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Seasons of Kamen Rider Where a Rider’s Actor Sang a Song

1971

Hiroshi Fujioka (Takeshi Hongo) sings the first opening for Kamen Rider - Let’s Go! Rider Kick!

1973

Hiroshi Miyauchi (Shiro Kazami) sings the opening for Kamen Rider V3 - Tatakae! Kamen Rider V3

1980

Shunsuke Takasugi (Kazuya Oki) sings the opening for Kamen Rider Super-1 - Kamen Rider Super-1

Shunsuke Takasugi (Kazuya Oki) sings the first ending song for Kamen Rider Super-1 - Hi o Fuke Rider Ken

1987

Tetsuo Kurata (Kohtaro Minami) sings the opening for Kamen Rider Black - Kamen Rider Black

Tetsuo Kurata (Kohtaro Minami) sings the ending theme for Kamen Rider Black: Hurry to Onigashima - Ore no Seishun

1988

Tetsuo Kurata (Kohtaro Minami) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Black RX - Kuroi Yuusha

2002

Satoshi Matsuda (Ren Akiyama) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Ryuki - Lonely Soldier

Ryohei Odai (Shuichi Kitaoka) duets with Tomohisa Yuge (Goro Yura) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Ryuki - Dear Friend

Ryohei Odai (Shuichi Kitaoka) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Ryuki - Kienai Niji

Takashi Hagino (Takeshi Asakura) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Ryuki - Spinnin’ Around

2003

Masayuki Izumi (Yuji Kiba) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Faiz - Cross a river

Mitsuru Karahashi (Naoya Kaido) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Faiz - Yume No Kakera ~ Romantico

Yuria Haga (Smart Queen) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Faiz - I wish

Yuria Haga (Smart Queen) duets with Yoshika Kato for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Faiz - Taiyou no Kage Tsuki no Yoru

Ken Mizorogi (Keitaro Kikuchi) sings an insert song for Kamen Rider Faiz - Hang on

In 2018, Kento Handa (Takumi Inui) and Kohei Murakami (Masato Kusaka) sing a cover of the opening for Kamen Rider Faiz - Justifaiz

In 2020, Kohei Murakami (Masato Kusaka) sings a cover of an insert song for Kamen Rider Faiz - Existence ~KAIXA-nized dice

In 2020, Kohei Murakami (Masato Kusaka) sings a cover of an insert song for Kamen Rider Faiz - Red Rock

In 2023, Kohei Murakami (Masato Kusaka) duets with Masahiro Inoue (Tsukasa Kadoya) for a cover of the opening for Kamen Rider Faiz - Jusitfaiz - Kaixa Day Ver.

2004

Kousei Amano (Sakuya Tachibana) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Blade - Rebirth

Ryoji Morimoto (Hajime Aikawa) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Blade - Take it A Try

Takayuki Tsubaki (Kazuma Kenzaki) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Blade - Wanna Be Strong

Takayuki Tsubaki (Kazuma Kenzaki) duets with Terunosuke Takezai for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Blade - Shout it Out

Takahiro Hojo (Mutsuki Kamijo) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Blade - Hero

2006

Yuki Sato (Arata Kagami) sings alongside RIDER CHIPS for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kabuto - LORD OF THE SPEED

2007

Toshihiko Seki (Momotaros), Koji Yusa (Urataros), Masaki Terasoma (Kintaros) and Kenichi Suzumura (Ryutaros) all sing the second opening for Kamen Rider Den-O - Climax JUMP Den-LINER Form

Takeru Satoh (Ryotaro Nogami) duets with Toshihiko Seki (Momotaros) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Den-O - Double-Action Sword Form

Takeru Satoh (Ryotaro Nogami) duets with Koji Yusa (Urataros) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Den-O - Double-Action Rod Form

Takeru Satoh (Ryotaro Nogami) duets with Masaki Terasoma (Kintaros) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Den-O - Double-Action Ax Form

Takeru Satoh (Ryotaro Nogami) duets with Kenichi Suzumura (Ryutaros) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Den-O - Double-Action Gun Form

Takeru Satoh (Ryotaro Nogami) duets with Shin-ichiro Miki (Sieg) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Den-O - Double-Action Wing Form

Toshihiko Seki (Momotaros), Koji Yusa (Urataros), Masaki Terasoma (Kintaros), Kenichi Suzumura (Ryutaros) and Hochu Otsuka (Deneb) all sing an insert theme for Kamen Rider Den-O - Double-Action Climax Form

Dori Sakurada (Kotaro Nogami) duets with Daisuke Ono (Teddy) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Den-O - Double-Action Strike Form

Hiroyuki Watanabe (Gaoh) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Den-O: Ore Tanjou! - Double-Action Gaoh Form

Yuuichi Nakamura (Yuto Sakurai) duets with Hochu Otsuka (Deneb) for an insert theme from Kamen Rider Den-O - Action-ZERO

Takeru Satoh (Ryotaro Nogami) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Den-O - Real-Action

In 2010, Yuuichi Nakamura (Yuto Sakurai) duets with Hochu Otsuka (Deneb) for the opening for Chou Den-O Episode Red: Zero no Star Twinkle - Action-ZERO 2010

2008

The band TETRA-FANG is created to create music for Kamen Rider Kiva, with Koji Seto (Wataru Kurenai) on vocals

TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Destiny’s Play

TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Individual-System

TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Shout in the Moonlight

TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Innocent Trap

TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Supernova

TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Roots of the King

TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Silent Shout

TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Message

TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Rainy Rose

TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Exterminate Time

TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen RIder Kiva - Eternity Blood

TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - No Matter Who You Are

TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Prayer~Message 2

TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Beginning~Message 3

TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Mind Garden

TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Lightning to Heaven

Koji Seto (Wataru Kurenai) is a featuring artist with Crimson-Fang, singing an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - With you

Keisuke Kato (Keisuke Nago) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Fight for Justice

Keisuke Kato (Keisuke Nago) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Don’t Lose Yourself

Kouhei Takeda (Otoya Kurenai) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - This love never ends

Yu Takahashi (Yuri Aso) duets with Nana Yanagisawa (Megumi Aso) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Feel the same

Keisuke Kato (Keisuke Nago) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - IXA-cise

Kenji Matsuda (Jiro) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Keep alive

Yu Takahashi (Yuri Aso), Kouhei Takeda (Otoya Kurenai), Nana Yanagisawa (Megumi Aso) and Keisuke Kato (Keisuke Nago) all sing an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Inherited-System

2009

Masahiro Inoue (Tsukasa Kadoya) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Decade - Ride the Wind

Kimito Totani (Daiki Kaito) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Decade - Treasure Sniper

In 2021, Masahiro Inoue (Tsukasa Kadoya) covers the opening of Kamen Rider Decade - Journey Through the Decade

In 2021, Masahiro Inoue (Tsukasa Kadoya) duets with So Okuno (Sougo Tokiwa) on the ending theme of Rider Time: Kamen Rider Decade vs. Zi-O - Decade Mansion’s Death Game - INSIDE-OUT Decade ver.

Koji Kikkawa (Sokichi Narumi) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider W - Nobody’s Perfect

Renn Kiriyama (Shotaro Hidari) and Masaki Suda (Philip) perform an in-universe cover of an insert theme for Kamen Rider W - Finger on the Trigger

Mitsuru Matsuoka (Katsumi Daido) sings the ending theme for Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate - W

Mitsuru Matsuoka (Katsumi Daido) sings the ending theme for Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Eternal - cod E ~E no Angou

Mitsuru Matsuoka (Katsumi Daido) with Koji Kikkawa (Sokichi Narumi) for the chorus sings the ending theme for Fuuto PI - Tsumi to Batsu to Underground

2010

Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) sings alongside Maki Oguro for the opening for Kamen Rider OOO - Anything Goes! Special Edit

Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider OOO - Regret Nothing ~ Tighten Up

Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider OOO - Got to Keep It Real

Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider OOO - Ride On Right Time

Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider OOO - Sun Goes Up

Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) duets with Ryosuke Miura (Ankh) for an insert theme of Kamen Rider OOO - Time Judged All

Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider OOO - Shout Out

Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) duets with Akira Kushida for an insert theme of Kamen Rider OOO - Power to Tearer

Hiroaki Iwanaga (Akira Date) duets with Asaya Kimijima (Shintaro Goto) for an insert theme of Kamen Rider OOO - Reverse/Re:birth

Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) and Ryosuke Miura (Ankh) sing alongside Ken Matsudaira for the ending theme of Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: the Shogun and 21 Core Medals - Ole! Te wo Tsunagou

In 2019, Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) duets with Ryosuke Miura (Ankh) for an insert theme of Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Final: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders - Time Judged All ~ 8 Years Later

2013

Gaku Sano (Kouta Kazuraba) sings an insert theme of Kamen Rider Gaim - Rise Up Your Flag

Yutaka Kobayashi (Kaito Kumon) sings an insert theme of Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Baron - Unperfected World

Mahiro Takasugi (Mitsuzane Kureshima) sings an insert theme of Kamen Rider Gaim - Point of No Return

Gaku Sano (Kouta Kazuraba) duets with Yutaka Kobayashi (Kaito Kumon) for an insert theme of Kamen Rider Gaim - Ranbu Escalation

Yutaka Kobayashi (Kaito Kumon) sings alongside Gaku Matsuda (Zack) and Saku Momose (Peko) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gaim - Never Surrender

Yutaka Kobayashi (Kaito Kumon) sings alongside Gaku Matsuda (Zack) and Saku Momose (Peko) for an insert theme for Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Knuckle - Dance With Me

2014

Mitsuru Matsuoka (Yongo) sings the opening for Kamen Rider Drive - SURPRISE-DRIVE

Ryoma Takeuchi (Shinnosuke Tomari) sings alonside Yuu Inaba (Go Shijima) and Taiko Katono (Chase) for an insert theme of Kamen Rider Drive - Spinning Wheel

Mitsuru Matsuoka (Yongo) sings the ending theme for D-Video Special: Kamen Rider Yongo - time

Mitsuru Matsuoka (Yongo) sings the ending theme for Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future - re-ray

Mitsuru Matsuoka (Yongo) sings the ending theme for Kamen Rider Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Chaser - good bye little moon

Mitsuru Matsuoka (Yongo) sings the ending theme for Kamen Rider Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Mach and Kamen Rider Heart - eternity (~from SURPRISE-DRIVE)

2016

Ruka Matsuda (Poppy Pipopapo) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Ex-Aid - Pinple Pell

Ruka Matsuda (Poppy Pipopapo) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Ex-Aid - PEOPLE GAME

Ruka Matsuda (Poppy Pipopapo) sings the ending song for Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Trilogy: Another Ending - Para-DX and Poppy - Real Heart

Hiroyuki Takami (Masamune Dan) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Ex-Aid - JUSTICE

Hiroyuki Takami (Masamune Dan) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Ex-Aid - Wish in the dark

Hiroyuki Takami (Masamune Dan) sings the theme song for Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Trilogy: Another Ending - Genm vs. Lazer - Believer

Hiroyuki Takami (Masamune Dan) sings the theme song for Kamen Rider Genms - The Presidents - GAME CHANGER

2018

ISSA (SOUGO) is a featuring artist on Shuta Shueyoshi of AAA, singing the opening for Kamen Rider Zi-O - Over “Quartzer”

So Okuno (Sougo Tokiwa) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Zi-O - Zi-O, Toki no Ouja

Gaku Oshida (Geiz Myokoin) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Zi-O - FUTURE GUARDIAN

Keisuke Watanabe (Woz/White Woz) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Zi-O - Black&White

Shieri Ohata (Alpina Tsukuyomi) sings alongside Kamen Rider Girls an insert theme for Kamen Rider Zi-O - Tsuki no Michiru Toki

Hideya Tawada (Rentaro Kagura) sings alongside Sakuramen for the opening for Rider Time: Kamen Rider Shinobi - IZANAGI

ISSA (SOUGO) sings alongside Masayuki Tanaka, Shinichi Ishihara, Rica Matsumoto, Nanase Aikawa, Akira Fuse, YU-KI, AAA, Tourbillon, Gackt, Aya Kamiki, Takuya, Maki Oguro, Anna Tsuchiya, Shou Kiryuuin, Shonen no Kaze, Mitsuru Matsuoka, Kishidan, Daichi Miura and Beverly for the opening for Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever - Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever Medley D.A. Re-Build Mix

In 2021, So Okuno (Sougo Tokiwa) duets with Masahiro Inoue (Tsukasa Kadoya) for the ending theme of Kamen Rider Zi-O vs. Decade - 7 of Zi-O! - INSIDE-OUT Zi-O ver.

2019

Manyard and Blaise Plant (MetsubouJinrai), the lead singers of MONKEY MAJIK, sing the ending theme of Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider MetsubouJinrai - S.O.S.

Manyard and Blaise Plant (MetsubouJinrai), the lead singers of MONKEY MAJIK, sing the ending theme of Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider Vulcan and Valkyrie - Frontier

2020

Syuichiro Naito (Touma Kamiyama), Takaya Yamaguchi (Rintaro Shindo) and Ryo Aoki (Kento Fukamiya) all sing an insert theme for Kamen Rider Saber - Rewrite the Story

Rina Chinen (Sophia) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Saber - Story never ends

Syuichiro Naito (Touma Kamiyama), Takaya Yamaguchi (Rintaro Shindo) and Ryo Aoki (Kento Fukamiya) sing alongside Asuka Kawazu for the ending theme of Kamen Rider Saber: Trio of Deep Sin - Bittersweet

Robin Furuya (Storious) sings alongside Kairu Takano and Koji Saikawa for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Saber - Rock Scissors Paper

2021

Subaru Kimura (Vice) is a featuring artist on Da-iCE, singing the opening for Kamen Rider Revice - liveDevil

Kentaro Maeda (Ikki Igarashi), Wataru Hyuga (Daiji Igarashi) and Ayaka Imoto (Sakura Igarashi) with backing vocals by Subaru Kimura (Vice) sing an insert theme for Kamen Rider Revice - Go with the flo

Kentaro Maeda (Ikki Igarashi) and Subaru Kimura (Vice) sing an insert theme for Kamen Rider Revice - VOLCANO

Kentaro Maeda (Ikki Igarashi) duets with Junya Komatsu (Hiromi Kadota) for the ending theme of Kamen Rider Revice the Mystery - Without You

Junya Komatsu (Hiromi Kadota) sings the ending theme for Kamen Rider Revice: Dear GAGA - Without You Dear GAGA ver.

Wataru Hyuga (Daiji Igarashi/Kagerou) sings an insert theme of Kamen Rider Revice - Mirage Mirror

Ayaka Imoto (Sakura Igarashi) duets with Miku Ito (Lovekov) for an insert theme of Kamen Rider Revice - Cherry-ish!

Subaru Kimura (Vice) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Revice - #GekiyaVice

Hikari Kabashima (Hana Natsuki) sings the ending theme of Kamen Rider Jeanne and Kamen Rider Aguilera With Girls Remix - Riot in bloom

Subaru Kimura (Vice) is a featuring artist on Da-iCE, singing the ending theme for Kamen Rider Revice: Battle Familia - Dance Dance

Noritaka Hamao (George Karizaki) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Revice - George Karizaki’s Rider System

Noritaka Hamao (George Karizaki) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Revice - George Karizaki’s Rider System Dark ver.

Kentaro Maeda (Ikki Igarashi) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Revice - Kimi wa Sono Mama de

Wataru Hyuga (Daiji Igarashi/Kagerou) duets with Junya Komatsu (Hiromi Kadota) for the opening theme for Kamen Rider Revice Forward: Kamen Rider Live & Evil & Demons - Come alive

Kentaro Maeda (Ikki Igarashi), Wataru Hyuga (Daiji Igarashi/Kagerou), Ayaka Imoto (Sakura Igarashi), Junya Komatsu (Hiromi Kadota), Hayata Seki (Olteca), Kurodo Hachijoin (Go Tamaki), Hikari Kabashima (Hana Natsuki) and Noritaka Hamao (George Karizaki) all sing the ending theme for Kamen Rider Revice Forward: Kamen Rider Live & Evil & Demons - Love yourself

Noritaka Hamao (George Karizaki) duets with Hayata Seki (Olteca) for an ending theme for Kamen Rider Juuga VS Kamen Rider Olteca - Itoshi no Frenemy

2022

Hideyoshi Kan (Ace Ukiyo) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Geats - Star of the Stars of the Stars

Ryuga Sato (Keiwa Sakurai) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Geats - I Peace

Yuna Hoshino (Neon Kurama) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Geats - Beat of My Life

Kazuto Mokudai (Michinaga Azuma) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Geats - Undead Fire

Hideyoshi Kan (Ace Ukiyo) duets with Fuku Suzuki (Ziin) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Geats - Live for the moment

Weather Hearts, which has Tsubasa Sakiyama (Win Hareruya) and Kaname Futaba (Hiroki Amamiya) on vocals, performs an insert theme for Geats Extra: Kamen Rider PunkJack - ROLLIN’ ROLLIN’ PUNK KING

Ryo Kitamura (Niram) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Geats - Non-fiction

Kazuto Mokudai (Michinaga Azuma), Ayaka Namiki (Beroba), Dai Goto (Daichi Isuzu) and Shihou Harumi all sing an insert theme for Kamen Rider Geats - Odds n’ Ends

Ryuga Sato (Keiwa Sakurai) duets with Hideya Tawada (Rentaro Kagura) for the opening theme for Geats Extra: Kamen Rider Tycoon Meets Kamen Rider Shinobi - IZANAGI Geats ver.

Ryuga Sato (Keiwa Sakurai) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Geats - IZANAGI - Ballad Version

Hideyoshi Kan (Ace Ukiyo), Ryuga Sato (Keiwa Sakurai), Yuna Hoshino (Neon Kurama) and Kazuto Mokudai (Michinaga Azuma) all sing alongside Kokoro Aoshima for the opening theme for Kamen Rider Geats: Jyamato Awakening - CREATORs

2023

Junsei Motojima (Houtarou Ichinose), Reiyo Matsumoto (Rinne Kudo/Mercurin), Yasunari Fujibayashi (Spanner Kurogane/Jupitta), Oto Abe (Kinkiravina), Rikia Tomizono (Sabimaru Tsuruhara/Televi), Alisa Sakamaki (Lachesis/Buglesia), Kanon Miyahara (Clotho/Vanfenrir), Rikuto Kumaki (Minato/Sayzombie) and Amon Kabe (Firemars) sing alongside Saki Fukuda and BACK-ON for the opening of Kamen Rider Gotchard - CHEMY × STORY - Gotcha Version

Jyutaro Yamanaka (Zukyumpire) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - Kimi ni Zukkyun

Seiichiro Nagata (Houou Kaguya Quartz) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - Living Legend

Junsei Motojima (Houtarou Ichinose), Reiyo Matsumoto (Rinne Kudo/Mercurin), Rikiya Tomizono (Sabimaru Tsuruhara/Televi) and Oto Abe (Kinkiravina) all sing an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - Gotcha! Let’s Go!

Yasunari Fujibayashi (Spanner Kurogane/Jupitta) sings alongside Saki Fukuda for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - Blaze up

Rikuto Kumaki (Minato/Sayzombie) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - One Hint

Junsei Motojima (Houtarou Ichinose) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - Dream Hoper

Alisa Sakamaki (Lachesis/Buglesia) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - Sunao ni I love you O

Kanji Ishimaru (Fuuga Kudo) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - Kaze no Shugousha

Itono Okita (Atropos), Kanon Miyahara (Clotho/Vanfenrir) and Alisa Sakamaki (Lachesis/Buglesia) sing an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - CRY SIS

Kenta Kamakiri (Geryon) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - God’s Rain

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kchasm · 1 year ago

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

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 Matsuida 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

Hara Tanenaga (原胤長): Vassal of the Chiba family. He facilitated Chiba Naoshige’s ascendance within the Chiba clan. I think? Information on this guy is hard to find. And also in Japanese.

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

Masaki Toshihide (正木利英; AKA Masaki Tanbanokami/正木丹波守; translated in-game as Masaki Tanba): Served the Narita clan. In the 1590 Siege of Oshi. Ishida Mitsunari sieged Oshi Castle, which was kept by the Narita clan, who were aligned with the Hōjō (this siege was part of Hideyoshi’s campaign against the Hōjō clan). Despite Ishida’s numerically superior forces, the castle held out for over a month and only surrendered once it was heard that the lord of the castle, Narita Ujinaga, had been defeated at Odawara Castle. After the siege, he gave up his position as a samurai and facilitated the construction of a temple in the area to mourn the war dead. He died in 1591.

Matsuda Naohide (松田直秀): Served Hōjō Ujinao. Son of Matsuda Norihide (below). During the 1590 Siege of Odawara, his father tried to defect to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but Naohide turned him in. Followed Ujinao into exile after the Hōjō clan was rendered powerless, but served under the Maeda clan after Ujinao died.

Matsuda Norihide (松田憲秀): One of the highest paid vassals of the Hōjō clan. Although he insisted on going through a the 1590 Siege of Odawara (on the side of the siegees), during the siege he tried to defect to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but one of his sons, Naohide, snitched on him. It’s said the morale hit caused by all of this might have been a factor in the castle’s fall. Once the Hōjō clan was destroyed, Hideyoshi had him commit suicide anyway.

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.

Minagawa Hiroteru (皆川広照): Born 1548. Served the Hōjō clan. During the Siege of Odawara Castle, he fled and surrendered to Tokugawa Ieyasu. He became an attendant of Matsudaira Tadateru, Ieyasu’s sixth son, but apparently Tadateru had a bad personality, and then when Hitoteru tried to complain to Ieyasu it ended up with Hiroteru unsamuraied and under effective house arrest. He participated on the Tokugawa side during the 1615 Siege of Osaka’s summer campaign. He was pardoned in 1623 and died 1627.

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.

Shibasaki Izuminokami (柴崎和泉守; in-game as Shibazaki Izumi): Served the Narita clan. One of the defenders in the 1590 Siege of Oshi.

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 ��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

The Fierce Tiger of Jiangdong

Hōjō Tsunashige

Hōjō Ujiyasu

Inomata Kuninori

Ishimaki Yasumasa

Lady Hayakawa

Ogasawara Yasuhiro

Ueda Norisada

Sanada Yukimura

Gracia

Ii Naotora

Guan Yinping

Sima Yi

Zhang Chunhua

Da Qiao/Daqiao (Historically 大橋, in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 大喬, Dai Kyou): One of the famous sisters known as the Two Qiaos of Jiangdong. Her name is historically lost; “Da Qiao” simply means “older Qiao.” In 199, she and her sister were taken captive by Sun Ce’s army; Da Qiao subsequently married Sun Ce. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, part of what presses Zhou Yu to convince Sun Quan to ally with Liu Bei against Cao Cao is Zhuge Liang convincing him that Cao wants the two sisters for himself.

Ding Feng

Lady Sun (孫夫, Son-Fujin; her name is unknown, but Chinese opera often gives her the name Sun Shangxiang/孫尚香/Son Shoukou, as does Warriors Orochi 4): Daughter of Sun Jian. In 209, she was married to Liu Bei as part of an alliance. She was known for her arrogant behavior. When Liu Bei left Jing Province in 211 to attack warlord Liu Zhang, Sun Quan fetched her back to Wu; she attempted to take Liu Bei’s son Liu Shan (who wasn’t even her son) but was stopped. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, she’s called Sun Ren (孫仁, Son Jin) and commits suicide when she hears that Lou Bei has been killed at the 221-222 Battle of Xiaoting (which he hasn’t).

Lianshi

Liu Ping (留平, Ryuu Hei): Served under the third emperor of Wu, Sun Xiu, and the fourth, Sun Hao. Unfortunately, Sun Hao was a real jerk. In 271, he launched an attack against Jin, but also brought his wife, mother, and harem along, which created real work for the army so much that grumblings of defection led Sun Hao to abort the deal. For this, Sun Hao began to bear a grudge against one of the generals there, Liu Ping. He tried to poison Liu Ping, which failed, but Ping ended up dying of stress anyway in 272.

Lü Fan (呂範, Ryo Han): An official under warlord Yuan Shu who served under Sun Ce, both when Ce was a general under Shu and also afterward, when Ce became an independent warlord. Father of Lü Ju. Requested a low-ranking position so that he could more effectively manage and train troops. Served Sun Quan after Sun Ce’s death. Died of illness 228.

Pan Lin (潘臨, Han Rin): The Shanyue were a collection of Yue hill tribes (and bandits) known for resisting Sun Ce and Sun Quan; Pan Lin led a group of them. Lu Xun defeated him. Some webpages say that Pan Lin subsequently served Wu, so assuming that’s true, I guess that’s why he’s here?

Sun Ben (孫賁, Son Hon): Nephew of Sun Jian. After Sun Jian’s death c. 191, Sun Ben served Yuan Shu as Jian had. He broke ties with Yuan Shu after the latter declared himself emperor, and joined Sun Ce. Served in the 208-209 Battle of Red Cliffs, then died of illness.

Sun Ce (孫策, Son Saku): Born 175. Warlord who laid the foundation of Wu. Oldest son of Sun Jian. Originally worked with Yuan Shu, but broke away from him after he declared himself emperor. He was assassinated in 200 by subordinates of a man he had had executed. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, his death is a lot more dramatic; after being badly wounded in an attempted assassination, he has a Taoist priest executed (unrelated to the assassination thing), and is subsequently haunted by the man’s specter to the point where basically a combination of the stress and the wound kill him.

Sun Huan (孫桓, Son Kan): Born 198. Participated in the successful 219 invasion of Jing Province against Guan Yu’s forces. During the 221-222 Battle of Xiaoting, he was besieged by Liu Bei’s forces at Yidao and held out until Bei’s forces were defeated elsewhere and the siege was lifted.

Sun Jian (孫堅, Son Ken): Born 155. Minor warlord, but influential. Father of Sun Ce and Sun Quan. During the Campaign against Dong Zhuo in 190, Sun Jian joined and became a subordinate of warlord Yuan Shu, accomplishing major success in his operations. In 191, he was sent by Yuan Shu to attack Liu Biao, the governor of Jing Province. His date of death is unclear; one source says he was killed in an ambush by Liu Biao’s men; another source says that he was killed in 193 by a different individual under Liu Biao.

Sun Jing (孫靜, 孫静, Son Sei): Youngest brother of Sun Jian. He aided Sun Ce, and his knowledge helped defeat warlord Wang Lang. Afterward, he refused an important position in favor of being assigned to the region of his family home, where he spent the rest of his life. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms he is mistakenly referred to as Sun Quan’s brother.

Sun Kuang (孫匡, Son Kyou): Born after 184. Fourth and youngest son of Sun Jian. When Sun Ce began to consolidate power between 194 and 199, Cao Cao, who was wary of Ce’s growing influence, sought to arrange marital ties between his and Ce’s families; Cao’s niece (a daughter of Cao Ren) married Sun Kuang. However, Sun Kuang died in his early twenties before he could hold any of the offices he was nominated for. Some sources have him be the one who disastrously almost completely ruined the defense of Wu against Wei in 222, but that was most probably actually Sun Lang.

Sun Lang (孫朗, Son Rou): Son of Sun Jian and half-brother of Sun Quan. In 222, when Wei attacked Wu, Wu military general Lü Fan prohibited fire attacks on account of unfavorable weather. Sun Lang sprung for one anyway and accidentally set his own camp on fire, and much of Lü Fan’s naval fleet ended up destroyed, which nearly spelled disaster for Wu as a whole, though it was all salvaged in the end. Sun Lang subsequently had his ranks stripped and spent his life under house arrest.

Sun Quan

Sun Tai (孫泰, Son Tai): Son of Sun Kuang. Killed by an arrow in the 234 Battle of Hefei Xincheng (when Wu attacked the Wei city of Hefei).

Sun Xiu (孫休, Son Kyuu): Born 235. Son of Sun Quan and third emperor of Wu. When the second emperor, Sun Liang attempted to get state power from his regent Sun Chen, Chen stopped the movement, unemperored Chen, and replaced him with Xiu in 258. Sun Xiu then had Sun Chen killed in 259. With incapable and corrupt subordinates, he was not an effective emperor. He died in 264 have designated his son Sun Wan as his heir; however, his wishes were ignored and the adult Sun Hao was emperored instead of the still-child Wan.

Quan Cong (全琮, Zen Sou; sometimes mistranslated, as in Warriors Orochi 4, as Quan Zong): In a notable event, he gave away grain for free to hungry people instead of selling it. Began his career under Sun Quan. When Sun Quan ordered his crown prince Sun Deng to lead troops into battle, flouting custom, Quan Cong diplomatically advised him to do otherwise. When he led troops to attack Wei-controlled land in 233 and civilians fled, he refused to use his men to hunt them down. He became embroiled in the succession struggle between Sun Quan’s sons Sun He and Sun Ba, supporting Sun Ba, but died before the drama concluded in 250. He was either born 196 and died 247, or was born 198 and died 249.

Quan Xi (全熈, 全煕, Zen Ki): When disastrous Wu regent Zhuge Ke was ousted in 253, Quan Xi was one of the ones ordered to go and arrest Ke’s relative Zhuge Rong. When Wei general Zhuge Dan revolted in 257, Quan Xi was among those sent by Wu as support. At some point his family tried to leave Wu for Wei but the plan was found out and Quan Xi was killed. If this mini-biography is weirdly vague it’s because there is like, one Wikipedia article in Japanese about this guy and I trust machine translation as far as I can toss it.

Taishi Ci

Tang Zi (唐咨, Tou Shi): In 225, a rebellion broke out in Licheng Commandery, with Tang Zi nominated to became the new leader, but Wei emperor Cao Pi suppressed the revolt and Zi fled to Wu. He was one of the ones sent by Wu to support Zhuge Dan’s rebellion in Wei in 257, but when the rebellion failed Tang Zi was captured by Wei and agreed to serve them.

Wang Dun (王惇, Ou Ton): In 256, He conspired to kill Sun Chen, the cruel regent of Sun Liang, but the plot was discovered and Wang Dun was killed.

Wu Jing (吳景, 呉景, Go Kei): Brother of Sun Jian’s wife. Served Sun Jian, then (after Jian was killed in 191) warlord Yuan Shu, then (after Shu declared himself emperor) Sun Ce. Died 203.

Xiao Qiao/Xiaoqiao (Historically 小橋, in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 小喬, Shou Kyou): One of the famous sisters known as the Two Qiaos of Jiangdong. Her name is historically lost; “Xiao Qiao” simply means “younger Qiao.” In 199, she and her sister were taken captive by Sun Ce’s army; Xiao Qiao subsequently married Zhou Yu.

Yu Fan (虞翻, Gu Hon): Born 164. Originally a served under Wang Lang, the Administrator of Kuaiji Commandery. After Wang Lang was defeated by Sun Ce, Yu Fan ended up working for Ce. After Sun Ce’s death, he served Sun Quan. Though he was accomplished, his straightforward nature and habit of insulting people eventually caused Sun Quan to exile him to Jiao Province. Died 233.

Zhang Cheng (張承 Chou Shou) This Zhang Cheng had the courtesy name Zhongsi (仲嗣, Chuushi) Born 178. Served under Sun Quan. Said to be a good judge of character, forseeing Zhuge Ke as headed for nothing good. Two of his children were purged in the aftermath of Zhuge Ke’s downfall. Died 244.

Zhang Shao (張紹, Chou Shou): There was a Zhang Shao with these characters who was the son of Zhang Fei and surrendered to Wei after Shu collapsed, but this is supposed to be a member of the Wu forces, so it shouldn’t be that guy, right? There’s a possibility that this is supposed to be Zhang Zhao (張昭), whose name uses similar characters and is also pronounced “Chou Shou” in Japanese, but this is speculation. Or of course, perhaps there was an unrelated Zhang Shao who did serve Wu that I’m just not coming across. If this is supposed to be Zhang Zhao, suffice to say: Born 156, became an advisor to Sun Ce, significantly supported Sun Quan after Ce’s death, suggested in 208 that Quan surrender to Cao Cao because he felt Quan wasn’t going to win (Quan totally did), died 236, known for a stern and uncompromising personality.

Zhou Yu (周瑜, Shuu Yu): Born 175. Strategist who initially served Sun Ce. He accompanied Sun Ce when Sun Ce still operated under Yuan Shu, and continued to follow and assist Sun Ce when Sun Ce broke ties with Yuan Shu after Shu declared himself emperor. After Sun Ce was assassinated in 200, he was succeeded by his younger brother Sun Quan, and Zhou Yu began to assist him. He was influential in convincing Sun Quan to fight back against Cao Cao when Cao Cao began to threaten him in 208, and helped defeat Cao Cao’s numerically superior force at the Battle of Red Cliffs. Died of illness 210.

Zhu En (朱恩, Shu On): Subordinate of Zhuge Ke; served in Ke’s personal police force. When Zhuge Ke was killed by Sun Jun, Zhu En died in the subsequent purges.

Zhu Ran

Zhu Zhi (朱治, Shu Chi): Born 156.Served Sun Jian and participated in the campaign against Dong Zhuo, then served Sun Ce, then Sun Quan. Known for his modesty, including politically. Retired to his hometown. Died 224.

Sima Yi

Zhang Chunhua

Protecting the Bracelet

Asano Nagaakira (浅野長晟): Born 1586. Served Toyotomi Hideyoshi, then, in 1594, began serving Tokugawa Ieyasu, and was allied with him in the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara and the 1614-1615 Siege of Osaka. Died 1632.

Ii Naotora

Ikeda Shigeyasu (池田重安): He originally served vassals of the Takeda clan, but by the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara, he was under Sanada Nobuyuki (in the Eastern Army). Though Shigeyasu appears as a dot on the map, it’s not really possible to see him before he’s defeated by Nezha and disappears, so this may not count as an appearance.

Naitō Tadaoki (内藤忠興): Born 1592. Served Tokugawa Ieyasu. Rode out against orders to serve Tokugawa Ieyasu directly during the 1614 Siege of Osaka. Died 1674.

Sakakibara Yasumasa

Yūki Hideyasu (結城秀康): Born 1574. Second son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, he was adopted first by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and then by Yūki Harumasa. During the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara, he helped prevent the western advance of Uesugi Kagakatsu. Afterward, he returned to his father’s original surname, Matsudaira. Died 1607. Though Hideyasu appears as a dot on the map, it’s not really possible to see him before he’s defeated by Nezha and disappears, so this may not count as an appearance.

Sanada Yukimura

Fūma Kotarō

Akechi Hidemitsu

Akechi Mitsuhide

Gracia

Hachisuka Koroku

Kuki Yoshitaka

Mori Ranmaru

Nakagawa Kiyohide (中川清秀): Surrendered to Oda Nobunaga in 1571 and began serving him. When Araki Murashige rebelled in 1578, Kiyohide also rebelled, but then surrendered to Oda Nobunaga and went back to serving him. In the Oda succession crisis, Kiyohide sided with Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Oda Nobukatsu; he died in the 1583 Battle of Shizugatake against Shibata Katsuie and Oda Nobutaka forces.

Nō

Ogawa Suketada (小川祐忠): Born 1535. Served Oda Nobunaga, but went to Akechi Mitsuhide’s side after the 1582 Honnō-ji Incident. Afterward, he ended up serving Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He joined the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara on the side of the Western Army, but defected to the Eastern Army. Died 1601.

Oda Nobukatsu

Saitō Toshimitsu

Yamauchi Kazutoyo

Yasuda Kunitsugu (安田国継): Born 1556. Served Saitō Toshimitsu and Akechi Mitsuhide. Participated on Akechi’s side at the 1582 Honnō-ji Incident; some say that he was the one who killed Oda Nobunaga there. Died 1597 on the same day that Oda Nobunaga died; it’s said he committed suicide due to a boil on his cheek and that he was cursed for killing Nobunaga.

Guan Yinping

Hu Ji ( 胡濟, 胡済, Go Sei): General of Shu. He was unable to meet up with Jiang Wei’s forces in a 256 campaign against Wei, leading to Jiang Wei’s defeat.

Liu Bei

Shi Bao (石苞, Seki Hou): A minor government official who got by by selling weapons. His talents were recognized and he was made into a governor. Helped defeat Zhuge Dan’s rebellion in 257-258. Continued his service when Wei became Jin in 266. Was suspected of Being Treasonous for some time but was cleared. Died 273.

Sima Fu (司馬孚, Shiba Fu): Born 180. Brother of Sima Yi. Notably loyal to the Wei emperors despite the machinations of his family; when Cao Mao died in 260 trying to seize back power he was one of the few who wept at his funeral. When Sima Yan, his grandnephew, finally made himself emperor of Jin, Sima Fu refused any title of nobility. Died 272.

Sima Jin

Sima Shi (司馬師, Shiba Shi): Born 208. First son of Sima Yi, who he assisted in removing Cao Shuang from the picture in 249 so that Yi should have all the Wei regency powers for himself (some sources say Sima Shi was the only one Yi planned it with). He became regent after Sima Yi’s death in 251. Nominal emperor Cao Fang sought to get his power back in 254, but Sima Shi got an inkling of discontent and made him step down in favor of Cao Mao. She died after putting down another rebellion, in 255, from complications from an operation that removed a tumor from his eye.

Sima Yi

Sima You (司馬攸, Shiba Yuu): Born 246. Second son of Sima Zhao. Sima Yan, emperor of Jin, wanted his developmentally disabled son Sim Zhong to be the next emperor, and was concerned that people favored Sima You, so he had You sent away from Politics to his fiefdom in 282. Died in 283 of stress.

Sima Zhao

Wang Yuanji

Xiahou Xuan

Xin Chang

Zhang Chunhua

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