Sanada Yukimura
&
Date Masamune
The prominent figureheads of rival
company, Capcom's "Sengoku Basara" look much subdued in design as
compared to the abovementioned.
Voted the most celebrated samurai warrior, Sanada showed youthful
exuberance but he looked to be high on drugs here.
His tendency to lean forward due to bad sculpture also wane the gleam.
The signature kabuto (helmet) and the eye-patch as well as that devious
smirk on his face, one look and you know Date is in town.
He definitely looks better than Sanada though his armor as well as the
pistol gave him a rather Western look.
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Naoe Kanetsuku
&
Ishida Mitsunari
After catching the 2009 NHK Taiga
drama, you will not be unfamiliar with this pair.
Naoe, the chief vassal of the Uesugi clan is easily
recognised with the kanji for "love" on his kabuto.
He has a conniving slant of an eyesight which did not really suit his
persona.
The armor looked kind of gawdy and I wonder what's the tailsman and
saber are for.
His close confidante from the
Toyotomi camp, Ishida Mitsunari is seen here with that furry kabuto as
seen in the series, just not that feminine in color theme.
The way he pose with his papr fan remind me alot of Japanese
traditional performing arts.
Sadly Ishida could not be peg down probably and like Sanada loves to
lean.
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Uesugi Kenshin
&
Azai Nagamasa
I really fancy this Uesugi piece as
he had those listless eyes like his TV persona, Abe Hiroshi.
The religious hood reflect his latter life and the samurai armor has to
be the most authentic in this series, even the fork he is holding looks
cool.
Meanwhile I have no affection of Azai who has this kabuto that look
like a scientific apparatus, donned in a sky blue tu-tu and armed with
what I could swear to be a European medivel sparring lance.
There aside I like the crimson eyes.
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Kaihime &
Shima Sakon
The valiant warrior princess who
fended the hefty Toyotomi army during their conquest of her Oshi
castle, Kaihime looks smoking hot in her red number.
She had borrowed the chain weapon from Abarai Renji from "Bleach" with
the foxy eyes of Yoruichi.
Like the other female characters in this series, Kaihime has problem
pegging to the base.
Shima Sakon looks like a seasoned mercernary here though the real
character suggest otherwise.
He had a nice saber and a cool scar on the cheeks, but otherwise very
forgettable character.
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Oichi &
Nene
One is the younger sister of the
benevolent damiyo Oda Nobunaga, the other is the wife of Toyotomi
Hideyoshi.
Oishi looks a jovial damsel, in her
cute pink outfit while prancing with a circular gadget that look very
much like a tamborine.
I am not picking her face sculpt and as you can see I have to glue
Oishi down to her base.
Nene (not the Brazilian footballer) looks a bit more serious.
She looks like a fiesty canary with a pair of deadly machetes and hair
accessory that could hurt as well.
But once again this piece was let down by a poor face sculpt and subpar
pegging.
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Hattori Hanzo
&
Chosokabe Motochika
This pair is really cool and really
show the designing prowess of the character designers from Koei.
Hattori, the character that spawned
the beloved animated ninja by Fujiko Fujio, looked anything but lovable
here.
His devil-like golden mask hide a fearsome face who look to take no
prisoner.
The special sickle is a weird choice of weapon for this highly-skilled
ninja.
As they said save the best for last and Chosokabe is spectacularly
rivetting with his "no-care-for-the-world" bishounen face, his
spellbinding fashion sense and his mesmerizing usage of the Shamisen (3
string musical instrument).
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