Yoshitsugu Maeba

Yoshitsugu Maeba is a retainer who serves under the Asakura clan. He eventually defected to the Oda with his two sons.

Role in Games

Yoshitsugu Maeba's major appearance is at Anegawa throughout the Samurai Warriors series. In the first Xtreme Legends, he is present at Kanegasaki. During Hideyoshi's story, the player must lure him into a trap set by the Saika Mercenaries along with Kiyotsuna Akao.

In the second game, he is among those tasked with defending Odani Castle to the last. Nagamasa's version of Kanegasaki has him die alongside his lord when the Azai turn on them. He and Jinpachiro Maeba attempt to ambush Nobunaga in the second expansion only to serve as fodder for Toshiie.

For the third game, Yoshitsugu is once more involved in an ambush attack against Nobunaga, only this time his cohort during the assault is Yoshimune Kawai. He reprises this role once more in Samurai Warriors 4.

Historical Information

He was a second son of Maeba Kagesada (前波景定) and was a younger brother of Maeba Kagemasa (前波景当). He participated in the Siege of Shiga and fight against Nobunaga's army.

In 1572, he switched served to the Oda clan, probably the cause of his betrayal was First, he hadn't arrived in time for Yoshikage's falconry and Second, Yoshikage has anger towards his son because Yoshikage think that his son have a secret contact with Oda clan. However, he suggested Ichijōdani Castle attack route for Nobunaga.

After that, he was an inspector in the Echizen Province but was opposed by Tomita Nagashige (富田長繁). Finally, he was killed by Tomita's men and his family was killed in the next day.

Gallery

Nobunaga no Yabou Haouden portrait
Nobunaga no Yabou Shouseiroku portrait
Nobunaga no Yabou Reppuuden portrait
Nobunaga no Yabou Ranseiki portrait
Nobunaga no Yabou Soutenroku portrait
Taiko Risshiden I portrait
Taiko Risshiden II portrait
Taiko Risshiden III portrait
Taiko Risshiden IV portrait
Taiko Risshiden V portrait
Nobunaga no Yabou Tenshouki portrait
Sengoku Bushouki MURAMASA portrait

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Samurai Warriors
Games
Main Titles	Samurai Warriors • Samurai Warriors 2 • Samurai Warriors 3 • Samurai Warriors 4 • Samurai Warriors 5
Expansions	4-II • Empires (2) • Empires (3) • Empires (4) • Special • Spirit of Sanada • Xtreme Legends (1) • Xtreme Legends (2) • Xtreme Legends (3)
Spin-Offs	100man-nin • Chronicles • Chronicles 2nd • Chronicles 3 • Derby • Katana • Pachislot • Shoot • State of War
Characters
Samurai Warriors	Goemon Ishikawa • Hanzō Hattori • Hideyoshi Toyotomi • Ina • Keiji Maeda • Kenshin Uesugi • Kunoichi • Magoichi Saika • Masamune Date • Mitsuhide Akechi • Nō • Nobunaga Oda • Oichi • Okuni • Ranmaru Mori • Shingen Takeda • Tadakatsu Honda • Yoshimoto Imagawa • Yukimura Sanada
Samurai Warriors 2	Ginchiyo Tachibana • Gracia • Ieyasu Tokugawa • Kanetsugu Naoe • Katsuie Shibata • Kojirō Sasaki • Kotarō Fūma • Mitsunari Ishida • Motochika Chōsokabe • Musashi Miyamoto • Nagamasa Azai • Nene • Sakon Shima • Toshiie Maeda • Yoshihiro Shimazu
Samurai Warriors 3	Aya • Hanbei Takenaka • Kai • Kanbei Kuroda • Kiyomasa Katō • Masanori Fukushima • Motonari Mōri • Munenori Yagyū • Muneshige Tachibana • Naotora Ii • Takatora Tōdō • Ujiyasu Hōjō
Samurai Warriors 4	Chacha • Hidetada Tokugawa • Hisahide Matsunaga • Kagekatsu Uesugi • Katsuyori Takeda • Kojūrō Katakura • Koshōshō • Lady Hayakawa • Masayuki Sanada • Naomasa Ii • Nobuyuki Sanada • Sasuke • Takakage Kobayakawa • Toyohisa Shimazu • Yoshitsugu Ōtani
Samurai Warriors 5	Dōsan Saitō • Fujihide Mitsubuchi • Kazuuji Nakamura • Mitsuki • Motoharu Kikkawa • Motonobu Okabe • Nobuyuki Oda • Sandayū Momochi • Sena • Shikanosuke Yamanaka • Terumoto Mōri • Toshimitsu Saitō • Yasuke • Yoshiaki Ashikaga • Yoshikage Asakura • Yoshitatsu Saitō
Other Characters	Non-Playable Characters • Bodyguards • Edit Characters • Katana Protagonist • Chronicles Protagonist • Takamaru
Factions
Prominent Clans	Akechi • Azai • Chōsokabe • Date • Hōjō • Imagawa • Kuroda • Mōri • Oda • Saitō • Sanada • Shimazu • Tachibana • Takeda • Tokugawa • Toyotomi • Uesugi
Alliances	Eastern Army • Honganji Rioters • Saika Renegades • Western Army •