Sodachi Nobuyasu

Sodachi Nobuyasu (, Sōdachi Nobuyasu), also known as Sanada Nobuyasu (, Sanada Nobuyasu) is a character featured in Like a Dragon: Ishin!. He is the main antagonist of the Battle Dungeon sidestory and he shares his in-game appearance with Yasuo Sodachi.
==Profile==
===Appearance===
Sodachi is a tall, burly man whose head is shaved completely bald, has very bushy eyebrows and scraggly facial hair styled into a goatee and moustache.
===Attire===
Sodachi wears a red-plated set of samurai armor with a kabuto helmet.
== Background ==
Sodachi claims to be a descendent of the Sanada Clan, a Clan who fought against the Tokugawa during the summer siege of Osaka Castle in 1615.
In 1867, Sodachi has been massing an army of ronin and bandits in a cave network outside of Kyo to assault the capital and establish the Sanada Clan as the Shogun dynasty of Japan.
== Involvement ==
===Like a Dragon: Ishin!: 1867===
Unfortunately for Sodachi, Sakamoto Ryoma is tasked by the Shinsengumi with traveling into his cave network and eliminating the bandit gangs that have been congregating there. Ryoma fights his way deeper and deeper into the caves and eventually uncovers Sodachi's secret plans for rebellion.
Ryoma confronts Sodachi in his throne room at the very bottom of the cave network and then fights him and his personal guard. Despite being outnumbered, Ryoma defeats Sodachi and his men in battle. However, before Sakamoto and Sodachi can duel once more, the Sanada Clan leader is wounded by Amon Genjosai, the leader of a sinister clan of assassins who'd been spying on Ryoma and now wants to challenge him to a duel after becoming convinced that he's the greatest warrior in Japan. Once Ryoma defeats Amon in the dungeon, Sodachi recovers and warns him about Amon's sword's curse, which will now go down Sodachi's descendants.
==Trivia==
*Nobuyasu replaces Sodachi Hidetake in Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin!, who more or less serves the same role and has the same story and character.
Category:Like a Dragon: Ishin! Characters
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