Yasuke and Hanzo Hattori Revealed in New Samurai Warriors 5 Trailer
Koei Tecmo and Omega Force released a new character trailer that revealed four new fighters coming to
Samurai Warriors 5: Yasuke, Hanzo Hattori, Magoichi Saika, and Sandayu Momochi. Additionally, mature versions of Nobunaga Oda and Mitsuhide Akechi will appear in the upcoming title.
Yasuke is a samurai from a foreign land whom Nobunaga Oda employs as a retainer in
Samurai Warriors 5. Although he is quite the lone wolf, he admires Oda and is loyal to him. Yasuke wields gauntlets in the upcoming title.
Magoichi Saika is the leader of a band of mercenaries. A true neutral on the battlefield, he has no loyalty to any faction. Saika arms himself with a gun and the will to survive.
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BURLINGAME, Calif. –
Apr. 23, 2021 – KOEI TECMO America and developer Omega Force announced the addition of four new characters into the
SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 universe, jumping the total number of playable combatants to 27. The tactical action game which takes place during the legendary Sengoku period is currently under development for the Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4 Computer Entertainment System (playable on PlayStation®5 via Backward Compatibility), the Xbox One consoles (playable on Xbox Series X|S via Backward Compatibility), and Windows PC via Steam®, and is set to launch across North America on July 27, 2021.
Samurai Warriors series. The company began streaming a character trailer:
The new characters include kusarigama expert and head of the Iga ninjas Sandayū Momochi, Ninja Sword master Hattori Hanzō, professional mercenary Magoichi Saika, and the Nobunaga s retainer and samurai Yasuke. In addition, the game will feature adult versions of Nobunaga Oda and the Oda family s retainer Mitsuhide Akechi.
The game will launch on the
Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One in the West and on PC via
Steam worldwide on July 27. The game will launch in Japan for PS4 and Switch on June 24.
KOEI
Tecmo America describes the game:
Samurai Warriors 5 takes place after the end of the Ōnin War, during the Sengoku period, and tells the story of two of the most preeminent military commanders of this period – Nobunaga Oda, and Mitsuhide Akechi. This title includes various eras from this period, including the younger years of Nobunaga, when he was known as “Owari s Great Fool,” and the period of turmo
Samurai Warriors 5 Introduces Four New Characters
Samurai Warriors 5 Introduces Four New Characters
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Koei Tecmo revealed today that they have four new characters coming to
Samurai Warriors 5 to join the cast of characters. As it is with all the games in the franchise, all four of them have a historical reference to whatever period in time is currently being served in the story. The four new characters include the kusarigama expert and head of the Iga Ninjas, Sandayū Momochi, the Ninja Sword master Hattori Hanzō, a professional mercenary who serves whoever pays and has no good/evil alignment known as Magoichi Saika, and last is the great samurai Yasuke who serves as Nobunaga s retainer. All four of them being fine additions to the series that people will have fun playing as.