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Credited as being the first of the Three Unifiers of modern Japan, |
Credited as being the first of the Three Unifiers of modern Japan, '''Oda 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. |
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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 with the Devil]] to carry out his ambitions. |
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 with the Devil]] to carry out his ambitions. |
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* [[Ambition Is Evil]]: Nobunaga is the most ambitious of the unifiers |
* [[Ambition Is Evil]]: Nobunaga is the most ambitious of the unifiers and the most ruthless, which plays a major factor in his villainization. Oddly enough, there were a number of other people in the same time period with the exact same ambition that tend to be portrayed positively. Nobunaga might not have been any more ruthless than them, but he was the one that actually ended up in the position to commit those ruthless acts. |
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** Oddly enough, there were a number of other people in the same time period, with the exact same ambition that tend to be portrayed positively. Nobunaga might not have been any more ruthless than them, but he was the one that actually ended up in the position to commit those ruthless acts. |
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* [[Bad Boss]]: Nobunaga did not treat even his inner circle well, being notably cold and tactless even to his highest ranking generals. Perhaps he was paranoid about betrayal or disloyalty, but if so Nobunaga might have turned it into a [[Self-Fulfilling Prophecy]]. |
* [[Bad Boss]]: Nobunaga did not treat even his inner circle well, being notably cold and tactless even to his highest ranking generals. Perhaps he was paranoid about betrayal or disloyalty, but if so Nobunaga might have turned it into a [[Self-Fulfilling Prophecy]]. |
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** He apparently also had a habit of making fun of his subordinates, such as mocking Akechi Mitsuhide's poetry (which was actually considered pretty good), and calling [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] "monkey" and "bald rat" (because of his shortness and peculiar face). |
** He apparently also had a habit of making fun of his subordinates, such as mocking Akechi Mitsuhide's poetry (which was actually considered pretty good), and calling [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] "monkey" and "bald rat" (because of his shortness and peculiar face). |
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