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This is a list of characters from the game Samurai Warriors. Most of them are based on historical figures.

Samurai Warriors has a lineup of fifteen playable characters:

  • Sanada Yukimura (真田 幸村), vassal to Shingen until his death. Afterwards he joined the Toyotomi against the Tokugawa forces. He wields a jumonji-yari (spear). Voice credit: Takeshi Kusao
  • Maeda Keiji (前田 慶次), served under Nobunaga until he became a wanderer. He wields a two-pronged spear. Voice credit: Yuji Ueda
  • Oda Nobunaga (織田 信長), a powerful warlord who seeks to rule Japan. He wields a two-edged straight sword imbued with evil energy. Voice credit: Jurouta Kosugi
  • Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門), a professional thief seeking the Plover Urn. He wields a large metal club and carries a powerful cannon upon his back; he was not included in Samurai Warriors 2. Voice credit: Hisao Egawa
Oichi's appearance in Samurai Warriors 2 differs greatly from her appearance in the original. In Samurai Warriors, she is depicted as being a cheerful, peppy young teen of about fourteen years of age. In Samurai Warriors 2, her appearance has been adjusted to make her an adult with a more mature personality.
  • Okuni (阿国), a travelling miko seeking funds for her shrine. She uses an umbrella as a weapon. She is available only in free mode in Sengoku Musou 2. Voice credit: Wakana Yamazaki
  • Kunoichi (くノ一), a female ninja in service of the Sanada and Takeda clans. In fact, the word kunoichi means female ninja. She wields dual kunai. A non-historical character who is based on the Sanada Ten Braves that accompanied Sanada Yukimura (Anayama Kosuke); she was not included in Samurai Warriors 2. Voice credit: Yuko Nagashima
  • Date Masamune (伊達 政宗), young ruler of the Date clan who seeks control of the land. Known as the One-Eyed Dragon. He wields a pair of bokken or suburitou (wooden swords). In Sengoku Musou 2 however, he wields a western-style saber and a pair of pistols. Voice credit: Nobuyuki Hiyama
  • Lady Noh (Nouhime) (濃姫), wife of Nobunaga, she is torn between the love of her husband and her promise to her father to kill Nobunaga. She wields a pair of claws, or daggers hidden in her sleeves. To the contradiction of history, she and Nobunaga are close. In Sengoku Musou 2, they appear to be more distant. Voice credit: Mariko Suzuki
  • Mori Ranmaru (森 蘭丸), servant of Nobunaga, close relationship with Mitsuhide Akechi. He wields a nodachi. he is only available in free mode in Sengoku Musou 2. Voice credit: Naomi Shindou

Samurai Warriors Xtreme Legends introduced an additional four playable characters to the roster:

  • Honda Tadakatsu (本多 忠勝), general in service of Tokugawa Ieyasu. He wields an exceptionally large spear. Historically he wields the Tonbogiri, but as it is occupied by the CAW Spear's fourth weapon, he must settle for this. Voice credit: Akio Ohtsuka

Samurai Warriors 2 has twelve new characters listed; ten playable, two unique NPC's:

  • Tokugawa Ieyasu (德川 家康）, a loyal ally to Nobunaga and the third of "The Three Unifiers". He wields a spear with a cannon hidden inside. Voice credit: Jouji Nakata
  • Tachibana Ginchiyo (立花 誾千代), daughter of Tachibana Dosetsu and wife of Tachibana Muneshige. She wields a serrated sword. Voice credit: Naomi Shindou
  • Nene (ねね), wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. She wields a pair of daggers. She seems to take the place of the character Kunoichi, who was taken out of this version, and is a kunoichi (a female ninja) herself, using the same ninjutsu style as the character Kunoichi with a few different moves such as shapeshifting. Voice credit: Wakana Yamazaki
  • Shima Sakon (島 左近), elite general whom in the service of Ishida Mitsunari. His remarkable skills in coordination of military deployment that often rivaled Honda Tadakatsu. He wields a two-handed falchion. Voice credit: Shinichi Yamada

It should also be noted that characters' backstories were often non-historical (Ranmaru was born two years before Inabayama Castle fell, instead of defending it alongside Mitsuhide), but that many of the relationships (such as what seem to be strong implications of more than a friendly relationship between those two) are greatly changed in Samurai Warriors 2 (the battle of Okehazama, the siege of Inabayama castle are omitted; Hideyoshi and Magoichi are best of friends; Ranmaru and Mitsuhide are practically indifferent to one another, while Nobunaga and Mitsuhide are particularly close).

Non-playable characters

Many other officers and and generals that fought in wars during the battles of Samurai Warriors appear but are not playable in any of the games in the series. Here is an ongoing list of generals and their officers who are featured in this series. Names in parentheses are variants that are used in the games. 

N.B. *= An NPC with a unique appearance
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