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[[File:Oda_Nobunaga_1296.jpg|frame|"If the cuckoo does not sing, kill it."]]
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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 with the Devil]] to carry out his ambitions.
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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** He was only 26 when he won the Battle of Okehazama where his army of 1500 (other sources say 2000 or 3000) men defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto's army of about ''25,000''. Sure, Nobunaga attacked the main encampment that held "only" 5-6000 soldiers, and he got [[Lucky Bastard|really lucky]], but his army crushed the enemy and killed Yoshimoto and most of his generals, which led to a complete victory. So it was pretty badass.
* [[Badass Creed]]: ''Tenka Fubu'' -- "Take the country by military power."
* [[Badass Moustache]]: Just look at the page picture.
* [[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]].
** 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).
** And there's a story that says that Nobunaga executed a hostage whom Mitsuhide had promised safety. In turn, the hostage's enraged family accused Mitsuhide of betrayal, and as a revenge, murdered his mother. This, plus the aforementioned mocking and other insults by Nobunaga (who allegedly went as far as kicking him) make it easy to see why Mitsuhide wasn't Nobunaga's biggest fan.
** He might be an example of this only as [[Common Knowledge]] rather than an actual example.
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* 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 ''[[Ghost Sweeper Mikami]]'', both Oda Nobunaga and his vassal blamed for his death, Akechi Mitsuhide, appear. In a uncommon aversion, a ghostly Akechi defends his apparent betrayal by explaining that Nosferatu killed the original Oda, transformed himself and took his place, leading to the famed brutality.
* 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.
* ''[[The Adventures of Samurai Cat]]'' tells the epic tale of Miawaro Tomokato's quest to avenge the death of his lord, Odo Nobunaga, who true to form had irritated a lot of people in his youth.
* 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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*** 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]].
** Additionally, Nobunaga wields a sword which is [[Obviously Evil|visibly infused with]] [[Black Magic]].
** He gets less evil with each incarnation, and even Magoichi Saika, a man who loathes him with a passion, finds the rule of Nobunaga preferable to the chaos that happens after his death.
* 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.
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