| Sanada Yukimura | |
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| Sengoku Basara character | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Sanada_Yukimura_Sengoku_BASARA_4.jpg) Sanada Yukimura's character portrait as seen in Sengoku BASARA 4, and Sengoku BASARA 4 Sumeragi. | |
| First game | Devil Kings (2005) |
| Designed by | Makoto Tsuchibayashi |
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Sanada Yukimura (Japanese: 真田 幸村) is a character from Capcom's Sengoku Basara video game franchise. He was first introduced in the 2005 hack and slash video game Devil Kings but was renamed "Scorpio" for the North American and European versions. A young samurai serving the Takeda clan, Sanada Yukimura, fights in the Sengoku period to help his clan unify Japan. While the first four games involve his growth as a samurai and deal with him taking over leadership, the spin-off game Sengoku Basara Sanada Yukimura-Den follows the character's backstory. He has also appeared in the series' anime, manga, stage play, and drama CD adaptations.
Capcom created the character based on the historical figure of the same name, after finding out he was well known enough to be portrayed as a video game protagonist. Across the series, Yukimura's characterization has slightly changed because of the different problems he faces, but Capcom decided to keep his hotblooded attitude as a lot of people like it. Sōichirō Hoshi voices Yukimura in the Japanese versions, while in English, Andrew Francis voiced him for Devil Kings with Johnny Yong Bosch handling his other appearances.
Yukimura has been a popular character in Japan inspiring a tour that led fans to learn more about the historical figure. He also finished third in a character poll of the best Sengoku Basara characters. Critical reception to the character has been generally positive. Writers enjoyed how his characterization balanced that of fellow protagonist Date Masamune as well as his growth in the anime. Bosch's voice acting also received positive responses.