Mototada Tame

Mototada Tame is an officer and noted strategist of the Hōjō clan. He led the Kurobi (Black Standard) forces from Kozuki province. During the battle of Kawagoe Castle, Mototada independently signaled a retreat when Ujiyasu Hōjō's forces were exposed, saving his lord.

Role in Games
Mototada Tame first appears at Kawagoe Castle in Samurai Warriors 3, where he and Tsunakage Tōyama follow Ujiyasu Hōjō into battle. He also appears in the Kantō Campaign, where he defends the central ward from the Uesugi. At Suruga-Sagami, Mototada fights on the front line, and if Shingen Takeda defeats him in time, Nobushige Takeda will be summoned as backup.

In Samurai Warriors 4 Tame appears at Kagegawa Castle, where he defends the main keep, protecting Ujiyasu Hōjō and Ujizane Imagawa when he joins later. At Suruga, Mototada defends the southern route that Ujizane takes to try and flee the Tokugawa forces. The Imagawa forces officer, Yasutomo Asahina joins Mototada in this duty. During the battle of Kannagawa, Mototada Tame appears as part of the first wave of reinforcements the Hōjō sent to help take back their lands from the Oda. Samurai Warriors 4-II has Tame appear at Tenshō-Jingo in Naomasa Ii's story mode, where he arrives as reinforcements at Tsutsujigasaki with Ujinaga Narita after the Tokugawa have secured the palace.

Tame appears later in Nobunaga's Ambition, first appearing in Nobunaga no Yabō: Tendō. He possesses slightly better than average stats, sitting in the mid to high sixties. The exception is his intelligence, which tends to be in the low eighties.

Historical Information
Tame Mototada was born to Tame Motoko. He was a member of the Tame clan, who were among the Kusaso Shichiteji, six clans loyal to the Hōjō from the beginning with Hōjō Soun. Mototada himself began his service under the Hōjō with Soun, although the exact year is unknown. By the time the Hōjō were led by Hōjō Ujiyasu, Mototada had risen to a prominent position within the Hōjō, serving as a military strategist.

During the battle of Kawagoe, Mototada monitored the battle's flow. When he noticed Ujiyasu's unit moving too far into the Ogigayatsu-Uesugi's lines, signaled for a withdrawal without Ujiyasu's permission. Despite technically breaking the chain of command, Tame received personal praise and honor from Ujiyasu for watching his back. When Hōjō Tsunashige sallied forth from the castle, Mototada also signaled for the rest of the Hōjō forces to press their attack, which overwhelmed the besieging Uesugi forces.

Mototada was made one of the Colored Banner Commanders, with Mototada commanding the black banner (Kurobi) of Kozuki Province. He maintained control over Aoki Castle (Located in Kanagawa Prefecture), which his clan maintained when he retired and handed control of it over to his son. Over the course of the many battles and campaigns the Hōjō fought, Tame Mototada usually provided direct or indirect support. These battles include Suruga against the Takeda and the Tenshō-Jingo conflict against the Uesugi and Tokugawa. Tame continued to serve the Hōjō until his death, however that time of death is uncertain.

The uncertainty of when Mototada passed away comes from the Odawara Campaign in 1590. As Toyotomi Hideyoshi's forces moved to attack the Hōjō castles throughout Kantō, a commander named Tame Nagamune went with Otani Kinyoshi to defend Nishinomaki Castle. Nagamune was slain in the ensuing siege, with his age of death listed at 72. Some connect Nagamune with Mototada, as the location and age make sense, but it is uncertain. A local legend connects Mototada with a man named Tame Suō no Kami Nagasada, who defended Yamanaka Castle during the Odawara Campaign. Nagasada died in the siege and the legend claims that Tame Sakon and several prominent Tame officers committed seppuku upon learning that Nagasada died in the battle over Yamanaka Castle. Sakon and his retainers following Nagasada into death convinces some that Nagasada was Mototada, just under a new name taken later in life.