Takahashi Ichi-Hime
Takahashi Ichi-Hime (高橋 一姫) was a Japanese noblewoman of the Takahashi clan who lived in Kyoto.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Daughter of Takahashi Inoshichi, Ichi-Hime and her siblings Taro, Jiro, Shiro, and Saburo were extensively trained by their father after their mother's passing, with the exception of their brother Goro. Under her father's orders, her once-respected family oppressed Kyoto and its people.[1]
By 1582, Ichi-Hime came to realize that her loyalty to her family was costing her honor. Along with Goro, she wished to leave her family and their legacy behind. However, she stayed in Kyoto out of that loyalty, though did not partake in their abuse of power and remained at the Umenomiya Taisha Shrine, praying about the moment she could escape.[1]
Meanwhile, her family's crimes drew the attention of Ujimasa, a friend of former Ise clan leader Ise Sadatame, who met with Sadatame's allies, the Kakushiba ikki members Fujibayashi Naoe and Yasuke, about the Takahashi's grasp over Kyoto.[2] At the shrine, Naoe and Yasuke confronted Ichi-Hime as she was praying and decided her fate.[1]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Takahashi Ichi-Hime, alongside Goro, is one of the only two members of her family who can be spared by the player, if her father Inoshichi and other four brothers were killed first and if all relevant clues were collected beforehand. When confronting Ichi-Hime at the Umenomiya Taisha Shrine, Naoe or Yasuke will have the option to either kill or spare her, after determining that she is not like the rest of her family. If spared, Ichi-Hime will plead mercy for Goro before walking away.[1]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Portrait of Ichi-Hime in the Animus' objective menu
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Takahashi Ichi-Hime
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Ichi-Hime confronted by Naoe at the shrine
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