Yoshitora Tokugawa

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Yoshitora Tokugawa
Game series	Samurai Shodown series`
First game	Samurai Shodown V
Voice actor(s)	Hiro Yuki
In-Universe Information
Birthplace	Edo (Old Tokyo)
Blood type	B
Fighting style	Personal style (It's based on the sword style he learned from Jubei Yagyu)
Weapon	Swords Nadeshiko, Shirayuri, Botan, Tsubaki, Asagao, Yugao, Yoshitora
Preferred soulmate/family	"I love every kind of woman in this great world."

Yoshitora Tokugawa (徳川慶寅; Tokugawa Yoshitora) is a character from SNK Playmore's Samurai Shodown series of fighting games.

[edit] History

[edit] Samurai Showdown 5

Yoshitora is a soldier that was previously the student of Gaoh Kyougoku Hinowanokami. Yoshitora, after some convincing, agrees to meet up with Gaoh at Hinowa, traveling under the assumption that rumors are true and Gaoh is a traitor. Years before, when Gaoh used to be Yoshitora's master, they had an argument about Yoshitora becoming Emperor, to which Yoshitora refused. Gaoh believes that Japan would prosper only if Yoshitora takes the throne. Gaoh then tells Yoshitora if he refuses, they may become enemies and would have to kill him.

Upon reaching Hinowa, Yoshitora faces Gaoh, who reveals that his resolve is to build a new country and that he was getting it ready for Yoshitora to rule. When Yoshitora refuses, Gaoh states that he will have to kill Yoshitora and become the next Tokugawa.

Now defeated, Gaoh admits Yoshitora's superiority and begs to have his head cut off. Yoshitora asks why he rebelled and Gaoh reveals that if he had not, the famine that had been sweeping Japan would have killed everyone since the current Tokugawa didn't care. As he died, Gaoh begged for Yoshitora to become Japan's Emperor. Yoshitora, finally seeing the truth, agreed to his former master's last request.

[edit] Trivia

Yoshitora Tokugawa was designed by Nobuhiro Watsuki, the creator of Rurouni Kenshin.

All of Yoshitora's swords are named after flowers.

Yoshitora is not officially based on a real member of the Tokugawa Clan. However, Samurai Showdown V takes place during the Edo Period, in the year 1786, the year Ienari Tokugawa took over the throne after Ieharu Tokugawa died. Ienari Tokugawa took the throne at the age of 13, while Yoshitora is 20.

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Samurai Shodown characters

Normal characters: Andrew • Asura • Gaira Caffeine • Nicotine Caffeine • Cham Cham • Charlotte Christine Colde • Earthquake • Enja • Haohmaru • Hanzo Hattori • Shizumaru Hisame • Iroha • Yaci Izanagi • Kazuki Kazama • Sogetsu Kazama • Genjuro Kibagami • Basara Kubikiri • Seishiro Kuki • Tohma Kuki • Yumeji Kurokouchi • Youkai Kusaregedo • Mina Majikina • Mikoto • Taizan Morosumi • Nakoruru • Rasetsumaru • Rera • Rimururu • Jushiro Sakaki • Saya • Kyoshiro Senryo • Gen-an Shiranui • Neinhalt Sieger • Tam Tam • Wan-Fu • Shiki • Suija • Ukyo Tachibana • Yoshitora Tokugawa • Galford D. Weller • Hanma Yagyu • Jubei Yagyu • Sankuro Yorozu • Rinka Yoshino • Liu Yunfei