Tsunashige Hōjō

Tsunashige Hōjō is an officer of the Hōjō clan and the adopted brother of Ujiyasu. As one of the Colored Banner Commanders, he and his men were known for their yellow uniforms and intricate silk banners inscribed with the words "Hachiman Daibosatsu".

Role in Games
Tsunashige appears in the Samurai Warriors as a generic officer for the Hōjō. In Samurai Warriors Katana, the player must help Kotarō rescue him from the Uesugi.

Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence has him play a key role in the Kawagoe Night Raid. One of the requirements needed to trigger this event is to make Tsunashige the castellan of Kawagoe Castle.

Historical Information
Born to Fukushima Masashige of the Imagawa clan, Tsunashige was adopted into the Hōjō clan by Ujitsuna. Favored by his foster father, he proved himself in battle by carrying out a successful night raid against the Uesugi forces in 1537. He was then charged with the defense of Kawagoe Castle in Musashi Province; when the Uesugi and Ashikaga surrounded the sparsely-filled castle in 1544, he held out long enough for Ujiyasu to drive out the invaders.

Alongside his son Ujishige, he continued to earn acclaim for the Hōjō and greatly contributed to their growing influence across the Kantō region. His habit of declaring victory before enemy troops further solidified his reputation as the living incarnation of Hachiman, the Shinto god of war and archery. He was even made the guardian of Tamanawa Castle in Sagami.

But after losing to Takeda Katsuyori during the Siege of Kanbara, Tsunashige stepped down from the front lines and focused more on guarding his clan's territory. While defending Fukuzawa Castle from the Takeda army, Shingen attempted to coerce the general to surrender via letter attached to a fired arrow. Tsunashige ignored it and delayed the siege for two months until Shingen's usage of miners to break down the castle walls forced him to retreat. Upon losing his brother, he lived the rest of his life as a Buddhist monk before dying from illness. His remains were then buried at Ryūhōji Temple.