Nobuyuki Sanada

Sanada Nobuyuki is Yukimura's older brother.

Appearance
He has blu hair (like his brother) and wears a green battle suit or a battle armor (see profile photo)

Personality
He is very devoted to his clan. Infact he joined the Tokugawa to protect Yukimura family after the battle of Sekigahara.

Story
He appears in books 2 and 4. He joined the Tokugawa Clan at battle of Sekigahara, seeming to betray his brother, which generated much animosity between the siblings. He and Yukimura fight at the Shogun Tournament, and it is later revealed that during the fight he was actually trying to teach Yukimura a lesson. Nobuyuki never betrayed the family as Yukimura thought; he joined the other side so that no matter who becomes the Shogun, the Sanada Clan would be on the winning side and survive.

Since Nobuyuki and Yukimura both give their ages as thirty-seven and appear virtually identical, they may be twins.

Anime
In the anime, he has defected from the Sanada family to become the loyal retainer of Benitora, who stopped him from committing seppuku after his failure caused the Tokugawa clan a major strategic defeat just before the battle at Sekigahara. He fights his brother in the tournament at the capital but loses. In the end of the show, he continues to fight by Benitora's side as his lieutenant even against his own family when the other clans rebel against the Shogunate

- The Mirage of Heaven and Earth


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