Naotaka Ii

Naotaka Ii (family name spelled with an uppercase and lowercase "i") is Naomasa's second son. Though not named his father's successor, he is said to have matched his father's prowess and capabilities. He is known as the family representative for the final wars of his time, leading troops in place of his physically weaker older brother.

Role in Games
He appears in battles after his father's death in the Samurai Warriors series, mainly appearing as one of the Tokugawa units at Osaka Castle. During the Edo Castle dream stage in Warriors Orochi Z, he fights beside his father to defend Ieyasu.

Naotaka appears in Kessen to replace his father's position by Ieyasu and proudly wears his father's armor when he succeeds him. Depending on how well the player performs, he becomes Ieyasu's general mid to late in the game and is well-praised for his services. In the event that Ieyasu suffers a string of losses, his father will be killed while serving as the rear guard for Ieyasu's escape at Hakone and utters his son's name before his death. Naotaka rides into battle swearing vengeance and develops a grudge against his father's murderer, Mitsunari. As he rides into battle during the Edo campaign, he will have a special cutscene declaring his cause to rally his army.

Quotes

 * "I swear to you... Mitsunari's head will dangle from my pike!"
 * Kessen

Voice Actors

 * Alessandro Juliani - Kessen (English)
 * Kouji Haramaki - Warriors Orochi series (Japanese)
 * Daisuke Sakaguchi - Kessen (Japanese)

Trivia

 * Although Hikonyan is a Warring States mascot character for Hakone, Shiga, its design is supposedly based on Naotaka. Many fans of historical media therefore occasionally call Naotaka, "Hikonyan" (ひこにゃん).