Akodo Hachigoro

Please note: This article is about the tactician. For other uses of the term, please see Hachigoro (disambiguation).
Akodo Hachigoro was a bushi tactician of the Lion Clan.
== Demeanor ==
Hachigoro was a gruff and stoic officer. During a fight he was calm, smart, and reliable under pressure. A Tale of Bushido, by Brian Yoon 
== Lion march begins ==
In 1169 the Lion began the march to Shiro Moto. They intended to sweep past the Unicorn defenses and establish a foothold within their lands that would be ready when spring begins. Hachigoro was part of the Lion attacking army. He was the officer of the brash Matsu Fumiyo and tought her about how to counteract the Unicorn cavalry tactics. The March Begins, by Brian Yoon 
=== Watarimono is seized ===
The commander of his unit, Akodo Bakin, sent Hachigoro's unit to scout the small village of Watarimono. The Lion confirmed it had been abandoned by the Unicorn to avoid the death of the peasants living there. Kensaki, a ronin who were with them, disobeyed a direct order from his longtime friend and superior Bakin and was executed. 
=== Shiro Moto on sight ===
In 1170 Akodo Shigetoshi, the Akodo Daimyo put to the torch the empty village of Kaiten Mura, five miles from Shiro Moto during the Lion march to Shiro Moto. Shigetoshi ordered Bakin to send Hachigoro and Akodo Itoku's legions to clear the way to the Unicorn capital, with the Matsu legion the Lion Clan Champion Matsu Yoshino commanded following closely behind. From the burning village Shinjo Shono and a small Unicorn cavalry unit appeared, and rode against the flank of Yoshino's forces. Shigetoshi charged to intercept Shono's forces.
== Death ==
Hachigoro was one of the people assassinated in Daigotsu's wave of assassinations in 1170. Preparations, Part 2, by Lucas Twyman, Nancy Sauer, Brian Yoon, and Fred Wan It was unclear if the undead Hachigoro was his animated rotten corpse, but the monster wore his trademark helmet. Hachigoro (The Dead of Winter Picture and Title)
== External Links ==
* Akodo Hachigoro (Khan's Defiance)
== See Also ==
* Akodo Hachigoro/card
Category:Lion Clan Members