Itakura Katsushige

Itakura Katsushige (, Itakura Katsushige) is a character featured in Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan!. He is very loosely based on the real life historical figure of the same name.
== Profile==
=== Appearance ===
=== Attire ===
=== Personality ===
Itakura is a strict grouch who dislikes parties and ceremonies. According to Hon'ami Koetsu, he also hates pleasure districts like Gion, since he believes they undermine Japan's traditional hierarchies. Itakura also appears to be very misogynistic, since he flies into a rage when the Landlady of Tsuruya talks back to him and spouts that "middle-aged women are an unpleasant sight".
==Background==
Itakura was one of the daimyo who sided with the Tokugawa Clan during the Battle of Sekigahara; the military conflict which resulted in the Tokugawa consolidating their power over all of Japan. 
As a reward for his support, Itakura was appointed as Governor of Kyoto. There, he served as he shogunate's representative in the city, which was technically under the direct administration of the Imperial court. Despite this, Itakura was still one of he city's most powerful political figures.
== Involvement==
===Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan!: 1605===
In 1605, Itakura was asked by the Tokugawa shogunate to attend a banquet which would be celebrated at Tsuruya, the largest brothel in the Kyoto's pleasure district, Gion. Ostensibly, the banquet was to honor Itakura's five years of service as Governor, but in reality is was merely a pretext for Itakura to enter the brothel and find Haruka, a girl working at the brothel as an apprentice whom the shogunate was desperate to capture.
During the banquet, Itakura found Haruka and, while pretending to be interested in spending some "alone time" with her, took her away from the ceremony to deliver her to shogunate agents waiting outside. However, his mission was thwarted when Sasaki Kojiro and Marume Nagayoshi attacked the banquet and set the brothel on fire to cause a commotion in which they could assassinate both Itakura and Haruka. In the ensuing chaos, General Marume found the girl and the Governor and, while he did kill Itakura, he could not bring himself to kill the girl.
==Gallery==
RGGK! - Character Render - Itakura Katsushige.png|Full-body Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan! render of Itakura
Category:Tokugawa Clan
Category:Historical Figures
Category:Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan! Characters