Kiyomasa Katō

Kiyomasa Katō is a supporting character in the Samurai Warriors video game series. He is a general of the Eastern Army who served under Hideyoshi Toyotomi along with Masanori Fukushima and Mitsunari Ishida. He is also a Buddhist of Japan.
He was voiced by , who also voiced Nevin in Dragalia Lost, Ragna the Bloodedge in the BlazBlue series, Kyo Kusanagi in the Japanese dub of The King of Fighters live-action film, Kensei Muguruma in Bleach, Gintoki Sakata in Gin Tama, Joseph Joestar in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency, Escanor in The Seven Deadly Sins, and Gyomei Himejima in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
==History==
===Samurai Warriors 3===
During the battles in an attacked of between Shizugatake and Komaki-Nagakute with his two friends, Kiyomasa intends protecting his home with Hideyoshi, which Sakon was turned out to taunting the trio and called them are idiots, much to be funny. He frequently looking at his friends to makes scrote through Hideyoshi, but they quarreling off was so easy upon decided to founding and defending Hideyoshi's dreams. 
Upon their arrived in Kyushu, Kiyomasa and his companions managing to vanquish the Shimazu family, that their lord will be ruling all for ways. After Hideyoshi's death, he and Masanori continued to taking battle and Ieyasu Tokugawa's influence is more expanding. When the trio are seek the adventures, they believing that there is no ensure of the Toyotomi clan's future by attacked daimyo. 
Soon really to have in fussing, Kiyomasa and Masanori formed an alliance with Ieyasu as they depart of Mitsunari. He later help Kanbei to attacking in Kyushu at Ishigakibaru, which the Western Army were losing. Upon the death of Mitsunari, Kiyomasa stayed it at Nijō Castle, and keeps the alertness over his "home", Osaka Castle. Pointless, Kanbei referred to Kiyomasa's endeavor but although is, he will to misfire him, much to loath. 
By the end of chaos, Ieyasu fast to snub off the Toyotomi at Osaka Castle and also defeat the Sanada forces. Before at hopes of Ieyasu's death, Kiyomasa and Masanori had arrived an strikes to be protection of Osaka stick their life by which far more, Yukimura and his armies were falling on.
===Samurai Warriors 4===
He along with his childhood friends are as early as Kozuki Castle, which they shared for doing their mostly of jobs. As a result, Kiyomasa staged from a poor background and that is being grows with Hideyoshi's sponsorship. Barely repay his their savior, he matched all the battle with his friends in their new duties as the "rampart" for Hideyoshi. Prior to joined the attacking for Hideyoshi's coalition (Yamazaki through Odawara Castle), they help their lord's strategy to facing the Mori forces at Bichu-Takamatsu Castle. 
To be interested in Yoshitsugu's wisdom but the begins of the battles garners Mitsunari's advertence towards him, Kiyomasa able to be very respected. Although Ieyasu mentioned too many things about him, he admired their master's willingness to followed to Komaki-Nagakute. Agreeing to his terms, Kiyomasa realized by Ieyasu's raw hedge, which eventually set up more of clash with Mitsunari and happening leading to a wedge in their companionship. 
Upon affectionate of controversy to have about the Toyotomi future at Kyushu, Takatora thinks of the trio's ideas as well while he taking anytime to be in post with Yoshitsugu. Long that away to leaved them, Hideyoshi dies from illness as Toshiie and Ieyasu were sadly to mourned him. Kiyomasa, Takatora, and Masanori learned of their lord's death is much to pity, and Mitsunari, who write the message upon his sorrows but had done is following to Hideyoshi's legacy. 
During the joined in the battle of Sekigahara, Kiyomasa then worked with Takatora and he visiting Mitsunari for final warning and left once he thought his friend had made his depend to clear. Unable to win the battle, Mitsunari discovered that his friends are slain, he see the girl was ambushed by the enemy forces upon the forest. Afterward, he saved her by that, and now to be executed. Kiyomasa continued to the battles in which let his friends to remained protected the Toyotomi legacy. He possibly to dead before Ieyasu joined up battling against the Sanada with his forces at Osaka Castle.
==Gallery==
===Images===
Kiyomasa-sw3-art.jpg|Kiyomasa in Samurai Warriors 3.
Kiyomasa sw4.jpg|Kiyomasa in Samurai Warriors 4.
Hideyoshi Hashiba Artwork (SW5).png|Samurai Warriors 5 artwork (Kiyomasa is on the right).
Kiyomasa Kato (SWS).png|Kiyomasa in Samurai Warriors Shoot.
Kiyomasa-sw4-theatrical.jpg|Butai Sengoku Musou Sekigahara no Shou theater production photo.
Kiyomasa-sw4-theatrical2.jpg|Butai Sengoku Musou Shikoku Ensei no Shou theater production photo.
===Videos===
Samurai Warriors 4 All Story Mode CG Movie and Event Cutscenes|Samurai Warriors 4 All Story Mode CG Movie and Event Cutscenes.
Warriors Orochi 4 - Kiyomasa Kato Unique Weapon|Warriors Orochi 4 - Kiyomasa Kato Unique Weapon.
==Trivia==
*Despite the playable character in the most games, Kiyomasa makes a cameo as an child in Samurai Warriors 5.
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