Lady Hayakawa deserves better
I have not even played SoS since I have many games to play yet and I am afraid in experiencing new things.
But I searched for some videos and it still angers me as the Hojo clan are treated.
There are literally several characters who basically risked their lives (and some died) in the name of their own ideals like:
Nagamasa, Oichi, Katsuie, Mitsuhide, Mitsunari, Yukimura and Chacha. They died for righteousness to honor.
But can Omega be so cluttered Hojo’s theme about protecting the family and respecting their own people as such?
Ujimasa is just an NPC who wants to be stubborn, does not even elaborate why he hates the Toyotomi clan and maintains the same integrity as his father when he gives up.
Kai did not learn anything! Her “punishment” for being stubborn in defending the Hojo at all costs is to make friends in Osaka, then threaten the peace of the country just because she loves her new friends! And she completely remembers Hayakawa who always respected her and never judged her.
The moral is: “You are an idiot to risk your life for the Hojo, but okay if it is for the Toyotomi clan”? If the Hojo were left alone, they would not hurt anyone, now Toyotomi could invade the rest of Asia and the world.
Fuuma used to be someone who brought chaos, even controlling Ieyasu in SW2 and could have manipulated things, but he is only treated as a scary guy.
And then we have Hayakawa.
She is one of the most peaceful and kind characters in the game. Her full potential as a warrior revolves around protecting her family and the people of Kanto. She would be an ally who could support everyone without discriminating against anyone.
But she is not even respected or worthy of her enemies’ pity, she is treated just like a stupid fool for supporting her own brother who is the leader of the clan. How dare she defend the soldiers of her own clan?
But no, it seems that it is people like Yukimura and Chacha who threaten peace at the end of the game because of their own ideals is who should be glorified as worthy of pity.
Do not get me wrong, this is not a matter of hating Chacha and Yukimura, but it is to admit that their stubborn behavior is not much different from Ujimasa because they have still put the lives of innocent people at risk by their own ideals.
The only difference is that Ujimasa does not have a well-developed and developed motivation to “justify” his stubbornness.
And in the end, it’s people like Hayakawa and Nobuyuki who leave emotionally injured. I have already said in another post that gentle characters do not get enough love.
And to finish: Can anyone tell me the special dialogue of Masayuki / Yukimura / Nobuyuki with Hayakawa in the Siege of Odawara?
Just know that Sasuke and Chacha are condescending to her because they are the type who do not care for tragic friendly characters because they are the bitter kind with tragic past.
Not wanting to be rude, but I just wanted to express my opinion.