Muneshige Tachibana

Muneshige Tachibana is a character newly featured in Samurai Warriors 3. He married Ginchiyo Tachibana and took the Tachibana name and became heir to the Tachibana, due to the fact that Ginchiyo's father had no sons. He sided with the Western Army during Sekigahara.

Character Information
The Tachibana being servants to the Otomo clan, and the Otomo clan being influenced by Western culture, Muneshige goes into battle with Western armor and a sword and shield, alongside his wife Ginchiyo.

Fighting Style
He fights with a sword and shield, the latter being the standard attacker. He also uses his shield to deal damage, by either just slashing it to the enemy or throwing it. His moveset also involves various jumps.

Historical Information
Tachibana Muneshige was born as Takahashi Muneshige and the biological son of Takahashi Shigetane. Later, he was adopted by Tachibana Dosetsu and married Dosetsu's daughter, Tachibana Ginchiyo.

In 1586, Muneshige defended Tachibana Castle from the Shimazu, and in 1587, allied with the Toyotomi to defeat the Shimazu. For this, he was given Yanagawa Castle in Chugoku Province (worth 120,000 koku). He later fought in the Hideyoshi's First Korean Campaign, leading 2,500 men in Kobayakawa Takakage's command. In the Second Korean Campaign, he battled in the Siege of Ulsan and distinguished himself for bravery.

During the Sekigahara Campaign, he decided to support Ishida Mitsunari against Tokugawa Ieyasu. He took 1,000 to assist in the Siege of Ôtsu Castle. Ôtsu fell, however Muneshige was unable to fight at Sekigahara due to the duration of the Siege of Ôtsu. He was deprived of his domains after the Western Army lost at Sekigahara. Though later, he was given a 20,000 koku fief in 1611 and helped in the quelling of the Shimabara Rebellion.