Okuni

Okuni (阿国) is a character who first appeared in Samurai Warriors. She is a traveling priestess (miko) seeking funds for her shrine. She is best known in history for founding the Japanese dance style, Kabuki. In Samurai Warriors, she is 16 years old.

Samurai Warriors
Okuni is a flirty yet graceful maiden who is easily distracted in her mission by the land's impressive generals. She unknowingly wanders onto battlefields, and being a priestess, usually tries to stop the violence or solicite money by putting on a dance. Her dances work to a degree but ultimately fail to stop any fights. Although she is infatuated by Keiji, she wears her heart on her sleeve and can be fascinated with various men and women. She often wants the one she is infatuated with to return with her to Izumo. Because of this, she has the most alternate endings in Samurai Warriors.

In her real ending, she entertains Keiji and Goemon with a dance. During her performance, the object of her affections walks out as he wants to return to the battlefield. When she's done, she goes with Goemon to look for the missing Keiji.

Okuni is a hidden character in Samurai Warriors 2 who can be unlocked after a winning play in the Suguroku minigame. Like Ranmaru, she lacks a personal Story Mode. She rarely appears in other character's story scenarios except for certain dream stages such as Mitushide's struggle, the beauty competition for No, Oichi -and later Gracia, and others. Her other appearances are mostly limited to Survival mode. In this game, she is slightly more cynical and uses her coy attitude to hide her anger.

Quotes

 * "Shall I bring a little grace to the party?"
 * "My dance has been known to bring grown men to their knees."
 * "So you're the fella who wants to make everybody happy... Quite the dreamer, aren't you?"
 * "It's no dream; it's reality! Or, at least it will be..."
 * "Of course. But, if that dream should fade, like the morning dew... Come to me, and I'll take you to Izumo. And show you dreams beyond your wildest imagination. Don't be afraid. Just go with the flow..."
 * Okuni and Hideyoshi; SW2 Empires


 * "Sigh... I hate getting my hands dirty!"
 * "Let me teach you how to dance."
 * "Watch your step!"
 * "Come on now, feast your eyes on the Queen of Dance!"
 * "Why don't we take a rest and Dance later?"
 * "Such a disgrace! I'll show you what elegance is like!"
 * "Pathetic dance, like a withered blossom..."
 * "Hmm..Another one who is gifted to the movements of beauty."
 * "Let's see who is qualified as the Divine Dancer."
 * "Next Dance,will be mine."
 * "This shall be our last dance!"
 * "Ahh! Where are my Dance Shoes? How am I going to dance without it?!"
 * "No matter how mesmerizing your moves are,you are still far from my Enchanting Dance..."
 * "You got the wrong move, wrong step & wrong dancer to fight with."
 * "Looks like this is the end of your dance...finally."

Development
Okuni's first design was made as the simplified priestess outfit found in Japan. Her revamp design accentuates this concept by adding gold and the colors of the rainbow to her outfit.

Historical Information
Okuni's full name is Izumo no Okuni. Okuni is famous for basically founding a theater and creating a new style of dance, which became Kabuki theater. Of the theater she founded it was later shut down by Ieyasu Tokugawa due to it basically falling to a place of prostitution (and riots by drunken male fans), he instated theater run completely by males, however the same thing happened around it and he banned it all together. Although Okuni was remembered for the theater, after she retired nothing else was recorded of her. There are however a few suggestions of her death date, but no official record.