Takahashi Shouun

* Sen7
* Sen6
* Sen5
* Sen4
* Sen3
* Jan

**Takahashi Shouun**  (高橋 (たかはし)紹運 (じょううん), *****Takahashi Shouun*****? Takahashi Shouun) is a retainer of the Ootomo Clan. She made her debut since Sengoku Hime 3, and has appeared in all 5 of the games in the Sengoku Hime series and Jangoku Hime.

## Introduction

**Sengoku Hime 3:**
He is a master general who is also known as the God of War, a key figure in warfare, with a good capacity and excellent martial arts skills.
Like Dosetsu, he is adored by his soldiers because of his openness to all, regardless of rank.
Muneshige's dislike of crookedness is inherited from Shaoun.
In fact, his weakness is that he cannot swim.

身分に関係なく分け隔てない性格から、道雪と同様に兵たちに慕われている。
宗茂の曲がった事が嫌いな所は、紹運譲り。
実は泳げないという弱点がある。
ＣＶ：香澄りょう　デザイナー：秋野すばる

**Sengoku Hime 4:**
Vassal of the Otomo family and loyal supporter of the family.
A military commander who has developed a noble spirit and excellent martial arts skills. His development was influenced by Dosetsu, whom he admires as his elder sister. He has also set an example to Muneshige of how a warrior should be and has had a great deal of influence on him.
He has a cheerful, manly personality, is friendly and caring, and is admired by his soldiers.
She does not seem very interested in herself as a woman, but in fact has a maidenly side that secretly yearns for love.

気高い精神と優れた武芸を身につけた武将。その成長には姉と慕う道雪の影響がある。当人もまた『武人かくあるべし』という手本を宗茂に示し、多くの影響を与えている。
男勝りで明るい性格で、気さくで面倒見がいいところもあり、兵達からは慕われている。
女性としての自分にはあまり興味が無い様子だが、実は密かに恋というものに憧れを抱く乙女な一面もある。
【デザイナー：さより】　【演者：香澄りょう】

**Sengoku Hime 5:**
Vassal of the Otomo family and loyal supporter of the family. A military commander who has developed a noble spirit and excellent martial arts skills. He is a manly and cheerful character, and is loved by his soldiers for his openness and caring nature. She does not seem very interested in herself as a woman, but in fact has a maidenly side that secretly yearns for love.

デザイナー：魔太郎ＣＶ：香澄りょう

**Sengoku Hime 6:**
A military commander of the Otomo family who hates crookedness. He has a refined strength both mentally and physically, and is loyal. He is full of human kindness, but also has a tearful side. He seems like a man of character, but he is extremely directionless.

デザイナー：秋野すばる 演者：香澄りょう

**Sengoku Hime 7:**
A senior member of the Otomo family.
He has served Sorin since he was a child and has had to endure many hardships as a result of Sorin's free-spiritedness.
As a devoted warrior of the Otomo family, he is known to be a man of integrity with no interest in love, but it is said that someone else is already in his heart.

演者: 香澄りょう
大友家の重臣。
幼い頃から宗麟に仕えており、 宗麟の自由奔放さに振り回され苦労を重ねてきた。
大友家一筋で尽くしている武人として、 色恋などに興味がなく清廉潔白であると周知されているが、その心にはすでに誰かがいるらしい。

**Jan Goku Hime:**
Along with Tachibana Michiyuki, he is known as one of the Otomo family's twin greatest warlords.
He is a serious military commander who loves humanity and righteousness, but because he is too serious, he is often teased by Dosetsu.
He is also a leader of the Daimyu clan, and is known as the 'twin' of the Daimyu family, along with Rikka and Dōsetsu.

立花道雪と共に大友家の双璧と呼ばれる武将。
「仁」と「義」を愛する生真面目な武将だが、 生真面目すぎるゆえ、道雪にからかわれることもシバシバある。
南蛮神教に傾倒したフランシスを目覚めさせるために、 颯馬、道雪と共に決死の直談判を画策する。

## Historical Information

Takahashi Shigetane (高橋 紹運, 1548 – September 10, 1586) also known as Takahashi Shōun (Jōun) (高橋 紹運) was a Japanese samurai lord and senior retainer of the Ōtomo clan throughout the latter Sengoku period. He was the biological father of Tachibana Muneshige.

The powerful Shimazu had conquered the Ryūzōji at Okitanawate in 1584, and by 1586 had set their aim upon the destruction of the Ōtomo, with whom they had a long, intense rivalry. This action forced Shigetane, who was unprepared, to strengthen his Castle defenses.
However, the forces of Shimazu Yoshihisa arrived and launch Siege of Iwaya Castle earlier than the Shigetane initially anticipated, and therefore Shigetane was desperately placed in a dilemma: on one hand he had no more than 763 men, and as the opposition respectively wielded around 35,000 soldiers, no form of defense could be utterly possible, considering that such a mass of military might was additionally set on solely besieging Iwaya castle, as opposed to splitting and assaulting from a different direction. And as the circumstances would naturally have it, Shigetane was overwhelmed relatively immediately, but the forces in Iwaya somehow managed to survive for over two weeks before initially seeing that the situation was far beyond any length of salvation, forcing Shigetane to commit suicide there and then, who was consequently praised by the Shimazu for his bravery and conviction, despite being in a situation that entirely contradicted any means of victory.
During the siege of Iwaya Castle, a commanding officer of the Shimazu stopped his attack and said, "Why do you serve the unjust Ōtomo clan that makes light of Buddhism and has faith in Christianity? Your bravery has already been proven, please surrender." To which he answered: "Swearing allegiance and loyalty to your lord and his clan when he is powerful, and betraying the clan when it is weak. Many a man do that, but I owe a debt of gratitude to my lord and his clan, and therefore I cannot do such a thing. A samurai who is ungrateful is worse than animals." It was said that all men in the battlefield, including Shimazu's soldiers admired him.
His son Muneshige later was adopted to the Tachibana clan and succeeded Shigetane's daughter-in-law Tachibana Ginchiyo as the head of the clan.

**Lord(s):**大友宗麟→義統

**Father:**吉弘鑑理

**Mother:**大友義鑑娘（貞善院義誉静音）

**Sibling(s):**吉弘鎮信、紹運、女（戸次鎮秀室）、尊寿院（大友義統室）

**Spouse(s):**正室：斎藤鎮実の妹・宋雲院
側室：萩尾大学の娘・松尾殿

**Children:**立花宗茂、統増、市郎丸（統重）、某
娘・甲斐/信解院（立花成家室）、娘・於千代/栄長院（小田部統房室）、娘・退清院[注釈 4]（大友義乗室）、娘・嘉也/慈光院（立花親家室後に細川興元室）