お市 Oichi | |
4-Kanji Description: | 幻妖言惑(げんようげんわく) |
4-Kanji Translation: | Beguiling Unknown Phantom Night Whisperer (Samurai Heroes) |
Weapon: | Double-Bladed Naginata (SB2-CH) Dark Hands |
Element: | Darkness |
Faction: | Oda Azai |
Series Debut: | Sengoku Basara 2 |
Playable Debut: | Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes |
Games: | Sengoku Basara 2 (NPC) Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes Sengoku Basara X Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes Sengoku Basara 3 Sengoku Basara Chronicle Heroes Sengoku Basara 3 Utage Sengoku Basara 4 Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi Sengoku Basara Legend of Yukimura Sanada TEPPEN Sengoku Basara Battle Party |
Anime: | Sengoku Basara Samurai Kings Sengoku Basara Samurai Kings 2 Sengoku Basara The Last Party Sengoku Basara Judge End Gakuen Basara |
Seiyuu: | Mamiko Noto |
Voice Actor: | Laura Bailey (Samurai Heroes/Samurai Kings/2/The Last Party/Judge End/TEPPEN) |
Television Actor: | - |
Stage Actor: | Nami Tamaki Akane Takayanagi |
Character Theme: | Darkness Falls (Rei Kondoh) Sleeping Scarlet Flower (Rei Kondoh) Awakening (Chamy.Ishi) Awakening CROSS.ver (Chamy.Ishi) |
みんな死んでいく... これも市のせい...
"Everyone's dying... This is Oichi's fault..."
Oichi is who was introduced in Sengoku Basara 2, but made her playable debut in Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes.
Personality[]
Oichi is the younger sister of Nobunaga Oda and the wife of Nagamasa Azai. She is a tragic woman who is very melancholic by nature and quite insecure about herself. She always thinks of herself as being guilty of things that she has no control over. She was first sent by her brother, Nobunaga, to marry Nagamasa and to spy on him. However, she genuinely fell in love with Nagamasa and became torn between betraying her brother or her lover. She also regards her sister-in-law, Maria Kyogoku with jealousy and as a rival due to her pampering of Nagamasa, but when Maria turns her affections towards her, she gets along quite well with her.
In Sengoku Basara 3, Sengoku Basara The Last Party, and Sengoku Basara Judge End, she is depicted as the leader of the remnants of the Oda clan. In reality, her retainers use her as a figurehead, and Oichi has become even easier to manipulate than before. Her retainers call her the "Demon Queen of the Fifth Heaven," and while she is still often depressed and melancholy—certainly far more than she used to be, she becomes rapt with bloodlust upon facing an enemy. Only those with a resemblance to individuals from her past who treated her with kindness, such as Tsuruhime, whose innocence and bowmanship remind her of Ranmaru Mori, are able to break her out of her berserker-like stupor.
Role in Games[]
Sengoku Basara 2[]
Oichi's story starts with her and Nagamasa fighting against the Oda army. After witnessing her husband's death at the hands of Nobunaga and then being forced to fight on in Nobunaga's name, she slowly starts to lose her sanity. In the end, she succumbs to her own dark powers, which lead her to kill Nobunaga's retainers (Nhime and Ranmaru) and eventually Nobunaga himself. After killing her brother in Honn-ji, Oichi regains her sanity for a little while, then breaks down in tears at her atrocity to her family and clan. The temple collapses, and she is presumed dead afterwards.
Sengoku Basara 3[]
Oichi inexplicably returns in Sengoku Basara 3, having lost her memories after suppressing the pain of witnessing Nagamasa's death and being forced to do cruelties under Nobunaga's name in the past. Rather than bearing the Azai crest, she now uses the Oda crest.
In her Red route, Oichi joins Ieyasu Tokugawa - Lord Happy - because he's kind to her and wants to always be there for her. She repeatedly joins him on the battlefield, despite his protests, and him asking her to stay behind. She chooses to kill Mitsunari - Lord Grumpy - to save him from the "hole in his heart".
In her Blue route, she joins Mitsunari Ishida and becomes a pawn for in Yoshitsugu Otani's plans to bring misfortune in the world. In this path, her dark side is fostered and fed on the souls of those she is made to fight. Once Oichi defeats Ieyasu at Sekigahara, she turns against Yoshitsugu, bringing darkness to the world.
In her Green route, she follows a voice, leading to a battle with either Tenkai or Hideaki Kobayakawa. Fighting Tenkai makes him admit that he lured Oichi to him, with the desire to resurrect Nobunaga using the woman's blood. This encounter leads to her Purple Route, where Oichi rushes to get to Honno-ji before Tenkai can fully resurrect her brother. Unfortunately, she is too late, and Tenkai is found dead by Nobunaga's hands. The two siblings fight, and at her victory, Oichi drags her brother back down into the depths of hell.
Oichi is prone to calling out the names of those long dead, including her brother, Nōhime, and Ranmaru. If the player fights her as Tsuruhime, she is likely to mistake the young girl as Ranmaru, due to their shared weapon. Strangely, the times she utters Nagamasa's names are in her few moments of clarity.
In Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes, Oichi is the only character with a unique ending sequence; her image song, "Sleeping Scarlet Flower", which is sung by Mamiko Noto, her own seiyuu. Her theme would return in the fallowing title, Sengoku Basara 3, though as a Piano Arrangement.
Sengoku Basara 4[]
Oichi makes an appearance in Sengoku Basara 4 as a playable character. Completing her story will unlock Nobunaga.
Sengoku Basara Chronicle Heroes[]
Oichi makes an appearance in Sengoku Basara Chronicle Heroes, wielding her naginata and still harboring her gloomy disposition. Completing her story will unlock Nagamasa.
Her ending shows her riding a horse with Nagamasa.
TEPPEN[]
Oichi appears as a Black-color hero character in TEPPEN. Much like her Sengoku Basara 3 version, this Oichi is a depressed, amnesiac wanderer. In her story mode, she encounters Amaterasu, who tries to purge the darkness from her. However, she defeats the goddess, forcing Amaterasu to retreat. Afterwards, she defeats Morrigan Aensland in her Moonlight Butterfly attire. In the aftermath of that battle, she feels her husband's spirit attempting to comfort her only to be interrupted by the appearance of Priestess Rao being chased by a Rathalos. She protects Rao from the dragon and defeats it. In her ending, Rao seemingly decides to use Oichi for her own scheming while Oichi slowly regains her memory.
Weapon[]
Before Sengoku Basara 2, Oichi wields two naginata bonded and connected by a cord, which she can separate and chainlink to its bar. In Sengoku Basara 3, she fights only with her hands of darkness, and is in fact, implied to be the one controlled by them.
- Night Hands - Oichi's basic weapon.
- Shadow Hands - 5% chance of extra shadow based attack damage.
- Dark Hands - Basara gauge fills quicker than normal.
- Guilty Hands - 10% chance of extra shadow based attack damage.
- Corrupt Hands
Gameplay[]
Prior to Sengoku Basara 3, Oichi's attacks mainly involve using her naginata or dark hands. In Sengoku Basara 2 as an NPC, she shares the same moveset as Matsu.
Her naginata attacks all have decent coverage of the area around her, making them good against groups. Meanwhile, her dark hand attacks not only deal good damage but also stop enemies (by sinking them to the ground or grabbing them). Additionally, her dark hands also gain some bonuses as her health gets lower (the best effect occurs when Oichi is in critical health). However, as the dark hands skills are all dark-elemental, this special feature is somewhat "limited" (as Oichi gains health back, reducing the bonus) but can be a safety measure of sorts (when used while health is in the red zone). Lastly, her Basara attack is also powerful.
In Sengoku Basara 3, most of Oichi's skills are performed independently of Oichi's current actions. This allows her to do almost anything (move, do normal attacks) while her dark hands attack enemies. This can be used to interrupt enemies when they are attacking Oichi.
Skills[]
Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes[]
- Idake Waga Mune
- 抱け我が胸 (Embrace my Chest)
- First Appearance
- Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes
- Description
- The divided twin-headed naginata is swung wide, gathering foes near oneself. Priming Skill.
- Hirake Ne no Koku
- 開け根の国 (Open, Netherworld)
- First Appearance
- Sengoku Basara 2
- Description
- The Netherworld opens, and the summoned grudging souls pull enemies underground. The skill's strength and effectiveness area changes depending on the remaining health level. Darkness Elemental.
- Furue Waga Se
- 震え我が背 (Tremble, my Back)
- First Appearance
- Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes
- Description
- The divided twin-headed naginata is swung out, mowing down surrounding enemies. After level up the number of hits increases. At LV. MAX, Darkness Element is added to it.
- Kitare Ne no Yami
- 来れ根の闇 (Come, Darkness of the Netherworld)
- First Appearance
- Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes
- Description
- Black hands appearing out of the Netherworld crush enemies in a straight line. The hands's size depends on the remaining health level. Darkness Elemental.
- Kurae Kano Harawata
- 喰え彼の腸 (Devour those Intestines)
- First Appearance
- Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes
- Description
- Enemies are knocked in midair. By additionally pressing the buttons, the knocked up enemies are sliced. After level the number of attacks increases.
- Umeke Shi no Hana
- 呻け死の華 (Moan, Flower of Death)
- First Appearance
- Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes
- Description
- The deceased manifest themselves and spread death in the surroundings. The health level slowly decreases; movement speed and defense decrease too. The number of black hands depends on the remaining health level. Darkness Elemental.
Sengoku Basara 3[]
- Painful Dream - summons ghostly Hands.
- Forgotten Sins - calls out a Dark Hand to send enemies flying.
- Hollow Moon - attaches Hands to back. At LV 5.
- Deep Scars - calls out two Hands that smash enemies to pieces. At LV 15
- Dancing Dead - summons Hands that grab and throw enemies. At LV 20
- Ocean Wisps - opens a door to the Underworld and pulls enemies in. At LV 30
Historical information[]
Oichi (お市?, 1547–1583) or Oichi-no-kata, was the younger sister of Nobunaga Oda; and she was the sister-in-law of Nohime. Oichi was equally renowned for her beauty and her resolve. She was descended from the Taira and Fujiwara clans.
Following Nobunaga's conquest of Mino in 1567, in an effort to cement an alliance between Nobunaga and rival warlord Nagamasa Azai, Nobunaga arranged for Oichi, then twenty years old, to marry Nagamasa. Their marriage was through political means, ensuring an alliance between the Oda and the Azai clans. She bore Nagamasa one son, Manjumaru, and three daughters, Yodo-dono, Ohatsu and Oeyo.
In the summer of 1570, Nagamasa betrayed his alliance with Nobunaga and went to war with him on behalf of the Asakura family. A story relates that Oichi sent her brother a sack of beans tied at both ends, ostensibly as a good-luck charm but in reality a warning that he was about to be attacked from both front and rear by the Asakura and Azai clans. According to the story, Nobunaga understood the message and retreated from his brother-in-law's assault in time.
The fighting continued for three years until the Asakura and other anti-Oda forces were destroyed or weakened. Oichi remained with her husband at Odani Castle throughout the conflict, even after Hideyoshi Toyotomi, a trusted vassal of Nobunaga at the time, began laying siege to the castle. When Odani was surrounded, Nobunaga requested that his sister be returned to him before the final attack. Nagamasa agreed, sending out Oichi and her three daughters.[5] Nagamasa had no hope of winning, and chose to commit seppuku.
Oichi and her daughters remained in the Oda family's care for the next decade. After Nobunaga was assassinated in 1582, his sons and vassals broke into two major factions, led by two of Nobunaga's favored generals, Katsuie Shibata and Hideyoshi. Nobunaga's third son, Nobutaka Oda, belonged to the former group, and arranged for his aunt Oichi to marry Katsuie in order to ensure his loyalty to the Oda clan. But in 1583, Katsuie was defeated by Hideyoshi in the Battle of Shizugatake, forcing him to retreat to his home at Kitanosho Castle. As Hideyoshi's army lay siege to the castle, Katsuie implored Oichi to flee with her daughters and seek Hideyoshi's protection. Oichi refused, insisting on dying with her husband after their daughters were sent away. The couple reportedly died in the castle's flames.
Gallery[]
How to Unlock[]
Game | How to Unlock | Notes |
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Sengoku Basara 2 | Unplayable | - |
Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes | Unlocked by Default | - |
Sengoku Basara X | Unlocked by Default | - |
Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes | Unlocked by Default | - |
Sengoku Basara 3 | Clear the game with Kotarō & Keiji | - |
Sengoku Basara Chronicle Heroes | Unlocked by Default | - |
Sengoku Basara 3 Utage | Unlocked by Default | - |
Sengoku Basara 4 | Clear the game with Nagamasa | Can be unlocked with DLC |
Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi | Unlocked by Default | - |
Sengoku Basara Legend of Yukimura Sanada | Complete Story Mode | - |
Trivia[]
- Her theme, including Yoshihiro's, Kotaro's, and the Miyoshi Trio's, are the only ones to stay the same without new variations throughout the rest of the series.
Characters |
Playable |
Sakon Shima • Katsuie Shibata • Shikanosuke Yamanaka • Matabei Goto • Naotora Ii • Masamune Date • Yukimura Sanada • Nobunaga Oda • Shingen Takeda • Yoshihiro Shimazu • Tadakatsu Honda • Keiji Maeda • Motochika Chosokabe • Motonari Mori • Hideyoshi Toyotomi • Hanbei Takenaka • Kojuro Katakura • Nagamasa Azai • Oichi • Kotaro Fuma • Ieyasu Tokugawa • Mitsunari Ishida • Yoshitsugu Otani • Magoichi Saika • Kanbei Kuroda • Tsuruhime • Hisahide Matsunaga • Hideaki Kobayakawa • Tenkai • Yoshiaki Mogami • Muneshige Tachibana • Sorin Otomo |
Non-Playable |
Yoshiteru Ashikaga • Maria Kyogoku • Mitsuhide Akechi • Kasuga • Toshiie Maeda • Matsu • Shingen Takeda • Kenshin Uesugi |
Cutscene Only |
Nō • Ranmaru Mori |
Gameplay |
Allies • BASARA-ya Shop • Costumes • Endings • Fugitive Bingo • Giga BASARA • Inscriptions - Menus • Play Books • Stages • Routes • Trophies • Weapons |