Samurai Warriors Crossroads

* **WARNING: Contains blood and graphic violence.**

**Samurai Warriors Crossroads** (戦国無双Kōsaten, *Sengoku Musou Kōsaten*) is a spin-off based on Samurai Warriors 4 in the *Samurai Warriors* series and the second game in the Alternate Reality series. It was released on September 25th, 2020 on the PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam, with

## Modes

### Story Mode

Unlike previous games, Crossroads has a brand new story

### Legacy Mode

Akin to Musou Mode in previous games, this mode is for those that are not involved in the main story.

## Plot

Unlike other games, Crossroads is a different . However, the rest of the roster, including the 4 DLC characters, will have their own stories, with the 4 DLC characters mentioned receiving their own cinematic stories.

## Characters

It was confirmed that Crossroads will have 32 playable characters in order to focus on the Mori clan and certain characters that play a role in their creation, with Haru Kikkawa being the main focus. In addition, the game itself will have at least 10 more characters to be featured as supporting, making it a total of 42 playable characters. However, with 6 additional DLC characters, the roster itself is a total of 48, 36 if you exclude the supporting characters or 50 if you include the Older variants of both Haru and Hiroie Kikkawa.

### Returning Characters

1. Motonari Mori (Weapon: Bladed Bow)
2. Takakage Kobayakawa (Weapon: Katana)
3. Yukimura Sanada (Weapon: Cross Spear)
4. Nobuyuki Sanada (Weapon: Longsword)
5. Ina (Weapon: Bladed Bow)
6. Kunoichi (Weapon: Twin Element Swords)
7. Tadakatsu Honda (Weapon: Omi Yari)
8. Hideyoshi Toyotomi (Weapon: Staff)
9. Mitsunari Ishida (Weapon: Paper Fan)
10. Sakon Shima (Weapon: Longsword)
11. Ranmaru Mori (Weapon: Nodachi)
12. Naomasa li (Weapon: Spear)
13. Nobunaga Oda (Weapon: Katana)
14. Mitsuhide Akechi (Weapon: Sword)
15. No (Weapon: Bladed Bow)
16. Gracia (Weapon: Naginata)
17. Yoshihiro Shimazu (Weapon: Hammer)
18. Oichi (Weapon: Paper Fan)
19. Nagamasa Azai (Weapon: Sword)
20. Ieyasu Tokugawa (Weapon: Hammer)
21. Shingen Takeda (Weapon: Paper Fan)
22. Kenshin Uesugi (Weapon: Longsword)
23. Chacha (Weapon: Twin Katana)
24. Masamune Date (Weapon: Longsword and Rifle)
25. Katsuie Shibata (Weapon: Omi Yari)
26. Katsuyori Takeda (Weapon: Spear)

### New Characters

1. Haru Kikkawa (in both age variations. Younger; Spear/Older: Spade Spear)
2. Hiroie Kikkawa (in both age variations. Younger: Katana/Older: Nodachi)
3. Tadatomo Honda (Weapon: Omi Yari)
4. Takamoto Mori (Weapon: Musket Cannon)
5. Lady Goryu (Weapon: Naginata)
6. Yoshihisa Amago (Weapon: Dual Katana)
7. Matabei Goto (DLC Weapon: Twin Axes)
8. Terumoto Mori (DLC Weapon: Bookblade)
9. Hidemune Date (DLC Weapon: Nodachi)

## Trivia

* Crossroads, setting and story wise, is similar to the Mafia series, most notably The City of Lost Heaven.
* The writer for Samurai Warriors Crossroads, at least in the Japanese Dub, is Naruhisa Arakawa, who's known as the main writer for various Toku shows including Kamen Rider Kuuga.
* Like Bloodlines, Crossroads was confirmed to be set in a separate reality from the official Sengoku period, despite the roster (The characters from 1 to Spirit of Sanada) reusing their latest appearance. This means that there won't be anyone from this game alone to return for Samurai Warriors 5.