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Unique NPC Speculation Thread
Topic Started: Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:58 pm (5,045 Views)
SRS
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He meant that three cuts in total are guaranteed based on the character numbers, not that those three specifically are cut.
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Seraphil
Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:11 am
He meant that three cuts in total are guaranteed based on the character numbers, not that those three specifically are cut.
Aaaah, I see. Guess I misinterpreted, regardless though, its still not a 'guarentee', its what is supposid. According to Famitsu, that will be the case...supposidly. Koei has not officially said however.
It will likely prove true, but as I say, no guarentee regardless.

I'm still hoping it turns out that the 37 is who has musou modes. Could live without stories for those characters, and if they do become free mode only at starting, stories could become DLC :ph43r:

A dream that'll likely not happen, but best to hope ;D
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The Tiger of Kai
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I would love to see Katsuyori Takeda added in! He would be awesome to see in SW3 for sure! ^_^ I like the Takeda and as others have said the Takeda really need someone this time around. :lol:
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1. Takeda Katsuyori,
I mentioned in the official SW3 topic awhile back Nagashino is terribly one sided, 7+ Oda/Tokugawa PCs vs Yukimura and the generic Takeda army... Katsuyori would be commander in 2 stages (Nagashino, Fall of the Takeda) and has the potential to fight under Shingen in the other Takeda battles. Plus his contrasting personality to his father (Shingen=cool, calm, collected and a bit aloof, Katsuyori=serious and hot headed) would make for some interesting interactions between father and son.

2. Asakura Yoshikage,
An interesting character who has a fair few unique lines in SW2 and an ally for the Azai. Despite Nagamasa betraying Nobunaga to help Yoshikage, in SW2 Nagamasa and Yoshikage have limited interaction and there is almost no explanation for the friendship between Yoshikage and Nagamasa, and why Nagamasa chose to help Yoshikage instead of the Oda, besides it going against his "code of honour".

3. Naomasa li
Well I'm not going to give up on another Tokugawa retainer even if it has to be an NPC, Naomasa would be ideal as the 'young warrior' of the Tokugawa, perhaps opposed to Yukimura.
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I think I'll replace my #3 Ashikaga Yoshiteru with Shimazu Toyohisa. Although he used the same model as other Kyushu generics, he did appear in most of Yoshihiro's CGI cutscenes and had plenty of dialog. If his role in SW3 is as significant as in SW2, I think KOEI takes one step forward and makes him more unique looking.
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Hmm... since Masnori Fukushima is indeed a NPC
the remaining four would be I"M guessing:
Katsuyori Takeda
Kagekatsu Uesugi
Naomasa Ii
Nobuyuki Sanada

Other characters that have a good chance...
Masayuki Sanada
Hideaki Kobayakawa
Ujimasa Hojo
Kojuro Katakura
Yoshikage Asakura
Dosetsu Tachibana
Dosan Saito
Teremune Date
Sorin Otomo
Yoshihisa Shimazu

Thats all I got for Unique NPCs XD
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Well since Masanori and Kagekatsu is pretty much confirmed as NPC I guess, here are my three:

Masayuki Sanada
Katsuyori Takeda
Hidetada Tokugawa

and That makes 5. ;)
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It seems that Masanori will likely be one of the unique NPCs. The other four for me would be:

#1 Katsuyori Takeda
#2 Kagekatsu Uesugi
#3 Masakage Yamagata
#4 Tadatsugu Sakai
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SRS
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I think I might change my Date officer idea to Asakura Yoshikage for reasons previously stated.
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I'm all for Yoshikage turning into UNPC if it gives him better personality or role in Nagamasa and Oichi's story. He was just so useless in SW2: always running away or coming late with reinforcements. And when he finally arrives in time with reinforcements (Kanegasaki, Nagamasa's version), what does Nagamasa do? Betrays him, and then you have to face his entire army with weakened Oda troops >_>.
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I would've loved to see Masayuki as a UNPC, I feel he could've added extra depth to the Sanada and would've had the potential to help Yukimura develop as well (maybe we could see him find Yukimura following Shingen's death and the fall of Nagashino [since he's pretty much always put there within the game] helping to console Yukimura and remind him of his duty and so on) but since it has already been confirmed that he will be a generic, that's all gone to dust.

Not for Nobuyuki though! Seriously, I doubt it but I'd like to see him make it. It would help Ina get over her "MY FATHER!!!!!111" obsession (I'm not implying in any shape or form that she should have an epiphany and be all like "MY HUSBAND!!!!1") and he could help flesh her out a bit. Maybe they could have a part of his motivation for staying with the Tokugawa against his family be his dedication to his wife, I dunno, just tossing up ideas.

Otherwise, I suppose Yoshikage would work. It would certainly help give some extra credence to Nagamasa's choice to stay allied with them. In SW2 Yoshikage just seems like a haughty windbag and I'd like to see that perception somewhat changed.
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i would like masanori fukushima(confirmed,but i would prefer him playable),nobufusa baba,kageie kakizaki,yasutomo asahina and yoshikage asakura
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The King of Monkeys !!!!
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Dosetsu Tachibana

Masayuki Sanada

Katsuyori Takeda

Naomasa li
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Dosetsu Tachibana

Nobuyuki Sanada

Naomasa li
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Personally, I want at least one Date officer, but I'm really okay with anything at this point. Maybe someone from the Asakura clan, so Nagamasa isn't taking the full blunt of Nobunaga's anger during those battles?
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Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:14 am
Personally, I want at least one Date officer, but I'm really okay with anything at this point. Maybe someone from the Asakura clan, so Nagamasa isn't taking the full blunt of Nobunaga's anger during those battles?
I know what you mean my friend. Me and my buddy always said they need to add another date, sanada, shimazu etc as playable characters. It would be really cool if they did that for every clan so there was a lot more characters and verity. But I think that is asking a lot from koei you know?
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Masanori and Kagekatsu

Hmm... I would say the last 3 will be

Kojuro Katakura
Katsuyori Takeda
Nobuyuki Sanada
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DarkDante
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The thing about the Date in SW, is the they aren't really a major clan even if Masamune is a popular character in the series... I don't know if that makes sense, but what I'm trying to say is how many major battles does Masamune actually command in or take a central role in? Only Hasedo and his fictional showdown with Ieyasu, rest of the time he's just a Toyotomi/Tokugawa ally. Maybe they will change this in SW3. But personally I don't think he warrants his own follower just yet, rather see the the Mogami/Otomo/Saito get included first. Besides it looks like Masamune's going to be paired with Magoichi a lot more in SW3 as well.
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I doubt masamune will get an officer as he is befriending magoich so i think that is their idea of his officer.
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Magoichi was a Date officer after Sekigahara anyway.
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sorry,but magoichi died manyy years before sekigahara.
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Zhuge Zhan
Tue Nov 3, 2009 4:31 pm
sorry,but magoichi died manyy years before sekigahara.
Yes, but are we talking about the same Magoichi? The name MAGOICHI is a title, meaning there are obviously more than one Mago-Mago-Mago's running around Japan. Which Magoichi are we talking about? :sly:
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I believe the Magoichi in the game is Shigehide,as he was the one who helped Ishiyama, but since the name is "Magoichi" not "Shigehide", we will see what another Magoichi do and the other Magoichi (Shigehide's bro) was the one serving the Date.
Edited by Kiheiji, Tue Nov 3, 2009 4:49 pm.
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Tue Nov 3, 2009 4:49 pm
I believe the Magoichi in the game is Shigehide,as he was the one who helped Ishiyama, but since the name is "Magoichi" not "Shigehide", we will see what another Magoichi do and the other Magoichi (Shigehide's bro) was the one serving the Date.
I think Koei might have combined the two... in some form or another. Then again, minus Ikko-Ikki sect and probably the attack on against the Saika, isn't most of Magoichi's story made up anyway? He seems like a very easy character for Koei to muck around with, and obviously in SW3 he's going to be acting as a Date officer this time around seeing as he's been seen with Masamune at what looks to be pre-Odawara.

In the end, that's what's important, isn't it? I'd love another Date officer, but Magoichi will just have to do at this moment. Maybe we'll be an NPC, or just show up come XL like Motochika, Ina, Tadakatsu, Gracia and Toshiie will. Who knows?

I can live without another Date officer for now, I suppose. I'm hoping for a Saito, or maybe the return of the Hoganji person.
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Now we have Ayahime(Kenshin's older sister) effectively confirmed as the second NPC. Three more to go.
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