Masamune Date (Sengoku Basara)

Masamune Date, also known as One-Eyed Dragon, Hittou and Dokugan Ryuu, is one of the main characters from the Sengoku Basara series.
== Charactah Account ==
Young, cool but hot-blooded leader of the Date clan from Oshu Province. He's out mostly to conquer the land and get on a good fight while he's at it. He's also a guy who values style, therefore his army look very delinquentish and he likes spouting Engrish speeches.
Masamune tends to speak a mixture of English and Japanese and the way he and his men are portrayed resembles a Yakuza Clan or a stereotypical motorcycle gang (due to hellosome of the hairstyles of the men, their way of talking, and other details). Additionally, in Episode 9 of the second season of the anime, Chosokabe Motochika describes Masamune's army as a "biker gang." Date Masamune is presented as a cocky and ambitious warlord, usually wielding a single katana, though when fighting seriously he can use up to six swords at once (three in each hand, held between the fingers). His reputation for using six swords, and his overwhelming strength in battle, have given him the nickname "One-Eyed Dragon," with his swords being his "Dragon's Claws."
While extremely energetic, optimistic, and rather rash on the battlefield, outside of it he is generally quiet, mild, and thoughtful. He discusses his plans and difficulties openly with his men, and often weighs the counsel of his second in command, Katakura Kojuro, before making any major decisions.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School
* Mini Sengoku Basara 2: Katakura-kun on a Moonlit Night
* Sengoku Basara Movie: 4-Panel Theater - Another Last Party
* Sengoku Basara Movie: The Last Party
* Sengoku Basara: Judge End
* Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings
* Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 2
* Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 2 Special
=== Manga ===
* Sengoku Basara 2: Samurai Legends
* Sengoku Basara 3: Roar of Dragon
* Sengoku Basara Dokugan
* Sengoku Basara Series Official Anthology Comic: Gakuen Basara
* Sengoku Basara: Devil Kings
=== Video Games ===
* Sengoku Basara
* Sengoku Basara 2
* Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes
* Sengoku Basara 3
* Sengoku Basara 3 Utage
* Sengoku BASARA 4
* Sengoku BASARA 4 Sumeragi
* Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes
* Sengoku Basara Chronicle Heroes
* Sengoku BASARA Sanada Yukimura-den
* Sengoku Basara X
== Trivia ==
* Kazuya Nakai, Masamune's Japanese voice actor, seems to have an affinity with voicing rambunctious sword users (Roronoa Zoro, Mugen, Travis Touchdown, even the one-eyed Xiahou Dun), which funny enough, the actor is uncomfortable with sharp objects. (In that same point, his character Hijikata Toshirou in Gintama, references this Masamune quite a lot.)
* In the anime his eyes are blue but in game they are brown.
* Date Masamune's six sheaths (which he carries his swords in) resemble dragon wings.
* Date's horse has handlebars and exhausts that resemble a motorcycle.
* Date Masamune was planned to be a playable character in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, but in the end he wasn't included.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Date Masamune at Sengoku BASARA Wiki
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