| Date Masamune | |
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| Sengoku Basara character | |
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Date_Masamune_Sengoku_BASARA_4.jpg) Date Masamune's character portrait as seen in Sengoku BASARA 4, and Sengoku BASARA 4 Sumeragi. | |
| First game | Devil Kings (2005) |
| Designed by | Makoto Tsuchibayashi |
| Voiced by |
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Date Masamune (Japanese: 伊達 政宗) is a character from Capcom's Sengoku Basara video game franchise, first introduced in the 2005 video game Devil Kings. In the North American and European versions, he is known as a warrior named Azure Dragon, but retained his original name in the series' third title. As with most Sengoku Basara characters, Masamune was loosely based on Japanese historical figure Date Masamune.
Capcom created this fictional version of him in order to show an appeal based on the character's dragon motifs inherited from the real Date Masamune. Additionally, Masamune's design was intended show a major contrast to one of the other protagonists from the series, Sanada Yukimura. Despite initial mixed reactions to Masamune's designs based on him wielding six swords at once, critics praised the characterization of Masamune in both the games and anime series based on multiple traits.
- ^ a b "Date Masamune Voices (Sengoku Basara)". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Capcom. Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 0:21 in, CAST.
- ^ Capcom. 戦国BASARA. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 1:15:52 in, VOICE ACTORS.