Tadakatsu Honda

Tadakatsu Honda (本多忠勝) debuted as one of the new characters in Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends. He acts as the Samurai Warriors equivalent to Lu Bu, replacing Keiji Maeda for the honor. He is a loyal general of Ieyasu Tokugawa and Ina's father. He holds a reputation of being a mighty and intelligent warrior said to have returned from all of his battles unscathed. His spear is named Tonbo-giri (roughly translated as dragonfly cutter), which relates to a popular folklore regarding the sharpness of his weapon. His helmet is unique and a gift from Ieyasu.

Samurai Warriors
Honda's story mainly consists of him being loyal to Ieyasu. Parallel to his role in history, he is a fearsome general and one of Ieyasu's most trusted generals. He usually follows his lord's conquest to glory and bids several of his challengers to die a warrior's death. In his lower path ending in Xtreme Legends, he neglects his duties to his lord and instead strives for strength. He faces Keiji to see which of them is mightier.

In his dream mode for the second game, Tadakatsu participates in a tournament for champions. There, he faces Keiji, Musashi, Kotaro, Hideyoshi, Ieyasu, and Masamune.

Warriors Orochi
In Warriors Orochi, Tadakatsu is Lu Bu's rival. In that game, he leads a small but potent resistance force against the Orochi army, often comming to the aid of several faction where he almost inevitably confronts Lu Bu, who exclaims that service to Orochi was worth the chance to fight Tadakatsu, the only warrior who can match him in battle.

Tadakatsu Honda is a starting a character for Shu in Warriors Orochi 2. In Tadakatsu's first battle, which is the Battle of Nagashino, he remarks to Zhang Fei that he is fighting with the true greats now after Zhang Fei teases him over a slightly vain comment. Before Xing Cai and Inahime leave to lead the reconnaissance troops to Wuhang Mountain, Tadakatsu and Zhang Fei worriedly see their daughters off.

Kessen
In Kessen, Tadakatsu acts as one of Ieyasu's advisers and his most prized general on the field. His martial skills surpass his lord in the first title but he is given a smaller amount of troops to balance himself with the rest of the army. He continues to act as Ieyasu's aid until his son takes over his position. He resumes this role to a lesser degree in Kessen III.

Saihai no Yukue
In Saihai no Yukue, Tadakatsu resumes his role as Ieyasu's vassal. He admires his lord greatly and is sincerely trusted by his lord in turn. He bravely declares that he has never been injured in any battle. He is often seen as an obstacle for Mitsunari to overcome.

Voice Actors

 * Kirk Thornton - Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends (English)
 * Nigel Stern - Samurai Warriors 2 (English)
 * Eil Gabe - Kessen (English)
 * Akio Ohtsuka - Samurai Warriors and Warriors Orochi series (Japanese)
 * Yukimasa Kishino - Kessen (Japanese)
 * Takeshi Mori - Kessen III (Japanese)

Quotes

 * "My might will crush the enemy."
 * "I am a man of peerless might!"
 * "Ieyasu owns two things that exceed his own worth: that unique helmet and that warrior Tadakatsu."
 *  Shingen commenting about Ieyasu at Mikatagahara, Samurai Warriors


 * "Let my Tobo-giri be a passage to hell!"
 * Honda before he fights; Kessen