The Oda are a clan in Total War: Shogun 2. They can field ashigaru (peasant warriors) that are superior to and cheaper than that of other clans.
Faction Select description[]
From his castle in Owari, the warlord Oda Nobuhide commands a clan with a formidable reputation. His Oda clan are masters of the strategy of using ashigaru – common soldiers who are a growing part of Japanese warfare. The Oda can recruit better troops of this kind cheaper than anyone else. They are also a warlike folk, and have even turned on each other in the past. Now, however, they face external threats: the Saito clan to the north, the Tokugawa and the Imagawa clans in the east. If they can beat these enemies, then an Oda daimyo may yet call himself shogun and rule Japan!
In-game Encyclopaedia Description[]
From his castle in Owari, Oda Nobuhide commands a clan with a formidable reputation. The Oda are rightly respected for their skills as inspiring battlefield commanders of ashigaru. These common soldiers are cheaper to train and maintain than samurai, if not quite as deadly. Numbers, however, are becoming important in warfare, and ashigaru can be recruited in very large numbers. The Oda not only produce ashigaru efficiently and economically, they can also recruit superior ashigaru forces as well. Originally retainers of the Shiba clan, the Oda grew as the Shiba faded, but this only led to decades of strife within the family for supremacy. Eventually, the Kiyosu branch of the family came to prominence and eventually changed the clan name to Oda, a respectful acknowledgement of their ancestor, Taira no Chikazane, who had setted in Oda in Echizen. Now the Oda confront outsiders: to the north, the Saito of Mino province; to the east, the Tokugawa clan in Mikawa and, beyond them, the Imagawa lurk. An attack to the east could destroy his clan's enemies, and will also give the Oda access to valuble warhorses in Mikawa province. No warlord should ever ignore the chance to improve the quality of his cavalry, particularly at the expense of his enemies! Relations with the Tsutsui clan in Ise to the West have been peaceful recently, but Ise is a tempting prize because of its inspirational religious sites. And beyond the immediate lies the prize of the shogunate.
Clan traits[]
- Superior Ashigaru
- Reduced recruitment costs and upkeep for all ashigaru
Initial Information[]
- Generals – Oda Nobuhide (Daimyo), Takayama Muneyori
- Admirals –
- Religion – Shinto-Buddhist
- Protectorates –
- Allies –
- Trade Partners –Kitabatake
- At War – Tokugawa, Imagawa, Saito
- Military Units – x1 Yari Samurai, x2 Oda Yari Ashigaru, x1 Oda Bow Ashigaru
- Navy Ships –
- Agents –
- Treasury – 4000
- Starting Regions - Owari
General Information[]
The Oda have a distinct early game advantage, where samurai are too expensive or otherwise unavailable, and therefore all factions rely on ashigaru troops. Oda ashigaru, particularly Oda Long Yari Ashigaru, can be formidable even into the late game, and thanks to their cheaper cost, Oda armies can be fielded in greater quantities than that of their rivals.
The Oda start the campaign in the center-south of the map, close to the capital of Kyoto. It has good expansion opportunities to the north and the east. The weak Tokugawa Clan owns the wealthy Mikawa province, which is ripe for the taking; to the north, the Mino province is owned by the defenceless Saito Clan. Due to the starting number of enemy clans, the Oda campaign is generally hard to start but comparatively easy to finish.
The Oda family tree consists of its daimyo, Oda Nobuhide, and his two sons, 12-year old Oda Nobunaga and 9-year old Oda Nobuyuki. Nobunaga is close to coming of age at the start of the campaign. His brother, Nobuyuki, is not far behind; he also is "Impolite" and therefore has his clan suffer a diplomatic penalty, but he also has the "Brave" trait, giving all his units +1 morale, a useful trait for ashigaru units. The secondary general, Takayama Muneyori, is an unrelated 27 year old with no traits.
When controlled by the A.I, the Oda Clan tends to be one of the stronger clans in the late game if they can survive their difficult starting position, due to their starting enemies; however, they tend to be one of the first great clans to be destroyed by an A.I. clan for that reason.
Trivia[]
- The statue shown in the victory video is based on the statue of Ichikawa Danjūrō IX in Sensō-ji, representing him playing the role of Kamakura Gongoro Kagemasa, from the Shibaraku play.
Video[]
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