Hida Tatsuma

Hida Tatsuma was a bushi of the Crab Clan.
== Station ==
Tatsuma was a member of the Empress' Guard during the reign of Iweko I. Children in the Garden, by Shawn Carman
== Destroyer War ==
Tatsuma was anguished when news of the Destroyer War arrived Toshi Ranbo. He remained with his duties suffering knowing his lands were at danger and he could not help. Eventually he was released of his station and hurried to join his brethren in the battlefield. Scenes from the Empire 15, by Shawn Carman, Brian Yoon, & Nancy Sauer In 1172 the Amoro's Legion alongside the Kitsuki Justicars defended the Watchtower of the East. Destroyers threatened the Watchtower, but Hida Tatsuma and Mirumoto Ishino rallied the Crab and Dragon forces to hold the line until the remainder of the Legion could return. The defense was successful and the enemy force out of the region. State of the Empire, Week 15, by Shawn Carman
== Death==
During the Fall of Kyuden Hida in 1172, Tatsuma lead a counter-attack against the Destroyers in order to kill their catapult-creatures. Tatsuma was the last man in his unit to fall, surviving until a catapult-creature crushed him with its tail. The Last One, by Nancy Sauer
== After death ==
After the Destroyer War ended, the story of Tatsuma was known in the Empire. His fellow companion in the Empress' Guard Matsu Kasei was a contender of the first Turquoise Championship held in 1173. The Lion was the winner with the story he told, the story that depicted Tatsuma's life and death. Scenes from the Empire 18, by Nancy Sauer, Robert Denton, Yoon Ha Lee, and Shawn Carman
== External Links ==
* Hida Tatsuma (Glory of the Empire)
Category:Crab Clan Members