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Credited as being the first of the Three Unifiers of modern Japan, Nobunaga was one of Japan's most successful warlords. He started as a son of a minor daimyo (and earned the nickname "The Fool of Owari" due to his [[Obfuscating Stupidity|childhood and teenage antics]]), with a number of factions within his own province opposing him, eventually he would not only crush those factions but also proceed to conquer over a third of Japan, with the rest well positioned to fall to him. That ended on June 21, 1582, when his retainer [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] attacked him at Honno temple; Nobunaga, his bodyguards and his [[Uke|wakashu]] Mori Ranmaru died that night.
Although noted for many things, including a mastery of tactics, (most famously, at the Battle of Okehazama, Nobunaga's forces, numbering at most 3000, defeated an army of around 25,000 through a combination of daring, misdirection, a brilliant surprise attack, and more than a little luck) revolutionizing the ways Japanese armies used firearms, and completely changing the economic system of and the way wealth was counted in Japan, Nobunaga is chiefly remembered for his ruthless and brutal nature, and it is these traits that dominate most depictions of him in any period pieces or games. Nobunaga's actions leave him ripe for playing the part of the villain, as his most infamous deeds include the burning of powerful Buddhist temples critical of him, and the slaughter of the thousands of men, women and children that lived in them. Even the kinder portrayals of him tend to show him as a man fueled by ambition and greed, in many others it is either speculated or explicitly said that he has either [[We Didn't Start the Fuhrer|become a demon or made a literal]] [[Deal
Although he did not live to see the conquest of all Japan finalized, Nobunaga's actions all but ended over a century of near-constant civil war among the lords of Japan for dominance. After his death, his general Hashiba Hideyoshi (later known as [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]) finished the conquest, and another general, [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], founded the Tokugawa shogunate that ruled Japan from 1600 until 1868.
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* [[Kick the Dog]]: The burning of the temples on Mount Hiei. Buddhist warrior monks from this and other sects had been meddling in politics for centuries, and soon became vocal critics and enemies of Nobunaga. Nobonuaga responded by surrounding the culturally significant temple at night and attacking from all sides, working upwards. By the next day the sprawling temple complex was ashes and thousands lay dead, with not even innocent women or children safe from Nobunaga's wrath. Becomes a [[Moral Event Horizon]] to many historians, which kickstarted his long run of villainization in fiction.
** Less famous but arguably more horrifying than the destruction of Mt. Hiei was the burning of Nagashima, a fortress of another warrior monk sect. The group resisted a siege by Nobunaga for several years, but were eventually forced back within their entirely wooden inner fortifications. Nobunaga built a wall around the building, then set it on fire. With nowhere to run, not a single one of the 20,000 inhabitants survived. Note that once again, many of these inhabitants were noncombatants, including both women and children.
* [[Kill It
* [[Lucky Bastard]]: Not one but ''two'' lords and tremendously skilled generals (Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin) died under mysterious circumstances soon after having initial success in their campaigns against Nobunaga. Needless to say, conspiracy theories about these deaths abound.
* [[Magnificent Bastard]]
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* Nobunaga is [[Gender Flip|gender flipped]] into a violent redhead with a big sword in ''[[Sengoku Otome]]''. She's also one of the main characters, seeking out the pieces of the Crimson Armor to unite Japan.
* In the historical comedy manga and anime ''[[Hyouge Mono]]'', Nobunaga is the liege lord of main character Sasuke. He is presented pretty much as he was in life: A very ambitious (and slightly megalomaniac) warlord with designs to rule Japan, and then conquer China and [[Take Over the World]]. He has an interest in western culture, wearing Portugese clothing and citing the myth of the Tower of Babel. He also seems to be highly dismissive of most of his vassals, with the exception of Sasuke whose foolishness amuses him. {{spoiler|He is killed by Hideyoshi at Honno-Ji.}}
* Another [[Gender Flip]] variant occurs in ''[[
== [[Film]] ==
* In [[Akira Kurosawa|Akira Kurosawa's]] ''Kagemusha'', Takeda Shingen, a powerful rival of Nobunaga's, (and perhaps a better general) uses a lookalike thief to pretend to be healthy instead of {{spoiler|dead}} in an attempt to discourage an attack on his clan. {{spoiler|Rightfully infuriated, Nobunaga proceeds to decimate the Takeda cavalry led by Shingen's son, [[Replacement Scrappy|the hotheaded Takeda Katsuyori]] in the Battle of Nagashino.}}
* In the film for ''[[
* Nobunaga is a target of the ninjas in ''Shinobi no Mono''.
== [[Literature]] ==
* The historical novel ''Taiko Ki'' traces the rise of Nobunaga's general Toyotomi Hideyoshi from peasant to general and regent for the Emperor. Nobunaga, as Toyotomi's lord for much of his life, plays a large role. His defining characteristics are ambition and constant fury.
* ''[[
* Nobunaga is the [[Big Bad]] in the novel ''[[Blood Ninja]]'', set in 1500s Japan.
* Appears very thinly disguised as Goroda the Dictator in the backstory of ''Shogun.'' Notably, Mariko is Akechi's daughter {{spoiler|and never, ever forgives "Goroda's" successor for executing her father.}}
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** He also gets [[Ho Yay|paired up]] ironically in the second game with Akechi Mitsuhide, his future killer. However, in his ending he actually {{spoiler|survives, killing Mitsuhide instead and shows that he is in fact capable of feelings of remorse and regret}}.
** Koei also really, really likes to show off his evilness by having him [[Perpetual Molt|shed pitch black feathers]] all over the place despite having no visible wings.
** It really should be noted that the Koei games in general tend to portray Nobunaga as a pragmatist and a [[Magnificent Bastard]] more than anything else. Sure, he still has the 'evil feather' thing going, but this portrayal of him really shines in the [[Warriors Orochi]] [[Spin-Off]]. There, Nobunaga sheds most of the 'evil demon' crap that surrounds him even in the Koei games and is more of a [[Magnificent Bastard]]... [[Jerk
*** In game, Oda is shown more in the context of "This guy (Orochi) is a complete bastard with a disregard to all things around him, and people hate him a so much that I just seem petty by comparison". It could be guessed from ingame events and text that because of Orochi's single minded and incredibly cruel attitude to EVERYBODY, possibly even going out of his way for it, so Oda then becomes just a bastard to make sure that everybody didn't die.
** One shouldn't take the Dynasty Warrior series as Koei's only game, or in fact, their trademark game. Most of the time, he is just a [[Magnificent Bastard]].
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* Nobunaga is the final boss of the [[Neo Geo]] fighting game ''Ninja Master's'', complete with a pair of flaming swords and a posessed demonic cape.
* In ''Inindo'', Nobunaga is, naturally, the [[Big Bad]]. But through [[One Hundred Percent Completion|careful play]], he can die when historically supposed to (Shocks!) and be replaced by a [[Replacement Scrappy|random guy who appears for no reason with his demon-pet]]. Woowee!
* A rare case of a non-evil Oda Nobunaga: the [[Koei]] strategy video game ''[[
** In the series' crossover with ''[[Pokémon]]'', known as ''[[Pokémon Conquest]]'' in America, Nobunaga is one of the main antagonists. His [[Badass|Badassery]] is not lost here, as he gets to control not one, but ''two'' [[Olympus Mons|Legendary]] [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons|dragons]] (first [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
* The ''Taikou Risshiden'' RPG/strategy series, where Hideyoshi is the main character, has Nobunaga shown as an magnificent lord defying the norm by trusting a peasant-born warrior.
* ''Shogun: [[Total War]]'' has a non-evil Nobunaga, in the linear campaign the player gets to command several of his more famous battles.
* Nobunaga makes a very brief appearance at the beginning of a historical campaign mission in ''[[
* In the erotic game ''[[Sengoku Rance]]'', Nobunaga is shown to be a very compassionate leader and loves his sister dearly. His genocidal tendency are caused by being possessed by a literal demon.
* Nobunaga gets referenced in ''[[Soul Calibur]]'' as the one who cut off Yoshimitsu's arm, or at least was there when it happened, and is the one responsible for Yoshimitsu's [[Doomed Hometown]].
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