![]() ![]() ![]() These Crusades were ultimately unsuccessful, but along the way the Pope proclaimed (opens in new tab) that any criminal would be forgiven if they joined the Crusades - and came back in one piece (that’s the tricky bit). Conquerors (opens in new tab) are partly based on warriors from the Crusades, a religious war where various Christian forces attempted to capture Jerusalem from Muslim armies. You can probably guess some of the context for this one, but allow me to clarify. Plus I won’t lie, the idea of one of those terrifying masked fighters having a soft spot for his village makes them a little less grim. Shugoki probably have the same clout as sumos in their hometown. Matches fought by these hulking figures were between representatives from each province, so local pride was probably fairly strong. But Shugoki are noticeably… rotund, so perhaps they’ve been partly inspired by sumos. Their mask looks very similar to Japanese depictions of Oni too, with its tusks and grimace, so perhaps it’s no surprise that For Honor describes them as having the “strength of a demon”.Īs for For Honor describing them as being “guardians of people” bit - I couldn’t find any evidence that villages had guardians. Sure enough, their weapon of choice - the giant club kanabo - was wielded by Oni (Japanese demons) as well as samurai. Someone on Reddit (opens in new tab) translated Shugoki (opens in new tab) (守護鬼) as being the combination of the word guard (守護) and demon (鬼). These chaps are a hybrid of myth and reality, and fearsome to boot. So if you see a Nobushi running towards you in For Honor, perhaps you should remember Takeko and get out of the way. Her attacks with the naginata were so fierce, her reputation so brutal, that she asked her sister to cut off her head when she was dead so it couldn’t be taken as a prize by their enemies. But my god - Takeko didn’t need the army. One of them called Nakano Takeko was the head of the female group of fighters who fought independently in the Battle of Aizu as they weren’t allowed to join the main army (insert big exasperated sigh here). ![]() As wives of samurais, they were taught how to use the weapon with deadly efficiency. But anyway, let’s have a chat about their weapon: the naginata.Ī ton of formidable onna-bugeishas (opens in new tab) (female warriors belonging to the nobility) wielded the naginata throughout history. After all, hiring someone to defend your home sounds pretty smart to me if you know there’s no hope of the army saving you in time. Nobushi means ‘mercenary’, which explains why For Honor describes this class as “defenders of the villages too far from the Imperial City for the army to reach”. Make way for the partly historically-accurate (but undeniably intimidating) Nobushi (opens in new tab). So, if you want to go pure samurai in the game, it doesn’t get much more traditional than the Kensei. The nodashi (or if you’re being picky, ōdachi) swords that these warriors wield in For Honor were used by samurai too, as a much longer version of the famed katana. Consider it a ‘how to’ guide when it comes to being a samurai, as it emphasises righteousness, courage, compassion, respect, integrity, honor, loyalty, and self-control. Going hand-in-hand with the life of a samurai, it’s comparable to the European code of chivalry among Knights. Do you obey your master over everyone else, or side with the ultimate authority when it comes to disputes? Samurai were arguing about this way back in 1350 (opens in new tab).Īnother key component of For Honor’s Kensei is Bushidō, the way of the warrior. Although loyalty was definitely important to samurai, most swore allegiance to a clan or lord, and opinion about where the Emperor came in terms of importance was largely split. For Honor’s description of them mentions that they’re trained to “fight and die for the emperor”. Kensei (剣聖) translates into ‘master swordsman’, so they’re pretty good with a blade. By the sounds of it Kensei (opens in new tab) are just straight-up samurai. ![]()
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