of them without him realizing it. Then the girl went to Shingen's side, hugging his arm, "Please~ have fun with us~~ I will give you a reward if you say 'Yes'~"

-Shingen, playing along: Oooh? What would that be?

-Le girl, changing her voice into a manly one, "A lick of my lollipop, bro."

-And he fainted next to Yukimura. With foams in his mouth too.

Yukimura - Bali and their.... 'Souvenirs' (Indonesia)

-The first thing that came out from his mouth when he arrived at Bali is "Wh- wh- wh- r-romantic island?? Wh- who would show their intimacy in public--"

-*Shriek to a statue with a peculiar s*x position*

-*Shriek to almost everything*

-*Got stuck in one place until Sasuke had to pulled him out from the shop*

-Sasuke: Forgive me, bro. It's Shingen-sama's idea to enter this shop. It's normal for you to be culture shocked as one of their famous souvenirs is wee wee keychains (´・д・｀).

-"Don't say that casually OAO!"

-MC, takes one wee wee display and called out for him, "Yukimura~ come here for a sec. Look! Your wee wee (✿❛◡❛)!"

-"MMMMMCCCCCC ୧( ಠ////Д////ಠ )୨!!!!"

-Also Yukimura: *Gasp* This shop sells your kind! *Points at the restaurant that displays Rolling Pig*

-Scene of Yukimura got slapped by MC unfolds.

Sasuke - Sarawak's Blowpipe (Malaysia - Sarawak)

-Tour guide: One of the ethnicities in Sarawak is Iban people. They are known to hunt their prey with a blowpipe, which contained with a poison-coated needle.

-Sasuke: Oooh. *looks at the blowpipe* It's like detective conan but a poisoned needle ones (´・д・｀)✨✨✨

-Tour guide:

-Others:

-Tour guide: Would you like to give a try?

-Sasuke: Yes please (´・д・｀)✨✨✨ which target should I shoot it with?

-Tour guide: The balloon, next to the pole in front of you ☺.

-Sasuke: Okay. *Takes a deep breath*

-Kenshin:.......*monotonous voice* Ah, a mosquito. *Kicks Shingen to make him land in front of Sasuke*

-Shingen: H-Hey-- OAO

-Sasuke: Mmf- *Instantly pushed the pipe to shoot something else*

-*Stab*

-Mitsunari who happens to pass by: Hmm? Oh my, I don't remember this book has a needle attached to it (ㆁᴗㆁ✿).

-Other tour members: EEEEEKKKK 😱😱😱

-Ieyasu who also happens to be not to far from the group: Tch. Books from the future must not to be underestimated ಠ_ಠ. It's too thick.

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