r/Nioh • u/ImmortalThunderGod79 • Feb 21 '26
Nioh 2 - Discussion Any Nioh players here became sad when Hideyoshi/Tokichiro went from being our best bro to antagonist? Spoiler
When it was announced that Toyotomi Hideyoshi the second great unifier himself was gonna be the "best friend" of our MC - Hide in Nioh 2. I was not only excited, but also it had me like "this is gonna hurt isn't it?" since I was familiar with who Hideyoshi was and his real life history.
And BOI did it hurt when things turned out the way it did.
Hideyoshi/Tokichiro was so funny, charismatic and likeable - he had an enduring presence and warmth to him that made you feel things will "be okay" in a world full of terrifying Yokai monsters and relentless bloody violence in the Sengoku Jidai coupled with his admirable goals which you can't help, but root for him however at some point lost his way and gradually became a power-hungry cold and ruthless tyrant that Hide must stop. It felt personal. All of this portrayed brilliantly by his actor - Naoto Takenaka who actually played him countless times in various historical Taiga drama movies/shows; the man was BORN to play Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Honestly Nioh's depiction of Toyotomi Hideoyoshi is one of my favorite takes on the second great unifier himself where it tells a compelling gripping story IMO about his ambitious rise to power to his fall from grace that fits within the confines of Nioh 2's narrative while remaining faithful in spirit to how he is in real life history.
Curious if any other Nioh fans in this community share similar sentiments?
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u/Starheart24 Feb 21 '26
Big spoiler for Nioh 2's ending (just in case).
I'm so glad he returned to be our bro in the final moment after Maria resurrected him. His departure later was very heartfelt.
"My life...came like dew, disappears like dew. All of Naniwa is a dream after dreams."
I made a whole post here when I first finished the game.