Takanobu Ryūzōji

Takanobu Ryūzōji was a daimyo during the Sengoku Period and ruled a region in Northern Kyushu. He was the 19th head of the Ryūzōji clan and was known as "The Bear of Hizen". He got killed by Kawakami Tadakata, a retainer of the Shimazu clan during the Battle of Okitanawate.

Role in games
Takanobu appears as a bodyguard in the Samurai category, available for the player to equip before battles.

In the Online version of Nobunaga's Ambition, Takanobu is depicted as a heavily muscled thug who truly has a heart of gold. Similar to the stereotypical image for a yakuza family, his four kings are dressed in brightly colored garb and have intricate tattoos on their bodies. He has a wife named Akira who wields two swords, talks rudely and loves her husband dearly.