Tadakatsu Honda

Tadakatsu Honda was a loyal general of Ieyasu Tokugawa and father to Ina, who was famed for his prowess on the battlefield. He holds a reputation of being a mighty, intelligent warrior and said to have returned from all of his battles unscathed. Tadakatsu honda is often called "The Warrior who surpassed Death itself" because he has never been scathed or hit. On over 55 battles, he did not receive even one wound. The great warrior of mikawa, the carrier of the Tonbo-giri, the Samurai who wore "the Great Platinum armor". He was a formidable warrior of great renown, and earned words of praise from many of the lords his own master Ieyasu served. Oda Nobunaga, who was notoriously disinclined to praise his followers, called him "Samurai among Samurai". Moreover, Toyotomi Hideyoshi noted that the best samurai were "Honda Tadakatsu in the West and Tachibana Muneshige in the East". Even Takeda Shingen praised Honda, saying that of his lord Ieyasu "Ieyasu owns two things that exceed his own worth: that ridiculous hat of his, and that warrior Tadakatsu". Before XL, Keiji Maeda was considered to be the Samurai equivalent of Lu Bu, but upon Tadakatsu's introduction, the games seemed to push him as Lu Bu's equal. In Warriors Orochi, Tadakatsu is paired off against Lu Bu, confirming the parallel. 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. His helmet is unique, given to him by his lord, Ieayasu Tokugawa.