Bodyguards (Samurai Warriors)

Bodyguards are optional warriors who can follow the player's character on the map. In the first game, the player could have four bodyguards at once under a particular weapon class. The sequel limits the player's guard to a lone soldier from a wider range of job classes.

Samurai Warriors
Note: These are the default names and classes.

Shinobi
The names in this class are named after members in the Sanada Ten Braves.
 * Sasuke
 * Saizo
 * Rokuro
 * Kosuke

Teppou

 * Hotaru
 * Tanchu
 * Tsuru
 * Geshin

Kengou

 * Musashi
 * Kojiro
 * Munenori
 * Tadaki

Male Samurai

 * Takanobu Ryuzoji (龍造寺隆信)
 * Kosuke Anayama (穴山小助)
 * Shikanosuke Yamanaka (山中鹿之介)
 * Masatoshi Hoshina (保科正俊)
 * Moriyasu Tozawa (戸沢盛安)
 * Sekishusai Yagyu (柳生石舟斎)
 * Nobutsuna Kamiizumi (上泉信綱)
 * Yoshiteru Ashikage (足利義輝)
 * Joun Takahashi (高橋紹運)

Lady Samurai

 * Koma (駒姫) - Masamune's cousin and one of Hideyoshi's noble concubines.
 * Nana (菜々) - Motochika's wife who was also known as Motochika Fujin.
 * Inu Oura (大浦戌) - Tsugaru Tamenobu's wife and Oura Tamenori's daughter. She was also called Ourahime.
 * Matsu Maeda (前田まつ) - Toshiie's wife.
 * Kai (甲斐姫) - Another one of Hideyoshi's concubines.

Ninja

 * Nagato Fujibayashi (藤林長門守) - one of the three heads of the Iga ninja school. No records state his real name. With his personal connections, he was able to fuse to Iga and Koga ninjutsu techniques together to create a new style. He was one of the three shinobi that Masashige relied on. Legends state that he fought Nobunaga and taught Shingen's troops to better utilize rifles.
 * Isuke Ninokuruwa (二曲輪猪助) - Rumored to be a Fūma shinobi who was personally taught by Kotarō. Said to possess supernatural speed whilst running on foot.
 * Tamba Momochi (百地丹波) - an Iga ninja who was also known as Sandyu Momoji. He secretly joined forces with Magoichi to end Nobunaga, starting by targeting his son, Nobukatsu. His plot was betrayed by one of his own men and he resisted the conqueror in his homeland. He presumably died during battle. Folktales also state that he was one of Goemon's cousins.
 * Sasuke Sarutobi (猿飛佐助) - one of the Sanada Ten Braves and a famous fictional ninja in literature. His ninjutsu caused panic for Ieyasu's troops during the Osaka Campaign. A formidable trickster, he and Saizo flawlessly trapped their enemies in a field of land mines. After their defeat at Osaka, Sasuke chose to live with Yukimura at Satsuma.
 * Koji Kashin (果心居士) - a fictional illusionist who confronted Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, Yoshihiro and other daimyo with his sorcery. He was a miracle bringer who could amaze even the most hardened of skeptics.

Kunoichi

 * Maria Konishi (小西マリア) - Yukinaga Konishi's sister and Sō Yoshitoshi's wife.
 * Tiger Gamo (蒲生虎) - Toshiie's third daughter who was said to have also been one of Hideyoshi's concubines. Her more familiar name is Mahime.
 * Usui (碓氷姫) - Tadatsugu Sakai's wife.
 * Tsune Kato (加藤安) -　Nagatomi Okumura's wife.
 * Chiyojo Mochizuki (望月千代女)

Musketeer

 * Sukenao Inadome (稲富祐直)
 * Hisatoki Tanegashima (種子島久時)
 * Zenjubo Sugitani (杉谷善住坊)
 * Dojun Igasaki (伊賀崎道順)
 * Juzo Kakei (筧十蔵)

Archer

 * Koshosho (小少将) - Yoshikage Asakura's concubine who gave birth to their son, Aioumaru. She was one of Bushoryo Saitohyo's children. After her husband was defeated by Nobunaga in 1570, her exact fate remains disputed. She either died with her son, escaped safely with Yoshikage's wife, or gave birth to another infant.
 * Tatsuko Kyogoku (京極竜子) - Takasugi Kyogoku's daughter and Motoaki Takeda's wife. When her husband was subdued, she became one of Hideyoshi's concubines. Described as an eternal beauty, she was good friends with Lady Yodo and Kodai-In. Rumors say that she fought with Lady Yodo to gain her foothold in Hideyoshi's will.
 * Myorinni Yoshioka (吉岡妙林尼) - Kagamiokuro Yoshioka's wife and one of Ōtomo Sōrin's vassals. When the Shimazu clan marched into her lands, she resisted them at Usuki Castle. Though she eventually surrendered, Hideyoshi invited her to join his service based on tales regarding her bravery. After she refused, it is unknown what happened to her.
 * Chiyo Yamanouchi (山内千代) - Kazutoyo Yamauchi's wife. She was also known under her Buddhist name, Kensho-In (見性院). She is speculated to be either Morikazu Endo or Tomooki Wakamiya's child. When her husband was first leaving for battle, she used the money given to her by her father to buy him a fine horse named Kagami Kurige. Nobunaga spotted the steed and began to favor Kazutoyo's reputation. Her husband said, "If it weren't for Chiyo, I would have never been able to make my name known in this country."
 * Tsuru (鶴姫) - Legendary warrior and shrine priestess from Ohmishima, Ehime Prefecture. She was married into the Ōuchi family and fought together with her brother and lover on the field. When she was sixteen, she defeated Mitsusue no Minamoto in a duel. Two years later, her family was caught off guard and defeat was inevitable. Rather than flee or surrender, she chose to honor her loved ones by committing ritual suicide. Her last words were, "As Mishima's ocean as my witness, my love shall be engraved with my name."

Monk

 * Sansa Honinbo (本因坊算砂)
 * Shoki Kaisen (快川紹喜)
 * Suden Ishin (以心崇伝)
 * Soho Takuan (沢庵宗彭)
 * Tenkai Nankobo (南光坊天海)

Priestess

 * Itoko Ikeda (池田糸子) - Nakagawa Kiyohide's daughter and Ikeda Terumasa's wife. She is also known as Nakagawa Itohime.
 * Sayuri (小百合姫) - Sassa Narimasa's concubine and Ieyasu's aunt. She was one of Chiyo Yamanouchi's daughters.
 * Ise (伊勢姫) - Beautiful woman who is said to have romantic relations with Kenshin. While it is said that her affections were returned, Kenshin pushed her away and she died of a broken heart. She may have not existed since she isn't mentioned in historical records.
 * Aya (綾姫) - Kenshin's sister and Kagekatsu's mother. She was also known as Lady Sento-In (仙桃院). She was married to Nagao Masakage. Rumors state that Kanetsugu tried his best to care for her.
 * Otsu Ono (小野お通) - One of the early practitioners of the Jōruri art form, she is also said to have been one of Nobuyuki's concubines. She was said to be a talented poet.

Sumo

 * Mataichiro Namasue (鯰江又一郎)
 * Yoemon Aochi (青地与右衛門)
 * Isa Miyoshi (三好伊三)
 * Kumawaka (熊若)
 * Seikai Miyoshi (三好晴海)

Fire Ninja

 * Rokuro Mochizuki (望月六郎)
 * Ginpachiro Ono (小野銀八郎)
 * Danzo Kato (加藤段蔵)
 * Saizo Kirigakure (霧隠才蔵)
 * Hisahide Matsunaga (松永久秀)