Sengoku Basara: Difference between revisions

* [[Humanoid Abomination]]: Oichi is at the very least on her way to counting as one in the third game.

* [[Humongous Mecha]]: Honda Tadakatsu, probably the only [[Humongous Mecha]] to ever exist in the Sengoku Era!

** Also, the war machines that show up as occasional mini-bosses. Motochika seems especially fond of using these against the player. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you... [[Fan Nickname|TOAD-BOAT!]]

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Pick a character. Any character...

* [[Rule of Cool]]: The franchise thrives on this trope.

* [[Say My Name]]: Used for humor, but technically one-sided, because the other one doesn't say the name...

''And so on...'' }}

** '''''"TADAKATSUUUUUUU!!!!!"'''''

* [[Foe-Tossing Charge]]: Seriously, this is the only reason those [[Mooks]] exist at all...

* [[Foe Yay]]: While the games were rife with this, the anime practically makes it ''canon''. The dub lampshades this to no end.

** [[Love At First Sight|Foe Yay at First Sight]]: Masamune and Yukimura's first meeting can be described as nothing but this. Afterwards, Yukimura ''falls to his knees'' and tells Sasuke that he has a funny feeling in his chest.

** {{spoiler|The movie makes sure to add plenty of [[Foe Yay]]. The only fight that didn't have any at all was the one against Oda.}}

* [[Gratuitous English]]: Plenty of it in the season 1 OP track, and Masamune is pretty fond of it as always.

* [[Half the Man He Used To Be]]: {{spoiler|Tenkai shouldn't have let his guard down.}}

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Yukimura has one after {{spoiler|Mitsuhide wounds Shingen badly enough that his survival is questionable}}, which he blames himself for not being able to prevent. Only a manly [[Rousing Speech]] from both Masamune and Kojuro is able to snap him out of it.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Honda Tadakatsu}}. ''Twice''.

* [[Incoming Ham]]: The show is like a food fight in this regard.

* [[Just Whistle]]: Subverted. After Sasuke realizes he can't stop Kasuga from trying to pull a one-woman [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] on Nobunaga, he instead gives her a flute and tells her to blow it should she find herself in danger. When the time ''does'' come to use it, {{spoiler|it turns into a ''rocket-powered glider'' instead of summoning the other ninja}}.

'''Sasuke:''' Well, that's obviously impossible. But hey, I'm here now! }}

* [[Kansas City Shuffle]]: {{spoiler|1=With the help of [[Ninja|Sasuke]] , [[Wiser Advisor|Kojuro]] pulls one of these in fine SenBasa-style in the first episode of the second season against the Toyotomi army, saving not only his own lord and their men but the Uesugi and Takeda armies as well, [[Hypercompetent Sidekick|and doing it all in such a way that none of them lose face or owe any favours]]. He [[I Have You Now, My Pretty|pays for it]] [[Badass in Distress|later]].}}

* [[Terrible Trio]]: Hisahide's "Death God Squad" is composed by three [[Malevolent Masked Man]] who use poisons and spears.

* [[Third Person Person]]: Ranmaru and Oichi, like their game counterparts.

* [[Trap Is the Only Option]]: In Episode 11 Masamune decides to walk into Nobunaga's trap, confident that he'll be able to figure something out once he gets there and kick butt. It turns out that the trap was {{spoiler|actually set for Mitsuhide}}.

* [[Unexplained Recovery]]: {{spoiler|Despite being used as a punching bag by Toyotomi, then being caught in the epicenter of his exploding base and ''then'' being almost drowned, Motochika shows up two episodes later looking as fit and healthy as ever, AND has a mind to steal Masamune's horses.}}