Ranmaru Mori

Ranmaru Mori (森 蘭丸) is Nobunaga's page. He is best known for his rather effeminate appearance. In the first game, he's 19 years old.

Samurai Warriors
In Samurai Warriors, Ranmaru begins his story as Mitsuhide's pupil. Both were serving in the Mino domain when Nobunaga conquered it. Since they were able to prove their might to him, they joined the Oda forces. He became loyal to Nobunaga which conflicted with his relationship with Mitsuhide. Ranmaru protected his lord from the betrayal at Honnoji and is faced with the thought of having to kill his mentor. In his lower path ending, he unquestionably completes the deed and continues to defend Nobunaga from various assassins.

In his real ending, he hesitates to kill his mentor at Anegawa and the army continues to pursue him at Gifu. Ranmaru decides that he must be the only one who can end Mitsuhide and charges into the castle for a duel. While his mentor dies in his arms, Ranmaru tries to confess his affection for him. Mitsuhide's last words are his desire to meet Ranmaru in the next life, a request that the teen answers in his thoughts.

Ranmaru is a hidden character for Samurai Warriors 2 that can be unlocked by doing his requests in Survival Mode. Like Okuni, he doesn't have a personal Story Mode. However, he does make appearances during other characters scenarios. He is usually found trying to avenge his father's death while facing the Azai forces or defending Nobunaga in various campaigns. He also humorously appears in the beauty competition for No and Oichi's dream stages.

Kessen
Ranmaru appears as a playable unit in the third Kessen. He is much more masculine than his Samurai Warriors counterpart and even sports a topknot hairstyle. Ranmaru is first seen tearfully reporting his father's death to Nobunaga. He gladly replaces his father but inevitably dies while assisting his lord's escape from Honnoji. His older brother replaces him after this incident.

Quotes

 * "I shall serve with unwavering devotion!"
 * "I grow stronger with every victory!"
 * "Ran, you have a great imagination. Enjoy it while you can."
 * Nobunaga's reply regarding Ranmaru's concern; Kessen III