List of Samurai Warriors characters
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
- Akechi Mitsuhide (明智 光秀), vassal of Nobunaga and mentor to Ranmaru. He disapproves of Nobunaga's methods and rebels against him at Honnouji temple. He wields a katana. Voice credit: Hikaru Midorikawa
- 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
- Uesugi Kenshin (上杉謙信), avatar of Bishamonten, he lives only for battle and sees Shingen as his nemesis. He wields a large seven-bladed sword. Voice credit: Jouji Nakata
- 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
- Saika Magoichi (雑賀 孫市), a mercenary with a grudge against Nobunaga. He wields a musket with an attached bayonet. Voice credit: Hiroshi Isobe
- Takeda Shingen (武田 信玄), renowned strategist and leader of the Takeda clan. He wields a dansen uchiwa (strategist's fan). Voice credit: Daisuke Gouri
- 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
- Hattori Hanzō (服部 半蔵), ninja in service of Tokugawa Ieyasu. He wields a kusari-gama (chain & scythe). Historically, he wields a yari (spear/lance). Voice credit: Takaya Kuroda
- 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:
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣 秀吉), one of Nobunaga's best generals and eventual unifier of Japan. He wields a Sansetsukon. Voice credit: Munehiro Tokita, Hideo Ishikawa (Starting from Samurai Warriors 2)
- Imagawa Yoshimoto (今川 義元), eccentric ruler who wishes to play Kemari in Kyoto. He wields a katana and a kemari ball; he was not included in Samurai Warriors 2. Voice credit: Takahiro Kawachi
- 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
- Ina (Inahime) (稲姫), daughter of Tadakatsu, wife to Sanada Nobuyuki and sister in-law to Sanada Yukimura. She wields a bladed longbow. Voice credit: Makiko Ohmoto
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
- Fuuma Kotaro (風魔 小太郎), ninja in service of the Hōjō clan and is the bitter-rival of Hattori Hanzo. He wields a pair of claws. Voice credit: Nobuyuki Hiyama
- Ishida Mitsunari (石田 三成), vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He wields an iron fan. Voice credit: Eiji Takemoto
- Azai Nagamasa (淺井 長政), daimyo of Northern Omi and husband of Oichi. He wields a jousting lance. Voice credit: Hiroshi Kamiya
- 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
- Naoe Kanetsugu (直江 兼続), vassal of Uesugi Kagekatsu. He wields a Taoist sword and paper charms. Voice credit: Masaya Takatsuka
- Shimazu Yoshihiro (島津 義弘), daimyo of Satsuma. He wields a large hammer. Voice credit: Hisao Egawa
- 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
- Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 武蔵), a master of kenjutsu and a rival of Sasaki Kojiro. He wields a katana and an offhand wakizashi, which is historically accurate. Voice credit: Hidehiko Kaneko
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.
- Abe Motozane
- Akai Naomasa
- Akamatsu Yoshisuke
- Akao Kiyotsuna
- Akashi Takenori
- Akashi Teruzumi
- Akaza Naonori
- Akaza Naoyasu
- Akechi Hidemitsu
- Akechi Shigetomo
- Akiyama Nobutomo
- Akita Sanesue
- Amago Yoshihisa
- Amakasu Kagemochi
- Amakasu Kagetsugu
- Anayama Nobukimi (Anayama Baisetsu)
- Ando Morinari
- Anegakoji Yoritsuna
- Ankokuji Ekei
- Anto Chikasue
- Aoyama Toranosuke
- Araki Murashige
- Araki Shigekata
- Arima Noriyori
- Arima Toyouji
- Asahina Yasutomo
- Asakura Kageakira
- Asakura Kagenori
- Asakura Kagetake
- Asakura Yoshikage
- Ashikaga Yoshiaki
- Ashina Morioki
- Ashina Moriuji
- Atsuji Sadayuki
- Azai Masazumi (Asai Masazumi)
- Baba Nobuharu (Baba Nobufusa)
- Ban Danemon
- Chiba Naoshige
- Chiba Shigetane
- Chosokabe Morichika
- Chosokabe Motochika
- Chosokabe Nobuchika
- Daidoji Masashige
- Date Harumune
- Date Hidemune
- Date Sanemoto
- Date Shigezane
- Date Terumune
- Dodo Tsunaie
- Ei Hisatora
- Endo Naotsune
- Fukuhara Hirotoshi
- Fukushima Masanori
- Fuse Magobei
- Fuwa Mitsuharu
- Gamo Ujisato
- Goto Matabei
- Goto Nobuyasu
- Hachisuka Iemasa
- Hachisuka Koroku
- Hachiya Yoritaka
- Hara Masatane
- Hara Nagayori
- Hara Tanenaga
- Harada Munetoki
- Hasekura Tsunenaga
- Hashiba Hidenaga
- Hattori Tomosada
- Hineno Bitchu
- Hineno Hironari
- Hirano Nagayasu
- Hirate Hirohide
- Hiratsuka Tamehiro
- Hiroaka Yorikatsu
- Hōjō Naosada
- Hōjō Tsunashige
- Hōjō Ujifusa
- Hōjō Ujikuni
- Hōjō Ujimasa
- Hōjō Ujimitsu
- Hōjō Ujinao
- Hōjō Ujinori
- Hōjō Ujitada
- Hōjō Ujitaka
- Hōjō Ujiteru
- Hōjō Ujiyasu
- Honda Masanobu
- Honda Tadamasa
- Honda Tadatomo
- Honda Tadazane
- Honganji Kennyo*
- Honinbo Sansa
- Honjo Shigenaga
- Hori Hidemasa
- Horiuchi Ujiyoshi
- Hosokawa Fujitaka
- Hosokawa Tadaoki
- Ido Yoshihiro
- Ii Nagamasa
- Ii Naomasa
- Ii Naomori
- Ii Naotaka
- Ujuin Tadamune
- Ikeda Terumasa
- Ikeda Tsuneoki
- Imagawa Ujizane
- Inaba Ittetsu
- Inadome Sukenao
- Innoshima Sukeyasu
- Irobe Katsunaga
- Irobe Mitsunaga
- Irobe Nagazane
- Ise Sadaoki
- Ishikawa Kazumasa
- Ishikawa Yasukatsu
- Ishikawa Yasunaga
- Isono Kazumasa
- Ito Masayo
- Jojo Masashige
- Kabayama Hisataka
- Kaiho Tsunachika
- Kaisen Shoki
- Kakizaki Kageie
- Kamiizumi Nobutsuna
- Kanamori Nagachika
- Kaneko Mino
- Kani Saizo
- Karasawa Genba
- Kasahara Masataka
- Kasuya Sanekatsu
- Kasuya Takenori
- Katagiri Katsumoto
- Katakura Kagetsuna (Katakura Kojuro)
- Katakura Shigenaga
- Kato Kiyomasa
- Kato Yoshiaki
- Katsurayama Ujimoto
- Kawada Maganori
- Kawai Yoshimune
- Kawajiri Hidetaka
- Kikkawa Hiroie
- Kimura Shigenari
- Kiso Yoshimasa
- Kita Nobuchika
- Kitajo Takahiro
- Kobayakawa Hideaki
- Konishi Yukinaga
- Kosaka Masanobu
- Kozuki Bitchu
- Kuki Yoshitaka
- Kuroda Kanbei
- Kuroda Nagamasa
- Kurushima Michiyasu
- Kutsuki Mototsuna
- Maeba Jinpachiro
- Maeba Yoshitsugu
- Maeda Toshiie
- Maeda Toshitsune
- Magara Naotaka
- Matoba Genshiro
- Matsuda Masachika
- Matsuda Naohide
- Matsuda Norihide
- Matsuda Yasusato
- Matsudaira Nobuyasu
- Matsudaira Tadamasa
- Matsudaira Tadanao
- Matsudaira Tadateru
- Matsudaira Tadayoshi
- Matsudaira Yasunaga
- Matsui Munenobu
- Matsui Tadatsugu
- Matsunaga Hisahide
- Matsuno Shume
- Matto Haruno
- Menju Ieteru
- Mibu Yoshitake
- Mimaki Kaneaki
- Minagawa Hiroteru
- Mitsui Yuunken
- Miyabe Keijun
- Miyamoto Hyobu
- Miyoshi Masayasu
- Mizuno Katsunari
- Mogami Yoshiaki
- Mogami Yoshimori
- Mogami Yoshiyasu
- Momochi Tamba
- Mori Hidemoto
- Mori Katsunaga
- Mori Nagayoshi
- Mori Tadamasa
- Mori Terumoto
- Mori Yoshinari
- Murai Sadakatsu
- Murakami Motoyoshi
- Murakami Takayoshi
- Murakami Yoshikiyo
- Nagai Michitoshi
- Naito Masatoyo
- Naito Tadaoki
- Nakagawa Kiyohide
- Nakagawa Shigemasa
- Nakamura Kazuhide
- Nakamura Kazutada
- Nakamura Kazuuji
- Nakano Munetoki
- Namasue Mataichiro
- Namikawa Yasuie
- Naoe Kagetsuna
- Narita Ujinaga
- Natsume Yoshinobu
- Nikaido Moriyoshi
- Ninokuruwa Isuke
- Niiro Tadamoto
- Nishina Morinobu
- Niwa Nagahide
- Niwa Ujishige
- Nobesawa Mitsushige
- Noisshiki Tanomo
- Nomi Munekatsu
- Oda Nobukatsu
- Oda Nobutada
- Ogasawara Hidemasa
- Ogasawara Nagatada
- Ogawara Yasuhiro
- Ogawa Suketada
- Ogura Shoju
- Ohno Harufusa
- Ohno Harunaga
- Oka Toshikatsu
- Oka Yoshimasa
- Okabe Motonobu
- Okubo Tadachika
- Okubo Tadasuke
- Okubo Tadayo
- Okudaira Nobumasa
- Onikojima Yataro
- Oniniwa Tsunamoto
- Oniniwa Yoshinao
- Otani Yoshikatsu
- Otani Yoshitsugu
- Otomo Yoshimune
- Oyamada Nobushige
- Ozeki Takamasu
- Pandan Emon
- Rusu Masakage
- Ryuzoji Takanobu
- Saegusa Moritomo
- Saika Magoroku
- Saito Tatsuoki
- Saito Tomonobu
- Saito Toshimasa
- Saito Toshimitsu
- Saito Yoshitatsu
- Sakai Ietsugu
- Sakai Masahisa
- Sakai Tadatsugu
- Sakai Yoshiro
- Sakakibara Yasumasa
- Sakazaki Naomori
- Sakenobe Hidetsuna
- Sakuma Nobumori
- Sanada Terumasa
- Sanada Masayuki
- Sanada Masateru
- Sanada Nobutsuna
- Sanada Nobuyuki
- Saruwatari Nobumitsu
- Sasa Narimasa (Sassa Narimasa)
- Sasaki Kojiro* (bodyguard in Samurai Warriors 2, playable in Empires)
- Satake Yoshiaki
- Satake Yoshimasa
- Satake Yoshishige
- Satomi Minbu
- Seki Kamon
- Sengoku Hidehisa
- Sengoku Tadamasa
- Shibata Katsuie* (bodyguard in Samurai Warriors 2, playable in Empires)
- Shibata Katsumasa
- Shibata Katsusada
- Shibata Katsutoyo
- Shibue Masamitsu
- Shichiri Yorichika
- Shimazu Iehisa
- Shimazu Tadanaga
- Shimazu Tadatsune
- Shimazu Toyohisa
- Shimazu Toshihisa
- Shimazu Yoshihisa
- Shimozuma Chuukou
- Shimozuma Rairen
- Shimozuma Rairyu
- Shimura Mitsuyasu
- Shimura Nagaatsu
- Shimura Shigeie
- Shinjo Naoyori
- Shishido Mototsugu
- Shoukei
- Susukida Kanesuke
- Suwa Yorimizu
- Suzuki Kyuzaburo
- Suzuki Sadayu
- Suzuki Shigenori
- Suzuki Shigetomo
- Takayama Ukon (Takayama Shigetomo)
- Takeda Katsuyori
- Takeda Nobukado
- Takeda Nobushige
- Takeda Nobutoyo
- Takeda Nobuzane
- Takeda Yoshinobu
- Takenaka Hanbei
- Takigawa Kazumasu
- Tanaka Yoshimasa
- Tateoka Mitsunao
- Tendo Yorisada
- Terasawa Hirotaka
- Toda Kazuaki
- Toda Shigemasa
- Todo Takatora
- Toki Yorisada
- Tokugawa Hidetada
- Tomita Nagashige
- Tomita Nobutaka
- Tomizawa Iyo
- Torii Mototada
- Toyotomi Hidetsugu
- Toyotomi Hideyori
- Tozawa Moriyasu
- Tsuchihashi Morishige
- Tsuchiya Masatsugu
- Tsuda Nobuharu
- Tsugaru Tamenobu
- Tsutsui Junkei
- Tsutsui Sadatsugu
- Udono Nagateru
- Ueda Norisada
- Uesugi Kagekatsu
- Uesugi Kagenobu
- Uesugi Ujinori
- Ujiie Bokuzen
- Ujiie Mitsuuji
- Ujiie Sadanao
- Ujiie Yukihiro
- Ujuin Tadamune
- Ukita Hideie
- Ukita Tadaie
- Umezu Masakage
- Uozumi Kagekata
- Usami Sadamitsu
- Utsunomiya Hirotsuna
- Utsunomiya Kunitsuna
- Uwai Kakuken
- Wada Akitame
- Wakisaka Yasuharu
- Watanabe Moritsuna
- Yagyu Munenori
- Yamada Arinobu
- Yamagata Masakage
- Yamamoto Kansuke
- Yamanaka Shikanosuke
- Yamazaki Naganori
- Yashiro Kageyori
- Yasuda Kunitsugu
- Yasuda Nagahide
- Yazawa Yorisada
- Yazawa Yoritsuna
- Yokotani Yukishige
- Yoshikawa Hiroie
- Yoshioka Nagamasu
- Yuasa Jinsuke
- Yuki Harutomo
- Yuki Hideyasu
- Yumoto Zushonosuke
- Yusa Tsugumitsu
N.B. *= An NPC with a unique appearance