Nō (Samurai Warriors)
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| Also known as: | Noh |
| Real name: | Kichō |
| Voiced by: | English: Cindy Robinson (SW3, WO - WO2) Alisha Ruiss (SW2) Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (SW) Japanese Yukiyo Fujii (SW5) Mariko Suzuki (SW - SW4, WO series) |
| Birth location: | Mino Province, Japan |
| Natural tits: | Yes |
| Height: | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Body type: | Curvy |
| Eye color: | Violet |
| Hair color: | Byzantine |
| Hair length: | Long |
| Hair shape: | Straight |
| Ethnicity: | Asian |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
Nō, also known as Nōhime (濃姫) is a fictional character (based on the historical figure of the same name) from the Samurai Warriors video game series by Omega Force and Koei Tecmo. She was introduced as a playable character in the 2004 hack and slash game Samurai Warriors, and has appeared in every Samurai Warriors game since, along with the Warriors Orochi spin-off games, and she also appears in the tactical role-playing game Pokémon Conquest. She is often depicted as a sultry and deadly woman who is a devious and morbid psychopath that craves bloodshed; something she shares in common with her husband, Nobunaga Oda.
Character Information
Development
Both of Nō's designs are based on the concept of a beautifully clothed high class beauty. The visual draw for both outfits are the butterfly shaped motif for her sleeves and later obi. While the first game decorates her with butterfly accessories, her revamp in the second game accents her outfit with gold prints and a lavish gradient. In both games, she is meant to be a strong and gorgeous woman.
Her fourth design was made with the intents of matching Nobunaga's devil-like armor. Since Nobunaga's design took awhile for approval, it also affected the time for her design's finalization. Katsuki Onda drew her concepts for this title.
Personality
Nō's sensuous figure may look unimposing, but her mind is a dangerous one. Seeing war as a game of domination, she relishes bloodshed and enjoys toying with other people's lives. At times, she has been seen as being perceptive of other's thoughts. Either she seeks to torture those who cross her with this knowledge or satirizes the ones on the same side as her. Not a moment of guilt runs through her as she defeats people in her path. Hearing her husband reviled as a cold-hearted conqueror makes her pleased with her own title as the Demon King's wife. While her morals teetered on the brink of insanity within the first title, Nō's darker traits were subdued in her following appearances. She has been adjusted to act as a sultry temptress, more than ready to use her allure to sucker fools to their deaths. Confident with her body and strengths, her egotism borderlines vanity. Nō's sordid thoughts are truly an enigma to all but herself. Her husband may catch on to her, but even he can't completely unfurl her every pondering.
Throughout the series, Nō and her husband are depicted as morbid, psychopathic lovers. Nō's thoughts for him are tricky to decipher and change depending on the title. In the first title, they share an instinctive bond with their devious interests. They both understand she would one day kill him and frequently play with the idea together as though it were foreplay. Within her second appearance, Nō feels she has claimed Nobunaga for herself. Her conviction is to remain beside him through any carnage he causes as his devoted wife. Her third appearance acts as though she enjoys Nobunaga's company but she keeps her distance compared to previous titles. Her story in the Xtreme Legends reveals that she is not as capable in grasping her husband's thoughts since she is completely perplexed by his riddles. The fourth title has Nō sympathetic to other people but still insanely enthralled by Nobunaga's cruelty. His wanton destruction pleases her to no end.
Oichi idolizes Nō for her confidence within the first title and she is otherwise respectful of her sister-in-law in her following appearances. Within the second title, however, Nō admits to be sickened by Oichi's pristine image. The fourth title has Nō abase Oichi for her borderline masculine determination yet genuinely sympathize with her sister-in-law at Odani Castle. The first title identified her and Mitsuhide Akechi to be childhood friends, although this relationship has been abandoned in later titles. Mitsuhide shares a passing acquaintance with her in the fourth title due to his past loyalties.
Recent titles has her be childhood friends with Hanbei. Nō can find the strategist's napping spots and is familiar with his fondness for her. She takes joy with her sly defiance to him, enjoying the untold frustration she inflicts on him. While she insists otherwise, she will be moved by his lingering kindness towards her. Nō has a passing rivalry with Koshōshō as both women argue over their sexual appeal and their ways for seducing men.
Her new incarnation in 5, has her act as a calm, if emotionless, maiden who does not bother to connect with others. While her relationship with Nobunaga is purely political, Nō would become genuinely smitten by him over the course of their marriage.
In the Warriors Orochi titles, she enjoys attempting to bewitch members of the Dynasty Warriors cast, favoring Lu Meng, Taishi Ci and Guan Ping. She has a small rivalry with Zhenji over who has the superior spouse, though the two women respect their methods in fighting and charming others. In the third installment, she is amused by Wang Yi's melancholic desire for vengeance and enjoys seeing the woman struggle to cope with working with her nemesis. For the fourth installment, her grace and butterfly-themed moves earn her Zhang He's admiration, and she also admires his elegant style, but finds his mannerisms to odd for her taste. She is fascinated by Jia Chong's affiliation with death and similarities with her husband.
Trivia
Samurai Warriors Nō is thirtieth place in Gamecity's Sengoku Musou 3: Empires character popularity poll. She also reached thirty-eighth place in the Samurai Warriors 4 poll. Her name's rōmaji was first spelled as Noh in the English script for Samurai Warriors; it is instead spelled as "Nō" with the macron "o" in subsequent Warriors titles.
Her real name was Kichō (帰蝶), but she's commonly refered to as Nō since it's an abbreviation of Nōshū, other name of Mino Province which she came from.
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