Sengoku BASARA 4 new characters and updates! Part 1!

Current Sengoku BASARA 4 player roster. 

On the eve of Tokyo Game Show 2013, CAPCOM unveiled an expanded roster for the upcoming game, "Sengoku BASARA 4" So, without further ado!

Mataemon Goto (CV: Shinichiro Miki)

Historically, Mataemon Goto was a commander of the Kuroda army. Serving under Kanbei and later his son, he was exiled after his master betrayed the Toyotomi army. Later, Hideyoshi Toyotomi offered to let him redeem himself at the summer siege of Osaka castle. There, he died at the hands of Masamune Date and Kojuro Katakura.

Mataemon' shows no mercy! 

In Sengoku BASARA 4, Goto is a prideful samurai who wanders the land of the sun (Japan). He boasts of his "Matabei grade book" which contains is a list of people who Goto keeps tabs on. Finding them guilty of destroying the pride of others, Goto seeks to punish them. Be it friend or foe, underling or enemy, Goto finds those who win by crushing the pride of others- an action he finds deplorable. The man currently at the top of his list is none other than Masamune Date.

Goto and the "Kiba" 

Goto's weapon is a "Kiba." While the term means an "unconventional sword," Goto's sword of choice is a long curved blade. The blade acts much like a boomerang, which Goto proves by often throwing the weapon instead of striking an enemy directly. Goto's blade also has the ability to trap enemies in a revolving slash move. According to 4Gamer, the true potential of the weapon can be realized when perfect timing is executed.

Goto's blade is so long that striking seems to be an feat.

Mataemon Goto is voiced by prolific voice actor Shinichiro Miki. He also provides the voices for characters "Shiki Mihara" from "Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side", "Roy Mustang" from "Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood", "Kisuke Urahara" from "Bleach", "Toshizo Hijikata" from "Hakuoki" and "Lockon Stratos" (Neil & Lyle Dylandy) from "Mobile Suit Gundam 00." 

The first returning character in the new additions is a series favorite. Kojuro Katakura. 

A somewhat younger Kojuro Katakura (CV: Toshiyuki Morikawa) 

Introduced in "Sengoku BASARA 2", Kojuro appeared as Masamune Date's right hand man. Given the nickname "The dragon's right eye", Kojuro was first playable in "Sengoku BASARA 2 Gaiden HEROES" He went back to NPC  status in "Sengoku BASARA" 3, but was one again playable in "Sengoku BASARA 3 UTAGE." 

The dragon's right eye bears its claws. Kojuro much like his master, uses lightening based attacks and more than one sword. Above, Kojuro performs the "Kasumigedan" attack

While it was hinted in the first trailer that Kojuro would be making an appearance, Capcom had not officially confirmed him as a playable character. However, Kojuro's voice actor is scheduled to present the Sengoku BASARA 4 panel at the upcoming "Kyoto International Manga Fair" on September 7th. Even before Kojuro was confirmed as playable. 

Here Kojuro performs his signature "moon drill" attack "Ugachitsuki" This attack was renamed "makitsuki" in later games. 

Kojuro is voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa. Morikawa also voices such characters as: "Naraku" from "Inu Yasha", "Dante" from "Devil May Cry", "Heishiro Mitsurugu" from "Soul Calibur", "Ugo" from "Magi" and "Sephiroth" from "Final Fantasy VII" (Advent Children, Kingdom Hearts, Dissidia)

The next returning character is Nobunaga Oda

The devil king of the sixth heaven: Nobunaga Oda (CV: Norio Wakamoto) 

Before being betrayed at Honnoji, before ascending as the demon king, and before he and Oichi sank back to hell, Nobunaga was simply a blood thirsty warlord intent on unifying and ruling Japan. Since the timeline of Sengoku BASARA 4 occurs pre-Honnoji, Players will see Nobunaga in his quest to squash his enemies and rule the country.

He's still a bad guy though.  

Compared to the other released characters, Many of the details of Nobunaga's attacks haven't been revealed yet. He still fights with a sword in one hand and a shotgun in the other. 

Nobunaga confronts Ashikaga

Nobunaga Oda is voiced by iconic Norio Wakamoto. Famous for his deep voiced characters such as "Johnny" from the "Guilty Gear" series, "Cell" from "Dragonball Z", "Vicious" from "Cowboy Bebop", "Charles zi Britannia" from "Code Geass" and "Shining Saotome" from "Uta no Prince-sama" 

The last character to make an appearance is Mitsuhide Akechi. He joins Yoshiteru Ashikaga as an NPC boss. 

The one who betrayed Nobunaga: Mitsuhide Akechi (CV: Sho Hayami) 

Mitsuhide was the right hand man of Nobunga Oda along with Ranmaru Mori. For unknown reasons, he betrayed him at Honnoji. Little of his actual role in the game has yet to be revealed but, It is apparent from screenshots that the events leading up to his betrayal will be covered.

The incident at Honnoji. 

Akechi is voiced by Sho Hayami. Hayami voices famous characters such as "Sosuke Aizen" from "Bleach", "Maximillion Jenius" from "Macross 7", "Nicholas D. Wolfwood" from "Trigun", "Ginias Sahalin" from "Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS team" and "Frank Archer" from "Fullmetal Alchemist" 

That's it for Part 1!

In Part 2 we will cover the new battle system as well as Capcom's Tokyo Game Show 2013 event!