Ina

Ina or Inahime (稲姫) debuted as one of the new characters in Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends. She also appears as a bonus character in Kessen III if the players have a Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legend data file on their memory card. She is Tadakatsu's daughter and the wife of Nobuyuki Sanada. She's symbolized by the kanji "purity" (純) and "refreshing" (爽).

Samurai Warriors
Ina is a devoted warrior who joins her father's mission to achieve Ieyasu's wish to end the land's suffering. She personally struggles to find her real reasons for fighting. Kunoichi teases that she is like her, a lover of chaos and destruction. If Ina gives into the thrill of battle, she will become as the ninja predicted and momentarily forgets her lord's goal.

In her upper ending, she keeps her desires in check and is able to live in peace. However, when her father-in-law attacks Ueda, she raises her bow one last time to defend her home. During the battle, Kunoichi once again taunts her yet Ina is resolved in her desire to protect the ones she cares for. After their duel, the ninja befriends her and is able to be with Ina when she bares a child.

In Samurai Warriors 2, Ina is a hard-working retainer for Ieyasu and hopes to prove herself worthy of her lineage. She acts more determined than before and is offended by the other ladies' lack of proper battle decorum. She admires Ginchiyo's strength and hopes to make her proud. In her ending, Ieyasu congratulates her achievements though Ina says that their victory was a group effort. Her dream stage is her historically significant event of stopping the Sanada forces at Numata Castle.

Warriors Orochi
During Orochi's scenario, Ina is one of the generals who tries to defend her lord at Edo Castle. She bravely leads a surprise attack on Orochi's main camp but is defeated by the serpent army. Ieyasu, who wants to save his men, submits to the serpent king after his defeat.

In Warriors Orochi, Ina befriends Sun Shang Xiang during their forced servitude, as the two are frequently join together for missions. When she confronts Sun Ce about his bungled attempt to rescue Sun Jian, she is surprised when he asks about his sister's welfare. After testing his sincerity in battle, she defects to the resistance and convinces her friend to do the same once the battle ends.

During the sequel, she and Xing Cai lead a reconnaissance mission for their respective lords. They spot and rescue Mitsuhide and his daughter from being taken away to Kiyomori by Sun Wukong. Though they fight and beat the Monkey King, he escapes capture. She shares her dream stage with two other famous archers, Huang Zhong and Xiahou Yuan, to prove their worth over firearms.

Voice Actors

 * Wendee Lee - Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends (English)
 * Katie Snetsinger - Samurai Warriors 2 (English)
 * Jessica Straus - Warriors Orochi series (English)
 * Makiko Ômoto - Samurai Warriors and Warriors Orochi series (Japanese)

Quotes

 * "To succumb to temptation means defeat."
 * "I shall prove myself to the men of this age!"
 * "None can escape the reach of my bow!"
 * "Someday, these beautiful fields shall be allowed to blossom again."
 * "When challenging yourself, you cannot settle for second best."
 * "Lord Yukimura... How is he...? Your brother... Is he well?"
 * "Yes, he remains well."
 * "Good... I am glad to hear it."
 * Ina and Yukimura; Samurai Warriors 2 Empires


 * "How can you dress in such ridiculous clothes? Have you no modesty? No self-respect?"
 * "But... this is what Hideyoshi likes me to wear. Especially when he-"
 * "Stop! Please don't finish that sentence."
 * Ina and Nene; Samurai Warriors 2 Empires

Gameplay
Ina is arguably the first purely archer type character to effectively be given access to her bow as a primary means of combat. Prior to her, most archer types had a secondary weapon that was used in close range. Her combative style is very powerful and is equally strong in mass combat. She can cover all ranges with equal efficiency with her only real drawback being some lag in a number of setups.

Samurai Warriors 3
Stage to clear for Unique Weapon - Battle of Numata Castle

Historical Information
Komatsuhime was born in the year 1573 as the daughter of Honda Tadakatsu. She was adopted by Tokugawa Ieyasu though some records believe that she was actually Ieyasu's child. Her childhood name was Inahime and Onei. She was praised as a beautiful and intelligent woman.

After witnessing the Sanada's wise strategies at the Battle of Ueda, she and her father were captivated by them. Tokugawa Ieyasu himself arranged for Komatsuhime to marry Sanada Nobuyuki, the Sanada lord. She was 17 and he was 25 at the time. A popular story says that Ieyasu brought Komatsuhime in a room of suitors to let her choose her husband. The men were turned with their backs to her so she couldn't see their faces. Despite facing rows of topknots, she found Nobuyuki very quickly due to her infatuation with him. Nobuyuki praised her as a good wife and wise mother (ryōsai kenbo 良妻賢母). It was partially due to his marriage that he aligned himself with the Eastern Army at the Battle of Sekigahara.

In 1600, before Sekigahara, Sanada Masayuki was en route to visit Nobuyuki at Ueda Castle, accompanied by his other son, Sanada Yukimura. The two stopped at Numata Castle, where Komatsuhime was managing affairs. Masayuki relayed a message to her: "I want to see my grandchildren," and in response, the princess emerged, dressed in full battle attire, saying "Since we have parted ways in this conflict, though you are my father-in-law I cannot allow you into this castle." Some accounts report that she fired a warning shot from her bow when Masayuki and his men tried to march closer. Masayuki and Yukimura withdrew to a temple, Shōkaku-ji, and were surprised when they saw Komatsuhime (with her children) arrive soon after them, honoring Masayuki's wish. After the incident, Masayuki reportedly said, "That's Honda Tadakatsu's daughter for you. A fine maiden who will not falter."

After the Battle of Sekigahara, during Masayuki and Yukimura's exile, she took charge of sending them food and other daily necessities.

She died in the present-day city of Kōnosu in Saitama Prefecture at age 47. She was in the midst of traveling to Kusatsu hot spring with hopes to treat her illness. Nobuyuki lamented her passing, saying that "the light of my house has been extinguished." Her grave can be found there. Today, in the museum at Ueda Castle, visitors can see items that she used, including her palanquin.